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The Wild Blue:

The Wild Blue:

The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

Paperback (299 pages), kindle, audiobook

Acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24 Liberators as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II.

Jimmy Stewart:

Jimmy Stewat:

Bomber Pilot

Paperback (288 pages), kindle, audiobook

Of all the celebrities who served their country during WWII, Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, 1941, he was already in uniform, beginning his long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat.

Two Guys Talkin' B-24s:

Two Guys Talkin' B-24s:

at a Cracker Barrel in Battle Creek, Michigan

Paperback (32 pages), kindle

Veterans of the 445th Bomb Group tell a side of life in WWII that is often left on the cutting room floor of documentaries.

King Kong Down: Jim Baynham and Ray Lemons:

King Kong Down: Jim Baynham and Ray Lemons:

A Kassel Mission Interview

Paperback (74 pages), kindle

In-depth interviews with survivors of the 445th Bomb Group's deadly 27 Sep 44 Kassel Mission, which suffered the largest loss by a USAAF bomb group on any mission in WWII.

John Cadden:

John Cadden:

A Kassel Mission Interview

Paperback (26 pages), kindle

In-depth interviews with survivors of the 445th Bomb Group's deadly 27 Sep 44 Kassel Mission, which suffered the largest loss by a USAAF bomb group on any mission in WWII.

Before the Belle

Before the Belle

Paperback (342 pages), kindle

The story of the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete a 25 combat mission tour - and the disastrous journey home.

Titans of the Rising Sun:

Titans of the Rising Sun:

The Rise and Fall of Japan's Yamato Class Battleships

Paperback (206 pages), kindle

The story of the super battleship Yamato and those of her class illustrate the closing of one chapter in the history of naval warfare while at the same time the opening of another.

Through Waters Deep

Through Waters Deep

by Sarah Sundin

Paperback (384 pages), kindle

When evidence of sabotage on the USS Atwood is found, Ensign Jim Avery and Boston Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling must work together to uncover the culprit.

Alan Turing:

Alan Turing:

Unlocking the Enigma

Paperback (112 pages), kindle

Alan Turing:

Alan Turing:

The Enigma

Paperback (768 pages), kindle, audiobook

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that Alan Turing saved the Allies from the Nazis and invented the computer and artificial intelligence.

The Bletchley Park Enigma:

The Bletchley Park Enigma:

200+ Facts on the Story of Alan Turing That Inspired the Smash Hit Movie The Imitation Game

Paperback (60 pages), kindle

A genius of our lifetime and the father of the modern computer, Churchill described him as the single biggest contributor to the Allied victory over the Nazis.

Sheltering the Jews:

Sheltering the Jews:

Stories of Holocaust Rescuers

Paperback (244 pages), kindle

Dozens of stories of the circumstances and odds facing Jews and those who would help them.

Saving the Jews:

Saving the Jews:

Men and Women who Defied the Final Solution

Paperback (244 pages), kindle

During the Holocaust's long nights there were gentiles in every corner of Europe who saved Jews. This is their story.

The Other Schindler... Irena Sendler:

The Other Schindler... Irena Sendler:

Savior of the Holocaust Children

Kindle only (~88 pages)

Irena Sendler, a little lady who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, is today known all over the world as the "Other Schindler."

Thames:

Thames:

The Biography

Paperback (528 pages), kindle

The endless allure of the Thames, presented in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations.

Saboteurs:

Saboteurs:

The Nazi Raid on America

Paperback (352 pages), kindle

In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure, a plot that proved remarkable for both the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure.

Operation Pastorius:

Operation Pastorius:

Eight Nazi Spies Against America

Kindle (~148 pages)

Originally published in 1959, the book's author, George John Dasch, provides a first-hand account of the German sabotage mission to America (which he sabotaged), the subsequent trial and the years-long, unsuccessful fight to clear his name.

Big Week:

Big Week:

Six Days that Changed the Course of World War II

Paperback (320 pages), kindle

They ran the gauntlet of the most heavily defended air space in the world to deal a death blow to Germany's aircraft industry.

Black Thursday:

Black Thursday:

The Story Of The Schweinfurt Raid

Paperback (304 pages), kindle

At a time when the B-17's flew with little or no fighter escort, and the German Luftwaffe had not yet been all but chased from the sky, the 8th Air Force launched a raid on the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany. The result is a story that is at once tragic and heroic.

Resistance and Betrayal:

Resistance and Betrayal:

The Death and Life of the Greatest Hero of the French Resistance

Hardcover (320 pages), kindle

Jean Moulin's story remains full of unanswered questions, the truth of his life being far more complicated than the legend of him that grew after the war.

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