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Josiah the Great
The amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan.
Forgotten Fatherland: The True Story of Nietzsche's Sister and Her Lost Aryan Colony
"A fascinating, provocative, and highly eccentric volume" (The New York Times) exploring the true story of Elisabeth Nietzsche's maniacal attempt to found a utopian colony in the …
The Man Who Would Be King
The true story of a brazen American adventurer who briefly proclaimed himself Prince of Ghor and Lord of the Hazarahs in 1838 by planting an American flag on the Hindu Kush …
Napoleon of Crime
The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyleââ?¬â?¢s Moriarty, Sherlock Holmesââ?¬â?¢ arch-rival. From the bestselling author of …
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The incredible untold story of World War II's greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue--now a limited series on …
Operation Mincemeat
**Now a major film, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilson, Johnny Flynn and Jason Isaacs**A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONA SUNDAY TIMES …
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
"Ben Macintyre's rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carr with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh."--William Grimes, The New York …
The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners in the Castle, a dramatic portrait of the master thief of the nineteenth century: Adam Worth "Fascinating . . . a brisk, …
The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time--from true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling …
Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The "entertaining and] often-moving account" (The Wall Street Journal) of the remarkable POWs whose relentlessly creative attempts to escape a …