American Aircraft Development Second World War Legacy. 1945-1953 and the Korean Conflict, Hardback - Bill Norton

This volume details the influence of Second World War aviation development, experience and subsequent technological advances in shaping American ch...

DescriptionThis book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production airc...

Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published i...

Reducere. In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist Nor...

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings

Illustrated with detailed artworks of aircraft and their markings, Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II is a guide to all the aircraft deployed ...

In World War II, the author's ship the USS Albuquerque PF-7 endured a fourteen month tour of duty in the Bering Sea performing unending patrols, es...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Though both nations...

Experts analyse the impact of World War II on individual countries and regions, and how its legacy continues to shape political and military thinki...

DescriptionIllustrated with detailed artworks of Japanese aircraft and their markings, Japanese Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

Arranged chronologically by theatre, this illustrated guide gives a complete organizational breakdown of NATO and Warsaw Pact aviation units from t...

Reducere. The Ultimate Battle is the full story of the last great clash of World War II as it has never before been told. With the same "grunt's-eye-view" na...

Reducere. When was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two? It's a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard about it yesterday. Maybe last month...

Reducere. Would you like to learn more about World War II? How much do you really know about World War II? There's so much more to learn about World War II b...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill O'NeillWhen was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two? It's a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard ...

Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understandi...

This is the first-time telling of an extraordinary Second World War story about a mutiny among African American soldiers in Britain and the court m...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): W.R. ChorleyNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 1998Dimensions: 232 x 156 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Reducere. A full assembly of all 249 maps and sketches from UNITED KINGDOM MILITARY SERIES: OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY - THE MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST. Al...

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 ...

Reducere. Japanese-Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and businesses, and placed in "relocation" camps throughout the West. With countless in...

Organised chronologically by type, German Bomber Aircraft of World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by t...

A fascinating history of the Avro Lancaster from the first trials of the prototype at Boscome Down in 1941 to the famous Dambuster raids of 1943; i...

The Road to 1945 is a rigorously researched study of the crucial moment when political parties put aside their differences to unite under Churchill...

Reducere. The success of these operations can be measured by the fact that by 1943 the Germans were almost wholly dependent on double agents for news of what...

The legendary Supermarine Spitfire was designed solely as an air protection interceptor, to engage and destroy enemy bombers attempting to attack t...

Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the Germa...

DescriptionThe origins of a transnational adoption strategy that secured the future for Korean-black children The Korean War left hundreds of thous...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battle written by participants *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Incl...

The story of the Messerschmitt began in 1934, although chief designer Willi Messerschmitt had no previous experience of designing fighter aircraft....

How presidents spark and sustain support for wars remains an enduring and significant problem. Korea was the first limited war the U.S. experienced...

Dramatic shots of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the carrier battles of the Coral Sea and Midway with quality that is now expected from the Images ...

DescriptionThis gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of...

This study demonstrates how the social consequences of mass immigration became intertwined with the ideological battles of Cold War Germany and how...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Norman FranksIllustration(s): 40 mono photographsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 232 x ...

Reducere. Not everyone in the U.S. military was rooting for America.In 1942, in its rush to assemble a force of seven million to take on the Axis powers, the...

Reducere. This is a true story about a young man having to deal with a war. It takes you on a journey to boot camp training, training in the medical field, s...

Nine armies of 27 divisions of the Communist Chinese People's Volunteer Army, numbering 250, 000 troops, launch a night attack along a 40-mile fron...

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...