Warfare & defence books

Over the past decade, the US Army has shifted from counter-insurgency operations to preparing for large-scale conflict...  Read More >>

Could Putin or other war criminals ever be put on trial? Steve Crawshaw's compelling new history of prosecuting...  Read More >>

An account of UNAMID (United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur) peacekeeping operations in Darfur.  Read More >>

A critical analysis of the United States in the period after the Iraq war (2011-2019) analysing ground warfare employed...  Read More >>

Why do some insurgent groups target American nationals? At first glance, it appears to be a risky strategy, inviting...  Read More >>

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A major new history of the epic siege of the island fortress of Malta Even as the great siege began it was understood...  Read More >>

The watery, heavily vegetated marshlands of the Mekong Delta served as a formidable natural defense for Viet Cong...  Read More >>

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An illustrated study of the development and operations of coalition and Afghan Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan...  Read More >>

The epic story of a man born into Caribbean slavery, who defeated Napoleon's armies and crowned himself a free black...  Read More >>

A fresh look at the ancient general and scholar's classic History of the Peloponnesian War, from the perspective...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated, this insightful study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft...  Read More >>

An in-depth study of the ground campaign led by the US and Coalition forces against Iraq in the Gulf War.  Read More >>

This colourful study describes and illustrates the troops of the Seleucid Empire in West Asia throughout its turbulent...  Read More >>

Examines and analyses how the Soviet tank forces that fought at Stalingradwere rejuvenated in the months leading...  Read More >>

Fiercely fought with all the latest weaponry of World War I, Italy’s Adriatic campaign is the forgotten war of the...  Read More >>

An illustrated study of the famous Heinkel He 219 – the Luftwaffe's only pupose-built nightfighter – and its role...  Read More >>

This fully illustrated study explains the British Pacific Fleet’s campaign against the Japanese in the Sakishima...  Read More >>

A fleet in being is a military strategy for a naval force that influences events because of its location and size...  Read More >>

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""A history of the process for using and controlling atomic weapons during World War II and at the beginning of...  Read More >>

This expanded 176-page volume in the Legends of Warfare series includes 350 images, making it one of the most comprehensive...  Read More >>

Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jim, and Okinawa, and...  Read More >>

In the wake of World War II, the United States leveraged its hegemonic position in the international political system...  Read More >>