Browsing: World War II

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 “genre-defying mix of history, biography, and memoir” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) explores the legacy of Emmett Till’s death in relation to the fate of Till’s father, who was executed in Italy during World War II. “A searching tale of loss, recovery, and déjà vu” (The Washington Post).

The incredible untold story of WWII’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern master of wartime intrigue Britain’s…

A New York Times bestseller with more than 700 five-star Goodreads ratings: This riveting history examines the June 1944 attack by the US on the Mariana Islands — a moment that changed modern war. “An impressively lucid account… Admirable, fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal).

In 1941, seven-year-old Hildegarde and her family embarked on a voyage abroad, only to find themselves stranded in wartime Japan for six years. A moving memoir about courage and resilience — “you will not want to put it down” (Larry King).

This New York Times bestseller tells the incredible true story of the American servicemen and German spies who rescued the purebred horses stolen by Hitler’s forces. An “unlikely, poignant” tale (Kirkus Reviews) with over 1,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A Pulitzer Prize finalist: In the wake of Pearl Harbor, daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle led 16 US Army bombers to Japan in a pivotal, retaliatory mission. “One of the most incredible accounts of American military valor I’ve ever read” (New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy).

“Gripping” (Kirkus Reviews): Fleeing capture and execution by Japanese troops during World War II, newlywed journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby made a daring escape across the Pacific. “Remarkable… Part history, part a celebration of war correspondence, but, mostly, a love story” (Booklist starred review).

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!

This “richly textured narrative history” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) follows three brothers through World War II. After a Japanese American family was torn apart by the war, they had to travel between countries — and choose their allegiances. “Deeply researched and elegantly written” (USA Today).