True war & combat stories books

In this account of the author's childhood in the Cracow Ghetto, she relates the loss of all her family except her...  Read More >>

A description of the final moments of destruction when the defeated Nazis marched concentration camp inmates until...  Read More >>

A World War II pilot describes his rise in the military, combat record, and time as a POW.  Read More >>

An encyclopedia of American literature, songs, and films.  Read More >>

At the end of 1992, poet, writer, and co-director of the award-winning film ""Mizaldo"", Semezdin Mehmedinovic published...  Read More >>

Based on 15 interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from February 1979 through January 1980. The volume contains...  Read More >>

As an 18 year-old, Bart Hagerman volunteered for military service in April, 1943. Hagerman was wounded in action...  Read More >>

As an 18 year-old, Bart Hagerman volunteered for military service in April, 1943. Hagerman was wounded in action...  Read More >>

These letters between an Army surgeon and his wife capture the battlefront and the day-to-day experiences of a central...  Read More >>

Fragments is a story about how war can make everything explosive--even love--and how two friends try to put the...  Read More >>

For POWs in Germany, conditions depended on the soldiers who controlled the camp. Regular army guards might withhold...  Read More >>

Based on four interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell from July 1986 through October 1989. The volume contains 402...  Read More >>

A first-hand account of the experiences of a young Canadian airwoman who served both in Canada and on overseas duty,...  Read More >>

""I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely...  Read More >>

This text presents the secrets of how British intelligence officers working undercover as liaison officers in East...  Read More >>

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The autobiography of theoretical physicist Abraham Pais describing his period in hiding in Nazi-occupied Holland,...  Read More >>

This text recounts the World War II journey's of a soldier, a ship, and a bottle of spirits through, and around,...  Read More >>

A broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major...  Read More >>

Based on seven interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from June 1976 through September 1976. The volume contains...  Read More >>

Air Gunner is a lighthearted, yet poignant story of one man and many of his colleagues who shared the honor and...  Read More >>

An anti-war statement stemming from personal experience.  Read More >>

""As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime. "" --William B. Breuer, in...  Read More >>

Kerr's account of the experiences of his grandfather and great-uncle at Gallipoli is direct and moving. One encapsulates...  Read More >>

The story of a young mans journey through the Second World War and of ordinary soldiers who experienced misery,...  Read More >>