The Valour and the Horror

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Book Sections Books that we found especially noteworthy are marked with a * and exceptional books have * *.

Canadian Military History

Battle for Normandy

World War II Companions

Biographies of Warlords, Generals, dog-faces, and squaddies

Waging War

Battles

War in the Air

War at Sea

American Military History

The Holocaust

Bomber Command, Death by Moonlight

In Desperate Battle, The Struggle for Normandy

A Savage Christmas, The Fall of Honk Kong

1. D-Day Stephen E. Ambrose - This classic account of D-Day was a national bestseller when it was released. Paperback / Published 1994 / Price $ 21.50 - Read more about this book

2. The Longest Day Cornelius Ryan - Back in print, this classic details the first few hours of the invasion of Normandy. .. Paperback / Published 1994 / Price $14.00 Read more about this book

3. Maple Leaf against the Axis David J. Bercuson. - A moving interpretation of Canada's military role in WWII. Hardcover/ Published 1995 / Price $ 29.95 - Read more about this book

4. Dictionary of Canadian Military History Bercuson and Granatstein - This slim volume literally covers every aspect of Canadian military history. Softcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 16.95 - Read more about this book

5. Invasions Without Tears Berger and Street - A portrait of the lives of pilots and ground-crew of 126 Wing. Hardcover / Published 1994 / Price $ 16.00 - Read more about this book

6. Our Bravest and Our Best Arthur Bishop - A historian of the Canadian military, now brings us the stories of 95 Canadians who won the Victoria Cross. Hardcover / Published 1994 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

7. Courage in the Air Arthur Bishop - This is the first volume of a Military Heritage trilogy. Hardcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 35.00 - Read more about this book

8. Courage on the Battlefield Arthur Bishop - Volume 2 in the Military Heritage trilogy takes as its theme, the battlefield. Hardcover / Published 1993 / Price $ 35.00 - Read more about this book

9. Courage at Sea Arthur Bishop - Volume 3 in the Military Heritage trilogy looks at war heroes of the sea through the two world wars and Korea. Hardcover / Published 1995 / Price $ 29.95- Read more about this book

10. The Splendid Hundred Arthur Bishop - The story of the 100 Canadian fighter pilots who were involved in the Battle of Britain. Hardcover / Published 1994 / Price $ 19.95- Read more about this book

11. Murder at the Abbaye Ian J. Campbell - The story of the Canadian prisoners of war ...killed in cold blood at the Abbaye Ardenne in n June 1944. Hardcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 22.95 - Read more about this book

12. No Price Too High Terry Copp - Based on the acclaimed television series, this remarkable book is loaded with photographs, maps and letters from the front. Hardcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 39.99 - Read more about this book

13. The D-Day Dodgers Daniel Dancocks - The story of the First Canadian Infantry Division who served in southern Sicily and Italy. Hardcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

14. Reap the Whirlwind Dunmore and Carter - The story of Canada's Bomber Command that was in the thick of controversy in WWII. Softcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

15. Wings for Victory Spencer Dunmore - The Remarkable Story of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada. Paperback / Published 1992 / Price $ 19.99 - Read more about this book

16. Above and Beyond Spencer Dunmore - The story of Canada's air force that fought in almost every theater of WWII, from Europe to North Africa and Southeast Asia. Hardcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 32.50 - Read more about this book

17. * War Gwynne Dyer - One of the definite books on war, how it is fought, what motivates soldiers, what makes a good officer, why we fight wars, and how much the winning and loosing is luck. A must read for any serious student of the art of war. Softcover / Published 1985 / Price $ 19.85 - Read more about this book

18. * * Failure in High Command John A. English - English reviews the materials relating to the Normandy landings and denies claims that the worst losses and confusions were the fault of inexperienced soldiers fighting a superior force. This book is recommended reading for the US Army's officer training courses. Softcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

19. * * Knights Cross Erwin Rommel David Fraser - This definitive biography presents Rommel as a true leader: spontaneous, bold, fierce and tenacious. Hardcover / Published 1994 / Price $ 21.00 - Read more about this book

20. The Sea is at Our Gates Commander Tony German - A comprehensive history of the Canadian Navy from the country's beginning to present day. Paperback / Published 19940/ Price $ 9.98 - Read more about this book

21. The Day the War Ended Martin Gilbert - "This magnificent book is a tremendous portrait of Europe in the weeks and months around VE day." The Independent Softcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 16.95 - Read more about this book

22. Hitler's Willing Executioners Daniel Jonah Goldhagen - This controversial book proves that ordinary Germans were aware of the genocide, that many were involved in the slaughter of the Jews and were even enthusiastic participants in this human outrage. Softcover / Published 1996/7 / Price $ 21.95 - Read more about this book

23. Beyond Imagination Grafstein and Bullock - The imagination balks at tales of the Holocaust. Beyond Imagination takes us one step further and reminds us that even those who did not experience that horror, are touched by its miseries. Hardcover / Published 1995 / Price $ 29.99 - Read more about this book

24. The Price of Command Dominick Graham - Lt-General Guy Simonds was one of the few Canadian generals to win the respect of General Montgomery. But his leadership is not without controversy. Here, for the first time, is a history of Simond's. Hardcover / Published 1993 / Price $ 29.95 - Read more about this book

25. Bomber Offensive Sir Arthur Harris - Is mass bombing a legitimate instrument of war or just a means of killing and terrorizing civilians. In these, his memoirs, Harris frankly discusses the controversies around his role in area bombing. Softcover / Published 1947 and 1990 / Price $ 14.95 - Read more about this book

26. War Games Douglas Hunter - Hockey and World War II, uniquely Canadian. Conn Smythe, veteran of WWII and majordomo of the Toronto Maple Leafs, attacked the government's war policies, in September 1944, he accused them of allowing untrained volunteers to be slaughtered in combat. Hardcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 29.99 - Read more about this book

27. Hitler vs. Me Donald Jack - A tongue and check fiction of a Canadian in WWII. Don't miss this, the 8th Bandy book. Hardcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 29.99 - Read more about this book

28. Jane's Aircraft of WWII - The definitive pocket guide to aircraft of WW II. Paperback/ Published 1995 / Price $ 11.50 -

29. Jane's Warships of WWII - The definitive pocket guide to warships of WW II. Paperback/ Published 1995 / Price $ 11.50 -

30. Jane's Tanks of WWII - The definitive pocket guide to tanks of WW II. Paperback/ Published 1995 / Price $ 11.50 -

31. Corvettes Mac Johnston - The drama of a U-boat attack, and the many arenas where the Canadian navy saw action. Paperback / Published 1994 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

32. * Six Armies in Normandy John Keegan - It took three months to break the German defense of Normandy and liberate Paris. In this vivid book, Keegan describes the situation of regiments from six different nations,in combat in the battle for Normandy. Softcover / Published 1992/ Price $ 18.00 - Read more about this book

33. * * The Face of Battle John Keegan - This study of the experiences of soldiers in Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme is the book that established Keegan as one of the foremost military historians of our time. An essential classic. Paperback / Published 1996 Price $ 20.00 - Read more about this book

34. After the Smoke Cleared Jack Kuper - Winner of the Jewish Book Committee's 1995 Prize for Holocaust Literature, and Finalist for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Fiction. Paperback / Published 1994 Price $ 20.00 - Read more about this book

35. The Corvette Navy - James B.Lamb was commander of the HMCS Minas and fought in WWII from 1939 through to the end of the war. This is his lively account of those years. Paperback / Published 1977 / Price $ 4.95 - Read more about this book

36. The Evaders Lavender and Sheffe - True stories of downed Canadian Airmen and their helpers in World War II. Hardcover / Published 1972 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

37. A Narrative of War Robert L.McDougall - From the beaches of Sicily to the Hitler Line with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 1943-1944. Softcover / Published 1996 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

