Military vehicles

This is a guide to the existing WWII aircraft to be found in aviation museums throughout the world.

The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965.

The author of The Yompers details the history of Great Britain's innovation in combatting the German Zeppelin during World War I.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 sank or crippled almost all of the battleships belonging to the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, but the fleet's aircraft carriers survived to demonstrate that naval aviation was now the dominant factor in the struggle at sea, turning the tide of the Pacific War.

With its characteristic wide track, low silhouette and its distinctively deep exhaust note the Humvee sets itself apart from the range of light utility trucks it replaced.

Failure to exploit the potential of an original idea is a recurring phenomenon in our national history.

The Battle of the Bulge took the Allied armies by surprise in 1944.

617 Squadron of 5 Group RAF Bomber Command was without doubt the most famous RAF Squadron in World War II.

Adolph Gysbert Malan was born in Wellington, South Africa.

A fully illustrated guide to the German Tiger I tank and its operations in the field by the renowned expert on WWII armored vehicles.

The story of the Supermarine Spitfire has been told across many years and the debate about it is enduring, yet the Spitfire remains a true icon.

Through hundreds of color photos, the bulk previously unpublished, Images of War: M2 Bradley explores Americas premier Infantry Fighting Vehicle in an unprecedented level of detail.

A photographic history of the principal main battle tank of the modern US military.

The AMX 13 was originally designed in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.

Fully illustrated with archival photographs, this volume examines the development of this Cold War era armored vehicle.

A history of the iconic vehicle: “This modeler's delight showcases the M1 and its variations with all sorts of camouflage schemes.

The Royal Air Force had placed a great deal of faith in its force of bombers, Bomber Command, in the event of a future war.

This illustrated WWII history captures the evolution of Nazi Germany's anti-armor weaponry through rare archival wartime photos.

This latest volume in Anthony Tucker-Joness series of photographic histories of armored warfare records in graphic detail the role played by tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery during the decisive campaign in northwest Europe in 1944-5.

An in-depth overview of these fearsome heavy tanks, including photos, illustrations, and modeling information.

Germany was never able to match the power of the Allied air forces with their great four-engine bombers, the Lancasters, Liberators and Flying Fortresses.

The events of 1942 marked a pivotal year in the history of British air power.