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  • Death in the Baltic
    Cathryn J Prince
    January 1945: the outcome of World War II has been determined. The Third Reich is in free fall as the Russians close in from the east. Berlin plans an eleventh-hour exodus for the German civilians trapped in the Red Army’s way. More than 10,000 women, children, sick, and elderly pack aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a former cruise ship. Soon after the ship leaves port, three Sovie...
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    16,52 €

  • A Terrible Revenge
    Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
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    24,93 €

  • The Greatest Test of Courage
    Ronda Hassig
    Edward Mack had everything: a wife, a newborn son, and his dream job. But as a West Point graduate stationed in the Philippines, his life changed forever on December 7, 1941. Not long after, he would survive the Bataan Death March, Camps O’Donnell and Cabanatuan. At Cabanatuan, he headed an underground operation to get food and medicine for his fellow prisoners. His final desti...
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    11,87 €

  • The Shadow Tiger
    Barbara L Evenson / William C. McDonald III
    Born to Fly China’s wide-open skies were perfect… if you didn’t mind typhoons, sand storms,  blizzards, uncharted mountains and  Japanese Zeros hunting you. Billy McDonald of Birmingham, Alabama, had an adventurous and dangerous career as a pilot in the Golden Age of Flight, and into World War II.  He jumped from military cadet to wingman in Chennault’s famed aerobatic flyin...
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    34,81 €

  • Renatus' Kayak
    Rozanne Enerson Junker
    Woody Belsheim had one question when he gave his niece, Rozanne Enerson Junker, a miniature sealskin kayak made for him in 1944 by Inuit hunter Renatus Tuglavina: Would it be possible for you to find out what happened to Renatus...and to his daughter, Harriot?Woody had seldom spoken about his World War II service when he and six other G.I.s manned a secret American weather stat...
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    14,59 €

  • Operation Barbarossa
    Nigel Askey
    In June 1941 the German Wehrmacht launched Operation Barbarossa: the attack on the USSR and the largest land invasion in recorded history. The titanic battles that followed led to the greatest loss of life ever experienced in a military campaign. Since the end of WWII there has been intense discourse about the key operational and strategic decisions made by the German and Sovie...
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    40,02 €

  • The Axis Forces 4
    Massimiliano Afiero
    Book magazine dedicated to the German, Italian and Japanese armed forces and their allies during WW2.In this issue. The battle of Narva 1944, The japan in war, The Italian Alpine Division Monterosa of RSI. Eastern Volunteer insignia. Heinrich Sonne. Knight Cross Holder. ...
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    12,71 €

  • The Soldier That Wagged Her Tail
    Dolores N Morris
    World War II sits in our collective memory as the 'Good War': the one where the sides were clear and the sacrifices great. Literature and film have produced very few images of a certain group of heroic soldiers who died on foreign beaches, fields and jungles. The African American soldier, in segregated units, fought and died on those battlefields, and for the most part, their c...
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    11,85 €

  • In His Shadow
    A R Hurst
    In the shadowed waters off Oran during the pivotal hours of Operation Torch, Petty Officer Charles William Hurst confronts the unrelenting horrors of war and the fragile hope of survival. Amidst the tension and chaos of the Allied landings in North Africa, Charlie faces duty, sacrifice, and the fierce battle raging both around him and within his heart.Through harrowing night-ti...
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    14,42 €

  • London calling Italy
    Ester Lo Biundo
    London calling Italy is a book about the BBC Italian Service during the Second World War. It examines the role of the Italian broadcasters, the programmes and their reception. ...
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    44,45 €

  • World War II Generation Speaks IV
    Matthew A. Rozell
    The acclaimed oral history featuring the American veterans of World War II. From the Great Depression to Pearl Harbor, from high school to the combat zone, from boot camp to the end of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan, here are the stories that we can’t afford not to hear, from a vanishing generation speaking to America today. Narrative oral history of World War II. Veterans ...
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    62,30 €

