GREAT READS from BASIC BOOKS
“A masterpiece that both
haunts and inspires.”
—HEATHER ANN THOMPSON,
Pulitzer Prize winningauthor of Blood in the Water:
The Attica Prison Uprising of1971 and Its Legacy“A n absorbing and powerful
narrative of how two determined
women used the crisis of war
to create an opportunity to
accomplish goals that they
couldn’t achieve in peacetime.”
—WALL STREET JOURNAL“The Sword and the Shield is a
landmark. It is what happens when
one of America’s greatest historians
of African America shines the same
light on two of African America’s
greatest historical figures.”
—IBRAM X. KENDI, author of How to Be an Antiracist“A fascinating book.... There are
moments of heroism and defiance
here that will put a catch in your
throat and a shiver down your spine.”
—SUNDAY TELEGRAPH“A dramatic retelling.
... Profound
and so convincing.”
—NEW YORK TIMESIN CASE YOU MISSED IT
“The vividly written and well-
researched The Fortress is a master-
piece.... It deserves to become
a classic of military history.”
—TIMES (UK)