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Dramatic hour-by-hour chronicle of the whirlwind events sweeping the world on the calendar day that may be the most momentous of the twentieth century.

In the tradition of his Silent Night and Pearl Harbor Christmas , historian Stanley Weintraub presents another gripping narrative of a wartime Christmas season- the epic story of the 1950 holiday season in Korea, when American troops faced extreme cold, a determined enemy, and long odds. A Military Book Club main selection

Preeminent historian Stanley Weintraub reveals the story behind one of the most remarkable holiday seasons in American history- December 1941- when the country, bracing itself for war, turned to the White House for inspiration and leadership as Roosevelt and Churchill met to forged one of history's greatest alliances.

These essays reveal fresh aspects of Bernard Shaw by examining his relationships with twelve interesting figures, both famous and unknown. Among the figures examined in juxtaposition with Shaw are Queen Victoria, W.B. Yeats, H.L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and Winston Churchill.

From an acclaimed historian, the first modern exploration of the formative years (1913-1920) in FDR's public career, when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I

As the art world gears up for the 100th anniversary of Whistler's death, "a sparkling narrative that gives us a very intimate account of the artist's life."-Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review