599 items in the WWII Store
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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 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.
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.
Sheltering the Jews:
Stories of Holocaust Rescuers
Paperback (244 pages), kindle
Dozens of stories of the circumstances and odds facing Jews and those who would help them.
Saving the Jews:
Men and Women who Defied the Final Solution
Paperback (244 pages), kindle
During the Holocaust's long nights there were gentiles in every corner of Europe who saved Jews. This is their story.
Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust:
Genocide and Moral Obligation
Paperback (272 pages)
New research on the Holocaust is brought to light as well as the nuances of the author's evolved thinking.
Passage to Freedom:
The Sugihara Story
Paperback (32 pages), audiobook
A portrait of how Japanese diplomat to Lithuania Chiune Sugihara used his powers in 1940 - against the orders of his own government - to assist thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust.
The Other Schindler... Irena Sendler:
Savior of the Holocaust Children
Kindle only (~88 pages)
Irena Sendler, a little lady who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, is today known all over the world as the "Other Schindler."
Without Wings:
The Story of Hitler's Aircraft Carrier
Paperback (118 pages)
Planned as one of four carriers, the premature start to the war ensured that the others never materialized, leaving the Graf Zeppelin as Germany's sole aircraft carrier. But a combination of steel and manpower shortages conspired to have the necessary work needed to complete her suspended.
Aircraft Carrier:
Graf Zeppelin
Paperback (48 pages)
Germany's preoccupation with war in the east drained away the necessary resources to complete their aircraft carriers.
Thames:
The Biography
Paperback (528 pages), kindle
The endless allure of the Thames, presented in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations.
Saboteurs:
The Nazi Raid on America
Paperback (352 pages), kindle
In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure, a plot that proved remarkable for both the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure.
Operation Pastorius:
Eight Nazi Spies Against America
Kindle (~148 pages)
Originally published in 1959, the book's author, George John Dasch, provides a first-hand account of the German sabotage mission to America (which he sabotaged), the subsequent trial and the years-long, unsuccessful fight to clear his name.
To Engineer Is Human:
The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Paperback (272 pages)
Behind every great engineering success is a trail of often ignored (but frequently spectacular) engineering failures.
The BBC:
70 Years of Broadcasting
Hardcover (130 pages)
Celebrate the rich and sometimes stormy history of the British Broadcasting Corporation and its programming, from the introduction ofradio and television, through WWII and beyond.
Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys:
An American Woman in World War II
Paperback (320 pages)
Elizabeth Richardson, a Red Cross volunteer who worked as a Clubmobile hostess, provided a touch of home to American soldiers in England and France. It required both physical endurance and the skills of a trained counselor.
Big Week:
Six Days that Changed the Course of World War II
Paperback (320 pages), kindle
They ran the gauntlet of the most heavily defended air space in the world to deal a death blow to Germany's aircraft industry.
Black Thursday:
The Story Of The Schweinfurt Raid
Paperback (304 pages), kindle
At a time when the B-17's flew with little or no fighter escort, and the German Luftwaffe had not yet been all but chased from the sky, the 8th Air Force launched a raid on the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany. The result is a story that is at once tragic and heroic.
