This book describes the equipment of the German army during 1933 - 1945 period. There are plenty of colourful illustrations in the publication. The book consists of three main chapters:
1. Emblems, insignia and badges;
2. Clothing;
3. Field...
Hitler's obsessive desire to crush Communism led to the invasion of Russia and to the Luftwaffe's desperate attempt to subdue one of the largest nations in the world. This book shows the campaign from the German viewpoint using photographs taken on...
The Heinkel He 111 is perhaps the best known of all the Luftwaffe's World War Two bombers. Designed originally as a civil airliner, it made its mark in the bomber role in the Spanish Civil War. Active from the beginning of WWII, the He 111 played a...
The Great Patriotic War began on 22 June 1941, when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. Over 10 million Soviet soldiers took part in the war and of those about 12,600 earned the Soviet Union's highest military award - the Hero of the Soviet Union...
When the Great Patriotic War began many women volunteered for the armed forces, but most of them were rejected. They were steered towards nursing or other supportive roles. Many determined women managed to enter combat by first volunteering as field...
In contemporary missions, soldiers often face unconventional opponents rather than enemy armies. How do Western soldiers deal with war criminals, rioters, or insurgents? What explains differences in behavior across military organizations in...
ATTACKS is a classic in military literature. First published in Germany in 1937 under the tide Infanterie Greift An, it became a great success before World War II and played a major role in launching Rommel on the road to fame. The book went...