• Rok vydání 2008

Osprey's study of a battle that was part of a triple conflict: the Polish-Ottoman War (1683-1699), the Great Turkish War…

• Rok vydání 2012

Designed in the years following the Korean War and then manufactured for over 30 years starting in 1960, the A-6 quickly…

Reveals how first using the Spitfire I and II, and then following the introduction of the Bf 109 the cannon-armed Spitfire…

• Rok vydání 2025

The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great AukThe great auk was a flightless,…

Seeing considerable combat in the nearly 50 years since its service introduction, the Skyhawk was involved in the Vietnam…

One of the most important, and yet least publiscised, components of the front-line Luftwaffe was the Schlacht, or ground…

The Arab Revolt of 1916-18 was one of the most dramatic events of World War I. It resulted in the birth of the modern Middle…

Osprey's examination of 'Market Garden, ' one of the most audacious, and ultimately controversial, operations of World War…

This volume examines the colourful experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the…

The Thirty Years War, a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, raged across Europe between 1618 and 1648,…

In July 1944 of World War II (1939-1945), Operation "Cobra" broke the stalemate in Normandy and sent the Allies racing…

Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe in May 1945.…

After China's November 1950 intervention in the war and the subsequent battle of the Chosin Reservoir, UN forces faced a new…

This book traces the achievements of the pilots flying the iconic Spitfire in Northwest Europe, and examines how the steady…

The follow-up to }Campaign 193: London 1915-17. Kniha 9781846036828 London 1917-18 | Ian Castle Brožovaná…

• Rok vydání 2012

Upon the outbreak of war, the British Royal Navy was deployed globally, whilst the Imperial German Navy was concentrated in…

The Yak-1 entered Soviet service in 1941, one of three modern types of aircraft accepted for production just prior to the…

Osprey's study of Salamanca (1812), the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War (1808-1814). Wellington smashed…

Befitting its status as Germany's premier fighter unit, von Richthofen's JG I (led by Hermann Goring in the wake of the 'Red…

Flown exclusively by the US Marines, the PBJ was one of those rare examples of an air force type being procured by the navy…

The first Zeppelin attack on London came in May 1915 - and with it came the birth of a new arena of warfare, the 'home…

• Rok vydání 2004

The battle of Meiktila was the decisive battle of the Burma campaign and resulted in the liberation of Burma, the capture of…

The French Nieuport company provided the Allied air forces with the first true fighter scout of World War 1 in the shape of…

Discusses the controversial bombing of the USS Liberty, with artworks and maps. Kniha 9781846033636 Six Day War 1967: Sinai…

• Rok vydání 1993

The earliest battle in history which can be reconstructed in detail, Qadesh (c. 1300 BC) pitted the two great warriors of…

The first major naval action of World War II, the Battle of the River Plate was a British victory. Highly-illustrated, this…

• Rok vydání 2001

Built by the 'Societe Anonyme Pour I' Aviation et ses Derives', (SPAD), the SPAD VII was the first successful fighting scout…

• Rok vydání 2010

Constructed throughout the 1930s, the Maginot Line was supposed to form the ultimate defence against a German invasion of…

Of the German Army Groups that attacked Soviet Russia, Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States…

Fighting insurgents has always been one of the greatest challenges for regular armed forces during the 20th century. The war…

• Rok vydání 2007

During the final years of the 20th century, the most significant break-through in military weaponry was the concept of…

• Rok vydání 2010

In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against…

The only major fleet engagement of World War I (1914-1918), the Battle of Jutland (1916) has been surrounded by controversy…

In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American…

A gripping new journey through ancient history, uncovering the origins of homophobia and the untold stories of those who…

Having learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first…

The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet…

When it was commissioned, Imperial Research Station 37 was home to nearly 10,000 scientists and researchers working on a…

The first overview of Turkey's crucial role in the contemporary middle east and global politics. Kniha 9780755634774…

• Rok vydání 2022

The hard-hitting history of the Pacific War's 'forgotten battle' of Peleliu – a story of intelligence failings and…

Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since established itself as…

• Rok vydání 2026

A vivid, human and radical history of one of the most powerful revolutionary movements of the twentieth century - told…

• Rok vydání 2019

ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and…

This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of…

This guide first sketches the history of ash glazes. It then discusses the practicalities of collecting and testing wood…

• Rok vydání 2016

Whether as a fighter in the Spanish Civil War, an advocate of patriotic Socialism or a left-wing opponent of the Soviet…

• Rok vydání 2022

A complete illustrated study of the German Kriegsmarine throughout World War II. Hamstrung at first by the terms of the…

• Rok vydání 2021

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. Although…