"From Hitler's Wehrmacht of World War II to the Bundeswehr, the German Army uniform has changed greatly over the last seventy years. Uniforms of the German Soldier charts this evolution. With over fifty colour and more than 400 black-and-white photographs, this book gives the re…
Chronicles Pancho Villa's attack on Columbus, New Mexico, and the subsequent expedition by General "Black Jack" Pershing to hunt him down in Mexico.
On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Wilson, General Pershing led 4800 men into Mexico t…
Chronicles Pancho Villa's attack on Columbus, New Mexico, and the subsequent expedition by General "Black Jack" Pershing to hunt him down in Mexico.
"Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. Widely issued to airborne troops and tank crews owing to their portability and folding stocks, the MP 38 and MP 40 quickly became the signature weapons of Germany's infantry secti…
The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and aided by Nazi Germany and Fa…
The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and aided by Nazi Germany and Fa…
The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and aided by Nazi Germany and Fa…
Covers the conflict at The Bay of Pigs in Cuba in April of 1961 where both sides fought in savage combat. Two American ships were sunk and the Brigade lacked firepower and ammunition. The text states that the American army was defeated by unwise political decisions at the White …
