This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World War.
This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World War.
This book explores the life courses of children born of war in different twentieth-century conflicts, including the Second World War, the Vietnam War, the Bosnian War, the Rwandan Genocide and the LRA conflict.
This book explores the life courses of children born of war in different twentieth-century conflicts, including the Second World War, the Vietnam War, the Bosnian War, the Rwandan Genocide and the LRA conflict.
Men in reserve focuses on working class civilian men who, as a result of working in reserved occupations, were exempt from enlistment in the armed forces.
Men in reserve focuses on working class civilian men who, as a result of working in reserved occupations, were exempt from enlistment in the armed forces.
This book is not about flying only, it includes little known stories about some amazing charactersincluding the Earl of Bandon (senior RAF officer), Tony Svensson (well-known test pilot), and Ginger Lacey (WWII fighter ace)all of whom were personally known to John Daly.
It is the spring of 1944 and the outcome of World War II hangs in the balance, everything now hinges on an imminent Allied Invasion into France, D-Day.
How competing visions of world order in the 1940s gave rise to the modern concept of globalismDuring and after the Second World War, public intellectuals in Britain and the United States grappled with concerns about the future of democracy, the prospects of liberty, and the decline of the imperial system.
There were two kinds of pilots involved in the action during the Second World War: those who took the lead, and the others who went along for the ride.
This collection of WWI sketches of the Fifth Marine Regiment is "e;forthright, unsparing, deeply felt but unsentimental, and reads like a house afire"e; (The Wall Street Journal).
"e;A compelling account of the air war against Germany"e; written by the navigator portrayed by Anthony Boyle in Apple TV's Masters of the Air (Publishers Weekly).
A "e;very dramatic [and] compelling"e; World War II story of murder, mutiny, and a military cover-up, from the author of The Phoenix Program (The New York Times).
Three classic accounts of WWII from a reporter who "e;shaped America's understanding of the war, and influenced every account that came after"e; (Mark Bowden).
A "e;virtually faultless"e; account of the final weeks of World War II in the Pacific and the definitive history of the battle for Stalingrad together in one volume (The New York Times Book Review).
The "e;extraordinarily informed"e; account of how US cryptographers broke Japan's Purple cipher to change the course of World War II (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allied powers met to reenvision the map of Europe in the aftermath of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson's influence on the remapping of borders was profound.
The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time conveys the fascinating progression of flying technology from flimsy wood-and-fabric biplanes to thunderous supersonic wonders.
A fascinating history of the most secretive and unsung branch of the US military's Special Forces, from World War II through Desert StormVery little is known about USAF Special Operations yet their exploits have been as daring and their achievements as remarkable as anything accomplished by their brother warriors.
The fascinating true story of the controversial development and deployment of the supersonic fighter jet that changed aerial warfare foreverThe McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was born in 1978, a state-of-the-art supersonic fighter and attack aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.
This "e;important contribution to WWII history"e; reveals the trucking convoy, manned by unsung black soldiers, who helped defeat the Nazis (Publishers Weekly).
With exclusive interviews, a Signal Corps veteran tells the full story of how cryptography helped defeat the Axis powers, at Bletchley Park and beyond.