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Britain's war machine Britain's war machine David Edgerton "The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with… OL15981033W
The Second World War The Second World War Gordon Corrigan In this major new military history, Gordon Corrigan argues what we refer to as the Second World War was in reality three separate conflicts: the Russian war, the Asian war in the Far East and Pacific… OL16486679W
A soldier's sketchbook A soldier's sketchbook Joseph Farris "New Yorker cartoonist and painter Joseph Farris chronicles his experience in World War II through letters and sketches that he wrote at the time. The letters, some of which are reproduced as facsimi… OL16624472W
Soviet women on the frontline in the Second World War Soviet women on the frontline in the Second World War Roger D. Markwick "More than 800,000 Soviet women fought against Hitler's onslaught during the 'Great Patriotic War,' 1941-45. Female participation in military conflict on such a scale is historically unique. This is … OL16681703W
Crete Crete Antony Beevor "The bestselling author of Stalingrad and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete--reissued with a new introduction. Nazi Germany expected its airborne attack on Crete in 1941 to … OL1881608W
Why?: Explaining the Holocaust Why?: Explaining the Holocaust Peter Hayes xvi, 412 pages : 25 cm OL19169117W
The last days of Stalin The last days of Stalin Joshua Rubenstein "Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. … OL19668609W
Hitler's monsters Hitler's monsters Eric Kurlander "The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power. The Nazi fascination… OL19670623W
Forgotten ally Forgotten ally Rana Mitter "For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. China was the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, yet its drama of … OL19671079W
Code girls Code girls Liza Mundy Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, the… OL19716718W
Hitler in Los Angeles Hitler in Los Angeles Steven Joseph Ross The chilling, little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles, and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it. OL19722072W
Midnight in broad daylight Midnight in broad daylight Pamela Rotner Sakamoto "'Meticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II--an epic tale of family, separation, divided lo… OL19918809W
Vanished Vanished Wil S. Hylton " From a mesmerizing storyteller, the gripping search for a missing World War II crew, their bomber plane, and their legacy. On September 1, 1944, a massive American bomber carrying eleven men vanish… OL19972148W
Monty's men Monty's men Buckley, John "Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler… OL19974421W
The burning shore The burning shore Edward Offley "On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun at Virginia Beach, two massive fireballs erupted just offshore from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. While men, … OL19979384W
Grey wolves Grey wolves Philip Kaplan "In the early years of the Second World War, the elite force of German submariners known as the Ubootwaffe came perilously close to perfecting the underwater battle tactics and successfully cutting B… OL19979396W
Hitler's forgotten children Hitler's forgotten children Ingrid von Oelhafen "Created by Heinrich Himmler, the Lebensborn program abducted as many as half a million children from across Europe. Through a process called Germanization, they were to become the next generation of… OL20023278W
Madame Fourcade's Secret War Madame Fourcade's Secret War Lynne Olson From Penguin/Random House: *The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author o… OL20161094W
Perpetrators Perpetrators Guenter Lewy ix, 195 pages : 25 cm OL21144694W
Fighting Hitler's jets 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 … OL23307687W
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