Military forces and sectors

The utilization of air power by the Communist regime in Russia during the revolutionary period and civil war to control its territories in Central Asia is an intriguing aspect of military history often overlooked in Western narratives.

Although it was the largest and final battle of the Pacific War, the Battle for Okinawa has long been overshadowed by other dramatic events in 1945.

The first book to examine the Japanese and American tank forces in the Philippines campaigns, which saw the biggest armored clashes of the Pacific War.

This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the 'second generation' designs armed with triple mountings.

This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the 'second generation' designs armed with triple mountings.

"e;Taylor provides short vignettes of actual flights and combat interactions revealing performance and flight procedures used to shoot and avoid being shot down.

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

A riveting biography of a British Royal Navy pilot and his service during the Cold War flying a Blackburn Buccaneer.

This is the story of a wartime bomber, its crew and of a tantalizing detective story unfolding over nearly a quarter of a century of intensive research.

Chris Taylor has had a very successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot, instructor and as an internationally acclaimed civil certification test pilot.

An in-depth exploration of the Spitfire's combat legacy, pilot tactics, and its enduring iconic status.

Sunk by a U-boat, Attacked by Kamikazes tells the story of one man’s experiences during the years 1939 to 1947.

Following the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, North Luzon was the staging area for several Filipino-American guerrilla bands who sought to gather intelligence and to destroy enemy military installations or supplies.

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular.

During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power.

Offering a window into a critical era in Japanese American life, Pacific Citizens collects key writings of Larry S.

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).

This book examines the economics of everyday life and the Final Solution in Southeastern Europe, specifically the role that the mass confiscation of Jewish property and exclusion of Jews as well as other undesired population groups from the national marketplace in Southeastern Europe played in transforming economic life and social relations.

Neocolonialism, in contemporary discourse, has emerged as a compelling analytical lens to revisit and reassess power structures, global hierarchies, and cultural narratives in a postcolonial world.

Neocolonialism, in contemporary discourse, has emerged as a compelling analytical lens to revisit and reassess power structures, global hierarchies, and cultural narratives in a postcolonial world.