A Ukrainian-born British MP's memoir of being sold into slavery by Nazis as a child-and the long journey that led to his career in politics and business.
This is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between a young British diplomat and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia from the latter's Coronation in 1930 until his murder in 1975.
The authors have compiled a collection of memories and anecdotes from celebrities and members of the public covering their experiences of the Second World War and the day that Victory over the Nazis was declared.
The book describes the problems of instigating resistance in France and the slow development of the clandestine warfare and special operation forces, equipment, training, delivery, communication, command, control and intelligence techniques.
From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitlers U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible.
"e;The fascinating book features the life story of Dr Randle Manwaring,focusing particularly on his Regiment's fight to capture Burma towards the end of WW2As one of the founding Officers of the RAF Regiment, the author helped train and set up the Regiment from its inception in 1942.
The story of the air war over Western Europe, told firsthand by the American and German pilots and crew who took part-with never-before-published photos.
A look at the development and flight testing of the Griffon-powered Spitfires and Seafires, along with an operational history both during and after WWII.
Having driven the British and Indian Forces out of Burma in 1942, General Mutaguchi, Commanding the 15th Japanese Army, was obsessed by the conquest of India.
Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secretThe men and women of the Y (for Wireless) Service were sent out across the world to run listening stations from Gibraltar to Cairo, intercepting the German militarys encrypted messages for decoding back at the now-famous Bletchley Park mansion.
Part of Osprey Modelling 31 Modelling Fallschirmj ger Figures, one of four guides addressing the subject of modelling a German Fallschirmj ger figure model.
Part of Osprey Modelling 31 Modelling Fallschirmj ger Figures, this is one of four guides addressing the subject of modelling a German Fallschirmj ger figure model.
Part of Osprey Modelling 31: Modelling Fallschirmj ger Figures, this is one of four guides addressing the subject of modelling a German Fallschirmj ger figure model.
Part of Osprey Modelling 31: Modelling Fallschirmj ger Figures, this is one of four detailed e-guides to modelling a German Fallschirmj ger figure model.
Part of Osprey Modelling 23 Modelling Waffen-SS Figures, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling a SS-Sch tze, 3rd SS-Panzer-Division 'Totenkopf' Vienna, 1945.
Written by one of the world's leading figure modellers, this guide features a main pattern of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes in clear, step-by-step instructions how to achieve these finishes.
Written by one of the world's leading figure modellers, this guide features a main pattern of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes in clear, step-by-step instructions how to achieve these finishes.
Part of Osprey Modelling 23 Modelling Waffen-SS Figures, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling a SS-Sturmmann, 1st SS-Panzer-Division 'Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler', Kursk, 1943.
The 'Bison' and Grille' are today's commonly used names for the German self-propelled 15cm schwere Infanteriegesch tz 33 (sIG33) vehicles of World War II.
Part of Osprey Modelling 19: Modelling the German 15cm sIG33 Bison and Grille, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling a 1/35-scale German self-propelled sIG33 Vehicle.
Part of Osprey Modelling 19: Modelling the German 15cm sIG33 Bison and Grille, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling a 1/35-scale German self-propelled sIG33 Vehicle.