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Explores the colonial history of North Africa by France to help explain the current conflict between Muslim radicals and the West.

Explores the historical event in 1803 in which Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States, and then asks the reader if they would buy the territory.

Traces the history of Vietnam from 1940 to 1960, discussing the involvement of France and then America that led to the Vietnam War. Draws from newly accessible diplomatic archives.

Chronicles the life and times of Sir Francis Walsingham, the spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I, and details how Walsingham invented the modern concept of covert operations, espionage, code breaking, and secret services around the globe.

A history of the Statue of Liberty that discusses the design of the sculpture, the people who created it, and the events in France and the United States that influenced them.

Chronicles the political, economic, and social conditions in 1930s France as the country struggled to recover from one war and prepare for the next.