Rob - World War II 1

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

The sterling work of the Fifteenth Air Force is often overshadowed by the glamorous 'Mighty Eighth', yet the men flying the B-24 fought ceaselessly right through to VE Day. The B-24 was heavily util……続きを見る

The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better-known, B-17. This is their fully-il……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 is the true tale of how the chance discovery of some memorabilia that had belonged to a heroine of the Belgian Resistance in WW2 led to uncovering the story behind them. How an ordinary country……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

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

Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstörer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient fl……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

The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (a contraction of the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug, ie dive bomber) was arguably the Luftwaffes most recognizable airplane, with its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted u……続きを見る

In the late summer of 1944 the people and Government of Canada had every reason to view with satisfaction the progress of the war and their own part in it. The landing in Normandy had been successfu……続きを見る

This edition represents a thoroughly written history of Marines' military campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Marines played a central role in the Pacific War, a……続きを見る

It is a story of sheer courage and skill - incredible bravery combined with the precision of a surgeon - as these men defused deadly mines, often dropped in residential areas. The detonators were fr……続きを見る

‘I went into the cloud and went flat out for a few minutes, turned, and as I dived out my luck was in and I got him head-on. He went straight into the sea and I am glad to say there were no survivor……続きを見る

'Het levensverhaal van Salo Muller, even hartverscheurend als hoopgevend, is geweldig meeslepend om te lezen.' Claudia de Breij Op wrede wijze wordt de zesjarige Salo Muller in 1942 na een razzia va……続きを見る

Military author Rob Morris spent three years tracking down and interviewing veterans of the war in the Pacific, focusing on men who had undergone extreme combat, imprisonment, and/or or sinking. Eac……続きを見る

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration camp known as Auschwitz……続きを見る

The French Resistance has an iconic status in the struggle to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe, but its story is entangled in myths. Gaining a true understanding of the Resistance means recognizing how……続きを見る

The French forces at Bir Hakeim held out against the German Afrika Korps and its Italian ally for some 30 days in mid summer 1942. The Germans, led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel , were driving for t……続きを見る

Robert Urquhart landde als bevelhebber van de Britse parachutisten bij de brug over de Rijn in Arnhem aan het begin van de slag om Arnhem. Voor zijn moed en leiderschap gedurende deze slag werd hij ……続きを見る

Journalist and broadcaster Robert Kee was an RAF bomber pilot in the Second World War. When his plane was shot down over Nazi-occupied Holland, he was captured and spent three years and three months……続きを見る

A visual history of the German soldier on the Eastern Front of World War II. 続きを見る

My father was a boatswain's mate-pipefitter seaman aboard the U.S.S. Hyman DD-732, a Sumner Class Destroyer. The ship was stationed largely in the Pacific Theater for much of World War II. My father……続きを見る

Les dossiers secrets de la Seconde guerre mondiale : ces petites histoires oubliées qui ont participé de la Grande ! Dans cet ouvrage se trouvent des héros, des traîtres, des savants, des aventurier……続きを見る

Geselecteerd door NRC Handelsblad als 'beste boek zomer 2016'. In het tweede deel van de zesdelige serie over het dagelijks leven in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt nuchter en zakelij……続きを見る

Winner: Arthur Goodzeit Award Throughout 1943, the German army, heirs to a military tradition that demanded and perfected relentless offensive operations, succumbed to the realities of its own overr……続きを見る

História da ascensão e queda da força militar mais temida do séc. XX. As Schutzstaffel surgiram da obsessão de Adolf Hitler e de Heinrich Himmler de impedir a repetição do que eles consideravam ser ……続きを見る

False Flags tells the epic untold story of German raider voyages to the South Seas during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and wag……続きを見る

I bombardamenti Alleati del 1943 sulla Sicilia raccontati attraverso i diari di guerra delle aviazioni coinvolte: le tattiche aeree alleate, le contromisure dell’Asse, le rotte d’attacco, i primi ra……続きを見る

Still segregated in World War I, the U.S. Army was reluctant to use its 93d division of black soldiers in combat and instead assigned the division's three National Guard and one draftee regiments to……続きを見る