Air forces and warfare

In 1921, the eighth Anti-Aircraft Battery of Royal Artillery was first stationed in India.

"e;By the will of fate I came to play a part in not letting Hitler achieve his final goal of disappearing and turning into a myth I managed to prevent Stalins dark and murky ambition from taking root his desire to hide from the world that we had found Hitlers corpse"e; - Elena Rzhevskaya"e;A telling reminder of the jealousy and rivalries that split the Allies even in their hour of victory, and foreshadowed the Cold War"e;- Tom Parfitt, The GuardianOn May 2,1945, Red Army soldiers broke into Hitlers bunker.

The memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Russian woman who was WWII's most accomplished sniper-and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.

The story of HM Submarine Upholder, ordered just days before the Second World War started.

This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project.

This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project.

This book arises out of a long series of conversations about one of the most intriguing, but still under-researched, aspects of testimony: how the remembering and telling of an individual Holocaust survivor changes through time, through shifting contexts and with increasing age.

Genocide murders innocents in a society, and it leaves behind moral corruption and societal twistedness.

Genocide murders innocents in a society, and it leaves behind moral corruption and societal twistedness.

There have been many books about the doctors of the Third Reich and their atrocities.

There have been many books about the doctors of the Third Reich and their atrocities.

This book arises out of a long series of conversations about one of the most intriguing, but still under-researched, aspects of testimony: how the remembering and telling of an individual Holocaust survivor changes through time, through shifting contexts and with increasing age.

This book takes a fresh approach to the London Blitz by viewing this time through individual local boroughs of the metropolis.

This book takes a fresh approach to the London Blitz by viewing this time through individual local boroughs of the metropolis.

"e;Through meticulous research,"e; the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "e;brings to light the history of aviation weapons"e; in this "e;well written"e; account (Library Journal).

In this vivid account, a young F-100 pilot describes his life in a fighter squadron in the peak year of the Vietnam War.

Escaping certain deathnot once but several timeslies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II.

Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II.

This book explores the current space threat profile in an increasingly contested, congested, and competitive space environment.

Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified.

Der Autor verfolgt die Evolution des Luftkrieges und die Entwicklung der deutschen Luftwaffe zu einer eigenen Teilstreitkraft.

According to Robin Higham and Stephen J.

The United States needs airpower, but does it need an air force?

In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII.

Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II.

This book takes a close look at crime fiction set in the interwar period and during the reign of terror of the Nazi regime.

This book takes a close look at crime fiction set in the interwar period and during the reign of terror of the Nazi regime.

This book explores the history of the Holocaust in relation to Latin America.

This book explores the history of the Holocaust in relation to Latin America.

This book explores a wide range of twentieth and twenty-first century international fiction that engages with the Holocaust and its historical legacy.

Establishing a 'missed link' between the work of Piero Manzoni and Helio Oiticica and their respective cultural contexts, this book sheds new light on overlooked aspects of these two artists' practices, particularly focusing on the shift from painting to performance in the long 1960s.

This book explores a wide range of twentieth and twenty-first century international fiction that engages with the Holocaust and its historical legacy.

Kaum eine Erfindung veränderte die Kriegführung mehr als das Flugzeug.

The 92nd Infantry ("e;Buffalo"e;) Division was the last segregated (all-black) U.

Managed Casualty investigates the profound effects of World War II-era policies on Japanese-American families, focusing on their forced removal, internment, and eventual release.

Managed Casualty investigates the profound effects of World War II-era policies on Japanese-American families, focusing on their forced removal, internment, and eventual release.

The greatest naval conflict in history occurred during World War II from 1939 to 1945.

Victor's book is the first to show that implementing the Final Solution was actually the root of Hitler's most disastrous military decisions.

Written by a former Harvard professor of decision science and game theory, this book presents original insights on the strategies and tactics undertaken in four major battles of the Second World War.

An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britain's shores.

Told through the eyes of a Marine Lieutenant who dropped out of college, this autobiography recounts the Vietnam tour of Joseph L.

A fully illustrated account of the World War 2 combat career of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber, one of the Royal Navy's most resilient and effective aircraft of the period.

Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer's The German Wife and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network.

This book explores the social roots, character, and consequences of paramilitary violence in Europe in the 1940s.

An illustrated study of the British Army's Anti-Aircraft (AA) Command's performance against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.

An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britain's shores.

An illustrated study of the British Army's Anti-Aircraft (AA) Command's performance against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.

During the Holocaust, Polish bystanders were witnesses not only to Nazi crimes but also to their own collective violence toward Jewish neighbors.