Captain F J Walker, RN, did more than any other man at sea to win the Battle of the Atlantic, a vicious and unrelenting struggle which Churchill described as the dominating factor throughout World War Two.
Don Gentile & John Godfrey: World War II Flying Legends
by Philip Kaplan
ISBN: 9781399020749
Pub Date: 2023-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword Aviation
176 Pages
American volunteers Don Gentile and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge. At the end of their missions with the 4th the two of them had accounted for over 58 enemy aircraft destroyed.
In 1955, the Vulcan B.Mk2 was proposed and a new wing modification was designed to take advantage of the more powerful Olympus engines and a new stand-off missile known as Blue Steel. Avro were given a contract for an aerodynamic prototype on 10 July 1956, with the first prototype VX777 making its first flight with the new wing on 31 August 1957.
Gabriele Esposito describes the tactics, organization and equipment of the Roman army at the height of its powers, considered by many to be the most efficient and powerful fighting force of the ancient world.
The Battle of Antietam and its Impact on the Civilians Who Called it Home
by Steven Cowie
ISBN: 9781611216882
Pub Date: 2023-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Savas Beatie
552 Pages
The Battle of Antietam, fought in and around Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in American history. Despite the large number of books and articles on the subject, the...
After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan, battling for global supremacy in all domains—even space and cyberspace.
As the Second World War progressed and defeat for Hitler’s Third Reich in all theatres became ever more certain, the tight Abwehr network, built so effectively by its head, Admiral Canaris, began...
A Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War
by Rose E. B. Coombs
Edited by Karel Margry
ISBN: 9781870067621
Pub Date: 2023-05-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: After the Battle
248 Pages
From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne: all the major battlefields of the First World War — Ypres, Arras, Cambrai, Amiens, St Quentin, Mons, Le Cateau, Reims, Verdun and St Mihiel — are criss-crossed in this book over more than thirty different routes.
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