Fighting Patton Page 5
America’s most famous World War II general as seen by the men who opposed him on the battlefield.
September 2011 $30.00 ÂŁ 20.00 $ 33.00 CAN
Fighting Patton
September 2011
George S. Patton Jr. Through the Eyes of His Enemies Harry Yeide ISBN: 978-0-7603-4128-5 $30.00 US £20.00 UK $33.00 CAN 6.25 x 9.25 in 159 x 235 mm
528 pages, HC w/jacket 50 b/w photos & 40 maps 206,300 Words All rights available History/Military/World War II Ct. Qty. 12
“Seeing the battle through the opponent’s eyes is the most dramatic way of seeing it. It is different in one important respect from looking at it through the opposite end of the telescope. For instead of being minimized, the picture is magnified with startling vividness.” —B. H. Liddell Hart (famed British military historian) Many books have been written about Gen. George S. Patton Jr. This is the book that hasn’t: this is General George S. Patton Jr. as seen through the eyes of his enemies, the opposing German commanders. The thrust of this book is the enemy’s perspective on Patton, America’s most famous and highly respected commander of World War II, and his battles.
Fighting Patton
September 2011
Inferno Page 6
New in Paperback
The crewmembers of the Franklin fight for their lives aboard a carrier on fire and within striking distance of Japan.
September 2011 $19.99 ÂŁ 14.99 $ 21.99 CAN
September 2011
Inferno The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the US Franklin in World War II Joseph A. Springer ISBN: 978-0-7603-3976-3 $19.99 US £14.99 UK $21.99 CAN
352 pages, PB 39 b/w photos 130,600 Words All rights available History/Military/United States Ct. Qty. 12
6 x 9 in 152 x 229 mm Known throughout the fleet as “Big Ben,” the USS Franklin was christened for the legacy of the four prior U.S. Navy ships named after Benjamin Franklin. The Franklin was one of twenty-four Essex-class fast carriers built during World War II, forming the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s war against Japan. On March 19, 1945, during a planned aircraft launch against Honshu, the Japanese mainland, the Franklin was struck by a 250kg bomb from an enemy aircraft, setting off a chain reaction of exploding ordnance and aviation fuel. The aircraft carrier, now on fire, listing heavily to starboard, and with over one thousand casualties, appeared to be mortally wounded. Inferno tells the heroic tale of the efforts that saved “Big Ben.” It is a tremendous story of endurance and seamanship told in harrowing detail in the survivors’ own words. Inferno makes for a gripping read.
Inferno
September 2011
The Devil’s Sandbox Page 7
New in Paperback
The National Guard in the War on Terror.
October 2011 $19.99 £ 14.99 $ 21.99 CAN
The Devil’s Sandbox
October 2011
With the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry at War in Iraq John R. Bruning ISBN: 978-0-7603-3983-1 $19.99 US £14.99 UK $21.99 CAN
352 pages, PB 40 color photos, 4 maps 148,120 Words All rights available History/Military/General Ct. Qty. 12
6 x 9 in 152 x 229 mm
Citizen soldiers have played a unique role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—and their extended deployment and role in the war’s battles have changed the towns, cities and states they hail from as well. The Devil’s Sandbox is the story of the 2nd Battalion of Oregon’s 162nd Infantry Regiment (2/162) and provides readers an intimate look at the reality of National Guardsmen at war. This book explores not only portraits of battle, but forward-looking civil affairs projects aimed at rebuilding the nation of Iraq and the American community coping without many of its people—its accountants, lawyers, and mechanics—as a result of extended combat.
The Devil’s Sandbox
October 2011
The Battle of the Bulge Page 8
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One of America’s greatest battles—and victories— in a remarkable photographic history.
October 2011 $29.99 £ 20.00 $ 32.99 CAN
The Battle of the Bulge
October 2011
The Photographic History of an American Triumph John R. Bruning BN: 978-0-7603-4126-1 $29.99 US £20.00 UK $32.99 CAN
300 pages, PB w/flaps 29 color & 403 b/w photos, 7 maps 48,200 Words All rights available History/Military/World War II Ct. Qty. 12
9.625 x 11 in 244 x 279 mm
Second only to D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge is the most famous and significant battle fought by American forces in Europe in World War II. The Bulge was a last-ditch, desperate gamble by Hitler in December 1944 that caught the Western Allies by surprise. Only the willingness of Americans to stand and die prevented the German breakthrough that might have prolonged the war and allowed the Soviet Red Army to seize even more of central Europe. The thirty-nine day battle involved nearly a million men from both sides and resulted in nineteen thousand American casualties—almost as many as in the eighty days of fighting in the D-Day invasion and Normandy hedgerows. An iconic battle that helped define the U.S. soldier of the era, the Bulge continues to capture the imaginations of armchair historians who are fascinated by the scale of destruction and “what-ifs” of the campaign.
