Modern Warfare Books
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Yalu River 1950–51
CAM 346 Multiple formatsFollowing the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would... -
Soviet Airborne Forces 1930–91
ELI 231 Multiple formatsEstablished in 1932, the Vozdushno-desantnye voyska (‘air-landing forces', or VDV) of the Red Army led the way in airborne doctrine and practice. Though they were initially handicapped by a lack... -
British Battle Tanks
GNM Multiple formatsThis book, the last in a four-part series on British Battle Tanks covering the whole history of British armoured warfare, concentrates on those vehicles that have served following the end of World War... -
MiG Alley
GNA Multiple formatsFollowing the end of the Korean War, the prevailing myth in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1... -
MiG Alley
GNA Multiple formatsFollowing the end of the Korean War, the prevailing myth in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1... -
Hotchkiss Machine Guns
WPN 71 Multiple formatsCreated by a long-forgotten Austrian nobleman, Adolf Odkolek von Augezd, the air-cooled Hotchkiss machine gun was the first to function effectively by tapping propellant gas from the bore as the gun fired.... -
The Great Bear at War
GNM Multiple formatsA History of the Red Army, Soviet Army and Russian Army in 100 Years of ConflictFrom the chaos of the civil war to the political manoeuvring of the Cold War, Russia's armed forces have shaped the... -
The Elite
GNM Multiple formatsUsing rare and previously unpublished images from around the world, The Elite: The A-Z of Modern Special Operations Forces is the ultimate guide to the secretive world of modern special operations forces.... -
B-58 Hustler Units
COM 130 Multiple formatsOne of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic... -
The SAS Pocket Manual
GNM HardbackThe Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando. He advocated a specially organised, specially equipped and specially trained...