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66 produkter
Japanese Army 1931–45 (1)
1931–42
Häftad, 2002
195 kr
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During Japan's devastating Pacific offensive of 1941/42, the Allies paid a high price for their failure to take seriously an army which had already been fighting in Manchuria and China for ten years. That army was a unique blend of the ancient and the modern and its up-to-date equipment and …
Russo-Japanese War 1904–05
Av Alexei Ivanov, Philip Jowett
Häftad, 2004
161 kr
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The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern means – machine guns, trench warfare, minefields and telephone communications.The battle of Mukden in March 1905 was the largest clash of armies in …
Italian Army 1940–45 (1)
Europe 1940–43
Häftad, 2000
3,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
160 kr
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At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort.English-speaking readers tend to think of this army in terms of the North African campaign; but far more Italian troops served in other theatres. They invaded, and later bore the major burden of occupying, the Balkan …
Japanese Army 1931–45 (2)
1942–45
Häftad, 2002
161 kr
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Within months of its greatest triumph in 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army began to face the difficulties which would eventually destroy it - overstretched supply lines, and inadequate industrial support.Yet as the Allies grew steadily stronger and more skilful, the Japanese Army and Naval Landing …
Italian Army 1940–45 (2)
Africa 1940–43
Häftad, 2001
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
162 kr
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At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort.In addition to its major role in North Africa, Italy's army invaded, and later bore the main burden of occupying, the Balkan countries. Italy also sent 250,000 men to fight on the Russian Front.In this second book of …
Italian Army 1940–45 (3)
Italy 1943–45
Häftad, 2001
162 kr
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Immediately after the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943, Mussolini was deposed and the new Italian government switched sides. The German occupying forces swiftly freed Il Duce and ruthlessly disarmed the Italian Army; and from then until the end of the war in April 1945 Italian troops …
Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13
The priming charge for the Great War
Häftad, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
162 kr
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In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire.Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, they took on a force of 400,000 Turkish soldiers. Both sides were equipped with the latest weapons …
Japanese Home Front 1937–45
Häftad, 2021
3,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
184 kr
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From the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 until the Japanese surrender in August 1945, a multitude of military and civil-defence forces strove to support the Japanese war effort and latterly prepared to defend the Home Islands against invasion.During World War II, Japan was the …
North Africa, 1941
Rommel's War Machine
Häftad, 2026
337 kr
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As 1941 dawned, the British were mopping up the last Italian strongholds in Libya after seven months of fighting. The outnumbered British Western Desert force of 30,000 men had effectively defeated an Italian force of 250,000. The British had captured hundreds of thousands of Italian soldiers, plus …
Central European Wars 1918–21
Revolutions and Border Wars in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire
Häftad, 2025
157 kr
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Depicts the forces involved in uprisings and border conflicts after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.The Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I had included peoples of German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Serbian, Bosnian and other origins, whose ambitions for independent …
Chinese Warlord Armies 1911–30
E-bok, 2012
186 kr
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Defeated in the Sino-Japanese War 1894–95 and the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, Imperial China collapsed into revolution and a republic was proclaimed in 1912. From the death of the first president in 1916 to the rise of the Nationalist Kuomintang government in 1926, the differing regions of this vast …
Abyssinian Conquest
The Illustrated History of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935–1936
Inbunden, 2023
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
606 kr
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In 1935, Fascist Italy invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), one of just two independent states in Africa at the time. Italy first invaded Ethiopia in 1895 and was driven out by the army of Emperor Menelik II. In 1935, the defensive effort would be led by Emperor Haile Selassie I. Benito Mussolini (the …
Battle for Burma, 1942-1945
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Häftad, 2021
188 kr
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The battle for Burma during the Second World War was of vital importance to the Allies and the Japanese. The Allies fought to protect British India and force the Japanese out of Burma; the Japanese fought to defend the north-west flank of their newly conquered empire and aimed to strike at India …
Partisans & Guerrillas of World War Two
Poland, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Italy, France
Häftad, 2026
220 kr
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The occupation of Europe by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy from 1939 met with resistance from all the peoples of Western, Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Balkans. This resistance took various forms from low level sabotage and intelligence gathering in some Western European countries to …
Italian Campaign, 1943 1945
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Häftad, 2023
210 kr
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The Second World War Italian campaign is often less well remembered than the struggle of the Germans against the western Allies in north-west Europe and against the Soviet Union in the east. But, as this book demonstrates in over 300 photographs, the Italian peninsula was a major theatre of the war …
China’s Wars
Rousing the Dragon 1894-1949
E-bok, 2013
276 kr
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This new history of China''s pivotal wars from 1894 to 1949 explains how China was transformed from a isolated and ramshackle medieval empire into a fledgling new world power. China is one of the great powers of the modern world. Yet in the late 19th century China was a ramshackle and isolated …
China’s Wars
Rousing the Dragon 1894-1949
E-bok, 2013
276 kr
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This new history of China''s pivotal wars from 1894 to 1949 explains how China was transformed from a isolated and ramshackle medieval empire into a fledgling new world power. China is one of the great powers of the modern world. Yet in the late 19th century China was a ramshackle and isolated …
Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
149 kr
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A comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century.From the initial Greek invasion, designed to "liberate" the 100,000 ethnic Greeks that lived in Western Turkey and had done for centuries, …
Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22
E-bok, 2015
171 kr
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A comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek invasion, designed to "liberate" the 100,000 ethnic Greeks that lived in Western Turkey and had done for centuries, …
Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22
E-bok, 2015
171 kr
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A comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek invasion, designed to "liberate" the 100,000 ethnic Greeks that lived in Western Turkey and had done for centuries, …
Mexican Revolution 1910–20
Av Philip Jowett, Alejandro de Quesada
E-bok, 2013
210 kr
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Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offers a concise but fact-packed account of the events, armies, uniforms and weapons of those ten chaotic and bloody years, …
Mexican Revolution 1910–20
Av Philip Jowett, Alejandro de Quesada
E-bok, 2013
201 kr
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Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offers a concise but fact-packed account of the events, armies, uniforms and weapons of those ten chaotic and bloody years, …
Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911
Häftad, 2016
162 kr
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An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century.Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into …
Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911
E-bok, 2016
186 kr
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An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into …
Imperial Chinese Armies 1840–1911
E-bok, 2016
182 kr
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An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into …
Modern African Wars (5)
The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967–70
Häftad, 2016
162 kr
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With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian Federal forces.It was an African war that captured the attention of the western media, with individual …
Modern African Wars (5)
The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967–70
E-bok, 2016
180 kr
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With decades of research to draw from Philip Jowett explores this extraordinary David-and-Goliath conflict, where the rag-tag Igbo tribal army of secessionist Biafra faced off against the Nigerian Federal forces. It was an African war that captured the attention of the western media, with …
Latin American Wars 1900–1941
"Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions
E-bok, 2018
186 kr
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From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and revolution. Many of these conflicts became known as ''Banana Wars''. Some involved only lightly armed …
Latin American Wars 1900–1941
"Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions
Häftad, 2018
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
162 kr
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From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and revolution.Many of these conflicts became known as 'Banana Wars'. Some involved only lightly armed …
Liberty or Death
Latin American Conflicts, 1900–70
E-bok, 2019
321 kr
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A highly illustrated study of the wars of Central and South America from 1900 through to 1970, featuring many rare and never-before-seen images. From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through to the Football War of 1969, South and Central America has been a hotbed of revolutions, rebellions …
