AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY (VOL. 1&2)
The United States in World War I
2023
NON-FICTIONWith the centennial of the First World War rapidly approaching, historian and bibliographer James T. Controvich offers in The United States in World War I: A Bibliographic Guide the most comprehensive...
The Borderlands
2008
NON-FICTIONThe more than 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border is a focus of intense interest today, as immigration, security, and environmental issues dominate the headlines. This is the first A-to-Z encyclopedia to ov...
United States Army Counterinsurgency and Contingency Operations Doctrine, 1860-1941
1998
NON-FICTIONNOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price U.S. Army Counterinsurgency and Contingency Operations Doctrine, 1860-1941, is the first of a two-v...
Vietnam and the United States
1998
NON-FICTIONDiscusses the origins and legacy of the Vietnam War and its impact on the United States.
A People's History of the United States
1980
MILITARY HISTORYKnown for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, *A People's History of the United States* is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words ...
They Shall Not Pass
2002
NON-FICTIONThe story of the longest and most devastating battle of the Great War.
The Somme
2005
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of the Battle of the Somme and its horrific toll.
Gallipoli
2011
NON-FICTIONComprehensive account of the doomed Gallipoli campaign using firsthand sources.
The Guns of August
1962
NON-FICTIONPulitzer Prize-winning account of the first month of WWI. Tuchman shows how miscalculation and momentum dragged Europe into catastrophe.
The First World War
1998
NON-FICTIONAuthoritative single-volume history of WWI covering all fronts and theaters, emphasizing the devastating human cost of industrialized warfare.
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
2003
NON-FICTIONEpic narrative of the naval war from 1914-1918, culminating in the Battle of Jutland and the U-boat campaign against Allied shipping.
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
1991
NON-FICTIONMassie traces the naval arms race between Britain and Germany that set the stage for WWI, through the personalities of kings, admirals, and politicians.
Passchendaele: The Untold Story
1996
NON-FICTIONMeticulous operational analysis of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) that challenges the conventional view of Haig's generalship and reexamines what the battle actually achieved.
Verdun: The Greatest Battle of the First World War
2001
NON-FICTIONRevisionist account of the Battle of Verdun arguing that Germany came far closer to victory than the French official history admits, and that the battle fundamentally shaped French military doctrine.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly
2013
NON-FICTIONGripping account of T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt in WWI, drawing on newly available documents to portray the betrayals and imperial maneuvering that shaped the modern Middle East.
Chita Quest
2014
NON-FICTIONWere American POWs left behind at the end of the Vietnam War-either by accident or design? Colonel Tom Callahan is driven to find out-his own father is still listed as Missing In Action. What Callahan...
The Myth of the Great War
2001
NON-FICTIONBased on a decade of research in French and German archives, The Myth of the Great War reveals what actually happened on the battlefield, as opposed to what French and British commanders and governmen...
Verdun
2013
NON-FICTIONAlongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Perfect for military history buffs, this compelling account of one of Wo...
The Blitzkrieg Myth
2004
NON-FICTIONA bold reinterpretation of some of the most decisive battles of World War II, showing that the outcomes had less to do with popular new technology than old–fashioned, on–the–ground warfare. The milita...