This was an unpleasant surprise. The pilots of the RAF Spitfire had rejected the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and now, in the summer of 1941, had to face to defend...
De Havilland Dh.98 Mosquito
The De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British military aircraft of great versatility during the Second World War.He was affectionately nicknamed "Mossie" by his crews...
Finding Freedom: The Untold Story Of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave
"Shall a man be dragged back to Slavery from our Free Soil, without an open trial of his right to Liberty?" —Handbill circulated in Milwaukee on March 11, 1854In Finding...
Essay On The Character And Influence Of Washington In The Revolution Of The United States Of America
The following Essay is a translation of the Introduction, by M. Guizot, to a French version of Sparks's Life of Washington, and of selected portions of Washington's...
The Third Reich
In 1933 Adolf Hitler seizes power after seducing the German people with lavish promises of restoring order, prosperity and the Greater German Reich to its former glories. He then...
Prepare For That Battle
Are you battle ready? Always be prepared. We must not take anything for granted. Yes, life is war, and as in every war there are always many battles to fight. When you win one,...
Heroes And Villains
With Europe overrun by Hitler’s thundering war machine, Churchill is the only head of state with the courage to stand up to the Führer. The British Prime Minister’s iron...
Indianapolis: The True Story Of The Worst Sea Disaster In U.s. Naval History And The Fifty-year Fight To Exonerate An Innocent Man
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “GRIPPING…THIS YARN HAS IT ALL.” —USA TODAY • “A WONDERFUL BOOK.” —Christian Science Monitor...
The Art Of War
The Art of War is written by Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
"We have the world's most beautiful bomber."So published the New York Times on the morning of July 29, 1935 after the previous day, the Model 299, the ancestor of...
