Modern warfare Books
McGill-Queen's University Press Victory Harvest
Book SynopsisKelsey''s observations range from descriptions of the Battle of Britain from the ground, bombing raids on civilian populations, and a meeting with a possible German spy, to more personal accounts of the difficulties of obtaining a bath. She and her husband were reunited on his quarterly leaves and the journal records their travels through much of England, Ireland and Scotland amid air raids, bombings, and machine-gun fire, providing a unique travelogue of Britain in the 1940s. Through Kelsey''s depiction of life the Women''s Land Army the reader discovers -- as Kelsey came to realize -- that agricultural work was vital to the overall war effort in Britain.
£33.83
MY - University of Toronto Press Against the Draft
Book SynopsisAround the world and for hundreds of years, men and women have refused to be drafted into bearing arms for their nations'' wars. These conscientious objectors to the draft are the subject of Peter Brock''s latest collection, Against the Draft. Brock, the world''s leading historian on pacifism, has assembled twenty-five of his essays on conscientious objection to the draft from the beginning of the Radical Reformation in 1525 to the end of the Second World War. Included in the collection are essays on little known facets of the anti-draft movement including the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition of military exemption that started with the outset of the Radical Reformation in 1525 and has continued, with variations, until the present. Further articles deal with the Quakers in a number of countries, Civil-war America, Leo Tolstoy (who became a convinced pacifist in the later part of his life), British conscientious objectors in the Non-Combatant Corps, the emergence of conscientiTrade Review"'Peter Brock is a historian's historian; that is, his is concerned with the historiography of his approach as well as his findings. He has long been, and now clearly remains, the premier historian of conscientious objection not only in his main areas of concentration, which are impressive in their number (E. Europe, Holland, Britain, the US) but, by extension, for the whole field of war resistance.' - Michael Nagler, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of California at Berkeley"Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Martin Ceadel Acknowledgments Introduction * Conscientious Objection among the Polish Antitrinitarians * A Polish Antitrinitarian in Defence of Conscientious Objection to Military Service (1575) * Conscientious Objection among the Doopsgezinden * Experiences of Quakers Pressed into the Royal Navy * Conscientious Objectors in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France * The Peace Sects of Upper Canada and the Military Question * Militia Objectors in the Channel Islands * When Seventh-day Adventists First Faced the Draft: Civil-War America * Quaker Conscientious Objectors in Norway, 1814-1902 * Nazarenes Confront Conscription in Dualist Hungary * Tolstoy and the Imprisonment of Conscientious Objectors in Imperial Russia * The Skarvan Case: The Trial and Imprisonment of a Slovak Tolstoyan * The Emergence of Conscientious Objection in Japan * 'Boy Conscription' in Australia and New Zealand: The Experiences of the Conscientious Resisters * Prison Samizdat of British Conscientious Objectors in Two World Wars * Weaponless in the British Armed Forces: The Non-Combatant Corps in the First World War * Hobhouse and Brockway: Conscientious Objectors as Pioneer Convict Criminologists * The Confinement of Conscientious Objectors as Psychiatric Patients in First-World-War Germany * Imperial Russia at War and the Conscientious Objector, August 1914 - February 1917 * Vladimir Chertkov and the Tolstoyan Antimilitarist Movement in the Soviet Union * Experiences of Conscientious Objectors in the Soviet Union to 1945 * Conscientious Objectors in Interwar Poland * Six Weeks at Hawkspur Green: A Pacifist Episode during the Battle of Britain * British Conscientious Objectors as Medical Paratroopers in the Second World War * Jehovah's Witnesses as Conscientious Objectors in Nazi Germany Index
£69.70
John Wiley & Sons Hitlers Panzers East
Book SynopsisOffers a new picture of Hitler's conduct in World War II and a reinterpretation of the course of the war. Stolfi argues that but for one fateful decision by Hitler, which gave the defenders of Moscow time to regroup, Germany could have won the war in the summer of 1941.
£17.06
Louisiana State University Press After DDay The US Army Encounters the French
Book SynopsisOne of a small but growing body of works that examine the Allied liberators of France. Revealing in stark detail the experiences of French civilians with the American military, After D-Day presents a compelling coda to our understanding of the Allied conquest of German-occupied France.
£28.45
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Nazi EmpireBuilding and the Holocaust in Ukraine
Book SynopsisFocusing on the Zhytomyr region and weaving together official German war-time records, diaries, memoirs, and personal interviews, this work provides an assessment of German colonization and the Holocaust in Ukraine. It shifts attention from Germany itself to the eastern outposts of the Reich, where the regime truly revealed its core beliefs.Trade Review"Excellent." - Times Literary Supplement"
£32.21
Northwestern University Press Long Shadows The Second World War in British
Book SynopsisFew countries attribute as much importance to the Second World War and its memory as Britain. Long Shadows is about how literature and film have helped shape this process. More precisely, these essays suggest that this is a continuous work in progress, subject to transgenerational revisions, political expediencies, commercial considerations, and the vicissitudes of popular taste.
