ISBN: 9781636240701 | Paperback
On a tiny island in the shadow of Guadalcanal a deadly game of cat and mouse is taking place between American and Japanese forces, both determined to ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846034381 | Paperback
In many ways the end of the Vietnam War left the US army a spent force. Plagued by low morale, drug and race issues, and terrible public relations, th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846036927 | Paperback
Little has been published on US armored infantry units and tactics over the years. However, their contribution to the war effort was hugely important.... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846032295 | Paperback
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781472819529 | Paperback
In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 gren... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781855326071 | Paperback
The final preliminary to the invasion of the Japanese mainland was possession of the Ryukyu island group, midway between Formosa and Kyushu, the south... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849080750 | Paperback
On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849081818 | Paperback
Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. C... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849084611 | Paperback
A detailed, fully illustrated study of the most recognizable assault rifle ever produced. The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifl... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849085137 | Paperback
"US Macv-Sog Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam".... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846035784 | Paperback
The German Army of World War II collectively referred to its various engineer units as Pioniere (Pioneers). This organization included Pioniertruppen ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846038471 | Paperback
Perhaps the biggest difference in the fighting between the two World Wars lay in the invention of the man-portable radio that allowed for a greater de... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781780961293 | Paperback
The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific – the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched smal... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781855321564 | Paperback
In December 1989 US Army forces, supported by the US Air Force and US Navy, participated in Operation 'Just Cause'--the invasion of Panama. A combinat... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781855322950 | Paperback
The first of a two-volume set detailing the flying clothing, equipment and insignia of the US army air force during World War II in every theatre of t... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846031267 | Paperback
An enemy in the shadows, the Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front, the Communist Party of the Republic of Vietnam. Often wo... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849087834 | Paperback
In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel comp... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781849081535 | Paperback
A comprehensive illustrated study of the RPG The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781846031274 | Paperback
The Soviet rifleman, or Frontovik, initially suffered defeats and retreat during the early desperate days of the war, then resolved a stubborn defence... Meer informatie
