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An illustrated history of the wartime career of the USS Missouri from World War II to the Gulf War. On September 2, 1945, surrender ceremonies officially ending World War II were broadcast worldwide……続きを見る

The Armistice of 8 September 1943 caught the Italian armored units, both Tank units and Cavalry, scattered not only on the national territory, but also abroad. Similar to what had happened to all th……続きを見る

Weapons of myth and scandal, that is the best way to describe the spigot weapons deployed by the British in the Second World War. Unlike conventional mortars, a spigot mortar does not have a barrel ……続きを見る

This edition does not include illustrations. Acclaimed science writer Heather Pringle uncovers the true story of the scientists and archaeologists Heinrich Himmler deployed to find proof for his the……続きを見る

An illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II. Before the start of World War II, the bat……続きを見る

Draws on 25 years of original and exhaustive research Richly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs Content and style will appeal to a wide readership The Royal Air Force is the ……続きを見る

With the technology of the Hurricane being at the end of the biplane combat aircraft era, there was an urgent requirement for a modern fighter with a capability ahead of the anticipated German fight……続きを見る

Royal Navy Uniforms 1930-1945 uses over 400 illustrations - both period images and new colour photographs of original items - to show the clothing of both Officers and Ratings in World War II and du……続きを見る

A history of the Soviet Navy's cruisers, from the opening shots of the October Revolution through to the combat they saw during World War II. The Soviet Navy of World War II boasted a cruiser fleet ……続きを見る

"A definitive introduction by a highly recognized authority who writes beautifully and clearly." ー Naval Historical Foundation The fact that German submarines almost managed to cut off Britain's vi……続きを見る

A fully illustrated history of the Royal Air Force while on operations, publishing to mark the centenary of its foundation in World War I. The world's first independent air force, the Royal Air Forc……続きを見る

George Weller was a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter who covered World War II across Europe, Africa, and Asia. At the war’s end in September 1945, under General MacArthur’s media blackout, correspond……続きを見る

Afresh approach to the Battle of the Atlantic, told through the spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war. When HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941, it w……続きを見る

A widely celebrated intellectual historian of twentieth-century Europe, Anson Rabinbach is one of the most important scholars of National Socialism working over the last forty years. This volume col……続きを見る

Winston Churchill recounts the end of WWII and its aftermath, in the conclusion of his majestic six-volume history. In Triumph and Tragedy, British prime minister Winston Churchill provides in drama……続きを見る

After gaining independence in 1917, Finland fell into a three-month civil war, at the end of which the front formed by republicans, conservatives and monarchists put socialist and communist opponent……続きを見る

Any consideration of the 20th century would be incomplete without a discussion of Nazi Germany, an extraordinary regime which dominated European history for 12 years, and left a legacy that still ec……続きを見る

This scholarly study of the Royal Navy's WWII light cruisers presents extensive design, performance, and engagement analysis of each ship. When the Second World War began, the ten British 'Town' cla……続きを見る

The odyssey of 600,000 imperial Japanese soldiers incarcerated in Soviet labor camps after World War II and their fraught repatriation to postwar Japan. In August 1945 the Soviet Union seized the Ja……続きを見る

Flight to Arras is a memoir recounting the author's role in the French Air Force as pilot of a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France in 1940. The book condenses months of his flights into……続きを見る

War is often described as an extension of politics by violent means. With contributions from twenty-eight eminent historians, Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the Second World War examines the r……続きを見る

The YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft, with diamond-shaped wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at trans-sonic speeds, and an all-moving V-tail. The cockpit was pl……続きを見る

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2023* ***A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR* 'The best book about the subject I have ever read' Max Hastings, Sunday Times** A sweeping history of occupation and resi……続きを見る

The German offensive on Stalingrad was originally intended to secure the Wehrmacht’s flanks, but it stalled dramatically in the face of Stalin's order: “Not a Step Back!” The Soviets’ resulting tena……続きを見る

"A gripping read with fascinating political insight." (Sunday Times, London) "Elegant, elegiac and poignant...Thubron is an intrepid traveler, a shrewd observer and a lyrical guide... to the river, ……続きを見る

This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of the British-made tanks in World War II. Plagued by unreliable vehicles and poorly thought-out doctrine, th……続きを見る

The Rout of the German-Fascist Troops in Belorussia in 1944 covers the Red Army's Belorussian strategic operation: the linchpin of the 10 major Soviet offensive efforts launched that year to clear t……続きを見る

Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations fighting for the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War. The war was one of the shaping events on hi……続きを見る

Dive into this “truly compelling” (Good Morning America) New York Times bestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of warーfrom the creator and host of the podca……続きを見る

An astonishing journey into the heart of Nazi evil: a portrait of one of the darkest figures of Hitler’s Nazi eliteーReinhard Heydrich, the designer and executor of the Holocaust, chief of the Reich……続きを見る