£29.71
University of Pennsylvania Press How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity
Book SynopsisBoth the Iraqi and the American people want the United States to withdraw from Iraq. How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity presents an incisive and bold argument that shows how to do just that without betraying U.S. commitments to Arabs, Kurds, or democracy.Trade Review"Brendan O'Leary asks all Americans, whether they supported or opposed the Iraq war, to think very carefully about getting out. His tough-minded argument for withdrawal and his sober and wise design for an honorable exit deserve our closest attention." * Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University *"Brendan O'Leary argues that, amid all the chaos, bloodshed, and mismanagement, the outstanding achievement of post-Saddam Iraq is the 2005 constitution. Hammered out between Iraqis without dictation by the Americans, it represents the only basis for an honorable American withdrawal-as long as the United States, Iraq's neighbors, and Iraqis themselves respect it and treat it as the indispensable template for a stable future, which Professor O'Leary convincingly argues that it is. This passionate and perceptive book should be required reading for the new Administration." * Martin Woollacott, Foreign Correspondent, The Guardian *Table of ContentsPreface PART I. EVALUATING THE U.S.-LED INTERVENTION IN IRAQ Chapter 1. The Bush Administration's Formal Goals Chapter 2. Bipartisan Congressional Goals for Iraq Chapter 3. The Imputed Goals of the Bush Administration PART II. THE CASE FOR A SUBSTANTIVE WITHDRAWAL Chapter 4. Costs, Sunk Costs, and Potential Benefits Chapter 5. Securing the Iraqi Federation for All Its Peoples PART III. LEAVING WITH INTEGRITY Chapter 6. Respecting Iraq's Constitutional Integrity Chapter 7. Respecting Iraq's Territorial Integrity Chapter 8. Informing, Calming, and Working with the Neighbors. Chapter 9. Cleaning Up Without Ruling Appendices 1. On Difficulties in Counting Deaths in Iraq 2. Xenophobia, Sexism, In-Group Solidarity, Traditional Religiosity, and Democratic Dispositions in Iraq Notes Index Acknowledgments and Sources
£35.10
University of Pennsylvania Press Getting Out
Book SynopsisIn Getting Out, a diverse cast of noted scholars and journalists considers how the United States might leave Iraq by examining seven historical case studies on how to and how not to withdraw from occupied territory.Trade Review"An arresting, morally serious book, of the sort that readers have come to expect from the precincts of Dissent." * Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American Democracy: Jackson to Lincoln *"From Stanley Weintraub's crisp essay on Great Britain's withdrawal from the Colonies after its defeat in the American Revolutionary War to studies of much more recent disengagements, the contributions offer a variety of useful and stimulating perspectives on the complex problems involved in orderly withdrawals." * Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs *"This admirable book makes it plain that one reason why military occupations are, in general, a bad idea, is that exit ramps get blocked and horrors ensue. It is morally evident that, for the occupying power, there is no end to responsibilities, which begin even in nightmares. This is not a book that offers simple recipes for Iraq or Afghanistan. But people of all persuasions should read it to deepen their awareness of the moral imperatives." * Todd Gitlin, Columbia University *"This collection will appeal to a broad audience. Excellent at dealing with a complicated topic both historically and in terms of the current situation in Iraq, it will appeal to anyone interested in the fate of our world today." * Library Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction —Michael Walzer LESSONS FROM THE PAST 1. No Exit but Victory: Britain and the American Colonies —Stanley Weintraub 2. America and the Philippines: The Graceful Withdrawal —Stanley Karnow 3. India and Britain: The Consequences of Leaving Too Soon —Rajeev Bhargava 4. The Surprising Success: The United States and Korea —Fred Smoler 5. France and Algeria: Claim Victory and Au Revoir —Todd Shepard 6. Vietnam and the United States: The Price of Intransigence —Frances FitzGerald 7. The Gates of Gaza and the Limits of Power: Israel and Gaza —Shlomo Avineri GETTING IN/GETTING OUT 8. 9/11 and the Road to Iraq —Nicolaus Mills 9. The Persistence of Empire —David Bromwich 10. Departing Responsibly —Brendan O'Leary 11. It Isn't Over —George Packer List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
£27.90
The Catholic University of America Press The Judgement of the Nations
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£19.96
MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer Jewish Resistance Against the Nazis
Book SynopsisThis volume puts to rest the myth that the Jews went passively to the slaughter like sheep. Indeed Jews resisted in every Nazi-occupied country in the forests, the ghettos, and the concentration camps. The essays presented here consider Jewish resistance to be resistance by Jewish persons in specifically Jewish groups, or by Jewish persons working within non-Jewish organisations.
