World War II

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The advent of the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack at Pearl Harbor has had at least something to do with the publication of this book.

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With perhaps the exception of the Holocaust in Europe, no other phase of World War II was more horrific than captivity under the Imperial Japanese Empire, the same being said of combat against thes

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“this text should rightly become the standard undergraduate volume for any course studying World War II.”

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“a tragic tale that has been a long time coming and 75 years in the telling.”  

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A photographic publication of any historical event is to be welcomed, and the Second World War was one of the most widely covered and photographed conflicts in history.

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An Iron Wind is a thoroughly worked example of social history at its most valuable.

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“The story of the mightiest navy in history is both compelling and personal . . .”

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The German War is an important scholarly achievement in the field of modern German history, and it is written with an epic narrative sweep.”

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Those with an interest in military history, in particular World War II, should be familiar with the efforts of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), a formation of Japanese-American citizens who

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There has been a spate of books published during the last few years about the life and career of General Douglas MacArthur. The latest to appear, H. W. Brands’ The General vs.

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a brilliant exploration of the final days of the European theater, valuable in its military analysis and generous use of eyewitness accounts.”

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“provides a fascinating glimpse of a country passing through the twilight of splendid isolation to becoming a world power . . .”

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“a sharper focus on why the Japanese not only chose to attack Pearl Harbor, but their entire decision making process to begin a war they were not sure they could win . . .”

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the reader is left with the impression of a brave and resourceful man who served an evil cause . . .”

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Technology played some part in the 1940 campaign, but the more decisive edge for the Germans was training, tactics, and the spirit of Auftragstaktik. . . .

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The Manhattan Project, the so-called American mission to develop an atomic weapon in World War II, was rightly accorded the highest secrecy of any operation of the Federal government, notwithstandi

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As a war winds down, with victory in sight, no one wants to be the last one killed. As a rule, participants tend to become somewhat cautious or reluctant to put their lives on the line.

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Among the Headhunters is another account in a series of little known incidents that occurred in World War II.

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“a single overarching volume on World War II espionage and covert action that has long been missing . . .”

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In a conflict as massive as was World War II, it is inevitable that there would be a plethora of personal and personally heroic stories to be told.

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It has been said before and bears repeating, but it is always gratifying when the stories of more obscure incidents and events of a historical period are published for the information and edificati

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In 1930, 18-year-old Betty Thorpe married British diplomat Arthur Pack and left Washington, DC, for Chile where Pack was commissioned.

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