Modern warfare Books
Henry Holt & Company The Day of Battle
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and ItalyIn An Army at Dawnwinner of the Pulitzer PrizeRick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome.The Italian campaign''s outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino wer
£36.00
Holt McDougal The Second World War
Book SynopsisMartin Gilbert's presents A magisterial (New York Times) single-volume history of the Second World War. It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-J Day-August 14, 1945 -it had involved every major power and become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be, in both human terms and material resources, the costliest war in history, taking the lives of thirty million people. In one brilliant volume, eminent historian Martin Gilbert offers the complete history of WWII. With unparalleled scholarship and breadth of vision, Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill as well as one of the leading experts on the Holocaust, weaves together political, military, diplomatic, and civilian elements to provide a global perspective on the war, in a work that is both a treasure trove of information and a gripping, dramatic narrative. In his transmission of the horror
£33.60
Northwestern University Press The World Is a Prison
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£66.50
Presidio Press Citizens of London
Book SynopsisThe acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe; Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London; and John Gilbert Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain. Each man formed close ties with Winston Churchill—so much so that all became romantically involved with members of the prime minister’s family. Drawing from a variety of primary sources, Lynne Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys of these men who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and reluctant American public to back the British at a critical time. Deeply human, brilliantly researched, and beautifully written, Citizens of London is a new
£17.41
Random House USA Inc The Hardest Place
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The University Press of Kentucky The Unknown Dead
Book SynopsisRenowned historian Peter Schrijvers, a native Belgian, describes the horrific war crimes committed by German military units on the front lines and by Nazi security services behind the battle lines, as well as the devastating effects of Allied responses to the enemy threat, including massive bombings of small towns.
£48.71
The University Press of Kentucky The War That Never Ends New Perspectives on the
Book SynopsisThe War That Never Ends sheds new light on the evolving historical meanings of the Vietnam War, its enduring influence on current matters of global significance, and its potential to influence American foreign policy, in times of peace and war.Trade ReviewThese excellent essays by some of the leading historians of the war represent the best of the new international history - reassessing traditional interpretations, exploring new questions and neglected aspects of the conflict, and drawing on extensive research in recently accessible archival material in Vietnam and elsewhere. - Andrew L. Johns, coeditor of The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War ""Does an excellent job posing and answering the question of why Vietnam still matters and why it will remain the 'war that never ends'."" - Kathryn C. Statler, author of Replacing France: The Origins of American Intervention in Vietnam
£56.62
The University Press of Kentucky The USS Flier Death and Survival on a World War
Book SynopsisNoted historian Michael Sturma's vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS Flier has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines.
£56.62
The University Press of Kentucky Striking Back Combat in Korea MarchApril 1951
Book SynopsisStriking Back: Combat in Korea, March-April 1951 is the second book in a three-volume series about the Korean War, examining the fighting that occurred during the late winter and early spring of the war's first year.
£60.71
The University Press of Kentucky Surface and Destroy The Submarine Gun War in the
Book SynopsisExplores the nature of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. This is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling study of the battles that became “intolerably personal”.
£34.20
The University Press of Kentucky Endkampf Soldiers Civilians and the Death of the
Book SynopsisFritz examines the predicament and outlook of American GI's, German soldiers and officials, and the civilian population caught in the arduous fighting during the waning days of World War II.
£25.65
The University Press of Kentucky Surface and Destroy The Submarine Gun War in the
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£23.00
The University Press of Kentucky Team 19 in Vietnam An Australian Soldier at War
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£32.00
The University Press of Kentucky Southern Voices
Book SynopsisFirsthand accounts add a new layer to the history of the Vietnam War and its aftermath.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction History of Biet Dong Saigon Gia Dinh Committee Tu Cang, NLF Senior Officer Bay Son, Biet Dong Senior Officer Nguyen Huu Loi, Biet Dong Soldier Ms. Le Hong Quan, NLF Soldier Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Nga, Biet Dong Soldier Ms. Do T
£27.00
The University Press of Kentucky Lessons in Leadership My Life in the US Army from
Book SynopsisIn 1975, he received his fourth star and became commander of the US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command.In Lessons in Leadership, this exceptional soldier not only discusses working with some of the army's most influential and colorful leaders -- including James M.
