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NEW TITLES IN MILITARY HISTORY NEW TITLES IN MILITARY HISTORY NEW TITLES • 2 0 1 3 LIZZIE COLLINGHAM THOMAS E. RICKS The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food The Generals PAID Presort Std A richly detailed exploration of how the control of food and its production shaped the U.S. Postage American Military Command from World War II to Today Permit No. 169 events of World War II—affecting millions of individuals in Europe and throughout Staten Island, NY From the author of Fiasco and The Gamble, an epic history of the decline of American colonial empires across the globe. military leadership from World War II to Iraq. “[An] outstanding global account of the role played by food (and its absence) during PENGUIN GROUP USA “A savvy study of leadership. Combin[es] lucid historical analysis, acid-etched portraits the Second World War. It will now be impossible to think of the war in the old way.” of generals...and shrewd postmortems of military failures and pointless slaughters.” —Richard Overy, Literary Review —Publishers Weekly (starred review) PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 656 PP. 978-1-59420-329-9 . $35.00 “A brilliant book—deeply researched, very well written and outspoken.”—William J. Perry, PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 656 PP. 978-0-14-312301-9 . $20.00 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense Paperback available August 2013 PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 576 PP. 978-1-59420-404-3 . $36.00 CHARLES GLASS HAROLD HOLZER The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II USA MILITARY The Civil War in Fifty Objects A book that redefines the ordinary soldier in the Second World War, The Deserters is a breathtaking work of historical reportage, weaving together the lives of forgotten INTRODUCTION BY ERIC FONER servicemen even as it overturns the assumptions and prejudices of an era. Journalist Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer sheds new light on the war by examining fifty objects Glass reveals that ordinary soldiers viewed “desertion” as a natural part of conflict, as from the New York Historical Society’s acclaimed collection. From a soldier’s diary unexpected and unexplainable as bravery. with the pencil still attached to John Brown’s pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, a PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 400 PP. 978-1-59420-428-9 . $27.95 Confederate Palmetto flag, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier, here is a unique Available June 2013 and surprisingly intimate look at the Civil War. PENGUIN GROUP Academic Marketing Department 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014-3657 VIKING HARDCOVER . 416 PP. 978-0-670-01463-7 . $36.00 HISTORY Available May 2013 IAN KERSHAW The End WWW.PENGUIN.COM/ACADEMIC EILEEN and ROGER PANETTA, editors The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944–1945 On Shattered Ground: A Civil War Mosaic, 1861–1865 “Kershaw combines vivid accounts of particular human experiences with wise reflec- tions on big interpretive and moral issues....No one has written a better account of the This comprehensive anthology of original documents traces the American Civil War human dimensions of Nazi Germany’s end.”—The New York Times from its beginnings to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Ranging from public documents, newspaper articles and personal reminiscences to fiction, songs, and poems PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 592 PP. 978-0-14-312213-5 . $20.00 written by participants and observers, these primary documents and images capture the wide spectrum of individuals who all experienced the profound effects of the Civil War. RICHARD J. EVANS SIGNET CLASSICS PAPERBACK . 352 PP. 978-0-451-53219-0 . $7.95 The Third Reich at War LOUISA THOMAS The final volume in Evans’s masterly trilogy traces the rise and fall of German mili- tary might, the mobilization of a “people’s community” to serve a war of conquest, and Conscience Hitler’s campaign of racial subjugation and genocide. Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family— “Both a masterful historical narrative and the most comprehensive account of Nazi Ger- A Test of Will and Faith in World War I many.”—Nicholas Stargardt, The Times Literary Supplement PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 912 PP. 978-0-14-311671-4 . $20.00 “[A] triumphant work. Through the prism of the four Thomas brothers, the dramatic years at the turn of the twentieth century are recreated with such vitality that they seem to have happened only yesterday.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals BEVIN ALEXANDER “Daring....The thrust of this enthralling book lies with its title: through the experience of her forebears, Thomas examines how conscience fares when society considers it subver- Inside the Nazi War Machine sive.”—The New York Times Book Review How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler’s Blitzkrieg Upon the World PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 336 PP. 978-0-14-312099-5 . $16.00 NAL PAPERBACK . 