History Books

Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific, Gilbert, Oscar E. ISBN: 9781580970501

No previous book has been devoted to Marine Corps armor in World War II. Gilbert's gripping narrative combines exhaustive detail on Marine armor and combat with moving eyewitness accounts, never before published, of what it was actually like to be a Marine tanker in action in the Pacific.

The Germans in Normandy, Hargreaves, Richard ISBN: 9780811735131

The Normandy campaign from the German perspective Covers D-Day, Villers-Bocage, Cherbourg, St. Lo, Caen, Avranches, and other battles in hedgerow country Erwin Rommel, Michael Wittmann, and Kurt Meyer appear Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and official documents, "The Germans in Normandy" paints a vivid and frequently horrific picture of life for the men who held Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall when the Allies invaded France in June 1944 and who put up a bitter but ultimately hopeless defense throughout that summer. These are the German soldiers who manned the pillboxes on Omaha Beach, fired the machine guns across farmfields, and commanded the Tiger tanks. To read about the war from their point of view is sobering and informative.

Toward Spatial Humanities: Historical GIS and Spatial History, Gregory, Ian ISBN: 9780253011862

The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of applications, the essays in this volume highlight the methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the basis for new ways to study history. Contributors focus on current developments in the use of historical sources and explore the insights gained by applying GIS to develop historiography. Toward Spatial Humanities is a compelling demonstration of how GIS can contribute to our historical understanding.

Florida's Past, Vol 1: People and Events That Shaped the State, Burnett, Gene ISBN: 9781561641154

Full of essays dealing with Florida's history in Gene Burnett's easygoing style- Careful research and eclectic choice of topics make history good reading that educates and entertains- Each volume divides Florida's people and events into Achievers and Pi