Chronological Period/1940's
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Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
$19.99 Add to cart“One of the most fascinating figures in Vietnam during the War was Pham Xuan An, a Time correspondent; and, unbeknownst to me and my colleagues who covered the conflict, a clandestine Vietcong agent.
- Author: Berman, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 13 2008
- ISBN10: 0060888393
- Language: English
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The Triumph of Death 1990
$11.99 Add to cartIt is primarily about World War II in Europe. It deals with
the French Revolution and the building of Eastern European
Socialism. His life and Reagan years. The only text of the computer
poem is presente
- Author: Sweigart, Stephen W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: January 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1959895354
- Language: English
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Crash Boat: Rescue and Peril in the Pacific During World War II
$31.58 Add to cartThe compelling story of an American crash boat crewed by unknown heroes during World War II in the South Pacific, whose dramatic rescues of downed pilots and clandestine missions off Japanese-held isl
- Author: Jepson, George D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072358
- Language: English
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Coffee with Hitler: The Untold Story of the Amateur Spies Who Tried to Civilize the Nazis
$29.95 Read more*A Telegraph and Spectator Best Book of the Year*
The fascinating story of how an eccentric group of intelligence agents used amateur diplomacy to penetrate the Nazi high command in an effort to preve- Author: Spicer, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362266
- Language: English
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Those Who Forget: My Family’s Story in Nazi Europe–A Memoir, a History, a Warning.
$18.99 Read more“[Makes] the very convincing case that, until and unless there is a full accounting for what happened with Donald Trump, 2020 is not over and never will be.” —The New Yorker
“Riveting…we can never- Author: Schwarz, Geraldine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1501199099
- Language: English
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Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
$31.99 Add to cartWinner of the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Dillon Book Award
“Gripping history, offering both drama and suspense.” —Wall Street Journal
A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and
- Author: Kemper, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063268175
- Language: English
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The Mighty Eighth: Masters of the Air Over Europe 1942-45
$40.00 Read moreThe perfect companion to Masters of the Air on Apple TV+, this is a superbly illustrated examination of the aircraft, pilots, crews and operations of the US Eighth Air Force.
The US Eighth Air Force-k- Author: Nijboer, Donald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1472854217
- Language: English
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April 1945: The Hinge of History
$31.99 Read moreAcclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged
- Author: Shirley, Craig
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1400217083
- Language: English
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12 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Ghost Plane at The Battle of the Bulge
$12.95 Add to cartThe cloud cover had finally begun to clear after 8 days and nights. It was time for action. Both the Allies and the German forces had prepared for what was coming. It was likely to be the turning poin
- Author: Graham, Ralph Coleman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 82
- Publish Date: August 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1098044916
- Language: English
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Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy: How the Allies Won on D-Day
$34.99 Add to cartThe international bestselling historian and host of the Unknown History podcast presents a ground-breaking account of the first 24 hours of the D-Day invasion told by a symphony of incredible accounts
- Author: Milton, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1250134935
- Language: English
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The Nazi Menace: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War
$28.99 Add to cartA panoramic narrative of the years leading up to the Second World War–a tale of democratic crisis, racial conflict, and a belated recognition of evil, with profound resonance for our own time.
Berlin- Author: Hett, Benjamin Carter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1250798760
- Language: English
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World War II: The Definitive Visual History: Volume II: From the Invasion of Sicily to Vj Day 1943-45
$29.95 Read morePublished to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this second of two volumes is an outstanding concise history of WWII from the
- Author: Overy, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0233006214
- Language: English
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On Guerrilla Warfare
$9.99 Add to cartThe book is written in the context of China’s guerrilla war against Japanese occupiers; this conflict is mentioned often by Mao. In this book Mao discusses the differences between guerrilla and “ortho… [more below]
- Author: Tse-Tung, Mao
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: December 12 2007
- ISBN10: 956310014X
- Language: English
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The Ghost Army: Conning the Third Reich
$12.99 Add to cartOur story is about the genesis and evolution of these phantoms and men-who-never-were, these artists and magicians at the front line who operated in stealth and secrecy.
Throughout the course of World- Series: Sirius Military History
- Author: Souter, Gerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 20 2019
- ISBN10: 178888342X
- Language: English
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The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China
$14.95 Add to cartIn 1908 at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi to abdicate in 1911, the young emperor lived for thir… [more below]
- Author: Yi, Henry Pu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1602397325
- Language: English
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Hammer of the Gods: The Thule Society and the Birth of Nazism
$45.00 Add to cartPublic interest in Adolf Hitler and all aspects of the Third Reich continues to grow as new generations ponder the moral questions surrounding Nazi Germany and its historical legacy. One aspect of Naz… [more below]
- Author: Luhrssen, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: February 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1597978574
- Language: English
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It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust
$19.99 Add to cartIMAGINE ELIZABETH BETTINA’S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother’s village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna’s residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to
- Author: Bettina, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 03 2011
- ISBN10: 1595553215
- Language: English
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The Holocaust: A New History
$21.99 Add to cartn June 1944, Freda Wineman and her family arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp. After a cursory look from an SS doctor, Freda’s life was spared and her mother … [more below]
- Author: Rees, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: July 24 2018
- ISBN10: 1541730070
- Language: English
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Unexampled Courage
$18.00 Add to cart*The book that inspired the 2021 PBS American Experience documentary, The Blinding of Isaac Woodard.*
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How the blinding of Sergeant Isaac Woodard changed the course of America’s civil rights history.- Author: Gergel, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1250251265
- Language: English
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The Precious Few: An Inspirational saga of courage based on true stories
$16.95 Add to cartWhile the Nazis round up Polish Jews and herd them to concentration camps, four separate young Jews find ways to escape, adjust, and fight back.
The force that drives them is an iron will to survive-ag
- Series: Holocaust Books for Young Adults
- Author: Twain, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 26 2023
- ISBN10: 9493322017
- Language: English
