The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they…

The history, uniforms, weaponry and military practices of the Royal Marines during World War II are described and analyzed…

• Rok vydání 2014

During the early years of the Cold War, the most effective way to gather strategic intelligence about the Soviet Union and…

Advances in submarine warfare and air/sea tactics cost the Royal Navy dear in the early Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific…

The timeless appeal of Homer's epic poem of the ancient Trojan War, The Illiad, has meant an enduring interest in the…

• Rok vydání 2013

The twentieth century saw an unprecedented emphasis on fighting in all terrains, seasons and weather conditions. Such…

During the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great, the Macedonian Army - the phalangites - were reformed and drilled…

According to Russian legend, in the year AD 862, the Slav tribes of what is now European Russia invited a number of…

Follows the experiences of the Marines during the Great War, from their training in the US and France through the fighting…

The American Civil War saw a massive development in the use of land and field fortifications. This book, the second in a…

The German Army of World War II was a highly mobile force. The experience of trench warfare in World War I had done much to…

• Rok vydání 2008

Osprey's study of desert tactics employed in North Africa during World War II (1939-1945). In 1940-43 North Africa saw the…

For the greater part of the period from the end of the 10th century to the 7th century BC, the Ancient Near East was…

In 1943, Hitler ordered his forces to occupy the Italian mainland to protect the Third Reich's 'soft underbelly'. Although…

• Rok vydání 2021

In the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and seized control of the Suez Canal. British forces were soon…

The armour clashes in May 1940 were the biggest the world had yet seen, as the sweeping German advances of that period came…

An engaging history that traces the origins, combat uses and legacy of the Roman heavy javelin at war, with appeal to any…

The Battle of France in 1940 involved the first large-scale tank-against-tank battles in history. The massive clashes at…

• Rok vydání 2014

The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to…

"Operation Archery: The Commandos and the Vaagso Raid, 1942". Kniha 9781849083720 Operation Archery | Ken Ford Brožovaná…

• Rok vydání 2014

The M14 may have only been the primary US service rifle for a little over a decade before being replaced by the M16, but it…

The first of two volumes on the Axis campaigns in the Balkans, exploring Mussolini's fateful decision to move against Greece…

• Rok vydání 2005

Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne…

The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. The Ardennes fighting…

In the three decades following Vietnam, the veteran A-6 Intruder remained the most powerful strike aircraft available to the…

Details the dramatic climax and impact of the controversial military operation. Kniha 9781846031076 Operation Barbarossa…

The German Tiger heavy tank was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe. One of the most feared…

• Rok vydání 2010

At the height of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain made an audacious strike at the heart of Spanish colonial power in the…

• Rok vydání 2015

For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the…

After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French…

The closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years' War was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean…

On 22 June 1944, three years to the day after Germany's invasion of Russia, the Red Army launched a massive offensive…

• Rok vydání 2012

The Philippine Islands were one of two major US bases in the Pacific, the other being Pearl Harbor. The Japanese considered…

Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa - battle…

In the COMBAT AIRCRAFT series. Covering the exploits of the B-24 in the south-west Pacific during World War II. Includes 30…

Osprey's examination of the confrontation between the US Army and German forces in Lorraine during World War II (1939-1945).…

In 48 BC, the stage was set for the final clash of the two titans of the Roman world and the odds were heavily in Pompey's…

American fliers arriving in Europe from September 1971 brought with them no aircraft. Instead, US units had to obtain…

• Rok vydání 2020

This detailed study reveals the history of the Meuse-Argonne campaign, the US Army's first full-scale offensive against…

Seventeen hundred years ago, the emperor Constantine marched on Rome to free Italy from the tyrant Maxentius and reunify the…

Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943-44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma…

In 1187, Christian Europe was shaken by events in the Middle East. This volume tells the story of those momentous months -…

Verdun was the bloodiest battle between the French and German Forces during the First World War. Until Stalingrad, Verdun…

• Rok vydání 2017

An authoritative history of the Ju 52/3m, the Luftwaffe's 'unsung', yet crucial, workhorse, which will appeal to all…

The Douglas AD Skyraider is considered the most effective naval aircraft of the Korean War despite the emergence of new jet…

A highly illustrated study of the attritional fighting in the bocage country for the vital crossroads of St Lô, for any…

Despite its 'F-for-fighter' designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft capable of the…

The story of the struggle between the Teutonic Knights and the Russian city state of Novgorod, under their leader Alexander…