Turner Publishing: 2329 books
DEFCON-2
Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
The closest we've ever come to the end of the world
"DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities...
Skies to Conquer
A Year Inside the Air Force Academy
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2010
A former New York Times reporter's year behind the scenes at the scandal-ridden Air Force Academy
Diana Jean Schemo covered the Air Force Academy's sexual assault scandal in 2003, one of a series of academy embarrassments that have included drug use, rape complaints, and charges of evangelical...
The Great Beyond
Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attempts to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe. The Great Beyond begins with Einstein’s famous quarrel with Heisenberg and Bohr,...
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
A lively, fascinating biography of the father of quantum mechanics by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat
Erwin Schrödinger, best known for his famous “Schrödinger's Cat” paradox, is one of the most famous physicists of the early twentieth century...
by Martin Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
"The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed.
The specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing...
AK-47
The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
No single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time—and had such a devastating effect—as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing weapon, from its creation as means of fighting the Nazis to its ubiquity today in every kind of conflict, from civil wars in Africa to gang wars in L.A.
Saving Gracie
How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
A compelling true story of one dog's rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy mill
This touching narrative uses the poignant makeover of Gracie, a sickly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to tell the story of America's hidden puppy mills-commercial kennels that breed dogs in horrific living conditions...
Rage Company
A Marine's Baptism By Fire
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
One Marine's gripping story of the bloody battles, the Surge, and the Awakening of Sunni tribes that changed the tide in Iraq's Anbar province
Seven minutes into the first patrol a firefight erupts. Quickly, the Marines of Rage Company became acquainted with the nature of counterinsurgency....
Vendetta!
Fidel Castro and the Kennedy Brothers
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
As the Cold War reaches its height, so does postwar prosperity, and the American people celebrate their optimism by electing as president the young, charismatic John F. Kennedy. Just 90 miles from the United States, the Cuban people are celebrating the rise of Fidel Castro, their own young and charismatic...
Founding Fathers
The Essential Guide to the Men Who Made America
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007
An authoritative, accessible guide to the figures who shaped a nation
How did upstart colonists solidify the ideas celebrated in the Declaration of Independence and defeat the powerful British army? How did thinkers from disparate backgrounds shape a government that transformed modern politics?...
The Great Raid on Cabanatuan
Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called "a first-class historian," here is a riveting account of one of the most spectacular rescue operations in history. On January 30, 1945, American troops staged a successful raid on Cabanatuan, a notorious Japanese POW...
America's Second Revolution
How George Washington Defeated Patrick Henry and Saved the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
The Declaration of Independence liberated one continent from domination by another, but the Constitution revolutionized the world--by entrusting citizens with rights never before in history granted to ordinary people. Far from the genteel unity implied by the Constitution's opening words "We...
The Spy Who Spent the War in Bed
And Other Bizarre Tales from World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained
Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint them with the weirder side of World War II. Featuring a cast of characters including double-...
by William B. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Critical Acclaim for TOP SECRET TALES of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."-Publishers Weekly
"Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love...