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Seventy years ago the army's elite air assault force, the Parachute Regiment was formed, tough and well-trained, designed to fight hazardous operations behind enemy lines, with little or no backup.These...
Undercover Agent: How one of SOE's youngest agents helped defeat the
Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), the wartime secret service established by Churchill to 'set Europe...
Images of the Waffen-SS: A Photo Chronicle of Germany's Elite Troops
Mark C. Yerger, responding to requests from readers of his previous books, this new photo album provides material for the model builder, vehicle enthusiast, memorabilia collector and those interested in...
Conquest of the Skies: Seeking Range, Endurance, and the
This meticulously researched volume is a must in the library of any aviation buff: the most comprehensive descriptive and illustrated history of military and civilian aircraft and their pilots (men...
9.Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 26: The Battle of Britain Photo Album of
This book is a short photo-history of one Luftwaffe fighter Staffel, predominantly showing the Battle of Britain period, up to the point when Willy Fronhofer belly-landed his Bf 109 E-4,...
The 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
During the height of the Cold War, the United States started to develop and expand its air defence capabilities to knock down Russian Air Force nuclear-armed bombers flying over the...
US Army Twin Beeches
Most people think the US Army only flies helicopters, but it has quietly flown a multitude of fixed-wing aircraft for decades. One of the Army's best aircraft providers is Beech...
Training the Right Stuff: The Aircraft That Produced America's Jet
A comprehensive study of the training aircraft used to transition the United States military into the jet age. At the end of World War II, high-performance jets with unfamiliar operating...
Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss": The Complete History of KG 51 in World
The Complete History of KG 51 in World War II The history of the World War II Luftwaffe bomber unit Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss" is documented here from its formation in...
Royal Hospital Chelsea: A Year in Pictures
***SPECIAL PRICE down from $90.00 while stocks last*** Founded by Charles II 'for the succour and relief of veterans broken by age and war', designed by Sir Christopher Wren and...
Flying Equipment of the Italian Air Force in World War II: Flight
This book is a highly detailed look at World War II era Italian flight gear. Much of the information appears here for the first time in English. Covering flight suits,...
German U-Boat Ace Rolf Mutzelburg: The Patrols of U-203 in World War
German naval officer Rolf Mutzelburg was one of the outstanding figures of the WWII German U-boat arm. After obtaining regular successes against the North Atlantic convoys during his first four...
Three Days In June: The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3
***40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION'If you only read one book about the Falklands make sure it's this one.' - Soldier magazine'An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war.'...
A Brief History of Fighting Ships
This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line -...
Hero Living: Seven Strides to Awaken Your Infinite Power
In Hero Living Rudy Reyes, the latest recruit in Channel 4's smash-hit SAS Who Dares Wins introduces his philosophy to life - part Homer, part Bruce Lee and part Spider-Man....
Air America
Air America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II to two...
Hitler's Greatest Defeat: The German Collapse, 1944
How the Nazis lost the war1944 was a year of trial for the German Army. While the Allies were preparing to invade the Third Reich from the west, Stalin was...
Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings.Operation Chastise, the overnight destruction of the Moehne and Eder dams in north-west Germany...
Her Secret Service: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence
'Groundbreaking' Sunday Times'Beautifully written and elegiac . . . a masterpiece' Damien Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling authorSince the inception of the Secret Service Bureau back in 1909, women have worked...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Now a major Guy Ritchie film:
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew...
Shackleton Boys: Volume 2: True Stories from Shackleton Operators
After World War II the Royal Air Force went through a considerable downsizing, but retained an essential maritime reconnaissance role for the protection of British interests overseas. These areas were...
Rate of Climb: Thrilling Personal Reminiscences from a Fighter Pilot
Rick Peacock-Edwards has led different lives at different times, but through it all has used a bonus in life nowadays often overlooked: he has consistently enjoyed himself. One of three...
The Rescue: The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from
The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.A group of...
