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Del 411 - Campaign

Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket 1944

Encirclement of Hube’s 1st Panzer Army

AvRobert Forczyk

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

194 kr

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A detailed exploration of a critical month-long battle, which set the stage for German strategic-level defeats on both the Eastern and Western fronts.In February 1944, 1st Panzer Army (under Generaloberst Hube) played a major role in the relief operation that saved part of the German forces trapped in the Korsun Pocket. However, the losses suffered in that effort left Hube’s forces materially weakened, exhausted and with vulnerable flanks. Unexpectedly, Zhukov’s 1st Ukrainian Front and Konev’s 2nd Ukrainian Front attacked on 4 March, conducting a huge pincer operation against 1st Panzer Army. Within three weeks, Hube’s 200,000-strong army was isolated, with its back to the Dniester River. The destruction of Hube’s army would doubtless precipitate a rapid German collapse on the Eastern Front – two months before the Allied invasion of France. In this work, Eastern Front expert Robert Forczyk presents a superbly illustrated examination of the initial Soviet encirclement operation, Hube’s full-scale breakout operation to save his army, and the relief operation by 2nd SS-Panzer Corps (redeployed from the West) in April 1944. Although Hube’s army managed to escape Zhukov’s trap, it lost most of its equipment and was no longer fully combat capable. The German Army in the East had been seriously weakened, and the amount of German armour deployed in the West to counter any Allied landings in France had simultaneously been reduced.

Redovisningsavdelning Marviken

AvLars Wilderäng

Pocket, Svenska, 2021

(16)

99 kr

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Tor arbetar på den svenska underrättelsetjänstens hemligaste avdelning, med så kallade våta arbeten. Arbeten som är totalt olagliga och som aldrig får komma till allmänhetens kännedom. Genom att förlita sig på uppgifter från en topphemlig källa som på ett nästintill magiskt sätt alltid tycks ha precis rätt information, kan de gång på gång avstyra planerade terrordåd.

Tors efterforskningar kring källan leder till en ännu hemligare organisation: Redovisningsavdelning Marviken. En organisation vars arbete visar sig vara något som Tor aldrig kunnat föreställa sig. Han blir inblandad i en konspiration så omfattande att den förändrat Sverige från grunden.

Men Sverige har många gamla oförätter och fiender, som inte kommer sky några medel för att nå sina mål.

Redovisningsavdelning Marviken är en blandning av agentroman, actionthriller och science-fictionroman med historiska inslag, som tar läsaren från Poltavas fält, via andra världskrigets bittra strider och kalla krigets hemligheter, till ett kontrafaktiskt Sverige, där är allt står på spel.

Slaget om Nordkalotten : Sveriges roll i tyska och allierade operationer i norr

AvLars Gyllenhaal,James F. Gebhardt

Pocket, Svenska, 2021

(2)

99 kr

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»Riktigt bra!« Peter Englund

I oktober 1944 inleddes det största slag som någonsin utkämpats norr om polcirkeln. Sverige var i hög grad involverat i konflikten, men trots detta har händelsen haft en undanskymd plats i svensk historieskrivning.

Slaget om Nordkalotten bygger på ryska, amerikanska och norska militärhistoriska verk och dokument, deltagares ögonvittnesskildringar och unika fotografier. Det är häpnadsväckande läsning om bland annat SS-soldater i Luleå, Röda armén i Nordnorge och allierade specialförband i norra Sverige.

Denna utgåva är en uppdaterad version av succén från 1999. Nu ingår titeln i Historiska Medias bokserie Krigens historia. Författarna Lars Gyllenhaal och James F. Gebhardt briljerar med sina stora kunskaper i ämnet och skriver både fartfyllt och medryckande. Boken är lättläst även för den som inte är inbiten militärhistoriefantast.

Gyllenhaal är ledamot av Svenska militärhistoriska kommissionen med flera böcker och mängder av artiklar bakom sig. Gebhardt är tidigare major inom USA:s pansartrupper med filosofie magisters examen i historia vid University of Washington.

