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

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

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

Mortain 1944: Hitler's Normandy Panzer Offensive (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

A highly illustrated study of Operation L ttich, the German Panzer counteroffensive against the Normandy bridgehead in August 1944 that backfired, leading to a collapse of the German position in northern France. Fully illustrated with stunning full-color artwork, this book tells the story of

Panzer IV Vs Sherman: France 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

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 scrap of territory on the way to Berlin would have to be earned through hard fighting. This study concentrates on the ferocious battles between the

Panzergrenadier Vs US Armored Infantryman: European Theater of Operations 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

During World War II, the two preeminent mechanized infantry forces of the conflict, the German Panzergrenadier arm and the U.S. Army's armored infantrymen clashed in France and Belgium after the Normandy landings. These engagements went on to profoundly influence the use of mechanized infantry in

Operation Crossbow 1944: Hunting Hitler's V-Weapons (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

In mid-1943, Allied intelligence began to pick up the signs of unusual German construction in remote locations near the Channel Coast. Several massive fortifications were beginning to take shape, and they appeared to be oriented towards London. Allied intelligence codenamed these sites as

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

Panther Tanks - German Army Panzer Brigades: Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

Uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the Panther battalions of the Panzer brigades.In July 1944, with the Eastern Front crumbling and the first cracks appearing in the Normandy defenses, Hitler ordered the creation of a new type of unit based on the ad-hoc

D-Day - 75th Anniversary Edition (Beevor Antony)(Paperback / softback)

The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern

Panzerfaust Vs Sherman: European Theater 1944-45 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

This illustrated title explores the deadly battle between the innovative Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons employed by the forces of Nazi Germany and the US tanks striving to defend against them. In the summer of 1944, across the battlefields of Normandy, US tanks were confronted with

Normandy 1944: The Battle for Caen (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

Caen, a D-Day objective on 6 June 1944, did not fall to the British and Canadian troops of Second Army until 6 August, by which time much of the city had been reduced to rubble. The two-month struggle was a crucial stage in the Normandy campaign and, as Simon Forty demonstrates in this photographic

D-Day and Normandy: A Visual History (Richards Anthony)(Paperback)

In the hours before dawn on June 6, 1944, an unprecedented assemblage of men, weapons, and machines swung into action. The long-awaited, highly secret D-Day invasion had begun. By the end of the day, the mission to liberate Europe had made its most crucial advance. This book marks the

Panzer I & II: Blueprint for Blitzkrieg 1933-1941 (Jackson Robert)(Paperback)

The Panzer I and II played a significant part in the blitzkrieg campaigns that brought Germany such extraordinary success in the early years of the Second World War, and this highly illustrated volume in the TankCraft series is the ideal introduction to them. The Treaty of Versailles forbade

T-34 Vs StuG III: Finland 1944 (Zaloga Steven J.)(Paperback)

Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated book pits the StuG III assault gun in Finnish hands against the Soviet T-34-85 tank in the bitter armored clashes in Finland at the height of World War II. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and an array of archive photographs, T-34 vs StuG

It Never Snows in September - The German View of Market-Garden and the Battle of Arnhem, September 1944 (Kershaw Robert J)(Paperback / softback)

Unlikely Spy (Silva Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Germany, 1944.The Allied invasion is not far away, and the high command desperately need to know where it will take place. It is time to activate one of Hitler's last spies in Britain - Catherine Blake, a sleeper planted before the war and awaiting orders . . .British intelligence also has its

Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History (Zipperstein Steven J.)(Paperback)

So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was 'nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself.' In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more

1st Airborne: Market Garden 1944 (Forty Simon)(Paperback)

While the 6th Airborne Division had landed in France on D-Day and covered itself in glory, its counterpart, the 1st Airborne Division, had last seen action during an amphibious assault at Taranto on September 9, 1943, as part of the invasion of Italy. Returned to the UK in December 1943, it was

Superfreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Levitt Steven D.)(Paperback)

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics--the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times bestseller. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge your students'

Freakonomics - A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Levitt Steven D.)(Paperback)

In the summer of 2003,The New York Times Magazinesent Stephen J. Dubner, an author and journalist, to write a profile of Steven D. Levitt, a heralded young economist at the University of Chicago. Levitt was not remotely interested in the things that interest most economists. Instead, he studied the

Hobbits of Tolkien - An Illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's Hobbits, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History (Day David)(Paperback / softback)

n entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the explorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth

Dark Powers of Tolkien - An illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's Portrayal of Evil, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History (Day David)(Paperback / softback)

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda to the War of the Ring, Tolkien's Middle-earth has seen war and rebellion, devastation and loss, in which the powers of darkness emerged

For Esme - with Love and Squalor - And Other Stories (Salinger J. D.)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of nine exceptional stories from the acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye'This is the squalid, or moving, part of the story, and the scene changes. The people change, too. I'm still around, but from here on in, for reasons I'm not at liberty to disclose, I've disguised myself so