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Keith, Don The Ship That Wouldn't Die: The Saga of the USS Neosho ; A World War II Story of Courage and Survival At Sea NAL Caliber 2015 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1175448. ISBN #0451470001 / 9780451470003. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kelley, Frank; Ryan, Cornelius MacArthur: Man Of Action hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133898. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kennedy, David M. The American People in World War II: Freedom From Fear Part II Oxford University Press 1999 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1165832. ISBN #0195168933 / 9780195168938. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kennedy, Paul Engineers Of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in The Second World War Random House 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1157115. ISBN #1400067618 / 9781400067619. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kennedy, Paul Engineers Of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned The Tide in The Second World War Random House 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1157115. ISBN #1400067618 / 9781400067619. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals how the leaders grand strategy was carried out by the ordinary soldiers, scientists, engineers, and businessmen responsible for realizing their commanders visions of success. In January 1943, FDR and Churchill convened in Casablanca and established the Allied objectives for the war: to defeat the Nazi blitzkrieg; to control the Atlantic sea lanes and the air over western and central Europe; to take the fight to the European mainland; and to end Japan s imperialism. Astonishingly, a little over a year later, these ambitious goals had nearly all been accomplished. With riveting, tactical detail, Engineers of Victory reveals how. Kennedy recounts the inside stories of the invention of the cavity magnetron, a miniature radar as small as a soup plate, and the Hedgehog, a multi-headed grenade launcher that allowed the Allies to overcome the threat to their convoys crossing the Atlantic; the critical decision by engineers to install a super-charged Rolls-Royce engine in the P-51 Mustang, creating a fighter plane more powerful than the Luftwaffe s; and the innovative use of pontoon bridges made from rafts strung together to help Russian troops cross rivers and elude the Nazi blitzkrieg. He takes readers behind the scenes, unveiling exactly how thousands of individual Allied planes and fighting ships were choreographed to collectively pull off the invasion of Normandy, and illuminating how crew chiefs perfected the high-flying and inaccessible B-29 Superfortress that would drop the atomic bombs on Japan. The story of World War II is often told as a grand narrative, as if it were fought by supermen or decided by fate. Here Kennedy uncovers the real heroes of the war, highlighting for the first time the creative strategies, tactics, and organizational decisions that made the lofty Allied objectives into a successful reality. In an even more significant way, Engineers of Victory has another claim to our attention, for it restores the middle level of war to its rightful place in history. Praise for Engineers of Victory Superbly written and carefully documented . . . indispensable reading for anyone who seeks to understand how and why the Allies won. The Christian Science Monitor An important contribution to our understanding of World War II . . . Like an engineer who pries open a pocket watch to reveal its inner mechanics, Paul Kennedy tells how little-known men and women at lower levels helped win the war. Michael Beschloss, The New York Times Book Review Histories of World War II tend to concentrate on the leaders and generals at the top who make the big strategic decisions and on the lowly grunts at the bottom. . . . Engineers of Victory seeks to fill this gap in the historiography of World War II and does so triumphantly. . . . This book is a fine tribute. The Wall Street Journal Kennedy colorfully and convincingly illustrates the ingenuity and persistence of a few men who made all the difference. The Washington Post This superb book is Kennedy s best. Foreign Affairs
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Kennett, Lee History Of Strategic Bombing 1982 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132992. ISBN #0684177811 / 9780684177816. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kennett, Lee History Of Strategic Bombing 1982 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132992. ISBN #0684177811 / 9780684177816. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Dust jacket notes: "In 1849, the Austrians launched explosive balloons against Venice, the first air attack on a city. In 1945, atomic bombs dropped from the B-29 Enola Gay destroyed Hiroshima. This highly readable book tells the dramatic story of the development of strategic bombing, not only from the military point of view but in all its ethical and international legal ramifications. Featuring many never-before-published photographs, the book covers all the outstanding events of a 160-year period: the first balloon ascent, in 1783; the aerial campaigns of both world wars; the development of American and European aircraft and air forces; theorists and prophets of air power in Europe and the United States, such as Giulio Douhet and Billy Mitchell; the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe; and efforts to control the spread of aerial warfare. Professor Kennett shows how the bombing of military targets gradually gave way to widespread attacking of civilian ones and chronicles the development and consequences of such strategies as precision bombing, area bombing, and morale bombing...."
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Kernan, Alvin Unknown Battle Of Midway: The Destruction Of The American Torpedo Squadrons 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1062116. ISBN #0300122640 / 9780300122640. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kernan, Alvin Unknown Battle Of Midway: The Destruction Of The American Torpedo Squadrons 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1062116. ISBN #0300122640 / 9780300122640. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest U.S. naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved.
