Military forces and sectors

When the amphibious Duplex Drive (DD) Sherman tanks of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (QMO) touched down on the sand of Sword Beach as the vanguard of the D-Day invasion, ahead of the infantry and Commandos, it was the culmination of an evolution spanning several years.

"e;Sarkar thoroughly researched and constructed this de-tailed narrative after careful deconstruction and forensic analysis of primary sources.

For armchair admirals, history buffs, and naval enthusiasts everywhere, A Naval Miscellany is an indispensible and entertaining collection of fascinating and little-known facts, anecdotes, lists, curiosities and stories from our naval past.

A history of the Second Suffolk, 5th (Indian) Division during World War II's Burma campaign.

At a critical stage of the Texas Revolution a large Mexican army surrounded a makeshift fortification known locally as the Alamo.

The Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most famous and successful heavy bomber of the Second World War.

The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando.

The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the RAF.

Charles Sprinkles uses recently declassified documents to argue that President Franklin D.

In the Second World War, Malta was besieged for nearly two and a half years, during which time a decisive air war was waged between Britain, Italy and Germany.

The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando.

The Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the RAF.

This book delves into the controversial actions of British prisoners of war during World War II, exploring cases of alleged betrayal, collaboration, and espionage.

At the height of the Russian Civil War in 1919 Britain poured in thousands of troops and vast amounts of munitions to assist the White Russian opponents of Lenin’s Communist forces.

On 16 May 1943, 617 Squadron's first mission saw 19 Avro Lancasters deploy bouncing bombs to breach the Mohne and Eder dams, inflicting significant damage on Nazi Germany's industrial Ruhr region.

This book provides a unique and fascinating insight into a little-known aspect of Hitler's life and character.

"e;By the will of fate I came to play a part in not letting Hitler achieve his final goal of disappearing and turning into a myth I managed to prevent Stalins dark and murky ambition from taking root his desire to hide from the world that we had found Hitlers corpse"e; - Elena Rzhevskaya"e;A telling reminder of the jealousy and rivalries that split the Allies even in their hour of victory, and foreshadowed the Cold War"e;- Tom Parfitt, The GuardianOn May 2,1945, Red Army soldiers broke into Hitlers bunker.

Since the release of the first edition of Career Compass more than two decades ago, the landscape of a Navy officer's career has transformed significantly, adapting to societal changes while upholding the Navy's core values of service and excellence.

The memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Russian woman who was WWII's most accomplished sniper-and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.

The story of HM Submarine Upholder, ordered just days before the Second World War started.

Since the release of the first edition of Career Compass more than two decades ago, the landscape of a Navy officer's career has transformed significantly, adapting to societal changes while upholding the Navy's core values of service and excellence.

This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project.

This book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project.

There have been many books about the doctors of the Third Reich and their atrocities.

There have been many books about the doctors of the Third Reich and their atrocities.

"e;Through meticulous research,"e; the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "e;brings to light the history of aviation weapons"e; in this "e;well written"e; account (Library Journal).

Award-winning author, Thomas J.

In this vivid account, a young F-100 pilot describes his life in a fighter squadron in the peak year of the Vietnam War.

Escaping certain deathnot once but several timeslies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II.

Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II.

This book explores the current space threat profile in an increasingly contested, congested, and competitive space environment.

A fully illustrated study of the troops fighting for Caesar and Pompey in three major battles of the Roman Civil War.

Der Autor verfolgt die Evolution des Luftkrieges und die Entwicklung der deutschen Luftwaffe zu einer eigenen Teilstreitkraft.

According to Robin Higham and Stephen J.