Military history

Civil War Missouri stood at the crossroads of America.

This memoir from a Japanese civilian placed with the army in World War II offers a rare glimpse of the Japanese experience and psychology during this desperate time.

'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare and its implications for conflicts like the ongoing one in Ukraine' Francis Fukuyama--------------------War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood often disastrously so.

The long and secret effort to track down Osama bin Laden has been called the biggest, costliest manhunt in history.

That Imperial Japan closely resembled authoritarian Germany was no simple coincidence.

This memoir from a Japanese civilian placed with the army in World War II offers a rare glimpse of the Japanese experience and psychology during this desperate time.

The utter extinction fo mankind by atomic warfare is a horrifying possibilityif not a probabilitywhether we face it or not.

This detailed, scholarly history of Korea is a comprehensive political and socioeconomic history from 57 B.

For the first time in English, discover the history of Warsaw's six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city's enduring spirit.

For the first time in English, discover the history of Warsaw's six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city's enduring spirit.

One Toronto family, two centuries, two world wars -- and one Spitfire over Nazi Europe.

Could an empire built on iron and blood be undone by a map of the stars?

'Attempts to see the conflict from the perspectives of those who fought.

During the second half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation.

On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, Gen.

On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, Gen.

'The best biography I've read recently' - Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent'An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years' - History of War magazine'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' Soldier magazine'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War.

Civil War Missouri stood at the crossroads of America.

Indiana's War is a primary source collection featuring the writings of Indiana's citizens during the Civil War era.

The wrenching events of the Civil War transformed not only the United States but also the men unexpectedly called on to lead their fellow citizens in this first modern example of total war.

On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces.

Historians have long argued that the Great War eradicated German culture from American soil.

When the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Kansas was in a unique position.

Approximately 9 million soldiers fell into enemy hands from 1914 to 1918, but historians have only recently begun to recognize the prisoner of wars significance to the history of the Great War.

This sweeping new assessment of Civil War monuments unveiled in the United States between the 1860s and 1930s argues that they were pivotal to a national embrace of military values.

The most overlooked phase of the Union campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the time period from May 18 to May 25, 1863, when Ulysses S.

Fought on July 28, 1864, the Battle of Ezra Church was a dramatic engagement during the Civil Wars Atlanta campaign.

This monumental book offers a comprehensive history and analysis of Republican political life during the Spanish Civil War.

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community.

Fifty years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords signaled the final withdrawal of U.

Heroes are hard to come by - but there's one man whose legend has stood the test of two centuries, and whose name sits on Australia's highest peak.

The incredible, true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the US evacuation of Afghanistan - and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape.

Fifty years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords signaled the final withdrawal of U.

The most overlooked phase of the Union campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the time period from May 18 to May 25, 1863, when Ulysses S.

This sweeping new assessment of Civil War monuments unveiled in the United States between the 1860s and 1930s argues that they were pivotal to a national embrace of military values.

Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil Wars longest and among its most complex.

This monumental book offers a comprehensive history and analysis of Republican political life during the Spanish Civil War.

The surprise Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979 shocked the international community.

Approximately 9 million soldiers fell into enemy hands from 1914 to 1918, but historians have only recently begun to recognize the prisoner of wars significance to the history of the Great War.

Fought on July 28, 1864, the Battle of Ezra Church was a dramatic engagement during the Civil Wars Atlanta campaign.

During the second half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation.

'This book should be in your hands!

Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil Wars longest and among its most complex.

For military history buffs and aeroplane enthusiasts alike, this fascinating story of the World War II Beaufighter Squadron is a must.

On February 6, 1945, Robert Brasillach was executed for treason by a French firing squad.

On February 6, 1945, Robert Brasillach was executed for treason by a French firing squad.