Military history

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The main focus of this book is on the contribution of Welsh scientists, engineers and facilities in Wales to the British nuclear programme - especially the military programme - from the Second World War through to the present day.

Second to None: A Military Romance Vol.

History of Friedrich II of Prussia: Frederick the Great Volume XI by Thomas Carlyle is a biographical work that delves into the life and reign of the influential Prussian monarch.

After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939.

A "e;witty, entertaining, educational"e; blend of travel memoir and Civil War history (Scott L.

After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939.

A "e;witty, entertaining, educational"e; blend of travel memoir and Civil War history (Scott L.

Fred Brems was drafted in 1941, six months before Pearl Harbor.

In 1942, Polish soldiers escaping the Soviet Union via Iran bought a Syrian brown bear cub from a local boy for a few cans of food.

Fred Brems was drafted in 1941, six months before Pearl Harbor.

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.

In 1898, on the eve of the Spanish-American War, the US Army seemed minuscule and ill-equipped for global conflict.

Part two of the defining work on Hitlers elite fanatical boy soldiers continues with the survivors of the bloody fighting in France regrouping to make a final stand in the Ardennes and Hungary before Germany was overcome by the Allies.

Paradise in Hell studies the role played by alcohol, morphine, cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines in the Spanish Civil War.

Part two of the defining work on Hitlers elite fanatical boy soldiers continues with the survivors of the bloody fighting in France regrouping to make a final stand in the Ardennes and Hungary before Germany was overcome by the Allies.

Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.

Sky Knights: The Evolution of Air Combat & The Future of Air Combat is the definitive illustrated history of aerial warfare, from the fragile biplanes and daring aces of World War I to today's stealth fighters, unmanned systems, and the technologies that will define tomorrow's battles in the sky.

Just in time for 75th anniversary commemorations of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this latest addition offers a complete visual history of the attack, its aftermath, and the salvage efforts that followed.

Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit.

This classic, now available in paperback, includes all varieties of American armor in Europe from D-Day, to Normandy, to southern France, the Siegfried Line, the push to the Rhine, and finally, the Battle of the Bulge.

Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit.

From the outbreak of war in 1914 to the creation of the Mercantile Marine Reserve and the eventual introduction of convoys in 1917, this book charts the experiences, contribution and sacrifices made by merchant mariners from Wales.

On 15 August 2021, the world watched in horror as Kabul fell to the Taliban, almost exactly 20 years after western-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban government in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

PT boats loom large in the popular imagination of World War II.

PT boats loom large in the popular imagination of World War II.

The World War II fighter-pilot storyOn the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets.

The Stonington, a whaleship from New London, Connecticut, is sailing a course for home after being at sea for more than three years.

Organized and trained during 1943, the 10th SS Panzer Division saw its first action in the spring of 1944 during the relief of an encircled German army on the Eastern Front.

Just in time for 75th anniversary commemorations of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this latest addition offers a complete visual history of the attack, its aftermath, and the salvage efforts that followed.

The Wound-Dresser is one of Walt Whitman's most popular poem, published in 1865 in his collection Drum Taps.

"e;[A] marvelously bold new book .

History of the War in Afghanistan Vol.

Ethical approaches to war require that we don't value only the lives of 'our' people, as Realism asserts; that we don't enforce our sense of justice with weapons, as Militarism demands our 'moral warriors' do; that force is used only in self-defence, based on the principles of Just War Theory.

An award-winning, "e;deeply researched and thoroughly analyzed"e; account of the Confederate cavalry's mistakes that turned Chickamauga into a Pyrrhic victory (Eric J.

History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke offers a comprehensive exploration of Confederate cavalry operations during the American Civil War.

This classic, now available in paperback, includes all varieties of American armor in Europe from D-Day, to Normandy, to southern France, the Siegfried Line, the push to the Rhine, and finally, the Battle of the Bulge.

The Civil War's Atlanta campaign rages on following A Long and Bloody Task: "e;More than informative .

The XI Corps served in the Army of the Potomac for just twelve months (September 1862-August 1863), during which it played a pivotal role in the critical battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker is a captivating historical novel that transports readers to Canada during World War I, weaving a compelling tapestry of drama, politics, and family dynamics.

The World War II fighter-pilot storyOn the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets.

DAS KRIEGSENDE IN BAYERN - REGENSBURGApril 1945.

The Stonington, a whaleship from New London, Connecticut, is sailing a course for home after being at sea for more than three years.

The Civil War's Atlanta campaign rages on following A Long and Bloody Task: "e;More than informative .

The XI Corps served in the Army of the Potomac for just twelve months (September 1862-August 1863), during which it played a pivotal role in the critical battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

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The second in Steven Zaloga's classic two-volume photo history of American armor in Europe is now available in paperback.

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