The Battle of the Bulge
October 2011
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Voices of the Bulge Page 9
Includes DVD
September 2011 $29.00 ÂŁ 20.00 $ 32.00 CAN
Voices of the Bulge
September 2011
Untold Stories from Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Michael Collins and Martin King ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4033-2 $29.00 US £20.00 UK $32.00 CAN
320 pages, HC w/jacket + DVD 100 b/w photos, 5 maps 99,250 Words All rights available History/Military/World War II Ct. Qty. 20
6.25 x 9.25 in 159 x 235 mm The powerful German counteroffensive operation code-named “Wacht am Rhein” (Watch on the Rhine) launched in the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, would result in the greatest single extended land battle of World War II. To most Americans, the fierce series of battles fought from December 1944 through January 1945 is better known as the “Battle of the Bulge.” Almost one million soldiers would eventually take part in the fighting. Different from other histories of the Bulge, this book tells the story of this crucial campaign with first-person stories taken from the authors’ interviews of the American soldiers, both officers and enlisted personnel, who faced the massive German onslaught that threatened to turn the tide of battle in Western Europe and successfully repelled the attack with their courage and blood. Also included are stories from German veterans of the battles, including SS soldiers, who were interviewed by the authors.
Voices of the Bulge
September 2011
The German Aces Speak Page 10
World War II aerial combat as experienced by four of the Luftwaffe’s most important aces.
November 2011 $29.00 £ 20.00 $ 32.00 CAN
The German Aces Speak
November 2011
World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe’s Most Important Commanders Colin D. Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis ISBN: 978-0-7603-4115-5 $29.00 US £20.00 UK $32.00 CAN
368 pages, HC w/jacket 16 b/w photos 112,000 Words All rights available History/Military/World War II Ct. Qty. 12
5.75 x 8.75 in 146 x 222 mm
Walter Krupinski, Adolf Galland, Eduard Neumann, Wolfgang Falck: These men were four of the most important and influential Luftwaffe fighter pilots and air combat leaders in World War II. And they were all aces. The pages come to life as four of Germany’s bravest and best pilots tell their stories about the war, their battles, their lives, and perhaps most important, how they felt about their leadership under the National Socialist German Workers Party—the Nazis.
The German Aces Speak
November 2011
MARSOC Page 11
Up close and personal with America’s newest special operations force.
November 2011 $24.99 £ 16.99 $ 27.99 CAN
MARSOCU
November 2011
U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command Fred J. Pushies ISBN: 978-0-7603-4074-5 $24.99 US ÂŁ16.99 UK $27.99 CAN
160 pages, PB 100 color & 25 b/w photos 41,900 Words All rights available History/Military/Special Forces Ct. Qty. 18
8.25 x 10.625 in 210 x 270 mm
In 2006, the U.S. Marines officially became part of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the creation of the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Drawn from the ranks of the Force Recon companies, these highly skilled and combat-proven Leathernecks would take the war to al Qaeda and the Taliban in America’s global war on terrorism. MARSOC is steeped in the heritage of the Marine Raiders of World War II, Force Reconnaissance companies of Vietnam, and Detachment-One, which stood up after the attacks on 9/11. Their mission is to win wars before they begin, taking the warfare beyond the front line. When America wants to display its might, the Commander in Chief will send in the Marines. With the creation of MARSOC, chances are they are already there.
MARSOC
November 2011
Page 12
The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun Skills
The handgunning “how-to” from beginners to experts.
December 2011 $28.00 £ 18.99 $ 30.00 CAN
The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun Skills
December 2011
R.K. Campbell ISBN: 978-0-7603-4105-6 $28.00 US ÂŁ18.99 UK $30.00 CAN 6 x 9 in 152 x 229 mm
256 pages, PB 200 color photos 67,000 Words All rights available Sports & Recreation/Hunting Ct. Qty. 12
A comprehensive guide from beginning to advanced handgunning. Includes an overview of recreational handguns, methods of operation, marksmanship, maintenance, and customization, always stressing safety first.
