Naples '44 - A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples followin...
World War I Love Stories - Real-life Romances from the ...
For the soldiers who fought in it, from Europe to Gallipoli,...
The Unwomanly Face of War - An Oral History of Women in...
Bringing together dozens of voices
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Cold War Encounters in US-Occupied Okinawa: Women, Mili...
Cold War Encounters in US-Occupied Okinawa: Women, Militariz...
Cold War Encounters in US-Occupied Okinawa: Women, Mili...
Cold War Encounters in US-Occupied Okinawa: Women, Militariz...
RAID: World War II Special Edition DE Steam CD Key
Includes:RAID: World War II base gameA special version of th...
1C World War II Collection Steam CD Key
1C World War II Collection Steam KeyPlatform:SteamProduct De...
A Short History Of The First World War
The First World War, lasting just four years, from 1914 to 1...
World War II: Panzer Claws I + II Steam CD Key
World War II: Panzer Claws I + II Steam CD KeyPlatform:Steam...
World War I - The Definitive Visual Guide
Engaging and entertaining reference guide to World War I Fr...
World War 1 Centennial Edition Steam CD Key
World War 1 Centennial Edition Steam CD KeyPlatform:SteamRel...
World War 1 Centennial Edition Steam CD Key
World War 1 Centennial Edition Steam CD KeyPlatform:SteamRel...
Naples '44 - A World War II Diary Of Occupied Italy
Zero Night - The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 Zero Night 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged the most audacious mass escape of the Second World War. It was the first Great Escape but instead of tunnelling, the escapers boldly went over the huge perimeter fences using wooden scaling contraptions. This was the notorious Warburg ...
A Time to Remember - Book One in the the gripping, uplifting Rivenshaw Saga set at the close of World War Two
The first book in a heartwarming new Lancashire-based series by beloved and bestselling saga writer Anna Jacobs, set at the end of World War Two. 1945 the war in Europe is over. It should be a time of utter joy and celebration.Most women cant wait for their men to return, but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire, Judith Crossley fears having her husband back in the house. Hed grown ...
Where Poppies Grow - Quilts and Projects Honoring Those Who Served in World War I
Denniele Bohannon and Janice Britz joined forces to create The Kansas City Stars block-of-the-month quilt, Remembering Almo, to honour those who have served their country. Dennieles great-grandfather Almo OKell served as a medic during World War I and was one of the many soldiers who never came home. Along with each beautiful block pattern, you get a little peek into OKells life as a sol...
The London Cage - The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre
The first complete account of the fiercely guarded secrets of Londons clandestine interrogation center, operated by the British Secret Service from 1940 to 1948 Behind the locked doors of three mansions in Londons exclusive Kensington Palace Gardens neighborhood, the British Secret Service established a highly secret prison in 1940: the London Cage. Here recalcitrant German prisoners of war we...
False Flags - Disguised German Raiders of World War II
False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin, and Kormoran left Germany and waged a pirate war in the South Seas as part of Germanys strategy to attack the British Empires maritime trade on a global scale. Their extraordinary voyages spanned the globe and are maritime sag...
World War I Tales - The War Game
Stories of the First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers arent happy
A veteran soldier and a young recruit are celebrating Christmas in the trenches of Flanders in 1914. They hear ...
Shanghai Grand - Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War
A vivid account of the love triangle between an American journalist and adventurer, a wealthy expatriate businessman and a Chinese poet in Shanghai in the late 1930s. On the eve of the Second World War, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth centurys most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the illustrious Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Mick...
World War II
This engaging and educational book for children age 9 and over describes the events and key players leading up to, during, and after World War 2. Put together in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum in London, Eyewitness World War II has sold more than 600,000 copies worldwide. Starting from a world divided in the early 20th century, you will understand how and why certain alliances forme...
The Tank War - The British Band of Brothers - One Tank Regiment's World War II
From the evacuation of France in 1940 to the final dash to Hamburg in 1945, the 5th Royal Tank Regiment were on the front line throughout the Second World War. Theirs was a war that saw them serve in Africa as part of the Desert Rats, before returning to Europe for the Normandy landings. Wherever they went, the notoriety of the Filthy Fifth grew they revelled in their reputation for fightin...
