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History - Military - World War II
The extraordinary career of George Catlett
Marshall—America’s most distinguished
soldier–statesman since George Washington—whose
selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of
two world wars and helped define the American century.
From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes an oral history of
children's experiences in WWII across Europe and Russia, in the
celebrated tradition of her masterpiece, The Unwomanly Face of
War.
Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II.
Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II.
A gripping new history of the British appeasement of Hitler on
the eve of World War II
On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stepped off an airplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory.
On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stepped off an airplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory.
The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone
American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German
lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital
in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day.
When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family moved country, as they frequently did, his father had one possession, a tin bread box, that always made the trip.
When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family moved country, as they frequently did, his father had one possession, a tin bread box, that always made the trip.
A Team of Rivals for World War II, here is the inside
story of how FDR and the towering personalities around him waged
war in the corridors of Washington D.C. to secure ultimate victory
on the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific.
Faced with the unprecedented challenges posed by a global war against entrenched and implacable totalitarian forces, Franklin Delano Roosevelt surrounded himself with a colorful group of strong-minded counselors, including Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, power broker James Byrnes, Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King, the ubiquitous Harry Hopkins, and many others.
Faced with the unprecedented challenges posed by a global war against entrenched and implacable totalitarian forces, Franklin Delano Roosevelt surrounded himself with a colorful group of strong-minded counselors, including Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, power broker James Byrnes, Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King, the ubiquitous Harry Hopkins, and many others.
The New York Times bestselling author of The
Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly
immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day combat.
Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day’s most perilous missions.
Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day’s most perilous missions.
The International Spy Museum's Historian takes us on a wild tour
of missions and schemes that almost happened, but were ultimately
deemed too dangerous, expensive, ahead of their time, or even
certifiably insane
In 1958, the U.S. Air Force nuked the moon as a show of military force.
In 1958, the U.S. Air Force nuked the moon as a show of military force.
An extraordinary story of survival and alliance during World War
II. the icy journey of four Allied ships crossing the Arctic to
deliver much needed supplies to the Soviet war effort.
On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs.
On the fourth of July, 1942, four Allied ships traversing the Arctic separated from their decimated convoy to head further north into the ice field of the North Pole, seeking safety from Nazi bombers and U-boats in the perilous white maze of ice floes, growlers, and giant bergs.
The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful
advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the
Commander-in-Chief
Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the legendary George Marshall.
Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the legendary George Marshall.
An enthralling work of popular history that vividly resurrects
the web of everyday Germans who resisted Nazi rule
Nazi Germany is remembered as a nation of willing fanatics. But beneath the surface, countless ordinary, everyday Germans actively resisted Hitler.
Nazi Germany is remembered as a nation of willing fanatics. But beneath the surface, countless ordinary, everyday Germans actively resisted Hitler.
The dramatic, untold story of the extraordinary women recruited
by Britain's elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied
victory
In 1942, the Allies were losing, Germany seemed unstoppable, and every able man in England was fighting.
In 1942, the Allies were losing, Germany seemed unstoppable, and every able man in England was fighting.
The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the
woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during
World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of
London and Last Hope Island
In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization—the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war.
In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization—the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war.
