Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 (Signed Copy)

"Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops," wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, "whereas the Marines...

Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go...

Implacable Foes: War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 (2020 Symposium Speaker Marc Gallicchio)

On May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day-shortened to "V.E. Day"-brought with it the demise of Nazi Germany. But for the Allies, the war...

Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War (2020 Symposium Speaker Noriko Kawamura)

This reexamination of the controversial role Emperor Hirohito played during the Pacific War gives particular attention to the question: If the emperor could not...

Fubar: Soldier Slang of World War 2

Humorous, sarcastic, sober, pessimistic, fatalistic, defiant or defeatist, slang is an important part of every soldier's vocabulary. Much of the slang of World War...

Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal

The Battle of Guadalcanal has long been heralded as a Marine victory. Now, with his powerful portrait of the Navy’s sacrifice, James D....

PT Boats-The US Navy’s Fast Attack Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War 2

Patrol Torpedo—or PT boats—captured the public's imagination during WWII due to the daring exploits of their crews. Built not of...

Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II

Andrew Jackson Higgins is perhaps the most forgotten hero of the Allied victory. He designed the LCVP (landing craft vehicle, personnel) that played such...

PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy

In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog...

They Called Them Angels: American Military Nurses of World War II by Kathi Jackson

With the insight and intimacy of firsthand accounts from some of the thousands of army and navy nurses who served both stateside and overseas...

The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great

An inspiring call to redeem the progressive legacy of the greatest generation, now under threat as never before.

On January 6, 1941, the Greatest...

Stuart Tank, Vol. 1: The M3, M3A1, and M3A3 Versions in World War II (Legends of Warfare: Ground)

The Stuart light tanks were the first tanks taken into combat by US troops during WWII. Production of these vehicles can be broken into...

Cooking On The Home Front: Favorite Recipes Of The World War II Years

Who will ever forget victory gardens, ration books, meatless meals, or those wartime shortages? Certainly none of us who lived through them. Cooking was...

The Heart of Hell: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima - Mitch Weiss

On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. U.S. military...

Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War, Volume I: July 1937-May 1942 Richard B. Frank

An eye-opening, pathbreaking account of the onset of the Asia-Pacific War, by the acclaimed author of Downfall and Guadalcanal.

In 1937, the swath...

Women Heroes of World War II―the Pacific Theater

Glamorous American singer Claire Phillips opened a nightclub in manila, using the earnings to secretly feed starving American POWs. She also began working as...

Beyond Rosie: A Documentary History of Women and World War II

More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman’s war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences,...

We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan

In the fall of 1941, the Philippines was a gardenia-scented paradise for the American Army and Navy nurses stationed there. War was a distant rumor,...

U.S. Military War Dogs in World War II Robert Rosenkrans

This book is the first to aid collectors and historians in identifying U.S. Military World War II War Dog equipment. The many World...

The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers

In January 1944 sixteen black enlisted men gathered at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois to begin a cram course that would turn...

Hell Yes I’d Do It Again by T. Fred Harvey

Hell Yes, I'd Do It Again by T. Fred Harvey is an emotional and fascinating wild ride with a man who has experienced more...

Walking Point by R.J. Nevens, Jr.  AUTOGRAPHED COPY

A marine is always faithful. So is man's best friend. Walking Point is an empowering tale of love, loss, and victory centered around a...

Admiral Nimitz: The Commander of the Pacific Ocean Theater

Chester Nimitz was an admiral's Admiral, considered by many to be the greatest naval leader of the last century. After the attack on Pearl...

Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire ( 2020 Symposium Speaker Richard B. Frank)

In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical...

Women Doctors in War

In their efforts to utilize their medical skills and training in the service of their country, women physicians fought not one but two male-dominated...

Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys

From the very first days of aviation, women were there. Katherine Wright, though not a pilot, helped her brothers Orville and Wilbur so much...

In Harm’s Way: JFK, World War II, and the Heroic Rescue of PT 109

In September 1941, young Jack Kennedy was appointed an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After completing training and eager to serve, he volunteered...

Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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A brilliant evocation of the qualities that made FDR one of the most beloved and greatest of American presidents.

Quotations of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Great American Quote Books)

America's 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to the country's top office four times, making him the only president to serve more than...

Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II

Double Victory tells the stories of African American women who did extraordinary things to help their country during World War II. In these pages...

Doris Miller-Hero of Pearl Harbor

Doris Miller fought bravely against Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor. The young African-American from Texas was one of the first sailors to earn the...

The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended World War II

On August 14, 1945, Alfred Eisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, minutes after they heard of Japan's surrender to...

The First South Pacific Campaign: Pacific Fleet Strategy Dec 1941-Jun 1942

On May 7 and 8, 1942, fast carrier task forces from the United States and Imperial Japanese met in combat for the first time in the Battle...

Guadalcanal: the Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle by Richard B. Frank

“Brilliant...an enormous work based on the most meticulous research.”—LA Times Book Review

The battle at Guadalcanal—which began...

The Battle of Midway (2020 Symposium Speaker Craig L. Symonds)

In this absolutely riveting account of a key moment in the history of World War II, leading naval historian Craig L. Symonds paints an...

World War II At Sea A Global History (2020 Symposium Speaker Craig L. Symonds)

World War II at Sea offers a global perspective, focusing on the major engagements and personalities and revealing both their scale and their interconnection:...

The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz,...

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer

Drawing on new primary sources and personal accounts by Americans and Japanese alike, The Fleet at Flood Tide is a thrilling narrative of the...

Hell under the Rising Sun: Texan POWs and the Building of the Burma-Thailand Death Railway

Kelly E. Crager consulted official documentary sources of the National Archives and the U.S. Army and mined the personal memoirs and oral history...

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried...

Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War

On April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts—nicknamed the “Davao Dozen”—executed a daring escape from one of...

Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States...

My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941: A Nostalgic Collection of Memories

History comes alive in this award-winning WW II scrapbook, bursting with old photos, maps, telegrams, newspaper clippings, hand-written notes and letters! Experience the tragedy...

I’m Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC

I'm Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John...

The Pacific War: 1941-1945

The definitive one-volume history of World War II in the Pacific theater, The Pacific War was the first book to weave together the separate...

Day of Infamy

December 7, 1941, began as a quiet morning on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. But as Japan’s deadly torpedoes suddenly rained down on ...

National Musuem of the Pacific War Guidebook - 2nd Edition

Just Arrived! The 2nd edition of National Museum of the Pacific War Official Guidebook 48 pages full of beautiful photos and information from...

Nimitz by E. B. Potter

Called a great book worthy of a great man, this definitive biography of the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet in World War...

Chester W. Nimitz: Admiral of the Hills

From his boyhood days in the Hill Country of Central Texas to the apogee of his career as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific, Chester W....