Before the P-51 Mustang, the USAAF planned to use heavily-armed converted Flying Fortresses and Liberators to escort the Eighth Air Force's formations over Germany. This is the first history of their development, role, and failure, by an expert USAAF
Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich Con
A comprehensive, illustrated account of the new generation of advanced tanks to emerge during the last 15 years of the Cold War, showcasing major improvements in armor protection, gunsights, and fire-control systems. Focusing on the technology of th
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 48, Publishers: OSPREY PUB INC, Author: Graham Turner, ISBN-13: 9781472853349, Date of issue: 2023
A detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy. The islands guarding the entrance to Man
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific. In June 1944, the United States military launched an offensive against the Japanese forces holding the Mariana
Former RAF Tornado pilot Michael Napier chronicles the action-packed history of the Harrier GR 7/9, and its missions in West Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan over a 14-year period of ceaseless operations. The Harrier GR 7/9 was a
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: OSPREY PUB INC, Author: Johnny Shumate, ISBN-13: 9781472854919, Date of issue: 2023
A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940. The German conquest of France in 1940 was arguably the Wehrmacht's greatest military achievement, conquering France in several weeks aft
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: OSPREY PUB INC, Author: Johnny Shumate, ISBN-13: 9781472855695, Date of issue: 2023
The Goetia is the most famous grimoire after the Key of Solomon. The owner of this handbook of sorcery was Dr. Thomas Rudd, the most important scholar-magician of the early seventeenth century, and a magical successor to Dr. John Dee. The Goetia of Dr. Rudd explains how the 72 angels of the Shemhamphorash are used to evoke and safely bind demons--material that has not been made available in any previous edition. This rare volume contains a transcription of a hitherto unpublished manuscript of the Lemegeton and includes illustrations drawn from rare manuscripts held in the British Library.
An illustrated account of The Gempei War - a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. It examines the events of the five-year long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and the establishment of many of the traditions of the samurai.
This is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft against the deadly U-boat fleet during the crucial first years of World War II. In his six-volume series The Second World War, Winston Chu
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 96, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Graham Turner, ISBN-13: 9781472843524, Date of issue: 2021
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II and this highly illustrated study details the three-day fight which shaped the outcome of the war. Throughout the first year of the war in the Pacific during W
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 88, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Jonathan Haythornthwaite, ISBN-13: 9781472826572, Date of issue: 2018
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 48, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Graham Turner, ISBN-13: 9781472843449, Date of issue: 2022
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Bloomsbury USA, Author: Edouard A Groult, ISBN-13: 9781472859976, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Bloomsbury USA, Author: Marco Capparoni, ISBN-13: 9781472867056, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 64, Publishers: Bloomsbury USA, Author: Giuseppe Rava, ISBN-13: 9781472862761, Date of issue: 2024
Initially designed as a fast medium bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 was also used as a Zerst rer heavy fighter by the Luftwaffe. It saw its combat debut over Poland in 1939, and heavy fighter variants saw action on every front up to VE Day. The ultimat
This new history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, details the unique training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. Inspired by the exploits of the German "Fallschirmjager" in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings the Parachute Regiment became one of the foremost units of the British Army both in World War II and up to the present day. A wealth of first-hand and until now unpublished materials brings the history of the ordinary Para to life, drawing on the author's position as a curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrations and photographs illuminate the equipment and combat performance of the elite 'paras' in the context of some of the most significant campaigns of World War II, including D-Day and Operation market-garden.
Continuing his best-selling series on the Eastern Front, acclaimed historian Prit Buttar explores Russia's explosive final years of the First World War and offers an enthralling account of the costly Brusilov Offensive, a campaign that saw success on the battlefield but plunged Russia into revolution back home.
A detailed and absorbing narrative of the campaigns fought on the 'forgotten' Eastern Front of the Great War, vividly illustrating that these campaigns were no less costly, tragic and important than the catastrophes of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendaele.
An illustrated study of the radical evolution of the Australian Army's capabilities, and its combat operations, that has taken place since the end of the Vietnam War.The Australian Army at War 1976-2016, written by an Australian aut
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Edouard A. Groult, ISBN-13: 9781472845696, Date of issue: 2022
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Jim Laurier, ISBN-13: 9781472852489, Date of issue: 2022
D-Day is a vibrant and evocative graphic novel exploring the events of the pivotal Normandy Landings from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground.June 6, 1944: a vast armada stands off the coast of Normandy; in the pre-
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 80, Publishers: Bloomsbury Publishing, Author: Peter E Davies, ISBN-13: 9781472823625, Date of issue: 2018
