Product Description: By the time Mark Clark’s Fifth Army reached the small village of San Pietro north of Naples in the first week of December 1943, a tough but rapid sweep through Sicily came to a muddy halt. On the slopes of a distant mountain, the death of a single platoon captain, Henry Waskow, epitomized the struggle...read more

Product Description: The Dirty Dozen meets Band of Brothers in this true story of how a rusty old New Orleans banana boat staffed with an unlikely crew of international merchant seamen, a gang of inmates from a local jail, and a French harbor pilot spirited out of Morocco by O...read more

Product Description: The true story of how a rusty New Orleans banana boat staffed with a most unlikely and diverse crew was drafted into service in WWII—and heroically succeeded in setting the stage for Patton's epic invasion of North Africa.The largest amphibious invasion force ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean set sail from Virginia in November 1942 with the aim of capturing Casablanca and a crucial airfield northeast of the city...read more

Product Description: The Allies thought they had destroyed Nazi Germany’s ability to make a nuclear bomb in World War Two. Not so. The Germans completed the bomb but were prevented from using it by a freak occurrence at the end of the war. Since then a group of Nazis have been in hiding at a secret location, building a massive force, and preparing to attack Now, in 2012, they are ready to execute their plan, the N-Plan...read more

Product Description: Each year, more than ten thousand of the Midwest's brightest take to the stage in cap and gown, armed with the knowledge, relationships, and lasting memories that could only come from an education at the University of Minnesota. Each of these graduates has been shaped by—and all have shaped—a rich collective history reaching back more than 150 years...read more

Product Description: At the turn of the twentieth century, when horses were everywhere, Dan Patch was among the most famous. His owner, M.W. Savage, made him the nation√s first sports superstar. Tim Brady tells the story of the beloved horse. Includes bonus DVD.

Product Description: Would you let your sister marry a trucker? Anna would - in fact, she encourages the romance developing between her younger sister Melanie, a newspaper reporter, and Lucas, a long-haul driver But the conflicts and problems they encounter are going to tear them apart forever if they can't find solutions...read more

A chronological history of American aviation is followed by coverage of such topical themes as balloons and dirigibles, government in aviation, and military airpower developments. (view table of contents)