Category Archives: Military

Selected Poems of Rumi (Dover Thrift Editions)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by singleton

Over 100 of Rumi’s finest lyrics, including “The Marriage of True Minds,” “The Children of Light,” “The Man Who Looked Back on His Way to Hell,” “The Ascending Soul,” “The Pear-Tree of Illusion,” “The Riddles of God,” and many more. … Continue reading →

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Legion Condor Aces (Aircraft of the Aces)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by singleton

By the outbreak of World War 2, the Luftwaffe had acquired effective tactical battlefield experience from its involvement in the Spanish Civil War in 1936-1939, centered around the operations conducted by the Legion Condor, a force of some 19,000 ‘volunteer’ … Continue reading →

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B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI (Combat Aircraft)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by singleton

The B-24 Liberator was the mainstay of the US Army Air Force’s strategic bombing effort in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. With longer range and a greater load-carrying capacity than the … Continue reading →

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The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2) : Cavalry 1799-1814 (Men-At-Arms Series, 189)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

During the Napoleonic era, Russia possessed a vast force of cavalry, forming a greater percentage than that of most European armies. This stemmed partly from their service against the Turks, who had huge numbers of troops, and partly from the … Continue reading →

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Frommer’s Las Vegas 2010 (Frommer’s Complete)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Las Vegas features lavish full-color photos of the spectacle that awaits you. This is simply the most frank, funny, outrageous guide you can buy and it’s much more up-to-date and … Continue reading →

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Painting and Finishing Techniques (Osprey Modelling)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Although many modelers can master the basic techniques of construction, it is with the painting and finishing of their kits that many begin to struggle. It is this skill that gives the model its distinctive look and feel and separates … Continue reading →

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British Battle Insignia (2): 1939-45 (Men-at-Arms) (Bk.2)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

By the New Year of 1940 the War Office had agreed in principle to (a) the enhancement of officers’ badges of rank with cloth in the colour of the arm-of-service; (b) strips of cloth in the same colours to be … Continue reading →

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WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Jac Weller studies every move and countermove of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. … Continue reading →

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STALINGRAD: How the Red Army Triumphed

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Michael K. Jones’s new history of Stalingrad offers a radical reinterpretation of the most famous battle of the WW2. Combining eyewitness testimony of Red Army fighters with fresh archive material, the book gives a dramatic insight into the thinking of … Continue reading →

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The Practice of the Wild: With a New Preface by the Author

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The nine captivatingly meditative essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder in the ways of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as … Continue reading →

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