Their Backs against the Sea: The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II 9780306824715, 9780306824722

Their backs against the sea: the Battle of Saipan and the largest banzai attack of World War II [First Da Capo Press edition] 9780306824715, 9780306824722, 030682471X

In the midst of the largest banzai attack of the war, US Army Lt. Col. William O'Brien, grievously wounded and out

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Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Largest Sea Battle of the Second World War (Images of War) 9781526770394, 1526770393

On 20 October 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army began landing on Leyte's eastern coast, supported by the U.S. Navy's 3

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The Battle of Britain. The Greatest Air Battle of World War II

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World War II: Battle of the Bulge 9781612309347

The Battle of the Bulge was arguably the most pivotal - and bloodiest - battle of World War II.From the middle of Decemb

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Charles A. Lindbergh and the Battle Against American Intervention in World War II 0151181683, 9780151181681

From the preface: Easily the most popular and controversial "isolationist," "noninterventionist," l

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Of War and Men: World War II in the Lives of Fathers and Their Families 9780226470023

Fathers in the fifties tend to be portrayed as wise and genial pipe-smokers or distant, emotionless patriarchs. This com

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The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of soldiers' accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for furth

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The Battle of Hürtgen Forest: The History of the Longest Battle Fought in Germany during World War II

After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing east toward Germany and liberati

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Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle 1472851757, 9781472851758

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most d

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Victory at Midway: The Battle That Changed the Course of World War II 2017053065, 9781476670713, 9781476629957

In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate

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