The British Infantry Section in the Second World War
Fighting to Kill explores the significance of infantry units for those who fought the Second World War. It describes the evolution of the infantry rifle section of the British Army and brings together the history of their weaponry, their small-unit tactics and the soldiers' personal experiences.
How Hitler Captivated and Corrupted the German People
As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: "Why did the Germans vote for Hitler? Did they know about the concentration camps? What did German soldiers and members of the SS feel about the extermination camps and the war crimes they were ......
First published in 1946, this atmospheric, humorous, yet in the end deeply sad memoir of the author's experiences during the Battle of the Atlantic offers one of the most original accounts of the war at sea in the 'cockleshell corvettes' which faced down the threat of the U-boat menace.
Minnesota's March to a College Football Title and into World War II
This book tells the story of the University of Minnesota's remarkable 1941 football season as they chased a second consecutive national championship even as a divided country veered closer to total war, and chronicles the young players' contributions to the war effort in the months and years that followed.
The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War
This is the story of how a group of inexperienced pilots flew through some of the most challenging conditions in the world-and helped win World War II.
The Japanese American Internment Experience at Camp Livingston
This study examines the Camp Livingston site of Japanese alien internment in Louisiana during World War II. The authors analyze the experiences of one extended family and the trauma, uncertainty, and injustice they experienced.
The Devil Boats recounts the unique contributions of one motor torpedo boat squadron and through it tells the story of PT boats in the Pacific War. With drama and excitement, as well as careful attention to detail, the book fills a void in the history of the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Japan marched into Hong Kong at the outbreak of the Pacific War on 8 December 1941. On the same day, Graham Heywood was captured by the invading Japanese near the border while carrying out duties for the Royal Observatory. He was held at various places in the New Territories before being transported to the military Prisoner-of-War camp in Sham ......
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Heritage started in 1849 with the opening of the Aurora Branch Railroad in Illinois from Aurora to Chicago's west side. This grew into the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, which in a 1970 merger with several railroads became the Burlington Northern Railroad. A 1995 merger of the Burlington Northern Railroad with ......
