A thrilling, first-person account of one of the most famous prison escapes of World War II. Jens Mueller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of 24 March 1944 - the breakout that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. This memoir tells how Mueller, a pilot in one of the RAF's ......
Imperious, outspoken, and a self-promoter extraordinaire, Douglas MacArthur polarized opinions throughout his career. In this carefully researched book that's sure to be as controversial as the general himself, James Ellman digs deep, connects the dots, and concludes that General MacArthur was decidedly not a military genius.
A delightful reminder of the techniques for household economies extolled by the wartime government. First published in 1943, all of the tips can be used to spruce up your wardrobe today. Old fashioned remedies for everything from washing silks and mending your clothes, to repelling the 'moth menace'!
ISBN-13: 9781912423699
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
More than 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this is the classic book about the principal architects of victory in the Pacific during World War II.
"It is well to remember that the stomach governs the world."--Winston Churchill "Mrs. Landemares food is distinguished. She is an inspired intuitive cook."--Clementine Churchill "Churchills Cookbook" provides fascinating insight into what the legendary prime minister ate during World War II, containing over three hundred delicious recipes created ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897736
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
Fighter Command showcases 50 photographs of the iconic aircraft and crew behind Britain's spirited fighting force. This vibrant collection traces the development of Fighter Command from its inception and growth in the 1930s, as war clouds gathered over Europe, to the dawn of the supersonic age in the early years of the Cold War
ISBN-13: 9781912423682
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account.
Australian Doctors at War Vol 4 The Middle East and Far East 1939 - 1942
Illustrated biographies of doctors who served during the Second World War. The fourth volume in the series Australian Doctors at War, covers the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Syria until the Battle of Alamein, operations in Malaya until the Fall of Singapore, and the expeditionary forces sent by Australia to New Britain, New Ireland, ......
