War & defence operations books

Rose, Castle and Crown is a unique history of the part-time soldier of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, from the...  Read More >>

This compilation of stories reveals the hope for a better future shared by members of the largest generation in...  Read More >>

The Grand Strategy, the imaginative plan to divide the rebellious American colonies, ended in disaster. Originally...  Read More >>

""A comprehensive collection of first-hand accounts. This is a veritable treasure-trove, for both general readers...  Read More >>

The definitive book on this important battle of the Wars of the Roses  Read More >>

The 2023 edition of this highly regarded and popular publication provides an up-to-the-minute guide to the ships,...  Read More >>

In 1915-18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on numerous battlefields, from Gallipoli to Jerusalem. This illustrated...  Read More >>

A history of the US Navy's remarkable South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that...  Read More >>

Enjoy a detailed examination of Operation Olive as US, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces seek to smash through...  Read More >>

A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which...  Read More >>

The only publicly available translation into English of Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky's official history of the Russian...  Read More >>

On Amist comprehensively examines the value of friendship in late medieval Italy.  Read More >>

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A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1969, examines the achievement of Montgomery in the campaign in NW Europe in 1944-5....  Read More >>

He was the general who triumphed over Napoleon's Grande Armée during the Patriotic War of 1812, not merely restoring...  Read More >>

He was the general who triumphed over Napoleon's Grande Arm�e during the Patriotic War of 1812, not merely restoring...  Read More >>

He was the general who triumphed over Napoleon's Grande Arm�e during the Patriotic War of 1812, not merely restoring...  Read More >>

A highly illustrated introduction to some of the greatest battles in world history, from the iconic encounters of...  Read More >>

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The author personally interviewed reconnaissance pilots who flew in WWII, Korea, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam...  Read More >>

New title on the battles of the Wars of the Roses, covering the turbulent period of English history between 1455...  Read More >>

Heavily illustrated history of Second World War amphibious operations.  Read More >>

Vivid eye-witness accounts of this part of the Crimean War.  Read More >>

Explains how the Channel Islands were demilitarised in 1940 to save them from destruction.  Read More >>