£40.46
The University Press of Kentucky Fallen Tigers The Fate of Americas Missing Airmen
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£35.68
The University Press of Kentucky Watchman at the Gates A Soldiers Journey from
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£25.65
The University Press of Kentucky John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary
Book SynopsisThese volumes of wartime correspondence provide new insight into the work of a legendary soldier and the historic events in which he participatedTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction to the Collection Introduction to Volume I April 1917 May 1917 June 1917 July 1917 August 1917 September 1917 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography for Volume I Index
£59.00
The University Press of Kentucky Lieutenant Sonia Vagliano
Book SynopsisBrings a young French lieutenant's memoirs to English-speaking audiences for the first time.Table of ContentsCrossing the Atlantic. London We Return to France Bayeux Fontenay-sur-Mer Cavigny near St.-Lo Mortain-Falaise Le Mans-Paris Northern France Belgium Brand Brauweiler Wetzlar Buchenwald Epilogue
£25.00
The University Press of Kentucky Desert Redleg
Book SynopsisPart military history, part personal memoir exploring the largest US artillery bombardment since World War II.
£23.75
The University Press of Kentucky The USS Flier Death and Survival on a World War
Book SynopsisNoted historian Michael Sturma's vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS Flier has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines.
£26.00
The University Press of Kentucky A Strange Whim of the Sea
Book SynopsisHighlighting the underreported role auxiliary vessels played in the war, A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw should engage the military historian and lay reader alike with the previously untold story it tells of struggle, sacrifice, death and survival in the Pacific in World War II.Table of ContentsRough Start On the Rocks Troubled Waters Off to War Perilous Passage South Pacific The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner Midway Emergency Exit Business on Great Waters Aftermath
£35.57
The University Press of Kentucky Unwilling to Quit
Book SynopsisPrentice reframes Nixon's choices, emphasizes Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird's outsized yet subtle role in the decision-making process, and considers how South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu and North Vietnam's Le Duan decisively shaped the American exit.Table of ContentsIntroduction Good Times, Bad Times Only the Strong Survive My Way Going Up the Country Come Together Give Me Just a Little More Time It's Too Late Alone Again, Naturally Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography
£30.40
The University Press of Kentucky Uniting against the Reich
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction The Road to Casablanca The Casablanca Directive and Breaking Command Unity Testing the Casablanca Directive The Breaking Points Reorganization Taking the Fight to the Luftwaffe The Spring Campaign Against European Transportation The Summer Oil Offensive Breaking the German Way of War Punishing the Reich Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Preface
£68.40
Ohio State University Press Nuclear Rivals AngloAmerican Atomic Relations
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£62.47
University of Alabama Press Gaudalcanal Remembered
Book SynopsisGuadalancal was a pivotal World War II battle in the Pacific Theatre. As a press officer in the Marine Corps Reserve, Merillat was particularly well positioned to record the military action and this combat memoir offers on-the-spot reportage of all the action.
£29.95
The University of Alabama Press My Fathers War Fighting with the Buffalo Soldiers
Book SynopsisTells the compelling story of a unit of black Buffalo Soldiers and their white commander fighting on the Italian front during World War II. Carolyn Ross Johnston draws on her father’s account of the war and her extensive interviews with other veterans of the 92nd Division to describe the experiences of a naïve southern white officer and his segregated unit on an intimate level.
£38.95
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. The Battalion Artist A Navy Seebees Sketchbook of
Book SynopsisExplores the three years, three months, and three days of Nat Bellantoni's life on the Pacific front in World War II. Now collected in a lavishly illustrated volume, his watercolours, sketches, and photographs offer a window onto one of the most significant moments in American history.
