Military forces and sectors

A biography of the pioneering four-star general, chronicling his influence on the United States Air Force.

An "e;impressively comprehensive"e; study of the Nazi military and its culpability in war crimes by "e;one of the foremost historians of World War II"e; (Stephen G.

The award-winning author of Kentucky Marine "e;has crafted an excellent account of how World War I impacted Kentucky socially, economically, and politically"e; (Journal of America's Military Past).

On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River.

On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River.

Includes two new chapters!

The naval historian presents a "e;well-written, fast-paced"e; study of Civil War riverine combat based on the personal accounts of officers and sailors (Civil War News).

During the first two years of World War I, Germany struggled to overcome a crippling British blockade of its mercantile shipping lanes.

"e;The essential reappraisal of this seminal event in twentieth-century naval history .

"e;An absorbing story about how the Lincoln veteran George Watt managed to escape from Nazi-occupied Belgium.

On December 18, 1972, more than one hundred U.

"e;Laslie chronicles how the Air Force worked its way from the catastrophe of Vietnam through the triumph of the Gulf War, and beyond.

"e; With a foreword by Stephen Ambrose and a preface by Franklin D.

"e; When the Japanese Imperial Forces invaded the Philippine Islands at the onset of World War II, they quickly rounded up Allied citizens on Luzon and imprisoned them as enemy aliens.

Weaving together information from official sources and personal interviews, Barbara Tomblin gives the first full-length account of the US Army Nurse Corps in the Second World War.

"e;This book is a work of detail and scholars can now envision the campaigns and battles of the First World War from a high-level German perspective.

We'll Always Have the Movies explores how movies made in Hollywood during World War II were vehicles for helping Americans understand the war.

According to Robin Higham and Stephen J.

At the end of World War II, Gen.

The Bennetts: An Acting Family is a chronicle of one of the royal families of stage and screen.

Nineteen months before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Allied assault forces landed in North Africa in Operation TORCH, the first major amphibious operation of the war in Europe.

Traditional histories of the hard-fought Battle of the Bulge routinely include detailed lists of the casualties suffered by American, British, and German troops.

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.

"e;Deeply researched and clearly written .

Civil War historians shed new light on the importance of guerrilla combat across the south in this "e;useful and fascinating work"e; (Choice).

When Heinz Luning posed as a Jewish refugee to spy for Hitler's Abwehr espionage agency, he thought he had discovered the perfect solution to his most pressing problem: how to avoid being drafted into Hitler's army.

Vietnam Declassified is a detailed account of the CIA's effort to help South Vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the Vietnamese peasantry and suppress the Viet Cong.

This history of American armored warfare through the twentieth century "e;boasts some of the best available analysis of mobile war as practiced by the US"e; (Publishers Weekly).

A comprehensive history of the US military's involvement in World War I, including soldiers' experiences, the creation of the air force, and more.

A historic account of the US Navy's cramped, outdated submarine that was forced to remain in service during World War II.

A historic account of the US Navy's cramped, outdated submarine that was forced to remain in service during World War II.

This WWII fighter pilot memoir recounts the author's many exploits as a flying ace during WWII in the Normandy invasions, the Battle for France and beyond.

At the age of twelve, American William R.

This WWII combat memoir offers a rare firsthand account of the Allied guerilla forces fighting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

A stirring account of the heroic World War I exploits and life of Tennessean Alvin C.

On an early morning in the fall of 1942, Kemp McLaughlin's group set out for a raid on a French target.

A US soldier recounts his extensive guerilla campaign against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in this thoroughly researched WWII memoir.

A US soldier recounts his extensive guerilla campaign against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in this thoroughly researched WWII memoir.

"e;Told by a 'been there, done that' combat commander, McLaughlin gives us precise accounts of such air battles as the devastating bombing of Schweinfurt.

The United States needs airpower, but does it need an air force?

A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Major General Logan Feland (1869-1936) played a major role in the development of the modern Marine Corps.

"e;Follows the changes in the Marine Corps from its role as colonial infantry to amphibious assault force .

"e;An absorbing story about how the Lincoln veteran George Watt managed to escape from Nazi-occupied Belgium.

A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations.

A fascinating personal memoir of underwater combat in World War II, told by a man who played a major role in those dangerous operations.

"e;Moving testimonies recount the sadism, mass murders, deportations and imprisonment which Poles suffered at the hands of Hitler's invading army.

The WWII historian offers "e;provocative analysis"e; of the US military's evolving relationship with German officers held on American soil (Robert D.

"e;A fascinating book about a virtually unknown officer who played a major role in the development of US military planning before and during World War II"e; (Bowling Green Daily News).

A German historian's account of the Nazi retreat from France in the summer of 1944: "e;An important book [about] a surprisingly under-examined phase of WWII"e; (Anthony Beevor, Wall Street Journal).

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war.