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Black Sheep
The Life of Pappy Boyington
The turbulent life of Gregory Pappy Boyington, the top U.S. Marine ace of the Pacific, is captured in memorable detail by the acclaimed author of One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle of Tarawa. Wukovits pulls no punches in describing the controversial World War II fighter pilot, who was a hero to some, and a villain to others in ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Proceed to Peshawar
"The Story of a U.S. Navy Intelligence Mission on the Afghan Border, 1943"
Proceed to Peshawar is a story of adventure in the Hindu Kush Mountains and of a previously untold military and naval intelligence mission during World War II by two American officers along 800 miles of the Durand Line, the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. They passed through the tribal areas and the princely states of the North-West Frontier Province ...
Available Formats: Softcover
German Naval Camouflage
Volume Two: 1942-1945
This work book completes a highly original and superbly illustrated two-volume survey of German naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era. The first volume covered the period 1939–1941 and was quickly recognized by warship enthusiasts and model makers as a major step forward in the understanding of a complex and much debated topic.
This study is based on scrutiny ...
Available Formats: Hardcover