Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang.
In 1914, Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George V, was just 17. Yet with the world war two months old, the young princess was destined to make her mark. She would send a Christmas gift to all those serving in uniform, 'afloat and at the front.' With great determination, she set about her task to provide her gift to all those on active ......
The relationship between soldier and citizen from the War of Independence through the first year of the Civil War In the early decades of the American Republic, American soldiers demonstrated and defined their beliefs about the nature of American republicanism and how they, as citizens and soldiers, were participants in the republican experiment ......
The relationship between soldier and citizen from the War of Independence through the first year of the Civil War In the early decades of the American Republic, American soldiers demonstrated and defined their beliefs about the nature of American republicanism and how they, as citizens and soldiers, were participants in the republican experiment ......
German Jews on the Eastern Front during the Great War
For the Honor of Our Fatherland looks at the role of German Jews on the Eastern Front during World War I. German officials believed the Jewish population in the East was vital to their success, but then, as the war began slipping away from Germany, those same officials turned on their own Jewish community and abandoned the Polish Jews.
German Jews on the Eastern Front during the Great War
For the Honor of Our Fatherland looks at the role of German Jews on the Eastern Front during World War I. German officials believed the Jewish population in the East was vital to their success, but then, as the war began slipping away from Germany, those same officials turned on their own Jewish community and abandoned the Polish Jews.
This ambitious project in association with The Victoria Cross Trust will be published in 8 volumes over 4 years.Each volume is divided into two parts: Part 1 - Wars, Battles & Deeds - will contain description of each war and battle or engagement which involved deeds resulting in the award of each Victoria Cross. The deeds are described within ......
* The world's first definitive account of every VC * Full biographical details of each recipient backed up with latest individual research on each award. * Foreword by Lord Ashcroft * In association with The Victoria Cross Trust * Limited editon (numbered) 1-500
The United States has used military force short of war as an instrument of diplomacy on many occasions and in many areas of the world in the years since the Second World War. This book describes and analyzes the circumstances accompanying 215 shows of force and examines how effective these actions were in helping to attain US foreign policy ......
