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Conant, Jennet Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon And The Secret Palace Of Science That Changed The Course Of World War II 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106529. ISBN #0684872870 / 9780684872872. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Conant, Jennet Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon And The Secret Palace Of Science That Changed The Course Of World War II 2002 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106529. ISBN #0684872870 / 9780684872872. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the fall of 1940, as German bombers flew over London and with America not yet at war, a small team of British scientists on orders from Winston Churchill carried out a daring trans-atlantic mission. The British unveiled their most valuable military secret in a clandestine meeting with American nuclear physicists at the Tuxedo Park mansion of a mysterious Wall Street tycoon, Alfred Lee Loomis. Powerful, handsome, and enormously wealthy, Loomis had for years led a double life, spending his days brokering huge deals and his weekends working with the world's leading scientists in his deluxe private laboratory that was hidden in a massive stone castle. In this dramatic account of a hitherto unexplored but crucial story of the war, Jennet Conant traces one of the world's most extraordinary careers and scientific enterprises. She describes Loomis' phenomenal rise to become one of the Wall Street legends of the go-go twenties. He foresaw the stock market crash of 1929 in time to protect his vast holdings, making a fortune while other bankers were losing their shirts. He rode out the Depression years in high style, and indulged in the hobbies of the fabulously rich. He raced his own America's Cup yacht against the Vanderbilts and Astors, and purchased Hilton Head Island in South Carolina as his private game reserve. Conant writes about the glamour and privilege of his charmed circle as well as Loomis' marriage to a beautiful but depressive wife, whom he sent away for repeated hospitalizations while he pursued a covert affair with his prot g 's young wife. His bitter divorce scandalized New York society and drove Loomis into near seclusion in East Hampton. At the height of his influence on Wall Street, Loomis abruptly retired and devoted himself purely to science. He turned his Tuxedo Park laboratory into the meeting place for the most visionary minds of the twentieth century: Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, James Franck, Niels Bohr, and Enrico Fermi. With England threatened by invasion, he joined Vannevar Bush, Karl Compton, and the author's grandfather, Harvard president James B. Conant, in mobilizing civilian scientists to defeat Nazi Germany, and personally bankrolled pioneering research into the radar detection systems that ultimately changed the course of World War II. Together with his friend Ernest Lawrence, the Nobel Prize-winning atom smasher, Loomis established a top-secret wartime laboratory at MIT and recruited the most famous names in physics. Through his close ties to his cousin Henry Stimson, who was secretary of war, Loomis was able to push FDR to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to create the advanced radar systems that defeated the German Air Force and deadly U-boats, and then to build the first atomic bomb. One of the greatest scientific generals of World War II, Loomis' legacy exists not only in the development of radar but also in his critical role in speeding the day of victor
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Cooper, Duff The Second World War: First Phase Charles Scribner's Sons 1939 hardcover. Some staining to the covers and fore-edge pages. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Scribbling to the back cover.. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1148189. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Costello, John Pacific War: 1941-1945: The First Comprehensive One-Volume Account Of The Causes And Conduct Of World War II In The Pacific Quill 1982 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1138913. ISBN #0688016200 / 9780688016203. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Costello, John Pacific War: 1941-1945: The First Comprehensive One-Volume Account Of The Causes And Conduct Of World War II In The Pacific Quill 1982 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1138913. ISBN #0688016200 / 9780688016203. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary John Costello's The Pacific War has now established itself as the standard one-volume account of World War II in the Pacific. Never before have the separate stories of fighting in China, Malaya, Burma, the East Indies, the Phillipines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Aleutians been so brilliantly woven together to provide a clear account of one of the most massive movements of men and arms in history. The complex social, political, and economic causes that underlay the war are here carefully analyzed, impelling the reader to see it as the inevitable conclusion to a series of historical events. And the bloody fighting that indelibly recorded names like Midway and Iwo Jima in the annals of human conflict is described in detail, through its ominous conclusion in the mushroom clouds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Cowdrey, Albert E. Fighting For Life: American Military Medicine in World War II 1994 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1124931. ISBN #0029068355 / 9780029068359. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Cowdrey, Albert E. Fighting For Life: American Military Medicine in World War II 1994 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1124931. ISBN #0029068355 / 9780029068359. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Fought on almost every continent, the Second World War confronted American GIs with unprecedented threats to life and health posed by combat on Arctic ice floes and African deserts, steamy island jungles and remote mountain villages, the stratosphere and the depths of the sea. Service men were assaulted by frostbite, malaria, shrapnel, and landmines. But the demands of war provoked unparalleled medical advances in the years 1941-45, as well. In a war that unleashed the technology of destruction as no previous conflict had, the tale of those whose duty it was to save lives in World War II, not destroy them, has remained untold. Now, award-winning author Albert Cowdrey has written the first comprehensive history of one of the most important yet underappreciated weapons of World War II - America's extraordinary military medicine. Cowdrey tells the remarkable story of how American units developed and implemented new technology under dire pressures, succeeding so brilliantly that World War II became the first American war in which more men died in combat than of disease. Penicillin brought the antibiotic revolution to the battlefield, air evacuation plucked the wounded from jungles and deserts, and a unique system brought blood, still fresh from America, to our soldiers all over the world. Surgeons working just behind the front lines stabilized the worst cases, while physicians and public health experts suppressed epidemics and cured exotic diseases. Psychiatrists, nurses and medics all performed heroic feats amidst unspeakable conditions. Together, these men and women improvised medical miracles on the battlefield that could not have been imagined by practitioners in peacetime. Cowdrey recalls those triumphant years when Americans, blessed with the skill, courage, and dedication of a formidable medical fighting force, achieved a spectacular victory.
