Chronological Period/1940's
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Pacific Profiles Volume 9: Allied Fighters: P-38 Series South & Southwest Pacific 1942-1944
$42.95PaperbackRead moreThis volume covers the P-38 and variants including the photo-reconnaissance F-4 and F-5, along with field-modified P-38G night-fighters.
The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII prof… [more below]
- Series: Pacific Profiles
- Author: Claringbould, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: March 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0645246972
- Language: English
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By: Scott, Cord A.
Comics and Conflict: Patriotism and Propaganda from WWII Through Operation Iraqi Freedom
$30.95PaperbackRead moreIllustration has been an integral part of human history. Particularly before the advent of media such as photography, film, television, and now the Internet, illustrations in all their variety had bee… [more below]
- Author: Scott, Cord A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682476553
- Language: English
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The Heroes We Needed: The B-29ers Who Ended World War II and My Fight to Save the Forgotten Stories of the Greatest Generation
$37.95PaperbackAdd to cartDuring World War II, there were many ways that a B-29er could be killed: a ruthless enemy, the savage weather, an unforgiving ocean that stretched for thousands of miles, or the faulty engines of thei… [more below]
- Author: McIntyre, Trevor B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 180451165X
- Language: English
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Tanks in Operation Bagration 1944: The Demolition of Army Group Center
$20.00PaperbackRead moreA new study of tank warfare used in the Soviet offensive of Operation Bagration, which destroyed Army Group Center.
Operation Bagration, the 1944 summer campaign on the Russian Front, has been called- Series: New Vanguard #318
- Author: Zaloga, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472853954
- Language: English
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By: Wallace, Chris
Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
$30.00HardcoverRead moreThe #1 national bestselling “riveting” (The New York Times), “propulsive” (Time) behind-the-scenes account “that reads like a tense thriller” (The Washington Post) of the 116 days leading up to the Am… [more below]
- Series: Chris Wallace’s Countdown
- Author: Wallace, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1982143347
- Language: English
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By: Lewis, Damien
Churchill’s Shadow Raiders: The Race to Develop Radar, World War II’s Invisible Secret Weapon
$15.95PaperbackRead moreFrom award-winning war reporter and internationally bestselling author Damien Lewis, a blistering account of one of the most daring raids of WWII–and the top-secret weapon that changed the course of … [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Damien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0806540648
- Language: English
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By: Block, S.
A Woman’s Courage
$16.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn the depths of war, the members of one village’s WI fight harder than ever to help the war effort. But behind closed doors each is fighting a more personal battle. Pat is still reeling from her own … [more below]
- Series: Keep the Home Fires Burning
- Author: Block, S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1785765671
- Language: English
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By: Childress, David
Haunebu: The Secret Files: The Greatest UFO Secret of All Time
$22.00PaperbackAdd to cartDavid Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel show Ancient Aliens, brings us the incredible tale of the German flying disk known as the Haunebu. Although rumors of German flying disk… [more below]
- Author: Childress, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1948803313
- Language: English
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Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II
$22.00PaperbackRead moreA classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United S… [more below]
- Author: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0593314859
- Language: English
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Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy
$21.00PaperbackRead moreA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year
“Even in these dismal times genuinely important books do occasionally make their appearance…You really ought to read it…A tour de force…While Wertheim is- Author: Wertheim, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0674271130
- Language: English
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A Feather on the Water
$14.95PaperbackRead moreFor three women in postwar Germany, 1945 is a time of hope–lost and found–in this powerful novel by the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express.
Just weeks after World War II ends, thre
- Author: Ashford, Lindsay Jayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 339
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1542037956
- Language: English
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By: Stille, Mark
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-Class, Lion-Class, H-Class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-Class
$20.00PaperbackRead moreAn illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II.
Before the start of World War II, the battl- Series: New Vanguard #314
- Author: Stille, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1472846729
- Language: English
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City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartAn inside look at how midcentury DC journalists silenced their own skepticism and shaped public perceptions of the Cold War.
Americans’ current trust in journalists is at a dismayingly low ebb, parti- Author: McGarr, Kathryn J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 022666404X
- Language: English
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By: Yolen, Jane
Devils Arithmetic PB
$8.99PaperbackRead more“A triumphantly moving book.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Hannah dreads going to her family’s Passover Seder–she’s tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the fron- Series: Puffin Modern Classics
- Author: Yolen, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0140345353
- Language: English
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By: Quinn, Kate
Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution’s Women
$16.99PaperbackRead more“The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors.”–Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Gir
- Author: Quinn, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0062916076
- Language: English
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By: Furst, Alan
Night Soldiers
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartBulgaria, 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother, Khristo Stoianev, is recruited into the NKVD, the Soviet secret intelligence service, and sent to Spain to serve in its civi… [more below]
- Author: Furst, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: July 09 2002
- ISBN10: 0375760008
- Language: English
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By: Holland, James
The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941: The War in the West, Volume One
$22.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fixed, framed by the accounts of participants and an ea… [more below]
- Author: Holland, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: November 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0802125662
- Language: English
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By: Weaver, Pam
The Lost Orphan
$18.99PaperbackRead moreThree sisters torn apart by war. Can fighting for peace bring them together again?
December 1941: Evacuated from the threat of German bombs, sisters Amelie and Mireille have grown up under the storm
- Author: Weaver, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0008538395
- Language: English
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Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942
$20.00PaperbackRead moreExamines Eighth Army’s 1,000-strong tank force – rebuilt, reorganized, and equipped with brand-new Sherman and Churchill tanks – that secured victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.
When Eighth Ar- Series: New Vanguard #321
- Author: Hiestand, William E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1472858018
- Language: English
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By: Laverty, Rory
Aluminum Alley: The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War II
$29.95HardcoverRead moreBy the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege. The Imperial military invaded and choked off every land and sea route for the young country’s resupply, and
- Author: Laverty, Rory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0811772624
- Language: English






