campaigns

Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.

An American ambulance officer serving on the Austro-Italian front deserts to join an English nurse after the retreat of Caporetto.

Leo Tolstoy's classic nineteenth-century novel "War and Peace" that tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era.

The second of Jeff Shaara's epic trilogy on World War II covers the story of D-Day and the Allied invasion of France told from the perspective of some of the event's major characters.

Tells the story of the soldiers of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, following their activities from D-Day on June 7, 1944 to Germany's surrender eleven months later on May 7, 1945.

An illustrated, historical overview of World War II, focusing on the European and African campaigns, and featuring time lines, photographs, and text describing the Munich Conference, Blitzkrieg, Operation Barbarossa, D-Day, and related topics.

Presents the true story of the January 2007 surge into Iraq and President Bush's order to increase the number of American troops in order to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.

"[A fictionalized story of] Victor Dowd . . . an illustrator and sergeant in the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, who along with other visual artists used his creative talents to fool the Nazi Army and help win the war in Europe"--Provided by publisher.

Highlights the secret techniques used by the Allies to deceive and confuse enemies during World War II. Details fake warships, secret codes and missions, and disguised soldiers. Features fact boxes, black-and-white illustrations, and further resources.