As the world plunged into war in August 1914 two Kaiserliche Marine fleets and several detached cruisers lay beyond the North Sea. These vessels posed a serious threat to British merchant vessels and naval superiority. Beyond the British blockade there was little chance of reinforcement and resupply of ammunition-their commanders had to make some ......
Gebhard Aders' study of the History of the German Night Fighter Force is a highly detailed analysis with numerous appendices which provides a comprehensive account of the Luftwaffe's thoroughness right up to the end when the hunters became the hunted. Highly illustrated it also outlines techniques and tactics from 1917 up to the end of the war.
The German army faced a gun-armor race and placed a premium on technological quality and superiority over mass production. The army and Adolf Hitler pushed for larger and more powerful tanks than had ever been built. The heaviest tanks and assault guns developed and fielded by Germany continue to capture interest confirmed by current restorations.
The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies
This third volume presents the lives and careers of 37 men who governed many of the 43 administrative regions (Gaue) of the NSDAP. Lavishly illustrated and relying on numerous primary sources and first-hand accounts, it fills a significant void in the historiography of the Third Reich and twentieth century Europe.
Following his first book, the author relates his experiences continuing his locospotting hobby from 1959-62. With black and white photographs, his records cover visits to locomotive sheds, works and time at stations and the lineside finally rounding off his reminiscences with modern colour views of locomotives which made it to preservation.
During the Second World War the need for an on-board technical expert to join the Bomber Crews evolved. The various systems on the latest 4-engined 'Heavy Bombers', namely the Handley Page Halifax, Shorts Stirling and Avro Lancaster witnessed the development of Flight Engineers. This book provides the reader with an explanation of the origin of ......
Frontkampfer I: Blitzkrieg 1939-1942 is a collection of rare photographs, many never before published, highlighting the German war machine in the early years of the Second World War, beginning in Poland in 1939, crossing Europe and North Africa in 1940-1942, and culminating in February 1943 with the surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad.
The Mechanization and Demise of the U.S. Cavalry, 1916-1950
Following World War I, horse cavalry entered a period during which it fought for its very existence against mechanized vehicles. On the Western Front, the stalemate of trench warfare became the defining image of the war throughout the world.
