Hoppa till innehållet

E-böcker / Historia


Omslagsbild för Javelin from the Cockpit
E-bok

Javelin from the Cockpit

The Gloster Javelin was designed to be a night/all-weather fighter. It was first introduced into RAF service in 1956 and was retired in 1967. It was a large two-man, twin-engined a ...


Omslagsbild för Jewish Lives
E-bok

Jewish Lives

Jewish Lives presents the life-stories of ten individual Jews who immigrated to Britain between 1750 and 1950, based on actual genealogical research. Their life-stories, enriched b ...


Omslagsbild för Jocks in the Jungle
E-bok

Jocks in the Jungle

In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training.Some of the Black Watch b ...


Omslagsbild för Johnny
E-bok

Johnny

The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war but the force that was deployed was too small to achieve its aim. Moreover, the comman ...


Omslagsbild för Journal of the Waterloo Campaign
E-bok

Journal of the Waterloo Campaign

Mercer’s journal is the most outstanding eyewitness account of the Waterloo campaign ever published. It is a classic of military history. This new, fully illustrated edition, featu ...


Omslagsbild för Kalashnikov in Combat
E-bok

Kalashnikov in Combat

The Kalashnikov assault rifle, generically known as the AK-47, is the most famous small arm ever made. This weapon has transcended its Soviet designer and country of origin to beco ...


Omslagsbild för Killing Fields of Scotland
E-bok

Killing Fields of Scotland

Most people are familiar with references to Scottish battles such as Bannockburn and Flodden but know little if anything about those events. Rugby and soccer fans outside Scotland ...


Omslagsbild för Korea
E-bok

Korea

The Korean War opened with the invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans in June 1950. This superbly illustrated book traces the fluctuating fortunes of war from both sides. Th ...


Omslagsbild för Legacy of the Lancasters
E-bok

Legacy of the Lancasters

Young or old, everyone has heard of the Lancaster bomber. Such is the legacy handed down by this aviation icon that although it is not the most numerous aircraft ever built - two a ...


Omslagsbild för Consolidated B-24 Liberator
E-bok

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was almost certainly the most versatile Second World War Bomber. Apart from its bombing role in all theaters of operation, the B-24 hauled fuel to F ...


Omslagsbild för Lightning Eject
E-bok

Lightning Eject

The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 and continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988. It had a stunning world-beating performance with a top ...


Omslagsbild för Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
E-bok

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ...


Omslagsbild för Luck of the Devil
E-bok

Luck of the Devil

Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats ...


Omslagsbild för Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions 1939-1945
E-bok

Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions 1939-1945

From the outset of WW2, Gőring’s Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of Hitler’s invasion of Russia, ...


Omslagsbild för Midget Ninja and Tactical Laxatives
E-bok

Midget Ninja and Tactical Laxatives

Which army used camels disguised as war elephants? Which illustrious warlord was killed by a midget ninja hidden in his latrine? How did live cows dropped by the Soviet air force ...


Omslagsbild för Midget Submarine Commander
E-bok

Midget Submarine Commander

Of all the acts of gallantry in World War II few were as audacious as the attack by midget submarines on the pride of the German fleet, the battleship Tirpitz, lying in her fortifi ...


Omslagsbild för Military Low-Flying in the UK
E-bok

Military Low-Flying in the UK

The UK has some of the most dramatic landscapes for NATO pilots to exercise the increasingly important military art of high-speed low flying. It also offers splendid opportunities ...


Omslagsbild för Monitors of the Royal Navy
E-bok

Monitors of the Royal Navy

Monitor warships mounted the biggest guns ever deployed by the Royal Navy, and played an undeniably important part in Allied efforts during World War One and Two. They were built a ...


Omslagsbild för Mosquito Missions
E-bok

Mosquito Missions

The ‘Wooden Wonder’ was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service in first-line service after 1 ...


Omslagsbild för Murderous Tommies
E-bok

Murderous Tommies

Much has been written about the soldiers executed during WW1 for military offenses, all of whom were conditionally pardoned in 2006. However, until now very little attention has b ...


Omslagsbild för Mustang the Inspiration
E-bok

Mustang the Inspiration

If it looks right, it will probably fly right—a tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think if you will of the handful of airplanes that most people would probably ...


Omslagsbild för Napoleonic Lives
E-bok

Napoleonic Lives

Two hundred years ago the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars convulsed the whole of Europe. These were key events in the history of the continent, and for Britain, and they are a fa ...


Omslagsbild för Naval Aviation in the Korean War
E-bok

Naval Aviation in the Korean War

The first part of this book covers the role of US aircraft carriers and aircraft in stopping the North Korean initial push to the south and also their role in the famous Inchon Lan ...


Omslagsbild för Never Surrender
E-bok

Never Surrender

While there have been many fine books covering the appalling experiences and great courage of the many thousands of POWscaptured by the victorious Japanese during late 1941 and ear ...


Omslagsbild för Northrop Flying Wings
E-bok

Northrop Flying Wings

Jack Northrop’s flying wings - or to give them their more correct title, all wing aircraft - were some of the most spectacular, graceful and elegant flying machines ever to grace t ...