This text explains, with the aid of many first-hand accounts, how the American bomber force helped fight to eventual victory by decimating German industry, transport systems and breaking the Nazi war spirit.

In 1942, an outspoken Army Air Force general, overlooked for prestigious combat commands in Europe, was given a chance at redemption: General George Kenney was to go to the Pacific theatre and forge Douglas MacArthur's defeated air force into a brawny offensive unit that could pave the way for victory over Japan. When Kenney took the job, he was told not to expect reinforcements, supplies, or even spare parts. He spent his first days in command cowering...

This title tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during World War II became the stuff of legend.

This volume tells the story of the men of the remarkable Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army. It tells how they fought, went hungry, froze, and died, took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office.

American volunteers Don Gentile and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge. This is the story of their amazing adventures and wartime partnership.

Accounts of the Battle of Midway available in English have until now invariably relied on American sources. This text offers a fresh perspective on this crucial engagement, by drawing heavily on Japanese sources & so offering a clear interpretation of Japanese strategy & tactics.

Using first-hand accounts of the soldiers and the French civilians who witnessed the Normandy campaign, the authors here offer a comprehensive account of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from training through to D-Day and beyond.

Historian and World War II expert Donald Miller brings us the story of the bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. Unlike ground soldiers they slept on clean beds, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of the travelling Air Force bands. But they were also an elite group of fighters who put their lives on the line in the most dangerous role of all. Miller takes readers from the adrenaline filled battles in the sky, to...

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Only one crew member survived: a young lieutenant named Louis Zamperini. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War, as Zamperini is driven to the limits of endurance.