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Tuskegee Airmen
"e;... de Korte's narrative includes actual pilot battle reports in unvarnished and vivid detail. Particularly revealing were the frequent number of incidents where pilots, in …
In the Hell of the Eastern Front
On 22 June 1941, German forces launched Operation Barbarossa -Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. Instead of the swift knock-out blow that the Germans had anticipated, the war …
Drop Zone Burma
Air-dropped supplies were a vital part of the Allied campaign in Burma during World War II. The transportation of munitions, food and medical supplies was undertaken in the most …
The History of 30 Assault Unit
The Second World War spawned a plethora of crack special forces units (Long Range Desert Group, SAS, SBS, Phantom and Commandos) but 30 Assault Unit remains, even today, far more …
Marcus Aurelius and his Legacy
Millions of visitors to Rome’s Capitoline Museums admire the great bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE), practising Stoic and the last ‘Good Emperor’ …
A Wander Through Wartime London
Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid …
Rome in the Third Century
An in-depth exploration of Rome's third-century crisis, examining its internal turmoil, external pressures, and transformative reforms.For its first two centuries the Roman Empire …
Making the Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket
Explores the transition from hand-crafted to mechanized production of military firearms, focusing on the French Model 1777 and Russian Model 1808 muskets.A variety of factors …
Marching to the Sound of Gunfire
In this exciting and revealing book, scores of British soldiers tell their amazing stories of life – and death – in the front line of the Allies' advance from Normandy to Hitler's …
Armoured Warfare on the Eastern Front
On the Eastern Front during the Second World War massive Soviet and German tank armies clashed in a series of battles that were unmatched in their scale and ferocity. Several of …
Escaping Soldiers and Airmen of World War I
This thrilling new volume from Martin Bowman focusses on British, Canadian, Australian and German soldiers and airmen who were captured during the First World War. Determined that …