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  • Unraveling the Myth of Sgt. Alvin York

    The Other Sixteen

    Series series C. A. Brannen Series
    On October 8, 1918, seventeen soldiers from the 82nd Division, American Expeditionary Force, led by acting Sgt. Bernard Early, flanked a German machine gun nest that had inundated their unit with withering fire. In this sneak attack, they successfully surprised and captured more than 80 German soldiers before an unseen machine gun suddenly opened fire and killed six men.Acting Cpl. Alvin York, a ... Leer más

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  • The Ghost Army of World War II

    How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

    The Ghost Army of World War II describes a perfect example of a little-known, highly imaginative, and daring maneuver that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. It is a riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously. – Tom BrokawIn the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs ... Leer más

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  • The Mosquito Bowl

    A Game of Life and Death in World War II

    Instant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation“Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.” — John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Se... ... Leer más

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  • The Bedford Boys

    One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice

    de Alex Kershaw ...
    A gripping account of one Virginia small town's sacrifice on D-Day during World War II—"A powerful reminder of the human cost of war" ( Washington Post )."Kershaw's book is more than just another war story; here is an in-depth account of this blue-collar town and its three,zero people. . . . Drawing on interviews with survivors and relatives, newspaper clippings, letters, and diaries, Kershaw has ... Leer más

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  • Fighting for America

    Black Soldiers-the Unsung Heroes of World War II

    The African-American contribution to winning World War II has never been celebrated as profoundly as in Fighting for America. In this inspirational and uniquely personal tribute, the essential part played by black servicemen and -women in that cataclysmic conflict is brought home.Here are letters, photographs, oral histories, and rare documents, collected by historian Christopher Moore, the son of ... Leer más

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  • Forgotten

    The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War

    "An utterly compelling account of the African Americans who played a crucial and dangerous role in the invasion of Europe. . . . Long overdue." —Tom BrokawIn the early hours of June six, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be ... Leer más

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  • Rangers in World War II

    From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force ... Leer más

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  • The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941

    The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor

    de Paul Dickson ...
    "A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing." — Washington TimesIn The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II.In September 1939, when Nazi ... Leer más

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  • Half American

    The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

    **• Winner of the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction• A New York Times Notable Book• A Best Book of the Year from TIME, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Washington Independent Review of Books, and more!The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont“Matthew F. Delmont’s book is filled ... Leer más

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  • On Hallowed Ground

    The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

    On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his ... Leer más

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  • Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles

    America’s First Black Paratroopers

    They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II.World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much ... Leer más

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  • American Patriots

    The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm

    American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. There have been books on individual black soldiers, but this is the first to tell the full story of the black American military experience, starting with the Revolution and culminating with Desert Storm.The best histories are about more than facts and events — they capture the spirit that drives men to better their lives and ... Leer más

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