Battles & campaigns books

A searing testament to Israeli brutality and Palestinian resilience, spirit, and grace under pressure. Why is it...  Read More >>

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It was at Little Round Top that the volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine, with Joshua Chamberlain in command,...  Read More >>

Britain's worst military disaster.  Read More >>

Ambrose's eyewitness account traces the first Illinois volunteer regiment from its muster in 1861 to the final days...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1924, this is the young Charles de Gaulle's analysis of the major errors that led the Germans...  Read More >>

The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of...  Read More >>

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This concise guide explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and...  Read More >>

Explores the roots of the Juneteenth holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.  Read More >>

Explores the roots of the Juneteenth holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.  Read More >>

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Backed up with surviving evidence, Kate Gilliver considers the importance of the Gallic Wars in the context of the...  Read More >>

This guide to battles of the American Civil War looks at over 60 major engagements. These are listed alphabetically...  Read More >>

A memoir of the German struggle for Stalingrad, by one of the few who survived.  Read More >>

A detailed, illustrated account of two significant victories for Frederick the Great: against the Franco-Imperial...  Read More >>

The illustrated story of the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, one of the least understood of Napoleon's corps....  Read More >>

America entered the Vietnam War certain of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. As...  Read More >>

In this book, Dr Anne Curry shows how the Hundred Years' War can reveal much about the changing nature of warfare:...  Read More >>

The beaches codenamed Gold and Juno constituted the western section of the British sector of the landings. This...  Read More >>

A highly-illustrated examination of the controversial battle for Peleliu.  Read More >>

Wayne Bodle questions the traditional account of the legendary Valley Forge winter of 1777-78. Instead of Washington's...  Read More >>

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An accessible and well-informed tour through a little-known, important aspect of race in American history  Read More >>

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