Books
and other publications
The following publications or videos might be of interest to you (various images were captured from online search engines). Many were written by or feature our Kriegies. Some refer to other items of interest during WWII. You may be able find many of them by entering their titles into your favorite search engines or checking the online book sites. You can check your local library for availability as well. We are continually looking for other books written by or about our Kriegies. If you have a publication to add to this page, please contact us by clicking here.
33 MONTHS AS A POW IN STALAG LUFT III -
A World War II Airman Tells His Story
by
Gen. Albert P. Clark
A World War II Airman Tells His Story
by
Gen. Albert P. Clark
48 HOURS TO HAMMELBURG
by
Charles Whiting
by
Charles Whiting
A HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR in 100 Maps
by
Jeremy Black
by
Jeremy Black
A RAMBLE THROUGH
MY WAR - Anzio
and Other Joys
by
Charles F. Marshall
MY WAR - Anzio
and Other Joys
by
Charles F. Marshall
A TROJAN'S WAR - Love Story
by Bob MacArevey
by Bob MacArevey
A WARTIME LOG - Many of our Kriegies kept a record of their experiences in journals
or diaries such as these.
or diaries such as these.
ABUNDANCE OF VALOR
by
Will Irwin
by
Will Irwin
ACHTUNG 1943-45
OFLAG 64
50th Anniversary Book
OFLAG 64
50th Anniversary Book
ADVENTURES OF
A THUNDERBIRD
by
Kriegy Oscar J. H. Thomas
A THUNDERBIRD
by
Kriegy Oscar J. H. Thomas
ALL THOSE BRAVE YOUNG MEN -
A Tribute to The 10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
Abe Baum, Captain, from the Prisoners at Hammelburg
A Tribute to The 10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
Abe Baum, Captain, from the Prisoners at Hammelburg
AMERICANS BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE -
World War II: Inside a German Prison Camp
by
Kriegy J. Frank Diggs
World War II: Inside a German Prison Camp
by
Kriegy J. Frank Diggs
AMERICANS IN POLAND
1919-1947
Catalogue
by
Jan Roman-Potocki
and Vivian H. Reed
1919-1947
Catalogue
by
Jan Roman-Potocki
and Vivian H. Reed
AN ARMY AT DAWN - The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
by
Rick Atkinson
by
Rick Atkinson
ANZIO - Italy and the Battle for Rome - 1944
by
Lloyd Clark
by
Lloyd Clark
BATTERY! - C. Lenton Sartain and the Airborne G.I.'s of the 319th Glider Field Artillery
by
Joseph S. Covais
(contains information about Kriegy Vernon L. Blank)
by
Joseph S. Covais
(contains information about Kriegy Vernon L. Blank)
BEYOND VALOR - WWII'S RANGERS AND AIRBORNE VETERANS REVEAL THE HEART OF COMBAT by Patrick K. O'Donnell
(contains information about Kriegy John R. Martin)
(contains information about Kriegy John R. Martin)
BILL MAULDIN'S ARMY -
Bill Mauldin's Greatest World War II Cartoons
Bill Mauldin's Greatest World War II Cartoons
BIRTH OF A REGIMENT - The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Sicily and Salerno
by Frank Van Lunteren
(contains information about Kriegies Charles Kouns, Herman Littman, and
Louis Otterbein)
by Frank Van Lunteren
(contains information about Kriegies Charles Kouns, Herman Littman, and
Louis Otterbein)
BLOODSTAINED SANDS - US Amphibious Operations in World War II
by
Michael G. Walling
by
Michael G. Walling
CAPTURED YESTERDAY -
The WWII Diary
of Kriegy Tony B. Lumpkin
Edited by
Tony B. Lumpkin III
The WWII Diary
of Kriegy Tony B. Lumpkin
Edited by
Tony B. Lumpkin III
COUNTRY BOY INFANTRY - "The Blue Devils"
88th Infantry Division
1944-1945
by
Kriegy Carey E. Ashcraft
88th Infantry Division
1944-1945
by
Kriegy Carey E. Ashcraft
DELIVERANCE AT DIEPHOLZ - A WWII Prisoner of War's Story
by
Jack Dower
by
Jack Dower
DIARY OF A KRIEGIE - Eight Months A Prisoner of War
by
Edward W. Beattie, Jr.
by
Edward W. Beattie, Jr.
