Air forces and warfare

Last Post Over the River Kwai is the carefully researched account of the experiences of the officers and men of 2nd Battalion The East Surreys during the Second World War.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime and remains one today 100 years after his birth.

Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime and remains one today 100 years after his birth.

The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history.

The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history.

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland's Shetland Islands.

A history of the World War II clandestine special operations group that linked German-occupied Norway with Scotland's Shetland Islands.

Any visitor to the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States will be drawn to Montfaucon, for it is here that General Pershing, the Commander in Chief, determined that the major memorial to the American Expeditionary Forces would be sited.

In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed.

In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed.

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

A Nazi infantryman recalls the horrors of combat against the Soviet Union in this WWII memoir as told to his son.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World Wars most famous actions inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie.

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

The Fw190s supremacy over the Spitfire V is a classic legend from the Second World War, heralding one of the darkest times for Fighter Command and the RAF.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

Dramatic accounts of ten Victoria Cross recipients and what they did to earn this highest of honors during WWII.

"e;If the Polish armed forces are of interest to you this title covering their distinguished service during World War II should appeal to many.

"e;If the Polish armed forces are of interest to you this title covering their distinguished service during World War II should appeal to many.

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria.

During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria.

The story of the little-known battles between British helicopters and Provisional IRA units equipped with heavy machine guns, RPGs, and SAMs-includes photos.

The story of the little-known battles between British helicopters and Provisional IRA units equipped with heavy machine guns, RPGs, and SAMs-includes photos.

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.

A photographic documentation of the German foreign volunteer unit-"e;a valuable addition to any enthusiast's library of WWII military history books"e; (Firetrench).

A photographic documentation of the German foreign volunteer unit-"e;a valuable addition to any enthusiast's library of WWII military history books"e; (Firetrench).

This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates.

This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the full range of Nazi vehicles used in reconnaissance and support missions throughout the war.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the full range of Nazi vehicles used in reconnaissance and support missions throughout the war.

From the author of Hitler's Girls comes the revealing true story of the aftermath of WWII-told by the Third Reich's fallen "e;Angels of Death"e; themselves.

The untold inside story of the audacious Nazi plot to rescue il Duce from an Allied prison.

"e;This book is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the Italian campaign of the Second World War, and the use of armor in that war.