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Attila i strid
Attila var hunnernas kung 343-453. I de nordiska sagorna kallas han för Atle. Hunnerriket var det största riket på sin tid, alltså även större än romarriket. I Europa härskade …
George S. Patton i strid
George S. Patton Jr. är en av de mest framstående amerikanska befälhavarna genom tiderna. Han inledde sin karriär i kavalleriet och spelade en hyllad men föga betydelsefull roll …
Sovjetiska kulsprutepistoler
Kulsprutepistolen kom att symbolisera det sovjetiska infanteriets stridsuppträdande under andra världskriget. Röda arméns förkärlek för korta stridsavstånd resulterade i att vissa …
Stalingrad 1942–43 (1)
After failing to defeat the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Adolf Hitler planned a new campaign for the summer of 1942 that was intended to achieve a decisive …
Stalingrad 1942–43 (2)
The second in a three-part series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II, that set the stage for the ultimate defeat of the …
Story of the Titanic
The true story of the world's most famous ship is retold in this beautiful book with stunning visuals and a gripping narrative. One fateful night in 1912 the so-called Ship of …
A Street Through Time
Have you ever wondered what your street was like thousands of years ago? This illustrated history book for children takes you on a 12,000-year journey to find out the story of a …
The G3 Battle Rifle
During the Cold War, the G3 was one of the world’s pre-eminent battle rifles. Developed in France and Spain after 1945, the rifle was produced by the German arms manufacturer …
Mortain 1944
Following the successful landings in Normandy on D-Day and consolidation during Operation Cobra, the Wehrmacht was ordered to begin a counter-offensive named Operation Lüttich. …
Railway Guns of World War I
World War I was the Golden Age of the railway gun. Even though at the start of the conflict none of the armies possessed any railway artillery pieces and the very idea was …
The Dnepr 1943
Against the wishes of Hitler, German forces under Erich von Manstein were forced to retreat following the failure of the Kursk offensive of July 1943. The weakened force only had …
Kursk 1943
In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack …