War

Book cover of "Brownie the War Dog" with title in bold red font over illustration of a dog, a boy, and a veteran.

Brownie the War Dog: Veterans' Best Friend

9781976600135

The true story of a family pet who served in WWII and went on to become a friend to wounded veterans.

$17.95

Front cover of "Red Arrow Across the Pacific" book with title in bold red over background black and white photo of infantry soldiers walking along muddy shore.

Red Arrow across the Pacific: The Thirty-Second Infantry Division during World War II

9781976600333

The Thirty-Second “Red Arrow” Infantry Division played a crucial role for the Allied Forces in the Pacific. Learn how this National Guard unit with origins in the Midwest became one of the most effective—and most battle-tested—US combat units in WWII.

$40.00

Book cover of "When is Daddy Coming Home" with two black and white photos of parents with young children. Title in black font on white background.

When is Daddy Coming Home? An American Family during World War II

9781976600401

A powerful memoir that illuminates life on the home front and the impact of World War II on an American family.

$19.95

Book cover of the Black Hawk War Guide, with the title at the top and reproduced, painted portrait of Black Hawk.

A Black Hawk War Guide: Landmarks, Battlefields, Museums and Firsthand Accounts

9781467146098

Follow the war, from the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border through the “Trembling Lands” along the Kettle Morraine and into the Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin.

$24.95

A City at War book cover featuring various black and white images of Milwaukee workers

A City at War: Milwaukee Labor During WWII

9780870207297

Paperback: $24.95
228 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN:9780870207297

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$24.95

Cordelia Harvey book cover featuring image of Cordelia surrounded by pink and brown border

Cordelia Harvey: Civil War Angel

9780870204586

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 55 b/w photos and 7 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204586

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

History of Wisconsin Volume II: Civil War Era 1848-1873

9780870201608

Out of Print: Vol. II is out of print and is currently available only as an e-book from all major e-book retailers. This volume introduces us to the first generation of statehood, from the conversion of prairie and forests into farmland to the development of cities and industry.

$40.00

History of Wisconsin Volume V: War, a New Era, and Depression 1914-1940

9780870202605

Hardcover: $40.00
642 pp, photos, maps
ISBN:9780870202605

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$40.00

Cover of the book "Letters from Clara" with photo of a woman on a camel with pyramids in the background.

Letters from Clara: One Intrepid Woman's Travels on the Eve of War, 1936-1939

9780870209871

Relish the real-life, epic journey of intrepid Wisconsin voyageur, Clara Pagel, who ventured into the world just prior to the start of World War II, chronicling her travels and the state of the world—from bombings and earthquakes to Mussolini and Gandhi—in more than 100 letters to YWCA members back home.

$22.95

Letters from the Boys: Wisconsin World War I Soldiers Write Home

9780870208515

Paperback: $19.95
200 pages, 40 b&w photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 978-0-87020-851-5

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$19.95

Life, Death, and Archaeology at Fort Blue Mounds: A Settlers’ Fortification of the Black Hawk War

9780870204920

Paperback: $14.95
152 pages, 50 color and b/w photos and illus., 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204920

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$14.95

Lucius Fairchild book cover featuring graphic of Lucius surrounded by light brown with dark brown border

Lucius Fairchild: A Civil War Hero

9780870204609

This biography introduces young readers to a great Wisconsin soldier-statesman. From panning for gold, to losing an arm during a Civil War battle, to campaigning hard for elections, Lucius learned early that it takes courage and persistence to succeed.

$12.95

Make Way for Liberty: Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War

9780870209468

Hundreds of African American soldiers and regimental employees represented Wisconsin in the Civil War, and many of them lived in the state either before or after the conflict. And yet, if these individuals are mentioned at all in histories of the state, it is with a sentence or two about their small numbers.... Full details below.

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$24.95

Old Abe the War Eagle book cover featuring an illustration of a bald eagle.

Old Abe the War Eagle: A True Story of the Civil War and Reconstruction

9780870202391

Paperback: $12.95
120 pp, maps, softcover
ISBN: 9780870202391

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

Richard Bong book cover featuring image of Richard surrounded by dark green with yellow border

Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace

9780870204340

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 66 b/w photos and 2 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204340

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

The Great War Comes to Wisconsin: Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Free Speech in a Time of Crisis

9780870207822

Paperback: $26.95
240 pages, b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207822

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$26.95

The War of 1812 in Wisconsin: The Battle for Prairie du Chien

9780870207389

Hardcover: $28.95
240 pages, 39 b&w illustrations
ISBN: 9780870207389

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$28.95

Third Down and a War to Go Paperback Edition

9780870203848

Readers and reviewers agree: Terry Frei's heart-wrenching story of Schreiner and his band of brothers is much more than one team's tale. It's an All-American story.

$24.95

This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home

9780870205040

Hardcover: $22.95
240 pages, 33 b/w photos and illustrations, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870205040

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$22.95

Warriors, Saints and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin

9780870207921

Paperback: $22.95
224 pages, 62 photos, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 9780870207921

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$22.95

Wisconsin at Antietam: The Badger State's Sacrifice on America's Bloodiest Day

9781467142151

Civil War historian Cal Schoonover sheds new light on the exploits of Wisconsin soldiers in this turning point to secure the Union.

$21.99

Wisconsin in the Civil War book cover featuring an illustration of soldiers fighting. Top border is blue and bottom is red.

Wisconsin in the Civil War: The Home Front and the Battle Front, 1861-1865

9780870202865

Hardcover: $19.95
152 pages, illustrated, maps
ISBN: 9780870202865

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$19.95

Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories: Our Veterans Remember

9780870204487

Paperback: $24.95
400 pgs., 175 photographs, 7 original maps, dozens of historic letters and documents
ISBN: 9780870204487

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$24.95

Women Remember the War book cover featuring a black and white photograph of two female soldiers.

Women Remember the War, 1941-1945

9780870202728

Paperback: $15.95
168 pages, 41 b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870202728

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$15.95

Love and Other Letters

9780615379692

Nancy Oestreich Lurie found a shopping bag filled with letters from her mother's childhood, and they turned out to be historically enlightening and entertaining.

$14.95

Remembering the Holocaust: Second Edition

9780870202933

This moving documentary volume brings together fourteen interviews of Holocaust survivors who later settled in Wisconsin.

$12.95

A History in Indigenous Voices book cover featuring title and author's name in bold red text in front of a tan background with faint scripture.

A History in Indigenous Voices: Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown Interactions in the Removal Era

9781976600098

The nation-to-nation treaties and other documents discussed here testify to the complexity and sovereignty of Indigenous governance then and now. This volume is a vital resource for historians and an accessible introduction to Indigenous treatymaking in Wisconsin.

$49.95

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