War and defence operations

This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993.

This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993.

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943 44.

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943 44.

Die letzten hundert Jahre und die nahe Zukunft aus der Sicht glaubwürdiger Hellseher.

Following his BusinessWeek bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrods innovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader of the 20th century.

A gripping collection of true stories that capture the bravery of American pilots who helped win WWII.

Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics.

This volume covers WWII from initial outbreak to final victory with news stories and photos from the Associated Press archives.

An expert on German military history offers the first extensive, English-language study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I.

This volume examines how the U.

These compelling, enlightening, and often highly personal experiences tell stories of average citizens as well as historical figures who made huge sacrifices by serving in the military, giving the reader new perspectives on war, and its real costs.

A compelling narrative of one of the Civil War's most pivotal campaigns in which Federal armies drove Robert E.

This extended study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I sheds light on vital strategic consequences for both sides.

This volume examines how the U.

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.

"e;Beautifully researched and deeply moving, [this book] brought me to tears more than once"e; - John Simpson, The Guardian"e;First-class.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

In 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed the lives of at least 500,000 Tutsisome three-quarters of their populationwhile UN peacekeepers were withdrawn and the rest of the world stood aside.

On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians.

On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians.

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.

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.

Los años posteriores a la derrota de las potencias del Eje dieron lugar a un mundo bipolar dominado por el enfrentamiento entre dos fuerzas ideológicamente opuestas, cada una con una dotación de armamento capaz de asegurar la destrucción del planeta.

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.

Juneteenth has been touted as a national day celebrating the end of slavery.

Juneteenth has been touted as a national day celebrating the end of slavery.

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.

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Niccolo Machiavelli considered this book his greatest achievement.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades' THE TIMES'A hugely important book .

'War, superb as it is, is not necessarily a filtering process, by which men and nations may be purified.

In the past quarter century our world has hosted ninety-nine wars, twenty-nine of these are ongoing.

"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).

Facing threats ranging from Islamist insurgencies to the Ebola pandemic, African regional actors are playing an increasingly vital role in safeguarding peace and stability across the continent.

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

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

This battlefield guide is the companion work to Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges.

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

The photographs are taken from five unpublished albums focussing on the German invasion of Russia in 1941 Operation Barbarossa.

Alois Siska was born in Czechoslovakia and learnt to fly.

Jorit Wintjes legt erstmals eine moderne, erklärte und kommentierte Edition des Regelwerkes für das Preußische Kriegsspiel vor, wie es sich durch das 19.