Military vehicles

Between 1973 and 1989, various Western powers and Libya were entangled in a seemingly never-ending exchange of blows.

With Ethiopia in disarray following a period of severe internal unrest and the spread of insurgencies in Eritrea and Tigray, Ethiopia and its armed forces should have offered little opposition to well-equipped Somali armed forces which were unleashed to capture Ogaden, in July 1977.

In Harrier Boys, Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990, Robert Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history.

Into the Blue is widely regarded as a literary classic.

Karl Bodenschatz was the Richthofen squadron adjutant.

The air battle for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war.

This title first appeared in 2001 to universal acclaim, quickly went out of print and has remained so since.

The second volume of this "e;excellent"e; overview of Germany's World War II fighter pilots, filled with photos, maps, and aircraft profiles (Air Power History).

Never previously published in this format, documents once stamped 'restricted' have been sourced from Britannia Royal Naval College's Library.

Sunk on her first and only war cruise, 27 May 1941, this great victory for the Royal Navy was also a human tragedy.

The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare, 1898-1945 examines how the United States became a military superpower through the use of amphibious operations.

HMS Ramillies was the last battleship to join the Grand Fleet in 1917 and survived to fight in the Second World War.

Get the Summary of Steve Twomey's Countdown to Pearl in 20 minutes.

The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss.

A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of US battle tanks from World War I to the end of World War II.

A beautifully illustrated pocket guide to 40 of the most iconic World War II tanks.

As World War I ended, the victors were developing a powerful new generation of 'hyper-dreadnoughts' and battlecruisers.

During World War II, the Luftwaffe's Nachtjagd evolved from chaos to effective night fighter units in response to RAF Bomber Command raids.

This highly illustrated title details the history of the Jagdpanzer, the self-propelled German tank destroyers introduced in the second half of World War II.

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline.

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.

This book describes and illustrates the late versions of the Bf 109 with long tail during WW2.

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a German liaison aircraft built before and during World War II, and even post war in France.

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

This new book covers the Sino-Japan Naval War 1894-1895, a little-known part of late 19thC naval history.

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 story of Poland's most famous fighter aircraft.

The Mitsubishi A5M, the Japanese Imperial Navy's first metal monoplane fighter, was the creation of Jiro Horikoshi, father of the legendary A6M "Zero".

History of the most fameous Polish Fighter Squadron during Polish - Bolsheviks War 1919-1921.

History of the successful Polish Costal Command Squadron in RAF.

A detailed story of the first air battles over Africa.

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'The Struggle' is a very readable account of an interesting life.

The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US WW2 aircraft, and served in every theater of WW2, as heavy bomber, anti-submarine aircraft, reconnaissance and transport.

An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Britain's war in the Atlantic.

Explores the history of the US Navy's 11 new steel warships, built during the late 19th century to advance American naval supremacy.

The 2024 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.

"e;I recommend The Rescue Ships and the Convoys to any person desiring an account of the Battle of the Atlantic told from a little known and unique perspective.

Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.

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.

In this compelling memoir, Erich Sommer recalls his life in pre-war Germany and the adventures he had flying for the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.

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In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenomenal worldwide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and archival materials that had never before been seen by outsiders or published in any language about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) during World War Two (the Great Patriotic War to Russians).

In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenominal world-wide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and archival materials that had never before been seen by outsiders or published in any language about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) during World War Two (the Great Patriotic War to Russians).

Featuring the art and images from World of Tanks, plus additional illustrations, the story of the SU-152 is told in graphic form along with tips on how to play with the SU-152 in the multi-player online game World of Tanks.

An in-depth, illustrated history of Israeli Air Force operations in Western Negev toward the end of the Arab-Israeli War.

The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War.

Panzers in Defence of Festung Poznan 1945 by Maciej Karalus and Jarosław Jerzak is the first book published in English to describe the bitter battle for Festung Poznań in 1945.

Since September 1962, hardly a week passed without a major armed confrontation or an outright war in Yemen.

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.