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|  | Black Hawk Down by Joe Morton, Mark Bowden
This book details the events leading up to one of the most intense battles involving American soldiers since the Vietnam War. In October of 1993, helicopter operators of the U.S. Army Rangers brought 140 soldiers to Mogadishu, Somalia, to find and capture two men associated with a Somali warlord. The mission resulted in a tremendous exchange of fire lasting over 10 hours, in which dozens of Americans and hundreds of Somalis were killed or injured. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999. AUTHOR: Joe Morton, Mark Bowden
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History 
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 | German Airborne Troops 1939-45 by Bruce Quarrie
An unrivalled source of information on the uniforms, insignia and appearance of the world's fighting men of past and present. The Men-At-Arms titles troops in a popular 48-page format including some 40 photographs and diagrams, and eight full-color plates. AUTHOR: Bruce Quarrie
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Night by Elie Wiesel, Jeffrey Rosenblatt, Maryam Riess
Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. AUTHOR: Elie Wiesel, Jeffrey Rosenblatt, Maryam Riess
PUBLISHER: Audio Bookshelf
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History
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 | Against the Grain by Mark O. Hatfield
In this autobiography, former Senator Mark Hatfield writes about his private and public life, which included growing up in Oregon during the Depression, serving in the Pacific during World War II, and being a five-term senator. Hatfield was one of the most preeminent critics of the war in Vietnam. He writes about how his religious faith informed all aspects of his life. AUTHOR: Mark O. Hatfield
PUBLISHER: White Cloud Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Cell by Chris Mitchell, John Miller, Michael Stone
Offers a firsthand account of what it is to be a police officer, an FBI agent or a reporter obsessed with a case few people will take seriously. Contains a first-person account of Miller`s face-to-face meeting with bin Laden and provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11 AUTHOR: Chris Mitchell, John Miller, Michael Stone
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Discovery of the Americas by Giulio Maestro
Description not available.Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan AUTHOR: Giulio Maestro
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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