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Explores the myths of the infamous Somme battle and explains the underlying causes of the conflict. This book provides an overview of the events along the entire frontline, examining the actions of two British Corps, VIII at Serre and XIII at Montauban, to determine why the Somme epitomised the proverbial double-edged sword.

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Flown by most leading British and Commonwealth aces, as well as by US aces, the Camel is considered to be the most famous aircraft of World War I. This work covers its combat use on the Western Front, in Palestine, on the Italian front, in the Home Defence role in the UK and in Russia.

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Looks at the diversities of South Asian social History, focusing on Orissa. Examines the environment; health and medicine; conversion (in Hinduism); popular movements; social history of princely states; connections between the marginal social groups and nationalism; decolonisation; patriarchy; and gender-related violence. -- .

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From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly mobile, offensive warfare. This book provides an insight into the Russian defensive attempts against the overwhelming might of the German Army.

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By the end of 1941, the Soviet Union was near collapse and its air force almost annihilated, leaving large numbers of surviving pilots with no aircraft to fly. After the United States entered the war, the Americans extended and sent almost 10,000 fighters to the Soviets. This book is a story of these aircrafts.

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The partisan war in the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944 has been the subject of considerable political manipulation in the decades following 1945. In great part this was due to the need to project the image of a country united behind Joseph Stalin and the Communist regime when the truth was more complex than that. This book deals with this topic.

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The submachine gun (SMG) came to be the embodiment of the Soviet fighting spirit during World War II. From 1943 the Red Army's preference for close-quarters combat resulted in entire infantry units being equipped with nothing but SMGs. This book explains the history, use and development of Soviet wartime SMGs in detail.

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Explores the intimate relationship of non-Native and Native sexual politics in the United States

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When originally conceived, the French SPAD VII and German Albatros D II represented steps away from an emphasis on manoeuvre in aerial combat in favour of speed and durability. At the end of 1916, however, Albatros tried to have the best of both worlds.

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The Fokker D VII earned a reputation as the most formidable fighter of the war, yet the SPAD XIII's greater speed, especially in a dive, and its outstanding durability proved a fearsome rival. This is the story of two of the fighters produced in World War I as they duelled in the skies above the trenches in the closing months of the war.

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Reveals the dependence of American ethnic identity on Spain and Spanish imperialism.

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Reveals the dependence of American ethnic identity on Spain and Spanish imperialism.

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The second of three volumes on the organisation, uniforms, and weapons of the Spanish Army in Europe in the 'MEN-AT-ARMS' series, this book considers 1808 to 1812.

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During the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This book traces the development of the Spanish galleon, and outlines the constructional methods, the ordnance and the crewing needed to produce and maintain these stately vessels.

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The amazing true story of Blackbeard, Calico Jack and all the other pirates of the Caribbean and Captain Woodes Rogers, the privateer turned governor of the Bahamas, who brought them to book.

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At the start of the Spanish Civil War, most young fighter pilot officers joined the rebels, while the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals remained loyal to the government. This volume details the exploits of those pilots.