Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Grand Alliance 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
Afrikakorps soldier, 1941-43 Afrikakorps soldier, 1941-43 Pier Paolo Battistelli "Though it went on to become the most famous German formation of World War II, the men of the early Afrikakorps had no experience of desert warfare. Yet, in a matter of months, they proved themselves… OL15949758W
Voices from the front Voices from the front Hart, Peter "In the 1980s and early 1990s, Peter Hart, then a young oral historian at the Imperial War Museum in London, conducted 183 interviews with British World War I veterans. After the death of the last ve… OL20056527W
Weinsteins' war Weinsteins' war Dave Weinstein "This is the story of one young Jewish family, David and Sylvia, and their daughter Ruth, told through letterrs exchanged between David at war and Sylvia in England. A treasure trove of 700 unique le… OL20885173W
Once a hussar Once a hussar Ray Ellis Once a Hussar is a vivid account of the wartime experiences of Ray Ellis, a gunner who in later life recorded this well-written, candid, and perceptive memoir of the conflict he knew as a young man s… OL21182866W
Tank Combat in North Africa Tank Combat in North Africa Thomas L. Jentz Reference book covering armored warfare during the North Africa Campaign of World War II with detailed background on organizations and equipment of all combatant and narrative combat reports from eng… OL2762980W
War As I Knew It War As I Knew It George S. Patton Adored by many, loathed by some, General George S. Patton, Jr., was one of the most brilliant military strategists in history. War As I Knew It is the personal and candid account of his celebrated, r… OL3146574W
Onward We Charge Onward We Charge H. Paul Jeffers Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, and posthumously promoted to Brigadier General by President Truman, Colonel William Darby was an indisputable hero. His elite battalion o… OL34986W
Rommel Rommel Kenneth John Macksey Includes a chapter on World War 1. OL38933W
An Army at Dawn An Army at Dawn Rick Atkinson The liberation of Europe and defeat of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. Sixty years after America joined the struggle, Atkinson shows … OL3918091W
Alamein Alamein Jon Latimer "The Battle of El Alamein in 1942 brought a sense of victory to a Britain grown weary from defeat. And it was a decisive victory: the Eighth Army ended for ever the see-saw desert campaign and drove … OL6037089W