This work is a close examination of the conditions surrounding and precipitating the last gasp of British naval hegemony and events that led to its demise.
This book, first published in 1967, examines the circumstances and events that led to the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, devastating Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This book explores the nature of power in persons, groups, and nations by asking a question that we can understand in contemporary terms: what would Bill Gates do if he had Hitler's absolute power?
This book, first published in 1985, is an in-depth analysis of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War, using previously untapped German archives and newly-released 'Ultra' intelligence records.
Hanna Dauberger und Minni Schwarz schufen 1946/47 mit der Veröffentlichung ihrer Sammlungen die wichtigste Quelle zum Flüsterwitz in Österreich während des Dritten Reiches.
A collection of the best stories from the classic run of Don Winslow of the Navy, one of the most popular comic books running during and after World War II.
In response to the civil war in Darfur, the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) force was established in May 2004, and by June its first contingents were on the ground.
This is the first work in any language that offers both an overarching exploration of the flight and evacuation of Soviet Jews viewed at the macro level, and a personal history of one Soviet Jewish family.
Describes Johnson's 33 years in the military, including P-47 Thunderbolt missions in WWII, 13 months in a German POW camp, and his eventual command of the 8th Air Force.
Based on a detailed examination of specific aspects of Nazi propaganda, this book (originally published in 1983) enhances the understanding of National Socialism by revealing both its power and its limitations.
Through a new collection of primary documents about Japanese internment during World War II, this book enables a broader understanding of the injustice experienced by displaced people within the United States in the 20th century.
"e;A very nice reference book that contains a well written informative text, many subject specific photographs, well detailed captions and more, all detailing the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps by allied forces during World War II.
Revised and expanded for Bolt Action 2nd Edition, this book provides players with all of the information they need to command Germany's military might.
"Der alte Traum vom Neuen Reich" ist eine umfassende Darstellung all jener utopischen Schriften – zur Illustration werden etwa 200 weithin unbekannte faschistische und proto-faschistische populäre Zukunftsromane seit dem Vormärz bis zum Vorabend des Dritten Reichs herangezogen –, in denen in Deutschland Leitbilder und Zukunftsvisionen eines neuen "Reichs", eines auf nationalen Gemeinsinn beruhenden Staatswesens auftauchten.
Managed Casualty investigates the profound effects of World War II-era policies on Japanese-American families, focusing on their forced removal, internment, and eventual release.
A focused study on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's cinematic contributions to the war effort, arguing for the centrality of propaganda to their work as film artists.
This analytic and historical study provides a revealing look at naval operational intelligence by embracing the fundamental question of what OPINTEL is and how it answers the fundamental question "e;Where is the enemy, in what strength, and disposition, and what is he doing right now?
The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, also known as Operation Forager, was intended to facilitate the recapture of the Philippines and to provide bases for the bombing of the Japanese mainland.
About three weeks after Japanese troops captured Nanjing when the worst of the atrocities was over, American diplomats were allowed to return to the city to re-open their embassy on January 6, 1938.
Canada at War explores the impact of the two world wars on Canada and Canadians by examining conscription, foreign policy, and politics, with William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada's longest-serving prime minister, acting as the book's central figure.
A highly illustrated account of the decisive battle of Imphal during World War II, where the attempted Japanese invasion of India was turned back in its largest land defeat of the war so far.
