The Natter rocket plane, a WWII German weapon, marked a key milestone in vertical rocket-powered flight.Well before Yuri Gagarin or Alan Shepard, Lothar Sieber became the first man to take off vertically...
Details the Allied operations to capture the strategically vital Channel ports of Le Havre and Boulogne in 1944, highlighting the challenges and battles faced during these key engagements.When the Allied...
The siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) was the longest and deadliest in modern history, with over one million deaths from cold, disease, starvation, and bombardment.The siege of Leningrad was the longest...
Dora-Mittelbau, a Nazi camp, forced thousands into deadly labor for secret weapons, culminating in the horrific Gardelegen massacre where 1,016 prisoners were killed.In the history of Nazi concentration...
Daniel Taylor chronicles the Soviet Red Army's winter offensive in January 1945.On January 12, 1945 the Soviet Red Army unleashed its winter offensive, launching strong forces on either side of Warsaw,...
Features hundreds of maps, illustrations and historical photographs.The book comes in three distinct sections – the first is an in-depth analysis of the German 'Westwall' defense system built between...
"The photographs from the invasion, contrasted with modern pictures of the same locations provide a fascinating interpretation of the battlefields. The text and accompanying maps complement the photos,...
"The combination of past and contemporary pictures regarding battle locations is of a great service for those of us with a passion for history." — Globe at WarStalingrad was not only the most-crucial...
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