Military history

"A rousing celebration of a moment in history when college football was more than metaphor and entertainment, it was a gritty sidebar to real war.

The Blue, the Gray, and the Green is one of only a handful of books to apply an environmental history approach to the Civil War.

On October 28th, 1940 Benito Mussolini at 5 am, sent a telegram to his ambassador in Athens to demand that prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas allow his Italian troops to invade Greece without incident or face war.

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During the Second World War, Winston Churchill won two resounding victories.

A lively, illustrated biography of America's 16th president from his humble beginnings to his historic leadership during the Civil War.

A heavily illustrated account of the evolution, design and deployment of dreadnought battleships.

One Nation Under Drones is an interesting and informative review of how robotic and unmanned systems are impacting every aspect of American life, from how we fight our wars; to how we play; to how we grow our food.

“[A] slice of largely-forgotten military history .

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After the phenomenal success of his first novel Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier described his next novel as being based on the life of a white man who was made an Indian chief, served in the government in Washington D.

Detailed and fully illustrated account of the Philadelphia campaign 1777, with over 150 photographs, maps and contemporary artwork.

A Civil War Monitor best book of 2020A group biography of the activists who defended human rights and defined the Republican Party's greatest hourIn 1862, the ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison summarized the events that were tearing apart the United States: "e;There is a war because there was a Republican Party.

Strange facts and bizarre anecdotes from centuries of armed conflict fought with everything from machetes to machine guns.

Following his BusinessWeek bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrods innovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader of the 20th century.

This WWII regimental history traces an unsung U.

"e;The authors offer a very different perspective on this campaign and are very frank in their assessment of the performance of the Allies and Germans on many levels.

In the wake of 9/11 no one knew when the next attack would come, or where it would come from.

At the beginning of World War II, a young Luftwaffe pilot, lured into defending Germany from an attack by a great enemy, soon learns the horrifying truth of Adolf Hitler's intent to conquer the world through violence.

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A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power and Washington RulesThe United States has been "e;at war"e; in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade.

With this short statement, I will try and give a snapshot of my life at that time, and why I wrote this book.

An in-depth study of American social movements after the Civil War and their lessons for today by a prizewinning historianThe Civil War unleashed a torrent of claims for equality-in the chaotic years following the war, former slaves, women's rights activists, farmhands, and factory workers all engaged in the pursuit of the meaning of equality in America.

A major reconsideration of the role of the American West in the causes, military conduct, and consequences of the Civil War.

This work is an attempt by the authors to give as full and detailed a history as possible of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the principal strike force of the United States Far East Air Force – the B-29 ‘Superfortress’ bombers during the course of the Korean War between 1950-1953.

A UN security advisor recounts his dangerous-and often contentious-time with the organization in this candid combat memoir.

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A primary source account of the WWII Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy written by a Nazi commander who survived the Soviet victory.

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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.

Despite the lifelong struggles of men and women from various backgrounds who have fought the good fight and have gotten into good trouble, the vestiges and shadows of slavery still walk the land.

As a young adult in wartime Vienna, Georg Rauch helped his mother hide dozens of Jews from the Gestapo behind false walls in their top-floor apartment and arrange for their safe transport out of the country.

Allene Carter's father-in-law was a decorated veteran.

Les lettres du soldat Raoul Descat à sa famille nous plongent dans la France en guerre du début du XXe siècle.

A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworths, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt to survive.

In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator—a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community—tells his inspiring story for the first time.

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.

An account of the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division Hiterjugend, from Operation Goodwood through to the end of the war.

A Union soldier recounts his capture and daring escape from a Texas POW camp in this rollicking Civil War memoir.

Today's Goat, the West Point cadet finishing at the bottom of his class, is temporary celebrity among his classmates.

Osborne joined the Confederate Army in the spring of 1861.