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  • BLIND OBEDIENCE AND DENIAL
    ANDREW SANGSTER
    "...offers a unique and valuable insight into the psychology of human beings who violate the laws of war. Anyone interested in war crimes generally and the IMT in particular should read this interesting book." — Journal of Military History A revealing yet accessible examination of the Nuremberg trial, and most crucially all 23 men who stood accused, not just the most infamous—S...

    $293.99

  • MEN OF ARMOR
    JEFF DANBY
    Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Unit History This second volume follows on from the first in recounting the WWII history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in vivid detail. The outfit, since upgraded from M5 light tanks to M4 'Sherman' mediums, claws through some of the toughest battles of WWII—from a horrific stalemate at Cassino in Februa...

    $267.99

  • THE VENLO STING
    NORMAN RIDLEY
    "I would recommend the book to intelligence practitioners, scholars, and other persons interested in World War II intelligence history." —Michael Nady, American Intelligence Journal On 9 November 1939, two unsuspecting British agents of the Special Intelligence Services walked into a trap set by German Spymaster Reinhard Heydrich. Believing that they were meeting a dissident Ge...

    $267.99

  • HOME RUN
    HOWARD R. SIMKIN
    "This book belongs on every World War II bookshelf, filling in the gaps on what is known about this oft-mentioned but little understood topic of wartime escape and evasion." —The NYMAS Review Imagine that you are deep behind enemy lines. Your plane was shot down or perhaps you have just escaped from a prisoner of war camp. The enemy is hunting you, seeking to throw you behind b...

    $267.99

  • BOMB GROUP
    PAUL BINGLEY / MIKE PETERS
    "The authors do a good job using the diaries, interviews, and books written by group members to convey a vivid—sometimes too vivid—picture of war at its most elemental." —The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation In February 1942, a reconnaissance party of United States Army Air Force officers arrived in England. Firmly wedded to the doctrine of daylight precision bomb...

    $267.99

  • 12TH SS PANZER DIVISION HITLERJUGEND
    MASSIMILIANO AFIERO
    A fully illustrated account of the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, from their formation through to the fierce battles for Caen. The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was formed in 1943 from members of the Hitler Youth who had been born in 1926, primarily as an emergency response force in France to repel the expected Allied invasion from the sea. Training was i...

    $190.99

  • SHARPEN YOUR BAYONETS
    TIMOTHY R. STOY / ANTHONY A. CUCOLO
    The first full-length biography of World War II general and Cold Warrior John Wilson "Iron Mike" O'Daniel, featuring "the very essence of the man… who spent more time under fire with his front-line troops than behind the safety of his office desk." — ARGunners.com John Wilson "Iron Mike" O'Daniel was one of the U.S. Army's great fighting generals of the 20th century. He began h...

    $267.99

  • DARKEST CHRISTMAS
    PETER HARMSEN
    "This book is of interest to any scholar of World War II, particularly those focused on bridging culture and war. Highly readable, this text is suitable for undergraduate and popular audiences as well. Many should find its analysis to be a refreshing take on the well-trodden field of World War II histories." — Journal of Military History December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christma...

    $229.99

  • NO GREATER LOVE
    JOHN A. SIEGFRIED / KEVIN FERRIS
    The story of Philadelphia's only Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War told here for the first time Michael Crescenz grew up in one of Philadelphia's booming post-war Catholic neighborhoods, distinguishing himself early on as a leader, brother and friend who fearlessly rose to the defense of others in need. The second of six sons born to a World War II veteran, Michael ...

    $279.00

  • STANDING TALL
    ROBERT F. FOLEY
    The Medal of Honor recipient chronicles his life and military career in this memoir while also sharing his thoughts on leadership. Robert Foley had only been in Vietnam for six months when he was promoted to captain and given command of a rifle company. In November 1966, Foley led his men on a mission to rescue another company that had been pinned down by Viet Cong forces. His ...

