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Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam.

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The US Marine Corps were the first US combat troops ashore in the Vietnam War, and for eight years they were involved in the bloodiest and hardest fought engagements of the whole conflict. This history covers the development, battles, organization, arms and equipment of these units.

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This volume focuses on an official Army Air Force report commissioned by the Eighth Air Force's VII Fighter Command (FC) in May 1944.

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Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the 19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible history of these 'living tanks'.

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This concise history of the Warror MCV armoured personnel carrier, which has recently seen service in Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, describes its development and design, and includes photographs and detailed colour plates and cut-aways.

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Focuses on the American air aces who flew the Grumman Wildcat in America's hasty defence against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. This book covers the bloody battles at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, and examines in detail their tactics and their secrets of survival and success.

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Airborne warfare reached its zenith during World War II. This book explains and compares the differences in doctrine, organization, equipment and employment of US, British, German and Soviet airborne forces, as they developed during the war; and examines one major operation by each.

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Describes the uniforms, weaponry, rituals, military practices and daily life of the Zulu warrior between 1816 and 1906. The period includes the Zulu War and provides an insight into the historical background of the Zulu people in the context of modern South African politics.

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Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter pilot - this is his definitive biography. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.

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The unknown story of the Australian men and boats which helped win the war in the Pacific

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compelling account of Australia's intelligence organisations and special forces - from the early days of the commandos during World War II through to the SAS of today and the cyber wars of the future. From the co-author of SAS SNIPER.

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The Gallipoli campaign of 1914-15 is one of the events of the First World War that continues to seize imaginations today. This book provides the only account of the complete Allied submarine and related German U-boat activity, integrated with a thorough analysis of the strategies and actions of all land, sea, and air forces.

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Man of action, naval officer, able administrator, skilled diplomat James Stirling's distinguished and multi-faceted career carried him to the four corners of the nineteenth-century world. This biography breaks new ground in documenting fully Stirling's path from birth into one of Scotland's oldest families.

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Biographies of the first 24 officers who led the Australian Navy in war and peace, from the First World War to the First Gulf War.

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By 1945, General MacArthur's forces had advanced from Papua to the Philippines and to Borneo. MacArthur's success was based on 22 amphibious assaults. The ships of the United States and Australian navies delivered them to the battlefronts and supported them. This book reveals facts of the Royal Australian Navy's crucial role in World War II.

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The riveting story of how a young boy's upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman.

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Explores the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's aerial battle against Hitler's forces in March and April 1941.

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Despite all the works on airborne forces published since 1945, the full story of Britain's 'airborne armour' has remained untold. This book is intended to correct that omission.