books about: 1942-1944     books:       The War of the Doomed: Jewish Armed Resistance in Poland, 1942-19442 reviews Shmuel Krakowski Holmes & Meier Publishers, 1984 Tendentious with Selective Presentation of Facts Although much of the material in this book appears to be of historical value, some of it is clearly contrary to historical facts and appears to reflect a Polonophobic prejudice on the part of author. For instance, the murder of Jews hiding from the Germans by members of the Polish guerrillas is mentioned, but not the fact that these murderers were court-martialed by the Polish underground and ...             Breaking the Bismark's Barrier: Volume 6: July 1942 - May 1944 (Breaking the Bismarck's Barrier, 22 July ...2 reviews Samuel Eliot Morison Little, Brown and Company, 1950 A very good book---still a classic reference This volume 6 of Morison's series on U.S. Naval operations in the second world war continues the excellent tradition set in the first 5 volumes. While written shortly after the war, the data are still quite good. Extensive research was done on both U.S., German, and Japanese records, as well as interviews and on the spot accounts with many participants, something hard to do today! I've so far ...             In Search of the Maquis: Rural Resistance in Southern France, 1942-1944 (Clarendon Paperbacks) H. R. Kedward Oxford University Press, USA, 1995 This is a study of the Maquis in southern France, the Resisters who took to the woods and hills in the struggle against the German Occupation in the Second World War. H. R. Kedward's detailed and perceptive account explores what participation in the Maquis meant for those involved both at the time and subsequently. He examines the motivations of the maquisards and how the circumstances of occupation and resistance affected the ways of life of ...             To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (Smithsonian History of Aviation ...2 reviews Stephen L. McFarland, Wesley P. Newton University Alabama Press, 2006 Account of the Achievement of Air Superiority Over Germany If one wishes to learn about the contributions of the US ArmyAir Forces in Europe during World War II, the literature is repletewith books and articles about strategic precision daylight bombing. However, in To Command the Sky, the authors have broken from the strategic bombing mold to inform us of how air superiority was achieved, and how important that victory was to allow the Allied forces to ...             Wang Shiwei and "Wild Lilies": Rectification and Purges in the Chinese Communist Party 1942-1944 : Dai Qing Dai Qing, David E. Apter, ... M.E. Sharpe, 1994 This work investigates a case of political persecution that occurred over 50 years ago (the Wang case), but which still raises profound issues for the relationship between revolutionary regimes and the intellectuals who serve them. Song Jinshou has compiled a list of the documents of the Wang case.             Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud France 1942-1944 (My Story)1 review Jim Eldridge Scholastic, 2004 Spy Smuggler Spy Smuggler is one title in a growing collection of historical novels in the My Story series. While fictional, each of these books is based upon real events and common experiences during the first and second World Wars. As such, both the heroic and the more dreary aspects of war are explored. The main character of Spy Smuggler is Paul Lelaud from France. We meet Paul just as he is on the cusp ...             Germany and the Second World War: Organization and Mobilization in the German Sphere of Power, Wartime ...1 review Rolf-Dieter Muller, Hans Umbreit, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 5 stars for content, zero stars for pricing While these ten volumes are indispensable to anyone seriously interested in studying Germany in the second world war, Oxford have priced the translation so extortionately that even many libraries will not be able to afford them. What they get out of this I really can't see - at this price point I doubt they will sell more than a few dozen copies worldwide per volume. Although ...             Geschichte der Panzergrenadierdivision Grossdeutschland 1942-1944 Remy Spezzano Nebel Verlag GmbH, 2002             Inside a Gestapo Prison: The Letters of Krystyna Wituska, 1942-1944 Krystyna Wituska, Irene Tomaszewski Wayne State University Press, 2006 On the eve of World War II, Krystyna Wituska, a carefree teenager attending finishing school in Switzerland, returned to Poland. During the occupation, when she was twenty years old, she drifted into the Polish Underground. By her own admission, she was attracted first by the adventure, but her youthful bravado soon turned into a mental and spiritual mastery over fear. Because Krystyna spoke fluent German, she was assigned to collect information ...             The Jolly Rogers: The Best Damn Heavy Bomber Unit in the World : Southwest Pacific 1942-1944 (Schiffer ...4 reviews Schiffer Publishing, 1997 Great book on an often overlooked bomber group My dad was in the 90th bomb group and contributed some material to this publication...he painted the nose art on the "DUDE" which is pictured in the book....it also covers a lot on the B-24 which often took a back seat to the B-17 in recognition....              search for books 1942-1944, 1942-may, administration, aviation, bismarck, breaking, clarendon, communist, geschichte, grossdeutschland, krystyna, letters, manpower, military, mobilization, organization, pacific, panzergrenadierdivision, paperbacks, rectification, resistance, resources, schiffer, smithsonian, smuggler, southern, southwest, spaceflight, superiority, wituska books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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