military history

Provides scholarly discussion account of the strategies employed in the planning and execution of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 including the Allied deception to divert the German's attention toward the Pas-de-Calais and the daring paratroop attacks behind enemy lines.

Presents an account of the Pacific war between the United States and Japan, focusing on the years between 1941 and 1943, discussing specific campaigns and military leaders.

Chronicles the history of Roman warfare from 753 B.C. through the eventual decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

Tells the story of Operation OVERLORD which began on D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied troops, primarily the armed forces of the U.S. and the United Kingdom, landed in Normandy and embarked on a decisive assault against Hitler and the Nazi regime.

Expands on Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, retelling the story of the Roman conquest of Britannia and the origins of the Forest House of Avalon.

Recounts events during which, immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a small group of U.S. SpecialForces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback to capture the city of Mazar-i-Sharif and were ambushed in a battle in which they were outnumbered forty to one.

Focusing on key battles from Trenton to Ia Drang, the author combines political analysis with gripping narratives of combat. Presents a history of how presidents weigh political pressures against military realities--and how their decisions play out for the men and women in the line of fire.

This book describes how the United States is an economic power, having the power to shape the entire world's economy--jobs, businesses, factories, farms, and banks all around the world.

A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations.

A biography of the British archaeologist and soldier who helped lead the Arabs revolt against the Turks and who was considered a World War I hero.