World War Ii category: 7796 books
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Learn more about World War II Battles - whether you are preparing for the History Test, a college final, or even if you simply desire to learn more about world history. Over 400 articles carefully checked for accuracy and completeness by a team of experts. Over 1,000 photographs. The Encyclopedia articles...
Gurkhas
Better to Die than Live a Coward
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
GURKHAS BETTER TO DIE THAN LIVE A COWARD
Contents THE HISTORY OF THE GURKHAS : The Goorkhas of Nepal; The Kukri Knife; Burmese Gurkhas. FAMOUS BATTLES & WARS : The Siege of Kalunga Fort; World War I - Mesopotamia; World War I - The Gallipoli Campaign; World War II - North Africa; World...
by Mark Allen Baker
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
With the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, and the United States' entry into World War II, our nation turned to Connecticut--as it did during World War I--for munitions, clothing, and other goods. And Connecticut answered the call: Manchester Mills increased silk production,...
by Scott S. F. Meaker
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Please Note: Hitler’s War and the Horrific Account of the Holocaust is a short book. The Holocaust remains as a reference to the destruction of about six million Jews. The collection of undesirables began in 1933 with the construction of the first concentration camp. As Hitler’s power grew,...
No Surrender
The Story of an Ordinary Soldier's Extraordinary Courage in the Face of Evil
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2019
Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on...
The Ghost Army of World War II
How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
The Ghost Army of World War II describes a perfect example of a little-known, highly imaginative, and daring maneuver that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. It is a riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great...
The Pacific Campaign in World War II
From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific.
Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of Japanese sources, this book freshly examines the...
Frontsoldaten
The German Soldier in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
" Alois Dwenger, writing from the front in May of 1942, complained that people forgot "the actions of simple soldiers?.I believe that true heroism lies in bearing this dreadful everyday life." In exploring the reality of the Landser, the average German soldier in World War II, through...
by John Skates
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well...
by C. David North
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
The Battle of the Bulge was arguably the most pivotal - and bloodiest - battle of World War II. From the middle of December 1944 to January 25, 1945, more than a million Allied and German troops fought for control of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The bitter conflict ended with more than 200,000...
The Silent Service in World War II
The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern...
The Last Mission
The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war.
How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously...
A Spy's Diary of World War II
Inside the OSS with an American Agent in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2009
Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allen Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia,...
American Girls, Beer, and Glenn Miller
GI Morale in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
"Cooke's examination of the Special Services and PX System during World War II, a subject previously overlooked by scholars, shows that these goods and services kept the armed forces' spirits up under the alienating conditions of global war."—Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel:...