Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II, Hardcover - Marcus a. Nannini

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

Reducere. In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked Germa...

DescriptionThis gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of...

Michael Rosen embarks on a journey into the truth behind the fate of his relatives who disappeared during the Second World War, interspersing this ...

Publisher: Walker Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael RosenNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 14Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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...

Reducere. THE NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the contr...

Reducere. DescriptionKnown as Fritz to his German spy-handlers and Zig-Zag to the British secret service, Eddie Chapman was a man of many faces. While his ea...

What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore's story special is what happened in World War II's closing days and the people-and horses-he interacted wit...

DescriptionThe Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western A...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions a...

Reducere. The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary...

Reducere. Follow the story of Russian Jewish immigrants who sent five sons off to World War II and the Occupation Forces. Four returned. Sadly, their middle ...

Publisher: Craven Street BooksAuthor(s): Russell N LowIllustration(s): 179 b/w photosNumber of pages: 404Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 22...

Reducere. Although far from the front lines of war, the people of Idaho contributed to the US effort in World War II in myriad ways. Entrepreneurs perfected ...

Reducere. Praise for The Rescue ""Steven Trent Smith grapples boldly with several big subjects: the Japanese occupation of the Philippines; the capture of Ja...

Reducere. Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa'...

During World War II, some 10, 000 American bombers and fighters were shot down over Europe. Of the crews aboard, 26, 000 men were killed, while 30,...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An incredible story of under-appreciated heroism." - USA Today, Five Books to Read This Week "A compelling biography o...

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...

Reducere. The small, tightknit island community of Martha's Vineyard was irrevocably transformed by World War II. From rationing and blackouts to a military ...

Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice-until prime minister Muss...

Reducere. During World War II, the city of Evansville manufactured vast amounts of armaments that were vital to the Allied victory. The Evansville Ordnance P...

DescriptionEverything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception. Flush with excitement and tourism in ...

Adopted by the German Wehrmacht at the end of 1939, more than 1.2 million P.38s were manufactured up to 1945. Designed by the Walther company from ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. An inspiring true story about one girl's escape from the Holocaust to become a concert pianist against all odds, made popular by Mona Golabek's acc...

Reducere. Follow the story of Russian Jewish immigrants who sent five sons off to World War II and the Occupation Forces. Four returned. Sadly, their middle ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of B...

DescriptionA wife tells a 101st Airborne paratrooper's story of his WWII experiences in Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Together, the Snell's crea...

Inna Wolkovich Gardner Nichols' story is not a recount of the horrors of war--for those stories have already been written. Her story is a true pers...

Publisher: Holiday House IncAuthor(s): Andrea WarrenNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 208 x 233 x 18Cover type: Paperback / sof...

The experiences of the women who took to the previously male roles on the railways as the Second World War set in are explored in this title, drawi...

Reducere. While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron ...

DescriptionThe Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America's carrier-based fighter force as the Allies pressed the war toward Japan. Powered...

DescriptionAmong the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engine fighter, it a...

Reducere. During World War II, Beaumont and Port Arthur were leaders in oil refining, which literally kept the Allied wheels moving toward victory. The Germa...

Reducere. In the 1940s, the brightest minds of the United States and Nazi Germany raced to West Africa with a single mission: to secure the essential ingredi...

Reducere. ``Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece ...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Adam MakosNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 316 x 38Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. Hundreds of photos, including many never published before with riveting accounts of armored warfare in World War II Compares the Sherman to other t...

Reducere. What would your life be like if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany in 1940? You might be forced to leave your home with only what you ...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. At a time of homefront labor shortages, t...

DescriptionThe concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationa...

While initally labeled as a troublesome aircraft, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver went on to be noted for striking more Japanese targets than any other ...