Land forces and warfare

Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmj ger in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

Escape and Evasion is the true story of one of the most unique feats of evasion during World War II.

Written in the same engaging style of Mark Urban's Fusiliers and Rifles, this is a brilliant study of the Gunners who revolutionised warfare during the course of the Napoleonic Wars despite the opposition of their commander-in-chief.

Written in the same engaging style of Mark Urban's Fusiliers and Rifles, this is a brilliant study of the Gunners who revolutionised warfare during the course of the Napoleonic Wars despite the opposition of their commander-in-chief.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

The South African and Vietnam Wars provoked dramatically different reactions in Australians, from pro-British jingoism on the eve of Federation, to the anti-war protest movements of the 1960s.

The South African and Vietnam Wars provoked dramatically different reactions in Australians, from pro-British jingoism on the eve of Federation, to the anti-war protest movements of the 1960s.

This innovative study by one of the leading specialists in the field examines the social and economic role of the German army in the nation's internal affairs during the First World War.

This innovative study by one of the leading specialists in the field examines the social and economic role of the German army in the nation's internal affairs during the First World War.

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

Looking at an old-time cannon, most people are sure of just one thing: the shot came out of the front end.

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the Roman and Dacian fighting men who clashed in three bloody encounters during the Dacian Wars of AD 85 106.

A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanese War.

On a tour of duty in the Helmand River Valley, the Grenadier Guards faced the toughest challenge of their lives.

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** THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION **'The book which changed how military history was written' BERNARD CORNWELL Keegan shows us the true nature of war it was never a chess game calmly between two masters, it was always bloody chaos ANTONY BEEVORThis is military history at its best from the battlefield.

At 07:30 on 1 July 1916, the men of the 15th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), better known as the Leeds Pals, left their positions in a series of copses named after the Gospels and advanced towards the village of Serre, near Bapaume, in the Somme Valley, only to be met by heavy German machine gun fire, suffering over 500 casualties in a few minutes.

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Merry Hell is the only complete history of the 25th Canadian infantry battalion, which was recruited in the autumn and winter of 1914–15 and served overseas from spring 1915 until spring 1919.

Merry Hell is the only complete history of the 25th Canadian infantry battalion, which was recruited in the autumn and winter of 1914–15 and served overseas from spring 1915 until spring 1919.

The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare.

The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare.

The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023.

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.

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.

A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources.

'One of the finest writers of historical fiction in the world' BEN KANETHE BRAND NEW MEDIEVAL ADVENTURE FROM THE MASTER OF HISTORICAL FICTION1368.

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT WAR IS WRONG.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.

The changed strategic landscape of the 21st century has driven a shift to more flexible, adaptable capabilities across the spectrum of conflict.

The changed strategic landscape of the 21st century has driven a shift to more flexible, adaptable capabilities across the spectrum of conflict.

This revised edition brings the problem of Third-World conflict into the post-Cold War era.

This revised edition brings the problem of Third-World conflict into the post-Cold War era.

Written by a renowned expert in modern conflicts, this fully illustrated book provides an examination of ground warfare over the past 20 years and looks ahead to the future.

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops.

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops.

This book explores the psychological trauma affecting soldiers and civilians who have encountered the violence of war or terrorism, arguing that the enigmas surrounding war trauma are rooted in culture, collective memory and social norms.

This book explores the psychological trauma affecting soldiers and civilians who have encountered the violence of war or terrorism, arguing that the enigmas surrounding war trauma are rooted in culture, collective memory and social norms.

Fratricide has been defined as firing on your own forces, when mistaking them for enemy forces, which results in injury or death.

Fratricide has been defined as firing on your own forces, when mistaking them for enemy forces, which results in injury or death.

Drawing from a diverse range of military, policing, academic and policymakers' experiences, this book seeks to provide solutions of how national militaries and police can work together to better support future United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Drawing from a diverse range of military, policing, academic and policymakers' experiences, this book seeks to provide solutions of how national militaries and police can work together to better support future United Nations peacekeeping operations.

A major new account of the role and performance of the French army in the First World War.

A major new account of the role and performance of the French army in the First World War.

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

A major new account of the role and performance of the Italian army in the First World War.

A major new account of the role and performance of the Italian army in the First World War.