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This is the untold story of the brave Korean men who took to the skies more than twenty years before the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II. It identifies the first Korean aviator and ties the origin of the Korean Air Force to the Korean American community who started the Willows Aviation School in 1920.

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This book focuses on the feats of the American air aces of the Korean War, profiles the leading aces, and examines in detail the specifications and markings of the planes they flew. It also contains rare coverage of the North Korean and Chinese air forces and some of their leading pilots.

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This title, following on from Volume One, charts the continuing development of the German U-boat. It covers the development of the Type IX as a long-range "cruiser" intended for solo operations in distant waters, and the revolutionary Type XXI, the first true submarine rather than submersible.

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This work examines the history of the KV series of Soviet tanks. It describes its development and combat history, and includes contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates and cut-aways.

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This book examines the LaGG family of fighters, that were amongst the first modern piston-engined interceptors made available to the Red Air Forces in early 1941 and proved far better fighters than their radial-engined predecessors. Despite technical maladies and political interference from Moscow.

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The first of two volumes on the British bomber icon of World War II, this volume covers the early daylight raids, the first 1000 bomber raids on Germany and the epic Dambusters mission of 16/17 May 1943 by No 617 Sqn.

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The Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium were widely used by the allies during World War II. Later, the hulls of these ships were used as the basis for a fire support ship.

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This volume reveals the true-life experiences of a Landsknecht and one of his arch-enemies, the "Schweizer" using first-hand accounts to give a real "soldier's-eye view". The book studies the habits and working life of a Landsknecht, in a time when there was no such thing as a military career.

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"What I saw was apparently three white parachutes in a triangular fashion about 60 degrees elevation. Suddenly there was a brilliant flash like a photographer's magnesium flash. Instinctively, I dropped to the ground beside a kerbing at the side of the alleyway.

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This volume covers Chinese military history, from the height of the Chinese Empire to the disastrous Opium wars, and covers the latter part of the Ming Empire, the rise of the Ming dynasty and the Ching dynasty. The effect on China of Western influences fronm 1840 onwards is also examined.

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In the last years of the Roman Empire the infantryman who had dominated Greek and Roman warfare for centuries was gradually replaced by the mounted soldier.

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"Lawrence of Arabia".

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Using case studies, Downie shows how militaries can learn to discard outmoded doctrine and enhance performance.

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A history and analysis of the current status of soldier unions and resistance movements in over 20 countries, examining both volunteer forces and conscript armies. The authors contend that resistance among low-ranking soldiers occurs only in countries with a high degree of capital accumulation.

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An innovative addition to the literature of military studies, this exploration of the issues of legitimacy and commitment in the military focuses on the contemporary military situation, critically analyzing current fault lines and future trends in this area.

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The Finns produced some of World War II's best fighter pilots. This title lists aces and unit strengths, bases flown from, COs, combat losses and award winners and focuses on LLv 24 - the fighter unit that claimed 877 kills.

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West Germany began full production of the Leopard 2 tank in 1977. Since that time, like its predecessor, the Leopard 2 has undergone modifications as well as being exported to various European countries. This volume contains declassified reports of the tanks performance in Bosnia.