Crown imprint: 1774 books
The Liberator
One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War.
Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation...
Black Hearts
One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment—a unit known as “the Black Heart Brigade.” Deployed in late 2005 to Iraq’s so-called Triangle of Death, a veritable meat grinder just south of Baghdad, the Black Hearts found...
The Witch of Lime Street
Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
History comes alive in this textured account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the so-called Witch of Lime Street, whose iconic lives intersected at a time when science was on the verge of embracing the paranormal.
The 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and glamour, but it was...
Our Man in Charleston
Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
Between the Confederacy and recognition by Great Britain stood one unlikely Englishman who hated the slave trade. His actions helped determine the fate of a nation.
When Robert Bunch arrived in Charleston to take up the post of British consul in 1853, he was young and full of ambition, but...
Brave Genius
A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.
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In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod...
The Echo from Dealey Plaza
The true story of the first African American on the White House Secret Service detail and his quest for justice after the assassination of JFK
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption.
Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when...
Take Command
Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
In this groundbreaking book on high-stakes leadership, Co-founder and CEO of Team Rubicon and former Marine Sniper Jake Wood, shows how to apply hard-learned lessons in leadership and teamwork from the battlefield and disaster zone to your professional life.
What do elite members of the military,...
No Ordinary Joes
The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
On April 23, 1943,the seventy-man crew of the USS Grenadierscrambled to save their submarine—and themselves—after a Japanese aerial torpedo sent it crashing to the ocean floor. Miraculously, the men were able to bring the sub back to the surface, only to be captured by the Japanese.
No...
The Fourth Star
Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
They were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They survived the military's brutal winnowing to reach its top echelon. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq.
Collectively, their lives tell...
Founding Martyr
The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution's Lost Hero
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
A rich and illuminating biography of America’s forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and major general who fomented rebellion and died heroically at the battle of Bunker Hill on the brink of revolution
Little has been known of one of the most important figures in early American...
Portraits of Courage
A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
**#1 New York Times bestseller | Amazon "Best Books of the Month"
A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace,...
Fool's Paradise
Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
From the acclaimed bestselling author of Philistines at the Hedgerow comes a remarkably revealing profile of the Miami Beach no one knows–a tale of fabulous excess, thwarted power, and rekindled lives that will take its place among the decade’s best works of social portraiture.
Created...
Opal
The Journal of an Understanding Heart
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
A lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned six-year-old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century. 24 black-and-white photographs.
by Michelle Obama
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling...