Military forces and sectors

A veteran RAF fighter pilot reflects on his service in the sky during the Cold War, the Gulf War, and more in this exciting memoir.

Theodore Roosevelt's landmark work of military history: The definitive account of the War of 1812.

A "e;virtually faultless"e; account of the final weeks of World War II in the Pacific and the definitive history of the battle for Stalingrad together in one volume (The New York Times Book Review).

#1 New York Times Bestseller: A "e;superb"e; eyewitness account of one of the bloodiest and most pivotal battles of World War II (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down).

From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II.

A dramatic and richly detailed chronicle of the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy from one of America's greatest war correspondents.

Full-length accounts of three decisive WWII events-Pearl Harbor, Midway, and the evacuation of Dunkirk-from a #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

A scathing attack on Wall Street's illegal ties to Nazi Germany before WWII-and the postwar whitewashing of Nazi business leaders by the US governmentPrior to World War II, German industry was controlled by an elite group who had used their money and influence to help bring the Nazi Party to power.

A New York Times bestseller that brings to life one of the bloodiest battles of World War II-and the beginning of the end of the Third Reich.

New York Times Bestseller: A "e;virtually faultless"e; account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives (The New York Times Book Review).

This edited volume explores the history and evolution of Turkish paramilitarism from the late Ottoman period to the 2010s.

This account of the top secret investigation is "e;essential history .

The "e;extraordinarily informed"e; account of how US cryptographers broke Japan's Purple cipher to change the course of World War II (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Few episodes in American history were more transformative than World War II, and in no region did it bring greater change than in the West.

At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allied powers met to reenvision the map of Europe in the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson's influence on the remapping of borders was profound.

America's war on terror is widely defined by the Afghanistan and Iraq fronts.

Updated third edition: "e;An excellent work.

Among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was journalist James "e;Jimmie"e; Matsumoto Omura.

The Long Afterlife of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration reexamines the history of imprisonment of U.

The Ottoman Empire was unprepared for the massive conflict of World War I.

Throughout WWII, thousands of Allied prisoners dreamed of outwitting their captors and returning to war against the Axis.

Nestled deep in the Surrey countryside stands the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial.

From theNew York Times-bestselling coauthors: A "e;fascinating .

How and why the cultural and religious capital of the Basque people was reduced to rubble by the Nazi Condor Legion air force.

The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time conveys the fascinating progression of flying technology from flimsy wood-and-fabric biplanes to thunderous supersonic wonders.

A definitive history of the US Navy's renowned special operations fighting force-"e;the most complete in-depth study of this fabled elite unit"e; (Library Journal).

A fascinating history of the most secretive and unsung branch of the US military's Special Forces, from World War II through Desert StormVery little is known about USAF Special Operations yet their exploits have been as daring and their achievements as remarkable as anything accomplished by their brother warriors.

The fascinating true story of the controversial development and deployment of the supersonic fighter jet that changed aerial warfare foreverThe McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was born in 1978, a state-of-the-art supersonic fighter and attack aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.

A riveting oral history of the US Navy SEALs-from World War II to Vietnam to Iraq-in the words of the warriors themselves"e;It is better to die than to look bad or lose.

The inside story of life aboard the deadly Nazi U-Boat that sank forty-nine ships.

This "e;important contribution to WWII history"e; reveals the trucking convoy, manned by unsung black soldiers, who helped defeat the Nazis (Publishers Weekly).

The story of the HMS Hood, the last great warship of the British Royal Navy, told by the bestselling author of Hannibal.

The evolution of the battleship through centuries of war, told by a nautical expert and author of The Mighty Hood.

A searing account of a dark "e;chapter in U.

With exclusive interviews, a Signal Corps veteran tells the full story of how cryptography helped defeat the Axis powers, at Bletchley Park and beyond.

This Business of Publishing has been hailed by literary agent Michael Larsen as "e;must reading for writers, agents and anyone else who cares about the future of publishing.

The thrilling true story of the daring double agents who thwarted Hitler's spy machine in Britain and turned the tide of World War II.

A gripping biography of Admiral Nelson, Napoleonic War hero and one of Britain's greatest naval tacticians.

Ten major wars and two hundred minor actions comprise the history of the United States Marine Corps, and parallel the history of America itself.

A major turning point of WWII: The incredible true story of Allied forces who held a strip of Italian beach against Nazi bombardment.

The author of A Return to Glory constructs a compellingly detailed and panoramic history of the fateful day that ushered the United States into WWII.

When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life.

Ray and Betty Whipps both served in Europe during WWII: Ray as an infantryman under General Patton in the trenches of Normandy, Paris, and Belgium, and Betty as a field nurse in Cherbourg, France.

As World War II recedes further into the past, still each year hundreds of new books are published about some aspect of this global conflict.

This book is simultaneously a biography of Rear Admiral Herbert Victor Wiley and a history of the U.

SS-168the USS Nautiluswas the flagship of Submarine Division 12 operating out of Pearl Harbor throughout World War II.

THE LAST SURVIVOR is the incredible story of a man who survived three concentration camps and a major maritime disaster at the end of WW II.

By the time the war clouds of Europe and Asia spilled onto the shores of the United States, the allied military found itself outmanned, outgunned and out flown.

Barbed Wire University tells the extraordinary tale of Winston Churchill's internment of some of the most gifted Jewish refugee writers, professors, artists, and painters of their generation in a camp on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.

The First Counterspyis the pulse-quickening and traumatic story of spy, counterspy, and an American family unwittingly caught in its web.