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In the first volume of a remarkable trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.
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Band of Brothers is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150 % casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office.
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Could the war in Europe have been won in 1944 if the right strategies had been employed? With superb battle narratives throughout and a clear analysis of success and failure at every point, historian Robin Neillands casts a new and informed light on the long-drawn-out and costly struggle for the...
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Action and adventure, heroes and villains, swash and buckle all washed down with lemonade.
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'Compulsively readable... the pages of this vividly written book are populated by memorable secondary characters'
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An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American history.
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The highly acclaimed BBC Radio 4 production starring Tom Baker, Jack Shepherd and others.
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A riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy.
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In this revelatory study, award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards makes clear the links between the Gold Rush and the Civil War. He explains how Southerners envisioned California as a new market for slaves for digging for gold and planned to split off the southern half of the state for slaves.
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A fascinating and illuminating audio portrait of the life and career of one of Britain's greatest leaders, recounted by those who knew him and in his own words from the BBC archive.
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Citizen Soldiers opens on June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches...
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A Union General's battle stories. In a truly remarkable personal diary, this singular Union General details his commission, the formation of the army he commanded, and the battles he fought.
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The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns, the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944.
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith...
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith
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The never-before-told story of the American pilots - idealists, adventurers, romantics - who helped save Britain in its darkest hour.
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The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail
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A true and moving story of American courage.
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With only bare hands and crude tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored uniforms and clothes. A split-second operation as delic...
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Exciting biographies of three of America's greatest men: George Washington, Daniel Boone and Benjamin Franklin. Full cast production.
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From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now.
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The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war.
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In this second volume in Kim Murphy's Civil War Trilogy, sisters Amanda and Alice struggle to reconcile political and family loyalties. Betrothed to Major Samuel Prescott, Amanda sympathizes with the Union, while Alice takes to smuggling medical supplies for the Confederacy under Colonel William...
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In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, Army infantry platoon leader, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of eleven straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah.
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Throughout history, great generals have deceived, outflanked, and triumphed over superior armies commanded by conventional thinkers. Bevin Alexander tells how Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Ston...
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Through exclusive interviews, Keegan probes the war's causes, complications, costs, and consequences. The Iraq War is authoritative, timely, and vitally important to our understanding of a conflict...
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New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers.
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The descendants of Richard and Anne Lee have occupied a preeminent place in American history. They were among the first families of Virginia. Two were signers of the Declaration of Independence, and several others distinguished themselves during the Revolutionary War. And one, Robert E. Lee,...
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Beyond the Civil War’s bloody battles was an equally important diplomatic and intelligence contest that raged between the North and South in Europe. At the head of the fray was Thomas Haines Dudley, the “father of modern American intelligence”
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The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
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In 1941, seven escapees of a Soviet labor camp in Siberia spent a year walking to freedom over four thousand miles of the most forbidding terrain on earth, always a step away from death. They had no map and no compass but only a fierce determination to survive.
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The Forts Henry and Donelson campaign, the first decisive Union victory, fought on the western edge of the theater, was a gruesome omen of what was to come in the battle between two great men: U.S. Grant and Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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The true story of a pilot who went missing on the opening eve of the Gulf War.
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The true story of a pilot who went missing on the opening eve of the Gulf War.
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When the U.S. Air Force decided to create an elite "special tactics" team in the late 1970s to work with special-operations forces, John T. Carney was the man they turned to.
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Old Ironsides battles Tripolitan Pirates to free the crew of the captured USS Philadelphia
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An amazing but true story of Yankee ingenuity!
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Now, for the first time in his own words, Dole tells the moving story of his harrowing experience on and off the battlefield, and how it changed his life.
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Strategically located, The Philippine Islands have been one of the keys to American policy in the Pacific. But this loose island chain has a better history, vacillating between oppression and rebel...
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Plan of Attack is the definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush...
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Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices.
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Amanda Graham’s husband dies a hero’s death. Left with no source of income, she smuggles medical supplies for Lieutenant Colonel William Jackson and the Confederacy. Although a rogue, Wil is a man of courage and fiercely loyal to Amanda. Lieutenant Samuel...
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Recent events have made it clear that the Soviet Union is not a monolith; it's a collection of nationalities, many with serious objections to union. The demise of communism holds great promise and ...
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The welcome, all-new return of Griffin’s New York Times–bestselling series about the OSS in World War II...
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Volume 9 covers the years 1815 to 1837, describes a period of prosperity, wit and elegance as well as scandal, change and social ferment...
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General U.S. Grant and General Sherman are caught off guard by the entire Confederate Army
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The Somme is an incredible documentary detailing the exact events and conditions endured by the Allied forces, an absolutely outstanding piece.
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Helen Colijn recounts her wartime experiences in a Japanese prison camp for women and children in Southeast Asia and how these prisoners of war used music to respond to their dire circumstances. Th...
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On April 25th, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. Less than seven months later, a victorious America claimed the former Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands. To the American diplomat John Hay, the Spanish-American War was “a splendid little war.” It...
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The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, a society of warrior-heroes who exemplified the heroic virtues of self-sacrifice, community endeavor, and achievement against all odds. Paul Cartledge engagingly examines the rise and fall of this singular society.
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Learn about the Pilgrims, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 in this educational full-cast presentation.
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The American War of Independence. A triumph or a disaster? A masterpiece or a mess? Ask an American, and you will get one answer; ask an Englishman, and you will get another.
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The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect our culture...
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Stonewall Jackson was a military genius at once peculiar and perfect, a fearless soldier in battle but a God-fearing man who hesitated to kill on Sunday. He broke the rules of war to win, and yet his tactics are studied in military academies the world over. Burke Davis brings the color, vivid...
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At the outset of the Vietnam War an experimental unit was created; Tiger Force. This material is an account of how badly that experiment went wrong...
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At Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain and the Twentieth Maine performed one of the miracles of the Civil War. Outnumbered, with ammunition gone, they charged the Confederate line and took four hundred prisoners.
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After WWII, Korea was divided in half at the 38th parallel. To the north were the Communists; to the south were the United Nations peacekeeping forces. In June 1950, North Korean soldiers backed by..
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New Republic senior editor Lawrence F. Kaplan and FOX News political analyst William Kristol look back at how a sadistic dictator was allowed to acquire so much power on the world stage, but they also offer a road map for a more hopeful future.
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Half the world is at war, and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce with the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China.
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The West, says author Tony Blankley, is down to its last chance. Within our lifetimes, Europe could become Eurabia, a continent overwhelmed by militant Islam that poses a greater threat to the United States than Nazi Germany did. In The West’s Last Chance, Blankley shows how that could happen...
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In 1862, Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes took over the new warship the Alabama, and became the most hated and feared man along the Union coast, as well as a Confederate legend. Here is the tale of Captain Semmes’s remarkable wartime exploits, told with a vivid sense of the excitement and...
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