Second World War Books

""Losses of Life in Modern Wars, Austria-Hungary, France and Military Selection and Race Deterioration"" is a historical book published in 1916 by Gaston Bodart. The book examines the impact of modern warfare on the populations of Austria-Hungary and...

The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Most Americans had no idea how close the Japanese came to a victory which could have changed the outcome of the Second World War. This book provides an account of the...

For Patriots Dream" is an evocative memoir chronicling the life of Dr. H. David Moehring, a retired U.S. Army Captain and combat surgeon. From his childhood during World War II to his harrowing experiences as a commanding officer in the Vietnam War's...

It's Time to Learn about World War 2 is a collectible little learning book by Walter the Educator that belongs to the Little Learning Books Series. Collect more books at WaltertheEducator.com

"Un relato reflexivo y apasionante de los inicios de la Guerra en el Pacífico". - Revisor Descubra una nueva apreciación de la guerra en el Pacífico. Desde las costas del cabo Gloucester hasta los tranquilos...

"Una tremenda historia de los héroes estadounidenses que dieron cada onza de su fuerza y ​​coraje para abrir la puerta a Tokio". - Revisor Explora la batalla por Tarawa bajo una nueva luz fascinante. La guerra por el...

Was Britain's Thermopylae really fought over a tennis court?  What happened in Canada during the invasion of Winnipeg?  How did the Night Witches terrify and torment the Axis? Was Hitler actually sent to spy on the Nazis by the...

Questo libro è una storia orale delle operazioni in Garfagnana contro gli Alleati del II Battaglione del 6° Reggimento Fanteria di Marina della Divisione "San Marco" dell'Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano agli ordini del Comandante Luigi Uccelli nelle...

The Crusader tank-tank (Mk.I, Mk.II and Mk.III) was perhaps the most typical and well-known military vehicle employed by Britain during the Second World War. Armed with a 57mm cannon, it was equipped with a very powerful and reliable engine, well...

Il carro armato-cacciacarri Crusader (Mk.I, Mk.II e Mk.III) fu forse il più tipico e noto mezzo militare impiegato dalla Gran Bretagna durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Armato di cannone da  57mm, era dotato di un motore molto potente ed...

Il problema che nell'estate del 1941 nel Mediterraneo centrale stava causando ai Comandi delle Forze Armate italiane le maggiori preoccupazioni era costituito dal rafforzamento di Malta, che era iniziato alla fine di maggio, dopo il ritiro del 10° Corpo...

Il presente studio sulla "Sacca di Cherkassy" è un'analisi operazionale e tattica. Vi sono descritte la sequenza degli avvenimenti e lo sviluppo della situazione militare del fronte tedesco a sud di Cherkassy dal 28 gennaio al 17 febbraio 1944...

"The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe,...

This book has all the captions in Englis and German language. Non ci si appassionerebbe tanto all'approfondimento di uno dei periodi più bui e nefasti della storia moderna, se non fossimo così tangibilmente in presenza di un interesse...

Markus Bauer erzählt die bewegende Geschichte seines Großonkels Leonhard März, der als Pak-Schütze den Wahnsinn an der Ostfront durchlebte und schließlich aus dem Kessel von Tarnopol 1944 nicht mehr zurückkehrte ...Leonhard März wurde Anfang 1941 in die...

This book aims to present a theoretical study of the concept of collaboration during the Second World War, which is understood as social behaviour and actions within specific conditions of military occupation, based on the theories of social behaviour...

There were over six million marriages in the United States during World War II, 1.7 million in 1944 alone. Six million love stories, each unique, each special, all of them taking place against a backdrop of terrible world conflict. Because of the war,...

From the Introduction by Marijo StarnesThe accounts in the contents of my father's diaries expose the raw truth about the sacrifices, trauma, and the intense drive that drove our soldiers to fight and to win World War II. My father realized our God-given...

1,271 Days a Soldier: The Diaries and Letters of Colonel H. E. Gardiner as an Armor Officer in World War II is one soldier's record of the Second World War. Henry E. Gardiner's collection recalls the first-hand experiences of an operational level ranking...

Eighteen-year-old Blažena is attempting to escape the drudgery of her job in a pharmacy into a world of imagination and fancy when a chance encounter with a handsome young film director leads to an opportunity she had never dreamed of: acting in motion...

At the end of December 1939, Dickinson submitted the enclosed despatch to the Under Secretary of State at the War Office, John Lyttelton, his first since his appointment as General Officer Commanding the Forces in East Africa in August. He details his...

This is the story of a man's adventures on the sea during the Second World War. The author's training as a marine, his time aboard HMS Nelson in Operations Pedestal and Torch and his experiences both in service and on leave are reflected upon with...

Culture and the arts played a central role in the ideology and propaganda of National Socialism from the early years of the movement until the last months of the Third Reich in 1945. Hitler and his followers believed that art and culture were expressions...

