books about: 1939-1940     books:       The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangsters ...23 reviews William J. Helmer, Rick Mattix Cumberland House Publishing, 2007 This needs a sixth star! This is a must have referance/gangster/outlaw book. If this subject or even this era of history intrests you at all this book is a goldmine.             Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-194120 reviews Ian Kershaw Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 When the world hung in the balance For those familiar with Kershaw primarily through his definitive two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler, 'Fateful Choices' might seem, at first glance, like a comparatively light-weight book with a 'what-if' gimmick at its core: what if England had sought a negotiated peace with Germany, what if Japan had not attacked Pearl Harbor, etc. But Kershaw is not a light-weight historian, and he uses the ...             The Patton Papers 1940-194510 reviews George S. Patton Replica Books, 2003 Exciting Fast Paced Biography That Reads Like A Novel Martin Blumenson's has created a fascinating and surprisingly readable biography of the World War II hero, General George Patton. Blumenson has taken the General's diaries, personal and official letters and combined them with letters written to him and newspaper articles written about him. These are arranged in chronological order. The period covered by this book was the most active of Patton's ...             Is Paris Burning21 reviews Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins Grand Central Publishing, 1991 Courage and Heroism This is a very moving story of courage and heroism in the face of overwhelming odds. It is evident that the authors did alot of research on the story. It helps that they are both journalists by profession. One thing I would like to see is how the major players lives turned out since. Perhaps in the next edition. I bought the movie on DVD at the same time as this book. Reading the book adds ...             A Garden of Thorns: My Memoir of Surviving World War II in France11 reviews Mark D. McKennon, Roger de Anfrasio Silk City Pr, 2000 The best WWII book in a lifetime. I have read many World War Two books...but none have been asinteresting as, "A Garden of Thorns." Having my father meetand associate with Mr. de Anfrasio, it made me like the book evenmore. It is touching and has a way of capturing you mind and it makesyou think a little more about life and what we take for granted.             A Piece of Cake20 reviews Derek Robinson Knopf, 1984 Gateau Robinson: a treat This is one of my favourite books ever, perhaps rivalled only by Robinson's other masterpiece, "Goshawk Squadron", both of which I have read and re-read again and again over the years. The writing is simple, subtle and brilliant, the dialogue sparking and witty, the atmosphere vivid. Was this what life in the RAF was really like at the start of the Second World War? The author's ...             The Winged Watchman12 reviews Hilda Van Stockum Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1962 The Winged Watchman The Winged Watchman is a fictional story about a Dutch family, the Verhagens, who live in a mill in the middle of WWII. They include Mother, Father, Joris, and Dirk Jan. Throughout the process of the book there are many additions to the Verhagen family. They include Trixie (a little Jewish girl who's parents were taken away at the beginning of the war), Freya (an abused dog rescued by Joris), ...             The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West10 reviews Karl-heinz Frieser, John T. Greenwood US Naval Institute Press, 2005 The 1940 Campaign Explained This is an excellent study of the 1940 blitzkrieg campaign in Western Europe and looks at the struggle of the German High Command to adopt the brilliant "sickle cut plan" when they themselves were expecting a long drawn out war and then looks how the campaign unfolded in depth. The book examines how the German victory came about even though the German forces were outnumbered and also contained in ...             The Butterfly15 reviews Patricia Polacco Scholastic, 2001 The Butterfly I found "The Butterfly" a very interesting book because it not only shows how Jews, but how non-Jews lived in fear in World War II. It tells how the little girl, Monique, is afraid of the "tall black boots" in her small French village. The "tall black boots" refer to the Nazi officers. It is not until Monique's friend, Monsieur Marc, is beaten and taken away by the officers when Monique finds out ...             Their finest hour (The Second World War)12 reviews Winston Churchill Reprint Society, 1951 The Finest of the Series After reading this book, you truly begin to see how narrow minded the average American perception of World War II really is. Not to discount the magnificant American battles such as the landing at Normandy or the Battle for Midway, but the Battle for Britain was absolutely the finest display of honor and courage throughout the entire war. This tiny island and it's courageous people stood alone ...             All-American Ads 40s (Icons Series)5 reviews Taschen, 2003 Capitalism at work...forties style. Another massive collection of colorful magazine advertisements from Taschen. This is the same format as the first book in this series,'All-American Ads 50s', hundresd and hundreds of whole page consumer magazine ads (there are a few pages with two or four) beautifull printed. As this edition covers the war years, 111 pages carry ads by American companies explaining how they are doing their bit ...             