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Vintage Wedding - Paperback
Ft8 635Vintage Wedding: Simple Ideas for Creating a Romantic Vintage Wedding (Vintage Living) by Daniela TurudichPaperback176 Pages2013 Returning to print in an expanded edition, this informative guide to planning a period wedding provides brides and wedding...18124Ft8 635 -
Virginia Hall Clever Spy of WWII PB
Ft3 112Virgina Hall Clever Spy of WWII PB by Rebecca George Paperback37 PagesAugust 2023An action-packed graphic novel about Virginia Hall, known as one of the most courageous spies of World War II.In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany’s...26109Ft3 112 -
Visions of Victory - Paperback
Ft12 110Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight World War II LeadersBy Gerhard L. WeinbergPaperback"Visions of Victory" explores the views of eight war leaders of the major powers of World War II - Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Chiang Kai-shek, Stalin, Churchill, de...3730Ft12 110 -
Visions of Victory HB
Ft13 844Visions of Victory: The Hopes of Eight World War II Leaders By: Gerhard L. WeinbergHardcover320 Pages Visions of Victory explores the views of eight war leaders of the major powers of World War II - Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, Chiang Kai-shek, Stalin,...2156Ft13 844 -
Voices from D-Day PB
Ft6 905Voices from D-Dayby Jonathan Bastable Paperback312 Pages2018 D-Day - June 6, 1944 - was a pivotal day in human history. This was the great turning point of the Second World War, when the largest armada ever assembled took a third of a million Allied men...22089Ft6 905 -
Voices of Pearl Harbor HB
Ft6 227Voices of Pearl Harbor By: Sherry GarlandIllustrated by: Layne JohnsonHardcover40 PagesAge Range: 8 and upGrade Level: 3 and up2013 Japan’s surprise attack on December 7, 1941, devastated the American Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and forced...18393Ft6 227 -
Voices of the Codebreakers PB
Ft6 905Voices of the Codebreakers: Personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II Michael Paterson Paperback 304 Pages 2018 Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars - the wars of communication, in which success...22351Ft6 905 -
Von Braun - Paperback
Ft7 614Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of Warby Michael NeufeldPaperback624 PagesNov 2008 Curator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von...25994Ft7 614 -
War and Peace HC-Signed Copy
Ft10 383War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943–1945 Nigel Hamilton Hardcover 592 Pages 2019 Nigel Hamilton's celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had...22750Ft10 383 -
War Animals - Hardcover
Ft10 380War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War IIRobin Hutton Hardcover270 Pages2008 Today, war is a high-tech affair. The modern soldier relies on advanced weapons and communications technology as his essential support. But in World War II, soldiers relied...22739Ft10 380 -
War Beneath The Waves
Ft8 307War Beneath the Waves: A True Story of Courage and Leadership Aboard a World War II Submarine By: Don Keith Paperback 304 Pages A seasoned chronicler of submariners’ exploits now tells the tale of a heroic feat of endurance in the...14876Ft8 307 -
War Bonds HB
Ft8 635War Bonds: Love Stories from the Greatest GenerationBy: Cindy HvalHardcover216 Pages2015 America’s World War II is most often told through the stories of its great battles, when an entire generation of our young men was suddenly thrust across the...19062Ft8 635 -
War Dogs PB
Ft8 635War Dogs: A History of Loyalty and Heroism By: Michael G. Lemish Paperback 304 Pages An eye-opening look at unsung canine heroes from World War I to the present. Terriers, shepherds, beagles, collies, huskies, and Dobermans are only a few of...14096Ft8 635 -
War Without Mercy PB
Ft7 268In War Without Mercy, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Dower explores the racial ideologies and propaganda that shaped the Pacific theater of World War II. This groundbreaking work reveals how deeply racism influenced military strategies, prisoner...27069Ft7 268 -
Warlord A Life of Winston Churchill at War PB
Ft6 227Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 By: Carlo D'Este Hardcover 864 Pages Carlo D'Este's brilliant new biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord: a descendant of...13520Ft6 227 -
Warsaw 1944, PB- Signed Copy
Ft12 460Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler and the Crushing of a City by Alexandra RichiePaperback704 Pages2014 The traumatic story of one of the last major battles of World War II, in which the Poles fought off German troops and police, street by street, for...20749Ft12 460 -
