It's up, up, and away with the Tuskegee Airmen, a heroic group of African American military pilots who helped the United States win World War II . During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom...
Regimental histories
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Author:Smith, Sherri L.Summary: - Author:BRUNE, PeterSummary:
The Kokoda Trail is part of Australian military folklore. This is the story of the Kokoda Campaign, portrayed through the eyes of the Australian soldiers who fought the battle.
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Author:Roosevelt, TheodoreSummary:Presents Roosevelt's firsthand narrative of the Spanish-American War.
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Author:Nelson, James CarlSummary:In August 1918, the 339th regiment of the US Army-roughly 5,000 soldiers, most hailing from Michigan-sailed for Europe to fight in World War I. But instead of the Western Front, these troops were headed to Archangel, Russia, a vital...
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Author:Drury, BobSummary:Drury offers the story of the courageous mission of the Marines of Fox Company who found themselves surrounded and greatly outnumbered by Chinese forces at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
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Author:David, SaulSummary:In December of 1943, a group of highly trained US and Canadian soldiers capture a crucial Nazi stronghold perched atop stunningly steep cliffs. The unit, with its vast range of capabilities and mission-specific exercises, became a model...
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Author:Nicholson, Gerald W.L.Summary:The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (...
- Author:Jackson, GeoffreySummary:
When Great Britain and its dominions declared war on Germany in August 1914, they were faced with the formidable challenge of transforming masses of untrained citizen-soldiers at home and abroad into competent, coordinated fighting...
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Author:Windsor, LeeSummary:Steel Calvary is the story of the transformation from of a horse cavalry unit to one of Canada's most famous armoured regiments.Twentieth century warfare is epitomized by the image of Allied tanks growling across the countryside,...
- Author:Makos, AdamSummary:
Documents the story of World War II tank platoon and gunner Clarence Smoyer, the gentle soldier behind the immortalized film footage of the iconic duel at the great cathedral in Cologne.
- Author:Macintyre, Ben.Summary:
The incredible untold story of WWII's greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue Britain's Special Air Service-or SAS-was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout...
- Author:Pressfield, StevenSummary:
By the fall of 1942, Rommel's Panzers have routed Britain's Eighth Army in North Africa and are poised to capture Egypt, the Suez Canal, and the Middle Eastern oil fields. To stop Rommel, England deploys a new breed of highly mobile,...
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In the days and months after Pearl Harbor, the lives of Japanese Americans across the continent and Hawaii were changed forever. In this unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe, Daniel James Brown...
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Author:Appleman, Roy EdgarSummary:Appleman's book clears up one of the nagging mysteries of the Korean War: the fate of the 7th U.S. Division's Task Force Faith between November 27 and December 1, 1950, when Chinese forces surrounded it along the icy shores of the...
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Author:Milner, MarcSummary:The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the...
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Author:Delaney, Douglas E., Durflinger, Serge MarcSummary:In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, vital terrain just north of the French town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and in three harrowing days defeated twenty-one German counterattacks. This...
- Author:Gullachsen, Arthur W.Summary:
An army may march on its stomach, but it needs more than hot dinners to fight. As Canadians battled through Northwest Europe in the Second World War, how did they reinforce their front lines? An Army of Never-Ending Strengthprovides...
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Author:Tillman, James AdamsSummary:The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina is forever linked to Palmetto State history, but not all of its members have yet had their stories told. James Adams Tillman (1842–1866) never had the chance to become a governor or U.S....
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Author:Frost, Sydney, Roberts, EdwardSummary:This memoir is unique. It is by far the most complete account of World War I by any member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Sydney Frost, a young Nova Scotian, was working in St. John’s at The Bank of Nova Scotia when the First World...
