World War II: Book of Lists

World War II: Book of Lists
Author: Chris Martin
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752467042

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Second World War, from the highest-rated fighter aces to the most inventive escape equipment used to break out of Colditz; from army pay by rank to the largest battleships; from the most stirring speeches to the biggest tactical errors; from the strangest regimental mottoes to the plays most performed by ENSA; and from the dates each country joined the war to the most unlikely spies. All the major events and dates in the war are covered in detail, but equal emphasis is placed on the human experience of combat. Often poignant and always revealing, World War II: the Book of Lists offers a unique insight into the deadliest conflict in human history.

The World War II Desk Reference

The World War II Desk Reference
Author: Douglas Brinkley
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2004-05-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0060526513

Provides information such as military commander profiles, the war's armaments and battlefronts, timelines, oral histories, and the political, social, and economic factors that influenced the conflict.

World War Two Bookshelf

World War Two Bookshelf
Author: James F. Dunnigan
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806526096

Unlike any conflict before or since, World War II was a truly worldwide war, with dozens of nations participating in significant battles in virtually every corner of the globe. In this definitive guide, military analyst James F. Dunnigan chooses fifty titles out of the many thousands of books published on the subject as being the most worthy of a place in your library. He includes incisive commentary on such important volumes as General George S. Patton Jr.'s classic tome War As I Knew It -- a personal and brutally honest narrative of the famed leader's march across Western Europe -- and Studs Terkel's acclaimed oral history A Good War, with its riveting day-to-day accounts of the fighting men of many nations.

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
Author: Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2001
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression, pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence, redirected beliefs about the nature of man, or forever altered the global political landscape. For each there is a historical overview, an analysis of the work's effect on our lives today and a lively discussion of the reasons for inclusion.

The Oxford Guide to World War II

The Oxford Guide to World War II
Author: Ian Dear
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195340969

"First published in 1995 as The Oxford companion to the Second World War "--Verso.

The Cloudbuster Nine

The Cloudbuster Nine
Author: Anne R. Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2018-04-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 168358208X

In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were winning pennants and meeting in that year's World Series, Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, and Johnny Sain practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. They and other past and future stars formed one of the greatest baseball teams of all time. They were among a cadre of fighter-pilot cadets who wore the Cloudbuster Nine baseball jersey at an elite Navy training school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a child, Anne Keene's father, Jim Raugh, suited up as the team batboy and mascot. He got to know his baseball heroes personally, watching players hit the road on cramped, tin-can buses, dazzling factory workers, kids, and service members at dozens of games, including a war-bond exhibition with Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium. Jimmy followed his baseball dreams as a college All-American but was crushed later in life by a failed major-league bid with the Detroit Tigers. He would have carried this story to his grave had Anne not discovered his scrapbook from a Navy school that shaped America's greatest heroes including George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, John Glenn, and Paul "Bear" Bryant. With the help of rare images and insights from World War II baseball veterans such as Dr. Bobby Brown and Eddie Robinson, the story of this remarkable team is brought to life for the first time in The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II.

Dirty Little Secrets of World War II

Dirty Little Secrets of World War II
Author: James F. Dunnigan
Publisher: William Morrow
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

Military information no one told you about the greatest most terrible war in history.

World War II Workbook, Grades 6 - 12

World War II Workbook, Grades 6 - 12
Author: George Lee
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-02-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781622238514

Mark Twain Media's book, World War II, for grades 6-12, focuses on bringing to light the decisions and events that led to and were a part of the war.

Ploesti

Ploesti
Author: James Dugan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 407
Release: 1973
Genre: Ploieşti, Battles of, Ploieşti, Romania, 1943-1944
ISBN:

The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists

The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists
Author: Nancy J. Keane
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2006-08-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313090726

Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create handouts for teen readers and teachers, add to your newsletter, or post on your web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with teen readers, these lists focus on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 13-18 are covered. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Looking for humorous novels for teen readers? A fast-paced sports novel for a reluctant reader? Biographies to use in history class? You'll find these lists and more in this treasury of great reading lists. This versatile guide provides one-page reproducible book lists and bookmarks for: books about self (e.g., coming-of-age, perfectionism, gangs; genre literature (e.g., fantasy, romance, historical fiction); themes (e.g., extreme sports, vampires, peace; settings (e.g., Ellis Island, Dust Bowl, WWII); character studies (e.g., adventure with female protagonist, boy bonding books, fantasy heroes); and read-alikes (for bookmarks). More than 100 reproducible lists of books for ages 13-18 (junior/senior high) focus on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title.