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Looks at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most controversial British general of World War II.

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Equipped mainly with Messerschmitt's classic BF 109, the JG 27 elite Luftwaffe Unit wreaked havoc against RAF squadrons in the Middle East during the Afrika Korps Campaign. This book describes both the plane and the pilots who flew them.

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The highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict in World War II were the Luftwaffe pilots involved in the bloody combats on the Russian Front. This volume includes all the high-scoring aces, and explains just how difficult a job the Jagdwaffe faced on the Russian Front.

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Text explaining the conflict and tactics flown, tables of the units involved, and a listing of all BF 109F/G/K aces.

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The RAF introduced the Avro Lancaster in 1942 and used it to spearhead this aerial offensive. In response, the Luftwaffe created an elite nightfighter force based primarily upon the Bf 110. The Luftwaffe was quick to equip it with airborne radar that allowed it to intercept and destroy Lancasters over Germany. This title deals with this topic.

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The New York Times bestseller and scathing expose now in Spanish for the first time.

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This volume on the Bristol Blenheim includes interviews with aircrews who describe the tactics used in combat with Blenheims. Scale drawings of the fighter and bomber variants are presented and there is a section on uniforms as worn by Blenheim aircrew.

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This history of the Soviet BMP armoured infantry vehicle, one of the most revolutionary advances in infantry tactics and armoured-vehicle design of the post-war era, describes its development and combat history since the 1960s, and includes contemporary photographs and colour plates and cut-aways.

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Possibly the most original book of the year: a fascinating study of what war does to the human mind and how the mind works during war.

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Artillery was the principal killing arm on the battlefield of the First World War. This volume details the field artillery of the British Empire, covering the weapons of mass destruction which developed into the infamous artillery pieces of World War II.

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Early British battlecruisers were not a "failed design" as is so often claimed, but a successful and revolutionary one that was critical to Britain winning the naval war of 1914-18. This book contains information on these ships, and shows why Admiral Fisher's famous battlecruiser concept was a revolution.

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The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. The first half-dozen dreadnoughts were all improvements of the basic Dreadnought design, all carrying ten 12-inch guns. Two more versions of the Neptune entered service later that same year. This title deals with this topic.

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In 1906, the Germans began building their own dreadnought fleet armed with larger guns, word of which soon reached the British Admiralty. This raised the spectre that the British dreadnought fleet would be outgunned, and prompted the Admiralty to order the building of their own "super dreadnoughts". This book deals with this topic.

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With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. This title reviews the development of these British battleships from their initial commissioning to their modifications and wartime service, with descriptions of the effectiveness of the main armament of individual ships.

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Offers a comprehensive review of the seven battleships of the Nelson and King George V classes from their initial commissioning to their peacetime modifications and wartime service. This book highlights what it was like on board for the sailors who risked their lives on the high seas.

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This volume examines the development of British cavalry equipment between 1800 and 1941, from the first moves towards standardization of equipment to the outbreak of World War II and how the spread of mechanization heralded the inevitable abolition of the use of horses in military service.

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Presents the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs. This title highlights the role the destroyers played in the North Sea during the crucial battles to control the Heliogoland Bight.

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This volume details the uniforms, organization and equipment of all those Canadian and British units that defended British North America during the tense years in the run up to war with the United States.