The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill: Tunisia, April-May 1943 (Mitchell Ian)(Pevná vazba)

The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill: Tunisia, April-May 1943 (Mitchell Ian)(Pevná vazba)

The Battle of the Peaks is the first book to be devoted to a series of forgotten battles in the spring of 1943 in the hills of northern Tunisia. The author brings to life the fascinating story of a successful British victory in April 1943 largely achieved by the 78th 'Battle Axe' Division which has

Black Cross Red Star Air War Over the Eastern Front - Volume 5 -- The Great Air Battles: Kuban and Kursk April-July 1943 (Bergstrom Christer)(Pevná vazba)

Panzers in Berlin 1945 (Archer Lee)(Pevná vazba)

Panzers in Berlin 1945 is a study of German armor during the Battle of Berlin in April and May of 1945 and is the first book to examine the role of Panzers in this final battle.This 392-page book is lavishly illustrated with 360 mostly unpublished photographs that take the reader from the retreat

The Destruction of 6th Army at Stalingrad (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

The scale of death and destruction during the Battle of Stalingrad during late 1942 and early 1943 remains unprecedented in the history of warfare.The annihilation of General von Paulus' 6th Army epitomised the devastating defeat of Hitler's ambition to conquer Stalin's Soviet Union. After the

Youth and Revolution in Tunisia (Honwana Alcinda)(Pevná vazba)

The uprising in Tunisia has come to be seen as the first true revolution of the twenty-first century, one that kick-started the series of upheavals across the region now known as the Arab Spring. In this remarkable work, Alcinda Honwana goes beyond superficial accounts of what occurred to explore

Kursk 1943: Last German Offensive in the East (Baxter Ian)(Paperback)

Tells the story of this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and highly detailed artwork profiles of the tanks and vehicles involved.In the summer of 1943, the German-launched Operation Zitadelle (Citadel), aimed at cutting off a large number of Soviet forces in the Kursk

Shrewsbury to Ludlow - Including the Bishop's Castle and Clee Hill Branches (Mitchell Vic)(Pevná vazba)

The RAF in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain: A Reappraisal of Army and Air Policy 1938-1940 (Baughen Greg)(Pevná vazba)

In May 1940, the German Army and the Allied forces they faced were fairly evenly matched. Two months later Britain was on her own, hopelessly outnumbered and facing imminent defeat. Should the RAF have done more to support the Allied armies in France? Could the RAF have protected the British Army

Robert Craufurd: The Man and the Myth: The Life and Times of Wellington's Wayward Martinet (Fletcher Ian)(Pevná vazba)

To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and Spain, driving them hard and generally taking a tough stance against anything and everything that did not meet with his own strict disciplinarian

Under the Same Moon: Edward Thomas and the English Lyric (Longley Edna)(Pevná vazba)

A hundred years ago Edward Thomas was killed in the Battle of Arras (April 1917). The reputation of his poetry has never been higher. Edna Longley has already edited Thomas's poems and prose. She now marks his centenary, and adds to the growing field of Thomas studies, with this close reading of

Allied Intelligence and the Cover Up at Pointe Du Hoc: The History of the 2nd & 5th US Army Rangers, 1943 - 30th April 1944 (Sterne Gary)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 1 of this two-part work puts the reader firmly into the footsteps of the 2nd and 5th Rangers as they arrive in England in 1943. It follows them during their intensive training with the Commandos and the Royal Navy as they head towards D-Day - including cliff climbing, assault landings and

North Cape 1943: The Sinking of the Scharnhorst (Konstam Angus)(Paperback)

A beautifully illustrated study of the Battle of North Cape in 1943, a dramatic clash of British and German battleships in the North Sea which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst.The German battleship Scharnhorst had a reputation for being a lucky ship. Early in the war,

Bait: The Battle of Kham Duc (McLeroy James)(Pevná vazba)

