Military forces and sectors

The ETO is seen by many as the major theater of World War II, with more infantry regiments serving there than any other.

The fateful attack on Pearl Harbor forced the Western world to revise its opinion of Japan's airmen.

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated so much that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area.

The Tiger tank is probably the most famous tank of World War II.

Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen.

The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficult and risky form of warfare.

Following the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, the US Cavalry were called into action again with the declaration of war against Spain in 1898.

The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficult and risky form of warfare.

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated so much that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area.

The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the available military technology.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings.

The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organisations.

Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.

From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan.

In World War II the Panzer crews spearheaded every major campaign or battle from the invasions of Poland and France to the last great counter-offensive in the Ardennes.

The GIs who struggled ashore through the surf of Omaha and Utah Beaches on 6 June 1944 were members of the best-equipped army ever assembled up to that date.

When re-armament came after World War I, the German Navy was forced to build anew.

The scourge of Allied shipping during World War II, the U-Boot Waffe was one of the most feared components of Hitler's war machine, yet the Kriegsmarine was the least political branch of the Third Reich.

Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.

Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen.

The security units of the Third Reich were many and diverse, yet often an oversimplified view is projected of these organisations.

The years immediately following the French Revolution of 1789 saw an extraordinary transformation of the French army.

During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology.

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.

In World War II the Panzer crews spearheaded every major campaign or battle from the invasions of Poland and France to the last great counter-offensive in the Ardennes.

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France.

The scourge of Allied shipping during World War II, the U-Boot Waffe was one of the most feared components of Hitler's war machine, yet the Kriegsmarine was the least political branch of the Third Reich.

These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'.

In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation.

From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan.

Unforgettable Independent Fresh and gripping TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London.

THE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDSBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal'A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Gold and Juno Beaches Landings Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings.

On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid.

In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history.

This book reveals the fascinating story of the cat and mouse duel between the airship and another pioneering form of technology the submarine - during World War 1.

A fascinating and action-packed look at the highest scoring unit within the CBI theatre telling the story of the colourful characters who fought a difficult guerrilla war against the Japanese.

While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked.

Since the advent of airmobile warfare, there have been numerous attempts to support paratroopers with attached armored vehicles.

A detailed, illustrated combat history of an aircraft described as a legend in its own time.

A concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.

As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas the submarine.

The British Army that faced Napoleon in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action.

Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island during World War II.

A slim, illustrated volume on a unique period of intense fighting in 16th-century Japan.

In this book, aviation expert Chris Thomas - inspired to research Typhoons by his own father, who flew numerous raids in a Typhoon during World War 2 - extols the great importance of the Typhoon wings in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe.

Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well as local pilots in the former Yugoslavia.