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1	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank One of the most valuable and informative artifacts of the holocaust, THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL is the actual diary of Anne Frank, a German-Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during World War II. The Diary begins on June 14, 1942, shortly after Anne's 13th birthday. While initial entries focus on Anne's life at school and her relationships with her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler Hitler outlines a program of blood and terror in this self-revealing classic. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $11.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Flags of Our Fathers more books like this by James Bradley The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima is told through the lives of six young men pictured in the famous news photo of the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi. Hailing from different parts of the United States, these young men can be seen as representative of the generation that grew up in the '30s and went off to fight in the '40s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Hiroshima more books like this by John Hersey The most famous work of the Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist and reporter. An account of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, told from the perspective of six survivors, it is written in a stark, objective voice that manages to be precise and all the more vivid for its understatement of events. A profoundly influential work that have long since been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II more books like this by Robert Kurson The perilous, obsessive world of the deep-sea diver is revealed in this true account of a six-year quest begun in 1991 to recover items from and discover the identity of a World War II U-boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey, a place where the history books said no such ship should be. As a team of divers explores the twisted wreck underwater and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hit more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose Historian Ambrose tells of the combat experiences of soldiers in the crack U.S. Army Airborne division that led the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The interviews on which this book is based were conducted by Ambrose as research for his book, D-DAY. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.38! \| first editions \| SVS
8	We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in V more books like this by H Moore This compelling account of two major engagements in Vietnam's la Drang Valley in November 1965 is written by the man who commanded the battalion that was involved and by a war correspondent who was there. Both spent years interviewing soldiers who made it through and families of those lost in battle. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Guns of August more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Winner of a 1963 Pulitzer Prize, this profile of World War I captures the changes that took place at the turn of the 20th century, up until the tense days of the summer of 1914. Tuchman details these first several days of the conflict, paying special attention to people and events in the major capitals of Europe. She examines why the war began, as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany more books like this by William L Shirer With a new afterword by the author, this unabridged edition tells the complete story of Hitler's empire. Famed foreign correspondent and historian Shirer spent five and a half years sifting through the vast paperwork behind Hitler's drive to conquer the world to bring this definitive record of one of the most frightening chapters in the history of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Maus: A Survivor's Tale more books like this by Art Spiegelman A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist. see all copies from $5.44! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Hiding Place more books like this by Corrie Ten Boom "The Hiding Place" proves that the light of God's love can penetrate even the darkest recesses of despair--places like the Nazi extermination camp at Ravensbruck. After protecting Dutch Jews in a secret room in their home, Corrie ten boom, her sister, and father were imprisoned. Only Corrie survived, but her faith in God remained strong. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.54! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph more books like this by T E Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia". Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout. see all copies from $4.87! new only from $11.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Best and the Brightest more books like this by David Halberstam A mammoth study of the Kennedy intellectuals--Bundy, McNamara, et. al.--and their role in policy-making during the Vietnam War. These "best and brightest" came from the finest schools, and had backgrounds in government and power, yet the flaws and ultimate failure of their leadership changed America and brought darkness to Camelot. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Fifties more books like this by David Halberstam A topical, yet enlightening, popular history of the 1950s in America, including Elvis Presley, the Beats, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights movement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom more books like this by S Rawicz In this gripping account, the author recounts how, in 1941, he and six fellow prisoners escaped from a Siberian labor camp and trekked across frozen Siberia, China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and finally over the Himalayas to safety in India. Without a map or a compass, carrying nothing but an ax, a knife, and a tiny amount of food, they walked for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.90! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era more books like this by James M McPherson Now featuring a new Afterword by the author, this handy paperback edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom" is without question a definitive one-volume history of the Civil War. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.43! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq more books like this by Thomas E Ricks The definitive military chronicle of the Iraq war--and a searing judgment on the strategic blindness with which America has conducted it--draws on the accounts of senior military officers giving voice to their anger for the first time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa more books like this by Eugene B Sledge This World War II memoir by a former U. S. Marine is highly regarded by historians and former soldiers alike for its veracity and style. Sledge recounts his experiences in the Pacific campaigns, especially the (very bloody) landings on Peleliu and Okinawa. see all copies from $4.11! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism more books like this by Robert Baer, Seymour M Hersh (Foreword by) An ex-CIA agent recounts several key cases of his career--including the infiltration of a Palestinian terror group and efforts in Iraq to undermine Saddam Hussein--and reflects on how the agency has gone into decline after his departure. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Second World War more books like this by Winston S Churchill In six volumes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment more books like this by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Ordinary Men more books like this by Christopher R Browning Widely reviewed and read in hardcover, this is the shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews. "Browning tells us about such Germans and helps us understand . . . how they were transformed psychologically . . . into active participants in the most monstrous crime in ... see all copies from $4.54! new only from $8.09!

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