Allied Armor in Normandy (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

Allied Armor in Normandy (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

Tanks were the deciding factor in many Second World War battles. Capable of achieving breakthroughs where infantrymen could not, armored warfare became a crucial factor in the war machines of many nations. Throughout the summer of 1944, both the Allied forces and the Germans readily employed tanks

German Armor in Normandy (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to

The Falaise Pocket: Normandy, August 1944 (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

A highly illustrated account of the battle of the Falaise Pocket, Normandy 1944.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning point in the Normandy campaign. By early August the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved

Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A concisely detailed guide to the Allied tanks that fought from D-Day to the breakout from Normandy, their qualities, numbers, and performance, and how they were used on the battlefield. When Allied tanks began to roll off the landing craft on D-Day, it marked the start of one of the great periods

The Germans in Normandy (Hargreaves Richard)(Paperback)

The Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now it has been recorded from the attackers' point of view whereas the defenders' angle has been largely ignored.While the Germans knew an invasion was inevitable, no-one knew where or

D-Day (Perrett Bryan)(Paperback / softback)

D-DAY is the story of the Allied landings in Normandy. It's 1944 when Lieutenant Andy Pope takes part in the D-Day landings, crossing the English Channel to the beaches of

Normandy: A Graphic History of D-Day: The Allied Invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe (Vansant Wayne)(Paperback)

The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (Buffetaut Yves)(Paperback)

The 2nd SS Division, 'Das Reich,' was a battlefront mainstay for Nazi Germany throughout WWII--from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the final surrender in May 1945. In between it was switched back-and-forth between east and west depending on the crisis, and it fought in nearly every major

GERMAN TANKS OF WORLD WAR TWO (Moore Craig)(Paperback / softback)

In World War Two, allied armies were issued with identification guides to the enemy armor they might encounter on the battlefield. These black and white printed books were a vital aide for soldiers dealing with the confusion of fighting and the difficulty of identification at distance or in all

Atlas první světové války - Pád evropských říší - Yves Buffetaut

Tento moderní atlas přibližuje příčiny první světové války, její průběh i důsledky. Vše doplňuje detailně propracovanými mapami, plánky nebo infografikou. Podává ucelený pohled na válku, která zasáhla celý svět. | Cílem atlasu je pomoct nám pochopit klíčové období

The Normandy Air War 1944 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

Photographic history of the war in the air during the Normandy

British Armour in the Normandy Campaign (Buckley John)(Paperback)

The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate. Explanation of

Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144 (Hagger Mark)(Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive revision and analysis of Normandy, its rulers, and governance between the traditional date for the foundation of the duchy, 911, and the completion of the conquest led by Count Geoffrey V of the Angevins, 1144. It examines how the Norman dukes were able to

Panzers in Normandy - Then and Now (Lefevre Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Normandy campaign, Panzers in Normandy Then and Now is a detailed study of the German panzer regiments in Normandy in 1944 as seen from the German side. The book is basically divided into two parts: the theoretical composition of the 1944 model

The Falaise Gap Battles: Normandy 1944 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

The denouement of the battle of Normandy, the fighting around Falaise and Chambois in August 1944 and the pursuit of the retreating German armies to the Seine provided the Allies with an immense victory. After ten weeks of hard attritional fighting, the Allies had broken loose from the bocage and

Allied Armies in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1945 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

Photographic history of the Allied armies of the Italian campaign.The Italian campaign was one of the most debated of the Second World War, splitting the American and British allies, and causing great disharmony. After the fall of Rome and the surrender of Italy, the invasion of Normandy led to the

Allied (Tintera Amy)(Paperback)

In the final book in the New York Times bestselling Ruined series, the romance of The Selection and the epic stakes of Red Queen come together in a story of revenge, adventure, and unexpected love.Emelina Flores and her sister, Olivia, were determined to bring peace to the people of Ruina. But as

Armies in Southern Russia 1918-19 (Athanassiou Phoebus)(Paperback)

Describes and illustrates a dramatic but little-known Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War by a multi-national expeditionary force. An important aspect of the Russian Civil War were the several Allied expeditions immediately following World War I in support of the disunited Russian 'White'

Romanesque Churches of France - A Traveller's Guide (Strafford Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Covers a hundred or so churches in ten geographical sections from Normandy and Burgundy in the north to Provence, Roussillon and Languedoc in the south. This book could be useful to travellers, and could be a reference book for all those with a general interest in the history of French architecture

Nakajima B5n Kate: B5n1, B5n2 (Rao Anirudh)(Paperback)

The Nakajima B5N prototype, designated B5N1 (in Allied reported name: Kate), was flown in January 1937. The first serial aircraft carried the designation Model 98 Model 11. The machines were tested in combat in China.In December 1939, another serial version entered production marked as the B5N2

GODS' Fool (Pearson Derek E.)(Paperback)

In the first great allied tank battle of WWI, at Cambrai in the Pas de Calais, German forces repulse the British. On waking to find he's being treated by the enigmatic Dr Spindrift, an injured Texan reservist's religious beliefs, sanity and courage are at breaking point. GODS' Enemy, Book #1 in the

By Tank into Normandy (Hills Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard

German Tanks in Normandy 1944: The Panzer, Sturmgeschtz and Panzerjger Forces That Faced the D-Day Invasion (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Operation Totalize (Saunders Tim)(Paperback)

By early August 1944 the Germans fighting in Normandy had been worn down by the battles around Caen, while to the west, the American breakout was finally gaining momentum. Now was the time to launch II Canadian Corps south towards Falaise. With much of the German armor having been stripped away for