A strategic and
tactical guide to great battles that shaped the development
of war. The authors examine thirty one wars, campaigns and
battles from Megiddo [1479 BC] to Constantinople [AD 1453]
that had the greatest impact on the ancient world. The wars
encompass the world from the Mediterranean through the
Middle East to the Far East including conflicts involving
the Mongols, Japan and Korea. Very scarce and
collectible.
Very good in
slightly chipped d/w - xxv + 714pp, 44 ills, 110 maps,
charts
Subtitled 'The Hammer in the Hammer and Sickle', this is
a comprehensive, illustrated history of Soviet strategic
bombers after the Second World War. It is a fascinating
account from the reverse-engineering of interned American
B-29 bombers into the first Soviet strategic bomber, the
Tu-4 Bull, to the huge jet and turboprop powered aircraft of
today’s Russian Air Force. It deals with the development of
aircraft that entered service, plus experimental aircraft,
and unbuilt projects. The service life of these bombers is
covered, plus their use in places such as the Middle East
and Afghanistan. The book is extensively illustrated with
colour profiles and numerous colour and black and white
photographs.
New in d/w -
302pp, numerous colour & b/w photos, profiles and tables
The author paints a portrait of Hitler's unit, The
Bavarian List Regiment, during World War I to rewrite the
story of his military service. He refutes Hitler's account
and so challenges the historical argument that the war led
naturally to Nazism. The regiment consisted largely of
conscripts and Hitler served with scores of Jews, including
noted artist Albert Weisberger. The men shunned Private
Hitler as a "rear area pig" and Hitler himself was still
unsure of his political views when the war ended in 1918.
Through the stories of comrades, the author demonstrates how
and why Hitler aggressively policed the myth of his wartime
experience.
London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the
First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second
World War, and for terrorists in more recent times, yet
rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the
capital been studied as a whole. This thought-provoking
account vividly describes how the destructive potential of
aerial bombing and terrorist actions has increased and how
Londoners have struggled to protect themselves and their
city. There are graphic accounts of the German raids on the
city in the First World War, the Blitz, the V1 and V2
campaigns and the bombing tactics adopted by terrorists from
the 1970s onward.
Originally published in 1828 by
Edwin Scrantom, Rochester, NY, this is a very understanding
account of the numerous wars fought between the white
colonists and the Native American Indians. Sanders presents
a brief history of the wars with the Indians in the Eastern
United States, focussing particularly on New England and the
Ohio and Indiana Territories. The book also contains an
interesting section that addresses Indian cultural issues.
