Tajemnicze jednostki marynarki wojennej, imponujące statki pasażerskie, pełne towarów statki handlowe, zwinne kutry rybackie – wszystkie w pełnej krasie: z lotu ptaka i z pokładu, podc...więcej »
During the Pacific War the most successful component of the Imperial Japanese Fleet was its destroyer force. These ships were larger and, in most cases, better-equipped than their Allied counterpar...więcej »
This volume will detail the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers built before the war. This includes the famous Fubuki class (called "Special Type” by the Japanese, wh...więcej »
Few if any 20th century warships were more justly acclaimed than the destroyers of the U.S. Navy's Fletcher class. Admired as they were for their advanced and rakish design, it was their record as ...więcej »
With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. Th...więcej »
In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Teaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, and employment of...więcej »
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleship...więcej »
Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, indispensable in roles large and small - from delivering the mail at sea to screening other vessels and, where large...więcej »
With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the 12 battleships were already over 20 years old, having s...więcej »
The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that saw service between 1941 and 1945, i...więcej »
First seen during the American Civil War and later appearing in the Franco-Prussian War and the Anglo-Boer Wars, the armored train came to prominence on the Eastern Front during World War I. It was...więcej »
During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the forefront of submarine technology. It fielded the largest pre-nuclear submarines in the world, some capable of carrying floatplane bombers,...więcej »
With over 12,500 produced, the Vought F4U Corsair is one of the icons of mid-20th century military aviation. It was as a Marine Corps aircraft that the Corsair was to become famous, fighting throug...więcej »
An improved version of the Allison V-1710 engine gave rise to the Curtiss H-87, which began life in 1941 as the P-40D and featured a completely redesigned fuselage. The shorter and deeper nose of t...więcej »
The initial version of the Curtiss P-40, designated by the manufacturer as the Hawk H-81, combined the established airframe of the earlier radial-powered H-75 (P-36) fighter with the Allison V-1710...więcej »
One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed s...więcej »
An icon of World War I aerial combat, the Sopwith Camel was a superb dogfighter in the hands of a pilot who could master its vicious idiosyncrasies. The first British fighter to be armed with twin ...więcej »
Ci cholerni Polacy, jak nazywał ich Churchill, to ludzie o niezwykłej odwadze i ogromnej fantazji. Żyli szybko, umierali młodo, a o ich wyczynach krążyły legendy.Jacy byli naprawdę, jak radzi...więcej »
Seria poświęcona 50 okrętom Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej. Każdy tom szczegółowo omawia jedną okręt. W serii będziemy opisywali m. in. takie okręty jak: ORP PIORUN, ORZEŁ, BŁYSKAWICA, BURZA, W...więcej »
Kariera zawodnicza toruńskiej „legendy” żużla, jak zwykło się mówić o Wojciechu Żabiałowiczu, trwała niespełna piętnaście lat. Biorąc pod uwagę współczesne standardy obowi...więcej »