The second volume examining the German infantryman before and during World War 2, focusing on post-1941 training, weapons, equipment, combat experiences and medical care.
Tank destroyers were the US Army's response to blitzkrieg, and were based around the concept of mounting a large anti-tank gun on a light, fast moving vehicle.
The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern means machine guns, trench warfare, minefields and telephone communications.
This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.
When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare.
The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II - placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis.
This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.
Revealing what it was like to live and fight in a medium tank, this is an examination of the career of a single tanker from 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division.
Fully revised, this volume serves as the definitive history of the United States Marines, from their inception in 1775 through all major engagements in the World Wars, the Cold War, and into the wars in the Middle East in the twenty-first century.
Fully revised, this volume serves as the definitive history of the United States Marines, from their inception in 1775 through all major engagements in the World Wars, the Cold War, and into the wars in the Middle East in the twenty-first century.
Operation Husky, the combined American and British air and sea invasion of Sicily in July 1943, was one of World War II's most critical campaigns with General George S.
Operation Husky, the combined American and British air and sea invasion of Sicily in July 1943, was one of World War II's most critical campaigns with General George S.
This revealing history explores Hermann Goering's desperate creation of twenty-two Luftwaffe Field Divisions-air force personnel hastily repurposed as infantry and sent to the Eastern Front with disastrous results.
This revealing history explores Hermann Goering's desperate creation of twenty-two Luftwaffe Field Divisions-air force personnel hastily repurposed as infantry and sent to the Eastern Front with disastrous results.
Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Eraoffers a detailed study of the complexities of urban operations, demonstrating through historical conflicts their key features, the various weapons and tactics employed by both sides, and the factors that contributed to success or failure.
Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Eraoffers a detailed study of the complexities of urban operations, demonstrating through historical conflicts their key features, the various weapons and tactics employed by both sides, and the factors that contributed to success or failure.
