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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Ten Commando 1942-1945	Ian Dear	352p.,[16]p. of plates : 18cm	OL11384080W
Organization and insignia of the American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1923	Robert J. Dalessandro	This book is the most comprehensive and detailed treatment of the origins, designs, and symbolism for each organizational shoulder sleeve insignia of the American Army in World War I ever published. …	OL12512259W
Patton's Third Army	Christopher J. Anderson	Focuses on the uniforms and equipment of the Third Army while describing its movement across Europe during World War II.	OL12906W
The Grand Alliance	Winston S. Churchill	One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston's Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany…	OL134296W
A new age now begins	Page Smith	A history of the United States from 1777 to 1783. From review: Page Smith's history of the United States is a phenomenal work, packed with details and eyewitness reports from all sides of both the s…	OL1361301W
The battle for Sicily	Blackwell, Ian Lieutenant Colonel.	203 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm	OL13806542W
D-Day, June 6, 1944	Sean Sheehan	Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.	OL14870847W
War in the Pacific	Sean Sheehan	goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood	OL14870889W
Siege of Leningrad	R. Conrad Stein	Describes the nearly 900-day siege of the Baltic port city of Leningrad, during which more than one million Russian civilians died from stravation, cold, and German shells.	OL15036465W
The story of the Battle of the Bulge	R. Conrad Stein	Details the Germans' last big offensive to reverse the course of World War II at the end of 1944.	OL15036482W
The Battle of Belleau Wood	Earle Rice	Describes the events before, during, and after the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.	OL15080505W
Erwin J.E. Rommel	Earle Rice	Describes the life and career of Erwin Rommel, field marshal under Hitler during World War II, who is particularly remembered for his role in the campaign in northern Africa.	OL15080519W
George S. Patton	Earle Rice	Reviews the life and battles of General George S. Patton, a West Point graduate who led American troops to key victories both World Wars.	OL15080526W
Kamikazes	Earle Rice	Examines the events and personalities that were instrumental in Japan's adoption of kamikazi, or suicide, missions in the later stages of World War II.	OL15080531W
The War of 1812 soldier at New Orleans	William R. Sanford	Recreates the experiences of one soldier in the War of 1812 as he fights with Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans.	OL15129736W
The World War I soldier at Château Thierry	William R. Sanford	Recreates the experiences of one World War I soldier as he fights in the battle of Château Thierry.	OL15129739W
Spoken from the Front	Andy McNab	Real life voices from the battlefields of AfghanistanSpoken from the Front will tell the stories of what Andy McNab describes as "modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars". It will recount the cour…	OL15173308W
Last Night Another Soldier	Andy McNab	A new Quick Read title from the author of Bravo Two ZeroAfghanistan, 2009. A Rifle section is halfway through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Sixteen men from their Battalion have a…	OL15174162W
The military history of Civil War land battles	Trevor N. Dupuy	Describes major battles and campaigns of the Civil War, briefly explaining the aims of the attacking army, troop movements, and battle losses and gains.	OL15397149W
And the soldiers sang	J. Patrick Lewis	A young Welsh soldier fights along the Western Front during World War I, experiencing the horrors of trench warfare before participating in the famed Christmas Truce of 1914.	OL15443998W