Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer
"A first-class historian."
-The Wall Street Journal
Top Secret Tales of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were……続きを見る
A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained
Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint……続きを見る
Through the diaries of nine men and women We Shall Never Surrender tells the story of the war as they experienced it, whether at home struggling simply to keep going, in high office with direct infl……続きを見る
Winston Churchill had a longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power ha……続きを見る
Critical Acclaim for TOP SECRET TALES of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."-Publishers ……続きを見る
Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer
"A first-class historian."
-The Wall Street Journal
Top Secret Tales of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were……続きを見る
著者:Tom Brokaw
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2001年07月31日
A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war ー in such historic episodes as Guadalcan……続きを見る
"As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime." --William B. Breuer, in
The annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, omin……続きを見る
Nineteen months before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Allied assault forces landed in North Africa in Operation TORCH, the first major amphibious operation of the war in Europe. Under the direction……続きを見る
At the age of fifteen Hortense Daman embarked on a secret career. In her German-occupied hometown of Louvain, Belgium, she joined the resistance, first as a courier, then as a fighter. She ran terri……続きを見る
On April 10, 1942, Captain Benjamin F. Stakes was taken prisoner on Bataan. For the next three and a half years, he would serve as a POW detained within five different camps and treated, along with ……続きを見る
'It made Changi seem like heaven.'
This is the little known story of Singapore's Outram Road Gaol and the POWs who endured it. Deprivation here was so extreme that there really was a fate worse than……続きを見る
The American Heritage History of World War II was first published in 1966. At the time, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist C.L. Sulzberger received widespread praise for his authoritative ……続きを見る
The riveting first book in Bruce Gamble's critically acclaimed Rabaul trilogy, originally published in hardcover as Darkest Hour, which chronicles the longest battle of World War II.
January 23, 194……続きを見る
The definitive account of the New Zealand air crews' heroic and often deadly role in the dramatic and dangerous invasion of Europe in 1944 to the fall of Berlin the folliwng year.
'Just another name……続きを見る
Sidney C. Philips, an easygoing Alabama teenager, enlisted along with a friend. 'Manila John' Basilone was the son of immigrants who found happiness in the rough-and-ready life of a marine. Eugene B……続きを見る
“A stunning portrait of incredibly courageous men and their awesome flying machines.”
ーAlex Kershaw, author of The Few
Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 is the world’s most famous fighter squadron……続きを見る
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program’s momentum, and arms production……続きを見る
(From the Synopsis) The letters passing back and forth between thees two "Bills" trace their day-by-day wartime adventures (and occasional misadventures)
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Shoah en moins d’une heure !
Le 27 janvier 1945, le monde entier découvre avec horreur la réalité des camps de la mort. C’est qu’avec la libération d……続きを見る
Sadici torturatori di partigiani e rastrellatori di civili inermi, o una delle migliori unità per la controguerriglia delle forze italo-tedesche in Italia nel 1943-1945? Il III Gruppo Esplorante del……続きを見る
This collection brings together international scholars pursuing cutting-edge research on spatial identities under National Socialism. They demonstrate that the spatial identities of the Third Reich ……続きを見る
African Americans' long campaign for "the right to fight" forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. In War! What Is……続きを見る
In this rousing sequel to his classic Can Do! The Story of the Seabees, William Bradford Huie continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, wharf……続きを見る
著者:Pino Lombardi
出版社: Fonthill Media
発売日: 2017年01月20日
Short Stirling: The First of the RAF Heavy Bombers is dedicated to the RAF's first four-engine heavy bomber and is the culmination of an incredible 30 years' comprehensive research. Illustrated with……続きを見る
著者:Chester M. Biggs, Jr.
出版社: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
発売日: 2016年05月06日
On December 8, 1941, Japanese troops methodically took over the U.S. Marine guard posts at Peiping and Tientsin, causing both to surrender. Imprisoned first at Woosung and then at Kiangwan in China,……続きを見る
In the modern history of American veterans, it is sometimes difficult to separate myth from fact. The men and women who served in World War II are routinely praised as heroes; the “Greatest Generati……続きを見る
Quando iniziai a scrivere delle mie esperienze al fronte, intendevo riservarle ai membri del 502° Panzer-Abteilung (Tiger). Quando i miei scritti si evolsero in questo libro, era da intendersi come ……続きを見る
Flak at 12 O'Clock is about a Kansas farmboy's teenage experiences that lead to his becoming a co-pilot of a B-17 in the 8th Air Force during the final months of World War II. He describes his adven……続きを見る
Questo è il diario di guerra di Wilhelm Prüller nato a Vienna il 14 gennaio 1916 in una famiglia operaia, cattolica e conservatrice. Avviato agli studi, entrò nella Hitlerjugend nel 1928, arruolando……続きを見る