In den hektischen Monaten vor dem totalen Zusammenbruch des Dritten Reiches und der Kapitulation der deutschen Streitkräfte zog Graf Folke Bernadotte die Aufmerksamkeit der ganzen Welt auf sich.
During World War II, it quickly became apparent that the physical and tactical demands placed upon paratroopers required men of exceptional stamina, courage and intelligence.
When Prussian soldier Fritz Oppenheimer left the World War I battlefield with two Iron Crosses, he could never have imagined that the pinnacle of his military career would come 27 years later at the German surrender in World War II, when he took top Nazi leaders into captivity and interrogated Wilhelm Keitel, head of the Wehrmacht.
Der Siebenjährige Krieg (1756–1763) war ein globaler Konflikt, in dem sich anfangs unabhängig voneinander schwelende Konflikte in Europa und Übersee miteinander verflochten.
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2024****A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORKER** From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Ghost Wars, the inside story of America's long and ruinous relationship with Saddam HusseinThe Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power and geopolitics that led to America's disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America's fundamental miscalculations during its ruinous, decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein.
In den Jahren 1925 bis 1944 gab das Reichsarchiv unter Mitwirkung einer großen Zahl von Offizieren und Historikern eine Serie von Monographien zur Militärgeschichte des Ersten Weltkriegs aus deutscher Sicht heraus.
The Austro-Hungarian Stormtroopers and the Italian Arditi of World War I were elite special forces charged with carrying out bold raids and daring attacks.
"e;The Battle of Moscow, 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction"e; is a detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side.
"e;A WWII soldier's rosy letters home are juxtaposed with his recollections of combat's harrowing on-the-ground reality in this immersive debut memoir.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME - First & Second Phase (Complete Edition - Volumes 1&2)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
"e;The book is replete with maps, photographs, profiles of commanders and weapons, and illustrations that help explain the brutal combat in a region that another historian has called the 'bloodlands' of Europe.
This is the story of Civilian Public Service smokejumpers, who battled against dangerous winds, searing heat, and devastating fires from 1943 until 1945.
Winner, American Battlefield Trust Prize for History Winner, Library of Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography A ';compelling portrait' (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning author) of the controversial Confederate general who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA LANDMARK NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF WW2, IN THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IT**** 'Comprehensive.
By participating in 1956 Suez Crisis Israel exploited an opportunity to join forces with France and the United Kingdom in an attack against Egypt in order to accomplish diplomatic, military and political objectives: to open the Red Sea international shipping lane to ships sailing from and to Eilat; to strengthen its alliance with France; to end - or at least to scale down - Egyptian hosted Palestinian terror attacks against Israel; to launch a preventive war in order to crush Egyptian military power before its completion of the transition to Soviet weapons could tempt Egypt to attack Israel and in order to accomplish a profound victory to deter Egypt from pursuing a another round of war policy.
This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life.
