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How did the United States become the country it is today? What led to its creation?Adapted from Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Atkinson's deeply researched and stunningly vivid The British Are Coming, the young readers edition explores these questions and so much more as it delves into the American Revolution. A collection of key battles from the beginning of the war, including Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill, sets the scene, t...

Winner of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the Excellence in American History Book AwardWinner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book AwardThe paperback edition of the New York Times bestseller that the Wall Street Journal said was "chock full of momentous events and larger-than-life characters."Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, ...

A narrative history of the first twenty-one months of the American War of Independence, ranging from Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to Trenton and Princeton in winter 1776-77.

With the world slipping into recession, company downsizing, restructuring, reorganizing, and retrenching are becoming everyday occurrences. Why Me? And No Gold Watch! concerns job loss and the prospect of retiring earlier than expected. Introducing Sally McBride, a fifty-seven-year-old middle manager who is terminated due to her company's downsizing actions. Sally's dilemma is whether to seek a new position or retire. In her journey for answer...

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Winner of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American HistoryWinner of the Excellence in American History Book AwardWinner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book AwardFrom the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American RevolutionRick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admir...

To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing ... A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue about [America's] origins as a people and a nation. It is difficult to imagine any reader putting this beguiling book down without a smile and a tear.' New York Times

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The magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II. It is the 20th century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler.

The magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's monumental and highly acclaimed trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World War.

With the eye of a master storyteller, a brilliant military historian puts readers right on the battlefield in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. "In the Company of Soldiers" is a compelling, utterly fresh view of the modern American soldier in action.

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The eagerly awaited final volume in Pulitzer Prize-winner Atkinson's "New York Times"-bestselling Liberation TrilogyNan account of the history of how the American-led coalition fought its way from North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now he tells the most dramatic story of allNthe titanic battle in Western Europe.