War & defence operations books

A fully illustrated account of the Soviet invasion of Finland in the winter of 1939.  Read More >>

O Say Can You See? Georgetown lawyer Francis Scott Key did not initially support the War of 1812 against Great...  Read More >>

This superbly researched book, written by two acknowledged experts, takes a wide-ranging examination of Operation...  Read More >>

First book to propose Blackhorse Hill as the true site of the Battle of Hastings. Carefully examines historic accounts...  Read More >>

The little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin...  Read More >>

Uncovers the full story of the social unrest that was seen throughout Britain at the times of the Napoleonic Wars....  Read More >>

Demonstrates how the tactical, command and staff errors on the first day of the battle meant the inexperienced Peninsular...  Read More >>

The Big Book of Civil War Sites is the consummate travel reference for America's Civil War battlefields. Whether...  Read More >>

Explores the critical decisions made by Confederate and Federal commanders during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain...  Read More >>

The memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, Serpents of War is a rare account of World War I as seen from...  Read More >>

Follow-up to the award-winning Longstreet at Gettysburg, this collection of new essays addresses some of the persistent...  Read More >>

As Bell argues in this tour de force of interpretive history, nearly every modern aspect of war took root during...  Read More >>

As Bell argues in this tour de force of interpretive history, nearly every modern aspect of war took root during...  Read More >>

Seedtime in Kashmir: A Memoir of William Jackson Elmslie, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout...  Read More >>

Through two Colombian case studies, Sanne Weber identifies the ways in which conflict experiences are defined by...  Read More >>

A fascinating exploration of how between February 1 and March 10, 1942, three small US task forces launched several...  Read More >>

This work provides an authoritative illustrated examination of the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, analyzing...  Read More >>

An essential eyewitness account of the later battles of the Peninsular War Originally titled, ' Vicissitudes...  Read More >>

"The twentieth century is usually seen as ""the century of total war."" But as the historian David A. Bell argues...  Read More >>

A new complete history of the only American ground operation on Norwegian soil during World War II.  Read More >>

History enthusiasts and those with a naval or military background are sure to be immersed in the untold story of...  Read More >>

The end is in sight but the fight is long: the epic and terrifying conclusion to the greatest conflict in history...  Read More >>

An enthralling and insightful look into the most decisive battle of the Second World War - The Lighthouse of Stalingrad...  Read More >>

Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that developed from neutrality in Macau during the Second...  Read More >>

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