Air forces and warfare

Ever since its invention, aviation has embodied the dream of perpetual peace between nations, yet the other side of this is the nightmare of an unprecedented deadly power.

Maxwell Fox didn't know what he would witness in France.

The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict.

Between July and October 1940, in what became known as the Battle of Britain, a nation held its breath while the pilots of the Royal Air Force battled Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies above England.

"e;The Luftwaffe had to be used in a decisive way in the Battle of Britain as a means of conducting total air war.

"e;The Luftwaffe had to be used in a decisive way in the Battle of Britain as a means of conducting total air war.

A memoir of a graduate of Stalin's Central Women's Sniper School and her experience during World War II.

This is the thrilling account of the last remaining Battle of Britain ace fighter pilot, Tom Ginger Neil.

This "e;brilliant and heartrending"e; memoir recounts one of the bloodiest battles of WWI-with a new introduction and a forward by the author's son (John Keegan).

A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels.

A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels.

An illustrated history of one brigade of German World War II armored fighting vehicles and the action they saw along the Eastern Front.

An illustrated history of one brigade of German World War II armored fighting vehicles and the action they saw along the Eastern Front.

In March 1940, Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther transferred from Aufklarungs-Abteilung 5, an armored reconnaissance unit, to Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.

In March 1940, Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther transferred from Aufklarungs-Abteilung 5, an armored reconnaissance unit, to Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.

The true and dramatic testimony of a German grenadier during World War II.

The true and dramatic testimony of a German grenadier during World War II.

Firsthand testimonials reveal the true story of World War I's Christmas Truce between British and German troops in No Man's Land.

A history of the development and role during World War II of the private army of the Nazi Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief.

A history of the development and role during World War II of the private army of the Nazi Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief.

This history of the pivotal WWII Battle of Stalingrad reveals newly translated firsthand accounts from Russian and German soldiers as well as civilians.

The image of the innocent British soldier (or Tommy) setting off with a spring in his step in 1914 to fight the Great War would not last long.

This collection paints a picture of Hitler from members of his household in the unique position of being seemingly ever-present, yet totally unconnected to events.

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

The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is a collection of fascinating accounts written by German military officers – both Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe – about the naval war in the air in the North Atlantic and around Great Britain.

Eastern Front Sniper is a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of World War IIs most accomplished snipers.

In the Second World War, Malta was besieged for nearly two and a half years, during which time a decisive air war was waged between Britain, Italy and Germany.

Operational Intelligence Centre was the nerve centre of the British Admiralty in World War II, dedicated to collecting, analyzing and disseminating information from every possible source which could throw light on the intentions and movements of German naval and maritime forces.

'This book speaks to two of the most diametrically opposed yet mutually supportive aspects of war: the ability to inflict horrific injury and the ability to heal Mayhew is to be commended on an outstanding addition to expanding our knowledge of an area rarely discussed by historians.

After the Allies broke out from Normandy in July 1944, they drove quickly through the rest of France and were threatening the German border by the autumn.

Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars - the wars of communication, in which success depended on a flow of concealed and closely guarded information.

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier-"e;recommended to anyone with an interest in the Panzerwaffe in the Second World War"e; (Recollections of WWII).

"e;The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he opened fire.

'I did not regard myself as a slacker.

The history of WWI aviation is a rich and varied story marked by the evolution of aircraft from slow moving, fragile, and unreliable powered kites, into quick, agile, sturdy fighter craft.

German Bombers over England is a unique and valuable pictorial guide to Germany's bomber force.

An in-depth analysis of what it was really like to fight at the sharp end in every theater of the Second World War from the author of Beachhead Assault.

The history of WWI aviation is a rich and varied story marked by the evolution of aircraft from slow moving, fragile, and unreliable powered kites, into quick, agile, sturdy fighter craft.

German Bombers over England is a unique and valuable pictorial guide to Germany's bomber force.

An in-depth analysis of what it was really like to fight at the sharp end in every theater of the Second World War from the author of Beachhead Assault.

Fighting the Bombers is an unrivaled look at the Allied bombing campaign from the point of view of the Luftwaffe establishment and command.

This illustrated series presents every aspect of the German Air Force in World War II, on all fronts and in widely varying conditions.

Fighting the Bombers is an unrivaled look at the Allied bombing campaign from the point of view of the Luftwaffe establishment and command.

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In the long history of the British Isles few years can stand in comparison with 1940 in terms of unrivalled gloom.

This groundbreaking work of military history reveals the unsettling truth about British Army executions during WWI.

General Colin Gubbins was in charge of SOE during World War Two.

Eighth Army, Britain's most famous field army of the twentieth century, landed in Italy in September 1943 and fought continously until the defeat of the Germans in early-May 1945.

The companion volume to Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1 carries more of the in-depth stories of aircraft crashes in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District.

Having established himself as one of the foremost military historians in the world, Martin Middlebrook's books are eagerly awaited and prized by publishers.