From the sinking decks of a navy cruiser to the cockpit of a doomed B-25 bomber, Ronald J. Drez takes us to the front lines of World War II. Through Drez's gripping narrative style, we meet twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, and learn what the war was like through their eyes, experiencing their own 'twenty-five yards of war.' The men in these pages represent all branches of the military who were sent on impossible missions, where they witnessed triumphs and tragedies. As a result of Drez's ten years of research and over 1,400 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War is a...
From the sinking decks of a navy cruiser to the cockpit of a doomed B-25 bomber, Ronald J. Drez takes us to the front lines of World War II.
This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower and a new afterword by former West Point superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster.
This new paperback edition of Stephen E. Ambrose's highly regarded history of the United States Military Academy features the original foreword by ...
This memoir was written soon after the author's stint as a paratrooper in World War II, using his letters home and recollections that he documented following his discharge. It details places and events, especially D-Day and the fall of the Third Reich.
This memoir was written soon after the author's stint as a paratrooper in World War II, using his letters home and recollections that he documented fo...
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A compendium of information on all aspects of German forces, originally issued by the US War Department in March 1945 as a restricted document. It examines German military personnel from the lowest levels to the High Command, and describes the Wehrmacht 's administrative structure, unit organization
A compendium of information on all aspects of German forces, originally issued by the US War Department in March 1945 as a restricted document. It exa...
Ambrose's fine book is sound, thoughtful, and scholarly. It also demonstrates an understanding of the high command in modern war and helps to explain the divergent attitudes of Halleck's contemporaries.
Ambrose's fine book is sound, thoughtful, and scholarly. It also demonstrates an understanding of the high command in modern war and helps to explain ...
In 1983 the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans began a project to record the recollections of as many people as possible -- civilians as well as soldiers -- who were involved in one of the most pivotal events of the century. Skillfully edited by Ronald J. Drez and first published on the fifty-year anniversary of D-Day, the award-winning Voices of D-Day tells the story of that momentous operation almost entirely through the words of the people who were there.
In 1983 the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans began a project to record the recollections of as many people as possible -- civilia...
Although his art took form in many mediums, this lush and colorful book is the first to focus on Walter Anderson's murals. Anderson's home was in Ocean Springs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where he spent his lifetime recording the region's flora, fauna, life forces, light, and history of his native Gulf Coast. He is known today as mythmaker, local legend, mystic poet, painter, inveterate voyager, and, most of all, brilliant artist. Walls of Light presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of Anderson as muralist. His major mural projects, now housed in the Walter...
Although his art took form in many mediums, this lush and colorful book is the first to focus on Walter Anderson's murals. Anderson's home was in ...
What was the experience of war for a child in bombed and ravaged Germany? In this memoir, the voice of innocence is heard.
-This is great stuff, - exclaims Stephen E. Ambrose.
-I love this book.-
In this gripping account, a boy and his mother are wrenched from their tranquil lives to forge a path through the storm of war and the rubble of its aftermath. In the past there has been a spectrum of books and films that share other German World War II experiences. However, told from the perspective of a ten-year-old, this book is rare. The boy and his mother must prevail over hunger and...
What was the experience of war for a child in bombed and ravaged Germany? In this memoir, the voice of innocence is heard.
In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II. Ambrose brings Eisenhower's experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general's skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General's official papers, analyzes Eisenhower's difficult military decisions and his...
In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership duri...
