Battles & campaigns books

A guide to the sites in Maryland and West Virginia associated with the Antietam campaign, including excursions to...  Read More >>

The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied Powers' invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation...  Read More >>

The Battle of Brody ranks as one of the key tank battles in World War II, yet is woefully unknown. This book presents...  Read More >>

The battle for Peleliu island marks the peak of the fiercest, most ferocious fighting in the Pacific War. This book...  Read More >>

Provides an overview of the general trends in 5th century Greek warfare. Relying on primary sources such as Herodotus,...  Read More >>

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Perhaps the best known of all American five-star generals, Douglas MacArthur established his military reputation...  Read More >>

"July the third 1863 it seems, will forever be associated with an event known by almost everyone as ""Pickett's...  Read More >>

Acclaimed military historian Alexander presents a surprising new look at how close the Confederacy came to defeating...  Read More >>

"July the third 1863 it seems, will forever be associated with an event known by almost everyone as ""Pickett's...  Read More >>

Everyone has seen the footage: a heavily bearded Saddam Hussein blinking under the bright lights of infantry cameras,...  Read More >>

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Other books have been written by such authors and compilers who did no justice in presenting the true picture of...  Read More >>

In the decades before the Civil War, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion...  Read More >>

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Erwin Rommel led daring raids in North Africa in 1942, recapturing Tobruk but facing defeat at El Alamein. The Afrika...  Read More >>

Definitive guide to the 1945 battle for Berlin which includes walking and driving tours of the battlefield. Features...  Read More >>

Captain Louis Nolan delivered the order that produced one of the most famous blunders in all military history -...  Read More >>

In 1944, the Germans launched more than 10,000 flying bombs at Britain. This book takes the reader through the day...  Read More >>

On 9 April 1940, the German Armed Forces seized Norway and Denmark in an operation remarkable for its precision...  Read More >>

A new history of Ireland's bloodiest battle  Read More >>

One of the last signfiicant Southern victories of the Civil War, the Battle of Natural Bridge preserved Tallahassee's...  Read More >>

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For most British people, the First World War was the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier...  Read More >>

Originally published in hardcover in 2007.  Read More >>