Ｙ．Ａ - World War II 4

The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – code named 'Val' by Allied intelligence – was the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943. It sank more Allied w……続きを見る

H.G. Adler (1910–1988) was one of the founding figures of Holocaust scholarship whose monumental monograph Theresienstadt 1941-1945. The Face of a Coerced Community (1955; 1960) was the first study ……続きを見る

President Bill Clinton called it "an attack against America," but after Libyan agents planted a bomb aboard Pan Am Flight 103, killing 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground, America did not str……続きを見る

If this doesn’t move you, I suggest you check your pulse.' –John Kay, frontman of Steppenwolf (born in East Prussia in 1944) Told by the children who survived, these stories could well be the last e……続きを見る

The most produced Japanese bomber of the war the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during……続きを見る

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war,……続きを見る

Ein bisher unbekanntes Briefzeugnis führt in die frühe Rezeption des NS-Widerstands und die Geschichte des »Kreisauer Kreises«. 1957 schreibt Christian Troebst (1925-1995), Pfarrer einer württemberg……続きを見る

In "Battles of the Civil War" by Thomas Elbert Vineyard, readers are taken on a detailed journey through the significant battles that shaped the American Civil War. The book provides a comprehensive……続きを見る

A first-person account of a young English girl and her family living and working during WWII, enduring what seems an eternity of living with frightening bomb raids, sleeping under a table, and watch……続きを見る

James A. Nist lived an extraordinary life in his 24 years. Raised on a New Jersey farm, he graduated high school at 16 and earned both a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a private pilot……続きを見る

Una exploración de un pasado histórico que nos define como individuos en el presente. En la noche del 24 al 25 de marzo de 1945, Margit von Thyssen y su marido, el conde húngaro Ivan Batthyány, invi……続きを見る

“A ferocious conflict between Mongol and Samurai. The Japanese word 'Ghenko' is the term employed for the Mongol invasion of Japan. The event was an immensely significant one for the Japanese and it……続きを見る

Motivated by the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, champion swimmer Lee "Stump" Kelley is hell bent on becoming a Marine. Waylaid by a silver-tongued Navy recruiter he becomes a frogman instead. After b……続きを見る

By the end of World War II, hundreds of thousands of young men in the Japanese colonies, in particular Taiwan and Korea, had expressed their loyalty to the empire by volunteering to join the army. W……続きを見る

Focusing on the interrelationships among political, economic, and social forces in the construction of prevailing cultural images and gender roles for women in society, the book examines both the pr……続きを見る

A memoir of brutality, heroism, and personal discovery from Europe's dark heart, revealing one of the most extraordinary untold stories of World War II One night in March of 1945, on the Austrian-Hu……続きを見る

Formed in July 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the 16th Armored Division was the last U.S. armored division to be activated in World War II, the last deployed to the European Theater and the last to……続きを見る

The Japanese military is accused of abducting 200,000 women, mostly from Korea, and using them as sex slaves. WWII military records provide a completely different perspective. This is a compilation ……続きを見る

An inspiring and epic tale of loss and redemption about two American servicemen: a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in WWII and the modern-day soldier determined to bring home his remains six de……続きを見る

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”ーCNN • “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”ーUSA Today • “Oh, it’s a good one!”ーFox News A “beautiful story of a brotherhood b……続きを見る

From May to September 1940, a period that saw some of the most dramatic events in British history - including the evacuation of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the opening stages of the Blitz - t……続きを見る

**The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War IIーwhen the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. “An amazing,……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of A Higher Call, an up-close-and-personal account of the Alamo Scouts in World War II. Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious f……続きを見る

This is the story of John McKinney who received the Medal of Honor for his actions against a Japanese surprise attack. On May 11, 1945, McKinney returned fire on the Japanese attacking his unit, usi……続きを見る

**The New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the Band of Brothers in World War II. Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now avail……続きを見る

A powerful novel set at the end of World War II about one woman and her family's struggle for survival. The thrust of this epic novel occurs in the spring of 1945, during an event known in Germany a……続きを見る

Hurricanes and Handbags is part of series of short stories commemorating the bravery and courage of women serving in the armed forces during times of conflict. It tells the remarkable story of a gro……続きを見る

Wendy ran home through the streets of Bexleyheath with the air-raid siren wailing, her little gas mask box bumping against her hip. Just as she reached her front gate, a Spitfire spiralled out of th……続きを見る

At a crucial moment in the Second World War, an obscure French general reaches a fateful personal decision: to fight on alone after his government’s flight from Paris and its capitulation to Nazi Ge……続きを見る

This utterely compelling memoir opens with a sceptical nine-year-old Bryan Magee being taught the facts of life. It goes on to tell the story of the Second World War as seen through a child's eyes. ……続きを見る