Six Armies in Normandy

by Keegan, John

Description: Keegan, John., Penguin Books, 1983, c1982, reprint, soft cover, light wear o/w vg, 365 pp with appendix, references, bibliography & indices, B&W photographic & map illus., small 8vo, "From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris" Read More

Day of Infamy

by Lord, Walter

Description: Lord, Walter., Henry Holt & Co., nd, c1957, 50th Anniversary Edition, 3rd printing (recent reprint), boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 243 pp with index & list of contributors, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, "Classic recreation of the bombing of Pearl Harbor" Read More

Victory in Europe

by Hastings, Max

Description: Stevens, George. Hastings, Max., Little Brown & Co., nd, c1985, book club edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), illus. eps, vg-fine with dj, 192 pp with index & bibliography, color photographic illus. by George Stevens, small 4to, "D-Day to VE Day in Full Color" Read More

A Country of Strangers

by Shreve, Susan Richards

Description: Shreve, Susan Richards., Hodder & Stoughton (UK), 1989, c1989, 1st British Edition, blue cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with dj, 239 pp, 8vo, "...their lives are forced together during the first year of World War II" Read More

The Last Hero: Charles a. Lindbergh

by Ross, Walter S.

Description: Ross, Walter S., Harper & Row, nd, c1968, boards (hard cover), illus. eps, vg with good plus dj (slightly rubbed & chipped, few minor tears), 402 pp with sources, notes & index, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, "Fame was thrust upon him after his flight to Paris" Read More

The Pacific Campaign: the U.S. -Japanese Naval War, 1941-1945

by Van Der Vat, Dan

Description: Van der Vat, Dan., Simon & Schuster 'A Touchstone Book', 1992, c1991, 4th printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), remainder mark on bottom edge o/w very good, 430 pp with sources & index, B&W photographic & map illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0671792172, 'The meaning of the greatest sea war in history; a major reassessment of the role of intelligence on both sides; a comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of the war in the Pacific' Read More

Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Hillenbrand, Laura

Description: Hillenbrand, Laura., Random House, 2010, c2010, later printing, boards (hard cover), near fine with near fine dj, 377 pp with notes & index, extensive B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9781400064168, 'On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood', World War Two; Biography; POWs; Military History. Read More

Halsey's Typhoon: the True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

by Drury, Bob & Tom Clavin

Description: Drury, Bob & Tom Clavin., Grove Press, 2007, c2007, 1st pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 325 pp with glossary, appendix, bibliography & index, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780802143372, 'Halsey unwittingly drove his 170 ships into the teeth of a massive typhoon; it ultimately inflicts twice as much destruction and loss of life as the Battle of Midway. Stunned Navy brass suppress the scope of the disaster to preserve the American advance on Tokyo', U.S. ... Read More

Foot Soldier: a Combat Infantryman's War in Europe

by Blunt, Roscoe C. Jr

Description: Blunt, Roscoe C. Jr., Da Capo Press, c2001, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), near fine, 296 pp, B&W photographic & map illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0306810905, 'Rockie Blunt has provided a rare, intimate glimpse into the day-to-day experience of fighting at the edge of the Allied front in Europe. It is not a glossy memoir, but a searingly honest one, describing soldiers thrust into total war', U.S. Army; 84th Infantry Division Memoir. Read More

Shadow Divers: the True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

by Kurson, Robert

Description: Kurson, Robert., Random House, 2005, c2005, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good+, 390 pp with notes, index & reader's guide, full color photographic illus., small 8vo, ISBN: 0965925072, 'Exploring a sunken shipwreck off the New Jersey coast (a World War II German U-Boat)', 'A gripping account of real-life adventurers and a real-life mystery', Underwater Exploration; Military History; Deep Sea Diving. Read More

Hannah Senesh: Her Life and Diary

by Senesh, Hannah With Intro By Abba Eban

Description: Senesh, Hannah with intro by Abba Eban., Schocken Books, 1973, c1972, reprint, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), PO's gift inscription o/w very good++, 257 pp with selected poems, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 0805204105, 'A classic of Holocaust literature; Israel's national heroine, Senesh returned to her native Hungary in 1943 to help rescue Jews. She was captured by the Nazis and executed at the age of 23', Autobiography; Holocaust Memoir; Judaica. Read More

Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945

by Thomas, Evan

Description: Thomas, Evan., Simon & Schuster, 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with very near fine dj, 414 pp with notes, bibliography & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780743252218, 'Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors; a taut, suspenseful narrative of the Pacific war' Read More

Rommel's Lieutenants: the Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940

by Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr

Description: Mitcham, Samuel W. Jr., Stackpole Books, 2009, c2007, 1st Stackpole pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 202 pp with appendices, notes, bibliography & indices, B&W photographic & map illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780811735575, 'The Ghost Division's success owed much to Rommel's subordinates, who helped Rommel more than he acknowledged and whom historians have generally overlooked', World War II; German Military History; Biography; Tank Warfare. Stackpole Military History ... Read More

Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945

by Thomas, Evan

Description: Thomas, Evan., Simon & Schuster, 2006, c2006, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade paperback), very good++, 414 pp with notes, bibliography & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780743252225, 'Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors; a taut, suspenseful narrative of the Pacific War' Read More

The Invasion Before Normandy: the Secret Battle of Slapton Sands

by Hoyt, Edwin P.