£30.56
Rutgers University Press Cultures of War in Graphic Novels Violence
Book SynopsisCultures of War in Graphic Novels examines the representation of small-scale and often less acknowledged conflicts from around the world and throughout history in graphic novels. The book explores the multi-layered relation between the graphic novel as a popular medium and war as a pivotal recurring experience in human history. Trade Review"What makes this collection exciting and groundbreaking is its eagerness to look beyond familiar works devoted to familiar conflicts. The result is a refreshingly non-USA-centric survey of the graphic novel medium and its engagement with trauma and collective memory." -- Steven Trout * coeditor of War+Ink: New Perspectives on Ernest Hemingway's Early Life and Writings *Spotlight of Cultures of War in Graphic Novels on The War and Media * The War and Media *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"Highly recommended." * Choice *"A thought-provoking work about the nature of war, memory, culture, and the ways we tell those stories." * H-Net *Table of ContentsIntroduction Tatiana Prorokova and Nimrod Tal Part I: Representations Chapter 1: “A Clash of Arms to Be Eternally Remembered”: War, Chivalry, and the Hundred Years War in Le Trône d'Argile and Crécy Iain A. MacInnes Chapter 2: Graphic Narrative and the War on Terror Kenton Worcester Chapter 3: What Is War in the Bosnian Graphic Novel Emir Pasanovic Part II: Non-Combatants’ Experiences Chapter 4: “The Sky Is Darkened by Gods”: Spirituality, Strength, and Violence in Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers and Saints Harriet E.H. Earle Chapter 5: Unseen Scars: Recalling Traumatic Moments in Individuals with PTSD in War Brothers James Kelley Chapter 6: Nat Turner, Slave Revolts, and Child-Killing in US Graphic Novels Joe Lockard Chapter 7: Sinne Fianna Fáil: Women, Irish Rebellions, and the Graphic Novels of Gerry Hunt Christina M. Knopf Chapter 8: “The Children Internalize the Meaning of the Occupation”: Growing Up under Israeli Occupation and a Culture of Resistance in Joe Sacco’s Palestine Peter C. Valenti Part III: Memories Chapter 9: The Malvinas War in Argentine Memory: Graphic Representations of Defeat and Nationalism, 1982-2015 Silvia G. Kurlat Ares Chapter 10: The Haunting Power of War: Remembering the Rwandan Genocide in 99 Days Tatiana Prorokova Chapter 11: Blogging in Times of War: The July 2006 War in Lebanon, Mazen Kerbaj Imaging the Unimaginable Yasmine Nachabe Taan Notes on Contributors Index
£26.99
Rutgers University Press Destructive Sublime World War II in American
Book SynopsisTraces a new aesthetic history of the World War II combat genre by looking back at it through the lens of contemporary video games. Tanine Allison locates some of video games' glorification of violence, disruptive audiovisual style, and bodily sensation in even the most canonical and seemingly conservative films of the genre.Trade Review“The spectacular violence of war cinema is explored with insight and subtlety in this fine volume. Centered on expressive violence as the signature subject of WWII film and video, Allison's important study embraces a subject that is often ignored -- the allure of screen violence in the genres of war representation.”— Robert Burgoyne, author of "The Hollywood Historical Film" “Destructive Sublime is a beautifully written, clearly conceived, and well theorized reconceptualization of how combat sequences offer counternarratives that trouble the notion of World War II as the 'good war.' Deploying theorists such as Edmund Burke, Paul Virilio, and André Bazin, Tanine Allison has provided us with crucial formal language to read the spatial relations and aesthetics of combat, from the understudied insertions of documentary footage into fiction films to the visceral pleasures of digital renditions of battles in video games. This is exciting work and should be required reading for anyone in the fields of digital studies, media studies, film studies, and war studies.”— Anna Froula, co-editor of Reframing 9/11: Film, Popular Culture, and the 'War on Terror' “Tanine Allison challenges our conventional understanding of Hollywood’s World War II combat movies. She skillfully demonstrates how their scenes of violence and destruction counter the myths about a 'good war' or a 'greatest generation.'”— Stephen Prince, author of Classical Film Violence and Savage Cinema “A compelling contribution to research on war and representation.” — Stacy Takacs, author of Terrorism TV: Popular Entertainment in Post-9/11 America "Chronicle of Higher Eduction weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub— Chronicle of Higher Education "Refocusing our attention on World War Two combat sequences, Allison usefully unsettles the generic construction of 'the good war,' highlighting the diverse and often contradictory aesthetic forms and affective appeals that structure the representation of violence in American film and media. Through consideration of production histories and contemporary critical reception alongside close textual analysis, the book offers a timely and accessible account of material that remains formative to the cultural imagination of war today."— Jonna Eagle, Professor of American Studies at University of Hawai'i, ManoaTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Retrospective Look at the World War II Combat Genre 1 “No Faking Here”: The New Authenticity of Wartime Combat Documentaries 2 The “Good War”? Style and Space in 1940s Combat Films 3 Rationalizing War: Reconstructions of World War II During the Cold War and Vietnam 4 Nostalgia for Combat: World War II at the End of Cinema 5 Simulating War on an Algorithmic Playground Conclusion: A Bad War? The World War II Combat Genre Now Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index
£28.80
Rutgers University Press Destructive Sublime World War II in American
