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A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story o...
Robert J. MrazekIn the tradition of Band of Brothers, this is the untold story of a squadron of navy pilots whose heroism was decisive in America's victory in the Pacific.
Citizens of London: The Americans Who...
Lynne OlsonFrom the acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men comes a major new World War II history that describes the developments of America's crucial wartime alliance with England that became so decisive in defeating Hitler.
Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Tri...
Richard ReevesFrom the bestselling presidential biographer, a stirring tale of the heroic and resolute young men who defied the Soviet blockade intended to drive the Western powers out of Berlin and risked their lives to keep a city alive.
The Gamble: General David Petraeus an...
Thomas E. RicksAbridged CDs • 8 CDs, 10 hours Fiasco, Thomas E. Ricks's #1 New York Times bestseller, transformed the political dialogue on the war in Iraq—The Gamble is the next newsbreaking installment
The Diary of a Dirty Little War: The ...
Harvey Rosenfeld[This is the MP3CD audiobook format.] From its beginnings, America has acted out much of its history on the battlefront. Yet for the average American, little is known of the Spanish-American War. The reasons for our entry never see...
Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan,...
Barrett TillmanThe first book to fully cover the air war against Japan, Whirlwind examines the human drama of the most important strategic bombing campaign in history.
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS...
Doug StantonMany survivors of the attack believe that McVay was innocent...and they have organized campaigns to have his record cleared. This has been supported by vote of Congress, but the Navy itself remains adamant. Perhaps Stanton's vivid acc...
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for St...
William CraigA classic work of World War II history that brings to vivid, dramatic life one of the bloodiest battles ever fought―and the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.On August 5, 1942, giant pillars of dust rose over the Russian step...
The Battle For History: Re-fighting W...
John KeeganWith the same erudition, discernment, and crisp prose that made his A History of Warfare an international bestseller, Keegan surveys the literature of World War II, identifying the works he finds most important and illuminating while ...
American Heroes: In the Fight Against...
Oliver North"Real heroes are selfless. Those who serve America in harm's way in the war against radical Islam have that quality in abundance. And so do their families and loved ones at home. Yet, they rarely get the attention or coverage the...
Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape o...
The true story made famous in Werner Herzog's acclaimed film Rescue Dawn---the incredible drama of the pilot who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to lead a mass escape from a POW camp deep in the Laotian jungle.
The Last of the Wine: Paris During th...
John BaxterA preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city's history.From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the Fre...
SIEGE: MALTA 1940-1943 (Pen & Sword M...
Ernle BradfordSituated halfway between Europe and Africa, Malta played a central role in the battles for the mastery of North Africa. The island was the vital supply base for British and Imperial troops in the to-and-fro desert campaigns against fi...
Geoff Dyer's classic The Missing of the Somme is part travelogue, part meditation on remembrance—and completely, unabashedly, unlike any other book about the First World War. Through visits to battlefields and memorials, he examines...
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man a...
Ben Macintyre2011 Broadway trade paperback, Ben Macintyre (A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal). In 1943, from a windowless basement office in London, two brilliant intelligence officers conceived a plan that was both simple and...
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Por...
Jon MeachamThe most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leadersFranklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of "the Greatest Generation." In Franklin ...
American Heroes: In the Fight Against...
Oliver NorthWhat is a Hero? New York Times best-selling author Oliver North says, "Real heroes are selfless. Those who serve America in harm's way in the war against radical Islam have that quality in abundance. And so do their families and ...
Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied E...
Lynne OlsonA groundbreaking account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler, from the New York Times bestselling author of Citizens of Londo...
Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remem...
Larry SmithThe men who fought and survived the deadliest battle of the Pacific come to life in this powerful oral history.
Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, ...
Evan WrightBased on the author's National Magazine Award-winning series in Rolling Stone, this New York Times bestseller offers a firsthand account of the first warriors of the current generation to enter the Iraq War.
Biggest Brother: The Life Of Major Di...
Larry AlexanderComplemented by never-before-seen photographs and insights by family, friends, and fellow veterans, this inspirational chronicle pays tribute to the war-time accomplishments of Major Richard D. Winters, the skillful leader of the Band...
Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of...
Ken AlibekAnthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team of Russian bioweaponeers began to till a new killing field: a bleak tract sown with po...
IN THE WAKE OF MADNESS is the gripping true story of one of the bloodiest mutinies of the nineteenth century, written by an award-winning maritime historian. In 1841, Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling grounds of ...
The Demon Under the Microscope: From ...
Thomas HagerFast-paced, suspenseful, and utterly satisfying, The Demon Under the Microscope is a sweeping history of the discovery of the first antibiotic and its dramatic effect on the world of medicine and beyond.The Nazis discovered it. The Al...
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What ...
Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex SecurityThe harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the ...
The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengean...
Howard BlumIn the final weeks of World War II, his Majesty's Jewish Brigade--the only such unit in the war--went into combat against the mighty Wehrmacht. 'The Brigade' is a personal drama of three remarkable men who set out to fight a war, and ...
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Un...
Charles GlassAn unforgettable portrait of the diverse American community in Paris during the occupation. From the spring of 1940 to liberation in the summer of 1944, Americans in Paris recounts tales of adventure, intrigue, passion, deceit, and s...
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at G...
James D. HornfischerWith The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts, James D. Hornfischer created essential and enduring narratives about America's World War II Navy, works of unique immediacy distinguished by rich portraits of ordinary men...
My Tank Is Fight!: Deranged Invention...
Zack ParsonsMy Tank Is Fight!' contains a humorous and exciting examination of twenty real inventions from World War II that never saw the light of day. Each entry includes full technical details, a complete development history, in-depth analysis...