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The Nazi Rocketeers:
Dreams of Space and Crimes of War
Paperback (272 pages), kindle
How Wernher von Braun and his fellow rocket scientists postponed their initial dreams of space travel to create weapons of terror and mass destruction for the Nazis.
Dr. Space:
The Life of Wernher von Braun
Paperback (328 pages), kindle
The controversial genius Wernher von Braun is a hero to most, yet a villain to others.
Spain in Our Hearts:
Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
Hardcover (464 pages), kindle
For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world, as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco and aided by Hitler and Mussolini.
The Spanish Civil War:
Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge
Paperback (432 pages), kindle
Tracking the emergence of Francisco Franco's brutal (and, ultimately, extraordinarily durable) fascist dictatorship, this surging history recounts the struggles of the 1936 war in which more than 3,000 Americans took up arms.
The Battle for China:
Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945
Paperback (664 pages)
Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars are brought together to provide a comprehensive overview of the military operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
War Zone
World War II Off the North Carolina Coast
Kindle (~424 pages)
A history of the time German U-boats entered America's front door unhindered, when the US suffered but overcame the menace of the attacks, the majority of which occurred off the North Carolina coast.
Lockheed Hudson:
World War 2 Album
Kindle (~130 pages)
Pictorial history of the Lockheed Hudson, an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft, one of the most versatile aircraft of WWII.
Swedes at War:
Willing Warriors of a Neutral Nation, 1914-1945
Paperback (394 pages), kindle
Fighting men from a country frowned upon for its "cowardly" neutrality participated in all the crucial battles of both World Wars I and II.
B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force
Paperback (96 pages), kindle
An examination of the combat role of the often overlooked B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and the units in the Mighty 8th that flew them.
How Hitler Could Have Won World War II:
The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat
Paperback (352 pages), kindle
Go beyond counterfactual "What if?" history and explore just how close the Allies were to losing the war.
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 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.
Camp X
SOE School for Spies
Paperback (358 pages), kindle
It was the first secret agent training camp ever to be built in North America. Established by Britain’s SOE (Special Operations Executive) in Canada, it trained dozens of Americans and Canadians in the arts of secret warfare.
The Pacific
(2010) DVD, Blu-ray
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have shown they can spin a good WWII yarn, and this epic 10-part miniseries delivers a realistic portrait of WWII's Pacific Theatre as seen through the intertwined odysseys of three US Marines.
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(1966) DVD
A Blake Edwards signature stylish slapstick! A by-the-book US Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy and finds the soldiers are willing to surrender if the can have their annual wine festival first.
Conspiracy
(2001) DVD
At a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee a polite conference was held with food, wine and some debate, but beneath this thin veneer of manners lay an evil intent.
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:
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:
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.
