Military forces and sectors

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe remarkable story of the real 'Dad's Army' in wartime Britain, from the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'Impeccably researched and deliciously entertaining, Dad's Army shines a bright searchlight on to an organization dismissed for far too long as humorously incompetent' Giles Milton, author of The Stalin AffairWith the threat of invasion from Hitler's forces looming large in 1940, British men of all ages and backgrounds assembled under the banner of the Home Guard.

From the Spanish galleons of the 16th century to the cruise ships and crude oil tankers of the 21st, maritime industries have been central to American economic, political, and cultural life.

Stanisaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II.

From the moment man learned how to ascend off the ground, the strategic significance of air intelligence became apparent.

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Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine's challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic.

Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine's challenging operations from occupied Norway, tackling Allied sea power in the North Sea and Arctic.

International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence.

No issue in modern history has been more intensively studied, or subject to wider interpretation, than the origins of the Second World War.

A treasury of poetry and prose from an unsung trailblazer of Black literature Lucia M.

Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange--the U.

Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward.

Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward.

Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange--the U.

No issue in modern history has been more intensively studied, or subject to wider interpretation, than the origins of the Second World War.

Stanisaw Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II.

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The final volume of Gardner's critically acclaimed biography of the Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment the sister company to the famed Band of Brothers this book traces the battalion's actions in the frantic final days of the war in Europe.

The final volume of Gardner's critically acclaimed biography of the Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment the sister company to the famed Band of Brothers this book traces the battalion's actions in the frantic final days of the war in Europe.

From the Spanish galleons of the 16th century to the cruise ships and crude oil tankers of the 21st, maritime industries have been central to American economic, political, and cultural life.

From the moment man learned how to ascend off the ground, the strategic significance of air intelligence became apparent.

American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance until the following February, when they finally tangled with Rommels Afrika Korpsand the Germans gave the inexperienced Americans a nasty drubbing at Kasserine Pass.

The bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the Falklands War, written by the commander of the British Task Force.

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Modernist texts and writings of protest have until now received most of the critical attention of literary scholars of the First World War.

An illustrated history of the remarkable DH 98 Mosquito, from its unusual design and construction through to its pivotal actions the Far East.

This book describes and illustrates the ground forces of the Republic of Korea and its United Nations allies during the Korean War, as well as the UN medical contingents in the conflict.

Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new history of the Red Army's tracked artillery tractors that were pivotal to its success in World War II.

Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new history of the Red Army's tracked artillery tractors that were pivotal to its success in World War II.

An illustrated history of the remarkable DH 98 Mosquito, from its unusual design and construction through to its pivotal actions the Far East.

This book describes and illustrates the ground forces of the Republic of Korea and its United Nations allies during the Korean War, as well as the UN medical contingents in the conflict.

A highly illustrated look at the Allied push to stop the Germans across central Italy, culminating in a battle in the middle of Florence.

A highly illustrated look at the Allied push to stop the Germans across central Italy, culminating in a battle in the middle of Florence.

First published in 1957 and out of print for decades, Moscow Tram Stop is a classic of World War II on the Eastern Front.

A TLS and a Prospect Book of the YearA revelatory, explosive new analysis of the British military today.

WINNER OF THE 2025 ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION (AHF) DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARD ("e;Operational-Battle History"e; Category)The forgotten heroes of Chosinhow Task Force Faith fought against impossible odds and a legacy of unfair shame.

First published in 1957 and out of print for decades, Moscow Tram Stop is a classic of World War II on the Eastern Front.

Sunday, June 22, 1941: three million German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union as part of Hitlers long-planned Operation Barbarossa, which aimed to destroy the Soviet Union, secure its land as lebensraum for the Third Reich, and enslave its Slavic population.

Sunday, June 22, 1941: three million German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union as part of Hitlers long-planned Operation Barbarossa, which aimed to destroy the Soviet Union, secure its land as lebensraum for the Third Reich, and enslave its Slavic population.

The A-10 is the Air Force's unlikely success story, an airplane designed to support the Army, and one that ground troops came to venerate.

The A-10 is the Air Force's unlikely success story, an airplane designed to support the Army, and one that ground troops came to venerate.

In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II.

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.

The common German infantryman played a crucial role in the events that led to the outbreak of war.

This book describes the organization, lists the units and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the four Canadian divisions which earned an elite reputation on the Western Front in 1915-18.

The Ninja were the secret agents and assassins of feudal Japan and they remain a subject of enduring fascination.

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.

The second instalment in a remarkable three-part study that transformed the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War.

The second instalment in a remarkable three-part study that transformed the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War.