The Search for Major Plagge:

The Nazi Who Saved Jews

Paperback (288 pages), kindle

The amazing story of the German commander of a Lithuanian work camp who saved hundreds of Jewish lives in the Vilna ghetto - including the life of the author's mother.

The Diary of a Young Girl

The Definitive Edition

Paperback (352 pages), kindle, audiobook

The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. In a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions.

American Girls, Beer, and Glenn Miller:

GI Morale in World War II

Paperback (218 pages), kindle

I'll Be Seeing You:

51 Songs of World War II

Paperback (208 pages)

A piano/vocal/guitar songbook salute to the music and memories of WWII, including a year-by-year chronology of events on the homefront, dozens of photos, and 51 radio favorites of the GIs and their families back home.

The Swastika against the Cross:

The Nazi War on Christianity

Paperback (104 pages)

Christianity had been losing its hold on the German people long before the Nazis came along, which made it much easier for them to twist it in line with their racist ideology.

Fighting Colors:

The Creation of Military Aircraft Nose Art

Paperback (297 pages)

The technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured.

Vintage Aircraft Nose Art

Paperback (208 pages)

An unprecedented collection of the unique art that graced military aircraft in World War II and the Korean War.

They Called Her Tokyo Rose

Paperback (298 pages)

The tragic story of patriotic American Iva Toguri, wrongly tried and convicted of treason against the American people for her supposed role as the legendary "Tokyo Rose."

Sorties into Hell:

The Hidden War on Chichi Jima

Paperback (248 pages), kindle

In the creepiest of war atrocities, downed flyers over the bypassed island of Chichi Jima had been captured, executed, and eaten by their Japanese captors.

Ian Fleming's Commandos:

The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII

Paperback (416 pages), kindle

As personal assistant to the British Director of Naval Intelligence, Lt Commander Ian Fleming set up a unit of authorized looters - men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence.

Operation Mincemeat:

How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Paperback (432 pages), kindle, audiobook

Filled with spies, double agents, rogues, fearless heroes, and one very important corpse, the story of Operation Mincemeat reads like an international thriller.

My Day:

The Best Of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

Paperback (320 pages), kindle

She wrote her hugely popular syndicated column "My Day" for over a quarter of that century, enlightening millions with her insights.

USS Ranger:

The Navy's First Flattop from Keel to Mast, 1934-1946

Paperback (408 pages)

The Navy’s first aircraft carrier to be built as such from the keel up was also the only carrier that saw action above the Arctic Circle during the war.

Blackout:

World War II and the Origins of Film Noir

Paperback (264 pages)

After Pearl Harbor, America and Hollywood experienced a sharp cultural transformation that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable.

Patton's One-Minute Messages:

Tactical Leadership Skills of Business Managers

Paperback (112 pages), kindle

This collection of General Patton's "one liners" shows how business managers can succeed by applying the combat tested principles of one of America's greatest military leaders.

Soldier Dead:

How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen

Paperback (376 pages), kindle

A thorough analysis of the processes of recovery, identification, return, burial, and remembrance of those that have fallen in combat.

B-29: Superfortress:

Giant Bomber of World War Two and Korea

Hardcover (256 pages), kindle

Very large and a very advanced bomber for its time, it included a pressurized cabin, an electronic fire-control system and remote-controlled machine-gun turrets.

Bill Mauldin's Army:

Bill Mauldin's Greatest World War II Cartoons

Paperback (384 pages)

His WWII cartoons depict American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters "Willie and Joe," two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field.

The Woman in the Zoot Suit:

Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory

Paperback (256 pages)

The female "pachuca" zoot suiter donned the same style of zoot suit that her male counterparts wore, both representing a new generation of Mexican American youth.

Zoot Suit:

The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style

Hardcover (248 pages), kindle

Created by poor African American men and obscure tailors, the "drape shape" was embraced by Mexican American pachucos, working-class youth, entertainers, and swing dancers, yet condemned by the US government as wasteful and unpatriotic in a time of war.