New Releases by Martin Dugard

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O''Reilly''s Killing series—with more than twelve million copies sold—comes a fast-paced, dramatic account of the famous yet little understood battle that turned the tide of World War II. 1942. Everywhere around the world, the Allies are losing the war. Nowhere is this felt more completely than in the Pacific, where Japanese sea and ground forces claim victory after victory. Singapore falls. Then the Philippines. The vaunted American Navy fights to a draw with the Japanese at the Battle of Coral Sea. America''s lone moral victory is Colonel Jimmy Doolittle''s bombing raid on Tokyo—though even that is tinged with tragedy as two crew members are shot down and beheaded. Meanwhile in Honolulu, a brilliant young naval officer is determined to break Japan''s top secret codes. Lt. Commander Joseph Rochefort is inches away from cracking the code by April. He is then startled to learn that the Japanese are planning yet another major invasion somewhere in the Pacific. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is planning to send four aircraft carriers to complete this task, in a bold attack that will be even larger than the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Rochefort''s methods are unique and those in power in the US Navy find his data flawed. Simply, many don''t believe him. The best mind in the US Navy believes the next big attack will come at New Guinea or Australia. To prove himself, Rochefort must not only find the precise location but predict the date. What ensues is the cat-and-mouse adventure that will become the epic fight known as the Battle of Midway. Japan''s Yamamoto will go toe-to-toe with American admirals Chester Nimitz, Jack Fletcher, and Raymond Spruance. The dramatic battle will involve strategy, luck, heartbreak—and will also change the course of World War II.

Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit. Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series in the world, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard begin a new direction with Confronting the Presidents. From Washington to Jefferson, Lincoln to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kennedy to Nixon, Reagan to Obama and Biden, the 45 United States presidents have left lasting impacts on our nation. Some of their legacies continue today, some are justly forgotten, and some have changed as America has changed. Whether famous, infamous, or obscure, all the presidents shaped our nation in unexpected ways. The authors'' extensive research has uncovered never before seen historical facts based on private correspondence and newly discovered documentation, such as George Washington''s troubled relationship with his mother. In Confronting the Presidents, O’Reilly and Dugard present 45 wonderfully entertaining and insightful portraits of each president, with no-spin commentary on their achievements—or lack thereof. Who best served America, and who undermined the founding ideals? Who were the first ladies, and what were their surprising roles in making history? Which presidents were the best, which the worst, and which didn’t have much impact? How do decisions made in one era, under the pressure of particular circumstances, still resonate today? And what do presidents like to eat, drink, and do when they aren’t working—or even sometimes when they are? These and many more questions are answered in each fascinating chapter of Confronting the Presidents. Written with O’Reilly and Dugard’s signature style, authority, and eye for telling detail, Confronting the Presidents will delight all readers of history, politics, and current affairs, especially during the 2024 election season.

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O''Reilly''s Killing series—with more than 12 million copies sold—comes a soaring account of England''s desperate fight to fend off German invasion. Great Britain, summer 1940. The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Adolf Hitler’s powerful armies control Europe. England stands alone against this juggernaut, the whole world knowing it is only a matter of time before Nazi Germany unleashes its military might on the island nation. And in London, a new prime minister named Winston Churchill is determined to defeat the Nazi menace, no matter the costs. Luckily for Churchill, one quirky Englishman has seen the future. Air Vice-Marshall Hugh Dowding is head of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command. He has spent years preparing his nation''s aerial defenses, utilizing the new technology of radar, training hundreds of hand-picked young pilots, and overseeing the design and purchase of the world''s most up-to-date fighter aircraft. In time, the names "Spitfire" and "Hurricane" will become iconic, these airplanes synonymous with a David versus Goliath struggle between the RAF and German Luftwaffe. For the first time in history, the battlefield will not be on land or in water but entirely contested in the skies above. Nazi victory depends upon their overwhelming air power, and the fate of not just the British people but all of Western Civilization hinges on a small group of elite pilots stopping this onslaught—a band of brothers who will go down in history as the Few. Taking London puts the reader inside the action, bringing to life the personal sagas of Churchill, Dowding, and legendary fighter pilots like Peter Townsend, Geoffrey Wellum, Richard Hillary, and American Billy Fiske, all set against the defiant backdrop of wartime London. Told in fast-paced, you-are-there fashion, this third book in the epic Taking series is an indelible portrait of the moment the tide of WWII was turned, and the incredible heroes who made it happen.