We Band of Angels PB
Ft6 576We Band of Angels Elizabeth Norman Paperback 384 Pages 2013 In the fall of 1941, the Philippines was a gardenia-scented paradise for the American Army and Navy nurses stationed there. War was a distant rumor, life a routine of easy shifts and...13711Ft6 576 -
We Return Fighting HC
Ft6 905We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity By Krewasky Salter Hardcover 160 pages 2019 We Return Fighting explores the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I and their impact on the struggle for civil rights...26736Ft6 905 -
Wen Bon HC
Ft10 366Wen Bon: A Naval Intelligence Officer Behind Japanese Lines in China in WWII by Bryon R Winborn (Author)Hardcover253 PagesNovember 1994 Winborn was a Naval lieutenant attached to the 14th Army Air Force to serve as a Technical Air Intelligence inspector...24458Ft10 366 -
West Point History WWII Vol 1 HC
Ft19 036West Point History of World War II, Vol. 1 (2) (The West Point History of Warfare Series) by The United States Military AcademyHardcover352 Pages2015 An outstanding new military history of the first half of World War II, featuring a rich array of...24746Ft19 036 -
What Was D-Day PB
Ft2 765What Was D-Day? By: Patricia Brennan Demuth Paperback 112 pages 2015 Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches Age Range: 8 - 12 Grade Level: 3 - 7 In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied...21119Ft2 765 -
What Was Pearl Harbor PB
Ft2 765What Was Pearl Harbor? By: Patricia Brennan Demuth Paperback 112 pages 2013 Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches Age Range: 8 - 12 Grade Level: 3 - 7 On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American...22034Ft2 765 -
What Was the Holocaust PB
Ft2 765What Was the Holocaust? By: Gail Herman Paperback 32 pages 2018 Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.7 inches Age Range: 8 - 12 years Grade Level: 3 - 7 The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million...22085Ft2 765 -
When Books Went To War PB
Ft6 919When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us When World War IIBy: Molly Guptill ManningPaperback304 Pages2015 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Heartwarming.” — New York Times“Whether or not you’re a book lover,...18343Ft6 919 -
When France Fell PB
Ft7 597In this concise yet powerful narrative, Michael Neiberg examines the collapse of France in 1940 and the emergence of the Vichy regime. Through focused storytelling and key turning points, Neiberg unpacks the political shockwaves across Europe—and...27251Ft7 597 -
When Titans Clashed PB
Ft12 110“When the Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler” by David M. Glantz and Jonathan M. House offers a groundbreaking and authoritative account of the Eastern Front during World War II. Challenging long-held assumptions, the authors...27252Ft12 110 -
Where Birds Never Sing - Paperback
Ft6 919Where the Birds Never Sing: The True Story of the 92nd Signal Battalion and the Liberation of Dachauby Jack SaccoPaperback336 Pages In this riveting book, Jack Sacco tells the realistic, harrowing, at times horrifying, and ultimately triumphant tale of...16673Ft6 919 -
Who Will Write Our History - Signed Copy
Ft13 844Who Will Write Our History?: Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive (The Helen and Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies) Samuel D. Kassow Hardcover 580 Pages 2018 In 1940, the historian Emanuel Ringelblum...22533Ft13 844 -
Who's Who in WWII PB
Ft3 444Who's Who in WWII (Crabtree Connections) By: Alison Hawes (Author) Paperback 32 pages 2010 Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 7 x 9 inches Age Range: 8 and up Grade Level: 3 and up Leader, soldier, prisoner, spy—do you know who is who in WWII? • Who...15968Ft3 444 -
Why the Allies Won PB
Ft6 905Why the Allies Wonby Richard OveryPaperback416 Pages1997 Richard Overy's bold book begins by throwing out the stock answers to this great question: Germany doomed itself to defeat by fighting a two-front war; the Allies won by "sheer weight of material...21692Ft6 905 -
Widowmaker - Hardcover
Ft12 097Widowmaker: Living and Dying with the Corsair By: Tim Hillier-GravesHardcoverAugust 2020 214 Pages “Despite everything, I felt very lucky to have flown Corsairs. They were the best, you know, even though it took me sometime to realize...24370Ft12 097 -
Wild Bill Donovan PB