£33.56
University of Missouri Press Truman and Korea Volume 1
Book SynopsisDetailing for the first time the story of America's homefront during the Korean War, Truman and Korea fills an important gap in the historical scholarship of the postwar era. Paul Pierpaoli analyses the political, economic, social, and international ramifications of America's first war of Soviet containment, never losing sight of the larger context of the cold war.
£56.05
University of Missouri Press American Girls Beer and Glenn Miller
Book SynopsisA product of newly created mass consumerism, the soldier of 1940 had expectations of material comfort, even while at war. Historian James J. Cooke presents the first comprehensive look at how General George C. Marshall’s efforts to cheer soldiers far from home resulted in the enduring morale services that the Army still provides today.Trade Review"Cooke (emer., Univ. of Mississippi) uses numerous archival, primary, and secondary sources to explain the importance of positive morale to the war effort, and how the combined activities of the army and private initiative helped maintain that necessary ingredient to victory." -- J. P. Sanson, CHOICE"Cooke's examination of the Special Services and PX System during World War II, a subject previously overlooked by scholars, shows that these goods and services kept the armed forces' spirits up under the alienating conditions of global war."—Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century
£24.71
University of Missouri Press Pattons War
Book SynopsisDuring his life, George S. Patton Jr starred as an Olympic athlete, chased down Mexican bandits, and led tanks into battle in World War I. But he is best remembered for his exploits in World War II. Patton's War follows the general from the beaches of Morocco to the fields of France, right before the birth of Third Army on the continent.
£33.71
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Nijmegen US 82nd Airborne Guards Armoured
Book SynopsisIn the first of three books covering the battles on the road to Arnhem, Tim Saunders describes the US 82nd Airborne Division's daring seizure of the Grave Bridge and their battles for the Grossbeek Heights, and the struggle for the vital Nijmegen Bridge.
£12.99
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Men of Valour
Book SynopsisBased on the Second World War, this narrative poem, with its evocative drawings, captures the devastation of this global war and the dramatic events that took place. It is the author's dedication to the courage displayed by men and women of every participating nation.Table of Contents1 The Approach of War 9 2 Blitzkreig 15 3 The Fall of France 23 4 The Battle of Britain 37 5 The Greek Disaster 47 6 Barbarossa 61 7 The Japanese Onslaught 73 8 Axis Occupation 85 9 The War at Sea 91 10 Midway 101 11 The Dieppe Raid 111 12 Bomber Command 117 13 El Alamein 125 14 Stalingrad 141 15 Guadalcanal 155 16 The Clearance of North Africa 161 17 The Warsaw Ghetto 171 18 Crisis in the Atlantic 177 19 The Dambusters’ Raid 187 20 The Battle of Kursk 193 21 The Fall of Mussolini 201 22 Jean Moulin 209 23 The Bombing of Hamburg 21724 Allied Advances 221 25 The Teheran Conference 227 26 The Siege of Leningrad 235 27 Monte Cassino 241 28 Tito’s Partisans 255 29 The Defence of India 261 30 The Normandy Invasion 273 31 The Marianas 291 32 The Stauffenberg Plot 301 33 Bagration 311 34 Victory in Normandy 315 35 The Warsaw Rising 325 36 The Liberation of Paris 333 37 Arnhem 339 38 The Battle of Leyte Gulf 351 39 The Battle of the Bulge 359 40 Victory in Burma 369 41 The Yalta Conference 379 42 Iwo Jima 385 43 The Fall of Nazi Germany 393 44 Hiroshima 405 Source of Words in Quotation Marks 413 Main Works Consulted 415
£20.85
Michigan State University Press General Eisenhower Ideology and Discourse
Book SynopsisDuring the World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower formulated an ideology that encompassed deeply held ideas about human nature, society and political life. This text reveals how one man helped construct the sense of national and global insecurity that pervaded American life for decades.
£40.46
Michigan State University Press They Cant Take That Away from ME The Odyssey of
Book SynopsisThis work recounts not only Ralph Rentz's devastating three-and-a-half years of captivity in a Japanese POW camp during World War II, but also his involvement in a secret government mission that has never been revealed.
