Warfare & defence books

Experience the adventures of the pirate George Lowther and learn how he was ""resurrected"" as a Royal Navy officer,...  Read More >>

A highly illustrated history of one of the most controversial British aircraft designs of all time whose cancellation...  Read More >>

The second in a series of volumes dedicated to the Flak, the German Anti-Aircraft Artillery in World War 2. Based...  Read More >>

Enjoy one of the most fascinating and least known stories of Cuban aviation. In ""Alert One - The MiG-15 in Cuba"",...  Read More >>

The fifth book written and published by members of The Veterans' Writing Group of San Diego features a collection...  Read More >>

War Ethics: Theory, Practice, and Memoir is a unique and pioneering anthology of readings on all facets of the ethics...  Read More >>

In an era of resurgent military political activism, this volume examines the cross-national drivers of cabinet militarization...  Read More >>

Dabei stehen zum einen die beiden zentralen Dokumente – die Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie und die neuen Verteidigungspolitischen...  Read More >>

By comparison with Civil Aircraft Markings, with which it shares an annual Spring publication date, Military Aircraft...  Read More >>

This 2-part works examines the predecessors to the Wagner Group, and the establishment of the latter organisation...  Read More >>

This is a fascinating insight into the upheaval as the Second World War drew to a close and former alliances were...  Read More >>

The gripping tale of the last great battle of the Second World War.  Read More >>

A British Secret Service agent is in a race against time to stop the overthrow of the Egyptian government by extremists....  Read More >>

Die britische Schiesspulvermuhle Waltham Abbey deckte wahrend der napoleonischen Kriege etwa ein Drittel des britischen...  Read More >>

How can we make sense of the persistent political instability in Guinea-Bissau, a small country that has hosted...  Read More >>

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Seventy years ago, the Nuremberg Trials were in full swing in Germany. In the dock were the leaders of the Nazi...  Read More >>

Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean...  Read More >>

Many books have been written on the Second Punic War and Hannibal in particular but few give much space to his campaigns...  Read More >>

A renowned airpower expert assesses the air campaign fought in France in 1940, explaining why the Luftwaffe was...  Read More >>

An essential guide to the tanks that fought the greatest armored clashes of modern times, between Saddam Hussein's...  Read More >>

This study of the evolving uniforms and personal equipment used by US ground forces in the Korean War features new...  Read More >>

An illustrated study of Rome’s key enemies from the Late Principate and Dominate: the western Visigoths and the...  Read More >>

A highly illustrated study of the performance of the British Army’s Anti-Aircraft (AA) Command against the Luftwaffe...  Read More >>

USS Iowa BB-61, the first of four Iowa-class battleships built for the US Navy, was launched in 1942. Capable of...  Read More >>