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O''Reilly''s Killing series, comes a nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies and Soviets to conquer the heart of Nazi Germany. “Gripping, popular history at its page-turning best.”—Alex Kershaw • “With the precision of a smart bomb, Martin Dugard puts the reader directly into the campaign to destroy Hitler.”—Bill O’Reilly • “Spectacular . . . Taking Berlin is certain to be a massive hit with fans of both history and thrillers alike.”—Mark Greaney, bestselling author of the Gray Man series Fall, 1944. Paris has been liberated, saved from destruction, but this diversion on the road to Berlin has given the Germans time to regroup. The American and British armies press on from the west, facing the enemy time and again in the Hurtgen Forest, during the Market Garden invasion, and at the Battle of the Bulge, all while American general George Patton and British field marshal Bernard Montgomery vie for supremacy as the Allies’ top battlefield commander. Meanwhile, the Soviets begin to squeeze Hitler’s crumbling Reich from the east. Led by Generals Zhukov and Konev, the Red Army launches millions of soldiers, backed by tanks, artillery, and warplanes, against the Germans, leaving death and scorched earth in their wake, pushing the Wehrmacht back toward their fatherland. As both the Anglo-American alliance and the Soviets set their sights on claiming the capital city of Nazi Germany, Churchill seeks to ensure Britain’s place in a new world divided by Roosevelt’s America and Stalin’s Soviet Union. With a sweeping cast of historical figures, Taking Berlin is a pulse-pounding race into the final, desperate months of the Second World War and toward the fiery destruction of the Thousand-Year-Reich, chronicling a moment in history when allies become adversaries.

美國《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》和《出版人週刊》的暢銷非文學作品， 剖析真實事件聞名的《追殺》系列新作，總銷售超過1,800萬冊，授權27國語言。 《鐵面無私》、《頭號公敵》、《四海一家》、《愛爾蘭人》， 這些電影並非虛構，竟是美國近代史的最後一塊拼圖……。 比爾．歐萊利，是有線電視連續16年高收視率節目主持人， 官方網站BillOReilly.com有數百萬人追蹤。 本書由他和暢銷歷史作家馬汀．杜格合著，甫出版便登上亞馬遜暢銷排行榜。 兩位作者梳理了1930至1980年代，橫跨半世紀的美國犯罪組織史， 探究最臭名昭著的連環劫匪、騙徒、殺人犯，例如 約翰．狄林傑（活躍於美國中西部的銀行搶匪和黑幫分子）、 邦妮和克萊德（美國著名的鴛鴦大盜）、漂亮男孩．佛洛伊德（著名銀行劫匪）…… 這些人物的故事，都曾被搬上大螢幕。 本書也揭開了美國黑手黨的創建、五大家族的權力鬥爭， 美國聯邦調查局改制後首任局長艾德格．胡佛如何與幫會爭鬥， 美國司法部長巴比．甘迺迪和國際卡車司機工會（IBT）的恩怨等。 更深入探究黑手黨在賭城、好萊塢、政治角力與二次大戰背後的骯髒勾當。 ◎誰是英雄、誰又是公敵？ 大蕭條時代，銀行沒收房產成為日常，誰來幫底層老百姓出氣──搶匪與黑幫。 搶劫時打扮時髦又帥氣，拿完錢順便撕毀銀行借據， 狄林傑、佛洛伊德等銀行搶匪，和政府對抗的同時，更成為百姓眼中的羅賓漢。 ◎光明正大的腐敗 從世界大戰到總統大選，黑手黨與政客的交易成果，都沒有寫在歷史。 1941年，珍珠港事件爆發後，美國政府唯恐紐約港成為下一個轟炸地點， 美軍逼不得已，只能以老大盧西安諾的自由，與黑手黨交換港口的安危與情報。 為讓兒子約翰．甘迺迪當選總統，喬瑟夫．甘迺迪在競選期間不惜一切代價， 除了買下時代雜誌封面、私人飛機，還買下芝加哥犯罪集團控制的大量選票。 ◎體制的破壞者 《教父》演員艾爾．帕西諾、風流歌手法蘭克．辛納屈， 與傳奇拳王穆罕默德．阿里三人的共通點──皆是黑幫捧出的大明星。 因片約撞期，帕西諾原本無法接下黑幫電影《教父》的主演， 但掌管好萊塢的老大「喬事者」柯夏克一通電話，就讓一切阻礙消失。 黑幫鍾愛的義大利情歌王子辛納屈，自出道之始便接受黑手黨資助， 之後更成為運送黑金的掮客，參與黑老大詹卡納和甘迺迪家族成員的畸形多角戀。 拳王阿里生涯最莫名的一場勝利：僅花兩分鐘，便登基成為世界重量級拳王； 至於一拳後便倒地不起的前拳王李斯頓，早已淪為配合黑幫打假拳的魁儡！ 後來，那些黑幫分子怎麼了？ 被暗殺、擊斃是常有的事，混跡黑道的下場通常不會太好， 但也有少數例外像卡斯特羅，從大哥退位後安享晚年、躋身紐約上流社會。 與黑幫交往甚密、和政府對幹的卡車司機工會會長吉米．霍法，則是另一種少數， 在1975年的一場餐會後，從此人間蒸發、生死未卜，至今連屍體都沒有找到。 美國黑幫史，美國近代史的最後一塊拼圖， 頭號公敵與黑手黨老大如何破壞體制、腐化權威，成為地下政府， 沒有黑幫，歷史與美國社會就不會是今日人們所熟知的樣貌。 推薦者 「故事：寫給所有人的歷史」專欄作家、金老ㄕ的教學日誌／金哲毅 臉書粉絲專頁「無影無蹤」／翁煌德

