Less Than Human:

Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others

Paperback (336 pages), kindle

A revealing look at why we dehumanize each other, with stunning examples from world history as well as today’s headlines.

The Third Reich:

Politics and Propaganda

Paperback (264 pages), kindle

The role and effectiveness of propaganda in the light of the total takeover of the media, the omnipresent atmosphere of terror, and the progressive madness of Nazi ideology.

Kristallnacht:

The Nazi Terror That Began the Holocaust

Paperback (128 pages), kindle

The violent attacks unleashed by the Nazis against the Jews that took place throughout Germany came to be known as Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass." The brutal assault came to an end, but it marked the beginning of something much worse: the Holocaust.

The Comintern

History of the Communist (Third) International

Paperback (220 pages)

The history of the Communist (Third) International, from its beginnings in 1919 as the center of world revolution through its degeneration at the hands of the Stalinist bureaucracy.

The First Peacetime Draft

Paperback (340 pages)

Introduced into Congress two days before the fall of France and signed into law three months later as Luftwaffe bombs set London afire, the Selective Training and Service Act began the process by which fifteen million Americans were inducted into the armed services during WWII.

Hitler Strikes North:

The Nazi Invasion of Norway and Denmark

Hardcover (304 pages)

The German Blitzkrieg into Poland was improved upon when they stormed into Denmark and Norway, unleashing the first "three dimensional" strategic invasion in history.

United Nations:

A History

Paperback (496 pages), kindle

The United Nations was created to prevent war, yet the list of conflicts that have arisen since 1945 seems endless.

The Defense of Moscow 1941:

The Northern Flank

Paperback (320 pages), kindle

There was only one point in WWII when Nazi Germany had a chance of winning: October 1941, when most of the Soviet forces before Moscow had been smashed or encircled. Down by 12 runs in the 2nd inning, the all but defeated Red Army continued with fierce determination. And thanks to an arrogant manager, there would be no joy in Reich-ville.

Blood On The Sea:

American Destroyers Lost In WWII

Paperback (408 pages)

71 American destroyers went down during WWII, and this meticulously researched book describes the history of each - from launch to the ship's final hours.

Patton And Rommel:

Men of War in the Twentieth Century

Paperback (459 pages), kindle

Patton and Rommel served their countries through two World Wars. Their temperaments, both on and off the battlefield, couldn't be further apart from each other, but their approaches to modern warfare were very similar.

The Italian Resistance:

Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies

Paperback (320 pages)

Italy's anti-fascist, anti-Nazi Resistance movement was one of the biggest and most politically radical, yet it remains relatively unknown outside of its own homeland.

Nazi Prisoners of War in America

Paperback (352 pages)

Half a million German Prisoners were scattered through the US in 511 POW Camps. With no precedents upon which to form policy, these foreign prisoners were placed into CCC camps, high school gyms, fairgrounds and even race tracks to wait out the war.

Malta Spitfire:

The Diary of an Ace Fighter Pilot

Paperback (256 pages)

Canadian George Beurling truly had powers beyond those of mere mortals when he was in the cockpit of a Spitfire, going up against superior numbers of German and Italians fighters.

The Best War Ever:

America and World War II

Paperback (208 pages)

We knew who the enemy was. We knew what we were fighting for. But this book argues that our experience of WWII was positive but also disturbing, creating problems that continue to plague us today.

Fortress Ploesti:

The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil Supply

Paperback (320 pages), kindle

Go well beyond the famous raid of August 1, 1943 and examine the entire 1944 strategic campaign that all but knocked Ploesti out of the war and denied the German war machine the fuel it so desperately needed.

Marvel Firsts:

WWII Super Heroes

Paperback (456 pages)

In 1939, Timely Comics, the precursor to modern Marvel, burst onto the scene with a wild and unmatched energy, populating the Golden Age of Comics with hundreds of all-new characters!

The Trial of the Germans:

An Account of the 22 Defendants at Nuremberg

Paperback (696 pages)

Some sentences may have seemed too severe, but none was harsher than the punishments meted out to innocent people by the regime these men served.

Building For War:

The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in WWII

Hardcover (400 pages), kindle

Over 1,000 depression-era civilian contractors came to remote Wake Island in 1941 to build an air station only to find themselves in the Alamo of the Pacific.

The Essential Hitler:

Speeches and Commentary

Hardcover (862 pages), paperback

A Third Reich reference book, arranged by topic, gives insight into the twisted madman's regime and his speeches that mesmerized so many.

Avanti:

Mussolini and the Wars of Italy 1919-1945

Paperback (546 pages), kindle

From the Street War 1919-22, the Libyan War 1919-31, the Ethiopian War 1935-40, the Spanish Civil War 1936-39 and World War II itself, Mussolini was the most popular and vilified Italian leader in centuries.