Byzantine Armies, 886-1118

The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not nec...

Militaire Historie - Fokker schoolvliegtuigen

Aan het begin van de Eerste Wereldoorlog, stelde de LVA niets voor. De eerste militaire vliegtuigen, Farmans HF.20, waren eenvoudige constructies van hout, bamboe, linnen en spandraden. De motoren war...

Last of the Ten Fighter Boys

In 1940, against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain, 66 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader Athol Forbes, asked ten of his pilots to record their experiences of flying one of the greates...

Lawrence and the Arab Revolts, 1914-18

The Great War of 1914-18 is often seen as one major battleground - the Western Front - with numerous 'side-shows'. The other battle zones were not side-shows to those involved, however, although the l...

Kleurrijke KLu

Voor 1970 vlogen er al demonstratieteams bij de Koninklijke luchtmacht, maar deze bleven vrijwel onbekend en kleurloos. Dit veranderde pas na de oprichting van het demonstratieteam 'Whisky Four&a...

Dornier wal

Cover als brondocument gebruiktIn het trio van grote vliegboottypen, welke voor de tweede wereldoorlog bij de Marine Luchtvaartdienst in gebruik waren, neemt de Dornier Wal een uitzonderlijke plaats i...

Warship 13 - Warship 13

In the eighties, the Royal Netherlands Navy acquired 15 minehunters of the Alkmaar-class. They were deployed worldwide in conflicts (the Red Sea, the Persiun Gulf and off Libya). In all European water...

Spadefish

One glance at the Spadefish (SS-411) battle flag shows that she was one of the most successful World War II submarines Spadefish was the only U.S. submarine launched in 1944 to become one of the war's...

Action Stations Revisited: v. 3

The original Action Stations series was a major contribution to aviation literature;Actions Stations Revisited will prove anequally indispensable companion for any aviation historian.

The Invasion of 1910

The Invasion of 1910 (1906) is a novel by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux. Published at the height of Le Queux's career as a leading author of popular thrillers, The Invasion of 1910 is a story o...

In Liberating Strife