Ft7 265Meet the man who laid the groundwork for modern American intelligence: William "Wild Bill" Donovan, founder of the OSS. Douglas Waller’s compelling 482-page biography (circa February 2012) reads like a spy thriller—rich with daring missions,...27360Ft7 265 -
Wild Blue PB
Ft6 573The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 By: Stephen Ambrose Paperback 299 Pages 2002 Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous...14913Ft6 573 -
Willy and Sherman PB
Ft3 790Willy and Sherman: Battle on the BeachBy: Dave DeVisserPaperback104 pages2018 Willy, a spirited military jeep and Sherman, a cautious army tank meet on a WWII supply ship headed for Europe. They become best friends, and train together in England for the...21930Ft3 790 -
Wings Women and War PB
Ft10 366Wings, Women, and WarBy:Reina PenningtonPaperback304 Pages The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. During World War II the Red Air Force formed three all-female units--grouped into separate fighter, dive...4103Ft10 366 -
Witchcraft B-24 Liberator - Paperback
Ft6 922Witchcraft: B-24 LiberatorKenny Kemp Paperback128 pagesThe first book in the Warbird Flightline series celebrates the Collings Foundation’s Witchcraft, the last flying exemplar of the B-24 Liberator bomber. Unlike other walk-around books,...21380Ft6 922 -
With the Old Breed - Paperback
Ft7 614With the Old BreedE.B. SledgeOkinawa Paperback352 Pages2007 An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war’s famous 1st Marine Division—3rd...13646Ft7 614 -
With Wings Like Eagles PB
Ft6 919With Wings Like Eagles: The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain Michael Korda Paperback 364 Pages 2010 The Battle of Britain has become as much myth as history. Korda (Ulysses S. Grant), former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, gives its...13643Ft6 919 -
Women Defying Hitler
Ft11 404Women Defying Hitler: Rescue and Resistance under the Nazisby Nathan StoltzfusPaperback236 Pages2021 This timely volume brings together an international team of leading scholars to explore the ways that women responded to situations of immense...25780Ft11 404 -
Women Heroes of WWII-Pacific Theater HB
Ft6 919Women Heroes of World War II—the Pacific Theater: 15 Stories of Resistance, Rescue, Sabotage, and Survival (Women of Action)Kathryn J. AtwoodHardcover240 Pages2016 Glamorous American singer Claire Phillips opened a nightclub in manila, using the...20783Ft6 919 -
Women In War PB
Ft8 635Women in War: From Home Front to Front Line By: Celia Lee and Paul Strong Forward By: Gary Sheffield Paperback387 pages2012 The changing role of women in warfare, a neglected aspect of military history, is the subject of this collection of...24158Ft8 635 -
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World Encyclopedia Of Aircraft Carriers And Naval
Ft6 573The World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Carriers and Naval Aircraft: An Illustrated History of Aircraft Carriers and The Naval Aircradt that Launch From...Wartime and Modern Identification Photographs by Bernard Ireland and Francis Crosby 512...20191Ft6 573 -
World War II A Very Short Introduction PB
Ft4 496World War II: A Very Short Introduction By: Gerhard WeinbergPaperback144 Pages The enormous loss of life and physical destruction caused by the First World War led people to hope that there would never be another such catastrophe. How then did it come to...18328Ft4 496 -
World War II at Sea HB
Ft13 841World War II at Sea: A Global Historyby Craig SymondsHardcover792 Pages2018 Author of Lincoln and His Admirals (winner of the Lincoln Prize), The Battle of Midway (Best Book of the Year, Military History Quarterly), and Operation Neptune, (winner of the...21826Ft13 841 -
World War II For Dummies PB
Ft8 649World War II For Dummies By: Keith Dickson Paperback 436 Pages 2001 World War II was the most destructive event of the twentieth century. It was total war covering the entire globe, and the nations that fought it employed every available resource,...14966Ft8 649 -
World War II Posters
Ft4 136World War II Posters: 24 Cards This original collection of GI Generation posters recaptures the heroic spirit of the Second World War. Vivid reproductions of two dozen morale-boosters include Norman Rockwell's famous "Four Freedoms," C. C. Beall's...11660Ft4 136 -
World War II Profiles PB
Ft2 419Profiles #2: World War II By: Aaron Rosenberg (Author) Paperback 160 pages 2011 Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches Full-color series--six bios in one! It takes more than one person to bring about change and innovation. Find out how key...16866Ft2 419 -
World War II Quiz Book PB
