Chronological Period/1940's
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My Mother’s War: The Incredible True Story of How a Resistance Fighter Survived Three Concentration Camps
$16.99 Read more“A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.”–Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
The extraordinary story of Sabine Zuur, a… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, Eva
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1335469532
- Language: English
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Akizuki-Class Destroyers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy During World War II
$24.99 Read moreThe destroyers of the Akizuki “Autumn Moon” class were very different from the standard fleet type of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers inaugurated with the Fubuki class. They were designed for the pr… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval #23
- Author: Ahlberg, Lars
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764365096
- Language: English
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The 10th Mountain Division: A History from World War II to 2005
$39.99 Read moreThe storied history of the US Army’s elite 10th Mountain Division is presented here in precise detail by Dennis Chapman, a former officer in the division. The reader will first learn of the outfit’s 1… [more below]
- Author: Chapman, Dennis P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 076436524X
- Language: English
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The Great Escape
$17.99 Add to cartThey were American and British air force officers in a German prison camp. With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, forged passports, faked weapons, and tailored
- Author: Brickhill, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0393325792
- Language: English
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The Cage
$8.99 Read moreA testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit, family, and, above all, hope, this “vivid memoir of a woman who lost her youth and family to the Nazis” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is a … [more below]
- Author: Sender, Ruth Minsky
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 1997
- ISBN10: 068981321X
- Language: English
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Allied Warships Vs the Atlantic Wall: Normandy 1944
$23.00 Read moreA fascinating exploration of the often-overlooked gunnery duels between the formidable artillery weapons in the Atlantic Wall defences and the mighty US and Royal Navy battleships.
Amphibious landings- Series: Duel #128
- Author: Zaloga, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854152
- Language: English
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Two Navies Divided: The British and United States Navies in the Second World War
$60.00 Read moreThe title is derived from George Bernard Shaw’s comment that “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.” It is not intended to imply that the two navies were seriously at odd… [more below]
- Author: Lavery, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682474720
- Language: English
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Ultimate Allied Fighters of the Second World War
$60.00 Read moreProfusely illustrated with technical drawings and provides exhaustive coverage on different models and variants.
During the five years of the Second World War, the power of engines and speed of aircraf… [more below]
- Author: Miranda, Justo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: March 31 2024
- ISBN10: 1781558884
- Language: English
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La EspÃa / Spy
$14.95 Read moreDanielle Steel nos transporta desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta los años de la Guerra FrÃa en esta historia repleta de emoción y aventura.
A los dieciocho años, Alexandra Wickham se presenta a- Author: Steel, Danielle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 8466358714
- Language: Spanish
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The Inconvenient German
$29.99 Read moreWilli Geismeier is proving to be a headache for the Nazis yet again as leader of the Flower Gang – a secret organisation helping people flee Germany. But is his cover about to be blown?
1944. Captain- Series: A Willi Geismeier Thriller #3
- Author: Steiner, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1448306418
- Language: English
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The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
$19.95 Read moreThis book chronicles the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the stories of the first women to play professional baseball in a league of their own.
“In 1941, the world w- Author: Orrock, Anika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1452173648
- Language: English
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The Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New York
$24.95 Add to cartForget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime.Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this… [more below]
- Author: Hortis, C. Alexander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 161614923X
- Language: English
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Hoover vs. Roosevelt: Two Presidents’ Battle Over Feeding Europe and Going to War
$34.95 Read moreHerbert Hoover, out of office since his defeat in 1932 by Franklin Roosevelt, maintained a strong international reputation due to his achievements as an engineer and his success during World War I and
- Author: Wert, Hal Elliott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 536
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0811739724
- Language: English
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Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
$38.00 Add to cartFrom acclaimed author of Tin Man, Sarah Winman, comes a captivating new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster.
Tuscany, 1944: As- Author: Winman, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 0593459679
- Language: English
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From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg: Memoir and Testimony
$39.95 Read moreIn 1944, the Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever was airlifted to Moscow from the forest where he had spent the winter among partisan fighters. There he was encouraged by Ilya Ehrenburg, the most famous So… [more below]
- Author: Sutzkever, Abraham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: October 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0228008999
- Language: English
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Her Secret War
$16.99 Read more“A great WWII-era historical fiction that has it all: mystery, suspense, history, espionage, action, and a dash of romance all wrapped up into an addictive and intriguing novel.” Goodreads reviewer,
- Author: Lecky, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0008464847
- Language: English
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The Last Stand of Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour
$29.95 Add to cartAdapted from the naval history classic and New York Times bestseller, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors pieces together the action of the Battle off Samar, bringing to life a riveting story of her… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, Steven Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1682473384
- Language: English
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Audrey Under the Big Top: A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story
$27.99 Read moreTwelve-year-old Audrey wants nothing more than to be a dance performer and aerialist, but that feels far from reality in 1944 Hartford, Connecticut. So when she learns the Ringling Brothers and Barnum… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Gunderson, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1663990557
- Language: English
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China at War: Triumph and Tragedy in the Emergence of the New China
$35.00 Read moreChina’s mid-twentieth-century wars pose extraordinary interpretive challenges. The issue is not just that the Chinese fought for such a long time–from the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of July 1937 unti
- Author: Van de Ven, Hans
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 12 2018
- ISBN10: 0674983505
- Language: English
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Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War
$21.00 Read moreA groundbreaking account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler, from the New York Times bests… [more below]
- Author: Olson, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0812987160
- Language: English
