Specific wars and campaigns

The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere.

The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere.

Operation Frankton is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means.

Operation Frankton is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means.

"e;This is the memoir of a 26 year career in the RAF, told with humor and modesty that belies the danger of flying over 47 different types of military aircraft in war and peace.

Made up entirely of volunteer civil servants and their friends and despite the Government's reluctance to release them, the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles fought with distinction at Loos, the Somme, Messines, Cambrai, Salonika and Palestine.

Originally designed in 1934 for anti-submarine training, by the end of the war 72 U-Class subs had been commissioned; 17 were lost to the enemy, and 3 in accidents.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates a horrifying episode of destruction in Nazi-occupied France.

This book reveals the vital contribution that RAF Coastal Command made to the Allies war effort.

Aircrew on a bomber in World War II experienced a cold, tiring and perilous existence.

This fully illustrated history explores the unique role of armored vehicles in the Korean War with more than 180 wartime photographs.

During the immediate period before World War Two, the RAF modified its command structure to rationalize for rapid expansion.

Many of the 617 Squadron crews who took part in the famous attacks on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams and also the raids on the Dortmund-Ems Canal did not return.

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The author and WWII fighter pilot offers a firsthand look at an RAF squadron's harrowing fate in this candid combat memoir.

Major and Mrs.

An in-depth study of Douglas Haig's army commanders on the Western Front during the First World War.

This is the latest in the well-respected Battleground series of books, and covers a number of aspects of the battle of Arnhem.

A memoir from the real-life James Bond, who "e;could ski backward, navigate a midget submarine and undertake the riskiest parachute jumps"e; (Wired).

A memoir from the real-life James Bond, who "e;could ski backward, navigate a midget submarine and undertake the riskiest parachute jumps"e; (Wired).

A British infantryman shares his harrowing story of life on the frontlines of WWII, from the North African Campaign to the invasion of Germany.

A British infantryman shares his harrowing story of life on the frontlines of WWII, from the North African Campaign to the invasion of Germany.

More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs.

The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun-it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history.

The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun-it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history.

Jack Sheldon examines the German mindset at the close of 1914 when it became apparent that a quick victory was no longer a possibility.

Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been forgotten.

The naval historian presents the thrilling true story of a Royal Navy officer's frigate command in the tumultuous late 18th and early 19th centuries.

A history of what life was like at Britain's World War II spy school, from how it was staffed to what lessons were taught, and more.

A history of what life was like at Britain's World War II spy school, from how it was staffed to what lessons were taught, and more.

Generations of Londoners from Roman times to the present day have confronted natural and man-made threats to their city.

This authoritative military reference provides detailed analysis of the various armed forces that fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war.

The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war.

The letters of John Max Staniforth are among the most perceptive, graphic and evocative personal records of a soldiers life to have come down to us from the Great War.

The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise.

A history of the conflict in Korea with an emphasis on the crucial role of aviation.

A history of the conflict in Korea with an emphasis on the crucial role of aviation.

This ground-level WWII history describes the British armored offensive into occupied France with rare wartime photos.

This ground-level WWII history describes the British armored offensive into occupied France with rare wartime photos.

Beaumont Hamel is a name which conjures up appalling visions of the catastrophic reverse suffered by men of VIII Corps, British Fourth Army on 1st July 1916, when thousands of men were killed and wounded for no gains whatsoever.

The physical conditions of jungle warfare and the closeness of contact with the enemy pose unique problems and call for special soldiering skills.

Sir John Palmer was at sea for virtually the entire war serving in three ships.

Sir John Palmer was at sea for virtually the entire war serving in three ships.

The book is a detailed account of the fighting around Ypres during April and May 1915.

The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2.

Jane was a wartime phenomenon.

Of all the planes that flew in WW2, the 'Wooden Wonder' the two-engined Mosquito, or Mossie as it was affectionately called, was truly the most versatile and feared by the Germans.

Charles Steel took part in two military disasters-the Fall of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore.

The twin-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War.