Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War (Stenge Csaba B.)(Pevná vazba)

Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War (Stenge Csaba B.)(Pevná vazba)

Prior to the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces - including the Air Force - prepared to engage the Little Entente forces; however, after a short skirmish prior to the war with the Slovaks, during the war, their opponents became the Soviet and American aviators. The

Eyewitness RAF: The Experience of War, 1939-1945 (Goulty James)(Pevná vazba)

Much has been written about the Royal Air Force during the Second World War-memoirs, biographies, histories of Fighter and Bomber commands, technical studies of the aircraft, accounts of individual operations and exploits - but few books have attempted to take the reader on a journey through basic

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: At Sea (Miles John)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: On Land (Miles John C.)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Hungarian Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the Second World War (Martnez Eduardo Manuel Gil)(Paperback)

The actions of the German armored forces during the Second World War is well known. What has not yet been so well told are the actions of the armored forces from Germany's allies. While it is true that their performance was generally quite secondary in comparison to the Reich, the actions of the

Citizen Sailors - The Royal Navy in the Second World War (Prysor Glyn)(Paperback / softback)

During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe in battleships and claustrophobic corvettes and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out secret missions, rescued armies

Close Call: RAF Close Air Support in the Mediterranean (Flintham Vic)(Pevná vazba)

Close support for the Army by the Royal Air Force evolved during World War II from a state of near non-existence to becoming a fully integrated part of the battle plan. Nowhere was cooperation more refined and better developed than in the Mediterranean theater.In this first of two volumes, the

Faithful in Adversity: The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Second World War (Broom John)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Army Medical Corps was present during all engagements in the Second World War. From the frozen wastes of Norway through to liberation from the death camps of Germany and the Far East, RAMC personnel were frequently close to the front line, risking their lives to provide medical support to

Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in World War II (Zamoyski Adam)(Paperback)

Soviet Fighters of the Second World War (Moore Jason)(Pevná vazba)

The Soviet Air Force had just started to re-equip with modern fighters when the Germans opened Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of fighters were destroyed in the first few days, but many of these were obsolete biplanes and monoplanes. The remaining fighters,

Avro Lancaster: RAF Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in World War II (MacKay Ron)(Pevná vazba)

The Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler's industrial and military base. With its ability to

The French Air Force in the First World War (Sumner Ian)(Paperback)

The French air force of the First World War developed as fast as the British and German air forces, yet its history, and the enormous contribution it made to the eventual French victory, is often forgotten. So Ian Sumner's photographic history, which features almost 200 images, most of which have

Wings of Empire: The Forgotten Wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939 (Renfrew Barry)(Paperback)

At the end of the First World War, British power in the colonies was at an all-time low. That was until a ragtag band of visionaries, including Winston Churchill and T.E. Lawrence, proposed that the aeroplane, the wonder weapon of the age, could save the empire. Using the radical strategy of air

Britain's Railways in the Second World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict was not such a distant memory for the railway companies and their workers but in this second major war of the twentieth century, the task was to prove a

The Birth of the Royal Air Force: An Encyclopedia of British Air Power Before and During the Great War - 1914 to 1918 (Philpott Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Bomb Girls: The Unsung Heroines of the Second World War (Hyams Jacky)(Paperback)

The story of Britain's hidden World War II heroines, in their own words. They were the unsung heroines of World War II; the wives, moms, and teenage girls, all 'doing their bit' for the war effort, clocking in daily to work in vast munitions factories, helping make the explosives, bullets, and war

Strangling the Axis: The Fight for Control of the Mediterranean During the Second World War (Hammond Richard)(Pevná vazba)

This is a major reassessment of the causes of Allied victory in the Second World War in the Mediterranean region. Drawing on a unique range of multinational source material, Richard Hammond demonstrates how the Allies' ability to gain control of the key routes across the sea and sink large

Mapping the Second World War - The History of the War Through Maps from 1939 to 1945 (Chasseaud Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert

Hot Skies of the Cold War: The Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s (Mladenov Alexander)(Paperback)

After the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agreement on the 'spheres of influence' division of Europe. The Bulgarian Air Force was radically reformed in the Soviet style and rapidly re-equipped with huge

The Archaeology of the Second World War: Uncovering Britain's Wartime Heritage (Moshenska Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

The Second World War transformed British society. Men, women and children inhabited the war in every area of their lives, from their clothing and food to schools, workplaces and wartime service. This transformation affected the landscapes, towns and cities as factories turned to war work, beaches

Macarthur's Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 (Yenne Bill)(Pevná vazba)

General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the world. This new history traces its development from its origins in the Philippines through to its eventual victory in the skies over Japan and its key role in the Korean War. General Douglas

German Machine Guns of the Second World War (Seidler Hans)(Pevná vazba)

German Machine Guns of the Second World War is a highly illustrated record of the German war machine between 1939 - 1945. Many of the photographs, all from the author's collection, come originally from the albums of individuals who took part in the war.Arranged by theater chronologically, the book

Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945: The Longest Struggle (Gustavsson Hakan)(Pevná vazba)

The Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945 was the longest struggle of the Second World War. It started with the Japanese aggression in July 1937 and soon accelerated into a full-scale war with the Chinese Kuomintang government. The Chinese Air Force was to suffer large losses during the whole conflict

Tupolev Tu-2: The Forgotten Medium Bomber (Moore Jason)(Pevná vazba)

Although one of the best medium bombers of the Second World War, fast, tough, and with an excellent bomb load, the Tu-2 is little known in the West. This book provides a comprehensive history of this important airplane, complete with its developmental history in the Second World War and later, and