Specific wars and campaigns

A fully illustrated study of how the US-led half of the Normandy invasion fleet was composed, commanded, and how it fought, from D-Day until the fall of Cherbourg.

The Struggle for the Pacific (1937) examines the rivalries and postures as various powers - European, the US, Japan and China - attempted to militarily, politically and economically dominate the Asia Pacific sphere.

The River War is a historical book by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881-99) in the Sudan.

The unique and harrowing account of the bloodiest battle of the Falkland War - the 1982 battle for Mount Longdon, as seen through the eyes of eight ordinary Argentine soldiers from the Seventh Infantry Regiment and five British paratroopers.

This work takes readers to two countries ravaged by World War II, Poland and Japan, recounting the wartime experiences of teenagers Bogdan and Seiko.

This work takes readers to two countries ravaged by World War II, Poland and Japan, recounting the wartime experiences of teenagers Bogdan and Seiko.

Dive into the extraordinary life of the 26th President of the United States with Henry Pringle's meticulously researched and captivating biography, "e;Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography.

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.

July 1918.

"e;Not only a just appraisal of the campaigns waged by Marines in World War II; it is a documentation of the Marine struggle to prove the feasibility of amphibious warfare.

In contrast to the Greek mainland, the Nazis occupied most of Crete between 1941 - 45.

Since its first appearance in 2004, The Crusades: A Reader has been the go-to sourcebook in the field.

1918 steht die Schweiz am Rande eines Abgrunds.

Study of ante-bellum Southern cotton plantations examined through letters found in the correspondence of U.

The remarkable, untold story of one Holocaust survivor's resilience against all odds, discovered through a chance encounter with a collection of her wartime poetry.

To discover how war can affect the status of women in industrial countries, Leila Rupp examines mobilization propaganda directed at women in Nazi Germany and the United States.

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity by Ethan Allen is a gripping first-person account of the trials and tribulations faced by one of America's most legendary Revolutionary War heroes.

This book is a primary source collection of 30 speeches of the Cold War from 1917 to 1991, representing a cross section of leaders on all sides of the conflict from North America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy.

This book aims to address a neglected field of research by providing evidence-based insights into how contemporary visitors of different national and generational background, especially those of Polish and Jewish descent, experience and reflect on their visits, or on living in the proximity of different sites of memory across Poland, including former concentration and death camps, ghetto sites, and other physical sites such as museums with a connection to the Holocaust.

Die Malteser Ritter, auch bekannt als der Orden des Heiligen Johannes, sind ein faszinierendes Kapitel der europäischen Geschichte, geprägt von Tapferkeit, Glauben und unermüdlichem Einsatz für das Wohl der Menschheit.

Grossly unsanitary living conditions, cruel and abusive treatment by camp officials, the withholding of medical treatment - these were common experiences for refugees imprisoned at internment camps in Britain and Canada.

From Montana--Around the World and BackThese are the memoirs and true-life story of a young man from Montana who joined the Army, trained as a tank operator, traveled around the world during World War II, worked on the Minuteman missile program, blew up chickens on his South Dakota farm, and raised his family during hard times.

What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

It was the evening of August 31st 1939.

THESUNDAY TIMESTOP 10 BESTSELLERChosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST HISTORY BOOKS for 2024';Compelling [Nichol has a] terrific eye for detail; an ability to blend tear-jerking letters, quotation and personal anecdotes into a rich, thought-provoking narrative'Daily TelegraphOver one million British Empire soldiers died during the First World War.

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Conversations On Common Things: Or Guide to Knowledge by Dorothea Lynde Dix is a delightful and enlightening compendium that aims to educate and inspire young minds through engaging and accessible dialogues.

Hollywood icon, German dissident, lover, war heroine, distant mother, and eventual recluse.

Step into the dramatic and intense world of the American frontier with George H.

A detailed examination of one of the crucial campaigns of World War II in Burma, in which British and Commonwealth forces achieved their first decisive victory over Japanese arms.

"e;This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in the hands of Yankees, whose tyranny increases in proportion to the power they possess over their victims.

The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history.

80th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONProduced in collaboration with Imperial War MuseumsRelive the day that changed the course of history.

Since their foundation during the Second World War, the Parachute Regiment has acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers.

As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: "e;Why did the Germans vote for Hitler?