True war and combat stories

Why would a god-fearing Swiss citizen go against the laws of his own country to fight for Ukraine?

'The Hollow Crown is exhilarating, epic, blood-and-roses history .

Plutarch''s Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch''s Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings.

Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated writer on the Napoleonic art of war.

Lord Dunsany was one of the most influential fantasy authors of the twentieth century.

Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth President of the United States.

In September 1915 Kitcherner's men were in action for the first time in the largest offensive of the year.

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Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated writer on the Napoleonic art of war.

The Rough Riders was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry.

‘Eminent Victorians’ was first published in 1918 and consists of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era.

Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.

A special edition of The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary.

The Rough Riders was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry.

The English spirit is unique.

'On War' is the West's premier work on the philosophy of war.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.

On Ken Follett's Facebook page Pan Macmillan created a storybank, as a place for readers to upload their own, real-life stories of World War Two.

Wars, raids and rebellions have driven the history of Canada forward from the earliest days of New France, through the two world wars to the present day.

Spanning his earliest remembrances as a child to his historic charge up San Juan Hill, and his years in the White House, Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography offers an intimate and telling portrait of one of the greatest statesmen in American history.

Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.

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John Esten Cooke's A Life of General Robert E.

The Red Battle Flyer is German flying-ace Manfred von Richthofen's autobiographical account of his career as a pilot in the Imperial German Army during the First World War.

This book takes us on an interesting journey to a distorted world of history and prominent characters in the nineteenth century.

Napoleon, on quitting Spain in January, left behind him as a legacy to his brother a comprehensive plan for the conquest of the whole Peninsula.

The Command of the Sea (A.

Del 16 al 18 de enero de 1988 Monte Caseros vivio, tal vez, los dias mas locos de su historia.

A gripping collection of true stories that capture the bravery of American pilots who helped win WWII.

Robert Lee only knew his great-grandfather James Erskine briefly when he was very young.

In the summer of 1940 the British Isles stood isolated and alone facing the might of a seemingly unstoppable German war machine.

Critical acclaim for William B.

In the summer of 1940 the British Isles stood isolated and alone facing the might of a seemingly unstoppable German war machine.

Sharpe and his adventures has made the 95th Foot renowned again and the discovery of an unpublished diary by an American from Charleston South Carolina who served, despite his father’s objections, as an officer in this elite regiment has caused great excitement.

Praise for The Rescue"e;Steven Trent Smith grapples boldly with several big subjects: the Japanese occupation of the Philippines; the capture of Japan's 'Z Plan' (the decisive-battle strategy for destroying the U.

A German air force officer’s first person account of aerial battle during the invasion of Sicily in WWII.

Stranger In My Heart is about the search for understanding oneself, answering the question "e;Who am I?

A history of the twentieth-century Royal Air Force training programme as told by the men who lived it.

Joshua Chamberlain was much more than a war hero, and Pullens thoughtful book fills out the picture of his remarkable life.

Just how far would you go to escape?

A history of the twentieth-century Royal Air Force training programme as told by the men who lived it.

"e;As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime.