An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britains shores.The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as...Loe edasi...
An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britains shores.The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-May-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Pen and Sword, ISBN-13: 9781805000754)
The longest continuous military campaign of World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic is widely considered one of the most complex naval battles in history. Between 1939 and 1945, German U-Boats and warships, together with the Luftwaffe, fought agains...Loe edasi...
Dawn on Sunday 22 June 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second...Loe edasi...
Dawn on Sunday 22 June 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Pen and Sword, ISBN-13: 9781805000747)
The longest continuous military campaign of World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic is widely considered one of the most complex naval battles in history. Between 1939 and 1945, German U-Boats and warships, together with the Luftwaffe, fought agains...Loe edasi...
A World War II tabletop miniatures naval wargame set in the Pacific.Pacific Command is a naval miniatures wargame focusing on carrier combat in the Pacific during the Second World War, in which fleets of battleships, cruisers, carriers, and destroyer...Loe edasi...
A World War II tabletop miniatures naval wargame set in the Pacific.Pacific Command is a naval miniatures wargame focusing on carrier combat in the Pacific during the Second World War, in which fleets of battleships, cruisers, carriers, and destroyer...Loe edasi...
The fascinating story of Republican Romes gruelling six-year campaign against the insurgent Numidian warlord, Jugurtha.Jugurtha, the adoptive son of Micipsa, king of the Numidians, was initially a much-respected ally of Rome, fighting gallantly alon...Loe edasi...
Germanys legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought.Having spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began W...Loe edasi...
As World War I ended, the victors were developing a powerful new generation of hyper-dreadnoughts and battlecruisers. Fully illustrated, this studies the big-gun warships that never were.1918 was a moment of great naval change. Britain still had th...Loe edasi...
As World War I ended, the victors were developing a powerful new generation of hyper-dreadnoughts and battlecruisers. Fully illustrated, this studies the big-gun warships that never were.1918 was a moment of great naval change. Britain still had th...Loe edasi...
Germanys legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West. Superbly illustrated, this unpacks the details of how it operated and fought.Having spent the 1930s on an ambitious but confused bid to build a new battle fleet, Germany began W...Loe edasi...
The fascinating story of Republican Romes gruelling six-year campaign against the insurgent Numidian warlord, Jugurtha.Jugurtha, the adoptive son of Micipsa, king of the Numidians, was initially a much-respected ally of Rome, fighting gallantly alon...Loe edasi...
This fully illustrated study examines the German, Italian and Bulgarian occupation forces in Greece during 1941 44 as well as those of the two Greek Resistance organizations. Italys failed invasion of Greece in 1940 41 led to the German invasion of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040347652)
Although in the early 1990s, nearly fifty countries had a nuclear capacity, and many more were close to it, only a handful were actually in possession of nuclear weapons. David Fischers book, originally published in 1992, was of particular interest...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040337691)
British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century (1972) examines the problems of eighteenth-century naval warfare, and differs in two important respects from orthodox opinions. It shows that the belief that the fighting instructions of the eighteenth centu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040341186)
The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War. The ways of living that met the needs of the islanders had b...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040341254)
In the high mountains and jungles of the northern Philippines lived a quarter of a million people, Malayan, Indonesian and Pygmy. These so-called non-Christians, differing widely in life and custom, were little touched by Western-style culture and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040341216)
The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War. The ways of living that met the needs of the islanders had b...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040341230)
In the high mountains and jungles of the northern Philippines lived a quarter of a million people, Malayan, Indonesian and Pygmy. These so-called non-Christians, differing widely in life and custom, were little touched by Western-style culture and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040337653)
British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century (1972) examines the problems of eighteenth-century naval warfare, and differs in two important respects from orthodox opinions. It shows that the belief that the fighting instructions of the eighteenth centu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040347706)
Although in the early 1990s, nearly fifty countries had a nuclear capacity, and many more were close to it, only a handful were actually in possession of nuclear weapons. David Fischers book, originally published in 1992, was of particular interest...Loe edasi...
Explores the complex rivalry between Generals Montgomery and Rommel in North Africa, highlighting their contrasting strategies and personal traits.In 1942, following a decisive British victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein, the sands of fortune...Loe edasi...
RAF recruit Neville Cox is trapped in Soviet rocket development, facing espionage and a daring escape from KGB captivity.When 20-year old RAF recruit Neville Cox, or ‘Cocky’, joins up in 1946, he is dismayed that the end of the war means...Loe edasi...
RAF recruit Neville Cox is trapped in Soviet rocket development, facing espionage and a daring escape from KGB captivity.When 20-year old RAF recruit Neville Cox, or ‘Cocky’, joins up in 1946, he is dismayed that the end of the war means...Loe edasi...
Explores the complex rivalry between Generals Montgomery and Rommel in North Africa, highlighting their contrasting strategies and personal traits.In 1942, following a decisive British victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein, the sands of fortune...Loe edasi...
Formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two line infantry regiments, 72nd Regiment and 78th (Highland) Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders fought in various late colonial wars in Africa (invasion of Egypt, Mahdist War, 2nd Boer War) and India (Haza...Loe edasi...
Having their origins in the Army of Louis XIV, the dragoons were originally mounted infantry. During the wars of the 1e Empire, they became ‘jacks of all trade’ equally capable as fighting as battle cavalry, scouting or operating as infan...Loe edasi...
Explores the history, traditions, and key personalities behind Londons ceremonial regiments, both on parade and at war.Today Trooping the Colour gathers crowds of tourists; along with the pomp and ceremony it is an event filled with tradition that s...Loe edasi...
