Specific wars and campaigns

These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'.

In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation.

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and, after a four-year struggle to become an independent slaveholding republic, died as emancipation dawned.

When the Great War began, the Russian Empire was home to more than five million Jews, the most densely settled Jewish population anywhere in the world.

Julius Evola and the Radical Right examines the ideas and influence of Italian thinker Julius Evola (1898-1974), an increasingly popular author within the far right and the esoteric milieu alike.

A nuanced account of the early leaders who shaped the American presidencyThe founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy.

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF.

The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic.

An abolitionist Civil War soldier and prisoner of war reflects on life during wartimeMore than 3 million men served in the American Civil War.

THE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDSBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal'A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read.

In its early decades, Israel's citizens had to cope not only with security challenges, but also with the emotional burden that accompanied them.

In its early decades, Israel's citizens had to cope not only with security challenges, but also with the emotional burden that accompanied them.

Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations.

Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations.

This book explores the extraordinary story of Jewish POWs in German captivity during the Second World War - extraordinary because of the contrast between Germany's genocidal policy towards Jews on one hand, and its relatively non-discriminatory treatment of Jewish POWs from western countries on the other.

This book explores the extraordinary story of Jewish POWs in German captivity during the Second World War - extraordinary because of the contrast between Germany's genocidal policy towards Jews on one hand, and its relatively non-discriminatory treatment of Jewish POWs from western countries on the other.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Gold and Juno Beaches Landings Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history.

With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of military history.

An abolitionist Civil War soldier and prisoner of war reflects on life during wartimeMore than 3 million men served in the American Civil War.

Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings.

Packed with illustrations and maps, this slim volume examines Wellington's comeback in Portugal, which ultimately led to the end of its French occupation.

A fully illustrated exploration of the British fight against Junot's forces occupying Portugal.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings.

Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies.

A highly illustrated, compact volume on a significant win for the Confederacy.

A fully illustrated and detailed account of the retreat to Corunna, one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

Alongside battlescene illustrations, maps and contemporary prints, Ren Chartrand examines the Anglo-Portuguese defeat of Napoleon's French forces at Bussaco.

For a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the forefront of their mind, and an ability to find and disarm them was essential.

On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid.

In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history.

An illustrated history of the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller, repeatedly besieged during the Crusades.

A compact, illustrated account of the first phase of the Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, War.

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I.

An illustrated account of the dramatic crossing of the Delaware that established George Washington's reputation as a commander of daring and ability.

This book reveals the fascinating story of the cat and mouse duel between the airship and another pioneering form of technology the submarine - during World War 1.

A fascinating and action-packed look at the highest scoring unit within the CBI theatre telling the story of the colourful characters who fought a difficult guerrilla war against the Japanese.

While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked.

A fully illustrated account of the chases, battles, tactics and organization of the railroad armies of the American Civil War.

The Petersburg Campaign was the last great campaign fought in the eastern theater of the US Civil War and the last to see U.

Despite being relatively unknown compared to famous ships like Graf Spee or Bismarke, or the more famous U-boats, the Auxiliary Cruisers were immensely successful, not only in the number of enemy ships they sank, but in the resources which were tied up trying to track them down.

With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence.

Since the advent of airmobile warfare, there have been numerous attempts to support paratroopers with attached armored vehicles.

A detailed, illustrated combat history of an aircraft described as a legend in its own time.

A concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.

As the major powers engaged in an arms race in the early years of the 20th century, the Admiralty was tasked with developing that deadly stalker of the high seas the submarine.

The British Army that faced Napoleon in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action.

A concise, focused volume on the NVA's fight for a strategically important military base.

An in-depth examination of the United States' invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.

The second instalment of Simon Dunstan's Yom Kippur War 1973, this book charts how Israel's victory in the 1967 'Six Day War' sowed the seeds of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.