War Books

Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrew...

In early May 1864 Union armies left their winter encampment near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and began a march to Atlanta. Four months later -- on Sept...

"Karen Turner and Phan Thanh Hao have brought scholarship and compassion to a long-neglected aspect of the Vietnam War--the contributions of Vietna...

This is the powerful memoir of Solomon Perel, who survived the Holocaust by hiding his Jewish identity and becoming a member of the Hitler Youth. T...

Escape or Evade is a true depiction of the Author Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. being shot down on France on November 19, 1943. He recounts the even...

There are few systematic guides to the language used by the generation that fought the American Civil War. In the 150 years since the great conflic...

The daring, low-level mission to the oil refineries of Ploesti has long been considered one of the most significant missions of World War II. The A...

The closest we've ever come to the end of the world "DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important ...

Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer"A first-class historian." -The Wall Street Journal Top Secret Tales of World War II"A book for rainy days...

During the evening of April 7, 1862, twenty-four men infiltrated the Confederate lines below Shelbyville, Tennessee, on their way to Marietta, Geo...

They did the dirty work of the American RevolutionTheir spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of...

On June 18, 1965, thirty B-52s took part in the first Strategic Air Command B-52 bombing mission in Vietnam, a mission that, if carried out success...

"Pace the pitching black deck with a sleepless Admiral Nelson the night before battle bestows eternal rest and peerless immortality upon him; envis...

"This one book will tell you more about Iraq's quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating...

The Blue, the Gray, and the Red is the first book dedicated solely to chronicling the numerous campaigns waged against the Indians in the American ...

Why al Qaeda is winning its war against the West—and America has been playing right into its hands In the decade since 9/11, the United States has...

The Big Ship: The Story of the S.S. United States is the fascinating behind-the scenes story of one of the fastest ships in the world and one of t...

"A powerful, enraging, tear-jerking reminder of how so few Americans have sacrificed so much during the so-called' war on terror'. the best kind of...

The battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 marked the turning point of the American Civil War. The apex of the Confederacy's final major invasion of the...

In his latest collection of fresh and surprising stories from World War II, popular author and distinguished historian William Breuer recounts over...

Finally, the answer to the question people have asked since 9/11: "How DID the terrorists enter the United States?" Before 19 hijackers could comm...

Contains stories of missions, details of squadrons that flew the B-29, as well as "then and now" photos of veterans of the B-29. 

Follow the history of Air Force Missileers and missile programs. Including Snark, Bomarc, Matador, Mace, Thor, Jupiter, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Pe...

Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguid...