Military forces and sectors

A detailed study of the overlooked Battle of Kesternich, revealing its strategic impact during the Ardennes Offensive.

A detailed study of the overlooked Battle of Kesternich, revealing its strategic impact during the Ardennes Offensive.

Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.

Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.

The Rob Roy may be the American Civil War's most famous blockade running schooner.

The Fairchild C-123 Provider was one of the last piston-engined era cargo transport aircraft delivered to the United States Armed Forces.

The brief history of the Weimar Republic is generally seen as an abbreviated intermission between the First and Second World Wars.

Das unbekannte Ende der NaziherrschaftDer packende Schlusspunkt des »Dritten Reiches« – dramatische Wochen zwischen Diktatur und BefreiungDas »Dritte Reich« ist gefallen – doch die Geschichte steht nicht still.

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The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was the leading, and most numerous, military cargo and paratroop transport of the United States Armed Services throughout the 1950s Cold War era.

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was the leading, and most numerous, military cargo and paratroop transport of the United States Armed Services throughout the 1950s Cold War era.

The heroic stand at Losheimergraben Crossroads delayed the German advance, giving Allies crucial time to regroup.

The heroic stand at Losheimergraben Crossroads delayed the German advance, giving Allies crucial time to regroup.

In the 16th century, warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "e;great guns.

In the 16th century, warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "e;great guns.

India's sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a new phase, with the third Arihant-class SSBN, INS Aridhaman, due for commissioning and a fourth boat at an advanced stage of construction.

India's sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a new phase, with the third Arihant-class SSBN, INS Aridhaman, due for commissioning and a fourth boat at an advanced stage of construction.

A comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of Canada's warship and maritime aircraft acquisitions from 1910 to the present day.

A comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of Canada's warship and maritime aircraft acquisitions from 1910 to the present day.

Japan has risen in stature to become an important player not only in the Western Pacific, but the wider Indo-Pacific.

The story of the USS Boise (CL-47) is one of fear, loss, endurance, fame, triumph, and pain.

In the rolling hills of the Limburg Province, near the village of Margraten, they slowly loom up, row after row: thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David.

Japan has risen in stature to become an important player not only in the Western Pacific, but the wider Indo-Pacific.

In the rolling hills of the Limburg Province, near the village of Margraten, they slowly loom up, row after row: thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David.

World War II letters of a New Englanders journey from civilian to elite fighter squadron pilotBefore the Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 became known as the Black Sheep squadron led by Pappy Boyington, this air group was already flying missions from Guadalcanal.

This book provides a history of the South China Sea conflict and lays out the stakes for each of the bordering states and China's interaction with them - namely, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia; it also examines the U.

This book provides a history of the South China Sea conflict and lays out the stakes for each of the bordering states and China's interaction with them - namely, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia; it also examines the U.

"e;One of the classic first-hand pilot accounts of World War II .

"e;One of the classic first-hand pilot accounts of World War II .

A detailed account of the civil engineering work done to assist US forces during the Vietnam War by the New York Times-bestselling author of Vietnam Diary.

When he returned to the Netherlands in 2009, decades after World War II, Jefferson Wiggins realized that no one he met knew about the segregated US Army during the war, nor did they know about the contribution of Black American soldiers to the liberation of the Netherlands.

When he returned to the Netherlands in 2009, decades after World War II, Jefferson Wiggins realized that no one he met knew about the segregated US Army during the war, nor did they know about the contribution of Black American soldiers to the liberation of the Netherlands.

Offers a comprehensive account of Operation Earnest Will, analyzing its success as a limited naval war and its lasting lessons for modern military strategy.

(Originally published as: Hitler's Ideology: A Study in Psychoanalytic Sociology)Why did Hitler initiate the Final Solution and take Germany to war?

(Originally Published in 2000 by Allyn & Bacon)Teaching and Studying the Holocaust is comprised of thirteen chapters by some of the most noted Holocaust educators in the United States.

Offers a comprehensive account of Operation Earnest Will, analyzing its success as a limited naval war and its lasting lessons for modern military strategy.

(Originally published as: Hitler's Ideology: A Study in Psychoanalytic Sociology)Why did Hitler initiate the Final Solution and take Germany to war?

(Originally Published in 2000 by Allyn & Bacon)Teaching and Studying the Holocaust is comprised of thirteen chapters by some of the most noted Holocaust educators in the United States.

"e;A well-documented photographic portrayal, detailing a plethora of aircraft shot down and salvaged in Great Britain during World War Two.

We can all walk into any of the myriad aircraft museums dotted across the world and appreciate the wonderfully restored and preserved exhibits on display.

Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris ODowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18.

Eliane Brault's book tells a remarkable tale of betrayal and bravery on an unexpected scale.

Eliane Brault's book tells a remarkable tale of betrayal and bravery on an unexpected scale.

Brought up in poverty in the West of Ireland, Chris ODowd ran away to join the Irish Guards aged 18.

The official volume marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, known as the 'Wavy Navy' because of the distinctive wavy gold stripes on the reservists' uniforms, from its formation in 1903 through its unification with the mercantile Royal Reserve in 1958, and on to its present complete integration with the Royal Navy as 'the part-time element of a single naval service'.

Traces the contrasting World War II experiences of a German anti-Nazi and a loyal Hitler supporter on the Eastern Front.

Traces the contrasting World War II experiences of a German anti-Nazi and a loyal Hitler supporter on the Eastern Front.

Explores the daring World War II naval raids using midget submarines, featuring firsthand accounts and submarine recoveries.

Explores the daring World War II naval raids using midget submarines, featuring firsthand accounts and submarine recoveries.