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A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power…

• Rok vydání 2015

Naval action in World War I conjures up images of enormous dreadnoughts slugging it out in vast oceans. Yet the truth is…

• Rok vydání 2016

Presents an account of a short, sharp conflict which marked a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. This book…

The Roman Empire was not only built by the strength of the legions but also by a Navy that was the most powerful maritime…

The successor to the Chieftain from the 1960's, work began in 1976 on development of a new MBT specifically for the Iranian…

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on either side of the Mississippi River and in the first…

The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II, placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer…

This history of the Catholic armies of the Habsburg Empire that fought in the Thirty Years' War explores the role of cavalry…

The fall of the Manchu Empire in 1911 ended thousands of years of Imperial rule and ushered in almost 40 years of strife and…

One of the unique features of German armed forces uniforms in World War II was the number and range of insignia, both of…

• Rok vydání 2001

The most produced Japanese bomber of the World War II (1939-1945), the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of…

History of one of the largest battles of the Middle Ages. 56 colour illus. Kniha 9781841765617 Tannenberg 1410 | Stephen…

• Rok vydání 2016

This work considers the history and development of the sea chart and the related nautical map, in both scientific and…

• Rok vydání 2022

A celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on history, development, and service of the world''s…

An illustrated study of the radical evolution of the Australian Army's capabilities, and its combat operations, that has…

A history of America's small but gallant World War II warships, which were at the forefront of the battle against U-boats…

In May 1940 Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe. The only European power still standing was Great Britain--and the…

Over the last 30 years, the "technical" or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle…

The SAS are among the best-trained and most effective Special Forces units in existence. This book is the incredible story…

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2021Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2021Longlisted for the HWA…

An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built…

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and…

The US Army and Marine Corps experimented with a wide range of flame-thrower tanks through World War II in both the European…

The Red Army suffered such catastrophic losses of armor in the summer of 1941 that they begged Britain and the United States…

Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union, commenced on 22 June 1941. It became the biggest conflict in military…

This concise history of the Warror MCV armoured personnel carrier, which has recently seen service in Iraq and the former…

This volume reveals the little-known story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in…

By the time of his death in 1725 Peter the Great had placed Russia among the foremost European powers, and had created a…

This volume details the uniforms, organisation and equipment of all the Canadian and British units that defended British…

By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right. Viewed…

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns initially deployed at the start…

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Ahead of the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, a new look at the Plymouth colony’s founding events, told for the…

• Rok vydání 2022

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and…

• Rok vydání 2022

Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced…

Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers…

"Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500: The Classical and Late Empire". Kniha 9781849087957 Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500 | Raffaele…

• Rok vydání 2019

This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors.6 June, 1944. 156,000 troops from 12 different…

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Returning to an overlooked region on the edge of Russia, Howard Amos sets out on a quest to understand the country he once…

Typically the United States is said to have declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because of the Royal Navy's impressment of…

• Rok vydání 1997

The Merkava, or Chariot, was the first tank entirely designed and built by the Israeli Army. The IDF had previously been…

The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives. No armies in history have ever won so many battles or…

A detailed technical and operational history of the USA's main post-war tanks throughout the 1950s. The author covers all…

Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the…

"The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest War". Kniha 9781849084161 Chaco War 1932-35 | Alejandro DeQuesada Brožovaná…

The Russian SA-2, nicknamed "Red SAM",is history's dominant antiaircraft missile. In 1960, it famously downed Gary Powers'…

Though less celebrated than the infantry and cavalry, Napoleon's 'specialist' troops - artillery, engineers and supporting…

An acknowledged expert investigates the clashes between Soviet partisans and their German and locally recruited opponents on…

• Rok vydání 2022

This new volume straps the reader into the cockpit of the P-51B/C as the Mustang-equipped fighter groups of the 'Mighty…