Ｙ．Ａ - World War II 7

An illustrated history of World War II-era women’s fashions, featuring ladies from all nations involved in conflict. What would you wear to war? How would you dress for a winter mission in the open ……続きを見る

World War II on the home front: “Fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or James Herriot will enjoy this unique historical account.” ーLibrary Journal This remarkable firsthand ac……続きを見る

The Sugar Report is a compilation of letters exchanged between Alvin Berry and his future wife, Rhea Housel, while Alvin was stationed in Europe during World War II. This book was compiled from thei……続きを見る

The Second World War saw many people consigned to long periods of exile, far from home. How did the exiled keep in touch with home? Why were some exiles silent when others wrote frequently and at le……続きを見る

The action of the historical novel “The Last Frontier” takes place on the ruins of Novorossiysk - a small town on the Black Sea shore, almost completely swept away the face of the earth in the resul……続きを見る

On September 1, 1910, France became the last great naval power to lay down a dreadnought battleship, the Courbet. The ensuing Courbet and Bretagne-class dreadnoughts had a relatively quiet World War……続きを見る

In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and se……続きを見る

“Horror is real; the Nazis insisted on it, sponsored it even. But decency is real, too, and sometimes it prevails. This book bears witness to that.” ーThe Washington Post Only a teenage girl when th……続きを見る

A new biography of Hamilton "Mac" McWhorter, the first pilot to achieve ace status in the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Although he objected to being characterized as such, Hamilton McWhorter III's service t……続きを見る

Although seen as a replacement for the A6M Zero-sen carrier-based fighter, the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was actually designed as a land-based naval interceptor optimised for speed rather than manoeuvra……続きを見る

The German invasion of the Netherlands was meant to be a lightning-fast surgical strike, aimed at shoring up the right flank of the assault on France and Belgium. With a bold plan based largely on L……続きを見る

This book takes a fresh approach to the London Blitz by viewing this time through individual local boroughs of the metropolis. The term ‘London Blitz’ means that culturally we have become accustomed……続きを見る

The classic account of the Battle of Arnhemーone of the most dramatic battles of World War II. In September of 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Market Garden, a doomed attempt invasion of the ……続きを見る

A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II. Following France's armistice with the Axi……続きを見る

They were the unsung heroines of World War II; the wives, mums and teenage girls, all 'doing their bit' for the war effort, clocking in daily to work in cast munitions factories, helping make the ex……続きを見る

Tuesday, 8 May 1945: Victory in Europe Day. A day of joyous celebration, as the end of a conflict which had engulfed the world came within touching distance. Millions of people celebrated in the str……続きを見る

Stanley Aylett's remarkable account of six years' service as a front-line surgeon with the British Army is that rare thing: a complete narrative from the first week of the Second World War until mon……続きを見る

This book explores the Australian press reporting of the persecution and genocide of European Jews, and the extent to which the news of the Holocaust was known and believed, revealed and hidden, and……続きを見る

Often overlooked in accounts of World War II is the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens, a campaign that included, we now know, war crimes for which the Soviet and Russi……続きを見る

Un viaje a través de la historia de la reconstrucción de Japón Renacer De Las Cenizas: La reconstrucción de Japón después de Hiroshima narra la extraordinaria historia de cómo Japón, tras la devasta……続きを見る