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Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

Wojciech Roszkowski, Jan Kofman

2016

MEMOIR

Drawing on newly accessible archives as well as memoirs and other sources, this biographical dictionary documents the lives of some two thousand notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Easter...

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The Last Years of Austria-Hungary
The Last Years of Austria-Hungary

Mark Cornwall

1990

NON-FICTION

The emergence of central Europe and the Balkans as a major area of interest and international concern in post-Cold War Europe have given the fall of the Habsburg Empire and the consequences of that fa...

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The Times History of the 20th Century
The Times History of the 20th Century

R. J. Overy

1999

NON-FICTION

A major new edition of a best-selling classic of contemporay history

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The Longman Encyclopedia
The Longman Encyclopedia

Asa Briggs

1989

NON-FICTION
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Agincourt: A New History

Anne Curry

2005

NON-FICTION

The definitive modern account of Agincourt, drawing on English and French sources to reconstruct the battle and debunk centuries of myth.

Tags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
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Azincourt
Azincourt

Bernard Cornwell

2008

FICTION

Cornwell's masterful novel follows an English archer through the brutal Agincourt campaign — mud, terror, and the long-bow's devastating power.

Tags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
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Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England

Juliet Barker

2005

NON-FICTION

The definitive modern account of the Battle of Agincourt, combining close reading of contemporary sources with analysis of the armies, terrain, and tactics that produced Henry V's famous victory.

Tags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
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Agincourt
Agincourt

Bernard Cornwell

2009

FICTION

"The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet—the heroic tale of Agincourt. Young Nicholas Hook is dogged by a cursed past—haun...

Tags: Europe, Infantry, Medieval
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A Time for Trumpets

Charles B. MacDonald

1985

NON-FICTION

Comprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers

Stephen E. Ambrose

1992

NON-FICTION

The story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. Basis for the HBO miniseries.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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The Forgotten War: America in Korea 1950-1953

Clay Blair

1987

NON-FICTION

The most exhaustive single-volume history of the Korean War, covering every major campaign from the Pusan Perimeter to the armistice.

Tags: Cold War, Infantry
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Citizen Soldiers
Citizen Soldiers

Stephen E. Ambrose

1997

NON-FICTION

The story of the American infantryman in the ETO from the breakout after D-Day to the fall of Germany, based on hundreds of veteran interviews.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young

Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway

1992

NON-FICTION

Definitive account of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major engagement between US forces and the NVA.

Tags: Cold War, Infantry
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This Kind of War: The Classic Korean War History

T. R. Fehrenbach

1963

NON-FICTION

Classic examination of the Korean War that focuses on the experience of the infantry soldier and the failures of American military preparedness.

Tags: Cold War, Infantry
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On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir

Hampton Sides

2018

NON-FICTION

Gripping narrative of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir — where 15,000 UN troops were surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers in brutal Korean winter and fought their way to the sea.

Tags: Cold War, Infantry
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Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]
Battle of the Bulge [The Young Readers Adaptation]

Rick Atkinson

2015

FICTION

On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, launching a final bid to turn the tide of World War II. Thus began the long, hard...

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble

Andrew Roberts

2010

NON-FICTION

Part of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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Waterloo
Waterloo

Andrew Roberts

2005

NON-FICTION

The author of "Napoleon & Wellington" takes a brilliant look at the conflict that ended Napoleon's reign and ushered in the modern world, with new evidence of just how the battle was lost.

Tags: Europe, Infantry
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Chosin Reservoir: Defensive, Retrograde, Winter, 1st Marine Division, 27 November-11 December 1950

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

1983

NON-FICTION

This battle analysis addresses the battle of Chosin Reservoir from 27 November to 11 December 1950 in northeastern North Korea during which the 1st Marine Division and some attached U.S. Army units fo...

Tags: Cold War, Infantry
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Frozen Chosin

Edwin H. Simmons, Usmc (Ret ) Brigadier General Simmons

2014

NON-FICTION

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, Chosin also called Changjin, campaign early in the Korean War, part of the Chinese Second Offensive (November–December 1950) to drive the United Nations out of North Ko...

Tags: Cold War, Infantry