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In early 1944, two Allied armies were poised to launch a massive assault against German forces in central Italy to open the way north to Rome. Obstructing them was the Gustav Line: the most formidab……続きを見る

Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout. Although the Fiftee……続きを見る

If you are a bystander and witness a crime, should intervention to prevent that crime be a legal obligation? Or is moral responsibility enough? In The Crime of Complicity, Amos N. Guiora addresses t……続きを見る

Unexpectedly selected by Churchill to command 8th Army in 1942 in place of the sacked Auchinleck, 'Strafer' Gott was targeted by German intelligence as he flew to Cairo to take up his new post. Six ……続きを見る

'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his ……続きを見る

Featuring photographs throughout, as well as special colour artwork, this volume is a concise history of this fighter group and their success. 'I think the success of the 354th as the leading group ……続きを見る

Featuring photographs throughout, an illustrated history of the 49th FG, sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group we……続きを見る

Featuring photographs throughout, an illustrated history of the 49th FG, sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group we……続きを見る

This WWII regimental history traces an unsung U.S. Army from its important role in the liberation of Europe through the postwar lives of its leaders. The Ninth Army was formed in May of 1944 under t……続きを見る

This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinianーthe site that would launch the end of WWII. In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine C……続きを見る

A look at one U.S. Army private's attempt to free Nazi soldiers from a Colorado prisoner of war camp during World War II. Harvard honor alumnus Dale Maple had a promising future, but his obsession w……続きを見る

The rapid expansion of the RAF during the mid/late 1930s necessitated a massive storage requirement for high explosive bombs and other ordinance. Drawing on the experience of the Great War ammunitio……続きを見る

How British naval power in the Indian Ocean played a critical early role in WWII: "Commands the reader's attention. . . . a history game-changer." ー Warship, Naval Books of the Year This new work ……続きを見る

This book explains for the first time the full story of the wartime adventures of Britain's greatest art treasures. At first the pictures and other artifacts were distributed amongst a number of lar……続きを見る

The expansion of the Japanese Empire between 1931 until its defeat in 1945 is one of the most extraordinary yet shocking episodes in human history. Extraordinary in that a relatively non-industriali……続きを見る

World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. Highly relevant today, World War II has much to teach us, not only about the profession of arms, but also abou……続きを見る

Offering a global account of the 'long' World War II, this book challenges conventional narratives that picture a clearly defined war period (1939-1945) followed by a distinct postwar era dominated ……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War II History Very complete history by two of the unit's veterans (Reagan was Commanding Officer). Contents (1) In the Beginning (2) Joining the War Appendix 1: Chronology Appen……続きを見る

An examination of why and how Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East, and why Italian efforts ultimately failed. Offering fresh insights into Fascist Italy's foreign and c……続きを見る

From 1941 to 1945, a small number of Jews were given the rights of Aryan citizens in Croatia by the pro-Nazi Utasha regime. This study seeks to explain why these exemptions from Ustasha racial laws ……続きを見る

Charles (Charlie to his comrades) Murrell kept detailed diaries of his service with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards throughout the Second World War as Guardsman (later Sergeant).This book starts on 1……続きを見る

"The difficult fighting in the Colmar Pocket is brought to vivid life" in this WWII chronicle of the Allied 6th Army Group ( WWII History). By the fall of 1944, the Western Allied forces appeared to……続きを見る

As a combat medical aidman of Company B, 1st Medical Battalion, First Infantry Division, Allen N. Towne experienced some of the pivotal events of World War II. "Doctor B," as his unit was known, was……続きを見る

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I alt 78 danske statsborgere blev dømt til døden ved retsopgøret efter befrielsen. 46 af dem blev henrettet; 32 blev benådet. Men var der en god forklaring på, hvem der fik lov at leve, og hvem der ……続きを見る

The decisive battle in Gen. MacArthur's reclaiming of the Philippines in WWII is told in vivid, on-the-ground detail in this "definitive account" ( WWII History Magazine). When Gen. Douglas MacArthu……続きを見る

er's unlikely rise to power and his uncanny ability to manipulate his fellow man resulted in the deaths of millions of Europeans and a horrific world war, yet despite his colossal role in world hist……続きを見る

Covering the period between George C. Marshall becoming Chief of Staff in September 1939 and the first military successes in 1942 (Guadalcanal, El Alamein, Northwest Africa), this volume describes h……続きを見る

From the late 1930s until December 7, 1941, isolationism and an antipathy toward war in Europe were strong political currents in the US. However, once the US entered World War II, the entire apparat……続きを見る

In this autobiography, Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981) recounts his youth in Missouri, his years at the US Military Academy at West Point (he graduated in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenhower), his assig……続きを見る