Air forces and warfare

An abridged edition of Saul Friedlander's definitive two-volume history of the Holocaust: THE YEARS OF PERSECUTION and THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION.

The second and concluding volume of the definitive two-volume account of the HolocaustWith THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION, Friedlander completes his work on Nazi Germany and the Jews.

The account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.

A publishing sensation, the publication of Victor Klemperer's diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period.

In 1999, idealistic 23-year-old Registered Nurse Sharon Bown left her comfortable family life in Tasmania and joined the Royal Australian Air Force with the aim of providing humanitarian aid to the world.

This book documents the case that World War II happened in such a different world that it has little relevance to todays foreign policy, as well as the case that U.

Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Assured Destruction: Building the Ballistic Missile Culture of the U.

From Kites to Cold War tells the story of the evolution of manned airborne reconnaissance.

Winning Armageddon provides definition to an all-too-long misunderstood figure of the Cold War, General Curtis E.

General Power: Strategic Air Command in the Cold War fills a critical gap in Cold War and Air Force history by telling the story of General Thomas S.

Based on extensive archival research, Sterling Michael Pavelec recounts the adventures of the handful of aviators and their aircraft during the Gallipoli Campaign.

A common theme of airpower histories is that the Combined Bomber Offensive was the proving ground for a post-war independent air force.

Foundations of Russian Military Flight focuses on the early use of balloons and aircraft by the Russian military.

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This military biography recounts the incredible story of a Green Beret who survived capture and torture in Vietnam before escaping to freedom.

Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight through the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War II.

At the Dawn of Airpower: The U.

After 2005, the United States and coalition partners led an air advisory campaign to rebuild the Afghan Air Force (AAF).

Catkiller 3-2 provides unique insights into the role of the tactical air controller, airborne (TACA) in I Corps as seen through the eyes of one of the pilots who flew low-flying, unarmed, single-engine aircraft in support of Marine ground units during the Vietnam War.

"e;Admiral John S.

This book is, simultaneously, a biography of Admiral Herbert Victor Wiley and a history of the U.

Craig F.

Always at War is the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War.

This book is a collective biography of the 318 men who joined the German Navy in 1934 to become officers.

Given the dearth of scholarship on the Phoney War, this book examines the early months of World War II when Winston Churchill's ability to lead Britain in the fight against the Nazis was being tested.

India's armed forces play a key role in protecting the country and occupy a special place in the Indian people's hearts, yet standard accounts of contemporary Indian history rarely have a military dimension.

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George J.

Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble.

As a young Air Force officer, Major General Paul Landers flew small Cessna O-1 aircrafts, called Bird Dogs, over the trees and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta as a forward air controller (FAC).

"e;My Unbelievable Journey"e; is a powerful autobiography from a flight aircrewman's perspective.

Based on extensive archival research, Sterling Michael Pavelec recounts the adventures of the handful of aviators and their aircraft during the Gallipoli Campaign.

With heightened tensions mounting in the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower's request for more accurate intelligence information on the Soviet Union was the spark that ignited the U-2 project.

This edited volume offers a new interpretation of the historically momentous 1952 Wassenaar negotiations between representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, and the Jewish Claims Conference to negotiate reparations, compensation, and restitution in the aftermath of the Holocaust.

»Ein atemberaubend ehrgeiziges und gut gemachtes Stück Geschichte, das nur schwer zu übertreffen ist«, schreibt History Today über Gary Bass' einzigartiges Standardwerk zum wichtigsten Kriegsverbrecherprozesses neben den Nürnberger Prozessen.

"e;Admiral John S.

The best way for todays sailors to learn about a battle is from those who fought it.

The ‘Turtle’ and the ‘Dreamboat’ is the first detailed account of the race for long-distance flight records between the U.

The ‘Turtle’ and the ‘Dreamboat’ is the first detailed account of the race for long-distance flight records between the U.

On December 22, 1964, at a small, closely guarded airstrip in the desert town of Palmdale, California, Lockheed test pilot Bob Gilliland stepped into a strange-looking aircraft and roared into aviation history.

On December 22, 1964, at a small, closely guarded airstrip in the desert town of Palmdale, California, Lockheed test pilot Bob Gilliland stepped into a strange-looking aircraft and roared into aviation history.

This military study of the air war in Vietnam offers a vividly detailed examination of the critical role played by unarmed photo recon aircraft.

Wayne K.

"e;With its focus on tank crew members and their commanders this is a unique addition to the literature on WWII.

Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards, Unit HistoryThis second volume follows on from the first in recounting the WWII history of B Company, 756th Tank Battalion in vivid detail.

"e;Gavin at War provides a lively self-portrait.

A compilation of information presented in United States Army World War II training manuals and tactical documents.

The US Army National Guard’s 34th 'Red Bull' Infantry Division was mobilized against the complex backdrop of the United States’ lack of readiness for modern war before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.