Military history

In an intriguing work based largely on new sources, Richard H.

Part III, which begins in January 1965 and ends in January 1967, treats the watershed period of U.

DER SEEKRIEG IM 1.

First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.

An utterly gripping non-fiction adventure narrative, 'Lost in Shangri-La' is an untold true story of war, anthropology, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

This concluding volume of The Vietnam War and International Law focuses on the last stages of America's combat role in Indochina.

This fourth volume of a five-part policy history of the U.

'Excellent' Antony Beevor'Saul David is a brilliant historian .

Jean-Paul Bertaud is the leading French authority on the army of the French Revolution, and La Revolution armee is the authortative treatment of the firest great national, patriotic, revolutionary, and mass army, engaged in what has been called the first total war: that between revolutionary France and the other European powers.

How military service led black veterans to join the civil rights struggleFighting for Democracy shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in the South when they returned home.

The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War.

With sweeping changes in the Soviet Union and East Europe having shaken core assumptions of U.

Um acto de terrorismo.

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

Unforgettable Independent Fresh and gripping TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London.

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.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I will recommend it to everyone' Alastair Campbell'World-renowned historian Laurence Rees lays out a past that is also eerily a cautionary tale for our future if we are not careful' Anthony Scaramucci'There are lots of moments when you can t help but have a shudder through the spine .

There is an invisible weapon among us.

Hitler and the July Plot explores the dramatic events of 20 July 1944, when a group of senior German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.

Middle Kingdom Lost: From the Invention of Gunpowder to the Nanjing Massacre explores one of history's great paradoxes: if China invented gunpowder, firearms, the compass, and many other technologies centuries before the West, how did foreign powers later defeat China using those same innovations?

Could you stand as the final, unyielding line of defense for a civilization you neither understood nor truly respected, driven solely by the cold weight of gold and an unshakeable oath of iron?

What if the apocalypse didn't arrive with the sounding of heavenly trumpets, but with the rhythmic, low creak of foreign oars slicing through a morning fog?

A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.

A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.

*Longlisted for the 2026 Women s Prize for Non-Fiction* A magical literary feat and one of the most touching books I ve read this year Stuart Jeffries, Spectator Full of politics and reportage Full of ideas.

Lejos de la imagen de decadencia que ha dominado la narrativa sobre la España del siglo XVIII, el libro Pólvora y bayonetas demuestra cómo desde mediados de siglo la Monarquía Hispánica desplegó un ambicioso programa de reformas para adaptarse a los retos de un mundo cada vez más globalizado y competitivo.

From unstoppable blitzkrieg to brutal defeatfollow Guderians panzers as they race toward Moscow and collide with disaster.

From unstoppable blitzkrieg to brutal defeatfollow Guderians panzers as they race toward Moscow and collide with disaster.

Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army.

Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army.

From the American Civil War to the Meiji Restoration, one ironclad warship shaped the fate of three nations across four decades of global conflict.

100% of author royalties are being donated to the Tunnel to Towers FoundationHelicopters loom large in how we picture the Vietnam War.

What if the history books only told you half the story?

Discover the fascinating world of Abandoned Military Installations in this comprehensive nonfiction eBook.

Uncover the Veil of Secrecy: The Origins of Covert Research ProgramsDelve into the hidden world of military and scientific secrecy in the early 20th century with this captivating nonfiction eBook.

The history books painted the American Revolution as a noble fight for freedom.

Titel: Die Schlacht um VicksburgAutor: Ralf von StettenVicksburg 1863: Gelegen auf uneinnehmbaren Klippen über einer tückischen Haarnadelkurve des Mississippi, gilt die Stadt zu Recht als das unbezwingbare "Gibraltar des Westens".

James McPhersons classic book For Cause & Comrades explained “why men fought in the Civil War”—and spurred countless other historians to ask and attempt to answer the same question.

His life.

Valrie Andr is one of the great military aviators of the twentieth century.

He liberated six nations.

They were starving.

____________________NOW OUT IN CINEMAS, STARRING COLIN FIRTH, MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS AND LEA S YDOUX 'It takes you through each nail-biting moment .

On the night of September 21, 1776, New York City erupted in flames.

By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege.

Valrie Andr is one of the great military aviators of the twentieth century.

By the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, China was already under siege.

James McPhersons classic book For Cause & Comrades explained “why men fought in the Civil War”—and spurred countless other historians to ask and attempt to answer the same question.