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Grenadiers
The Story of Waffen Ss General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer
Av Kurt Meyer
Häftad, 2005
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
279 kr
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Known for his bold and aggressive leadership, Kurt “Panzer” Meyer was one of the most highly decorated German soldiers of World War II. Successively commanding a motorcycle company, a reconnaissance battalion, a grenadier regiment, and the Hitler Youth Panzer Division, Meyer saw intense combat …
Panzers in Winter
Hitler'S Army and the Battle of the Bulge
Häftad, 2007
203 kr
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Before dawn on December 16, 1944, German forces rolled through the frozen Ardennes in their last major offensive in the west, thus starting the Battle of the Bulge, which would become the U.S. Army’s bloodiest engagement of World War II. Catching the Allies by surprise, the Germans made early …
Great Ships
British Battleships in World War II
Häftad, 2008
207 kr
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Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction when war broke out in 1939. The war would hasten the battleship’s decline, but not before producing dramatic …
Beyond Stalingrad
Manstein and the Operations of Army Group Don
Häftad, 2009
267 kr
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After the Soviets trapped the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein and his Army Group Don orchestrated a dramatic reversal of fortune between November 1942 and March 1943, enabling Germany to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front and continue fighting for two more …
No Holding Back
Operation Totalize, Normandy, August 1944
Häftad, 2009
305 kr
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On the morning of August 8, 1944, the Canadian Army roared into action in Operation Totalize, a massive armored attack that aimed to break through enemy defenses south of Caen and trap the Germans in Normandy by linking up with Patton’s U.S. Third Army. After initial gains, the assault lost …
Fortress France
The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
Av J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann
Häftad, 2007
233 kr
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Shocked by the carnage of World War I--much of which was waged on its own soil--France constructed a vast network of forts in the years before World War II. Among these was the Maginot Line, the last of the great gun-bearing fortifications, but France also built defenses along its coasts and in …
German Order of Battle
Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen Ss Divisions in WWII
Häftad, 2007
267 kr
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German Order of Battle is the definitive reference on the German Army in World War II, covering the organization, combat history, and commanders of each division. Volume One covers the 1st through 290th Infantry Divisions; Volume Two, the 291st through 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry …
Luftwaffe Fighter Ace
From the Eastern Front to the Defense of the Homeland
Häftad, 2009
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
207 kr
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In this action-packed memoir of aerial combat in World War II, Norbert Hannig remembers what it was like to fly with the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front: the high-altitude drama of closing in on a Soviet bomber, the thrill of watching his rounds hit home and burst the enemy into flames, the …
Panzergrenadier Aces
German Mechanized Infantrymen in World War II
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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The panzergrenadiers were the foot soldiers who went into battle alongside the Third Reich’s feared tanks. Whether in the Wehrmacht or Waffen-SS, these troops endured all the horrors of infantry combat--fighting hand-to-hand, storming enemy positions, and rescuing fallen comrades--but they did so …
Panzer Wedge
The German 3rd Panzer Division and the Summer of Victory in the East
Av Mike Olive, Lt. Fritz Lucke m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
207 kr
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By the end of 1941, having suffered significant setbacks in its offensive to take Moscow, the German Army and its armoured forces began to lose their aura of invincibility, both to the Allies and the German home front. This book, part of the Third Reich’s attempt to bolster morale, showcases the …
Panzer Wedge
The German 3rd Panzer Division and Barbarossa's Failure at the Gates of Moscow
Av Michael Olive, Lt Fritz Lucke m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
207 kr
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This is Operation Barbarossa as experienced by the soldiers of the 3rd Panzer Division and reported on the German homefront. After smashing its way deep into Soviet territory during the summer of 1941, the tanks of the division encountered difficulties as they got closer to Moscow, eventually being …
Panzer Commanders of the Western Front
German Tank Generals in World War II
Häftad, 2008
194 kr
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Generals like Heinz Guderian have received most of the credit for devising and executing the German blitzkrieg, but without the field commanders who led armored corps, divisions, and regiments, the lightning offensive that overtook France in 1940 could not have triumphed. Nor could the Germans have …
Penalty Strike
The Memoirs of a Red Army Penal Company Commander, 1943-45
Häftad, 2009
267 kr
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Made up of soldiers who conducted “unauthorized retreats,” former POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners, the Red Army’s penal units carried out some of the most terrifying assignments on the Eastern Front, such as storming German machine-gun nests. Alexander Pyl’cyn led his penal company …
Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun
The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II
Inbunden, 2008
408 kr
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Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific, until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops …
D-Day Bombers
The Stories of Allied Heavy Bombers During the Invasion of Normandy