An account of the battle of Kham Duc, one of the least known and most misunderstood battles in the American Phase of the Second Indochina War (1959 to 1975).The strategic potential of the three-day attack of two NVA regiments on Kham Duc, a remote and isolated Army Special Forces camp, on the eve

St Valery and Its Aftermath (Mitchell Stewart)(Pevná vazba)

During the German May 1940 offensive, the 51st (Highland) Division, including the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders, became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery-en-Caux the Division surrendered when fog thwarted efforts to evacuate them. Within

No Way Out: The Untold Story of the B-24 Lady Be Good and Her Crews (Whitby Steven R.)(Pevná vazba)

It was the first and only combat mission for the B-24 Liberator 'Lady Be Good.' On April 4, 1943, she left her base on the North African coast of Libya to bomb the port city of Naples, Italy. She never returned to base. It was not until the spring of 1959 that 'Lady Be Good' was discovered by a BP

Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April-May 1945 (Lee Eric)(Pevná vazba)

In the final days of World War II in Europe, Georgians serving in the Wehrmacht on Texel island off the Dutch coast rose up and slaughtered their German masters. Hitler ordered the island to be retaken and fighting continued for weeks, well after the war's end. The uprising had it origins in the

Everest England: A Pilgrimage of 29,016 Feet (Jones Peter Owen)(Pevná vazba)

A unique hill-walking guide to 20 of Britain's peaks, adding up to the exact height of Everest. Scaling the peaks of Everest, the world's highest mountain, is the ultimate physical and mental challenge that the human race can aspire to. But as it takes years of preparation and a minimum of 25,000

Nine Days in May: The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967 (Wilkins Warren K.)(Pevná vazba)

Moving through the jungle near the Cambodian border on May 18, 1967, a company of American infantry observed three North Vietnamese Army regulars, AK-47s slung over their shoulders, walking down a well-worn trail in the rugged Central Highlands. Startled by shouts of 'Lai day, lai day' ('Come

Lepanto 1571: Christian and Muslim Fleets Battle for Control of the Mediterranean (Fields Nic)(Pevná vazba)

The battle of Lepanto was the last major battle between fleets of oar-powered war ships, and author Nic Fields examines this battle's status as a truly decisive battle in history.The battle of Lepanto has long been considered one of the decisive naval battles of history. Yet, the savage fighting on

Battle of the Odon (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

The Battle of the Odon evokes the clash between the British Army and the II SS-Panzer Korps, as they attacked across the Odon Valley during Operation 'Epsom' in June 1944. Using contemporary photographs and documents, this book provides day-by-day details of the operation that was just one part of

Mussolini's Defeat at Hill 731, March 1941: How the Greeks Halted Italy's Albanian Offensive (Carr John)(Pevná vazba)

Hill 731 was the scene of the most ferocious battle of the Greek-Italian War in Albania. Watched by Mussolini himself, on 9 March 1941 the Italians launched their Spring Offensive, designed to stem four months of humiliating reverses. The objective was a pair of parallel valleys dominated by the

The Battle of Znaim: Napoleon, the Habsburgs and the End of the War of 1809 (Gill John H.)(Pevná vazba)

The little known Battle of Znaim (10th-11th July 1809) was the last battle to be fought on the main front of the Franco-Austrian War. Cut short to make way for an armistice it effectively ended hostilities between France and Austria and is now uniquely considered to be an episode both of conflict

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (Toll Ian W.)(Pevná vazba)

In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing assault on the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The capture of the Mariana Islands and the accompanying ruin of Japanese carrier airpower marked a pivotal moment in the Pacific War. No tactical masterstroke or blunder could

Cheyenne Summer: The Battle of Beecher Island: A History (Mort Terry)(Pevná vazba)

Evoking the spirit--and danger--of the early American West, this is the story of the Battle of Beecher Island, pitting an outnumbered United States Army patrol against six hundred Native warriors, where heroism on both sides of the conflict captures the vital themes at play on the American