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Diversion and Deception

Diversion and Deception

Dudley Clarke's "A" Force and Allied Operations in World War II

by Whitney T. Bendeck

Combining military and deception histories—so often viewed in isolation—this book provides context for the deceptions and adds a layer of knowledge regarding the  planning of military operations. The result is a more complete and nuanced view of Allied operations than is to be found in most histories of World War II.
 

Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line

Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line

Conscientious Objectors During World War II

by Mark Matthews

Foreword by George McGovern

During the Vietnam era, conscientious objectors received both sympathy and admiration from many Americans. It was not so during World War II. The pacifists who chose to sit out that war—some...

The First Code Talkers

The First Code Talkers

Native American Communicators in World War I

by William C. Meadows

With appendixes that include a timeline of pertinent events, biographies of known code talkers, and related World War I data, this book is the first comprehensive work ever published on Native American code talkers in the Great War and their critical place in American military history.
 

Warrior Spirit

Warrior Spirit

The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

by Herman J. Viola

Foreword by Debra Kay Mooney

This outstanding record of service begs a question: Why do American Indians willingly serve a country that has treated them so poorly? Native veterans invariably answer that they are a warrior people who have a sacred obligation to defend their homeland and their families. Written to be accessible to young adult readers, Warrior Spirit is a valuable resource for any reader interested in Native American military history.
 

Finding a Fallen Hero

Finding a Fallen Hero

The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner

by Bob Korkuc

Foreword by James M. McCaffrey

Finding a Fallen Hero is a compelling story that blends a wartime drama with a primer on specialized research. Author Bob Korkuc initially set out to learn how his Uncle Tony came to rest at Arlington. In the process, he also unraveled the mystery of what occurred over the skies of Germany half a century ago.

So They Remember

So They Remember

A Jewish Family’s Story of Surviving the Holocaust in Soviet Ukraine

by Maksim Goldenshteyn

In March 1944, the Red Army liberated Motl’s family and fellow captives. Yet for decades, according to the author, they were silenced by Soviet policies enacted to erase all memory of Jewish wartime suffering. So They Remember gives voice to this long-repressed history and documents how the events at Pechera and other surrounding camps and ghettos would continue to shape remaining survivors and their descendants.
 

George C. Marshall and the Early Cold War

George C. Marshall and the Early Cold War

Policy, Politics, and Society

Edited by William A. Taylor

Foreword by Mark A. Stoler

With a focus on Marshall’s public service at the intersection of American policy, politics, and society, the authors provide a comprehensive historical account of his central role in shaping America during a tumultuous yet formative period in the nation’s history.

Hero Street, U.S.A.

Hero Street, U.S.A.

The Story of Little Mexico's Fallen Soldiers

by Marc Wilson

Claro Solis wanted to win a gold star for his mother. He succeeded—as did seven other sons of “Little Mexico.”Second Street in Silvis, Illinois, was a poor neighborhood during the...

Moroni and the Swastika

Moroni and the Swastika

Mormons in Nazi Germany

by David Conley Nelson

A page-turning historical narrative, this book is the first full account of how Mormons avoided Nazi persecution through skilled collaboration with Hitler’s regime, and then eschewed postwar shame by constructing an alternative history of wartime suffering and resistance.

Hitler’s Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars

Hitler's Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars

Comparing Genocide and Conquest

by Edward B. Westermann

Comparative history at its best, Westermann’s assessment of these two national projects provides crucial insights into not only their rhetoric and pronouncements but also the application of policy and ideology “on the ground.” His sophisticated and nuanced revelations of the similarities and dissimilarities between these two cases will inform further study of genocide, as well as our understanding of the Nazi conquest of the East and the American conquest of the West.

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