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Published 2011, 216 pages, 126 black & white photographs, line drawings, sketches, and diagrams, softcover, 6 5/8" x 9 3/4"
the bold and provocative operations flown by the CIA-operated Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have epitomized the rivalry between the United States of America and the Soviet Union during the early to middl
The Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-21 has been built in greater numbers than any other combat aircraft since 1945. Several variants formed the backbone of the Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defence Force (JRV i PVO) and later the Serbian Air Force (RV i PVO).
Published September 2020, 88 pages, 110 black & white and colour photographs, 12 colour profiles, maps, order of battle, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" inches
Hot Skies of the Cold War: the Bulgarian Air Force in the 1950s: Helion Europe at War Series #2 softcover
Published February 2020, 72 pages, black & white and colour photographs, colour profiles and diagrams, maps, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" i
Against All Odds: the Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Helion Asia at War Series #12 softcover
Published July 2020, 96 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 21 colour profiles, diagrams, maps, Indian and Pakistani losses tables, s
Published July 2020, 88 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 42 colour profiles (5 are armour), national insignia, diagrams, maps, aircraft losses table, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" inches
The first volume of The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 mini-series, Indian Military Intervention in East Pakistan, tells the captivating story of the military conflict fought between India and Pakistan in 1971 in what is present day Bangladesh, and resulted i
Kargil 1999: South Asia's First Post-Nuclear Conflict, Helion Asia at War Series #14 softcover
In 1999, less than one year after both countries tested nuclear weapons, India and Pakistan found themselves locked in another armed conflict.
Drawing on a wide range of Vietnamese-language sources, the author presents a detailed account of the continuing efforts of North Vietnam to invade the South, enlivened by a large number of previously unpublished photographs, and colour profiles for model
At the end of the Second World War, the city of Berlin was located 100 miles (160 km) inside the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany. The Western Allies insisted on keeping part of the city for themselves, and so it was divided into four sectors, mimicking
On 24 March 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia. Lasting 78 days, this was an unusual conflict fought at several levels. The campaign was fought at the negotiation tables, in the media, and vi
During the early 1990s, a series of savage wars was fought in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Jugoslavia (SFRJ). The third of the conflicts in question, the war in Bosnia, was in its third year as of 1995. Already internationalized by multiple do
On 20 August 1968, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, thousands of tanks and armoured vehicles, and hundreds of military aircraft of the Warsaw Pact armed forces invaded Czechoslovakia in an operation code-named Danube. It was the largest military underta
In June 1990, a mere three months after the Indian Peace Keeping Force withdrawal from Sri Lanka, the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government resumed and was to continue unabated until another cease-fire in ea
Upon achieving independence from Great Britain in 1948, the stunningly beautiful island of Ceylon, re-named Sri Lanka in 1972, was expected to become a sort of 'South Asian Singapore'. However, stable political order and bright economic prospects proved i
When released into independence from Great Britain in 1948, the stunningly beautiful island of Ceylon, renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, was expected to become a sort of 'South Asian Singapore.' However, stable political order and bright economic prospects prove
On 30 March 1972, while peace negotiations had been dragging on for four years in Paris, the North Vietnamese launched a wide scale offensive in order to break the stalemate. At that date, practically no American ground forces remained in South Vietnam wh
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
Much of the Arab World remains ravaged by war or threatened by war. Meanwhile, the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict remains fundamentally unresolved. Consequently, even the Arab air forces and other Arab armed forces remain either at war or on a virtual
Between 1949 and 1962, the Soviets set off 214 nuclear bombs in the open air. Dozens of these were released from aircraft operated by specialized test units.
Designed by Sydney Camm as a swept wing, daytime interceptor with excellent maneuverability, the Hunter became the first jet aircraft manufactured by Hawker for the Royal Air Force. It set numerous aviation records and saw widespread service with a large
In August 2015, the government of the Russian Federation embarked its military forces on an intervention in Syria. Ever since, there is no end of discussions about Russian military capabilities and intentions - in Syria and beyond. To many, the performanc