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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
Jungle combat with the 112th Cavalry Jungle combat with the 112th Cavalry Robert Peyton Wiggins "This narrative tracks the experiences of three veterans, providing an account of Troop G activities during the war years. The text follows the regiment from its time as mounted cavalry based in Fort… OL16239156W
Swashbucklers and Black Sheep Swashbucklers and Black Sheep Bruce Gamble "The first fully illustrated history of the world's most famous fighter squadron, Greg "Pappy" Boyington's Black Sheep"--Provided by publisher. OL16585424W
The SAS in World War II The SAS in World War II Gavin Mortimer In his new book, World War II historian Gavin Mortimer examines the pivotal events of one of the most famous military units of all time. OL16606697W
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's Angels Hell's Angels Jay A. Stout During the air battles that destroyed Nazi Germany's ability to wage war, one bomb group was especially distinguished. The Hell's Angels. At the outbreak of World War II, the United States was in no… OL19991336W
Forgotten Forgotten Linda Hervieux In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons mea… OL20016137W
Rogue heroes Rogue heroes Ben Macintyre Britain's Special Air Service--or SAS--was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat with a remarkable strategic mind. Where his colleagues looked at a map of World War II's Afri… OL20036147W
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
Going for broke Going for broke James M. McCaffrey "A comprehensive history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans reacted with revulsion and horror. In the patri… OL20882852W
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
Wild blue Wild blue Stephen E. Ambrose This title describes how the United States Air Force recruited, trained and then chose the few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in WWII. These were the boys turned pilots, bo… OL22061575W
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
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
The Boys' Crusade The Boys' Crusade Paul Fussell The Boys' Crusade is the great historian Paul Fussell's unflinching and unforgettable account of the American infantryman's experiences in Europe during World War II. Based in part on the author's ow… OL478874W
Battling buzzards Battling buzzards Gerald Astor The Few and the BraveConvinced by 1943 that the assault upon Nazi-held Europe would yield swiftly to elite troops, the U.S. Army created parachute regimental combat teams. Drawing on daring volunteer… OL480846W
Ghosts of the ETO Ghosts of the ETO Jonathan Gawne x, 342 p. : 26 cm OL60990W
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
The World War II Black Regiment That Built the Alaska Military Highway The World War II Black Regiment That Built the Alaska Military Highway William E. Griggs "The 97th Army Corps Engineers, an African American unit, worked extensively on completing the Alaska/Canadian Highway, but the corps' substantial role in this project to defend North America from Ja… OL8927263W
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