Hardcovers: War & Military
Edited by Dick Donahue and Skip Skwarek. Compiled by Alia Akkam, Natalie Danford, Diane Patrick, Sarah Robbins, Judith Rosen and Michelle Wildgen. -- Publishers Weekly, 6/29/2009
AQUILA POLONICA
(dist. by NBN)
The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt: War Through a Woman's Eyes, 1939–1940 (Sept., $29.95) by Rulka Langer. More than 100 photos and supplemental material have been added to this new edition of an eyewitness account of the war's early days.
BOSTON MILLS PRESS
(dist. by Firefly Books)
Gil Cohen, Aviation Artist (Sept., $49.95) by Dan Patterson assembles more than 100 color paintings and photos by one of America's top aviation artists.
CARLTON
(dist. by Sterling)
World War II in Photographs (Nov., $39.95) by Richard Holmes in association with the Imperial War Museum provides visual testament to those lost in the war.
CASEMATE PUBLISHING
The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders Who Led Nazi Germany's Invasion of the Soviet Union (Sept., $32.95) by Samuel W. Mitcham profiles the men who directed the largest military operation in history.
Forsaken Warriors: The Story of an American Advisor Who Fought with the South Vietnamese Rangers and Airborne Sept., $32.95) by Robert Tonsetic evaluates South Vietnamese troops who fought during the last years of the war.
DK PUBLISHING
War (Oct., $50) by DK combines historical narrative with supporting features on weapons, technology, strategy and more over 5,000 years of combat.
LITTLE, BROWN
The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War (Nov., $29.99) by James Bradley studies the 1905 diplomatic mission that set the stage for WWII, the Chinese Communist Revolution and the Korean War.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. PRESS
Baring the Iron Hand: Discipline in the Union Army (Oct., $40) by Steven J. Ramold explores issues of citizenship, masculinity and hierarchy.
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
(dist. by NBN)
The First World War: A Concise Global History (Oct., $34.95) by William Kelleher Storey examines the often overlooked social and environmental impacts of the war.
Winning at War: Seven Keys to Military Victory Throughout History (Oct., $39.95) by Christian Potholm analyzes the variables that have predicted military success over time and across cultures.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam War (Sept., $30) by Michael J. Allen analyzes how activism by POW and MIA families affected U.S. politics before and after the war's end.
ZENITH PRESS
The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman (Sept., $28) by D.M. Giangreco studies Truman's performance as a WWI combat soldier and as a politician.
The Battle of the Bulge: The Photographic History of an American Triumph (Oct., $50) by John R. Bruning. Harrowing images and text recreate one of the great battles of all time.
