F9F Panther Units of the Korean War, Paperback - Warren Thompson

In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. This title deals with this topic.

Reducere. This book is the story of a majestic bomber of the propeller era flying perilous combat missions against a sleek, nimble warplane of the jet age, t...

2011 is the centenary of US Naval Aviation Author has direct links with US Tailhook Association Includes many unique rare photographs the majority ...

The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equipped nightfigher, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was heavily influenced by early RAF combat...

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Reducere. It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent militar...

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Reducere. In December 1950 General Matthew B. Ridgway replaced General Walton Walker as commander of the Eighth Army, and in April 1951 he succeeded Douglas ...

The story of one of the great fighter pilots of the jet age.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Yuri SutiaginIllustration(s): 40 illustratio...

Reducere. An utterly original and illuminating work that meets at the crossroads of autobiography and ethnography to re-examine violence and memory through t...

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Description"On previous flight ops, when a launch was delayed, we usually passed the time telling jokes or exchanging the latest scuttlebutt. Tonig...

Reducere. The demonstrations that resulted in the U.S. Navy's being forced out of Vieques in 2003 were the result of the island's occupation during and after...

Reducere. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Marine Corps was ordered to deploy an air-ground brigade in less than ten days, even though no such brig...

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

Reducere. A groundbreaking look at how the interrogation rooms of the Korean War set the stage for a new kind of battle--not over land but over human subject...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Joe CopalmanNumber of pages: 96Collection: Combat AircraftPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 185 x 24...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Peter E. DaviesIllustration(s): Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Yalu River Boys is the true story of the forgotten men from the Forgotten War. Follow a B-29 bomber crew as it battles Russian MiG-1...

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

Reducere. Following his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War's ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Peter E. DaviesNumber of pages: 96Collection: Combat AircraftPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 185 x...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Peter E. DaviesIllustration(s): 20 b/w; 90 colNumber of pages: 96Collection: Combat AircraftPublicat...

Reducere. Explore the Cold War and Get a Deeper Understanding of the Korean and Vietnam WarTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Korean War: A Captivating...

After the Second World War, military analysts thought that the only place significant armored forces were ever likely to confront each other again ...

Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

An account of the first five months of the Korean War, describing the withdrawal to the Pusan perimeter, MacArthur's landing at Inch'on and drive n...

The Panavia Tornado GR 1 and F 3 bore the brunt of RAF operational tasking (and combat losses) during the first Gulf War in 1991. Featuring many fi...

The Korean War is enjoying growing popularity and interest after years of neglect. A unique account by a conscript who was uniquely present at two ...

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

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...

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...

Reducere. Explore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the Un...

Reducere. DescriptionHow can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In th...

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...

In Unbound in War?, Sean Richmond examines the influence and interpretation of international law in the use of force by two important but understud...

Reducere. I was knocked down by a shell. As I found myself laying on my back, the half-full flamethrower tank pinning me to the ground, a North Korean soldie...

Reducere. Emil Kapaun priest, soldier and Korean War hero was a rare man. He was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor, the nation s highest military award...

Reducere. In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever. He con...

Reducere. Carrying heavy ammo to soldiers all by herself, Sergeant Reckless helped her fellow marines survive dangerous Korean War battles. By risking her li...

Evidence indicating that the U.S. employed germ weapons in the Korean War and a lively but scholarly skewering of official denials.

The Fw 200 Condor first made an appearance over Norway in April 1940. Able to attack shipping directly, or to guide U-Boats to their prey the Condo...

JaHyun Kim Haboush offers a compelling counternarrative to Western historiography, which ties Korea's idea of nation to the imported ideologies of ...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The passive res...

The culmination of a 4-year project to tell the story of Surrey in the First World War

Reducere. The ULTIMATE battle of the spouses!Read the iconic novel that became a Hollywood box-office hit! Jonathan Rose has a cushy law career, and Barbara'...

'American Panther Tanks' sounds a strange title for a book, but currently, there are five surviving German Panther tanks in America. This book exam...

Reducere. How the West's greatest spy in Asia tried to stop the new American way of war--and the steep price he paid for failingJim Thompson landed in Thaila...