Young Captain on a Broken Boat: Childhood memories of a World War II Jewish refugee turned away from British Palestine to an island prison in Mauritiu

Reducere. Years ago, a young Jewish boy stood on a broken boat, half buried in the sand, holding a piece of bamboo he had made into a toy telescope. The boy ...

Reducere. A story about the harvest traditions that have been shared among Palestinian farmers for centuries. The story takes the reader's imagination on a j...

Reducere. In a book that will touch hearts and minds, acclaimed cultural historian Marilyn Yalom presents firsthand accounts of six witnesses to war, each of...

Explores Jewish emigration from Palestine and Israel during the critical period between 1945 and the late 1950s by weaving together the perspective...

Reducere. "A solid history of a relatively unknown area of Florida. The rich detail of destruction by hurricanes and fires; the building of lighthouses, scho...

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsAuthor(s): Philip BeaverIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 546Pub...

The Marines in World War II charts the combat history of the Marines from Wake Island to Okinawa, covering every major battle in between: Guadalcan...

Atomic Bomb Island tells the story of an elite, top-secret team of sailors, airmen, scientists, technicians, and engineers who came to Tinian in th...

Reducere. April 2020 will mark the 80th Anniversary of the fall of France to Nazi Germany, and the establishment of the provisional government of the Vichy s...

Reducere. Numbering 4, 000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro d...

Reducere. In this bold book, A. Naomi Paik grapples with the history of U.S. prison camps that have confined people outside the boundaries of legal and civil...

The ultimate reference work on the world's most deadly elite military unit. From spectacular hostage-rescue operations in the heart of London to co...

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...

DescriptionLiliane Leila Juma was sixteen years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. S...

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...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Adam MakosNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 316 x 38Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Jeffrey A. EngelEditor: Mark Atwood LawrenceEditor: Andrew PrestonHow should America wield its enormous power beyond its bo...

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...

In the late summer and early autumn of 1938, ten-year-old Ruth Block, along with her father, mother and best friend, Miriam, must navigate the incr...

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. 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. 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. Description"I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine duringWorld War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of anyrevi...

Reducere. From the North Shore to the South Shore and out to the East End, Long Island is home to a nationally recognized and historic boat building industry...

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...

Reducere. Following the success of World War II Rhode Island, author Christian McBurney returns, with new coauthors Norman Desmarais and Varoujan Karentz, to...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Marek NowinaNumber of pages: 156Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 204 x 15Cover type: Paperback / sof...

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 ...

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 ...

Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially...

Reducere. One of the Last Great Memoirs of the Greatest Generation: A Tennessee Back-Hills Boy Comes of Age on the Battlefields of Nazi GermanyThis memoir is...

Reducere. Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an a...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the late summer and early fall of 1938, ten-year-old Ruth Block, along with her father, mother, and best friend, Miriam, must navigat...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A band of brothers in an American tank . . . Makos drops the ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner's journey into the heart...

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

Offering a collection of personal and defining moments, this book offers insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.

Reducere. A Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the "Age of Neoslavery, " the American period following the Emancipation Proclamation in which convicts, mostly...

Reducere. Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and h...

Reducere. A Kirkus Reviews most anticipated picture book of fall 2020 with starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, School Library Journal and the Bulletin of ...

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

Spend the day with a historical figure and discover how people lived in different eras.

Reducere. The parents of James Leininger were first puzzled and then disturbed when their two-year-old son began screaming out chilling phrases during recurr...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Jews, then keep reading...The Jewish people are one of the oldest living people groups on th...

Reducere. World War II DunkirkThe movie Dunkirk premiered in 2017, decades after the event that turned certain defeat into a military miracle that inspired t...

Inna Wolkovich Gardner Nichols' story is not a recount of the horrors of war--for those stories have already been written. Her story is a true pers...