Military and defence strategy

The Katana, a symbol of Japanese culture and martial arts, is not merely a simple sword but a reflection of Japan's history, philosophy, and craftsmanship.

The Gallic War & The Civil War gathers Julius Caesar's celebrated commentaries on conquest abroad and conflict at home, tracing the Roman subjugation of Gaul, encounters with Britons and Germans, and the subsequent struggle against Pompey and the senatorial faction.

A staggering 30,000 British prisoners of war liberated from German POW camps by the Soviets at the end of World War II were never returned home.

I COMMANDED AND FOUGHT WITH 2 PARA AT THE BATTLE OF GOOSE GREEN.

On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess, then the Deputy F hrer, parachuted over Renfrewshire in Scotland on a mission to meet with the Duke of Hamilton, ostensibly to broker a peace deal with the British government.

The original and bestselling leadership book!

The original and bestselling leadership book!

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.

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.

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.

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

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 IIHundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down by the German LuftwaffePhotos of damaged bomber and fighter planes, plus information on their crews and missionsPerfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History SeriesIdeal reference for military history fans, scholars, and modelers

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

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

Hundreds of photos of Tiger tanks in action.

Personal accounts of those taken prisoner during World War II.

Follows a legendary unit of American fighting men from D-Day through the end of World War II.

Extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS.

Riveting accounts from the pilots who flew such planes as the F-15, B-52, C-130, and many more.

Visual history of the artillery used by both sides on the Eastern Front in World War II.

How the exploits of panzer troops were reported on the German home front.

Minute-by-minute chronicle of the U.

Photo chronicle of the German-Soviet campaign on the Eastern Front during its first brutal winter after Operation Barbarossa ground to a halt outside Moscow.

First major treatment of the 3rd Panzer Division in English.

Scores of unique photos of Tiger tanks.

Authoritative study of the battleship in World War II.

Battalion- and company-level account of the vital contributions of Canadian soldiers to victory in Europe in World War II.

Detailed biographies of 5 panzer commanders.

*; Hundreds of photos--many of them rare--of Tiger tanks and their crews *; Color illustrations by Jean Restayn focus on markings, camouflage, and insignia *; Inventories and timelines for each unit In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0-8117-3171-5), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmachts named units, such as the Grodeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer.

Continues Balkoski's acclaimed multivolume history of the U.

Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points.

A journey through the mind of a commander as he learns and adapts in a complex, deadly environment.

Photo chronicle of the German invasion of France in the spring of 1940.

Features a detailed look at the career of Gen.

Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "e;Val,"e; the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others.

The campaign for Sicily from the Axis point of view.

Filled with fine-scale drawings of British armored vehicles, including:*; Stuart I Light Tank*; Crusader III*; Tank*; Humber Scout Car*; Valentine Bridgelayer*; Cromwell IV Tank Daimler Armored Car*; And dozens more .

How the exploits of German panzers were reported to the home front.

First-person German accounts of bloody combat.

First complete retelling of an important but little-known campaign.

Rare memoir of a risky job performed by relatively few troops.

Vivid narrative of tank combat on the brutal Eastern Front during World War II.

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.

Character-based study of why the German air force was defeated.

Action-packed memoir of aerial combat.

The story of one of Germany's most renowned panzer commanders.

Story of how military photographers got their shots while storming beaches and assaulting pillboxes with combat troops.

What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944.