An absorbing study that charts both sides’ development of destroyer tactics and technologies, the battles on this strategically vital harbour, and their impact on subsequent naval operations.
This absorbing study covers the brutal fighting between Nazi Germany’s Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) Division and its Canadian opponents at the height of World War II.
On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. Their aim was to kill or capture Tito, the leader of the partisan movement in the region. This title deals with this episode.
When Hitler's forces poured into France and the Low Countries in 1940, the uneasy peace of the 'Phoney War' was shattered, and Europe was ripped... Læs mere
A highly illustrated study of this unique and bitter struggle in the far North, an epic battle between two elite forces fighting in a demanding environment.
Fully illustrated with stunning, specially-commissioned artwork, this is the thrilling story of the daring Norwegian-led SOE raid that prevented Hitler from building an atomic bomb.
Featuring first-hand accounts and full-colour artwork, this Combat-series title casts new light on the desperate fighting between British glider troops and their Waffen-SS opponents during the battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and full-colour maps, this book evaluates the origins, tactics, armament and combat effectiveness of the British riflemen and French skirmishers who clashed on three bloody battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars.
A fully-illustrated account of the British Q ship, a heavily armed small craft disguised as a merchant vessel, and its tactics against the Kaiser’s formidable U-boat fleet during World War I.
A fully illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealanders and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to all those interested in the military history of New Zealand or World War II.