This book examines the twenty-year period that saw the U.S. fleet shrink under the pressure of arms limitation treaties and government economy and then grow again to a world-class force. The authors trace the Navy's evolution from a fleet centered around...

Battle of the Bulge (The Young Readers Adaptation)by Rick AtkinsonPaperback272 PagesAges 8-12June 2016 December 16, 1944. In the frozen forests of the Ardennes, a surprise attack by the German army on American Allied forces launched the long, hard slog...

Beyond Band of Brothersby Dick Winters and Cole C. KingseedHardcover320 Pages Signed by: Cole C. Kingseed They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while...

Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combatby Patrick O'DonnellPaperback384 Pages2001 Members of the Ranger and Airborne troops from World War II tell their own action-packed stories of dropping behind enemy...

Bigger Bombs for A Brighter TomorrowBy: John CuratolaPaperback236 Pages Right after World War II, the United States felt secure in its atomic monopoly. With the American “Pax Atomica” in place, the free world held an apparent strategic...

Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfareby Robert M. CitinoPaperback430 PagesMay, 2022 Winner: Paul Birdsall PrizeWinner: Society for Military History book AwardWhen Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it...

This study follows Patton's trajectory, from the creation of the Tank Corps and the Light Tank School, to Patton's eventual successes and injuries during the Battle of Saint Mihiel, the attack into Pannes, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Revealed is...

Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story by William GuarnerePaperback320 Pages2008 Tom Hanks introduces the “remarkable” (Publishers Weekly) true story of two inseparable...

Building The National WWII Museum by Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller and Kali Martin SchickHardcover192 PagesOctober 2023 As the second-most visited museum in the United States, The National WWII Museum attracts hundreds of thousands of patrons every year to...

Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour By: Lynne Olson Paperback 496 Pages 2010 In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her...

Conversations with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers   by Cole C. KingseedPaperback320 Pages2015   On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company—the...

Currahee T-Shirt Stand with the legendary 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Currahee T-Shirt. Featuring the iconic Currahee symbol, this shirt is perfect for fans of airborne history and military tradition. Features: Softstyle tee made from a...

D-DAY: June 6, 1944 By: Stepen E. Ambrose Paperback 656 Pages Stephen E. Ambrose draws from more than 1,400 interviews with American, British, Canadian, French, and German veterans to create the preeminent chronicle of the most important day in...

D-Day The Invasion of Normandy, 1944by Rick AtkinsonPaperback240 PagesMay 5, 2015Ages 8-12 Adapted for young readers from the #1 New York Times–bestselling The Guns at Last Light, D-Day captures the events and the spirit of that...

An account of the airborne actions as described by the actual men themselves in eyewitness detail.Participants range from division command personnel to regimental, battalion, company and battery commanders to chaplains, surgeons, enlisted medics, platoon...

Dauntless: Paul Hilliard in WWII and a Transformed America by Rob Citino with Ken Stickney and Lori OshsnerHardcover200 PagesDecember 2023 Dauntless is the story of Clayton Paul Hilliard, a poor farm boy from Wisconsin who enlisted in the US Marine...

D-Days in the Pacificby Donald L. MillerPaperback448 Pages Although most people associated the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World...

Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II by John C. McManusPaperback476 Pages2016 This insightful chronicle takes readers inside the experiences of America’s fighter pilots and bomber crews, an incredible assortment of men who, in...

Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc--the Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe Patrick K. O'Donnell Paperback 305 Pages 2013 An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the...

Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire By: Richard B. FrankPaperback496 Pages Downfall is an analysis of the last months of the Pacific War and the unfolding of the American air campaign over Japan. The story opens with a searing description...