War & defence operations books

Develops essential themes in the field of peace leadership and combines theoretical frameworks and practical applications...  Read More >>

Building on the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special...  Read More >>

Building on the expertise of the authors and historians of the Naval Institute Press, the Naval History Special...  Read More >>

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the present day global military order with a focus on each nation's military...  Read More >>

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Since we launched our first edition in August 1973, After the Battle has traveled around the globe and has covered...  Read More >>

Gettysburg is over, the Confederates must reach the Potomac River if they are to fight another day.  Read More >>

Introduces the modeller to the daring operation that was Market Garden.  Read More >>

A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling...  Read More >>

A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern...  Read More >>

This new history of United States policy toward Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War revises our understanding...  Read More >>

Unstoppable and deadly, this is the gripping story of some of the most feared soldiers in the war The daring, courage...  Read More >>

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Fascinating new perspectives on the battle which marked the transition between medieval and early modern England....  Read More >>

In late 1944, the Second World War was going badly for Japan. The Japanese strategy in Leyte was to entrap the U.S....  Read More >>

This timely analysis of security in Europe identifies the factors that enable and hinder the creation of networks...  Read More >>

Tom Holloway and his Southern friends are excited about their prospects in joining the war effort, but the only...  Read More >>

Civil War Settlers is the first thorough analysis of Scandinavian Americans, examining citizenship, settler colonialism...  Read More >>

The book """" Hacking Through Belgium """" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that...  Read More >>

Drawing on contemporary material from public and private sources as well as combatants and civilians, this book...  Read More >>

A revealing study of the confrontation between an eminent Victorian general and two of South Africa's warrior nations....  Read More >>

The story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict....  Read More >>

Written by one of the world's leading experts on D-Day, Smashing Hitler's Guns, is a ground-breaking new history...  Read More >>

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The exploits of outstanding artillerymen This book begins with the activities and equipment of the gunners during...  Read More >>