Military forces and sectors

From Army Rangers to Green Berets to the U.

Tracing the "e;American Guerrilla"e; narrative through more than one hundred years of film and television, this book shows how the conventions and politics of this narrative influence Americans to see themselves as warriors, both on screen and in history.

Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon History is well known to students of naval history and strategy, but his other writings are often overlooked when considering today's challenges.

This timely addition to Civil War history shares the stories of 25 unique military organizations, showing how past and future collided in the first modern war.

Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.

Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.

Desde el 27 de febrero de 2009, puntapié inicial de la aplicación del régimen disciplinario de las Fuerzas Armadas instaurado por la Ley 26.

Desde el 27 de febrero de 2009, puntapié inicial de la aplicación del régimen disciplinario de las Fuerzas Armadas instaurado por la Ley 26.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.

The Allied Bombing of Central Italy examines the results of the Second World War Allied bombing campaign on Palestrina and Rome, Italy, and the long-term impact of the war on the mountainside town and on the Barberini family's art collection including the Nile Mosaic.

The Allied Bombing of Central Italy examines the results of the Second World War Allied bombing campaign on Palestrina and Rome, Italy, and the long-term impact of the war on the mountainside town and on the Barberini family's art collection including the Nile Mosaic.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.

A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did.

The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina.

This handbook provides a comprehensive study of India's maritime heritage.

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.

Familiar to many from his season on the Directing Staff of Channel 4's Who Dares Wins, Melvyn Downes served in the SAS for 12 years.

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.

The 2025 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

This early work by Gerald Featherstone Knight was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series.

Drawing upon Soviet sources, this book assesses the evolving organization, uniforms, insignia, weaponry and personal equipment of Soviet naval infantry units from 1917 to 1991.

Drawing upon Soviet sources, this book assesses the evolving organization, uniforms, insignia, weaponry and personal equipment of Soviet naval infantry units from 1917 to 1991.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents.

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents.

A fascinating glimpse into the history of warfare.

The Royal Navy of Nelson’s time was such a huge organisation, that it is sometimes hard to comprehend its full scope.

At the turn of the twentieth century, Alfred Thayer Mahan and Julian Stafford Corbett emerged as foundational thinkers on naval strategy and maritime power.

"e;A well-written yet concise history"e; of Hitler's plan to build a massive naval fleet, why it failed, and how it may have affected the outcome of WWII (Nautical Research Journal).

A pictorial history of the Nazi special forces group, their training, and the action they saw during World War II.

Generations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and narrator in Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island, but little is known of the real Jim Hawkins and the thousands of poor boys who went to sea in the eighteenth century to man the ships of the Royal Navy.

The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise.

From yesteryear's flying aces to today's top guns.

An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the wide array of armored vehicles deployed by Allied and Axis powers in Italy.

The 1st volume in this comprehensive reference series details the design and employment of British warships in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

At the age of eighteen Don Feesey volunteered for pilot training with the RAF.

London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole.

"e;Relates how the American Eighth Air Force bombers helped Britain's Royal Air Force in fighting Germany during World War II.

A fully objective, balanced description and appraisal of the air battles over the hotly-contested airspace above the North Korea-China border, with enlightening discussion of the relative merits of each type.

When it was first published in 1953, opinions were sharply divided between those who deplored the apparent extolling of a vicious form of warfare, and this who found in Heinz Schaeffer’s account a revealing picture of the German Navy’s training and methods.

The Territorials 1908-1914 is a unique, comprehensive record of the part-time soldiers who made up the Territorial Force that supported the regular army in the years immediately before the outbreak of the First World War.

A guide to creating models of the World War II warship, featuring history on the ship as well as crafting tips.

"e;A first-class work detailing the work of the elite British Commandos and their American counterpart the Rangers .

Alois Siska was born in Czechoslovakia and learnt to fly.