Hellcat Vs Shiden/Shiden-Kai: Pacific Theater 1944-45, Paperback - Tony Holmes

DescriptionBy the early months of 1944 in the Pacific, the US Navy's burgeoning force of carrier-based F6F-3/5 Hellcats had pretty much wiped the s...

Although seen as a replacement for the A6M Zero-sen carrier-based fighter, the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was actually designed as a land-based naval in...

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yam...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Donald NijboerNumber of pages: 80Collection: DuelPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 185 x 248 x 17Cov...

Conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the Solomons theatre, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate ...

The Japanese solution to their rapidly deteriorating military situation in 1944--suicide missions--was not only terrifying and effective, but has f...

DescriptionA fully illustrated study into the fighting between the Tempest V and Fw 190D-9, two aircraft that represented the cutting edge and pinn...

DescriptionThis title explores the formidable Me 262 and P-51 Mustang, two planes which represented the state-of-the-art in terms of design, perfor...

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Pacific Adversaries conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mark LardasIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14pp of colour...

Publisher: Panzerwrecks LimitedAuthor(s): William AuerbachIllustration(s): 132 illustrationsNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 20...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mark (Author) StilleNumber of pages: 80Collection: DuelPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 247 x 185 x...

Unique memoir of a Canadian serving in a German armored division What it was like to fight in a tank on the Eastern Front Details on the battlefiel...

Snow and Steel will be a huge reassessment of Hitler's last great throw of the dice: 'The Battle of the Bulge', the battle for the Ardennes 16 Dece...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Robert ForsythIllustration(s): Full colour throughoutNumber of pages: 80Collection: DogfightPublicat...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Gabor HorvathIllustration(s): 107 b/w photos, 49 colour ills, 4 maps, 147 tables, 13 chartsNumber of pages: 2...

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

Publisher: Key Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Tony HolmesNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 211 x 297 x 18Cover type: Paperback / soft...

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Reducere. Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, Fra...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael ReynoldsIllustration(s): 16pp black and whiteNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2009Dimension...

DescriptionAvailable for the first time in English, a moving prison correspondence between a husband and wife who resisted the Nazis. Tegel prison,...

To the Bitter End is a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland...

Reducere. Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews ...

DescriptionOn October 27 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircra...

Pacific Profiles Volume Three illustrates, by squadron, USAAF Fifth Air Force and RAAF Douglas A-20 series medium bombers operating in New Guinea f...

Reducere. Learn about the leading figures, important Pacific battles, major events, and intelligence strategies of World War II, which involved 20 nations ac...

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During the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces fielded substantial numbers of cavalry, which carried out the tasks of reconnaissa...

Publisher: Badger PublishingAuthor(s): Tony LeeNumber of pages: 32Collection: Wow! Facts (P)Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 34 x 78 x 3Cover type...

After the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941 and early 1942, the Allies began to fight back. After victories at Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Midway ...

As the Allies attempted to break out of Normandy, it quickly became apparent that there would be no easy victory over the Germans, and that every s...

One of the most feared weapons of WWII, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly. Th...

In September 1944, to prevent Japanese air interdiction against General MacArthur's planned invasion of the Southern Philippines, the Americans att...

DescriptionWritten by a noted authority, this fully illustrated book pits the StuG III assault gun in Finnish hands against the Soviet T-34-85 tank...

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In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Paci...

DescriptionFeaturing first-hand accounts and full-color artwork, this Combat-series title casts new light on the desperate fighting between British...

DescriptionIn this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison of the combat performance of the two most important tanks involved in the c...

Reducere. "A gripping account of one of the most important battles in the Pacific war." - ReviewerA powerful read about the Saipan invasion which resulted in...

Tony Judt provides a sharp and intellectual ideological description of mid-twentieth century French intellectuals "Past Imperfect is a forthright a...

Volume Four focuses on the US Navy, US Marine Corps and RNZAF squadrons which operated land based F4U series Corsair fighters throughout the Solomo...

Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea an...

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Reducere. This is a path breaking analysis of the Presidency of William V.S. Tubman of Liberia 1944-1971, and his attempt to end the subjugation of the Afric...