CULTURE
FC F10-114 Killing the Soul
FC F10-121 German Proclamation
FC F10-185 America's Standard
FC F10-121 German Proclamation
FC F10-185 America's Standard
HISTORY
FC F10-112 Cardinal Mercier
FC F10-119 Why Belgium Fought
FC F10-120 Victors
FC F10-193 How Our Boys Go to Battle
FC F10-201 Quality of Mercy
FC F10-204 When the Tide Turned
FC F10-233 James Clark
FC F10-280 Second Line of Defense
FC F10-285 The Unseen Host
FC F10-119 Why Belgium Fought
FC F10-120 Victors
FC F10-193 How Our Boys Go to Battle
FC F10-201 Quality of Mercy
FC F10-204 When the Tide Turned
FC F10-233 James Clark
FC F10-280 Second Line of Defense
FC F10-285 The Unseen Host
♥ “And They Thought We Would Never Fight” by Floyd Gibbons, official correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (1918)
"Marshall Foch, commander of 11 million bayonets, has written that no man is more qualified than Gibbons to tell the true story of the Western Front. . . a life-like picture of the work of the American soldier in France. "
♦ $ Bold Leaders of World War I by Colonel Reeder
Here are portraits of twelve men and women both little-known and famous who contributed to this crucial WWI. time in the history of the modern world.
♦ $ Day of Infamy: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor by Walter Lord
In piecing together the saga of Pearl Harbor, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals who were there. He obtained exclusive interviews with members of the Japanese attacking force and spent hundreds of hours with the Americans who received the blow -- not just the admirals and generals, but enlisted men and families as well. He visited each of the Hawaiian bases attacked and pored over maps, charts, letters, diaries, official files, newspapers, and some twenty-five thousand pages of testimony, discovering a wealth of information that had never before been revealed. Day of Infamy is an inspiring human document and the best account we have of one of the epic events in American history.
♥ Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War by Donald Mackenzie (1916)
Stories of British heroes with a British perspective.
$ Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway by Walter Lord
A remarkable account of what has been called 'the most decisive naval battle since Trafalgar.
♦ Overlord: D-Day and the Invasion of Japan by Albert Marrin
♥ Pen Pictures of the Great World War by Young Smyth
These letters were written, not by the famous, but by the common WWI soldier and reveal their spirit of sacrifice in the defense of liberty.
♦ The Airman's War: World War II in the Sky by Albert Marrin
♥ The Fighting Mascot: The True Story of a Boy Soldier by Thomas Joseph Kehoe (1918)
Written in first person, follow a WWI soldier through the recruitment process and what it was like to fight in the war.
♥ The Little Book of the War by Eva March Tappan (1918)
More insight and perspective in the causes of WWI. Eva March Tappan also wrote The World's Story in Art, Music and Literature which is referenced in many of the months. An interesting read.
♦ $ The Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord
On 24th May 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only ten miles away, Allied Troops were pinned against the coast at Dunkirk. Only 11 days later, by the 4th June, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord's account of how "the miracle of Dunkirk" came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all the nations that fought among the sand dunes.
♥ The Story of the Great War by William Braithwaite (1919)
This is probably the most complete look at WWI. He includes the action nation by nation, a look at the key leaders, the various campaigns, etc. Not a difficult read at all.
♥ The Story of the Great War by Roland Usher (1919)
Reading the introduction to this book is a good start to reading any of the books on this list. Very interesting read about World War I.
♦ The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War by Albert Marrin
♦ Winston Churchill and the Story of Two World Wars by Olivia Coolidge
"Marshall Foch, commander of 11 million bayonets, has written that no man is more qualified than Gibbons to tell the true story of the Western Front. . . a life-like picture of the work of the American soldier in France. "
♦ $ Bold Leaders of World War I by Colonel Reeder
Here are portraits of twelve men and women both little-known and famous who contributed to this crucial WWI. time in the history of the modern world.
♦ $ Day of Infamy: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor by Walter Lord
In piecing together the saga of Pearl Harbor, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals who were there. He obtained exclusive interviews with members of the Japanese attacking force and spent hundreds of hours with the Americans who received the blow -- not just the admirals and generals, but enlisted men and families as well. He visited each of the Hawaiian bases attacked and pored over maps, charts, letters, diaries, official files, newspapers, and some twenty-five thousand pages of testimony, discovering a wealth of information that had never before been revealed. Day of Infamy is an inspiring human document and the best account we have of one of the epic events in American history.
♥ Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War by Donald Mackenzie (1916)
Stories of British heroes with a British perspective.
$ Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway by Walter Lord
A remarkable account of what has been called 'the most decisive naval battle since Trafalgar.
♦ Overlord: D-Day and the Invasion of Japan by Albert Marrin
♥ Pen Pictures of the Great World War by Young Smyth
These letters were written, not by the famous, but by the common WWI soldier and reveal their spirit of sacrifice in the defense of liberty.
♦ The Airman's War: World War II in the Sky by Albert Marrin
♥ The Fighting Mascot: The True Story of a Boy Soldier by Thomas Joseph Kehoe (1918)
Written in first person, follow a WWI soldier through the recruitment process and what it was like to fight in the war.
♥ The Little Book of the War by Eva March Tappan (1918)
More insight and perspective in the causes of WWI. Eva March Tappan also wrote The World's Story in Art, Music and Literature which is referenced in many of the months. An interesting read.
♦ $ The Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord
On 24th May 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only ten miles away, Allied Troops were pinned against the coast at Dunkirk. Only 11 days later, by the 4th June, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord's account of how "the miracle of Dunkirk" came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all the nations that fought among the sand dunes.
♥ The Story of the Great War by William Braithwaite (1919)
This is probably the most complete look at WWI. He includes the action nation by nation, a look at the key leaders, the various campaigns, etc. Not a difficult read at all.
♥ The Story of the Great War by Roland Usher (1919)
Reading the introduction to this book is a good start to reading any of the books on this list. Very interesting read about World War I.
♦ The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War by Albert Marrin
♦ Winston Churchill and the Story of Two World Wars by Olivia Coolidge
BIOGRAPHIES
♦ Commander of the Flying Tigers: Claire Lee Chennault by Joe Archibald
Messner Biography
Messner Biography