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Aztec Eagles
The Forgotten Allies of the Second World War
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
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Very few people would include Mexico in the list of U.S. World War II Allies. Sadly, Mexico's aid to the United States and the Allies has been largely ignored by historians and is mostly absent from American history books. When the Mexican aviators had the opportunity to show their courage in …
28th Infantry Division in the Hürtgen Forest
Forgotten Sacrifice
Inbunden, 2026
240 kr
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The five-month Battle of the Hürtgen Forest (September 1944–February 1945) cost the U.S. Army more than 34,000 casualties, a tremendous number, and yet historians have rarely given it the attention it deserves, lending it the epithet “the Forgotten Sacrifice.” The reasons are clear. Not only was …
Road To Auschwitz
The Deportation of the Slovak Jews by the Hlinka Guard
Häftad, 2027
171 kr
Kommande
The holocaust began for the Slovak Jews in Autumn of 1938, when Slovakia became an autonomous region. Jewish property was confiscated and businesses liquidated at bargain prices all in an effort to "Aryanize" the country. But by March 26, 1942 the first trainloads of Jews deported from Slovakia …
Decima Flottiglia MAS
The Best Commandos of the Second World War
Häftad, 2027
171 kr
Kommande
A group of determined young human torpedoes and assault swimmers fought bravely for Italy in the Second World War, inspiring fear and respect from the British Navy. The actions of these few men severely reduced British naval power in the Mediterranean. Even with small numbers, and using relatively …
110th Holds in the Ardennes
The Blunting of Hitler's Last Gamble and the Invasion of the Reich
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
Kommande
In the early morning hours of 16 December 1944, the 28th Division received a message from higher headquarters telling them to "hold at all costs." From 05:30 a.m. on the 16th until sometime in the afternoon of the 18th, the men of the 110th Infantry Regiment fought and held, giving ground only when …
Italian Army in North Africa
A Poor Fighting Force or Doomed by Circumstance
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
Kommande
When most people think of the Italian Army in North Africa during the Second World War, they tend to believe that the average Italian soldier offered little resistance to the Allies before surrendering. Many believe the Italian Army, as a whole, performed in a cowardly manner in North Africa. The …
East Capers: Tenth Anniversary Anthology
Av Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr, Joann Hyslop
Häftad
195 kr
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28th Infantry Division and the Battle of the Bulge
Inbunden, 2025
388 kr
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This book is not another battle chronicle. It is an examination of how the motivations of individual soldiers to fight and win can make the difference in battle, especially in the face of overwhelming odds. In December 1944, the American 28th Infantry Division occupied an 85-mile front extending …
Sonderkommando Elbe
The Luftwaffe’s Kamikaze Force
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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By September 1944 the Third Reich was under constant attack by Allied bombers and suffering an onslaught by the Red Army to the east. The Nazi high command struggled for ideas to reduce the effect of the ceaseless bombing and thereby create some breathing space to build and strengthen their new …
