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Hitler's Armies: A history of the German War Machine 1939-45
Chris McNab · Osprey Publishing
Format: Print book
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The definitive work on Hitler's war machine, charting its evolution from the formidable force which won stunning victories during the Blitzkrieg in 1940, to the hard campaigns it fought in the deserts of North Africa and the frozen wastelands of the Soviet Union to the eventual retreat... |
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Everything We Have: D-Day 6.6.'44
Gordon H. Mueller · Andre Deutsch
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Produced in association with the US National World War II Museum to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this remarkable volume explores that historic event through the museum's archives of personal accounts and objects.
With a foreword by Tom Brokaw.
June 6, 1944... |
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The Arabs: A History
Eugene Rogan · Basic Books; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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To American observers, the Arab world often seems little more than a distant battleground characterized by religious zealotry and political chaos. Years of tone-deaf US policies have left the region powerless to control its own destiny—playing into a longstanding sense of shame and impotence... |
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A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
Walter Alvarez · W W Norton
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history by revealing the cosmic, geologic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians.... |
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Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II
Bill Yenne · Berkley Hardcover; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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They were two of the greatest heroes of World War II. But only one could be top gun... Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend-and those who survived showdowns earned the right to be called... |
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah · Sarah Crichton Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life."Why did you leave Sierra Leone?""Because there is a war.""You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?""Yes, all the time.""Cool."I... |
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Wait for Me!: Memoirs
Deborah Mitford · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood of six daughters and one son that included the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote, when Deborah was born, "How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl." Deborah's effervescent... |
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Cleveland Amusement Park Memories: A Nostalgic Look Back at Euclid Beach Park, Puritas Springs Park, Geauga Lake Park, and Other Classic Parks
David W Francis · Gray & Co.
Pages: 128
Format: Book
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Northeast Ohioans who grew up visiting amusement parks in the 1940s through 1970s will cherish the memories captured in this book, which includes Euclid Beach Park, Luna Park, Geauga Lake Park, Puritas Springs Park, White City, Memphis Kiddie Park, Geneva-on-the-Lake, and others. Those... |
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Mrs. Lincoln: A Life
Catherine Clinton · Harper
Pages: 415
Format: Print book
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"This engaging, wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a triumph." - Doris Kearns Goodwin Catherine Clinton, author of the award-winning Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, returns with Mrs. Lincoln, the first new biography in almost... |
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