Pictorial category: 1048 books
Victory 1945
Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany's interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and blood-stained. The Wehrmacht's stubborn resistance and the shocking losses suffered by US, British, Canadian...
Viper Force
56th Fighter Wing--To Fly and Fight the F-16
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
The pilot of the F-16 Viper, which is the U.S. Air Force’s frontline fighter and attack aircraft, is at the pinnacle of combat aviation. Viper Force tells the story of what it takes to become an F-16 pilot and what it’s like to fly and fight the Viper in combat. Because the F-16 is a dual-purpose...
Patrolling the Cold War Skies
Reheat Sunset
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
A RAF pilot’s view of the Cold War, which conveys the excitement, danger and comedy of flying during that momentous historic period. Crafted to satisfy all aviation enthusiasts, novice and professional alike
The Cold War is the hot topic of the moment. This book covers 28 years of patrolling the...
RAF Liberators Over Burma
Flying With 159 Squadron
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The RAF air war versus Japan in the Far East is grossly under-represented in print; the Kirkness memoir lessens this gap with its valuable contributions
Thirty-two combat ops may seem like too many to individually chronicle in a single memoir; however, each op’s narrative is compellingly, and uniquely,...
Operation Tonga
The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Operation Tonga – The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944 is an account of the Glider Pilot Regiment’s role in Operation Tonga, the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings in June 1944. The story is told through the eyes of those who were there – glider pilots, paratroopers, pathfinders,...
by Jim Gregory
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
On December 7, 1941, war came to Arroyo Grande when two local sailors were killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. People from the small town were thrust into great circumstances and quickly answered the call for action. A local storekeeper's son won the Silver Star after he brought his flaming...
Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters
Blohm & Voss BV P.212 , Heinkel P.1087C, Junkers EF 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, Focke-Wulf Ta 183 and Henschel Hs P.135
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organised what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 Superfortress over Europe, as well...
by John O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
The mission at Fort Campbell has changed over the past seventy-five years, and the city has grown and adapted to meet new challenges. It was conceived before Pearl Harbor as the Tennessee-Kentucky Armor Camp and has progressed in recent years to meet changing national security needs and the transformation...
by Phil H. Listemann
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
The conduct of a successful air campaign requires a combination of strategy, tactics, capable aircraft, well trained pilots - and good leadership.
During WW2, the RAF, Commonwealth (RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF and SAAF) and 'Free European' forces employed almost 250 fighter squadrons throughout the World, from...
by Debra Goodrich Bisel
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
In the 1850s, the eyes of the world were on Kansas. The Civil War in Kansas will be an overview of the years 1854-1865, since the war began in Kansas nearly seven years before it spread to the rest of the nation. From the repeal of the Missouri Compromise to its entry in the Union, Kansas played a small...
by Philip Gosse
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Un grande classico sulla storia dei pirati,dai bucanieri ai predoni del nord America, dai vichinghi del nord Europa ai corsari inglesi: una lunga carrellata di eventi e protagonisti che ci porta dalle coste africane all’arcipelago malese. Una lettura avventurosa che si lancia all’inseguimento...
Always Faithful
The 100 Best Photos of U.S. Marines in World War II Combat
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
A Picture is worth a thousand words
In his *Always Faithful, noted military historian Eric Hammel has assembled one hundred Marine Corpsa combat photos from the Pacific Theater of operations during World War II. Together these tell the story of the Marines’ costly victory over the Japanese.
Over...
by Brig Gen Kennard R. Wiggins Jr. (DE ANG Ret)
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial government formed a militia to defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and then English control of the colony. The militia served in all five French and Indian Wars and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary...
by James W. Erwin
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Missouri ranks third in the number of Civil War battles fought on its soil. Although some sizable actions were fought in the state, most of the battles were the result of the intense guerrilla activity. These battles are only the actions reported by Federal troops against the guerrillas. The attacks...