Book SynopsisIn the American popular imaginary, the Second World War remains the prime example of American virtue—the country is typified by individual and collective heroism. Destructive Sublime complicates the oversimplified and commonly held view that film and video portray the war in ways that are conservative, both politically and aesthetically. Trade Review“A compelling contribution to research on war and representation.” -- Stacy Takacs * author of Terrorism TV: Popular Entertainment in Post-9/11 America *"Refocusing our attention on World War Two combat sequences, Allison usefully unsettles the generic construction of 'the good war,' highlighting the diverse and often contradictory aesthetic forms and affective appeals that structure the representation of violence in American film and media. Through consideration of production histories and contemporary critical reception alongside close textual analysis, the book offers a timely and accessible account of material that remains formative to the cultural imagination of war today." -- Jonna Eagle * Professor of American Studies at University of Hawai'i, Manoa *“The spectacular violence of war cinema is explored with insight and subtlety in this fine volume. Centered on expressive violence as the signature subject of WWII film and video, Allison's important study embraces a subject that is often ignored -- the allure of screen violence in the genres of war representation.” -- Robert Burgoyne * author of "The Hollywood Historical Film" *“Tanine Allison challenges our conventional understanding of Hollywood’s World War II combat movies. She skillfully demonstrates how their scenes of violence and destruction counter the myths about a 'good war' or a 'greatest generation.'” -- Stephen Prince * author of Classical Film Violence and Savage Cinema *“Destructive Sublime is a beautifully written, clearly conceived, and well theorized reconceptualization of how combat sequences offer counternarratives that trouble the notion of World War II as the 'good war.' Deploying theorists such as Edmund Burke, Paul Virilio, and André Bazin, Tanine Allison has provided us with crucial formal language to read the spatial relations and aesthetics of combat, from the understudied insertions of documentary footage into fiction films to the visceral pleasures of digital renditions of battles in video games. This is exciting work and should be required reading for anyone in the fields of digital studies, media studies, film studies, and war studies.” -- Anna Froula * co-editor of Reframing 9/11: Film, Popular Culture, and the 'War on Terror' *"Chronicle of Higher Eduction weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *“A compelling contribution to research on war and representation.” -- Stacy Takacs * author of Terrorism TV: Popular Entertainment in Post-9/11 America *"Refocusing our attention on World War Two combat sequences, Allison usefully unsettles the generic construction of 'the good war,' highlighting the diverse and often contradictory aesthetic forms and affective appeals that structure the representation of violence in American film and media. Through consideration of production histories and contemporary critical reception alongside close textual analysis, the book offers a timely and accessible account of material that remains formative to the cultural imagination of war today." -- Jonna Eagle * Professor of American Studies at University of Hawai'i, Manoa *“The spectacular violence of war cinema is explored with insight and subtlety in this fine volume. Centered on expressive violence as the signature subject of WWII film and video, Allison's important study embraces a subject that is often ignored -- the allure of screen violence in the genres of war representation.” -- Robert Burgoyne * author of "The Hollywood Historical Film" *“Tanine Allison challenges our conventional understanding of Hollywood’s World War II combat movies. She skillfully demonstrates how their scenes of violence and destruction counter the myths about a 'good war' or a 'greatest generation.'” -- Stephen Prince * author of Classical Film Violence and Savage Cinema *“Destructive Sublime is a beautifully written, clearly conceived, and well theorized reconceptualization of how combat sequences offer counternarratives that trouble the notion of World War II as the 'good war.' Deploying theorists such as Edmund Burke, Paul Virilio, and André Bazin, Tanine Allison has provided us with crucial formal language to read the spatial relations and aesthetics of combat, from the understudied insertions of documentary footage into fiction films to the visceral pleasures of digital renditions of battles in video games. This is exciting work and should be required reading for anyone in the fields of digital studies, media studies, film studies, and war studies.” -- Anna Froula * co-editor of Reframing 9/11: Film, Popular Culture, and the 'War on Terror' *"Chronicle of Higher Eduction weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Retrospective Look at the World War II Combat Genre 1 “No Faking Here”: The New Authenticity of Wartime Combat Documentaries 2 The “Good War”? Style and Space in 1940s Combat Films 3 Rationalizing War: Reconstructions of World War II During the Cold War and Vietnam 4 Nostalgia for Combat: World War II at the End of Cinema 5 Simulating War on an Algorithmic Playground Conclusion: A Bad War? The World War II Combat Genre Now Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index
£105.40
Wayne State University Press Images from the Arsenal of Democracy
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£31.96
Taylor & Francis Inc The Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War Volume
Book SynopsisNavy Records Society Publications, Vol 165Table of ContentsCONTENTS P age Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Glossary of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii Part I: 1942: Climax in the Mediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part II: 1943: The Escort Carrier Comes of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Sources and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
£123.50
MP-FFI Facts On File Iraq War
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£38.21
University of Arizona Press Arizona Goes to War The Home Front and the Front
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£21.56
University of Minnesota Press Traumatic Realism The Demands of Holocaust
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£19.79
University of Minnesota Press Charisma and Factionalism in the Nazi Party
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£28.80
The University of Alabama Press Riveting and Rationing in Dixie Alabama Women and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Delightfully titled, well researched and written, [this book] covers the mobilization's effects on life in Alabama, how women were recruited and trained, the kinds of defense jobs they acquired, how the companies, the public and women themselves adjusted to wartime developments, and the kind of volunteer activities the women did." - American Historical Review
£19.76
The University of Alabama Press Keep Your Airspeed Up
Book SynopsisThe memoir of an African American man who, through dedication to his goals and vision, rose through the despair of racial segregation to great heights of accomplishment, not only as a military aviator, but also as an educator and as an American citizen.Trade ReviewA very valuable addition to the available literature on the Tuskegee Airmen from a first-person point of view."" - Daniel L. Haulman, author of Eleven Myths about the Tuskegee Airmen and The Tuskegee Airmen and the “Never Lost a Bomber” Myth and coauthor of The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939–1949""Brown describes in compelling, firsthand detail what it was like to be a Tuskegee Airman, why at least one young African American man wanted to participate in the historical experience in the first place, and what difference it made in the arc of his life. Brown's personality is evident "A worthy addition to the Tuskegee Airmen canon." - Publishers Weekly
