Stackpole Books: 1000 books
Savage Sky
Life and Death on a Bomber over Germany in 1944
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Gives the reader a firsthand look at war from inside a B-17 bomber in World War II. Focuses on the 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force and includes missions to the Schweinfurt ball-bearing plant and Berlin. One of the first accounts of being shot down over Sweden.
35 Days to Gettysburg
The Campaign Diaries of Two American Enemies
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
En route to battle, a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier both make daily entries in small, leather-bound diaries. Historian Mark Nesbitt places their writings into the context of the Civil War.
Don Troiani's Gettysburg
36 Masterful Paintings and Riveting History of the Civil War's Epic Battle
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
The latest book by preeminent Civil War artist and historian Don Troiani features 36 major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign and an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action.
The Axis Grand Strategy
Blueprints for the Total War
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
This startling book reveals the military and political plans of the Axis in the very words of its own generals and admirals.
The advent of Adolf Hitler has Germany’s supreme leader marked the inauguration of the deliberate plans for world domination by the Third Reich. These plans were not secret;...
by Audie G. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2008
This fully updated and expanded third edition is an ideal how-to book for soldiers wanting to attain rank in the service. Includes advice and proven techniques for improving duty performance and increasing promotion points, together with samples of forms and formats for applying for promotion and...
by Thomas Gills
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Updated edition of the essential guide for enlisted soldiers in the U.S. Army
This military reference guide, completely revised for the current army, is targeted at young men and women who have enlisted in the U.S. Army or are thinking about doing so. The book is a must-have resource for a...
Job Search
Marketing Your Military Experience
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Comprehensive, popular guide to a successful job search. More than 40 examples of successful resumes.
Soldiers
A Global History of the Fighting Man, 1800–1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
No matter the war, no matter the army, no matter the nationality, common threads run through the experiences of men at war. Soldiers highlights these shared experiences across 150 years of warfare, from the Napoleonic Wars through World War II and everything in between, such as the Mexican and Crimean...
Axis Armored Fighting Vehicles
1:72 Scale
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Filled with 1:72-scale drawings of armored vehicles from Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, and Romania.
Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles
1:72 Scale
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Filled with 1:72-scale drawings of armored vehicles from the U.S., Britain, Canada, and Russia.
by George Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2008
Filled with fine-scale drawings of British armored vehicles, including:
• Stuart I Light Tank
• Crusader III
• Tank
• Humber Scout Car
• Valentine Bridgelayer
• Cromwell IV Tank Daimler Armored Car
• And dozens more . . .
The Siege of LZ Kate
The Battle for an American Firebase in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
In the fall of 1969, a force of 150 Americans and their South Vietnamese allies were surrounded by 5,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers. This is the story of their desperate defense and against-all-odds escape.
Fighting for the Future
Will America Triumph?
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
New introduction reflects upon the events of September 11, 2001
Highly acclaimed military strategist and writer Ralph Peters challenges America's defense establishment and national leadership with startling insights and no-holds-barred criticism. His radical assessment of the future of conflict...
Hitler's Spanish Legion
The Blue Division in Russia in WWII
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Classic story of the 47,000 Spaniards who fought for the Third Reich in World War II.