Military forces and sectors

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

This WWII memoir of a Nazi officer is one of the most revealing firsthand accounts of the German retreat on the Eastern Front.

The ship was almost instantly in flames Some jumped overboard immediately, and all was in indescribable confusion.

The ship was almost instantly in flames Some jumped overboard immediately, and all was in indescribable confusion.

A Nazi infantryman recalls the horrors of combat against the Soviet Union in this WWII memoir as told to his son.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

Leutnant Gerhard Ehlert was one of the few survivors of 2.

The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World Wars most famous actions inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie.

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

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

Winged Sabres is the story of a RFC & RAF squadron flying the cumbersome FE2 from February 1916 to September 1917, and then the superlative Bristol Fighter: a two-seater fighter-reconnaissance squadron with an astonishingly high success rate.

11th November 1918 saw the signing of the armistice that ended fighting between the Allies and Germany.

The Fw190s supremacy over the Spitfire V is a classic legend from the Second World War, heralding one of the darkest times for Fighter Command and the RAF.

The Fw190s supremacy over the Spitfire V is a classic legend from the Second World War, heralding one of the darkest times for Fighter Command and the RAF.

Sam Elworthys career was remarkable by any standards.

Sam Elworthys career was remarkable by any standards.

Sierra Leones eleven-year guerrilla war that left 200,000 people dead was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal.

Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.

Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

No one could doubt that Frederick Warren Merriam was one of the earliest and most important of Britain's aviation pioneers.

Dramatic accounts of ten Victoria Cross recipients and what they did to earn this highest of honors during WWII.

Launched during the last days of the Third Reich in an attempt to restart the Battle of the Atlantic, the majority of these revolutionary Electro-U-boats never saw action.

Launched during the last days of the Third Reich in an attempt to restart the Battle of the Atlantic, the majority of these revolutionary Electro-U-boats never saw action.

The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross), known simply as the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross), was the highest German military award of the Second World War.

The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross), known simply as the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross), was the highest German military award of the Second World War.

So much has been written about the 1916 Battle of the Somme that it might appear that every aspect of the four-month struggle has been described and analyzed in exhaustive detail.

"e;If the Polish armed forces are of interest to you this title covering their distinguished service during World War II should appeal to many.

"e;If the Polish armed forces are of interest to you this title covering their distinguished service during World War II should appeal to many.

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria.

During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria.

I remember very clearly the day on which I was supposed to dieSo starts the story of Squadron Leader Hugh Mallory Falconer, British Special Operations Executive agent and prisoner of the Nazis for over two and a half grueling years.

I remember very clearly the day on which I was supposed to dieSo starts the story of Squadron Leader Hugh Mallory Falconer, British Special Operations Executive agent and prisoner of the Nazis for over two and a half grueling years.

The story of the little-known battles between British helicopters and Provisional IRA units equipped with heavy machine guns, RPGs, and SAMs-includes photos.

The story of the little-known battles between British helicopters and Provisional IRA units equipped with heavy machine guns, RPGs, and SAMs-includes photos.

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.

A photographic documentation of the German foreign volunteer unit-"e;a valuable addition to any enthusiast's library of WWII military history books"e; (Firetrench).

A photographic documentation of the German foreign volunteer unit-"e;a valuable addition to any enthusiast's library of WWII military history books"e; (Firetrench).

This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates.

This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the full range of Nazi vehicles used in reconnaissance and support missions throughout the war.

This WWII pictorial history illustrates the full range of Nazi vehicles used in reconnaissance and support missions throughout the war.

This WWII history presents the remarkable story of the Manx people and their homeland in the Irish Sea throughout the epic conflict.