  • Hammerstein’s Daughters
    Gottfried Paasche
    Historical consensus is largely unanimous in viewing the German nobility under the Weimar Republic as completely enthralled by fascism. In this enlightening chronicle of General Kurt von Hammerstein and his family, Hammerstein’s Daughters provides an important counter example to this paradigm. A staunch opponent of Hitler and his policies, Kurt von Hammerstein’s daughters, Mari...
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    184,19 €

  • Statelessness after Arendt
    This book is a study of statelessness in the period of the Second World War. It breaks new ground by focusing not on Europe, but on the Asian and Pacific theatres of the conflict. This perspective enables us to go beyond Hannah Arendt’s classic account of statelessness in her Origins of Totalitarianism. ...
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    181,31 €

  • Rhino Tanks and Sticky Bombs
    Robert P. Wettemann
    Coming of age during the Great Depression, the American boys who fought in World War II had, through necessity, developed a unique brand of technological resourcefulness. This proficiency, Robert P. Wettemann Jr. contends, provided GIs with another weapon in a distinctly American way of war. Rhino Tanks and Sticky Bombs is Wettemann’s eminently readable account of how this hard...
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    57,86 €

  • Disgracefully Easy
    Thomas F. Hanchett / William Hanchett
    In this posthumously published collection of letters and postal cards, William 'Bill' Hanchett shares his candid experiences as a flight-school cadet, and later as an Army Air Forces pilot in command of a B-24 Liberator bomber during World War II.Through Bill’s first-hand accounts, we learn that mastering the art of flying during wartime is about more than understanding engine ...
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    23,51 €

  • What Is Coming? A Forecast Of Things After The War
    H. G. Wells
    Unlock the prophetic vision of H.G. Wells in 'What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War,' a masterpiece that transcends time and speaks to the heart of humanity’s future. Rediscover this long-lost classic, now beautifully restored and republished by Alpha Editions, after being out of print for decades. This edition is not just a reprint; it s a collector s item and a c...
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    15,67 €

  • War What For?
    George R. Kirkpatrick
    Unleash the power of timeless wisdom with 'War What For?' by George R. Kirkpatrick, a provocative masterpiece that challenges the very essence of conflict and its impact on humanity. Rediscovered after decades out of print, this compelling work is now beautifully restored and republished by Alpha Editions, offering a rare glimpse into the past with insights that resonate today....
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    21,70 €

  • A West Pointer With The Boers Personal Narrative Of Colonel J. Y. F. Blake, Commander Of The Irish Brigade
    John Y. Fillmore Blake
    Step into the heart of history with 'A West Pointer with the Boers,' a gripping personal narrative by Colonel J. Y. F. Blake, now revived after decades out of print. This extraordinary tale, republished by Alpha Editions, offers a rare glimpse into the life of an American soldier who fought alongside the Boers during the Second Boer War. Restored for today s and future generati...
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    18,45 €

  • A Detailed Account Of The Battle Of Austerlitz
    Karl von Stutterheim / John Pine Coffin
    Step onto the battlefield of history with 'A Detailed Account of the Battle of Austerlitz' by Karl von Stutterheim, a gripping narrative that has been out of print for decades and is now masterfully republished by Alpha Editions. This timeless classic, restored for today s and future generations, offers an unparalleled glimpse into one of Napoleon’s most brilliant victories. Mo...
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    12,36 €

  • Demobilization
    Benedict Crowell / Robert Forrest Wilson
    Unlock the secrets of a pivotal moment in history with 'Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the Armistice, 1918-1920.' This captivating work, penned by Benedict Crowell and Robert Forrest Wilson, has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully restored and republished by Alpha Editions. Dive into the intricate tapestry of post-World War I A...
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    21,12 €

  • Defenders Of Democracy
    Anonymous
    Uncover a lost gem of literary history with 'Defenders of Democracy,' a stirring collection of wartime narratives that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully republished by Alpha Editions. This timeless masterpiece, penned by Anonymous, captures the indomitable spirit of those who stood against tyranny, offering a poignant glimpse into the heart of human resil...
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    14,93 €

