Wings of Morning: The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down Over Germany in World War II, Paperback - Thomas Childers

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas ChildersOn April 21, 1945, the twelve-member crew of the Black Cat set off on one of the last air missions in the Eu...

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

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Organised chronologically by type, German Bomber Aircraft of World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by t...

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Delving behind the headlines of history, this book showcases twenty brave Americans who showed exceptional leadership in the Spanish-American War, ...

Reducere. A dramatic countdown of the final months of World War II in Europe, The Last 100 Days brings to life the waning power and the ultimate submission o...

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Reducere. Wings In The Hands Of The Lord presents a firsthand account of 30 bombing missions during WWII. From the pilot's log of 1st Lieutenant Louis LaHood...

*A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!* The New York Post calls The Last Fighter Pilot a "must-read" book. From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and ...

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

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Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Tom ClavinNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 167 x 245 x 30Cover type: Hardba...

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Reducere. Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most...

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an Ame...

Reducere. A million pages of new World War II codebreaking records have been released by the U.S. Army and Navy and the British government over the last five...

Features 12 accounts that describe the battle experience, the different nations' attitudes toward imprisonment, and the often-barbaric treatment of...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Indepe...

Reducere. In 2001, Tombstone Pictures released the movie Pearl Harbor. Following the Japanese attack on the military installations on Oahu, the movie depicts...

-This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.- With these words, Lieutenan...

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

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...

Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German cavalry as used on all fronts throughout World War II.

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. ``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 ...

Reducere. If the Wright brothers' 1903 flights in Kitty Hawk marked the birth of aviation, World War I can be called its violent adolescence--a brief but blo...

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

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

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

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Publisher: Day BooksIllustration(s): 150 line drawings, 20 photographsNumber of pages: 310Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 14Cover typ...

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Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pant...

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Originally published in 1985, this book provides an important insight into the principal aspects of the history of the policy and practice of polit...

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Reducere. In July 1944, thirty-two-year-old Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest on a mission to rescue the last Jews of Europe.Over the nex...