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William Russell?s despatches to The Times revolutionised war reporting, and hence the public?s perception of war. Each piece was written with a bludge...
During the Cold War, nuclear submarines performed the greatest public service of all: prevention of a third world war. History shows that they succeed...
From Pan Military Classics, The Korean War by Max Hastings is the best narrative history of the conflict.On 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea b...
This is the illustrated history of the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front. The life and death of the Waffen SS can be traced in the surviving photographs, and the brooding saga of the decline from triumph into disaster is told through these powerful images which clearly document the reality of combat on the Russian Front.
On a typical day during the Second World War, Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, issued numerous memos to the ministers and...
The Second World War saw heroic efforts made by the Allied forces from its very outset, but in May 1940 disaster befell the British Expeditionary Forc...
The Iasi-Kishinev Operation, 20-29 August 1944: The Red Army's Summer Offensive into the Balkans details the Soviet preparation and conduct of the Red...
While the fledgling German paratroop operations in Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940, and on Crete in 1941, attracted worldwide attention, what is n...
On 16 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster aircraft from the RAF's 617 Squadron set off to attack the great dams in the industrial heart of Germany. Flying at...
Few territories are as hotly contested as the western Pacific Ocean. Across the 1.5 million square mile expanse of the East and South China Sea, six c...
The Second World War was not fought by Britain alone. India produced the largest volunteer army in world history: over 2 million men. But, until now, ...
The first volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'On a February day in the year AD 638 the Cali...
'Spellbinding ... a magisterial account of the great tragedy of our age ... it is a classic' Evening Standard'In the finest traditions of American in...
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'The best new narrative of the battle thus far, reflecting his gifts for fluent prose and moving quotations.' Max Ha...
Providing compelling new perspective on the Battle of Dunkirk, this photographic record includes private photos taken by German soldiers. They cover the retreat to Dunkirk, the battles for the town and beaches and the aftermath of the evacuation. Vehicles, equipment, ships and aircraft are all covered.
Wellington's clash with Massena was one of the most remarkable contests between two commanders in the Peninsular War. Here, David Buttery sheds new light on this pivotal episode and his account corrects the one-sided view of the campaign that has survived to the present day.
1943 saw the Allies on the offensive, with victories in North Africa followed by the invasion of Sicily and landings in Italy establishing a foothold ...
Little more than ten years ago drones were barely used, but now more than 50 countries have them in service and they are not only changing how wars ar...
Finland was the only nation with an elected and democratic government to fight on the German side in WWII. Despite being small, poorly armed and made ...
The causes of the three ?English? Civil Wars (1642 to 1645, 1648, and 1651) are complex and controversial ? clashes of conviction, belief, and persona...