Books like No Man's Land by Wendy Moore

In 1862–63, Louisa May Alcott served as a nurse in Washington, D.C., writing vivid personal narratives about caring for wounded Civil War soldiers in a military hospital.

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon and the basis of the fictional character Lady Cora Crawley. Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a transporting story of this fabled home on the brink of war. Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon's ancestral home. Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman. This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle. - Publisher.

A sweeping love story that spans Budapest and Paris, following three Jewish brothers whose lives are reshaped by World War II and the desperate strife of family.

A detailed biography of the last stand against war, examining the key figures and ideals that shaped an era.

Molly Haskell examines how women’s roles in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1950s were shaped by the studio system, challenging the idea that early cinema merely produced objects of the male gaze.