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In 1942, Germany controlled almost the entire resources of continental Europe and was poised to move into the Middle East. Japan had wiped out the ... More

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Highly informative, far-reaching text covers the war from both sides of the battlefield. Major battles and campaigns are highlighted by maps ... More

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Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive. Previous volumes ... More

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J. Glenn Gray entered the army in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he achieved his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University. ... More

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Osprey's study of reconnaisance tactics of World War II (1939-1945). Combat reconnaissance, the practice of sending small groups of soldiers ahead of ... More

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In the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the conflict that encompassed six continents, Weinberg sheds new light on ... More

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Drawing on new source material and detailed research only recently available from Russian archives, a noted expert revisits all the most important ... More

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Explores the way in which the main combatant societies of the Second World War have historicised that experience. Bosworth argues that the traumatic ... More

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Many thousands of fighter pilots, of many nations - British, American, Australian, Canadian, Polish and many more - flew, fought and died in Allied ... More

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As America fought to defend democratic ideals in Europe and Asia during World War II, our own democratic politics at home paradoxically created a far ... More

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Here, for the first time in English, is an illuminating German perspective on the decisive blitzkrieg campaign. The account, written by the German ... More

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By the author of "The Price of Admiralty", this book approaches the war from a thematic and periodic standpoint. The course of the war is divided ... More

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Osprey's examination of assault tactics used by the infantry during World War II (1939-1945). Just about every war movie - famously, "Saving Private ... More

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World War II was the bloodiest and broadest conflict ever. From 1939 to 1945, the world went to arms as leaders in Germany, Japan, and Italy tried to ... More

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*A much-needed reassessment of the deception operation that preceded the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II*Involves double agents, fake ... More

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Born in 1904, von Mellenthin joined the Seventh Cavalry Regiment in 1924. In 1935, he began his general staff training and in 1939 was an ... More

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This engrossing and meticulously researched volume reexamines the decisions made by Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff in the crucial months leading ... More

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" Following the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, North Luzon was the staging area for several Filipino-American guerrilla bands who sought ... More

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Through thoughtfully constructed research, Bradham vividly presents the battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula - one of the most important and yet ... More

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The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations; their intent was to neutralize American, ... More

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