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• Rok vydání 2011

A brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history of ancient Egypt, from the builders of the first pyramids to…

The desert war produced commanders of dash and originality on both sides and the memory of the German commanding general,…

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In the Berlin of 1942, Lilly Wust was married to a soldier and was the mother of four children. Her quiet domestic life was…

• Rok vydání 2015

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad, but this volume tells the…

The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in…

After the Gulf War of 1990, No Fly Zones (NFZ) were established over northern and southern Iraq and the Tornado GR 1 force…

A fascinating account of an often overlooked naval action of World War II, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history…

Throughout the wars undertaken by Frederick the Great, probably his greatest resource was his infantry. It is a mark of the…

• Rok vydání 2012

The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated.…

This period saw profound changes, as Scandinavia became greatly influenced by military events and developments elsewhere in…

Before the mid-1916 National Defense Act the US Army had a few tens of thousands of men, but by November 1918 there were…

"Orientalized" Between the 13th and 15th centuries Russia developed along different lines from the rest of Europe. The…

• Rok vydání 2003

From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that was similar to the German Panther tank. In 1945 the design emerged as…

The rapid development of the tank as an offensive weapon following its introduction in World War I gave artillery theorists…

• Rok vydání 2010

Paperback edition of this history of the epic routes by which our human ancestors set out from Africa and peopled the…

Japan 1944-45 examines the only time in history that a major war was ended by the use of air power. It shows how the United…

The Linebacker II campaign of 1972 saw America''s fearsome but irreplaceable B-52s finally sent into action above the…

Aleutians 1942-43 is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese during World War…

• Rok vydání 2022

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in East Africa waged by German colonial forces against the…

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc…

• Rok vydání 2021

A new study of the Battle of Bosworth, the climactic battle of the Wars of the Roses, based on a new interpretation of…

The story of the Imperial Japanese Army's victory over the British forces during World War II, focusing on the significance…

This volume covers the classic 'Beau Geste' period, of the French Foreign Legion when the corps was expanded during the most…

"Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896: The Italian Disaster in Ethiopia". Kniha 9781849084574 Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896…

At the time of the American Civil War (1861-1865), with two million men under arms, a US Army that in pre-war days had…

45 b/w illus. Kniha 9781841764986 German Battleships 1939-45 | Gordon Williamson Brožovaná…

The German invasion in 1941 led to a series of staggering defeats for the Russians. In the first five months of fighting,…

This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the…

Covers the period from the Moghul invasion of India through Afghanistan to the Moghul Emperor's acceptance of British…

• Rok vydání 2005

The Jeep was the most famous military vehicle of World War II, and the name has become synonymous with a whole class of…

The story of what really led to Germany losing the battle of Stalingrad - the inability of the Luftwaffe to keep Sixth Army…

An illustrated account of The Gempei War - a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. It examines the…

A history of the US Navy's remarkable 1945 South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that a…

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• Rok vydání 2009

A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal by the bestselling author of…

Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the role of the Royal Navy…

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• Angličtina

The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ruzicková, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. An inspiring and spirited…

The Battle of Britain was one of the most iconic campaigns of World War II, where the "Few" of the Royal Air Force took on…

• Rok vydání 2016

Tracing the final operations of the war, this title analyses how the Allied strategies in the final days of the war were a…

The two regiments of Carabiniers were reorganized in 1802 as part of Napoleon's cavalry reforms on taking the Consulate.…

In the early days of World War I, Germany unveiled a new weapon - the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch) M-Gerat howitzer. At the time,…

During the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, the Austrian empire's eastern frontiers were guarded…

The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC)…

The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. Fast and modern it was a big success and…

There were many elements to British Napoleonic naval success but one of the key factors was gunnery. Other countries…

During the glory years of blitzkrieg the PzKpfw III was the only weapon in the German tank arsenal that really counted. Like…

The T-34 was the most influential tank design of World War 2. When first introduced into combat in the summer of 1941, it…

A highly detailed, illustrated history of the A-7 Corsair II and its service from the end of the Vietnam War through to…

Launched in 1906, HMS Dreadnought was the first 'all-big-gun' battleship and as such revolutionised battleship design for…