The brutal 1914 German invasion of Belgium and France had gained a large portion of both countries. Over three-and-a-half punishing years the Allies were slowly pushing the Germans back but in March 1918, Germany launched a massive spring offensive

More than 170,000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Guests of the Third Reich will provide an overview of what daily life was like for prisoners, from staging theatre productions to keep morale up to working allotments and planning audacious escape attempts.

The Supermarine Spitfire was developed by R.J. Mitchell and his team for just one reason - to intercept and shoot down enemy bombers from British skies. Lauded by the Chairman of Vickers as `a real killer fighter', the Spitfire was so advanced that it proved a huge challenge to the British aviation industry.

Drawn primarily from German sources, especially the rare divisional and regimental histories and personal accounts and letters of its soldiers, Soldiers to the Last Day: the Rhineland- Westphalian 6th Infantry Division presents the German view of WWII from inside divisional headquarters down to the individual Landser.

During World War Two German Intelligence deployed spies throughout occupied Europe. Monitoring of their wireless transmissions fell to a small and secretive unit manned almost exclusively by volunteers. It became known as the Radio Security Service and was at the core of the signal's intelligence production effort at Bletchley Park.

When nothing seemed able to contain the German advance, France, Great Britain and the USSR developed several programs of emergency fighters, as did Australia, to face the Japanese expansion. At the time the course of events switched, it was the Axis powers that had to create their own last resource designs of PANIC FIGHTERS, some of them suicidal.

The USS Swordfish was the first American submarine to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission.

The industry known as "general aviation" - encompassing all flying outside of the military and commercial airlines - dates from the early days of powered flight. This book offers a history if this industry in America.

A highly illustrated account of SS-Panzer Regiment Totenkopf from 1943 to 1945, based on veteran memoirs.

This Casemate Illustrated volume explores the battle of Monte Cassino, the repeated assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in early 1944 as they tried to break through towards Rome.

Tank design bureaus first became involved in the development of very heavy tanks after WWI. In addition to the militaries of Germany and England, the Soviet Union was also fascinated by these monsters. Behind it was the concept of transferring the heavy armament of naval warfare to land warfare. These superheavy vehicles were to move across the ......

For Valour: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross will be the definitive work on the subject and compelling as a narrative as well as the ultimate reference source. This ambituous project in association with The Victoria Cross Trust will be published in 8 volumes over 4 years. Each volume is divided into two parts: Part 1 - Wars, Battles & ......

Fascinating story of the race to be the first nation to develop unmanned guided flying bombs

This brings the story of the US airlifter from the early 1960s to today's transport giants and tomorrow's stealth assault aircraft; revealing numerous designs which never saw the light of day, examining the thinking behind them and giving insights into why they did, or did not, succeed.

A publication of world-class, unseen images from the final operations of the legendary F-117A Nighthawk `stealth fighter'. Step onto the Holloman flight line; witness the `Silver Stealth' celebrations; relive the last European deployment; witness the last Red Flag exercise and join the last ever air-to-air photo sortie.

A direct successor to the famous Mirage III, the delta-shaped sail, the Mirage 2000 which has been present for over a quarter of a century in the French Air Force. Originally conceived as an interceptor car, this monoreactor has had a remarkable career in France - which is still ongoing - through its two-seat versions intended not only for ......

How US battleships were painted during the World War II in specially-commissioned colour plates presenting all the American battleships used in this period.

Founded in 1925 in Warnem nde, Arado-Flugzeugwerke, from the outset, produced civil aircraft as well as developing prototypes for the clandestine armament programme of the Reichswehr. From 1933 when the licensed production of military aircraft commenced, the factory also built a number of their own designs.

The book which is presented to the reader describes all Polikarpov's original projects, both those put into reality and unimplemented ones. It took the author many years to prepare for the creation of the book.

This book relays the largely untold story of the approximately 1,100 Australian war graves workers whose job it was to locate, identify exhume and rebury the thousands of Australian soldiers who died in Europe during the First World War.

A volume featuring technical descriptions of the Royal Navy's Nelson Class battleships, described and illustrated with full technical specifications.

"This invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the German war machine that overran much of Europe during World War II, with close to 300 entries on a variety of topics and several key primary source documents"--

"RAF Second World War Fighters in Profile features more than 200 highly detailed profiles of 15 different aircraft types flown by the Royal Air Force between 1939 and 1945."

A history of the Supermarine Seafire - a naval version of the famous Spitfire.

How should nations view space? How should they fight there? What would space warfare look like and how should strategists approach it? Offering critical observations regarding this unique theatre of international relations, a military professional explores the strategic implications as human affairs move beyond Earth's atmosphere.

A well-researched history of combat bi-planes during WWII.

Presentation of the author's concept for a new type of Amphibious Ship for use in modern high-threat littoral environments.

The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most successful and effective fighter aircraft of all time.

Australia's participation in World War I-and subsequent casualties-was unparalleled in its short history, and, it is fair to say, will never be repeated again. Briefly, out of just over 1,000,000 men who were eligible to enlist and fight overseas, 420,000 did just that.

The soldiers of the SAS, the Commandos, and Special Operations Engineer Regiment are Australia's most highly trained soldiers. Their work is often secret, their bravery undeniable, and for 13 years they were at the forefront of Australia's longest war. Shunning acclaim, they are the Australian Defence Forces' brightest and best skilled. In an ......

One of the most interesting strands in aviation history has been the development of wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicles, or as they are more commonly known by their Russian name, ekranoplans.

This book describes the formation and battle performance of the major armoured units such as the Ariete, Littorio and Centauro divisions together with lesser known special forces such as the motorized X Arditi Regiment and the Raggruppamenti Esploranti, or special reconnaissance units.

The torpedo-bomber was a very short-lived weapon system, operational for scarcely half a century from just prior WWI to the 1960s.

"Germany's air ministry was quick to grasp the potential of the jet engine as early as 1938 and by 1939 several German aircraft manufacturers were already working on fighter designs that would utilise this new form of propulsion. Rocket engines too were seen as the way of the future and companies were commissioned to design fighters around them."

Tracing the origins of the Nazi "political religion", this book examines its foundation in ultra-nationalism, totalitarianism, the Fuhrer cult, racial theory and anti-Semitism, and the glorification of violence - all swathed in an element of occultism - and its culmination in the global cataclysm of World War II and the Holocaust.

The United States Air Force has a proud history of flying the fastest, best equipped and most powerful jet fighters in the world. This bookazine features more than 200 profiles including all 17 of the USAF's front line jet fighters, depicted by renowned artist JP Vieira