Chronological Period/1940's
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By: Forsyth, Robert
Ju 87d/G Stuka Versus T-34: Eastern Front 1942-45
$23.00PaperbackRead moreAn examination of two of the most high-profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II.
In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever-increasing numbers- Series: Duel #129
- Author: Forsyth, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854756
- Language: English
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By: Doyle, David
A-26 Invader: Douglas A-26/B-26 from WWII Through Vietnam
$24.99HardcoverRead moreThe Douglas Invader has the distinction of being used by the United States in a combat role in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Originally created as an attack aircraft, with the designation A-26, the Invade… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #59
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366394
- Language: English
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By: Doyle, David
M26 Pershing: America’s Medium/Heavy Tank in World War II and Korea
$24.99HardcoverRead moreIn many ways, the M26 Pershing was the most advanced and most powerful tank fielded by the US military during the Second World War. The prototype T26 “heavy” tank design was developed to answer the th… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Ground #32
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366408
- Language: English
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By: Karski, Jan
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartJan Karski’s Story of a Secret State stands as one of the most poignant and inspiring memoirs of World War II and the Holocaust. With elements of a spy thriller, documenting his experiences in the Pol
- Author: Karski, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1626160317
- Language: English
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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children’s Ship
$19.99HardcoverRead moreFrom award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.
- Author: Heiligman, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1627795545
- Language: English
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By: Parsons, Karyn
How High the Moon
$8.99PaperbackRead moreTo Kill a Mockingbird meets One Crazy Summer in this powerful, bittersweet debut about one girl’s journey to reconnect with her mother and learn the truth about her father in the tumultuous times of t… [more below]
- Author: Parsons, Karyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 316484016
- Language: English
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German Field Artillery of World War II
$20.00PaperbackRead moreAn illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler’s army – the Wehrmacht’s field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II.
Often overshadowed in military history- Series: New Vanguard #325
- Author: Zaloga, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1472853970
- Language: English
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The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance
$18.99PaperbackRead moreWINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR!
LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD!
She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of I
- Author: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0063161877
- Language: English
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Being Clem
$8.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe final novel in the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy from Coretta Scott King Author Honoree and Scott O’Dell Award medalist Lesa Cline-Ransome.
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older si- Series: The Finding Langston Trilogy
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0823452417
- Language: English
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By: Blake, Sarah
The Postmistress
$19.00PaperbackRead moreExperience World War 2 through the eyes of two very different women in this captivating New York Times bestseller by the author of The Guest Book.
“A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel.”–Ka- Author: Blake, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0425238695
- Language: English
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Omaha Beach 6 June 1944: The D-Day Landing
$16.95PaperbackRead moreImmortalised for a new generation in the graphic opening sequences of Saving Private Ryan, ‘Bloody’ Omaha Beach was almost an epic failure. Among the five beaches stormed as part of the 6 June 1944 D-… [more below]
- Author: Parker, Robert J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1445669269
- Language: English
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By: Fisher, David
The War Magician: Based on an Extraordinary True Story
$27.99HardcoverRead moreBased on an extraordinary true story and soon to be a major film produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The War Magician is the remarkable tale of the man who used the powers of illusion to fi
- Author: Fisher, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79821E+12
- Language: English
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By: Sarkar, Dilip
Battle of Britain the Movie: The Men and Machines of One of the Greatest War Films Ever Made
$49.95HardcoverRead moreReleased in 1969, the film Battle of Britain went on to become one of the most iconic war movies ever produced. The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle… [more below]
- Author: Sarkar, Dilip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1399014757
- Language: English
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By: Davis, Ncr
For the Boys: The War Story of a Combat Nurse in Patton’s Third Army
$34.95HardcoverRead more“This novelistic narrative captures both the violence and trauma of WWII and its subject’s remarkable heroism.”– Publishers Weekly
A month after her 24th birthday, Lt. Mary Elizabeth Balster collapses… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Ncr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1636241581
- Language: English
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By: Cox, Jeffrey
Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, March-October 1943
$35.00HardcoverRead moreEsteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.
Thousands of miles- Author: Cox, Jeffrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1472849892
- Language: English
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Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
$19.00PaperbackAdd to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author of Born to Run comes a book that inspires us to unleash the extraordinary potential of the human body and climb, swim, skip, throw, and jump our way t… [more below]
- Author: McDougall, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0307742229
- Language: English
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By: Elliott, L. M.
Under a War-Torn Sky
$12.99PaperbackRead moreWounded and alone behind enemy lines, a young pilot must find his way to freedom in this gripping, beloved novel
When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pil… [more below]- Author: Elliott, L. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0786817534
- Language: English
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Delivering Destruction: American Firepower and Amphibious Assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima
$34.95HardcoverRead moreExisting literature maintains that the U.S. Marine Corps’ operational success in the Pacific War rested upon two dominant themes: committed theoretical preparation and courageous battlefield action. P… [more below]
- Series: Studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare
- Author: Hemler, Christopher Kyle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682471349
- Language: English
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By: Heaton, Colin
Above the Pacific: Three Medal of Honor Fighter Aces of World War II Speak
$12.99PaperbackRead moreThree legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific War–all recipients of the Medal of Honor–tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.
Marine ace Pappy Boyington is perhaps the most celebrat- Series: American War Heroes
- Author: Heaton, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0593471954
- Language: English
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The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park: The Secret Intelligence Station That Helped Defeat the Nazis
$12.99PaperbackRead more‘Turing writes on codebreaking with understandable authority and compelling panache.‘
– Michael Smith, bestselling author of Station X.
At Bletchley Park, some of Britain’s most talented mathematician- Author: Turing, John Dermot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1838576509
- Language: English



