History

Best Selling / Page 521

icon Subscribe to feed

Browse

Best Selling

New Releases

 

Category

Delete History

 

In category

History by country (7561)

World War II (1171)

Other (907)

1945-1989 (580)

Ancient (388)

1799-avant 1945 (218)

Medieval (211)

World War I (174)

<1799 (168)

Holocaust (134)

Renaissance (72)

>1989 (71)

 

Origin

English (3)

 

Price

All (11499)

Free (0)

Below $5 (298)

Below $10 (2325)

Below $15 (7016)

Delete Price range

From :
To :
OK

 

Protection

All (11499)

DRM Free (181)

DRM (11313)

 

Language

English (11499)

French (700)

German (468)

Spanish (8)

Italian (588)

More options

The Samurai Capture a King:  Okinawa 1609

by Stephen Turnbull & Richard Hook

A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmination of...


I am Soldier: War stories, from the Ancient World to the 20th Century

by Robert O'Neill

I am Soldier brings together the profiles of sixty soldiers who have fought over the past 2,500. These vivid accounts graphically depict the role of the soldier in battle often using the soldiers’ own words...


Deceiving Hitler: Double-Cross and Deception in World War II

by Terry Crowdy

During the Second World War the Allies controlled every active German agent in Britain. This placed Allied Intelligence services in a unique position. The Allies were able to feed spurious information back to...


The Enemy Within: A History of Spies, Spymasters and Espionage

by Terry Crowdy

To gain the upper hand in conflict the ability to know what your enemy is planning is vital. Massive amounts of money have been spent and many lives have been lost in pursuit of this objective. From biblical...


SAS Heroes: Remarkable Soldiers, Extraordinary Men

by Pete Scholey

From WWII to Iraq the SAS has been at the forefront of armed conflict, though most people wouldn't realise it was even there. Universally acknowledged as the best special forces in the world, every member of...


No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II

by Kenneth Koskodan

There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk...


Tank Spotter's Guide

by The Museum

Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles...


Defense of Japan 1945

by Steven Zaloga & Steve Noon

In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This is the first...


Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2): The stone castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185-1560

by Stephen Turnbull & Peter Dennis

The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword. In 1236 this order was incorporated...


Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (1): The red-brick castles of Prussia 1230-1466

by Stephen Turnbull & Peter Dennis

Throughout their stormy history the Teutonic Knights of Germany have always been the most controversial brotherhood ever to call themselves 'Knights of Christ'.They were the most warlike of the religious orders,...


Japanese Castles 1540-1640

by Stephen Turnbull & Peter Dennis

The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful ‘daimyo’ of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history, these...


World War II US Cavalry Units: Pacific Theater

by Gordon Rottman & Peter Dennis

Osprey's elite series title for all cavalry units that participated in World War II (1939-1945). At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments that were mounted on horses....


French Tanks of World War I

by Steven Zaloga & Tony Bryan

This title examines the emergence of the first modern tank, the Renault FT. It is a little known fact that France fielded more tanks in World War I than any other army. However, France's early tanks suffered...


Spanish Civil War Tanks: The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg

by Steven Zaloga & Tony Bryan

The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are not often examined in any great detail, and are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. But, with groundbreaking...


US Destroyers 1942-45: Wartime classes

by Dave Mccomb & Paul Wright

Few if any 20th century warships were more justly acclaimed than the destroyers of the US Navy's Fletcher class. Admired as they were for their advanced and rakish design, it was their record as workhorses of...


Staghound Armored Car 1942-62

by Steven Zaloga & Peter Bull

The Staghound was a unique World War II armored vehicle - designed and manufactured in the US, but intended solely for the British army. Since its combat debut in Italy in 1943 until the end of the war it had...


Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

by Gordon Rottman & Peter Bull

Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company...


US Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II

by Gordon Rottman & Peter Bull

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development...


Japanese Tanks 1939-45

by Steven Zaloga & Peter Bull

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...


Red SAM: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile

by Steven Zaloga & Jim Laurier

The SA-2, nicknamed Red SAM, is the most widely used air defense missile in history, most famous for nearly sparking a nuclear exchange between the USSR and America when one brought down a U-2 spy plane in 1960....