The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun Skills
December 2011
Last Man Standing Page 13
New in Paperback
“Recreates the ferocious tempo of the battle . . . a richly detailed, deeply moving story of desperate combat and of valor among comrades joined against impossible odds.” —WW II magazine
December 2011 $18.99 £ 14.99 $ 20.99 CAN
Last Man Standing
December 2011
The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944 Dick Camp ISBN: 978-0-7603-4127-8 $18.99 US £14.99 UK $20.99 CAN 6 x 9 in 152 x 229 mm
320 pages, PB 100 b/w photos, 5 diagrams 76,700 Words All rights available History/Military/World War II Ct. Qty. 24
In its time, Operation Stalemate, the code name for Peleliu, was not well known. It had been overshadowed by the summer 1944 Allied breakout from Normandy and the subsequent race across France and liberation of Paris. Since then, the Peleliu campaign has become much better known— Peleliu is featured in both Ken Burns’ monumental documentary The War and the HBO miniseries The Pacific—generating considerable controversy, with most historians regarding it as unnecessary. The battle resulted in a tremendous number of Marine casualties that foreshadowed a deadly shift in Japanese defensive strategy. Last Man Standing draws heavily on the author’s in-depth personal interviews and close association with two of the 1st Regiment’s battalion commanders—Ray Davis and Russ Honsowetz—as well as the vast oral, written and photographic collections of the Marine Corps History Division and Gray Research Center. It’s first-hand accounts from the men who survived represent a source of never-before published information that sets it apart from previous books of its kind.
Last Man Standing
December 2011
Boots on the Ground Page 14
An action-packed account of America’s elite—Army Special Forces, Marines, SEALs, Air Force Special Operations specialists, and the National Clandestine Service (NCS) of the CIA—joining forces with Afghan warlords to liberate Afghanistan from al Qaeda and the Taliban.
January 2012 $30.00 £ 20.00 $ 33.00 CAN
Boots on the Ground
January 2012
The Fight to Liberate Afghanistan from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, 2001-2002 Dick Camp ISBN: 978-0-7603-4111-7 $30.00 US ÂŁ20.00 UK $33.00 CAN
320 pages, HC w/jacket 100 color photos & 2 maps 90,000 Words All rights available History/Military/Afghan War (2001-) Ct. Qty. 20
6.25 x 9.25 in 159 x 235 mm
Boots on the Ground is a narrative account of the American war to free Afghanistan from al Qaeda and the Taliban. Author Dick Camp uses extensive firsthand accounts that bring the text alive. Camp’s exciting narrative covers the origins of American combat involvement in the country as well as the post-9/11 campaigns that initially brought victory over al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. In an incisive epilogue, he describes how we let victory in Afghanistan slip away to fight a war in Iraq.
Boots on the Ground
January 2012
That’s What They Want you to Think Page 15
Popular conspiracy theories from the crazy to the “watch your back.”
January 2012 $22.00 £ 14.99 $ 24.00 CAN
That’s What They Want You to Think
January 2012
Conspiracies Real, Possible, and Paranoid Paul Simpson ISBN: 978-0-7603-4124-7 $22.00 US £14.99 UK $24.00 CAN
304 pages, PB 50 b/w photos 85,000 Words All rights available History/Modern/General Ct. Qty. 24
7 x 9 in 178 x 229 mm
You don’t need to be wearing a tinfoil hat to accept that Lincoln was assassinated by a conspiracy—it’s a historical fact. But these days the phrase “conspiracy theory” has become synonymous with labyrinthine plots and nebulous clues hidden in blown-up photos and arcane paintings. The simple suggestion of a conspiracy is often dismissed by the mainstream media as if inherently impossible. That’s What They Want You to Think sorts through the most well-known theories—both historically accepted and summarily dismissed—to provide an overview of the real, the possible, and the paranoid. Conspiracies covered include Pearl Harbor, JFK, MLK, Lincoln, Princess Diana, John Lennon, Roswell, Freemasons, Watergate, 9/11 and more!
That’s What They Want you to Think
January 2012