DR. GRAFF REMEMBERS - World War II Reflections
by Kriegy
Peter Carl Graffagnino, MD
by Kriegy
Peter Carl Graffagnino, MD
ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ
by
P. R. Reid
by
P. R. Reid
ESCAPE TO RUSSIA
by Kriegy
Howard Randolph Holder
by Kriegy
Howard Randolph Holder
FORCED MARCH FROM THE BULGE TO BERCHTESGADEN - The story of John J. Mohn's WWII Experiences
by
Debra Altimus, John's daughter
by
Debra Altimus, John's daughter
FORGOTTEN BASTARDS
OF THE EASTERN FRONT by Sergii Plokhy
(contains information about Kriegies Peter Gaich, William Cory, and Hill "Spud" Murphy)
OF THE EASTERN FRONT by Sergii Plokhy
(contains information about Kriegies Peter Gaich, William Cory, and Hill "Spud" Murphy)
GREAT ESCAPE FORGER -
The work of Kriegy Carl Holmstrom - POW #221
An Artist in Stalag Luft III (includes drawings of Oflag 64)
by Susan Holmstrom Kohnowich
The work of Kriegy Carl Holmstrom - POW #221
An Artist in Stalag Luft III (includes drawings of Oflag 64)
by Susan Holmstrom Kohnowich
HEROES CRY TOO - A WWII Ranger Tells His Story of Love and War
by
Marcia Mohn & Margo Heinen
(the story of Kriegy Warren E. "Bing" Evans)
by
Marcia Mohn & Margo Heinen
(the story of Kriegy Warren E. "Bing" Evans)
HOME WAS NEVER LIKE THIS -
The Yardley Diaries
Edited by
Charles Turnbo
The Yardley Diaries
Edited by
Charles Turnbo
IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES - An American Chaplain in World War II German Prison Camps
by
Chaplain (Major) Eugene L. Daniel, Jr.
by
Chaplain (Major) Eugene L. Daniel, Jr.
JOHN K. WATERS -
An Oral History
by
Col. William C. Parnell
An Oral History
by
Col. William C. Parnell
JUSTIFIABLE PRIDE
A WWII Memoir
by Kriegy
William D. Stevens
(pen name)
A WWII Memoir
by Kriegy
William D. Stevens
(pen name)
KRIEGIE -
Prisoner of War
by Kriegy
Kenneth W. Simmons
Prisoner of War
by Kriegy
Kenneth W. Simmons
KRIEGIE LIFE - Sketches by a Prisoner of War in Germany
by
Kriegy Carl Holmstrom
by
Kriegy Carl Holmstrom
KRIEGSGEFANGENER
(Prisoner of War)
by
Kriegy Clarence Ferguson
(Prisoner of War)
by
Kriegy Clarence Ferguson
LONG HARD ROAD - American POWs During World War II
by
Thomas Taylor
(Includes Kriegy Donald S. Frederick)
by
Thomas Taylor
(Includes Kriegy Donald S. Frederick)
MY WWII EXPERIENCES
by Kriegy
Donald B. Lussenden
by Kriegy
Donald B. Lussenden
OFLAG 64 -
A POW Odyssey
Video Documentary
by
Robert Galloway
A POW Odyssey
Video Documentary
by
Robert Galloway
ONWARD WE CHARGE - The Heroic Story of Darby's Rangers in World War II
by
H. Paul Jeffers
by
H. Paul Jeffers
PASSAGES TO FREEDOM
by
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
by
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
PATTON'S LAST GAMBLE
by
Duane Schultz
by
Duane Schultz
PEOPLE TOO
by Kriegy
William H. Schaefer
by Kriegy
William H. Schaefer
POW BASEBALL IN WORLD WAR II
by
Tim Wolter
by
Tim Wolter
PRESS RELEASES
by Kriegy
Ted Roggen
by Kriegy
Ted Roggen
PRISONERS OF WAR - An Oral History
by Aaron Elson (includes an interview with Kriegy Charles G. Eberle)
by Aaron Elson (includes an interview with Kriegy Charles G. Eberle)
RAID! The Untold Story of Patton's Secret Mission
by
Richard Baron, Major Abraham Baum,
Richard Goldhurst
by
Richard Baron, Major Abraham Baum,
Richard Goldhurst
ROADS TO LIBERATION
FROM OFLAG 64
by
Kriegy Clarence R. Meltesen
FROM OFLAG 64
by
Kriegy Clarence R. Meltesen
SADIE'S BOYS
by
Larry Lewis
(story of Kriegy Benjamin Lewis and his brother Charles)
by
Larry Lewis
(story of Kriegy Benjamin Lewis and his brother Charles)
SAGE - The Man They Called "Dagger" by the O.S.S.
