The Catskills region of the eastern US was the birthplace for a uniquely American style of fly that continues to grace the bins of fly shops around the world. This book explores the essence of Catskill flies, delving into the history of the region's rivers, fly fishers, and fly tiers and blending their histories with step-by-step tying methods.
Gen. Erwin Rommel arrived in Africa's Western Desert in February 1941 to lead the elite German Afrika Korps in its efforts to support the battered Italians. Disobeying orders to remain on the defensive, Rommel attacked, nearly pushed the numerically superior British out of Libya, and besieged the critical port of Tobruk.
On the morning of August 8, 1944, the Canadian Army roared into action in Operation Totalize, a massive armored attack that aimed to break through enemy defenses south of Caen and trap the Germans in Normandy by linking up with Patton's U.S. Third Army. After initial gains, the assault lost momentum and failed to achieve all of its objectives.
General Hans Eberbach and the German Defense of France, 1944
In July 1944, after fighting in Poland, the invasion of France, and Russia and then serving as Heinz Guderian's troubleshooter, General of Panzer Troops Heinrich "Hans" Eberbach took command of Panzer Group West near the vital city of Caen in Normandy.
From the foreword by acclaimed Eastern Front historian David Glantz: Hitler's Nemesis "fills a major gap in our understanding of the Red Army at war... By adding flesh and sinew to what had formerly seemed a gaunt skeleton, he has placed recognizable faces on that great gray mass of men whom the German Army fought against...
The Memoirs of a Red Army Penal Company Commander, 1943-45
Made up of soldiers who conducted "unauthorized retreats," former POWs deemed untrustworthy, and Gulag prisoners, the Red Army's penal units carried out some of the most terrifying assignments on the Eastern Front, such as storming German machine-gun nests.
Beginning with a general overview of crime in the Illinois state, this book focuses on such cases as the 'Murder Castle' of H H Holmes, the intellectual thrill killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, as well as the bloody St Valentine's Day Massacre involving Al Capone's South Side mob and Bugs Moran's North Side gang.
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, more than two million American troops journeyed "over there"--to Europe, where the Germans, French, and British had been slugging it out on the Western Front since 1914.
The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit
"Beware the Thunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions.
