Military forces and sectors

This comprehensive account of the southern English county during WWII covers everything from the Dunkirk evacuations to the Battle of Britain and more.

A tribute to the WWII contributions made by this northeastern English town from the historian and author of RAF Bomber Command at War 1939-1945.

History has recorded that the first ever powered flight took place at Kitty Hawk in America, on 17 December 1903 and was carried out by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who were aircraft designers and manufacturers.

"e;Reminds us of the courage and immense sacrifices made by Orcadians, and tells of the efforts made by the British to protect their remote islanders.

A guidebook for those planning a tour of this key battleground of the First World War.

A guidebook for those planning a tour of this key battleground of the First World War.

A biography of a British pilot set against the backdrop of the Royal Navy's fight to regain control of its aviation after the First World War.

A history of the fighting and day-to-day lives of French soldiers on the Western Front in World War I, filled with rare archival photos.

A history of life in the southern English town during World War II.

The renowned WWII historian's definitive biography of the notorious German SS officer convicted of war crimes for his role in the Holocaust.

An exploration of the early service of Germany's Fw 190, containing a unique collection of rare photos displaying the wide use of this aircraft.

An exploration of the early service of Germany's Fw 190, containing a unique collection of rare photos displaying the wide use of this aircraft.

This pictorial WWII history chronicles the epic drama of the Eastern Front, from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Moscow.

This pictorial WWII history chronicles the epic drama of the Eastern Front, from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Moscow.

This WWII history and battlefield guide explores the significant yet lesser-known WWII combat along the Ypres-Comines Canal during the Battle of France.

"e;Based largely on a POW diary, this book sheds fresh light on the conditions facing POWs in Poland as the Nazi State collapsed .

An extensively illustrated look at what daily life was like for a regular American soldier fighting in this major World War II battle.

A pictorial history of Allied forces making their way through Italy in the final years of World War II, featuring rare photos from wartime archives.

"e;A fascinating biography of one of the most important figures in Bomber Command during the Second World War.

The complete set of builders' plans for the Royal Navy's Victorian era armored cruiser famously sunk during WWI.

This Civil War history reveals the tactics and covert operations of both Union and Confederate rangers, guerilla forces, and volunteer units.

This vivid WWII memoir recounts the exploits of a 4th Queen's Own Hussar through the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatre of combat.

"e;Will be of great interest to modelers that plan to build a Tiger tank and to military historians alike.

An outstanding illustrated reference revealing the painstaking work of draftsmen in recording every detail of the famed British warship.

A pictorial history of one of World War II's most bitterly fought campaigns.

"e;An inherently fascinating, impressively well written, exceptionally informative, and meticulously detailed history"e; of Japanese overseas mercenaries (Midwest Book Review).

This fully illustrated WWII history examines the varieties of German light tanks and their usage throughout the conflict with rare wartime photographs.

A guide that blends the history behind this British tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.

This volume presents complete and annotated facsimiles of the official builders' plans for Germany's WWI era dreadnaught battleship, SMS Helgoland.

"e;Trace[s] the developing Holocaust from the Odessa Massacre .

"e;Looks at the pioneering designer, Sydney Camm and examines his legacy, which was the design of two of our most iconic fighter planes .

Meticulous research provides the fullest insight yet into the impact of this bombing campaign on Britain's home front during the Second World War.

"e;An eye-opening expose of the Pre-D-Day disaster and incident of friendly fire tragedy and cover up that was the Slapton Sands.

"e;You'll learn what these pilots went through knowing that their actions or reactions could trigger a global nuclear war.

This fully illustrated guide to building model ships covers a variety of WWII era German destroyers with info on accessories and kits of various scales.

A guide that blends the history behind the German World War II tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.

"e;The internal RAF analysis of the different phases of the air war and what lessons could be learnt from those campaigns.

"e;Takes you right to the scene of the action in late May and early June 1940, when more than 300,000 soldiers were saved from capture or death.

This volume of rare WWII photographs presents a pictorial history of the Nazi mountain infantry division that fought in Croatia and the Balkans.

"e;A compelling examination of an aspect of World War II that always has a rapt audience: espionage .

"e;Looks at the pioneering designer, Sydney Camm and examines his legacy, which was the design of two of our most iconic fighter planes .

A pictorial history of Allied forces making their way through Italy in the final years of World War II, featuring rare photos from wartime archives.

A US marine and Special Ops Commander recounts his combat experiences through Iraq and beyond in this "e;powerful and beautifully written memoir"e; (The Washington Times).

"e;Largely photographic coverage of the graceful 1920s flying boat designed by R.

A "e;wonderful"e; account of the raising of a sixteenth-century warship, and answers to the long-running mysteries surrounding her loss (Naval Historical Foundation).

"e;The real story of how the Second World war was won in Europe .

A bomb-disposal expert shares stories from conflict zones ranging from the Falklands to Kosovo to Iraq.

A memoir of the First World War from the rare perspective of an engineer.

A pictorial history "e;jam packed full of excellent visual and textual history of US Marine Corps operations in the Vietnam War"e; (AMPS).

The author of Early Jet Fighters: 1944-1954 turns his attention to jet bombers in another stunning pictorial history: "e;Don't miss out on this one.