Modern warfare

First-hand accounts from the Russian veterans of World War II who fought in the celebrated tanks that powered the Soviet armored forces.

This WWII history and battlefield guide examines the Allied push across the Rhine with maps, photos, and informative text.

A Royal Navy Vice Admiral describes the strategy and logistics in deploying ships and crafts for the D-Day amphibious landings in World War II.

This WWII memoir of an NCO Royal Air Force pilot offers a vivid, personal account of wartime life and dangerous operations over Europe.

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2.

The historian of the British World War II intelligence organization chronicles his life and service career in this memoir.

A World War II memoir of a clerk who put down his pen and took up a weapon, rising through the ranks to become an elite Special Air Service soldier.

This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres.

The posthumous memoirs of a World War II Pathfinder pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient who flew target-marking missions in enemy territory.

In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies.

Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain.

The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history.

"e;Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress .

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

September 1941 approval was given for the formation of two long-range Air-Sea Rescue squadrons.

The history of weapons and warfare is usually written from the point of view of the battles fought and the tactics used.

A career pilot's memoir of flying fighter jets through two wars and through the evolution of aviation technology.

The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army.

In Spring 1945 one final hurdle faced the American and British Armies under Ike's supreme command - the Rhine.

This is a wartime escape memoir that ranks with the finest.

Dramatic photographs of Nazi Germany's shocking Ardennes Offensive that nearly turned the tide of World War II-from the author of In Pursuit of Hitler.

A World War II survivor describes his combat experiences as a member of the Red Army's 5th Guards Cavalry Division in the fight against the Nazi Germany.

For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France-the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe-has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist.

A history of the British RAF division in Norfolk dedicated to radio countermeasures during WWII.

To the US Navy they were CVEs!

The book contains twenty-three stirring accounts of what life flying as air-crew in World War Two was really like.

This WWII battlefield guide offers a detailed history of the Siege of Fort Eben Emael during the Nazi invasion of Belgium-with maps and photos throughout.

This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command.

Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide.

A comprehensive history of the Allied attack on German-occupied France during World War II, examining its planning, execution, and failure.

A detailed account of "e;the last great set piece operation carried out by the western Allies during the Second World War .

In early 1942, shipping losses in the Atlantic threatened Britain's very survival.

A celebration of the renowned WWII aircraft and the aviators who flew them-includes rare photographs.

The German historian's classic account of the Red Army's assault on East Prussia at the end of WWII, now available in English translation.

This book covers the bases used during the Second World War by the American fighter units that flew in support of the 8th Air Forces heavy bomber forces.

A Royal Air Force pilot recounts his experiences on the front lines of WWII in both Europe and the Pacific in this fascinating military memoir.

A British Army officer chronicles his years of service during WWII, including time in a POW camp and the beginning of the Special Air Service.

A history of 9 Group, Royal Air Force Fighter Command, formed specifically to protect Liverpool and Manchester during the darkest hours of WWII.

"e;One of Britain's best-known aviation historians .

A history and guide to the historic British airfields where American bombers had to be ready to go at a moment's notice-includes photos.

This WWII battlefield guide offers a detailed history of the Allied Liberation of Nijmegen during Operation Market Garden-with maps and photos throughout.