Henry Carter Hull

Honor, courage, and sacrifice are revealed in unexpected ways as a ranking U.S. prisoner in a Nazi POW camp is joined in December 1944 by a law-student lieutenant who'd been captured despite his father's powerful military connections.

A comprehensive history of World War II analyzes the factors that affected the war's outcome and presents stories of many little-known individuals whose experiences displayed the epitome of courage and self-sacrifice.

A history of the global war, weaving together all its aspects--political, military, diplomatic, and civilian.

Set in the closing months of World War II, in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy, the hero is a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. (He has decided to live forever even if he has to die in the attempt.)

An account of the German campaigns and battles in the first year of World War II which resulted in the conquest of most of Europe.

A history of World War II based on existing literature and British, American, and German archives presenting a global perspective.

On December 7, 1941, an unexpected attack on American territory pulled an unprepared country into a terrifying new brand of warfare. To the generation of Americans who lived through it, the Second World War was the defining event of the twentieth century, and the defining moments of that war were played out in the year 1942. This account covers the Allies' relentless defeats as the Axis overran most of Europe, North Africa, and the Far East. But by...

Text and many photos, maps, and diagrams present the Second World War to young readers, from the war's origins in Europe through the War Crimes Trials and the aftereffects of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related Web sites.