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by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the most important sets of historical documents concerning the history of the British Isles. Without these vital accounts we would have virtually no knowledge of some of the key events in the history of these islands during the dark ages and it would be impossible...
Hitler: A Life in Pictures
The Official Third Reich Publication
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2014
This exceptional source is probably the best of the contemporary accounts of Hitler in power, albeit from a heavily pro-Nazi stance. The testimonies collected together were based on interviews conducted by Heinz A. Heinz in 1933 and 1934, shortly after Hitler had taken power.
Millions of ordinary...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
The Panzer III was designed to be the backbone of the Panzer force and was deployed on every front. However, due to its deficient armament and poor armour, and despite its outstanding reliability, it was obsolete by 1942.
This comprehensive overview of the Panzer III in action was compiled by...
The U-Boat War in the Atlantic
Volume I: 1939- 1941
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
This is the fascinating account, as told from the German perspective, of the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest-running, continuous military campaign in World War II, spanning from 1939 through to Germany’s defeat in 1945. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, which was announced...
Eastern Front
Encirclement and Escape by German Forces
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The ferocious battles for survival fought by trapped German forces in Russia have become synonymous with that most terrible of all military campaigns. shortly after the war the personal experiences of those who had fought in the battles were collected together as the German report series. These reports...
Panzers I & II
Germany's Light Tanks
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
The first vehicle to be produced in any numbers for the Panzerwaffe was the tiny Panzer I known as the MG Panzerwagen. Almost from the outset the limitations of the design for the Panzer I were obvious. It was essentially a training vehicle which was only pressed into service as a last resort. It...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
"It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy ...voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders." Hermann Göring
This is the history of the Luftwaffe through the eyes of those who served in combat. The rise of the Luftwaffe from the...
Tiger I
The Official Wartime Crew Manual
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
During the Second World War Tiger tank crews had to be trained as quickly and effectively as possible. To assist in this process General Heinz Guderian authorised the publication of the Tigerfibel, the illustrated manual which was issued to Tiger I crews from 1943 onwards. This highly unorthodox publication...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
The Handbook On German Military Forces is an indispensable primary reference source for historians and enthusiasts. In 1945 the Allies were still engaged in bitter fighting against stiff resistance from the German armies in the west. The US War Department was determined to do its best to equip the...
Ypres
Contemporary Combat Images from the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
This powerful collection, depicting the grim realities of the four-year struggle for the Ypres salient, showcases the work of the contemporary combat artists and illustrators from the Great War era. Included here are the works of serious artists, propagandists, illustrators and humourists. The result...
The British at First and Second Ypres
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Ypres from 1914-15. Rare photographs illustrating the optimistic men of the BEF in the act of mobilization and transport to France are contrasted with photographs from the battlefield during the opening...
Trench Warfare
Contemporary Combat Images from the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
This powerful collection, depicting the grim events of trench warfare, showcases the work of the contemporary combat artists and illustrators from the Great War era. Included here are the works of serious artists, propagandists, illustrators and humorists. The result is a stunning and vivid graphic...
Der Adler
The Official Nazi Luftwaffe Magazine- English Language edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Der Adler was the official magazine of the Luftwaffe in World War II. In the years before Hitler declared war on America an English language edition of Der Adler costing eight cents was published and widely sold in the USA. The magazine was available on American news stands and the surviving English...
by Bob Carruthers
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
James Grant (1822–1887) was a Scottish author and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter
Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-decamp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish...