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World War II Illustrated Atlas
World War II was the greatest conflict in the history of mankind. It penetrated into every corner of the globe, from the Arctic to the Pacific Oceans. Immense armed forces engaged …
The Vietnam War
In this fully illustrated introduction, leading Vietnam War historian Dr Andrew Wiest provides a concise overview of America’s most divisive war. America entered the Vietnam …
Triumph Revisited
More than thirty years later, the Vietnam War still stands as one of the most controversial events in the history of the United States, and historians have so far failed to come up …
America and the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and …
Illustrated History of World War I
The first truly total war, the 'war to end all wars', shocked the world with its scale and brutality. Men from both sides went to war in August 1914 expecting to be home by …
Charlie Company Journeys Home
Using countless interviews as well as original diaries and letters, Andrew Wiest lays bare the horror of the Vietnam War for those left behind and the enduring battles they must …
Vietnam's Forgotten Army
2009 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award for BiographyExamines South Vietnam s complex relationship with the United States through the stories of two Vietnamese …
Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis
A complete guide to everyday words with military origins.Did you know they started 'hearing through the grapevine' during the American Civil War, that 'ghettos' originated in …
America and the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and …
Atlas över andra världskriget : Offensiver, slag och vapen 1939-1945
Andra världskriget rasade i alla delar av världen, från Arktis till Stilla havet. De allierade och axelmakterna mötte varandras styrkor i alla slags miljöer, från Nordafrikas …
Pearl Harbor
“A date which will live in infamy.”—US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sunday, December 7, 1941, was supposed to be a day of rest for the military personnel at Hawaii’s Pearl …