Prisoners of History: What Monuments to World War II Tell Us about Our History and Ourselves, Hardcover - Keith Lowe

A look at how our monuments to World War II shape the way we think about the war by an award-winning historian. Keith Lowe, an award-winning author...

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'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIM...

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This is a major new study of Italian naval camouflage schemes developed and used during World War II. When Italy entered the War in June 1940, the ...

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Reducere. Great patch book focused only on World War II. Depicts hundreds of SSIs (patches), tabs and scrolls, as well as chevrons, including SSI reproductio...

One of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year - A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - A New York Times Notable Book A timely explo...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through si...

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...

Description"Mark Obmascik has deftly rescued an important story from the margins of our history--and from our country's most forbidding frontier. D...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark FeltonIt is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered... As the Red Army closes in on ...

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"Oatley provides [a] ... history of modern psychology told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs and the men and women who made t...

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Investigate the factors that led to war Examine key turning points, including D-Day and Hiroshima Get to know the opposing forces -- the Allies and...

The Disordered Mind is the definitive statement on all we know about the brain and its associated disorders by the eminent Nobel Prize-winning scie...

DescriptionAs the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From v...

Reducere. As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime. --William B. Breuer, in The annals of World War II are mined wit...

Reducere. In 1943, while the world was convulsed by war, a few visionaries -- in the private sector and in the military -- committed to protect Europe's cult...

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DescriptionThe United States Marine Corps was one of the phenomena of the Second World War. Greatly expanded from its prewar order of battle of sca...

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75 years on from the end of the second world war, a unique collection from veteran Commonwealth voices who tell how the war changed their lives irr...

Between 1940 and 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors....

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Reducere. World War II created enemies and friends among nations. When it ended, how did the involved parties rise up from the rubles? This history book will...

Reducere. DescriptionBattle of MidwayThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 had dealt a catastrophic blow to the United States Navy, but it ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the firebombing by both Americans and Japanese civilians in Tokyo *Includes online resources and a bibliog...

In this fully revised edition of Finding Your Father's War, military historian Jonathan Gawne has written an easily accessible handbook for anyone ...

Reducere. Description"For all of us to be free, a few of us must be brave, and that is the history of America." But dying for freedom isn't the worst that co...

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DescriptionArmy Air Force pilot Jim Muri flew his torpedo-equipped B-26 bomber on a daring mission of survival that helped win the Battle of Midway...

DescriptionJohn Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by model makers and enthusiast...

DescriptionIllustrated with detailed artworks of Japanese aircraft and their markings, Japanese Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom heavy tanks to self-propelled guns, this highlyillustrated technical guide introduces all the main types of armored fighting vehicl...

Reducere. In 1942, the U.S. began to form a handpicked army to fight in Europe. What made it different is that its troops were composed of artists, actors, m...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a fear of invasion swept North America--particularly the West Coast. Immediate steps needed t...

Reducere. Discover the remarkable history of the Battle of Tarawa..."It's hell out there" was how one Marine described the assault on Tarawa, the U.S. Navy's...

Reducere. American discussions of the Vietnam War tend to gloss over the period from 1972 to the final North Vietnamese offensive in 1975. But on the battlef...