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.
Voices of the Pacific
Behind our gun position we dug a depression that a couple of guys could lay in. That depression would fill with water, and at nighttime, when you wanted to take a nap, two guys would crawl in that water and their bodies would keep it warm. There was a drawback…
Company Commander
Company Commander presents a graphic account of infantry warfare from the shores of Normandy to the German lines at Leipzig, by a twenty-one-year-old infantry captain.
Spearhead
Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed.
Shots Fired in Anger
On August 7, 1942, Allied forces landed on Guadalcanal with the aim of relieving pressure that the Japanese were putting upon Allied supply and communication routes.
Call of Duty
Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers.
Parachute Infantry
“Well,” I thought, climbing slowly out of the slit trench, “the shells will catch us above ground now. But if you have to go, you have to go. F Company’s in trouble, and we have to help them. We’re in reserve, so we have to go. And if we’re shelled,…
Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends
Tom Hanks introduces the “remarkable” true story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
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.
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.