Never in the history of warfare has the clash between such great and apparently equal forces been decided so swiftly and conclusively as the German conquest of France and the Low Countries in May and June of 1940... Zobraziť viac
The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle... Zobraziť viac
A new history and analysis of the German and Soviet tank forces that battled on eastern German soil in the final months of World War II... Zobraziť viac
A new study of tank warfare used in the Soviet offensive of Operation Bagration, which destroyed Army Group Center... Zobraziť viac
The first of two volumes covering the French armor of World War II, this title looks at the infantry and battle tanks that faced the onslaught of the German Blitzkrieg in 1940... Zobraziť viac
An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers... Zobraziť viac
An examination of two of the most high-profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II... Zobraziť viac
Illustrated throughout with detailed artwork, this book examines the Do 17, also known as the “Flying Pencil,” a common and feared sight in the European skies, including over southern England during the Battle of Britain... Zobraziť viac
The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not necessarily win a war, ... Zobraziť viac
This highly illustrated study examines, in detail, the brutal Paraguayan War of 1864—70, one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts in South American history... Zobraziť viac
Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the 'Roman-ness' of these Germans, Pannonians, ... Zobraziť viac
The prototypical 'Roman Legionnaire' often seen on television and in movies is actually the product of nearly a millennium of military development. Far back in the Bronze Age, before the city of Rome existed, ... Zobraziť viac
Aelin Galathynius has given up her freedom for the sake of her people. Held captive by the Queen of the Fae and tortured for information, her only companions are a silent prisoner and her own mind. The image of her mother, her lover, her friends... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several unexpected raids across the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Central and South Pacific... Zobraziť viac
Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco, where Roman citizens had suffered the humiliation of being forced to pass under the yoke, an act symbolising their loss of warrior status, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman army underwent a radical change... Zobraziť viac
In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter... Zobraziť viac
An detailed illustrated exploration of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean in April 1942 – one of the largest operations conducted by the Imperial Navy during the war... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative history of the Red Army's armored cars, the quick and maneuverable vehicles which were used in conflicts ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the occupation of Poland... Zobraziť viac
A unique comparison between the two most numerous British and German tank types from 1941 to 1943... Zobraziť viac
An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler''s army – the Wehrmacht''s field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II... Zobraziť viac
