World War II, Hardcover - ***

Reducere. The Pulitzer Prize-winning monumental bestseller that forever captures the story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the partnership that transfo...

Reducere. If someone who is rich and powerful comes to you for a favor, you don't persecute him - you help him. Having such a person indebted to you is a gre...

DescriptionThis gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of...

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

Reducere. THE NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the contr...

A commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the WWII victory, Victory covers the war through "breaking news" stories and photographs from the Associ...

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. DescriptionWilliam Grannetino served in the US navy during World War II. From the day he landed on Omaha Beach to the morning he sailed out of the ...

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 on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito....

Organized in the immediate aftermath of World War II to try the former Nazi leaders for war crimes, the Nuremberg trials, known as the Internationa...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An incredible story of under-appreciated heroism." - USA Today, Five Books to Read This Week "A compelling biography o...

DescriptionIn the Pacific War's early years, Japanese air power was dominant. The only way for the Allies to defeat their enemy was to know it. Thi...

Reducere. Unrestricted Warfare reveals the dramatic story of the harsh baptism by fire faced by U.S. submarine commanders in World War II. The first skippers...

Reducere. DescriptionThe extraordinary, touching true story of Smoky, the smallest--and arguably bravest--dog of World War IIIn February 1944, as Japanese mi...

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,...

Contributor(s): Author: Louise BordenSki Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden....

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. In Soldiers of a Different Cloth, New York Times best-selling author and military historian John Wukovits tells the inspiring story of thirty-five ...

The dramatic, untold true story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory in World...

DescriptionBuilt around 1200 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws more than a million visitors and pilgrims each year, Chartres Cathedra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Deborah HopkinsonThe WWII invasion known as D-Day was the largest military endeavor in history. By June 6, 1944, Hitler and...

I felt Fred's small hand grab me.He patted me and whispered, Bear, I won't leave you here all by yourself.You are my best friend.Based on true even...

Reducere. In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked Germa...

DescriptionAn incisive, comparative study of the development of Post-World War II progressive politics in Britain, France, and the United States To...

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...

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...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cambridge Five, then keep reading...During the poverty-stricken years of the Great Depressio...

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...

Reducere. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine - Winner of the Los Ange...

Reducere. World War II: The Definitive Visual History is a comprehensive, authoritative, yet accessible guide to the people, politics, events, and lasting ef...

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

With more than 23, 000 copies of the first edition sold, this second edition of the best-selling Bolt Action World War II Wargaming Ruleset from Os...

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

Reducere. Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative m...

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...

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 ...

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...

Reducere. Thoughtful, Revealing, Insightful A unique narrative takes us from the sandy beaches of the Jersey Shore and post-war real estate boom to charterin...

Reducere. London schoolgirl Hettie hears the whispers and sees the worry creeping across her parents' faces. She watches as the windows in her home are black...

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....

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

Reducere. While the country's soldiers were fighting in World War II, the women who stayed behind were making their own courageous--and delicious--contributi...

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...

The world was in ruin at the end of World War II: from the Blitz in London to the aftermath of the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A ...

Reducere. The first US offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early on August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first US land ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this expanded edition, readers will encounter six new profiles of amazing women, as well as a new section on the Soviet Union. Noor I...

Learn to Make Classic American Pies, Cakes and Tarts It is dawn of the 1940s and America is in the midst of a difficult war. The women of the Home ...

Reducere. The most comprehensive study ever produced on maritime survival and rescue equipment used by the U.S. Army Air Forces and US Navy and Marine Corps ...

DescriptionWhen Hitler invaded Poland, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted, instead of retur...

Reducere. The most comprehensive study ever produced on maritime survival and rescue equipment used by the U.S. Army Air Forces and US Navy and Marine Corps ...

From top secret spy missions to recently declassified WWII documents, this richly illustrated account of the covert espionage operations of World W...

American soldiers overseas during World War II were famously said to be "overpaid, oversexed, and over here." But the assaults, rapes, and other br...

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...

DescriptionOn Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC No. 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally fa...

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. Follow the story of Russian Jewish immigrants who sent five sons off to World War II and the Occupation Forces. Four returned. Sadly, their middle ...

While armies have seized enemy records and rare texts as booty throughout history, it was only during World War II that an unlikely band of librari...

Reducere. If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper's novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. 19...

DescriptionThe M24 Chaffee was the finest light tank developed by the US during WWII. This tank was developed by Cadillac, which, along with farm e...

A detailed illustrated history of the uniforms of the German army from the period leading up to World War II until 1945. In the years after World W...

Reducere. A different way to understand the magnitude of World War II. Countless books exist about the Second World War and in those can be found all of the ...

DescriptionAfter the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm's parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of B...

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...

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...

Reducere. The first comprehensive narrative of racism in America's World War II military and the resistance to it. America's World War II military was a forc...

Reducere. The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse ar...

This definitive, lavishly illustrated book from National Geographic features an astonishing array of vintage and newly created maps, rare photograp...

DescriptionThe epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountai...