Military and defence strategy

The turn of the 20th century saw Imperial Germany as essentially a militarist state.

Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies.

The turn of the 20th century saw Imperial Germany as essentially a militarist state.

During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts.

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war.

Following the fall of France and the surrender of Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended.

The defence of the 9th-century kingdom of Wessex under King Alfred against the 'Great Viking Army' is one of the major military achievements of Early Medieval history.

An illustrated history of the defences of this pivotal position in the Mediterranean, an outpost between North Africa and the soft underbelly of Europe, and one of the most fortified places in the world.

The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive power of artillery.

The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built.

An illustrated guide to the defences beset by prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II.

The Philippines were declared an American Territory on January 4, 1899, and fortification construction soon began on the islands in the mouth of Manila Bay.

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France.

On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers: to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan.

The Mississippi River played a decisive role in the American Civil War.

World War II is often seen as a confrontation of technology tanks and aircraft, artillery and engineering.

Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in.

This second of two selections of Germany's World War II field commanders summarizes the careers, and illustrates the appearance, of 26 men who rose to prominence in the Waffen-SS, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe.

This second of two selections of Germany's World War II field commanders summarizes the careers, and illustrates the appearance, of 26 men who rose to prominence in the Waffen-SS, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe.

World War II is often seen as a confrontation of technology tanks and aircraft, artillery and engineering.

Despite all technological advances, final mastery of any battlefield depends upon the tight-knit group of footsoldiers trained to manoeuvre, shoot and dig in.

Explains and illustrates the training and tactics of the Light Infantry and Rifle regiments, famously dramatized in the 'Sharpe' novels and TV films.

Explains and illustrates the training and tactics of the Light Infantry and Rifle regiments, famously dramatized in the 'Sharpe' novels and TV films.

The Mississippi River played a decisive role in the American Civil War.

The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II.

The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive power of artillery.

Following the fall of France and the surrender of Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended.

The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations.

The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II.

The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945.

This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who commanded it, and how it functioned in the field during the Peninsular War.

The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations.

The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945.

A fascinating insight into the dangers and difficulties of operating within the desert terrain From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies.

This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who commanded it, and how it functioned in the field during the Peninsular War.

A fascinating insight into the dangers and difficulties of operating within the desert terrain From 1940 to 1943 North Africa saw the first major desert campaign by modern mechanised armies.

The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War.

The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War.

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war.

Popular representations of the Vietnam War tend to emphasize violence, deprivation, and trauma.

The future of the Taiwan Strait is more wide open than at any other time in recent decades.

The future of the Taiwan Strait is more wide open than at any other time in recent decades.

Incorporating archeology, anthropology, cartography, and Indigenous studies into military history, Wayne E.

Incorporating archeology, anthropology, cartography, and Indigenous studies into military history, Wayne E.

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During World War II the uniformed heads of the U.

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Popular representations of the Vietnam War tend to emphasize violence, deprivation, and trauma.

During World War II the uniformed heads of the U.

Die Liebe, die Frauen und der Krieg: der Schicksalsroman "Wiedersehen in Cornwall" von Bestsellerautorin Philippa Carr jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks.