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The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and in the Mediterranean, but it was against Fortress Europe that the famous and successful amphibious assault took place. This book explains the problems associated with amphibious warfare and how they were overcome, and is illustrated with photos, diagrams, and colour plates.

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The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the world. This study traces the story of each of the 17 regiments, from their creation and training in the USA, through their deployments overseas, to their combat jumps and all their battles.

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USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces.

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The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF's primary fighter/bomber during the Vietnam War and is the most famous fixed-wing aircraft of the conflict. This work focuses on the MiG killers whose exploits have made the F-4 Phantom one of the world's most heavily modelled aircraft.

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This is the first book to tackle public, non-academic history for the student and general reader. Furthermore, it does so from a truly global perspective as opposed to focusing on the traditional Western-dominated model.

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This fully illustrated study lifts the veil on two of history's last battleship-vs-battleship battles as the US and Japanese navies clashed in the Pacific during World War II.

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As the Pacific war escalated into the largest naval conflict in history the role of the carrier, the revolutionary and formidable of various naval weapons, became the linchpin of American and Japanese naval strategy. This book reveals the experiences of the airmen and guncrews of the rival vessels.

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Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighting. This title presents the cruiser clashes during the battles for Guadacanal , highlighting the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Cape Esperance.

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The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. Its opponent was the MiG-17. This book illustrates their dangerous duels and includes detailed cockpit views.

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Employing archive photographs and full-color artwork, this study reassesses the role and record of Japan's formidable submarine fleet in the months after Pearl Harbor.

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A fully illustrated study that investigates the clash between British and US sloops-of-war on the inland lakes of North America during the War of 1812. It will appeal to all those interested in the Age of Fighting Sail.

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This study examines several lesser known movements for change and reform in the Great Depression Era of the 1930s. It includes studies of a few communal societies, proposals for reform, and analyses of several books written in the 1930s that propose solutions to the nation's economic ills.

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The essays here examine how utopianism and radicalism informed the literary expressions, political discourse, communal experiments, and cultural projects in the U.S. from 1888 to 1918.

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The V-2 ballistic missile was the most famous missile of World War II, and it pioneered the technology required for space travel. This is an examination of the combat record of the V-2 in the war, with a special focus on how a German missile battalion actually prepared and fired its missiles.