Military history

Always marked out for high rank, Robert Laycock came into his own when selected to raise 8 Commando, a new ‘crack’ unit early in the Second World War.

Some Confederates called him a "e;Bluebelly,"e; "e;Mudsill,"e; and even a "e;Lincolnite"e; (for President Abraham Lincoln), but the name that has carried down through the decades is simply "e;Billy Yank.

A successful example of European co-operation, the Tornado multi-role strike aircraft was designed to meet a 1968 specification for a two-seat Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) and developed by the international Panavia Aircraft consortium owned jointly by British Aerospace, Germany's MBB and Italy's Aeritalia.

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This collection of correspondence and newly discovered family papers is “a good read for anyone interested in WWI, or the British Army” (The NYMAS Review).

Despite the bewildering number of tomes devoted to the Napoleonic wars, much basic data as been hitherto unavailable to anyone other than the most ardent scholars.

"e;A wide-ranging and detailed account of the design and development of what was arguably the best tank of World War II.

'This is a well-researched, detailed and compelling story.

General Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest panzer generals and a leading exponent of blitzkrieg in the east.

Lincoln and Grant is an intimate dual-portrait of President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S.

France declared war upon the British in 1793.

This is a fresh look at a watershed of the twentieth century.

In 1942, John Eppler was one of two German spies inserted behind British lines in Egypt after an epic crossing of the Western Desert organised by the Hungarian explorer Count László Almásy, Operation ‘Condor’.

Gegenstand des Bandes sind die Logistikpraktiken vor und während der kursächsischen und (kur)hannoverschen Feldzüge im ›Großen Türkenkrieg‹.

On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War’s most bloody and desperate battles.

Praise for Gerald Astor"e;No one does oral history better than Gerald Astor.

Tauchen Sie ein in die raue und faszinierende Welt der Gladiatoren des antiken Roms, einer Welt, in der Ehre, Mut und Schicksal auf dem sandigen Boden der Arena geschrieben wurden.

This is the first English-language translation of a crucial memoir of the dying days of Hitler’s Third Reich.

Sam Smith fought heroically in the American Revolution and was personally close with George Washington.

The importance of Robert E.

The forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January 1879.

Major and Mrs Holt's Concise, Illustrated Battlefield Guide to the Western Front - South contains many fascinating but little-visited areas by travelers and is hoped that they will be tempted further afield than the 'showcase' and sophisticatedly presented battlefields like the Somme to discover some marvelous sites.

Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Unit History.

A who's who of the British airmen honored for their valor and courage-from the RAF's inception to the post-WWII era-arranged alphabetically.

A history of the twentieth-century Royal Air Force training programme as told by the men who lived it.

War is the story of individuals painted into a broader tapestry of overpowering events.

Bestselling military historian H.

Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German war criminals, the International Military Tribunal directed the publication of the Record of the Trial.

An illustrated history of World War II's largest tank battle that went down near the Russian city.

Grippingfilled withdramatic escapes, moments of surprising humanity, and acts of bravery.

In 1071 Muslim Turks crushed the Byzantine Emperor’s Anatolian army at Manzikert.

Critical Acclaim for TOP SECRET TALES of World War II"e;A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire.

General Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest panzer generals and a leading exponent of blitzkrieg in the east.

In November 1939, the Nazis used the so-called Venlo Incident as a pretext for invading the Netherlands.

This fourth volume in the comprehensive series "e;fills a gap in the existing narrative"e; of WWII's Mediterranean air war (Journal of Military History).

Este ebook presenta "El arte de la guerra" con un sumario dinámico y detallado.

A captivating history of the highly secret group of women who helped win the Second World War.

Winner of the 2024 Lyman Book Award for Maritime and Naval Science, Technology, and Environment.

When it comes to sheer savagery endured by the American fighting man, few combat theaters could match the Pacific in WorldWar II: the sodden malarial and Japanese infested jungles of New Guinea and Guadalcanal, the kamikaze pilots for whom death was no deterrent, and the blood-soaked beaches taken by island-hopping Marines.

In the spring of 1940, Stalin‘s NKVD executed 22,000 Polish officers, ensigns and state officials near the Russian village of Katyn and other places.

A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg Campaign, including modern color photography and covering the river war, inland battles, seige operations, and more.

Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights.

For the first time, leading Second World War authors from around the world have collaborated on a definitive anthology of the greatest snipers of the war.

This is the story of the 20th (Service) Battalion, from Wensleydale and Barnard Castle to the overseas service in Somme, Ypres Messines and more.

The mainstream media are trying to discredit our victory in Iraq by saying there was no reason to take out Saddam.

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It was the Greatest Generation's greatest moment: when heroes at home and abroad, united in common purpose as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesunder the leadership of generals like Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradleyrescued Europe from the tyranny and genocide of Adolf Hitler.