World War Ii category: 7796 books
by Croswell Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
In 1941 photographer Croswell Bowen joined American Field Service volunteer ambulance drivers and served alongside the British Eighth Army during World War II. As the war continued to escalate, he would have his mental, emotional, and physical well-being tested beyond anything he ever imagined....
The Second World War, Vol. 3
The War at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
This volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theaters of combat: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. The war at sea was a critical contest, as sea-lanes provided the logistical arteries for British and subsequent Allied armies fighting on the three continents of Africa,...
Flying Man
Hugo Junkers and the Dream of Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Hugo Junkers (1859–1935) was a German engineer and aircraft designer generally credited as the pioneer of all-metal airplanes. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, more commonly referred to simply as “Junkers,” became a major German aircraft manufacturer based in Dessau. From...
Once a Hussar
A Memoir of Battle, Capture, and Escape in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
“Top-notch . . . An engrossing account of life in the old British army, the actions of artillerymen in battle and the author’s experiences after capture” (Kirkus Reviews).
Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this...
Wild Bill Donovan
The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
He was one of America’s most exciting and secretive generals—the man Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II. A mythic figure whose legacy is still intensely debated, “Wild Bill” Donovan was director of the Office of Strategic Services (the country’s first national intelligence...
Ghost Soldiers
The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2002
“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged...
by Jean Edward Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Magisterial.”—The New York Times**
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In this extraordinary volume, Jean Edward Smith presents a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything...
The Medic
Life and Death in the Last Days of WWII
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Leo Litwak was a university student when he joined the Army to fight in World War II, "a na've, callow eighteen-year-old son prepared to join other soldier boys being hauled off to war." In 1944 he found himself in Belgium, in the middle of the waning European war, a medic trained to save...
Invasion Diary
A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of America’s greatest war correspondents.
Following the defeat of Axis forces in North Africa, Allied military strategists turned their attention to southern Italy. Winston Churchill famously described...
Out of the Depths
An Unforgettable WWII Story of Survival, Courage, and the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
The Inspiring Story of a World War II Hero's Miraculous Survival at Sea
July 30, 1945--The USS Indianapolis and its 1,196-man crew is making its way toward a small island in the South Pacific. The ship is sailing unescorted, assured by headquarters the waters are safe. It is midnight, and Marine...
Wahoo
The Patrols of America's Most Famous World War II Submarine
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles.
Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, Wahoo was commanded by the astonishing Dudley W. “Mush” Morton, whose originality and daring new techniques led to results...
Hell's Angels
The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group.
Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were...
Command of Honor
General Lucian Truscott's Path to Victory in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
The inspiring true story of General Lucian Truscott, one of the greatest combat commanders of World War II.
General Lucian K. Truscott was an American military giant: tough, resourceful, and devoted to the men under his command. Unlike the more flamboyant high-ranking European field commanders...
Bloody Ridge and Beyond
A World War II Marine's Memoir of Edson's Raiders in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
**By a veteran of Lt. Col. Merritt A. Edson's battalion, and author of the Dick Winters biography Biggest Brother and coauthor of A Higher Call
On the killing ground that was the island of Guadalcanal, a 2,000-yard-long ridge rose from the jungle canopy. Behind it lay the all-important air...