by Kriegy
Jerry Sage
by Kriegy
Jerry Sage
SKETCHES FROM THE LIVES OF
KRIEGIES IN OFLAG 64
KRIEGIES IN OFLAG 64
SURVIVING WORLD WAR II IN THEIR OWN WORDS - Their Journey through Battles and Prisoner of War Camps by Robert W. Vicek (story of Kriegy John Vicek and his brother-in-law Karl Argauer)
THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE - Hitler's Last Desperate Gamble to Win the War!
by
Robert E. Merriam
by
Robert E. Merriam
THE BIG BREAK - The Greatest American WWII Escape Story Ever Told
by
Stephen Dando-Collins
by
Stephen Dando-Collins
"THE COLONEL"
by
Kriegy James F. Skells
by
Kriegy James F. Skells
THE COUNTESS & THE POW - Shadows & Silhouettes of War
by Toni Reavis
by Toni Reavis
THE DAY OF BATTLE - The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-1944 (Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy)
by
Rick Atkinson
by
Rick Atkinson
THE ESCAPE FACTORY - The Story of MIS-X, America's Ultra Secret Masterminds of World War II's Greatest Escapes
by
Lloyd R. Shoemaker
by
Lloyd R. Shoemaker
THE GUNS AT LAST LIGHT - The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (Volume Three of the Liberation Trilogy
by
Rick Atkinson
by
Rick Atkinson
THE MARCH EAST - The Final Days of Oflag IX A/H and A/Z
by
Peter Green
by
Peter Green
THE RANGER FORCE - Darby's Rangers in World War II
by
Col. Robert W. Black
(Includes Kriegies Warren E. Evans and Donald S. Frederick)
by
Col. Robert W. Black
(Includes Kriegies Warren E. Evans and Donald S. Frederick)
THE REID F. ELLSWORTH STORY - An Account of War and Divine Interposition
by Kriegy
Reid F. Ellsworth
by Kriegy
Reid F. Ellsworth
THE ROAD TO WAR - Duty & Drill Courage & Capture
by
Steven Burgauer
(based on the diary and notes of Captain William C. Frodsham, Jr.)
by
Steven Burgauer
(based on the diary and notes of Captain William C. Frodsham, Jr.)
THE STRANGE ALLIANCE - The Story of Efforts at Wartime Cooperation with Russia
by
John R. Deane
by
John R. Deane
THE THOUSAND HOUR DAY
by
W. S. Kuniczak
by
W. S. Kuniczak
THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME - A History of Its
First Hundred Years
by Kriegy
Paul R. Goode
First Hundred Years
by Kriegy
Paul R. Goode
THE WATER AND THE ROCK
by Kriegy
Charles L. Jones
by Kriegy
Charles L. Jones
THE WELCOME SWEDE
by Kriegy
J. Frank Diggs
by Kriegy
J. Frank Diggs
THE WOODEN HORSE
by
Eric Williams
by
Eric Williams
TOURS OF DUTY
by
Eleanor Bertrand
(includes Kriegy Jimmie Kanaya)
by
Eleanor Bertrand
(includes Kriegy Jimmie Kanaya)
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE
DAYS
by Kriegy
Paul Davis Marable Jr.
DAYS
by Kriegy
Paul Davis Marable Jr.
UP FRONT
Text and Pictures
by
Bill Mauldin
Text and Pictures
by
Bill Mauldin
VARIOUS ACCOUNTS OF THE HAMMELBURG AFFAIR
by
The Participants and Others
by
The Participants and Others
WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
by Kriegy
Roger L. Shinn
by Kriegy
Roger L. Shinn
WORLD WAR II - Map by Map
Smithsonian
Smithsonian
YANK - Memoir of a WWII Soldier by Kriegy
Ted Ellsworth
Ted Ellsworth
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