Mr. Wilson's World War II Non-Fiction
November 11, 2007
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available in the Farragut School Library. Annotations courtesy of OPAC, Follett, Inc. |
92 Eis
Ellis, Rafaela. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States. Presents a biography of the West Point graduate who served as Supreme Military Commander during World War II and as the thirty-fourth President of the United States.
92 Eis HS
Archer, Jules. Battlefield President: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Son of a devout pacifist, Eisenhower enters West Point despite his family and later becomes Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in World War II, and eventually the thirty-fourth president of the United States.
92 Fra HS
Frank, Anne, 1929-1945. The diary of a young girl. The diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who died in a concentration camp during World War II.
92 Hit HS
Devaney, John. Hitler, mad dictator of World War II. Traces the life of Adolf Hitler from his youth to his self-destruction in a Berlin bunker.
92 Mac HS
Fox, Mary Virginia. Douglas MacArthur. Describes the childhood, training, career, and contributions of the man known for his military leadership during World War II.
303.375 Zem HS
Zeman, Z. A. B. Selling the war : art and propaganda in World War II.
331.4 Col HS
Colman, Penny. Rosie the riveter : women working on the home front in World War II. Describes the many roles assumed by women in the U.S. after the country's entry into World War II.
355.0 Rob
Robertshaw, Andrew. A soldier's life : a visual history of soldiers through the ages. 1st American ed. New York : Lodestar Books, 1997. Provides information on what it was like to be a soldier at different stages in world history, beginning with the Roman Empire in 50 A.D. and continuing through World War II, discussing what motivated the men to fight, and looking at issues such as camp food, weapons, and recruitment.
355.1 Mol HS
Mollo, Andrew. The armed forces of World War II : uniforms, insignia, and organization. New York, N.Y. : Crown Publishers, c1981. Text and illustrations describe the uniforms, insignia, and organization of the fighting men of World War II.
355.8 Gon HS
Gonzales, Doreen. The Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb in American history. Describes the events and people surrounding the creation of the atomic bomb, and examines the effects of its use during World War II.
359.98 Cas HS
Castillo, Edmund L. The Seabees of World War II. The story of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions during World War II.
940.4 Law HS
Lawson, Don. Great air battles; : World War I and II.
940.5 Ada
Adams, Simon. World War II. Text and photos present the key events, battles, weapons, uniforms, and cultural phenomena, such as propaganda, of the Axis and Allies during the Second World War.
940.5 Ipp HS
Ippisch, Hanneke. Sky : a true story of resistance during World War II : illustrated with photographs, documents, and letters from the author's collection. The true story of a young girl's involvement with the Dutch Resistance during World War II and her subsequent arrest and imprisonment by the Germans.
940.53 Ada HS
Adams, Henry Hitch Italy at war. Profusely illustrated text documents World War II as seen by Mussolini and his armed forces.
940.53 Bai HS
Bailey, Ronald H. Partisans and guerrillas. Discusses the guerrillas of the Balkans who fought against the Nazis during World War II.
940.53 Bau HS
The historical encyclopedia of World War II.
940.53 Col HS
Collier's photographic history of World War II. Captioned photos provide a concise chronology of the events of the war covering all theaters of operations.
940.53 Dav HS
Devaney, John. America goes to war, 1941. Uses brief personal vignettes to pinpoint dramatic and significant events, concerning both political figures and ordinary people, during the first year of America's involvement in World War II.
940.53 Els HS
Elson, Robert T. Prelude to war. Seven chapters and picture essays describe conditions and situations contributing to the beginning of World War II.
940.53 Elt HS
Elting, John Robert. Battles for Scandanavia. Profusely illustrated text describes the history of World War II in Sweden and Finland.
940.53 Fod HS
Fodor, Denis J. The neutrals. Profusely illustrated text depicts the World War II roles of the states that succeeded in remaining neutral, including Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey.
940.53 Hen HS
Henderson, Harry B. War in our time. A comprehensive and analytical history in pictures and text of the first eleven years of World War II, beginning with the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese, showing the rise of Fascism and its conquest of Europe and attack on United States, and ending in 1942 with the tide beginning to run in favor of the democracies and free peoples of the world.
940.53 Her HS
Herzstein, Robert Edwin. The Nazis. Profusely illustrated text discusses the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis in Germany, their activities and atrocities in Germany and occupied Europe, and their defeat in World War II.
940.53 Hil HS
Hillman, Laura. I will plant you a lilac tree : a memoir of a Schindler's list survivor. The author tells of her experiences in eight concentrations camps as a young Jewish woman in World War II Germany, and shares the story of how she and her husband met and fell in love in spite of their situation, and how they were saved by being put on the list to work at Oskar Schindler's factory.
