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  • - German Tank Commanders of WWII
    von Franz Kurowski
    30,00 €

    Six riveting, gritty accounts of some of the greatest German tank commanders, including Michael Wittmann, Hans Bolter, Hermann Bix, and others. Timelines mark the milestones of each officer's career.

  • von Wolfgang Schneider
    36,00 - 37,00 €

    *; Hundreds of photos--many of them rare--of Tiger tanks and their crews *; Color illustrations by Jean Restayn focus on markings, camouflage, and insignia *; Inventories and timelines for each unit In this follow-up to Tigers in Combat I (0-8117-3171-5), Wolfgang Schneider turns his attention to the Tiger tanks of the Waffen-SS and the Wehrmachts named units, such as the Grodeutschland Division, Company Hummel, and Tiger Group Meyer. Based on combat diaries, the text tells the history of each unit, but most of the book is devoted to photos of the tanks and the men who manned them. It offers as unique and comprehensive a look at these lethal machines as is possible sixty years after World War II.

  • - How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
    von Leo Barron
    26,00 €

    By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.

  • von John D. McDermott
    28,00 €

  • - The Turning Point
    von Lewis E. Lehrman
    28,00 €

    The pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois.

  • - Portrait of the Private Man and His Adventurous Life Outdoors
    von Hal Elliott Wert
    25,00 €

  • von Keith Lloyd
    24,00 €

    A gripping collection that showcases nine of the most famous prisoner of war escapes in the history of modern warfare.

  • von A. A. Hoehling
    25,00 €

    From the Biblical days of Delilah to modern times there have been women who ventured at their peril as spies into the conflicts of armed men. Recounted in this fascinating history are dramatic incidents of feminine espionage in the United States and abroad from the time of the American Revolution to the present day.

  • von Department of the Army
    27,00 €

    Filled with diagrams of attack plans, defensive strategies, and troop movements, The Official U.S. Army Tactics Field Manual is the playbook the U.S. Army uses to employ available means to win in combat.

  • - Covert Ops
    von Laurence J. Yadon
    23,00 €

    In The Greatest Stories Never Told: Covert Ops, attorney and author Laurence Yadon has written some of the greatest tales about covert operations - military operations that conceal the identity of the sponsor of the operation.

  • von John Kulish
    21,00 €

  • von A.J. Schenkman
    30,00 €

    Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York is a compilation of twelve stories regarding important moments in New York State's history during the American Revolution.

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    24,00 €

    The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told is a tribute to incredible men and women. Utterly absorbing and eminently entertaining, here is a collection of inspirational stories of life and death and hope-and of resilience and unimagined strength.

  • - Truman'S Mailroom, 1945-1953
    von Kathryn Moore & D. Giangreco
    32,00 €

  • - Vietnam War Stories
    von Michael Lee Lanning
    25,00 €

    These are the stories Vietnam vets tell each other at reunions and over beers.

  • - Darby's Rangers in World War II
    von Robert W. Black
    30,00 €

    One of the most famous units of World War II and all of military history. First Americans to see active combat in the European theater. Expands on events described in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn and The Day of Battle.

  • - The Red Army's Attempt to Derail the German Drive to the Caucasus in World War II
    von Igor Sdvizhkov
    28,00 €

    Explores the German campaign of Case Blue, a plan which involved conquering the Causcas, and the events leading up to the titanic Battle of Stalingrad.

  • - Journeys Along the U.S.-Mexico Border, the World's Most Consequential Divide
    von David J. Danelo
    27,00 €

    David Danelo has traveled the U.S.-Mexico border and his investigative report about a complex issue examines the border in human terms. As topical today as it was when he made his trek, this updated edition asks and answers the core questions: Is a fence or wall the answer? Is the U.S. government capable of fully securing the border?

  • - The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy
    von Joseph Balkoski
    30,00 €

    Expanded edition with a new chapter on the final battles of the Normandy campaign.

