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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Paperback (224 pages)
Neither pilots nor carrier skippers took a shine to the SB2C Helldiver dive-bomber, earning it the nickname "The Beast."
Olympia:
Festival of Nations
DVD
A remarkable piece of cinematic history, and a technical and artistic triumph that have now become industry standard for sports coverage.
Triumph of the Will & Olympia
Leni Riefenstahl
DVD
The films of Leni Riefenstahl, Adolf Hitler's hand-picked and favorite film director.
Triumph of the Will
Remastered Deluxe Edition
DVD
Complete and uncut from International Historic Films, the Nazi propaganda masterpiece that brought Leni Riefenstahl both fame and infamy.
Unbroken
The Unbelievable True Story
2014, DVD
An epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash - only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a POW camp.
Titans of the Rising Sun:
The Rise and Fall of Japan's Yamato Class Battleships
Paperback (206 pages), kindle
The story of the super battleship Yamato and those of her class illustrate the closing of one chapter in the history of naval warfare while at the same time the opening of another.
Operation Drumbeat:
Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in WWII
Paperback (490 pages)
Trace the voyages of five U-boats to their destinations as they sink twenty-five ships virtually unmolested by the US Navy.
Called Up, Sent Down:
The Bevin Boys' War
Paperback (252 pages)
Thousands of British miners enlisted to fight, putting the war effort in danger of grinding to a halt. The answer was to conscript 48,000 "Bevin Boys" and send them down.
Through Waters Deep
by Sarah Sundin
Paperback (384 pages), kindle
When evidence of sabotage on the USS Atwood is found, Ensign Jim Avery and Boston Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling must work together to uncover the culprit.
The Bridge at Remagen
1969, DVD
As the Allied armies close in, the Nazis decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side.
What Happened to You Lazy Lou?
Paperback (96 pages)
A week before Christmas in 1944 and within minutes of take off from their base in England, two american aircraft collided in a tragic unnecessary accident, killing well decorated combat veterans and mortally wounding a beloved mascot.
Immortal Images:
A Personal History of Two Photographers and the Flag-raising on Iwo Jima
Paperback (247 pages)
The poignant stories of the two photographers who took the pictures of the flag-raising sent around the world in 1945.
Alan Turing:
The Enigma
Paperback (768 pages), kindle, audiobook
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that Alan Turing saved the Allies from the Nazis and invented the computer and artificial intelligence.
The Bletchley Park Enigma:
200+ Facts on the Story of Alan Turing That Inspired the Smash Hit Movie The Imitation Game
Paperback (60 pages), kindle
A genius of our lifetime and the father of the modern computer, Churchill described him as the single biggest contributor to the Allied victory over the Nazis.
The Emperors of Chocolate:
Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
Paperback (384 pages)
Corporate candy giants Milton Hershey and Forrest Mars built business empires out of one of the world's most magical, sought-after substances: chocolate.
Sugihara -
Conspiracy of Kindness
2000, DVD
With no possible hope for reward and at great risk to his family and career, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara acted on his innermost beliefs and used his diplomatic power to rescue desperate Jewish refugees.
The Righteous:
The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust
Paperback (592 pages)
Distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert explores the courage of those who, throughout Germany and in every occupied country, took incredible risks to help Jews whose fate would have been sealed without them.
The Righteous Among the Nations:
Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust
Hardcover (608 pages)
In the dark and seemingly hopeless situation of the Holocaust, hundreds of ordinary people risked all to shelter and smuggle Jews to safety.
