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By: Shlomo Aloni

ISBN: 9781841766539
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Israeli delta fighter pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. This text presents rare first-hand accounts from a number of the aces, plus material from combat reports written at the time which have remained classified over 30 years.


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By: Mark Stille

ISBN: 9781849083805
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"Italian Battleships of World War II".


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By: Hilary Doyle

ISBN: 9781841761350
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This title takes a close look at the Jagdpanzer 28 "Hetzer" - one of the most successful of Germany's late-war assault guns. It features an annotated cutaway as its centre piece, this title covers the technical details of the jagdpanzer and its variants.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781846030918
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841768885
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Mike Guardia

ISBN: 9781472801197
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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With profile plates, close-up photographs and battlescene artwork, this book reveals the design and development history of the aircraft and how the inclusion of its dive-activated siren changed it from a reliable and sturdy dive bomber into a psychological weapon, spreading panic in ground units.


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By: Jamie Prenatt

ISBN: 9781472810861
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although military rockets have been used since the Middle Ages, it was not until the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRLs) in the late 1930s that they emerged as a decisive weapon. This book presents a survey of Soviet and Russian Federation MRLs from the beginning of their development in 1938 onwards.


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By: Gordon Williamson

ISBN: 9781846033339
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781855324961
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Gordon L. Rottman

ISBN: 9781846034350
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: James DAngina

ISBN: 9781849086110
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Michael Jerchel

ISBN: 9781855326910
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 1998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.


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By: Paul F. Crickmore

ISBN: 9781472801135
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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During the early years of the Cold War, the most effective way to gather strategic intelligence about the Soviet Union and its allies was manned overflight. This book covers a two-seat variation of the design built as an advanced interceptor - the YF-12.


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By: Paul F. Crickmore

ISBN: 9781472804921
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected.


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By: Robert Forsyth

ISBN: 9781472808462
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Sep 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The striking appearance of Luftwaffe's Mistel Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original 'fire and forget' weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify. This book presents a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design to development.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781846034077
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Heavily armoured, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the M1 Abrams is a veritable fighting machine. Entering production in 1971, the T-72 arguably outstripped its contemporaries in a balance of mobility, protection and firepower. This study pits these two great fighting machines against one another.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841764696
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This volume explores the M10 and M36 tank destroyers used between 1942 and 1952 by the Allied forces. They played a key role in the battles for Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the final defeat of Germany, and continued to serve in Korea, Indochina and the Balkans.


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By: Kenneth W Estes

ISBN: 9781849089814
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The T43 design represented the pinnacle of US Army tank engineering of the late 1940s. The heavy tank proved fairly popular with its crews, who above all respected the powerful armament it carried. The outbreak of war in Korea brought a rush order in December 1950 which led to a complete production run of 300 vehicles.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841766317
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Entering service in the early 1960s, the M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer has been in production for 34 years and forms the backbone of US Army and Reserve artillery units. This work details the versatile M109, which has served around the globe, seeing service in Southeast Asia, and Desert Shield.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781472831781
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2019
UK Publication Date: 21st March 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The story of the second generation of America's legendary M1 Abrams tank, and its development and combat experience during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781855325388
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841765402
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The M24 Chaffee light tank was one of the major armoured vehicles used during the Battle of the Bulge. This work traces the history of this design, its combat record in World War II, its many variants and its extensive combat record post 1945.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781841762029
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The M26 was the most powerful US tank produced during World War II, comparable with the best German tanks. This title looks at the M26 and M46 Patton which formed the backbone of the armoured units of the post-war US army.


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By: Steven J. Zaloga

ISBN: 9781855329119
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The M3 and M5 family of light tanks was the culmination of American tank development in the 1930s. Although by the outbreak of World War 2 the emphasis was shifting to medium tanks, the Stuart saw action with the British in the western desert and with the US Army in Tunisia.

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