Presents a history of name changing on the part of the Jewish population in the United States during the twentieth century, a voluntary behavior that was a response to an increase in antisemitism and was perceived as a means of improving economic status.
A New York Times best-selling author delivers the spellbinding story of the downed Allied airmen who masterminded the remarkably courageous—and ingenious—breakout from Germany’s most devilish POW camp.
The author of The Ruling Caste explores the lives of the British in India from the 17th century to Independence, profiling the everyday realities of individuals ranging from missionaries and East India Company employees to Orwell and Kipling.