Modern warfare

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Charles Frederick Algernon Portal was born in Hungerford, England, in 1893.

It is the spring of 1944 and the outcome of World War II hangs in the balance, everything now hinges on an imminent Allied Invasion into France, D-Day.

A DREAM OF DEMOCRACY is a ten-year-old boy's escape from the Russian invasion of East Prussia at the end of WWII in January 1945.

Now available in paperback, Shot from the Sky uncovers one of the great, dark secrets of World War II: neutral Switzerland shot and forced down U.

In his historical series Hinze provides the only comprehensive account of events on the central and southern portions of the German Eastern Front during the years of German retreat.

On a research visit to Indonesia in 2008, famed author, Peter Levenda, heard a rumour concerning the alleged escape of Adolf Hitler.

"e;Whether you have feelings about Bader or not, this is an excellent book to gain insight into the summer of 1941 when, ready or not, the RAF went on the offensive.

Some people you live with for years and go on to have thought you had known them all your life, yet you never knew who they really were.

Come ride along and live the adventure of the men of Mjolnir (the name of the legendary hammer of Thor, the Norse god of war.

This volume covers WWII from initial outbreak to final victory with news stories and photos from the Associated Press archives.

A heavily illustrated account of how the tanks of 4th Armored Division defeated two panzer brigades over 11 days of battle at Arracourt.

A gripping collection of true stories that capture the bravery of American pilots who helped win WWII.

A carefully researched work providing an overview of the strategic factors dominating the costly yet war-winning Arctic convoy program.

Did Hitler-code name "e;Grey Wolf"e;-really die in 1945?

A revised and updated single-source reference book accurately detailing the German field forces employed in Normandy in 1944 and their losses.

An illustrated guide to the markings used on WWII Era U.

In his historical series Hinze provides the only comprehensive account of events on the central and southern portions of the German Eastern Front during the years of German retreat.

The Battle for Mametz Wood is normally associated with the endeavors of the 38th Welsh Division and was the first of those great battles to secure possession of the woodlands of the Somme.

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Finalist, 2024 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards"e;.

"e;I thought that this was going to another of those books puffing up the American side of WWII.

Inspired by true events, Twice upon a Time begins during the aftermath of the trail of tears when our government treated honorable people as viruses to be exterminated.

The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history.

Charles Frederick Algernon Portal was born in Hungerford, England, in 1893.

2018 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD BOOK OF THE YEARIn this dual autobiography, the Klarsfelds tell the dramatic story of fifty years devoted to bringing Nazis to justiceFor more than a century, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld have hunted, confronted, and exposed Nazi war criminals, tracking them down in places as far-flung as South America and the Middle East.

A history of the battle from Germany’s perspective: “An interesting account of a campaign that was decisive, but not as decisive as it could have been.

Deportations by train were critical in the Nazis genocidal vision of the Final Solution of the Jewish Question.

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Uses diaries, first-hand accounts, and official records to take the reader through the Mosquito intruders' three-year campaign to help force the Japanese out of Burma, living and dying with the brave warriors in the five squadrons which flew the FB VI.

 IMAGINE ELIZABETH BETTINA’S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother’s village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna’s residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to shelter and save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust.

In this second of Tim Saunders' volumes on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground.

The vivid account of a war correspondent shot down over Germany and taken prisoner.

If the trees could talk, what would they say?

Comme dans un roman picaresque, ce livre raconte l'enfance et la jeunesse d'une petite Viennoise chassée à travers l'Europe pendant la Shoah.

Richard Hughes was an artillery officer with the British Army in World War II.

Extremely rare (possibly the only) book-length account of a Soviet penal unit in World War II Gritty, intense style conveys the brutality of war on the Eastern Front Composed of convicts--soldiers who conducted "e;unauthorized retreats,"e; former Soviet POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners--the Red Army's penal units received the most difficult, dangerous assignments, such as breaking through the enemy's defenses.

With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.

Fondé sur des faits réels, ce livre raconte le destin singulier de Bernard Lacroix, un jeune Français déporté en Allemagne en 1943 pour avoir tenté d'échapper au Service du Travail Obligatoire, et disparu en avril 1945 pendant les « marches de la mort » qui ont marqué la fin de la libération des camps.