General Military
General Military
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
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
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.
History Of The Panzerwaffe: Volume 2 - 1943-45
The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face its most difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at Normandy and storming across the continent, and the Russians gaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front
Blitz Spirit
AS THE BOMBS BEGAN TO FALL IN SEPTEMBER 1940, AS HOMES WERE FLATTENED AND PEOPLE EMERGED FROM CRAMPED SHELTERS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS INTO BARELY RECOGNIZABLE STREETS, SOMETHING VERY BRITISH HAPPENED - THE BLITZ SPIRIT WAS BORN
Invasion 1914: The Schelieffen Plan To The Battle Of The Marne
The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came agonizingly close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris, and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen
From D-day To Berlin
WITH AN EYE-POPPING, INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ONE OF THE MOST-POPULAR TOPICS IN ALL OF HISTORY - THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF WORLD WAR II - THE MYTH-BUSTING DESIGNERS OF THIS UNIQUE BOOK PROVIDE READERS WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN TO LIBERATE EUROPE SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT WITH MORE THAN 200 UNEQUALL
Empire Of The Seas: How The Navy Forged The Modern World
This book tells the story of how the British navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth
We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41
In May, 1940, Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe
Snafu: Sailor, Airman, And Soldier Slang Of World War Ii
A follow-up to 2007`s highly successful FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, SNAFU covers the slang of sailors and airmen, as well as soldiers
Russia`s Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17
In Russia`s Last Gasp, Prit Buttar looks at one of the bloodiest campaigns launched in the history of warfare - the Brusilov Offensive, sometimes known as the June Advance
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
Not Enough Room To Swing A Cat: Naval Slang And Its Everyday Usage
The navy is famous for its traditions, quirks and nuances
Samurai Armour: Volume I - The Japanese Cuirass
For beauty, precision, and strength, nothing has ever matched the combination of form and function found in the armor of the samurai
Hitler`s Death: The Case Against Conspiracy
In Hitler`s Death, author and expert Luke Daly-Groves rigorously looks at the question: Did Hitler shoot himself in the Fhrerbunker or did he slip past the Soviets and escape to South America
Instrument Of War: The German Army 1914-18
Drawing on more than a half-century of research and teaching, Dennis Showalter presents a fresh perspective on the German Army during World War I
Helmand To The Himalayas
David Wiseman was the first soldier on the scene of one of the most devastating attacks on British soldiers in Afghanistan, witnessing the horrific aftermath of an attack on unsuspecting troops by a rogue element of the Afghan police, which left five men dead and nine wounded, shaking the British fo
With Their Bare Hands: General Pershing, The 79th Division, And The Battle For Montfaucon
With Their Bare Hands traces the fate of the US 79th Division - men drafted off the streets of Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia - from boot camp in Maryland through the final years of World War I, focusing on their most famous engagement: the attack on Montfaucon, the most heavily fortified p
Finland At War: The Continuation And Lapland Wars 194145
Having foiled the Soviet invasion of the Winter War, the Finns found themselves embroiled in an ongoing conflict to maintain their borders as the Soviets recovered from the initial advances made by the Germans during the Barbarossa campaign
