World War Ii category: 7796 books
by H.P. Willmott
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
The best balanced one-volume history of the Second World War in its coverage of all the major themes and all the fronts. Willmotts fresh insights into the war on the Eastern Front are an outstanding feature. Russell F. Weigley, author of Eisenhowers Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 194445The...
The Second World Wars
How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket attacks in London to jungle fighting in Burma...
The Greatest Battle
Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
The battle for Moscow was the biggest battle of World War II -- the biggest battle of all time. And yet it is far less known than Stalingrad, which involved about half the number of troops. From the time Hitler launched his assault on Moscow on September 30, 1941, to April 20, 1942, seven million...
by Jon E. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
How will the Second World War be remembered? Not as a series of strategic battles but as a dramatic turning point in world history, recorded through the personal accounts, diaries, and speeches of those that were there.
World War Two: the Autobiography places centre stage the individual accounts...
Wings of Judgment
American Bombing in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 1988
World War II--"the good war"--is here viewed from a new angle of vision, one that sheds fresh light on how major decisions were reached. More than just a book on the strategy and outcome of American bombing in World War II, Wings of Judgment tells about choices in war, decisions that determined...
Terraced Hell
A Japanese Memoir of Defeat & Death in Northern Luzon, Philippines
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1992
This memoir from a Japanese civilian placed with the army in World War II offers a rare glimpse of the Japanese experience and psychology during this desperate time.
Near the end of World War II , when the Japanese military machine was crushed but still hanging on, thousands of Japanese soldiers...
Blitz Diary
Life Under Fire in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Firsthand accounts of the experiences of ordinary people during the Second World War Historian Carol Harris has collected a remarkable series of accounts from the war's darkest days, with heartwarming stories of survival, perseverance, solidarity, and bravery, the preservation of which becomes increasingly...
by James Lachlan MacLeod
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
During World War II, the city of Evansville manufactured vast amounts of armaments that were vital to the Allied victory. The Evansville Ordnance Plant made 96 percent of all .45-caliber ammunition used in the war, while the Republic Aviation Plant produced more than 6,500 P-47 Thunderbolts--almost...
Hidden Warbirds II
More Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII's Lost Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
The continuation of World War II’s most intriguing new aviation series.
In Hidden Warbirds II, the engaging follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hidden Warbirds, aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico further explores the romantic era of World War II warbirds and the stories of some of...
Freedom from Fear:The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 1999
Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom From Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. The Depression was both a disaster and an opportunity....
U-Boats at War in World War I and II
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
U Boats were the scourge of the seas for Allied shipping during both World Wars – almost bringing Britain to the brink of starvation on several occasions. This book contains unseen photographs taken by German submarine crew and captains during each war.
The World War One selection features...
World War II Women 3-Book Bundle
The Accidental Captives / Greatcoats and Glamour Boots / Props on Her Sleeves
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Bravery, patriotism, and sacrifice marked the women caught up in conflict during the Second World War. This special collection of three books tells the stories of a young airwoman, prisoners of war, and women in service.
Includes:
The Accidental Captives: The Story of Seven Women Along in Nazi...
Shanghai Sanctuary
Chinese and Japanese Policy toward European Jewish Refugees during World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
When the world closed its borders to desperate Jews fleeing Europe during World War II, Shanghai became an unexpected last haven for the refugees. An open port that could be entered without visas, this unique city under Western and Japanese control sheltered tens of thousands of Jews. Shanghai Sanctuary...
by Michelle Ann Kratts
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Niagara Falls, both a natural wonder and a tourist destination, played a prominent role on the homefront during the Second World War. Many men and women worked diligently stateside in wartime industrial plants. One of the area's largest employers, Bell Aircraft, produced P-39 Airacobras and P-63 Kingcobra...