OLD SCHOOL TACTICAL: HELL BENT – PACIFIC, 1941-1945
A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
1991
NON-FICTIONThe definitive English-language account of the Winter War — Finland's desperate three-month defense against the Soviet invasion. Covers the tactical brilliance of Finnish ski troops and Soviet failure...
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
2007
NON-FICTIONSweeping narrative of the Korean War from MacArthur's Inchon triumph to the Chinese intervention and the bitter battles of 1950–51, told through the lives of the men who fought it.
The Winter King
1997
FICTIONWith The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur. Now a major television show. The...
Love in Winter
1963
NON-FICTIONTwelve short stories telling of the loves, triumphs, and tragedies of people of post-war Korea.
Panzers at War 1939-1942
2011
NON-FICTION"Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning." General Erwin Rommel A fascinating account of a deadly combination: the supreme German weapon of war in the hands of the finest military t...
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
1981
MEMOIROne of the most powerful firsthand accounts of combat ever written. A U.S. Marine's unsparing memoir of the Pacific island-hopping campaign.
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
2011
NON-FICTIONDefinitive account of the brutal naval campaign for Guadalcanal, covering six major sea battles fought in Iron Bottom Sound.
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
MEMOIRWar correspondent's firsthand diary of the Marines' desperate first weeks on Guadalcanal — one of the earliest eyewitness accounts of WWII Pacific combat.
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
1980
MEMOIRManchester revisits the Pacific battlefields of his youth, weaving personal memoir with historical narrative across Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Okinawa.
The Pacific War
2010
NON-FICTIONOffers an introduction to the Pacific War, including such topics as the opening amphibious operations and Japanese naval strategy after Midway.
The Turning Points in the Pacific
2014
NON-FICTION*Includes pictures *Includes soldiers' accounts of the fighting *Includes bibliographies for further reading Although not as well-remembered as D-Day or even the attack at Pearl Harbor that preceded i...
Enemy at the Gates
1973
NON-FICTIONThe definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege
1998
NON-FICTIONBeevor's masterful account of the battle that changed the course of WWII on the Eastern Front.
D-Day: June 6, 1944
1994
NON-FICTIONThe climactic battle of World War II told through the accounts of those who were there.
The Longest Day
1959
NON-FICTIONClassic account of the Normandy invasion from all perspectives — Allied, German, and French civilian.
A Time for Trumpets
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.
Shattered Sword
2005
NON-FICTIONRevolutionary account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, debunking many myths.
Miracle at Midway
1982
NON-FICTIONDetailed reconstruction of the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.
Kursk 1943
2013
NON-FICTIONAuthoritative account of the greatest tank battle in history.