£23.36
The University of Alabama Press Korean Showdown National Policy and Military
Book SynopsisTakes a holistic and integrative approach to strategy, operations, and tactics during the Korean War's stalemate period and demonstrates how these matters shaped each other and influenced, or were influenced by, political and strategic policy decision-making.Trade Review“Korean Showdown links the tactical, operational, and strategic levels for the two Koreas, the US, and the People’s Republic of China. For the first time in an English language work, this book shows the Chinese side of this dynamic and how it interacted with the American side on all three levels.” —William M. Donnelly, author of Under Army Orders: The Army National Guard during the Korean War“Dr. Gibby offers one of the best US military history studies on the Korean War by successfully examining how the US Army applied total war experience and training to a new limited war and accomplished Washington’s Cold War political goal in East Asia. A milestone in US military history research of the Korean War. He focuses on the US war strategy and operations of 1952, the most forgotten year of the ‘forgotten war.’ His well-researched study provides a better understanding of the military historiography of the Korean War and essential to understanding general trends in military cultures of the United States. It is highly recommended.” —Xiaobing Li, author of A History of the Modern Chinese Army “Bryan Gibby has made a major contribution to military history with this detailed description of an often-forgotten year in an often-forgotten war. Yet this experience trying to apply coercion in a limited war 70 years ago is still very relevant to the problems of contemporary war termination. Scholars and soldiers, as well as policy makers, will profit from reading this thoughtful book.” —Conrad C. Crane, author of American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950-1953
£39.91
The University of Alabama Press Tattered Kimonos in Japan
Book SynopsisExamines the meaning and impact of World War II through the eyes of Japanese men and women who survived that conflict.Trade Review“The writing in Tattered Kimonos is graceful, never precious, forced, or labored. In presenting these stories, observations, insights, and acts, Robert Rand brings about the remembering of a war that, in turn, makes that war real."—Donald Anderson, author of Quagmire: Personal Stories from Iraq
£26.96
University of Alabama Press Nightmare on Iwo Jima A Marine in Combat Fire Ant Books
Book SynopsisA marine's account of the human aspects of combat.Trade ReviewAlthough compact and brief, the book eloquently describes the horrors of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima... from such a nightmare Caruso manages to build a significant literary memorial, a clear and lasting picture of a handful of fighting Marines. - Norman N. Brown, Associated Press ""A tale of individual struggles as fresh and crisp as if the battles occurred yesterday... Caruso describes the island's terrain of hot, dark volcanic ash so soft and fine that foxholes could be dug by hand. He tells of the hidden enemy gun emplacements that brought fire to every inch of the island and the terrible price paid in casualties to find and then destroy them. Gripping... without pretense or embellishment."" - Leatherneck
£16.10
The University of Alabama Press Second Front Now 1943 An Opportunity Delayed
Trade Review"The author does present a credible challenge to the widely and possibly erroneously held assumption that an invasion of France in 1943 would have failed. What distinguishes Second Front Now from previous examinations... is Dunn's analysis of Allied and German resources. A significant and provocative work that will be essential reading." - History: Review of New Books "Dunn believes that German-occupied France was open to invasion in 1943 if only the Western Allies has the vision, discipline, and audacity to take the gamble. Dunn is particularly effective in comparing potential Allied strength against the weak German defenses in France.... [A] provocative and interesting book [that] forces us to rethink the way the war was fought and to assess the effectiveness of the great war leaders." - St. Louis Globe-Democrat "Dunn cogently argues that the Allies were capable of launching and sustaining a cross-Channel attack in 1943, but that it was delayed for political reasons.... Dunn thoroughly criticizes the Mediterranean strategy as a waste of resources, compares Allied and Nazi units and equipment, and discusses the landing-craft controversy. An important study." - Library Journal"
£26.96
The University of Alabama Press Twentythree Minutes to Eternity
Trade Review"On November 24, 1943, the day before Thanksgiving, with the turkeys actually thawing in the galley, the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine as she steamed off shore in support of the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Noles has reconstructed life on board ship and, especially, the events of the 23 minutes from torpedo to sinking. The accounts are almost all heroic. Men saved others, helped their shipmates, sacrificed their own safety and even their own lives for their buddies. Rear Adm. Henry M. Mullinax and the ship's commanding officer, Captain Irving T. Wiltsie, went down with the ship." - The Anniston Star "Spellbinding.... [Not only does] Noles adroitly tell the story of the men whose paths crossed the Liscome Bay's decks, but he also deals with a number of background and tangential issues, such as CVEs in general, how and why they were made, their utility for the war effort, Japanese submarine operations, and naval aviation operations." - Military History of the West "A highly readable account of the short life of the USS Liscome Bay. Based on interviews with surviving crew members and an unpublished memoir of the ship's paymaster, the account makes for compelling reading,... of interest to military historians and general readers alike." - History"
£23.36
University of Alabama Press Montgomery in the Good War Portrait of a Southern City 19391946 Fire Ant Books
Book SynopsisOffers a richly textured account of a southern city and its people during World War II. Using newspaper accounts, interviews, letters, journals, and his own memory of the time, Wesley Newton reconstructs wartime-era Montgomery, Alabama - a sleepy southern capital that was transformed irreversibly during World War II.
