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The Second World War by Antony Beevor PW Review "Beevor successfully employs the format of his previous works on WWII (Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942 — 1943) in this comprehensive capstone. His approach presents a kaleidoscope of individual experiences in a context of continuous choices. His... (read more) Available June 5, 2012 Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover 
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America's Secret MIG Squadron: The Red Eagles of Project Constant Peg by Gaillard R. Peck Publisher Comments This book is the story of a group of military pioneers who were intent on using their experience and knowledge to develop a new training paradigm for fighter pilots. As a Vietnam veteran and Phantom F-4 pilot, Col. Gail Peck (call-sign "EVIL") had been... (read more) Available July 24, 2012 Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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Junkers Ju87: From Dive-Bomber to Tank-Buster 1935-1945 by Eddie J. Creek Publisher Comments This large format hardback is packed with information on the Ju87 Stuka. Highly illustrated, it represents a comprehensive, detailed reference work to be used by enthusiasts and modelers for one-stop ease of access to information to one of the most well... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $64.95 New - Hardcover
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The Pennsylvania Associators, 1747-1777 by Joseph Seymour Publisher Comments The First Complete History of the Military Force of Colonial Pennsylvania, a Volunteer Body Created as a Practical Response to the Ideal of Pacifism Known at various times as the Military Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Association, or... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Luftwaffe Diary #1: Luftwaffe Diary: Vol.1 by Uwe Feist Synopsis Photo chronicle of the German air force in World War II Hundreds of images of pilots, crews, aircraft, and munitions Includes Stuka dive-bombers, Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, and more Detailed photos and color drawings make this a must-have for... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Panzer Wedge, Vol. 1: The German 3rd Panzer Division and the Summer of Victory in the East (Stackpole Military History) by Fritz Lucke Publisher Comments How the exploits of German panzers were reported to the home front Covers the 3rd Panzer Division during the invasion of the Soviet Union Contains original articles by war correspondents who witnessed the battles Detailed analyses and context provided by... (read more) Available November 2012 Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F. Stevens Synopsis No radio distress call ever crackled from the USS Grunion submarine. In 1942, under the fog of World War II, she simply vanished without a trace. For nearly sixty-five years, only a dead silence lingered regarding the fate of the sub and her seventy-man... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Air Vanguard) by Peter Davies Publisher Comments The Republic F-105 was the fastest and most successful Cold War strike fighter. Designed to deliver nuclear weapons at low altitude and then fight its way back to base it was the primary weapon in the USAF's world-wide tactical strike arsenal in the... (read more) Available September 18, 2012 Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Tempsford Academy: Churchill and Roosevelt's Secret Airfield by Bernard O'connor Publisher Comments The remarkable story of the American Secret Service's involvement in secret operations in occupied Europe during World War II. The story is based around RAF Tempsford which was designed by an illusionist to give over-flying enemy pilots the impression... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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With the Courage of Desperation: Germany's Defence of the Southern Sector of the Eastern Front 1944-45 by Rolf Hinze Publisher Comments In his historical series Hinze provides the only comprehensive account of events on the central and southern portions of the German Eastern Front during the years of German retreat. This volume covers events on the southern portion of the Eastern Front... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $69.95 New - Hardcover
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Gentlemen Bastards: On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces by Kevin Maurer Publisher Comments "Richardson never pulls his punches in these vivid descriptions." --Publishers Weekly Caught in the Chinese counterattack at Unsan-one of the deadliest American battles of the Cold War Era-Colonel Bill Richardson led an Alamo like defense of... (read more) Available September 4, 2012 Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II by Jay A. Stout Publisher Comments Jay Stout breaks new ground in World War II aviation history with this gripping account of one of the war's most highly decorated American fighter groups Vivid descriptions of aerial combat in P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs, along with veteran... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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Combat Aircraft #83: Me 262 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units by Robert Forsyth Publisher Comments When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great shock to the Allied air forces and armies. The Me 262's... (read more) Available July 24, 2012 Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Colors of Confinement: Rare Color Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II (Documentary Arts and Culture, Published in Association with) by Bill T. Manbo Publisher Comments In 1942, Bill Manbo and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into the Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain in Wyoming. While there, Manbo documented his surroundings using Kodachrome film, a technology then just seven years old,... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War (Vintage) by Hal Vaughan Publisher Comments This explosive narrative reveals for the first time the shocking hidden years of Coco Chanel’s life: her collaboration with the Nazis in Paris, her affair with a master spy, and her work for the German military intelligence service and Himmler... (read more) Available August 7, 2012 Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Weapon #19: The Webley Service Revolver by Robert Maze Publisher Comments The Webley .455in service revolver is among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced and has a claim to be the first 'tactical fighting pistol'. First adopted in 1887, in various marques it was the standard-issue service pistol for British and... (read more) Available August 21, 2012 Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Valiant Units of the Cold War (Combat Aircraft) by Andrew Brookes Publisher Comments The RAF's first Cold War strategic bomber, the Vickers Valiant, was procured as an insurance measure in case either the Vulcan or Victor was found to have a serious flaw. The Valiant was the equivalent of the US B-47 Stratojet, and it blazed the trail... (read more) Available August 21, 2012 Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Men-At-Arms #469: World War II Soviet Armed Forces (3): 1944-45 by Nigel Thomas Publisher Comments This book presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it back into Germany itself. This final part of the series... (read more) Available August 21, 2012 Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Sten Gun (Weapon) by Leroy Thompson Publisher Comments The Sten submachine gun - officially the 'Carbine, Machine, Sten' - was developed to fulfil the pressing British need for large quantities of cheaply produced weapons after Dunkirk, when German invasion was a very real possibility. Over four million were... (read more) Available November 20, 2012 Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio by Kenneth J. Heineman Publisher Comments For years the Ewing family of Ohio has been lost in the historical shadow cast by their in-law, General William T. Sherman. In the era of the Civil War, it was the Ewing family who raised Sherman, got him into West Point, and provided him with the... (read more) Available December 24, 2012 Your price: $44.50 New - Hardcover
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