£20.25
Michigan State University Press Voices from the Underground v 1 Insider Stories
Book SynopsisOffers a collection of histories of underground papers from the Vietnam Era as written and told by key staff members of the time. Their stories represent a wide range of publications: countercultural, gay, lesbian, feminist, Puerto Rican, Native American, Black, socialist, Southern consciousness, prisoners' rights, New Age, rank-and-file, military, and more.
£26.96
MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Here on the Edge How a Small Group of World War
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£22.46
Bauhan Pub Dear Mary Letters Home from the 10th Mountain
Book SynopsisLetters from WWII service in Italy to a beloved wife back home
£18.05
MP-NEV University of Nevada Embattled Memories Contested Meanings in Korean
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£41.36
MP-NEV University of Nevada Gernika 1937 The Market Day Massacre
Book SynopsisTrade Review”In Gernika, 1937: The Market Day Massacre, historian Xabier Irujo reveals the hitherto unknown fact that the destruction of the historic Basque town of Guernica was planned by Nazi minister Hermann Goring as a gift for Hitler’s birthday.”-The New York Review of Books“The book helps elucidate highly controversial topics about the undeclared war that Germany and Italy fought in the Basque Country and it makes a significant contribution to the study of warfare prior to the Second World War.”—Professor Angel Vinas, Center for Basque Studies Newsletter, Fall 2015
£44.06
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Japanese Americans and World War II
Book SynopsisLike its predecessors, this fourth edition of Japanese Americans and World War II is intended as a succinct and affordable supplement to history and political science texts that minimize or neglect the Nikkei (Japanese American) experience in World War II. As was hoped, the first two editions of this publication found an enthusiastic reception by instructors and students alike at the high school, community college, and university level. In addition, the expanded third edition found a new readership beyond the classroom, in members of and visitors to museums, such as the Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles, and interpretive centers at former concentration camp sites administered by the National Park Service at Manzanar, Tule Lake, and others (some in progress). In response to the supportive and constructive feedback of students, instructors, and lay readers, we at Harlan Davidson undertook a bold and sweeping redesign of the third edition that saw our wellTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 “Yellow Peril”: Issei Pioneers and the Anti-Chinese Legacy 3 The Movement for Japanese Exclusion 6 “200 Percent” American: Emergence of the Nisei 9 War Hysteria. Racism, and Political Expedience 12 Executive Order 9066: “Military Necessity”? 15 Mass Removal of “All Persons of Japanese Ancestry” 18 Administering the Concentration Camps 21 Life Behind Barbed Wire 23 Violence and Death by Deadly Force 26 The Botched Loyalty Questionnaire 29 Nikkei Soldiers and Draft Resisters 32 The Wartime Supreme Court Test Cases 35 Release and Return 38 Recovery: “Model” or “Marginal” Minority? 42 Breaking the Silence: Nikkei Confront the Nightmare 44 The Movement for Redress 48 The Commission’s Report and Recommendations 51 “Military Necessity” and the Coram Nobis Cases 53 Epilogue 55 Note on Terminology 68 Selected Bibliography 69 General Work on Japanese American History 69 The World War II Incarceration of Japanese Americans 72 Postwar Recovery and the Redress Movement 83 Films, Videos, and DVDs 84 Web Sites and the Internet 86 Index 88 Map, Documents (Executive Order 9066, and Instructions to implement Civilian Exclusion Order No. 108), and Photographs follow page 56
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The United States at War 1941 1945
Book SynopsisThis 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war''s purpose. Making the important distinction between popular notions and military and political realities, Gary Hess helps today''s readers to better understand the complexity of the conflict. Updated to incorporate the latest scholarship, this latest edition also includes new material to underscore more fully the moral dimensions of the war, including the American decision to use the atomic bomb, the ruthless campaigns of both the Germans and Russians in Eastern Europe, American reaction to the Holocaust as well as the government''s post-war tolerance and protection of Nazis deemed valuable to Cold War research and intelligence. Enhanced coverage of specific topics including the Bataan Death March, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Allied