Weapons and equipment

Hitler's plan for world dominance through terrifying weapons-from V-1 rockets to alien technology-is revealed in this WWII history.

It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the British Royal Navy in WW1, costing them 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels.

A World War II pictorial history of Nazi Germany's armored fighting vehicles and exploration of their inner workings.

A gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's most significant modern warships.

Many books have been written about St Helena and its most famous resident, the exiled Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

"e;The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 and continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988.

Ted Shippy Shipman was one of The Few who flew with 41 Squadron in the Battle of Britain.

Biological Threats in the 21st Century offers a fresh understanding of contemporary biological threats to national security.

Diary of a Bomb Aimer is historian Campbell Muirhead's personal account of flying with twelve Squadron bombers over Germany during World War II.

On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

Motorbikes were widely used by all sides in WW2 due to their agility, adaptability and speed,.

From the beginning in 1935 this attractive book describes the different elements that went into the Panzer-Divisions.

This pictorial WWII history examines the powerful German tank as it was deployed in numerous combat zones throughout the war.

A brilliant and prolific collection of rare photographs celebrating the war-winning qualities of arguably the most important tank of the Second World War.

A photographic history of German submarines in the world wars, including unseen images from the personal collections of captains and crew.

The Kalashnikov assault rifle, generically known as the AK-47, is the most famous small arm ever made.

The author of the bestselling Panzer IV at War delivers a highly illustrated look at "e;a key element in the German Blitzkrieg"e; during the Second World War (HistoryOfWar.

"e;German Guns of the Third Reich is an illustrated record of German light and heavy artillery, heavy mortars, anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns at war.

In this companion volume to British Tanks: The Second World War, Pat Ware provides an expert introduction to the design, production and operation of British tanks since 1945.

Perhaps the British did not produce the most successful tanks of the Second World War, but they certainly designed an extraordinary range of light, medium and heavy tanks along with many that were adapted for special purposes.

"e;These photographs are taken from three unpublished albums featuring the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

A pictorial history and analysis of the tank warfare between Red Soviet and Nazi forces along the Eastern Front during World War II.

The North African campaign, the struggle of the Italians and Germans against the Allies in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia between 1940 and 1943, was a war of movement and maneuver, of dramatic changes of fortune, and it was a war in which mechanized forces-tanks in particular-excelled.

This fully illustrated WWII history offers a vivid look at the armored vehicles used by Allied and Nazi forces during D-Day and the Normandy Campaign.

An account of the World War II clash between British and German forces, "e;the largest tank battle involving British armor ever fought"e; (MQ Magazine).

The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere.

The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere.

Compiled by the author of Janes Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for naval experts and enthusiasts.

Compiled by the author of Janes Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for naval experts and enthusiasts.

This fully illustrated history explores the unique role of armored vehicles in the Korean War with more than 180 wartime photographs.

More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs.

This ground-level WWII history describes the British armored offensive into occupied France with rare wartime photos.

This ground-level WWII history describes the British armored offensive into occupied France with rare wartime photos.

Award-winning historian David Wragg's Second World War Carrier Campaigns explores how aircraft carriers changed the course of the war for Allied victory.

"e;A very valuable piece of work, providing a splendid overview"e; of the weapons, armor, shields and chariots used in warfare from 3000 BC to 1200 BC (HistoryOfWar.

A combat memoir by a British Royal Artillery soldier recounting the fight against Rommel's panzers, conveyed with wit and vivid detail.

This book gives readers a direct link to crash sites that can be visited, with accurate grid references, site description and current photographs.

The V-1 and much larger V-2 rockets added a terrifying extra dimension to the Second World War.

Greece, Macedon and Persia contains a collection of papers related to the history and historiography of warfare, politics and power in the Ancient Mediterranean world.

Greece, Macedon and Persia contains a collection of papers related to the history and historiography of warfare, politics and power in the Ancient Mediterranean world.

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Every day for nine months from September 1944 to the end of the war, young British, Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff aerodrome in northern Scotland in their Mosquitoes and Beaufighters to target the German U-Boats, merchantmen and freighters plying along the coast and in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way.

Despite all the works on airborne forces published since 1945, the full story of Britain's 'airborne armour' has remained untold.

The little boy did not cry or speak.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war.

The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war.