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On 7 December 1941, an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes launched a surprise attack on the United States, killing 2,403 people and forcing America's entry into the Second World War.

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The air war over the critical Eastern Front is illustrated with 120 specially selected and informatively captioned photographs in this striking new book.

Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force.

"e;This is a stunning expose apparently provided by archival documents thus far made available only to select Russian historians.

On their last tragic flight, Lieutenant Peter Bartter's crew is sent on a daring mission over Occupied Europe.

On their last tragic flight, Lieutenant Peter Bartter's crew is sent on a daring mission over Occupied Europe.

An exploration of one of the only two known times in the Second World War in which the Americans and Germans fought side by side.

Ein Blick auf deren koloniale Vorgeschichte gibt neue Antworten auf das rätselhafte Motiv britischer Flächenbombardierungen deutscher Städte 1945.

From the critically acclaimed author of D nkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.

An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.

An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.

This WWII history examines Nazi air force operations in Egypt and Libya with more than 100 rare wartime photographs.

In 'Der Wilde Freiger' von Roland Betsch tauchen die Leser ein in das Leben und die Abenteuer des legendären Freiheitskämpfers Freiger, der im 16.

In 'Dirty Jobs: Dangerous & Strange Jobs 100 Years Ago (Illustrated)', Cleveland Moffett provides a fascinating look into the various hazardous and unusual occupations that existed a century ago.

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars.

This comprehensive volume tells the rarely recounted stories of the numerous foreign air forces that supported the German Luftwaffe as part of the Axis' quest to dominate the European and Pacific theaters-a highly compelling and often overlooked chapter of World War II history.

"e;This account of oft-forgotten aspects of the war that is also a powerful survival story is highly recommended for the casual reader of military history as well as the serious scholar of the Pacific war.

This work examines the development of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces as a national institution; explores the historical origins of the political warfare system; and assesses that system's nurturing of military morale, popular support, and ways to weaken enemy resolve.

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place.

This poignant history of the Tuskegee Airmen separates myth and legend from fact, placing them within the context of the growth of American airpower and the early stirrings of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II--and taking it was essential for Axis victory.

This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler's side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin, now published for the first time in English.

Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II--and taking it was essential for Axis victory.

Orchestrating Warfighting provides a detailed and wide-ranging examination of the employment of corps and divisions from the First World War through to the early twenty-first century.

A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.

This is the story of Operation Jericho, the spectacular prison break staged by an elite group of British, Australian and New Zealand bomber pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners under the sentence of death during World War II.

In the summer of 1942, Axis forces controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean.

In the summer of 1942, Axis forces controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean.

Ask an American intelligence officer to tell you when the country started doing modern intelligence and you will probably hear something about the Office of Strategic Services in World War II or the National Security Act of 1947 and the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.

An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.

A study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro, the most successful Italian fighters in World War II.

Starting with leaflet drops in 1940, the aerial offensive against the Nazis' homeland grew into a huge armada that pulverised much of Germany, seriously damaging her ability to make war and killing hundreds of thousands.

This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.

Serpents of War, the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

A study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro, the most successful Italian fighters in World War II.

Serpents of War, the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander.

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.

An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.

Ask an American intelligence officer to tell you when the country started doing modern intelligence and you will probably hear something about the Office of Strategic Services in World War II or the National Security Act of 1947 and the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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This is the story of Operation Jericho, the spectacular prison break staged by an elite group of British, Australian and New Zealand bomber pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners under the sentence of death during World War II.

An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.