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WWII

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World War II
 
Books
 
Ailsby, Christopher   The Third Reich Day by Day            
 
Ambrose, Stephen. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany 
 
Bando, Mark. 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy 
 
Benford, Timothy B. The World War II Quiz and Fact Book  
 
Bicheno, Hugh. Midway.                                                  
 
Blum, Howard.  The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII
 
Blunt, Roscoe C. Jr. Foot Soldier: A combat Infantryman’s War in Europe
 
Chant, Chris.   Artillery of World War II.                           
 
Chant, Chris Small Arms of World War II.                                       
 
 Codevilla, Angel M.Between the Alps and a Hard Place: Switzerland in World War
 
Deighton, Len. Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk.
 
Deighton, Len. Blood, Tears and Folly: an Objective Look at World War II.
 
Deighton, Len.Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain.      
 
Donovan, Robert J.  PT 109: John F. Kennedy in WWII.                
 
Ethell, Jeffrey L and Robert T. Stand.  World War II Fighters.          
 
Fleming, Thomas.  The New Dealers’ War: FDR and the War Within World War II
 
Fowler, Will.  Eastern Front: The Unpublished Photographs 1941 – 1945.
 
Freeman, Roger A.  The Mighty Eighth War Manual.                     
 
Keeney, L. Douglas.  Buddies: Men, Dogs And World War II.      
 
Langer, Howard J. The World War II 100: a Ranking of the Most Influential Figures.
                                                                                                          
Lucas, James. Hitler’s Commanders: German Bravery in the Field 1939-1945
 
McDonnell, Leslie.  Insignia of World War II.                        
 
Messenger, Charles.  The Second World War in the West                    
 
Mikaelian, Allen.  Medal of Honor: Profiles of America’s Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present.                                                                            
 
Newcomb, Richard F. Abandon Ship! The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy’s Greatest Sea Disaster.                                                                                           
 
Robbins, Guy.  The Aircraft Carrier Story 1908-1945.                    
 
Smith, Robert L.  Medic: A WWII Combat Medic Remembers
                                                                                                           
Ward, John. Submarines of World War II.                                       
 
Wiest, Andrew and Gregory Louis Mattson.  Campaigns of World War II: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima.                                                  
Wilmott, H.P. Pearl Harbor                                                             
 
Wilmott, H.P. The Second World War in the Far East                      
 
 
DVDs
 
December 7th: The Fleet that Came to Stay.                          
 
Payoff in the Pacific.                                                           
 
Memories of War.                                                                 
 
Pearl Harbor [The History Channel]                                      
 
Pearl Harbor Payback / Appointment in Tokyo.                   
 
 
Videos
 
 
The History Channel Presents Pearl Harbor:  Tora, Tora, Tora: The True Story of Pearl Harbor
                                                                   
The History Channel Presents Pearl Harbor:  Admiral Chester Nimitz
                                                                                               
Walter Cronkite Remembers the 20th Century: World War II
                                                                                               
World War II: The Great War Series Videos
 
·        The Battle of San Pietro                              
·        Thunderbolt                                                  
·        The Stillwell Road                                        
·        The Nuremberg Trials                                  
·        Submarine Warfare                                      
·        Attack! The Battle for New Britain           
·        To the Shores of Iwo Jima-Guadalcanal    
·        Marines at Tarawa: Return to Guam          
·        The Tunisian Victory                                               
·        Report from the Aleutians                            
 
World War II: War in the Pacific Series Videos
 
·        Awakening in the Pacific                             
The rise of the Japanese empire, America goes to war in the Pacific
·        The U.S. and the Philippines                                   
The Navy holds – 1942, Guadalcanal
·        The Road Back-New Guinea                                   
Up the Solomon’s Ladder, Bougainville, Attack in the Central Pacific, Makin and Tarawa
·        Stepping Stones to the Philippines              
MacArthur returns to the Philippines
·        At Japan’s Doorstep: Okinawa                    
The air war of Japan, the surrender and occupation of Japan
 
Warbirds of World War II Series Videos
 
Attack Air!                                                    
The P-47 Thunderbolt                                  
Defenders of the Reich                                 
R.A.F. Fighters                                          
The B-24 Liberator                                   
The P-51 Mustang                                        
The B-17 Flying Fortress                             
 
 
World War II Greatest Battles Video Series
 
To the Shores of Iwo Jima                           
December 7th                                                 
Normandy Invasion                                      
The Battle of Midway                                               
World At War                                                
 
World War II Report
A four volume collection of authentic WWII newsreels.
 
Time [Magazine] World War II
 
Europe                                                                     
Pacific                                                             
 
Victory at Sea
A series of 6 --  live-action footage from both Allied and Axis film archives to present the American and Allied naval operations during World War II.
 
 
World War II with Walter Cronkite
The Seeds of War                                           
The German High Command                            
Europe Wars Within a War                              
& Soviet Fronts                                   
Battleground Italy                                          
Air War Over Europe                                      
Invasion: The Allies Attack                               
Europe: The Allies Close In                            
The Pacific War Begins                        
The Pacific Perimeter                                      
The War Against Japan                        
The Home Front and Victory                           
 
Audio / Books on Tape
 
Ambrose, Stephen.  The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
                                                                                     
America at War: Patriotic Radio Broadcasts from World War II
                                                                                   
Brokaw, Tom   An Album of Memories: Personal Histories From the Greatest Generation        

Sides, Hampton.  Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II’s Most Dramatic Mission.                                                                 
 
 
Large Print Materials
 
 
Ambrose, Stephen.  The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
                                                                                 
Brokaw, Tom.  An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation.
                                                                                 
Stanton, Doug.  In Harms Way: the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors.                                                         
Items in blue designate a “John Keegan Memorial Collection” book.