Books with author Michael Joe

Michael K. Jones's new history of Stalingrad offers a radical reinterpretation of the most famous battle of the WW2. Combining eyewitness testimony of Red Army fighters with fresh archive material, the book gives a dramatic insight into the thinking of the Russian command and the mood of the ordinary soldiers. He focuses on the story of the Russian 62nd Army, which began the campaign in utter demoralization, yet turned the tables on the powerful German 6th Army. He explains the Red Army's extraordinary performance using battle psychology, emphasizing the vital role of leadership, morale and motivation in a triumph that turned the course of the war.Colonel-General Anatoly Mereshko fought throughout the battle as staff officer to the commander, Chuikov. Working with the author much of Mereshko's testimony is entirely new - and will astonish a western audience. It is backed up by accounts of other key veterans and the recently released war diary and combat journals. These show that the oft-repeated descriptions of Stalingrad's two critical days of fighting - 14 September 1942, when the Germans broke into the city, and 14 October, when they launched a massive attack on the factory district - disguise how desperate the plight of the defenders really was. In their place is a far more terrifying reality. Grasping this, we come to see Stalingrad as more than a victory of successful tactics - rather, as an astounding, improbable triumph of the human spirit.

Why was it so cold? How big were they? What were the ice ages? Find out answers to all of these questions in this exciting title. Young learners will love reading about the amazing, and often fierce, creatures that used to roam the earth, fly through the skies, and swim the ocieans. How these animals lived, what they ate, and the theories as to why they died out are all discussed.

When did dinosaurs live? Why did they die out? What was the biggest dinosaur? Travel back to prehistoric times and find out the answers to these and many other questions. Young learners will love reading about the amazing, and often fierce, creatures that used to roam the earth, fly through the skies, and swim the oceans. How these animals lived, what they ate, and the theories as to why they died out are all discussed.

Jess and her friends were happily playing together, when from out of nowhere a big monster shows up and farts on them before unleashing his farts all over town. Can Jess save the town and teach this rude monster some manners? Don't worry parents, there is a lesson here and probably at least 52% more sight words than farts! You and your child will enjoy laughing and reading this book together.

It's the end of the world as we know it. Trixie Collins is a normal teen making her way through high school. One night at a party, a boy comes on to her and won't take no for an answer. As she jerks her arm away, his fingernails cut into her skin. When she finds her dog's mutilated body and realizes she's to blame, she starts to think maybe the zombie apocalypse they've been screaming about on the news isn't a hoax after all. Worse, she begins to think maybe she's one of the infected. Now it's a fight for life as she joins together with her brethren to stop the humans intent on destroying them. Are zombies all bad, or is it just a huge misunderstanding?

Babies LOVE looking at photos of other babies. And here's a hip and funny photographic board book perfect for the Instagram-era baby and parent!Little #babies are bringing big #lols in this photographic board book, guaranteed to be a hit with social media-savvy parents who love #Instagram and #Twitter. Parents love sharing pics of their children on social media, and now there's a book celebrating that. With favorite hashtags like #tbt, #omg, and #selfie, along with hilarious #photos of little ones overflowing with personality, it's the ultimate addition to any modern baby's #library.

Until the whispers began, Joshua was like all the other village boys, helping out at the market, making a little money from the tourists, getting up to mischief. So what if his father was the only butcher in a village of fishermen, a loner who preferred to spend his evenings carving wood? Is it true what everyone is saying -- that Joshua's father is a 'mountain man', one of the people feared and mistrusted by the villagers? When Joshua's life takes an unexpected turn, he discovers that being different does matter. Maybe it's not enough to be just Joshua?