Dresden
Frederick Taylor's "Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945" re-evaluates the Allied bombing of Dresden, revealing its military significance while humanizing the tragedy through personal narratives and ethical debates on wartime actions.
The Last Battle
The Last Battle details the crucial Battle for Berlin, the final offensive against Nazi Germany in World War II, highlighting its significance and long-lasting impact on global politics.
D-Day June 6, 1944
Stephen E. Ambrose's "D-Day: June 6, 1944" details the complex Allied invasion, highlighting soldier experiences and leadership. It's an accessible, engaging account essential for World War II enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The Battered Bastards of Bastogne
“To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne. There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the…
The First World War
The Second World War, when it came in 1939, was unquestionably the outcome of the First, and in large measure its continuation. Its circumstances – the dissatisfaction of the German-speaking peoples with their standing among other nations – were the same, and so were its immediate causes, a dispute between…
Decision In Normandy
Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-day landings on June 6, 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War.
Alamo in the Ardennes
Alamo in the Ardennes tells the powerful yet little-known story of the bloody delaying action fought by the 28th Infantry Division, elements of the 9th and 10th Armored Divisions, and other, smaller units.
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully seen and understood.
The Guns of August
In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world.
Savage Continent
Savage Continent is the chronicle of a world gone mad, the standard history of post–World War II Europe for years to come.