During the Second World War, the airplane became a true menace. Flying faster, higher, and capable of carrying a heavier payload, air forces of the warring nations formed a formidable threat to the...
For General George S. Patton, “Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it—but I’ll be damned if I can define it. Probably it consists in knowing what you want to do and then doing it...
A Female Cobra Pilot's Story of Betrayal, Redemption, and Combat in the War on Terror
by Anne J Armstrong
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781399032407
Pub Date: 2025-03-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
240 Pages
Captain Anne “Chichi” Armstrong, a newly minted AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter pilot in the United States Marine Corps, dreamt of flying in combat after living through the terrorist attacks...
At the end of July, Operation 'Cobra' broke through the German defences and the American leaders rushed through Coutances and Avranches, and took the Pontaubault bridge on the 31st. On August 1, the...
During the Vietnam war, the US Air Force, Navy, Marines and the Army flew a variety of fixed wing aircraft against innumerable targets in Vietnam, occasionally engaging North Vietnamese Migs, but more often facing the threat of Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) or antiaircraft fire.
Much has been written about the Unites States air forces during the Second World War, but little has been written about the early days of American military aviation either before or during the First...
Examines Poteau's significance in the Battle of the Bulge, focusing on its connection to American defeats at Saint-Vith.The first days of the Battle of the Bulge saw tactical defeats for several formations...
The Breakaway Republics of Texas and Yucatan, US Mexican War, and Limits of Empire 1835-1850
by Benjamin J Swenson
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781399033701
Pub Date: 2024-11-24
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
272 Pages
In turbulent 1830s Mexico, Texas and Yucatán declared independence, leading to the U.S.-Mexican War and European intrigue.One nation in turmoil, another seeking aggrandizement, smaller states jostling...
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