uncovering of concentration camps rounds out the narraTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition ix Chapter One. To Pearl Harbor: The United States and World Crisis 1 The Arsenal of Democracy: The War in Europe 3 “Not Enough Ships": The Effort to Restrain Japan 8 Chapter Two. Allied Defeats and the Axis Ascendancy, 1941-1942 20 The Nazi Empire at Its Peak 20 Japan’s Imperial Conquests 24 Defeat and Surrender in the Philippines 25 Popular Perceptions and Expectations 34 Chapter Three. The War in Europe: The Turn of the Tide 38 The Debate over Strategy 38 The North African Invasion 41 The Eastern Front: The Russian Victory at Stalingrad 45 The Battle of the Atlantic 49 The Air War: The Bombing of Germany 51 The Cross-Channel Invasion: D-Day 53 Chapter Four. The Pacific Theater: The War against Japan, 1942-1945 59 “Our War”: Characteristics and Popular Perceptions 61 Midway: The End of Japan’s Naval Invincibility 65 Guadalcanal: The First Offensive 69 The Island Campaign, 1943-1944 72 Iwo Jima and Okinawa 79 Japan 1945: The Refusal to Surrender 84 Chapter Five. The Diplomatic Front: Roosevelt and the American Vision of the Postwar World 87 The United Nations 90 Soviet-American Cooperation 92 China’s International Status 98 The End of Colonialism 102 Chapter Six. The Dilemmas of Victory 109 Victory in Europe and the Extent of Nazi Tyranny 110 “The Greatest Thing in History”: The Atomic Bomb and Japan’s Surrender 114 Hiroshima and Magasaki: The Lingering Questions 117 A People Victorious: America at the End of the War 125 Conclusion: Why the Allies Won 127 Bibliographical Essay 146 Index 167 Photographs follow page 86 Maps: Europe under the Axis 21 Japan’s Empire, 1942 26 Allied Offensives, 1942-1945 39 U.S. Offensive against Japan 60
£21.95
Mosaic Press Resistance and Survival
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£15.99
Random House Publishing Group Sixty Days In Combat An Infantrymans Memoir of World War II in Europe
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£12.34
Random House Publishing Group Blood Trails The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier
Book SynopsisBAPTISM BY FIREChris Ronnau volunteered for the Army and was sent to Vietnam in January 1967, armed with an M-14 rifle and American Express traveler’s checks. But the latter soon proved particularly pointless as the private first class found himself in the thick of two pivotal, fiercely fought Big Red One operations, going head-to-head against crack Viet cong and NVA troops in the notorious Iron Triangle and along the treacherous Cambodian border near Tay Ninh.Patrols, ambushes, plunging down VC tunnels, search and destroy missions-there were many ways to drive the enemy from his own backyard, as Ronnau quickly discovered. Based on the journal Ronnau kept in Vietnam, Blood Trails captures the hellish jungle war in all its stark life-and-death immediacy. This wrenching chronicle is also stirring testimony to the quiet courage of those unsung American heroes, many not yet twenty-one, who had a job to do and did it without complaint-fighting, sacrificing, and dying f
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Presidio Press With the Old Breed
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific—the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary—into terms we mortals can grasp.”—Tom HanksIn The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named With the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge’s acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, and inspire a new generation. An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war’s famous 1st Marine Division—3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Even after intense training, he was shocked to be thrown into the battle of Peleliu, where “the world was a nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets.” By the time Sledge hit the hell of Okinawa, he was a combat vet, still filled with fear but no longer with panic. Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life. Here, too, is the story of how he learned to hate and kill—and came to love—his fellow man.“In all the literature on the Second World War, there is not a more honest, realistic or moving memoir than Eugene Sledge’s. This is the real deal, the real war: unvarnished, brutal, without a shred of sentimentality or false patriotism, a profound primer on what it actually was like to be in that war. It is a classic that will outlive all the armchair generals’ safe accounts of—not the ‘good war’—but the worst war ever.”—Ken Burns
£13.99
Crecy Publishing We Speak from the Air
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Bartleby Press World War II Through Russian Eyes
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