Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell

Bill Sloan

2005

Harrowing account of the First Marine Division's assault on Peleliu — one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War, fought over an island of questionable strategic value.

Ardennes 1944

Antony Beevor

2015

Jacket subtitle: The Battle of the Bulge.

Arnhem

Antony Beevor

2018

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad 'Our greatest chronicler of the Seco...

The World's History: Western Europe

Hans Ferdinand Helmolt

1907

The Oxford Guide to American Military History

John Whiteclay Chambers II., Fred Anderson

1999

The World's History: Western Europe. The Atlantic ocean

Hans Ferdinand Helmolt

1907

Bocage: The Battle for Normandy

Arve Robert Pisani

2018

A compelling narrative of the 1944 Normandy campaign during World War II, from the D-Day landings until the breakthrough at Saint-Lô. Based on decades of research and correspondence with dozens of vet...

British Tanks in Normandy

Ludovic Fortin

2013

This is a detailed account of the Normandy campaign fought by the British Armored Divisions and independent Armored Brigades, from D-Day to Operation Goodwood, divided into three parts: the units invo...

All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945

Max Hastings

2011

Recommended for viewing on a tablet. From one of our finest historians, a magisterial account of the most terrible event in history – World War II.

D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy (1944)

Blackbird House

2026

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. What followed was not just a battle, but a turning point that reshaped the course of World War II. This book goes be...

D-Day: The Normandy Invasion

Marcia Amidon Lusted

2014

This title examines an important historic event--the June 6, 1944, Allied landing in Normandy, France, during World War II. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the planning and espionage prior to t...

Geology of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, 1944

Edward P. F. Rose, Claude Pareyn

2003

The Invasion of Normandy

United States. Navy Department. Library

1994

The Killer Angels

Michael Shaara

1974

Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel depicting the Battle of Gettysburg from multiple perspectives.

Gettysburg: The Last Invasion

Allen C. Guelzo

2013

Deeply researched modern account of the three-day battle that decided the Civil War.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

James M. McPherson

1988

Pulitzer Prize-winning single-volume history of the Civil War era. The standard work on the causes, course, and consequences of the conflict.

The Civil War: A Narrative

Shelby Foote

1958

Foote's monumental three-volume narrative history of the Civil War, combining scholarly rigor with the storytelling power of a novelist.

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

1855

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, w...

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

The ultimate science fiction classic: for more than one hundred years, this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive comme...

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell

1938

[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, trades unionists, and socialists keen to help the Spani...