Illustrated throughout, this book explains the composition and qualities of the Soviet tank force that fought Germany's mighty Panzers at the biggest tank battle in history.
The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central and South Pacific.
More than half a century after the advent of the nuclear age, is the world approaching a tipping point that will unleash an epidemic of nuclear proliferation?
North Korea's development of nuclear weapons raises fears of nuclear war on the peninsula and the specter of terrorists gaining access to weapons of mass destruction.
In this era of globalization, the world is facing a host of challenging security problemsfrom the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to international terrorism to accelerating climate change to energy securitythat cannot be resolved unilaterally, especially through the unilateral use of military force.
This collection of essays, written by the some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlights the wartime roles played by the United States oldest federal maritime service, from its inception through the last decade of the twentieth century.
The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany.
The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany.
Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day.
Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire - accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin engine - quickly proved itself an effective alternative to piston-powered fighters.
Der Ex-Fallschirmjäger Achim Wohlgethan ist als Mitarbeiter im Außendienst für den Deutschen Bundeswehrverband nahezu täglich in halb Deutschland an Liegenschaften der Bundeswehr im Einsatz.
"e;The author and his friends have been able to capture some truly remarkable images of modern military aircraft engaged in this activity - everything from a glider, to the massive and strange A400 Atlas, to Lockheed Martin F-35s.
This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan's Adamklissi monument.
With over 60 photos, this look at the role of Red Army tanks in Hitler's defeat "e;will be of interest to modelers and military historians alike"e; (AMPS Indianapolis).
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).
At the beginning of 1916, as the world entered the second full year of global conflict, the cities, towns and villages of Britain continued to lay vulnerable to aerial bombardment.