War & defence operations books

A gripping account of how and why the legendary 'scourge of God' was able to inscribe his legacy into the annals...  Read More >>

Focusing on organization, equipment and tactics, this book offers a detailed, comprehensive guide to the myriad...  Read More >>

Analyzing the three Japanese attempts to retake the island in the face of ferocious American resistance, this book...  Read More >>

This book presents six recently discovered diaries, almost all of which are previously unpublished. It provides...  Read More >>

Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert...  Read More >>

The magnum opus of the First World War, from the outstanding historian at the King's College Department of War Studies....  Read More >>

A dramatic history of human experiences, sights, sounds, emotions and fears as ordinary people struggle to cope...  Read More >>

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Stephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.  Read More >>

The author explores the practice and effects of the European Union's democracy promotion efforts vis-à-vis its authoritarian...  Read More >>

A revisionist historian offers a refreshing but challenging account of the Second World War, what caused it, why...  Read More >>

The 20th century has been one of enduring, rapid and fundamental social and political change. In Southern Africa,...  Read More >>

An engaging and comprehensive account of the events and individuals who characterized D-Day.  Read More >>

""In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham...  Read More >>

Covers the most humiliating British surrender of the Second World War. The campaign remains hugely controversial....  Read More >>

The US Civil War's aftermath brought contentious transition from Old South to New for whites and African Americans...  Read More >>

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Fully illustrated throughout with a fascinating mixture of historic photographs, maps, charts and specially-devised...  Read More >>

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The Frontline Napoleonic Library is an unparalleled collection of classic works on the Napoleonic Wars. Presenting...  Read More >>

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The Frontline Napoleonic Library is an unparalleled collection of classic works on the Napoleonic Wars. Presenting...  Read More >>

Consolidates a host of first-hand reminiscences of individuals caught up in RAF night-time operational proceedings...  Read More >>

A collection of first-hand reminiscences, offering an authentic impression of the everyday reality experienced by...  Read More >>