Military history

This "e;uncommonly astute study"e; examines the early development of the US-UK military alliance that would eventually lead to victory in WWII (Paul Miles, author of FDR's Admiral).

This historical study examines America's Cold War diplomacy and covert operations intended to lure Cambodia from neutrality to alliance.

Spy Sub is the acclaimed story of the secret mission by the USS Viperfish to find a lost Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles in the great depths of the Pacific Ocean.

A groundbreaking book that gathers key wartime intelligence reportsDuring the Second World War, three prominent members of the Frankfurt School-Franz Neumann, Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer-worked as intelligence analysts for the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime forerunner of the CIA.

Capturing the chaotic nature of the U.

This is the first book to examine Thomas Holcomb s crucial role as commandant of the U.

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The title of this book comes from a toast popular with Americans in the late 1790s-"e;millions for defense, not a cent for tribute.

It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that, across the channel at least, the French were a 'nation of resisters'.

Using an exceptionally clear writing style, minimal scientific jargon, and vivid photos and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive view of the fundamentals of entomology.

With Allied armies poised on the banks of the Rhine, Nazi Germany tottered on the brink of collapse.

The British army was almost unique among the European armies of the Great War in that it did not suffer from a serious breakdown of discipline or collapse of morale.

A history of pivotal military and political events in Ancient Rome from 425 to 457 BC.

A member of the famed Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, Donald J.

The Decline of European Naval Forces aims to provide insight into the evolution of Europe's naval forces since the end of the Cold War.

The 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Georgia volunteer infantry regiments spent most of the Civil War fighting under Brig.

An insider's "e;entertainingly written, brilliantly insightful"e; account of the Iran hostage rescue attempt-and how it led to today's special operations forces (General Stanley McChrystal (Ret.

The Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action fought off Savo Island during World War II's Guadalcanal campaign.

Fireforce 'Writ Large' - Airborne Assault in Mozambique.

This is the remarkable story of an airplane that became a legend--with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane.

Vividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period, this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory.

This volume, a collection of eleven original essays by many of the foremost U.

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community.

Civilians into soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War.

At War in Distant Watersinvestigates the reasons behind Great Britains combined military and naval offensive expeditions outside of Europe during the Great War.

In a startlingly innovative format, journalist Stephen A.

Edwin M.

Even in the harsh conditions of total war, food is much more than a daily necessity, however scarce-it is social glue and an identity marker, a form of power and a weapon of war.

Still segregated in World War I, the U.

Winning Armageddon provides definition to an all-too-long misunderstoodfigure of the Cold War, General Curtis E.

The prolonged conflict in Iraq has shown us war's transformative effect.

Working in a world of hurt fills a significant gap in the studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war.

En las trincheras de Stalingrado es una pieza fundamental de la literatura bélica y uno de los primeros textos escritos en la antigua Unión Soviética que aborda con honestidad incontestable el que, probablemente, sea el episodio más importante de la Gran Guerra Patria: la batalla por Stalingrado.

Nicholas Eftimiades examines the infiltration of Chinese espionage agents into foreign governments and private businesses.

The last great naval battle of World War II, Leyte Gulf also is remembered as the biggest naval battle ever fought anywhere, and this book has been called the best account of it ever written.

This is the first biography of Capt.

War breeds myths, especially those made up by the vanquished to explain or soften their loss.

During World War II the Japanese imprisoned more American civilians at Manila's Santo Tomas prison camp than anywhere else, along with British and other nationalities.

The realities of WWII underwater warfare come to life in this chronicle of a submarine sunk in the Philippines-and the remarkable sailors who survived.

Vietnam was often called a "e;teenager's war.

The remarkable World War II story of PC 1264's crew of fifty African-American enlisted men as recounted by the ship's captain

THE COMPELLING ACCOUNT FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINEFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE PETERSON LITERARY PRIZEA revelatory eyewitness account of Russia s invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian resistance by Pulitzer Prize finalist Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.

Outwardly Nella's life was probably seen as ordinary; but behind this mask were a lively mind and a persistent pen - a pen that never gave up over almost three decades, reporting, describing, pondering, and disclosing.

Could you spare five minutes per day to get acquainted with some truly fascinating people and events?

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This collection of 51 essays provides a history of amphibious landings that include European, Asian, and American operations.

Award-winning author Edward S.

The first special service forces of World War II were known as the Devil's Brigade.

On April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan.

This acclaimed sequel to the Peattie/Evans prizewinning work, Kaigun, illuminates the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its genesis in 1909 to its thunderbolt capability on the eve of the Pacific war.