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Drawing on hundreds of previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, this sweeping narrative history covers the entire war and includes new material on ... More

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A completely rewritten, updated and expanded version of the classic account of World War II. This book captures all the immediacy of the original and ... More

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A "New York Times" Notable Book of 2012 Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of World War II. In this richly ... More

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A two-volume set. Seventy years after the outbreak of World War II, most of the European ghettos have still not been systematically researched. This ... More

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The epic story of the average soldier -- with little or no military training prior to the outbreak of World War II -- following the gruelling, ... More

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At a time when the West seems ever more eager to call on military aggression as a means of securing international peace, Nicholson Baker's ... More

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In 1939, New Zealand was far less well prepared for war than it had been in 1914. Nevertheless, more than 140,000 New Zealanders - nearly 9 per cent ... More

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Acclaimed historian Neiberg provides a thrilling new history of the Liberation of Paris, showing how a host of brave fighters, commanders, and ... More

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Drawing on original reports, letters, diaries, and memoirs, Kater traces the history of the Hitler Youth, examining the means, degree, and impact of ... More

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From 1937 to 1945 the world witnessed a succession of savage military policies, innovations, and actions on the field, in the water, and in the skies ... More

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From the Library of Congress and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kennedy comes this lavishly illustrated fascinating collection of essential ... More

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"The story of the [World War II] conflict, from its roots in the First World War peace settlement to the final Allied triumph in 1945."--Front jacket ... More

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Nearly 130,000 American soldiers and 19,000 American civilians were captured by the enemy during the Second World War. The conditions under which ... More

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The author looks at this nearly forgotten campaign of World War II, explaining how the Japanese chose to build an airfield at Munda on New Georgia in ... More

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As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples following its liberation from Nazi forces, Norman Lewis recorded the lives of a proud and vibrant ... More

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Warfare in the mountains--with its extremes of temperature and treacherous terrain--is unique and difficult. Hitler's "Gebirgsjaeger," specially ... More

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Combat historian Hammel presents an engrossing collection of 39 first-person accounts by American fighter aces serving in World War II, the Israeli ... More

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During World War II, tens of thousands of aircraft engaged in deadly dogfights across the globe, and hundreds of pilots became "aces" after claiming ... More

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White pens a masterful account of one of the least-known battles of World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic in which U.S., Canadian, and British air ... More

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General George Patton's most controversial campaign was the series of battles in autumn 1944 along the German frontier which centered on the ... More

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United States Navy in the Modern World Series, No. 5. By Robert F. Wallace. Edited by Jeffrey G. Barlow. Offers a unique perspective on the ... More

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How will the Second World War be remembered? Not as a series of strategic battles but as a dramatic turning point in world history, recorded through ... More

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Conant delivers a stunning account of Julia and Paul Child's experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the tumultuous ... More

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This monumental narrative history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of modern Japan from the invasion of ... More

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