Rommel

A Reappraisal

Hardcover (192 pages), kindle

In his own time and in the years immediately after the war Rommel's reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where it took on almost legendary proportions, and the legend is still with us today.

Siege: Malta 1940-1943

Paperback (248 pages), kindle, audiobook

A vivid picture of the suffering of the island of Malta and its population during one of the longest sieges in history

Major General Maurice Rose:

World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander

Hardcover, paperback (464 pages), kindle

General Rose, one of the greatest, most decorated battlefield Armor commanders in WWII, was tragically killed when surrounded by and captured by German troops.

Fireball:

Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3

Hardcover (400 pages), kindle, audiobook

Having just completed the first Hollywood sale of war bonds, Carole Lombard became the first star to sacrifice her life in the War.

Exercise Tiger:

The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Silent Few

Hardcover (256 pages), kindle

The "forgotten" story of the tragic deaths of hundreds of US servicemen off the coast of England during rehearsals for the D-day invasion.

Hitler's Preemptive War:

The Battle for Norway, 1940

Paperback (600 pages), kindle, audiobook

The brief but violent campaign to prevent the British from exerting control of the coastline of neutral Norway, while still fine-tuning his plans against France.

Ghosts of the ETO:

American Tactical Deception Units in the European Theater, 1944 - 1945

Paperback (352 pages), kindle

The ghosts of the European theater in World War II were members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops who worked to deceive the Germans on the battlefield.

The Deceivers:

Allied Military Deception in the Second World War

Paperback (1,168 pages), kindle

Meticulously feeding misinformation to Axis intelligence, the Allies employed unprecedented methods and practiced the most successful military deception ever seen.

In Perfect Time

by Sarah Sundin

Paperback (416 pages), kindle

Bold, sophisticated, and flirtatious, Army Air Force flight nurse Lt Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies, leaving men pining in airfields all across Europe.

Grey Wolves:

The U-Boat War 1939-1945

Hardcover (240 pages), kindle, audiobook

To the Allies, the elite force of German submariners was embarking on a mission of unequivocal evil.

Marines in World War II

The Recapture of Guam

Kindle (~437 pages)

Captured by the Japanese soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was retaken in 1944, but not easily.

No Surrender!:

Seven Japanese WWII Soldiers Who Refused to Surrender After the War

Paperback (108 pages), kindle

For a Japanese soldier to choose not to surrender, but go into hiding and become a holdout, meant deprivation, hardship and shame, which for some lasted 10 to 30 years.

Marking Time:

My time in the ATS

Kindle (~117 pages)

A Bristol woman's story of her time spent in Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service.

The Model Occupation:

The Channel Islands Under German Rule 1940-1945

Paperback (384 pages), kindle

Every islander was faced with uncomfortable choices during the German occupation of Britain's Channel Islands.

Struggle for the Middle Sea:

The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940 - 1945

Hardcover (360 pages), kindle

It was the most intensely contested body of water in World War II. More major naval actions were fought in the Mediterranean than in the Atlantic or Pacific.

Patton:

Ordeal and Triumph

Paperback (896 pages), kindle

This is the book credited in the opening of the 1970 film Patton. He was, and remains to this day, America's most famous general, representing toughness, focus and the ideal of achievement in the face of overwhelming odds.

Mrs Adolf Hitler:

The Eva Braun Photograph Albums 1912-45

Hardcover (208 pages), kindle

Strange-but-true saga of the life of Eva Braun, richly illustrated from her own personal photograph albums.

Soldiers with Spanners:

The B-24 Ground Crew's View During the Second World War

Paperback (160 pages), kindle

A photographic history of life as soldier on a US airbase in the UK during WWII, as seen through the camera lenses of the GIs themselves.

The Berlin Wall:

A World Divided, 1961-1989

Paperback (528 pages), kindle

The physical manifestation of the struggle between Soviet Communism and American capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years.

The Guns of August:

The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I

Paperback (640 pages), kindle, audiobook

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.