War & defence operations books

The second of two volumes, this is a chronological account of the campaigns on the Eastern Front, following the...  Read More >>

Delving deeply into previously untapped archival resources, Charles Esdaile arrives at a new view of the Spanish...  Read More >>

Drawing his material from a wide range of primary sources in England, Germany and Australia, the author looks at...  Read More >>

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The key issue of why the Ottoman Turks won the 1915 Gallipoli campaign has never been satisfactorily answered. This...  Read More >>

When the Germans arrived on the Channel Islands after the defeat of France in the summer of 1940, they and the islanders...  Read More >>

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The battle of Tannenberg (August 27–30, 1914) opened World War I with a decisive German victory over Russia—indeed...  Read More >>

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Taking the defenders by surprise, the US 4th Division touched down on Utah Beach at dawn on D-Day, with 197 men...  Read More >>

• The whole story of one of the deadliest battles of WWII told for the first time • Important contribution...  Read More >>

Peace-makers, experts in conflict resolution, researchers and teachers are among the contributors here focused on...  Read More >>

Based on gripping eyewitness accounts this study reinforces the contention that Allied soldiers performed much better...  Read More >>

Ever since the guns fell silent in July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg has emerged as the defining conflict in our...  Read More >>

The theme of this book is that security is not just about defence from external attack, but embraces the protection...  Read More >>

Transitional administrations represents the complex operations of the United Nations. This book provides the history...  Read More >>

In this masterly study of 1815, Peter Hofschroer challenges the accepted version of events at the battle of Waterloo....  Read More >>

When bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese American college students were among the many young men...  Read More >>

""In an almost magical sense the reader is drawn back to the time when the country drew its first breath.""-The...  Read More >>

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""Shrouds of Glory"" is Groom's riveting account of General John Bell Hood's decisive actions in the western theater...  Read More >>

""Deeply moving...an excellent short history of an important part of the Vietnam War...a fascinating insider's look...  Read More >>

The Crimean War is full of resonance - the battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman, the Charge of the Light Brigade,...  Read More >>