    $329.00

  • BAGHDAD BLUES
    PAUL M. KENDEL
    "Casemate has a long history of publishing high quality military history non-fiction. Lately, they have expanded their range of work to include well written novels using wartime settings." – WWII History MagazinePatrolling the dusty and deadly roads of south-west Baghdad, a young US soldier and his comrades face IEDs and ambushes on a near-daily basis, but the longer he is in B...

    $200.00

  • JEDBURGHS
    RICHARD CAMP
    When one of a unique Jedburgh team is captured in Occupied France, will the rest of the team and the local Maquis be able to save them and, more importantly, complete their mission? Summer 1942, and the nascent French Resistance is asking the Allies for help as they become increasingly active against the German occupiers. Their requests for arms and equipment are urgent, but th...

    $200.00

  • THE G.I. COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
    HENRI-PAUL ENJAMES
    In World War II, the U.S. Army not only supplied its soldiers with the most modern equipment and uniforms, suitable for any combat situation, but went as far as providing them with their favorite drinks or candy bars, and seemingly anything else they might require. This comprehensive reference book brings together all the equipment issued to American soldiers in the European Th...

    $743.00

  • CORPORAL CANNON
    SAVANNAH CANNON
    One woman's dramatic account of her stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, exploring the prejudice and mistreatment of women in combat zones. Not even old enough to drink, Corporal Savannah Cannon is a young enlisted United States Marine deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2010. As a tactical data networking specialist, she is sent away from everyone she k...

    $279.00

  • ACE IN A DAY
    WAYNE K. BLICKENSTAFF
    Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as "Blick," was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group based at Goxhill, Metfield and Raydon, England as part of the Eighth Air Force prosecuting the strategic air campaign against Germany. As an original cadre member, he rose steadily through the ranks from a Second Lieutenant Element Leader to Flight Leader, Squadron O...

    $314.00

  • MARITIME STRIKE
    JOHN KINGWELL
    Leadership under pressure: the personal account of the commander of the Royal Naval Task Group deployed to Libya in 2011. In April 2011, the newly created Royal Navy Response Force Task Group deployed to the Mediterranean to provide a range of military options in response to the Arab Spring. For the next six months the group planned and prepared for a range of potential operati...

    $447.00

  • BRITAIN'S SECRET DEFENCES
    ANDREW CHATTERTON
    The first full history of the highly trained and ruthless civilian volunteers secretly trained across Britain to be deployed in the case of a German invasion. The narrative surrounding Britain's anti-invasion forces has often centered on 'Dad's Army'-like characters running around with pitchforks, on unpreparedness and sense of inevitability of invasion and defeat. The truth, h...

    $293.99

  • U.S. ARMY DIAMOND T VEHICLES IN WORLD WAR II
    DIDIER ANDRES
    A detailed summary of all types of Diamond T vehicles used by the U.S. Army during World War II, packed full of period photos and diagrams. Between 1940 and 1945, Diamond T Motor Car Company supplied just over 50,000 vehicles to the U.S. military, and also to the Allies. Of this, just over 30,000 were heavy 4-ton 6x6 trucks of varying types: cargo, tow truck, pontoon carrier, e...

    $229.65

  • DODGE WC54 AMBULANCE
    FABIEN RAUD
    In 1940, the U.S. Army began to standardize the production of vehicles it required to fight a modern war—including support and medical vehicles. The first deliveries of the ¾-ton Dodge WC54 ambulance arrived in 1942. Built by Chrysler, and utilizing the same chassis and engine as the entire Dodge WC series, the WC54 ambulance has specific features to use for the rescue and tran...

    $293.62

  • THE GOOD CAPTAIN
    R.D. HOOKER
    The veteran soldier, Pentagon advisor and White House staffer recounts his long and distinguished military career in this acclaimed memoir. A combat soldier and leader in five wars, R. D. Hooker also served as a White House staff member in four different administrations. He retired in 2010 as the most decorated colonel in the US Army. Beginning with his enlistment at 18 in 1975...

