Military Pre-1946
Aviation & Military Book Centre is a specialist UK bookseller focused on aviation and military history. Selling online with a large online catalogue with thousands of titles across numerous military topics. Looking at a overview of military history from 1900 to 1946, a period dominated by two world wars and rapid technological change. Pre–World War I (1900–1914) this era set the stage for global conflict. Imperial rivalries between powerful countries Great Britain, Germany, France, and Russia and there Alliances. World War I (1914–1918) a global industrial war cantered in Europe. The sides, Allies: UK, France, Russia against the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. Characterised by trench warfare, first large-scale use of tanks and aircraft. Interwar Period (1919–1939) a fragile peace with rising tensions, due to Economic instability, the rise of authoritarian regimes, Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito Mussolini in Italy. World War II (1939–1945) the deadliest conflict in human history. The sides, Allies: UK, USA, Soviet Union, against the axis forces of Germany, Italy, Japan. Key features/events during WWII Blitzkrieg (mechanized warfare), strategic bombing of cities, Invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Attack on Pearl Harbour, D-Day, Battle of Stalingrad, atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to the Japanese surrender. Military equipment between 1900 to 1946 underwent one of the most dramatic transformations in history, driven largely by the demands of World War I and World War II. Aviation & Military Book Centre is one of the UK’s leading specialist sources for military aviation books
Aviation & Military Book Centre is a specialist UK bookseller focused on aviation and military history. Selling online with a large online catalogue with thousands of titles across numerous military topics. Looking at a overview of military history from 1900 to 1946, a period dominated by two world wars and rapid technological change. Pre–World War I (1900–1914) this era set the stage for global conflict. Imperial rivalries between powerful countries Great Britain, Germany, France, and Russia and there Alliances. World War I (1914–1918) a global industrial war cantered in Europe. The sides, Allies: UK, France, Russia against the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. Characterised by trench warfare, first large-scale use of tanks and aircraft. Interwar Period (1919–1939) a fragile peace with rising tensions, due to Economic instability, the rise of authoritarian regimes, Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito Mussolini in Italy. World War II (1939–1945) the deadliest conflict in human history. The sides, Allies: UK, USA, Soviet Union, against the axis forces of Germany, Italy, Japan. Key features/events during WWII Blitzkrieg (mechanized warfare), strategic bombing of cities, Invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Attack on Pearl Harbour, D-Day, Battle of Stalingrad, atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to the Japanese surrender. Military equipment between 1900 to 1946 underwent one of the most dramatic transformations in history, driven largely by the demands of World War I and World War II. Aviation & Military Book Centre is one of the UK’s leading specialist sources for military aviation books
