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  • THE YOUNG HITLER I KNEW
    AUGUST KUBIZEK / IAN KERSHAW
    August Kubizek met Adolf Hitler in 1904 while they were both competing for standing room at the opera. Their mutual passion for music created a strong bond, and over the next four years they became close friends. Kubizek describes a reticent young man, painfully shy, yet capable of bursting into hysterical fits of anger if anyone disagreed with him. The two boys would often tal...

    $251.00

  • THE NAVAL WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940–1943
    JACK GREENE / ALESSANDRO MASSIGNANI
    This superbly researched book gives a complete account of the war in the Mediterranean on, above and beneath the sea up until Italy's armistice in September 1943. Written with full access to Italian sources, it not only provides a detailed and fascinating narrative of the entire naval war, but also sets the individual actions fully in their strategic context for both the Axis a...

    $251.00

  • INFANTRY ATTACKS
    ERWIN ROMMEL / GARY SHEFFIELD
    Legendary German general Erwin Rommel analyzes the tactics that led to his success. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in the Second World War. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein, the aura surrounding Rommel himself remained...

    $251.00

  • NAPOLEON'S MILITARY MAXIMS
    NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE / DAVID G. CHANDLER / BEATRICE HEUSER
    This classic work is a distillation of the knowledge, intuition and wisdom of one of history's greatest military commanders. Napoleon's success was built upon practical experience combined with his own study of classical warfare and his natural grasp of the key principles of war. His thoughts and theories on the art of waging war are presented here in the form of accessible and...

    $274.00

  • SKORZENY'S SPECIAL MISSIONS
    OTTO SKORZENY
    Otto Skorzeny, Germanys top commando in the Second World War, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure and here he tells the full story. Skorzeny quickly proved his worth in Yugoslavia and then Russia. In 1942 he was awarded the Iron Cross, and in April 1943 he was promoted to captain and...

    $200.00

  • DAWN OF D-DAY
    DAVID HOWARTH
    A superb history from the mouths and pens of the men who fought on that first day of the battle for Normandy. 'This is a masterful work. I am so grateful for Howarth's dedication to capturing the experiences of those who were there that fateful, historic, world-changing day.' – Good Reads "That morning, the fleet had sailed. He could not possibly count the ships or even guess t...

    $200.00

  • ROMMEL'S AFRIKA KORPS IN COLOUR
    IAN SPRING / ANTHONY TUCKER-JONES
    "A marvellous collection of original wartime colour photos…For both historians and modellers, the variations in uniforms and their colours will be a great reference..." — Military Model Scene Take a visual journey through North Africa during the Second World War with Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Spring as they chart the path of Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps through a series...

    $251.00

  • RORKE'S DRIFT BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE, VOLUME II
    LEE STEVENSON / IAN KNIGHT / ALAN BAYNHAM-JONES
    "Yes you have beaten us; you had the best guns, but we have the best men...But we'll fight again in two or three years' time." – Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande (who led the Zulu at Rorke's Drift) On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of Isandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops during the Victorian era – a very different story was a...

    $382.00

  • BREAKING THE GERMAN DAMS
    ROBERT OWEN
    "This was Der Tag for 617 Squadron […] from eight o'clock onwards the scenes outside the crew rooms were something to be remembered." "I watched each Lancaster become airborne from the window of my office but I did go outside to see all the boys roaring away into the fast approaching twilight, and that was a great thrill because they were flying at less than 150 feet from the g...

    $583.00

  • THE SINKING OF THE BLÜCHER
    GEIRR H. HAARR / TOR MELIEN
    A lesser-known event during World War II, the sinking of the Blücher is key part of naval history that marked the beginning of the Norwegian Campaign. The Sinking of the Blücher is a comprehensive investigation into why the German cruiser, named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (Prussian victor of the Battle of Waterloo), was approaching Oslo on the night of 9th April 1940, wh...

    $251.00

  • THE HITLER I KNEW
    OTTO DIETRICH
    A biography of Hitler by his long-serving press chief and close associate. "Up to the last moment, his overwhelming, despotic authority aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I watched the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able suddenly to fit together the bits of mosaic I had been amassing for twelv...

    $251.00

  • RORKE'S DRIFT BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE, VOLUME 1
    LEE STEVENSON / IAN KNIGHT / ALAN BAYNHAM-JONES
    "The great host came steadily on, spreading out spreading out - spreading out till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift." – Surgeon Major James Henry Reynolds V.C., Army Medical Department On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of iSandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops duri...

    $127.99

  • RORKE'S DRIFT BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE, VOLUME 1
    LEE STEVENSON / IAN KNIGHT / ALAN BAYNHAM-JONES
    "The great host came steadily on, spreading out spreading out - spreading out till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift." – Surgeon Major James Henry Reynolds V.C., Army Medical Department On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of iSandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops duri...

    $229.00

  • CONGO MERCENARY
    MICHAEL HOARE
    'I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honor to command. I am proud that they stood when all else failed.' In July 1964, four years after gaining independence from Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the ...

    $50.99

  • CONGO MERCENARY
    MICHAEL HOARE
    'I make no apologies for being a mercenary soldier. Quite the reverse. I am proud to have led 5 Commando. I am proud to have fought shoulder to shoulder with the toughest and bravest band of men it has ever been my honor to command. I am proud that they stood when all else failed.' In July 1964, four years after gaining independence from Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the ...

    $229.00

  • BRANDENBURGER
    ANTHONY ROGERS
    In March 1940, Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther transferred from Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5, an armored reconnaissance unit, to Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 – forerunner of what would soon be known as the 'Brandenburger'. Two months later, he led a commando action in the Netherlands and became the first of his unit to be awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross). By May 1944, Walther ...

