Land forces and warfare

The Sherman was the most widely used Allied tank of World War II and was built in larger numbers than all German tanks combined.

The story of the 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter.

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

"e;[A] well-written, comprehensively researched biography.

Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war.

A slim, illustrated volume on a unique period of intense fighting in 16th-century Japan.

A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia.

The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armoured vehicle in the world.

The Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was one of the most significant innovations in infantry tactics in the latter half of the 20th century.

The first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces, during World War II.

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.

This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Midwestern and Western states that fought for the Union during the Civil War.

This title, a prequel to Warrior 57 French Napoleonic Infantryman 1803-15, concentrates on the period from the storming of the Bastille in 1789 until Bonaparte's election as Consul for Life in 1802.

The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945.

When conscription was eliminated in the early 1970s, the US Army found itself with a very different kind of soldier.

The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea.

The roots of American globalization can be found in the War of 1898.

The image of the innocent British soldier (or Tommy) setting off with a spring in his step in 1914 to fight the Great War would not last long.

A richly illustrated study of the origins, recruitment, training, and combat of the ashigaru, a vital element of samurai armies.

"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.

A gripping tale of three crucial battles fought at the end of 1943 as Allied forces approached the Gustav Line in Italy.

Despite the increasingly futile, bloody struggles for territory that had characterised the Eastern Front the previous year, the German and Austro-Hungarian commands held high hopes for 1916.

Using black and white contemporary photographs, illuminative maps and stunning battle scene illustrations, this comprehensive, detailed account completes the story of the Guadalcanal campaign - possibly the most important of the whole Pacific War.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces.

The author of an award-winning memoir about growing up black in Mississippi, Chalmers Archer turns his attention in this book to his experiences as one of the first members of the U.

The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine, led by Bl cher in 1815, played a crucial part in the Allied victory at Waterloo, and was involved in intense fighting at Wavre and Ligny.

Resumes for Former Military Personnel offers the tools to craft a strong resume that stands out and will lead to interviews and job offers.

Updated and revised from the popular 2002 edition, with full-colour maps and new images throughout, this is a concise study of the American Revolutionary War.

Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon.

A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia.

A comprehensive and detailed account of the US Army's infantry battalions and support units during the long struggle in Vietnam.

Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen.

The Royal Hungarian Army was Germany's largest ally on the Eastern Front, but information about the Hungarian Army in English is rare.

The army commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly-unified Netherlands (or 'Dutch-Belgian') army.

A detailed, illustrated study of the Ukrainian armed forces, their weapons, dress and equipment from the First to the Second World War and beyond.

A fascinating study of one of the often overlooked World War II campaigns as British/Commonwealth, Indigenous and Italian forces battled for control of the Horn of Africa.

A compact volume on a key, early battle in US American history.

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.

Illustrated with original artwork and archive photos, this is the history of Germany's extensive use of captured tanks in World War II.

In his Army Reforms of 1906/07, the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane, provided for an expeditionary force: the Regular Army supplemented by the old Militia and a new organisation intended for home defence, the Territorial Force.

The German Panzerj ger, or Panzerj gertruppe, was one of the most innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never properly been told.

A full and authoritative illustrated history of Russia's army since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, including Air Assault and Navy ground forces.

This new handbook provides a wide-ranging overview of the current state of academic analysis and debate on insurgency and counterinsurgency, as well as an-up-to date survey of contemporary insurgent movements and counter-insurgencies.

Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island during World War II.

The armored divisions were the shock force of the US Army's combat formations during the fighting in Northwest Europe in the final year of the war.

A unique examination of the role of the Indian army in post-World War II India during the run-up to Partition.

A highly illustrated account of the Liberation of Paris during World War II.

'What a brilliant book this is a terrific narrative of Hitler's Ardennes offensive of December 1944 superb storytelling that achieves a skilful balance between drama and detail.

This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD.

In late January 1968, some 84,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a country-wide general offensive in South Vietnam.