Category: World War II

The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes
Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins and WWII Heroes
And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway Breaking the Secrets
And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway Breaking the Secrets
George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
The American: The Life, Times, and War of Basil Antonelli
The American: The Life, Times, and War of Basil Antonelli
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
Damn Lucky: One Man’s Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir
The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir
Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
Valor is the magnificent story of a genuine American hero who survived the fall of the Philippines and brutal captivity under the Japanese, from New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton. Lieutenant William Frederick “Bill” Harris was 25 years old when captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942. This son of a decorated Marine general escaped from hell on earth by swimming eight hours through a shark-infested bay; but his harrowing ordeal had just begun. Shipwrecked on the southern coast of the Philippines, he was sheltered by a Filipino aristocrat, engaged in guerilla fighting, and eventually set off through hostile waters to China. After 29 days of misadventures and violent storms, Harris and his crew limped into a friendly fishing village in the southern Philippines. Evading and fighting for months, he embarked on another agonizing voyage to Australia, but was betrayed by treacherous islanders and handed over to the Japanese. Held for two years in the notorious Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp outside Yokohama, Harris was continuously starved, tortured, and beaten, but he never surrendered. Teaching himself Japanese, he eavesdropped on the guards and created secret codes to communicate with fellow prisoners. After liberation on August 30, 1945, Bill represented American Marine POWs during the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay before joining his father and flying to a home he had not seen in four years. Valor is a riveting new look at the Pacific War. Through military documents, personal photos, and an unpublished memoir provided by his daughter, Harris’ experiences are dramatically revealed through his own words in the expert hands of bestselling author and retired fighter pilot Dan Hampton. This is the stunning and captivating true story of an American hero.
Valor: The Astonishing World War II Saga of One Man’s Defiance and Indomitable Spirit
D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII
D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II
The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis
The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
Landing on the Edge of Eternity: Twenty-Four Hours at Omaha Beach
Landing on the Edge of Eternity: Twenty-Four Hours at Omaha Beach
Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II
Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives In World War II
The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told
The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told
Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945
Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945
Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp
As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp
Rock Force: The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur's Revenge on Japan
Rock Force: The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur’s Revenge on Japan
Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World
Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII
A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII
Desmond Doss Conscientious Objector: The Story of an Unlikely Hero
Desmond Doss Conscientious Objector: The Story of an Unlikely Hero
Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific
Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific
Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944
The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of World War II
Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
Shobun, A Forgotten War Crime in the Pacific
Shobun, A Forgotten War Crime in the Pacific
Double-cross - The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Rogue Heroes - The Story of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
Halsey's Typhoon
Halsey’s Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
The Perfect Horse - The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
Lucky 666 - The Impossible Mission
Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission
The Kamikaze Hunters - Fighting for the Pacific 1945
The Kamikaze Hunters: Fighting for the Pacific: 1945
Pearl Harbor - From Infamy to Greatness
Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness
Honor Before Glory - The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American Gis Who Rescued the Lost Battalion
Honor Before Glory: The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion
The Bridgebusters - The True Story of the Catch-22 Bombing Wing
The Bridgebusters: The True Story of the Catch-22 Bomb Wing
The Mathews Men - Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-Boats
The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler’s U-boats
The Nazi Titanic
The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Eisenhower's Armies - The American-British Alliance During World War II
Eisenhower’s Armies: The American-British Alliance during World War II
The Lost Airman - A True Story of Escape from Nazi-Occupied France
The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France
Natural Born Heroes - How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
The Generals - Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II
The Generals: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II
No Better Friend - One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
Last to Die - A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II
Last to Die: A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II
Hiroshima, Nagasaki - The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
The Ghost Army
The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
Chasing Gold - The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe's Bullion
Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe’s Bullion
81 Days Below Zero
81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska’s Frozen Wilderness
Double Agent
Double Agent: The First Hero of World War II and How the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring
The Longest Tunnel: The True Story of World War II's Great Escape
The Longest Tunnel: The True Story of World War II’s Great Escape
The Guns at Last Light - The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Killing Patton
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General
The Day of Battle - The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
An Army at Dawn - The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II
A Curious Madness
A Curious Madness: An American Combat Psychiatrist, a Japanese War Crimes Suspect, and an Unsolved Mystery from World War II
The Secret Rescue
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines
Leap into Darkness
Leap into Darkness: Seven Years on the Run in Wartime Europe
Vanished: the sixty-year search for the missing men of World War II
Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Code Talker
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Pere Marie-Benoit and Jewish Rescue
Pere Marie-Benoit and Jewish Rescue: How a French Priest Together with Jewish Friends Saved Thousands During the Holocaust
Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
Death in the Baltic The WWII Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Death in the Baltic: The World War II Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
Twelve Desperate Miles
Twelve Desperate Miles: The Epic World War II Voyage of the SS Contessa
Bringing Mulligan Home
Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War
Under the Wire
Under the Wire: The Bestselling Memoir of an American Spitfire Pilot and Legendary POW Escaper
Feedom's Forge
Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Built the Arsenal of Democracy That Won World War II
Death in the City of Lights
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
Dunkirk Retreat to Victory
Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory
Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
Lost in Shangri-La
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
Fatal Crossroads
Fatal Crossroads: The Untold Story of the Malmédy Massacre at the Battle of the Bulge
Unsinkable
Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett
Agent ZigZag
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
Winter Fortress Mission Sabotage Hitlers Atomic Bomb
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
Shadow Divers
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Unbroken
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
A Higher Call
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II