History, Military / World War II

“As the American military returns to a focus on large-scale combat operations after two decades of irregular warfare, James Villanueva has created a revealing study about a successful application of compound warfare, where guerrilla forces made major contributions to a conventional campaign. He provides a valuable reminder that war often involves a combination of both approaches.”—Conrad C. Crane, author of Cassandra in Oz: Counterinsurgency and Future War

“James A. Villanueva tosses out Hollywood myths and digs into a rich array of untapped sources to examine a critical moment in World War II. More so than any previous scholar, Villanueva puts the experience of Filipino guerrillas at the center of his story. Based on intense research in previously untapped sources, Awaiting MacArthur’s Return is a work that will endure for decades.”—Christopher Capozzola, professor of history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines...

Taking Flight tells the real-life story of an elite pilot who was one of the few women to fly fighter aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

A military biography of the general who led the U.S. Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific in World War II, including grueling jungle campaigns in New Britain and New Guinea, and who was subsequently chosen by General MacArthur to lead the ground invasion of both the Philippines and Japan.

The definitive account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II. Provides a fast-paced, riveting look at the air war on the Eastern Front as it has never been seen before.

The first full history of the 1948 High Command Case, which was the last of the war crimes trials held at Nurmberg. Reveals how Cold War politics involving West Germany forced a highly public post-sentence debate on the fairness of the proceedings, which ultimately set free all 14 convicted officers and blurred the vision of German guilt in the war.

The story of the 1945 Burma campaign has largely been forgotten, even though it ranks as one of the most brilliant and original operational maneuvers conducted by any British general in the 20th century.

The Wehrmacht’s Last Stand is a gripping account of German military campaigns during the final phase of World War II, paying close attention to the officers who planned and led them.