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Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His...

When a former teammate of Chunk’s is killed in a shocking ambush, rumors begin to fly that the Lion of Ramadi, the infamous Iraq War sniper who racked up dozens of American kills, has returned with a mission to target American SEALs. Chunk and his core team—Saw, a skilled and lethal sniper; Riker, who has an uncanny ability to escape death; and Whitney Watts, a former CIA analyst who sees patterns everyone else seems to miss—are mobilized to prosecute the threat.

The start of a new series from Iain Gale, author of Four Days in June, Alamein, and the Jakc Steel series. There are some battles that change the course of history: Alamein is one of those. In October 1942, Britain and its allies were in real difficulties: Germany and its Axis partners seemed to...

Over 14 days at the heart of the Battle of Britain, Spitfire pilots Jack and Alex struggle to survive the savage battles raging in the air over Southern England. Several times a day, they fly against overwhelming odds, witnessing the death and disfigurement of friends and enemies, and wrestling with the knowledge that the same could happen to them at any moment. Brief periods on the ground offer little respite, with Biggin Hill subjected to frequent air raids, during which many more friends are killed. Both Jack and Alex find love, but the battle takes its toll.

Peter Stuyckes is a 19-year-old who has just finished his training as a pilot for England’s Royal Air Force (RAF) when he arrives at an aerodrome called Westhill near the town of Melford, England. There he joins an established squadron already in the thick of the fighting but with a less-than-stunning first flight in front of his new colleagues. Stuyckes doesn’t know it then, but he is to become part of what will be called the Battle of Britain, the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces.

October 1941. Twenty-one-year-old Alan Mart is posted to India and taken under the wing of the overbearing Acting-Captain Sam Holl. Following the Japanese advance on Singapore, the men are deployed to Malaya. What follows is a quietly shattering and searingly authentic depiction of the claustrophobia of jungle warfare and the indiscriminate nature of conflict. Based on David Piper's own wartime experience in South East Asia, this new edition of a 1959 classic includes a contextual introduction from IWM which sheds new light on the dramatic true events that so influenced its author.

Fesselnde Landser-Geschichten in Romanheft-Länge Der vorliegende Band Das Afrikakorps unter Erwin Rommel entführt Sie in die sengende Hitze Nordafrikas, wo die deutsche Wehrmacht und italienische Truppen im November 1942 auf El Alamein vorstoßen. Der gewiefte Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel – der "Wüstenfuchs“ – treibt seine Männer immer weiter voran, um die Briten vernichtend zu schlagen. Im Zentrum der Geschichte steht Unteroffizier Krüger vom Pionier-Ersatz-Bataillon 68. An vorderster Front erlebt er die harten Kämpfe um Bir Hacheim, Tobruk und El Alamein.

April 1945. Als der Unteroffizier Eduard Herzl auf Fronturlaub in seine Heimat am Rande des Harzes fährt, ahnt er noch nicht, dass ihm der Krieg einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen wird. Der Endkampf um Deutschland liegt in den letzten Zügen; im Osten rückt die Rote Armee unaufhaltsam vor, im Westen befinden sich die Alliierten auf dem Vormarsch. Kaum ist Herzl zu Hause angekommen, rollt eine gepanzerte Einheit der SS-Panzerbrigade "Westfalen" in seinen Heimatort, ausgerüstet mit schwersten Panzern vom Typ Tiger, Tiger II und Jagdpanther.