World War II Books
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Pfadfinder
Ken Wakefield
Phoenix Triumphant: The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe
E R Hooton
Piercing the Reich: The penetration of Nazi Germany by American secret agents during World War II
Joseph E Persico
Pigboat 39: An American Sub Goes to War
Bobette Gugliotta
Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight again in the Solomons. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared navy fought with what it had until the tide could be turned.
Pursuit : The Chase and Sinking of the 'Bismarck
Ludovic Kennedy
In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck headed out into the North Atlantic to raid Allied shipping. She was accompanied by the Prinz Eugen and her pursuit was an epic of naval warfare. Found and shadowed by British cruisers, she was engaged by the Hood and the Prince of Wales. Within minutes, she had sunk the Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, and damaged the latter. The next few days were agonising for both sides. The Bismarck was attacked by Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm, lost then relocated, attacked once more and disabled. Now there was no choice for the pride of the Kriegsmarine but to run for safety and the French port of Brest. But then the battleships Rodney and King George V caught up with her.