America's National Cemeteries
A Meditation on History, Memory, and Place
The Lost Cause and the Great War
Progressive Reform and Patriotism in the American South
How Tennessee reformers reconciled Southern heritage with rising nationalism, weaving the Lost Cause into the fabric of American progress and identity
Echoes of Exile
A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War
In “Echoes of Exile,” Daniela Spenser weaves together a history of Europe’s calamitous 20th century conflicts—the Holocaust, Communism, the Cold War—by tracing those events in the lives of her parents and grandparents of Czech, Polish, and German descent. Enhancing and humanizing extensive archival research with interviews and hundreds of personal letters, Echoes of Exile brings complex political history to vivid life in the story of one family's struggle to survive.
Echoes of Exile
A Family's Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War
In “Echoes of Exile,” Daniela Spenser weaves together a history of Europe’s calamitous 20th century conflicts—the Holocaust, Communism, the Cold War—by tracing those events in the lives of her parents and grandparents of Czech, Polish, and German descent. Enhancing and humanizing extensive archival research with interviews and hundreds of personal letters, Echoes of Exile brings complex political history to vivid life in the story of one family's struggle to survive.
Patton's Shadow
The Making of a Hero in Modern Memory
General George S. Patton’s legendary image was carefully crafted during World War II and continues to shape our understanding of American history and culture today. Historian Nathan C. Jones explores the creation of the Patton legend and its enduring legacy in Patton’s Shadow.
Tattered Kimonos in Japan
Remaking Lives from Memories of World War II
Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials
How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917–1945
Investigates the groundbreaking role American women played in commemorating those who served and sacrificed in World War I