The oldest American to join the U.S. Army, psychiatrist Lanny Snodgrass challenges the paradoxical age restrictions in military service, invoking an urgent call for reform through his extraordinary journey.
A new assessment of the intelligence that underpinned the decision of the Axis countries to go to war against the United States of America.
The first full account of the naval aspects of the Spanish Civil War.
This book proves that submarines played a far more important role in the outcome of the great Midway carrier battle than has been previously understood.
Account of the rescue and study of a 17th century Grade II* Listed Building complex in Norfolk encompassing archaeology, history, genealogy, restoration and sympathetic rehabilitation.
A young pilot disappears on a routine mission, resulting in a rescue attempt on a remote and inhospitable island in the South Pacific.
An account of the deadly cat-and-mouse game between Americans and Germans that played out on the world’s biggest island as both sides in the war recognized its pivotal strategic role.
Britain in 1940 was not unprepared nor alone—this new history assesses the British armed forces and secret civilian organisations that stood ready to fight off a German invasion.
A history of the 80th AAA Battalion World War II service - in Italy, and from Normandy through to Germany.
Uses case studies to examine the intricate mechanisms of ritualistic appropriation of ruined and/or abandoned assets and artifacts in the ancient and medieval worlds.
Raising Philadelphia tells the dramatic story of Philadelphia’s rise to become the cultural heart of Colonial America and the lives of the people transforming the city in their image.
A boy born of humble roots in Hawaii describes his life journey to play a key role in serving America and its allies against terrorism and extremism.