Military forces and sectors

Panzer warfare is synonymous with the Wehrmacht of World War II.

With over 260 images, this is a highly illustrated history of the ships and operations of the Royal Navy during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The definitive illustrated history of American Special Forces, including their training, tactics, weapons and famous missions.

This third volume of a successful mini-series examines the German Infantryman in the latter part of World War II.

'Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history' - or so the bomber pilots say, anyway.

It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943 .

A major new account of the Soviet Union at war which charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army.

I've written this book to help you the soldier kill the enemy when you get the chance and, most importantly, come back home in one piece.

From acclaimed aviation historian Michael Napier, this is a highly illustrated survey of the airpower deployed by NATO and Warsaw Pact countries throughout the Cold War.

Aces High is the vivid chronicle of aerial warfare over the Western Front in World War One and the personalities that characterised the era.

This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli.

How have navies contemplated possible enemies?

Designed to locate and sink German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) became the most successful Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) carrier of World War II.

A fascinating look at the realities of day-to-day life as a Napoleonic Infantryman.

This book examines how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) emulate and develop military special operation capabilities.

This book describes the organization of this formidable force from 1917-18 and details their uniforms, insignia and decorations, weapons and equipment.

This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s 90s to today's state-employed corporate military contractors.

The South China Sea has long been regarded as a major source of tension and instability in East Asia.

In the early nineteenth century, the United States of America was far from united.

A lavishly illustrated volume marking the defining point in American history.

A comprehensive and dramatic re-telling of the Guadalcanal and Solomons naval campaign the daring Allied offensive to protect Australia and the South Pacific from Japanese invasion.

On June 18, 1965, thirty B-52s took part in the first Strategic Air Command B-52 bombing mission in Vietnam, a mission that, if carried out successfully, might have halted the war in its tracks.

A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.

The delivery of entire divisions to battlefields behind enemy lines by parachute and glider was a unique feature of World War II.

Manned almost entirely by reservists, the USS Abercrombie (DE343) and her sister ships did the dirty work of the Pacific War.

When Barbary pirates captured an obscure Yankee sailing brig off the coast of North Africa in 1812, enslaving eleven American sailors, President James Madison first tried to settle the issue through diplomacy.

An introduction to the US Cavalry units equipped with light armor and their role in the European Theater during World War II.

A thorough history of the aces that took on enemy observation balloons and won.

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.

An insightful study of the use of this iconic modern fast jet in support of Special Operation Forces and other roles.

By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I.

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A Vietnam veteran explains the composition, capabilities, equipment and missions of the US Army and Marine Corps helicopter and airmobile units in the Vietnam war - and exactly how they carried out their missions.

This book gives a detailed and authentic account of the life and experiences of French warship crews from the Revolution up to Trafalgar.

In 1939 a new grade in the Iron Cross series was introduced, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes).

An in-depth analysis of aircraft carrier battles in WWII and the evolution of carrier operations—from technology and strategy to life among the crew.

"e;This memoir is a tribute to the author's service in World War II.

There have been a number of studies published on the activities of British and German navies during World War I, but little on naval action in other arenas.

Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.

The period from the outset of World War I to the end of World War II was among the most significant in the history of the United States.

With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian Federal forces.

The authors of this book are uniquely qualified to analyze the contemporary security landscape and promote necessary and pressing change.

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Taken for granted as the natural order of things, peace at sea is in fact an immense and recent achievementbut also an enormous strategic challenge if it is to be maintained in the future.

The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies.

Naval action in World War I conjures up images of enormous dreadnoughts slugging it out in vast oceans.

On the morning of April 10, 1963, the world's most advanced submarine was on a test dive off the New England coast when she sent a message to a support ship a thousand feet above her on the surface: experiencing minor problem .

The follow-up to Finland at War: The Winter War, this is the astonishing David and Goliath story of Finland's military history during World War II as, heavily outnumbered, they held off the Soviet invadersIn the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941.