320 PP. 978-0-451-23265-6 . $16.00 PENGUIN GROUP USA . WWW.PENGUIN.COM/ACADEMIC . MILITARY HISTORY 2013 PENGUIN GROUP USA . WWW.PENGUIN.COM/ACADEMIC . MILITARY HISTORY 2013 NEW TITLES IN MILITARY HISTORY NEW TITLES IN MILITARY HISTORY NEW TITLES • 2 0 1 3 LIZZIE COLLINGHAM THOMAS E. RICKS The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food The Generals PAID Presort Std A richly detailed exploration of how the control of food and its production shaped the U.S. Postage American Military Command from World War II to Today Permit No. 169 events of World War II—affecting millions of individuals in Europe and throughout Staten Island, NY From the author of Fiasco and The Gamble, an epic history of the decline of American colonial empires across the globe. military leadership from World War II to Iraq. “[An] outstanding global account of the role played by food (and its absence) during PENGUIN GROUP USA “A savvy study of leadership. Combin[es] lucid historical analysis, acid-etched portraits the Second World War. It will now be impossible to think of the war in the old way.” of generals...and shrewd postmortems of military failures and pointless slaughters.” —Richard Overy, Literary Review —Publishers Weekly (starred review) PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 656 PP. 978-1-59420-329-9 . $35.00 “A brilliant book—deeply researched, very well written and outspoken.”—William J. Perry, PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 656 PP. 978-0-14-312301-9 . $20.00 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense Paperback available August 2013 PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 576 PP. 978-1-59420-404-3 . $36.00 CHARLES GLASS HAROLD HOLZER The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II USA MILITARY The Civil War in Fifty Objects A book that redefines the ordinary soldier in the Second World War, The Deserters is a breathtaking work of historical reportage, weaving together the lives of forgotten INTRODUCTION BY ERIC FONER servicemen even as it overturns the assumptions and prejudices of an era. Journalist Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer sheds new light on the war by examining fifty objects Glass reveals that ordinary soldiers viewed “desertion” as a natural part of conflict, as from the New York Historical Society’s acclaimed collection. From a soldier’s diary unexpected and unexplainable as bravery. with the pencil still attached to John Brown’s pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, a PENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER . 400 PP. 978-1-59420-428-9 . $27.95 Confederate Palmetto flag, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier, here is a unique Available June 2013 and surprisingly intimate look at the Civil War. PENGUIN GROUP Academic Marketing Department 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014-3657 VIKING HARDCOVER . 416 PP. 978-0-670-01463-7 . $36.00 HISTORY Available May 2013 IAN KERSHAW The End WWW.PENGUIN.COM/ACADEMIC EILEEN and ROGER PANETTA, editors The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944–1945 On Shattered Ground: A Civil War Mosaic, 1861–1865 “Kershaw combines vivid accounts of particular human experiences with wise reflec- tions on big interpretive and moral issues....No one has written a better account of the This comprehensive anthology of original documents traces the American Civil War human dimensions of Nazi Germany’s end.”—The New York Times from its beginnings to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Ranging from public documents, newspaper articles and personal reminiscences to fiction, songs, and poems PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 592 PP. 978-0-14-312213-5 . $20.00 written by participants and observers, these primary documents and images capture the wide spectrum of individuals who all experienced the profound effects of the Civil War. RICHARD J. EVANS SIGNET CLASSICS PAPERBACK . 352 PP. 978-0-451-53219-0 . $7.95 The Third Reich at War LOUISA THOMAS The final volume in Evans’s masterly trilogy traces the rise and fall of German mili- tary might, the mobilization of a “people’s community” to serve a war of conquest, and Conscience Hitler’s campaign of racial subjugation and genocide. Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family— “Both a masterful historical narrative and the most comprehensive account of Nazi Ger- A Test of Will and Faith in World War I many.”—Nicholas Stargardt, The Times Literary Supplement PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 912 PP. 978-0-14-311671-4 . $20.00 “[A] triumphant work. Through the prism of the four Thomas brothers, the dramatic years at the turn of the twentieth century are recreated with such vitality that they seem to have happened only yesterday.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals BEVIN ALEXANDER “Daring....The thrust of this enthralling book lies with its title: through the experience of her forebears, Thomas examines how conscience fares when society considers it subver- Inside the Nazi War Machine sive.”—The New York Times Book Review How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler’s Blitzkrieg Upon the World PENGUIN PAPERBACK . 336 PP. 978-0-14-312099-5 . $16.00 NAL PAPERBACK .