Land forces and warfare

From an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day.

In the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and seized control of the Suez Canal.

This book unveils the role of a hitherto unrecognized group of men who, long before the International Brigades made its name in the Spanish Civil War, also found reasons to fight under the Spanish flag.

Throughout the 16th Century, the Spanish had an aura of invincibility.

Examines Eighth Army's 1,000-strong tank force rebuilt, reorganized, and equipped with brand-new Sherman and Churchill tanks that secured victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.

The Peloponnesian War (431 404 BC), waged between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies, involved some of the most important developments in ancient warfare.

The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6.

First established in 1940, the Sturmgesch tz assault guns were purpose-built vehicles intended to support the infantry during the phase of attack and breakthrough of enemy positions.

A thought-provoking analysis of the Australian Army''s capacity to change, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

The Panzer Lehr Division was one of the most élite German armoured formations in existence in early 1944.

Authoritative illustrated analysis of the history of the military Special Forces units of the Soviet Union and Russian Federation.

During histhirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western army, and exerted significant influence on the American West by establishing military posts, protecting rail lines, and maintaining an uneasy peace between settlers and Indians.

From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armoured cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions.

Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs.

Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939.

This technical and operational history is the definitive guide to the legendary Panzerwaffe, from its very infancy to the days when it made Europe its garden path at the height of Nazi German power.

The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese warThe Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases.

This biography of Field Marshal Lord Roberts charts a remarkable life that spanned the apogee of the British Empire.

The British Centurion and the American M48 Patton, two leading tanks of the Cold War era, clashed in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War.

Strategic Hedging in the Arab Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement offers a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.

The Ardennes, 1944.

This highly illustrated new study tells the full story of the German light Panzers in World War II.

In early 1940, a battle raged to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway with changing fortunes until the very end.

Written by one of the world's leading experts on D-Day, Smashing Hitler's Guns is a ground-breaking new history of the legendary Rangers' attack on Pointe-du-Hoc.

At its height the Roman Empire stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, maintained by an army of modest size but great diversity.

The contradictory behaviour of the German Army in the east resulted from its adherence to the concept of military necessity.

A comprehensive history of the legendary armoured vehicles of the Panzerwaffe, Germany's most famous fighting force.

The Battle of the Somme is the most famous battle of World War I in the English-speaking world.

Author Mike Green provides new insights into the creation and ultimate failure of the German Panther tank.

"It's a very weird sensation to be shot at… Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all.

This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and Machiavelli.

The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy conflict; instead it proved to be a bitter war that destroyed the international reputation of the Soviet Red Army.

A complete guide to trench warfare on the Western Front from an authority on the subject.

A highly illustrated study of the T-62 Main Battle Tank and its variants that formed the backbone of the Soviet Army during the years of the Cold War.

The account of American soldier Ernest Focht, who spent 27 months as a POW during World War II.

The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus' 6.

This biography of Field Marshal Lord Roberts charts a remarkable life that spanned the apogee of the British Empire.

The year is 1940, and the German invasion of Britain has begun.

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces sought to push the Japanese back to their Home Islands.

No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ON THE LAST DAYS OF THE THIRD REICH'Recounts, in harrowing detail and with formidable skill, the brutal death-throes of Hitler's Reich at the hands of the rampaging Red Army' Boyd Tonkin, Independent'An irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power to provoke wonder and awe' Adam Sisman, Observer__________________ The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945.

Under Himmler's Command addresses two areas of World War II hitherto neglected - Heinrich Himmler as a military commander, and the German staff officer corps during the last months of the war on the Eastern Front.

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WAR IS WRONG.

Most studies of the 1940 Western Campaign have tended to focus on a narrow range of topics, principally those relating the German forces or the epic of Dunkirk.

The most charismatic figure to emerge during the struggles for the independence of Ireland was undoubtedly Michael Collins.

Having established himself as one of the foremost military historians in the world, Martin Middlebrook's books are eagerly awaited and prized by publishers.

No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years.

Illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an introduction to the Franco-Prussian War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe.

With few tanks being developed, the Italians relied on the development of more mobile armoured cars like the Ansaldo Lancia 1 Z during World War I.

Illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an introduction to the Franco-Prussian War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe.