Chronological Period/1940's
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The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace
$39.00 Add to cartA revealing portrait of the end of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life and presidency, shedding new light on how he made his momentous final policy decisions
The first hundred days of FDR’s presidency a- Author: Woolner, David B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 12 2017
- ISBN10: 0465048714
- Language: English
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Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of Fdr’s Great Supreme Court Justices
$21.99 Add to cartA tiny, ebullient Jew who started as America’s leading liberal and ended as its most famous judicial conservative. A Klansman who became an absolutist advocate of free speech and civil rights. A backc… [more below]
- Author: Feldman, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: July 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0446699284
- Language: English
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Within These Lines
$17.99 Add to cart“Within These Lines is a moving story of love, hope, and family set against the dark history of Japanese internment in America. This book had me captivated ” –Maureen McQuerry, YALSA award-winning au
- Author: Morrill, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0310765234
- Language: English
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Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The “superb [and] intensely readable” (The Washington Post) untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II and the extraordinary spies who achieved it–from… [more below]
- Author: MacIntyre, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 14 2013
- ISBN10: 0307888770
- Language: English
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Hitler’s Private Library: The Books That Shaped His Life
$19.00 Add to cartA Washington Post Notable Book
In this brilliant and original exploration of some of the formative influences in Adolf Hi
With a new chapter on eugenicist Madison Grant’s The Passing of the Great Race- Author: Ryback, Timothy W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 12 2010
- ISBN10: 0307455262
- Language: English
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The Patton Papers: 1940-1945
$37.50 Add to cart“One of World War II’s most brilliant and controversial generals, George S. Patton (1885-1945) fought in North Africa and Sicily, as commander of the Third Army, spearheaded the Allies’ spectacular 19… [more below]
- Author: Blumenson, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 944
- Publish Date: August 22 1996
- ISBN10: 0306807173
- Language: English
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The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War
$27.99 Add to cart“The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril,” wrote Winston Churchill in his monumental history of World War II. His fear was shared by many. The North Atlantic … [more below]
- Author: Dimbleby, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0190905832
- Language: English
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The Diary Keepers: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through It
$20.00 Add to cartA riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens, firsthand accounts of ordinary people living through extraordinary times
Based on select writings
- Author: Siegal, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0063070669
- Language: English
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Aimee and Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943
$18.99 Add to cartThis powerful, poignant, and inspirational novel, a Lambda Literary Award winner, is the true story of two unlikely lovers set against World War II Berlin–a riveting chronicle of love, loyalty, and s
- Author: Fischer, Erica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0062390376
- Language: English
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Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give in: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
$19.99 Add to cartNew York Times bestseller
More than 100,000 copies in print
Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight,
- Author: Zamperini, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 006236880X
- Language: English
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Delta Force: A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military’s Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit
$18.99 Add to cartThe definitive insider’s account of the U.S. Army’s most elite and secretive special-ops unit, written by the legendary founder and first commanding officer of Delta Force
Wanted: Volunteers for Projec
- Author: Beckwith, Charlie A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 14 2013
- ISBN10: 006224969X
- Language: English
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Morning of Fire: America’s Epic First Journey Into the Pacific
$29.15 Read moreMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of on
- Author: Ridley, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0061700193
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Auschwitz: 1940-1945
$16.99 Add to cart“Otto Friedrich’s powerful portrayal of Auschwitz is both an extraordinary reminder of the human capacity for evil and an eloquent message to humanity never to let such things happen again.” –Arthur
- Author: Friedrich, Otto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 19 1994
- ISBN10: 0060976403
- Language: English
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In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz
$19.99 Add to cartKnown as “the Leopard,” the president of Zaire for thirty-two years, Mobutu Sese Seko, showed all the cunning of his namesake — seducing Western powers, buying up the opposition, and dominating his p
- Author: Wrong, Michela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0060934433
- Language: English
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How a Jewish Girl Survived Europe’s Heart of Darkness
$20.00 Read moreAn extraordinary Holocaust survival story about an Orthodox Jewish woman who managed to survive in wartime Poland by pretending to be a Catholic.
Polish Catholics believed she was one of them. A devot
- Author: Van Os, Pieter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1957363045
- Language: English
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The Last of the 357th Infantry: Harold Frank’s WWII Story of Faith and Courage
$25.99 Read moreFor those who loved Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers and E.B. Sledge’s With the Old Breed. Drawing on toughness and skills forged in hardscrabble Depression-era North Carolina, Bronze Star recipi… [more below]
- Author: Hager, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 168451245X
- Language: English
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Lost Airmen: The Epic Rescue of WWII U.S. Bomber Crews Stranded Behind Enemy Lines
$29.99 Read moreLate in 1944, thirteen U.S. B-24 bomber crews bailed from their cabins over the Yugoslavian wilderness. Bloodied and disoriented after a harrowing strike against the Third Reich, the pilots took refug… [more below]
- Author: Stanley, Charles E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 168451262X
- Language: English
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The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters’ Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
$24.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured
- Author: Van Iperen, Roxane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 0063119331
- Language: English
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Winston Churchill: A Biography of Historical Icon Winston Churchill
$14.99 Add to cartWINSTON CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill was a powerful and inspiring man, who actively pursued challenges and strove to serve his country well. From fighting in World War I, to serving as the Prime Ministe
- Author: Hanson, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 78
- Publish Date: November 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1761036890
- Language: English
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The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
$28.00 Read moreINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
“As exciting as any spy novel” (Daily News, New York), The Princess Spy follows the hidden history of an ordinary American girl w- Author: Loftis, Larry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 198214386X
- Language: English
