Wars & Conflicts

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628897Author John DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Written from the unique perspective of a fast jet cockpit, Tornado Over the Tigris captures the essence of what it was really like to fly a Tornado at the front-line of the Cold War in Germany and on operations over Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf War...

The Battle of the Somme, which lasted from 1 July to 18 November 1916, is remembered as one of the most horrific and tragic battles of the First World War. On the first day alone nearly 19,000 British troops were killed - the greatest one-day loss in the...

Fountain-Pens - The Super-Pen for Our Super-Men Ladies! Learn To Drive! Your Country Needs Women Drivers! Do you drink German water? When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, companies wasted no time in seizing the commercial opportunities...

The First World War began in East Africa in August 1914 and did not end until 13 November 1918. In its scale and impact, it was the largest conflict yet to take place on African soil. Four empires and their subject peoples were engaged in a conflict that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307275363Author Sir Max HastingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 615Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 630g

The Inspiration Behind The Golden Globe --Winning Film ""An engrossing and memorable tale.""Jewish Book World ""The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief.""...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910777671Author Richard W. HarrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 390Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Although the French fielded the largest number of Allied troops on the Western Front in the First World War, the story of their soldiers is little known to English readers. The immense size of the French armies, the number of battles they fought, and the...

Through thoughtfully constructed research, Bradham vividly presents the battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula - one of the most important and yet understudied operations of the World War II. This book provides a detailed overview of the battles that...

Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Seapower upon History is well known to students of naval history and strategy, but his other writings are often dismissed as irrelevant to today's problems. This collection of five of Mahan's essays, along with...

In this book, 9 individual U.S. Army combat medics share their captivating experiences during the Vietnam War, told in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Army during wartime and why they became medics, alongside minute-by-minute,...

Samuel Eliot Morison's monumental fifteen volume series, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, covering the complete record of the U.S. Navy during the war, is a critically acclaimed work of history. First published by Little Brown...

Organized and trained during 1943, the 10th SS Panzer Division saw its first action in the spring of 1944 during the relief of an encircled German army on the Eastern Front. Several months later, in response to the Allied invasion at Normandy, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786158007290Author Peter BarnakyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307262837Author Geoffrey C. WardFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Alfred A KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 1978gDimensions(mm) 283mm *...

The First World War was the first global war and when it broke out in 1914, the civilian population of Britain was exhorted to carry on with 'Business, as usual'. But the war soon began to affect civilian life. The war brought excitement, danger and fear...

U.S. Army Hospital Center 804' tells the story of five U.S. Army hospitals located on the Shropshire/Flintshire border during World War II: Llanerch Panna, Penley, Iscoyd Park, Oteley Deer Park and Halston Hall. They were built by British contractors...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628941Author Antonio GarciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804511992Author Paul SuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Escape from Paris is the true story of a small group of U.S. aviators whose four B-17 Flying Fortresses were shot down over German-occupied France on a single, fateful day: July 14, 1943, Bastille Day. They were rescued by brave French civilians and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512783Author Alan JeffreysFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk, relive 5,000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles in history. This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields of history, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911096177Author Andrew StuartFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Steel Inferno provides a unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer Corps, one of only two units in the German Army which bore Hitler's name, during their fight against their Allied adversaries in Normandy. This meticulously researched book...

As the First World War roared into its second year, 17-year-old Lawrence Ellis marched into his recruitment office and signed up, eager to fight for King and Country. Underage, as so many were, it wasn't until he had cut his teeth in the Royal Field...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526776822Author Simon FortyFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Pen & Sword MilitaryPublisher Pen & Sword MilitaryWeight(grams) 165g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866243Author Nigel AtterFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and never succumbed to the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336264Author Arrigo VelicognaFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

In the lead up to and throughout the course of the Second World War, London was a city transformed, as it simultaneously became the front line and the command centre of Allied operations. The scale and speed of London's transformation are unparalleled in...

This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its powerface=Calibri>-unveiling the and machines as they truly existed dayface=Calibri>-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their own regime and the...

The year is 1940, and the German invasion of Britain has begun. With this new campaign book for Bolt Action, players can fight the battles of World War II's greatest 'what if' scenario. Defend the cliffs of Dover and the beaches of Kent from wave after...

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Formed in 1939 SS-Polizei Division were not considered initially as an SS fighting force, and this status was reflected in the quality of the equipment they were issued. Following operations in France, Greece and then Russia, it was not until 1942 the...

Published for the first time, this illuminating and poignant correspondence offers a rare insight into the workings of the Cabinet War Rooms towards the end of the Second World War, and documents the rich wartime experiences of a woman with exclusive...

In late 1944 under extreme pressure on both the Eastern and Western fronts, Hitler realized he needed to force the Allies into negotiating a truce thereby saving Germany from total defeat. Using the Christmas period to enhance the vital element of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174997Author B.S. BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The defeat of Germany was the first priority of the Allies in World War II. Japan would come later. The destruction of Germany 's vast military-industrial base was the mission assigned to the RAF and the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Starting from scratch in...