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Nothing Like It In the World PB
FRw23 527Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 By: Stephen E. Ambrose Paperback 432 Pages Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the...13726FRw23 527 -
Nuremberg's Voice of Doom HC
FRw39 175Nuremberg's Voice of Doom: The Autobiography of the Chief Interpreter at History's Greatest TrialsBy: Wolfe FrankEditor: Paul HooleyHardcover224 Pages2018 The memoirs of Wolfe Frank, which lay hidden in an attic for twenty-five years, are a unique...23456FRw39 175 -
Nursing Churchill HB
FRw31 329Nursing Churchill: Wartime Life from the Private Letters of Winston Churchill's Nurse Jill Rose Hardcover 304 Pages 2018 A fresh perspective on Churchill and wartime life through the eyes of the nurse charged with looking after the Prime Minister...22332FRw31 329 -
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NY Times Complete WWII PB
FRw31 373NY Times Complete WWIIby Richard OveryPaperback624 Pages2016 Experience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II as you've never seen it before with original, often firsthand daily reportage of The New York Times, our country's newspaper of...25431FRw31 373 -
Objects of War PB
FRw41 417Objects of War: The Material Culture of Conflict and Displacement by Leora Auslander & Tara ZahraPaperback348 Pages2018 Historians have become increasingly interested in material culture as both a category of analysis and as a teaching tool. And yet...24740FRw41 417 -
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Officer, Nurse, Woman PB
FRw40 340Officer, Nurse, Woman: The Army Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War by Kara Dixon VuicPaperback304 PagesNovember 2011 Winner, 2010 Lavinia L. Dock Award, American Association for the History of NursingAn American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year...26297FRw40 340 -
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Okinawa The Last Battle of World War II - Paperback
FRw26 901Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II By: Robert Leckie Paperback 224 Pages Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian,...14399FRw26 901 -
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Old Breed General HC
FRw33 570Old Breed General: How Marine Corps General William H. Rupertus Broke the Back of the Japanese in World War II from Guadalcanal to Peleliuby Amy Rupertus Peacock and Don BrownHardcover448 PagesFeb 2022 Marine general William H. Rupertus is best known...25359FRw33 570 -
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Old Hickory HC - Signed Copy
FRw39 175Old Hickory: The 30th Division: The Top-Rated American Infantry Division in Europe in World War II by Robert BaumerHardcover584 PagesJuly 2017 The best U.S. division at war, from Normandy to the Bulge and beyondThe 30th Infantry Division, drawn...26514FRw39 175 -
Omaha Beach A Flawed Victory PB
FRw47 637Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory Adrian R. LewisPaperback400 Pages2003 The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute...18403FRw47 637 -
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Omaha Beach Field Guide PB
FRw29 143Omaha Beach Field Guide By: General Theodore G. Shuey Paperback 80 pages Finally, a field guide to this iconic and tragic beach. No one better than General Shuey could have written this work. A young officer when he served under the command of Omaha...17283FRw29 143 -
Omaha Beach PB
FRw24 603Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944 By: Joseph Balkoski Paperback 432 Pages In this unforgettable narrative of D-Day, Joseph Balkoski describes the minute-by-minute combat as it unfolded on Omaha Beach, allowing soldiers to speak for themselves as...15267FRw24 603 -
On A Knife's Edge PB
FRw23 538On a Knife's Edge: The Ukraine, November 1942–March 1943 By Prit Buttar Paperback 464 pages From critically acclaimed Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar, this is the engrossing story of the German resurgence after the battle of Stalingrad. Containing...26746FRw23 538 -
On The Corps HC
FRw32 449On the Corps: USMC Wisdom from the Pages of Leatherneck, Marines Corps Gazette, and ProceedingsLt. Col. Charles P. Neimeyer USMC (Ret.)Hardcover 280 pages 2008 The purpose of this anthology is to serve as a ready resource of material that defines the...23791FRw32 449 -
On the Run HB
FRw16 757On the Run By: Casey Willems 82 Pages In 1944, Frans, is a twelve-year-old boarding school student taking care of a band of ponies when an American airman is shot down over occupied Holland. Frans rescues Bill. While trying to bring him to a safe...11786FRw16 757 -
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Once There Was a War PB
FRw19 055Once There Was a War (Penguin Classic Edition) by John SteinbeckPaperback187 Pages“Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald...3781FRw19 055 -
One Square Mile of Hell PB
