The Caves of Perigord:

Number 8 on The Washington Post best-seller list.

“What a great idea for a novel: Somebody turns up with a fragment of a superb prehistoric cave painting – and it comes from no known cave. Somewhere in the neighborhood of Lascaux and Les Eyzies in southeastern France there is an undiscovered cave covered with matchless art…. I sort of wish Walker had finally destroyed his cave, because now I want to see it myself.” Michael Kernan in The Washington Post.
“There is something for everyone here-war stories, political intrigue, a budding affair between Lydia and Manners, and a Clan of the Cave Bear-like depiction of prehistoric life. The power struggles and dramas of each era come vividly to life in this epic read.” Carne Bissey in Booklist.

“The heroic struggle of the French Resistance against the Nazis during the Second World War is little known. This book is the most poetic and accurate account of those tragic times I have read.” Dominique Lapierre coauthor of Is Paris Burning?

America Reborn (Knopf):

“A dazzling prose stylist having fun with his craft – an uplifting way to think about our recent history…every chapter boasts wise, original insights rendered in glowing prose” – Douglas Brinkley in The Washington Post.

“A readable and thoughtful look at American history by an outsider who knows us very well indeed.” Adam Hochschild in The New York Times.

“Extremely well-told, with a verve and self-conmfidence that are most appealing.” David Richards in The Indianapolis Star

“Handled with finesse; one gets from Walker a lucid vision.” The Boston Globe.

Makers of the American Century (Random House/Vintage):

“Throughout, the range and depth of the coverage – its sheer quality of understanding – can e quite astonishing…A wonderfuil book” -The Sunday Independent (London).

“Marvellous…information-packed, entertaining and moving.” Literary Review (London),

“Elegantly drawn and judiciously selected, an engrossing display of the American character – the result of meticulous research and lucid prose,” The Times (London).
The Cold War; A History. (Henry Holt in US, 4th Edition in UK)

A New York Times notable book.

Shortlisted for Britain’s book of the Year prize.

“A compact, provocative and elegantly wrought history of the formative politial avent of our era by a world-class scholar-journalist.” Michael Beschloss in The Washington Post.

“With lively prose and well-chosen anecdotes, Walker deftly traverses a half-century of fascinating material – Enormously successful as a one-volume narrative.” The New York Times.

“This marvelously readable and intellectually engaging survey sees not only the trees and the forest but the entire landscape as well.” Ronald Steel in the Los Angeles Times.

“It reads like a thriller with a warm heart, a gripping chronicle of the second half of our century to be enjoyed well into the future” Vitaly Vitaliev in the European.

“Eminently readable…Walker tells an exciting story well, combining his journalistic skills with extensive research.” Helen Szamuely. The Times, London.

“Martin Walker’s The Cold War is a major achievement and will stand as an important contribution to our understanding of this contoversial subject. Combing brilliant scholarship with firsthand knowledge based on his experience as one of the premier journalists of the Cold War, Walker has written a book with something for everyone: nrew revelations and contrversial speculations for the speialist; a clear overview of the origins and course of the Cold war for students and the general reader, and thouthful reflections for policy-makers. This is required reading for anyone who wants or needs to nunderstand the new foreign policy challenges.”

Walter Russell Mead, Council on Foreign Relations, New York.

The Waking Giant: Gorbachev and Perestroika (Pantheon in US; Michael Joseph in UK)

“Walker has written the most original and thought-provoking book on contemporary Soviet society and politics to have appeared for a decade…should be required reading for any politician, diplomat, journalist, businessman or ordinary citizen.” London Review of Books.”

“This book gives readers a clearer insight into what is happening in Russia than any other I have seen….Walker is reliable, prolific and intensely interesting.” Michael Foot in Tribune.