War & defence operations books

The SAC’s effectiveness comes to light in this book – the first that deals with its creation and development; its...  Read More >>

The 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, codenamed Operation Barbarossa, remains one of Nazi Germany’s most significant...  Read More >>

This brilliant campaign nearly cleared the state of Rebels and changed the calculus of the Civil War in the Western...  Read More >>

First book about the immense contribution that miners made during the Great War at home and abroad.  Read More >>

Compiled by an internationally-acknowledged expert in this field. Details the nature of IED and other weapon threats...  Read More >>

An unparalleled collection of objects relating to the history of RAF Tangmere. Many objects are supplemented by...  Read More >>

A forensic examination of what lay behind the exceptional heroism exhibited by the 28th Infantry Division in the...  Read More >>

This book explores how survivors of political violence in Colombia have asserted themselves and challenged those...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book explores how to establish peace in societies recovering from large-scale, armed conflicts by introducing...  Read More >>

A myth-shattering study of the first clash between the Zulu kingdom and European interlopers and its dramatic effects...  Read More >>

The US Navy's 1944 Philippines raids were the first time naval aircraft had challenged and beaten a land-based air...  Read More >>

The first in a series of books exploring the longest and best-known naval campaign of World War II, focusing on...  Read More >>

This book formulates a conceptual framework to analyse the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It examines the strategies...  Read More >>

In the following pages I have endeavored to present a correct description of the service performed by Company F,...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive study of the complex impacts of the war in Ukraine on Russo-Iranian relations,...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

Hard Tack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life (1887) is a memoir by John D. Billings. Billings was a veteran...  Read More >>

This is one of the few critical examinations of the war on the Second World War’s Eastern Front that includes both...  Read More >>

In this memoir, journalist George Alfred Townsend recounts his experiences as a war correspondent during the American...  Read More >>

This vivid memoir offers an in-depth look at the daily life of a Union soldier during the American Civil War. John...  Read More >>

The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 is the only publicly available translation into English of Bogdanovich's official...  Read More >>

The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five...  Read More >>

A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World...  Read More >>