Warfare & defence books

Jack Handley was kicked out of home by his father when he joined the Territorial Force at the age of twenty-one...  Read More >>

On the morning of April 9, 1940, German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, leaving Sweden as the only neutral...  Read More >>

On the morning of April 9, 1940, German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, leaving Sweden as the only neutral...  Read More >>

The first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years—the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered...  Read More >>

The first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years—the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered...  Read More >>

The Battle of Marathon changed the course of history in ancient Greece. To many, the impossible seemed to have been...  Read More >>

Survival, the IISS’s bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives...  Read More >>

Explores both the enduring impacts of genocidal violence and the varied ways in which states and grassroots collectives...  Read More >>

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A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third...  Read More >>

The true story of a son who discovered the unspoken truths of his parents lives after their deaths, including the...  Read More >>

The Battle of Marathon changed the course of history in ancient Greece. To many, the impossible seemed to have been...  Read More >>

Composed of more than 300 eyewitness accounts, official documents, parliamentary debates and newspaper reports,...  Read More >>

The U-Boat campaign has a huge following. The only book on this unusual and vital aspect of U-Boat operations. A...  Read More >>

Dramatic tales of seamanship and courage.  Read More >>

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The history of fast attack craft is a perennial favourite amongst naval enthusiasts. New, affordable paperback edition....  Read More >>

The threat of cyberwar can feel very Hollywood: nuclear codes hacked, power plants melting down, cities burning....  Read More >>

This is the book on bushido, the much-cited but widely misrepresented samurai code of honour. Drawing on authentic...  Read More >>

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through World War Two: fighting...  Read More >>

This is the dramatic tale of how Wasdin overcame a tough childhood to live his dream and enter the exciting and...  Read More >>

After the Citadel and Officer Candidate School, Andrew Z. Adkins Jr. was sent to the 80th Infantry Division, then...  Read More >>

War Hotels is an engrossing exploration of hotels in wartime, told through the prism of the now iconic hotels that...  Read More >>

Traces the long development of the successor to the B-52 Stratofortress.  Read More >>

It's all here, from the drama of facing danger in combat, to the frustration of dealing with the military bureaucracy,...  Read More >>