Henry Sakaida Livres

Osprey's examination of Soviet women who fought in World War II (1939-1945). When the Great Patriotic War began, many women volunteered for the armed forces, but most of them were rejected. They were steered towards nursing or other supportive roles. Many determined women managed to enter combat by first volunteering as field medics and nurses, then simply picking up a gun during the battle, and charging boldly into the line of fire. In the area of aviation, women also contributed greatly to the war effort. In rickety biplanes, they flew bombing missions at night, without parachutes; their only protection was the darkness. This book tells the stories of the brave women that were awarded the Soviet Union's most prestigious title - Hero of the Soviet Union - for their bravery in protecting their homeland.

The Japanese bastion of Rabaul was their Gibraltar of the Southwest Pacific in WWII. But by 1944 Allied forces had won the battle for the Solomons and Rabaul was encircled and besieged. It was bypassed and never invaded. This is the incredible story of its siege and the activities of its surviving guerrilla air force.

343. kókútai - jednotka leteckých es. Kniha, s množstvím dobových fotografií, vypráví krátkou, leč zajímavou historii této jednotky. Zformována byla jako elitní jednotka s nejmodernějšími japonskými stíhačkami, jejímž úkolem bylo bránit Japonsko. Na zvrat ve válce už totiž nemohlo být ani pomyšlení...

Nenaplněná hrozba konce 2.světové války. Kniha o Japonských obřích ponorkách třídy I-400, ve své době to byla zdaleka největší ponorka na světě, na palubě nesla tři útočné bombardéry.