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Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning pointsIncludes the Battle of KurskSpecial focus on the notori...

The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American ...

From one of the most prominent biographers of the Nazi period, a new and provocative portrait of the figure behind the century's worst crimesAcclaimed hist...

"One diplomat's darkly humorous and ultimately scathing assault on just about everything the military and State Department have done—or tried to do—sin...

Published in conjunction with the Academy's bicentennial, this handsome volume commemorates the first two centuries in the life of an institution that has b...

Newton engagingly recalls a lifetime of friendship with five giants of the twentieth century. Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index; photographs. ...

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

Napoleon And Russia Tells, For The First Time, The Full Story Of Napoleon And His Crucial Relationship With Russia, From The 1790s And Bonaparte's Rise To P...

"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." — The New York Times "[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. I...

Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. The First World War, the deadly herald of a new era, co...

Peter Caddick-Adams, one of the world's authorities on battle field history, writes a compelling and authoritative account of the greatest battle of the Ita...

turning Away From The Privileged World Of The "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) Explored, Mapped, And Excavated The World Of The Arabs. Recrui...

the Definitive Account Of The Normandy Invasion By The Bestselling Author Of stalingrad And the Fall Of Berlin 1945 from Critically Acclaimed World Histor...

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were for...

Winner: Distinguished Book Award, Society of Colonial Wars of New York (2008)Winner: Charles P. Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History (2008)Globe and ...

Jane's World Aircraft Recognition HandbookCategories: Engineering & Transportation EngineeringAerospace

This biography takes the perspective that Churchill always believed he was destined for greatness, and thus, throughout his life, positioned himself in his...

general Chuck Yeager, The Greatest Test Pilot Of Them All — The First Man To Fly Faster Than The Speed Of Sound . . .the World War Ii Flying Ace Who Shot ...

The book of the popular movie STARRING GAEL GARCIA BERNAL NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel ...

Author, speaker, and former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux offers an honest, no-holds-barred account of what has really been happening in Ukraine and sha...

a Stunning Look At World War Ii From The Other Side... from The Turret Of A German Tank, Colonel Hans Von Luck Commanded Rommel's 7th And Then 21st Panzer...

Kenneth D. Rose. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 257-342) And Index.Categories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Fighter Combat in the Jet Age covers the entire history of jet fighters in action, from the end of World War II to the present. Meticulously detailed, it f...

The British Army’s SAS—the Special Air Service—is recognized as one of the world’s premier special operations units. During the Gulf War, deep behin...

National Bestseller • The Riveting, Tick-tock Account Of The Largest Manmade Explosion In History Prior To The Atomic Bomb, And The Equally Astonishing Ta...

No Time to Wave GoodbyeCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days i...

The Dramatic Story Of How One Couple Finds That Their Young Son Is The Reincarnation Of A World War Ii Pilot--provided By The Publisher Bruce And Andrea Lei...

Details the adventures of the World War I German light cruiser the S.M.S. Emden and its captain Karl von MullerCategories: HistoryWorld

James Bradley With Ron Powers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [365]-366) And Index.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

The author recounts his experiences as a young reporter to "Stars and Stripes," the American forces' daily newspaper in Europe, including his personal accou...

A compelling compilation of previously unpublished war letters, encompassing every major conflict from the Civil War to Desert Storm, offers vivid accounts ...

Based On Years Of Original Research And New Reporting, Two Acclaimed Authors Deliver The Riveting And Emotionally Wrenching Full Story Of The Worst Sea Disa...

Get Out! Run! We Must Leave This Place! They Are Going To Destroy This Whole Place! Go, Children, Run First! Go Now! These Were The Final Shouts Nine Year-o...

Using Recently Declassified Evidence O'keefe Provides New Explanations For The Motives Behind The Raid On Dieppe. The Canadian Albatross -- A Very Special B...

In the weeks after D-Day, the level of artillery action in Normandy was unprecedented. In what was a relatively small area, both sides bombarded each other...

George G. Blackburn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History Americas Canada20th Century

a Special 60th Anniversary Edition Of The Bestselling Re-creation Of The Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor, By The Author Of a Night To Remember. sunday, De...

Nathan M. Greenfield. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-266) And Index.Categories: History MilitaryWorld War II

In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on Arab sources and texts to place the Arab exp...

Democracies Do Not Die; They Are Killed. Democracy In Crisis Explores How A Democracy, Grounded In Fair Elections, Parliamentary Institutions, And A Liberal...

A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated! This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride thro...

Using diaries, journals, and correspondences, Druett recounts the daily grind surgeons on nineteenth-century whaling ships faced: the rudimentary tools they...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From America’s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the aut...

Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see.--Corrie ten Boom Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who ...

An incredible true coming-of-age story In 1938, eighteen-year-old Phyllis Ellsworth packs her bags, says goodbye to her anxious parents and sets off from h...

They had defeated the French and now the English possessed the vast North American Empire. Soldiers, traders, settlers—all began the trek across the wilder...

Although numerous books on the Cultural Revolution have been published, they do not analyze the profound shift in aesthetic values that occurred in China...