Specific wars and campaigns

Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender.

One of the most devastating periods in twentieth-century history was the rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge over Cambodia.

Fought on what to Westerners was a remote peninsula in northeast Asia, the Korean War was a defining moment of the Cold War.

An intimate look at war through the lives of soldiers and their families at Fort HoodMaking War at Fort Hood offers an illuminating look at war through the daily lives of the people whose job it is to produce it.

Monday, June 5, had long been planned for launching D-day, the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-held Western Europe.

El meteórico ascenso al poder de Hitler, el férreo control ideológico que impuso en Alemania, su popularidad frente a las masas y la eficaz maquinaria bélica que puso en marcha constituyen aspectos de un proceso cuyo éxito dependió, en buena medida, del trabajo realizado por su círculo íntimo.

How the Grand Alliance of World War II succeeded-and then collapsed-because of personal politicsIn the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal politics and flawed personalities of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.

An ordinary German soldier's letters home from Poland and Russia during World War IIReluctant Accomplice is a volume of the wartime letters of Dr.

An Unflinching Look at a Black Chapter in Our War in Iraq and Americas Failure to Serve JusticeIn the waning days of 2005, twelve Marines were ambushed by Sunni Muslim insurgents on Route Chestnut, an ancient Mesopotamian road at the south edge of Haditha, Iraq, when an IED detonated under one of four Humvees they occupied, killing or wounding a quarter of their number.

Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.

The battles for the Germans' last line of defense in World War II, including Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, and MetzHow German commanders made decisions under fireBuilt as a series of forts, bunkers, and tank traps, the West Wall--known as the Siegfried Line to the Allies--stretched along Germany's western border.

Epic story of low-level strikes on Axis navies in World War II One of the most dangerous forms of air attack used during the war Written by a participant This stirring book recounts how British torpedo-bombers took the war to enemy naval fleets and shipping vessels during World War II.

Portrait of this famous World War II unit at the height of its success Completely illustrated with photos, maps, and diagrams--in color where available In the sands of the Western Desert in 1941-42, Erwin Rommel made history as the Desert Fox, waging a brilliant and bold campaign against the British.

Dieses eBook: "Das Bombardement von Åbo" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

The story of the invasion of Moscow, told through its people.

Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century.

So ungeheuerlich es auch klingen mag: Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist nicht von Adolf Hitler, sondern von Franklin D.

In 'Rilla of Ingleside' by Lucy Maud Montgomery, readers are transported to the captivating world of Ingleside, where they follow the coming-of-age journey of Rilla Blythe during World War I.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Smithy and Nobby Series: 6 Book Collection with 90+ Stories in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Rudyard Kipling's 'The Military Writings of Rudyard Kipling' delves into the world of warfare and soldiering through the eyes of one of the most renowned authors of the 19th century.

In Justin H.

Neuauflage des Weltbestsellers: Der berühmte Roman über den Russischen Bürgerkrieg wurde bei seinem Erscheinen 1930 von allen Seiten und sogar von der KPD-Zeitung "Rote Fahne" in höchsten Tönen gelobt, Karl Radek bereitete eine Übersetzung ins Russische vor.

Herbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first ally to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp, in April 1945.

Ludwig Rellstabs historischer Roman "1812" entführt den Leser in das dramatische Jahr 1812 in Europa, geprägt von Napoleon Bonapartes Feldzug gegen Russland.

In 'The Crisis of the Naval War in WW1' by John Rushworth Jellicoe, the reader is taken on a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and strategies faced by the British Royal Navy during World War I.

In 1937, Austria struggled to recover from the Treaty of Saint Germain of 1919.

Im Spätherbst des Jahres 1941 ermorden die SS und ihre Helfer über 27000 Juden im Wald von Rumbula.

Die Kämpfe um Lothringen fanden im August und September 1914 an der Westfront während des Ersten Weltkriegs statt.

The Spy of the Rebellion follows the activities of Allan Pinkerton, famous American detective and spy, during events leading up to and during the American Civil War.

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war.

The Great War ate men, machines, and money without mercy or remission.

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Dieses eBook: "Helden der Wildnis (Basierend auf wahren Begebenheiten)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

The reasons behind Detroit's persistent racialized poverty after World War IIOnce America's "e;arsenal of democracy,"e; Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis.

In 'Kriegsgefangen - Erlebtes 1870 & Reisebriefe vom Kriegsschauplatz' präsentiert Theodor Fontane eine Sammlung von Berichten über seine Erlebnisse als Kriegskorrespondent während des deutsch-französischen Krieges von 1870.

In Daniel Defoe's 'THE STORM - Unabridged,' readers are immersed in a tale of survival in the face of natural disaster.

Este ebook presenta "El arte de la guerra" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.

In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives.

El experimento político de la Guardia Colombiana comenzó con una guerra civil y se cerró con otra, y su parábola de 25 años entregó a los colombianos del siglo XX unas sólidas tradiciones liberales y republicanas que se mantienen hasta nuestros días.

Este ebook presenta "Germinal", con un índice dinámico y detallado.

Un erudito conocedor de la Campaña Nacional y su época, Iván Molina Jiménez, ofrece en este libro un conjunto actualizado de sus ensayos dedicados a este hecho medular de la historia patria.

Esta obra del prestigioso historiador Víctor Hugo Acuña enfoca y analiza la Campaña Nacional de 1856-1857 desde las miradas y percepciones de historiadores y cronistas de los tres países más comprometidos en esa guerra: Estados Unidos, Nicaragua y Costa Rica, asegurando así una respuesta variada y profunda gracias a esa pluralidad de perspectivas, todo lo cual responde, por lo demás, a los métodos de los más modernos análisis históricos.

In war, you can pretend to be someone you're not.

Con este ensayo, sus autores Guillermo Palombo, Alberto Crinigan y Santiago M.

Un surtidor de YPF y garrafas de Gas del Estado en las Malvinas, relaciones más o menos fluidas entre isleños y argentinos, maestras que enseñan español en Puerto Stanley, vuelos semanales a Comodoro Rivadavia, isleños que viajan a Buenos Aires para hacer tratamientos médicos, a Córdoba para completar el colegio secundario, a Bariloche para pasar sus vacaciones.

The novel Murisa continues the story of Feri Lainscek's work "e;Locil bom peno od valov"e; (I Will Divide the Foam from the Waves), published in 2003 and reprinted many times.

Esta obra tiene como propósito presentar los resultados de investigaciones en torno a la Primera Guerra Mundial, conflicto que transcurrió hace más de 100 años y que no solo marcó el final de una época, sino que también trazó los lineamientos para una serie de hechos que tuvieron lugar a lo largo del siglo XX.

El libro esboza y traza la historia del mítico pueblo de los andaquíes, que vivió en las inhóspitas cordilleras que separan a los departamentos colombianos de Caquetá y Huila.