Military forces and sectors

This book is the latest contribution to a unique series in a common format documenting in great detail the warships of the major naval powers during the age of sail.

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.

In 1941, as Nazi Germany began its disastrous campaign against the Soviet Union, Hitlers other campaign, to exterminate European Jewry, was also commencing in earnest.

The joint British and US campaigns in the European theater of operations during World War II rank among the most impressive examples of coalition warfare in history.

In November of 1942, the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, were killed when a Japanese torpedo sank their ship during the most ferocious naval engagement fought in the South Pacific.

The astonishing story of FDR's yearlong, defining battle with Churchill in 1943, as the war raged in Africa and Italy: "e;Superb.

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A fascinating exploration of the feats of the RAF's photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

Roddy MacKenzie's father served in Bomber Command during the Second World War, but like so many brave veterans who had survived the war, he spoke little of his exploits.

Dilip Sarkar has studied the Battle of Britain period for a lifetime and is renowned for his meticulous research and evidence-based approach, setting events within the broadest possible context.

An important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland.

An important new history of decision-making and policy-making in the British Admiralty from Trafalgar to the aftermath of Jutland.

Explores the fundamental role of the British state in facilitating the nation''s global expansion and ascendancy in the eighteenth century.

Explores the fundamental role of the British state in facilitating the nation''s global expansion and ascendancy in the eighteenth century.

This book is new in every aspect and not only because neither the official history nor an unofficial history of the KGB, and its many predecessors and successors, exists in any language.

After World War I, the U.

Winner: Guittard Book Award for Historical ScholarshipDuring the Soviet Unions Great Patriotic War, from 1941 to 1945, as many as 24 million of its citizens died.

In 1979, with El Salvador growing ever more unstable and ripe for revolution, the United States undertook a counterinsurgency intervention that over the following decade would become Washington's largest nation-building effort since Vietnam.

Attempts to resolve why self-determination disputes between governments and ethnic minorities so often result in civil war.

This book presents a theory to account for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war.

An examination of the effectiveness of naval blockades and sanctions since 1750.

This book examines the doomed political situation of the Jews in Germany under Nazi rule.

"e;Huchthausen knows the hidden history of the Cuban missile crisis .

Advance Praise for The Rescue "e;Steven Trent Smith grapples boldly with several big subjects: the Japanese occupation of the Philippines; the capture of Japan's 'Z Plan' (the decisive-battle strategy for destroying the U.

Raised on a Montana farm, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corps, piloting B-24 bombers and painting nose art while enduring perilous missions in the Himalayas during World War II.

Explores the contrasting fates of Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley and General Douglas MacArthur, revealing the often-overlooked sacrifices of Bulkeley's PT boat crew during a heroic yet controversial rescue from the Philippines in World War II.

A former New York Times reporter's year behind the scenes at the scandal-ridden Air Force Academy Diana Jean Schemo covered the Air Force Academy's sexual assault scandal in 2003, one of a series of academy embarrassments that have included drug use, rape complaints, and charges of evangelical officers pushing Christianity on cadets of all faiths.

The Civil War was primarily a land conflict, but it was not only that.

Jan Karskis Story of a Secret State stands as one of the most poignant and inspiring memoirs of World War II and the Holocaust.

European Navies and the Conduct of War considers the different contexts within which European navies operated over a period of 500 years culminating in World War Two, the greatest war ever fought at sea.

European Navies and the Conduct of War considers the different contexts within which European navies operated over a period of 500 years culminating in World War Two, the greatest war ever fought at sea.

This book offers a detailed investigation of naval diplomacy, past and present, and challenges the widely accepted Anglo-American school of sea power thought.

This book offers a detailed investigation of naval diplomacy, past and present, and challenges the widely accepted Anglo-American school of sea power thought.

The conflict in the South China Sea, especially the sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands, is of international interest and significance.

This edited volume critically examines the concept of the "e;security dilemma"e; and applies it to India-China maritime competition.

This edited volume critically examines the concept of the "e;security dilemma"e; and applies it to India-China maritime competition.

There has been a recent increase in clashes between warships asserting rights to navigate and states asserting sovereignty over coastal waters.

There has been a recent increase in clashes between warships asserting rights to navigate and states asserting sovereignty over coastal waters.

This book examines the rise of great power competition in space, including the relevant and practical space strategies for China, Russia, the United States, and other countries.

This book examines the rise of great power competition in space, including the relevant and practical space strategies for China, Russia, the United States, and other countries.

This book aims to explain air power to both military and civilian audiences in an accessible manner, approaching the topic in a balanced and systematic way.

This book aims to explain air power to both military and civilian audiences in an accessible manner, approaching the topic in a balanced and systematic way.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) represents one of the most successful examples of multilateral treaty making in the modern era.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) represents one of the most successful examples of multilateral treaty making in the modern era.

This book explores the opportunities and challenges that both Europe and Asia face under the framework of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative.