Beckwith West's 'The Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner' is a compelling memoir that provides a firsthand account of the tumultuous times during the American Civil War.
The air war over the critical Eastern Front is illustrated with 120 specially selected and informatively captioned photographs in this striking new book.
De Gaulle and Churchill examines the tense and complicated relationship between General de Gaulle as leader of the Free French on the one hand and Winston Churchill and the British Government on the other.
De Gaulle and Churchill examines the tense and complicated relationship between General de Gaulle as leader of the Free French on the one hand and Winston Churchill and the British Government on the other.
Giles Romilly and Michael Alexander were amongst a select group of prisoners of war who were segregated from the other prisoners and were labelled the Prominente.
For several months in 1943, seven young airmen, all volunteers, were moulded into an RAF crew tasked with undertaking perilous operations over Occupied Europe.
For several months in 1943, seven young airmen, all volunteers, were moulded into an RAF crew tasked with undertaking perilous operations over Occupied Europe.
The first book devoted exclusively to exploring the development and use of aircraft designed specifically for high-altitude operations in World War II.
The British Army started the development of flame throwers in 1938, but progress was slow and interest was side-lined after Dunkirk while the army reequipped.
The British Army started the development of flame throwers in 1938, but progress was slow and interest was side-lined after Dunkirk while the army reequipped.
Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945In "Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945" nimmt uns Thomas Gustav mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Luftschifffahrt.
From the critically acclaimed author of D nkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.
A history of the battle from Germany’s perspective: “An interesting account of a campaign that was decisive, but not as decisive as it could have been.
This book explores the Australian press reporting of the persecution and genocide of European Jews, and the extent to which the news of the Holocaust was known and believed, revealed and hidden, and acknowledged and minimised.
This book explores the Australian press reporting of the persecution and genocide of European Jews, and the extent to which the news of the Holocaust was known and believed, revealed and hidden, and acknowledged and minimised.
Published in association with the Imperial War Museums, this book will provide the ultimate challenge to even the most knowledgeable military historian.
After a chance discovery that her grandmother had pro-German sympathies, Ann Shukman resolved to investigate her grandfather Walter Runciman's 1938 Mission to Prague.
Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars.
This comprehensive volume tells the rarely recounted stories of the numerous foreign air forces that supported the German Luftwaffe as part of the Axis' quest to dominate the European and Pacific theaters-a highly compelling and often overlooked chapter of World War II history.
This book is the first English-language collection of scholarly essays to investigate the ambiguous and supporting role that colonialism in the Aegean Region played in Mussolini's imperial ambitions, bringing to light a history rarely scrutinized until recently.
A fascinating and nostalgic collection of over 40 wholesome recipes from the Second World WarAt a time of shortages and rationing, the British were challenged with providing nutritious meals daily for the family.
