Author : Robert W. Black
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,32 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Stories of adventure and danger behind enemy lines. Describes the tactics pioneered by three masters of irregular warfare.
Author : Robert W. Black
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 081174955X
Noted Ranger historian Robert W. Black turns his attention to a trio of the Confederacy's--and America's--most infamous raiders and cavalrymen: John Singleton Mosby, John Hunt Morgan, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Combining speed, mobility, and boldness, these three soldiers struck critical blows against the Union during the Civil War, including Morgan's notorious 1863 raid that penetrated farther north than any other uniformed Confederate force. While not overlooking their flaws, Black believes these men revolutionized warfare and sees them as forerunners of the Rangers and Special Forces of the modern era.
Author : Charles R. Carr
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811707334
Thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam Author served as a mechanized infantryman in the Mekon Delta with the 9th Infantry Division Captures the rhythms of life in war as well as the boredom and chaos of Vietnam Two One Pony was the name of the author's squad's armored personnel carrier Tries to make sense of the absurdity of the war
Author : Robert Forbes
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811735818
Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SS Blow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for Berlin Focuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division "Charlemagne" Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. These unique soldiers participated in bitter combat, primarily against the Soviets, and returned home to an awkward peace.
Author : Dana V. Sadarananda
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1461750717
Covers a pivotal but largely neglected period on the Eastern Front Focuses on German Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, one of the best commanders of World War II After the Soviets trapped German forces in Stalingrad, the Germans regrouped under Erich von Manstein, who orchestrated a dramatic reversal of fortune during the winter of 1942-43, enabling Germany to continue fighting for two more years.
Author : Robert W. Black
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0811741478
Covers raids from J. E. B. Stuart's 1862 ride around McClellan's army to James Wilson's crashing raids in Alabama and Georgia in 1865.
Author : Patrick Delaforce
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,73 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0811708977
From-the-turret story of a British tank division in World War II Follows the division through the Normandy campaign, the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, flank protection during Operation Market Garden, and the final drive into Germany Raw firsthand accounts from commanders, riflemen, bombardiers, and tank crews Reveals what life was like at the sharp end of the Allies' war effort
Author : Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 2008-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1461751594
Covers Erwin Rommel's World War II battles before he led the legendary Afrika Korps First work to recognize the talented staff officers and company, battalion, and regimental commanders who supported Rommel One of the most famous soldiers to fight in World War II, Erwin Rommel achieved immortality as the Desert Fox in the sands of Africa, but his first field command was the 7th Panzer Division, the so-called Ghost Division. During the 1940 campaign in France, the unit suffered more casualties than any other German division and at the same time inflicted heavy losses on the Allies, taking almost 100,000 prisoners. The Ghost Division's success owed much to Rommel's subordinates, who aided Rommel more than he admitted in his papers and whom historians have generally overlooked. This book remedies that oversight.
Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0811706540
Chronicles the exploits and battlefield achievements of decorated German tank commanders who led their feared Panzer tank battalions in battle.
Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,10 MB
Release : 2009-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1461752132
Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group Focuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles "Beware the Thunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. The first group to receive the P-47, the 56th pioneered aerial tactics and compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, thirty-nine fighter aces with five or more kills, two Distinguished Unit Citations, eighteen Distinguished Service Crosses, and twenty-eight Silver Stars.
