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Initially designed as a fast medium bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 was also used as a Zerstörer heavy fighter by the Luftwaffe. It saw its combat debut over Poland in 1939, and heavy fighter variants saw……続きを見る

A detailed history of the Luftwaffe's best twin-engined bomber of World War 2 in North Africa and the Mediterranean. This volume follows the Luftwaffe's 'Wunderbomber' southwards to describe its dep……続きを見る

'Kershaw's book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.' - The Time……続きを見る

Published to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Spitfire, this is the combat history of one of the most iconic planes ever built as it pushed on from the successes of the Battle of Britain and t……続きを見る

A detailed account of an iconic aircraft's performance in the invasion of the Soviet Union during World War 2. This final volume of the Osprey trilogy on the Luftwaffe dive-bomber charts its fortune……続きを見る

A Borrowed Land tells the untold stories of Guam’s Nikkeiーpeople of Japanese descentーbefore, during, and after World War II. As the descendant of an issei, or firstgeneration immigrant, Peter R. O……続きを見る

Ever present in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to VJ-Day, the B-24 Liberator proved to be the staple heavy bomber of the campaign. From its ignominious beginnings in the Allied rout in the Philippine……続きを見る

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88. The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-war……続きを見る

軍事在20世紀中國政治與社會舞臺中扮演了無比重要的角色， 自北伐起，軍事和政治之間的關係就已非常密切， 到了對日抗戰時期，彼此關係愈加緊連， 戰事和戰局影響內政，內政品質和效率又影響戰爭。 本書強調軍政之……続きを見る

A unique, detailed account of the aces that flew in the bitter air fighting during the protracted eight-year war against Japan and the subsequent civil war against the Chinese Communists The ace pil……続きを見る

Illustrated throughout, this book describes the action pilots of the Polish Air Force saw from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighter……続きを見る

This book details the colourful experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the 'forgotten' China-Burma-India theatre during WW2. Inheriting the legacy of the Ame……続きを見る

The Boeing B-17, which has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, took the fight to Germans from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. Its primary operator in Western Europe was t……続きを見る

Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through……続きを見る

This volume tells the story of the daylight air battles over Germany through the eyes of the Bf 109 aces involved. It traces the development of the aerial defence of the Reich from its small beginni……続きを見る

Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World ……続きを見る

Le destin méconnu du successeur d'Heydrich, un haut dignitaire nazi longtemps négligé mais terrifiant. En janvier 1943, six mois après la mort de Reinhard Heydrich, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, un Autrichie……続きを見る

Robert Forczyk covers the development of armoured warfare in North Africa from Rommel's Gazala offensive in 1942 through to the end of war in the desert in Tunisia in 1943. The war in the North Afri……続きを見る

"Altogether, a very detailed year-by-year account of escort development for anti-submarine work from the period between the wars to post World War II." ーThe Nautical Magazine Winston Churchill famo……続きを見る

**A Finalist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize A Best Book of the Year in The Economist, Prospect, The Telegraph, TLS, The New York Times, The Washingt……続きを見る

Tous les fronts dans un seul livre. Prix du livre d'histoire contemporaine 2024. Cet ouvrage est né d'un constat paradoxal. Si nous croulons a priori sous les livres portant sur la Seconde Guerre mo……続きを見る

This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer IV throughout World War II, where it saw service on the front line from Poland in 1939 through to the very last days of the Third Reic……続きを見る

According to Doss's account in a documentary film titled "The Contentious Objector", as he rescued soldiers one-by-one, he breathed into the air with each go-around, "Lord, please help me get one mo……続きを見る

After the Allies broke out from Normandy in July 1944, they drove quickly through the rest of France and were threatening the German border by the autumn. To halt the Allies, Hitlers last throw of t……続きを見る

A comprehensive reference guide to German military symbols used on documents, maps, orders of battle and elsewhere. To the uninitiated, German military symbols can appear indecipherable. Yet underst……続きを見る

"Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945" is the first nuts-and-bolts handbook to utilize both the voluminous raw allied intelligence documents and postwar Japanese documentation as prima……続きを見る

On 7 March 1944 Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British India had begun. By mid-month, the Japanese 31st Division had crossed the Chindwin River in northern Burma, advancing on a wide ……続きを見る

The period spanning the two World Wars was unquestionably the most catastrophic in Europe's history. Despite such undeniably progressive developments as the radical expansion of women's suffrage and……続きを見る

An armored unit that has always aroused curiosity and interest, the Armored Group of the “Leoncello” was one of the few armored units of the Italian Social Republic, the only one of the Tanker speci……続きを見る

A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 ASPECTS OF HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Astonishing. A masterful……続きを見る