Total Undersea War: The Evolutionary Role of the Snorkel in Donitz's U-Boat Fleet 1944-1945 (Hamilton Aaron S.)(Pevná vazba)

Total Undersea War: The Evolutionary Role of the Snorkel in Donitz's U-Boat Fleet 1944-1945 (Hamilton Aaron S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the last year of World War II the once surface-bound diesel-electric U-boat ushered in the age of 'total undersea war' with the introduction of an air mast, or 'snorkel' as it became known among the men who served in D nitz's submarine fleet. U-boats no longer needed to surface to charge

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 (Hornfischer James D.)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpowerWinner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States -

From Hunter to Hunted: The U-Boat in the Atlantic, 1939-1943 (Edwards Bernard)(Pevná vazba)

In the early stages of the Second World War, Donitz's U-boats generally adhered to Prize Rules, surfacing before attacking and making every effort to preserve the lives of their victims' crews. But, with the arming of merchant men and greater risk of damage or worse, they increasingly attacked

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

How Armies Grow: The Expansion of Military Forces in the Age of Total War 1789-1945 (Strohn Matthias)(Pevná vazba)

The first two decades after the end of the Cold War were characterized by governments' desires to reduce the sizes of their armed forces, not least in order to save money. Hand in hand with this general reduction went an intellectual and doctrinal re-orientation of the armies from conventional

Violence in Defeat: The Wehrmacht on German Soil, 1944-1945 (Willems Bastiaan)(Pevná vazba)

In the final year of the Second World War, as bitter defensive fighting moved to German soil, a wave of intra-ethnic violence engulfed the country. Bastiaan Willems offers the first study into the impact and behaviour of the Wehrmacht on its own territory, focusing on the German units fighting in

Fleet Air Arm Boys: Volume Two: Strike, Anti-Submarine, Early Warning and Support Aircraft Since 1945. True Tales from Royal Navy Men and (Bond Steve)(Pevná vazba)

Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations. The principal tools in that response

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

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

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

Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg: The Southern Flank - Dec. 1944 - Jan. 1945 Vol I The Germans (Gaul Roland)(Pevná vazba)

Victory in Europe: From D-Day to the Destruction of the Third Reich, 1944-1945, Ve Day, WWII (Thompson Julian)(Pevná vazba)

History comes to life in this compelling account of the final 11 months of World War II. Written by a leading military historian and featuring images from the Imperial War Museum and other repositories--including maps, diary excerpts, secret memos, and letters--Victory in Europe takes readers from

Legacies of the First World War: Building for Total War 1914-1918 (Cocroft Wayne D.)(Pevná vazba)

The First World War has been described as the first total war, a conflict in which a country's people and resources were harnessed towards final victory. During 2014-18 Historic England set out to uncover and study the physical remains left across England by the First World War. This new book

A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945. Volume 4: Sicily and Italy to the Fall of Rome 14 May, 1943 - 5 June, 1944 (Guest Russell)(Pevná vazba)

The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack

The Cambridge History of the Second World War, Volume 3: Total War: Economy, Society and Culture (Geyer Michael)(Paperback)

The conflict that ended in 1945 is often described as a 'total war', unprecedented in both scale and character. Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the Second World War adopts a transnational approach to offer a comprehensive and global analysis of the war as an economic, social and cultural

The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945 (Citino Robert M.)(Pevná vazba)

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. Three quarters of a century later, the question persists: What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M

Crash Boat: Rescue and Peril in the Pacific During World War II (Jepson George D.)(Pevná vazba)

The compelling story of an American crash boat crewed by unknown heroes during World War II in the South Pacific, whose dramatic rescues of downed pilots and clandestine missions off Japanese-held islands were done at great peril and with little fanfare. It chronicles ordinary young men doing

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

Nuke 'Em! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating the End of the World (Wyn Aaron)(Pevná vazba)

Back in the 1950s during the 'Cold War' every new day beckoned the possibility of the end of the world. Kids grew up in the shadow of bomb shelters and were treated to daily lessons at school on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Americans were besieged by constant reminders to police our

Total War: A People's History of World War II (Clements Kate)(Pevná vazba)

Total War is an illustrated examination of the most significant historical episode of the twentieth century: World War II. This immersive account of a conflict that permanently reshaped the geopolitical landscape is told not only through compelling photographs, maps, and infographics produced

Dark Lens: Imaging Germany, 1945 (Meltzer Franoise)(Pevná vazba)

Esteemed scholar Fran oise Meltzer examines images of war ruins in Nazi Germany and the role that images play in how we construct memories of war. The ruins of war have long held the power to stupefy and appall. Can such ruins ever be persuasively depicted and comprehended? Can images of ruins

British Armoured Divisions and Their Commanders, 1939-1945 (Doherty Richard)(Pevná vazba)

A total of eleven British armored divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.In 1940, only 1st Armored Division faced the overwhelming German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that the armored division concept

The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II (Noppen Ryan K.)(Paperback)

A new history of the development of the Dutch fleet in the early 20th century, and the role these warships played in World War II, from the defense of Rotterdam to the Battle of the Java Sea and beyond. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defense for the homeland and

Panther Tanks: German Army and Waffen-Ss, Defence of the West, 1945 (Oliver Dennis)(Paperback)

In late 1944 and 1945 the Panther tank played an important role in Germany's desperate efforts to stem the Allied advance on the Western Front. The Panther, perhaps the best armored vehicle produced by Germany during the Second World War, was a key element in the Wehrmacht's defensive tactics, in

Military History of the Cold War, 1944-1962 (House Jonathan M.)(Pevná vazba)

The Cold War did not culminate in World War III as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives. This book is the first comprehensive, multinational overview of military affairs during the early Cold War, beginning with