Profiles of the 98 German soldiers--out of millions--who received both the Knight's Cross (for extreme bravery) and the Close-Combat Clasp in Gold (for at least 50 days of hand-to-hand fighting) during World War II.
Filled with fine-scale drawings of Russian armored fighting vehicles including:*; T-34 Model 1940*; BA-64B Model 1943 Light Armored Car*; BT-7 (Model 1937 Fast Tank)*; SU-76i (on Pz.
How to train, lead, and counsel troops effectively plus how to move along one's career as an NCO by continuing education, training, and professional development.
*; First time in English*; Unit history of a tank regiment on the Eastern Front*; Relies on firsthand accounts, after-action reports, letters, diaries, and newspapersJoin the German soldiers of the 35th Tank Regiment as they drive their tanks into battle from the beginning of World War II to the very end.
*; Reprint of the classic World War II memoirGerman General Kurt Panzer Meyers autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germanys most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II.
*; A pivotal year of World War II through German eyes *; The campaigns of the German army, air force, and navy described by a master storyteller *; Covers the aftermath of Stalingrad, Kursk, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, the U-boat war, and air battles After a crushing loss at Stalingrad, the German war machine regrouped in early 1943 to stave off total defeat, but it could not stem the rising Allied tide.
The dynamic story of the life and times of five Marine corporals and sergeants, men at the front lines of the war in IraqFirst extended account of the Marine experience fighting the Iraq insurgency from the grunts perspectiveAuthor interviewed charismatic and controversial Marine Gen.
*; Covers Canadian Harry Crerar, Briton Miles Dempsey, Frenchman Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, and the Americans Courtney Hodges, William Simpson, and Alexander Patch*; History of the campaign for northwest Europe, including the race across France, the liberation of the channel ports, the battles of the Huertgen Forest and the Bulge, crossing the Rhine, the climactic battle for Germany, and more*; Corrects the historical misperception that Patton contributed more to victory than other generals*; Assesses commanders individual performances*; Impressively researched in primary and secondary sources*; New interpretations and an entertaining narrative will appeal to both general readers and scholarsThrough the force of his personality and the headline-grabbing advance of his U.
Deeply personal and emotional accounts of more than a dozen American soldiers returning home from the war in Iraq; includes women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.