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History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II by Donald G. Taggert. Featuring photography by the the five photographers found on this Website. This is an "official" history of the Third Division culled from Battle Reports and Interviews; originally published in 1947 by the Infantry Journal Press. Includes individual unit rosters.

To Hell and Back: The Autobiography of the Third Division's Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier in history.

Blue and White Devils: A Personal Memoir and History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II by Hugh A. Scott.

Dogface Soldiers: The Story of B Company, 15th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fedala to Salzburg: Audie Murphy and His Brothers in Arms.

Catch-22: Joseph Heller's 1961 novel forms a poignant view of the business of war through a fictional B-25 bomb group and a series of absurd and humorous events and characters.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo: A riveting account of the James Doolitle April 8, 1942 B-25 first-strike on the Japanese capital from training to the plight of the pilots who flew on to China.

The Killer Angels: Michael Sharra's brilliant Pulitzer Prize winning historical novel of the events and individuals surrounding the 1863 Civil War battle at Gettysburg.

Glory and the Dream: An historical narrative by William Manchester tracing the American political and social character from the 1932 "Bonus Riots" to the fall of the American presidency in Richard Nixon with a focus on the New Deal and its role in American history.

The Man Who Never Was: World War II's boldest counter-intelligence operation "Mincemeat" to deceive Axis powers as to the logistics of the Sicily invasion. An incredible, and well-detailed account of this extraordinary WWII tale.

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 300 of the World's Greatest Military Vehicles with detailed color images and statistics; functions as a "field-spotters guide" to military equipment.

DVD SET: Complete History of WWII: Using newsreel and other film footage, the story of WWII is unraveled in 30 hours of viewing.

DVD: Saints and Soldiers
Winner of several Independent Best Picture Awards, this 2003 release follows five American soldiers who escape from the Malmedy Massacre and struggle to return to their lines in the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge ... a "must see" WWII film.

DVD: To Hell and Back
1955 best-selling film starring Audie Murphy and based on his autobiography. An interesting and entertaining glimpse into the battles facing the Third Division from Sicily to France.

DVD: A Walk in the Sun
1945 film follows a platoon of the 36th "Texas" Division as they land on the Salerno beachhead. This incredibly realistic film reveals both the monotony and the intense action of war. A "must see" WWII film.

DVD: Patton
Academy award winning performance by George C. Scott. Film features a segment on the contribution of the Third Division in the battle for Sicily.

DVD: Big Lift
1950 film portraying the events of the 1948 Berlin Airlift is notable for its on-location shots of the devastation in Berlin and its stars, Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas and Bruni Loebel.

DVD: Go for Broke!
1951 film tells the story of the Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team with action in Italy and action in the Vosges Mountains in France that won them a Presidential Unit Citation for action near Bruyeres.

DVD: Enemy at the Gates
A fictionalized tale of the very-real Soviet sniper-hero Vasily Zaitsev during the Battle of Stalingrad; a strikingly visual film and a clever and unforgettable story starring Jude Law.

DVD: All Quiet on the Western Front
The original Oscar-winning, British-made film of the German best-selling novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a veteran of WWI, displaying the horrors of WWI in haunting imagery.

DVD: Von Ryan's Express
The story of an American pilot (Frank Sinatra) who becomes an Italian POW in 1943 to lead a mostly-British group of POWs in an escape to Switzerland. This action-packed and visually pleasing 1965 war film also stars Trevor Howard.

DVD: Bridge on the River Kwai
One of, if not the most compelling tale of WWII, tells the tale of nearly 100,000 conscripted Asian workers and 16,000 POWs who lost their lives in the Japanese attempt to link the Thai and Burmese railway lines in 1943. Brilliant performances and brilliant visuals, including a finale where a full-scale bridge and real locomotive are destroyed. Authentic-looking scenery and atmosphere comes from the on-location shooting in Ceylon.

DVD: Catch-22
The movie version of Joseph Heller's novel features impressive scenes of B-25 bombers and their crews as they struggle through the absurdities of what has become to be known as one of the greatest satirical anti-war films. Incredible cast, directed by Mike Nichols with screenplay by Buck Henry, includes Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Richard Benjamin, Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Martin Sheen and more.

