A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders
Drawing on years of research and covering all of the German Army's panzer divisions from their creation through their destruction or surrender, Samuel Mitcham chronicles the combat histories of the tank units that formed the backbone of the Nazi war machine.
A Canadian in the German 7th Panzer Division, 1944-45
Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, young Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father, a German-speaking Mennonite who came to Canada from Ukraine and believed the Third Reich offered a better life than Canada. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division.
Generals like Heinz Guderian have received most of the credit for devising and executing the German blitzkrieg, but without the field commanders who led armored corps, divisions, and regiments, the lightning offensive that overtook France in 1940 could not have triumphed.
Kayaking and Canoeing the Keystone State's Rivers and Lakes
Pennsylvania contains more miles of rivers and creeks than any state but Alaska, making the Keystone State a prime destination for canoers and kayakers. This guide contains information for 211 of the commonwealth's rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
More than 400 photographs detail the American military experience in World War I from recruitment to the Armistice. Featuring the infamous Doughboys and Devil Dogs, flying aces, doctors and nurses, seamen, and the German enemy, this is the premier visual history of the United States in the Great War to be published during the centennial years.
This is the thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam in 1970. It opens with a tense ambush patrol and doesn't let up through a year of hair-raising night watches, soggy humps through the jungle, and deadly encounters with the North Vietnamese.
What should you do if you encounter a bear in the wild? What if you fall through thin ice? Or run out of water? Or get sick on wild food? This guide provides information about what to do when something goes wrong in the outdoors - both emergency situations and annoying accidents - in a portable format that's easy to use in the field.
Includes individual career profiles in: agriculture and food production - biological sciences - conservation - environmental sciences - engineering - marine careers - recreation - indoor careers with an outdoor twist. Revised and updated.
