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Have you ever wondered... How fast a Spitfire could travel? Which pilot won Fighter Command s only Victoria Cross? What a Stuka Party was?Telling the stories of the …

Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, Classic Stories of World War I is a compilation of fiction and non-fiction excerpts from the works of …

It was the Greatest Generation's greatest moment: when heroes at home and abroad, united in common purpose as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesunder the leadership of generals …

The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning point in the Normandy campaign. By early August the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back …

A concise, illustrated account of one of the most famous offensives in European history.D-Day, 6 June 1944, saw the largest amphibious landing operation in history. From ports and …

Women in the Second World War explores the experiences of women who served in the armed forces, or complimentary services. Using interviews, anecdotes, memoirs and/or accounts from …

As the Civil War moved into 1864, people in the North expected newly appointed general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant to roll over the Confederate armies and bring victory and peace …

The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler was the spearhead of the assault by Sepp Dietrich’s Sixth Panzer Armee on the northern flank of the German Ardennes offensive. …

Featuring maps, archive photography and detailed explanations, this account documents the beginnings of the trench warfare that would define World War 1.In the autumn of 1914 the …

From Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the humble Douglas C-47/R4D carried out missions every bit as strategically important, and as dramatic for the aircrew involved, as those of the …