War & defence operations books

Charles (Charlie to his comrades) Murrell kept detailed diaries of his service with the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards...  Read More >>

Camp, court and siege; A Narrative of Personal Adventure and Observation During Two Wars:1861-1865; 1870-1871 (1877)...  Read More >>

Modern Iraq was created deliberately by the British over the seven years following their first invasion in 1914....  Read More >>

A Soldier's Story of the Siege of Vicksburg From The Diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd  Read More >>

"A look at Morgan's Raiders and their dash through Meigs County, Ohio in 1864 and culminating in the Battle of Buffington...  Read More >>

Title: The Draft Riots in New York. July, 1863. The Metropolitan Police: their services during Riot Week. Their...  Read More >>

In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal...  Read More >>

This book argues that for peace support operations (such as those in Afghanistan) to be effective, the civil-military...  Read More >>

In this harsh and unsparing book, Bertrand Russell presents the unvarnished truth about the war in Vietnam. He argues...  Read More >>

"As one of the Middle East's longest-serving correspondents, Barker offers an insider's account of the ""forgotten...  Read More >>

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A detailed military study of Nelson's great victory at the Nile.  Read More >>

A highly illustrated account of the hunt for the Bismarck.  Read More >>

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Title: Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America. By B. J. Lossing. Illustrated by many...  Read More >>

Title: Camp-Fire and Cotton Field: Southern Adventure in time of war. Life with the Union Armies ... With illustrations....  Read More >>

This new book documents the German invasion of Norway, focussing on the events at sea. More than most other campaigns...  Read More >>

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WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. The inside story of one of the most notorious tours of duty of the current Afghan...  Read More >>

The Battle of Matapan 1941  Read More >>

Title: The Great Invasion of 1863; or, General Lee in Pennsylvania, etc. [With plates, including a portrait and...  Read More >>

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Many books have been written about the Civil War, but the most fascinating story is told here, the story of combat....  Read More >>

Many books have been written about the Civil War, but the most fascinating story is told here, the story of combat....  Read More >>

Many books have been written about the Civil War, but the most fascinating story is told here, the story of combat....  Read More >>