Fler röster om boken:

»De båda författarna beskriver utförligt och inte sällan spännande SS aktiviteter i Norrbotten Gyllenhaal rör sig bekvämt bland allehanda krigsfakta, precis som man är van.« Norrbottens-kuriren

»En upplysande bok om ett viktigt skede i nordisk historia.« BTJ

»Grym historieskildring om Nordkalotten skriven med fart och personlig touche.« Upsala Nya Tidning

»Kring denna problematik har Gyllenhaal funnit en mängd pärlor på den lokala nivån. Det är inte bara underhållande och engagerande utan det känns också bitvis riktigt betydelsefullt.« Försvarets Forum

Del 4 - Rosengädda

Hjärtslaget i Rosengädda

AvEmma Hamberg

Pocket, Svenska, 2024

(4)

89 kr

Förändringens vindar viner över Rosengädda. När Farbod öppnar en läkarstation i byn utlöser det en kedjereaktion av nybyggaranda. Handelsboden renoveras, en förskola startas och plötsligt är det fler som gifter sig än begravs i Rosengädda. Halleluja det var verkligen på tiden!

Farbods passioneradetro på byn smittar alla. Eller nästan alla. Tessan känner sig snarare övergiven. Hennes restaurang är tillfälligt stängd efter att det regnat in vatten i stationshuset, Farbod är mer uppslukad av sitt läkarhus än av Tessan samtidigt som dottern Marta helst av allt vill sitta i Smörkullas bibliotek tillsammans med godsägarinnan Charlotte.

Att Bror och Flatan flyttar in i stationshuset med hjärtesorg i bagaget skulle kanske ha kunnat mildra Tessans övergivenhetskänslor. Om det inte vore så att de hjärtekrossade tu mest ligger instängda på sitt rum och smider egna planer. Det är inte förrän Tessan hittar ett allt för välbekant namn i en restaurangguide som hon får något nytt att tänka på. En tanke som blir en handling som förändrar hennes liv i grunden.

Hjärtslaget i Rosengädda är den fjärde och sista delen om Tessan, Rosengädda och dess invånare. Det är en varm berättelse om vikten av att översätta franska visor, laga krossade hjärtan, söka sitt ursprung och om att äntligen hitta hem trots allt.

Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940

AvChris McNab

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

139 kr

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In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young RAF pilots took off every day, ready to defend British skies against large-scale Luftwaffe raide. 'The Few' were young, but they were trained and they were determined. Eighty years on the last of the pilots to fly in the Battle of Britain are feted, and their part in World War II is widely remembered. This pocket manual covers the training that these young pilots would have had, and the air combat tactics they were taught to use against the German raiders. It also covers the role of the ground crews; control and command systems; anti-aircraft defences; and radar and raid detection.

Falaise Pocket

Normandy, August 1944

AvYves Buffetaut

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

211 kr

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The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning point in the Normandy campaign. By early August the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved resources that could not be replaced, and the Allies ruled the skies above. In late July, American troops broke through the American lines and pushed south and east, while British and Canadian troops pushed south. Although unable to counter these offensives, Hitler refused to permit the commander Army Group B, Field Marshal von Kluge, to withdraw. Instead he was ordered to launch a counteroffensive at Mortain, the result being that the Germans ended up further into the Allied envelopment. On 8 August Montgomery ordered that the Allied armies converge on the Falaise area—by 21 August the Allies had linked up and sealed the pocket, trapping around 50,000 Germans inside. While many soldiers did eventually escape the encirclement, the losses were catastrophic and by the end of the month Army Group B had retreated across the Seine, ending the battle of Normandy. This illustrated account examines the battle from the failed offensive at Mortain, looking at both German and Allied perspectives, using maps, diagrams and profiles to complete the story.

Black Hawk Down : den legendariska skildringen av slaget om Mogadishu

AvMark Bowden

Pocket, Svenska, 2024

(2)

89 kr

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Sent på eftermiddagen den 3 oktober 1993 firades drygt 100 amerikanska elitsoldater ner från helikoptrar i den myllrande staden Mogadishu. Deras rutinuppdrag var tänkt att ta en timme. Det blev i stället en strid på liv och död när soldaterna ställdes mot tusentals tungt beväpnade somalier. Två amerikanska Black Hawk-helikoptrar sköts ner av den somaliska milisen vilket resulterade i ett räddningsuppdrag som tog mer än 15 timmar. När enheten väl räddades nästföljande morgon var arton amerikanska soldater döda och fler än sjuttio svårt skadade. Ännu värre var det för somalierna mer än femhundra dödade och tusentals skadade. Mark Bowdens Black Hawk Down är en av de mest närgångna skildringarna av modern krigföring som skrivits och är en klassiker i sin genre. Boken har också blivit en Oscars-belönad film av Ridley Scott.

