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HIDDEN WARSHIPS

NICHOLAS A. VERONICO

A photo-filled tour of wrecked warships around the world, with their stories recounted in "a wonderfully clear [and] lively style" ( Seattle Post Intelligencer). Sunk by enemy fire, scuttled, or run aground, the number of World War II-era battleships, cruisers, submarines, and other warships that ended their service on the bottom of the world's oceans and seas is enormous. In t...

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STAY THE RISING SUN

PHIL KEITH

A "well-written, superbly researched" account of a WWII aircraft carrier's demise in the Pacific—and the legacy left by the "Lady Lex" (CPL Vincent L. Anderson, USMC, Marine Detachment, USS Lexington, survivor of the Battle of the Coral Sea). In May 1942, the United States' first naval victory against the Japanese in the Coral Sea was marred by the loss of the aircraft carrier ...

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GUNS OF OUTLAWS

GERRY SOUTER / JANET SOUTER

"Chronicles the misdeeds of many of America's worst miscreants, with special emphasis on the tools of the outlaw trade." — American Rifleman From colonial-era rifles carried on the "Owlhoot Trail" to John Dillinger's Colt pistols, the history of the American outlaw is told in guns—weapons that became each man's personal signature. Authors Gerry and Janet Souter peer into these ...

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THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM

THE EDITORS OF BOSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY

The landmark, Pulitzer Prize–nominated, bestselling illustrated history, updated for the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War. When it was originally published, the twenty-five-volume Vietnam Experience offered the definitive historical perspectives of the Vietnam War from some of the best rising authors on the conflict. This new and reimagined edition updates the war on the...

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DISCOVERY

VALERIE NEAL

This book places Space Shuttle Discovery within the history of the space shuttle program and provides an introduction to space shuttle technology, with a focus on the orbiter itself. Discovery's unique history is presented mission by mission that includes a brief narrative of each mission, a chart of its key statistics (dates, duration, altitude, payloads, etc.), each mission's...

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MILESTONES OF SPACE

MICHAEL J. NEUFELD

A history of exploration through eleven objects from the Air and Space Museum: "Takes you behind the scenes with firsthand stories and rare photos." —William F. Readdy, former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander Throughout human history, across cultures and landscapes, countless individuals have gazed with wonder in the same direction: upward. Getting to space was no eas...

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THE AMERICANS ON D-DAY

MARTIN K. A. MORGAN

Experience the Normandy invasion through some of D-Day's most incredible photographs: "A rare contribution to our understanding of that historic event." —Barrett Tillman, author of Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia Although it took a multinational coalition to conduct World War II's amphibious D-Day landings, the US military made a major contribution to the operation that created mi...

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X-15

JOHN ANDERSON / RICHARD PASSMAN

The concise illustrated history of the first space plane, featuring exclusive photographs. The exciting story of the X-15—the iconic rocket plane of the Cold War space race is recounted by John Anderson, curator of aerodynamics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. This experimental space plane was on the cutting edge of hypersonic aerodynamics, and its winged reent...

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FIGHTING HITLER'S JETS

ROBERT F. DORR

Fighting Hitler's Jets brings together in a single, character-driven narrative two groups of men at war: on one side, American fighter pilots and others who battled the secret "wonder weapons" with which Adolf Hitler hoped to turn the tide; on the other, the German scientists, engineers, and pilots who created and used these machines of war on the cutting edge of technology. Wr...

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TARGET: RABAUL

BRUCE GAMBLE

A history of World War II's Operation Cartwheel, a major Allied operation by US, Australian, and New Zealand forces to take the Japanese base at Rabaul. Prior to World War II, few Americans had heard of Rabaul, a small harbor town in a far-off corner of the Pacific. But it became a household name after the Japanese captured Rabaul in January 1942 and developed it into their mos...

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THE CIVIL WAR GENERALS

ROBERT I. GIRARDI

"An excellent contribution to Civil War literature . . . . [A]n excellent reference resource. Civil War buffs in particular will greatly enjoy this book." — ArmchairGeneral.com The Civil War Generals offers an unvarnished and largely unknown window into what military generals wrote and said about each other during the Civil War era. Drawing on more than 170 sources—including th...

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HIDDEN WARBIRDS

NICHOLAS A. VERONICO

"If you only have room in your collection for one book on WWII-era warbird wreck histories and recoveries, then it should be this one. . . . Fascinating." —Alan Griffith, author of Consolidated Mess Aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico has been investigating and writing about aircraft wrecks for many years. His website, wreckchasing.com, is the go-to source for enthusiasts w...

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SURVIVE THE BOMB

An examination of the American government's Cold War national defense measures and public communications regarding protection from nuclear disaster. The launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite in 1957 began an era where American citizens were haunted by fears of annihilation. Baby Boomers will remember Bert the Turtle, who instructed them how to "duck and cover." Survive the Bomb ...

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BLACK FACES OF WAR

ROBERT V. MORRIS

This commemoration of African-Americans in the U.S. military includes contributions from W. Stephen Morris and Luther H. Smith, one of the most-celebrated Tuskegee Airmen. Other black military heroes featured in the book include Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Revolutionary War; Lt. James Reese Europe, who brought jazz music to Europe in 1918; Lt. Charity Adams, co...

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THE GERMAN WARS

MICHAEL A. PALMER

"A fine survey of how a nation came to be recognized for its military supremacy—despite losing two world wars." — Midwest Book Review In the decades leading up to World War II, the world was in awe of the Prussian-German military, seeking to emulate what esteemed German military history scholar Robert M. Citino has termed "the German Way of War." Military professionals around t...

