World War II – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 6

From Calcutta with Love

Sometimes the most painful aspect of life is when one's contributions are forgotten. Such may be the case with service by Americans in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II. From Calcutta with Lov…

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Douglass K. Daniel
Kill-Do not Release

"Fighter-Writer" reports from major battles in the Pacific highlight what America's Marines endured in World War IIDouglass K. Daniel presents a fascinating trove of previously classified materi…

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Anthony Kaldellis
Phantom Byzantium

How the West appropriated aspects of the eastern Roman empire while portraying it as inferior.Unveiling the ideological foundations of Byzantine studies, Phantom Byzantium is a pioneering survey of wester…

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Matthew Lippman
Amy Mallard and Racial Justice

This book is the first to document the story of Amy Mallard, who sought justice through the legal system for the 1948 lynching of her husband in Georgia and later became an advocate for civil rights at th…

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Stephen R Platt
The Raider

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL •The extraordinary life of forgotten World War II hero Evans Carlson, commander of America's first special forces, secret confidant of FDR, and…

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Francesco Ciocchi
Pius XII: Between Faith and Politics

What role does faith play in times of political turmoil and war?Eugenio Pacelli, better known as Pope Pius XII, led the Catholic Church during one of the most turbulent periods in history-World War II. In…

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Debra Michals
She's the Boss

Since World War II, women have moved increasingly into business ownership, often outpacing male start-ups and typically seeking to meet a combination of personal and economic needs. She's the Boss chronic…

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Daniela Gerson
The Wanderers

An immigration journalist and her wife trace their family's intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitler's Holocaust at the brutal hands of Stalin --- …

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Francesco Ciocchi
Pius XII: Between Faith and Politics

What role does faith play in times of political turmoil and war?Eugenio Pacelli, better known as Pope Pius XII, led the Catholic Church during one of the most turbulent periods in history-World War II. In…

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Coreen Derifield
We Were Still Ladies

Following World War II, women living in small towns and on farms across the Midwest woke every morning and headed out for a long day of work in a nearby factory. This transition into industrial work cause…

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Rise to Command

An intimate view of the triumphs and challenges experienced by Black officers in the twentieth century.Rise to Command is a social history told in the words of seventeen Black military officers who grew u…

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Brian P. Farrell
Misfire

Of all the Allied strategic defensive campaigns in the first half of World War II, the fight to defend Malaya and Singapore provided perhaps the best chance to use special forces to wider effect.In Decemb…

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Gary J. Bass
Judgement at Tokyo

A Finalist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize A Best Book of the Year in The Economist ,Prospect ,The Telegraph ,TLS ,The New York Times ,The Washington Post …

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Rebecca Siegel
How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler

The unbelievable true story of the American soldiers who used inflatable tanks and fake radio broadcasts as weapons in World War II.Right around D-Day of World War II, a small, unarmed American army unit …

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Lori A Flores
Awaiting Their Feast

Though Latinx foodways are eagerly embraced and consumed by people across the United States, the nation exhibits a much more fraught relationship with Latinx people, including the largely underpaid and im…

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Gary J. Bass
Judgement at Tokyo

A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A Best Book of the Year in The Economist ,Prospect ,The Telegraph ,TLS ,The New York Times ,The Washington Post …

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Thomas D Phillips
Taking Command

Beyond the pantheon of Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Nimitz lies an untold story of military genius --- the innovative commanders who stepped from their shadows to shape modern warfare from the Cold …

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Aron Heller
Zaidy's Band

In Zaidy's Band , Aron Heller chronicles his extensive journey with his grandfather Mickey Heller -- his Zaidy -- to uncover Mickey's mysterious wartime past and the untold stories of his Jewish Canadian …

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Tonya Abari,
The Six Triple Eight

A powerful and vibrantly illustrated account of the resilience and dedication of the unsung Black heroines who played a major role in World War II. Perfect for fans of Hidden Figures , Opal Lee and What I…

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Abbott Kahler
Eden Undone

A power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder---a true story of utopia gone wrong from New York …

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