World War II 75

*Includes pictures of the planes used, as well as important people, places, and events during the Battle of Britain.*Discusses the run-up to the campaign and the logistics on both sides.*Includes a ……続きを見る

On September 1, 1939, the world was changed forever. Despite several attempts by the French and British to appease Hitlers Nazi regime to avoid war, most notably allowing Hitler to annex the Czechs ……続きを見る

All Americans are familiar with the day that will live in infamy. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese conducted a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japane……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Churchill and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a list of Churchill's greatest quotes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of……続きを見る

More than three-and-a-half million men served in the British Army during the Second World War, the vast majority of them civilians who had never expected to become soldiers and had little idea what ……続きを見る

Que s’est-il réellement passé en juin 1940 ? Voici un livre dérangeant. Dans une démonstration dont l’évidence s’impose à l’esprit, Bernard Legoux nous prouve qu’en juin 1940 l’armistice était la se……続きを見る

This profoundly honest Holocaust memoir describes the transformation of everyday anti-Semitism into the Holocaust nightmare. Central to the story are the years Mielnicki spent in the camps of Auschw……続きを見る

A moving saga that takes the reader to the very heart of a close-knit, fiery, loving family – perfect for fans of Maureen Lee, Mary Larkin and Pam Weaver. It’s 1941 and German bombs are falling on B……続きを見る

While Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist government was persecuting Jews and Jehovah’s Witnesses and driving forty-two small German religious sects underground, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d……続きを見る

In October 1941, Hitler launched Operation Typhoon - the German drive to capture Moscow and knock the Soviet Union out of the war. As the last chance to escape the dire implications of a winter camp……続きを見る

Military Historian Jared William Carter recalls a short story of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington.  続きを見る

Through exploring the battle of ideas set in motion in August 1914, First World War: Still No End In Sight provides a framework for understanding the changing focus of political conflict from ideolo……続きを見る

The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of society was required to make a contribution to the war effort. National initia……続きを見る

As the Holocaust passes out of living memory, future generations will no longer come face-to-face with Holocaust survivors. But the lessons of that terrible period in history are too important to le……続きを見る

The most readableーand searingly honestーshort book ever written on this pivotal conflict. Was World War II really such a "good war"? Popular memory insists that it was, in fact, "the best war ever.……続きを見る

When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defe……続きを見る

The definitive story of the shocking and controversial Allied bombing of Dresden 'In narrative power and persuasion, he has paralleled in Dresden what Antony Beevor achieved in Stalingrad' Independe……続きを見る

The world was at war, America precariously poised on the sidelines. But already a second secret war was well underway with the United States very much in the thick of it. While he fought on the home……続きを見る

At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II’s Battle of the Bulgeーthe story of five crucial days in which small groups of American soldiers, some outnumbe……続きを見る

The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. But, until now, there has never been a comprehensive account of ……続きを見る

These letters cover an unbelievable variety of war-time experiences, not shared by many servicemen, from terrifying near-death experiences on the beaches at Iwo Jima where 6000 casualties occurred o……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive chronicle of the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II, Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy, now together ……続きを見る

“Truscott was one of the really tough generals,” soldier-cartoonist Bill Mauldin of the 45th Infantry Division once wrote. “He could have eaten a ham like Patton for breakfast any morning and picked……続きを見る

The increasingly popular genre of “alternative histories” has captivated audiences by asking questions like “what if the South had won the Civil War?” Such speculation can be instructive, heighten o……続きを見る

70 years ago, on 7 June 1944, the British 7th Armored Division landed in Normandy, halfway through a wartime journey that had started in north Africa. Formed on 16 February 1940, it adopted the Jer……続きを見る

A rich account of the impact of the Second World War on the lives of people living in the farms and villages of Britain. On the outbreak of war, the countryside was invaded by service personnel and ……続きを見る

At dusk on December 8, 1941, the carrier Enterprise and her escort of cruisers and destroyers entered Pearl Harbor. Officers and men lined the rails, watching in stunned silence. The twisted, smolde……続きを見る

"Every man has two countries," Henri de Bornier once said, "his own and France." Indeed, France has captivated us for centuries. Here, in this compelling history from acclaimed historian Marshall B.……続きを見る

American Women during World War II documents the lives and stories of women who contributed directly to the war effort via official and semi-official military organizations, as well as the millions ……続きを見る

Quando a Segunda Guerra Mundial eclodiu, em 1939, o Brasil parecia muito distante do conflito tanto geográfica quanto politicamente. Na época, o país tropical, subdesenvolvido e longínquo era o dest……続きを見る