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This fascinating title details the history of America's secretive advanced guided weapons projects of World War II, the combat they saw, and how they influenced postwar missile development.

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Focusing on its design, development and deployment during the Cold War, this title charts the history of the ground-breaking B-58 Hustler bomber, the first large aircraft capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet.

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Packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, this book traces the supersonic career and lasting influence of the record-breaking Bell X-2 rocket plane.

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The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans.

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A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the British tanks of the Second World War; this volume will detail the British-made tanks that dominated in the early war years.

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During the struggle for the Mediterranean in World War II, British and Italian battleships entered combat on three occasions in 1940 and 1941. In this fully illustrated account of these battles, historian Mark Stille assesses the technology, crews, doctrine, and combat record of the capital ships that took part.

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The story of the greatest technological revolution in naval history--the birth of the steam-powered, iron-hulled warship, and the Royal Navy's battle to remain the most powerful in the world.

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A comprehensive overview of the work of the Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment on Chobham Common, which provided armored vehicles for the British Army from 1945 to its close in 2004.

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Interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years.

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Fast cruisers, the eyes of the fleet, were the standard-bearers of empire, the ultimate warships of gunboat diplomacy-no other vessel class was so well equipped to serve as both a working war machine and a projection of national might.

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The breathtaking story of the most successful female fighter pilots in history

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A detailed study into the Do 335--the most radical and advanced piston-engined fighter of World War II. It will appeal to World War II aviation enthusiasts, especially the "Luft 46" subculture--fans of the Luftwaffe's hi-tech prototypes of the late war.

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With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two wars.

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The little-known career of Germany's Panther, perhaps the greatest tank of World War II, in foreign hands both during and after the war.

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A concise and detailed technical history of the French Navy's last battleships and the role they played in the World Wars, ideal for enthusiasts of 20th century naval history.

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Explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. This study provides a detailed technical description of each weapon, and also explores how the firearms performed on the battlefields of World War II.

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The secret history of America's air war to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the supply routes upon which Communist victory in the Vietnam War was dependent.

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Now available in paperback, this is a groundbreaking narrative account of one of World War II's most exciting chase stories, the pursuit of the legendary German battleship Bismarck.

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A new illustrated history and analysis of Italy's World War II destroyers.

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An expert account of Nazi Germany's air war during the Spanish Civil War, where air power turned the tide for Franco and taught the Luftwaffe how to wage Blitzkrieg.

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An authoritative history of the hypersonic career and lasting influence of America's Mach 6 rocket plane, packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, which will appeal to the many aviation fans fascinated by the thrilling, dangerous world of Space Age pioneers.

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The story of one of the most magnificent aircraft of the Cold War--America's six-engined Mach 3 bomber prototype: the XB-70 Valkyrie.