An important rethinking of the Normandy war narrativeBeyond the Beach examines the Allied air war against France in 1944. During this period, General Dwight David Eisenhower, as Supreme Allied Command
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,
In February 1944 an American infantry company lost its way behind enemy lines near Anzio, Italy, and Jack Dower and his comrades would spend the remainder of the war in captivity. With candor and humo
The German panzer armies that stormed the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed its tactics to a fine edge. The panzers defeated the Red Army's tanks again and again and combine
Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS Blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin Focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS G
In early 1945, the Red Army plunged into the Third Reich from the east, rolling up territory and crushing virtually everything in its path, with one exception: the city of Breslau, which Hitler had de
Day-by-day account of a German fighter squadron, one of only two Luftwaffe units to spend the entire war in the West Covers D-Day and the Normandy campaign, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the
How the exploits of panzer troops were reported on the German home frontCovers the 3rd Panzer Division from its breakthrough of the Stalin Line until its halt outside MoscowContains original articles
Virtually the entire Soviet effort on the Eastern Front of World War II bears the stamp of Georgy Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army and deputy supreme commander under Stalin. The first volume of
The second volume of Georgy Zhukov's memoirs begins with the desperate defense of Moscow in the late fall and winter of 1941 and continues through more than three years of war.
Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theaterFirsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopersDetailed maps illustrate battlesFrom the attack on Pearl Harbor through Japa
Reprint of a classic work of ancient military history Traces the origins of Sparta's unique training, tactics, and organization that made it the master of Greek battlefields Clear analysis of battles
Compilation of first-person German accounts from the battle of Stalingrad Depicts life for soldiers trapped in the city by Soviet forces Vivid accounts of brutal hand-to-hand fighting in the streets o
New look at the notorious Desert Fox of World War II by leading military historians.Thought-provoking reassessment of the most famous German general of the warFresh insights into Rommel's performance
"Rare memoir of a foreigner serving with the Germans on the Eastern Front. Firsthand descriptions of combat at the siege of Budapest and the final battle for Berlin in 1945. Insights into what motivat
On 22 June 1941, the first German shells smashed into the Soviet frontier fortress of Brest--Hitler's Operation Barbarossa had begun. As the Wehrmacht advanced, taking the Red Army by surprise, the is
This fascinating study takes the reader from the early years of Napoleon’s career to his defeat at Waterloo. It is a penetrating look at the technology, tactics, logistics, strategy, and outstanding g
Covers raids from J. E. B. Stuart's 1862 ride around McClellan's army to James Wilson's crashing raids in Alabama and Georgia in 1865In war, the raid is the epitome of daring. Usually outnumbered, rai
An engaging narrative of the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for FranceReconstructs the fighting in and around Sedan by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian and
In-depth review of Imperial Japanese Army Air Force fighter units and pilots Detailed study of equipment (e.g., the Zero fighter), operations from Pearl Harbor to kamikaze attacks, and pilots who achi
