World War Ii category: 7796 books
by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Nicknamed 'The Desert Fox' for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany's World War II commanders. He got his first taste of combat in World War I, where his daring command earned him the Blue Max, Germany's highest decoration for...
Panzer Commander
The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
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 Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some...
Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943
The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2010
For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it "Fortress Rabaul," an apt name for the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific. Author Bruce Gamble chronicles Rabaul's crucial...
Under the Eagle
Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Samuel Holiday was one of a small group of Navajo men enlisted by the Marine Corps during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret communications on the battlefield. Based on extensive interviews with Robert S. McPherson, Under the Eagle is Holiday’s vivid account of his own...
MacArthur's Spies
The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
**"MacArthur's Spies reads like Casablanca set in the Pacific, filled with brave and daring characters caught up in the intrigue of war—and the best part is that it's all true!" —Tom Maier, author of Masters of Sex
A thrilling story of espionage, daring and deception set in...
Nanjing 1937
Battle for a Doomed City
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
A true story of the Sino-Japanese conflict: A “valuable account of a little-known event [and] a grim reminder of the darker side of war” (Military History Monthly).
The infamous Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the twentieth century, and is among the...
The Greatest War - Volume II
D-Day and the Assault on Europe
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009
Told by soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, this series is an oral history of World War II from those who were there. This second volume examines the storming of Omaha Beach on D-Day, and the advance of allied forces across Europe to the liberation of Paris.
A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945
Tunisia and the End in Africa, November 1942–1943
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
The third volume in the epic military aviation series focuses on the Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II.
This work of WWII history takes us to November 1942 to explain the background of the first major Anglo-American venture: Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa....
Operation Storm
Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
The riveting true story of Japan's top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time
In 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid—this time against New...
US Fast Battleships 1938–91
The Iowa class
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class battleships, the largest in the American fleet. During World War II, they served...
A Question of Honor
The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A Question of Honor is the gripping, little-known story of the refugee Polish pilots who joined the RAF and played an essential role in saving Britain from the Nazis, only to be betrayed by the Allies after the war.
After Poland fell to the Nazis, thousands of Polish pilots, soldiers, and sailors...
Incredible Tales of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Unsung Heroes of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the RCAF during World War II. They fought in all the major air operations. Thousands lost their lives. Only one in four aircrews completed their bomber tours: some were killed in action, some in training, others became prisoners of war. All volunteered. These are the stories of the valiant Canadians who fought in this brutal war.
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
“The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class that’s accessible to anyone, and Agent Garbo often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.”—The Atlantic
Before he remade himself as the master...
by Paul L. Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2017
December 1944. When the Daredevil Tankers of the 740th Tank Battalion moved into the breach against Kampfgruppe Peiper in the ice and snow of the Belgian Ardennes, the ferociousness of their attack sent the elite panzers of Hitler's 1st SS Panzer Division reeling. In bastard tanks pieced together...