M.B - World War II 6

Throughout the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, has played a significant role in the development of American naval aviation. The roles of flee……続きを見る

Elles étaient espionnes, porteuses de nouvelles importantes, logeuses de combattants de la Résistance ou de soldats réfugiés alliés... Sans l’aide de ces femmes, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, d……続きを見る

Written from a Zambian perspective, this leading study shows how the British colony of Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) organized and deployed human, military, and natural resources during and after……続きを見る

During World War II, tens of thousands of African Americans served in segregated combat units in U.S. armed forces. The majority of these units were found in the U.S. Army, and African Americans ser……続きを見る

From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the sab……続きを見る

A member of the famed Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, Donald J. Rich went ashore on D-Day at Utah Beach, was wounded in the bloody conflict at Carentan, landed in a flimsy plywood-a……続きを見る

World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a ……続きを見る

Born after World War I into an educated and progressive Polish family, Peter F. Dembowski was a teenager during the joint occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. His account of li……続きを見る

'The kind of history deserving of a cinematic blockbuster' Julia Lovell, Literary Review '[A] gripping and meticulously researched account of an epic effort to transport delicate scrolls, paintings ……続きを見る

During the era of the Weimar Republic, Germany was characterized by deep contradictions and polarizations. New, progressive social mores and artistic developments mixed uneasily with growing reactio……続きを見る

When the German Army encircled the British Expeditionary Force in Dunkirk, Canada expanded its commitment to the war effort. The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was created, initially as an infantry un……続きを見る

Tom Buk-Swienty tager i Det ensomme hjerte læseren med på en dramatisk rejse gennem Det Tredje Rige. Bogen er fortællingen om den unge tysker Hans Horn, der under Anden Verdenskrig bliver hvirvlet i……続きを見る

Addressing the question of why many Latin American fiction authors are writing about Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust now, this book charts the evolution of Latin American literary pro……続きを見る

'Remarkable and compelling. I loved this book' EDMUND DE WAAL 'An exemplary sleuth, both astute and open-minded . . . Manera Sambuy writes with **impassioned style and insight' TELEGRAPH A lost prin……続きを見る

By the time Mark Clark's Fifth Army reached the small village of San Pietro north of Naples in the first week of December 1943, a tough but rapid sweep through Sicily came to a muddy halt. On the sl……続きを見る

The effort to win the war began at home--and for the researchers at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, enhancing America's military aviation arsenal was the key to victory. Formed in 1915, th……続きを見る

Il libro presenta tutti i centocinquantanove decorati con la Croce di Cavaliere con Fronde di Quercia e Spade della Wehrmachte Waffen-SS, tramite delle schede biografiche che condensano le motivazio……続きを見る

Il Trattato di pace di Versailles del 1919 consentiva alla Germania di costituire per le sue Forze Armate future solo delle unità di artiglieria leggera. L’artiglieria della Reichswehr sarà quindi a……続きを見る

Il libro presenta tutti i centocinquantanove decorati con la Croce di Cavaliere con Fronde di Quercia e Spade della Wehrmachte Waffen-SS, tramite delle schede biografiche che condensano le motivazio……続きを見る

The history of the shadowy Werewolf guerrilla bands formed at end of the Second World War as the last desperate defence of Nazis. Founded by Heinrich Himmler in 1944 when it became clear Germany wou……続きを見る

“An engaging and often frightening story” of a member of the 305th Engineering Battalion of the 80th Infantry Division (Andrew Z. Adkins III, coauthor of You Can’t Get Much Closer Than This). A Comb……続きを見る

Scottish Lion on Patrol was first published in 1950, the record of the 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiments formation, training and service in the campaign that took them from Normandy to the Balt……続きを見る

The major contribution made by Coastal Forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of the Second World War. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, ……続きを見る

Fighting the Bombers is an unrivaled look at the Allied bombing campaign from the point of view of the Luftwaffe establishment and command. The contributing authors were involved in all aspects of G……続きを見る

The first in-depth study of the role of canines in WWII Britain, an “important but hitherto under-represented subject,” with photos included (Society of Army Historical Research). The Second World W……続きを見る

“A really excellent, detailed, comprehensive and moving history of 19 Squadron, RAF during the Second World War” from the author of Arnhem 1944 (Clash of Steel). As a child, Dilip Sarkar was fascina……続きを見る

If there was ever a man who was born to fly, it is John M. Billings. He took his first plane ride in 1926, began taking piloting lessons in 1938, and joined the US Army Air Force in July 1942. After……続きを見る

The World War II fighter Ace’s previously unpublished draftーan account of the “Long Trek” from Normandy into the heart of the Third Reich itself. Having published two of his own books, Wing Leader ……続きを見る

A guide to creating models of the World War II warship, featuring history on the ship as well as crafting tips. The “ShipCraft” series provides in-depth information about building and modifying mode……続きを見る

It's 1942 and the Nazis are racing to build an atomic bomb. They have the physicists, but they don't have enough 'heavy water' – essential for their nuclear designs. For two years, the Nazis have oc……続きを見る