All Hands on Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of (SIGNED)
In the late 1990s, Patrick O'Brian's multimillion copy selling historical novel series-the Aubrey-Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars-seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey...
Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO: the "astonishingly fine (SIGNED)
'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir...
Border Bloodshed: Scotland and England at War, 1369-1403
Scottish military offensives against England from 1369 were largely the product of government policy, were launched with careful timing and in the reign of Robert II Involved close co-operation with...
The Rescue: The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from
The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.A group of...
Explosive: Bringing the World's Deadliest Bombers to Justice
THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S LEADING FORENSIC EXPLOSIVES SCIENTIST, WHO FOR NEARLY THREE-DECADES INVESTIGATED SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL BOMB ATTACKS IN HISTORY.Cliff Todd devoted his life...
Final Verdict: A Holocaust Trial in the Twenty-first Century
'[A] gripping and fascinating book' JAMES HOLLAND, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 5* review'A brilliant book . . . timely . . . gripping' RACHEL COOKE, OBSERVER'A thrilling read ' PHILIPPE SANDS, author...
Troy: The epic battle as told in Homer's Iliad (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. When Paris falls in love with legendary beauty Helen of Troy, the devastating effects of their affair on...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, now a Major Guy Ritchie Film:
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston...
Defiance!: Withstanding the Kaiserschalcht
This fascinating volume charts the progress of the Allied breakout of Normandy through German eyes. Beginning with Operation COBRA and ending with the offensive which led to the liberation of...
Who Dares Wins: The sequel to BORN FEARLESS, the Sunday Times
JOIN SAS LEGEND PHIL CAMPION AS HE SHARES HIS DEEPLY PERSONAL LIFE STORY, WARTS AND ALLIn WHO DARES WINS Big Phil Campion reveals his chequered past, from terrible abuse suffered...
Operational Test: Honing the Edge
The process to deliver a modern combat aircraft from concept to introduction to service is often measured in decades. Described as a weapon system, modern designs such as the Eurofighter...
Walking into Hell 1st July 1916
The 1st July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when 60,000 unsuspecting men of the British 4th Army advanced into the teeth of a...
Churchill's Spearhead
This book covers the inception, growth and employment of Britain's airborne forces (parachute and glider-borne formations) between June 1940 and March 1945. It takes a comparative approach and follows tailored...
The Most Dangerous Moment of the War: Japan'S Attack on the Indian
. Gripping account of a little-known but crucial episode in World War IIOne of the biggest 'what if' moments of WWIIPuts a new perspective on Japan's military ambitions in WWII...
Surviving the Death Railway: A Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home
The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labour by their Japanese masters on the 'Burma Railway' have been well documented yet never cease to shock. It is impossible not...
Hitler's Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Nazi Plan for Final
A fascinating illustrated account of a crucial but less well-known aspect of the Third Reich. The story of the weapons that could have won the war: Nazi flying saucers, the...
Battle for the Escaut 1940: The France and Flanders Campaign
On 10 May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Lord Gort, moved forward from the Franco-Belgian border and took up positions along a 20-mile sector off...
World Air Power Guide
Compiled by the author of Jane s Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for aviation experts.In one volume the reader will find the composition and details...
Naval Air: Celebrating a Century of Naval Flying
Naval aviation arrived early in the last century in the form of balloons and airships employed by the British Royal Navy for reconnaissance, and interest was stirring in naval circles...
Airways to the East 1918-1920 and the Collapse of No.1 Aerial Route
The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed...
American Sharpe
Sharpe and his adventures has made the 95th Foot renowned again and the discovery of an unpublished diary by an American from Charleston South Carolina who served, despite his father's...
Spirits of the Somme: Visions of War
The 1st of July 1916, the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. 60,000 men became casualties on...
The Battle That Won the War - Bellenglise: Breaching the Hindenburg
It is no exaggeration to claim that 46th North Midland Division s action on 29 September 1918 was the hammer blow that shattered the will of the German High Command....
Albuera 1811: the Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War
On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War's most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force...
From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic
This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain...