The author gives equally good treatment to the other types of German midget subs, explosive boats and frogmen of the K-verband naval units. This book is recommended by the specialists in WW 2 history as a good introduction to the history of the...
Before 1914, trench warfare was a type of fighting unforeseen by the armies of Britain, France and Germany, so none was equipped to fight it. Specialized weapons and equipment were needed for the violent environment of the trenches and these had to...
Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was...
The restoration and display of historic military vehicles is a hobby that has grown enormously in Britain and elswhere. Here, photographer Han Suermondt offers a gallery of more than 200 close-up studies of over 30 meticulously restored period...
This edition of the Europa Militaria Series is the result of live photo sessions in which actors model the uniforms of infantry and weaponry of World War I infantrymen -- both Allied and Axis. All of the equipment and settings are authentic and all...
Osprey's examination of jungle warfare tactics of World War II (1939-1945).Suffocating heat, tropical rain and hostile jungle terrain were but a few of the treacherous obstacles that confronted the Allies when they fought against the Imperial...