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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Nats and the Grays How Baseball in the Nation's Capital Survived WWII and Changed the Game Forever【電子書籍】[ David E. Hubler ]

＜p＞On a chilly Sunday, December 7, 1941, major league baseball’s owners gathered in Chicago for their annual winter meetings, just two months after one of baseball’s greatest seasons. For the owners, the attack on Pearl Harbor that morning was also an attack on baseball. They feared a complete shutdown of the coming 1942 season and worried about players they might lose to military service. But with the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the national pastime continued.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Nats and the Grays: How Baseball in the Nation’s Capital Survived WWII and Changed the Game Forever examines the impact of the war on the two teams in Washington, DCーthe Nationals of the American League and the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leaguesーas well as the impact of the war on major league baseball as a whole. Each chapter is devoted to a wartime year, beginning with 1941 and ending with the return of peacetime in 1946, including the exciting American League pennant races of 1942-1945. This account details how the strong friendship between FDR and Nationals team owner Clark Griffith kept the game alive throughout the war, despite numerous calls to shut it down; the constant uncertainties the game faced each season as the military draft, federal mandates, national rationing, and other wartime regulations affected the sport; and the Negro Leagues’ struggle for recognition, solvency, and integration.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In addition to recounting the Nationals’ and the Grays’ battles on and off the field during the war, this book looks beyond baseball and details the critical events that were taking place on the home front, such as the creation of the GI Bill, the internment of Japanese Americans, labor strikes, and the fight for racial equality. World War II buffs, Negro League historians, baseball enthusiasts, and fans of the present-day Washington Nationals will all find this book on wartime baseball a fascinating and informative read.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Forgotten Battles: WWII Secrets Revealed【電子書籍】[ Aakash Agrawal ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Forgotten Battles: WWII Secrets Revealed＜/strong＞ uncovers the Second World War beyond its familiar landmarks. While names like Normandy, Stalingrad, and Midway dominate public memory, the war's outcome was also shaped by lesser-known engagementsーremote sieges, hidden raids, vanished convoys, quiet breakouts, and clandestine campaigns that rarely make it into popular histories. These were not footnotes. They were the connective tissue of victory and defeat.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Spanning Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arctic, Africa, and Asia, this book traces the overlooked fights that decided supply routes, delayed offensives, protected vital intelligence, and forced commanders to revise their assumptions in real time. You will journey through Norway's cold crucible, the "Phoney War" that was already lethal, the desert's unglamorous siege logic, and the Mediterranean's night-bound sea war of mines and submarines. You will enter the long shadows of occupied Europeーwhere resistance networks turned rail lines, radios, and sabotage into weaponsーand confront the under-told infernos of Burma and China, where endurance and logistics mattered as much as firepower.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But the story does not stop at the battlefield. Each chapter reveals the ＜em＞secret layer＜/em＞ that shaped what the public saw and what later generations were allowed to remember: intercepted signals, deception plans, deniable missions, weather intelligence, classified reconnaissance, and postwar narrative management. Some battles were forgotten because they were small; others because they were politically inconvenient; many because acknowledging them would have exposed methods or compromised alliances. In the war's final months, even "victory" did not end the killingーpockets fought on, desperate offensives flared, and competing powers raced to seize documents, scientists, and strategic secrets before the peace began.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written in vivid, accessible prose, ＜strong＞Forgotten Battles: WWII Secrets Revealed＜/strong＞ restores depth to the war's global story. It shows how modern conflict is often decided not only by dramatic breakthroughs, but by movement and supply, by intelligence and perception, and by the quiet battles fought in the margins of official history. For readers who want a fuller, truer picture of WWIIーone that honors the unseen sacrifices and explains the hidden mechanicsーthis book reopens the files and brings the missing fights back into view.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Suicide Jockeys The Making of the WWII Combat Glider Pilot【電子書籍】[ Monique Taylor ]

＜p＞On May 10, 1940, the Germans neutralized one of the most heavily fortified fortresses in Europe with a new weapon: the combat glider-an aerial vehicle capable of carrying men and equipment in close proximity to each other and crash landing behind enemy lines. The Army Air Corps soon established its own glider pilot program, but the glider pilots were not considered power pilots nor infantry. The end result was a group of young men looking for adventure-belonging seemingly to no command other than on paper-that through the course of the war went into combat with varying amounts of equipment, training, survival gear, or none at all.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Glider Pilot＜/em＞ delves into the making of the glider pilot and the logistical, strategic, and tactical use of the plane they flew. In their "flying coffins," these glider pilots were the independent bastards of the Army Air Corp, demonstrating sheer guts, talent, skill, and luck in their missions, and ultimately helping to turn the tide of the war.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns【電子書籍】[ Philip Kaplan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A pictorial history of American, Japanese, German, and British battleships in World War II.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea.＜br /＞ The book roots itself in a period of monumental change within the history of contemporary warfare. With the baton being passed from the battleship community to that of the aircraft carrier, the iconic battleship was gradually superseded by a new and even more threatening weapons system. It was destined to be consigned to the history books, whilst newer, slicker and more efficient fighting machines took precedence. This publication serves as a tribute to a lost legend of naval warfare.＜br /＞ There is a look at some of modern history's most significant battleships, relaying their thrilling stories, defining characteristics and eventual fates. Ships featured include ＜em＞Scharnhorst＜/em＞, ＜em＞Gneisenau＜/em＞, ＜em＞Warspite＜/em＞, ＜em＞Tirpitz＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Yamato＜/em＞.＜br /＞ The book is completed with 'Fast and Last,' a visit on board the four final examples of battleship technology and design, the last serving battleships ＜em＞USS Iowa＜/em＞, ＜em＞USS New Jersey＜/em＞, ＜em＞USS Wisconsin＜/em＞, and ＜em＞USS Missouri＜/em＞. Their Second World War careers are recounted, as are the qualities that made them special.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞Praise for ＜em＞Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"The author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes. . . . The pictures of battleships that grace this book are one of its chief strengths. . . . this volume provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read "experts" might find enlightening." ーNaval Historical Foundation＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】As If It Were Life A WWII Diary from the Theresienstadt Ghetto【電子書籍】[ Philipp Manes ]

＜p＞In 1942 German merchant Philipp Manes and his wife were ordered by the Nazis to leave their middle class neighborhood and go live in Theresienstadt, the only so-called "showpiece" ghetto of the Third Reich. This model ghetto was set up by the Nazis as a front to show the world that the Jews were being treated humanely. The ghetto was run by a council of Jewish elders, and organized like an idyllic socialist utopia with theatre groups and debating societies. All the while, this was just a holding post for Jews being shipped to forced labor and certain death at Auschwitz. Philipp Manes' intimate diary is filled with fascinating details of everyday life in the ghetto. Manes' voice brings us a step closer to understanding a little-known aspect of one of the most painful periods in the history of mankind.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Criminal Law II (Definitions and Terminology) (Speedy Study Guide)【電子書籍】[ Speedy Publishing ]

＜p＞A Criminal Law Advanced Study Guide is a vital tool for any law student. A guide will help you know what to study and when. This will ensure that you are prepared for every class and every test in advance. Most study guides help you keep up with important terms as well, which may prove to be a vital asset over the course of your class. If you want to be successful in law school, then you need to get a Criminal Law Advanced Study Guide.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】American Samurais - Wwii Camps From Usa Concentration Camps to the Nazi Death Camps in Europe【電子書籍】[ Pierre Moulin ]

＜p＞This book published first under ＜strong＞Dachau, Holocaust and US Samurais＜/strong＞ was made to keep alive this page of inhumanity of the History of the World that should not be forgotten and may interest those who lived through the tragedy and their descent or those who are interested in WWII real history. Without concessions ＜strong＞American Samurais WWII Camps＜/strong＞ is not only informative but is also a memoriam for those who suffered, lived, and died under the Nazi regime.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞American Samurais WWII Camps＜/strong＞ is the third volume dedicated to the Nisei Soldiers, following:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞American Samurais-WWII in Europe＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The most decorated unit in all American History＜/p＞ ＜p＞The 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Socrates Institute Press-Hawaii)＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞American Samurais WWII in the Pacific＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Best Kept Secret Weapon in WWII＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Military Intelligence Service (Socrates Institute Press-Hawaii)＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞American Samurais WWII Camps＜/strong＞ recalls the horrors of the Holocaust focusing specifically on the Dachau Camp, the first built by the Nazis in 1933. The prologue gives a general overview of the events surrounding the World War II. Next are the basic information about the camp itself with its layout and the different staffs who ran Dachau. The readers will find documentation of the rules of the camp with firsthand accounts of what happened to some of the prisoners. The Author is not afraid to speak of the atrocities committed by the Nazis. Disease, torture and death are rampant in the chilling pictures of the death chambers, ovens, and torture devices which lend credence of what was written concerning the unspeakable treatment of the Dachau inmates.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The day life and the working conditions in the camp and in the commandos are described without fear. Then come the last days of Dachau and how the International Liberation Committee was formed and its key role in the liberation. A chapter is devoted to the infamous death march during which the prisoners unable to walk were either shot or torn apart by the S.S. dogs. Then ＜strong＞for the first time＜/strong＞, the role played bu very special liberators coming from 10 Concentration Camps in the USA: ＜strong＞The American Samurais of the 522nd Field Artillery＜/strong＞ and the story of the liberation of the camp. But the story of Dachau alone wont tell the reality of the Holocaust. Next is the account of the Final Solution of the Jewish Problem with its horrible statistics. Aided by many personal quotes of Holocaust survivors and hundred of pictures, the terror of the Final Solution seems to have been meticulously documented, To be complete, the story ended with the survivors of the Holocaust, the Righteous Among the Nations (The non-Jews who saved the Jewish people) and ＜strong＞for the first time＜/strong＞ the Visas for Life, story of the diplomats who saved Jews during World War II.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】WWII Under Water- A Magnet Fishing Adventure Through History【電子書籍】[ Paul D'Arcy ]

＜p＞WW2 Underwater - A Magnet Fishing Adventure Through History.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dive into history with 'WW2 Underwater' - a thrilling magnet fishing adventure uncovering hidden treasures and untold stories from World War II's depths.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A book by MagnetManBrit - Paul D'Arcy＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dark Sunrise Ww Ii【電子書籍】[ Louis Arthur Cavagnaro ]

＜h4＞This is the story of a United States Marine Corps 12 man Rifle Squad plus the Squad Leader. It places the reader in landing craft racing toward a hostile beach being pounded by enemy gunfire, viewing the beaches as they are engulfed in a maelstrom of steel and fire. They are joined aboard troop ships, and on land in craters created by naval gunfire. The squad's liberty in Honolulu, Hawaii is hilarious. Each island introduces its own unique horror, Guadalcanal with its malaria infested jungles and being heavily outnumbered by the enemy. Tarawa and marines wading in waist deep water into murderous machine gun fire. Also Saipan with one thousand five hundred Japanese soldiers in a suicidal Banzai Charge and the desperate hand to hand combat that takes place. Tinian's calculated gamble on the landing beaches. Iwo Jima's caves leading to the two flags raised on Mount Suribachi is an introduction into hell. Finally, the Japanese decision to defend Okinawa not on the beaches but in depth with heavily fortified positions taking a very heavy toll in men and equipment. Thirteen men whose friendship is forged in steel and tempered in blood. The spirit of comradeship is not killed in combat, but the individual members of the original squad are. The squad takes it losses and in the process reveals their innermost thoughts. In one of the final chapters, Sgt. Louis Rossi leads a patrol into the atom-bombed city of Nagasaki. In another at Sasebo he meets the lovely Geisha, 'Keiko.' With tears in her eyes she tells him 'My mother, father and two brothers died in the firestorms your bombers caused. Yet I cannot hate you. I wish you only peace and happiness.' Finally the return home to try healing shattered bodies, tortured minds and frayed nerves. However, some could no longer return to the society and family they had left behind. Intolerance and demons of war came into their rooms each night to haunt them. The decision to reenlist was made with difficulty and for different reasons; however, in the final analysis the thoughts were similar. The Marine Corps understands me.＜/h4＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Prisoners of Jan Smuts Italian Prisoners of War in South Africa in WWII【電子書籍】[ Karen Horn ]

＜p＞Equally skilled in a variety of trades other than in the art of love, the Italian prisoners of war (POWs) who were incarcerated in South Africa during the Second World War are a source of great fascination to this day. Who were these men? And what made some of them attempt dramatic escapes, while others wanted to stay behind after the war?＜/p＞ ＜p＞The first Italian POWs arrived in the Union of South Africa in early 1941, most of them being held in Zonderwater Camp outside Cullinan or in work camps across the country. The government of Jan Smuts saw them as a source of cheap labour that would contribute to harvesting schemes, road-building projects such as the old Du Toit's Kloof Pass between Paarl and Worcester and even to prickly-pear eradication schemes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Prisoners of Jan Smuts＜/em＞ recounts the stories of survival and shenanigans of the Italian POWs in the Union through the eyes of five prisoners who had documented their experiences in memoirs and letters. While many POWs seemed to appreciate the opportunities to gain new skills, others clung to the Fascist ideas they had grown up with and refused to work＜/p＞ ＜p＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Many opted to remain in South Africa once the war had ended, forging quite a legacy. These included sculptor Edoardo Villa, who left an important mark in the local and international art world, and businessman Aurelio Gatti, who built an ice-cream empire whose gelato was to delight generations of South Africans.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Bomber Command's War Against Germany Planning the RAF's Bombing Offensive in WWII and its Contribution to the Allied Victory【電子書籍】[ An Official History ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"The internal RAF analysis of the different phases of the air war and what lessons could be learnt from those campaigns." ーRoyal Aeronautical Society website＜/strong＞＜br /＞ When the RAF's Bomber Command analyzed the results of their precision bombing efforts during the early years of World War II, a growing body of evidence indicated that the great "knockout" blow expected to be delivered from the air was a fantasy. It would only be through a prolonged campaign of attrition that the enemy could be worn down to such a degree that morale, the means of production and the infrastructure of the enemy would be degraded to the point where its fighting ability was crippled.＜br /＞ The result of this assessment was a change of policy from precision bombing of carefully identified key installations, to area bombing with the declared intent of striking at the homes of the German workers, the factories where they worked regardless of the nature of such establishments or of the civilian casualties that would be the inevitable consequence.＜br /＞ In compiling this official analysis of the effectiveness of the RAF's strategic bombing campaign, the author was granted unrestricted access to Air Ministry, Cabinet and other relevant departmental documents that were maintained for internal government use, enabling him to gain a complete and unbiased assessment of the contribution made by Bomber Command to the defeat of Germany. The conclusion he draws fully justifies the decisions taken, by both Britain and the USA, to bomb the German people into surrender.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Confounding the Reich The RAF's Secret War of Electronic Countermeasures in WWII【電子書籍】[ Martin W. Bowman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A history of the British RAF's 100 Groupーthe airmen, ground crew, and techniciansーwho supported the Strategic Bomber Offensive during World War II.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group of RAF Bomber Command was formed. The object was to consolidate the various squadrons and units that had been fighting a secret war of electronics and radar countermeasures, attempting to reduce the losses of the heavy bombersーand their hard-pressed crewsーin Bomber Command. This secret war involved the use of air and ground radars, homing and jamming equipment, special radio and navigational aids, and intruding night-fighters to seek out and destroy their opposite numbers: the Ju 88s and Bf 110s of the ＜em＞Nachtjagdgeschwader＜/em＞ who defended the night skies of the Third Reich with ever increasing success. The book contains many first-hand accounts from pilots and crew and provides a fascinating record of 100 Group's wartime history.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Topics in Radio Technology, Applications, Techniques and Countermeasures in WWII and Early Cold War【電子書籍】[ John Guntharp ]

＜p＞Why: To provide selected examples of World War II and early Cold War events, operations, procedures, systems, and equipment related to the use of electronics and radio measures, countermeasures, and surveillance.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When: WWII and early Cold War.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Where: Geographically, the events and actions addressed in this document occurred in Britain (primarily the WWII Battle of Britain), Germany (Luftwaffe actions over Britain and British special operations in WWII occupied France), cold war events in London (surveillance and counter-surveillance), and Russian electronic surveillance within the United States embassy in Moscow.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Who (the players): Royal Air Force (RAF), German Air Force (Luftwaffe), MI5 (British Security Service), MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service), British Special Operations Executive (SOE ? primarily British F-Section French operations), Government Code & Cipher School (GC&CS ?Bletchley Park codebreakers), British Y-Service (communications intelligence and support to SOE), German-British-Soviet counterintelligence, Soviet KGB (Committee for State Security), and Soviet GRU (Main Intelligence Agency).＜/p＞ ＜p＞What (equipment and support): Radio electronics in general. More specifically: Radar (ground and airborne detection, warning, weapons system control), radio navigation and bombing aids, general radio communications, covert radio operations, radio countermeasures, radio counter-countermeasures, electronic surveillance, espionage (electronic surveillance and agents), WWII SOE agent operations, procedures, codes, and codebreaking.＜/p＞ ＜p＞How: Operational procedures, techniques, support, and equipment.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Operation RYPE A WWII OSS Railway Sabotage Mission in Norway【電子書籍】[ Frode Lindgjerdet ]

＜p＞"...exciting in its detail and well-illustrated with historic photographs. It has welcome mini-biographies of many of the participants of RYPE at the end of the book." ー The Norwegian American To prevent German occupying forces in Norway from reinforcing their defenses during the final months of World War II, the Office of Strategic Services launched Operation Rype, with the mission of sabotaging the Nordland Railway in Mid-Norway. Rype was led by Major William E. Colby, later director of the CIA. After several delays, the Norwegian Special Operations Group (NORSO) dropped over the Sn?sa mountains on the night of March 24. Out of eight B-24s, only three dropped on target. One dropped in Sweden, the remaining four returned to Britain. Two of the B-24s crashed, killing all but one of their crews. Reinforcement and resupply of the unit failed due to extreme Arctic conditions. Relying heavily on help from the Norwegian resistance, NORSO managed to sever the railway at two points. On both occasions, they withdrew with Germans hot on their tail. On May 2, a German patrol blundered into their camp, resulting in the killing of all of the Germans and one wounded Norwegian resistance fighter. Whether the Germans were killed in the ensuing firefight, or were executed later, has been hotly debated ever since. After the war ended, NORSO was allowed down from the mountains, but were sent on bogus missions by the British commanders in Trondheim. They eventually managed to get recognition for their contribution to victory. This new history of the operation is based on German, Norwegian, American and Swedish sources. It examines how the outcome of the operation was affected by the limitations of equipment in sub-Arctic conditions, and British-American rivalry and cooperation throughout the operation.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Brave Men A Glimpse into WWII Through Compassionate Journalism and Soldier's Sacrifice【電子書籍】[ Ernie Pyle ]

＜p＞In "Brave Men," Ernie Pyle delivers a poignant representation of World War II through the voices of the soldiers who fought it. Written in a conversational yet poignant style, the book transcends traditional war narratives by focusing on individual experiences and the humanity within the chaos of conflict. Pyle captures the raw emotions of bravery, fear, and camaraderie, crafting a narrative that is both personal and universally resonant. His vivid descriptions and field journal perspective offer a literary lens that invites readers to empathize with the soldiers'?? plights, emphasizing the psychological toll of war over mere military strategies. Ernie Pyle was an acclaimed American war correspondent whose journalistic career was marked by a deep commitment to highlighting the everyday experiences of soldiers. His own background as a storyteller and a keen observer of human nature laid the groundwork for this seminal work. Pyle's firsthand accounts from the front lines inform the narrative, establishing him not only as a chronicler of events but as a voice for those who traditionally went unheard in the grander narratives of history. "Brave Men" is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the profound personal sacrifices made during wartime. Pyle'??s masterful storytelling invites readers to reflect on the humanity behind the uniforms, making it a timeless exploration of valor, friendship, and the indomitable spirit of those who serve.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】WW II LIBERTY SHIP VOYAGES THE DIARIES OF CAPTAIN HORACE CHANCE 1943 TO 1946【電子書籍】[ David Kendall Peterson ]

＜p＞"＜em＞WW II Liberty Ship Voyages＜/em＞ brings to life the extraordinary diaries of Captain ＜strong＞Horace Clifford Chance＜/strong＞, a U.S. Merchant Marine officer who crossed the Atlantic ＜strong＞thirty times＜/strong＞ between 1943 and 1946. Drawn from ＜strong＞382 handwritten diary pages＜/strong＞, ＜strong＞190 daily ship logs＜/strong＞, and personal letters home, this book offers a vivid firsthand account of Liberty Ship convoys, wartime ports, U-boat threats, and the relentless work of supplying Allied armies.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Captain Chance describes German air raids in North Africa, the chaos of Gibraltar, the ruins of London, and the unpredictable seas that battered his ships. His writing captures not only the danger of Merchant Marine service-America's highest wartime casualty rate-but also the humor, routine, and deep longing for family that sustained sailors far from home.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Supported by extensive research, photographs, maps, documents, and family history spanning four generations of military service, this book preserves an overlooked chapter of World War II. For readers of military diaries, naval history, and the story of the Liberty Ships that carried two-thirds of Allied cargo, Captain Chance's words provide a rare and unforgettable window into a world at war."＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Far From My Home, Never to Return: A Polish Child's WWII Memoir【電子書籍】[ Nadia Seluga ]

＜p＞Most people are familiar with the Nazi atrocities of World War II committed against the Jews. Far less commonly known, however, are the experiences of the Poles of Eastern Poland＜br /＞ at the hands of the occupying Soviet army.＜br /＞ Far From My Home, Never to Return: A Polish Child's WWII Memoir is a first-person account chronicling the dire peril and adversity endured and suffered by one of these Polish families through the eyes of a young Nadia Bogdaniec, who was only eight years old when the Soviets first arrived in her village in 1939.＜br /＞ Shortly after the Soviets' arrival, over a million Poles were forcefully deported by the Soviets from Eastern Poland to various regions of the USSR, including Siberia, to be worked＜br /＞ or starved to death in the Soviet labor camps.＜br /＞ Most of them would never escape. This is a unique true story of hope and survival in the face of this utterly dire peril and extreme adversity.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】She Was A WW II Photographer Behind Enemy Lines【電子書籍】[ Jeane Slone ]

＜p＞Jeane Slone's fourth acclaimed historical novel＜br /＞ Meet Lieutenant Adeline Peterson, war correspondent in eleven theaters of war ー a brave, determined, and resilient woman who broke gender biases to photograph the world and document the atrocities of war.＜br /＞ ? Caught in a Black Blizzard in Oklahoma, endured swarms of locusts＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Photographed Depression-era dance marathons, visited illegal speakeasies＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Detained by a Nazi officer under gunpoint in Czechoslovakia＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Fled Paris on foot and got caught in the Blitz in London＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Photographed the Nazi takeover of Greece＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Jailed in Belgrade by the Gestapo＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Photographed the first bomb to fall on Moscow＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Torpedoed at sea in North Africa in a convoy headed to＜br /＞ war＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Hit by Junker planes in a B-17 Flying Fortress＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Stowed away on a hospital ship during D-Day and arrested＜br /＞ for disobeying orders＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Witnessed machine-gun fire during the liberation of France＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Almost hit by Japanese snipers on Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Arrested for disobeying orders during the battle of Okinawa＜/p＞ ＜p＞? First war correspondent to document the liberation of the＜br /＞ Buchenwald concentration camp＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Toured Mengele's torture chambers after the liberation of the＜br /＞ Dachau concentration camp＜/p＞ ＜p＞Witnessed Disease X after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki＜br /＞ Photographed refugees after the war for the Quakers.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Women Warriors: The Female Soldiers of WWII Combat Roles, Resistance Networks, and Military Service Across Allied and Axis Forces, 1939-1945【電子書籍】[ Celeste Rowan ]

＜p＞While military histories often focus on male combatants, millions of women served in armed forces, resistance movements, and combat units during World War II. From Soviet sniper regiments and British SOE agents to Polish Home Army fighters and American ferry pilots, women operated machine guns, flew bombers, conducted sabotage, gathered intelligence, and led partisan units across every theater of war. This book examines the diverse military roles women assumed during WWII, drawing on declassified documents, personal testimonies, and archival photographs. It explores how different nations mobilized female personnelーsome into direct combat, others into auxiliary servicesーand traces the institutional barriers, cultural resistance, and propaganda campaigns surrounding women's military participation. Through firsthand accounts and documentary evidence, the narrative reveals how female soldiers navigated gendered expectations while performing the same dangerous work as their male counterparts. The book also addresses the postwar erasure of women's contributions from official military histories and examines how Cold War politics shaped collective memory of female combatants. Readers will encounter Soviet Night Witches conducting bombing raids, French Resistance couriers transporting weapons, Yugoslav partisans commanding brigades, and WASP pilots ferrying fighters across the Atlantic. The book provides historical context for each nation's approach to female military service while highlighting the universal challenges women faced in proving their competence under fire.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Nazi Super-Weapons of WWII【電子書籍】[ Larry Slawson ]

＜p＞This book examines the ten most powerful weapons designed by Nazi Germany during WWII. It provides an analysis of each super-weapon's capabilities, potential for destruction, and combat effectiveness in battlefield conditions.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hidden Warbirds II More Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII's Lost Aircraft【電子書籍】[ Nicholas A. Veronico ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The continuation of World War II’s most intriguing new aviation series.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞Hidden Warbirds II＜/em＞, the engaging follow-up to the critically acclaimed ＜em＞Hidden Warbirds＜/em＞, aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico further explores the romantic era of World War II warbirds and the stories of some of its most famous wrecks and recoveries. The long-long aircraft featured in this much-anticipated sequel include the Dotty Mae, a P-47 rescued from a lake in Austria; a Hawker Tempest being restored in Texas; and a Junker 88 recovered from the icy waters of Norway. Throughout the book, Veronico provides a history of each aircraft, as well as the unique story behind each discovery and recovery, all accompanied by incredible documentary photographs. With over 150 of these photographs, depicting more than 20 warbird stories spanning the world, ＜em＞Hidden Warbirds II＜/em＞ triumphantly continues a nonfiction series that renowned military author Alan Griffith calls “a fascinating joy to read.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII, Volume 2【電子書籍】[ Malcolm Wright ]

＜p＞During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both the vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters. In this the second volume by maritime artist Mal Wright, both the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the capital ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth are depicted in detail, along with discussions on changes of armament and electronics that effected the outward appearance of each ship. Beginning with the Royal Sovereign class, the book goes on to cover all the other battleship classes as well as the battlecruisers, monitors, the first and second generation carriers as well as light and escort carriers. Where possible both sides of the ship are depicted, and there are multiple images of the ships where armament or equipment changes had a fundamental impact on a ship's appearance. Overhead views are also included. With 525 full colour illustrations, arranged by ship type rather than camouflage scheme, this book concentrates the clearest possible information into a single volume to provide a one-stop reference source. Many schemes would be difficult for the reader to have found other than with the most intensive research so that historians, collectors, modelmakers and wargamers will find this unique reference source absolutely invaluable.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The First to Cry Down Injustice? Western Jews and Japanese Removal During WWII【電子書籍】[ Ellen M. Eisenberg ]

＜p＞The First to Cry Down Injustice explores the range of responses from Jews in the Pacific West to the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. While it is often assumed that American Jews_because of a commitment to fighting prejudice_would have taken a position against this discriminatory policy, the treatment of Japanese Americans was largely ignored by national Jewish groups and liberal groups. For those on the West Coast, however, proximity to the evacuation made it difficult to ignore. Conflicting impulses on the issue_the desire to speak out against discrimination on the one hand, but to support a critical wartime policy on the other_led most western Jewish organizations and community newspapers to remain tensely silent. Some Jewish leaders did speak out against the policy because of personal relationships with Japanese Americans and political convictions. Yet a leading California Jewish organization made a significant contribution to propaganda in favor of mass removal. Eisenberg places these varied responses into the larger context of the western ethnic landscape and argues that they were linked to, and help to illuminate, the identity of western Jews both as westerners and as Jews.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Voices From The Other Side: Inspiring German WWII Memoirs【電子書籍】[ Jean Goodwin Messinger ]

＜p＞These are the stories of ordinary German civilians who survived the horrors of war and eventually immigrated to Colorado.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For example: "During the night between one and four o'clock the police would drive through the town and pick up men. They would knock on the door and say that the man of the house had to come along to the police station to answer some questions. Everyone knew they would never come back." -- Alex Baumgartner＜/p＞ ＜p＞These stories remind readers how war imposes hardship and heartbreak on all of the populations involved. It's the author's hope that readers will learn from and be inspired by these revelations from ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Biggest Blunders of WWII【電子書籍】[ World History ]

＜p＞In August 1940, Berlin was hit by British bombers. Hitler immediately ordered a series of gigantic air defences be built ? each one more expensive than the city's entire Olympic facilities ? but they're ineffective and resources are wasted. The Fu?hrer also has an opportunity to force the British out of North Africa and gain control of the Middle East's valuable oil. But he rejects his generals' advice, just as he unnecessarily draws the United States into the war in Europe. Had Hitler kept a cool head, the war could have gone in a different direction. But the Fu?hrer was not alone in making mistakes. British and French politicians gave Hitler concessions in the 1930s and failed to send troops to Germany immediately after war was declared. The Western powers have themselves to thank for the dictator setting Europe on fire before finally going on the offensive in spring 1940. This issue reveals the worst errors of the war.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The First Combat Bomb Wing in WWII【電子書籍】[ Ron Mackay ]

＜p＞This is a study of one of the 8th USAAF's sub-units. The 1st Combat Bomb Wing (1CBW), created on 13 September 1943, was preceded first by the 1st Bomb Wing, and then the 101st Provisional Bomb Wing, which included the 91BG as an element. By then, the 91BG was joined by the 351BG and 381BG, with the 351BG later displaced by the 398BG. The operational experience of these units virtually spanned the entire 33 months of the "Mighty Eighth's" existence and the often costly but finally successful campaign to deny Hitler's Germany the means with which to pursue its warped dreams of conquest.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Big Break The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told【電子書籍】[ Stephen Dando-Collins ]

