Layered Violence:

The Detroit Rioters of 1943

Paperback (329 pages)

The Detroit race riot of 1943 was the most devastating civil disorder in national history up to that time. It remains a powerful gauge by which other racial disorders can be measured.

Women At Risk:

We Also Served

Paperback (492 pages)

More than 60 women explain some of the things they did or do in the military or as civilians. They tell us why they volunteered, how their lives were changed, and answer the question, Would I do it again?

Dancing in Combat Boots

and other stories of American Women in WWII

Paperback (184 pages), kindle

The eleven fictional stories in this remarkable collection are based on real women whose experiences were at once typical and extraordinary.

Gabby:

A Fighter Pilot's Life

Paperback (176 pages)

If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis Gabby Gabreski.

Dunkirk:

Fight to the Last Man

Paperback (720 pages), kindle

A bold and powerful account of the small group of men who fended off the German army so that hundreds of thousands of their comrades could exit this doomed land.

Marshall and His Generals:

US Army Commanders in World War II

Paperback (438 pages)

General George C Marshall, chief of staff of the US Army during WWII, faced the daunting task not only of overseeing two theaters of a global conflict, but also of selecting the best generals to carry out American grand strategy.

The Generals:

American Military Command from World War II to Today

Paperback (576 pages), kindle, audiobook

A close study of America's military leaders for three decades, and the widening gulf between performance and accountability among the top brass of the US military.

USAAF Handbook

1939-1945

Hardcover, paperback (276 pages)

Illustrated with more than 150 photos and drawings, this book deals with the many aspects of the US Army Air Force's organization and equipment in WWII.

Air Spy:

How Nazi Secrets Were Uncovered From The Air

Paperback (190 pages)

Behind-the-scenes story of the role of photo intelligence in the winning of WWII by a woman whose photo analysis was instrumental in identifying German's V-1 and V-2 weapons.

Evidence in Camera:

The Story of Photographic Intelligence in the Second World War

Paperback (256 pages)

The story of the men and women who pioneered and fostered photographic intelligence, and of the work they did.

Disney During World War II:

How the Walt Disney Studio Contributed to Victory in the War

Hardcover (192 pages)

Walt Disney deeply invested himself in the war by patriotically placing his studio at the disposal of Uncle Sam, producing films, shorts and features, home front posters and stunning military unit insignias that provided those serving the in the armed forces with a morale-boosting reminder of home.

Ace of Aces:

The Story of Fighter Pilot Dick Bong

Kindle only (~88 pages)

The illustrious career of Richard Ira "Dick" Bong, P-38 fighter pilot and America's highest-scoring air Ace.

The American Newsreel:

A Complete History, 1911-1967

Paperback (250 pages)

Released twice a week, less than ten minutes long, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters for 50 years. Each had news footage that combined journalism with entertainment. With the advent of television after WWII, newsreels began to be obsolete, but were for decades a unique source of information - and misinformation.

Hitler's Last Soldier in America

Hardcover (184 pages)

The personal story of Georg Gaertner, a German POW who escaped from a camp in New Mexico to avoid being sent back to Soviet occupation. He slipped into American society and lived a quiet American life for forty years.

The Doodlebugs:

Story of the Flying Bombs

Paperback (560 pages)

Anyone who had lived in London through 1944 and 1945 would be able to tell you with a shudder the ominous feeling down your spine as you heard a V-1 flying overhead.

Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis:

The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases

Paperback (280 pages), kindle

An intriguing and entertaining trip through the words and phrases that originated in the military, but are now used by soldier and civilian alike. Jam-packed with many amazing facts, the sources of many are surprising and their original use is often far removed from how we use the word today.

Enemy in the Mirror:

Love and Fury in the Pacific War

Paperback (344 pages), kindle

When a Japanese submarine surfaces on a summer night in 1942 to shell a gun battery on the Oregon coast, two young men embark on separate journeys. One will savor early victory, ecstatic love and the fiery destruction of his Japanese homeland. The other will lose his innocence in the ferocity of the Pacific War - well researched historical fiction.

Target Berlin:

Mission 250: 6 March 1944

Paperback (256 pages)

When the Americans launched their first large-scale daylight raid on Berlin, they paid a very high price: 69 heavy bombers and 11 escort fighters failed to return, the highest number in any raid mounted by the US 8th Air Force.

Just A Woman:

Romping Through Poetry with Anna Laurene Arnett

Paperback (198 pages)

This is not a World War II book, but a book of poetry published by the same people behind this Scanning WWII website, albetit under the name of Punkin Roller Publishing.

Ernie Pyle's War:

America's Eyewitness to World War II

Paperback (336 pages), kindle

Ernie Pyle, better than any other WWII journalist, conveyed the triumphs and tribulations of the common soldier trying to survive a brutal conflict. From North Africa and Normandy, Anzio and Okinawa - where he died - Pyle brought the war home to America.