Chronological Period/1940's
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Omaha Beach 6 June 1944: The D-Day Landing
$16.95 Read moreImmortalised for a new generation in the graphic opening sequences of Saving Private Ryan, ‘Bloody’ Omaha Beach was almost an epic failure. Among the five beaches stormed as part of the 6 June 1944 D-… [more below]
- Author: Parker, Robert J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1445669269
- Language: English
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The War Magician: Based on an Extraordinary True Story
$27.99 Read moreBased on an extraordinary true story and soon to be a major film produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The War Magician is the remarkable tale of the man who used the powers of illusion to fi
- Author: Fisher, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79821E+12
- Language: English
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Battle of Britain the Movie: The Men and Machines of One of the Greatest War Films Ever Made
$49.95 Read moreReleased in 1969, the film Battle of Britain went on to become one of the most iconic war movies ever produced. The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle… [more below]
- Author: Sarkar, Dilip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1399014757
- Language: English
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For the Boys: The War Story of a Combat Nurse in Patton’s Third Army
$34.95 Read more“This novelistic narrative captures both the violence and trauma of WWII and its subject’s remarkable heroism.”– Publishers Weekly
A month after her 24th birthday, Lt. Mary Elizabeth Balster collapses… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Ncr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1636241581
- Language: English
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Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
$19.00 Read moreNATIONAL BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author of Born to Run comes a book that inspires us to unleash the extraordinary potential of the human body and climb, swim, skip, throw, and jump our way t… [more below]
- Author: McDougall, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0307742229
- Language: English
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Under a War-Torn Sky
$12.99 Add to cartWounded and alone behind enemy lines, a young pilot must find his way to freedom in this gripping, beloved novel
When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pil… [more below]- Author: Elliott, L. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0786817534
- Language: English
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Delivering Destruction: American Firepower and Amphibious Assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima
$34.95 Read moreExisting literature maintains that the U.S. Marine Corps’ operational success in the Pacific War rested upon two dominant themes: committed theoretical preparation and courageous battlefield action. P… [more below]
- Series: Studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare
- Author: Hemler, Christopher Kyle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682471349
- Language: English
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Above the Pacific: Three Medal of Honor Fighter Aces of World War II Speak
$12.99 Read moreThree legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific War–all recipients of the Medal of Honor–tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.
Marine ace Pappy Boyington is perhaps the most celebrat- Series: American War Heroes
- Author: Heaton, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0593471954
- Language: English
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The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park: The Secret Intelligence Station That Helped Defeat the Nazis
$12.99 Read more‘Turing writes on codebreaking with understandable authority and compelling panache.‘
– Michael Smith, bestselling author of Station X.
At Bletchley Park, some of Britain’s most talented mathematician- Author: Turing, John Dermot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1838576509
- Language: English
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Samson: A Savior Will Rise
$15.99 Read moreWinner of 7 International Book Festival Competitions for Best Novel of the Year, including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and San Francisco.
The year is 1941, and Samson Abrams makes a life-or-death de
- Author: Hoffman, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0849964687
- Language: English
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Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
$28.95 Read moreIt’s a Wonderful Life was the first motion picture Jimmy Stewart made after returning home from World War 2, where he had participated in 20 often-brutal combat missions over Germany and France. When … [more below]
- Author: Matzen, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 24 2016
- ISBN10: 0996274057
- Language: English
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Invasion on: D-Day, the Press, and the Making of an American Narrative
$39.95 Read moreIn Invasion On Stephen M. Rusiecki describes the process of how and why Americans developed a standing narrative of the World War II operation known as D-Day based upon a common, press-enabled, themat… [more below]
- Author: Rusiecki, Stephen M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 168247920X
- Language: English
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Operation Ro-Go 1943: Japanese Air Power Tackles the Bougainville Landings
$25.00 Read moreA compelling account of the failure of Imperial Japan’s Operation Ro-Go, intended to take the offensive in the Solomons theater of the Pacific War, but which became Japan’s first line of defense again
- Series: Air Campaign #41
- Author: Claringbould, Michael John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855574
- Language: English
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The Eagle’s Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway
$20.00 Read moreNATIONAL BESTSELLER – In a “riveting” (Booklist) tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left off, Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fi… [more below]
- Author: Shaara, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0525619461
- Language: English
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When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance
$21.95 Read moreWinner of the Society for Military History’s Distinguished Book Award
“Deeply researched and forcefully written . . . deftly explains the confused politics and diplomacy that bedeviled the war against- Author: Neiberg, Michael S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0674293886
- Language: English
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Left for Dead: A Young Man’s Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
$12.99 Read moreFor fans of sea battles, adventures, and war stories like Unbroken, this is the incredible true story of a boy who helps to bring closure to the survivors of the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 201
- Publish Date: November 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0385730918
- Language: English
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US Navy Gun Destroyers 1945-88: Fletcher Class to Forrest Sherman Class
$20.00 Read moreAn illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy’s last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.
The finest American destroy- Series: New Vanguard #322
- Author: Stille, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855124
- Language: English
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Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans
$23.95 Read moreA chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors. This is the account of 23 men tort… [more below]
- Author: Spitz, Vivien
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1591810329
- Language: English
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Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War
$18.99 Add to cartTo survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer’s wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robson–a story of terror, hope, love, and
- Author: Robson, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062674978
- Language: English
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Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
$30.00 Read moreOne of New York Magazine‘s Most Anticipated Books of the Fall
How far can a single leader alter the course of history? From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of- Author: Kershaw, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1594203458
- Language: English