In the next book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O''Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the larger-than-life stories of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life—until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard explore the lives, legacies, and tragic deaths of three of the most famous people of the 20th century. Each experienced immense success, then failures that forced them to change; each faced the challenge of growing old in fields that privilege youth; and finally, each became isolated, cocooned by wealth but vulnerable to the demands of those in their innermost circles. Dramatic, insightful, and immensely entertaining, Killing the Legends is the twelfth book in O’Reilly and Dugard’s Killing series: the most popular series of narrative history books in the world, with more than 18 million copies in print.

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard reveal the startling, dramatic story of the global war against terrorists. In Killing The Killers, #1 bestselling authors Bill O''Reilly and Martin Dugard take readers deep inside the global war on terror, which began more than twenty years ago on September 11, 2001. As the World Trade Center buildings collapsed, the Pentagon burned, and a small group of passengers fought desperately to stop a third plane from completing its deadly flight plan, America went on war footing. Killing The Killers narrates America''s intense global war against extremists who planned and executed not only the 9/11 attacks, but hundreds of others in America and around the world, and who eventually destroyed entire nations in their relentless quest for power. Killing The Killers moves from Afghanistan to Iraq, Iran to Yemen, Syria, and Libya, and elsewhere, as the United States fought Al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, as well as individually targeting the most notorious leaders of these groups. With fresh detail and deeply-sourced information, O''Reilly and Dugard create an unstoppable account of the most important war of our era. Killing The Killers is the most thrilling and suspenseful book in the #1 bestselling series of popular history books (over 18 million sold) in the world.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O’Reilly, comes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II “Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London.”—James Patterson • “Heroes and villains abound. You’ll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely.”—Bill O’Reilly • “Succeeds triumphantly.”—The Washington Post May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler''s forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control—perhaps forever. As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rise up to fight back. But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120,000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city''s Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the city, the greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in history, the spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free. The players holding the fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, and the exiled French general Charles de Gaulle, headquartered in London''s Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this riveting, page-turning drama unfolds through their decisions—for better and worse. Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire, and personal sacrifice for all that is right.

Instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! In the tenth book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard take on their most controversial subject yet: The Mob. Killing the Mob is the tenth book in Bill O''Reilly''s #1 New York Times bestselling series of popular narrative histories, with sales of nearly 18 million copies worldwide, and over 320 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nation’s most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O’Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the “Five Families,” the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the mob battles to control Cuba, Las Vegas and Hollywood, as well as the personal war between the U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. O’Reilly and Dugard turn these legendary criminals and their true-life escapades into a read that rivals the most riveting crime novel. With Killing the Mob, their hit series is primed for its greatest success yet.