FRw17 934One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa by: John Wukovits paperback 352 pages 2007 The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man. In...23821FRw17 934 -
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One Woman's Army PB
FRw29 143One Woman's Army: A Black Officer Remembers the WAC by Charity Adams Earley Paperback232 Pages Ocotber 1995 When America entered World War II, the surge of patriotism was not confined to men. Congress authorized the organization of the...24527FRw29 143 -
Operation Chastise - Hardcover
FRw39 231Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II By: Mark HastingsHardcover400 Pages2020 One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring...24108FRw39 231 -
Operation Crossbow PB
FRw33 570Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of the Search for Hitler's Secret Weapons Allan Williams Paperback 450 Pages 2014 For the first time, the real story behind the top-secret World War II operations Crossbow and Bodyline, and how photographic...17554FRw33 570 -
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Operation Finale Blu-Ray DVD
FRw33 615Operation Finale Blu-Ray and DVDFormat: NTSC, Subtitled, Color, WidescreenRunning Time: 123 MinutesRated PG-132018 Operation Finale follows the thrilling true story of the secret mission led by Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac)...23648FRw33 615 -
Operation Jubilee - Paperback
FRw22 418Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrificeby Patrick BishopPaperback400 PagesAugust 2022 In the tradition of Ben Macintyre, Tim Cook, and other bestselling World War Two historians, a riveting and updated telling of the tragic Dieppe...26391FRw22 418 -
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Operation Last Chance PB
FRw21 286Operation Last Chance: One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi Criminals to Justice Efraim Zuroff Paperback 256 Pages 2008 Sixty years after the end of World War II, not all those who were faithful to the Third Reich are dead - some members of the Nazi...19906FRw21 286 -
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Operation Mincemeat PB
FRw20 176Operation MincemeatBen MacintyrePaperback432 Pages2011 “Pure catnip to fans of World War II thrillers and a lot of fun for everyone else.”—Joseph Kanon, The Washington Post Book WorldNear the end of World War II, two British naval...25700FRw20 176 -
Operation Overlord Map Shirt
FRw44 835Operation Overlord Map Shirt On June 6, 2019, the world celebrated the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, codenamed "Operation Overlord," which was one of history's truly great moments. On this day in 1944, the Allied Forces under General...25482FRw44 835 -
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Operation Paperclip - Hardcover
FRw54 923Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Broguht Nazi Scientist to AmericaBy: Annie JacobsenHardcover592 Pages2014The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York Times...20825FRw54 923 -
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Operation Vengeance - Hardcover
FRw32 494Operation Vengeance: The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II By: Dan HamptonHardcover448 Pages2020 "Operation Vengeance is colorful, intimate, eye-popping history, delivered at a breakneck pace. I loved it...24107FRw32 494 -
Oppose Any Foe HB
FRw33 626Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces Mark Moyar Hardcover 432 Pages 2017 Oppose Any Foe is the epic story of America's most elite warriors: the Special Operations Forces. Born as small appendages to the conventional...21817FRw33 626 -
Ordinary Men PB - Signed Copy
FRw22 406Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Chrisopher R. BrowningPaperback384 PagesFebruary 2017 “A remarkable—and singularly chilling—glimpse of human behavior. . .This meticulously researched book.....16397FRw22 406 -
Our Crime Was Being Jewish PB
FRw22 406Our Crime Was Being Jewish: Hundreds of Holocaust Survivors Tell Their Storiesby Anthony S. PitchPaperback360 PagesNovember 2020The haunting true stories of over 350 Holocaust survivors in their own words.In the shouted words of a woman bound...24446FRw22 406 -
Over Lord PB - Signed Copy
FRw29 087Over Lord: General Pete Quesada and the Triumph of Tactical Air Power in World War IIby Thomas HughesPaperback396 PagesOctober 2022Over Lord is the fascinating story of how American tactical air power was developed by General Elwood "Pete" Quesada...26516FRw29 087 -
Pacific Alamo PB
FRw17 934Pacific Alamo: The Battle for Wake Island By: John Wukovits Paperback 336 pages 2004 It happened in the shadow of Pearl Harbor-mere hours after the first attack on the day that would "live in infamy." But few know the full story of Wake Island...23822FRw17 934 -
Pacific Blitzkrieg PB
FRw22 362Pacific Blitzkreig: World War II in the Central Pacificby Sharon Tosi LaceyPaperback270 Pages2013 Pacific Blitzkrieg closely examines the planning, preparation, and execution of ground operations for five major invasions in the Central Pacific...23674FRw22 362 -
