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  • War Stories

    by Allyn Vannoy ...
    As the Western Allies advanced across France and Belgium to the German border and into Germany, they fought numerous regimental and division-size engagements. This book details seven actions by units of the US Third and Seventh Armies during 1944-45. Detailed is the assault on Fort Driant in September 1944, by the 11th Infantry Regiment; 80th Division's Moselle River bridgehead; operations in a ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Against the Panzers

    United States Infantry versus German Tanks, 1944-1945: A History of Eight Battles Told through Diaries, Unit Histories and Interviews

    by Allyn R. Vannoy, Jay Karamales ...
    Eight World War II battles are examined here from the perspective of the U.S. Army infantrymen who were facing German Panzers. The battles were chosen from those fought from August 1944 through January 1945, a time of rapid advances and intense combat. They include a variety of engagements: river crossings, defensive operations, assaults on towns, and others. ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Tears of Stone

    by Allyn Vannoy ...
    Civilization on the verge of destruction…Three narratives weave together the story behind the fall of one of the world's greatest empires, and its influence... the last days of the Roman Empire, a spy mission during the Italian Renaissance, and uncovering and sharing the story with the contemporary world. Each man faces the challenges of his own world as he sets off on a journey that defines his ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Tank Killers

    A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

    by Harry Yeide ...
    "A fantastic read . . . Whether your interest is armour or history I would highly recommend this book" ( Military Modelling).The tank destroyer was a bold—though some would say flawed—answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly unstoppable German Blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmaneuver panzer forces and go where tanks could not. At the same time, the TD would ... Read more

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  • The Battle of The Bulge: The First Eight Days

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This is the fascinating account, as recorded from the US perspective, of the bitter fighting during the eight days and nights of encirclement at Bastogne. First published in the pages of the Infantry Journal in 1946, this contemporary account by S.L.A. Marshall was rescued from obscurity by the US Armys Center Of Military History and is now appearing in e-book form for the first time. There are ... Read more

    $4.22 CAD

  • Raphael, Painter in Rome

    A Novel

    by Stephanie Storey ...
    Another Fabulous Art History Thriller by the Bestselling Author of Oil and Marble, Featuring the Master of Renaissance Perfection: Raphael!Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. Here, in Raphael, Painter in Rome, Storey tells of its creation as never before: through the eyes of Michelangelo’s fiercest rival—the young, beautiful, brilliant ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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  • The Sicilian

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    by Mario Puzo ...
    After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work—a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . .The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Panther vs Sherman

    Battle of the Bulge 1944

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series Book 13 - Duel
    Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison between the two most important tanks involved in the crucial fighting of 1944, the American Sherman and the German Panther.Placing the reader in the heart of this battle between quality and quantity Zaloga uses a compelling account of the ferocious fighting during the Battle of the Bulge to explain the successes and failures of each tank, ... Read more

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  • Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper

    The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge

    by Frank van Lunteren ...
    The account of these elite paratroopers' encounter with the Germans is " a story of raw courage in the face of seemingly impossible odds . . . a great read" ( World War II).In December 1944, an enormous German army group crashed through the thin American line in the Ardennes forest. Caught by surprise, the Allies were initially only able to throw two divisions of paratroopers to buttress the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici

    by Christopher Hibbert ...
    At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family’s huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Beginning in the early ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Men of Steel

    Canadian Paratroopers in Normandy, 1944

    by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Series Book 2 - Canadians at War
    Take a trip back in time to the chaos and destruction of the greatest invasion in military history, viewed through the lens of Canadian paratroopers. Men of Steel is the exciting story of some of Canada's toughest and most daring soldiers in the Second World War.In the dead of night, on 5/6 June 1944, hundreds of elite Canadian paratroopers hurled themselves from aircraft behind enemy lines. That ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD