Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Valkyrie Valkyrie Boeselager, Philipp Leopold Antonius Hubertus Freiherr von Follows Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager and his fellow officers as they begin to understand the horrors perpetrated by the Third Reich and decide that they must assassinate the Führer. OL15416557W
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
The Dead and Those About to Die The Dead and Those About to Die John C. McManus This book is a white-knuckle account of the 1st Infantry Division's harrowing D-Day assault on the eastern sector of Omaha Beach. Nicknamed the Big Red One, 1st Division had fought from North Africa … OL17343923W
Hell hawks! Hell hawks! Thomas D. Jones,Robert F. Dorr Hell Hawks! is the story of a band of young American pilots and their gritty, close-quarters fight against Hitler's vaunted military. They were the 365th Fighter Group, three squadrons of fighter-bom… OL2589362W
Wings, women, and war Wings, women, and war Reina Pennington,John Erickson The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. During World War II the Red Air Force formed three all-female units -- grouped into separate fighter, dive bomber, … OL6208443W