Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II (Zamperini Louis)(Paperback)

Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II (Zamperini Louis)(Paperback)

The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster Unbroken.A modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My Heels is the riveting and deeply personal memoir by U.S. Olympian, World War II bombardier, and POW survivor Louis Zamperini. His inspiring story of

Survival at Stalag Ivb: Soldiers and Airmen Remember Germany's Largest POW Camp of World War II (Vercoe Tony)(Paperback)

In addition to concentration camps, World War II Germany was also home to 54 prisoner-of-war camps, the largest of which was Stalag IVB. Throughout the more than five years of its existence, Stalag IVB supported numerous satellite camps, eventually housing thousands of prisoners of many

Facing the Mountain - A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition: A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II (Weintraub Robert)(Paperback)

Discover an extraordinary tale of friendship and survival between a man and a dog in World War II in this young readers' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller No Better Friend. No Better Friend tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (Dower John W.)(Paperback)

Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society, often in ways neither side

The Medic: A World War II Story of Imprisonment, Hope, and Survival (Swedberg Claire E.)(Pevná vazba)

Henry Chamberlain was one of the longest-term prisoners of war in World War II. Taken prisoner in the American surrender at Bataan in April 1942, he remained in Japanese captivity until September 1945. During three and a half years of imprisonment, as a medic he was a unique and unfortunate witness

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II (Brown Daniel James)(Paperback)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that

Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II (Zuckoff Mitchell)(Paperback)

A 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 members that aided those stranded on the ground in this 'Shangri-La.' Award-winning former Boston Globe

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II (Zuckoff Mitchell)(Paperback)

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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 (Freeman Gregory A.)(Paperback)

The 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...During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied

A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II (Wein Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II--from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name VerityThis nonfiction book is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during

Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II (Edele Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Stalinism at War tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two. Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia and ending with a bloody counter-insurgency in the borderlands of Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltics, the Soviet Union's war was both considerably longer and more

Shout at the Devil (Smith Wilbur)(Paperback / softback)

But as the world changes in the shadow of the Great War, Fleischer takes terrible action against the two men. Driven by revenge and fury, Oldsmith and O'Flynn join the British naval forces in order to destroy the Germans, and a shocking plan is

Port of No Return: Enemy Alien Internment in World War II New Orleans (Miller Marilyn G.)(Paperback)

While most people are aware of the World War II internment of thousands of Japanese citizens and residents of the United States, few know that Germans, Austrians, and Italians were also apprehended and held in internment camps under the terms of the Enemy Alien Control Program. Port of No Return

Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero (Lewis Damien)(Paperback)

The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of

Operation Garbo: The Personal Story of the Most Successful Spy of World War II (Pujol Juan)(Paperback)

Juan Pujol Garcia, better known as Garbo, was perhaps the most influential spy of World War II. By feeding false information to the Germans on the eve of the D-Day landings he ensured their absence in great numbers from Normandy's beaches. This allowed the Allied push against Hitler to begin

Forgotten Highlander - My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East (Urquhart Alistair)(Paperback / softback)

* An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore, out now in

The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945: The Last Epic Struggle of World War II (Sloan Bill)(Paperback)

The Ultimate Battle is the full story of the last great clash of World War II as it has never before been told. With the same 'grunt's-eye-view' narrative style that distinguished his Brotherhood of Heroes, Bill Sloan presents a gripping and uniquely personal saga of heroism and sacrifice in which

The Great Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two's Unknown Tragedy (Kean Hilda)(Paperback)

The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September 1939, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands of British citizens line up to

Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass - A World War II Survival Story (Bernay Emma)(Paperback / softback)

In the late summer and early autumn of 1938, ten-year-old Ruth Block, along with her father, mother and best friend, Miriam, must navigate the increasing pressure placed on the Jewish population in Frankfurt,

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe (Harding Stephen)(Paperback)

The incredible story of the unlikeliest battle of World War II, when a small group of American soldiers joined forces with German soldiers to fight off fanatical SS troopsMay, 1945. Hitler is dead, the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble, and no GI wants to be the last man killed in

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 (Hornfischer James D.)(Paperback)

NEW 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 global superpowerWinner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States -

The 12th Man: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance (Scott Astrid Karlsen)(Paperback)

A stunning story of heroism and survival during World War II. The book that inspired the international film of the same name. 'A must-read .... Intrigue, suspense, and adventure.'--The Norwegian American 'I remember reading We Die Alone in 1970 and I could never forget it. Then when we went to

Shantung Compound (Gilkey Langdon)(Paperback)

This vivid diary of life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II examines the moral challenges encountered in conditions of confinement and