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  • Audiobook

    I Flew for the Führer

    The Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot

    by Heinz Knoke ...
    Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 8 min

    Heinz Knoke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of the Second World War. This vivid firsthand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs and is a fascinating counterbalance to the numerous accounts written by Allied pilots.Knoke joined the Luftwaffe on the outbreak of war, and eventually became commanding officer of a fighter wing. An outstandingly brave and ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Air War, 1939-1945

    by Richard J. Overy ...
    The Air War, 1939-1945 was first written in the late 1970s when there was very little academic interest in the history of air power. What there was focused largely on combat. The book was intended to provide a global history of the air war by looking at combat, but also the broader context of technology, production, intelligence and leadership. The book sought to address the question of why the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • War and Economy in the Third Reich

    by R. J. Overy ...
    War and Economy in the Third Reich examines the nature of the German economy in the 1930s and the Second World War. Richard Overy's essays, collected here for the first time with a substantial new introduction, explore the tension between Hitler's vision of an armed economy and the reality of German economic and social life. Often thought-provoking, always informed, War and Economy opens a window ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Russia's War

    A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945

    by Richard Overy ...
    **"A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history."--The New York Times Book Review"An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of the slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia."--Chicago Tribune**The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Third Reich in 100 Objects

    A Material History of Nazi Germany

    by Roger Moorhouse ...
    "Insightful commentary on the tangible relics of the Third Reich . . . Tells the history of the Nazi regime from a fascinating new perspective" ( Military History Monthly).Hitler's Third Reich is covered in countless books and films: no conflict of the twentieth century has prompted such interest or such a body of literature. Here, two leading World War II historians offer a new way to look at the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blood and Ruins

    The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945

    by Richard Overy ...
    **“Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War II. Richard Overy has given us a powerful reminder of the horror of war and the threat posed by dictators with dreams of empire.” – The Wall Street JournalA thought-provoking and original reassessment of World War II, from Britain’s leading military historianA New York Times bestseller**Richard ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Why War?

    by Richard Overy, Ph.D. ...
    **Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.An Economist Best Book of the Year“Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is timely for those interested in preventing war.” —Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. Army, retired, 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army ... Read more

    Was $19.99 USD Now $12.99 USD

  • 1939

    Countdown to War

    by Richard Overy ...
    "Overy's book is easily the best account of Europe's descent into...death and destruction." --Evening Standard (London)A brilliantly concise narrative of the days leading to the outbreak of history's greatest conflagration, 1939 takes readers hour by hour through the nail-biting decisions that determined the fate of millions. Richard Overy, a leading historian of the period, masterfully recreates ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology

    Edited by Frederick S.B. Kibenge, Javier Santander, David P. Overy ...
    Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology is a practical reference to address the steadily increasing importance of infectious diseases of aquatic animals. With the burgeoning expansion of the animal aquaculture industry to new geographic areas, new microbial and parasitic species with pathogenic potential will continue to emerge. This necessitates rapid identification of the new pathogens to enable ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • An Eagle's Odyssey

    My Decade as a Pilot in Hitler's Luftwaffe

    by Johannes Kaufmann ...
    The first English translation of one German military pilot's experience before, during, and after World War II flying for the Third Reich.Johannes Kaufmann's career was an exciting one. He may have been an ordinary Luftwaffe pilot but he served during an extraordinary time with distinction. Serving for a decade through both peacetime and wartime, his memoir sheds light on the immense pressures of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New York Times Complete World War II

    The Coverage of the Entire Conflict

    by The New York Times ...
    Experience the history, politics, and tragedy of World War II as you've never seen it before with original, often firsthand daily reportage of The New York Times, our country's newspaper of record.The Times' complete coverage of World War II is now available for the first time in this unique package. Hundreds of the most riveting articles from the archives of the Times including firsthand accounts ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Ulrich von Hassell Diaries

    The Story of the Forces Against Hitler Inside Germany

    by Ulrich von Hassell ...
    The memoir of a man who was a member of the Nazi Party—and ultimately became a martyr to the resistance.Ulrich von Hassell began working for the German Foreign Office in 1909, then aged twenty-eight. Two years later, he married Ilse von Tirpitz, the daughter of Grand Adm. Alfred von Tirpitz. After being wounded in the First Battle of the Marne, he worked as the admiral's advisor and private ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus