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Army of the West by James A. Wood
Category: History | Series: Stackpole Military History Ser.
Essential primary source on the German defense of Western Europe in World War IIConcise chapter introductions provide historical context for the reportsIn May 1944 German Army Group B, headquartered in France, requested weekly reports from its commanders. These accounts included assessments of the gener ...Show more
Australian Commandos - Their Secret by A B FEUER
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History Series
In the jungle islands of the southwest Pacific, Australia's elite M/Z commando teams conducted daring rescue, sabotage, and intelligence missions during World War II. While M Unit secretly set up coast-watching posts to monitor Japanese shipping movements and bombing flights, operatives of Z Unit were i ...Show more
Clay Pigeons of St. Lo by Glover S. Johns Jr.; Joseph Balkoski (Other)
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History Ser.
This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. L , the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. L was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town's fall until July 18. ...Show more
Grenadiers by Kurt Meyer
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History Series
The Story of Waffen SS General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. If you love small-unit actions, this is the book for you. Follow Meyer with t ...Show more
Infantry Aces by Franz Kurowski
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
This is an authentic account of German infantry aces-one paratrooper, two members of the Waffen-SS, and five Wehrmacht soldiers-who were thrust into the maelstrom of death and destruction that was World War II. Enduring countless horrors on the icy Eastern Front, in the deserts of Africa, and on other ...Show more
Japanese Naval Fighter Aces: 1932-45 by Professor Ikuhiko Hata
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History
"This book is as good as we are likely to get on the subject in English. For Pacific Theater aerophiles, it's a must-have." --Barrett Tillman, author of "Whirlwind" Vivid account of Japanese navy fighter units in combat Contains biographies of all pilots claiming ace status Includes photos of plan ...Show more
Michael Wittman and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII by Patrick Agte
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank ace on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. This classic of armoured warfare is both combat biography and unit history, as Patrick Agte focuses on the life and career of Wittmann but also includes his ...Show more
Michael Wittman and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII by Patrick Agte
Category: Fiction | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank ace on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. This classic of armoured warfare is both combat biography and unit history, as Patrick Agte focuses on the life and career of Wittmann but also includes his ...Show more
Nazi Rocketeers by Dennis Piszkiewicz
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History Series
Wernher von Braun is known to many as the brilliant pioneer of rocketry who left Germany after World War II to lead the United States' space program. Until now, few have realised the bloody legacy he left behind in the ruins of the Third Reich. "The Nazi Rocketeers" tells the story of how von Braun and ...Show more
On the Canal by Ore J. Marion
Category: Military | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
A straightforward, gripping tale from the Marines that stormed ashore on Guadalcanal in World War II.This story is told with humor and honesty in a no-holds-barred approach that only a Marine who was there could tell. "I jammed the rifle stock tight against my shoulder, raised myself up off the ground t ...Show more
Panzer Aces by Franz Kurowski
Category: Fiction | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
With speed and deadly power, heavily armored tanks spearheaded the German blitzkrieg that stormed across Europe in 1939. These lethal machines engaged in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. This reprint of a popular book tells the stories of six of the most daring and successful officers ever ...Show more
Panzer Aces II by Franz Kurowski
Category: History | Series: Stackpole Military History S.
Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders of WWII With the same drama and excitement of the first book, Franz Kurowski relates the combat careers of six more decorated German Panzer officers. Extensively researched, these gripping accounts follow the men and their tanks across three continents into so ...Show more