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At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer who was the first person to undertake experiments in flying with any degree of success. That was back in the 9th Century A.D. Nigh on a thou

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Based on decades of research and newly available sources in Arabic and European languages, and illustrated with authentic photography, Volume 2 of the Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab World.

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In 1979, the Sandinista government established itself in power in Managua, the capitol of Nicaragua. It found the country ruined by the long war against the Somosa dictatorship and natural disasters alike, and nearly half of the population either homeless or living in exile. Attempting to restructure and recover the underdeveloped economy, Sandinis

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The Selous Scouts were to write their name into the annals of military history as one of the finest counterinsurgency units of all time, through their innovative pseudo-guerrilla tactics, brilliant reconnaissance operations and daring flying-column raids.

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A compelling account of a neglected but intense air campaign of the interwar period.

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The Year 1932 was not only the year in which the famous carnival of Rio de Janeiro was organized for the first time, or the giant statue of the Christ the Redeemer was placed on top of the Corcovado mountain ridge: tragically, it was also the year of the last civil war fought in Brazil.

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Much has been written about the V-bombers the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. V-Bombers: Britains Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War is the first detailed account of the operational capability and credibility of Britains airborne nuclear deterrent during the peak years of the Cold War.

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While virtually born in battle, the Iraqi Air Force remains one of the least known and most misinterpreted military services in the Middle East.

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This book tells a once secret and little known story of how the Australian government accepted the advice of a zoologist and seconded the country's leading artists and designers to deploy optical tricks and illusions to protect the nation.

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The story of one of the most remarkable and feared British aircraft of the Second World War: the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito fighter-bomber.

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This title tells the fascinating story of the development and deployment of the mighty Russian fleets, the pride of the Tsar, which went to war against the Japanese and met with all-encompassing destruction.

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A Times Political Book of the Year 2022

A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the wars echoing legacy.

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From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group

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During the Cold War, Vietnam revealed the limitations of a major power in a peripheral conflict. Even so, the military forces involved (North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, American, and Allied) demonstrated battlefield consistency in conflict that did credit to them all.

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Presents an important background briefing to the conflicts in Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. This book includes information on the many wars and conflicts on the Northwest Frontier as well as Afghanistan, not just those involving British armies, and also describes their background.

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Given the importance of South Asia to global conflicts, this book provides an overview of the military history of the region, covering the areas that later evolved into the states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

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In 1917 Poland was recognised as a state by Russia, but the Bolshevik coup threatened this. This book explains and illustrates the armies that fought in the epic struggle for the rebirth of the independent Polish nation, in the bitter aftermath of World War I.