Air forces and warfare

From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler assumed power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph and ruin.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

Paul McDonald is a former RAF fast-jet pilot whose flying career spanned 34 years.

An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.

A full account of the Luzon campaign, from the planning stages to the surrender of the Japanese general Yamashita.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

A study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro, the most successful Italian fighters in World War II.

The history of 332nd Fighter Group, the only segregated Fighter Group that served in combat during the Second World War.

A full account of the Luzon campaign, from the planning stages to the surrender of the Japanese general Yamashita.

The first biography of the Marine general who was decorated for bravery in both WWII and Korea, and went on to serve as a commanding general in Vietnam.

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.

An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.

This book examines public perceptions of the legitimacy of drones, and how this affects countries' policies on and the global governance of drone warfare.

With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings.

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This is the story of Operation Jericho, the spectacular prison break staged by an elite group of British, Australian and New Zealand bomber pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners under the sentence of death during World War II.

An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the use of airpower in the first year of the Ukraine conflict.

At the close of World War II, the United States went from being allied with the Soviet Union against Germany to alignment with the Germans against the Soviet Unionalmost overnight.

It was truly the most breathless and in a way the most exhilarating time I have ever had in my life.

"e;Just when you thought everything about the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II had been published, author Ben Powers delivers Never a Dull Moment, The 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in World War II.

During World War II, the United States earned the nickname "e;the arsenal of democracy"e; due to its sheer productive output, which included over 3,000,000 trucks and jeeps, 86,000 tanks, 6,750 naval platforms, 300,000 aircraft of all types.

An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II.

A brief history of secret British and American World War II organizations, their training, tools, successes, and their legacy.

A carefully researched work providing an overview of the strategic factors dominating the costly yet war-winning Arctic convoy program.

"e;This memoir is a tribute to the author's service in World War II.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmj ger.

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmj ger.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

During World War II, it quickly became apparent that the physical and tactical demands placed upon paratroopers required men of exceptional stamina, courage and intelligence.

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An insider's account of training and service in Nazi Germany's twenty-fifth Panzer Regiment during World War II.

During the 1930s the Soviet Union launched a major effort to create a modern Air Force.

An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II.

This book examines the institutional contexts of dramaturgical practices in the changing political landscape of 20th century Germany.

Hitler's decision to renege on his alliance with Stalin and invade Russia in June 1941 was to have the most far reaching consequences for the world.

The story of a German boy drafted into military service during WWII is vividly recounted in this memoir of combat and survival.

Hitler's decision to renege on his alliance with Stalin and invade Russia in June 1941 was to have the most far reaching consequences for the world.

"e;The Battle of Moscow, 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction"e; is a detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side.

This book examines the institutional contexts of dramaturgical practices in the changing political landscape of 20th century Germany.

"e;A WWII soldier's rosy letters home are juxtaposed with his recollections of combat's harrowing on-the-ground reality in this immersive debut memoir.

"e;Physically the book is well produced, has numerous maps where they need to be in the text and is well footnoted.

"e;The book is replete with maps, photographs, profiles of commanders and weapons, and illustrations that help explain the brutal combat in a region that another historian has called the 'bloodlands' of Europe.

An aviation historian explores Russian airborne assault innovations in the decade before WWII using paratrooper memoirs and archival research.

The story of a German boy drafted into military service during WWII is vividly recounted in this memoir of combat and survival.

"e;The book is replete with maps, photographs, profiles of commanders and weapons, and illustrations that help explain the brutal combat in a region that another historian has called the 'bloodlands' of Europe.

From a decorated officer, an extremely rare account of a World War II Soviet military unit comprised of prisoners of war.