Description: This is an epic story of the twelve-hour battle for Omaha Beach, which changed the course of World War 2. But one of the biggest turning points in modern history hinges on some surprising factors. It is a battle where strategy was decided by stage magicians. Where conventional weapons were used along side outlandish inventions like floating tanks and exploding paratroopers. And where spies sent paintings with hidden messages . It is a battle where skill and cunning sit [...]
Tag Archives: World War 2
May
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Easy Company Soldier Book (Paperback)
Description: Read the Easy Company Soldier book, and follow Band of Brothers soldier Sgt. Don Malarkey onto the battlefields of World War 2 after parachuting into France on D-Day morning. The memoir recounts the story of the elite paratrooper who overcame great odds and emerged as a leader. The paperback World War 2 book about the Easy Company soldier was co-authored by Bob Welch. Read the Easy Company Soldier book, and find out how, drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at [...]
Mar
3
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American Commando Book (Hardcover)
Description: The American Commando book (hardcover) tells the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson and his Marine Raiders. Carlson led an elite fighting battalion behind enemy lines in the Second World War to inflict damage from within. Read the American Commando World War 2 book for a riveting account of Americas first Special Forces mission. In the American Commando book, youll learn that before the Green Berets…before the Navy SEALs…before the Army Rangers…there was the Long Patrol. November 1942: [...]
Mar
2
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Slightly Out of Focus Book (Paperback)
Description: Dive into the paperback Slightly Out of Focus book, and you’ll be inhabiting a thrilling and thought-provoking account of World War II. Robert Capa, a photojournalist, pulls you into his mesmerizing first-person account of his time spent shooting the battlefields and meeting the soldiers. His World War 2 book, Slightly Out of Focus, is filled with humor, and profound insights into humanity. In the paperback Slightly Out of Focus book, you’ll learn that in 1942, a dashing young man [...]
Mar
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Bomber Boys Book (Paperback)
Description: The Bomber Boys book follows the B-17 crews of World War 2 into the dangerous skies above Europe. Dangerous missions with often deadly outcomes were part of the daily routine for the courageous Bomber Boys. Many never returned. The paperback B-17 bomber book The Bomber Boys tells the story of an extraordinary group of men who were willing to lay down their lives for some time up in the air. Travis L. Ayres The Bomber Boys book recounts true [...]
Feb
28
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City Fights Book (Paperback)
Description: The City Fights book Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam introduces readers to a special style of battle. Urban combat may have been around for centuries, but it has gained new momentum in recent wars. In the paperback Vietnam War book City Fights, military veterans talk about their experiences with this warfare approach. The City Fights book explores modern warfare in urban settings. As September 11 and Somalia proved, hostile forces are now engaging [...]
Feb
27
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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy Book (Hardcover)
Description: Read the D-Day The Battle for Normandy book (hardcover), and find out the whole story about the invasion of France during World War 2. Learn about the horrors that awaited the Allied Forces upon their arrival. But also get a unique look at the effects of the offensive on the French population. The World War 2 book D-Day is an intensively-researched, well-written account of some of the most ferocious battles of the war. The D-Day The Battle for Normandy [...]
Feb
26
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Band of Brothers Book (Hardcover)
Description: Stephen E. Ambroses Band of Brothers book (hardcover) is the compelling story of an airborne infantry company that received some of the toughest assignments during World War 2. From parachuting into France on D-Day, to capturing Hitlers Eagles Nest in Berchtesgaden, these soldiers were at the very forefront of the war. The World War 2 book Band of Brothers was adapted as a TV miniseries in 2001. The Band of Brothers book provides a harrowing account of the life [...]
Dec
26
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Soldier from the War Returning Book (Hardcover)
Description: In the hardcover Soldier from the War Returning book, historian Thomas Childers sheds light on the psychological effects of the Good War on soldiers who had returned home. Childers unflinchingly looks at the widespread unemployment, divorce, and psycho-neurotic disorder (later called PTSD) that returning servicemen and women suffered through. Deeply profound, the World War 2 book, Soldier from the War Returning, breaks the myth that the so-called Greatest Generation was carefree and completely well-adjusted after the Good War. In [...]
Dec
24
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An Army at Dawn Book (Paperback)
Description: Read the An Army at Dawn book (paperback), and find out more about a stage of World War 2 that is often overlooked. Author Rick Atkinson describes the early American military initiative in North Africa. How did it affect the course of the war? The military book An Army at Dawn provides insight into an event that would change American history. Rick Atkinsons An Army at Dawn book provides the background to the enthralling tale of the liberation of [...]
