Military life & institutions books

Combining the nuanced perspective of an insider with the critical distance of a historian, Alexander Macaulay examines...  Read More >>

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This book examines how U.S. domestic institutions stand up to global threats and whether intelligence sharing across...  Read More >>

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The Second Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Old Vermont Brigade saw its first combat at the Battle of...  Read More >>

'The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, any enemy who dares to set foot...  Read More >>

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This extensively illustrated new title from renowned historian, David Stone, describes and analyses every significant...  Read More >>

Shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of...  Read More >>

Babi Yar, Rumbula and Stanislaviv-these are places where apocalyptic slaughters were perpetrated during summer 1941....  Read More >>

While the Battle of Gettysburg is often remembered for Chamberlain's dramatic defense of Little Round Top, Pickett...  Read More >>

"The word ""warrior"" is not new. The soldiers, cops, emergency rescue personnel and other men and women who face...  Read More >>

As the military's approach to the global war on terror shifted, the reservists' role changed accordingly. Their...  Read More >>

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World War II was one of the defining periods of British history, a six-year period that saw Britain and its Commonwealth...  Read More >>

Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in...  Read More >>

No. 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command is world-famous for its daring raids on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams, the...  Read More >>

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Born in the crucible of the Crimean war and in the care of the likes of Florence Nightingale and Sir James McGrigor,...  Read More >>

A story of the Australian soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who journeyed to England in 1914, and who fought...  Read More >>

Presents an account of the 2,445 African American men who were killed, wounded or decorated during World War II...  Read More >>

The Ninth Ohio - composed of Ohio Germans mostly from Cincinnati - saw action at Rich Mountain and Carnifex Ferry...  Read More >>

The U.S. Marine Corps is widely recognised and admired as the undisputed leader in presenting its case as the world’s...  Read More >>

Rolling in across the Atlantic was the fiercest storm to rock the British Isles for decades. The European Windstorm...  Read More >>