Arctic Convoys 1941-1945 (Woodman Richard)(Paperback)

Arctic Convoys 1941-1945 (Woodman Richard)(Paperback)

During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defenses against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is now well known, but few are aware of the courage, determination and sacrifice of Allied

A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945: Invicta--The Undefeated (Bamford Joe)(Paperback)

A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945 covers the station's history during the period that the RAF was on the offensive against the Luftwaffe. Having been badly damaged during the Battle of Britain and the only airfield to have been put out of action, Manston rose from the ashes to become a

Coastal Convoys 1939-1945: The Indestructible Highway (Hewitt Nick)(Paperback)

Using official records from the National Archives personal accounts from the Imperial War Museum and other sources, Coastal Convoys 1939 - 1945: The Indestructible Highway describes Britain's dependence on coastal shipping and the introduction of the convoy system in coastal waters at the

National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963 (Vinen Richard)(Paperback)

The Arctic (Sale Richard)(Paperback)

This stunningly beautiful and informative book celebrates the Arctic, one of the last great wildernesses on the planet; a place where animals have survived for thousands of years protected only by fur and feathers. Humans also survive in the Arctic, but only those who have adjusted to the climate

Wildlife of the Arctic (Sale Richard)(Paperback)

A pocket-sized photographic field guide to Arctic birds, mammals, and other wildlifeWildlife of the Arctic is an accessible and richly illustrated pocket-sized photographic field guide to the birds, land and sea mammals, and plants and lichens of the northern polar region--including Alaska, Canada,

Cross Of St George - (Richard Bolitho: Book 24) (Kent Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

February 1813With convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows will not be won, but which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose. England's youngest admiral desires only

Addiction to Perfection (Woodman Marion)(Paperback / softback)

Hess, ztracená léta 1941-1945 - David Irving

Autor popisuje historii dramatické letu Hitlerova zástupce Rudolfa Hesse z roku 1941 do Skotska ve snaze zastavit válku dříve, než holocaust začal. Byl však tajnou službou dopaden a držen jako osobní vězeň Winstona Churchilla. Britské úřady líčí, jak odborníci používali drogy

Supermarine Spitfire V Vol. 1 (Matusiak Wojtek)(Paperback)

The two volumes describe Spitfire Vs used by Polish pilots in Britain during 1941-1945. This vol. 1 covers Polish 302-308 Squadrons, while vol. 2 will cover 315-318 Squadrons plus allied units. The books include listings of losses and of officially credited victories. Each volume has about 200

Corregidor: Siege and Liberation, 1941-1945 (Grehan John)(Paperback)

This collection of images shows how US warships, and, in particular, submarines helped sustain the garrison.Singapore and Hong Kong had fallen to the forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand and Burma had been invaded and islands across the Pacific captured. But one place, one tiny island fortress

Zima na východní frontě - Armády nacistického Německa v zimních měsících 1941-1945 - Ian Baxter

Hitlerovo šokující rozhodnutí napadnout v červnu 1941 Sovětský svaz se nakonec ukázalo být zlomovou událostí celé druhé světové války.Po počátečních vítězstvích postoupili Němci až k Moskvě, ale po ruské protiofenzivě na přelomu let 1941 a 1942 se začala karta

6th SS Mountain Division Nord at War 1941 1945" (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter. The book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, which was formed in February 1941 as SS

Válka v Itálii 1943-1945 - Richard Lamb

Válka v Itálii 1943?–?1945 – nepřetržitý sled německých bojových nečestností. Autor odhaluje, jak ve snaze zabránit Churchillovu plánu na obsazení Dardanel německá pěchota chladnokrevně zmasakrovala tisíce vzdávajících se Italů na ostrovech v Egejském moři. Podrobně

Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1941-1945 (Hashimoto Mochitsura)(Paperback)

Author Mochitsura Hashimoto was one of the few Japanese submarine captains to survive. Shortly before the end of WW2 he inflicted the greatest single loss on the U.S. Navy in its history, when he torpedoed and sank the USS Indianapolis -- soon after it had delivered parts for the first A-bomb on

Holocaust - František Emmert

Masovou vraždu šesti milionů evropských Židů spáchanou v letech 1941 až 1945 dnes nazýváme holocaust. Němečtí nacisté tehdy chtěli z pouhé rasové nenávisti a pocitu vlastní nadřazenosti vyhladit všechny osoby židovského původu v dosahu jejich moci, včetně nejmladších

SS Einsatzgruppen: Nazi Death Squads, 1939-1945 (Van Tonder Gerry)(Paperback)

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler, whose loathing of Slavs and Jewish Bolsheviks knew no bounds, launched Operation Barbarossa, throwing 4 million troops, supported by tanks, artillery and aircraft into the Soviet Union. Operational groups of the German Security Service, SD, followed into the Baltic and

Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941-1945 (Pike Francis)(Paperback)

In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles,

Tank Wrecks of the Eastern Front 1941-1945 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

Four years of armored battle on the Eastern Front in the Second World War littered the battlefields with the wrecks of destroyed and disabled tanks, and Anthony Tucker-Jones's photographic history is a fascinating guide to them. It provides a graphic record of the various types of tank deployed by

Lend Lease 1941-1945 - Alexej I. Kondratěnko

Po desetiletí zamlčovaná, zpochybňovaná a falšovaná historie vojenské a materiální pomoci západních Spojenců Sovětskému svazu během 2. světové války, jejíž rozsah měl ve skutečnosti zásadní vliv na zachování bojeschopnosti Rudé armády

Chorvatští krahujci 1941-1945 - Mate Vuković

Málo známá kapitola z dějin 2. světové války v podobě nasazení chorvatského vojenského letectva po boku německé Luftwaffe na východní frontě a proti Titovým partyzánům. Publikace přibližuje jak jeho organizaci a osobnosti, tak bojovou techniku

Hitler's Revolution: Ideology, Social Programs, Foreign Affairs (Richard Tedor)(Paperback)

Drawing on over 200 German sources, many pre-1945, Hitler's Revolution provides concise, penetrating insight into the National Socialist ideology and how it transformed German society. The government's success at relieving unemployment and its social programs to eliminate class barriers unlock the

Enigmatic Sailor (Peacock Sir Alan)(Paperback / softback)

Enigma code breaking at sea to protect the Russian convoys in

Území krys - Lubomír Kubík - e-kniha

eBook: Nový román Lubomíra Kubíka se odehrává v okupované Praze v letech 1941 až 1945. Hlavním hrdinou je stavební inženýr Milan Metal, která pracuje v podniku pražských kanalizací, kde má na starosti údržbu a opravy podzemních stok. Jednoho dne ho navštíví bývalý kolega,