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  • - Operation Attleboro and Battles North of Saigon, 1966
    av Arrigo Velicogna
    341,-

    A detailed and richly illustrated, blow-by-blow account of the first major air-mobile operations up to that point, and the first major showdown between the US Army, the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.

  • av Michal Piegzik
    242,-

    A detailed account of the Aleutian campaign, highlighting key naval battles, Japanese mistakes, and the decisive role of weather in shaping the conflict's outcome.At the beginning of June 1942, in the wake of the enormous Japanese struggle to bring a conclusive victory in the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Navy commenced Operation AL (AL Sakusen). By conquering Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy intended to turn them into bastions that, supplied directly from the Kurile Islands, would check any American advance against the home islands from the north until at least the summer of 1943. The great disaster at Midway foiled the Japanese plan to create a greater defensive perimeter, though, ironically, as a result of the same battle, the Americans lacked the forces to quickly reconquer the two lost islands, and instead initially engaged in a low-level campaign of attrition against the Japanese forces over the winter of 1942 into 1943.Volume 2 of Into the Endless Mist continues the story of the relatively little-known Aleutian Islands campaign from September of 1942. The Americans, using their industrial capacity and taking advantage of Japanese mistakes, moved against Kiska by landing on Adak and Amchitka and using these as bases from which to conduct an attritional air campaign against the Japanese garrisons and the ships sent to support them. Japanese efforts to provide reinforcements and supplies to their garrisons in the Aleutians would lead to the naval battle of the Komandorski Islands (Attsu oki kaisen) in March 1943, which also marked the end of the era of the classic duel of gun-armed ships without air support.Although this battle did not decisively end the campaign, the period of balance between the US and Japanese navies in the North Pacific had ended and it was only a matter of time before the islands were retaken by US Army ground forces. Operation Landcrab, the US counter-invasion of Attu would end with the first Japanese 'honourable defeat' (gyokusai), in which the garrison sought to inflict a terrible toll on the attackers at the cost of their own complete destruction in a banzai charge. However, a painful lesson was learnt and soon after, despite all pessimistic predictions, the Japanese garrison of Kiska would be evacuated in what would become known as the 'miracle at Kiska' (Kisuka no kiseki) in Japanese historiography.Into the Endless Mist Volume 2: The Aleutian Campaign, September 1942 - March 1943 concludes the account of the forgotten struggle in the Aleutians, and is based on meticulous research of American and Japanese primary sources, testimonies, monographs, and papers. This volume is illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes the @War series' specially commissioned signature colour artworks.

  • av Ken Conboy
    294 - 337,-

  • av Adam Davis
    294,-

    The Borneo Confrontation (known as Konfrontasi in Indonesia) was a violent conflict lasting from 1963 until 1966, that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia and the British crown colonies of North Borneo and Sarawak.

  • - China's Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles and Theatre of Operations in the Early 21st Century
    av Gerry Doyle
    294,-

    China's anti-ship ballistic missiles have been both mythologized and derided. Carrier Killer pulls apart the extremes to examine what these weapons can do, their historical and strategic origins, and how they affect the balance of power between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

  • - Volume 1 - Ground Forces
    av Stijn Mitzer
    389,-

    The most complete and up-to-date work on all there is to know about the Korean People's Army Ground Forces today. Sixteen unique artworks and well over 150 images that have been collected over a decade's work complement painstaking analysis describing every detail of the North's 'Military First' endeavors.

  • - Volume 1 - The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean
    av Michal A Piegzik
    294,-

    The book presents the Imperial Japanese Navy offensive in the Indian Ocean in March-April 1942 and the British attempt to stop the enemy's advance towards India.

  • - The CIA Paramilitary Campaign in Laos, 1969-1974
    av Ken Conboy
    294,-

    This book details CIA-supported paramilitary operations in Laos during the height of the conflict in that kingdom, from late 1969 through the conclusion of agency participation in 1974.

  • - America's Secret Air Wars in Asia, 1945-1950
    av Albert Grandolini
    294,-

    This volume describes the circumstances of the creation of the Civil Air Transport company, a paramilitary airline owned by the CIA, its participation in the Chinese Civil War, and the story of its founder, General Claire Lee Chennault of the famed Flying Tigers.

  • - Present Capabilities and Future Prospects
    av Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
    234,-

    As the Indian Air Force turns 90, it is in the throes of a major modernization and expansion drive. This book details the current state of the IAF and its modernization plans and prospects.

  • - Indian Military Intervention in the Maldives, 1988
    av Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
    224,-

    The first detailed account of the Indian military intervention in the Maldives in 1988, an operation prepared quickly and under immense pressure, but concluded successfully.

  • - Volume 2: Confrontation at Lake Zhalanashkol, August 1969
    av Dimitry Ryabushkin
    294,-

    This second volume is a detailed and unbiased study of the military, historical, and political circumstances of the 1969 Sino-Soviet border war.

  • - Military Assistance Command, Vietnam: Studies and Observations Group (Macv-Sog), 1964-1972
    av Shawn Fisher
    392,-

    A detailed and richly illustrated operational history of the highly classified, joint-service special operations command of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • - Showdown in the West
    av Ravi Rikhye
    224,-

    A highly authoritative and richly illustrated account of the crucial conflict of the Indian Sub-continent, and the war during which Bangladesh was born as an independent state.

  • - Volume 2: the Beginning of the End, January 1974 - March 1975
    av Albert Grandolini
    278,-

    A detailed account, based heavily on Vietnamese sources, of the continuing efforts of North Vietnam to invade the South.

  • - India'S War in Siachen - 1984 to Present
    av Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
    228,-

    The first authoritative account of the Indo-Pakistani War fought on the Siachen Glacier - the highest battlefield in the world.

  • - The Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War
    av Kaiser Tufail
    228,-

    Against All Odds tells the story of the Pakistan Air Force in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Richly illustrated with a selection of exclusive photography, artworks and maps, it provides a unique source of reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike.

  • - Volume 1: Birth of a Nation
    av Ravi Rikhye
    294,-

    Through extensive use of official records and participant recollections, rare photography and authentic colour profiles, Ravi Rikhye tells the captivating story of the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the biggest military conflict fought between India and Pakistan to date, and the war that resulted in emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

  • - The Sri Lankan War, 1987-1990
    av Adrien Fontanellaz
    294,-

    Using a wide range of sources, this volume provides an in-depth account of military operations between 1987 and 1990 of the Sri Lankan War.

  • - Soviet-Japanese Clash at the Khalkhin Gol
    av Adrien Fontanellaz
    294,-

    Following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, in 1931, Japan turned its interest to nearby Soviet territories. The result was a series of border incidents - starting with the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938.

  • - The Sri Lankan War, 1971-1987
    av Adrien Fontanellaz
    228,-

    Relying on extensive studies of the Sri Lankan War with the help of first-hand sources, official documentation and publications from all of involved parties, this volume provides an in-depth and particularly detailed account of military operations during the first 16 years of this war.

  • - The Fall of South Vietnam
    av Albert Grandolini
    284,-

  • - Seven Decades of Civil War in the Philippines
    av Aaron Morris
    284,-

  • - Volume 2: Tanks in the Streets
    av Albert Grandolini
    215,-

    On 30 March 1972, while peace negotiations had been dragging on for four years in Paris, the North Vietnamese launched a wide scale offensive in order to break the stalemate. At that date, practically no American ground forces remained in South Vietnam where a limited offensive was expected in the Central Highlands area.

  • - Volume 1: Invasion Across the DMZ
    av Albert Grandolini
    284,-

    On 30 March 1972 the South Vietnamese positions along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separated the North from South Vietnam were suddenly shelled by hundreds of heavy guns and multiple rocket launchers.

  • - A History of the Pakistan Armoured Corps
    av Major General Syed Ali Hamid
    228,-

    The first illustrated history of the Pakistan Armoured Corps. Volume 2, is illustrated by over 100 photographs, 15 colour profiles, and a similar number of maps.

  • - South Asia's First Post-Nuclear Conflict
    av Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
    228,-

    In 1999, India and Pakistan found themselves locked in another armed conflict. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, maps, and colour artworks, 'Kargil 1999' offers a military perspective of the first confrontation of the declared nuclear powers of South Asia.

  • - Ethiopian Forces in the Korean War: the History of the Ethiopian Imperial Bodyguard Battalion in the Korean War 1950-53
    av Dagmawi Abebe
    284,-

    The little-known story of Ethiopian's Imperial Bodyguard, the Kagnew Battalion, during the Korean War of 1950-53.

  • - A History of the Pakistan Armoured Corps 1938-2016
    av Major General Syed Ali Hamid
    244,-

    A wide ranging study that chronicles the remarkable growth of the Pakistan Armoured Corps over 95 years, and embraces its evolution, culture, doctrine, equipment, operational performance, garrisons, personalities, etc.

  • - Air Forces, Aircraft and Air Warfare of Afghanistan, 1989-2001
    av Lukas Muller
    228,-

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