How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Birmingham were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years.
It’s been a State secret for more than 70 years: The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened – but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service.
It’s been a State secret for more than 70 years: The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened – but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service.
From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called "e;a first-class historian,"e; here is a riveting account of one of the most spectacular rescue operations in history.
It is June 1815 and an Anglo-led Allied army under the Duke of Wellington’s command and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is set to face Napoleon Boneparte near Waterloo in present-day Belgium.
Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation.
This book aims to extend existing historical, literary and media knowledge of neglected written voices as a form of print participation in the Second World War.
In 'Imperial Germany & the Industrial Revolution' by Thorstein Veblen, the author delves into the economic and social changes brought about by industrialization in Germany during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Written by a Commando veteran of World War II, this is a remarkable, vivid and honest account of the battles and actions behind the award of the thirty eight Battle Honours that were awarded to the Army Commandos by Her Majesty the Queen in 1958.
Ordered by Hitler 'to hold, or to die' and to fight 'to the last grenade and round', the German army was a formidable opponent during the 1944 Normandy campaign.
Originally published as _Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies From 1799 to 1815 this is one of the most magnificent of all period art books to have been produced.
A superbly illustrated account of one of the key milestones in the development of modern US Special Operations Forces, the hugely complex POW rescue at Son Tay.
"e;Cow Country Cavalcade"e; by Maurice Frink is an insightful and comprehensive chronicle of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA), detailing its profound impact on the cattle industry and the development of the American West over eight decades.
Se presenta en estas páginas la crónica histórica de las principales batallas que marcaron uno de los momentos más difíciles en la historia del México independiente: la invasión norteamericana.
The 2025 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships.
Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was the most successful fighter pilot of World War I, shooting down 80 enemy airplanes and receiving more high decorations than any other German combatant.
Lion Rampant is Robert Woollcombe's graphic account of his experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany.
John Fiske's 'The American Revolution' is a comprehensive and insightful analysis that explores the causes, events, and consequences of one of the most pivotal periods in American history.
The book is a thoroughly researched and engaging history of the 15th Hussars throughout the wars, crammed full of interesting asides regarding the life and loves of a cavalryman in the Napoleonic age.
Executive editor: Klaus-Peter Friedrich; English-language edition prepared by: Elizabeth Harvey, Russell Alt-Haaker, Johannes Gamm, Georg Felix Harsch, Dorothy Mas, and Caroline Pearce This source edition on the persecution and murder of the European Jews by Nazi Germany presents in a total of 16 volumes a thematically comprehensive selection of documents on the Holocaust.
