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Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France on August 15, 1944, was one of the most controversial operations of 1944, leading to a deep divide between United States and British planners. This book tells the story of this operation.

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The author of "Fingerprints: The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case That Launched Forensic Science" pens the thrilling, inside story of the secret "special operations" mission that paved the way for D-Day and changed the way America waged war.

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Tells the story of Operation Neptune was, of course, more than just a tale of planning, building and logistics.

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Operation Nordwind is one of the lesser known campaigns of World War II. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge further north, Nordwind was the last operation by the Waffen-SS Panzer divisions in the west. This title highlights the difficulties of inter-Allied cooperation between the Americans and the French.

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Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. This book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives.

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Featuring artwork, archival photographs and detailed maps, this book offers an analysis of the most innovative Allied offensive of the Normandy campaign which, had it been successful would have prevented the Germans from extracting themselves from the Falaise pocket - effectively crippling their forces in Western Europe - and more.

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Presents an appraisal of the technical aspects and operations of the warships of the Ottoman Navy in World War I. Packed with technical specifications, revealing illustrations and exhaustive research, this book deals with the Aegean arms race.

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The Curtiss P-36 was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Yet, by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the P-40 was supplanting the P-36, which the US then exported to France under the guise of the Hawk 75. This book depicts the life of a plane that fought on both sides in the war.

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Featuring illustrations depicting P-38 models from the E to the H-5 previously not known to the general public, unpublished photographs and new data, this volume presents an account of some of these lesser known aces.

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When the 82nd Fighter Group was organized in March 1942, most of its initial pilot cadre was comprised of newly graduated staff sergeant pilots of Class 42-C - enlisted men! They learned to fly the P-38 at Muroc, in California's Mojave Desert. This deals with the 82nd fighter group.

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With its distinctive, twin-tailed design, the P-38 was one of the most recognizable fighter aircraft of World War II. The P-38 proved the superior fighter. This book recreates these fast, deadly duels in the skies of the Pacific using dramatic artwork and first-hand accounts.

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"P-40 Warhawk Vs. Bf 109: Mto 1941-43".

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The P-47 Thunderbolt became the principal US fighter-bomber of World War II. It earned the nickname 'Juggernaut', which was quickly shortened to 'Jug' throughout the MTO and ETO. This title includes first-hand accounts and period photography that reveal the success enjoyed by the Thunderbolt in the MTO in the final year of the war.

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The largest single engined fighter when the USA entered the war, the P-47 was a monster of a machine.

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"[An] excellent volume on the Navy's air war in the Pacific during WWII...[Sears] has almost certainly created the best one volume study of the subject."--Booklist

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Originally published in hardcover in 2014.

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This history of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II focuses on the personal experiences of the mountain troops who served in Alaska and Italy.

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An illustrated account of two important World War II tanks, the German Panzer 38(t) and the Soviet BT-7, depicting their struggle for mastery on World War II's Eastern Front.

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Offers an examination on the late-war changes to the German Army Panzer forces and the formation of new units, from the collapse on the Eastern Front, through operations on the Western Front in Normandy and the Ardennes, to the final battle for Berlin in 1945.

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On 22 June, 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet Union and her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle. This book describes the organisational history of the Panzer divisions, from the early successes of 1941 through to the introduction of revised Blitzkrieg tactics as the war progressed.

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Hitler's lightning invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. This book evaluates the qualities and idiosyncrasies of each tank, giving a stark and arresting crewman's-eye-view of the brutal armoured combat at the height of the invasion of Poland.