DVD: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Dramatization based on the actual events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Considered an accurate documentary using vivid action scenes that have been re-used in many subsequent films of the Pacific war.

DVD: Schindler's List
Incredibly emotional and true story of Catholic businessman Oskar Schindler's efforts in saving the lives of over a thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust. This Steven Spielberg directed film is consistently ranked in the top-ten of the greatest films of all time. A must-see.

Photographer
A rare documentary based on the earliest use of Agfa color slides taken by the chief accountant Walter Genewein in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland. The tale is hauntingly brilliant in its insight of the ghetto and the treatment of its human inhabitants as slave laborers for clothing and products for the German population. This is a story of the Holocaust that brings it to a human level far beyond the death-toll figures.

DVD: Is Paris Burning?
Star-studded 1966 epic written by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola using some of the biggest French stars of the 1960s tells the story of the liberation of Paris in a decidedly French, although not inaccurate, way. Although not well-regarded by American audiences at the time, some regard this as an extremely compelling and emotional film of the events surrounding the liberation.

DVD: Battle of Britain
Star-studded epic with spectacular flying scenes and an incredible collection of vintage aircraft tells the story of the German attempt to soften Britain for an impending invasion that never came. Although a financial failure, the realistic action will leave viewers with thoughts of the bravery of the "so few" who answered the call in Britain's darkest moment of the war.

DVD: Das Boot
The most expensive German film ever made at the time of its 1981 release, the story takes the viewer into the German U-Boat U-96 for what is described as a "journey into madness" showing "what war is all about". With a strong anti-war message and meticulous attention to detail this historically accurate must-see film is emotionally intense and highly acclaimed by critics.

DVD: Empire of the Sun
Steven Spielberg film stars 13-year-old Chris tian Bale, John Malcovich and Miranda Richardson in an adaption of a J.G. Ballard novel fictionalizing the Japanese conquest of Shanghai in 1941 and the subsequent internment of a young English boy (Bale) with other Western prisoners kept by the Japanese throughout the war. This gritty and artistic film was acclaimed by both the American and British film industries including a special National Board of Review award for Bale as Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor.

DVD: Hiroshima
1995 Japanese/Canadian release follows the decision-making process in a documentary style facing President Harry Truman after Franklin Roosevelt's death. Historical footage, dramatized footage and interviews merge in this three-hour thought-provoking film that lays bare the human decisions and opinions that lead to the two bombings that changed the world and ended the WWII.

DVD SET: Gods and Generals plus Gettysburg
Two colorful companion films based on Michael Sharra's Civil War novels reveal the American Civil War in brutal realism in tales told through the minds of the General's and officers as the events of the war from 1858 to the field at Gettysburg in 1863 unfold in a tremendous visual and thought-provoking feast.

PBS DVD SET: Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
1990 Emmy-winning documentary brings the American Civil War to life through Ken Burn's unique story-telling style, honored with over 40 film and television awards. The experience of viewing this work is unequaled by any combination of film or writings on the subject.

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Suggested titles: The Longest Day; The Battle of the Bulge, Guadalcanal Diary; A Bridge Too Far; Bridge at Remagen; Apocalypse Now; Platoon!; Full Metal Jacket; Saving Private Ryan; Band of Brothers; The Deer Hunter; Sergeant York; Glory; The Man Who Never Was; Wake Island; Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo; Twelve O'Clock High; The Colditz Story; Europa, Europa, Stalag 17; Apocalyps Now; The Killing Fields; Heaven On Earth; Born on the Fourth of July; We Were Soldiers; Gallipoli; The Lost Battalion; The Thin red Line; The Pianist

Use this link to search the Barnes & Noble USED BOOKS tab for these recommended titles: "Anzio" (Winfred Vaughn Thomas); "Nobody Comes Back" (Donn Pearce); "Command Missions" (Lucian K. Truscott); "Ghost Soldiers"