  • The Diary Of A U-Boat Commander; With An Introduction And Explanatory Notes By Etienne
    Sir Stephen King-Hall
    Dive into the haunting depths of wartime intrigue with 'The Diary of a U-boat Commander,' a gripping narrative that resurfaces after decades out of print. Now republished by Alpha Editions, this restored classic is not just a reprint it’s a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, ready to captivate today’s and future generations. Experience the raw, unfiltered thoughts of a G...
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    15,34 €

  • ’DRIVER ADVANCE !’ Being A Short Account Of The 2nd Lothians And Border Horse, 1939-1946
    Anon
    This is a Regimentally published title that covers a unit of 6th Armoured Division that was issued with Crusader cruiser tanks alongside the Valentine and Matilda infantry tanks. The regiment embarked on troopships for the Tunisian Campaign, fought at the Battle of Kasserine, Ebba Ksour and Kairouan. At the end of 1942, and thereafter served during the Italian campaign, Cassino...
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    22,88 €

  • Four of Our Finest
    Roger Gunn
    Joseph Fall was a survivor. He survived a horrific accident at age fourteen and the brain surgery that followed. He survived the Great War as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service. He survived polio between the wars, and he survived the Second World War serving as a Group Captain in North Africa.Alfred Atkey flew Bristol Fighters with No. 22 Squadron. He and his observer, Char...
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    25,47 €

  • Control Tower Calling
    Nigel Morter
    'An intimate, revealing and, at times, surprisingly moving account of the domestic life of a wartime airfield and the men and women who served there.'Control Tower Calling covers the short but important secret history of RAF North Creake intertwined with the tale of how the author, Nigel Morter, and his wife, Claire Nugent, found and fell in love with the airfield’s control tow...
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    25,77 €

  • Pearl Bradshaw
    Stephen Whiteside
    Stephen Whiteside interviewed Pearl Bradshaw in 1987 as part of his research for Snow, Fire, and Gold - the story of Bill Spargo and Evelyn Piper’s life in the Australian mountains.With her husband, Jim (who had died in 1981), Pearl had managed the Hotham Heights Chalet at Mt Hotham form 1937 - 45, a total of nine consecutive winters.This period included the 1939 bushfire, whic...
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    18,94 €

  • Never Forget
    Arnold S. Martinez
    'With ’Never Forget,’ Arnold Martinez gifts us a mosaic of memories epitomizing a generation that never asked for attention, but offers us so many valuable examples. Candid and compelling, equal parts relatable and raw, this collection of first-hand accounts will deepen your understanding of World War II, and expand your gratitude for the men and women who paid the price for ou...
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    23,52 €

  • Blue Skies, Troubled Waters
    Brian Kimmel / Martha Walandouw Lohn
    Martha Walandouw Lohn and Brian Kimmel’s BLUE SKIES, TROUBLED WATERS: An American Twin’s WWII Odyssey in Minahasa, Indonesia chronicles the extraordinary journey of twin American girls caught in the chaos of World War II in Japanese-occupied Indonesia. Through the eyes of Martha (nicknamed Ath as a young girl) and her twin sister Kath, we witness the transformation of a peacefu...
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    15,72 €

  • The Armies Of Europe
    Fedor von K ppen
    Uncover the forgotten pages of history with 'The Armies of Europe' by Fedor von K ppen, a masterpiece that lay dormant for decades and now resurfaces as a cultural treasure. This timeless work, republished by Alpha Editions, offers a rare glimpse into the military landscapes of 19th-century Europe, meticulously restored for today s and future generations. Dive into the strategi...
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    15,19 €

  • Artemas The Second Book Concerning Men, And The Things That Men Did Do, At The Time When There Was War
    Andrew Cassels Brown
    Rediscover a lost gem of wartime literature with 'Artemas the second book concerning men, and the things that men did do, at the time when there was war' by Andrew Cassels Brown. This captivating narrative, out of print for decades, has been lovingly restored and republished by Alpha Editions, offering a rare glimpse into the human spirit amidst the chaos of war. Dive into a wo...
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    11,99 €


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