Yamamoto Isoroku (Command)

Yamamoto Isoroku is the most well-known of Japan's military leaders and his name will be forever linked to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Because...

Stilwell and Mountbatten in Burma: Allies at War, 1943-1944

Stilwell and Mountbatten in Burma explores the relationship between American General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell and British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in the China-Burma-India...

Futures of War: A Consensus View of the Future Security Environment, 2010-2035 by Sam J. Tangredi

No defense planning can be effective without a rigorous assessment of the future security environment. Futures of War is designed to give readers 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...

In Peace and War: Interpretations Of American Naval History, 30Th Anniversary Edition

This 30th anniversary edition of a highly acclaimed classic covers the entire span of the American naval experience from the Revolution to the present....

Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire by Richard B. Frank (2019 Symposium Speaker)

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

Information at Sea: Shipboard Command and Control in the U.S. Navy, from Mobile Bay to Okinawa

The brain of a modern warship is its combat information center (CIC). Data about friendly and enemy forces pour into this nerve center, contributing...

MacArthur: The Supreme Commander at War in the Pacific by James Zobel (2019 Symposium Speaker)

General Douglas MacArthur was one of the most colorful, controversial, and image-conscious military figures of the twentieth century. This military biography in photos captures...

Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898–1945 by Trent Hone (2019 Sym

by Trent Hone, 2019 Symposium speaker.

Learning War examines the U.S. Navy's doctrinal development from 1898-1945 and explains why the Navy in...

Women for Victory: American Servicewomen in World War II History and Uniforms Series - Volume 1

The Women for Victory series provides a thorough and authoritative reference for American servicewomen’s history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for...

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...

Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue

Organized by country, this historical exploration includes stories of girls and women from across Europe and the United States who risked their lives to...

War by Land, Sea, and Air: Dwight Eisenhower and the Concept of Unified Command

In this book a retired U.S. Army colonel and military historian takes a fresh look at Dwight D. Eisenhower’s lasting military legacy,...

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

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

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...

41: A Portrait of My Father

Forty-four men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told...

The Color of War: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Changed America

The Color of War is the story of two battles: the one overseas and the one on America's home turf. By weaving together these...

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 (2019 Symposium Speak

by Richard B. Frank, 2019 Symposium speaker

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

The Battle of Midway

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

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

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

MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific

The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals.World War II...

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...

Our Mothers’ War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II

Our Mothers' War is an eye-opening and moving portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate...

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....