Flags of Our Fathers

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Paperback (382 pages), kindle, audiobook

Three of the men that raised the flag on Mt Suribachi were killed during the continuing battle; the others proclaimed heroes and flown home to become reluctant symbols.

Nazi Gold:

The Sensational Story of the World's Greatest Robbery - and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up

Paperback (384 pages), kindle

The real-life story of the theft of German national gold and foreign currency reserves, which disappeared in transit following the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945.

Indispensable:

When Leaders Really Matter

Hardcover (320 pages), kindle

A single leader in the right place at the right time and with the right qualities can change the course of history.

The Battle for Singapore:

The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II

Paperback (688 pages), kindle

To truly understand a nation you need to understand how it reacts in defeat as well as victory.

The Pope and Mussolini:

The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

Paperback (576 pages), kindle

Two men who came to power in 1922 and together changed the course of 20th century history. They could not have been more different.

Hitler's Engineers:

Fritz Todt and Albert Speer - Master Builders of the Third Reich

Hardcover (272 pages), kindle

The talent of the Third Reich's engineers not only buoyed the regime but allowed it to survive longer than would normally be expected.

Hitler Stopped By Franco

Paperback (323 pages), kindle

Hitler counted on Franco's friendship, yet was out-negotiated by the Spanish dictator who masterfully tap-danced around all Nazi demands.

Service With Character

The Disney Studio and World War II

Kindle only (~670 pages)

The onset of the war couldn't have come at a worse time for Walt Disney and his Studio. But Disney and his staff quickly adapted to the new reality by becoming a bonafide war plant.

Yalta:

The Price of Peace

Paperback (480 pages), kindle, audiobook

Did FDR give too much to Stalin and thus pave the way to the Cold War? Since 1945, opinion has been bitterly divided on what FDR, Churchill and Stalin achieved at the Yalta Conference.

Desert Prelude 2:

Operation Compass

Paperback (196 pages), kindle

The air war between the British, French and Italians over North Africa in 1940-41 was the last major combat in which both sides flew fighter bi-planes.

Code Name Caesar:

The Secret Hunt for U-Boat 864 During World War II

Paperback (304 pages), kindle

History is made in a cat-and-mouse battle beneath the waves between two submarines, one British and one German, as they hunted one another, each waiting to strike.

City Behind A Fence:

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942-1946

Paperback (272 pages), kindle

Created by the US government as part of rhe Manhattan Project to aid in the construction of the first atomic bomb, Oak Ridge grew to a population of 70,000 in 1945.

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors:

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

Paperback (499 pages), kindle, audiobook

The men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat of the Battle off Samar into a legendary naval victory.

Our Supreme Task:

How Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech Defined the Cold War Alliance

Paperback (306 pages), kindle

A portrait of the irrepressible man who delivered the "Iron Curtain Speech" and fundamentally defined the dangers of Soviet totalitarian Communism.

New Deal or Raw Deal?:

How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America

Paperback (336 pages), kindle, audiobook

Sharply critical new look at FDR's presidency reveals government policies that hindered economic recovery from the Great Depression - and are still hurting America today.

Hitler's Olympics:

The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games

Paperback (336 pages), kindle

Germany was chosen to host the 1936 Olympics to signal its return to the world community, but Hitler used the Games as a massive propaganda campaign.

Liberal Fascism:

The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change

Paperback (512 pages), kindle, audiobook

Ever since the emergence of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, both sides of the American political spectrum have campaigned vigorously to distance themselves from the likes of Mussolini and Hitler by likening their opposition to those despicable regimes.

Landmark Speeches of National Socialism

Paperback (176 pages), kindle

Public oratory has seldom been as pivotal in generating and sustaining the vitality of a movement as it was during the rise and rule of the charismatic Adolf Hitler.

The Third Reich at War

Paperback (944 pages), kindle, audiobook

The dynamics of a society rushing headlong to self-destruction and taking its citizens down with it, plunging all Germans into war at every level.

We're Here To Win The War For You:

The US 8th Air Force At War

Paperback (356 pages), kindle

A fascinating history of the war through the words of the men who took it direct to the heart of both Germany and Italy, men who risked their lives daily in the search for freedom for occupied Europe.