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D-Day: The Air and Sea Invasion of Normandy in Photos
Nicholas A. Veronico · Stackpole Books Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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Those who witnessed it never forgot it: the great armada of Allied ships that filled the English Channel on D-Day, June 6, 1944. From battleships, cruisers, and destroyers down to the much smaller landing ships and landing craft, these nearly 7,000 vessels bombarded the Normandy coast,... |
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Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery
Tom Cotton · William Morrow Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, an intimate and inspiring portrait of Arlington National Cemetery's Old Guard, the official ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army and Americas oldest infantry unit, dating to 1784: part history of the Old Guard, part memoir of Senator Cotton's time as a platoon... |
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The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
Alex Kershaw · Dutton Caliber Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day combat. Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day's most perilous... |
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep · Random House Audio Format: Hardcover
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In Furious Hours, Casey Cep unravels the mystery surrounding Harper Lee's first and only work of nonfiction, and the shocking true crimes at the center of it"A triumph on every level . . . Casey Cep has excavated this mesmerizing story and tells it with grace and insight and a fierce... |
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The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Rick Atkinson · Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 800 Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American RevolutionRick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply... |
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Countdown to D-Day: The German Perspective
Peter Margaritis · Casemate Pages: 648 Format: Hardcover
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In December 1943, with the rising realization that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assigned the title of General Inspector for the Atlantic Wall. His mission is to assess their readiness.What he finds disgusts him. The famed Atlantikwall... |
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Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona
Walter R. Borneman · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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A deeply personal and never-before-told account of one of America's darkest days, from the bestselling author of The Admirals and MacArthur at War.The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history. America's battleship... |
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
David McCullough · Simon & Schuster Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story - the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country.As... |
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Invisible Heroes of World War II: Extraordinary Wartime Stories of Ordinary People
Jerry Borrowman · Shadow Mountain Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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Invisible Heroes of World War II, documents ten fascinating true stories of a diverse group of soldiers and noncombatants from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and Native Americans, who fought with the Allies during World War II. These heroes made significant contributions... |
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