World War Ii category: 7796 books
Battle for Budapest
100 Days in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
The battle of Budapest in the bleak winter of 1944-45 was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of the Second World War. From the appearance of the first Soviet tanks on the outskirts of the capital to the capture of Buda castle 102 days elapsed. In terms of human trauma, it comes second only...
The Knights of Bushido
A History of Japanese War Crimes During World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2008
From the author of The Scourge of the Swastika: “A grim record of massacre and murder, of torture, slave labor, and starvation” (The New York Times).
The war crimes trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo meted out the Allies’ official justice; Lord Russell of Liverpool’s sensational bestselling...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
The advent of nuclear weapons, brought about by the Manhattan Project, not only helped bring an end to World War II but ushered in the atomic age and determined how the next war—the Cold War—would be fought. The Manhattan Project also became the organizational model behind the impressive achievements...
And If I Perish
Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In World War II, 59,000 women voluntarily risked their lives for their country as U.S. Army nurses. When the war began, some of them had so little idea of what to expect that they packed party dresses; but the reality of service quickly caught up with them, whether they waded through the water in...
Hitler's Gulf War
The Fight for Iraq 1941
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
This military history of the Iraqi revolt in WWII, told from the point of view of the men who were there, is “a fantastic and enjoyable book” (Col. Tim Collins, OBE).
In the spring of 1941, on an airfield fifty-five miles from Baghdad, a group of RAF airmen and soldiers were outnumbered by...
Silent Hunters
German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
When World War II erupted across Europe in 1939, Germany knew it could not hope to compete with the Royal Navy in a head-to-head naval war. Left with no viable alternatives, the U-Bootwaffe wagered everything on the submarine in a desperate attempt to sink more tonnage than the Allies could construct....
The Trial of Mussolini
Being verbatim report of the first great trial of war criminals held in London sometime in 1944 or 1945.
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2017
The death of Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, occurred on 28 April 1945, in the final days of World War II in Europe, when he was summarily executed by Italian partisans in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy. The "official" version of events is that Mussolini...
"Football! Navy! War!"
How Military "Lend-Lease" Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2009
Not coincidentally, the sport of football naturally employs terms usually associated with war, such as “aerial attack,” “blitz,” and “trench warfare.” During World War II, the United States military and colleges joined forces and fielded competitive football teams. The book highlights...
Carefree War
The Hidden History of Australian WWII Child Evacuees
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
During World War II Australia was under threat of invasion. Could Australia be invaded by the Japanese? Even with the heavy censorship by the government many certainly thought so. Stunned families had followed the bombings and atrocities of war that were taking place in Europe, and the nation was...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2016
This important report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The successful application of military deception is guided by the principles of war and by the principles of military deception. In particular, the principles of economy of force and integration...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
The historic battle of the Marines in the Pacific War to recapture Guam is recounted in this U.S. Marines history book. Some of the subjects covered include: Operation Forager, Medal of Honor recipients, taking of Chonito Ridge, Orote Peninsula, Fonte Ridge, General Robert E. Cushman, Colt .45 pistol,...
by Robert Barr Col. Smith, Laurence J. Yadon
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Throughout WWII, thousands of Allied prisoners dreamed of outwitting their captors and returning to war against the Axis. Their ingenuity knew no bounds: they went over the barbed wire surrounding them and under it as well; they built tunnels of enormous length and complexity, often working with only...
by Paul Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2001
Paul Cook- historian, author of Siege at the White House and European resident for many years has written the first bombshell of a World War II series that is destined to become a classic. Partially based on personal experiences, declassified secret documents and historical research that is guaranteed...
Pershing vs Tiger
Germany 1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
During the final battles on World War II's Western Front, the legendary German Tiger I heavy tank clashed with the brand-new M26 Pershing fielded by the United States. The Tiger I had earned a formidable reputation by the end of 1944, although its non-sloped armour and poor mobility meant it was being...