Stackpole Military Photo Series – serie
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Blitzkrieg France 1940
Av Michael Olive, Robert Edwards
Häftad, 2013
261 kr
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As June began, the situation in France was bleak for the Allies. With the evacuation of the BEF, the French Army and remaining British troops were left to defend a long front from the Channel to Sedan with minimal forces and no reserves. This was compounded by the fact that much of their armor and …
First Winter on the Eastern Front
1941-1942
Av Robert Edwards, Michael Olive
Häftad, 2013
261 kr
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A visual history of the German armed forces at war on the brutal Eastern Front during World War II. The Third Reich began its war against the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. After a series of lightning victories in which millions of Soviet troops were killed, wounded, or …
Steel Thunder on the Eastern Front
German and Russian Artillery in WWII
Av Chris Evans
Häftad, 2014
261 kr
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The role of artillery on the Eastern Front should not be underestimated. While dashing aerial battles waged overhead and panzers and T-34s rumbled across the vast steppes, it was the artillery that rained down the most destruction. Steel Thunder takes the reader deep into the action, illuminating …
Boneyard Nose Art
U.S. Military Aircraft Markings and Artwork
Häftad, 2013
296 kr
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When aircraft retire from active service, they are sent to “boneyards,” usually in dry desert locations to limit damage from the elements. There the planes are stored, ready to be revamped for future use or eventually turned into scrap. These boneyards are storehouses of American aviation history, …
Bloody Skies
U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II
Häftad, 2014
261 kr
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Aviation journalist Nicholas Veronico, author of Boneyard Nose Art, presents a detailed visual history of the well-known U.S. Eighth Air Force and their courageous war in the skies during World War II. Featuring hundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down by the German Luftwaffe, …
German Soldier in World War II
Av Michael Olive, Robert J. Edwards
Häftad, 2014
261 kr
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This collection of photographs presents a visual history of the German soldier’s experiences and challenges on the Eastern Front during World War II. Hundreds of photos depict army and Waffen SS soldiers, uniforms, weapons and equipment, tanks and other vehicles, aircraft, local villages, life on …
Over There
America in the Great War
Av Robert J. Dalessandro, Rebecca S. Dalessandro
Häftad, 2016
290 kr
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More than 400 photographs detail the American military experience in World War I on the ground, in the air, and at sea, from recruitment to the Armistice. This is the premier visual history of the United States in the Great War to be published during these centennial years. * Features not only the …
Macarthur
The Supreme Commander at War in the Pacific
Häftad, 2015
261 kr
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* Features his decorated service in World War I, postwar duties in Japan, and role in the Korean War * Perfect complement to narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series * Compelling reference for military history fans, scholars, and anyone interested in this legendary military …
New Guinea
The Allied Jungle Campaign in World War II
Av Jon Diamond
Häftad, 2015
261 kr
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New Guinea describes in archival photographs with accompanying detailed captions and chapter narratives the conflict between the Australian-American forces under General MacArthur in combating the tenacious Japanese first in Papua in 1942-43 and then along the entire northern coast of the world’s …
Air Combat 1945
The Aircraft of World War II's Final Year
Häftad, 2015
261 kr
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The final year of World War II witnessed the decline of the piston-engine fighter and the beginning of the jet age. Taking to the skies were tried-and-true fighters, improved versions of old aircraft, and newly developed jets, including prototypes that flew for the first time just before the war …
Thunder Over Vietnam
The American Air War in Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2018
274 kr
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The popular conception of the Vietnam War focuses on the ground war--the soldiers and grunts who humped along jungle trails and fought the Vietcong face to face--but an important part of the war was waged in the skies over Southeast Asia, and indeed many of the war's most well-known figures were …
German Assault Guns on the Eastern Front
Av Hans Wijers
Häftad, 2018
305 kr
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Assault guns (Sturmgeschütz in German) were armored fighting vehicles similar to tanks, with the chassis and tracks of a panzer but without the rotating turret, which allowed the mounting of a larger gun. They were usually used to support infantry assaults, but they also proved effective as tank …
Bloody Jungle
The War in Vietnam
Av Chris Evans
Häftad, 2013
305 kr
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This collection of photographs offers a glimpse into what it was like for a soldier to fight and live in the jungles of Vietnam. All aspects are covered here: weapons, from M-16 machine guns to grenades; uniforms, including boots, headgear, and wet-weather gear; equipment, such as rucksacks and …
Vietnam War Helicopter Art
U.S. Army Rotor Aircraft
Av John Brennan
Häftad, 2014
305 kr
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The first volume garnered such popular acclaim--and drew so many more veterans and photographs out of obscurity--that a follow-up book was called for. Like the first installment, this one assembles hundreds of photos--most of them in color, most of them never seen by the public before--of the …
Guadalcanal
The American Campaign Against Japan in WWII
Av Jon Diamond
Häftad, 2016
290 kr
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On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal, northeast of Australia, launching the first major Allied offensive against Japan. In one of the best-known campaigns of World War II's Pacific Theater, the Marines and then the U.S. Army endured a bitter six-month struggle for the …
First Blood in North Africa
Operation Torch and the U.S. Campaign in Africa in WWII
Av Jon Diamond
Häftad, 2017
305 kr
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Photo chronicle of Patton's Americans versus Rommel's Afrika Korps in World War II In November 1942, eleven months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. launched Operation Torch, its first major offensive against the Germans. This photo chronicle covers the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria and the …
Panzers Forward
A Photo History of German Armor in World War II
Av Robert Edwards, Michael H. Pruett
Häftad, 2018
377 kr
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Panzers Forward collects photos of all varieties of German armor, from the smaller tanks of the early war to the gigantic Tigers that came later, on all fronts - North Africa, Sicily and Italy, France, and of course the Eastern Front. Written by a trio of experts who have lived and breathed panzers …
