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*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2023* ***A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR* 'The best book about the subject I have ever read' Max Hastings, Sunday Times** A sweeping history of occupation and resi……続きを見る

Panzer-Division was formed in January 1940 from 4. Leichte-Division. It took part in the campaign in the west fighting in the Netherlands, Belgium and finally France before being transferred to Pol……続きを見る

The Struggle' is a very readable account of an interesting life. The author was born in a rather poor peasant family in Poland. Through his own effort he made his way into the elite, becoming an off……続きを見る

Col. Frank Kowalski served as the Chief of Staff of the American military advisory group that helped establish the National Police Reserve, the predecessor to the Japan Self-Defense Forces during it……続きを見る

'Alleen op de vlucht' van Jack Kuper is het waargebeurde verhaal van een Joods jongetje in Polen dat zich voordoet als christen en zo weet te ontsnappen aan de Holocaust. "Alleen op de vlucht" is he……続きを見る

“Steep are the hill we’re climbing today, Rivers and valleys dividing the way.” -Porters’ song Known as one of the world’s most spectacular and challenging treks, the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guine……続きを見る

The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman’s narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the ……続きを見る

Strange sounds resembling the remote rumble of distant thunder were audible. Everybody understood: it was the echo of the battle for Stalingrad. . . . A heavy rain began falling. Stalingrad's outski……続きを見る

An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the way to victory in Europe It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference betwee……続きを見る

From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell, the untold story of World War II's first unit of special operations combat swimmers-precursors of today's US Navy SEALs 続きを見る

An impossible mission Behind enemy lines The never-before-told true story of a small team of American saboteurs with orders to sever the Third Reich's main supply artery -- the Brenner Pass Like a s……続きを見る

Bogen er en fortælling om Hans V. Toftes (1918-1987) liv under 2. verdenskrig, hvor han blev udnævnt som krigshelt, og hans senere karriere inden for den amerikanske efterretningstjeneste CIA. Bogen……続きを見る

The****war story of one WW2 80th Infantry Division mechanic by way of his personal letters home to his wife. How did George Henderson fit into the big picture of the war? After all, he was a mechani……続きを見る

This set of essays offers new insights into the journalistic process and the pressures American front-line reporters experienced covering World War II. Transmitting stories through cable or couriers……続きを見る

Following on from Blitz on Kent, all aspects of life during the Second World War were experienced during in this embattled county. From the onset of the war Kent became a key part in the front line ……続きを見る

An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs. There is a chapter of World War II history that remains la……続きを見る

Hailed as "t****he single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck and sank three Japanese warships at the Battle of Midway, including two aircraft carriers, help……続きを見る

Sam van Deventer (1888-1972) was de zielsverwant van Helene Kröller-Müller. De twintig jaar oudere kunstverzamelaarster schreef hem meer dan drieduizend brieven. Hij nam de plaats in van haar eigen ……続きを見る

Optimistisen lentäjä-ässän elämä Kustaa Kotsalo syntyi Sortavalassa vuonna 1922. Hänen isänsä Leonard Lindberg oli vastaperustettujen ilmavoimien lentäjä, ja myös äidin puolella oli vahvaa sotilasta……続きを見る

After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Thrust by the British into the camp……続きを見る

The Great Patriotic War (GPW) of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany, known in the West as the Eastern Front of WWII, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries……続きを見る

Admittedly small and vulnerable, PT boats were, nevertheless, fastーthe fastest craft on the water during World War IIーand Dick Keresey's account of these tough little fighters throws new light on ……続きを見る

On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark. Within hours and without a real fight, the government capitulated, co-operating with the Nazis in order to secure as much self-determination as possib……続きを見る

“This superb account describes the exercises undertaken on Slapton Sands, backed up by first hand accounts from those who were there at the time.” ーMilitary Machines International Preceded by a mas……続きを見る

At the height of World War II, with the Third Reich's final solution in full operation, a small group of Jews who had barely escaped the Nazis did the unthinkable: They went back. Spies now, these m……続きを見る

***In Halik Kochanski's extraordinary book, the untold story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War is finally heard By almost every measure the fate of the inhabitants of Poland was the mo……続きを見る

A German soldier recounts his experience serving along the deathly cold Eastern Front, fighting the Russian army in World War II. Gnter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he c……続きを見る

“Describ[es] the Type VII and its place in the history of warfare . . . probably the finest book on German submarines of WWII available in print.”ーFiretrench First conceived in the mid–1930s, the T……続きを見る

On marraskuun viimeinen päivä vuonna 1939. Ihmiset ovat menneet työhönsä kuten kaikkina muinakin aamuina. Kauppaliikkeet, parturit ja kahvilat ovat avanneet ovensa. Emäntiä ja palvelijattaria parvei……続きを見る

Perfect for readers of Last Stop Auschwitz, The Volunteer and The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'This is an extraordinary biography. A gripping narrative that opens as derring-do wartime escape drama rapid……続きを見る