The latest installment of the multimillion-selling Killing series is a gripping journey through the American West and the historic clashes between Native Americans and settlers. The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It’s 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh’s alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades. Bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard venture through the fraught history of our country’s founding on already occupied lands, from General Andrew Jackson’s brutal battles with the Creek Nation to President James Monroe’s epic “sea to shining sea” policy, to President Martin Van Buren’s cruel enforcement of a “treaty” that forced the Cherokee Nation out of their homelands along what would be called the Trail of Tears. O’Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the legends to reveal never-before-told historical moments in the fascinating creation story of America. This fast-paced, wild ride through the American frontier will shock readers and impart unexpected lessons that reverberate to this day.

Bill O’Reilly y Martin Dugard abordan la maldad de los nazis en un relato fascinante de los valerosos esfuerzos por capturar a los SS fugados tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Cuando los verdaderos horrores del Tercer Reich empezaron a salir a la luz al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, numerosos nazis que habían participado en el genocidio se dieron a la fuga. Entre estos están el atroz Josef Mengele, «el Ángel de la Muerte», médico que llevó a cabo horribles experimentos con seres humanos en Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, el brutal secretario personal de Hitler; Klaus Barbie, el cruel «Carnicero de Lyon»; y quizá el nazi más atroz de todos: Adolf Eichmann. Matar a los SS es el épico relato de la audaz labor de espionaje de los autodenominados «cazanazis». Este grupo resuelto y variopinto incluye a un matrimonio francés, un abogado estadounidense que participó en el desembarco de Normandía, un fiscal alemán que años antes había jurado lealtad al Partido Nazi, los agentes del Mosad israelí y un superviviente de los campos de exterminio. Durante décadas, estos hombres y mujeres rastrearon el mundo entero en busca de los SS prófugos para llevarlos ante la justicia.

Odplata se blíží Jaro 1945. Válka v Evropě končí. Sčítají se škody, odhalují zločiny a hledají se viníci. Mnozí nacističtí vrazi, kteří jsou osobně zodpovědní za smrt milionů lidí, se zdánlivě propadli do země. Ve skutečnosti se však schovávají a snaží uprchnout do Jižní Ameriky, kde by mohli potají a v klidu dožít. Existují však skupiny lidí, které jim nehodlají jen tak prominout – takzvaní „lovci nacistů“ jsou zcela odhodláni tyto zločince vypátrat a učinit spravedlnosti za dost. Lov začíná.

La formidabile campagna di indagini che ha assicurato alla giustizia i responsabili dell''Olocausto La caccia alle SS inizia negli ultimi giorni di vita del Reich, quando molti gerarchi riescono a fuggire, procurandosi nuove identità. L''immensa documentazione raccolta dagli Alleati durante il processo di Norimberga dimostra le responsabilità di centinaia di nazisti che hanno occupato posti chiave nell''organizzazione dei campi di sterminio. Sono prove scioccanti, che spingono un gruppo disparato e determinato di persone a proseguire le indagini anche dopo che le sentenze sono state emesse. Tra di loro c''è Benjamin Ferencz, un ufficiale americano incaricato come pubblico ministero in uno dei procedimenti secondari; Fritz Bauer, un avvocato tedesco perseguitato per le sue origini ebraiche; alcuni agenti del Mossad; un sopravvissuto ai campi di internamento e altre vittime indirette dell''Olocausto. Mentre i servizi segreti americani reclutano ex militari delle SS in funzione anticomunista e il Vaticano e alcune organizzazioni aprono loro una via di fuga verso i Paesi del Sud America, il lavoro investigativo diventa sempre più difficile. Ma le tenaci ricerche, che proseguiranno per quarant''anni, e gli inesorabili inseguimenti dei cacciatori di nazisti porteranno alla sbarra diversi criminali. In un racconto dal ritmo cinematografico, gli autori ricostruiscono alcuni momenti ed episodi storici cruciali: la fuga e l''arresto in Bolivia di Klaus Barbie, il «boia di Lione»; il piano dell''intelligence israeliana per rapire Adolf Eichmann, nascosto in Argentina, e trasferirlo a Gerusalemme; la sparizione di Josef Mengele in Brasile. Precisamente documentato e dettagliato, questo libro è allo stesso tempo una lettura appassionante e l''occasione per ripercorrere la formidabile campagna che ha coinvolto polizia e intelligence di mezzo mondo per assicurare alla giustizia i peggiori criminali della Storia.

