Conway Military History
Conway Military History
Churchill`s Navy: The Ships, People And Organization 1939-1945
Brian Lavery examines every aspect of the Royal Navy, both ashore and at sea, during the Second World War, and casts a lucid eye over the strengths and weaknesses of an organization that was put under acute strain during the period, yet rose to the challenge with initiative and determination.
Warship 2017
Warship 2017 is devoted to the design, development, and service history of the world`s combat ships
Pack Up Your Troubles: How Humorous Postcards Helped To Win World War I
Pack Up Your Troubles is the first book of this kind to focus exclusively on the impact of British humor in the art of the picture postcards of World War One, both in the field and on the home front.
Maps Of War
There is little documented mapping of conflict prior to the Renaissance period, but, from the 17th Century onward, military commanders and strategists began to document the wars in which they were involved and, later, to use mapping to actually plan the progress of a conflict
Warship Anne: An Illustrated History
If you go down to the shore at Hastings on the UK`s south coast at low tide, you`ll come upon an amazing sight
Churchill`s Army: 1939-1945 The Men, Machines And Organization
Stephen Bull examines every aspect of the British Army during the Second World War, and considers in detail the strengths and weaknesses of an organization that was tested to its limits on many fronts, but made an immense contribution to the successful Allied outcome.
Britain`s Historic Ships: A Complete Guide To The Ships That Shaped The Nation
This lavish book explores 20 of the most celebrated and accessible ships and offers a comprehensive history of each vessel`s design, construction, active service, and subsequent restoration and preservation
Secret Well Kept: The Untold Story Of Sir Vernon Kell, Founder Of Mi5
The United Kingdom`s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, most commonly known as MI5, was founded in 1909 by Sir Vernon Kell KBE
Eat The Apple: A Memoir
A gut-wrenching, beautiful memoir which explores toxic masculinity and the devastating consequences of war on one impressionable young soldier Matt Young joined the Marine Corps aged eighteen, after a drunken night that culminated in him crashing his car into a fire hydrant
Postcards From The Trenches: A German Soldiers Testimony Of The Great War
Postcards from the Trenches offers the first full account of Otto Schubert, soldier-artist of the Great War, rising art star in the 1920s, prolific graphic artist and book illustrator, one of the degenerate artists defamed by the Nazis, and a man shattered by the Second World War and the Cold War
History of the World
Take a ride through humankind's history with History of the World, a game of conquest and cunning for three to six players This remastered edition of History of the World contains a beautifully illustrated board, revised rules to streamline the experience, and everything you need to etch your name i
Great Battles Of History: Battles Of The Warrior Queen
In 60AD, Roman greed and brutality ignited a massive rebellion against Roman rule in Britain, led by the charismatic Iceni queen, Boudicca
Great Battles Of History: Rules
Simple Great Battles of History (Simple GBoH) 2nd Edition allows gamers to recreate the significant battles of the ancient Western world.
Great Battles Of History: Great Battles Of Alexander - Phalanx Module
Phalanx covers two of the major battles in the waning days of the Successor Wars, in which the Greek city-states and leagues and the descendants of the original Diadochoi were still fighting for Hellenic supremacy, and in which the phalanx the massive, heavy infantry formation brought to peak effic
Cataphract: The Reconquest Of The Roman Empire
This second printing of Cataphract contains all of the original battles plus two more originally included in the Atilla Module
Art And History Through Miniature Figures
This massive hardback art book collects a lifetime of masterfully sculpted and painted models by world-renouned miniatures artist Doug Cohen
Great Battles Of History: Great Battles Of Alexander - Diadochoi Module
Diadochoi covers the four major battles that took place during the early Diadochoi Wars at the end of the 4th Century BC as Alexander the Great`s marshals jostled and fought for position and control of his vast empire.
Challenge Of Battle: The Real Story Of The British Army In 1914
Winston Churchill described the opening campaign of World War I as `a drama never surpassed`
Silent Witness: The Civil War Through Photography And Its Photographers
The Civil War changed America forever
From Rocks To Rockets
WILLIAM GILKERSON TAKES THE BROAD, SWEEPING HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE AND PUTS IT IN STORY AND PICTURES THAT ARE AT ONCE MEANINGFUL, SOMETIMES PROFOUND, AND ALWAYS FUNNY
Deliver Us From Darkness
Deliver Us From Darkness is a gripping account of the paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion 506th Regiment during Operation Market Garden, drawing on years of research and more than 70 extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting.
Soldier I: The Story Of An Sas Hero
EIGHTEEN YEARS IN THE SAS SAW SOLDIER `I` SURVIVE THE SAVAGE BATTLE OF MIRBAT, PARACHUTE INTO THE ICY-DEPTHS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FALKLANDS WAR, AND ASSAULT THE IRANIAN EMBASSY DURING THE MOST FAMOUS HOSTAGE SITUATION IN THE MODERN WORLD
The Black-out Book
AT ONCE A TIME CAPSULE AND A PAEAN TO DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, THE BLACK-OUT BOOK BRINGS TOGETHER OVER FIVE HUNDRED GAMES, PENS`ES, PUZZLES, JOKES, AND LITERARY SNIPPETS OF A SIMPLER, YET IN MANY WAYS MORE DANGEROUS TIME THAN OUR OWN
Regiment:15 Years In The Sas
From its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous, and controversial military special operations of the 20th Century
Helmand
During their tour of Afghanistan in 2008, a number of soldiers kept personal diaries of their experiences, and now, for the first time, Osprey Publishing has collected them together to provide a gripping, first-hand account of life in the front -ine in modern warfare
Wade Mcclusky And The Battle Of Midway
The story of the man who won the battle of Midway and avenged Pearl Harbor for the United States
Vietnam: A View From The Frontlines
Based on rich collections housed at the National Archive, the Center of Military History, and at the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech, A View From the Frontlines traces the American experience of Vietnam from the war`s popular inception to its morale-crushing and bitter conclusion.
No Victory In Valhalla: The Untold Story Of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment From Bastogne To Berchtesgaden
Based on extensive interviews with the surviving veterans, No Victory in Valhalla relives the dramatic struggle of the famed `Screaming Eagles` paratroopers in some of the toughest fighting of World War II
Third Reich Is Listening: Inside German Codebreaking 1939-45
This fast-moving blend of modern history and popular science is told through colorful personal accounts of the Germans at the heart of the story, including a former astronomer who worked out the British order of battle in 1940
Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Guadalcanal-solomons Naval Campaign Of World War Ii
Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region
Maps Of War: Mapping Conflict Through The Centuries
There is little documented mapping of conflict prior to the Renaissance period, but, from the 17th century onwards, military commanders and strategists began to document the wars in which they were involved and later, to use mapping to actually plan the progress of a conflict
Sevastopol`s Wars: Crimea From Potemkin To Putin
Founded by Catherine the Great, the maritime city of Sevastopol has been fought over for centuries
Second World War
The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory
Royal Air Force: A Centenary Of Operations
The world`s first independent air force, the Royal Air Force (RAF), celebrates its Centenary in 2018
Run To The Sound Of The Guns: The True Story Of An American Ranger At War In Afghanistan And Iraq
Nicholas Moore served as part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the global war on terrorism
Long Range Desert Group In World War Ii
Established in June 1940 as the brainchild of scientist and soldier Major Ralph Bagnold, a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) allowed the British Army to gain a crucial advantage in the North African Front of World War II
Shadow Over The Atlantic: The Luftwaffe And The U-boats: 1943-45
German U-boats were the scourge of Allied merchant and military shipping in the Atlantic during World War II, threatening to isolate and then starve the UK out of the war
Rolling Thunder In A Gentle Land
FROM ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE COLONIAL WAR WITH FRANCE IN THE 1940S AND 50S, THROUGH TO THE FINAL EVACUATION OF SAIGON IN 1975 AND BEYOND, EACH CHAPTER OF ROLLING THUNDER IN A GENTLE LAND: THE VIETNAM WAR REVISITED FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
