Specific wars and campaigns

Across the twentieth century, the families of people who died in war and disaster were left to make sense of their sudden loss and navigate newfound grief.

From the end of World War II in 1945 until the drawdown in 2019, about two million British military personnel and their families were stationed in northwestern Germany.

John II Komnenos was born into an empire on the brink of destruction, with his father Alexios barely preserving the empire in the face of civil wars and invasions.

John II Komnenos was born into an empire on the brink of destruction, with his father Alexios barely preserving the empire in the face of civil wars and invasions.

From the end of World War II in 1945 until the drawdown in 2019, about two million British military personnel and their families were stationed in northwestern Germany.

This new volume edited by two significant scholars of Italian history and politics offers students and scholars a sweeping overview of the modern history of a country that has played a crucial role in the history of Europe over the past two centuries.

During the years of the Pacific War and occupied Japan, more than ten thousand second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) served in the US armed forces and their campaigns in combat theaters and subsequently occupied enemy land in the Asia-Pacific region.

"e;"e;There have been two kinds of German propaganda.

Why did the most powerful army in the world falter against a scattered colonial militia on April 19, 1775?

A fully revised and updated guide to America s bloodiest and most divisive conflict 165 years on.

This revised and updated edition of The American Revolution offers an accessible and authoritative account of the war that forged a nation.

For more than half a century, historians, theologians, and moral philosophers have wrestled with one of the most consequential questions of the twentieth century: What was the true role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust?

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe remarkable story of the real 'Dad's Army' in wartime Britain, from the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'Impeccably researched and deliciously entertaining, Dad's Army shines a bright searchlight on to an organization dismissed for far too long as humorously incompetent' Giles Milton, author of The Stalin AffairWith the threat of invasion from Hitler's forces looming large in 1940, British men of all ages and backgrounds assembled under the banner of the Home Guard.

All-Black institutions and local community groups have been at the forefront of the freedom struggle since the beginning.

All-Black institutions and local community groups have been at the forefront of the freedom struggle since the beginning.

German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger.

Scores of unique photos of Tiger tanks Intricate and richly colored drawings, with special focus on markings and insigniaAccompanying text lists units combat strengths, equipment, commanders, and engagements By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved mythical, almost mystical status.

Stanisaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II.

WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer.

Nicknamed the "e;Ghost Division"e; because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the West.

In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War.

The Waffen-SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat.

*; Hundreds of photos--many of them rare--of Tiger tanks and their crews *; Color illustrations by Jean Restayn focus on markings, camouflage, and insignia *; Inventories and timelines for each unit In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0-8117-3171-5), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmachts named units, such as the Grodeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer.

More than half of the U.

Henry Chamberlain was one of the longest-term prisoners of war in World War II.

Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in VietnamForce Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam.

Mobilization for World War II disrupted life in the Deep South of the United States, sparking new-and, in some cases, reigniting old-battles across the home front.

Exactly a century ago, intelligence agencies across Europe first became aware of a fanatical German nationalist whose political party was rapidly gathering momentum.

Exactly a century ago, intelligence agencies across Europe first became aware of a fanatical German nationalist whose political party was rapidly gathering momentum.

Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine's challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic.

Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine's challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J.

Zwei mutige Frauen im Sturm des Schicksals … Der Auftakt der großen Bestseller-Saga: »Schneetänzerin« von Judith Nicolai jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks.

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.

No issue in modern history has been more intensively studied, or subject to wider interpretation, than the origins of the Second World War.

Activists in the earliest Black antebellum reform endeavors contested and deprecated the concept of race.

America's preeminent naval historian offers a history of the Second World War based on the experiences of the young officers--fresh out of the United States Naval Academy--who served on its front lines.

A treasury of poetry and prose from an unsung trailblazer of Black literature Lucia M.

Boris Bogachev's highly readable account of life as a young platoon commander during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 makes for a fascinating read.

Boris Bogachev's highly readable account of life as a young platoon commander during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 makes for a fascinating read.

Omaha was the make-or-break Allied beach on D-Dayin (perhaps) the make-or-break campaign of World War II.

Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward.

The newest volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States series, Contested Continent recounts the origins of "e;America"e; and how it came to birth the United States.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J.

Mobilization for World War II disrupted life in the Deep South of the United States, sparking new-and, in some cases, reigniting old-battles across the home front.

The dream of building Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land has long been a quintessential part of English identity and culture: but how did this vision shape the Victorian encounter with the actual Jerusalem in the Middle East?

Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans.

Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans.

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.

America's preeminent naval historian offers a history of the Second World War based on the experiences of the young officers--fresh out of the United States Naval Academy--who served on its front lines.