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A book by the specialist for the specialist, this is a must-have history of the SturmartillerieThe Sturmartillerie was a key part of Germany's armoured arsenal throughout World War II.

The complete story of the Imperial Japanese Army's stunning victory over the British forces during World War IIFor the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II.

The complete story of the Imperial Japanese Army's stunning victory over the British forces during World War IIFor the British Empire it was a military disaster, but for Imperial Japan the conquest of Malaya was one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II.

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development.

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development.

Published to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, The D-Day Companion brings together the perspectives and opinions of leading military historians from both sides of the Atlantic.

This concise e-guide explores the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War as the first truly modern war.

While many of the participants were the same as the First World War, this conflict was far more than a re-match of 1914-1918.

Now in concise e-guide format, this book examines the seminal Northwest Europe campaign of the Second World War.

Now in compact e-guide form, this volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theatres of combat; the battles for the Atlantic, the war in the Mediterranean and the contest in the Indian Ocean.

In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East.

Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over.

Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over.

An exhilarating combat history of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, the very first pure Tank Destroyer force.

An exhilarating combat history of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, the very first pure Tank Destroyer force.

A highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II.

A highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II.

At the outset of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy nothing could penetrate the defences of this bastion.

A lavishly illustrated and highly designed history of one of the defining moments of both British history and World War II.

A lavishly illustrated and highly designed history of one of the defining moments of both British history and World War II.

Author Jeffrey Cox conducts a thorough and compelling investigation of the Java Sea Campaign, the first major sea battle of the Pacific War, which inflicted huge costs on the Allies and set the stage for Japan's rout across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

A legacy of an empire and a nation at war, Letters from the Front is a collection of correspondence sent by British and Commonwealth troops from the front line of war to their loved ones at home.

A legacy of an empire and a nation at war, Letters from the Front is a collection of correspondence sent by British and Commonwealth troops from the front line of war to their loved ones at home.

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships.

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships.

A companion volume to Hitler's Armies and Hitler's Eagles, Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939 45 tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels.

A companion volume to Hitler's Armies and Hitler's Eagles, Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939 45 tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels.

Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and Germany.

Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and Germany.

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad.

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad.

Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmj ger in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940.

Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmj ger in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940.

The first volume of a multi-part study of the Bf 109, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II, covering the A to D variants.

The first volume of a multi-part study of the Bf 109, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II, covering the A to D variants.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

Escape and Evasion is the true story of one of the most unique feats of evasion during World War II.

In the years following the Civil War, plans were drawn up to build a major set of fortifications along the Russian western border.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

Now in compact e-guide form, a concise primer on the conflicts of the Pacific theatre of the Second World War.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, this book uncovers the history of the Channel War.

From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, this book uncovers the history of the Channel War.

The Bloomsbury Companion to Holocaust Literature is a comprehensive reference resource including a wealth of critical material on a diverse range of topics within the literary study of Holocaust writing.

Holocaust Remembrance Between the National and the Transnational provides a key study of the remembrance of the Jewish Catastrophe and the Nazi-era past in the world arena.