38. High Blue Battle Dave McIntosh - The 1/401 was the only Canadian fighter squadron to participate in the Battle of Britain. This is their story. Hardcover / Published 1990 / Price $ 24.95 - Read more about this book

39. When Your Number's Up Desmond Morton - A rare book describing the experiences of ordinary Canadians who found themselves in the midst of battle in WWI. Paperback / Published 1990 / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

40. A Military History of Canada Desmond Morton - This is a book to make Canadians proud, angry and informed of their military history. Softcover / Published 1992 3rd edition / Price $ 19.99 - Read more about this book

41. Victory 1945 Desmond Morton - A time of war, a time of peace - a commemorative book, celebrating VE Day, May 8, 1945 and the end of the war in Europe. Hardcover / Published 1995 / Price $ 35.00 - Read more about this book

42. * * The Oxford Companion To World War II - The definitive single volume reference book to WW II. More than 1700 entries provide essays on every aspect of the war. A must have for any serious student of any aspect of WW II. Hardcover / Published 1995 / Price $ 73.95 - Read more about this book

43. Tug of War Whitaker and Whitaker - This is Brigadier General W. Denis Whitaker's own account of the Battle of the Scheldt to clear the 80 km approach to the port of Antwerp. Hardcover / Published 1984 2nd edition / Price $ 19.95 - Read more about this book

44. * * Decision in Normandy Carlo D'Este - The best book ever written on the Battle for Normandy. Carlo D'Este comes to the story from a background as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and three previous books on WWII. Softcover / Published 1994 2nd edition / Price $ 22.50 Read more about this book

45. Second World War Martin Gilbert gives us a total history of this global war from week to week over the course of the 2,174 days from Germany's attack on Poland to the surrender of Japan. Hardcover / Published 1989 / Price $ 39.95 Read more about this book

46. Nuremberg, Infamy on Trial Joseph E. Persico - "Persico captures both the sweep and detail of the war crimes trials in an account that sometimes reads like a Ludlum novel." -Los Angeles Times. Paperback / Published 1994 / $21.99 - Read more about this book

47. * * The Face of Battle, John Keegan - A classic on three historic battles examining the physical conditions of war, the emotions and behaviors it generates and the motives that lead soldiers to continue fighting despite the dangers. Paperback / Published 1996/ Price $20.00 Read more about this book

48. * Six Armies in Normandy, John Keegan - D-Day to the Liberation of Paris. It took three months to break the German defense of Normandy and liberate Paris. In this vivid book, Keegan describes the situation of regiments from different nations, engaged in many types of warfare. Softcover/ Published 1992 / Price $ 18.00- Read more about this book

49. * Warpaths - John Keegan examines the battles fought over three centuries between Frenchman and Indian, Royalist and colonist, Union and Confederacy for power in North America. Paperback/ Published 1996 / Price $ 18.95 - Read more about this book

50. * * The Second World War - In this comprehensive history, John Keegan brilliantly explores both the technological and the human impact of the greatest war of all time. Softcover / Published 1989 / Price $ 24.99 - Read more about this book

51. Dieppe - Brigadier General Dennis Whitaker - The best account ever published on the Dieppe raid, what went wrong and why. Softcover / Published 1992 / Price $ 18.95 - Read more about this book

52. * * Hitler and Stalin, Parallel Lives, Alan Bullock, - For anyone wanting to get to grips with the 20th century by reading just one book--this is it. Paperback/ Published 1993 / Price $ 24.99- Read more about this book

53. * The Origins of the Second World War, AJP Taylor's provocative account of the origins of the Second World War caused a storm of controversy on its first publication. Paperback/ Published 1991 / Price $ 15.99- Read more about this book

54. The Penguin Encyclopedia of Modern Warfare. Macksey and Woodhouse - Here are brief, incisive descriptions of the principal personalities, battles and campaigns, the tactics and training and weaponry, logistics and laws of war. Paperback / Published 1993 / Price $ 16.99 - Read more about this book

