Gunners in Normandy. The History of the Royal Artillery in North-west Europe, January 1942 to August 1944, Hardback - Will Townend

A comprehensive account of the Royal Artillery at Normandy: unparalleled level of information drawing on personal account and official records

The Allied assault on Normandy beaches was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of bitter fighting before the German defence...

Stories of the men who served the guns on the D-Day beachesPublisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Frank BaldwinIllustration(s): 100 illustratio...

Reducere. In August 1944, a few hundred men defended a hill near Mortain, France, against a massive German counterattack. For most of the six days and nights...

Unique first-hand account of the Falkland s War published to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the conflict

DescriptionIn January 1944 the Red Army at last succeeded in putting to an end one of the most dramatic sieges in the history of warfare, that of L...

With production in excess of 55, 000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of ...

For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in...

Publisher: West Virginia University PressIllustration(s): 7 tables, 8 graphsNumber of pages: 336Collection: Energy and SocietyPublication date: 202...

The most famous American war correspondent takes part in allied landing in Normandy on June 7th, 1944Publisher: OREPAuthor(s): Frederic PatardIllus...

Designed as a heavily armored tank which could accompany infantry formations, the Churchill's ability to cross rough ground and climb seemingly una...

DescriptionPublished to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Victory in Europe grippingly recounts the storming and taking of Hitler's "Fortre...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyTranslator: Richard HarrisonNumber of pages: 534Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 169 x 244 x 33Cover type: Paperback / ...

An uplifting celebration of spring and the power of art against lockdown: Hockney's new iPad drawings, in an intimate sketchbook formatAt the begin...

War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine Islands between the sur...

Reducere. The Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north t...

A major new contribution to our understanding the war in the East.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew BoydIllustration(s): 25 illustr...

Examines the notably wide range of German armour that was used Italian peninsula battles during World War II, including the Tiger, Elefant heavy ta...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Neil GrantNumber of pages: 80Collection: DuelPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 247 x 184 x 8Cover ty...

A new history of the battles in Burma in 1944, the outcome of which decided World War II in Asia and influenced the next 75 years of Asian history....

Reducere. Tales from the Cold War is one man's memoir about his service time in Germany during the Cold War. Colonel Michael D. Mahler (Ret.) first went to G...

A gripping day by day account of the liberation of Paris from the Nazis in August 1944

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Charles (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, USA) ThepautNumber of pages: 272Collection: ...

New B-format paperback edition. The murders but also the exciting escapes of the wider Romanov family - the Tsar's mother, siblings and cousins. Di...

Just after its seventieth anniversary, the Battle of the Bulge has lost none of its impact. The largest battle fought by US troops on the continent...

Compelling new study of key battle in the Normandy campaign.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor William N. WestNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 237 x 25C...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

DescriptionOn the night of 8 August 1944, the First Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, directing their advance towards Falaise, with the in...

This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal a...

Superb well-captioned images show SS troops and their equipment in action.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Baxter, IanIllustration(s): 25...

Following their occupation by the Third Reich, Warsaw and Minsk became home to tens of thousands of Germans. This study provides a nuanced portrait...

In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore dis...

Reducere. During the War Between the States, the mountains of North Carolina were a hotbed of internecine strife where the phrase "brother against brother" t...

Reducere. World War II, British RoWith the outbreak of yal Air Force (RAF) officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth M. RixfordThis genealogy is a study in the old world as well as the new. Extensive references have been given, co...

Reducere. From deserts to ghost towns, from national forests to California bungalows, many of the features of the western American landscape are well known t...

Alternative look at the efforts to lift one of the most famous sieges of the Second World War. Focus on artillery used.

On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army's first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exh...

Reducere. Some know Oklahoma's Black towns as historic communities that thrived during the Jim Crow era--this is only part of the story. In this book, Karla ...

The first ever detailed account of the operations of this famous force.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Steve DunnIllustration(s): 133 bl...

The personal story of 'Andy' Andrews and his machine-gun crew, following their journey in 1943 from the US to England, and on to France, Belgium, G...

Results of a major, community-based excavation of an Iron Age broch that collapsed in on itself after a fire, sealing a unique and undisturbed dome...

DescriptionFollowing his first book in the TankCraft series on the British army's Shermans during the battle for Normandy, Dennis Oliver has compil...