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FOUR STARS OF VALOR

PHIL NORDYKE

Hailing from the big cities and small towns of America, these young men came together to serve their country and the greater good. They were the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division (the All Americans). Phil Nordyke, their official historian, draws on interviews with surviving veterans and oral history recordings as well as official archives and unpub...

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INTO THE VIPER'S NEST

STEPHEN GREY

This gripping account of the Afghan War details the dramatic three-day battle for the Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala in 2007. With a pre-battle population of fifteen to twenty thousand, Musa Qala was the only significant town held by the Taliban at that time. Attacking against two thousand Taliban fighters, who had been occupying the town for more than nine months, the Interna...

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THE PACIFIC WAR

WILLIAM B. HOPKINS

This "important comprehensive study" of WWII in the Pacific examines the high-level decision-making and strategy that led to victory ( Roanoke Times). Once the stories have been told of battles won and lost, most of what happens in a war remains a mystery. So it has been with accounts of World War II in the Pacific, a complex conflict whose nature is often obscured by simple ch...

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THE ALL AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II

PHIL NORDYKE

Containing "close to every photograph ever taken of the 82nd . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in the airborne will want to own this handsome volume" ( WWII History magazine). On the night of July 9/10, 1943 the All Americans of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped into history as they made their first parachute assault of World War II. Three others would follow: Salerno, N...

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HITLER'S MASTER OF THE DARK ARTS

BILL YENNE

A history of Nazi Germany's SS and its leader examining the groups mystical cult aspects and Himmler's rise through the ranks of power. Hitler's Nazi Party, at its evil roots, embraced a bizarre interpretation of ancient European paganism, blending it with fragments of other traditions from sources as diverse as tenth-century Saxon warlords, nineteenth-century spiritualism, and...

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SEARCH AND DESTROY

KEITH W. NOLAN

Using firsthand accounts from Vietnam soldiers, this book "tells it like it is, warts and all . . . [an] honest account of a cavalry squadron's experience" ( Military Review). The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, of the 1st Armored Division deployed to Vietnam from Fort Hood, Texas, in August 1967. Search and Destroy covers the 1/1's harrowing first year and a half of combat...

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FORTRESS RABAUL

BRUCE GAMBLE

"This tour de force . . . is an absolute must for anyone interested in the true story of one of World War II's most interesting—and most overlooked—battles." —Col. Walter Boyne, USAF (Ret.), author of Clash of Wings For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it "Fortress Rabaul," an apt name f...

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WAR STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

MICHAEL GREEN / JAMES D. BROWN

"Told by those who lived during . . . Hitler's last gasp attack in the West . . . a riveting book for anybody with an interest in the Second World War." — CurledUp The powerful German counteroffensive operation codenamed "Wacht am Rhein" (Watch on the Rhine) launched against the American First Army in the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, would result in the greatest si...

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SURVIVING THE REICH

IVAN GOLDSTEIN

The memoirs of a Jewish-American soldier who is taken as a POW by the Germans and survives against all odds. Ivan Goldstein was a nineteen-year-old green-as-grass soldier heading into his first battle: the Battle of the Bulge, World War II's fiercest engagement between the American army and Hitler's army. A bow gunner on a Sherman tank, Private Goldstein was only hours into his...

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THE ENEMY I KNEW

STEVEN KARRAS

Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis—then returned to fight them as Allied soldiers—share their experiences: "Heroic, poignant [and] compelling." — The Daily News Even Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel struggled with the question: Why didn't the Jews fight back? But he finally concluded that the real question was how so many of them did. As he put it, "Tormented, beaten, starved, wh...

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WAR STORIES OF D-DAY

MICHAEL GREEN / JAMES D. BROWN

D-Day, June 6, 1944: it was the biggest amphibious operation in history. German Field Marshal Rommel, declared, "the enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield," the Allied Forces undertook a massive invasion of the German-occupied coast of Normandy, France. First, there was the aerial onslaught by British and American airborne divisions, then the landi...

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A BLUE SEA OF BLOOD

DONALD M. KEHN

On the morning of March 1, 1942, the WWI-era destroyer USS Edsall—under orders to deliver some forty Army Air Force fighter crews to the beleaguered island of Java—split off from the USS Whipple and the tanker Pecos and was never seen again by Allied forces. Despite the later discovery of bodies identified as Edsall crew members near a remote airfield on the coast of Celebes, w...

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USS MISSOURI AT WAR

KIT BONNER / CAROLYN BONNER

An illustrated history of the wartime career of the USS Missouri from World War II to the Gulf War. On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide from the deck of the USS Missouri. The ceremony also marked the end of one of the most eventful years for any vessel in the history of warfare. USS Missouri at War chronicles the ca...

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FIGHTING TO LEAVE

ROBERT E. STOFFEY

From a Vietnam wartime veteran and US Marine officer, an insider's account of the final military strategies of the Vietnam war. Perhaps more vexing than any part of the Vietnam War—Americas longest—was getting out. This book offers a chronicle of those last difficult years, 1972 and 1973, that is at once a detailed and thorough overview and at the same time a vividly personal a...

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BAD STRATEGIES

JAMES S. CORUM

It is the new way of war: Everywhere our military tries to make inroads, insurgents flout us—and seem to get the better of the strategists making policy and battle plans. In this book, an expert with both scholarly and military experience in the field looks at cases of counterinsurgency gone wrong. By examining the failures of strategies against insurgents in Algeria, Cyprus, V...

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