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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Before Allied soldiers set foot on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, American and British bombers helped pave the way by pounding German positions on the shoreline and farther inland, a vital mission that continued as the troops waded ashore and the battle beyond the beachhead began. …
Ship-Busters
British Torpedo-Bombers in World War II
Av Ralph Barker
Häftad, 2010
207 kr
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Low-level strikes by British torpedo-bombers against enemy naval vessels ranked among the most dangerous aerial tactics developed during World War II. But the risks frequently paid off, whether in the attack by a single bomber on the German battleship Lützow, the torpedoing of the Gneisenau, or the …
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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From the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, through Japan’s surrender in September 1945, the Americans and Japanese conducted a total of twelve combat parachute drops in the Pacific theatre of World War II, seven by the U.S. and five by Japan. Filling a glaring gap in the historical record …
Airborne Combat
The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII
Av James Mrazek
Häftad, 2011
234 kr
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During the Second World War, military gliders were used for carrying troops and heavy equipment silently into a combat zone. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes and once released from the tow craft near the front, they …
War of the White Death
Finland Against the Soviet Union, 1939-40
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
259 kr
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Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union The Soviets expected to crush Finnish forces in mere days, but the Finns broke the Red Army's advance and held out for almost four months Authentic depiction of frontline fighting in the harshest of conditions Based on …
Decision in the Ukraine
German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943
Av Jr. Nipe
Häftad, 2012
437 kr
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* Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points* Includes the Battle of Kursk* Special focus on the notorious 3rd SS Panzer Division"Totenkopf"
Mission 85
The U.S. Eighth Air Force's Battle Over Holland, August 19, 1943
Av Ivo de Jong
Häftad, 2013
207 kr
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On August 19, 1943, two days after the famous Schweinfurt-Regensburg raid, bombers and fighters of the U.S. Eighth Air Force launched attacks against German airfields in Holland – a mission they thought would be easy, a so-called milk run, but it proved to be anything but. In this fascinating new …
Battalion
The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II
Häftad, 2013
437 kr
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According to bestselling author Douglas Brinkley, Col. Robert W. Black “is the dean of Ranger history,” and Black proves it in this history of the U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II. Based on original documents from Allied and German sources, after-action reports, and interviews with …
Tours of Duty
Vietnam War Stories
Häftad, 2014
207 kr
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Any time Vietnam veterans get together--whether it’s two or twenty of them--war stories follow. The tales they relate about the paddies, the jungles, the highlands, the waterways, and the airways provide the vets a greater understanding of the war they survived and gives nonparticipants a glimpse …
Hitler'S Spanish Legion
The Blue Division in Russia in WWII
Av Gerard R. Kleinfeld, Lewis Tambs
Häftad, 2014
437 kr
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For nearly three years, August 1941 to March 1944, 47,000 Spanish soldiers served under German command on the Russian front, two of those years continuously in the line in the siege of Leningrad. There were 22,000 casualties, of which 4,500 were killed in action or died of wounds, disease, or …
Philadelphia Campaign
Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia
Häftad, 2014
408 kr
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Providing an in-depth examination of the bloody battle of Brandywine and other military engagements that resulted in the British capture of Philadelphia, McGuire weaves surviving first-hand accounts into the compelling story of the fight for the Continental capital. Covering all sides, from the …
Flame on
U.S. Incendiary Weapons, 1918-1945
Häftad, 2016
292 kr
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A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons--flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more--by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II. * Describes how the U.S. created its incendiary weapons program virtually from scratch during World …
Deliverance at Diepholz
A WWII Prisoner of War's Story
Av Jack Dower
Häftad, 2016
241 kr
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With candor and humor, American infantryman Jack Dower describes his narly fifteen months spent as an unwilling guest of the Third Reich after his company lost its way behind enemy lines near Anzio, Italy, in February 1944. From forced labor and grueling marches, to the camaraderie shared between …
Jack of All Trades
An American Advisor's War in Vietnam, 1969-70
Häftad, 2016
207 kr
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Maj. Ron Beckett had already served two tours in Vietnam when he received orders to return in April 1969. As the district senior advisor in the remote, rural Dinh Quan District of Long Khanh Province, he would face a demanding and dangerous assignment on the front lines of pacification.
Clay Pigeons of St. Lo
Av Jr. Johns
Häftad, 2015
300 kr
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This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. Lô, the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. Lô was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town's fall until …
Inside Force Recon
Recon Marines in Vietnam
Av Michael Lanning, Ray Stubbe
Häftad, 2017
300 kr
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Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in Vietnam Force Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Classified as special operations capable, Force Recon Marines ventured into the enemy's backyard to conduct reconnaissance and launched deliberate strikes against the …
