Choices
Under Fire Moral Dimensions of World War
II
Michael Bess From
$13.98 Pub. 2008 5 / 5
Rating (7 Reviews)
World War II was not a conflict free of moral ambiguity,
painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. For
instance, was the bombing of civilian populations in
Germany and Japan justified? With wisdom and clarity,
Michael Bess brings a fresh eye to these difficult
questions and others.
World
War II: The Definitive Visual History From $24.74 Pub. 2009 5 / 5 Rating (3 Reviews)
Divided into nine chronological chapters, each
introduced by a general overview of the military and
political situation. This is followed by a comprehensive
timeline, covering events in all theaters of the war.
The opening chapter analyzes the build-up of hostility
in the years leading up the war, both in Europe and in
the Pacific. Similarly the final chapter analyzes the
immediate and long-term consequences of the war and the
way it has shaped recent history. The chapters in
between cover the events of the war itself.
Ernie
Pyle's War America's Eyewitness to World
War II
James Tobin From $7.48 Pub. 2006 5 / 5 Rating (17 Reviews)
For the first time in trade paperback, the book in which
one of the most celebrated historians of our time looks
back at his own early life and gives us a remarkable
account of World War II in the Pacific, of what it
looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and most of
all, what it felt like to one who experienced it first
hand.
Why
the Allies Won
Richard Overy From $9.48 Pub. 1997 4.5 / 5 Rating (59 Reviews)
Overy emphasizes that the outcome was not a foregone
conclusion, as Western Liberal societies have argued
since 1945. Rather, the conflict was extremely close,
and in the years from 1942-44, the war could have gone
either way. Overy divides his analysis into two types of
factors: the actual combat, including campaigns and
tactics, and underlying factors, such as economics,
resources, and leadership.
World
War II (First Book)
Tom McGowen From $5.48 Pub. 1993 5 / 5 Rating (2 Reviews)
It is an excellent starting point and reference book for
young readers and writers of school reports and essays. The
graphics are outstanding. The energetic, bright colors on the
first several maps will hold a child's attention while they are
busy trying to sort out the situations they represent.
A
Short History of World War II
James L. Stokesbury From $5.48 Pub. 1980 4.5 / 5 Rating (20 Reviews)
Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now
there has been no one-volume survey that was both
objective and comprehensive. Where this book triumphs is
in presenting the big picture--military, political, and
to some extent cultural.
Roll
Me Over An Infantryman's World War II
Raymond Gantter From $5.74 Pub. 1997 4.5 / 5 Rating (36 Reviews)
With depth, clarity, and remarkable compassion, Gantter--an
enlisted man and college graduate who spoke
German--portrays the extraordinary life of the American
soldier as he and his comrades lived it while helping to
destroy Hitler's Third Reich.
Munich,
1938 Appeasement and World War II
David Faber From $18.75 Pub. 2009 4.5 / 5 Rating (4 Reviews)
When British PM Neville Chamberlain returned to London
from his meeting with Hitler in September of 1938, he
waved a piece of paper which had his and the Fuhrer's
signature. "Peace for our time" he exclaimed. Reality
soon proved otherwise for those that combined to defeat
Germany in World War I.
Goodbye,
Darkness A Memoir of the Pacific War
William Manchester From $11.25 Pub. 2002 4.5 / 5 Rating (84 Reviews)
For the first time in trade paperback, the book in which
one of the most celebrated historians of our time looks
back at his own early life and gives us a remarkable
account of World War II in the Pacific, of what it
looked like, sounded like, smelled like, and most of
all, what it felt like to one who experienced it first
hand.
Armchair
Reader World War II From $13.98 Pub. 2007 4.5 / 5 Rating (4 Reviews)
500+ pages of short stories and fascinating facts about
World War II. The book is very easy to read and the
facts are well ordered and contain both well known
stories as well as lesser known facts, along with
"behind the scenes" types of stories.