  • - 80 Toys for Make-Believe
    von Sarah Pawlowski
    23,00 €

    Kids love to play grown-up, and with the crocheted toys in this book, they can play doctor, hairdresser, carpenter, mail deliverer, policeman, gardener, painter, or make-up artist.

  • - 30 Stylish Projects
    von Nicole F. Cox
    28,00 €

    Loom knitting--the art of creating woven fabric using pegs and a hook instead of traditional knitting needles--is quicker and easier on the hands than knitting, but the results are just as lovely! The easy-to-follow lessons in this book start with the basics and progress to more complex techniques--an invaluable visual reference for loom knitters of all levels.

  • von Troy D. Harman
    27,00 €

    For almost 100 years, analysis of the Gettysburg Campaign has centered around an oversimplified view of Confederate general Robert E. Lees goals for the battle. Lees Real Plan at Gettysburg presents a provocative new theory regarding Lees true tactical objectives during this pivotal battle of the American Civil War.

  • - Operation Varsity, March 24-25, 1945
    von Stephen L. Wright
    28,00 €

    First full-length history of the largest and most successful airborne offensive ever. Scores of eyewitness accounts from paratroopers, glidermen, pilots, and infantrymen plus details on planes, gliders, and equipment. Recounts the actions for which participants won two Medals of Honor, a Victoria Cross, and a Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.

  • - The Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory in Stalingrad
    von Jason Mark
    53,98 €

    Stalingrad was one of the largest, bloodiest, and most famous battles in history as well as one of the major turning points of World War II. Lavishly illustrated with photos and maps, Island of Fire presents a day-by-day-at times hour-by-hour-chronicle of that pitiless struggle as seen by both sides.

  • - The Memoirs of a Red Army Penal Company Commander, 1943-45
    von Alexander V. Pyl'cyn
    29,00 €

    Extremely rare (possibly the only) book-length account of a Soviet penal unit in World War II Gritty, intense style conveys the brutality of war on the Eastern Front Composed of convicts--soldiers who conducted "e;unauthorized retreats,"e; former Soviet POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners--the Red Army's penal units received the most difficult, dangerous assignments, such as breaking through the enemy's defenses. So punishing was life in these units that officers in regular formations threatened to send recalcitrant troops to penal battalions. Alexander Pyl'cyn led his penal unit through the Soviets' massive offensive in the summer of 1944, the Vistula-Oder operation into eastern Germany, and the bitter assault on Berlin in 1945. He survived the war, but 80 percent of his men did not.

  • - A Hero's Life and Legacy
    von John J. Pullen
    30,00 €

    Joshua Chamberlain was much more than a war hero, and Pullens thoughtful book fills out the picture of his remarkable life. An entertaining and inspiring story.--Senator George J. MitchellPullens book is a worthy tribute to Chamberlains lasting legacy.--Charles F. Herberger, Civil War Book ReviewPullens presentation is more complete in revealing a complicated character, without diminishing the almost mythic status he has assumed.--Edward C. Smith, The Washington TimesRecounts Chamberlains later life through the lens of his experience during the Civil War

  • - Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge
    von Thomas J. McGuire
    47,00 €

    This second in a monumental two-volume set on the 1777 campaign of the American Revolution follows the saga from Cornwallis' triumphal march of his British and Hessian troops into Philadelphia in late September to Washington's movement of the weary Continental forces to camp at Valley Forge in December.

  • von Professor Boyd Gibbons
    21,00 €

  • - 150 Recipes for Ground Venison in Soups, Stews, Casseroles, Chilies, Jerky, and Sausage
    von Rick Black
    22,00 €

    Written by a hunter who knows from experience how to cook with deer burger at home and in camp, Deer Burger Cookbook answers a question every hunter has asked: "What do I do with all this deer burger?" Rick Black shares 140 deer burger recipes, including flavors from around the world, so you'll never get bored eating the same old chili and jerky.

  • - The French Debacle in Indochina
    von Bernard B. Fall
    29,00 €

    This classic account of the French War in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia is back in hardcover. Includes an introduction by George C. Herring.

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