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  • 1967

    The Year of Fire and Ice

    by Victor Brooks ...
    Blazing hot meets icy cool in a momentous year in US historyOn New Year’s Day in 1967, the 200 million Americans who lived in the United States were about to experience a fascinating, exciting, and sometimes bewildering twelve months that for many formed an iconic portion of their lives. Despite the fact that the coming year produced no Black Friday, Pearl Harbor, or 9/11 attack, the nation still ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Timeless

    The Journey to Life’s Greatest Secret

    In this allegorical journey, a traveler sets out on an expedition to discover life’s greatest secret.The nature of time is an age-old question that has been pondered by mankind for centuries, leading to many a quest for the illusive fountain of youth. What is time? How is it measured? Can we affect time? How can it be optimized for people to fulfill their life’s purpose?In Timeless, Kathy and ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Longest Year

    America at War and at Home in 1944

    by Victor Brooks ...
    A meticulous exploration of one of the most important years in American history.The D-Day invasion, launched on June 6, 1944, is widely referred to as the longest day of World War Two. Historian Victor Brooks argues that 1944 was, in effect, the longest year” for Americans of that era, both in terms of casualties and in deciding the outcome of war itself.Brooks also argues that only the particular ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • 1943

    Days of Peril, Year of Victory

    by Victor Brooks ...
    Military historian Victor Brooks argues that the year 1943 marked a significant shift in the World War II balance of power from the Axis to Allied forces. Brooks presents a global narrative of the American experience of war during the year, ranging from the tiny blood-drenched island of Tarawa to the vast expanses of North Africa. At no other period was the course of the war in such precarious ... Read more

    $23.50 USD

  • Last Season of Innocence

    The Teen Experience in the 1960s

    by Victor Brooks ...
    Last Season of Innocence discusses the lives of the preteens and teenagers who were in junior high school, high school, and the first year of college in the 1960s. These are the young people who read Seventeen and Mad, watched more television than their older siblings, and tended to listen to 45 rpm singles or "mono" LPs rather than the more sophisticated stereo albums of their older siblings. ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Longest Year

    America at War and at Home in 1944

    by Victor Brooks ...
    The D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, launched on June 6, 1944, is widely referred to as the longest day of World War Two. Historian Victor Brooks argues that 1944 was, in effect, the longest year” for Americans of that era, both in terms of United States casualties and in deciding the outcome of war itself.Brooks also argues that only the particular war events of 1944 could have produced ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Marye's Heights

    Fredericksburg

    by Victor Brooks ...
    Fredericksburg was one of the most tragic battles of the Civil War. No sector was more hotly contested than the area held by Longstreet's troops and known as Marye's Heights. While the heights seemed impregnable to the charging Union troops, Longstreet's men took heavy casualties and many times felt they were on the point of being overrun. The latest Battleground America volume covers the actions, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The D-Day Atlas

    A Graphical Reconstruction of the Normandy Campaign

    by John Man ...
    An Illustrated Guide to One of the Greatest Events of World War IIThe Allied landing in German-occupied Normandy on June 6, 1944 was the greatest amphibious operation in military history. In the months that followed, German forces, outnumbered and outgunned, fought one of the most tenacious and skillful defensive campaigns of the entire war. This magnificent graphical reconstruction details the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Our Tortured Souls

    The 29th Infantry Division in the Rhineland, November–December 1944

    The acclaimed WWII historian continues his in-depth chronicle of the 29th Infantry Division as it made its brutal push into Germany.By November of 1944, the U.S. 29th Infantry Division had stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day and embarked on an epic and arduous path toward Allied victory. In Our Tortured Souls, acclaimed military historian Joseph Balkoski picks up the story of the 29th on the eve of the ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Making of Canada

    An Epic History in Twenty Extraordinary Lives

    by Greg Koabel ...
    The Making of Canada is a bold reimagining of Canada's past, presenting the nation's evolution through the stories of twenty diverse and fascinating individuals who at critical moments in time shaped its identity.Moving beyond the familiar names of Champlain and Macdonald, historian Greg Koabel, creator of the popular Nations of Canada podcast, shines a spotlight on lesser-known figures such as ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tunisgrad

    Victory in Africa

    by Saul David ...
    A BBC History Magazine and Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025'Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War' PATRICK BISHOPFROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.On 8 November 1942, British and American troops invaded French North Africa as part of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • With Wings As Eagles

    The Eighth Air Force in World War II

    by Philip Kaplan ...
    Beginning in 1942, the Eighth Air Force began a precision bombing raid offensive deep into Nazi Germany, embarking from bases in rural England. Nearly 350,000 Americans were transplanted to English soil, joining their British colleagues for this joint Allied offensive. For many it was a period of great risk, and arguably the greatest adventure of their lives.With Wings As Eagles celebrates the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD