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Campaign Nº384. Japanese Conquest of Burma 1942 : The Advance to the Gates of India

This book provides a fascinating exploration of the Japanese conquest of Burma, as the Allied forces were forced back in disarray to India and China.The Japanese invasion of Burma in January 1942 marked the beginning of the single longest campaign of World War II. In the Burmese jungles, the (...)
Categoría: Militares

Elite Nº247. Roman Plate Armour

First named by Renaissance historians studying the reliefs on Trajan's Column, lorica segmentata evaded successful attempts to reconstruct it until a series of important archaeological finds in the 20th century revealed how it worked and the truth of its extended chronology. The earliest finds date (...)
Categoría: Historia

New Vanguard Nº312. Tanks in the Battle of Germany 1945 : Eastern Front

A new history and analysis of the German and Soviet tank forces that battled on eastern German soil in the final months of World War II.The final months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw the Wehrmacht fighting with exhausted armoured divisions, albeit now armed with the most advanced and (...)
Categoría: Militares

New Vanguard Nº313. Foreign Panthers : The Panzer V in British, Soviet, French and other service 1943-58

A study of the little-known career of Germany's Panther, perhaps the greatest tank of World War II, in foreign hands both during and after the war.The Panther was arguably the most successful medium tank design of World War II, demonstrated by the number of Germany's enemies that used them after, (...)
Categoría: Militares

XPlanes Nº017. McDonell XP-67 "Moonbat"

Packed with never-before-seen photos, plans and meticulous new digital artwork, this is the first history of the USAAF's futuristic World War II prototype interceptor, the XP-67 "Moonbat".The series of X-planes that sprang from the US Army's Request for Data R40C, focused on high-altitude, (...)
Categoría: Militares

Air Campaign Nº018. Ho Chi Minh Trail 1964 73

The Trails War formed a major part of the so-called 'secret war' in South East Asia, yet for complex political reasons, including the involvement of the CIA, it received far less coverage than campaigns like Rolling Thunder and Linebacker. Nevertheless, the campaign had a profound effect on the (...)
Categoría: Militares
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