Cook - World War II 1

MI14 was set up in 1940 as a clearing house for intelligence from and about Nazi Germany. In addition to their own networks and operations, MI14 also had the benefit of intelligence from MI5, MI6 an……続きを見る

Brings together geographies and methodologies often kept apart by the difficulties of researching such a broad-ranging topic as the war Shots in the Dark offers cutting-edge scholarship across diffe……続きを見る

The seizure of Pegasus Bridge by six glider borne platoons of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry under Major John Howard very early 6th June 1944, is one of the better-known stories ……続きを見る

From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalr……続きを見る

Le cœur à nu d'un pays où " le devoir pèse plus lourd qu'une montagne, la mort est plus légère qu'une plume ". Le 15 août 1945, les Japonais entendent à la radio, pour la première fois, leur Empereu……続きを見る

This timeless memoir documents two sisters’ bravery leading up to WWIIーa singular historical account that shines a light on one of humanity’s darkest hours. Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Eng……続きを見る

By March 1942, mainland France had been under German occupation for almost two years. Every month that passed saw Germany bolster her defenses against an expected allied invasion. Every month that p……続きを見る

This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to……続きを見る

A guidebook for those planning a tour of this key battleground of the First World War. The First World War battlefields to the north of Arrasーincluding Vimy Ridgeーare among the most famous and mos……続きを見る

As an Official Army Photographer, "Mac" Fleming's assignment was to take motion pictures of significant wartime events for the US Army. In the pouch intended to carry his first-aid kit on his belt, ……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS A masterful telling of the way World War Two has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canada over seventy-five years. The Second World Wa……続きを見る

Paul Cook- historian, author of Siege at the White House and European resident for many years has written the first bombshell of a World War II series that is destined to become a classic. Partially……続きを見る

Dirty Eddie’s War is the true account of the war-time experiences of Harry Andrew March, Jr., captured by way of diary entries addressed to his beloved wife, Elsa. Nicknamed “Dirty Eddie” by his com……続きを見る

This book adds to this growing body of scholarship on the Italian Resistance by analysing, for the first time, how the 'three wars' are represented over the broad spectrum of Resistance culture from……続きを見る

"Cooke's examination of the Special Services and PX System during World War II, a subject previously overlooked by scholars, shows that these goods and services kept the armed forces' spirits up und……続きを見る

As German armored columns moved to seal off French ports from retreating British troops in 1940, Winston Churchill had few reserves he could commit. In an attempt to delay the Germans at Boulogne, C……続きを見る

"A fast paced story . . . If this is the only book you can buy of the Battle of the Bulge, this is the one to go for. Highly commended."ー Firetrench On 16 December 1944 Hitler's last great offensiv……続きを見る

The author of Falklands Hero follows the Third Parachute Battalion through a ferocious battle to secure a key strategic position during the Falklands War. This, the first in a series on Special Oper……続きを見る

Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey Award Tim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of heroism and horror, of loss and longing……続きを見る

**Winner of the 2016 Ottawa Book Award The magisterial second volume of Tim Cook's definitive account of Canadians fighting in the Second World War.** Historian Tim Cook displays his trademark story……続きを見る

'A breathtaking story' Daily Mail ‘Extraordinary’ The Telegraph on the Cook sisters Desperate circumstances can cause ordinary women to achieve extraordinary things. No one would have predicted suc……続きを見る

Veterans of World War II have long sung the praises of the PXーa little piece of home in far-flung corners of the world. Though many books on that war tell of combat operations and logistics in deta……続きを見る