Bookshelf ‘The War of Jenkins’ Ear’ Review: The Lobe Heard Round the Globe The curious name of the 18th-century conflict, fed by trade rivalries, was suggested 100 years later by Thomas Carlyle.

The War of Jenkins’ Ear. By Robert Gaudi. Pegasus Books; 408 pages; $29.95 and £22. I T SOUNDS MORE like a bad visit to the otolaryngologist than an important conflict between empires. The ...

No doubt the memory of that strangely titled book sparked me to pick up Robert Gaudi’s “The War of Jenkins’ Ear.”But that wasn’t the only reason. I had been utterly enthralled by this ...

But if the angels were fictions, the new realities established at the end of the war in 1918 were very real and still affect global religion and politics today, Jenkins writes. After the war ...

With London's night life blacked out by war, British publishers last week were all set for a big book boom.First boom signs: Penguin Books (6d.) were swamped with orders. Book clubs and rental ...

After writing five best-selling novels about women reaching astronomic heights of fame, it seems only natural that Taylor Jenkins Reid would turn to the stars — literally — for her next work ...