Operation Hannibal: The World War II Evacuation of East Prussia and the Disaster at Sea, Paperback - Michael A. Eggleston

Reducere. DescriptionIn the closing days of World War II a crisis was emerging for German civilians trapped on the Eastern Front by the Red Army. Many lived ...

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. This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four U.S. Navy ships and their crews in the ...

Acclaimed naval historian Don Keith tells one of the most inspiring sea stories of World War II: the Japanese attack on the American oiler USS Neos...

Reducere. A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2018 A gripping adventure story and a rich resource for history lovers When 14-year-old Floren...

A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War IIPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s...

Reducere. DescriptionIt is a little-known fact that in California during World War II, Italian Americans were subjected to an 8: 00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. curfew...

Reducere. One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring raid on German dam...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Ben MacintyreNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3Cover type: Paperback ...

A detailed examination of the before, during and after of Operation Colossus, the first British airborne raid of WWII. Draws on interviews with rel...

On the night of December 2, 1943, the Luftwaffe bombed a critical Allied port in Bari, Italy, sinking seventeen ships and killing over a thousand s...

Reducere. DescriptionA leading naval and military historian presents the first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theaters. Vividly ...

Reducere. The first book to cover the major submarine campaigns in all the WWII theatres. The canvas is broad and deep, from the strategic perspective at ...

Operation Vengeance is colorful, intimate, eye-popping history, delivered at a breakneck pace. I loved it. -Lynn VincentThe New York Times bestsell...

In 1941, Sgt Albert Victor Ient sought adventure in the Services. Stationed in Hong Kong, he faced a different reality when his position was overru...

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, its cover-up, and how one army doctor's discovery led to the development of chemotherapy.Publ...

Reducere. The Death of East Prussia describes the immense collateral damage inflicted on East Prussia resulting from Hitler's war of annihilation in Poland a...

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, its cover-up, and how one army doctor's discovery led to the development of chemotherapy.Illu...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "You are charged with one of the...

Publisher: Pearson Education LimitedAuthor(s): Michaela MorganNumber of pages: 24Collection: BUG CLUBPublication date: 2010Dimensions: 169 x 126 x ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the operations written by Nazi scientists and Allied forces *Includes online resources and a bibliography ...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the operations written by Nazi scientists and Allied forces *Includes online resources and a bi...

Reducere. The definitive account of the 1945 Potsdam Conference: the historic summit where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill met to determine the fate of post-Wo...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an 'Iro...

Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. After the devastating attack,...

Reducere. DescriptionFlying combat missions in wartime is always dangerous. But imagine doing so in a slow, rickety biplane, at night, with no lights or navi...

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

The first full account of the crucial work done at Fort Hunt, Virginia during World War II, where the highest-level German prisoners were interroga...

This book reveals the myths and mayhem which accompanied the three waves of wartime evacuation and documents the experiences of evacuees in their o...

Presents the story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes - a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became global mascot for the Royal N...

Reducere. DescriptionAboard a sailboat or power vessel at sea, professional medical care is often unavailable. A crew member must act as the ship's physician...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

Reducere. Two manuscripts in one book: History of Prussia: A Captivating Guide to the Kingdom of Prussia and Its Role in the Napoleonic Wars, Franco-Prussian...

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

A WW2 heroine. - Dan Snow Love, duty and true-life adventure in the shadow of the Second World War Christian Lamb is one of the last surviving Wren...

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

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

Publisher: Wildside PressAuthor(s): Francis A MarchIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 260Publication date: 2008Dimensions...

Reducere. Other Losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower's policies c...

An authentic and powerful memoir based on the first-hand contemporaneous notes and diaries of a German soldier.

The Marines in World War II charts the combat history of the Marines from Wake Island to Okinawa, covering every major battle in between: Guadalcan...

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

This book examines the scale and scope of the largely forgotten role played for the Admiralty by 3000 armed fishing vessels, 39, 000 fishermen and ...

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

Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and adjusts to lif...

Original dual biography of the brothers Valentinian and Valens allows comparison of their achievements and contrasting reputations.Publisher: Pen &...

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