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Pacific Crucible HB
FRw39 231Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942Ian W. TollHardcover640 Pages2011 On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months...19231FRw39 231 -
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Pacific Payback PB
FRw20 176Pacific Payback: The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway by Stephen L. Moore Paperback448 Pages2015 Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific.... But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS...22783FRw20 176 -
Painting War - Hardcover
FRw38 054Painting War: George Plante's Combat Art in World War IIby Kathleen Broome WilliamsHardcover312 PagesMay 2019 Scottish artist George Plante did not enter World War II as an artist but as a volunteer radio operator in the British merchant fleet. There he...23350FRw38 054 -
Panzer Operations - Hardcover
FRw36 933Panzer Operations by Hermann HothHardcover256 Pages2015This book, originally published in German in 1956, has now been translated into English, unveiling a wealth of both experiences and analysis about Operation Barbarossa, perhaps the most...19217FRw36 933 -
Parachute Infantry PB
FRw24 659Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich David Kenyon Webster Paperback 2002 David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of...16664FRw24 659 -
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Paris 44 HB
FRw39 175Paris '44: The City of Light Redeemedby William Mortimer MooreHardcover486 Pages2015 During the fall of 1944, once the Western Allies had gained military advantage over the Nazis, the crown jewel of Allied strategy became the liberation of Paris-the...20684FRw39 175 -
Path to Blitzkrieg PB - Signed Copy
FRw22 362Path to Blitzkrieg: Doctrine and Training in the German Army, 1920-39by Robert CitinoPaperback320 Pages2007 •Essential background to the German blitzkrieg of World War II•Complements the stories of panzer aces like Otto Carius and Michael...20853FRw22 362 -
Patriots From The Barrio - Autographed Copy
FRw26 901Patriots From the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II by Dave GutierrezPaperback296 PagesMay 2018The Inspiring True Story of a Segregated Unit Whose Exploits Underscore the Forgotten...24101FRw26 901 -
Patton 360 The Complete Season 1 DVD
FRw28 000Patton 360: Season 1 DVD Format: Widescreen Running Time: 470 minutes Not Rated 2009 It was a war and a series of military campaigns like no other. Now HISTORY puts you in the action with General George S. Patton, Jr. as he leads his heroic...14369FRw28 000 -
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Patton's Fighting Bridge Builders HC
FRw39 231Patton's Fighting Bridge Builders: Company B, 1303rd Engineer General Service Regiment by Joseph C. Fitzharris Hardcover256 PagesDecember 2006These words may seem to have been written by an advance infantry unit or a combat brigade, carrying...24455FRw39 231 -
Patton's First Victory - Hardcover
FRw33 570Patton's First Victory: How General George Patton Turned the Tide in North Africa and Defeated the Afrika Korps at El Guettarby Leo BarronHardcover312 Pages2017 American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance...21513FRw33 570 -
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Patton's Madness - Hardcover
FRw25 724Patton's Madness: The Dark Side of the Battlefield Genius by Jim SudmeierHardcover280 PagesDecember 2019 Dwight Eisenhower called General George S. Patton "mentally unbalanced" and "just like a time bomb," and indeed, the egotistical, mercurial,...23408FRw25 724 -
Pearl Harbor 1941 The Day of Infamy PB
FRw28 022Pearl Harbor 1941: The Day of Infamy Carl Smith Paperback 96 Pages 2001 December 7, 1941 was one of the single most decisive days of World War II (1939-1945) - the day that brought the USA into the fight. Six Japanese aircraft carriers disgorged...191FRw28 022 -
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Pearl Harbor and the Day of Infamy Comic
FRw5 548Pearl Harbor and the Day of Infamy (World War II Comix) By: Jay Wertz and Wes Locher Paperback 24 pages 2017 Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.1 x 10.1 inches Age Range: 10 and up Starting with the background of Japan’s rise to military prominence...22738FRw5 548 -
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Pearl Harbor From Infamy to Greatness PB
FRw24 659Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to GreatnessBy: Craig NelsonPaperback544 Pages 2017 “A valuable reexamination” (Booklist, starred review) of the event that changed twentieth-century America—Pearl Harbor—based on years of...24434FRw24 659 -
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Pearl HC
FRw39 175Pearl: December 7, 1941 By Daniel Allen ButlerHardcover360 PagesOctober, 2020 A new, readable account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.What happened at Pearl Harbor?What really happened?The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is one of those rare...24373FRw39 175 -
