The siege of the Hungarian capital,
1944-45. The battle fought in the bend of the River Don,
left an indelible scar on the collective memory of the
Hungarian people. Although the military history of the
battle fought within the territory of Budapest has been
discussed by several authors, using various approaches, no
genuinely comprehensive account, based on a balanced study
of relevant archival sources of the opposing sides, has been
previously published. The author provides an in-depth
account of the 108-day operation and Within that broader
framework, focuses primarily on the siege of the city, which
lasted more than 50 days, and on the war that raged within
the boundaries of the Hungarian capital.
New in
illustrated boards - two volume set, VI 1108 pp, VII
468pp, 700 b/w photos, c100 color and b&w maps
The Soviet
Offensive Operations in Western Hungary and Austria,
March-May 1945. The Soviet Vienna Operation began on 16
March 1945 when the assault armies of 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian
Fronts succeeded in penetrating the Axis defense between
Esztergom and Lake Balaton. It ended up less than a month
later, on 13 April 1945, when all its objectives were
achieved and Vienna was taken. The defeat at Vienna
inflicted a mortal blow on the Nazi economy, the Third Reich
losing its important economic regions in Hungary and Eastern
Austria that were still largely untouched by the war.
New in
illustrated boards - landscape format, 212pp, 1 b/w map,
219 b/w photo
American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East,
1941–51. General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering
figures of World War II, but his leadership of the second
largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When
World War II ended, the air forces under his command
possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft
and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in
the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and General George Kenney
rebuilt the US aerial presence, helping Allied naval and
ground forces re-take the Philippines, and carry the war
north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World
War II MacArthur was the highest military and political
authority in Japan, and at the outbreak of the Korean War in
June 1950 he was named as Commander in Chief, United Nations
Command. The ten months of his command of the Far East Air
Forces saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters.
SCAPEGOAT: THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES
AND REPULSE
by Dr. Martin Stephen
A radical new account of one of Britain's greatest naval
disasters. Making full use of modern research and unrivalled
access to private family papers, it suggests that Admiral
Sir Tom Phillips, the commander of the so-called 'Force Z',
was made the scapegoat for a battle in which he was
blameless, and that Winston Churchill, the Admiralty and
chronic failures in ship design and Intelligence were what
sank the ships. The book also shows what a very close run
thing the sinkings were, and how Japanese success depended
on them having luck on their side. 'Scapegoat' is a
convincing attempt to right a wrong that has been allowed to
stand for over 70 year.
SACRED PLACES: CANADIAN CEMETERIES OF
THE GREAT WAR
VOLUME I. BELGIUM 1915-1918
by Norm Christie
This first of three volumes, tells
of the 168 cemeteries that contain the graves of Canadians
who died in Belgium during the Great War. As no bodies could
be repatriated, the men rest amongst their comrades in the
war cemeteries that dot the countryside. More than 16,000
Canadians buried in these immaculate cemeteries in the
fields around Ypres died in great battles such as Second
Ypres, Mount Sorrel, or Passchendaele. In this series Norm
Christie reveals his unique knowledge obtained by more than
30 years of studying the Great War
New in card cover - 240pp, More than
200 portraits and illustrations