£26.96
University of Alabama Press The Naval Air War in Korea
Book Synopsis“In The Naval Air War in Korea, Dr. Hallion has captured the fact, feeling, and fancy of a very important conflict in aviation history, including the highly significant facets of the transition from piston to jet-propelled combat aircraft.”—Norman Polmar, author of Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition
£26.96
University of Alabama Press Pattons Pawns The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line
£30.56
The University of Alabama Press Valor and Courage
Book SynopsisUsing archival materials, dozens of oral histories, primary sources, and official records, Benjamin Hruska traces the life of the Block Island from the CVE 21's construction through its missions in the Atlantic, its work as an antisubmarine hunter, its destruction, and the lasting impact of those experiences on its crew.
£23.36
University of Pittsburgh Press Magnetic Woman Toyen and the Surrealist Erotic Russian and East European Studies
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£91.70
University of Pittsburgh Press Victory Banner Over the Reichstag Film Document and Ritual in Russias Contested Memory of World War II Russian and East European Studies
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£44.23
University of Pittsburgh Press Writing the Siege of Leningrad
Book SynopsisWriting the Siege of Leningrad tells of women's experiences keeping the city alive and functioning during the 900 day Siege of Leningrad. Utilizing the words and descriptions of these women, Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina tell the story of a previously overlooked section of the population.Trade ReviewStands at the forefront of a new genre of historical literature that strips away the veneer of censorship and propaganda that so dominated historical works of the Soviet era to present a starker and more accurate portrait of Soviet life during World War II. This inspiring, often depressing, but intensely human portrait of suffering, deprivation, and survival stands as a monument to the resilience of the human spirit." —David M. Glantz, author of The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944: 900 Days of Terror"Indispensable for all who take an interest in Russia, its literature, the history of the twentieth century, and women's studies." —Choice"As historian Richard Bidlack notes in his excellent introduction..., historical literature on the blockade has rarely attempted 'to define female perspectives on the siege and to trace those perspectives through a number of firsthand accounts.' [This] collection of diaries, memoirs, oral histories, and fiction, which focus on the 'small stories' of individual Leningrad women, seeks to fill this void." —Women's Review of Books"The Siege of Leningrad contains some of the darkest history of World War II. The German Army, unable to complete a direct assault on the city, resorted to a 900-day blockade during which approximately a million civilians died. Most of the men and boys were sacrificed to the war effort, leaving mainly women and children to endure the horrors of extreme deprivation caused by the blockade.... In winter, most citizens lived without heat as temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero. Grass and leaves, along with glue and anything leather, were the staples of their diet, as all dogs and cats had long ago been eaten. Cannibalism saved many from starving. A very touching account of these women's remarkable accomplishments." —Library Journal
£42.63
University of Pittsburgh Press Exile and Identity
Book SynopsisKatherine Jolluck tells the story of thousands of Polish women exiled to the Soviet Union in 1939-41, and examines the ways in which their efforts to maintain their identities as respectable women and patriotic Poles helped them survive.
£42.75
University of Missouri Press Few Returned
Book SynopsisThis account of the bitter fighting on the Russian front during World War II is told through the eyes of one former officer in the Italian army. His diary is of his experiences during the month it took the troops to break through the Russian line to freedom, and it is already a classic in Italy.
£26.55
University of Missouri Press Spaniards and Nazi Germany
Book SynopsisUsing recently declassified documents from Spain and the United States, personal interviews and unpublished and published Spanish, German, British and US records, this work seeks to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Hispano-German relations during the 1930s and 1940s.
£52.20
University of Missouri Press The Last Soldiers of the King
Book SynopsisIn this sequel to ""Few Returned"", Eugenio Corti continues his poignant account of his experiences as an Italian soldier in World War II. In 1943, after repeated military defeats, Mussolini was forced to resign and Italy joined the Allies. In this text, Corti recounts his experiences of those days.