Pegasus Bridge - Paperback
FRw21 297Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose Paperback 208 Pages In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe...52FRw21 297 -
Phantom Father - Signed Copy
FRw29 132Phantom Father: A Daughter's Quest for Elegy Sharon Estill Taylor, PhDHardcover352 Pages A daughter’s search and recovery mission to bring home her father, 1Lt. Shannon Estill, a P-38 fighter pilot and one of the last casualties of World War II.20964FRw29 132 -
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Picture History of WWII Aircraft Production - Paperback
FRw27 966Picture History of World War II American Aircraft Production (Dover Books on Transportation)by Joshua StoffPaperback160 Pages Over 250 rare photographs depict one of the greatest industrial feats of World War II: the massive production of American...5270FRw27 966 -
Plunder HC
FRw30 264Plunder HC By Menachem HaiserHardcover288 PagesMarch 2021 From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family’s apartment building in Poland—and of the astonishing entanglement with Nazi treasure hunters that...24622FRw30 264 -
Power and Protest PB - Signed Copy
FRw38 110Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente by Jeremi SuriPaperback384 PagesApril 2005 In a brilliantly-conceived book, Jeremi Suri puts the tumultuous 1960s into a truly international perspective in the first study to examine the...26301FRw38 110 -
Price for Peace DVD
FRw11 209Price for Peace DVD Format: Widescreen/Fullscreen Running Time: 90 minutes Not Rated 2001 This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the...6625FRw11 209 -
Principalities and Powers HB
FRw26 901Principalities and Powers: Spiritual Combat 1942-1943by George William RutlerHardcover184 Pages2013 This book is a “You Are There” approach to a portion of the Second World War, specifically the decisive years of 1942–1943. While...19915FRw26 901 -
Prisoner of The Rising Sun HC
FRw50 384Prisoner of the Rising Sun: The Lost Diary of Brigadier General Lewis Beebe by: Brigadier General Lewis BeebeHardcover266 Pages A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, Prisoner of...24525FRw50 384 -
Prisoners of The Castle HC
FRw32 494Prisoners of the CastleBen MacintyreHardback368 Pages2022 In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz...25697FRw32 494 -
Projecting Empire PB
FRw30 208Projecting Empire: Imperialism and Popular Cinemaby James Chapman and Nicholas CullPaperback256 PagesJuly 2009Popular cinema is saturated with images and narratives of empire. With "Projecting Empire", Chapman and Cull have written the first major study...24876FRw30 208 -
Projections of America DVD
FRw38 099Projections of America DVD Film Not Rated 2014 This documentary highlights the "Projections of America" film series that was created with the hopes of changing global perspective of the United States during the second World War. Academy Award-winning...23666FRw38 099 -
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Projekt 1065 HC
FRw20 165Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II By: Alan GratzHardcover October 2016 Grade Level: 4-7 320 PagesReading Level: 9-12 Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage.World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Ireland, now lives in Nazi...24400FRw20 165 -
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PT 109 - Paperback
FRw20 165PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedyby William DoylePaperback368 PagesJune 2016 The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a...24572FRw20 165 -
Quest for Decisive Victory PB-Signed Copy
FRw33 615Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940 by Robert CitinoPaperback392 Pages Since the earliest days of warfare, military operations have followed a predictable formula: after a decisive battle, an army must pursue the...12395FRw33 615 -
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Quotes of Franklin D. Roosevelt HB
FRw14 515Quotations of Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt Hardcover32 Pages2010 America's 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the country's top office four times, making him the only president to serve more than two terms. FDR led the...22044FRw14 515 -
Race, Religion, & Civil Rights PB
FRw43 658Race, Religion, & Civil Rights PB: Asian Students on the West Coast, 1900-1968 by Stephanie HinnershitzPaperback256 pages2015 Histories of civil rights movements in America generally place little or no emphasis on the activism of Asian Americans...25017FRw43 658 -
Rampage, HC - Signed Copy
FRw36 933Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila by James M. ScottHardcover640 Pages2018 The definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific. Before World War II, Manila was a slice of America in Asia, populated...21853FRw36 933 -
Red Tails DVD
