Browsing: Army

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At the Battle of the Bulge, the US Army’s 106th Infantry Division faced the violent fury of Nazi Germany’s last great military offensive. This gripping work of history takes readers into the heart of the struggle and its aftermath.

Delve into this concise account of the legendary sniper Simo Häyhä — an enigmatic Finnish patriot who fought in the Winter War just after the outbreak of World War II.

Meet Dusty Kleiss, the American pilot who sank three of Japan’s most important ships during the Battle of Midway. This “honest, riveting” memoir offers “a vivid and unforgettable firsthand view into America’s greatest victory at sea” (New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton).

“Fascinating and lively” (The Times): In 1939, Winston Churchill tasked a covert team of six with the destruction of Hitler’s war machine. Featuring guerrilla tactics and sabotage, this key piece of history is presented in “a magnificent story, brilliantly told.” (Anthony Horowitz).

Young Hanna fled East Germany for the United States — but her family remained trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Decades later, her daughter would cross the Berlin Wall as a Cold War intelligence officer for the US Army. A “poignant and engrossing” intergenerational memoir (Kirkus Reviews).

This riveting tale of skill and endurance follows a fighter pilot who flew over 200 missions in World War II’s grueling Pacific Theater. A must-read for military history buffs!

In 1943, a group of US Army medical personnel became trapped in a harrowing, months-long fight for survival after their plane crashed in Nazi-occupied Albania. This “amazing World War II survival-and-rescue story” (Booklist) documents their struggle and the courageous villagers who risked everything to help them.

“One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature.”  –William McFeeleyAmong the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S.…

This eye-opening Vietnam War memoir “will stun readers” (Time): Helicopter pilot Robert Mason flew more than 1,000 assault missions over the course of one harrowing year. He tells his story in this “compelling” account (The New York Times) with over 5,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.