£25.60
University of Missouri Press Weapons for Victory
Book SynopsisWeapons for Victory originally appeared in 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. Now, in this paperback edition, Robert James Maddox provides a new introduction about the ongoing controversy related to the decision to bomb Hiroshima.Trade ReviewMaddox has written one of the more level-headed critiques of the use of atomic bombs to end the Pacific War....This is a well-written and significant book.-Pacific Historical Review; ""[Maddox's] research is exhaustive, his logic is admirable, and his account is utterly convincing.... This is a good overview of how the decision was made to enter the atomic age. It is thorough, readable, accurate, and most welcome.""-Florida Historical Quarterly; ""Maddox has written a lean, well-focused, and tightly argued volume seen largely from the standpoint of American leaders who influenced the President's decision. The book is carefully documented and has a useful bibliography.""-Parameters; ""Maddox has written a concise history of the American decision to drop nuclear bombs in Japan in August 1945....Certainly, this is a book to be reckoned with.""-Choice; ""A vigorous defender of the traditional interpretation, namely, that the use of the bomb was inevitable in view of the war up to that point and necessary in view of Japanese internal politics, Maddox brings to bear considerable scholarly research. He is particularly scathing in documenting the errors of revisionists in handling historical evidence. A concise and convincing study.""-Foreign Affairs; ""Offers a clear overview of the events leading up to Hiroshima and the immediate aftermath. Maddox excels at setting context and identifying precise chronology, both vital in good diplomatic history.""-Newsday-Fanfare; ""Contrary to the arguments made by revisionist historians, Maddox shows that, based on the information available to Truman and American military leaders at the time, the dropping of the atomic bombs appeared a military necessity....[Maddox] makes a well-reasoned contribution to the scholarly debate that reminds us of the political context in which Truman actually made his decision.""-Kirkus Reviews
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University of Missouri Press The EighteenYearOld Replacement
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University of Missouri Press The First Infantry Division and the U.S. Army
Book SynopsisExplains the history of the 1st infantry Division from 1970 to 1991. In doing so, Gregory Fontenot’s fast-paced narrative includes elements to expand the knowledge of non-military readers. These elements include a glossary, a key to abbreviations, maps, nearly two dozen photographs, and thorough bibliography.Trade ReviewA fine and comprehensive portrait of a division in combat during the last American war of the 20th century."" - Rick Atkinson, author of The Guns in Last Light Table of Contents The First infantry Division and the U.S. Army Transformed Maps Note to the Reader Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Coming Home Chapter 2: Victory in the Cold War Chapter 3: Saddam Hussein Moves South Chapter 4: Getting There: Planes, Trains, and the Jolly Rubino Chapter 5: Heading For the Badlands Chapter 6: Alarums and Excursions: First Contact with the Enemy Chapter 7: Cue the Curtain: First Battles and Battlefield Preparation Chapter 8: Once More into the Breach Chapter 9: The March Up Country Chapter 10: Fright Night: The Attack on Objective Norfolk Chapter 11: Go for the Blue: The Way Home Chapter 12: Safwan and Home Abbreviations and Acronyms Glossary Bibliography
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University of Missouri Press The Forgotten Generation
Book SynopsisThe struggles endured by American civilians during the Second World War are well documented, but accounts of the war years have mostly deliberated on the grown-ups' sacrifices. In The Forgotten Generation, Lisa Ossian explores the war's full implications for the lives of children.Trade ReviewLisa Ossian's book is a serious contribution to the literature on childhood. Through wide research and a careful reading of the literature on World War II and on children in war, she provides a valuable addition to our understanding of both."" - Paula S. Fass, author of Children of a New World: Society, Culture, and Globalization""The pioneering studies by Susan Hartmann, John Jeffries, and Allan Winkler offer important insights about the American home front during the Second World War. Lisa L. Ossian's study is a welcome addition to this collection because it adds insights about the lives of children in this volatile period. Americans who grew up during the war were a generation sandwiched between the so-called Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers. Their lives deserve the careful and sensitive attention Lisa Ossian provides in this important study."" - Kriste Lindenmeyer, author of The Greatest Generation Grows Up: American Childhood in the 1930s
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Liverpool University Press The Civilian in War The Home Front in Europe
Book SynopsisA collection of essays by specialist authors covering both belligerent and occupied countries: Britain, Germany, the United States, the former Soviet Union, Japan, Italy, Poland, France and the Netherlands.Trade Review... A gem of a book for students ... O.U.NewsletterTable of Contents List of Contributors 1. Introduction - Jeremy Noakes 2. Britain - Andrew Thorpe 3. Germany - Jeremy Noakes 4. The Soviet Union - Mark Harrison 5. The United States - Neil A. Wynn 6. Japan - Ian Nish 7 . Italy - Toby Abse 8. The Netherlands - Bob Moore 9. Poland - Joanna Hanson 10. France - J.C. Simmonds and H. Footitt Further Reading Index
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Michigan State University Press To Tilt at Windmills Memoir of the Spanish Civil War A Memoir of the Spanish Civil War
Book SynopsisTo Tilt at Windmills is the memoir of Briton Fred Thomas who served with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War (July 1936-March 1939).
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MP-KST Kent State Uni Above the Thunder Reminiscences of a Field
Book SynopsisA memoir that recalls flying multiple patrols over enemy-held territory in his light unarmored plane, calling and coordinating artillery strikes. It is suitable for military historians as well as general readers.
