Chronological Period/1940's
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Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
The remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s largest land animals transformed him from a care- Author: Croke, Vicki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 14 2015
- ISBN10: 0812981650
- Language: English
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Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “[Timothy] Snyder identifies the conditions that allowed the Holocaust–conditions our society today shares. . . . He certainly couldn’t be more right about our world.”–Th… [more below]
- Author: Snyder, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1101903473
- Language: English
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I Escaped from Auschwitz: The Shocking True Story of the World War II Hero Who Escaped the Nazis and Helped Save Over 200,000 Jews
$19.99 Read moreThe Stunning and Emotional Autobiography of an Auschwitz Survivor
April 7, 1944–This date marks the successful escape of two Slovak prisoners from one of the most heavily-guarded and notorious conce- Author: Vrba, Rudolf
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1631584715
- Language: English
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USS Enterprise (CV-6): The Big E from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte
$19.99 Read moreThough it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy’s USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from th… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval #18
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0764360752
- Language: English
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The Leopard Is Loose
$26.00 Read moreThe fragile, 1952 postwar tranquility of a young boy’s world explodes one summer day when a leopard escapes from the Oklahoma City zoo, throwing all the local residents into dangerous excitement, in t… [more below]
- Author: Harrigan, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0525655778
- Language: English
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Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II
$18.99 Add to cart“Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be–and just how much they’ll dare–during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Phi
- Author: Hooper, Elise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063068907
- Language: English
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Últimos DÃas En BerlÃn
$22.95 Read moreCuando el amor y la esperanza son más poderosos que el odio y la furia.
Cuando Yuri Santacruz asistió al nombramiento como canciller de Adolf Hitler, no podÃa imaginar lo mucho que cambiarÃa su vid
- Author: Sánchez-Garnica, Paloma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: December 21 2021
- ISBN10: 6070783123
- Language: Spanish
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The Winter Campaign in Italy 1943: Orsogna, San Pietro and Ortona
$25.00 Read moreA gripping tale of three crucial battles fought at the end of 1943 as Allied forces approached the Gustav Line in Italy.
After repulsing the German counter-attack at Salerno in September 1943, the US- Series: Campaign #395
- Author: Battistelli, Pier Paolo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855698
- Language: English
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Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham’s Mediterranean Triumph
$25.00 Read moreThe first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina.
The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologi- Series: Campaign #397
- Author: Konstam, Angus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857232
- Language: English
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Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
$32.00 Read moreA vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force’s VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.
On Augu- Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855485
- Language: English
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Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and Refugees Helped Win World War II
$29.95 Read moreIn June 1942, the U.S. Army began recruiting immigrants, the children of immigrants, refugees, and others with language skills and knowledge of enemy lands and cultures for a special military intellig
- Author: Eddy, Beverley Driver
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0811769968
- Language: English
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Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia
$14.99 Add to cartA thrilling, critically-acclaimed account of the Cold War spies and spycraft that changed the course of history, perfect for young readers of Bomb and The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. The Cold War span… [more below]
- Author: Favreau, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0316545902
- Language: English
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Japan’s Indian Ocean Raid 1942: The Allies’ Lowest Ebb
$25.00 Read moreAn detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 – one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war.
In the wake of Japan’s conqu- Series: Campaign #396
- Author: Stille, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854187
- Language: English
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Flying Fortress Gunner: B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Bob Harper’s 35 Combat Missions Over Germany
$24.99 Read moreAt 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing just 110 pounds, Bob Harper was below the minimum size requirements for US military service. As the demand for manpower increased, rules were bent, Harper’s defer… [more below]
- Author: Cullen, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367064
- Language: English
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Baa, Baa Black Sheep
$11.00 Read moreHere, in his own words, is the true story of America’s wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all–the fight to survive.
The World War II air war in the Pacif- Author: Boyington, Gregory
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01 1977
- ISBN10: 0553263501
- Language: English
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Turning the Storm
$24.99 Add to cartAs World War II reaches a tipping point, one heroic family is determined to help turn the tide.
“A sweeping, wonderfully crafted saga…Jackson has created a masterful, enduring tale.” –H.W. “Buzz” Be
- Series: The After Dunkirk #3
- Author: Jackson, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 476
- Publish Date: August 24 2021
- ISBN10: 1648754791
- Language: English
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The Inheritance
$9.99 Read more“Moving… This engrossing and hopeful story will hold readers from start to finish.”—Publishers Weekly
“Family secrets, complex characters and a glorious setting make The Inheritance a rich, compelli… [more below]
- Author: Ross, Joann
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1335623949
- Language: English
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Hot Springs
$10.99 Read moreThe undisputed master of the tough thriller, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers an “exciting and intelligent” (The Wall Street Journal) masterpiece set in 1940s Arkansas, where … [more below]
- Series: Earl Swagger
- Author: Hunter, Stephen
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1982194235
- Language: English
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Echoes
$8.99 Add to cartAgainst a vivid backdrop of history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal…and of three generations of women as they journey though years of los… [more below]
- Author: Steel, Danielle
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0440240786
- Language: English
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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
$23.00 Add to cartThe 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 pla… [more below]
- Author: Olson, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 03 2011
- ISBN10: 0812979354
- Language: English