    $279.00

  • A MACHINE GUNNER'S WAR
    ERNEST ALBERT ANDREWS / DAVID B. HURT
    A machine gunner chronicles his time on the frontlines of WW2 from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and the Wehrmacht's last stand. American machine gunner Ernest "Andy" Andrews arrived in the UK just before deploying to fight in D-Day. Struck by a bullet in Normandy, he was evacuated to England before returning to participate in the race across France. Andy's squad defended a ...

    $314.00

  • LEADING LIKE THE SWAMP FOX
    KEVIN DOUGHERTY / STEVEN D. SMITH
    A study of how Francis Marion delivered the leadership and strategy to defeat the British in the South Carolina Lowcountry campaigns.   "Dougherty and Smith have produced an excellent study of Marion as a commander for history enthusiasts, their work deserves to garner equal attention from those in the business community, business schools, public sector management, and the mili...

    $279.00

  • NORMANDY
    FRIEDRICH HAYN
    A German perspective of D-Day, written by an Army Corps intelligence officer in Normandy when the Allies invaded, published in English for the first time. A unique perspective on the decisive early weeks of the invasion in 1944, written by a German Army Corps Intelligence officer stationed in Normandy at the time of the Allied invasion, who during the invasion was the departmen...

    $365.00

  • DIRECT LEGACY
    JAMES STEJSKAL
    At the height of the Troubles, a young American Special Forces soldier must find and stop his vengeful former comrade-in-arms before he carries out a devastating terrorist strike for the IRA. Once friends, they are now pawns on opposite sides of an ugly war. It is the height of the Troubles and Northern Ireland lies under a shadow… When Neil Fitzpatrick, a rogue Green Beret sol...

    $251.00

  • BLUE WATER WAR
    BRIAN E. WALTER
    A complete history of naval combat in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns throughout WWII. In the early summer of 1940, the Kingdom of Italy joined with Nazi Germany by challenging Britain for dominance in the Mediterranean region. With France on the verge of collapse and Britain facing imminent invasion, the Italians seized upon a rare opportunity to re-establish con...

    $279.00

  • SOG
    JOHN L. PLASTER
    New edition: The classic illustrated history of the special ops unit—"an unprecedented look into this little-known aspect of the Vietnam conflict" ( American Rifleman).   In 1972 the U.S. military destroyed all known photos of the top-secret Studies and Observations Group, with the intention that details could never be made public. But unknown to those in charge, SOG veterans h...

    $421.56

  • AMONG THE FIRSTS: LIEUTENANT COLONEL GERHARD L. BOLLAND'S UNCONVENTIONAL WAR
    MATTHEW T. BOLLAND
    In his own words, the war of the doubly pioneering Lt Col Gerhard L. Bolland—82nd Airborne paratrooper on D-Day and senior OSS field operative on Operation Rype. Unconventional warfare tactics can have a considerable effect on the outcome of any war. During World War II, the United States government developed and employed two new methods of fighting. The first was the developme...

    $314.00

  • AMERICA'S WAR IN SYRIA
    TILL PAASCHE / JOHN FOXX
    This insider assessment of American military involvement in Syria offers "a fascinating and down-to-earth look at the war against [ISIS]" ( Military Heritage Magazine). The US military campaign in alliance with Kurdish forces in Syria remains a rare success story in the age of the War on Terror. Considering the military victory, the civilian government that followed the fightin...

    $279.00

  • PORTUGAL'S BUSH WAR IN MOZAMBIQUE
    AL J. VENTER
    A new account of how Portugal fought a bush war in Mozambique for over a decade. Portugal fought a bush war in Mozambique — one of the most beautiful countries in the world — for over a decade. The small European nation was ranged against formidable odds and in the end was unable to muster the resources required to effectively take on the might of the Soviet Union and its colla...

    $251.00

  • TAKE CHARGE AND MOVE OUT: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF TACAMO
    LEWIS MCINTYRE
    The birth of the US Navy's "Take Charge and Move Out" (TACAMO) mission which provides essential airborne communications to the US nuclear deterrence forces. The US Navy's "Take Charge and Move Out" (TACAMO) mission provides essential airborne communications to the US nuclear deterrence forces. Today it is a thriving community, respected by the Navy and the US strategic defense ...

    $314.00