    $166.19

  • HEYDRICH
    MARIO R. DEDERICHS
    A comprehensive biography of the Nazi mastermind behind the Holocaust and his military career, featuring interviews with his surviving family. Adolph Hitler praised Reinhard Heydrich as 'the man with the iron heart'. He admired Heydrich so much that, despite rumors about Jewish ancestry, he considered him a potential successor. Reinhard Heydrich was undeniably one of the Führer...

    $165.68

  • SECRET PROJECTS OF THE KRIEGSMARINE
    ALESSIO SGARLATO / NICO SGARLATO
    A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels. Secret Projects of the German Kriegsmarine gives a comprehensive overview of advanced German naval building in World War II, and excitingly includes previously unseen, secret projects. This book is relatively short, yet densely p...

    $217.37

  • SCRAMBLE!
    J.R.D BRAHAM
    J. R. D. 'Bob' Braham was Britain's most-decorated fighter pilot and one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II. Joining the RAF in 1938 at the age of 18, he was posted to No. 29 Squadron at Debdon, where he learned to fly the Hawker Hurricane and Bristol Blenheim. By 1939, the squadron had become a specialised night fighting unit and Braham gained his first vict...

    $251.00

  • TWELVE DAYS ON THE SOMME
    SIDNEY ROGERSON
    This "brilliant and heartrending" memoir recounts one of the bloodiest battles of WWI—with a new introduction and a forward by the author's son (John Keegan). A joint operation between Britain and France, the 1916 Battle of the Somme was an attempt to gain territory and dent Germany's military strength. By the end of the action, the Allied Forces had made just twelve kilometers...

    $251.00

  • THE HITLER OPTIONS
    KENNETH MACKSEY
    Ten stories of what-if World War II scenarios from military historians: "A thought-provoking study of what might have been." — British Army Review   What would have happened if Hitler invaded England in July 1940, or concentrated on the capture of Moscow in 1941 instead of first diverting to Kiev? Or if Rommel had implemented Plan Orient in 1942, striking across the Middle East...

    $200.00

  • BRANDENBURGER
    ANTHONY ROGERS
    In March 1940, Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther transferred from Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5, an armored reconnaissance unit, to Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 – forerunner of what would soon be known as the 'Brandenburger'. Two months later, he led a commando action in the Netherlands and became the first of his unit to be awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross). By May 1944, Walther ...

    $166.19

  • THE MAFIA AT WAR
    TIM NEWARK
    An engrossing history that reads like a thriller. The Godfather meets Band of Brothers.' — Andrew Roberts 'Newark tells an extraordinary tale with pace and conviction, and impressively unravels what really happened from the pervasive myths.' — History Today 'A fascinating and compelling work on three of the most evil movements of the 20th century. It ought to be required readin...

    $165.68

  • THE MAFIA AT WAR
    TIM NEWARK
    A look at the truth behind the story of organized crime's role in World War II. The Mafia is the most powerful criminal organization the world has ever known. The Mafia at War tells the epic story of how the Mafia was nearly destroyed by Mussolini, prospered in the United States, struck a secret wartime deal with the US government, and then backed a bloody rebellion that nearly...

    $165.68

  • HEYDRICH
    MARIO R. DEDERICHS
    A comprehensive biography of the Nazi mastermind behind the Holocaust and his military career, featuring interviews with his surviving family. Adolph Hitler praised Reinhard Heydrich as 'the man with the iron heart'. He admired Heydrich so much that, despite rumors about Jewish ancestry, he considered him a potential successor. Reinhard Heydrich was undeniably one of the Führer...

    $165.68

  • SECRET PROJECTS OF THE KRIEGSMARINE
    ALESSIO SGARLATO / NICO SGARLATO
    A thorough introduction to the German Navy's advanced designs during World War II, exploring lesser-known weapons, submarines, and high-speed vessels. Secret Projects of the German Kriegsmarine gives a comprehensive overview of advanced German naval building in World War II, and excitingly includes previously unseen, secret projects. This book is relatively short, yet densely p...

    $217.37

  • BUILDING THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP
    JAMES DODDS / JAMES MOORE
    A fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century. In an age before industrialisation, the warship was the most complex object built by man and employed the most advanced technology of its time. Naval vessels of the period were, not surprisingly, so expensive to construct that ...

    $329.00

  • RENAISSANCE COMBAT
    JÖRG WILHALM
    "Dierk Hagedorn continues to solidify his reputation as one of today's most talented authorities on German Fechtbücher with another superlative volume… Highly recommended for students of history, historical reenactors, and today's fighting practitioners." - Christian Henry Tobler Longsword instructor Dierk Hagedorn brings the work of one of the most prolific authors of 16th cen...

    $299.00

  • FALLSCHIRM-PANZER-DIVISION 'HERMANN GÖRING'
    LAWRENCE PATERSON
    A history of the development and role during World War II of the private army of the Nazi Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief. In the early years of the Third Reich, Hermann Göring, one of the most notorious leaders of the Third Reich, worked to establish his own personal army to rival Himmler's SS and Reichswehr. The result: a private Prussian police force which grew into one of th...

    $229.00

  • STUG III BRIGADE 191, 1940–1945
    BRUNO BORK
    An illustrated history of one brigade of German World War II armored fighting vehicles and the action they saw along the Eastern Front. Based on their experiences during the First World War, the Reichswehr decided that the infantry support gun of the future should be an armored, motorized vehicle with an effective caliber of cannon: the Sturmgeschütz III. The weapon was used in...

    $229.00


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