The Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) was one of the highest decorations given for extreme acts of valor to all ranks of the German armed forces during World War II. Few awards captured quite the respect and admiration of the German public as the Knight's Cross—it was the greatest honor one could achieve. In all, there were 123 recipients in ...
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The U-boat Commanders
Knight's Cross Holders 1939-1945
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Seaforth World Naval Review 2020
Now moving into its second decade, Seaforth World Naval Review 2020 provides an affordable yet authoritative summary of global naval developments over the past twelve months. Regional surveys of fleet evolution and procurement by editor Conrad Waters are supplemented by in-depth articles from a range of subject experts focusing on significant new warships, technological advances, and specific navies.
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Allied Coastal Forces of World War II
Volume II: Vosper MTBs and US Elcos
Allied Coastal Forces, now a recognized classic work first published in 1990, remains the only publication to deal comprehensively—in words, photographs, and drawings—with the technical detail of motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches, and submarine chasers. This second volume covers sixteen Vosper MTB designs and the US 70ft, 77ft and 80ft ELCO designs.
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