Not the most heavily armored tank, tall, ungainly, with firepower that could not match the German tanks - but by sheer numbers and reliability, the M4 Sherman became the winning workhorse of World War II. An inside view of Sherman tanks is given by military personnel who experienced the Sherman firs[...]
This is the first English language work to examine the subject in detail and the first in any language to identify, describe, and quantify variations and production figures for the models covered. The book focuses on the Czechoslovak Communist period (1948-1989), but reaches back into the 1930s in o[...]
D-Day on June 6, 1944 still stands as the largest ever amphibious operation in history, as 150,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy and began the fight to Berlin. This book tells the story of those who lived and fought through this historic conflict. In first-person accounts of the Normandy landings, [...]
Rockwood, Green, and Wilkins' Fractures, Seventh Edition gives you a complete print and multimedia package consisting of the established "gold-standard" three-volume reference on fractures, plus access to an integrated content website. In its thoroughly revised, updated Seventh Edition, Rockwood, Gr[...]
Need the go-to reference on adult bone and joint injuries? Get the definitive, two volume guide on fracture treatment, written by the world's top orthopaedic surgeons: Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults. This fully updated and expanded 8th edition offers up-to-the-minute research and recommend[...]
This first bilingual edition of France's most enduring wartime novel introduces Vercors's famous tale to a generation without personal experience of World War II who may not be able to read it in its original language. Readers are assisted with a historical and literary introduction, explanatory not[...]