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The Secret World of the Führer
“A hive of interesting facts and almost unbelievable stories about Adolf Hitler . . . Well worth a look. Well worth a read.” —War History Online...
Operation Cowboy, the World War Two Mission to Save the World's Finest Horses
April 1945. As Allied bombs rain down on Europe, a 400-year-old institution looks set to be wiped off the face of the Earth. The famous white Lipizzan...
Escape from Mussolini's Colditz
Vincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini...
The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape
A thrilling, moment by moment account of an epic World War II escape and the real-life adventures that followed. On August 30, 1942 - 'Zero Night' - 4...
The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 – ‘Zero Night’ – 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Afric...
The Story of Japan's Naval War Crimes
The author of Japan’s Gestapo details the atrocities committed by the Japanese Navy during World War II. While the Japanese Navy followed many of th...
Murder, Mayhem and Torture in Wartime Asia
From the author of Children of the Camps, a look at the disturbing activities of the Kempeitai, Japan’s feared military and secret police. The book ...
Extraordinary True Stories of Women Prisoners of the Japanese
The author of Children of the Camps delves into the harrowing true stories behind the TV drama: the fate of women held in Japanese captivity during WW...
The British Military in the Middle Kingdom, 18391997
The Author, who lives in Shanghai, sets out to demonstrate that the British military has been at the forefront of many of the great changes that have ...
Operation Struggle and the Last Great Raid of World War Two
July 1945. Eighteen young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from a top-secret underwater warfare unit prepare to undertake three auda...
Dozens of British and Commonwealth officers of the rank of colonel and above were captured by the Japanese at the fall of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapo...
Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War
The author of Guarding Hitler delivers “a study revealing the Japanese use of Allied POWs in medical experiments during WWII.”—The Guardian The ...
Resistance to Hitler's 'Final Solution'
This inspiring book examines the often incredible and nearly always tragic examples of Jewish resistance in ghettos and concentration camps during the...
The British Militry in the Middle Kingdom, 1839–1997
Stirring Stories of Modern British Heroes
The book examines examples of outstanding courage exhibited by people living in modern Britain. These include British servicemen and servicewomen serv...
After the staggering success of the Pearl Harbor surprise attack, the Japanese plotted to maintain the initiative and spread fear and panic among the ...
The Indian Wars and the Conquest of the West
Blood, guts, dust and hatred: the real history of the American West. Today is a Good Day to Fight covers the period from the initial penetration of th...
MacArthur and the Tragedy of Japanese POWs
This book examines the period between the unconditional surrender of Japan on 14 August 1945, and the arrival of Allied liberation forces in Japanese-...
Japan's Last Forgotten Victims
The author of Guarding Hitlertells the truly heart-rending stories of Caucasian and Eurasian children held captive inside Japanese internment camps. T...
Dramatic Escapes from Japanese Prison Camps
While there have been many fine books covering the appalling experiences and great courage of the many thousands of POWscaptured by the victorious Jap...
Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom, Grades 6-12
Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessment...
American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape From Berga Concentration Camp
Operation Swallow is the true story of how a small group of American soldiers, inspired by a charismatic but reluctant leader named Hans Kasten, worke...
When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II.
It is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered ... As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sen...
"Design practice in offshore geotechnical engineering has grown out of onshore practice, but the two application areas have tended to diverge over the...
Resistance to Hitler's Final Solution
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The Underwater Trade Between Germany and Japan, 1942-45
World War II's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 - 'Zero Night' - 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged...