Kawanishi E10K1 Experimental 9-Shi Night Reconnaissance Seaplane

The Kawanishi E10K1 Experimental 9-Shi Night Reconnaissance Seaplane was designed to serve as a spotter aircraft with the Japanese fleet, but failed to satisfy in that role, or in its alternative role as a light transport.

Kawanishi E8K1 Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane

The Kawanishi E8K1 Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane was an advanced monoplane design that didn't have the manoeuvrability required by the Japanese navy and thus never entered production.

In the Teeth of the Wind: Memoirs of the Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War, Squadron Leader C P O Bartlett DSC.

In the Teeth of the Wind: Memoirs of the Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War, Squadron Leader C P O Bartlett DSC.

Very different to the more familiar RFC memoirs, this traces the wartime experiences of a RNAS bomber pilot, mainly operating near the Channel coast, taking part in the first sustained bombing campaign in military history.
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A Chronology of World War II, David Jordan.

A Chronology of World War II, David Jordan.

 An introduction to the Second World War with a narrative account of the fighting supported by two timelines, one for the war against German and one for the war against Japan. Good, but could have done with a combined timeline rather than the two split ones.
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Captured at Arnhem - From Railwayman to Paratrooper, Norman Hicks.

Captured at Arnhem - From Railwayman to Paratrooper, Norman Hicks.

Fascinating account of the life of a railwayman and paratrooper, who fought in Tunisia and on Sicily before being captured at Arnhem. Includes a rare account of the experiences of lower ranked POWs, who were used for hard labour in Germany, in this case down a Lead Mine.
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72nd Reconnaissance Group (USAAF)

The 72nd Reconnaissance Group (USAAF) was a reconnaissance group that was based in the Panama Canal Zone during 1942 and 1943.

71st Reconnaissance Group (USAAF)

The 71st Reconnaissance Group (USAAF) operated in the Pacific theatre from the end of 1943 until the end of the Second World War, focusing on reconnaissance but flying a wide range of other missions at the same time.

70th Reconnaissance Group (USAAF)

The 70th Reconnaissance Group (USAAF) was a home based unit that was used to help with the training of army units.

Pedro Navarro, count of Oliveto (c.1469-1528)

Pedro Navarro, count of Oliveto (c.1469-1528) was a highly successful Spanish engineer who entered French service after the Spanish government refused to pay his ransom after he was captured at the battle of Ravenna in 1512.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (El Gran Capitán), 1453-1515

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (El Gran Capitán), 1453-1515, was a Spanish general who reformed the infantry in the early stages of the Italian Wars, helping to create the famous tercio formation that made Spanish armies so formidable during the sixteenth century.