Description: Hoyt, Edwin P., Stein & Day, 1985, c1985, book club edition, boards (hard cover), fine with near fine dj, 212 pp with notes, bibliography & index, B&W photographic & map illus., 8vo, ISBN: 0880292245, 'The plan did not envision that the German Navy would actually appear on the scene and engage them in battle', World War II; Military History. Read More

Witnesses of War: Children's Lives Under the Nazis

by Stargardt, Nicholas

Description: Stargardt, Nicholas., Alfred A. Knopf, 2006, c2005, 1st U.S. Edition (likely history book club edition; no price on dj flap), boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 493 pp with endnotes, glossary, sources, bibliography & index, B&W photographic & other illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 1400040884, 'Their stories open a world we have never seen before. War came home to children as a set of events without precedent, spectacular and terrifying by turns. As the Nazis overran Europe, children were saved or ... Read More

'44: in Combat From Normandy to the Ardennes

by Whiting, Charles

Description: Whiting, Charles., Military Heritage Press, 1988, c1984, reprint edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), near fine with very good++ dj (very light wear), 219 pp with notes & index, B&W photographic & map illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0880291893, 'Whiting recreates the combat soldiers' world of forty years ago down to the most intimate detail; their weapons, the food they ate, how they learned to cope with the ever-present threat, how they lived in hope and died in agony', Military History. Read More

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II

by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

Description: Goodwin, Doris Kearns., Simon & Schuster 'A Touchstone Book', 1995, c1994, 6th trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 759 pp with notes, bibliography & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0684804484, 'The partnership that transformed America', Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Read More

The History of the German Resistance, 1933-1945

by Hoffmann, Peter

Description: Hoffmann, Peter; trans. by Richard Barry., The MIT Press, 1979, c1977, 1st MIT pb edition, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good++ (light edgewear), 849 pp with notes, appendices, glossary, sources, bibliography, index, errata & addenda, B&W map illus., ISBN: 0262580381, 'The most comprehensive and authoritative account ever published of the German opposition's struggle against Hitler, covering all the serious attempts to overthrow or assassinate him leading up to the failed ... Read More

Diana Mosley: Mitford Beauty, British Fascist, Hitler's Angel

by De Courcy, Anne

Description: De Courcy, Anne., William Morrow (Harper Collins), 2003, c2003, 1st U.S. Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), small remainder mark on bottom edge o/w near fine with near fine dj, 432 pp with bibliography, notes on sources, appendices & index, extensive B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0060565322, 'A riveting tell-all biography of one of the most intriguing women of the twentieth century', British Fascists; Nazi Sympathizers; World War II; Biography. Read More

To My Memory Sing: a Memoir Based on Letters and Poems From Sol Chick Chaikin, an American Solider in China-Burma-India During World War II

by Chaikin, Rosalind Bryon

Description: Chaikin, Rosalind Bryon., Library Research Associates Inc., 1997, c1997, presumed 1st Edition, cloth (hard cover), fine with very near fine dj (one small tear to rear panel), 299 pp with biography, bibiliography & index, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 0912526777, 'It is a vivid portrait of two young people torn apart during World War II who, across thousands of miles, continue to enrich each other through their daily letters. It is both a poignant memory for those who lived it, and a ... Read More

Burying Caesar: The Churchill-Chamberlain Rivalry

by Stewart, Graham

Description: Fine with fine dustjacket. Fine with fine dj Stewart, Graham., The Overlook Press, 2001, 1999, 1st U.S. Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 533 pp with notes, bibliography & index, tall 8vo, ISBN: 1585671304, 'In the 1930s, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain were the two giants of the English political stage, the sons of men who had decisively shaped the politics of the previous era. Charts the bitter course plotted by Churchill and Chamberlain in their ... Read More

Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator

by Hynes, Samuel

Description: Hynes, Samuel., pub. by Frederic C. Beil / Naval Institute Press, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, 1st printing, blue cloth (hard cover), fine with very near fine dj, 270 pp, 8vo, ISBN: 087021215X, 'He flew more than a hundred missions against the Japanese at Okinawa and Ulithi. Here are the sensations he experienced in his rites of passage from untrained cadet to war-weary aviator, from youthful innocence to manhood' Read More

Witnesses of War: Children's Lives Under the Nazis

by Stargardt, Nicholas

Description: Stargardt, Nicholas., Alfred A. Knopf, 2006, c2005, 1st U.S. Edition (possible history book club edition; no price on dj flap), boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj (as new), 493 pp with endnotes, glossary, sources, bibliography & index, B&W photographic & other illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 1400040884, 'Children were at the center of Nazi ideology; now we have their history of those years. Their stories open a world we have never seen before. War came home to children as a set of events without ... Read More

Operation Millennium: 'Bomber' Harris's Raid on Cologne, May 1942

by Taylor, Eric

Description: Near Fine / Near Fine. Near Fine / Near Fine Taylor, Eric., Spellmount (UK), 2004, c2004, 1st printing of this reprint edition, red cloth (hard cover), very near fine with very near fine dj, 218 pp with appendices, references, bibliography & index, B&W photographic & other illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 1862272301, 'An extraordinary feat of organization involving 1048 bombers, over 6000 aircrew, and 53 British airfields. To ensure the success of this first strike of the Allied blitz, 'maximum effort' ... Read More