1939-1945 - Aerial operations
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Bombing Hitler’s Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe
$28.00 Read moreOne of WWII’s final untold stories, this visceral account of the white-knuckled bombing mission American airmen carried out on Hitler’s hometown of Linz, Austria is now told for the first time through… [more below]
- Author: Croissant, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0806543027
- Language: English
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The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew at His Side
$18.99 Add to cart“A thoroughly enjoyable story of heroism and true friendship” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War
- Author: Lewis, Damien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 21, 2015
- ISBN10: 1476739153
- Language: English
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Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
$19.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe memb
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Zuckoff, Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0061988359
- Language: English
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Black Cat Raiders of WWII
$25.95 Add to cartThanks to the PBY’s daring pilots and their effective tactics, the slow outdated Catalina patrol bombers became the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific during World War II. Painted black… [more below]
- Series: Bluejacket Books
- Author: Knott, Richard C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 15 2012
- ISBN10: 1557504717
- Language: English
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Operation Napoleon
$25.99 Add to cartIndridason fills the void that remainds after you’ve read Stieg Larsson’s novels. —USA Today
Prepare for sizzling action in a riveting stand alone thriller from Arnaldur Indridason, the award-winning- Series: Reykjavik Thriller
- Author: Indridason, Arnaldur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1250003180
- Language: English
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The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
$25.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a… [more below]
- Author: Hornfischer, James D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0345548728
- Language: English
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Vanishing Point: The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front
$29.95 Add to cartIn Vanishing Point, award winning journalist and author Tom Wilber pieces together the largely forgotten story of the bomber, Getaway Gertie, and an eclectic group of enthusiasts who have spent years
- Author: Wilber, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1501769642
- Language: English
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Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard
$29.99 Read moreFrom author Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic Lighten Up, comes a soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African-American fighter pilot.
On the eve of World War I, Eugene- Author: Wimberly, Ronald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1626728526
- Language: English
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The British Booksellers
$18.99 Add to cartInspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war–and the stories that bind us in the fight fo
- Author: Cambron, Kristy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0785232249
- Language: English
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Black Snow: Curtis Lemay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
$35.00 Add to cartSeven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, lique
- Author: Scott, James M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 6, 2022
- ISBN10: 1324002999
- Language: English
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The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village
$34.95 Add to cartThe fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of the Second World War, but less attention has been paid to the tremendous impact of these events on t… [more below]
- Author: Rabe, Stephen G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: November 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1009206370
- Language: English
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Masters of the Air Mti: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
$23.00 Add to cartThe inspiration for the major Apple TV+ series, streaming now!
The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II and the young men who flew the bombers that helped beat the Nazis a- Author: Miller, Donald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1668011867
- Language: English
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Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus)
$19.99 Add to cartBarbara Binns presents the inspiring story of one man in his struggle for racial equality in the field of battle and the field of medicine.
Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched
- Author: Binns, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1338754262
- Language: English
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
$49.95 Add to cart“Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War.”–NYMAS Review
Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the “Best Book in U.S. Naval History”
- Author: Parshall, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574889230
- Language: English
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
$31.00 Add to cartTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”–CNN – “A remarkable story…worth retelling and celebrating.”–USA Today – “Oh, it’s a good one!”–Fox News
A “beautiful story of a brotherhood betwe- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0425252868
- Language: English
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The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
$22.00 Add to cartThe astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II–when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.
“An amazing, riv- Author: Freeman, Gregory A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 02, 2008
- ISBN10: 0451224957
- Language: English
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I Am Osage: How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General
$19.99 Read moreThis informative and inspiring picture book by acclaimed author Kim Rogers (Wichita), with striking artwork by debut illustrator Bobby Von Martin (Choctaw), celebrates the achievements of Clarence Tin
- Author: Rogers, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 06, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063081164
- Language: English
