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B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force
Paperback (96 pages), kindle
The men flying the B-24 Liberators in the 15th Air Force fought ceaselessly right through to V-E Day, with missions over the Ploesti oilfields being some of the deadliest undertaken by the "heavies."
The Rape of Europa:
The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
Paperback (512 pages), kindle
From da Vinci to Picasso, the Third Reich's war on European culture and the Allies' desperate effort to preserve it.
Planning the Home Front:
Building Bombers and Communities at Willow Run
Hardcover (376 pages), kindle
The bomber plant at Willow Run attracted tens of thousands of workers from across the US to help build the nation's "Arsenal of Democracy."
Death Dealer:
The Memoirs of the SS Kommandant at Auschwitz
Paperback (414 pages), kindle
History's greatest mass murderer personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people at the death camp at Auschwitz.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich:
A History of Nazi Germany
Paperback (1,280 pages), kindle, audiobook
This monumental study of Hitler’s empire is widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century's blackest hours.
A Hero Not Forgotten:
The Combat Diary Of Sgt Michael Botsko
Paperback (110 pages), kindle
Sgt Blotsko gives a vivid account of his 35 courageous missions in a B-17 ball turret over the deadly skies of Europe.
Too Close For Comfort
Paperback (150 pages), kindle
On April 28, 1945, 50 miles south of Okinawa, a Japanese kamikaze pilot rammed his bomb-filled plane into the US Navy hospital ship Comfort.
The Most Noble Adventure:
The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe
Paperback (464 pages), kindle
A character-driven history that tells the story of the Marshall Plan, the unprecedented and audacious policy through which America helped rebuild war-ravaged Western Europe.
The Nazi Voter:
The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933
Paperback (383 pages), kindle
A systematic examination of Nazi campaign strategy - who voted for Hitler's Nazi party and why.
Waking to Danger:
Americans and Nazi Germany, 1933-1941
Hardcover (222 pages), kindle
American public opinion about Germany spiraled from ignorance and isolationism to a sense of danger and interventionism.
The Great Oil Conspiracy:
How the US Government Hid the Nazi Discovery of Abiotic Oil from the American People
Paperback (176 pages), kindle, audiobook
Although it came too late, Nazi Germany's scientists did unlock the secrets to developing all the synthetic oil they needed to wage war. Yet their confiscated documents remained largely ignored in the US.
The Zoot-Suit Riots:
The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation
Paperback (179 pages), kindle
In the end no one was killed, few were seriously injured and property damage was slight and yet, even today, the zoot-suit riots are remembered and hold emotional and symbolic significance for Mexican Americans and Anglos alike.
The Boy Who Invented Television:
A Story of Inspiration, Persistence, and Quiet Passion
Paperback (296 pages), kindle
At age 14, a farm boy from Rigby, Idaho, Philo T Farnsworth dreamed of trapping light in an empty jar and transmitting it, one line at a time, on a magnetically deflected beam of electrons.
US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922-45:
Prewar Classes
Paperback (48 pages), kindle
The USS Langley was the first step in a new direction for the US Navy and naval warfare.
Rocket Man:
Robert H Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age
Paperback (352 pages), kindle
No rocket or jet plane could have flown without the genius of Robert H Goddard, the American father of rocketry and space flight.
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Paperback (256 pages), kindle
Protesting in the name of principles Hitler thought he had killed forever, Sophie Scholl and other members of the White Rose realized that the ‘Germanization Hitler sought to enforce was cruel and inhuman, and that they could not be content to remain silent in its midst.
Mountbatten
Paperback (459 pages), kindle
His wartime achievements brought him public acclaim. Lord Louis Mountbatten accepted the Japanese surrender in 1945, was the last Viceroy of India, and was murdered by the IRA.
Hitler's Eagles:
The Luftwaffe 1933-45
Hardcover (400 pages), kindle
The turbulent history of the Luftwaffe from its earliest days as the world's most advanced air force to its ultimate downfall.
Any Way You Slice It:
The Past, Present, and Future of Rationing
Paperback (320 pages), kindle, audiobook
Rationing is not just a quaint practice restricted to World War II memoirs and 1970s gas station lines.
