Helmet for My Pillow
Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of the Second World War. In Helmet for My Pillow, we follow a marine's journey, from boot camp all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific.
Rebel Yell
The great and complicated political reasons for secession, thundered about in Congress and in the state legislatures, were not their reasons, which were more like those expressed by a captive Confederate soldier, who was not a slaveholder, to his puzzled Union captors. “I’m fighting because you’re down here.” Beyond the…
Bradley: A Biography
A study of the military career of five-star general Omar Bradley details his rise to command of the U.S. 12th Army Group in the European theater of World War II.
The Supreme Commander
Ambrose brings Eisenhower's experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general's skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world.
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.
The Liberator
His only realistic hope of survival was to order his own artillery to fire on his positions to stall the German attack. Some of his own men might be killed, but “pulling the chain,” as it was called, was his only option. A Harrowing Journey, A Flawed Narrative: A Review…
Shattered Sword
All great battles develop their own unique mythos. That is to say, they become wrapped in a set of popular beliefs – “the common wisdom” – that interprets the battle and its meanings. In many cases, this mythology centers on a pivotal event – some noteworthy occurrence that captures the…
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.
Dark December
Many of the most heroic deeds of the war were performed by small, isolated groups of soldiers, unaware of the situation without adequate equipment or support, who stood and battled it out with the Germans until overwhelmed. My Take on Dark December: Was It Truly “The Full Account”? The sheer…
A Time for Trumpets
The firsthand experiences and insights of a distinguished historian places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.