World War II Battle by Battle

DescriptionVivid storytelling brings World War II history to life and place readers in the shoes of the people who experienced Germany's last major...

Description'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon hi...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were ...

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an instrumental figure in the "Irish Literary Revival" of the 20th Century that redefined Irish writing. He wa...

Reducere. DescriptionStep into the action as the U.S. Marines and the Dobermans of World War II fight to recapture the island of Guam from Japanese troops. I...

Reducere. During World War II, prisoners of war were required by the Geneva Conventions to be treated according to established rules. But in late 1944, when ...

Reducere. Explore the Intense History of the Assyrians. The ancient masters of war and conquest became the most powerful force in the Near East thousands of ...

Award NameYalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young AdultsAward categoryYoung Adult NonfictionExcellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults F...

Reducere. WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS LEADERS, COMMANDERS AND PERPETRATORSWorld War II: Six Years That Changed World History, a short history of the...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Without Empire France today would only be a libera...

DescriptionClifford Guard was born in 1923, in the South Wales city of Swansea, into a life of abject poverty. By age 15, he sought escape through ...

Complete with approximately 40 original black and white photographs and battle maps. This book is part of the World War II From Original Sources se...

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. *Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Probably much of the confusio...

About World War IIIn collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second W...

Reducere. DescriptionA new analysis of exactly how Allied and German tanks fought the Battle of the Bulge, one of the great tank battles of World War II. The...

Reducere. The time has come for Cassiopeia Vitt to sell her ancestral home. It sits on a Spanish bluff by the Mediterranean Sea, and bears the name Casa de H...

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 ...

Battle of the Bulge - World War IIThe bloodiest battle in American history earned its name from the war correspondents who were covering the confli...

Reducere. An up-close look at the battles of World War II for kids ages 8 to 12Help kids learn all about World War II--right from the front lines. This fasci...

Do you want to learn how the bloodiest military conflict of all time began, was fought and ultimately won by the Allies Read about the 50 most impo...

Starvation, constant moves, fighting against a seemingly unbeatable enemy: this was the life that Stan and Galina Shkurinsky experienced while comi...

Reducere. It was nothing more than a thin strip of land bordered by an ocean and a landlocked salt river. Its inhabitants were hoards of sand flies and mosqu...

DescriptionIn this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the ...

There are two styles of leadership at war in the world.On one side the mechanical leader casts a vision of heroic action aided by pragmatism, reaso...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The passive res...

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became comm...

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...

Reducere. In December 1941, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor plunges the United States into war. Fresh from the hardscrabble mountains of Appalachia, Deac...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the clo...

DescriptionTo celebrate Marvel's 80th anniversary, Wolverine stars in a story that stretches across the decades But what crazy vigil could require ...

The Mosin-Nagant is the world's longest-surviving and most widely distributed military rifle, having armed the forces of Russia and many other coun...

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Paci...

DescriptionThis title offers a detailed look at the crucial but little-acknowledged role of the German heavy flak guns in the defense against allie...

Reducere. Through the vivid memories of Agnes Joan Negra, currently at the 100-year milestone of life, travel back to hear the expressions of American World ...

DescriptionAleutians 1942-43 is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese during World War II.It is often ...

DescriptionUsing new material unearthed in French archives, Vietnamese-language publications, and the testimony of veterans, this book, now in pape...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Susan May Warren"The kind of story that is perfect for being snowed in with." - blogger A.M. Heath Five near-strangers. One...

Fought in the winter of 1944-1945, the coldest season in over 100 years, the Battle of the Bulge still ranks as the single largest battle ever foug...

"Our hands and feet were frozen numb. The wind-borne cold attacked with terrible fury. We shivered violently." --Lt. Joseph Owen, 7th Marines, Chos...

Reducere. Winner of the 2017 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award from Poets & Writers In 2009, eighty-five-year-old art professor Ludka Zeilonka gets drawn i...

DescriptionFrom critically acclaimed Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar, this is the engrossing story of the German resurgence after the battle of St...

On 20 October 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army began landing on Leyte's eastern coast, supported by the U.S. Navy's 3rd and 7th fleets, which were assiste...

A masterful account of a vital four months in the bloody battle for the Pacific, giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign, ...

The vivid memoirs of a combat infantryman of the 99th Division, whose unit was at the forefront of the Battle of the Bulge and the subsequent advan...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paris, 1938. As the shadow of war darkens Europe, democratic forces on the Continent struggle against fascism and communi...

Reducere. Inspired by true historical events, From the Ashes is the unforgettable story of a tortured man, torn between his ideals, the iron fist of Stalinis...

Reducere. There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn ...

Reducere. I'm Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John Basilone held off ...

Reducere. As heard on the New Yorker Radio Hour: The triumphant and "engaging history" (The New Yorker) of the young women who devised a winning strategy tha...

Reducere. Written in the aftermath of World War II, Love Goes to Press opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Linda NeedhamUSA Today bestselling author Linda Needham brings you the fourth story in a series of romances touched by magi...

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. I fought like mad as the Japanese stormed down the hill yelling "Malians you die, Malians you die." I emptied my rifle magazine, twice. Out of ammo...

Reducere. The personal and candid account of General Patton's celebrated, relentless crusade across western Europe during World War II First published in 194...

Reducere. An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the way to victory in Europe It is said that the right man in the right pla...

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...

The first, comprehensive military history of armed confrontations between humans and extraterrestrials - Includes documentation of incidents from W...

Reducere. Day-by-day account of a Waffen SS battle group during a pivotal World War II battle Groundbreaking you-are-there approach integrates eyewitness rep...

Reducere. The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operation...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Glenn DyerA disgraced agent. A missing battle plan. Will he find redemption or damage the Allies beyond repair?London, 1942...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: S. L. a. MarshallS.L.A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startle...

Reducere. The Sex Revolution is over - and we won Sure, there are a few isolated pockets of propriety still to be mopped up, but most of the wholesome, clean...

Reducere. In Brian Keene's cult-classic, Earthworm Gods, global super-storms decimated the planet, eradicating most of mankind. In the midst of this ecologic...

Reducere. Blending Cajun and Marine Corps cultures, A Cajun Life is a compelling tale of love, loss, grief, and recovery. Set in Berwick, Louisiana in the 19...

Praised as an "unforgettable love story" by Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, this is the real-life,...

During the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940, German forces successfully cut off several units of British, French and Canadian troops from supporting force...

Peter Harmsen has once again ingeniously woven a vast range of Chinese, Japanese and Western source materials into a vivid tapestry of intense pers...

Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman offers a compelling behind-the-scenes exploration of the road to World War II and the invasion of Poland by the ...

Featuring 75 battlefield sites divided by wartime theatre, World War II Battlefields allows the reader to explore well-known battle locations aroun...