Few essays about the Holocaust are better known or more important than Primo Levi's reflections on what he called "the gray zone," a reality in which moral ambiguity and compromise were pronounced. In this volume accomplished Holocaust scholars, among...

An autobiographical cum historical polemic from a Son of Two Nations, German and British, ranging from Berlin via Vienna to London. The Author's two previous publications consist of 'Who Owns Sparsholt', which deals with what's happening in the English...

The Baker's Son: A WWII Resistance Story of Courage and Survival"Are we coming to a time when the 1930s are seen NOT as a warning but as a template?" Is it possible that it could all happen again? If we don't learn the lessons of history, will we be...

Dies ist ungekürzte Fassung Mein Kampf ist eine politisch-ideologische Programmschrift Adolf Hitlers. Sie erschien in zwei Teilen. Hitler stellte darin seinen Werdegang zum Politiker und seine Weltanschauung dar. Das Buch ist weder eine...

First published in 1944, this indispensable historical work covers the dramatic year from October 1942 to September 1943-a period which produced a series of military and political crises in Italy which led to the overthrow of Benito Mussolini and the...

As the systematic murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators was taking place, Jewish soldiers in the United States Army participated in guarding, healing, and reeducating of some of the four hundred thousand German prisoners of war...

Karl Baumann was born in the Ruhr Valley of Germany during the desperate and tumultuous years of the Great Depression. His pursuit of an occupation is hindered by an abbreviated formal education, unenthusiastic participation in the Hitler youth movement,...

The Manhattan Project at Hanford Site describes the top-secret effort undertaken during World War II to develop a weapon never imagined at "Site W" or "Hanford Engineer Works," one of three sites selected in the United States (plus Los Alamos and Oak...

"Pressed Steel!" is the story of an American company that produced outstanding armored vehicles for the U.S. Army during World War II and contributed greatly to the Allied victory. They were praised for their workmanship and earned the "E for Excellence"...

Sveriges Storhetstid, Fr������n �����r 1611 Till �����r 1718 �����r en historisk bok skriven av Martin Weibull och publicerades ursprungligen ������r 1881. Boken beskriver Sveriges storhetstid under perioden mellan 1611 och 1718, d������ Sverige var en...

Surgundo is a historical novel written by Thomas G. Stevenson and first published in 1837. The story is set in the early 16th century and follows the adventures of a young man named Surgundo as he travels from his homeland of Scotland to the court of...

Soldiers' French Course (1917) is a language learning book written by Detwiler and Justice Brown. The book is designed to teach French to soldiers who were fighting in Europe during World War I. It contains a comprehensive guide to the French language,...

Soldier Rhymes: Written While In The Service (1919) is a collection of poems written by Joshua Bryan Lee during his time serving as a soldier in World War I. The book includes a variety of poems that touch on different themes, such as patriotism, love,...

Soldier Poets: Songs Of The Fighting Men is a collection of poems written by soldiers during World War I. The book, published in 1919, features the works of over 100 poets from various countries, including Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The...

Soldier Men is a novel written by Yeo in the year 1917. The book revolves around the lives of soldiers during World War I. The story follows the journey of three friends - Tom, Dick, and Harry - who join the army together and are sent to fight in France...

Socialismo is a book written by Giuseppe Biraghi in 1896, which provides a comprehensive overview of socialism, its history, principles, and political implications. The book starts with an introduction to the origins of socialism, tracing its roots back...

Searchlights On The War is a book written by Bernhard Dernburg in 1915. Dernburg was a German politician who served as the Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1907-1910. In this book, Dernburg presents a German perspective on the events leading up...

Rhode Island In The Colonial Wars: A List Of Rhode Island Soldiers And Sailors In King George�������s War, 1740-1748 is a historical book written by Howard M. Chapin and published in 1920. The book provides a comprehensive list of soldiers and sailors...

Records Of The Third, The Buchan, Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders is a historical book written by James Ferguson and published in 1894. The book is a detailed account of the activities and achievements of the Third, The Buchan, Volunteer Battalion...

""Quito to Bogota"" is a travelogue written by Arthur Clifford Veatch, originally published in 1917. The book chronicles the author's journey through the Andean region of South America, from Quito in Ecuador to Bogota in Colombia. Veatch describes the...

Bill Of The U.S.A. And Other War Verses is a collection of poems written by Kenneth Graham Duffield in 1918. The book contains a series of patriotic poems that were written during World War I, expressing the author's thoughts and feelings about the war...

Aux Soldats (1786) est un livre �����crit par Louis de Boussanelle. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui s'adresse aux soldats de l'arm�����e fran�����aise de l'�����poque. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs chapitres qui abordent diff�����rents sujets en...

Russian Wars With Turkey (1877) is a historical book written by Frank Shirley Russell. The book provides a detailed account of the wars fought between Russia and Turkey in 1877. It covers the reasons behind the wars, the military strategies employed by...