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2018) Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the next installment in the mega-bestselling Killing series As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among those war criminals were Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, Hitler’s brutal personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, the cruel "Butcher of Lyon"; and perhaps the most awful Nazi of all: Adolf Eichmann. Killing the SS is the epic saga of the espionage and daring waged by self-styled "Nazi hunters." This determined and disparate group included a French husband and wife team, an American lawyer who served in the army on D-Day, a German prosecutor who had signed an oath to the Nazi Party, Israeli Mossad agents, and a death camp survivor. Over decades, these men and women scoured the world, tracking down the SS fugitives and bringing them to justice, which often meant death. Written in the fast-paced style of the Killing series, Killing the SS will educate and stun the reader. The final chapter is truly shocking.

Through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and King George III, chronicles the path to American independence, from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe.

Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Told in the same page-turning style of Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing Patton, and Killing Reagan, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.

From the team of Bill O''Reilly and Martin Dugard, bestselling authors of the blockbuster "Killing" series, now comes "Killing Reagan." This page-turning epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan tells the vivid story of his rise to power -- and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman''s bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Told in the same riveting fashion as "Killing Lincoln," "Killing Kennedy," "Killing Jesus," and "Killing Patton," "Killing Reagan" reaches back to the golden days of Hollywood, where Reagan found both fame and heartbreak, up through the years in California governor''s mansion, and finally to the White House, where he presided over boom years and the fall of the Iron Curtain. But it was John Hinckley Jr.''s attack on him that precipitated President Reagan''s most heroic actions. In "Killing Reagan," O''Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the scenes, creating an unforgettable portrait of a great man operating in violent times.

"In The Explorers, New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard shares the rich saga of the Burton and Speke expedition. To better understand their motivations and ultimate success, Dugard guides readers through the seven vital traits that Burton and Speke, as well as many of history''s legendary explorers, called upon to see their impossible journeys through to the end: curiosity, hope, passion, courage, independence, self-discipline, and perseverance."--www.Amazon.com.

Readers around the world have thrilled to Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O''Reilly, iconic anchor of The O''Reilly Factor, comes the most epic book of all in this multimillion-selling series: Killing Patton. General George S. Patton, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident--and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton''s tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.

The ultimate collection of history that reads like a thriller from mega-bestselling author, Bill O''Reilly Millions of readers have discovered the thrill of history come to life in the instant bestsellers, Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy, from New York Times bestselling author and iconic anchor of The O''Reilly Factor, Bill O''Reilly. Now you can experience both of the vivid and remarkable accounts of the assassinations that changed America''s history in a dual hardcover boxed set. Relive the last days of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy—two presidents living in different eras, yet tied by their duty to their country and the legacies they so abruptly left behind.

O charme, o poder e a tragédia John Fitzgerald Kennedy passou para a história como o homem mais poderoso do mundo que teve um caso amoroso com a sex symbol Marilyn Monroe e cuja cabeça foi alvejada em público durante um passeio em carro aberto em Dallas, Texas, em novembro de 1963. Durante muito tempo estes fatos imortalizados em imagens nublaram o entendimento sobre a vida, os desafios, as fraquezas e o real legado de Kennedy. Neste livro, que vendeu 2 milhões de cópias nos Estados Unidos e que foi publicado em mais de vinte países, o apresentador televisivo e comentarista Bill O''Reilly e o escritor Martin Dugard recuperam a trajetória do 35o presidente americano, cujos três anos incompletos de mandato, durante a Guerra Fria, influenciaram de forma crucial a geopolítica internacional. Vemos o Kennedy jovem historiador que ganhou o prêmio Pulitzer por seu livro de perfis de políticos, o filho de saúde débil que foi alçado à carreira política pelo pai, o jovem intelectualizado que se apaixonou pela culta Jacqueline, o grande orador cujo "Não pergunte o que o seu país pode fazer por você, pergunte o que você pode fazer por seu país" seria lembrado por décadas a fio, o administrador de pouca experiência que no primeiro ano de mandato tomou uma decisão equivocada na invasão da Baía dos Porcos – quase detonando uma terceira guerra mundial –, o homem de temperamento controlado que conseguiu evitar o pior na Crise dos Mísseis de Cuba, em 1962, e o liberal que apoiou o movimento dos direitos civis num país onde ainda vigia a segregação racial e que, por outro lado, ordenou alguns dos primeiros movimentos da Guerra do Vietnã. Num texto que se lê num só fôlego, os autores dão vida a uma época turbulenta, e é sobre o pano de fundo desse período que se ergue a figura de Kennedy por eles pintada, em toda sua humanidade.

