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Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang

by Martyn Chorlton ...

Series Book 1 - Air Vanguard
A definitive technical guide to the early Allison-engined P-51 Mustang variants.While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang's performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang's development was extraordinarily rapid – such ... Read more

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A definitive technical guide to the early Allison-engined P-51 Mustang variants.While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang's performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang's development was extraordinarily rapid – such
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British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45

by Angus Konstam ...

Series Book 319 - New Vanguard
A history of the small, mass-produced warships that defended the Atlantic convoys from U-boats and secured Britain's lifeline to the United States.As the Battle of the Atlantic grew fiercer, Britain and the Commonwealth needed large quantities of new warships to defend their shipping which could be produced cheaply. The two largest type of ship produced were the escort destroyer and the frigate. ... Read more

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A history of the small, mass-produced warships that defended the Atlantic convoys from U-boats and secured Britain's lifeline to the United States.As the Battle of the Atlantic grew fiercer, Britain and the Commonwealth needed large quantities of new warships to defend their shipping which could be produced cheaply. The two largest type of ship produced were the escort destroyer and the frigate.
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ABDA Striking Force 1942

The joint Allied command lost at Java Sea

by Angus Konstam ...

Series Book 19 - Fleet
As Japan attacked in 1942, the reeling Allies formed a joint command**, the first of the war****, which fought until** defeat at Java Sea. Fully illustrated**, this** explores th****is pioneering fleet.The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor and the near-simultaneous invasions of the Philippines and Ma... ... Read more

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As Japan attacked in 1942, the reeling Allies formed a joint command**, the first of the war****, which fought until** defeat at Java Sea. Fully illustrated**, this** explores th****is pioneering fleet.The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor and the near-simultaneous invasions of the Philippines and Ma...
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The Kuban 1943

The bloody struggle over the Caucasus

by William E. Hiestand ...

Series Book 65 - Air Campaign
This is the first book to study the air campaign over the Kuban, the little-known turning point of the Eastern Front air war.In April and May 1943, the Luftwaffe and Soviet Air Force (VVS) engaged in an intense battle for air superiority over the Kuban Peninsula. Both sides launched maximum efforts to support offensives by their ground forces as the Germans battled to destroy the small beachhead ... Read more

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This is the first book to study the air campaign over the Kuban, the little-known turning point of the Eastern Front air war.In April and May 1943, the Luftwaffe and Soviet Air Force (VVS) engaged in an intense battle for air superiority over the Kuban Peninsula. Both sides launched maximum efforts to support offensives by their ground forces as the Germans battled to destroy the small beachhead
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Operation Praying Mantis 1988

The US Navy takes on Iran's fleet

by Si Sheppard ...

Series Book 61 - Raid
Dramatically illustrated, this is an expert account of America's biggest surface battle since World War II, when the US Navy took on Iran's navy and air force in open combat.Operation Praying Mantis was the culmination of the 1980s Tanker Wars in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran. This one-day naval battle was a rare full-scale clash between modern warships, and until 2026 was the only ... Read more

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Dramatically illustrated, this is an expert account of America's biggest surface battle since World War II, when the US Navy took on Iran's navy and air force in open combat.Operation Praying Mantis was the culmination of the 1980s Tanker Wars in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran. This one-day naval battle was a rare full-scale clash between modern warships, and until 2026 was the only
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Lexington-Class Aircraft Carriers 1927–46

The US Navy's first fleet carriers

by Mark Lardas ...

Series Book 352 - New Vanguard
This fully illustrated study explores the history of the Lexington class, the US Navy's first fleet carriers, from their battlecruiser origins to their service in World War II.The Lexington class began life as two of the six battlecruisers ordered for the US Navy in 1916. Laid down in 1920–21, they would have been the most powerful battlecruisers ever, if the Washington Naval Treaty had not ... Read more

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This fully illustrated study explores the history of the Lexington class, the US Navy's first fleet carriers, from their battlecruiser origins to their service in World War II.The Lexington class began life as two of the six battlecruisers ordered for the US Navy in 1916. Laid down in 1920–21, they would have been the most powerful battlecruisers ever, if the Washington Naval Treaty had not
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Dakar 1940

Operation Menace and the Allied Disaster in West Africa

by Ryan K. Noppen ...

