World War Ii category: 7796 books
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
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In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering...
Death Traps
The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
“An important contribution to the history of World War II . . . I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of an armored division, with precise details that underline the importance of the work, along with descriptions of how the job was done.”—Russell F. Weigley,...
The Bridge at Remagen
A Story of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
It was a stunning strategic victory of World War II–and one of the most fantastic breaks for the Allies. On March 7, 1945, a small group of American infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the Ludendorff Bridge that crossed the Rhine. The successful mission saved thousands of American lives...
Recon Scout
Story of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
HE LIVED ON THE ABYSS OF DEATH
AS A RECON SCOUT IN WORLD WAR II.
From Africa’s Sahara Desert, where he met Churchill, to the plains of Tunisia, where he served under Patton, Fred Salter executed daring nightly solo missions, risking his life to gather the vital intelligence the U.S. Army...
Omaha Beach on D-Day
June 6, 1944 with One of the World's Iconic Photographers
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The first volume of a new series dedicated to exploring iconic moments in World War II history, Omaha Beach on D-Day is a fresh and captivating new take on one of the most important moments in World War II: the Allied forces storming the beach at Normandy.
The photograph at the heart of this...
In Passage Perilous
Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2012
An invaluable account of one of the most overlooked sea battles of World War II.
By mid-1942 the Allies were losing the Mediterranean war: Malta was isolated and its civilian population faced starvation. In June 1942 the British Royal Navy made a stupendous effort to break the Axis stranglehold....
The Secret War
Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
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From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War II—intelligence—showing how espionage successes...
Absolute War
Soviet Russia in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
In Absolute War, acclaimed historian and journalist Chris Bellamy crafts the first full account since the fall of the Soviet Union of World War II's battle on the Eastern Front, one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
The conflict on the Eastern Front, fought between the Soviet Union and...
The Curtain
Witness and Memory in Wartime Holland
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in 1954 in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people — the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece...
Nebraska POW Camps
A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely...
A Dawn Like Thunder
The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2008
One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men--many flying outmoded aircraft--changed the...
by John Garvey, California Center for Military History
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2007
Everything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception. Flush with excitement and tourism in the wake of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the city was stunned at the severity of the Pearl Harbor attack, and quickly settled into organized chaos...
Final Patrol
True Stories of World War II Submarines
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost 60 percent of Japanese shipping losses, and were a major factor in...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
*Includes pictures of Churchill and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a list of Churchill's greatest quotes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Winston Churchill led the life that many men would love to live. He survived 50 gunfights and...