Peter Dennis Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

In March 1944, the Japanese Fifteenth Army launched an offensive into India from Burma. Named "U Go," its main objective was the capture of the town of Imphal, which provided the easiest route between India and Burma. Whoever controlled it, controlled access between the two countries. Facing off against the Japanese was the British Fourteenth Army and its Imphal-based 4 Corps. For the next four months, over 200,000 men clashed in the hills and valley of Manipur in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of World War II. Although numbers vary, it is estimated that some 30,000 Japanese soldiers died and 23,000 were injured at Imphal-Kohima in 1944 due to fighting, disease and in the retreat back to Burma. It remains the largest defeat on land ever for the Japanese Army. With fully commissioned artwork and maps, this is the complete story of the turning point in the Burma campaign in World War II.

Bohatě ilustrovaná publikace obsahuje vybrané texty z Bible a výklad hlavních příběhů Starého a Nového zákona. Klíčová slova, věty a pojmy jsou navíc plně objasněny a ilustrovány ve sloupcích po stranách.

The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed to the Pacific to fight the Japanese were turned into infantry units, those sent to Europe were employed as light armor in the cavalry's traditional spearhead roles - reconnaissance, the screening of advances and flanks, and the pursuit of beaten enemy forces. Equipped with M8 Greyhound armored cars, M5 Stuart and M24 Chaffee light tanks, and halftracks, these units were designated cavalry groups (mechanized), each c. 1,700 strong and divided into two heavily armed squadrons. They were seldom attached to divisions, but to higher-level corps commands, meaning they could be shifted around quickly and independently and be formed at need into flexible battle groups with armored, infantry, and other units, depending on the mission. Thirteen CG(M)s fought in Europe, seeing a great deal of action - they were usually the first units in contact with the enemy, and, because of their mobility and freelance role, the ones sent as "fire brigades" to block dangerous gaps. Featuring specially drawn full-color illustrations depicting uniforms, insignia, armored vehicles, and tactical scenarios, this is the story of the US cavalry units that led the advance to victory in Europe during World War II.

Osprey's study of a crucial battle of the Grerco-Persian Wars (499-449 BC). Weeks after the glorious disaster at Thermopylae and heavy but inconclusive fighting at sea off Artemisium, with Athens now in barbarian hands and the Acropolis burned, the Greeks dramatically halted the Persian invasion of 480BC.  They brought the 600-strong Persian fleet to battle with their 350 triremes in the confined waters of the straits of Salamis and, through a combination of superior tactics and fighting spirit, won a crushing victory.  This drove the Persian navy out of the western Aegean and enabled the Hellenic Alliance to combine its manpower in sufficient force to destroy the massive occupying army in the following year.  Victory over the Persians secured the 5th century flowering of Greek and, in particular, Athenian culture and institutions that so influenced the subsequent development of western civilisation.This book draws extensively on the findings of archaeological, technological and naval research, as well as on the historical sources to vividly recreate one of the most important naval campaigns in world history.

Čtenáři se v této knížce podrobně seznámí s taktikou a způsobem provádění bojového průzkumu v armádách největších válčících států, USA, Velké Británie, Sovětského svazu, Německa a Japonska. Autor popisuje vybavení, výzbroj a organizaci jejich průzkumných jednotek, a to nejen na úrovni divize, ale pozornost věnuje také malým hlídkám běžných pěších jednotek, které byly vysílány vpřed, aby propátraly terén, nalezly nepřítele a pronikly do jeho linií. Objasněny jsou úkoly hlídek, cíle a prostředky průzkumu, používání map a fotografií, speciální výbavy, jako byly buzoly a dalekohledy, způsoby pohybu hlídek, typy a hodnocení výhod a nevýhod používaných dopravních prostředků, typy maskování, spojovací technika atd. Fakty nabitá kniha obsahuje řadu dobových fotografií a barevné přílohy zachycující taktické situace.

The Israeli Special Forces' operation at Entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counter-terrorist assaults ever conducted. On June 27, 1976, four terrorists (two of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two of the German Baader-Meinhof terrorist group) highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in Entebbe, Uganda. Here they were met by reinforcements, and transferred all the Jewish and Israeli prisoners to the terminal building, with the exception of a few hostage releases. As Idi Amin's assistance to the terrorists became increasingly clear, the Israeli government began preparations for a military assault. The element of surprise was crucial; never before had such a large-scale raid at such a long distance been successfully undertaken. This is the incredible story of how the Israeli Special Forces defied radar for over 2,000 miles, masqueraded as a tyrant in a Mercedes and captured uniforms, and defeated an army in brutal combat, culminating in a triumph of sheer audacity and nerve. A compelling book chronicling an incredible moment in history.

Sammelband aus fünf Einzelbänden der Reihe äAbenteuer Zeitreiseä zu den Themen Dinosaurier, Steinzeit, Pyramiden, Burg- und Stadtgeschichte für Kinder ab 7.

Das Sachbilderbuch lässt das alte Rom lebendig werden und zeigt eine Arena, das Stadtleben, ein Stadthaus, ein Kastell, die Flotte ... Ab 7.