War, combat and military adventure fiction

This volume covers a fascinating period in the history of the German army, a time in which machine guns, airplanes, and weapons of mass destruction were first developed and used.

Mit einer unvergleichlichen Mischung aus Eleganz, Mut und Geheimnis schrieb Mata Hari Geschichte.

Originally published in 1989, Robert Jackson's outstanding book revealed a whole area of wartime experience which had been neglected.

Originally published in 1989, Robert Jackson's outstanding book revealed a whole area of wartime experience which had been neglected.

If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harpers novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

If one aircraft was to represent the First World War, it could be the distinctive red Fokker Triplane of Manfred von Richthofen.

From the acclaimed author of Norwegian by Night, a story of two men given a second chance to save the girl they failed to protect decades before.

A powerful collection of three seminal works by Booker prize-winning author Thomas Keneally.

The massive international bestselleran epic historical novel that chronicles the birth and rise of fascism in Italy, witnessed through the eyes of its founder, the terrifyingly charismatic figure who would become one of the most notorious dictators of the twentieth century, Benito Mussolini.

In the aftermath of World War I, the British Empire was hit by two different crises on opposite sides of the world--the Jallianwala Bagh, or Amritsar, Massacre in the Punjab and the Croke Park Massacre, the first 'Bloody Sunday', in Ireland.

Published to coincide with the anniversary of the First World War, this edition, superbly illustrated with contemporary photographs and colour maps, gives readers an insight into all aspects of the First World War, from the trenches to the Eastern Front, as well as the Mediterranean conflict.

'Brilliantly evoked' SUNDAY TIMESDiscover the first medieval adventure in the action-packed Chivalry series!

Originally published in 1957, the original blurb reads: 'From these studies of the secret diplomacy surrounding the entry of Turkey and Italy into the First World War, emerges a picture of the complex machinery behind the obvious wheels of international politics.

In this book, readers can experience the tumultuous era of silent First World War propaganda films that helped shape U.

The landmark expos of incompetent leadership on the Western Front - why the British troops were lions led by donkeys On 26 September 1915, twelve British battalions a strength of almost 10,000 men were ordered to attack German positions in France.

By 1915, the Western Front was a 450-mile line of trenches, barbed wire and concrete bunkers, stretching across Europe.

The First World War (1914–1918) marked a turning point in modern history and culture and its literary legacy is vast: poetry, fiction and memoirs abound.

A captivating account of the formative years of one of Canada's best-known artists, Jackson's Wars follows A.

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A pioneering work for the history of veterans' rights in Romania, this study brings into focus the laws and policies the state developed in response to the unprecedented human losses in World War I.

In Beauty Like The Night, Joanna Bourne, 'master of romance and suspense' (Teresa Medeiros) returns to the French Revolution, with a stirring tale of intrigue, espionage, and irresistible attraction.

A novel of army life in the calm before Pearl Harbor: A New York Times bestseller, a National Book Award winner, and “one of the great books of our time” (Newsday).

After the collapse of Afghanistan's Soviet-backed government, a mullah finds himself doing anything to protect his students.

Ravenheart continues the tale of the Rigante.

The Titanic.

Im Spätsommer 1916 trafen hoch über London deutsche Zeppeline als die ersten Langstreckenbomber der Geschichte auf die Jagdflugzeuge der britischen Armee und Marine.

Meticulously researched and plotted like a noir thriller, The German Heiress tells a different story of WWII of characters grappling with their own guilt and driven by the question of what they could have done to change the past.

The First World War, with its mud and the slaughter of the trenches, is often taken as the ultimate example of the futility of war.

This volume synthesises the latest scholarship on First World War veterans in post-war Britain and Ireland, investigating the topic through its political, social and cultural dynamics.

While the history of food on the home front in wartime Britain has mostly focused on rationing, this book reveals the importance and scale of nation-wide communal dining schemes during this era.

Im Sommer 1914 zogen die Offiziere Österreich-Ungarns an der Spitze einer einzigartigen, multiethnischen Armee in den »Großen Krieg«.

This play re-enacts the 1917 trial and imprisonment of Alice Wheeldon, the renowned suffragist, for her alleged role in plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister Lloyd George.

On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt.

Merry Hell is the only complete history of the 25th Canadian infantry battalion, which was recruited in the autumn and winter of 1914–15 and served overseas from spring 1915 until spring 1919.

In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front.

Four World War II infantrymen recover at an army hospital, and struggle to readjust to the home front, in this New York Times–bestselling novel.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was one of the defining moments in the history of the modern Middle East.

This book provides fresh perspectives on a key period in the history of humanitarianism.

War and American Literature examines representations of war throughout American literary history.

Sven Hassel's iconic novel about the Battle for Monte Cassino.

The Titanic.

A ground-breaking narrative history, which examines the never-before-told story of one of the most devastating battles of American involvement in World War I the battle of Montfaucon.

From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II.

German general Hermann Balck (1897-1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders.

This classic study examines the deployment of U.