
| The story of the Slovak Air Arm's 13th Squadron is recounted, from its formation following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, through combat on the Eastern Front as part of JG.52, to homeland defense... |

| As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. Constituted as the lst Bombardment... |

| From 6 June until 29 August 1944, the Allies disembarked huge armies in Normandy. This volume examines the organization of the 21st Army Group in minute detail. The history of each division... |

| In October through December 1944, the Century Bombers attacked transportation, oil refineries and ground defenses in the drive against the Siegfried Line. They were involved in the December 24, 1944 mission to... |

| The 5th US Army Air Force was officially created on 5 February 1942 in the urgency following the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. At the outset, with limited means and equipped... |

| Americas strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany called for the utter destruction of major its major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy... |

| During the preparation of the Normandy Invasion, the American high command realized soon enough that the 8th Air Force, which was wholly committed to strategic bombing, could not undertake the close support... |

| John S. Slew McCain was an old-school sailor. Wiry, profane, a cusser and a gambler, he reminded more than one observer of Popeye. He was also a pioneer in the hard-hitting naval... |

| Unique, never been done before, extraordinarily detailed profiles books on the aircraft of Imperial Japan.... |

| This little known campaign against the Italian invasion of British Somalia was bravely fought by a small force of elderly RAF and Commonwealth aircraft against almost overwhelming odds. This, against a backdrop... |

| This is the story of the historic air defense of Malta by the WRAF against the combined attacking forces of the Italian and German air forces. The island was poorly equipped when... |

| From the paratrooper's folding bicycle to the assault tank, The Allied Vehicles of the Liberation presents a living panorama of the vehicles that participated in the Normandy landings and the eventual liberation... |

| One of the first attempts to relate the development of rotorcraft, both helicopters and autogiros, in Allied countries during the WWII period. American, British, French and Russian rotorcraft are included.... |

| Each volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.... |

| This photographic catalogue of the helmets worn by WWII American parachutists during D-Day and beyond is based on the multiple exhibits at the D-Day Paratroopers Historical Centre (Centre Historique des Parachutistes du... |

| American Warriors contains the most exhaustive visual coverage ever assembled of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions as they were on the eve of the D-Day landings. For the uniform and figure... |

| During the last four years of the Second World War, the Western Allies secured Russian defenses against Germany by supplying vital food and arms. The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel... |

| The Normandy Mini-Guides (to your left) are published by Histoire & Collections and available exclusively from Casemate. In the Fall of this year, Casemate will also begin publishing into the series. Together... |

| The Normandy Mini-Guides (to your left) are published by Histoire & Collections and available exclusively from Casemate. In the Fall of this year, Casemate will also begin publishing into the series. Together... |

| The engagements covered are: The Soviet Invasion of Poland, from Sedan to Abbeville (France), Montcornet, May 17 1940, Rommel's counterattacks in the desert, Barbarossa 1941, the encirclement of Minsk, The Battle of... |

| With the help of technical specifications, discover all the cannon used by the American forces campaigning between 1941 and 1945. Field artillery and anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns are presented from the technical... |

| Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's Army Adjutant from March 1938 to March 1943. Remarkably, this atmospheric account from a member of Hitler's closest circle has never been published in English before. During... |

| This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the operational and tactical level. It examines such questions as: Was the strategy underlying the attack sound? Were... |

| Capable of lifting huge loads, yet a delight to fly, the Avro Lancaster spearheaded Bomber Command's night offensive over Germany during WWII. Renowned aviation historian and writer Ken Delve tells the full... |

| The Lancaster heavy bomber was one of the most powerful and revered aircraft of World War II. Its ability to carry heavy bomb loads through the night skies of Europe is legendary... |

| The legendary Avro Lancaster receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorization of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to restore... |

| On 9th August 1941 one of the greatest icons of the Second World War, Douglas Bader, was shot down, captured and later incarcerated. But by whom, and how? Was it by one... |

| On 22 June 1941 The Germans launched their long-expected invasion of the Soviet Union. Codenamed ""Operation Barbarossa," after the famous 12th century crusading emperor, what followed was perhaps the greatest clash of... |

| The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet... |

| The only full-scale work on the events of this pivotal day in the Battle of Britain. Based on eyewitness testimony and official records.... |

| RAF fighter pilot George Barclay kept a personal diary of his time flying Hurricanes and Spitfires in 1940–41, including his rare contemporary account of flying Hurricanes with 249 Squadron in the Battle... |

| Based on a series of fascinating "What ifs" posed by leading military historians, this intriguing new alternate history reconstructs the moments during the Battle of the Bulge which could conceivably have altered... |

| Hitler's desperate last major offensive during the depths of winter 1944-45 came perilously close to being a major disaster for the Allies. The German attack through the Ardennes caught the Americans totally... |

| The Royal Naval Commandos had one of the most dangerous and the most important tasks of any in World War II - they were first on to the invasion beaches and they... |

| The 417th Night Fighter Squadron USAAF was only the forth such unit to be formed. In the early days of WWII, the US sent observers to England to study how the latest... |

| This book describes and illustrates the late versions of the Bf 109 with long tail during WW2. Covering the late Bf 109 G and K variants, the camouflage and markings of these... |

| The sinking of the German battleship Bismarck—a masterpiece of engineering, well-armored with a main artillery of eight 15-inch guns—was one of the most dramatic events of World War II. She left the... |

| These photographs are taken from three unpublished albums featuring the German invasion of Poland in 1939. One set was taken by an SS officer, another by a regular officer and a third... |

| The personal notes, conversations and official orders of generals Hausser, Hoth, and Manstein are all closely scrutinized to shed new light on this much celebrated but incorrectly recounted clash of arms, with... |

| This is the story of the Allied air campaign across Singapore, Malaya, Burma, Ceylon and the Philippines during World War II. It documents the Allied underestimation of Japanese ability, which led to... |

| One of a series comprising technical descriptions - cutaway drawings - genealogy - combat and operational reports from contemporary articles from Flight, The Aeroplane and Aircraft Production, with modern material from Aeroplane... |

| This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of World War II. Sir Arthur Harris remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the... |

| Drawn from research of all the raids on Berlin between November 1943 and March 1944, these are the stories of individual crews who flew on them, of those who returned safely and... |

| A remarkable and gripping account of life in the SAS during the Western Desert campaign.... |

| The incredible story of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge, a strategic bridge crossing the Rhine river at the town of Remagen. This updated volume contains bandw photos of American and German... |

| Developed from the unloved Bristol Beaufort, the Beaufighter was the RAF's first purpose-built nightfighter. Powered by two Bristol Hercules radials, it had a reputation for being one of the most effective, and... |

| The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by... |

| The scene is set with an overview of the respective states of the RAF and Japanese Air Force, and an explanation of how the American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers) came to... |

| In the dark days when Britain stood alone, Prime Minister Churchill realised that, to win the war against an enemy superior in strength, science had to be harnessed to devise new weapons.Three... |

| This book reveals the vital contribution that RAF Coastal Command made to the Allies war effort. Although often referred to as the 'Cinderella Service' because by its nature, it did not gain... |