Military history

The Battle for Mametz Wood is normally associated with the endeavours of the 38th Welsh Division and was the first of those great battles to secure possession of the woodlands of the Somme.

Surviving War and Crime traces N.

Get the Summary of Diane Carlson Evans & Bob Welch's Healing Wounds in 20 minutes.

-- Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards in the category of Best Biography by a Parliamentarian.

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

This book provides a unique take on the history of Roman Britain from Julius Caesar's first invasion to the end of Roman authority.

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Preserving the personal histories of civilians and soldiers who united to defend America during the Second World War, this unique oral history tells the stories of ordinary citizens who left jobs and families behind to contribute to the war effort.

This work examines the development of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces as a national institution; explores the historical origins of the political warfare system; and assesses that system's nurturing of military morale, popular support, and ways to weaken enemy resolve.

Für Leser, die historische Dramen mit politischer Tiefe und poetischer Brillanz schätzen, ist Friedrich Schillers 'Wallenstein' ein absolutes Muss.

A fully illustrated narrative of the Atlanta campaign complete with maps, illustrations, and diagrams.

A fully illustrated narrative of the Atlanta campaign complete with maps, illustrations, and diagrams.

"e;A work of exceptional scholarship and impressively enhanced.

"e;A work of exceptional scholarship and impressively enhanced.

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In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place.

Rick Jolly was the Senior Medical Officer in the Falklands, setting up and running the field hospital at Ajax Bay, where he and his Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment medical teams treated a total of 580 casualties, of which only 3 died of wounds.

'The author has done a quite outstanding job of editing and footnoting this rare memoir .

Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.

Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.

No other regiment in Wellington's Peninsular army can compare with the 95th Rifles.

No other regiment in Wellington's Peninsular army can compare with the 95th Rifles.

Explores the story of one star of the Silver Screen's role in the Second World WarJames Stewart was already a Hollywood star when the United States went to war in December 1941.

There are many books on Wellington's campaigns during the Peninsular War.

There are many books on Wellington's campaigns during the Peninsular War.

Following the end of the First World War, many countries experienced economic decline.

Following the end of the First World War, many countries experienced economic decline.

La historia inédita de los argentinos que se unieron al ejército nazi durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Esta es la crónica nunca contada de un grupo de ex combatientes y familiares de caídos en Malvinas que se propusieron identificar a los soldados sepultados sin nombre en el Cementerio de Darwin, a quienes llevan como esquirlas en la memoria.

Descubra la fascinante historia de los antiguos guerreros mexicanos, sus aspectos novedosos y poco tratados como el enigmático y polémico uso de las artes marciales en el México precolombino, la arqueología experimental de armas o la construcción de fortificaciones.

With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.

Offering exhaustive coverage, detailed analyses, and the latest historical interpretations of events, this expansive, five-volume encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and detailed reference source on the First World War available today.

This handbook provides the reader with an historical and contemporary overview of the service by women in all branches of the U.

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This book describes the everyday lives of people during the American Revolution as they adapted to the political and military conflicts of the time.

Letting ordinary people speak for themselves, this book uses primary documents to highlight daily life among Americans-Union and Confederate, black and white, soldier and civilian-during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

An insightful look into the immediate and long-term impact of the Vietnam War on a wide range of people and social groups, both Americans in the United States and in Vietnam.

This book offers a detailed timeline of the key events in the history of the U.

Understand the growth and evolution of American air power with this overview of the history of the world's most successful aviation force.

This poignant history of the Tuskegee Airmen separates myth and legend from fact, placing them within the context of the growth of American airpower and the early stirrings of the African American Civil Rights Movement.

A thorough and effectively executed study, this biography will appeal to anyone interested in Stonewall Jackson and the military history of the Civil War.

Packed with rich detail and analysis, this exciting tale of war at sea relates the dramatic and moving true story of the sinking of the British liner Laconia and its consequences for the conduct of marine warfare.

Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, this book analyzes the pivotal campaign in which Robert E.

Between 1815-1860, the tiny American army took on many new and often daunting tasks.

Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this comprehensive and accessible volume surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors.

This revisionist history offers a fresh analysis of Napoleon and the French army as they defended their empire against the massive Coalition invasion of 1814.

This work offers the first one-volume comprehensive military history of modern South Africa.