55. The Big Three, Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin in Peace and War he dramatic story of how the alliance forged political and military strategy and reached the decisions that shaped postwar Europe. Paperback / Published 1991 / Price $ 18.99 - Read more about this book

56. * Hitler ,Stalin and the Nazi_soviet Pact. 1939-1941, Anthony Read and David Fisher - A superb account of one of the seminal events of the 20th century; the brief Hitler/Stalin marriage of convenience that opened the gates to World War Two. Softcover / Published 1994 / Price $ 16.95 - Read more about this book

57.The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Third Reich, Richard Overy - This atlas charts the rise and fall of Hitler's Nazi State from the beginning in 1920 to the end in 1945.Paperback / Published 1996 / Price $ 22.00- Read more about this book

58. * * Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid, Brian Villa Loring, This book shatters the myths surrounding Dieppe and unlocks its secrets. Paperback / Published 1994 / Price $ 16.95- Read more about this book

59. Canada's Glory, Arthur Bishop, Canadian military action from the Plain of Abraham in 1759 to Kapyong in 1953 tells the story of Canada's military participation, triumphs and tragedies. Hardcover/ Published 1996 / Price $ 29.99- Read more about this book

60. The Battle of Hamburg, The Firestorm Raid, Martin Middlebrook, Operation Gomorrah was bombers Command's code-name for the devastating fire raids on Hamburg in July 1943. Paperback / Published 1984 / Price $ 18.99 - Read more about this book

61. A Time To Kill, The Soldier's Experience of War in the West - Paul Addison and Angus Calder, this book explores the conditions in which the soldiers of many different countries lived and died, as well as their hopes and fears, and their experience of battle. Paperback / Published 1997 / Price $ 28.00 - Read more about this book

62. Hitler's Last Gamble, The Battle of the Bulge, Trevor N. Dupuy, Probably the best book of the famous last major battle of World War II. Paperback / Published 1995 / Price $ 21.00 - Read more about this book

63. War Beneath the Sea, Peter Padfield, This book is the first to cover all the major submarine campaigns in the Second World War. Paperback / Published 1995 / Price $ 28.00 - Read more about this book

64. Ernie Pyle's War, James Tobin, Ernie covered all the great American campaigns of the war - North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day, Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and finally Okinawa. Paperback / Published 1997 / Price $34.00 - Read more about this book

65. North Atlantic Run, Marc Milner, The Royal Canadian navy and the Battle for the Convoys, ' A classic for serious naval scholarship.' U.S. Naval War College. Paperback / Published 1997 / Price $ 12.95 - Read more about this book

66. A Canadian's Guide to The Battlefields of Northwest Europe, Terry Copp, This guide covers the battlefields of Northern France, Belgium and Holland. Paperback / Published 1995 / Price $ 22.95 - Read more about this book

67. A Canadian's Guide to The Battlefields of Normandy, Terry Copp, This guide covers the battlefields of Normandy battlefields of Northern France, covering every major battle that Canadian troops were engaged in. Paperback / Published 1995 / Price $ 22.95 - Read more about this book

68. The Good Fight, Canadians and World War II, J.L. Granatstein and Peter Neary, World War II has been called the last just war. For most of the Canadian men and women who served their country this was the defining moment of their lives. This book tells their story. Hardcover/ Published 1995 / Price $ 26.95 - Read more about this book

69. A Military History of Canada, This is a book to make Canadians proud, angry and informed of their military history. Morton shows how Canadians have been shaped by war, conscription crises, and debates over alliances. Price $ 19.99 Read more about this book

70. * * Citizen Soldiers, ....If there is a better book about the experience of Gl's who fought in Europe during World War 11, I have not read it. From Normandy to the Battle of The Bulge, the definitive book on GI's in WWII. Hardcover, Published 1997, Price $37.00 Read more about this book.

