Above The Ground: A True Story Of The Troubles In Northern Ireland
In 1978, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, had reached a boiling point.
Hundreds of members of the Irish Republican Army, determined to drive the hated British out of the province-killing soldiers and police, detonating bombs, while arming themselves with firearms and explosives-had been arrested and incarcerated in the … More
Fields Of Fortune: Viking Farmers In America
In the spring of 1853, a family of eight drove their wagon to the wharf in Bergen, Norway. They unloaded their belongings alongside the other stacks labeled AMERICA, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK CITY, and CHICAGO and boarded the crowded sh… More
Legion Rising: Surviving Combat And The Scars It Left Behind
Not everyone has pulled shards of another man’s skull from the palm of their hand. Not everyone has stood over the bodies of friends whose lives were lost in an instant. Not everyone has struggled to face their own reflection for years on end. But an… More
The Korean Crisis: One People, Two Nations, A World On The Brink
After nearly 70 years of division between North and South Korea, the two nations have not yet achieved a peaceful settlement. Professor Emeritus Jack Van Der Slik’s new book provides a first person account of the incredible differences between the na… More
Tempest Tost: The Refugee Experience Through One Communitys Prism
The United States has a long history of taking in foreigners fleeing persecution and seeking a better life. In recent times refugees have come to be perceived as a threat of terrorism by many, while others welcome them as a source of diversity and ea… More
Saving Sandoval: A True Story
In 2007, U.S. Army Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval Jr. was charged with murder by the very government he had sworn to serve. While deployed to the most dangerous area in Iraq known as the “Triangle of Death,” Sandoval, an airborne infantryman and eli… More
Killing Rasputin: The Murder That Ended The Russian Empire
At last a book about the so-called “Mad Monk” of Imperial Russia that lays to rest the myths and reveals the truth about one of the most controversial characters in human history while exploring the impact his murder had on a dynasty, a people, and a… More