Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War by Noriko Kawamura SIGNED COPY
This reexamination of the controversial role Emperor Hirohito played during the Pacific War gives particular attention to the question: If the emperor could not...
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...
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...
Women for Victory: Vol. 1 American Servicewomen in World War II: History & Uniform Series
The Women for Victory series provides a thorough and authoritative reference for American servicewomen’s history and uniforms of WWII, and is designed for...
Finding Fredericksburg: A self-guided tour through historic Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas is one of the top tourist destinations, drawing 1.5 million visitors every year from every part of the world. Whether you have been...
Glamorous American singer Claire Phillips opened a nightclub in manila, using the earnings to secretly feed starving American POWs. She also began working as...
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,...
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 SIGNED COPY
In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical...