From the national bestselling coauthor of Dragon's Jaw, here is the incredible true story of
the most spectacular aircraft carrier battle in history, World War II’s Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. “Superb... the greatest naval air battle of all time finally ...
In the waning days of World War II, a little-known battle took place under the
frozen seas off the coast of Norway . . . and changed the course of the war. In February of 1944, Germany and Japan devised a desperate plan to ...
A gripping true account of submarine heroism, War Beneath the Waves is an inspiring tale of
one young naval officer’s leadership and courage under fire under some of the most dangerous waters of World War II. In November 1943, while on ...
Samuel Hynes served as a consultant on The War, directed and produced by Ken Burns
and Lynn Novick, and appears on camera in several episodes.The War is a seven-part, 14-hour documentary series that debuts on PBS on Sunday, September 23, ...
The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb
Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial ...
The basis for the PBS Masterpiece series starring Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca Annis
(Cranford) Away from the frontlines of World War II, in towns and villages across Great Britain, ordinary women were playing a vital role in ...
In the tradition of The Orchid Thief, a compelling narrative set within the strange and genteel
world of rare-book collecting: the true story of an infamous book thief, his victims, and the man determined to catch him.Rare-book theft is even more ...
No Surrender is the true story of an American WWII soldier who escaped a Nazi
POW train and fought in the French Resistance, rivetingly told by the man himself.A paratrooper in the 101st Airborne, James Sheeran was just a kid ...