Piers Brendon Books
Ike: His Life and Times
In this biography about Dwight D. Eisenhower, Piers Brendon reveals how his impact upon the course of the western world is still being calculated. Witty and morally penetrating, Ike is an account o...
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared doomed. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen--from Canada to Austral...
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOKAfter the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, w...
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