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Sopwith Camel
An icon of World War I aerial combat, the Sopwith Camel was a superb dogfighter in the hands of a pilot who could master its vicious idiosyncrasies. The first British fighter to be …
Forts of Celtic Britain
Half a millennium before the Romans first arrived in Britain, an even more ferocious people, the Celts, arrived in what is now south-eastern England. The Celts remained in Britain …
British Frigate vs French Frigate
In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650 1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated …
US Patrol Torpedo Boats
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s …
US Fast Battleships 1938 91
In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, …
Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad
The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, self-propelled warships. During the American Civil War the South used ironclads to protect their ports …
Warships of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652 74
Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy. Primarily fought in the cold waters of the …
British Infantryman vs German Infantryman
The mighty struggle for the Somme sector of the Western Front in the second half of 1916 has come to be remembered for the dreadful toll of casualties inflicted on Britain's 'New …
US Fast Battleships 1936 47
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. …
World War II Infantry Tactics
World War II is often seen as a confrontation of technology tanks and aircraft, artillery and engineering. But at the heart of the battlefield was the struggle between …
US Submarines 1900 35
This book introduces the reader to the early years of US submarine development and operation during the first third of the 20th century. It was in this period of growth and change …
American Coastal Defenses 1885 1950
In the late-19th century, with the advances in technology and the increase in America's economic stature, a new round of fortification building began in the United States and its …