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Under the emblem of the Edelweis, the soldiers of the German mountain corps fought on every front in the Second World War - in the tundra of Lapland, in the gorges of the Balkans, on Crete, in the High Caucasus, at Monte Cassino and finally in Upper...

This Volume Two of Pacific Adversaries conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the...

"Vigorous training, hazardous duty." These were the words that lured prospective volunteers to the First Special Service Force, and that promised, for those who measured up, the chance of getting into the war quickly. Unique during World War II, the...

Resistance in Vichy France A Study of Ideas and Motivation in the Southern Zone 1940-1942Book InformationISBN 9780198225294Author H.R. KedwardFormat HardbackPage Count 324Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)...

From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the...

Satellite Empire is an in-depth investigation of the political and social history of the area in southwestern Ukraine under Romanian occupation during World War II. Transnistria was the only occupied Soviet territory administered by a power other than...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951682231Author Robert TrumbullFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Orchard InnovationsPublisher Orchard InnovationsWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062259288Author Sir Max HastingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 226mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788408212Author David BruhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 603g

The Ninth Army came into existence in May 1944, under the command of General William Hood Simpson, himself a rather unknown but highly successful ground commander. By late August, the Ninth Army was ready to join the crusade in Europe. Known by its radio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773236360Author Richard HillaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This volume in the series is a collection of lesser-known German armor developments including the Maus, Hummel, Wespe, Karl, Goliath and others.Book InformationISBN 9780764326226Author Walter J. SpielbergerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Schiffer...

Following the destruction of Sixth Army at Stalingrad in February 1943, Army Group South slowly withdrew westwards, using the Dnieper as a fortified position. In late 1943, the Soviet 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Ukrainian Front launched a strategic offensive...

Irish neutrality during the Second World War presented Britain with significant challenges to its security. Exploring how British agencies identified and addressed these problems, this book reveals how Britain simultaneously planned sabotage in and spied...

When the first American servicemen arrived in England in March 1942, the indigenous population greeted their presence with mixed feelings. A certain level of resentment of these newcomers was harboured by the English and expressed by many in the in the...

For the first time, the history of one of the most significant and longest-lasting Luftwaffe combat units is presented. Operating against Tito and his partisans in Yugoslavia, Nachtschlachtgruppe 7, and its predecessor units Stoerkampfstaffel Kroatien...

On February 23, 1945, U.S. Marines claimed victory in the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most important battles in the Pacific islands during World War II. Instrumental to this defeat of Japanese forces was a group of specialized Marines involved in a...

Much has been written about Operation Market Garden, but the contribution made by Colonel Boeree, who lived at Ede right on the doorstep of the Battle, adds an important element to the recorded information on the subject. Colonel Boeree made a deep study...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143114093Author Norman DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

In this fascinating book, more relevant than ever in today's political climate of "alternative facts," bestselling author and historian Nathaniel Lande explores the Great War at the heart of the twentieth century through the prism of theater. He presents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451228710Author Travis L. AyresFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint New American LibraryPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm)...

The enormous war demand for all kinds of armaments, including fighters, caused the Vought factory to be overloaded with production. Therefore, it was extended to Brewster and Goodyear factories, where the production of F4U fighters began. Ultimately,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946148943Author Jackie StuartFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Poppyland PublishingPublisher Poppyland PublishingWeight(grams) 251g

The second volume of the Women for Victory series records the history and uniforms of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), the first American servicewomen's organization in World War II to enlist female noncombatant volunteers for service with the...

Volumes have been written on the equipment of the German Army of World War II, including tanks, trucks, motorcycles, weapons, and personal equipment, but little has been written on the horses that made up 80% of its transportation. Horses pulled...

The Tank Killers is the story of the American Tank Destroyer Force in North Africa, Italy, and the European Theatre during World War II. The tank destroyer (TD) was a bold-if some would say flawed-answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly...

In 1942 the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were formed and three more followed. 17th and 92nd (All American Division) and 101st (Screaming Eagles) fought in Sicily, D-Day, MARKET GARDEN and the Rhine Crossing (VARSITY). The 11th served in the Far East...

When the US Marine Commandant, Major General Thomas Holcomb, announced the formation of what became the US Marine Corps Women s Reserve, legend has it that the portrait of the fifth Commandant, Archibald Henderson, fell off the wall and crashed to the...

June 6, 1944. In the gray light of dawn the landing craft carrying the assault wave of two US divisions as well as the Engineers and the Rangers, advanced toward the beach that was their assigned objective, code-named Omaha. Exhausted by the crossing...

Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2nd and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd...

Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. With this latest supplement for Bolt Action,...

Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. With this latest supplement for Bolt Action,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837129853Author Albert NormanFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786156602275Author Norbert SzamveberFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

British militaria, in particular officer's peak caps, have been largely overshadowed by the interest surrounding Third Reich military collectibles. To the untrained eye one British cap may appear much like another, however this area of collecting is...

An intimate history of the lives of ordinary Japanese during World War II that introduces us to housewives in provincial cities struggling to feed their families while supporting the war effort, a conscript from northern Japan who endured the harshest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451235831Author Jonathan W. JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint New American LibraryPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 716gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783746007533Author Stephan D Yada-MC NealFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 297mm...

Steve N. Pisanos's The Flying Greek is both the classic tale of an immigrant's bond with America and an aerial adventure. When young Pisanos arrived in the U.S. in 1938, he worked, studied English, and learned to fly. He earned a private pilot's license...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939739902Author H D BaumannFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Piscataqua PressPublisher Piscataqua PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...