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Cowles, Virginia Looking For Trouble Harper & Brothers Publishers 1941 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1147581. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Coyle, David Cushman America National Home Library Foundation 1941 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1148200. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Cronenberg, Allen Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II Alabama 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1019909. ISBN #0817307370 / 9780817307370. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Cronenberg, Allen Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II Alabama 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1019909. ISBN #0817307370 / 9780817307370. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Details conditions in Alabama and the role of its citizens in a time of military crisis unknown since the Civil War. Alabama and its people played a conspicuous role in World War II. Not only were thousands of servicemen trained at military facilities in the state at Fort McClellan, Camp Rucker, Camp Sibert, Maxwell Air Field, and Tuskegee Army Air Field but Axis prisoners of war were interned in camps on Alabama soil, most notably at Aliceville and Opelika. More than 45,000 Alabama citizens were killed in combat or died as POWs, some came home injured, and many labored in war factories at home.
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Cross, Robin Fallen Eagle: The Last Days of the Third Reich Michael O'Mara Books Limited 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1013539. ISBN #1854797360 / 9781854797360. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Cross, Robin Fallen Eagle: The Last Days of the Third Reich Michael O'Mara Books Limited 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1013539. ISBN #1854797360 / 9781854797360. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This book provides a view of the closing months of World War II in Europe through to the early days of the Cold War which succeeded it. The year 1945 opens with fighting in Holland and the Lower Rhine. In the East, on 12 January, the greatest offensive of the war begins in fog and snow as the Soviets break through German lines on the Vistula, 125 miles south of Warsaw. Hitler, in his Berlin bunker, does not see the destruction of Dresden. As the Allies march on Berlin they find the evidence of the Nazi concentration camps. With Hitler's suicide, German armies surrender to Eisenhower on the 7th May. The Allies uneasy alliance fractures and the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the Western powers begins. The Soviets blockade Berlin but the city is relieved by a massive airlift. From privates to presidents, "Fallen Eagle" brings to life the personal, political and military dramas which altered the map of Europe for half a century.
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Crouch, Ellis M. Army Letters And Notes To Heaven: Love Letters From World War II 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080033. ISBN #0692027599 / 9780692027592. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Crouch, Ellis M. Army Letters And Notes To Heaven: Love Letters From World War II 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080033. ISBN #0692027599 / 9780692027592. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "Army Letters and Notes to Heaven" is a compilation of seventy five actual letters written by an American G.I. to a female pen-pal with whom he falls passionately in love during World War II. The letters are written from various American army bases and while serving overseas in the 1st, 3rd, and 7th armies. From the young woman's first proclamation that she does not know her suitor, to his apology for being so bold as to write her, "Army Letters and Notes to Heaven" is a true story of love, courage, and devotion peppered with questions about promises and the serendipitous fate of the American soldier during World War II. This short, easy to read book is a must for any U.S. Veteran and their family members.
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Curtis, Brian Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War Flatiron Books 2016 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094970. ISBN #1250059585 / 9781250059581. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Curtis, Brian Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War Flatiron Books 2016 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094970. ISBN #1250059585 / 9781250059581. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham, North Carolina, out of fear of Japanese attacks on the West Coast. It remains the only Rose Bowl game to ever be played outside of Pasadena. Duke University, led by legendary coach Wallace Wade Sr., faced off against underdog Oregon State College, with both teams preparing for a grueling fight on the football field while their thoughts wandered to the battlefields they would soon be on. As the players and coaches prepared for the game, America was preparing for war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss the Allied strategy in Europe; a discussion that would change the lives of the boys and men on the field in Durham. Finally, on New Year s Day 1942, under dark gray skies and occasional rain, the two teams clashed on the gridiron in front of a crowd of 56,000, playing one of the most unforgettable games in history. Shortly afterward, many of the players and coaches entered the military and would quickly become brothers on the battlefield. Scattered around the globe, the lives of Rose Bowl participants would intersect in surprising ways, as they served in Iwo Jima and Normandy, Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Bulge. Four players from that Rose Bowl game would lose their lives, while many more were severely wounded. In one powerful encounter on the battlefield, OSC s Frank Parker saved the life of Duke s Charles Haynes as he lay dying on a hill in Italy. And one OSC player, Jack Yoshihara, a Japanese-American, never had the chance to play in the game or serve his country, as he was sent to an internment camp in Idaho. In this riveting an emotional tale, Brian Curtis sheds light on a little-known slice of American history and captures in gripping detail an intimate account of the teamwork, grit, and determination that took place on both the football fields and the battlefields of World War II. It was a game created by infamy and a war fought by ordinary boys who did the extraordinary.
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Curtis, Brian Fields Of Battle: Pearl Harbor, The Rose Bowl, And The Boys Who Went To War Flatiron Books 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140920. ISBN #1250059585 / 9781250059581. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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D'Este, Carlo Bitter Victory: The Battle For Sicily, 1943 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or971199. ISBN #0060973137 / 9780060973131. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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D'Este, Carlo Decision in Normandy 1983 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090933. ISBN #052524218X / 9780525242185. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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D'Este, Carlo Decision in Normandy 1983 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090933. ISBN #052524218X / 9780525242185. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The battle for Normandy was the most complex and daring military operation in the history of modern warfare. Two years of intense, detailed planning reached its successful conclusion when the Allied forces took the beaches on D-Day. But the seventy-six-day campaign that followed, the Allies' crucial bid for a toehold in western Europe, was one of the bloodiest of the war, and its true story has been concealed in myth. Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished papers, declassified documents, diaries, and personal interviews, Carlo D'Este has written the first full account of what actually happened in Normandy, how the campaign went wrong, and how it was eventually won. Step-by-step the reader is taken through the Normandy campaign from the earliest days after Dunkirk when Churchill first considered the idea of a cross-channel invasion of France, to the key battles that determined that outcome, with maps clearly explaining the strategy and logistics of each battle.
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D'Este, Carlo Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome Perennial 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some staining to page edges. Book #or943827. ISBN #006092148X / 9780060921484. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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D'Este, Carlo Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome Perennial 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Some staining to page edges. Book #or943827. ISBN #006092148X / 9780060921484. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Fatal Decision is a powerful, dramatic, moving, and ultimately definitive narrative of one of the most desperate campaigns of World War II. In the winter of 1943-44, Anzio, a small Mediterranean resort and port some thirty-five miles south of Rome, played a crucial role in the fortunes of World War II as the target of an amphibious Allied landing. The Allies planned to bypass the strong German defenses along the Gustav Line and at Monte Cassino sixty miles to the southeast, which were holding up the American and British armies and preventing the liberation of Rome. By taking advantage of Allied command of the sea and air to effect complete surprise, infantry and armored forces landing at Anzio on January 22 were expected to secure the beachhead and then push inland to cut off the two main highways and railroads supplying the German forces to the south, either trapping and annihilating the German armies or forcing them to withdraw to the north, thus opening the way to Rome. But the reality of one of the most desperate campaigns of World War II was bad management, external meddling, poorly relayed orders, and uncertain leadership. The Anzio beachhead became a death trap, with Allied troops forced to fight for their lives for four dreadful months. The eventual victory in May 1944 was muted, bitter, and overshadowed by the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6. Mixing flawless research, drama, and combat with a brilliant narrative voice, Fatal Decision is one of the best histories ever written of a World War II military campaign.
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Davies, Norman Rising '44: The Battle For Warsaw Viking 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140919. ISBN #0670032840 / 9780670032846. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Davis, Brian L. Waffen-SS Blandford Press 1986 hardcover. Previous owner name stamped inside cover. Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1142209. ISBN #0713715456 / 9780713715453. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Davis, Kenneth S. Experience of War: The United States in World War II hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1005088. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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De Hoyos, Ladislas Klaus Barbie: The Untold Story Mcgraw-Hill Book Company 1985 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1143790. ISBN #0070162972 / 9780070162976. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Deighton, Len Blood, Tears And Folly: An Objective Look At World War II 1999 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1065455. ISBN #0785811141 / 9780785811145. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
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Deighton, Len Blood, Tears And Folly: An Objective Look At World War II 1999 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1065455. ISBN #0785811141 / 9780785811145. (filed under: World War 2 ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Despite the volumes written about World War Ii, many questions remain un-answered. In this balanced and thoughtful chronicle, historian and World War Ii expert Len Deighton dares to explore intriguing questions, including why the British weren't more prepared for the Blitz and why Hitler failed to thoroughly support his U-boat program. He also warns that we haven't yet learned the lessons of World War Ii, as ethnic cleansing, Middle East violence, and the widening gap between rich and poor still plague the world.
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