World War II

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die“This eloquent and powerful na...

Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have inclu...

The Mayor Of London And Former Spectator Editor Challenges Popular Misconceptions To Assess Churchill's Enduring Influence On The World, Discussing The Many...

Memoir About Vladek Spiegelman, A Jewish Survivor Of Hitler's Europe, And About His Son, A Cartoonist Who Tries To Come To Terms With His Father, His Story,...

World War II [Scholastic]: An DVD History Adventure (You Choose: History)Categories: History MilitaryWorld War II

A New Telling Of The Story Of Bonhoeffer's Last Eight Days, Focusing On The Others Who Travelled With Him As He Made The Journey To Flossenbürg Concentrat...

Hitler’s rise to power, Germany’s march to the abyss, as seen by Americansdiplomats, military, expats, visiting authors, Olympic athleteswho watched hor...

During World War II eighty-eight of the almost three thousand Liberty ships built in the U.S. were launched in Savannah, Georgia. Without Liberty ships, t...

Malcolm Gladwell Weaves Together The Stories Of A Dutch Genius And His Homemade Computer, A Band Of Brothers In Central Alabama, A British Psychopath, And P...

Few decades have given rise to such potent mythologies as the 1930s. Popular impressions of those years prior to the Second World War were shaped by the sin...

Britain's Finest Hour revealed as a muddle of ineptitude and propaganda. Thoroughly researched and well written, Clive Ponting's book stands just about ever...

Familiar to anyone versed in the history of World War II or interested in the study of modern intelligence work, Bletchley Park was arguably the most succ...

A uniquely intimate narrative of ordinary men and women facing the challenges and turmoil of war with acts of great heroism and humanity.A fascinating accou...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London duri...

When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two?It’s a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month. But it...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter and The Liberator, returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day...

The Book Has Ten Chapters: The First Is An Analysis Of The Build-up To The War, The Next Seven Chapters Cover The War Itself And The Final Chapter Examines ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Stands Astride American History Like A Colossus, Having Pulled The Nation Out Of The Great Depression And Led It To Victory In The...

A powerful history of the one of the most remarkable days in British military history, told by those who were there. 6 June 1944: Allied forces cross the...

The Third Of Six Volumes On The History Of The Axis Invasion Of The Ussr. Volume Iib Completes The German Armed Forces, Mobilisation And War Economy During ...

Covering A Vast Area, From The Home Front To Nazi Europe And Japan, Lyn Smith Has Compiled A Richly Diverse And Moving Collection Of Testimonies, Which Reve...

11:15 am, September 3, 1939. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain confirms the nation's fears by announcing that Britain is at war with Germany. The Day We We...

From the moment he was shot down to the final whistle, Jimmy James' one aim as a POW of the Germans was to escape.The movie, The Great Escape, describes his...

For Great Britain, there were two pivotal battles in the Second World War. One was the Battle of Britain. The other was El Alamein. There, in October 1942, ...

Winston Churchill called it the Beast. It was said to be unsinkable. More than thirty military operations failed to destroy it. Eliminating the Tirpitz, Hi...

1986 Third Revised EditionCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Devil In The White City And Dead Wake Delivers A Fresh And Compelling Portrait Of Winston Churchill And Lond...

the Parents Of James Leininger Were First Puzzled And Then Disturbed When Their Two-year-old Son Began Screaming Out Chilling Phrases During Recurrent Nig...

Autumn 1944. World War Ii Is Nearly Over In Europe But Is Escalating In The Pacific, Where American Soldiers Face An Opponent Who Will Go To Any Length To A...

"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book."--New York TimesOne of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans...

One of Britain’s most acclaimed historians presents the experiences and ramifications of the last day of World War II in Europe May 8, 1945, 23:30 hours: ...

Until its loss in World War II, Japan had not known failure in centuries of warfare. This record of the conflict goes beyond mere description to illuminate ...

When Hitler’s government collapsed in 1945, Germany was immediately divided up under the control of the Allied Powers and the Soviets. A nation in tatter...

A powerful and true story of warfare and human survival that exposes a side of World War II that is unknown by many— this is the story of Wolfram Aïchel...

Studies two powerful dictators maneuvering for advantage as they prepared for their fight to the deathCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Documents The 1810 To 1813 Expedition, Financed By Millionaire John Jacob Astor And Encouraged By Thomas Jefferson, To Establish Fort Astoria, A Trading Pos...

Never before in German military history did the German Artillery possess such variety and magnitude as in the World War II era. From North Cape to Tobruk, B...

For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few k...

This is the first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's experience as a registrar in the prison camp as well as the story of his daring escape. Categories: Hist...

On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Red Army closed in on Berlin. Within four days the Soviets had recovered his body. But the...

Love, fame, war, and espionageCategories: Biographies & Memoirs Community & CultureAsian & Asian American

What Was It Like To Work In A Canadian Second World War Munitions Factory? What Were Working Conditions Like? Did Anyone Die? Just How Closely Did Female Em...

Ratline is the documented history about the mechanisms by which thousands of other Nazi war criminals fled to the remotest parts of the globe--including qu...