Best History Of World War 1 - April 2024

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

Drawing on exhaustive research, this remarkable, intimate account tells the story of how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today.On a summer day in 1914, a nineteen-year-old Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. While the world slumbered, monumental forces were shaken. In less than a month, a combination of ambition, deceit, fear, jealousy, missed opportunities, and miscalculation sent Austro-Hungarian troops marching into Serbia, German troops streaming t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553382403
• ASIN: 0553382403
• ISBN: 0553382403
• Brand: Delacorte Press
• Manufacturer: Bantam

World War II: The Definitive Visual History from Blitzkrieg to the Atom Bomb

World War II: The Definitive Visual History is a comprehensive, authoritative, yet accessible guide to the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of World War II. Perhaps the most complex, frightening, and destructive event in global history, the Second World War saw the heights of human courage and the depth of human degradation. World War II presents a complete overview of the war, including the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, fascism, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and the D-Day landings. This book also looks at the enduring effects of World War II during succeeding decades. Expanded wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465436022
• UPC: 790778036027
• ASIN: 1465436022
• ISBN: 1465436022
• Brand: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
• Manufacturer: DK

History of the World Map by Map

More than 140 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world history, from the first human migrations out of Africa to the space race.Custom regional and global maps present the history of the world in action, charting how events traced patterns on land and ocean--patterns of exploration, discovery, or conquest that created empires, colonies, or theaters of war. Thoughtful organization of information will help you follow the story of civilizations through ancient, medieval, and modern times.But not every page is full of maps. At key points in History of the World Map by Map, broad, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465475850
• ASIN: 1465475850
• ISBN: 1465475850
• Manufacturer: DK

The One: A Novel

A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018“Just try to put this gripping thriller down once you pick it up.” —AARP“A shock on every other page.” —Wall Street JournalHow far would you go to find The One?A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made for.That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075CQSTGT
• ASIN: B075CQSTGT
• Manufacturer: Hanover Square Press

Eyewitness to World War II: Unforgettable Stories and Photographs From History's Greatest Conflict

• ASIN: 1426209703
• ASIN: 1426209703
• ISBN: 9781426209703
• Brand: National Geographic Society
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Hidden History: The Secret Origins of the First World War.

A new theory on how World War I started—not with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but rather 10 years earlier, by power-hungry men whose lies have infiltrated historyHidden History uniquely exposes those responsible for World War I. It reveals how accounts of the war's origins have been deliberately falsified to conceal the guilt of the secret cabal of very rich and powerful men in London responsible for the most heinous crime perpetrated on humanity. For 10 years, they plotted the destruction of Germany as the first stage of their plan to take control of the world. The assass... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1780576307
• ASIN: 1780576307
• ISBN: 1780576307
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Mainstream Publishing

The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

"The Ghost Army of World War II describes a perfect example of a little-known, highly imaginative, and daring maneuver that helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. It is a riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." – Tom BrokawIn the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inf... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1616893184
• UPC: 884918988304
• ASIN: 1616893184
• ISBN: 1616893184
• Brand: Princeton Architectural Press
• Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press

The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau

The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War: the battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe - from the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau.   From July 10, 1943, the date of the Allied landing in Sicily, to May 8, 1945, when victory in Europe was declared – the entire time it took to liberate Europe – no regiment saw more action, and no single platoon, company, or battalion endured worse, than the ones commanded by Felix Sparks, who had entered ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307887995
• ASIN: 0307887995
• ISBN: 0307887995
• Manufacturer: Crown

World War I: The Definitive Visual History

Discover the misery of life in the trenches -- and how the Great War devastated Europe. Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation upon nation sent their men to join the carnage, combine to present a dramatic "eyewitness" view of this most terrible war. See the bullet-riddled car of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, everyday life in the dugout, sappers mining tunnels beneath the enemy,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465470018
• ASIN: 1465470018
• ISBN: 1465470018
• Manufacturer: DK