FRw22 406Red Tails 1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces; the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training...24094FRw22 406 -
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Refugee HC
FRw20 165Refugee by Alan GratzHardcover352 PagesAges 9-12July 2017 A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely -- and timeless -- novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge. A New York...24558FRw20 165 -
Remember Survival, Paperback - Autographed Copy
FRw30 208Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor CampChristopher R. BrowningPaperback416 pagesProduct Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches In 1972 the Hamburg State Court acquitted Walter Becker, the German chief of police in the Polish city of...16392FRw30 208 -
Replica WWII Clicker D-Day Cricket
FRw10 088WWII Replica Clicker This brass clicker, referred to as a "cricket", is a replica of the ones used by the 101st Airborne Division during the liberation of France in June 1944. Specifically, they were used during Operation Overlord on D-Day. Clickers were...2002FRw10 088 -
Reporting World War II Box Set
FRw89 670Reporting World War II: The 75th Anniversary Edition 2C BOX SET: American Journalism 1938-1946Samuel Hynes (Author), Anne Matthews (Editor), Nancy Caldwell Sorel (Editor), Roger J. Spiller (Editor) Hardcover 1882 Pages 2016 This deluxe two-volume...20635FRw89 670 -
Resistance of The Heart - Signed Copy PB
FRw45 900Resistance of the Heart: Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germanyby Nathan StoltzfusPaperback388 Pages2021 In February 1943 the Gestapo arrested approximately 10,000 Jews remaining in Berlin. Most died at Auschwitz. Two thousand of...25779FRw45 900 -
Rethinking WWII PB - Signed Copy
FRw42 537Rethinking World War Two: The Conflict and its Legacy by Jeremy BlackPaperback272 PagesMarch 2015 History is both the past and our accounts of the past. In Rethinking World War Two, Jeremy Black explores the contesting accounts and interpretations...26283FRw42 537 -
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Rip to The Rescue HC
FRw19 044Rip to the RescueBy: Miriam HalahmyHardcover208 Pages2020 It's 1940 and Nazi bombs are raining down on London, but 13-year-old bike messenger Jack has just discovered something unbelievable: a stray dog with a surprising talent.Jack...24348FRw19 044 -
Robert Capa A Graphic Biography HB
FRw22 362Robert Capa: A Graphic Biography Florant Silloray Hardcover 88 Pages 2017 "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough. --Robert Capa Robert Capa: A Graphic Biography is a brilliant portrayal of the career of the great war...21383FRw22 362 -
Robert E. Lee and Me HC
FRw31 373Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty SeiduleHardcover304 Pages2021 "Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane...24748FRw31 373 -
Robert Oppenheimer PB
FRw26 901Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Centerby Ray MonkPaperbackMarch 2014880 PagesAn unforgettable story of discovery and unimaginable destruction and a major biography of one of America’s most brilliant—and most...26035FRw26 901 -
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Rogue Heroes PB
FRw21 286Rogue HeroesBen MacintyrePaperback400 Pages2017 “Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11 thrown in for good measure.”—Michiko Kakutani, The...25698FRw21 286 -
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Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and WWII Espionage
FRw28 022Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionageby Joseph PeriscoPaperback592 PagesOctober 2002Despite all that has already been written on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Persico has uncovered a hitherto overlooked dimension of FDR's wartime...13531FRw28 022 -
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Rosie The Riveter HC
FRw21 286Rosie The Riveter: The Legacy of An American Icon by Sarah DvojackHardcoverOctober 202140 PagesThis gorgeous picture book highlights how an iconic image of a working woman evolved into an inspirational symbol of hope and strength for all girls and women...25356FRw21 286 -
Rosie's Riveting Recipes PB
FRw39 175Rosie's Riveting Recipes: Cooking, Cocktails, and Kitchen Tips from 1940s America By: Daniela Turudich Paperback 288 Pages From an era when American women pulled up their trousers, slipped on their gloves, and stepped up to the plate comes this...16954FRw39 175 -
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Russia's War PB
FRw22 418Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945by Richard Overy Paperback432 Pages1998 The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more...21689FRw22 418 -
Ruth & The Night of Broken Glass PB
FRw11 198Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass: A World War II Survival StoryBy: Emma Carlson Berne (Author) and Matt Forsyth (Illustrator) Paperback112 Pages2019Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.5Age Range: 8-12 yearsGrade Level: 3-7 In the late summer and...23338FRw11 198 -