940.53 Law HS
Lawson, Don. An album of World War II home fronts. Discusses the lives, attitudes, and homes of the Germans, French, British, Soviets, Americans, and Japanese during World War II.
940.53 Lid HS
Lidz, Richard. Many kinds of courage : an oral history of World War II. New York : Putnam, c1980. A collection of personal narratives describing the London Blitz, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy invasion, and other events of World War II.
940.53 May HS
Mayer, Allan J. Gaston's war : a true story of a hero of the resistance in World War II, Novato His diary, his memory, and the historical archives are the sources for Gaston's account of his days in the Dutch underground.
940.53 Mil HS
Miller, Russell. The resistance. Profusely illustrated text discusses the underground resistance organizations that operated in Nazi-occupied European countries during World War II.
940.53 Mos HS
Mosley, Leonard. On borrowed time; : how World War II began.
940.53 Rea HS
Reader's digest illustrated story of World War II.
940.53 Rei
Reiss, Johanna. The upstairs room. A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.
940.53 Ste
Stein, R. Conrad. Resistance movements. Discusses the importance of resistance movements which sprang up in Yugoslavia, France, Russia, Greece, and other countries under German occupation during World War II.
940.53 Sto HS
Stokesbury, James L. A short history of World War II. A military account of the causes, events, and consequences of World War II.
940.53 Tay HS
Taylor, A. J. P. (Alan John Percivale). The Second World War : an illustrated history. Traces the history of World War II from its beginnings when the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931 to the surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945.
940.53 Tim HS
Time-Life Books. Japan at war. Text and numerous photographs describe the people and events taking place before and during World War II in Japan.
940.53 Zic HS
Zich, Arthur. The rising sun. An account of the campaigns and battles between Japan and the Allied nations in the Pacific and Asia during World War II.
940.530222 Lif HS
Life goes to war : a picture history of World War II. A pictorial survey of World War II, compiled from stories that appeared in "Life" magazine between 1936 and 1945.
940.54 Arc HS
Archer, Jules. Jungle fighters : a GI correspondent's experience in the New Guinea campaign. .An account of the military campaign in New Guinea during World War II, which the author viewed from several positions, including staff sergeant and war correspondent.
940.54 Bai HS
Bailey, Ronald H. Prisoners of war. Documents the experiences of prisoners of war of all nationalities during the Second World War.
940.54 Bai HS
Bailey, Ronald H. The air war in Europe. Profusely illustrated text traces the development of military aviation and surveys the equipment, personnel, and events of the air war between Germany and the Allies during World War II.
940.54 Bai HS
Bailey, Ronald H. The home front, U.S.A. Profusely illustrated text discusses life in the United States during World War II.
940.54 Bar HS
Bar-Zohar, Michael. Arrows of the almighty : the most extraordinary true spy story of World War II. The true story of a Jewish prisoner sent by the Germans to the Holy Land to spy on the British during W.W. II.
940.54 Bar HS
Baron, Richard (Richard W.). Raid! : the untold story of Patton's secret mission. The true story of a raid behind enemy lines to free American POWs from a German prison during World War II.
940.54 Bay HS
Baybutt, Ron. Colditz : the great escapes. Recounts the stories of astonishing escapes and escape attempts made during World War II from Colditz Castle, the POW camp reserved by the Third Reich for the most ingenious, persistent escape artists from lesser camps.
940.54 Bet HS
Bethell, Nicholas William, Baron Bethell. Russia besieged. Captioned photographs and text describe the invasion of Russia by the Germans.
940.54 Bla HS
Blanco, Richard L. Rommel, the desert warrior : the Afrika Korps in World War II. Traces the World War II career of the "Desert Fox," commander of the German Afrika Corps, finally defeated by the British at el-Alamein.
940.54 Bla HS
Blassingame, Wyatt. Combat nurses of World War II. Describes the courage, endurance, and devotion of the American military nurses who served throughout the world in hospitals, on ships, on planes, and in camps of internment during the nightmare of the Second World War.
940.54 Bli
Bliven, Bruce. From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa : the war in the Pacific : 1941-1945. Describes every major action in the Pacific during World War II: Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Corregidor, Midway, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Burma, Leyte, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Hiroshima, etc.
940.54 Blu HS
Blumenson, Martin. Liberation. An account of the Allied campaign to liberate Paris from the Germans who occupied the city during World War II.
940.54 Bot HS
Botting, Douglas. The second front. Text and photographs survey the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Germanoccupied Europe on June 6, 1944.
940.54 Bro HS
Brokaw, Tom. The greatest generation. Pays tribute to the generation of Americans who fought in World War II, telling the stories of individual men and women who served their country overseas and returned to create modern America. Includes a DVD of the television special based on the book.
940.54 Col HS
Collier, Richard, 1924-. The war in the desert . Examines the military leaders, campaigns, battles, tactics and strategy of the African theater of war during World War II.
