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The Luftwaffe excelled at ground attack and in doing so helped revolutionised modern warfare. Whether flying in support of panzer columns during the invasion of Poland and the destruction of France,……続きを見る

Histories of the Waterloo campaign and tours of the battlefield generally concentrate on the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington - the role of Blucher's Prussians is left in the bac……続きを見る

A new edition to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary, includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by Douglas Hofstadter. Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who mastermin……続きを見る

The Soviet government tried to minimize the importance of Lend-lease fighters well into the 1980s. Only in recent years have these pilots felt free to admit what they flew, and now the fascinating s……続きを見る

World War II found Albania fighting a war within a war. In addition to the threat faced from the Germans, Albania was engaged in a civil war between the Nazi-sponsored Ballists and the Communist par……続きを見る

An annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development and service of the world's warships. For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, de……続きを見る

Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During ……続きを見る

James Ford Rhodes' 'History of the Civil War' is a seminal work that offers a comprehensive and detailed account of one of the most pivotal events in American history. Written in a clear and engagin……続きを見る

For modelers and WWIl enthusiasts, a collection of scale drawings of German combat vehicles. For armor modeling and military vehicle enthusiasts, this volume is filled with fine-scale drawings of Ge……続きを見る

'Excellent ... a raw and visceral, bird's-eye view of the action from the men who were there' The Times This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War……続きを見る

Arnhem 1944: the airborne strike for the bridges over the Rhine. The true story of the greatest battle of World War II and the basis of the 1977 film of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborou……続きを見る

Of the RAF's trio of four-engined heavy bombers in World War 2, the mighty Short Stirling was the first to enter service in August 1940. From its first raid in February 1941, the Stirling was at the……続きを見る

When the Lonesome Lady was shot down during a bombing run in the Inland Sea of Japan, Pilot T. C. Cartwright and his crew became POWs. The men were interned at Hiroshima, and while the author was se……続きを見る

A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russiaーfrom the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ……続きを見る

The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw's analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling ……続きを見る

Menschenverachtende Kriege machen auch vor Kindern nicht halt. So standen, blitzartig schnell, von jetzt auf gleich, der kleine Junge Klaus und seine Mama traurig auf der Straße, plötzlich ohne Blei……続きを見る

Years before Hitler unleashed the “Final Solution” to annihilate European Jews, he began a lesser-known campaign to eradicate the mentally ill, which facilitated the gassing and lethal injection of ……続きを見る

A pictorial history of the Allied campaigns in the final months before the end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany. Sixty years ago, the world had been at war for nearly six yea……続きを見る

This volume is the first of its type to be devoted exclusively to the Zerstörer day fighter aces, spanning the war years from Poland to the defence of the Reich. Although Messerschmitt's single-engi……続きを見る

The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equipped nightfighter, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was heavily influenced by early RAF combat experience with radar-equipped aircraft in 1940/4……続きを見る

It was certainly not through the foresight of his senior officers that Charles Carrington, a veteran of the First World War, was enabled to put his experience in that earlier conflict to good use in……続きを見る

In Malta Convoys David Thomas, the distinguished naval historian, gives a fascinating account of the vital battles fought by sea and air to ensure that essential supplies got through. He vividly des……続きを見る

In your quest for respectability I think we can say you have been talking out of both corners of your mouth. One corner talks to your rich backers, the other to your street-fighters. Hans Litten is……続きを見る

The Ju 87 Stuka was the most feared weapon in the German arsenal in the first year of World War 2, the Luftwaffe using it to deadly effect during the Blitzkrieg between September 1939 and June 1940.……続きを見る

This collection of vivid essays examines some of the most fascinating aspects of the German resistance to Hitler. It includes the first translations into English of pioneering studies on the role of……続きを見る

In many ways, the Heinkel He 177 'Greif' (Griffon) was Nazi Germany's 'lost' strategic bomber. With some fundamental creases ironed out, and built in large numbers, the He 177 would have offered the……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition This issue contains articles on the following American fighting vehicles of World War II: (1) DUKW Amphibious Truck (2) Armored Car M38 ……続きを見る

In late June 1942, the dispirited and defeated British Eighth Army was pouring back towards the tiny railway halt of El Alamein in the western desert of Egypt. Tobruk had fallen and Eighth Army had ……続きを見る

Far from the image of an apolitical, “clean” Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless indiv……続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series 2023 eBook Edition Coverage of these military vehicles and AFVs: (1) Rommel’s Vehicles (2) AMC 35: French Medium Cavalry Tank (3) SdKfz 221 Armored Car Ser……続きを見る