World Aflame - The Long War, 1914-1945 (Jones Dan)(Pevná vazba)

World Aflame - The Long War, 1914-1945 (Jones Dan)(Pevná vazba)

A visually stunning history of global conflict from 1914 to 1945, from Dan Jones and Marina Amaral - the team who created The Colour of

First World War, the Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939 (Waghorne James)(Pevná vazba)

The World at War, 1914-1945 (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

This text provides an innovative global military history that joins three periods-World War I, the interwar years, and World War II. Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive survey of both wars, comparing continuities and differences. He traces the causes of each war and assesses land, sea, and air

The Reluctant Sinner (Tate June)(Pevná vazba)

An enthralling saga of rags-to-riches on the eve of the First World War - September, 1914. Eighteen-year-old Daisy Gilbert is the star seamstress at Mrs Evans' prestigious gown shop in Southampton. Her ultimate ambition is not to marry her sweetheart, Jack, but to set up her own dressmaking

The Vest Pocket Kodak & the First World War (Cooksey Jon)(Pevná vazba)

When one thinks about World War I, one doesn't immediately imagine the soldiers recording the horrors of trench warfare by taking snaps with their pocket cameras. But that is exactly what happened. Launched in April 1912, the Vest Pocket Kodak was one of the world's first compact cameras. About the

Hertfordshire Soldiers of the Great War (Hill Dan)(Pevná vazba)

In Hertfordshire Soldiers of The First World War the authors explore a series of individual case studies of Hertfordshire men who served in various theaters during the First World War, all of which had been uncovered as part of the Herts At War community project. This unique collection of largely

London at War 1939-1945: A Nation's Capital Survives (Jeffreys Alan)(Pevná vazba)

At the outbreak of World War II, London suddenly found itself on the front line. While aerial attacks had played a part in World War I, the astounding technological advances since meant that by 1939 the city was threatened like never before. The attacks took a brutal toll. Almost 19,000 tons of

The First World War: 1914-18 (Hatt Christine)(Paperback)

The First World War 1914-18 explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for war, and traces the course of the fighting that killed almost nine million soldiers. It goes on to look closely at the wartime experiences of many people, and briefly examines the changes that swept

The Second World War (Horner David)(Pevná vazba)

The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of fear, sacrifice, deprivation and uncertainty, soldiers and civilians of all nationalities were driven to extremes of selfless loyalty, dogged determination or

Africa: A Modern History (Arnold Guy)(Pevná vazba)

The end of World War II signaled the end of the European African empires. In 1945, four African countries were independent; by 1963, 30 African states created the Organization of African Unity. The 1960s were a time of optimism as Africans enjoyed their new independence, witnessed increases in

The German Soldier's Pocket Manual: 1914-18 (Bull Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first Pocket Manual to be dedicated to the German Army in World War I, with chapters comprising of complete documents or extracts drawn from two major sources: the German Army of 1914-1918 itself, or the intelligence sections of other armies. It describes the new tactics and units

Aircraft of World War I 1914-18 (Herris Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrated with detailed artworks of combat aircraft and their markings, this reissue from the Essential Identification Guide series is a comprehensive study of the aircraft that fought in the Great War of 1914-18. Packed with more than 200 color profiles of every major type of combat aircraft

Russian Tanks of World War II: 1939-1945 (Hart Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Organized chronologically by type, Russian Tanks of World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Red Army during World War II. The book offers a comprehensive survey of Soviet AFVs, from the pre-war T-18 light tank and BT fast tank series to the

The Shadow of the Wind (Zafon Carlos Ruiz)(Pevná vazba)

Barcelona, 1945--just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him

Logistics in World War II: 1939-1945 (Norris John)(Pevná vazba)

'The short recaps of individual vehicles embedded within are often accompanied by photos, including especially nice color photos of restored vehicles.' -- Historical Miniatures Gaming SocietyJohn Norris shows how logistics, though less glamorous than details of the fighting itself, played a

German Jet Aircraft: 1939-1945 (Diedrich Hans-Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Germany was one of the leading developers of jet propulsion during the Second World War - in August 1939 the world's first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, took to the air on its maiden flight. This new book examines all of the developments, production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Ar 234,

Artillery Warfare, 1939-1945 (Forty Simon)(Pevná vazba)

It is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies - that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the British and American artillery was a major reason for the success of

Panzerwaffe on the Battlefield 2: World War Two Photobook Series (Feenstra Jon)(Pevná vazba)

In Panzerwaffe on the Battlefield 2, Jon Feenstra looks at various German armored fighting vehicles. The captions focus on the modifications of these panzers, self-propelled guns, etc. This book covers the entire war period - from 1939 to 1945 and all theaters. This hardcover, landscape formatted

American Aircraft Development of WWII: Special Types 1939-1945 (Norton William)(Pevná vazba)

Focusing on the U.S. military's development of special aircraft types during World War II, including many experimental aircraft and one-off secret projects, this book shows how U.S. aviation designs and weapons progressed under the pressure of global warfare. From the state-of-the-art aircraft at

World Wars (Brook Henry)(Pevná vazba)

An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the First World War and the Second World War, stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps. This beautifully presented hardback book tells the story of both conflicts, from the trenches of the First

The Battle for Warsaw, 1939-1945 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

The tragic history of Warsaw during the Second World War documented in 200 graphic wartime photographs.During the Second World War five brutal battles were fought in and around Warsaw. Each proved to be dramatic, decisive and bloody, and in this volume of the Images of War series Anthony

The Desert Air War 1940-1943 (Tucker-Jones Anthony)(Paperback)

The war in air over North Africa and the Mediterranean during the Second World War has long been overshadowed by the battle on the ground. Between 1940 and 1943 Italy's Regia Aeronautica and then Germany's Luftwaffe waged a concerted aerial campaign against the British, yet apart from the bitter

The Making of the Modern World: 1945 to the Present: Education, Poverty, and Inequality (Perritano John)(Pevná vazba)

World War II The Definitive Visual Guide (DK)(Pevná vazba)