Guardians of Empire: The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-19408 reviews Brian McAllister Linn The University of North Carolina Press, 1997 Excellent, but be wary about strategy evaluation This is a splendid and pioneering study of the Army in the Pacific, a subject badly in need of more light that it has hitherto received. It brings the Pacific Army to life in a way that no one else had even attempted. Like any book, however, it has its limitations, and as is usually true it is the ones that author was not aware of (at least at the time) and did not flag for our attention that ...             1940's (Fashions of a Decade)5 reviews Patricia Baker Batsford Ltd, 1991 Good for adults too! I thought this book was well written, even if it is supposedly for kids. It was full of information, pictures, and interesting trivia. As a free-lance writer and researcher of the Twenties, it's a good book to have in one's personal library!             The Desert War: The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-436 reviews Alan Moorehead Aurum Press Ltd, 2009 Moorehead: A Forgotten Classic If you are interested in the War in North Africa this is the read for you. It is absorbing and well written with a flow of a correspondent who is constantly moving to different parts of the front. I love and would recommend anything by Moorehead, but this is still a special book because he lived most of it. It is not however a history of the war. There are large chunks of the war that are not ...             All Brave Sailors: The Sinking of the Anglo Saxon, 19406 reviews J. Revell Carr Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004 Author does justice to this remarkable story The remarkable tale of those lucky few that survived the sinking of the English merchant ship, the Anglo Saxon by a German raider is a compelling story. But author J. Revell Carr does not leave it at that. He also tells the story of the German raider who sunk it, most especially it's notorious captain. In relating the extraordinary life and character of Hellmuth von Ruckteschell, Carr has not ...             War Without Hate: The Desert Campaign of 1940-437 reviews John Bierman, Colin Smith Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Excellent Book on the British Side in North Africa Ive always been interested in the Africa War of World War II and this was a great book on ihe German Side and the British side of the war, from Rommels and Monty's HQs all the way down to the squad level where the the action is. It starts out with the British just beating the heck out of the Italians, and then Rommel coming and being the greatest Genearl ever. But it shows how Monty made great ...             Darkness over Denmark: The Danish resistance and the rescue of the Jews6 reviews Ellen Levine Scholastic Inc, 2001 Hope in the Darkness Bravery, courage, and selflessness, characteristic of the Danish resistance during WWII, are bright glimpses of hope during a dark period of world history. The history of the Danish resistance is recorded chronologically, with individual rescue stories woven throughout. This beautifully rendered acount, including photographs, is printed on thick, rich paper, underscoring the beauty of what ...             Malta: The Spitfire Year 19425 reviews Christopher Shores, Brian Cull, ... Grub Street, 2002 A Fantastic Book First of all I would like to say,that if you haven't already read Christopher Shores "HURRICANE YEARS"I suggest you do so.Malta The Spitfire Year 1942 is the second volume of the air battle in malta. The Author Chrisopher Shores has done a superb job on this book.There are more than 200 rare photographs and more detail regarding the air battle of Malta. Thankyou Christopher Shore for a ...             Leon Trotsky on France6 reviews Leon Trotsky Anchor Foundation, 1979 Depression, fascism, war-- how can workers fight back? More than a history text, this is a compelling day-by-day analysis of the great political developments in France during the 1930s depression-- and incisive arguments for what working class parties needed-- and failed -- to do to fight their way victoriously out of the crisis. The brutal economic depression and the crisis of capitalist political rule, the approaching world war, the fascist ...             Desert raiders: Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940-43 (Battle Orders)5 reviews Andrea Molinari Osprey Publishing, 2007 An Interesting Look at Deep Desert Operations Osprey's Battle Orders No. 23, Desert Raiders: Axis and Allied Special Forces 1940-43 by Andrea Molinari, provides a fascinating look at operations conducted in the deep desert in the North African Campaign. Although there have been a number of books on the British Special Air Service (SAS) and Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) in North Africa, this is the first effort that I have seen that ...              search for books 1902-1940, 1920-1940, 1940-1941, 1940-1945, african, all-american, american, blitzkrieg, burning, butterfly, campaign, choices, classic, complete, darkness, decisions, denmark, fashions, fateful, features, gangsters, guardians, raiders, resistance, sinking, special, spitfire, surviving, watchman, without books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Touching Wild Horses we recommend This needs a sixth star! leave a comment home  impressum - about us