This book delves into the intertwined narratives of Poland and Germany's post-war experiences, shedding light on their shared trauma from World War II and subsequent confrontations with communism.
Fünf Fallstudien untersuchen die Schweizer Rüstungsgüter in der Zeit des Kalten Krieges in ihren vielfältigen Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Militär, Industrie, Politik und Öffentlichkeit.
Mucho se ha escrito sobre el "tiroteo en Miami" que tuvo lugar el 11 de abril de 1986: dos sanguinarios atracadores de bancos, ocho agentes del FBI y ciento cincuenta disparos.
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition led by the Russian Empire and composed of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro.
"e;The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews, 1843-1869"e; by Arthur Hamilton Clark is a captivating and meticulously researched chronicle of one of the most dynamic periods in maritime history.
La Flomar avanzaba decidida hacia el que era su objetivo militar, «la ocupación territorial de las islas para, por su parte, otras fuerzas atacar a lo largo de la frontera».
South African Mirages and Cuban MiG-21s dogfighting over Cuito Cuanavale, the largest tank battle on African soil since El Alamein; Puma troopships shot out of the skies by Strela missiles and RPG-7 rockets; Alouette III gunships hovering menacingly above Koevoet tracker-combat teams as they close in for the kill; Hercules and Transall transports disgorging their loads of Parabats over Cassinga; suicidal helicopter hot extractions of Recce operators deep in enemy territory; and a lone Alouette pilot who disobeyed orders and under intense ground fire evacuated a critically wounded soldier … such is the story of the South African Air Force, the SAAF, over the 23-year period 1966-1989, the period of conflict that became known as the 'Border War'.
This book examines the role of maritime power in the 'Chinese Dream' of becoming the pre-eminent global power by 2049, a century after the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships.
Gabriel examines 18 ancient army systems, examining the organizational structure and weapons employed and the degree to which cultural values and imperatives shaped the form and application of military force.
Establishing a 'missed link' between the work of Piero Manzoni and Helio Oiticica and their respective cultural contexts, this book sheds new light on overlooked aspects of these two artists' practices, particularly focusing on the shift from painting to performance in the long 1960s.
To his enlisted men on U-154, Lieutenant Oskar Kusch was the ideal skipper-bright, experienced, successful, caring, tolerably eccentric-and a popular captain who always brought his boat home safely when so many others vanished without a trace.
The Marine Corps Way of War examines the evolving doctrine, weapons, and capability of the United States Marine Corps during the four decades since our last great conflict in Asia.
In General Naval Tactics, Naval War College professor and renowned tactical expert Milan Vego describes and explains those aspects of naval tactics most closely related to the human factor.
In this book, Magnus Nordenman explores the emerging competition between the United States and its NATO allies and the resurgent Russian navy in the North Atlantic.
From the start of the Cold War to the fall of Saigon, from the Congo to Tibet, from the Bay of Pigs to North Vietnam and Nicaragua, here is a comprehensive overview of U.
Unlike his contemporary American theorist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Britain's eminent maritime strategist, Sir Julian Corbett, believed that victory in war did not come simply by the exercise of sea power and that, historically, this had never been the case.
On May 7 and 8, 1942, fast carrier task forces from the United States and Imperial Japanese navies met in combat for the first time in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
A masterpiece of World War II heroism, this book catches the spirit and tone of an incredible fighting ship, the USS Aaron Ward, a destroyer-turned-minelayer on the radar picket lines in the Pacific.
Translated from German, In a Raging Inferno is the first English-language book ever to recount the story of the Hitler Youth and its combat role at the end of World War II.
A moving, deeply researched account of survivors' experiences of liberation from Nazi death camps and the long, difficult years that followed When tortured inmates of Hitler's concentration and extermination camps were liberated in 1944 and 1945, the horror of the atrocities came fully to light.
This "e;uncommonly astute study"e; examines the early development of the US-UK military alliance that would eventually lead to victory in WWII (Paul Miles, author of FDR's Admiral).
Spy Sub is the acclaimed story of the secret mission by the USS Viperfish to find a lost Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles in the great depths of the Pacific Ocean.
A groundbreaking book that gathers key wartime intelligence reportsDuring the Second World War, three prominent members of the Frankfurt School-Franz Neumann, Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer-worked as intelligence analysts for the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime forerunner of the CIA.
It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that, across the channel at least, the French were a 'nation of resisters'.
