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Deadly Sky - The American Combat Airman in World War II by John C. McManus
Category: Military History
"From the training camps to the combat missions, this is war from the perspective of the young Americans who lived through it: the pilots, the bombardiers, the navigators, and the gunners of all the combat services in both Europe and in the Pacific. It is an engaging and vivid portrayal of war in the sk ...Show more
Island Infernos - The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey 1944 by John C. McManus
Category: Military
In Fire and Fortitude--winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History--John C. McManus presented a riveting account of the US Army's fledgling fight in the Pacific following Pearl Harbor. Now, in Island Infernos, he explores the Army's dogged pursuit of Japanese forces, island by island, throug ...Show more
September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C McManus
Category: Australian History
In "September Hope," acclaimed historian John C. McManus explores World War II's most ambitious invasion, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944. Operation Market-Garden is one of the war's most famous, but least understood, battles, and McManus tells the story of the ...Show more
September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C McManus
Category: History
Acclaimed historian John C. McManus explores World War II's most ambitious invasion, Operation Market Garden, an immense, daring offensive to defeat Nazi Germany before the end of 1944. August 1944 saw the Allies achieve more significant victories than in any other month over the course of the war. The ...Show more
The Dead and Those about to Die: D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach by John C McManus
Category: WWI & WWII
A white-knuckle account of the 1st Infantry Division's harrowing D-Day assault on the eastern sector of Omaha Beach--acclaimed historian John C. McManus has written a gripping history that will stand as the last word on this titanic battle. Nicknamed the Big Red One, 1st Division had fought from North A ...Show more
To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945 by John C. McManus
Category: Military
From the liberation of the Philippines to the Japanese surrender, the final volume of John C. McManus's trilogy on the US Army in the Pacific War "Brilliant [and] riveting... a truly great book."--Gen. David Petraeus - "Triumphant [and] compelling."--Richard Frank - "McManus is one of the best--if not ...Show more
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