Sökt på: Böcker av Herder Brian Lane Herder
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US Navy Gunboats 1885–1945
A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War II. …
US Navy Gunboats 1885 1945
A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War …
Meuse-Argonne Offensive 1918
When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, the tiny US Army did not even have a standing division. A huge national army worthy of the Western Front was quickly …
British Pacific Fleet 1944 45
An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War.The British Pacific Fleet was the …
Operation Torch 1942
Following the raid on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt identified the European theatre as his country's priority. …
Early Pacific Raids 1942
A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the …
US Navy Battleships 1895–1908
The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power …
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive 1918
When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, the tiny US Army did not even have a standing division. A huge national army worthy of the Western Front was quickly …
East China Sea 1945
This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the …
US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890 1933
A new history of the large, fast, and long-ranged armored cruisers of the US Navy, and the roles that these warships played in the fleet as America developed into a great naval …
World War II US Fast Carrier Task Force Tactics 1943–45
Drawing on difficult-to-access wartime documents and other contemporary sources, this is the first compact, illustrated study of the tactics and techniques of the US fast carriers …
The Aleutians 1942–43
It is often forgotten that during World War II, the Japanese managed to successfully invade and conquer a precious part of American home soil – the first time this had happened …