The ultimate collection of history that reads like a thriller from mega-bestselling author, Bill O''Reilly Millions of readers have discovered the thrill of history come to life in the instant bestsellers,Killing Lincoln andKilling Kennedy, fromNew York Times bestselling author and anchor ofThe O''Reilly Factor, Bill O''Reilly. Now you can experience both of the vivid and remarkable accounts of the assassinations that changed America''s history in a dual hardcover boxed set. Relive the last days of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy--two presidents living in different eras, yet tied by their duty to their country and the legacies they so abruptly left behind.

Nº1 en Estados Unidos El presentador del programa The O’Reilly Factor nos cuenta una de las historias más dramáticas de la historia estadounidense: la del disparo de bala que cambió el país para siempre. En la primavera de 1865, tras una serie de batallas cada vez más cruentas y atroces, al fin acaba la sangrienta Guerra de Secesión. Con sus generosas condiciones a Robert E. Lee en la capitulación de este para reintegrar a los confederados en la sociedad de los Estados Unidos, el presidente Abraham Lincoln quiere ver cumplido su sueño de volver a unir a la nación. Pero un criminal y su banda de cómplices, y entre ellos quizá algunos políticos de los peldaños más altos del gobierno de los Estados Unidos, no se conforman. En medio de los festejos patrióticos de la ciudad de Washington, el carismático actor John Wilkes Booth, mujeriego y racista impenitente, asesina a Abraham Lincoln en el teatro Ford. La furiosa cacería policial que se organiza convierte inmediatamente a Booth en el fugitivo más buscado de la nación. El detective neoyorquino Lafayette C. Baker, inteligente pero no muy de fiar y antiguo espía unionista, desentraña todas las pistas que conducen a Booth, mientras las fuerzas federales persiguen a sus cómplices. La emocionante batida de búsqueda acaba en un fiero tiroteo y varias sentencias de muerte: entre ellas, la de la primera mujer ejecutada en Estados Unidos, Mary Surratt. Con sus vívidos retratos de algunas de las figuras más notables de la historia y una trama que obliga a seguir leyendo hasta el final, Matar a Lincoln es historia, pero parece una novela de intriga. Matar a Lincoln ha sido el fenómeno editorial del año en Estados Unidos «Matar a Lincoln es una novela de intriga histórica de lectura obligada. Bill O’Reilly narra los dramáticos acontecimientos de la primavera de 1865 tan vívidamente y con tal inmediatez que el lector se ve paseando por las calles de la ciudad de Washington la noche que John Wilkes Booth mató a Abraham Lincoln de un disparo. Un libro muy ameno cuya lectura deja sin aliento». Vince Flynn, autor de American Assassin «Como estudiante de historia, ojalá las lecturas de la facultad hubieran estado tan bien escritas como esta vívida y emocionante crónica del asesinato de Lincoln. Como antiguo oficial de infantería, al leer estas escenas de batalla de la Guerra de Secesión me vi corriendo a buscar refugio. Matar a Lincoln es la historia de una tragedia que cambió el futuro de los Estados Unidos. No conocerá bien esta historia hasta que lea este libro. A la ya impresionante trayectoria de Bill O’Reilly, ahora hay que añadir que es historiador». Nelson Demille, autor de El juego del león y La Costa de Oro