Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya
Imagine a war where the victors wrote history—and burned the evidence. Caroline Elkins’ explosive exposé reveals how post-WWII Britain, fresh from defeating fascism, orchestrated a gulag in Kenya: electric shocks, mass rape, and villages reduced to graveyards. Yet when survivors dared to speak, their testimonies were dismissed as lies… until now. What truths would you bury to protect a legacy?
- Originally Published: 2005
- Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, 2005
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780805080018
- Access: Members
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations
What if survival demanded becoming the very thing you vowed to destroy? In Rise and Kill First, Ronen Bergman unveils the shadow operatives of Israel’s intelligence agencies—men and women who’ve navigated a labyrinth of moral compromises to protect a nation under siege. From poisoned toothpaste to drone strikes, their covert war has saved lives and shattered souls, blurring the line between justice and vengeance. But when every assassination breeds new enemies and every victory seeds future chaos… how far would you go to survive—and what would you sacrifice to sleep at night?
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Random House, 2018
- Genre: History
- Pages: 784
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781400069712
- Access: Members
The Art of War
What if victory and defeat were decided long before the first sword was drawn? Sun Tzu’s ancient treatise reveals warfare’s brutal elegance, where empires rise or crumble on the sharp edge of strategy, and survival hinges on outthinking—not outfighting—your foe. But when every alliance hides a dagger and every plan masks a lie, will you conquer the chaos… or vanish as another pawn in history’s bloody game?
- Originally Published: 5th century BC
- Publisher: Shambhala Classics
- Genre: Treatise, Non-fiction
- Pages: 296
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0007420124
- Access: Members
The Bomber Mafia: A Tale of Innovation and Obsession
What if the dream of ending war humanely became the blueprint for its most devastating chapter? In The Bomber Mafia, a band of idealistic WWII airmen gambles on precision bombing to save lives—only to watch their moral crusade collide with the brutal calculus of total war. As technology and ideology clash, and firestorms erase the line between strategy and atrocity, one haunting question lingers: Can good intentions survive the inferno… or do they burn brightest just before they consume us?
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2022
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 237
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0141998404
- Access: Members
Why War?
What if war isn’t a choice but an inescapable part of who we are? In Why War?, historian Richard Overy dissects humanity’s oldest addiction—violence—tracing its roots from prehistoric skulls split by stone axes to modern drones over Ukraine. Through the lens of biology, power-hungry leaders, and primal fears, he unveils a chilling truth: even Einstein and Freud couldn’t escape its grip. As nuclear tensions simmer and empires rise, will our survival instincts finally break the cycle… or prove Freud’s grim prophecy right?
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Published: June 4, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1324021742
- Access: Members
