War and defence operations

Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a detailed, single source of information on virtually every geo-military aspect of the Pacific Theater.

The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars raged in Italy for 23 years.

By 1756 the wilderness war for control of North America that erupted two years earlier between France and England had expanded into a global struggle among all of Europe's Great Powers.

Using previously unpublished diaries, letters, and photographs-plus the writings of war correspondent John T.

Foreshadowing the twentieth-century experience, the Spanish American War was America's first modern foreign war.

As the War in Iraq continues to rage, many in the White House, State Department, Department of Defense, and outside government are left to wonder if it was possible to foresee the difficulty the United States is currently having with Sunni nationalists and Islamic extremists.

A brief, yet complete history of the Allied campaign for the liberation of Europe from the Normandy invasion to the surrender of Germany, this study describes not only what happened, but why it happened.

This work chronicles the lives and accomplishments of over 200 enemies who have fought, plotted, spied on, and in some instances defeated U.

This work provides a theoretical and historical examination of the relationship between provision of military assistance and success in achieving donor aims.

Besieged examines the most important sieges in history-the actions and motivations of attackers and defenders along with conditions inside and outside the city walls.

Hope Is Not a Plan takes the reader inside the war in Iraq courtesy of participant-observers brought there to diagnose the insurgency and develop a get-well plan.

The battle of Khe Sanh was won and the Vietnam war was lost at the same time.

Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders.

The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked the beginning of the German defeat in the West.

The first full biography of James Montgomery, who through his actions before and during the Civil War, contributed towards the abolition of slavery.

Having evolved over the past two and a quarter centuries to become the premier military force in the world, the U.

This vivid military history explores two pivotal battles in the 19th century war between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.

This illustrated history presents a detailed overview of the British infantry's organization, uniforms, and equipment during the Napoleonic Period.

This deep dive into the mind of the complex, controversial political and military leader is "e;a great addition to the field of Napoleonics"e; (Journal of Military History).

A fascinating account of the last major Allied operation in the South-West Pacific, and the largest Australian military operation of World War II.

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

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.

'[An] excellent account.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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 .

"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.

No small number of books laud and record the heroic actions of those at war.

Explosive SAS action in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships.