"Perhaps," wrote Ralph Ellison more than seventy years ago, "the zoot suit contains profound political meaning; perhaps the symmetrical frenzy of the Lindy-hop conceals clues to great potential power." As Ellison noted then, many of our most mundane cultural forms are larger and more important than [...]

In 1993, 140 elite US soldiers abseiled into a market in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was to abduct two lieutenants of a Somali warlord. But they were drawn into a battle with armed Somalis. "Black Hawk Down" is a minute-by-minute account of modern war.[...]

A vivid account of the Black Hawk War illuminates the tragic and violent history of frontier America from the perspective of the Native American tribes forced from their ancestral lands to make way for settlers' insatiable need for additional land. Reprint.[...]

In January of 1972, a request for proposals, or RFP, was issued to lay out the guidelines for a new utility helicopter to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois type. The "Huey" had served admirably in the Vietnam conflict, but it lacked engine power, was vulnerable to small-arms fire, and was limited in li[...]

Joanna Bourne returns to the French Revolution, pairing espionage and burning romance to create an unforgettable love story. For fans of Stephanie Laurens and Elizabeth Hoyt, this is a must-read. He is her enemy. He is her lover. He is her only hope. Someone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac th[...]

Writers Guild Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay.

The successor to the legendary Bell UH-1 'Huey', the Sikorsky UH-60 first flew in 1974 and was christened the Black Hawk. It has become one of the most versatile and successful utility helicopters currently in service.[...]

Rutinuppdraget i Mogadishu den 3 oktober 1993 var tänkt att ta en timme. Det blev istället en strid på liv och död för knappt 100 amerikanska soldater som ställdes mot tusentals tungt beväpnade somalier. Mark Bowdens bok är en av de mest närgångna skildringar av modernt krig som någonsin [...]