Secret Heroes of World War II - Tales of Courage from the Worlds of Espionage and Resistance
Many of the heroes of World War II are well-known, larger-than-life figures. This book is a tribute to the lesser-known but equally amazing individuals some working secretly behind the scenes on the home front and others behind enemy lines who made just as significant a contribution to the wartime story. It sheds new and timely light on more than 50 of the often unsung heroes and heroines of...
Courage in the Skies - The Untold Story of Qantas, it's Brave Men and Women and Their Extraordinary Role in World War II...
Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australias war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas exemplary contribution to Australias war effort and the courage of its people in those difficult times has been forgotten. Courage in the Skies is the remarkable story of Qantas at war and the truly heroic deeds of its c...
The Second World War: The Hinge Of Fate - Volume IV
THE HINGE OF FATE marks in Sir Winston Churchills words, the turning-point of the Second World War. It details a period during which almost uninterrupted defeat gave way to almost unbroken success for the Allies. While the Afrika Korps advanced almost to the outskirts of Alexandria and the Japanese struck by land and by sea, despair came to all but the most resolute. However, from this nad...
Great Australian World War II Stories
True stories of Aussie courage and mateship during World War II From the annals of the RSL come these riveting true stories, written by a host of ordinary Australians Diggers, POWs, nurses, entertainers, sailors, airman and many more that capture the impact of war on those who took part.With eyewitness accounts ranging from the Fall of Singapore to the Kokoda Track and from Europe to the M...
Naples '44 - A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples following its liberation from Nazi forces, Norman Lewis recorded the lives of a proud and vibrant people forced to survive on prostitution, thievery, and a desperate belief in miracles and cures. The most popular of Lewiss twenty-seven books, Naples44 is a landmark poetic study of the agony of wartime occupation and its ability to bring out t...
Time-Life World War II: 1945 - The Final Victories
The name TIME-LIFE has become synonymous with providing readers with a deeper understanding of subjects and world events that matter to us all. Now, as the U.S. commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, TIME-LIFE revisits the pivotal final battles and events in one of the most influential periods in history in World War II: 1945. Between January and August of 1945, the Alli...
World War I - The Definitive Visual Guide
Engaging and entertaining reference guide to World War I From disaster to victory, Eyewitness World War I captivates readers and gives an insight into life in the muddy trenches, and what it was like to be a soldier, along with a broader picture of the world-changing events that led to the start of the conflict. Stunning real-life photographs, illustrating the people, places and stories, give you...
The RSL Book of World War I
True stories of Aussie courage and mateship from the annals of the RSL. Published to mark the centenary of the First World War and of the RSL in 2016, this is a collection of 100 true stories of Aussie courage from those who were in the action. These are intimate, eyewitness accounts across the breadth of Australias war from Gallipoli to the Western Front, related with humour, pathos and vivid ...
A Lab of One's Own - Science and Suffrage in the First World War
A Lab of Ones Own describes the experiences of some extraordinary but sadly neglected scientific women who tasted independence, responsibility, and excitement in World War One. Understanding the past is crucial for improving the future, and Patricia Fara examines how inherited prejudices continue to limit womens scientific opportunities. Suffragists aligned themselves with scientific and tech...
Scorched Earth - Australia's Secret Plan for Total War Under Japanese Invasion in World War Two
In 1942 the threat of Japanese invasion hung over Australia. The men were away overseas, fighting on other fronts, and civilians were left unprotected at home. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese advance south, Prime Minister Curtin ordered state governments to prepare. From January 1942, a team frantically pulled together secret plans for a scorched earth strategy. The goa...
Silent Service - Submarine Warfare from World War II to the Present An Illustrated and Oral History
See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before. From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of today, this heavily illustrated volume traces the history of the silent force and the elite corps of men who fought and often died beneath the waves. Though fully describing the development of the ...
World War One - The Global Revolution
World War One was the cause, catalyst, trigger and accelerator of revolutionary change on an unprecedented scale. This is an indispensable new introduction to the global history of the conflict and its revolutionary consequences from the wars origins to the making of peace and across all of its theatres, including the home fronts and the war at sea. Lawrence Sondhaus sets out a new framework for...