Arnhem : Tysklands sista seger

AvAntony Beevor

Pocket, Svenska, 2020

(1)

99 kr

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»Best History Book of the Year.« The Times

»Antony Beevor kan konsten att litterärt gestalta historien. Hans nya bok om slaget i Arnhem är brutalt bra.« Johan Croneman, Dagens Nyheter

»Väl värd att rekommendera som motgift mot en alltför ljus och förvriden bild av andra världskrigets utdragna slutskede ... en fullmatad bok som aldrig blir tråkig.« Dick Harrison, Svenska Dagbladet

»Beevor briljerar ... Antony Beevor visar att han är både flyhänt och pålitlig som författare. Läsare som gillat hans tidigare böcker blir inte besvikna.« Tidskriften Militär Historia

Nytt storverk av den ledande militärhistorikern Antony Beevor.

Söndagen den 17 september 1944 luftlandsattes 10 000 allierade fallskärmssoldater bakom de tyska linjerna i Nederländerna. Målet var att säkra den viktiga bron över Rhen vid Arnhem, tillsammans med andra strategiska mål. Men Hitlers styrkor var avsevärt större än man räknat med, och kampen mot klockan blev ett faktum.

Antony Beevor, tidigare brittisk officer, är vår tids ledande militärhistoriska författare. I sin nya bok, Arnhem: Tysklands sista seger, berättar han om den dramatiska operationen. Med inlevelse skildrar han fallskärmssoldaternas allt mer desperata situation samt de tyska belägrarnas och civilbefolkningens erfarenheter av de hårda striderna.

Antony Beevors böcker Stalingrad, Berlin, Andra världskriget och D-dagen har alla sålt i stora upplagor runtom i världen, varav en halv miljon bara i Sverige.

Landslaget enligt Lundh

AvOlof Lundh

Pocket, Svenska, 2021

(1)

99 kr

Nu med en epilog efter EM-2021!

Olof Lundh har följt herrlandslaget sedan slutet av 1990-talet och inte missat många träningspass. Nu kan du följa hans resa med laget som kan försätta nationen i trans och få människor att gå in i ett sorgearbete. Läs om konflikterna, agenterna, grupperingarna, stjärnorna, pamparna, mästerskapen och hur det kommer sig att Sveriges största folkrörelse väljer att lägga sina träningsläger i ett land som inte respekterar mänskliga rättigheter.

Det här är en rapport från pressläktaren och den mixade zonen, en titt bakom kulisserna och de vackra orden. Det här är 20 berättelser om Sveriges mest älskade landslag.

"Den är en spännande, lustfylld, intressant, avslöjande och ibland jävligt arg bok Olof vore inte Olof annars om svensk landslagsfotboll och sportjournalismens dystra framtid."

Mats Olsson, Expressen

“Beskrivningen av vuxenmobbningen inom landslaget är stundtals häpnadsväckande... boken blottlägger samma tystnadskultur och osunda maktstrukturer som de senaste årens granskning av Svenska Akademien och kulturföreningen Forum visat inom kulturvärlden... Lundhs bok är en pedagogisk och viktig redogörelse över förehavanden hos ett förbund i desperat behov av transparens."

Helsingborgs Dagblad

“Lundh är en jobbig jävel och en stor förebild... Få journalister har den erfarenheten och förmågan att förmedla den så lugnt, sakligt och proffsigt... Lundh gör sitt jobb strålande och boken ger mig mycket igenkänning ur ett journalistiskt perspektiv.”

Bohuslänningen

Barbarossa 1941

An Atlas of German Army Situation Maps

AvKevin Boylan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

594 kr

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Featuring original 1: 2,500,000-scale German military maps, this is a beautifully presented atlas of the 1941 Operation Barbarossa campaign.Operation Barbarossa, Germany’s surprise assault on the Soviet Union in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than the complete destruction of Communist Russia in a matter of months. It was the one period when the Germans had a chance of achieving victory – but the events of the campaign ultimately reversed the fortunes of the Third Reich.This atlas uses the contemporary daily situation maps produced by the German Army’s General Staff to provide a clear historical and geographical picture of one of the pivotal campaigns of World War II. These maps show the configuration of the front line and the locations of major Axis combat formations, as well as the deployments and movements of Soviet combat units as the German military intelligence understood them. The maps are supported by a detailed commentary summarizing and analyzing the operations depicted, tracing the day-to-day progress of the fighting on the Eastern Front.

Command Decisions

Langsdorff and the Battle of the River Plate

AvDavid Miller

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

150 kr

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This compelling new study of the Battle of the River Plate concentrates on Kapitn zur See Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee it is written from his point of view. The story of his mission at the start of the Second World War to prey on merchant shipping is graphically retold, and Langsdorffs command decisions are the primary focus of David Millers gripping narrative. He considers in vivid detail the factors Langsdorff had to consider as he assessed the situation of his ship and choose his course of action. He describes the intelligence Langsdorff received and his knowledge of the position and strength of the forces of the Royal Navy that were arrayed against him. Langsdorffs interpretation of his mission and the tense calculations he had to make in order to carry it out are the essential elements of this dramatic story. Langsdorff, operating alone and thousands of miles away from home and with no prospect of support, had to grapple with the enormous burden of a lone command. He made grave mistakes, and these are ruthlessly exposed. But this fascinating re-examination of his actions and his leadership does nothing to diminish his reputation as a brave and honourable officer.

Overlord

D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944

AvMax Hastings

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

196 kr

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A compelling and masterly account of the D-Day landings from the no. 1 bestselling historian Max Hastings, author of Vietnam and Operation Pedestal.'Max Hastings stands in the first rank of writers on modern war' – Financial TimesOn 6 June 1944 – D-Day – British, Canadian and American troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history. It was the start of Operation Overlord, the battle to take Normandy from the Third Reich. Over ten gruelling weeks, the Allies fought the entrenched German army, some infantry units suffering an almost 100 per cent casualty rate.In Overlord, acclaimed historian Max Hastings has drawn on eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped World War 2 sources and documents, to write a gripping and authoritative account of the devastating fighting that paved the way for the liberation of north-west Europe.'A book which combines serious historical and critical comment with brilliant reportage. He brings both the arguments between higher commanders and the fighting on the battlefield itself to life' – Times Literary Supplement

Battle for the Ruhr

The German Army's Final Defeat in the West

AvDerek S. Zumbro

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

563 kr

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With Allied armies poised on the banks of the Rhine, Nazi Germany tottered on the brink of collapse. The ensuing battles on German soil - especially those in the so-called Ruhr Pocket - were as fierce and hard-fought as any in the European theater. Going well beyond previous accounts, Derek Zumbro chronicles this key military campaign from a unique and fresh perspective - that of the defeated German soldiers and civilians caught in the final maelstrom of the war's western front. Best known for his translation of ""In Deadly Combat"", the bestselling World War II memoir, Zumbro chronicles the relentless assault on the Ruhr Pocket through German eyes, as the Allied juggernaut battered the region's cities, villages, and homes into submission. He tells of children pressed into service by a desperate Nazi regime - and of even more desperate parents trying to save their sons from sacrifice at the eleventh hour. He also tells of unspeakable conditions suffered by foreign laborers, POWs, and political opponents in the Ruhr Valley and of the mass graves that gave Allied soldiers a grisly new understanding of their enemy. Zumbro also recounts the story of Field Marshal Walter Model's final hours. His eventual suicide effectively ended the existence of the Wehrmacht's once-formidable Army Group B after being pursued, methodically encircled, and finally destroyed by U.S. and British forces. Through interviews with surviving members of Model's former staff, Zumbro has uncovered the attitudes - and harrowing experiences - of beleaguered officers that official records could never convey. Other interviews with former soldiers reveal the extent to which Allied bombing contributed to the rapid deterioration of German combat effectiveness and tell of civilians begging soldiers to abandon the war. Zumbro's deep research reveals the identities of specific characters discussed in previous works but never identified, describes the final hours of German officers executed for the loss of the bridge at Remagen, and offers new insight into Model's acquiescence to Hitler in military affairs. By taking us inside the first-hand experiences and memories of Germans from Reichsmarshals to Burgermeisters, ""Battle for the Ruhr"" gives a profound and harrowing ground-level view of the enormous destructive power of war.

Atlas of the Normandy Campaign

Maps and Aerial Photographs of D-Day to The Falaise Pocket

AvMichael Bechthold

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

507 kr

Kommande

A one of a kind blend of maps and aerial photographs explaining the bloody battles of Normandy in new, exquisite detail.

Del 2 - Essential Histories

Crimean War

1854–1856

AvJohn Sweetman,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

178 kr

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This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends.This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade: in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred'. It relates the reports made by the first real war correspondent, William Russell of the London Times - reports which served only to highlight the army's problems - and memorialises the heroic deeds of Florence Nightingale, who struggled to save young men from the most formidable enemy in the Crimean War: not the Russians, but cholera.

Del 3 - Essential Histories

Napoleonic Wars (1)

The rise of the Emperor 1805–1807

AvTodd Fisher

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

178 kr

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While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear.Napoleon turned on the allies and crushed them in one of history's greatest campaigns. The following year, he met the legendary army of Frederick the Great and annihilated it completely. The year after it was Russia's turn again, and though the northern winter was the major foe, it could not save the Tsar. The world, and warfare, would never be the same again. The Empires of Russia, Austria, Prussia and Britain were not weak.How had Napoleon done this? Why were his methods, and his army, different? This concise introduction explores the rise of the Emperor in an accessible way.

Del 88 - Campaign

Operation Cobra 1944

Breakout from Normandy

AvSteven J. Zaloga

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

200 kr

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After the success of the D-Day landings, the Allied forces were bogged down in a bloody stalemate in Normandy. On 25 July 1944, General Bradley launched Operation Cobra to break the deadlock.What followed was one of the most decisive months of World War II, as US forces punched a hole in the German frontline and began a spectacular advance. As Patton’s Third Army poured into Brittany and raced south to the Loire, the German army was threatened with encirclement. By the end of August German forces in Normandy were utterly destroyed, and the remaining German units in central and southern France were in headlong retreat to the German frontier. In this concise, illustrated account, Steven J. Zaloga explains how the breakout from Normandy came about.

Del 22 - Essential Histories

First World War (3)

The Western Front 1917–1918

AvPeter Simkins

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

178 kr

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In this, the second volume covering the war on the Western Front, Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in 1917.Then he moves on to relate the successive offensives launched by Germany in the spring and summer of 1918 in an effort to achieve victory or a favourable peace before American manpower proved decisive.Again, questioning and correcting several myths and long-held assumptions about the nature and conduct of war on the Western Front, the author also looks at the aftermath and legacy of the 'war to end wars'.

Del 36 - Essential Histories

Greek and Persian Wars 499–386 BC

AvPhilip de Souza,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

178 kr

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This book covers the long series of wars between the Classical Greeks and the Persian Empire.This period produced the famous battles of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis, as well as an ill-fated attempt to overthrow the Persian king in 400 BC, which helped to inspire the conquests of Alexander the Great.Philip de Souza's principal source is Herodotus, who tells the story of these momentous events, of the lives of great men and women, of the societies and cultures that produced them, and explains how and why they came into conflict. This compact book gives a concise overview on the account by 'the Father of History', alongside illustrations and maps.

Del 17 - Essential Histories

Napoleonic Wars (3)

The Peninsular War 1807–1814

AvGregory Fremont-Barnes

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

178 kr

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Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington.Yet it also introduced a new dimension to warfare, for Napoleon's 'Spanish ulcer' became a bitter seven-year struggle against peoples inflamed by nationalism. Thus, while Wellington achieved successive victories in open battle, a parallel guerrilla war exacted a heavy toll of its own on the invaders.In this concise introduction, Gregory Fremont-Barnes shows that this was no mere sideshow to the other campaigns of the period. The Peninsular War made a significant contribution to Napoleon's eventual downfall.

Del 20 - Essential Histories

Iran–Iraq War 1980–1988

AvEfraim Karsh,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

178 kr

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The Iran-Iraq War, which ended one month short of its eighth anniversary, was one of the longest, bloodiest and costliest armed conflicts of the developing world in the twentieth century.Professor Karsh addresses the causes of the Iran-Iraq War, unpacking the objectives of the two belligerents and examining how far objectives were matched by strategy. He assesses the war's military lessons regarding such key areas as strategy, tactics and escalation and in particular the use of non-conventional weapons.Finally, he examines the utility of armed force as an instrument of foreign policy, alongside maps and illustrations throughout.

Del 52 - Essential Histories

Boer War 1899–1902

AvGregory Fremont-Barnes,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

178 kr

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Victorious in its previous campaigns in Africa against native armies, Britain now confronted an altogether different foe.The Boers proved to be formidable opponents, masterfully compensating for inferior numbers with grim determination, resourcefulness and strong religious faith. Their mobility, expert use of cover, and knowledge of the terrain, in which they employed powerful long-range magazine rifles, gave them initial advantages. By contrast the British suffered from inadequate transport, insufficient mounted troops and poor intelligence.In this concise volume, Gregory Fremont-Barnes describes how, despite marshalling the immense resources of their empire, the British were severely tested in a war which one general described as ‘the graveyard of many a soldier’s reputation’.

Del 39 - Essential Histories

Napoleonic Wars (4)

The fall of the French empire 1813–1815

AvGregory Fremont-Barnes

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

178 kr

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This fourth volume of the Napoleonic Wars miniseries covers Napoleon's gradual fall from power, beginning in the spring of 1813, when France prepared to face the vengeance of Russia and Prussia.Quickly raising new armies composed of inexperienced conscripts and invalided veterans, and with a critical shortage of cavalry, Napoleon resolved to preserve his empire in Germany, where he initially managed to achieve some hard-fought victories. When at last Austria threw in her lot with the Allies and the epic Battle of Leipzig followed, Napoleon was forced to retreat across the Rhine, there to resist the onslaught on home soil.As Gregory Fremont-Barnes explains, the pressure against him proved too great, and with Paris lost and his marshals refusing to fight on, no option remained but abdication. Yet his last battle, and one of the most decisive in military history, was still to come: Waterloo.

Del 44 - Essential Histories

French-Indian War 1754–1760

AvDaniel Marston,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

178 kr

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This concise guide explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority. The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains, and forts of the North American frontier. The French army, supported by North American tribes, was initially more successful than the British Army, who suffered from lack of experience at woodland fighting.In both skirmishes in the forests of the frontier and great battles such as Louisbourg and Quebec, the British proved they had learnt well from their Native American allies.

Del 54 - Essential Histories

Wars of the Roses

1455–1485

AvMichael Hicks,Robert O'Neill

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

178 kr

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The Wars of the Roses raged from 1455 to 1485 - the longest period of civil war in English history.They barely affected the daily routine of the civilian population, yet for the leaders of the opposing houses of York and Lancaster, the wars were devastating. First hand accounts reveal how the lives of their women and children were blighted during three decades of war, as many of their male relatives met with violent deaths.This book examines in detail the causes, course and results of each of the main wars and concludes with a fascinating insight into why the wars ended so abruptly.

Del 129 - Campaign

Operation Barbarossa 1941 (1)

Army Group South

AvRobert Kirchubel

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

(2)

200 kr

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This book focuses on Field Marshal von Rundstedt and Army Group South, tasked with the capture of the Ukraine and Crimea. Operation Barbarossa, Germany’s surprise assault on the Soviet Union in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than the complete destruction of Communist Russia.Von Rundstedt’s 46 divisions and single Panzer Group faced fierce resistance from the best equipped, trained and commanded units in the Red Army, but ultimately succeeded in destroying the Soviet 6th and 12th Armies at Uman before inflicting a further 600,000 casualties at Kiev.Here, von Rundstedt’s five-month advance to Rostov is examined in detail.

Blood in the Forest

The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket

AvVincent Hunt

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

262 kr

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Metal Detecting Log Book

Metal Detectorists Record Book, Dirt Fishing Notebook, Pocket Size Treasure Hunting Journal, Metal Detector Gift

AvTeresa Rother

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

290 kr

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Objective Falaise

8 August 1944-16 August 1944

AvGeorges Bernage

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

211 kr

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On the night of 8 August 1944, the First Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, directing their advance towards Falaise, with the intention of breaking through the German defences south of Caen. In spite of large numbers, they were halted by the 12.SS- Panzer-Division "Hitierjugend", who managed to block the 600 armored vehicles. During one of the German counter-attacks, several Tiger tanks were destroyed, including that of panzer ace, Michael Wittmann, who was killed in the process.The offensive was relaunched a few days later under the name Operation Tractable, the intention this time being to capture the strategically important town of Falaise and close the 'Falaise Pocket', also known as the 'Corridor of Death'.This book provides the reader with a day-by-day account of this forgotten battle, while also acting as a field guide, including maps and both comtemporary and modern photographs.

Falaise: The Flawed Victory

The Destruction of Panzergruppe West, August 1944

AvAnthony Tucker-Jones

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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The destruction of the trapped German forces in the Falaise pocket in August 1944 is one of the most famous episodes of the Normandy campaign. But myths have grown up around accounts of the battle, and its impact on the course of the war is sometimes misunderstood. In this meticulously researched and perceptive study Anthony Tucker-Jones dispels misconceptions about the battle, describes the combat in graphic detail and reassesses the outcome in the context of the campaign to liberate Europe.He takes a broad view of the sequence of operations that culminated in the battle at Falaise, tracing the course of the campaign mainly from the panzers' viewpoint. For two bloody months the panzers held the Allies at bay following the D-Day landings, but then they were blocked in at Falaise and the area became a killing ground. Some liken the event to Hitler's defeat at Stalingrad, while others argue the victory was flawed because so many German troops escaped.

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