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East European Monographs Sowing the Seeds of Hatred AntiJewish Laws and
Book SynopsisWhy was it that Hungarian society ignored the dangers threatening Jews in Europe, including Hungary? Janos Pelle looks for answers in contemporary and modern literature in the psychology and contrasts theories in operation at those tragic times with current information.Trade ReviewHistorians who tackle this question in the future will certainly take Janos Pelle's fascinating book as their point of departure. -- Paul Hanebrink Austrian Studies Newsletter
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East European Monographs The Second Vienna Award and the HungarianRomanian
Book SynopsisThis study examines the direct political and diplomatic antecedents, circumstances and consequences of the Second Vienna Award. It focuses on the development of the bilateral relations and the minority issues until the time of the Romanian breakaway from the war, August 23, 1944. The author sought to include a broad base of sources of Hungarian and Romanian archives, the available diplomatic collection of documents, the Hungarian and foreign scientific literature, the press, and the memoirs of contemporary actors.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Origins of World War II
Book SynopsisMore than 60 years have passed since the outbreak of the most catastrophic conflict the world has known: 30 million people dead and unbelievable devastation. In the 3rd edition of this popular volume, Keith Eubank seeks answers to the questions that have plagued us: Why, after the ghastly ordeal of World War I did Western powers undervalue the threat from Hitler? Why was there so much reluctance on the part of Britain and France to confront Germany? Why had Germany been permitted to rearm and to occupy independent nations without a struggle? What was the policy of appeasement? Why did the appeasers fail to perceive Hitler''s intentions? In addition to a re-examination of these questions and an effort to dispel the enduring myths surrounding the history of this era, Keith Eubank has enhanced this new edition by including an analysis of the motivations and actions of central figures such as Neville Chamberlain and Joseph Stalin as well as a re-assessment of Soviet policies in the light oTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition ix 1. "PEACE," 1918-1933 1 November 11, 1918 1 The Treaty of Versailles 3 The League of Nations 13 French "Security" 16 German "Good Faith" 19 Economic Crisis 22 2. The Uneasy Peace, 1933-1935 25 Adolf Hitler 25 Rearmament and Disarmament 31 The Four-Power Pact 34 The Dollfuss Affair 35 Germany's Military Renaissance 36 The Franco-Soviet Pact 40 The Anglo-German Naval Agreement 43 3. Years of Crisis, 1935-1938 47 Mussolini and Ethiopia 47 Hitler in the Rhineland 56 The Popular Front and the Spanish Civil War 67 Appeasement and Appeasers 72 4. The Road to War, 1938 80 The Reichschancellery Meeting 80 The Anschluss 84 Crisis in Czechoslovakia 96 The Munich Conference 113 The End of Czechoslovakia 120 5. War, 1939 128 Danzig 128 Appeasement Fails 140 Conclusion 168 Bibliographical Essay 175 Index 191 Maps German Territorial Losses in Central Europe, 1919 5 Nazi Aggression in Central Europe, 1933-1939 108
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd European Home Fronts 1939 1945
Book SynopsisIn a book arranged in chapters which deal separately with the Home Fronts of each country, Beck is able to provide a comprehensive picture of the effects of the world''s only ''total war'' upon the civilians who often faced bewilderment, fear, death, and destruction all around them. Beck considers the effects of bombing and sometimes actual fighting in the streets and towns in which people lived, and the policies of individual governments that attempted to encourage and retain support for the war effort in varying ways.Table of ContentsForeword vii Introduction xi 1. Great Britain: The Islands Fortress 1 The Appeasement Era 1 Churchill Becomes Britain’s War Leader 6 The Battle of Britain 9 Other British Cities Attacked 12 The First American Moves Toward Alliance 13 The Days of Austerity 14 American Troops in Britain 17 Preparations for the Invasion of the Continent 19 2. The Soviet Union 23 Rapidity of German Conquests 26 Stalin’s “Patriotic War” 28 The Years of Defeat: 1941-1942 29 The Role of Allied Aid 34 Fall 1942: The Tide Begins to Turn 35 3. France: Under The German Heel 40 Political and Economic Chaos 41 Military Incompetence and Disastrous Defeat 43 The Nature of the Vichy Regime 47 The German Occupation 49 Hostages and Forced Labor 51 The Great Misery of Paris 53 The Resistance 54 De Gaulle’s Move to Leadership 57 The Reminder of France Occupied 59 The Fighting French 60 4. The Axis Powers: Germany and Italy 65 German Military Spirit 65 Did the German Public Want War? 67 Problems with the Churches 69 The Invasion of Russia 70 Domestic Shortages 73 Bad News from the Battle Fronts 74 Firestorms in Hamburg 75 The Final Solution 77 Horrors of the Last Days 78 The Italians at War 79 Declining Popular Support for Mussolini 81 Military Blunders and Defeats 82 The Fall of Mussolini 84 The Neo-Fascist Regime 86 The Allied Campaign in Italy 88 5. Poland and the Holocaust 93 The Destruction of Poland 94 Governments in Exile 97 The Final Solution in Poland 99 The Warsaw Uprising 102 6. Other Home Fronts 105 Presumed Aryan States: The Low Countries and Scandinavia 105 The Fate of Czechoslovakia 116 Fire in the Balkans 122 Postscript 133 Bibliographical Essay 137 Index 151
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