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

The astonishing, never before told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia...During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo plane... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0451224957
• UPC: 783324820270
• ASIN: 0451224957
• ISBN: 0451224957
• Brand: Nal Caliber
• Manufacturer: Dutton Caliber

One Good Deed

The #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable new character: Archer, a straight-talking former World War II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn't commit.It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job--and don't ever associate with loose women.The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's y... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NL5VP9J
• ASIN: B07NL5VP9J
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Second World War

• ASIN: 039541685X
• UPC: 046442416856
• ASIN: 039541685X
• ISBN: 039541685X
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

World History: Ancient History, United States History, European, Native American, Russian, Chinese, Asian, African, Indian and Australian History, Wars including World War 1 and 2 [4th Edition]

Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet. You will be astonished to learn about some of the events that have occurred!Here is a Sneak Peek of What you will Learn:Ancient HistoryAsian HistoryEuropean and Russian HistoryAmerican HistoryAustralian HistoryAfrican HistoryWorld Wars I & II, and the Vietnam WarAnd much, much, moreHere is what other readers say about this book:"This book is packed with really important information about the world's history.""I was surprised how much I learned from this. I really like how everyt... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MSWJLHH
• ASIN: B01MSWJLHH

The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman’s classic histories of the First World War eraIn this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitab... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345476093
• ASIN: 0345476093
• ISBN: 0345476093
• Brand: Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim/ Massie, Robert K. (FRW)
• Manufacturer: Presidio Press

The Imperial German Navy of World War I, Vol. 1 Warships: A Comprehensive Photographic Study of the Kaiser's Naval Forces

The Imperial German Navy of WWI is a series of books (Warships, Campaigns, & Uniforms) that provide a broad view of the Kaiser's naval forces through the extensive use of photographs. Every effort has been made to cover all significant areas during the war period. In addition to the primary use of photographs, technical information is provided for each warship along with its corresponding service history; with a special emphasis being placed on those warships that participated in the Battle of Skagerrak (Jutland). Countless sources have been used to establish individual case studies for each w... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0764352164
• ASIN: 0764352164
• ISBN: 0764352164
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Schiffer Military History

Shadow Divers : The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

Two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery surrounding the wreckage of a World War II German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, its ruined interior a macabre wasteland of

• UPC: 3430211
• Rating: 4.417

World War II : The Definitive Visual History from Blitzkrieg to the Atom Bomb

A visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and

• UPC: 43377965

The Best War Ever : America and World War II

Was World War II really such a "good war"? Popular memory insists that it was, in fact, "the best war ever." After all, we knew who the enemy was, and we understood what we were

• UPC: 43151947
• Rating: 4.0

The Great War : A Combat History of the First World War

Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements

• UPC: 44104027
• Rating: 3.909

The Storm on Our Shores : One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the best-selling The Big Year traces how a World War II soldier's discoveries in a Japanese surgeon's diary helped change a war-torn America's perceptions of Japan. 150,000 first

• UPC: 32979231
• Rating: 5.0

The Secret History of World War II : Spies, Code Breakers, and Covert Operations

"From spy missions to code breaking, this richly illustrated account of the covert operations of World War II takes readers behind the battle lines and deep into the undercover war effort that changed the course

• UPC: 52098717

World War One: History in an Hour - eBook

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The ‘Great War’, from July 1914 to November 1918, was without parallel. It brought to an end four dynasties, ignited revolution, and forged new nations.

• UPC: 884986099
• Rating: 3.75

America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II) : From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom

Respected scholar Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in this engaging narrative that slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed

• UPC: 7764348
• Rating: 4.0

A Short History of World War II

Eight maps supplement an objective, comprehensive, one-volume survey of the major events of World War II, the situations leading to the outbreak of the war, and its immediate

• UPC: 373101
• Rating: 4.5

The Storm on Our Shores : One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II

9781508283157

• UPC: 738585980