Browsing: World War II

A #1 New York Times bestseller: Covering events from D-Day to Nazi Germany’s surrender, this “sweeping epic” (Library Journal) offers a superb history of the battle for western Europe. “Monumental… A masterpiece of deep reporting and powerful storytelling” (Los Angeles Times).

In 1942, with a black-market chicken tucked under his arm by his mother, Leo Marks left his father’s famous bookshop,…

“Accurate and compelling” (Publishers Weekly): As a young GI, Joe Sacco fought his way across Europe, his unit eventually entering the concentration camp at Dachau. Decades later, his son tells the story in this powerful work of nonfiction.

“Wonderful” (Kirkus Reviews): During World War II, the residents of a tiny French village rescued thousands of innocent lives from Hitler’s secret police. A New York Times bestselling author recounts their astonishing tale of courage in this “unblinking exposé of resistance during the war” (The Wall Street Journal).

This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tragedy and redemption” (Hampton Sides, bestselling author…

Now a New York Times Bestseller! The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played…

“Astonishing and deeply moving” (Booklist starred review): Imprisoned at Nazi concentration camps, three pregnant women faced incredible odds to protect their unborn children in this “engrossing, intense, and highly descriptive narrative” (Kirkus Reviews) from a New York Times bestselling author.

Audie Murphy was eager to fight in World War II — but faced multiple barriers due to his height until he successfully joined the infantry. This powerful memoir chronicles how he went on to become one of the most decorated soldiers in US history.

During World War II, a unit of elite paratroopers known as the Filthy Thirteen became notorious for their reckless courage and brutal tactics. Discover the story of these soldiers who were crucial in the fight against Nazi Germany.

A brilliant military history: When General MacArthur retreated from Bataan, one captain refused to surrender. Instead, Captain Russell Volckmann raised a guerrilla army of 22,000 Filipino men who repelled the Japanese forces at every turn, killing 50,000 enemy soldiers and changing the war’s outcome.