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When the 206th Coast Artillery Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard was called into federal service in January of 1941, few of the soldiers saw this action as anything more than a temporary detour in their lives. The war, after all, was in Europe and Asia and did not seem to involve them, many of the men thought they would serve their one-year enlistment and go home. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed all that.The Williwaw War high...

The Battle of the Bulge - when Hitler sent his troops crashing through the Ardennes to split the Allied forces - was one of the most critical engagements of World War II. This is the illustrated history of the bitter struggle in which the German demand to surrender Bastogne was met with Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe's emphatic refusal, "Nuts!" Such stalwart resistance ultimately brought the German offensive to a standstill. Nuts! The Battle ...

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The Pearl Harbor Papers comprises the original Japanese documents related to the attack of December 7, 1941. Donald M. Goldstein, the dean of Pearl Harbor historians, and his frequent collaborator, Katherine V. Dillon, explain and place into context secret plans, battle group histories, and intimate letters and diary extracts of the key Japanese naval officers. It also features a reproduction of one of the most important documents of the war—t...

This World War II classic is the first comprehensive photographic record of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By the prolific team of Dr. Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, and J. Michael Wenger, it contains over four hundred photographs of the U.S. preparations for the attack and of the two cities and their people before, during, and after those fateful days. Many are U.S. government and Japanese photographs never before s...

Presenting an annotated collection of Japanese documents translated into English, this title covers three main topics: the Japanese navy before World War II, prewar diplomacy and politics, and Japanese naval operations and policy during the war. The documents include diary extracts, and monographs written by high-ranking Japanese officers.

With all the dramatic readability of a novel, Prange provides a richly detailed, chronological account of the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Advertising in Army, Navy, Air Force Times, Military History and World War II magazines.

Earhart's story soars again." "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A photographic history of the "Day of Infamy" - gathered from both U.S. and Japanese sources.

An amazing story of Arkansas soldiers and their struggle in the Aleutians. A must read book for those who want to learn about a forgotten part of that great war told from a soldier's point of view." -Major General James A. Ryan The Adjutant General Military Department of Arkansas

The commenorative account of World War II's best-known engagement on the Western Front, this book commemorates the great battle that thwarted Hitler's final gamble in the West. Arranged in an accessible documentary-style format, the extensive collection of photos and authoritative text make this book a unique and compelling work. Maps.