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Kershaw, Alex Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice MJF 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183494. ISBN #1606711350 / 9781606711354. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kershaw, Alex Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice MJF 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183494. ISBN #1606711350 / 9781606711354. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On June 6, 1944, nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia--population 3,000--died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day when their landing craft dropped them in shallow water off Omaha Beach. They were part of the first wave of American soldiers to hit the sands of Normandy. Later that day, two more soldiers from the same small town died of gunshot wounds. Twenty-one sons of Bedford killed--no other town in America suffered a greater one-day loss. It is a story that one cannot easily forget--and one that the families of Bedford will never forget. It was, and still is, Bedford's longest day. The Bedford Boys is the intimate true story of these young men and their friends and families in Bedford. It portrays a neighborhood of soldiers before and during the war--from the girlfriends they left behind to the buddies they made in basic training, from anxious barracks in England to the bloody beaches of Normandy. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and relatives as well as on diaries and letters, Alex Kershaw's book focuses on several remarkable individuals and families to tell one of the most poignant stories of World War II--the story of one small American town that went to war and died on Omaha Beach.
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Kershaw, Alex Escape From The Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew Da Capo Press 2008 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1186275. ISBN #0306815192 / 9780306815195. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kershaw, Alex Escape From The Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew Da Capo Press 2008 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1186275. ISBN #0306815192 / 9780306815195. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary By October, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth patrol, tragedy struck-the Tang was hit by one of her own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive in their submerged iron coffin one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface. While the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges, just nine of the original eighty-man crew survived a harrowing ascent through the escape hatch. But a far greater ordeal was coming. After being picked up by a Japanese patrol vessel, they were sent to a secret Japanese interrogation camp known as the Torture Farm. They were close to death when finally liberated in August, 1945, but they had revealed nothing to the Japanese-not even the greatest secret of World War II.
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Kershaw, Alex Longest Winter: The Battle of The Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon Da Capo Press 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1174467. ISBN #0306814404 / 9780306814402. (keywords: War, World War II, WW2) (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kershaw, Ian End: The Defiance And Destruction Of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945 Penguin Press 2011 hardcover. Previous owner embossed stamp. . BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1185681. ISBN #1594203148 / 9781594203145. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kershaw, Ian End: The Defiance And Destruction Of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945 Penguin Press 2011 hardcover. Previous owner embossed stamp. . BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1185681. ISBN #1594203148 / 9781594203145. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II. Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did. The Third Reich did not surrender until Germany had been left in ruins and almost completely occupied. Even in the near-apocalyptic final months, when the war was plainly lost, the Nazis refused to sue for peace. Historically, this is extremely rare. Drawing on original testimony from ordinary Germans and arch-Nazis alike, award-winning historian Ian Kershaw explores this fascinating question in a gripping and focused narrative that begins with the failed bomb plot in July 1944 and ends with the German capitulation in May 1945. Hitler, desperate to avoid a repeat of the "disgraceful" German surrender in 1918, was of course critical to the Third Reich's fanatical determination, but his power was sustained only because those below him were unable, or unwilling, to challenge it. Even as the military situation grew increasingly hopeless, Wehrmacht generals fought on, their orders largely obeyed, and the regime continued its ruthless persecution of Jews, prisoners, and foreign workers. Beneath the hail of allied bombing, German society maintained some semblance of normalcy in the very last months of the war. The Berlin Philharmonic even performed on April 12, 1945, less than three weeks before Hitler's suicide. As Kershaw shows, the structure of Hitler's "charismatic rule" created a powerful negative bond between him and the Nazi leadership- they had no future without him, and so their fates were inextricably tied. Terror also helped the Third Reich maintain its grip on power as the regime began to wage war not only on its ideologically defined enemies but also on the German people themselves. Yet even as each month brought fresh horrors for civilians, popular support for the regime remained linked to a patriotic support of Germany and a terrible fear of the enemy closing in. Based on prodigious new research, Kershaw's The End is a harrowing yet enthralling portrait of the Third Reich in its last desperate gasps.
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Keyssar, Helene; Pozner, Vladimir Remembering War: A U.S.-Soviet Dialogue hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or999253. ISBN #0195051262 / 9780195051261. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kiley, Anne; Pellechia, Thomas; Kiley, David Writing the War: Chronicles of a World War II Correspondent Prometheus Books 2015 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117161. ISBN #1633881040 / 9781633881044. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kiley, Anne; Pellechia, Thomas; Kiley, David Writing the War: Chronicles of a World War II Correspondent Prometheus Books 2015 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117161. ISBN #1633881040 / 9781633881044. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary As expansive as it is personal, this chronicle of World War II is a firsthand account by a journalist and the woman he would marry of the dramatic events that engulfed the world in the middle of the twentieth century. The correspondence between Charles Kiley and Billee Gray also tells the poignant tale of two young people in love but forced apart by the circumstances of war. Edited by Charles and Billee's daughter, son, and son-in-law, this never-before-published compilation of letters is a striking example of the heroic, call-to-duty spirit that characterized "the greatest generation." Charles was a soldier-journalist for the U.S. Army's Stars and Stripes newspaper and reported on the war from London, Normandy, Paris, Reims, Belgium, and Germany. As the sole reporter allowed direct access to Eisenhower's staff, he was the only reporter on the scene when the German high command was negotiating its unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945. Among his army newspaper friends and colleagues was Andy Rooney, later CBS correspondent and 60 Minutes commentator. Billee, like many young women of her time, witnessed the war years from the home front and filled vital civilian roles--defense-industry plant worker, Red Cross volunteer, war bonds salesgirl, and civil defense plane-spotter--and wrote about it all in her letters to Charles. Peppered with fascinating details about soldiers' and civilians' lives, and including Stars and Stripes articles and personal photographs of the era, Writing the War is both important history and a tribute to two remarkable people as well as their extraordinary generation.
