"June 1941: Hitler and Stalin" (2006) is a book-length study of the two leaders with a focus on the events leading up to Operation Barbarossa. "George Kennan: A Study of Character" (2007) is a biography of Lukacs' friend George F. Kennan, based on privileged access to Kennan's private papers. "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" (2008) is a continuation of his work on what Lukacs considered the greatness of Churchill. "Last Rites" (2009) continues the "auto-history" he published in "Confessions of an Original Sinner" (1990). "The Future of History" was published on 26 April 2011.