Stackpole Books: 1000 books
by Don Troiani, Earl J. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
America’s most respected historical artist
In the world of historical painting, Don Troiani stands alone, universally acclaimed for the accuracy, drama, and sensitivity of his depictions of America’s past. His images, both stirring and informative, define the view Americans have of the...
Ship-Busters
British Torpedo-Bombers in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Epic story of low-level strikes on Axis navies in World War II
One of the most dangerous forms of air attack used during the war
Written by a participant
This stirring book recounts how British torpedo-bombers took the war to enemy naval fleets and shipping vessels during World...
by E. Lawrence Abel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Scholarly volumes have been written about the causes of the war, presenting plausible reasons for the bloodbath of the 1860s. The arguments are endless and fascinating. Every generation finds new insight into the times. What has largely been ignored is the role of songs in America’s Civil War. This...
Bodenplatte
The Luftwaffe's Last Hope
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
Definitive account of the last great Luftwaffe attack of World War II
Gripping stories of Fw 190s and Bf 109s in combat
Contains hundreds of eyewitness accounts and rare photos
In the early morning of January 1, 1945, as the Battle of the Bulge smoldered to an end, the German...
by Paul Kerlinger
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Information on migratory flight patterns, flight speed and distance, travel seasons, calls of migrating birds, and more.
by Erik Bergaust
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Here is Dr. Wernher von Braun’s incredible story – from his early years in Germany, where he gave birth to modern rocketry, to his arrival in the United States and his launching of the first American satellite, the first man on the moon and other stunning space exploration feats.
“Every page...
24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War
The Biography of a Regiment
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2002
Formed in the summer of 1862, the 24th Wisconsin Infantry participated in many major battles of the Western theater, earning a reputation as a brave, hard-fighting unit. Unlike other unit histories, this book makes no attempt, as the author freely admits, to provide "an objective history"...
Great Hikes in the Poconos
and Northeast Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Hiking guide to the state's biggest tourist area
Varied hikes are appropriate for all abilities
An easy-to-use guidebook to more than 40 favorite hikes in northeast Pennsylvania (north of Route 78, east of Route 15). Each hike begins with a table listing hike distance, elevation, directions to trailhead,...
In Hospital and Camp
The Civil War through the Eyes of Its Doctors and Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1993
This anthology tells the fascinating story of how medicine was practiced in military hospitals and in the field during the Civil War. Includes first-person accounts by Louisa May Alcott and Walt Whitman.
Air Apaches
The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Historian and aviator Jay Stout follows up his spellbinding account of the U.S. 303rd Bomb Group—Hell’s Angels—with the equally remarkable story of the Air Apaches in the Pacific. Air Apaches reconstructs the war of the 345th Bomb Group in impressively painstaking detail, capturing what it was...
The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe
The U.S. Army Air Forces Against Germany in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Dramatic story of World War II in the air. How the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force. Vivid accounts of aerial combat.
by C. Leonard Fergus, Charles Fergus
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
Handy in-the-field identification guide. Features the "Foolproof Five." Includes a useful identification flowchart.
How to Survive Anywhere
A Guide for Urban, Suburban, Rural, and Wilderness Environments
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Well-illustrated, easy-to-follow, step-by-step survival instructions. Practical tips for anyone, anywhere, in almost any survival situation.
Doo Wop Motels
Architectural Treasures of The Wildwoods
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2007
The three New Jersey beach resorts known collectively as The Wildwoods have recently been the subject of widespread notice for their unique concentration of mid-century commercial architecture. Known in The Wildwoods as Doo Wop, the style is mostly represented in the resorts' surviving motels, built...