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A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

The dilemma of the young Italian kingdom and the experience of her army in the Great War were unique among the combatant nations.

A key part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes the bodyguard of Turkish cavalry which remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire.

This invaluable resource offers a comprehensive overview of the Iraq War, with more than 100 in-depth articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and more than a dozen key primary source documents.

This is the story of a typical Canadian fighting battalion at war.

'History as it should be written: as page-turning and compelling as the best thriller.

An illustrated account of the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land.

A focused look at the first dreadnought classes for the German Imperial Navy and their deployment in World War I, including the great clash of dreadnoughts at the Battle of Jutland.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster.

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The M8 light armored car was the only significant wheeled combat vehicle used by the US Army in World War II.

When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II - placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis.

The task of Germany's new Gro e Kreuzer at the beginning of the 20th century was to form an independent reconnaissance division that was able to perform special tasks.

In the darkest days of World War II, the British planned a daring airborne operation to capture the secret of the new German radar.

A history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked.

Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured.

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I.

Determined to learn from the lessons of World War I, the US Army developed a new generation of field artillery weapons and tactics during the 1930s.

One womans extraordinary personal journey in the US military and her triumphant effort to honor her predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal Looking back on her remarkable career, Retired Army Colonel Edna W.

To celebrate the 450th title in the Men-at-Arms series, this book examines in unprecedented depth the units and the uniforms of a still-controversial army: the many thousands of American colonists who chose to fight for King George during the Revolution.

A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian'A striking success' The Times'Fresh, original and brilliantly vivid' Telegraph'The best all-round book on the subject yet' SpectatorAt about 1.

While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea.

The German A-4 ballistic missile, better known by its propaganda name of V-2, was the world's first successful ballistic missile, breaking through the atmosphere to reach its target quicker.

As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas the submarine.

By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right.

The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II.

A Union supporter once said, "e;What is a man's life worth if our glorious union is to be shattered by traitors?

While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea.

Alan Nolan's 1961 Iron Brigade, the classic study of Brigadier General John Gibbon's Black Hat Brigade composed of the 19th Indiana, the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin and the 24th Michigan, drew public attention to the superior unit during the Civil War Centennial.

Alan Nolan's 1961 Iron Brigade, the classic study of Brigadier General John Gibbon's Black Hat Brigade composed of the 19th Indiana, the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin and the 24th Michigan, drew public attention to the superior unit during the Civil War Centennial.

An illustrated exploration of what it was like to be a Confederate Artilleryman in the American Civil War.

Revealing what it was like to live and fight in a medium tank, this is an examination of the career of a single tanker from 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division.

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River and in the first few months both sides scrambled to gather a flotilla, converting existing riverboats for naval use.

Bereits unmittelbar nach seinem Ende wurde der Erste Weltkrieg in der deutschen Offentlichkeit als Zerstorer des Eheglucks"e; betrachtet, der Paare voneinander entfremdet, sexuelle Untreue befeuert und die Geschlechterordnung durcheinandergewirbelt habe.

In this broadly conceived exploration of how people represent identity in the Americas, Suzanne Bost argues that mixture has been central to the definition of race in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean since the nineteenth century.

Before it was Oklahoma, it was the Territories.

This essay collection offers perspectives on a wide range of contemporary issues, including war in Ukraine and the Middle East, the challenges facing American constitutional democracy and debates about what should be taught in school as well as approaches to such subject matter.

Betrayal and Treason is a sweeping, unapologetic political history of the Democrat Party, tracing what Richard L.

Chronicles the history, missions, and specialized equipment of the U.

Die Gründerin der Internationalen Jugendbibliothek Jella Lepman (1891-1970) gehört zu den prägenden Persönlichkeiten der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte.

Die Gründerin der Internationalen Jugendbibliothek Jella Lepman (1891-1970) gehört zu den prägenden Persönlichkeiten der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte.

Chronicles the history, missions, and specialized equipment of the U.

This edition does not include illustrations.

Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, Tommy is the first history of World War I to place the British soldier who fought in the trenches centre-stage.