Battle of the Bulge

This memoir reveals what life was like in an American armoured division in action in WW2. Lieutenant Cooper was the man responsible for the repair of the division's tanks and his memoirs reveal that his task was fraught with challenges.

Houston, himself a veteran of the 2d Armored Division, presents a detailed history of this most prestigious unit in the American army. Hell on Wheels details the actions it was involved in, & includes an analysis of armoured warfare in theory & practice.

The 70th Tank Battalion was at the forefront of virtually every major campaign against Hitler's war machine, engaging in some of the bloodiest and most gruelling battles of the war. This history is told almost entirely through primary sources.

With eyewitness accounts of battle, combat and the brutal realities of total war, The Greatest War is an insight into the feelings, thoughts and actions of many thousands of American men called to arms and sent to fight in conflict.

During World War II, thousands of American servicemen were taken prisoner by the Axis powers. They were beaten and tortured; over half never reached home again. Of those who did, many never fully recovered from what they saw, what they lived through, and the feelings that so racked their lives. Almost all have or had a drinking problem. Some suffer such consistently extreme flashbacks that they are forced to use sleeping medication just to help them make it through the night. The ten interviews included in this work were chosen from dozens of contacted POW accounts. Theirs are stories of hardship, pain, survival, and, at times, enlightenment. From the introduction to Mario Garbin's interview: "Mario was one of the more fortunate POWs who put to use in his later life what he learned from his incarceration. At present, he is retired from over twenty years' service with the Chrysler Corporation, where he was a high-ranking vice president within the company, reporting directly only to the chairman ofthe board.,Although powerful and charismatic, he still cried uncontrollably during one portion of the interview". Hidden in the tales of these men is a message we can all relate to, making this book a read not only for the ex-POW or World War II history buff, but for any reader who cares about the purest meaning of life.

As a teenager, John McKenzie joined the 82nd Airborne Division shortly before the invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944. This memoir recalls his wartime experiences and his role in the liberation of France and Holland.