War & defence operations books

Thought-provoking reconstruction of the opening campaign of World War II in Europe  Read More >>

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The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. James Falkner draws on...  Read More >>

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""The glider-borne operation to capture the Pegasus and River Orne Bridges has an established place in the annals...  Read More >>

The reverses experienced by Canadian troops during the late stages of World War II continue to be the subject of...  Read More >>

'...provides a fascinating insight into the men who took part' The Times  Read More >>

The struggle between Germany and the Allies along the Western Front is for many the most familiar element of World...  Read More >>

From one of the most respected combat reporters in America comes a gripping battlefield history of how the U.S....  Read More >>

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Before the War of 1866, the name of Helmuth Von Moltke was scarcely known outside the Prussian army. This book traces...  Read More >>

The history of the Battle of Britain in the words of the pilots from a unique archive of first hand accounts.  Read More >>

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Death from the Heavens is a survey of strategic bombardment from its beginnings to usage in current conflict. It...  Read More >>

""First published in 1933 by Arthur Barker Ltd, London, under the title Twelve days; in 2006 Greenhill Books published...  Read More >>

A detailed look at the military operations of the re-conquest of Ireland led by Oliver Cromwell.  Read More >>

In 1683, two empires - the Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna - came face to face...  Read More >>

A controversial new history of Tobruk, the heroic year-long siege where British and Australian ‘Desert Rats’ held...  Read More >>

Details the horrendous experiences of a German Jew in the camp, and how he survived to come to England as a refugee....  Read More >>

Offers a review of one of the key actions of World War II and a crucial part of the most studied event in world...  Read More >>

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The Battle of Beersheba, a redeeming win for the Anzacs who lost at Gallipoli, has slipped through the cracks of...  Read More >>

Originally published: London: William Collins, 1945.  Read More >>

The year 1944 bore witness to the fifth long year of World War II. Death rained from the skies of Germany, her cities...  Read More >>