Military

Traces the development of the atomic bomb from Leo Szilard's concept through the drama of the race to build a workable device to the dropping of the bomb on...

Why does the United States go to war? America has a long tradition of justifying war as the defense of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the...

In 200708, Captain Ray Wiss, a former infantry officer, served with the Canadian Forces at forward operating bases in Khandahar's Panjwayi valley, the area ...

Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with am...

A U.s. Military Interrogator Describes His Work In Iraq And His Innovative Approach That Replaces Torture With Empathy, A Procedure That He Used To Gain The...

Donald E. Graves. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History Military United StatesGeneral

When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill, as Sea Lord for the British, conceived a plan: smash through the Dardanelle...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall—not to mention work...

Originally Published In 2016 In The United Kingdom By Simon & Schuster Uk--title Page Verso.Categories: Medical BooksHistory

The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed th...

"How many are they?" The reply came in the finest traditions of accurate situation reporting, "f***ing hundreds of them!" Mirbat, South Oman, July 19, 1972...

'grunt' Tackles The Science Behind Some Of A Soldier's Most Challenging Adversaries -- Panic, Exhaustion, Heat, Noise -- And Introduces Us To The Scientists...

Wall Street Legend Alfred Lee Loomis, Who Once Owned Hilton Head Island, Was Devoted To His Hobby Of Science Experiments In His Mansion. During World War Ii...

This is a timely analysis and re-creation of the turning point of World War II. In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote "Stalingrad is no longer a town...An...

One of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process o...

It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, t...

Daniel Ellsberg Began His Career As A U.s. Marine Company Commander, A Pentagon Official, And A Staunch Supporter Of America's Battle Against Communist Expa...

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how the...

hardcoverCategories: History MilitaryAviation

Clint Emerson, retired Navy SEAL and author of the bestselling 100 Deadly Skills, presents an explosive, darkly funny, and often twisted account of being p...

[Library Edition Audiobook CD in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Mark Meadows] The untold story of the man who brought a mastermind of the final solution to j...

The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. A...

An Immersive, Sweeping Account Of The Rise And Fall Of Iran's Glamorous Pahlavi Dynasty, Written With The Cooperation Of The Late Shah's Widow, Empress Fara...

National Bestseller Npr Best Book Of 2017 “not All Superheroes Wear Capes, And Elizebeth Smith Friedman Should Be The Subject Of A Future Wonder Woman Mov...

In the capstone work of his career, distinguished military historian Jay Luvaas brings together in one volume the military genius of Napoleon. Unlike Sun ...

from The Bestselling Author Of The Definitive Book On D-day Comes The Definitive Book On The Most Momentous Expedition In American History And One Of The G...

In 1943, Primo Levi, A 25-year-old Chemist And Italian Citizen Of Jewish Race, Was Arrested By Italian Fascists And Deported From His Native Turin To Auschw...

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, an electrifying re-examination of one of the 20th century's greate...

The New Yorker, Best Books of 2022 Vanity Fair, Best Books of 2022 Booklist, Best Books of 2022 Singer. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker,...

Into The Green Hell. -the Death Factory. -dark December. -the Race For The Dams. Charles Whiting. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 275-285.Categories: Histo...

The destruction of the World Trade Towers demonstrates the horrifying consequences of a terrorist strike. But as technological advances make weapons of mass...

Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandan...

The story of the hero behind the attempt to kill Hitler, the subject of Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise, set for June 2008 release. By July of 1944, the Thi...

This is the wartime autobiography of one of the first officers to join the British Army's Glider Pilot Wing, a unique force that was at the forefront of the...

Norman Stone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Engineering & TransportationEngineering

Tells The Gripping True Story Of A U.s. Airman Who Was The Soul Surviver When His Bomber Crashed Into The Sea During World War Ii And Had To Face Thousands ...

The definitive account of the wartime history of Hong Kong On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese c...

The companion volume to Stars in Their Courses, this marvelous account of Grant's siege of the Mississippi port of Vicksburg continues Foote's narrative of ...

In a single short book as elegant as it is wise, Ian Buruma makes sense of the most fateful span of Japan’s history, the period that saw as dramatic a tra...

A valuable and compelling portrait of the daily life of Americans during the Victorian era—the fourth volume in the Everyday Life in America series K...

The decades-long Cold War was more than a bipolar conflict between two Superpowers-it had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensi...

david Herrmann's Work Is The Most Complete Study To Date Of How Land-based Military Power Influenced International Affairs During The Series Of Diplomatic ...

Christopher McDougall’s journey begins with a story of remarkable athletic prowess: On the treacherous mountains of Crete, a motley band of World War II R...

The Third Reich was the twentieth century’s most popular tyranny. After Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, most of Germany’s civil servants and profession...

Called “everything a war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this all-time classic of the military memoir genre now includes a new forward ...

This is the true story of King George V's own Sandringham Company which disappeared during World War I. Formed from the workers on his estate in Norfolk, th...

This Text Focuses On A Selection Of Case-studies Drawn From Events In The Habsburg, Romanov And Ottoman Empires, As Well As The Nation-states That Arose Fro...

Simmering racial tensions inflamed by discriminatory punitive measures sparked a violent confrontation aboard the USS Kitty Hawk while it was engaged in air...