Military forces and sectors

With stunning artwork and detailed analysis, this volume provides a pilot's view of the dramatic clashes between these two legendary fighters, as some of the most gifted and 'big name' aces of World War II went head to head in the skies of North-West Europe.

While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea.

A fascinating look at the insurgencies and counterinsurgencies throughout history with a concentration on the 20th and 21st centuries.

This work explains and critically examines the main theoretical aspects of operational warfare at sea.

The SBD Dauntless dive-bomber was a key cog in the US Navy's aerial arsenal throughout the Pacific War.

In The Greatest Special Ops Stories Ever Told, editor Tom McCarthy has pulled together some of the finest writings about Special Operations that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, magazines, movies, and elsewhere.

A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which prompted President Putin to undertake major military reforms.

"e;This account of oft-forgotten aspects of the war that is also a powerful survival story is highly recommended for the casual reader of military history as well as the serious scholar of the Pacific war.

'Silent Killers is a triumph that is educational as well as highly entertaining.

In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation.

One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command.

This illustrated military history reveals the untold story of WWII snipers, from training and firearms to combat and field operations.

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The First World War had seen the mechanization of warfare.

The Imperial Japanese Navy went to war with 17 light cruisers and another three cruiser-sized training ships.

In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its Empire.

Continuing the tradition of Naval Institute Blue and Gold series classics such as Command at Sea and the Watch Officer's Guide, the Navy Staff Officer's Guide will equip naval leaders for success in the challenging professional environment of a Navy staff.

On 31 May 1968, Navy Lt.

Warship Builders is the first scholarly study of the U.

From huddled command conferences to cramped cockpits, John Lundstrom guides readers through the maelstrom of air combat at Guadalcanal in this impressively researched sequel to his earlier study.

This engaging book plunges readers into the culture shock of Marine Officer Candidates School, a ten-week physical, intellectual, and emotional testing ground so grueling that every fourth candidate fails to complete.

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.

The Luftwaffe, honed in the Spanish Civil War, played a vital part in Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' victories in 1939-41.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, indispensable in roles large and small from delivering the mail at sea to screening other vessels and, where larger ships were not present, forming the front line in battle.

A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanese War.

This is the true story of a young boy from Posey County, Indiana, who had a dream to fly.

An illustrated combat history of the A-4 Skyhawk, which flew numerous attack missions in Israeli service and initiated the Israeli Air Force's transition from French to US aircraft.

This reference text explains what modern piracy is, where and why it happens, and what measures are being taken to combat it.

This book provides a comprehensive account of the use of airpower in the first year of the Ukraine conflict.

This volume completes the reissue of R.

Noted authority Steven J.

For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean.

The first volume of Lewis' masterful biography of David Glasgow Farragut's long career in the U.

Winner of the Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Excellence in Naval Literature.

Since the 1980s, strategic sealift has been formally designated as a U.

This book contains the Naval Staff History originally issued by the Admiralty in 1957 as a confidential book for use within the Royal Navy.

Between November 1942 and May 1945, US Army infantry units fought in eight named campaigns in the Mediterranean Theater.

A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.

Great Britain had introduced the tank to the world during World War I, and maintained its lead in armoured warfare with the 'Experimental Mechanised Force' during the late 1920s, watched with interest by German advocates of Blitzkrieg.

A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940.

The story of the aces who flew the MS.

In this highly illustrated and detailed title, Nic Fields tells the full story of the invasion which established the Romans in Britain, explaining how and why the initial Claudian invasion succeeded and what this meant for the future of Britain.

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The Confederate Navy's medical service is usually overlooked in histories of the Civil War, yet it was vital in maintaining the fighting strength of the South's navy and marine corps.

In 1963 West Germany and the United States signed an agreement to develop the best tank in the world the MBT/KPz-70.

This is the tie-in book to a two part BBC 1 documentary series to be screened at 9.

A concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.