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While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and, unlike most of Europe, never succumbed to the siren songs and threats of the Nazi goliath. ...

John S. ‘Slew’ McCain was an old–school sailor. Wiry, profane, a cusser and a gambler, he reminded more than one observer of ‘Popeye.’ He was also a pioneer in the hard–hitting nav ...

Operation Starlite is a graphic account of the first major clash of the Vietnam War. On August 18, 1965, regiment fought regiment on the Van Tuong Peninsula near the new Marine bas ...

A Mighty Fortress is the personal account of the Captain and crew of a lead bomber in the enormous formation raids made by the 8th Airforce during the last few months of the Second ...

Gene Garrison spent a terrifying nineteenth birthday crammed into a muddy foxhole near the German border in the Saar. He listened helplessly to cries of wounded comrades as explodi ...

At a time when international terrorism is the focal point of our concerns, a far more pressing threat has arisen to the balance of power in the world and ultimately to the security ...

Winner of The Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award for Excellence in U.S. Army History Writing- Journals, memoirs and letters, June 2008Shortly after the launch ...

“[An] excellent popular history . . . a sprightly and evocative tribute to the troops of Operation Dragoon” - Publishers WeeklyThis is a rarely detailed, “you are there” account of ...

Before there was Osama bin Laden, Abu al-Zarqawi or Ayatollah Khomeini, there was the Mahdi—the “Expected One”—who raised the Arabs in pan-tribal revolt against infidels and aposta ...

Many Vietnam memoirs have appeared in recent years, but not a single one has the humor, pathos, poignancy, and often sheer hilarity of John J. Gebhart’s riveting LBJ’S Hired Gun. A ...

During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of a ...

When the author was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942 he had no reason to expect special treatment. Instead, because he was a typist and draftsman, he was grabbed up by an outfit ...

The Tank Killers is the story of the American Tank Destroyer Force in North Africa, Italy, and the European Theater during World War II. The tank destroyer (TD) was a bold-if some ...

When Dwayne Burns turned 18 during World War II, he decided that he wanted to fight alongside America’s best. He joined the paratroopers and was assigned to the 508th Regiment of t ...

During his first tour in Vietnam - 1967-68 - Dick Taylor was a well trained and highly motivated amateur assigned to advise a hard-bitten ARVN infantry battalion working in the mud ...

This book provides a comprehensive look at air war over Europe during the climactic year of World War II, combining firsthand experience with expert analysis. The centerpiece is a ...

On tammikuu ja 1900-luvun ensimmäinen päivä Pariisissa. Päivämäärä ei ole satunnainen, vaan merkittävä monella tapaa. Se on keskikohta La Belle Époquelle, ihanalle kaudelle. Kaudel ...

"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th 'Hat-in-the-Ring' Squadron, which ended the war ...

Historians find the Middle Ages a period shrouded in mystery. On the one hand, sources speak of greedy kings and corrupt popes who flourished during a time of widespread hunger, di ...

"Mellan gårdagen och nuet" är en sammanställning av olika skrifter i form av artiklar och diverse debattinlägg som Zenia Larsson skrev från 1960 upp till bokens släpp, 1985. Det be ...

"Morfars kopparslantar" handlar om tre olika skeenden som påverkat Zenia Larssons liv runt bokens släpp 1970. Det första var upptakten och själva händelseförloppet av sexdagarskrig ...

Uriel Ballin har just vinkat av gamla bekanta under sin semester i Italien. Trots semestern verkar han stöta på gamla bekanta från Stockholm var han än vänder sig. Då får han syn ...

Himlen var öppen och fri så långt ögat nådde. Havet böljade och båten hade börjat sin färd mot det efterlängtade Sverige.Paula Levin hade först överlevt nazistockupationen av Lodz ...

Gamle Mojse Zalewski sitter i tystnaden i sin öde skomakarbutik i Lodz. Marysinskagatan ligger öde utanför hans fönster. Han är sysslolös trots att hela kvarteret vet att han är en ...

I den här e-boken får du en historisk skildring av landskapet Skåne från år 1896. Du får läsa om landskapets geologi och historia samt får spännande anekdoter om både kungligheter, ...