Winning World War II: A Complete Illustrated History, Hardcover - David Schonauer

How exactly did we win the war? In a stunningly visual syyle, this illustrated book chronicles World War II from the early rise of Germany's dictat...

A fascinating and detailed chronological study of the war, including the decisive encounters, profiles of important political and military figures,...

A detailed and insightful chronological study of the war, including the decisive encounters, profiles of important political and military figures, ...

World War Two was the most devastating conflict in recorded human history. It was both global in extent and total in character. It has understandab...

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

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

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...

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. June 6, 1944. On the dawn of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, two snipers find themselves fighting a battle all their own. One is a backwoods hunter...

Reducere. Summer 1944. When German sniper Dieter Rohde's older brother is unjustly shot for desertion by the SS, he will stop at nothing to win the Iron Cros...

Germany's Tiger tank, whether in the form of the Tiger I or later Tiger II (King Tiger), was the most feared tank of WWII. Despite production total...

The idea of British soldiers using American tanks was not viewed with a great deal of enthusiasm by the British Army. They perceived American tanks...

DescriptionThe North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable aircraft in the world to this day. Nimble and fast--qual...

DescriptionThis first of two volumes presents the P-38 story by focusing on the early models of this historic fighter--XP-38 through P-38H. Each ty...

Reducere. During the dark days of World War II, forty-one individuals from Ganson Street in the industrialized Western New York city of North Tonawanda left ...

DescriptionAlthough bombed at Pearl Harbor, USS Tennessee was back to sea before the year was over. The crew of the resilient warship fought from A...

This book documents the development and production of the M4A1 through its many variations, as well as its combat use around the globe. Produced by...

DescriptionThe Stuart light tanks were the first tanks taken into combat by US troops during WWII. Production of these vehicles can be broken into ...

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

Reducere. DescriptionEditorial Reviews From Booklist Called to active duty late in 1943, University of California-San Francisco surgical resident Kerner went...

DescriptionPreserved today as a museum in her namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat during WWII and the Korean War and w...

DescriptionThe B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most produced military ...

Reducere. In 1944 a vacant army base in upstate New York became the temporary home of over 900 men, women and children who had fled Europe towards the end of...

DescriptionThe Douglas Dauntless was the US Navy's frontline dive-bomber in the early days of WWII. Even after the larger and more powerful Helldiv...

DescriptionThis second of two volumes continues the P-38 story by focusing on the later, mass-produced models of this historic fighter--P-38J throu...

DescriptionVolume 2 on the famed Sherman medium tank covers the welded-hull, radial-engine-equipped M4 and documents its development and production...

Reducere. Mountain Troops And Medics is a complete World War II Combat History of the U.S. Tenth Mountain Division written by Albert H. Meinke, Jr., M.D., wh...

World War II: A New History - Evan Mawdsley

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...

DescriptionWorld War II: Infographics tells the story of the great conflict through graphic design. The mass of data available about World War II h...

Reducere. Chinese leaders once tried to suppress memories of their nation's brutal experience during World War II. Now they celebrate the "victory"--a key fo...

DescriptionFrom celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army durin...

Rhode Island's contribution to World War II vastly exceeded its small size. Narragansett Bay was an armed camp dotted by army forts and navy facili...

The personal story of 'Andy' Andrews and his machine-gun crew, following their journey in 1943 from the US to England, and on to France, Belgium, G...

The complete history of the building of PT boats for the U.S. Navy at the Elco, Higgins, and Huckins plants. One hundred sixty-two full-page illust...

Reducere. This is the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern wor...

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. Harry L. Runyan served the United States as an engineering officer during World War II. Supported by award-winning historian and author John V. Qua...