Widowed Grand-duchess Anna Amalia battled against court intrigues and financial pressures, but succeeded in holding the estates together for her eldest son, Karl August. Through times of famine and distress she succeeded in building a centre of culture, encouraging men of letters and learning to her tiny court including Goethe, Schiller.
Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, and shot himself in a bunker in Berlin in April 1945 with Russian soldiers at the door, surrounded by the ruins of the country he had vowed to restore to greatness. This book, part biography, part miscellany, part historical overview - presents the life and times of der Fuhrer in a unique and compelling manner.
41 Squadron RAF, August 1942-May 1945: a Biographical History
41 Squadron is one of the oldest RAF Squadrons still in existence and has seen service from the First World War, policing the Middle East in the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the First Gulf War and Yugoslavia. This is the first comprehensive study, concentrating on its Second World War between August 1942 - May ......
This book covers the P/F-51 Mustang and each of its many variants and spin-offs including the A-36 Apache, F-6 Photo Mustang, F-82 Twin Mustang and others. It discusses the Mustangs used by all US allies and friends in many foreign air forces.
Handley Page was the major bomber manufacturing company in Britain during the First and Second World wars. This is the first modern edition of what was originally the 1949 Handley Page corporate marketing book.
Over 300 anecdotes on the subject of Napoleon Bonaparte, his life, his battles, his marriages and his exiles. The Anecdotes range from the unusual, the macabre, the sad and the amusing. This book provides an entertaining and illuminating insight into one of history's most famous characters.
Evacuations and Landings by Merchant Ships in the Second World War
During World War II the Merchant Navy played a vital part in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90,000 troops from Dunkirk and went on to rescue more than 200,000 from other parts of France. They also manned salvage ships, rescue tugs and other specialist craft. This book tells the story of these achievements.
The focus of this work is on a selection of pilots who fought during that long summer and autumn of 1940, when everything depended on the RAF achieving air superiority to prevent an invasion of Britain. These exceptional pilots are remembered for their evocative stories which are ripe with gripping combat experiences and gruelling sacrifice.
