CK - World War II 24

This book is a valuable resource for understanding the character, development, and consequences of fascist dictatorships. Approximately 60 million lives were taken during World War II. This book ser……続きを見る

A Spitfire Named Connie is an exciting rollercoaster of a story. ‘Robbie’ Robertson begins his RAF training during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. As he learns his trade, he is soon rubbing sho……続きを見る

A pictorial history of the third year of World War II, featuring archive and color photographs. This third volume sees Hitler experiencing problems reminiscent of a previous invader of Russia, Napol……続きを見る

This concise WWII history covers the Western Desert Campaign from Operation Compass to the Battle of El Alamein. The fighting in Libya and Egypt during the Second World War has deservedly attracted ……続きを見る

A biography on the unique military career and decorations of the British general Strick. He commanded no fewer than three armored regiments in World War II. Major-General Eugene Vincent Michael Stri……続きを見る

“In a fascinating way, Chuck Alling recalls his days as a pilot flying B-17s over Germany. He is truly a member of ‘The Greatest Generation’” (Former Pres. George H.W. Bush). A Mighty Fortress is th……続きを見る

A history of the service careers and advice on making models of “perhaps the most successful of the German battleships of the Second World War” (History of War). The ShipCraft series provides in-dep……続きを見る

The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panthe……続きを見る

This unique pictorial history captures the many types of armored vehicles used across the Western Front of WWIIーthrough soldiers’ photos of enemy wreckage. Early in the Second World War, victorious……続きを見る

A guide that blends the history behind this British tank with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts. One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forc……続きを見る

A Royal Air Force pilot recounts his harrowing wartime experiences, including being shot down over occupied France, in this thrilling WWII memoir. Born in North London in 1922, John Misseldine enlis……続きを見る

“Fascinating . . . you’ll gain tremendous insight into some of the best fighter pilots the world has ever known, as well as the Luftwaffe’s rise and fall.” ーThe Military Book Club In 1939, the Luft……続きを見る

“A very valuable autobiography of a senior RAF officer . . . provides an excellent insight into life in the RAF in both war and peace.” ーFrom Balloons to Drones Towards the end of a long and distin……続きを見る

Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve an……続きを見る

This fully illustrated WWII history offers a vivid look at the armored vehicles used by Allied and Nazi forces during D-Day and the Normandy Campaign. The remarkable photographs collected here illus……続きを見る

A battlefield guide to the scene of an Austro-Hungarian attack on the British Corps sector of the Allied front line on the Asiago Plateau, forty miles north of Venice in Northern Italy, on 15/16 Jun……続きを見る

A pictorial history of Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS panzer and panzergrenadier divisions during the final years of World War II. Over 150 wartime photographs give a graphic snapshot of the dramatic tank……続きを見る

For much of World War II England provided the only western European base from which the British and American air forces could take the war into Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany itself. The American ……続きを見る

Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation……続きを見る

While the Panzer I and II are not as famous as the German tanks produced later in the Second World War, they played a vital role in Hitler's early blitzkrieg campaigns and in the Nazi rearmament pro……続きを見る

This WWII pictorial history illustrates a horrifying episode of destruction in Nazi-occupied France. In June of 1944, the Second SS Panzer Division Das Reich was stationed in Southern France until i……続きを見る

“The only known detailed account in existence of the small radar units who played a key part in the Western Desert Campaign . . . Highly recommended” (Military Modelcraft International). War’s Nomad……続きを見る

The stories of thirty war criminals who escaped accountability, from a historian praised for his “well written, scrupulously researched” work (The New York Times). This deeply researched book traces……続きを見る

Stafford at War is a vivid many-sided portrait of a county town during one of the extraordinary periods in English history. In his wide-ranging narrative Nick Thomas looks at the impact of the Secon……続きを見る

A pictorial history of a series of World War II battles between the Soviet Red Army and the Nazi Wehrmacht around a city in present-day Ukraine. The four battles fought for Kharkov during the Second……続きを見る

Their Finest Hour tells the fascinating stories of six of Churchills Few', each of whom played an important part in the Battle of Britain. Celebrated and much respected on their own squadrons, all h……続きを見る

“A must-read book that explores a vital pre-war effort [with] deep research and gripping writing.” ーWashington Times In The rise of the G.I. Army, 1940–1941, Paul Dickson tells the dramatic story o……続きを見る

The author of The First Day on the Somme recounts the sinking of two British Royal Navy ships by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. On the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Nav……続きを見る

“A wide-ranging and detailed account of the design and development of what was arguably the best tank of World War II.” ーMiniature Armoured Fighting Vehicles Association Although the Red Army suffe……続きを見る

This fully illustrated history chronicles the road to WWII and the first year of combat through archival and color photographs accompanied by text. The first volume in this series depicts the contri……続きを見る