Bailout Over Normandy

by Ted Fahrenwald

The remarkable, newfound memoir of a daredevil U.S. fighter pilot who was shot down over France, joined the French Resistance, was captured by the Germans, engineered a daring escape, and returned to his squadron.

Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes

by Artem Drabkin

Hitler’s forces invaded the USSR on June 22, 1941. This account of the invasion’s first day is based on eyewitness recollections of Stalin’s elite, military commanders, rank-and-file soldiers and Russian civilians.

The Battle for Tinian

by Nathan Prefer

Chronicles the crucial battle for Tinian, from the first use of napalm by the U.S. to the final Banzai attack by the Japanese to the island’s use as a base for the B-29 bombers that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan.

The Battle of the Denmark Strait

by Robert Winklareth

A fresh look at the controversies surrounding the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the epic 1941 clash that saw the HMS Hood destroyed and the Prince of Wales severely damaged by the massive German battleship Bismarck.

The Battle of the Tanks

by Lloyd Clark

On July 5, 1943, Nazi and Red Army forces clashed near the Soviet town of Kursk in history’s greatest land battle. Clark vividly depicts the savage clash that would decide the outcome of the war on the Eastern Front.

Battleground

by Steven Zaloga

What was it like to be a tank driver or gunner in the Battle of the Bulge, the hills of Korea, or the deserts of Iraq? This illustrated volume brings to life the legendary tank clashes that have defined modern warfare.

Battleground Pacific

by Sterling Mace

This memoir by a member of the 1st Marine Division depicted in the mini-series The Pacific captures some of the worst action of the Pacific War, from the seldom-seen perspective of a rifleman at the point of attack.

Berlin: Victory in Europe

by Nik Cornish

Using rare photographs from Russian and German sources, Cornish traces the course of the entire campaign, from the clashes fought in East Prussia, eastern Germany and Hungary to the epic battle for Berlin itself.

Between Giants

by Prit Buttar

Caught between the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, the Baltic States suffered more than nearly any other region during World War II. Here is the story of how the Baltics became pawns in the battle for Eastern Europe.

The Black-Out Book

by Evelyn August

Published during WWII to amuse and distract Britons during the nightly black-outs, this delightful miscellany—featuring games, puzzles, jokes and literary snippets—sheds fascinating light on the British homefront.

The Blitz

by Gavin Mortimer

Drawing on the photo archive of the Daily Mirror newspaper group—one of the best sources of World War II footage—a trove of images from the Blitz of 1940-41, originally censored and forgotten in an archive until now.

Blitzkrieg Russia

by Jonathan Sutherland

Culled from previously unpublished albums, this remarkable collection of photographs of Operation Barbarossa includes arms and armor in action, destroyed Russian tanks and aircraft, huge columns of POWs and more.

Blitzkrieg in the West

by Ian Baxter

Featuring previously unseen images of Rommel’s Ghost Division, this superbly illustrated volume captures the precarious days of World War II—May and June 1940—when the fate of the Allies hung in the balance.

The Blood of Free Men

by Michael Neiberg

The Liberation of Paris in 1944 was a chaotic, complex operation that could have easily ended in the city’s ruin. Historian Michael S. Neiberg provides a revealing look at the drama surrounding the Liberation.

Bloody Roads to Germany

by William F. Meller

Sergeant William F. Meller’s gripping firsthand account of fighting in the 28th Infantry Division against the Wehrmacht’s battle-hardened soldiers in the crucible of the Huertgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.