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Based on interviews with survivors of German WWI prison camps, this account documents the heroism and perseverance of British troops in captivity.

This volume chronicles aerial combat of the Korean War through both historical narrative and the personal accounts of Allied airmen and POWs.

This WWI history examines the significant yet overlooked British offensive that achieved major advances on the Western Front.

When the Burma campaign is discussed, the turning point battles of Imphal and Kohima are most often thought of.

The blow to British pride and confidence caused by the crushing defeat of their army in Afghanistan during the winter of 1841/2 compares in its impact to the disaster in New York on 11 September 2001.

The Battle of the Lys, fought in April 1918, was critical for the Allies and for Germany.

The Battle of Jutland was the greatest naval engagement of the First World War, if not any war.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKAn indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely heard stories of individuals who lived through Mao's decade of madness.

This new edition of the classic WWI battlefield guide is updated with current information and a new walking tour through Mametz Wood.

Craig Allen, a Paratrooper for 29 years, returned to 2 PARA as a reservist and unofficial photographer for the Battlegroup’s dramatic 2008 Tour in Helmand.

This oral history presents the firsthand stories and memories of Britain's last living WWI veterans-complete with then and now photographs.

This book explores the origins of complex political organisation in Inner Asia, which enabled mighty empires, proto-state entities and confederacies such as the Cimmerians, Scythians and the Xiongnu Huns to emerge and dominate large swathes of the Eurasian continent during antiquity.

Since its premiere in November 1963, the classic British television programme Doctor Who has been a cornerstone of popular culture for half a century.

From his debut in a six-page comic in 1939 to his most recent portrayal by Christian Bale in the blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises, Batman is perhaps the world's most popular superhero.

'Avant-garde' Art Groups in China gives a critical account of four of the most significant avant-garde Chinese art groups and associations of the late 1970s and '80s.

The author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle.

This edited diary is Colonel Bill Spackmans extraordinary personal record of his experiences as the Medical Officer of an Indian Infantry battalion during the Mesopotamian Campaign 1914 1916.

A memoir of service in the Korean War, though bitter cold, monsoons, and ever-present danger from enemy forces-includes photos.

"e;By Spring 1945, while the war in Europe was coming to a close, in the Pacific there was no end to hostilities in sight.

This fascinating biographical history reveals how the future German general established his reputation at the WWI Battle of Caporetto.

Jack Sheldon examines the German mindset at the close of 1914 when it became apparent that a quick victory was no longer a possibility.

The letters of John Max Staniforth are among the most perceptive, graphic and evocative personal records of a soldiers life to have come down to us from the Great War.

A history of the conflict in Korea with an emphasis on the crucial role of aviation.

A history of the conflict in Korea with an emphasis on the crucial role of aviation.

Beaumont Hamel is a name which conjures up appalling visions of the catastrophic reverse suffered by men of VIII Corps, British Fourth Army on 1st July 1916, when thousands of men were killed and wounded for no gains whatsoever.

"e;At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world.

Llewelyn Wyn Griffiths Up to Mametz, published in 1931, is now firmly established as one of the finest accounts of soldiering on the Western Front.

The author of Guarding Hitler delivers "e;a study revealing the Japanese use of Allied POWs in medical experiments during WWII.

Puspika 2 is the outcome of the second International Indology Graduate Research Symposium and presents the results of recent research by young scholars into pre-modern South Asian cultures with papers covering a variety of topics related to the intellectual traditions of the region.

Puspika 2 is the outcome of the second International Indology Graduate Research Symposium and presents the results of recent research by young scholars into pre-modern South Asian cultures with papers covering a variety of topics related to the intellectual traditions of the region.

Puṣpikā 3 is the outcome of the third and fourth International Indology Graduate Research Symposiums held in Paris and Edinburgh in 2011 and 2012.

Puṣpikā 3 is the outcome of the third and fourth International Indology Graduate Research Symposiums held in Paris and Edinburgh in 2011 and 2012.

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An Atlas of Northamptonshire presents an historical atlas of the greater part of Northamptonshire (the first quarter having been published as An Atlas of Rockingham Forest).

An Atlas of Northamptonshire presents an historical atlas of the greater part of Northamptonshire (the first quarter having been published as An Atlas of Rockingham Forest).

[Includes 10 photos illustrations]The first 9 months of the Korean War saw U.

This study analyzes the strategic effectiveness of special operations conducted by the Far East Command (FECOM) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Korea during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1953.

The 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was created on 24 November 1950.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]The Indian Mutiny, or Sepoy Revolt, flared up in many areas around the British controlled Raj in 1857.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]"e;The Indian Mutiny from the siege of Delhi to the mutineers' defeat at Cawnpore, via the relief of Lucknow.

After WWI, Army airmen like Billy Mitchell, in a bid for service independence, touted land-based air power's dominance over ships.

Few men in the Victorian Age achieved the stature of Field Marshal Garnet Wolesley, a dedicated soldier, man of foresight and vision, colonial administrator and up holder of the Pax Britannica from India to Africa.

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A MAN, a Corps, and a war.

This thesis examines the story of American POWs held by the Japanese in WWII to see if there were significant differences in treatment based on rank.

The fascinating memoirs of Dr Charles Alexander Gordon, who survived thirty-nine years as a military surgeon across the world during many of the famed Empire building campaigns of Queen Victoria's Reign.

[Includes over 140 maps, portraits and illustrations]Field Marshal "e;Bob"e; Roberts was one the most successful and well-loved generals of the British Army, decorated and distinguished in many actions and holder of the highest award for valour in action the Victoria Cross.

Includes more than 12 photographs of the author and his exploits.

Stalingrad is often described as the turning point of the German war with the Soviet Union, or perhaps even the entire European war.

While amphibious operations have historically straddled single service prerogatives and had been conspicuously avoided prior to World War II, in the Pacific area of operations during World War II such operations were abundant, decisive and generally regarded as models of joint service cooperation.