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1) Between giants: the battle for the Baltics in World War II

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Earliest Publication Date

2013

Summary

During World War II, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia found themselves trapped between the giants of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Over the course of the war these states were repeatedly occupied by different forces, and local government organizations and individuals were forced to choose between supporting the occupying forces or forming partisan units to resist their occupation. Devastated during the German invasion, these states then became...

2) Buffalo soldiers: African American troops in the US forces, 1866-1945

Author

Field, Ron

Earliest Publication Date

2008

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This book presents the history of African American soldiers, beginning with American Civil War and the Plains Wars, when they were nicknamed 'Buffalo Soldiers'. The book continues with their role during the age of 'American Imperialism, ' before their fighting in World War I trenches. This publication examines their participation in World War II and their fight against prejudice and discrimination until the desegregation of the armed forces.

3) Company of heroes: a forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Company's war in Vietnam

Author

Poole, Eric

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the incredible and harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. It is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades: Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees),...

4) Russia's last gasp: the eastern front, 1916-17

Author

Buttar, Prit

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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In Russia's Last Gasp, Prit Buttar looks at one of the bloodiest campaigns launched in the history of warfare - the Brusilov Offensive, sometimes known as the June Advance. The assault was intended to ease the pressure on Russia's British and French allies by diverting German troops from the Western Front and knocking Austria-Hungary out of the war. Russia's dismal military performance in the preceding years was forgotten, as the Brusilov Offensive...

5) The enemy within: a history of espionage

Author

Crowdy, Terry

Earliest Publication Date

2006