North African Victory: The 8th Army from Alam Halfa to Tunis, 1942-43

History

STEWART, Adrian

Military

Penguin Uk

Stewart, Adrian, Battle Of Leyte Gulf, The

THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF

Asia

SCRIBNERS

The Battle of Leyte Gulf

Hale

Hurricane: the war exploits of the fighter aircraft

William Kimber

Guadalcanal, World War II's fiercest naval campaign

W Kimber, 1985

Adrian Turner redresses the imbalance by describing the progress of this fighting force and describing the ferocity of such battles as that for the Mareth Line.

Alamein to Tunis: The Eighth Army's in North Africa

Turner, Adrian

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Kamikaze: Japan's Last Bid for Victory

Review\n"...an easy-to-read, well-written book..." 
Naval Historical Foundation\n"...an informative and enjoyable study of this aspect of the war in the Pacific theater." 
Naval War College Review\n"The author describes not only the action but the Japanese culture that made the kamikazes possible." 
Seapower\nIn this fascinating book the author examines the Japanese concept of Kamikaze, the deliberate self-sacrifice of life in the cause of victory. This attitude, while incomprehensible to their American and European enemies, has its roots in the samurai tradition of fighting for their master or nation regardless of personal safety.\nBy late 1944 the Japanese had already proved themselves fanatical but the actions of the Kamikaze Corps of pilots from the Leyte Gulf battle onwards took matters to a new level. Allied forces were shocked to find themselves the subject of widespread deliberate suicide attacks by pilots.\nThese continued during the invasion of the Philippines in early 1945 and reached a climax during the Battle of Okinawa from 1 April to June 1945. In total over 1000 kamikaze airmen perished.\nGraphic description of these suicide attacks and the resulting loss of life and ships litter this revealing and shocking book.\nThe author’s in depth study of the historic and cultural reasons for this seemingly reckless courage is important and illuminating.

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Pen and Sword Aviation

As the saying goes ‘it is darkest before the dawn’ and so it was for Churchill and the British people during the Second World War. During February 1942, bad news of disasters came in an unbroken and seemingly endless sequence from the Far East to the Home Front. Some such as the Fall of Singapore and the Royal Navy’s humiliation over the escape of the Scharhnhorst and Gneisenau are well known but always worth retelling. Others less written about such as the challenge to Churchill at home, heavily strained relations with Commonwealth allies, the Japanese raid on Darwin and Rommel’s return in North Africa were equally serious and full of foreboding for the future outcome of the War. February 1942 was in retrospect, the month in which many long-established beliefs were destroyed for ever. It was the month that confirmed that Britain no longer ruled the waves; that saw British prestige so damaged that it could never be fully restored; that foreshadowed and ensured the end of Britain’s Empire; that demonstrated the immense strain that could be put on Britain’s relations with the Commonwealth’s self-governing Dominions. In short it was the month that changed Britain’s world. It was also the month at the end of which Britain seemed likely to lose the War. Happily, this did not prove the case – so perhaps February 1942 further shows that a country can receive terrible blows but still survive and endure.

February 1942: Britain’s Darkest Days

Europe

Pen and Sword Military

For many years the importance and contribution of the Hawker Hurricane was eclipsed by the Spitfire but statistically the Hurricane was superior in the majority of cases. Thanks to Tommy Sopwith’s initiative and gamble the Hurricane was ready at the outbreak of the Second World War and in service throughout. As this superbly researched book reveals by examining the roles, actions and personalities of ten Hurricane squadrons, this iconic aircraft was not only exceptionally robust but astonishingly versatile. We track its performance from the Battle of France and Britain through the Middle East, Italy and on to Burma. It excelled as day and night interceptor, intruder and importantly as a rocket firing tank buster. The Hurricane inspired great loyalty among its pilots and their colorful personalities and thrilling experiences make this splendid book an informative and entertaining read.

Ten Squadrons of Hurricanes

Americas

As this well researched work reveals, Hitler’s handling the German Navy during the Second World War was full of contradictions. The seriousness of the U-boat threat was never in doubt and in the dark days of 1940 – 1942, the Donitz’s daring strategy coupled with the courage and determined actions of the captains and crews became perilously close to starving Britain into submission. But, despite having built and nurtured a surface fleet with capital ships of formidable power, Hitler was uncharacteristically cautious of employing them aggressively. Examination of the reasons for this make for fascinating reading, possibly stemming from the early loss of the Graf Spee and the fact that, whenever possible, the Royal Navy threw all its weight regardless of cost at the Nazi threat; the loss of the Hood in the pursuit of the Bismarck being one example. Even Goebbels could not ‘spin’ the loss of a battleship. The War Against Hitler’s Navy describes in fascinating detail the many fronts on which the adversaries faced each other and analyzes the reasons for the ultimate outcome.

The War With Hitler's Navy

Pen and Sword Maritime

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