Pictorial category: 1048 books
The Crushing of Army Group North 1944–1945 on the Eastern Front
Images of War Series
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
The Crushing of Army Group North 1944-45 on the Eastern Front tells the story in words and images of the last bitter months fought on Russian soil and the battle of the Baltic States that ensued. Drawing on rare and unpublished photos it reveals in detail how remnants of Army Group North were driven...
The First World War
The war to end all wars
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Raging for over four years across the tortured landscapes of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the First World War changed the face of warfare forever. Characterised by slow, costly advances and fierce attrition, the great battles of the Somme, Verdun and Ypres incurred human loss on a scale never...
by Michael Foley
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
With the end of the First World War, British troops crossed the Rhine and entered a country torn by violence where revolution seemed likely. Also, there was a threat of the war resuming if Germany refused to accept Allied terms. British forces were plunged into the turmoil of a defeated country and...
The Civil War
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
"The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things.... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads: the suffering, the enormous tragedy of the whole thing."- Shelby Foote, from The Civil War
When the illustrated...
by Daniel J. Vermilya
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
In the summer of 1864, Georgia was the scene of one of the most important campaigns of the Civil War. William Tecumseh Sherman's push southward toward Atlanta threatened the heart of the Confederacy, and Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of Tennessee were the Confederacy's best hope to defend it. In June,...
MARSOC: U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
In 2006, the U.S. Marines officially became part of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the creation of the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Drawn from the ranks of the Force Recon companies, these highly skilled and combat-proven Leathernecks would take the war to al Qaeda...
Finest of the Few: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson
The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Written by 43 Squadron's intelligence officer, Hector Bolitho, Finest of the Few revolves around Bolitho's friend, fighter ace John W.C. Simpson, who shot down 13 German aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The book was written in 1941 and was based on John Simpsons Combat Reports, his personal...
The Steel Wedge
U.S. Marine Corps Armor in Pacific Island Combat
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Conceived as a visual record rather than a definitive history, The Steel Wedge is a substantial photographic archive—246 photos, many never before published—focused on the coming of age of U.S. Marine Corps tanks, tank destroyers, and armored amphibian tractors through the Pacific island-hopping...
by Randol B. Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Many Oregonians think of the Civil War as a faraway event or something that happens when the Ducks and the Beavers tangle. Few know that the state raised two Union regiments or that more than ten thousand Union and Confederate veterans made their way to Oregon after the war. In fact, the Beaver State...
Civil War Pittsburgh
Forge of the Union
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
On Christmas Day 1860, the "Daily Pittsburgh Gazette "announced that more than one hundred cannons from the nearby U.S. Arsenal were to be shipped south. Fiercely loyal to the Union, Pittsburghers halted the movement of the artillery, which would have been seized by secessionist sympathizers. Over the...
by James Tanner
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014
In the past decade and a half the unique requirements of dual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have radically altered the appearance and capabilities of the British Army's infantry soldiers. Gone are the tactics uniforms and equipment of the Cold War, replaced by an elite fighting force, skilled in counterinsurgency...
M4 Sherman vs Type 97 Chi-Ha
The Pacific 1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Although US and Japanese tank forces first clashed in 1941, it was on in 1944 that tank-vs-tank action became more common as both sides poured larger numbers of tanks into the combat zone. These battles were a means of demonstrating each side's latest tank technology. For the US, the pinnacle of their...
by Mark Galeotti
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
While the size of Russia's regular forces has shrunk recently, its security and paramilitary elements have become increasingly powerful. Under the Putin regime they have proliferated and importantly seem set to remain Russia's most active armed agencies for the immediate future. In parallel, within...
by James B. Jones Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Tennessee's Civil War history is an oft-told narrative of famous battles, cunning campaigns and renowned figures. Beneath this well-documented history lie countless stories that have been forgotten and displaced over time. Discover how Vigilance Committees sought to govern cities such as Memphis, where...