World War Ii category: 7796 books
The Wild Blue
The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-1945
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2001
Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II.
The young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II fought against horrific...
The Fall of Japan
The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
New York Times Bestseller: A “virtually faultless” account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives (The New York Times Book Review).
By midsummer 1945, Japan had long since lost the war in the Pacific. The people were not told the truth, and...
Tears in the Darkness
The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Tears in the Darkness is an altogether new look at World War II that exposes the myths of war and shows the extent of suffering and loss on both sides.
For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II,...
Sleeping with the Enemy
Coco Chanel's Secret War
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
“From this century, in France, three names will remain: de Gaulle, Picasso, and Chanel.” –André Malraux
Coco Chanel created the look of the modern woman and was the high priestess of couture.
She believed in simplicity, and elegance, and freed women from the tyranny of fashion....
Churchill The Young Warrior
How He Helped Win the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
This is the intriguing chronicle of Winston Churchill’s early years as a young soldier fighting in several different types of wars - on horseback in the cavalry at Khartoum, with saber and lance against the Dervishes at age 22, in the South African war against the Boers, and finally in the First...
Pan Am at War
How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Pan Am at War chronicles the airline?s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America?s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the ?wings of democracy,? spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international...
by Nigel Cawthorne
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Just after 2100 hours, the mission’s leader Wing Commander Guy Gibson gave the signal. The red light went on and the Merlin engines of the thirteen Lancaster bombers roared into life. They had been in intensive training for eight weeks for the most famous bombing raid of World War II. RAF...
Catch That Tiger
Churchill's Secret Order That Launched the Most Astounding and Dangerous Mission of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
With exclusive access to private diaries and dozens of photographs, this is the incredible story of one of the most dangerous and thrilling secret missions of World War II
Unleashed by Hitler in 1942, the German Tiger tank was by far the most powerful tank ever built at the time—the 60-ton...
The End
The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II.
Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to...
Rescue at Los Banos
The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
From the bestselling author of Hero Found comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippines—a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and The...
The Arsenal of Democracy
FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
“A touching and absorbing portrait of one of the forgotten heroes of World War II . . . A. J. Baime has given us a memorable portrait not just of an industry going to war but of a remarkable figure who helped to make victory possible.”—Wall Street Journal
As the United States entered...
Fighting for America
Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The African-American contribution to winning World War II has never been celebrated as profoundly as in Fighting for America. In this inspirational and uniquely personal tribute, the essential part played by black servicemen and -women in that cataclysmic conflict is brought home.
Here are...
War Baby
The true story of a search for identity by a boy adopted in the confusion of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
John Timmins has led an extraordinary life, from being given up for adoption at just six months old at the end of World War II and orphaned at a young age, through time spent travelling and working abroad, several troubled marriages and many different careers. The one thing that has dominated his life...
The Nazi Titanic
The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's...