71. The Mighty Eighth, The Air War in Europe As Told By The Men Who Fought in It. Gerald Astor, Hardcover Published, 1997, Price $35.00,

72. Making the Corps, Thoimas E. Ricks, Sixty-three men came to Parris Islands to become Marine. Not all of them made it. This is the story of boot camp Platoon 3086, the Marine Corps, and America.Hardcover, Published 1997, Price $32.00

73. Hitler's Silent Partners, Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, and the Pursuit of Justice, Isabel Vincent, Hardcover Published 1997, Price 32.95

74. Ulysses S. Grant, Soldier and President, by Geoffrey Perret, " A fascinating portrait..Perret sustains a racy writing style and draws even the minor characters well". -John Keegan, Hardcover, Published 1997, Price $49.00

75. Winged Victory, the most comprehensive and most through single-volume history of the USAAF in World War II.by Geoffrey Perret, Sofcover, Published 1997, Price $21.00

76.* *The World Within War, Gerald F. Linderman, this book captures the full experience of what combat was for the American soldier. Hardcover, Prublished 1997, Price $35.00

78. Close Quarter Battle, Mike Curtis, Mike Curtis gives the fullest and most wide-ranging account here may ever be of life in one of the world's elite fighting forces., the SAS. Hardcover, Price $32.95

79. Agent of Destiny, John S.D. Eisenhower, As a General, Scott was a man of monumental proportions and a key agent of America's Manifest Destiny.Hardcover, Price $32.95

80.VC Barker, Wayne Ralph, A biography of Willaim Barker, Canada's most decorated war hero and the mystery of why he is now forgotten. Hardover, Price $34.95

81. Napoleon, Frank McLynn, In this compelling new biography Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men - as military leader, lover and emperor. Hardcover, Price $ 54.95

82. Going After Cacciato , Tim O'Brien's classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Paperback , US $12.95 / $17.95 Canada

83. * * Ride of the Second Horseman, Robert L. O'Connell probes the distant human past to show how and why war arose, concluding that it is an invention- well worth reading. Paperback, Published 1997, US $ 15.95 / $ 23.95 Canadian

84. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War, From flintlocks to cruise missiles, an authoritative history of modern war. Hardcover, Published 1998, US $ 35.95 / $ 55.00 Canadian

85. War Before Civilization, Lawrence H. Keeley, The book offers a devastating rebuttal to comfortable myths and debunks the notion that warfare was introduced to primitive societies through contact with civilization. Paperback, Published 1998, $ 13.95 US. $ 20.95 CD

86. Interpreting Canada's Past, Pre-Confederation Volume I, Post Confederaton Volume II, J.M Bumstead. With its insightful discussions of both traditional and current scholarly issues, the book provides a useful supplement to the standard historiographical concerns covered by introductory courses in Canadian history and should serve as a starting point for student discussion and critical thinking. Softcover, 1993, each volume , US $ 16.95 / $ 25.95 Canadian

87. The Thin Red Line, James Jones, "The Thin red Line moves so intensely and inexorably that it almost seems like the war it is describing." The New York Times Book Review. Paperback, 1st Published 1962, reissued 1998, $ 16.95 CD $ 11.95 US

88. XENA Warrior Princess , Robert Wiesbrot. For inside information that is available nowhere else, The Official Guide to the Xenaverse is the place to turn,. Paperback, Pubslihed 1998,US $ 14.00 / $ 19.95 Canadian

89. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Now, for the first time, Hercules fans can go behind the scenes and find out exactly what makes this one of the hottest shows on TV. This is the official series companion: Paperback, Published 1998, US $14.00 / $19.95 Canadian

90. The Warrior's Honour, Michael Ignatieff, The book is a report and a reflection on what he has seen in the places where ethnic war has become a way of life. Hardcover, 1998, Price $ 29.99

91.Admitting the Holocaust, Lawrence Langer, A colection of essays. " Indispensable...Clear, persuasive, and compelling, [Langer] is one of the best guides into the disorienting world of writing about and remembering the Holocaust." Detroit Free Press. Paperback, 1998, $ 17.95