The true story of an American paratrooper who had a unique encounter during Operation Market Garden and his experiences as a POW.
The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939–45 provides an unusually detailed insight into what it took to make a military paratrooper and how he was then utilized as part of wider operations.
An account of the IV SS-Panzerkorps, an SS corps that participated in many of the key battles fought on the Eastern Front during the last year of the war.
An entirely new appraisal of the Anglo-French naval war of 1793–1814: the longest sea war in modern history, and the admirals who fought it for Napoleon.
The vivid and engaging memoir of a CIA case officer.
Stories from a medic serving with the highly classified SOG U.S. Special Forces unit in Vietnam.
A fully illustrated and detailed account of the 1 1/2-ton Chevy truck and its use by the U.S. Army during World War II.
Early in the summer of 2002 Faddis and seven other CIA officers crossed from Turkey into the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan to begin their mission ot pave the way for the invasion of Iraq. They returned almost a year later having succeeded beyond all expectations.
Fully illustrated overview of the development and different types of German Fighter aircraft during World War I
A German account of the invasion of Norway in 1940.
Using a series of historical case studies, experts explore what actually is winning in a military context.
The first biography of Marine General Raymond Davis, who was decorated for bravery in both WWII and Korea, and went on to serve as a commanding general in Vietnam.