＜p＞The story opens in the stinking latrines of the Schubin camp as an American and a Canadian lead the digging of a tunnel which enabled a break involving 36 prisoners of war (POWs). The Germans then converted the camp to Oflag 64, to exclusively hold US Army officers, with more than 1500 Americans ultimately housed there. Plucky Americans attempted a variety of escapes until January, 1945, only to be thwarted every time.＜br /＞ Then, with the Red Army advancing closer every day, camp commandant Colonel Fritz Schneider received orders from Berlin to march his prisoners west. Game on! Over the next few days, 250 US Army officers would succeed in escaping east to link up with the Russians - although they would prove almost as dangerous as the Nazis - only to be ordered once they arrived back in the United States not to talk about their adventures. Within months, General Patton would launch a bloody bid to rescue the remaining Schubin Americans.＜br /＞ In ＜em＞The Big Break＜/em＞, this previously untold story follows POWs including General Eisenhower's personal aide, General Patton's son-in-law, and Ernest Hemingway's eldest son as they struggled to be free. Military historian and Paul Brickhill biographer Stephen Dando-Collins expertly chronicles this gripping story of Americans determined to be free, brave Poles risking their lives to help them, and dogmatic Nazis determined to stop them.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A Demon-Haunted Land Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany【電子書籍】[ Monica Black ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This account of German citizens swept up in a wave of supernatural obsessions after WWII and the Holocaust is "an engrossing story from beginning to end" ( ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ In the aftermath of World War II in Germany, a messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil.＜br /＞ While many histories emphasize Germany's rapid transition from genocidal dictatorship to liberal democracy, ＜em＞A Demon-Haunted Land＜/em＞ places in full view the toxic mistrust, profound bitterness, and spiritual malaise that unfolded alongside the economic miracle. Drawing on previously unpublished archival materials, acclaimed historian Monica Black argues that the surge of supernatural obsessions stemmed from the unspoken guilt and shame of a nation remarkably silent about what was euphemistically called "the most recent past." This shadow history irrevocably changes our view of postwar Germany, revealing the country's fraught emotional life and deep moral disquiet, and the cost of trying to bury a horrific legacy.＜br /＞ "How do societies that commit monstrous atrocities recover from them? . . . Chock-full of colorful anecdotes and charismatic figures, ＜em＞A Demon-Haunted Land＜/em＞ not only offers a brilliant rethinking of postwar German history, but also asks us to see the irrational as an integral part of modernity." ー ＜em＞Boston Review＜/em＞＜br /＞ "Absorbing, gripping, and utterly fascinating . . . Beautifully written, without even a hint of jargon or pretension." ーRichard J. Evans, ＜em＞The New Republic＜/em＞＜br /＞ "Vivid character sketches and keen psychological insights enrich impressive historical research." ー ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞＜br /＞ "Readers interested in German and Cold War history and cultural studies of religious and supernatural beliefs will find much to enjoy." ー ＜em＞Library Journal＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】German Order of Battle 1st?290th Infantry Divisions in WWII【電子書籍】[ Samuel W Mitcham ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The first volume in this definitive reference on the German Army in WWII,＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞covering the organization, combat histories, and commanders of each division.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Military historian Samuel Mitcham is a noted expert in Germany's ground forces during the Second World War. In his three-volume ＜em＞German Order of Battle＜/em＞, he presents the most detailed and authoritative reference work on the subject to date. Mitcham's narrative histories highlight the organization, commanders, experiences, and casualties of each division, as well as sources for further research.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Taken together, these volumes are the most comprehensive and accessible reference available on the Germany Army in World War II, unmatched in the information compiled on each division from inception to destruction. Volume One covers the 1st through 290th Infantry Divisions.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】RAF West Malling The RAF's First Night Fighter Airfield, WWII to the Cold War【電子書籍】[ Anthony J. Moor ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Inspiring history of the first designated night fighter base . . . an important piece of social and military history . . . a must-read!" ーBooks Monthly＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Anthony J. Moor's exhaustively researched and highly illustrated book is the first to tell the full story of the part West Malling played in the defense of the United Kingdom, and how it served the RAF for twenty-eight action-packed years.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Opened as a private landing ground after the First World War, the airfield at West Malling became home to the Maidstone School of Flying in 1930. The airfield's RAF role came to the fore in June 1940; by then the station had been fitted with a concrete runway. The first aircraft arrived on 8 June 1940. As the UK's first designated night fighter base, over the years that followed, RAF West Malling was home to many famous pilotsーmen such as John Cunningham, Peter Townsend, Bob Braham and even Guy Gibson, later of Dambusters fame. During the summer of 1944, Mosquitoes, Spitfires and Mustang Mk.3s successfully destroyed many V-1s, as well as played their part in the D-Day landings.＜/p＞ ＜p＞West Malling's strategic night fighter role continued into the Cold War, when No.500 (Kent's Own) Squadron adopted it as its home in this period. A US Navy Facility Flight was also based at the airfield in the 1960s.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After closure as an operational air station in 1969, West Malling re-acquired its civilian guise, hosting a Gliding School, Short Brothers and several major Great Warbirds Air Displays during the 1970s and 1980s, until eventually closing completely as an airfield, for re-development.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。