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Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich’s most prestigious medal which wa……続きを見る

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US a……続きを見る

During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse t……続きを見る

Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, István Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and……続きを見る

If you want to learn more about the Mercedes SL R230, this is your book! Last updated in March 2017, 240 pages cover its complete history, explain VIN/FIN and data card and offer a comprehensive buy……続きを見る

Sergio Mantovani was an Italian race car driver from Milan, Italy, who had bright prospects when he was chosen as a Masrati works driver in 1953. Unfortunately his career was all too brief lasting o……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

“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

2.20PM Directly in front of us I sighted four funnels and the masts of a passenger steamer at right angles to our course coming from the SW and going towards Galley Head. 3:10 PM Torpedo shot at a d……続きを見る

Completed in 1938, the Trans-Iranian Railway connected Tehran to Iran's two major bodies of water: the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf in the south. Iran's first national railway, it p……続きを見る

Facel-Vega was a French car manufacturer from 1954 to 1964, created by Jean Daninos. The first model of the company, the Vega was introduced at the Paris Auto Show in 1954 and was instantly acclaime……続きを見る

C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That’s where, more than 200 years ago, the Uni……続きを見る

Experience “one of the best adventure books ever written” (Wall Street Journal) in this New York Times bestseller: the harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach th……続きを見る

Discover the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever aircraft carrier and SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR NEW BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE WARSHIP 'Fascinating, often funny an……続きを見る

‘An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time … The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ’ IAN STEWART, AUTHOR O……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From America’s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the author of A Higher Call. “In the spirit of Unbroken a……続きを見る

Corvette is the most coveted and longest enduring American sports car. The General Motors car, introduced in 1953, has a worldwide following and has appeared internationally in countless auto shows.……続きを見る

This is a readable account of the history of the UK Parliament and an insight into the Palace of Westminster which is the home of the Houses of Parliament. You are taken on a timeline journey to sho……続きを見る

Mehr Harley geht nicht! - Die große Harley-Bibel zum kleinen Preis - Das ultimative Geschenk für Harley-Fans - Über 400 Bilder und 256 Seiten geballte Information Die schönsten und bedeutendsten Har……続きを見る

This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the……続きを見る

While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbors, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second i……続きを見る

An incendiary novel that brings to light the long-drawn-out indignities suffered by ordinary Filipinos at the hands of the Spanish friars and statesmen in 19th century Philippines. Thirteen years af……続きを見る

This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner ……続きを見る

In this book, besides offering the usual juicy titbits, he looks back not just at our history but also on his life as an historian, this book being written for his 50th birthday. His introduction al……続きを見る

Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photogr……続きを見る

FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION 'Fascinating' The Times **'Tantalising' Telegraph The gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, ro……続きを見る

How ed tech was born: Twentieth-century teaching machines--from Sidney Pressey's mechanized test-giver to B. F. Skinner's behaviorist bell-ringing box. Contrary to popular belief, ed tech did not be……続きを見る

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1958): “… In this book John Christy and Karl Ludvigsen have set down not only the joy of MG ownership but a comprehensive history showing how it all began. However, they haven’……続きを見る

**“**This superb book . . . will undoubtedly become the definitive volume on British Aircraft carriers and naval aviation . . . magnificent.”ーMarine News This book is a meticulously detailed histor……続きを見る

A brilliant and defiant celebration of driving as a unique pathway of human freedom, by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" (Sunday Times) "Why We Drive weaves philosophers, thinkers,……続きを見る