Specific wars and campaigns

From unstoppable blitzkrieg to brutal defeatfollow Guderians panzers as they race toward Moscow and collide with disaster.

Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army.

Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army.

From the American Civil War to the Meiji Restoration, one ironclad warship shaped the fate of three nations across four decades of global conflict.

100% of author royalties are being donated to the Tunnel to Towers FoundationHelicopters loom large in how we picture the Vietnam War.

What if the history books only told you half the story?

His life.

Valrie Andr is one of the great military aviators of the twentieth century.

They were starving.

____________________NOW OUT IN CINEMAS, STARRING COLIN FIRTH, MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS AND LEA S YDOUX 'It takes you through each nail-biting moment .

By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege.

Valrie Andr is one of the great military aviators of the twentieth century.

By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege.

From the American Civil War to the Meiji Restoration, one ironclad warship shaped the fate of three nations across four decades of global conflict.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Natalie Livingstone's deeply researched, unfailingly fascinating book gives the many extraordinary women at or near the centre of the Nuremberg trials their proper, important, and often ignored place in history' Salman Rushdie'Brilliant .

100% of author royalties are being donated to the Tunnel to Towers FoundationHelicopters loom large in how we picture the Vietnam War.

From the award-winning author of Saipan comes the definitive account of one of World War IIs most brutal yet overlooked battlesthe American reconquest of Guam, where 20 days of combat would claim over 18,000 mostly Japanese lives and mark another important turning point in the Pacific War.

From the award-winning author of Saipan comes the definitive account of one of World War IIs most brutal yet overlooked battlesthe American reconquest of Guam, where 20 days of combat would claim over 18,000 mostly Japanese lives and mark another important turning point in the Pacific War.

American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance until the following February, when they finally tangled with Rommels Afrika Korpsand the Germans gave the inexperienced Americans a nasty drubbing at Kasserine Pass.

Die Liebe, die Frauen und der Krieg: der Schicksalsroman "Wiedersehen in Cornwall" von Bestsellerautorin Philippa Carr jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks.

Why did the most powerful army in the world falter against a scattered colonial militia on April 19, 1775?

A fully revised and updated guide to America s bloodiest and most divisive conflict 165 years on.

This revised and updated edition of The American Revolution offers an accessible and authoritative account of the war that forged a nation.

For more than half a century, historians, theologians, and moral philosophers have wrestled with one of the most consequential questions of the twentieth century: What was the true role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust?

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe remarkable story of the real 'Dad's Army' in wartime Britain, from the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'Impeccably researched and deliciously entertaining, Dad's Army shines a bright searchlight on to an organization dismissed for far too long as humorously incompetent' Giles Milton, author of The Stalin AffairWith the threat of invasion from Hitler's forces looming large in 1940, British men of all ages and backgrounds assembled under the banner of the Home Guard.

German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger.

Scores of unique photos of Tiger tanks Intricate and richly colored drawings, with special focus on markings and insigniaAccompanying text lists units combat strengths, equipment, commanders, and engagements By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved mythical, almost mystical status.

Stanisaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II.

WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer.

Nicknamed the "e;Ghost Division"e; because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the West.

In collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War.

The Waffen-SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat.

*; Hundreds of photos--many of them rare--of Tiger tanks and their crews *; Color illustrations by Jean Restayn focus on markings, camouflage, and insignia *; Inventories and timelines for each unit In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0-8117-3171-5), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmachts named units, such as the Grodeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer.

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Henry Chamberlain was one of the longest-term prisoners of war in World War II.

Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in VietnamForce Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam.

Zwei mutige Frauen im Sturm des Schicksals … Der Auftakt der großen Bestseller-Saga: »Schneetänzerin« von Judith Nicolai jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks.

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.

Omaha was the make-or-break Allied beach on D-Dayin (perhaps) the make-or-break campaign of World War II.

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.

During World War II the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain cemented the alliance that won the war.

Nicknamed the "e;Ghost Division"e; because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the West.

German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger.

Henry Chamberlain was one of the longest-term prisoners of war in World War II.

Omaha was the make-or-break Allied beach on D-Dayin (perhaps) the make-or-break campaign of World War II.

The Waffen-SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat.

*; Hundreds of photos--many of them rare--of Tiger tanks and their crews *; Color illustrations by Jean Restayn focus on markings, camouflage, and insignia *; Inventories and timelines for each unit In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0-8117-3171-5), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmachts named units, such as the Grodeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer.

Scores of unique photos of Tiger tanks Intricate and richly colored drawings, with special focus on markings and insigniaAccompanying text lists units combat strengths, equipment, commanders, and engagements By the end of World War II, the dreaded Tiger tank had achieved mythical, almost mystical status.

WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer.

Stanisaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II.