Land forces and warfare

A pictorial history of the Nazi retreat from the Western and Eastern Fronts, back to Germany, as World War II came to an end.

An in-depth look at the contributions of the British cavalry during World War I.

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.

The actions of General Patch's Seventh Army are analysed and assessed in this detailed history of their advance across Europe in 1943-45.

It is an often overlooked fact that the SS Divisions included Cavalrymen, Paratroopers, Mountain and Ski Battalions and these rare photographs illustrate the unique role played by specialist units in action.

In this military memoir, a Soviet Red Army officer recounts his experience fighting against Nazi Germany along the Eastern Front in World War II.

A British officer’s day-to-day observations throw “interesting light on life and soldiering during the Second World War.

Everything you want to know, don't want to know, and don't know you need to know about weapons.

Josef “Sepp” Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honoured with the award of the Knight’s Cross.

The most famous tank of World War II, the Tiger was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe and beyond.

The most famous tank of World War II, the Tiger was a monster of a machine that dominated the battlefields of Europe and beyond.

Afghanistan, 2008.

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A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war.

A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.

A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944.

A fully illustrated study of the troops fighting for Caesar and Pompey in three major battles of the Roman Civil War.

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

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

A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.

A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war.

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This pictorial WWII history explores the evolution of the Third Reich's Luftwaffe ground force through rare wartime photographs.

Sturmgeschtz III was originally designed as an assault weapon, but as war progressed it was increasingly used in a defensive role and evolved into an assault gun and tank destroyer.

This edition does not include illustrations.

A vivid firsthand account of armored warfare by a WWII Soviet tank commander.

From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.

The East Surreys were in near continuous action from November 1942, when they landed in North Africa (Operation TORCH) through to May 1945 Armistice.

Saul David's All The King's Men is a thrilling history of the British Redcoat from the English Civil War to Waterloo.