The memoirs of John T. MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and excellence in performance.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotl……続きを見る
The astonishing stories of Holocaust survivor Lou Frydman and former Polish resistance fighter Jarek Piekalkiewicz are brought to life in Needle in the Bone. As mere teenagers during World War II, t……続きを見る
This fascinating compilation of wartime battlefield reports drawn from British, American, Russian and German sources has been carefully selected by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carrut……続きを見る
In 1939 a stunned international community absorbed the news that Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, hated and implacable enemies, had signed a non-agression pact. The treaty between them contained a hi……続きを見る
著者:Philip Seib
出版社: Potomac Books Inc.
発売日: 2012年02月23日
With the words ôThis is London,ö Edward R. MurrowÆs groundbreaking radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1941 brought the blitz into AmericaÆs living rooms. Countering the tide of U.S. isolationism, Murrow ……続きを見る
著者:Isabel George
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2010年01月21日
Five incredible true stories of canine bravery in wartime.
For as long as dogs have lived alongside man, they have saved their lives in wartime with their bravery, loyalty and companionship. From th……続きを見る
Outwardly Nella's life was probably seen as ordinary; but behind this mask were a lively mind and a persistent pen - a pen that never gave up over almost three decades, reporting, describing, ponder……続きを見る
著者:Max Hastings
出版社: Pan Macmillan
発売日: 2012年03月22日
**'A brilliant tour-de-force' - *Times Literary Supplement
Bomber Command* is acclaimed historian Sir Max Hastings' compelling account of one of the most controversial struggles of the Second World ……続きを見る
Questo libro tratta di fisica nucleare, ma in maniera molto semplice, così che sia possibile a tutti noi seguirla senza essere necessariamente esperti in materia. La vera corsa al nucleare c……続きを見る
著者:Eric Hammel
出版社: Words To Go, Inc.
発売日: 2009年06月02日
Aces In CombatThe American Aces SpeakEric HammelAdding to his acclaimed in-the-cockpit series, The American Aces Speak, combat historian Eric Hammel comes through with yet another engrossing collect……続きを見る
Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. At the start of the twenty-first century, the persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi reg……続きを見る
FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.
When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were i……続きを見る
AFRIKA KORPS: When the Italian Dictator Mussolini’s forces were chased across the North African desert into Libya by inferior British forces, Hitler decided to halt the route by sending a few “ligh……続きを見る
“It was the [allied armies’] valor, their endurance, and their ability to adapt that won the battle of Normandy and launched the liberation of Western Europe.”
ーfrom Normandy: The Real Story
For de……続きを見る
著者:Donal Sexton
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2011年10月06日
The Western European and Mediterranean Theaters in World War II is a concise, comprehensive guide for students, teachers, and history buffs of the Second World War. With an emphasis on the American ……続きを見る
The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York City
The USS Intrepid is a war……続きを見る
'I would choose this account over and above the rest. It is a fabulous book: full of perceptive insight that conveys all the tragedy, triumph, humour and intense drama of Churchill's time as wartime……続きを見る
Alan Whicker is quite simply a legend. A visionary and master of his craft, his television shows from the fifties to the nineties almost single handed invented the language of travel television and ……続きを見る
The third volume of The U.S. Navy Warship Series covers the fifty-year period from 1883-1922. In 1883, Congress authorized the first ships of the "New Navy" and ordered removal of all obsolete ships……続きを見る
War Crimes and acts of genocide are as old as history itself, but particularly during the 20th century. Yet what are war crimes and acts of genocide? And why did it take the world so long to define ……続きを見る
In 1939 the botanist Vladimir Krajina joined the Czech Resistance and quickly became one of its leaders. Incredible escapes from the Gestapo followed while some 20,000 radio messages were sent by hi……続きを見る
This volume tells the story of the evacuations of children from wartorn Britain to America during World War II. Alistair Horne was "a bundle from Britain" who found himself in very different circums……続きを見る
著者:John C. McManus
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2010年08月03日
“A superb bookーan American equivalent to John Keegan’s The Face of Battle. I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic.”ーDave Grossman, Author of On Killing and On Combat
From the ……続きを見る
著者:Michael S. Smith
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2012年09月12日
The Japanese called it the centipede. The northern part of Lunga Ridge, a narrow grass-covered rise that looked like an insect from the air, overlooked a coastal plain. In the center of that plain w……続きを見る
Central Europe (The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II)
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To the south, the discovery of a defensive gap in front of the 30th Infantr……続きを見る
The O.S.S. Operated in all of the theaters during World War 2, even in the “Frozen North.” Weather stations, very important to both the Allies and the Axis war-making ability were strung out across ……続きを見る
著者:James Sheeran
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2011年02月01日
The Nazis caught him, but they couldn't hold himーa gripping WWII memoir from a D-Day paratrooper and American hero.
A paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, James Sheeran was just a kid when he floated……続きを見る
Japan's Contested War Memories is an important and significant book that explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with Second World War history. Focusing particul……続きを見る
In the later years of the Second World War Germany was subjected to a tremendous onslaught by the bomber commands of both the RAF and USAAF, as well as being assaulted by land. For these twin strate……続きを見る
著者:Gerald Astor
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2009年01月16日
In ships and planes, they crossed the English Channel.
On the other side Hitler’s army waited.
And the longest day was about to begin....
In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed the E……続きを見る