"The true story of Guatemala's political turmoil of the 1950s as only a master of fiction can tell it"--

"A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking 'That's not us.' But now we must think again, for Steven Hahn shows in his startling new history that illiberalism has deep roots in our past. To those who believe that the ideals announced in the Declaration of Independence...

Before Charles Taylor became the infamous warlord president of Liberia, he lived as a student in Boston, where he fathered a son. When Taylor returned to Liberia, he left the boy behind with his mother, who sought to distance the child from his birth-father. Chucky was an unremarkable suburban American kid living outside Orlando with his mother and a stepfather whose name he had taken. Like so many teenage boys, he trod a fine line when it came to...

This volume presents an account of the wars in the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 1996-2003. This conflict devastated the country and is sometimes referred to as the "African world war" because it involved nine African nations and twenty armed groups. Despite the signing of peace accords in 2003, fighting continued in the east of the country in 2007. There, the prevalence of rape and other sexual violence has been...

In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with London's elite as she is confronting dictators. Her mission to show the true cost of war leads her, along with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on...