Military history

Basándose en recursos sin explotar, entrevistas exclusivas y nueva investigación de archivos, La última cruzada del Papa por Peter Eisner es un emocionante relato que trae a la luz el valiente esfuerzo del Papa Pío XI para condenar el nazismo y la política del Tercer Reich —una cruzada que podría haber cambiado el curso de la segunda guerra mundial.

More than just a civil war, the Mexican Revolution in 1910 triggered hostilities along the border between Mexico and the United States.

In the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms.

This innovative social and cultural history explores the daily lives of the lowest echelons in president Porfirio Daz's army through the decades leading up to the 1910 Revolution.

Over the course of more than twenty years, James D.

Assigned to the District of Utah during the Civil War, physician John Vance Lauderdale spent the next twenty-five years on army posts in the American West, serving in California, Arizona, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Texas.

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During his five years in the army, Private Edward L.

Although the battlefields of World War II lay thousands of miles from Mexican shores, the conflict had a significant influence on the country's political development.

The conflicts that culminated in the First and Second World Wars had their origins in the rise of imperial powers in North America, Europe, and Asia in the late nineteenth century and the imperialist quests for the resources of colonies and former colonies.

As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests.

American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms focuses on the arms used from the early exploratory period throughout the colonial period and the American Revolution.

New data surrounding the procurement and modifications of arms produced by the national armories, and under federal contract procured by the individual states and by individual members of militias, is presented here for the first time.

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The Flying Tigers and the U.

A New Yorker "e;Best Books of 2022"e; selectionNeed to Know is the most thorough and detailedhistory availableon the origins of U.

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One of the decisive battles of the 20th century began on August 29, 1914 with the cry that echoed throughout France: ';The Prussians are coming!

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On March 9, 1916 the border town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by forces under the command of the Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa.

Joseph Balkoski concludes his landmark series on the U.

By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese.

The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous campaign of World War II, climaxed in 1943, when Germany came closest to interrupting Allied supply lines and perhaps winning the war.

The ideal how-to reference for soldiers who want to attain rank in the service, this guide has been revised and updated with the latest requirements for all promotions including NCO, warrant, and commissioned officers.

Scouts Out is the definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in World War II, essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers, and the first extensive treatment of the subject in English.

Originally published in the 1930's, this book is a mocking expose of European dictators, comparing them to American gangsters like Al Capone.

This startling book reveals the military and political plans of the Axis in the very words of its own generals and admirals.

Intrigued by hints of ';the bigger man' behind the war personality of Gen.

This sweeping recasting of American naval history is a bold departure from the conventional ';sea power' approach.

Visual history of the Allied battles for New Guinea during 1942-44.

General Douglas MacArthur was one of the most colorful, controversial, and image-conscious military figures of the twentieth century.

On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.

The Battle of the Bulge lives in history as the U.

Armor expert Zaloga enters the battle over the best tanks of World War II with this heavy-caliber blast of a book armed with more than forty years of research.

Revised and updated, this is the essential guide for servicemembers wives and families.

A visual history of the German soldier on the Eastern Front of World War II.

A visual history of the US Eighth Air Force in World War II

An engaging narrative of the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for France.

Air Force officers of all ranks, from cadets to generals, both active duty and reserves, will find this revised edition essential reading for a successful career.

In the fall of 1969, a force of 150 Americans and their South Vietnamese allies were surrounded by 5,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers.

These are the stories Vietnam vets tell each other at reunions and over beers.

Hundreds of unique color photos showing how soldiers decorated their helicopters during the Vietnam War.

Guide to the duties, customs, organization, administration, resources, and benefits for medical officers in the U.

Detailed history of the Tiger company of Nazi Germany's notorious "e;Death's Head"e; panzer division of the Waffen-SS.

For soldiers who want to increase their professional knowledge of the Army and prepare themselves for promotion boards.

Hundreds of photos of Tiger tanks in action.

This worldwide reference guide to over 300 Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard installations includes information on locations, climates, housing and schools, personal services, recreational opportunities and local attractions, as well as detailed maps and base information.

Personal accounts of those taken prisoner during World War II.

Minute-by-minute account of the offensive.

War has always attracted journalists, such as Ernest Hemingway in the Spanish Civil War or David Halberstam in Vietnam.