940.54 Com HS
Comer, John. Combat crew : a true story of flying and fighting in World War II.
940.54 Dan HS
Daniels, Roger. Concentration camps USA: Japanese Americans and World War II.
940.54 Dan HS
Dank, Milton. D-Day. Traces the events of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy, which took place on June 6, 1944.
940.54 Dav HS
Davis, Daniel S. Behind barbed wire : the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Discusses the forced internment of Japanese Americans in camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, their way of life there, and their eventual assimilation into society following the war.
940.54 Dav HS
Davis, Franklin M., 1918-. Across the Rhine. Chronicles the preparation for the final phase of the war in Western Europe.
940.54 Dol HS
Dollinger, Hans. The decline and fall of Nazi Germany and imperial Japan : a pictorial history of the final days of World War II. Pictures and text describe the final days of World War II in Europe and the Pacific.
940.54 Don HS
Donovan, Robert J. PT109, John F. Kennedy in World War II. An account of John F. Kennedy's naval service in World War II, particularly of the rescue of his crew after his PT boat was destroyed.
940.54 Dur HS
Durand, Arthur A. Stalag Luft III : the secret story. Recounts the daily lives of the prisoners held at the World War II prison camp Stalag Luft III.
940.54 Gan HS
Gansberg, Judith M. Stalag, U.S.A. : the remarkable story of German POWs in America. Discusses the 370,000 Germans who were prisoners of war in the United States during World War II and the program established by the War Department to educate these prisoners to the benefits of democracy.
940.54 Gol HS
Goldston, Robert C. Sinister touches : the secret war against Hitler. Describes covert operations and strategies of World War II.
940.54 Goo HS
Goolrick, William K. The Battle of the Bulge. An illustrated account of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes in 1944 that became a threat to the Allied forces.
940.54 Gra HS
Graff, Stewart. The story of World War II. Traces the history of World War II from the events causing the war to the final victory of the allied forces.
940.54 Gre HS
Greene, Bob. Once upon a town : the miracle of the North Platte Canteen. Syndicated columnist Bob Greene chronicles the history of North Platte, Nebraska, a small town which transformed its railroad depot into a canteen where the soldiers who passed through during World War II could enjoy coffee, food, magazines, and a family-like atmosphere.
940.54 Hoy HS
Hoyt, Edwin Palmer. The GI's war : the story of American soldiers in Europe in World War II. An oral history of the European War through the eyes of the field soldiers from 1940 through 1945.
940.54 Hoy HS
Hoyt, Edwin Palmer. War in the deep : pacific submarine action in World War II. A detailed account of American and Japanese submarine operations in the Pacific during World War II.
940.54 Jac HS
Jackson, Robert. Bomber! : Famous bomber missions of World War II. Describes 13 significant bombing raids of World War II which affected future bombing policy and technical developments in bomber design.
940.54 Kei HS
Keil, Sally Van Wagenen. Those wonderful women in their flying machines : the unknown heroines of World War II.
940.54 Law HS
Lawson, Don. The secret World War II. Discusses World War II espionage activities including intelligence personnel, codes and ciphers, and propaganda.
940.54 Lor HS
Lord, Walter. The miracle of Dunkirk. The story of the rescue of 338,000 Allied troops from the French coast near Dunkirk during World War II.
940.54 Mar HS
Markl, Julia. The Battle of Britain. Traces the events that led to the attempted German invasion of Great Britain in 1940 describing the prolonged bombing of London by the Luftwaffe, the tactical errors made by the Germans, and how the outcome of the battle affected the course of the war.
940.54 Mar HS
Marrin, Albert. The airman's war : World War II in the sky. Examines the role of the air force in World War II, including the nonstop bombing over Germany and the slow island by island battles in the Pacific.
940.54 Mar HS
Marrin, Albert. The secret armies : spies, counterspies, and saboteurs in World War II. Describes the activities of famous spies, Resistance movements, and saboteurs and discusses how they helped turn the tide of the Second World War.
940.54 McG HS
McGowen, Tom. Midway and Guadalcanal. Details the World War II battles between the Americans and the Japanese at the Pacific islands of Midway and Guadalcanal.
940.54 Mil HS
Miller, Russell. The commandos. Features the exploits of the Commandos in World War II, including audacious assaults on South Vagsoy, Bordeaux, islands in the Aegean, and other farflung strategic targets.
940.54 Mos HS
Moser, Don. China, Burma, India.
940.54 Mos HS
Mosley, Leonard. The Battle of Britain. An account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940.
940.54 Mos HS
Mosley, Leonard. The Druid. An account of the career of a Nazi SS spy stationed in England during World War II.
940.54 Pit HS
Pitt, Barrie. The battle of the Atlantic. An account of the struggle between the Allied navies and the German submarine fleet in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
940.54 Pra HS
Prager, Arthur. World War II resistance stories. Describes the secret activities of six members of resistance movements in Europe and Japan during World War II.