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King, Benjamin; Kutta, Timothy J. Impact: The History Of Germany's V-weapons In World War II Da Capo Press 1998 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092622. ISBN #1885119518 / 9781885119513. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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King, Benjamin; Kutta, Timothy J. Impact: The History Of Germany's V-weapons In World War II Da Capo Press 1998 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092622. ISBN #1885119518 / 9781885119513. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary During World War II, when the V1s and V2s soared in their thousands against London, Antwerp and other targets, they were launched by Germans who had made a technological leap over their Allied scientific counterparts. Ultimately, as the German front fell back, the V launch-sites and factories were overrun. Nevertheless, for a time, the Germans had wielded a revolutionary new weapon that we now know pointed to the future of warfare. This intensely researched book overturns many of the myths about the V-weapons by tracing their development under pressure, their employment in combat, and the massive effect their existence had on operations.
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Kitchens, James H.; Nalty, Bernard C. Flying Aces: Aviation Art of World War II Barnes & Noble Publishing, Inc. 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1165988. ISBN #0760741166 / 9780760741160. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kix, Paul The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando Harper Perennial 2017 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1176260. ISBN #0062322532 / 9780062322531. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kladstrup, Don & Petie Wine & War: The French, the Nazis & the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure Broadway Books 2001 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1185268. ISBN #0767904478 / 9780767904476. (keywords: World War II WWII Underground Movements France Wine Making History German Occupation) (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kleiss, N. Jack "Dusty"; Orr, Timothy; Orr, Laura Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers The Battle Of Midway William Morrow 2017 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183781. ISBN #0062692054 / 9780062692054. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Kleiss, N. Jack "Dusty"; Orr, Timothy; Orr, Laura Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers The Battle Of Midway William Morrow 2017 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1183781. ISBN #0062692054 / 9780062692054. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary National Bestseller "An instant classic." Dallas Morning News 75 YEARS AGO, ONE DARING AMERICAN PILOT MAY HAVE CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY WHEN HE SANK TWO JAPANESE CARRIERS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY On the morning of June 4, 1942, high above the tiny Pacific atoll of Midway, Lt. j.g. "Dusty" Kleiss burst out of the clouds and piloted his SBD Dauntless into a near-vertical dive aimed at the heart of Japan s Imperial Navy, which six months earlier had ruthlessly struck Pearl Harbor. The greatest naval battle in history raged around him, its outcome hanging in the balance as the U.S. desperately searched for its first major victory of the Second World War. Then, in a matter of seconds, Dusty Kleiss s daring 20,000-foot dive helped forever alter the war s trajectory. Plummeting through the air at 240 knots amid blistering anti-aircraft fire, the twenty-six-year-old pilot from USS Enterprise s elite Scouting Squadron Six fixed on an invaluable target the aircraft carrier Kaga, one of Japan s most important capital ships. He released three bombs at the last possible instant, then desperately pulled out of his gut-wrenching 9-g dive. As his plane leveled out just above the roiling Pacific Ocean, Dusty s perfectly placed bombs struck the carrier s deck, and Kaga erupted into an inferno from which it would never recover. Arriving safely back at Enterprise, Dusty was met with heartbreaking news: his best friend was missing and presumed dead along with two dozen of their fellow naval aviators. Unbowed, Dusty returned to the air that same afternoon and, remarkably, would fatally strike another enemy carrier, Hiryu . Two days later, his deadeye aim contributed to the destruction of a third Japanese warship, the cruiser Mikuma, thereby making Dusty the only pilot from either side to land hits on three different ships, all of which sank losses that crippled the once-fearsome Japanese fleet. By battle s end, the humble young sailor from Kansas had earned his place in history and yet he stayed silent for decades, living quietly with his children and his wife, Jean, whom he married less than a month after Midway. Now his extraordinary and long-awaited memoir, Never Call Me a Hero, tells the Navy Cross recipient s full story for the first time, offering an unprecedentedly intimate look at the "the decisive contest for control of the Pacific in World War II" New York Times and one man s essential role in helping secure its outcome. Dusty worked on this book for years with naval historians Timothy and Laura Orr, aiming to publish Never Call Me a Hero for Midway s seventy-fifth anniversary in June 2017. Sadly, as the book neared completion in 2016, Dusty Kleiss passed away at age 100, one of the last surviving dive-bomber pilots to have fought at Midway. And yet the publication of Never Call Me a Hero is a cause for celebration: these pages are Dusty s remarkable legacy, providing a riveting eyewitness account of the Battle of Midway, and an inspiring testimony to the brave men who fought, died, and shaped history during those four extraordinary days in June, seventy-five years ago.
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