GI Ingenuity
GI Ingenuity

Author: James Jay Carafano

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2007-12-13

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1461751071

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One-of-a-kind retelling of the Normandy campaign Places the 1944 battle for France in its social, economic, scientific, and technological context GI Ingenuity is in large part an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage. But the book goes farther, combining military history with the history of science, technology, and culture to show how the American soldier improvised, innovated, and adapted on the battlefield. Among the improvisations and technologies covered are tanks equipped with hedgerow cutters, the coordination of air and ground attacks, and the use of radios and aircraft to direct artillery fire--all of which contributed to American success on D-Day and afterwards.

Air Force
Air Force

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1945

Total Pages: 1436

ISBN-13:

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Vols. 41, no. 11-v. 42, no. 5 include Space digest, v. 1-2, no. 5, Nov. 1958-May 1959.

Tours of Duty
Tours of Duty

Author: Michael Lee Lanning

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0811713547

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These are the stories Vietnam vets tell each other at reunions and over beers. • Episodes of valor, hardship, humor, and everything in between from more than forty veterans of the Vietnam War • Covers all branches of service and all areas of operation in Southeast Asia

Anzio
Anzio

Author: Fred Sheehan

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780806126784

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One of the most bitterly contested pieces of land in World War II was a strip of Italian seacoast fifteen miles long and seven miles deep - the Anzio beachhead. Fred Sheehan, a soldier who participated in the campaign, tells the story of this largely neglected battle, whose purpose was to open the road to Rome. The unopposed January 1944 landing of 40,000 Allied troops seemed to promise easy victory. Yet a month later, with their number increased to 120,000, the Allies were no nearer Rome and were desperately fighting to hold their own against the German forces of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. After a four-month siege, the Allies finally established a firm foothold in what Kesselring himself called "an epic of bravery."

Sieges
Sieges

Author: Bruce Allen Watson

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1461751624

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Provocative and entertaining study of sieges in history Commentary on the nature and evolution of combat across the centuries Bruce Allen Watson examines seven sieges: Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade in 1099, Malta in 1565, Sebastopol during the Crimean War, Kut-al-Amara in World War I, Singapore in World War II, Dien Bien Phu, and the 1991 Gulf War.

For Europe
For Europe

Author: Robert Forbes

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2010-01-20

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 1461751020

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Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS Blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin Focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. These unique soldiers participated in bitter combat, primarily against the Soviets, and returned home to an awkward peace.

Patton
Patton

Author: J. Furman Daniel

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0826274455

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General George S. Patton Jr. is one of the most successful yet misunderstood figures in American military history. Despite the many books and articles written about him, none considers in depth how his love of history shaped the course of his life. In this thematic biography, Furman Daniel traces Patton’s obsession with history and argues that it informed and contributed to many of his successes, both on and off the battlefield. Patton deliberately cultivated the image of himself as a warrior from ages past; the more interesting truth is that he was an exceptionally dedicated student of history. He was a hard worker and voracious reader who gave a great deal of thought to how military history might inform his endeavors. Most scholars have overlooked this element of Patton’s character, which Daniel argues is essential to understanding the man’s genius.