1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War, Hardcover

When her home is destroyed in the 1941 Luftwaffe bombing, Grace Ryan moves in with relatives. There she meets Barry Malone, a boy from Liverpool. B...

Reducere. The shadow war between Israel and Iran has been raging for more than three decades, ever since the Iranian revolution of 1979 ushered in a fundamen...

Reducere. Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock--in some cases overseas, elation--was worldwide. While A...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Jeffrey A. EngelEditor: Mark Atwood LawrenceEditor: Andrew PrestonHow should America wield its enormous power beyond its bo...

In 1941, Britain stood alone. North Africa dominated the news. Bismarck sank Hood. Fortress Britain endured the Blitz. Russia was invaded. Japan wo...

Offers an informative look at the challenges and changes faced by Texans on the home front during the Second World War. This collection of essays b...

Reducere. DescriptionIn April 1942, a little over two years before the Tenth Mountain Division officially obtained its name, the U.S. Army began the unpreced...

DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

Publisher: State House PressAuthor(s): John A. PearceNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 30Cover type: Paperback / so...

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A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were perma...

From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.

'Effervescent' NEW YORKER 'A fresh, fast-paced history ... Riveting' MAYA JASANOFFPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Deborah CohenNumber...

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World War

Reducere. The Second American Civil War Has Begun The deck is stacked against twenty-nine-year-old Ava. She's a fighter, but she's got trust issues and doesn...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

Reducere. A "marvelous" (Sports Illustrated) portrait of the three men whose lives were forever changed by WWI-era Boston and the Spanish flu: baseball star ...

Reducere. This book is going to teach you more about one of the most important period of human history: it was a time a huge part of the human race was activ...

Reducere. A history of America in World War II is told through the lives of an ethnically diverse group of ordinary Americans struggling for equality at home...

Reducere. A poignant look at empathetic encounters between staunch ideological rivals, all centered around our common need for food. While America's new real...

Publisher: Walker Books LtdAuthor(s): Barbara Carroll RobertsNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 252 x 277 x 11Cover type: Hardbac...

Reducere. A riveting WWII account of survival at sea--Book 4 in the middle grade True Rescue series from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times...

A fresh pictorial history of Ukraine during the Second World War, featuring 300 striking, previously unpublished photographs taken by a professiona...

Reducere. "One of Ten Best History Books of 2021." --Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably resea...

DescriptionFighting the People's War is an unprecedented, panoramic history of the 'citizen armies' of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India...

A first-hand account of one of the most exciting and important WW2 units. Wonderfully enjoyable description of the founding of the first commando u...

Organized in the immediate aftermath of World War II to try the former Nazi leaders for war crimes, the Nuremberg trials, known as the Internationa...

Reducere. America, how well do you know your history?Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? Which U.S. senator was nearly caned t...

Reducere. Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engag...

The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My...

Reducere. Athletically gifted, Louis Zamperini propelled himself from the tough streets of Southern California to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and to an NCAA mi...

Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the reali...

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Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?

DescriptionErnst J nger was one of twentieth-century Germany's most important--and most controversial--writers. Decorated for bravery in World War ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROmaha Beach legend Ray Lambert's unforgettable firsthand account of D-Day--read the astonishing true story celebrated by T...

DescriptionBuilt around 1200 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws more than a million visitors and pilgrims each year, Chartres Cathedra...

Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven ...

DescriptionA richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their liv...

Publisher: The Crowood Press LtdAuthor(s): Tom ColeIllustration(s): 273 Halftones, colorNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 190 x...

Reducere. A deeply researched and engaging account of the use of U-Boats in the First World War. The focus touches on both diplomatic and economic aspects as...

From pre-war murmurings to postwar memorials, John Fidler's engaging account of Lancaster in World War II draws on first-hand recollections, newspa...

Reducere. America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, Sixth Edition, is the definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and cultural history of...

Publisher: University of Notre Dame PressAuthor(s): Justus D. DoeneckeIllustration(s): 47 b&w illustrations, 4 mapsNumber of pages: 560Publication ...

Reducere. April 2020 will mark the 80th Anniversary of the fall of France to Nazi Germany, and the establishment of the provisional government of the Vichy s...

Reducere. World War II was a total war, devouring the military and civilian resources of nations. Women in Minnesota--like women across the country--made bol...