The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was constructed as an interceptor with high horizontal speed and climb rate. Achieving good performance in the aforementioned parameters resulted in worse maneuverability, but it was still a very successful design.
From platoon commander at Belleau Wood, through the Pacific War and Korea to becoming the 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1952: Lemuel Shepherd was the consummate Leatherneck.
Stories of Suffering and Survival on the Burma-Thailand Railway
by Ben Luto and John Grehan
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781526724762
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-05-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Frontline Books
344 Pages
As the terrible conditions experienced by the British, Australian, Dutch, and American PoWs in the building of railway linking Buma and Thailand became known, as well as the appalling atrocities the...
Over Nazi-occupied Europe with a B-17 Waist Gunner
by Bill Ibelle
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781636245584
Publisher: Casemate
Pub Date: 2025-05-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate
192 Pages
Bert Ibelle was 19 years old when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, flying bomber missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. Meanwhile his buddy, Fran Brighenti, served as an infantry marksman on the opposite side of the globe. Using diary entries, letters, and Bert's memoir, this is a vivid insight into the experiences of the Greatest Generation.
Anyone familiar with WWII studies in the Pacific will recognize the name Eugene B. Sledge. The author, who corresponded with Sledge 30 years ago, shared the experience of serving on Peleliu in the Palau...
Generals Auchinleck, Slim and Savory and their role in the campaigns in Northeast India and Burma (Myanmar) have been largely forgotten in the historiography of the Second World War. Prime Minister...
The Story of America's Most Daring Naval Rescue, and of the Men it Left Behind
by Rudy Tomedi
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781636245621
Publisher: Casemate
Pub Date: 2025-03-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Casemate
256 Pages
The escape of General MacArthur from the Philippines after the initial Japanese onslaught in World War II is well known. This is the story of the gallant PT-boat men who rescued him, only to be abandoned in enemy-occupied territory.
Allied Bombers: B-17 Flying Fortress series Australia, New Guinea and the Solomons 1942-1944
by Michael Claringbould
Price: $42.95
ISBN: 9780975642351
Publisher: Avonmore Books
Pub Date: 2025-02-28
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Avonmore Books
140 Pages
The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles of Allied and Japanese aircraft which served throughout Australia, the South Pacific and New Guinea theatres. This Volume 16 covers...
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