Air forces and warfare

When he died in 1946, Flight Lieutenant Jack Mossop left behind a widow and child, a chest full of medals, and a diary.

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The story of Britain's desperate defensive operations against the Nazis' V1 flying bombs in 1944.

A Royal Navy helicopter pilot's firsthand account of British Special Forces operations in the Falklands Islands and a failed raid on mainland Argentina.

Books on prison camps, daring escapes and life with the Resistance abound.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27: Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R8 in 1/32 scale.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27: Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 in 1/32 scale.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27: Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, this is a detailed, step-by-step e-guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 in 1/48 scale.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27: Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-3 in 1/48 scale.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27: Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, a detailed, step-by-step e-guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 in 1/32 scale.

Part of Osprey Modelling 27 Modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G, a detailed, step-by-step guide to modelling the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/RII in 1/72 scale.

A definitive technical guide to the Hawker Hurricane variants.

A definitive technical guide to the Hawker Hurricane variants.

A detailed guide to modelling the Luftwaffe jets and rocket planes that saw service at the end of World War II.

On 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos.

'A terrific read' Andy McNabIn November 1942, two nights after the Battle of El Alamein, a young British army officer was captured.

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The classic account of the war on the Eastern Front between the Russians and the Germans - the greatest clash of arms the world has ever seen.

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.

The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras, they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs.

In this book, noted historian of the Battle of Kursk Valeriy Zamulin, the author of multiple Russian-language books on the Battle of Kursk and Destroying the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative takes a fresh look at several controversial and neglected topics regarding the battle and its run-up.

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.

Sharon Bown's remarkable 16-year career with the Royal Australian Air Force saw her deployed to East Timor, Bali and Afghanistan.

The whereabouts and disposal of the Nazi's remaining stolen gold has led to numerous investigations and countless conspiracy theories.

What does reconciliation mean and entail?

This book shares the story of the Lindeijers, a Dutch colonial family in Indonesia, first during their time as captives of the Japanese during World War II and then during the postwar decades, as they struggled to come to terms with their wartime trauma.

A soldier with the German Army's Wallonian Legion chronicles his experience as a foreign volunteer for the Nazi war machine during WWII.

How authors and entrepreneurs can raise the money they need to support their self-publishing project.

Woodrow Wilson's presidential administration (1913-1921) was marked not only by America's participation in World War I, but also by numerous armed interventions by the United States in other countries.

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

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

The Road to Pearl Harbor offers a timely examination of the conflict in the Pacific prior to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and offers lessons applicable to understanding contemporary Great Power flash points between Asia and the West.

Adapted from the naval history classic and New York Times bestseller, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors pieces together the action of the Battle off Samar, bringing to life a riveting story of heroism against daunting odds, duty, and sacrifice in a way never seen before.

The Battle of Jutland, May 31-June 1, 1916, pitted Great Britain and Imperial Germany-the two largest fleets of World War I-against one another for the first time.

The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War II with victories over the Japanese in hard-fought battles such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima.

This is a dramatic retelling of true events in the life of Francisco Boix, a Spanish press photographer and communist who fled to France at the beginning of World War II.

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Tribute to a Generation highlights the unappreciated yet pivotal role Ambassador F.

The last Pacific campaign of World War II was the most violent on record.

If you do the incredible often enough, theyll want you to do the impossible.

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

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

The Fall and Rise of French Sea Power explores the renewal of French naval power from the fall of France in 1940 through the first two decades of the Cold War.

War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine Islands between the surrender of Allied forces in May 1942 and MacArthur's return in October 1944.

Mastering the Art of Command is a detailed examination of Admiral Chester W.

This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A.

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.

Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the U.

A Ceaseless Watch: Australia's Third Party Naval Defense, 1919-1942 illustrates how Australia confronted the need to base its post-World War I defense planning around the security provided by a major naval power: in the first instance, Britain, and later the United States.