The latest entry in Stackpole's Battle Briefings Series covers the Vietnam War, from its roots in the French war through the evacuation of the embassy.
The latest entry in Stackpole's Battle Briefings Series covers the Vietnam War, from its roots in the French war through the evacuation of the embassy.
The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers in the United States.
The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers in the United States.
In this riveting book, Steven Zaloga describes how American foot soldiers faced down Hitler's elite armored spearheadthe Hitler Youth Panzer Divisionin the snowy Ardennes forest during one of World War II's biggest battles, the Battle of the Bulge.
In this riveting book, Steven Zaloga describes how American foot soldiers faced down Hitler's elite armored spearheadthe Hitler Youth Panzer Divisionin the snowy Ardennes forest during one of World War II's biggest battles, the Battle of the Bulge.
Herbert Hoover, out of office since his defeat in 1932 by Franklin Roosevelt, maintained a strong international reputation due to his achievements as an engineer and his success during World War I and beyond in organizing aid for the starving millions of Europe.
Built around 1200 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws more than a million visitors and pilgrims each year, Chartres Cathedral is one of the jewels of Western Civilization.
Built around 1200 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws more than a million visitors and pilgrims each year, Chartres Cathedral is one of the jewels of Western Civilization.
Expanded edition with a new chapter on the final battles of the Normandy campaign By 1945, the US Army had sixty-eight infantry divisions, forty-two of which fought in the great campaign in northwest Europe that began with the amphibious landings on D-Day and ended eleven months later with Germanys surrender.
Herbert Hoover, out of office since his defeat in 1932 by Franklin Roosevelt, maintained a strong international reputation due to his achievements as an engineer and his success during World War I and beyond in organizing aid for the starving millions of Europe.
Expanded edition with a new chapter on the final battles of the Normandy campaign By 1945, the US Army had sixty-eight infantry divisions, forty-two of which fought in the great campaign in northwest Europe that began with the amphibious landings on D-Day and ended eleven months later with Germanys surrender.
Am Beispiel der Stadt Koln wird die Bedeutung der Kommunen beim Wiederaufbau nach 1945 deutlich, vor allem durch die Finanzierung als zentrales Fundament fur dessen Erfolg.
Der Erste Weltkrieg stellte nicht nur ein weltweites Ereignis, sondern gleichzeitig auch ein globales Medienereignis von bis dahin ungekannten Ausmaßen dar.
"España en guerra" nos brinda un nuevo y original enfoque de la Guerra Civil Española y de sus consecuencias en la posguerra, cuando el resto de Europa se desangraba a su vez.
«Larga, dolorosa, mortífera, la Gran Guerra mostró cómo se mataban unos a otros millones de hombres que todavía la víspera juraban "guerra a la guerra".
Se ha escrito mucho sobre el papel del régimen franquista en el contexto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero pocos trabajos se han centrado hasta ahora en intentar discernir el papel de las redes y agencias de inteligencia que tuvieron presencia y peso en España durante aquellos años.
Como si de sonámbulos se tratara, las grandes potencias de principios del siglo XX se embarcaron en una guerra que habría de cambiar la faz de la tierra, y cuyas consecuencias para la posteridad fueron la instauración de los dos grandes totalitarismos y sus atroces secuelas, y sobre todo, el fin de un mundo optimista, próspero y que creía que el futuro era suyo.
From the private papers of Winston Churchill to the tender notes of an unknown Tommy in the trenches, Love Letters of the Great War brings together some of the most romantic correspondence ever written.
In this brilliant narrative of the Warsaw Uprising, British historian Norman Davies offers a stirring account of one of the defining moments of the 20th century.
From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen.
An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings.