940.54 Rig HS
Rigge, Simon. War in the outposts. Profusely illustrated text describes the attempt made by the Allies in World War II to defend and support strategic outposts around the world.
940.54 Rog HS
Rogers, James T. The secret war : espionage in World War II. Focuses on British and American espionage, counterespionage, and deceptive operations that were so crucial to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan in the Second World War.
940.54 Rus HS
Russell, Francis. The secret war. Text and photographic essays tell of espionage in World War II: the spies, spy networks, codes, electronic eavesdropping, weapons and hoaxes used by both sides.
940.54 Sha HS
Shapiro, Milton J. Behind enemy lines : American spies and saboteurs in World War II. Discusses the espionage missions of the American Office of Strategic Services in North Africa, Europe, and the Far East during World War II.
940.54 Sha HS
Shapiro, Milton J. The screaming eagles : the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. An account of the operations of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, including the parachute drop on D-Day during the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
940.54 Sha HS
Shapiro, William E. Pearl Harbor. Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on American battleships at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.
940.54 Sha HS
Shaw, John, 1931. Red Army resurgent. Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between German and Russian forces in 1942, when the Russians successfully defended Stalingrad and won their first offensive campaign of World War II.
940.54 Sim HS
Simons, Gerald. Victory in Europe. Profusely illustrated text documents the final defeat of Hitler in Europe.
940.54 Sta
Stalcup, Ann. On the home front : growing up in wartime England. An account of a young child living in Lydney, England, during World War II including memories of air raids, gas masks, rationing, and war news as well as routines of family, friends, and school.
940.54 Ste HS
Steinberg, Rafael. Return to the Philippines. Discusses the strategy, battles, and major personalities involved in the recapture of the Philippine Islands during World War II.
940.54 Ste HS
Steinberg, Rafael. Island fighting. An account of the World War II battles and campaigns on and around the islands of the Pacific.
940.54 Sul HS
Sulzberger, C. L. (Cyrus Leo). T he American heritage picture history of World War II.
940.54 Tol HS
Toland, John. The Flying Tigers. An account of the Flying Tigers, a group of volunteer American fliers who fought with China against Japan in World War II.
940.54 Tre HS
Tregaskis, Richard. Guadalcanal diary. A first-hand account of the Marines campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
940.54 Wal HS
Wallace, Robert. The Italian campaign. Discusses the campaigns, battles, and leading military and political personalities in Italy during World War II.
940.54 Wer HS
Wernick, Robert. Blitzkrieg. An account of the German campaigns and battles in the first year of World War II which resulted in the conquest of most of Europe.
940.54 Wer HS
Werstein, Irving. That Denmark might live; : the saga of the Danish resistance in World War II. Describes Danish contributions to World War II's Allied cause through such resistance activities as rescue and evacuation of Danish Jews, sabotage of armament factories, shortwave communication with London, illegal press, and recovery of arms, radios, and supplies.
940.54 Whe HS
Wheeler, Keith. The road to Tokyo. Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between American and Japanese forces in the Pacific that led to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II.
940.54 Whe HS
Wheeler, Keith. The fall of Japan. Profusely illustrated text recounts the events leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the capitulation of Japan in W.W. II.
940.54 Whe HS
Wheeler, Keith. Bombers over Japan. Profusely illustrated text documents the decisive part played by bombers in bringing about the ultimate capitulation of Japan in World War II.
940.54 Whi HS
Whipple, A. B. C. (Addison Beecher Colvin). The Mediterranean. Profusely illustrated text describes the battles for the Mediterranean between the Axis and Allied powers during World War II.
940.54 Whi HS
Whiting, Charles. The home front--Germany. Narrative and eight picture essays reveal what it was like to live in Germany during World War II.
940.54 Zie HS
Ziemke, Earl Frederick. The Soviet juggernaut. Profusely illustrated text describes the campaigns on the Eastern front, from from the German counter-attack in 1943 to the Soviet offensive in 1944.
940.55 Bot HS
Botting, Douglas. The aftermath : Europe. Profusely illustrated text depicts the aftermath of World War II in Europe, including the detentions and trials and the refugee problems.
943.086 Mel HS
Meltzer, Milton. Never to forget : the Jews of the holocaust. An account of the Nazi destruction of six million Jews during World War II, with personal experiences of life in the ghettos and concentration camps recorded in letters, diaries, memoirs, poems, and songs.
943.8 Sau HS
Saunders, Alan. The invasion of Poland. Traces the history of Poland, emphasizing events leading to the September, 1939, invasion of Poland by the armies of Germany and Russia.
950.42 Aft HS
The Aftermath : Asia. Presents the events subsequent to World War II in various nations of Asia.