Series Book 440 - Campaign
A detailed analysis of the Allied failure in Dakar against Vichy France in September 1940.Amidst the onslaught of the Blitz, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was desperate to take the fight to the enemy and so he set his eyes on the French West African port of Dakar. Emboldened by the recent defection of some of the Vichy colonies to the Free French movement, Churchill asked Charles de ... Read more

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A detailed analysis of the Allied failure in Dakar against Vichy France in September 1940.Amidst the onslaught of the Blitz, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was desperate to take the fight to the enemy and so he set his eyes on the French West African port of Dakar. Emboldened by the recent defection of some of the Vichy colonies to the Free French movement, Churchill asked Charles de
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World War II Close Air Support Tactics

by Dr Richard P. Hallion ...

Series Book 254 - Elite
In this illustrated study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II.In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its infancy, and it was only after the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 that close air support (CAS) and ... Read more

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In this illustrated study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II.In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its infancy, and it was only after the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 that close air support (CAS) and
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US Navy Pacific Fleet 1942–43

Guadalcanal to the Solomons

by Mark Stille ...

Series Book 24 - Fleet
The savage naval battles of Guadalcanal, New Guinea and the Solomons were transformative for the US Navy. Fully illustrated, this analyses the fleet's capabilities and combat in this period.The naval battles of 1942–43 around Guadalcanal and in the Solomons were some of the fiercest and most closely contested of the Pacific War. The campaigns included most of the surface actions of the war, as ... Read more

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The savage naval battles of Guadalcanal, New Guinea and the Solomons were transformative for the US Navy. Fully illustrated, this analyses the fleet's capabilities and combat in this period.The naval battles of 1942–43 around Guadalcanal and in the Solomons were some of the fiercest and most closely contested of the Pacific War. The campaigns included most of the surface actions of the war, as
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Kriegsmarine Task Force Norway 1940

The Weserübung amphibious invasion fleet

by Lawrence Paterson ...

Series Book 26 - Fleet
Fully illustrated throughout, this is the first book to focus on the Kriegsmarine's role in the invasion of Norway, Germany's only major amphibious landing of the war.The invasion of Denmark and Norway saw the Kriegsmarine's most extensive deployment of focused naval power of the entire war. Although truly a combined services invasion, the Kriegsmarine was the only means by which to make multiple ... Read more

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Fully illustrated throughout, this is the first book to focus on the Kriegsmarine's role in the invasion of Norway, Germany's only major amphibious landing of the war.The invasion of Denmark and Norway saw the Kriegsmarine's most extensive deployment of focused naval power of the entire war. Although truly a combined services invasion, the Kriegsmarine was the only means by which to make multiple
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Martin B-26 Marauder

by Martyn Chorlton ...

Series Book 4 - Air Vanguard
A definitive technical guide to one of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War.The Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an undeserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed superior to all other designs on the table at the time, almost a 1,000 had been ordered before the aircraft first took to the air November 1940. From late 1941 the first B ... Read more

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A definitive technical guide to one of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War.The Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an undeserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed superior to all other designs on the table at the time, almost a 1,000 had been ordered before the aircraft first took to the air November 1940. From late 1941 the first B
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Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang

by Martyn Chorlton ...

Series Book 1 - Air Vanguard
A definitive technical guide to the early Allison-engined P-51 Mustang variants.While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang's performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang's development was extraordinarily rapid – such ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

A definitive technical guide to the early Allison-engined P-51 Mustang variants.While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang's performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang's development was extraordinarily rapid – such
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