Military forces and sectors

First published in 1917, in support of the Allies, this anonymous pamphlet published by George H.

Using the Russian Ministry of Defense’s archives and Western sources, the author has produced a companion work to his masterful study of II SS Panzer Corps’ offensive and the culminating clash at Prokhorovka.

Crete, 20 May 1941: the first campaign-sized airborne assault is launched.

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, has remained a military powerhouse of that continent until the present day.

A history of the Folland Gnat, including many fascinating and untold stories told by the well-known and distinguished aviators who flew the aircraft.

Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes,/i> explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War.

The Chaco War was probably the first “modern” conflict in Latin America where military aviation was widely used in all roles.

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.

Helicopters have been going to sea with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for over 70 years.

Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations.

In the summer of 1943, the United Nations began Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily.

"It's a very weird sensation to be shot at… Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all.

Heavy gun mountings dominated the design of larger warships, on account of their size, weight, protection and cost.

In December 1949, I, as a young man of 18, arrived in a different world - RAF Shaibah, 7 miles or so from Basra in Iraq, to do my (extended) two-year National Service.

In the second volume of Harrier Boys, as with the first, the history of this remarkable aircraft in service with UK armed forces is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it.

Following the critically acclaimed publication eight years ago of Buccaneer Boys, long-serving Buccaneer navigator Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork has now followed up the great success of the book with more true tales from those who flew the last all-British bomber.

This is the first of a two volume series covering early twentieth century colonial campaigns in Africa, Asia and the Americas, ranging from Mexico and the Philippines to Africa and the North West Frontier.

The development of the F-5 lightweight supersonic fighter in the mid 1950s was almost a gamble for the Northrop Corporation, but ultimately resulted in one of most commercially successful combat aircraft in modern history.

Essentially a development of the Avro Lancaster via the later Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton was the RAF’s first line of defence in the maritime role from 1951 for twenty years, thereafter continuing to serve as an airborne early warning aircraft for another twenty, until 1991.

Under the leadership of a sagacious and patriotic ruler, who wasn't only cautious about the security of his state but was acting to stabilize worldwide peace by means of keeping the Middle East secure from the danger of Communism, the third most powerful Army Aviation in the world was born and flourished, its efficiency proven during its role defending Iran during the war with Iraq, 1980-88.

During the 13-year insurgency (1961–74) in Portuguese Africa, more than 800,000 men and women served in the Portuguese armed forces.

Helicopter Boys is the latest addition to Grub Street’s Boys series from acclaimed author Richard Pike exploring the role of helicopters in military and civilian situations.

This book is largely an eye-witness account of the heavy bomber contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and therefore to the winning of the war in Europe.

'Touching and heartwarming .

World War I was Britain's last moment as the world's naval superpower, and its Grand Fleet was then the most powerful ever seen.

This book investigates the memory of the Holocaust in Sweden and concentrates on early initiatives to document and disseminate information about the genocide during the late 1940s until the early 1960s.

The Ethics of Survival in Contemporary Literature and Culture delves into the complex problems involved in all attempts to survive.

This book is a study of the legal reckoning with the crimes of the Latvian Auxiliary Security Police and its political dimensions in the Soviet Union, West and East Germany, and the United States in the context of the Cold War.

This book presents the backstory of how the Catholic Church came to clarify and embrace the role of Israel in salvation history, at the behest of an unlikely personality: Jules Isaac.

A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944.

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The “Slow But Deadly” Dauntless was the US Navy’s premier carrier-borne dive bomber, and proved immensely successful in all the major Pacific naval campaigns of WW2.

This is the combat history of the Polish Montpellier squadron, which fought in Polish fighter aircraft MS 406s in the Battle of France in 1940.

The book covers the technical history of the late production P-47 Thunderbolts, with the “bubbletop” canopy.

The memoir of a special forces veteran of the Rhodesian War, with over a hundred photos included.

During World War II, U.

A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central and South Pacific.

On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France.

This book examines the origins of the US Navy's 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US government's "e;Pivot to Asia"e; strategy, and the most recent revisions to this strategy that focus more specifically on China.

This book examines the origins of the US Navy's 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US government's "e;Pivot to Asia"e; strategy, and the most recent revisions to this strategy that focus more specifically on China.

The Central American port of Greytown was destroyed by the U.

Exploring the professional and political ideas of Newfoundland naval governors during the French Wars, this book traces the evolution of the Naval Governorship and administration of the region, shedding a light on a critical period of its early modern history.

Exploring the professional and political ideas of Newfoundland naval governors during the French Wars, this book traces the evolution of the Naval Governorship and administration of the region, shedding a light on a critical period of its early modern history.

When Hitler marched into Austria in March 1938, he was given a rapturous reception.

The Second World War Illustrated: 1944 follows the author's visual tour of the war by means of painstakingly researched and digitally restored pictures from the period of the key battlefields and events of the period from September 1943 to the late summer of 1944.

THE MODERN-DAY SURVIVAL BIBLE FROM EX-SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER AND NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OLLIE OLLERTONDo you know how to thrive, not just survive?

This book is new in every aspect and not only because neither the official history nor an unofficial history of the KGB, and its many predecessors and successors, exists in any language.

A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blucher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign.

A comprehensive history of the sinking of a German cruiser during a World War II naval battle between the Nazis and Norway.

Erstmals auf Deutsch: Essays und Erinnerungen des einflussreichsten Friedensaktivisten des 20.