Ft5 192The World War II Quiz Book: Over 1,700 Questions and Answers to Test Your Knowledge of History's Most Compelling Conflict Robert Davenport Paperback 364 Pages 2009 If you think you know a lot about World War II, challenge yourself with this...12804Ft5 192 -
World War II: The Encyclopedia of the War Years,
Ft13 827World War II: The Encyclopedia of the War Years, 1941-1945 (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) By: Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen Paperback 960 Pages An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the World War II era, this reference features...15252Ft13 827 -
World War II: Visual Encyclopedia - Hardcover
Ft6 919World War II: Visual EncyclopediaBy: DKHardcover208 PagesAugust 2015Age Range: 8-11Grade Level: 4-7 This comprehensive visual encyclopedia explores World War II in fascinating detail and explains why this global event must never be forgotten.World War...19030Ft6 919 -
WOW! Anthology of B-24
Ft8 653WOW!: Anthology of B-24 Ralph Walsh Paperback 2009 This excellent collection spans many segments of the air war during World War II. Packed with well over 160 short stories, this anthology collection is also well illustrated and is an excellent...14284Ft8 653 -
WWII Bakelite Jewelry Love and Victory
Ft8 649WWII Bakelite Jewelry: Love and Victory By: Bambi Deville Engeran Hardcover 112 Pages 1940s Bakelite jewelry helps to document the efforts of patriots in the USA and by their allies to restore world peace. Nearly 200 images of pins, necklaces,...15532Ft8 649 -
WWII CLUE
Ft15 572World War II Clue: Spies and Espionage Edition Clue: WWII Spies & Espionage is a highstakes game where danger lurks in the shadows for six secret agents on a mission to carry out covert operations that will thwart the enemy and secure victory for the...25955Ft15 572 -
WWII Code Breakers - Hardcover
Ft10 608World War II Code Breakers (Heroes of World War II) by Lisa L. OwensHardcover32 pagesAugust 2018Ages: 8-12Grade: 3-6 Discover the true stories of code breakers who worked behind the scenes during World War II. Men and women cracked enemy codes in order...25442Ft10 608 -
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WWII Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide - Paperback
Ft4 153World War II Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmers (Author) and Jim Laurier (Illustrator)Paperback288 PagesFebruary 2021 A compact but comprehensive guide to the iconic fighter planes that fought during World War II, which features...24601Ft4 153 -
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WWII Illustrated Atlas - Hardcover
Ft10 380World War II Illustrated Atlas: Campagins, Battles & Weapons From 1939 - 1945 by David Johnson and Andrew WiestHardcover256 PagesFebruary, 2019 From two military experts comes an outstanding and comprehensive one-volume visual guide to the complex...23506Ft10 380 -
WWII Museum Guide Book
Ft3 461The National WWII Museum Guide 60 Pages Whether you're looking for a memento from your visit or just wanting an overview of the museum, this guide book is the perfect comprehensive outline of The National WWII Museum. Includes images and...21375Ft3 461 -
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WWII Plans That Never Happened PB
Ft10 366World War II Plans that Never Happened: 1939-45 by Michael KerriganHardcover192 PagesApril 2011 A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler or a Japanese...23505Ft10 366 -
Yalta PB
Ft6 922Yalta: The Price of Peace S.M. Plokhy Paperback 451 pages 2011 Revisiting the much-studied Yalta conference of February 1945, historian Plokhy capitalizes on his advantage over prior authors. He had better access to Russian archives, which...14873Ft6 922 -
Year Zero-A History of 1945 PB
Ft6 576Year Zero: A History of 1945by Ian BurumaPaperback384 Pages2014 A marvelous global history of the pivotal year 1945 as a new world emerged from the ruins of World War II Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came...20833Ft6 576 -
You Can Fly HB
Ft6 227You Can Fly: The Tuskegee AirmenBy: Carole Boston Weatherford (Author)Hardcover96 pages2016Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 7.5 inchesAge Range: 9 - 12 yearsGrade Level: 4 - 7 grade Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford’s innovative history...20748Ft6 227 -
Yours, For Probably Always HC
Ft13 844Yours, For Probably Always: Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love and War 1930-1949 Janet Somerville Hardback528 Pages2019 Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today,...25029Ft13 844
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