Sainte Mere Eglise 1944 PB
FRw33 626Sainte Mere Eglise: First American Bridgehead in France June 6 1944 By: Alexandre RenaudPaperback140 Pages19869½ x 7 inches On June 5 & 6, 1944, Alexandre Renaud, then mayor of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, saw the first paratroopers land in...18004FRw33 626 -
Saints and Liars HC
FRw33 615Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from The Nazis By Deborah Dwork Hardcover 256 pages 2025 A gripping history that plumbs the extraordinary stories of American relief and rescue workers during World War II. Long before their...26854FRw33 615 -
Savage Continent PB
FRw29 143Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II by Keith LowePaperback496 Pages2013 The end of World War II in Europe is remembered as a time when cheering crowds filled the streets, but the reality was quite different. Across Europe,...22446FRw29 143 -
Saving Freud HC - Signed Copy
FRw32 494Saving Freudby Andrew NagorskiHardcover352 Pages2022 A dramatic true story about Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria and the group of friends who made it possible.In March 1938, German soldiers...25702FRw32 494 -
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Saving My Enemy HC
FRw28 011Saving My Enemy: How Two WWII Soldiers Fought Against Each Other and Later Forged a Friendship That Saved Their Livesby Bob WelchHardcover 380 PagesApril 2021 “A quintessential tale. Once read, never to be forgotten.” —Erik...25141FRw28 011 -
Saving Private Ryan BluRay
FRw44 824Saving Private Ryan BluRayFormat: MultiRunning Time: 169 minutesRated R 2010 Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a veteran brings...21361FRw44 824 -
SBS- Silent Warriors - PB- Signed Copy
FRw21 286SBS-Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime Historyby Saul DavidPaperback528 Pages2021 THE FIRST AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE SBS. Britain’s SBS – or Special Boat Service – was the world’s first maritime special operations unit...25692FRw21 286 -
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Schindler's List - Paperback
FRw21 286Schindler's List Thomas Keneally Paperback 400 Pages 1993 The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and the inspiration for the classic film—“a masterful...21060FRw21 286 -
Scrimmage For War HC
FRw39 175Scrimmage For War: A Story of Pearl Harbor, Football, and World War IIBill McWilliamsHardcover400 Pages2019 In late November 1941, two college football teams—Willamette University and San Jose State—set sail for Honolulu for a series of games...23409FRw39 175 -
Seize and Secure The Battle of La Fiere DVD
FRw11 209Seize & Secure: The Battle For La Fiere DVD Format: Full Screen Running Time: 53 minutes Not Rated 2019 The mortal ferocity of the four-day battle for control of the small stone bridge over the Merderet River at La Fiere in Normandy is...22464FRw11 209 -
September Hope - PB-Signed Copy
FRw26 901September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far By: John C. McManus Paperback512 Pages2013 Acclaimed historian John C. McManus explores World War II's most ambitious invasion, Operation Market Garden, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi...19960FRw26 901 -
Seven Stars HC
FRw33 570Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Joseph Stilwell by Nicholas Evan Sarantakes (Editor) Hardcover224 PagesJanuary 2004 Battle diaries are essential for understanding what generals are...24456FRw33 570 -
Sex in The Heartland PB
FRw41 473Sex in the Heartland by Beth BaileyPaperback265 Pages2002 Sex in the Heartland is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in the quintessential heartland state of Kansas. Bypassing the oft-told tales of radicals and...24732FRw41 473 -
Shattered Sword - PB- Signed Copy
FRw39 175Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of MidwayBy: Jonathan Parshall, Anthony TullyPaperback640 Pages Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is, without question, one of the most famous battles in...14216FRw39 175 -
Shifty's War PB
FRw20 176Shifty's War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers, the Legendary Shar pshooter from the Band of Brothers by Marcus BrothertonPaperback304 Pages2012 From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography...16739FRw20 176 -
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Ship Spotter's Guide - Paperback
FRw13 451Ship Spotter's Guide by Angus KnostamPaperback128 PagesNovember 2014 Ships have been part of military campaigns since the Ancient world, and this expertly illustrated and detailed Spotter's Guide offers a look at the 40 most iconic and recognizable ships...24602FRw13 451 -
Shot Down HB
FRw31 329Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth Steve Snyder Hardcover 376 Pages 2014 Belgium ... February 8, 1944 ... Shot Down and Alive For the first time, the full and complete story of the B-17 Flying...18292FRw31 329
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