On November 19, 1943, the submarine USS Sculpin, under attack by the Japanese, slid below the waves for the last time in what would become one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. Naval history. No
Robert T. Crowley, an intelligence officer in World War II who later became a senior executive at the CIA, has called Marching Orders simply "one of the most important books ever published about World
Thrust by the British into the campaign against Rommel’s troops, South African soldiers made a significant contribution to halting the Desert Fox’s advance into Egypt. This is the story of an army com
The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were energized and inspired by his speeches, which were almost universally admired and played an important role i
The never-before-told story of one woman’s heroism that changed the course of the Second World WarIn 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies.
The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World WarIn 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies.
The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help bu
“An extraordinary act of historical recovery.”—The New Yorker As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II
From the bestselling author of A Higher Call comes the untold story of a World War II tank company fighting from Normandy to the heart of the Third Reich, where a humble gunner would meet destiny in a
Halsey’s Typhoon is the story of World War II’s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944, Admiral William “Bull” Halsey is the Pacific theater’s most p
An American hero-long forgotten-finally gets her due in this riveting narrative. You will absolutely love Florence Finch: her grit, her compassion, her fight. This isn't just history; she is a woman for our times.-Keith O'Brien, the New York Times bestselling author of Fly GirlsThe riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines, told by an award-winning military historian.When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children.Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-rac
One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical vic
The untold story of an Israeli spy’s epic journey to bring the notorious Butcher of Latvia to justice―a case that altered the fates of all ex-Nazis.Before World War II, Herbert Cukurs was a famous fig
The untold story of an Israeli spy’s epic journey to bring the notorious Butcher of Latvia to justice―a case that altered the fates of all ex-Nazis.Before World War II, Herbert Cukurs was a famous fig
The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare foreverIn the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world’s great mindsto rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an invento
