Military forces and sectors

Inspiring story of a young man from a humble background who received the Bronze and Silver Star for service as a Marine in Korea, including fighting at the Chosin Reservoir, and was almost selected as an astronaut.

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

Naval deck logs require young officers to record mundane details of a ship's condition every few hours.

In modern naval warfare, offensive and defensive mine operations and the ships that perform them often take a back seat to the more glamorous carrier strike groups, strategic deterrence patrols and anti-submarine operations.

A fully illustrated account of how the Third Reich's Army Group South was defeated in 1944-forty-five by the Soviet Red Army.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH'S 2025 TEMPLER MEDALA detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, based on the experiences of those who served.

Martin Bowman's considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and the wars on terror.

Above the mud and misery of the trenches and the endless slugging matches of the First World War another contest was played out with all the military glamor, chivalric values and deadly outcome of a medieval, knightly tournament.

Martin Bowman's considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and the wars on terror.

Above the mud and misery of the trenches and the endless slugging matches of the First World War another contest was played out with all the military glamor, chivalric values and deadly outcome of a medieval, knightly tournament.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war.

Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war.

When the Second World War erupted, Latin America - despite being initially neutral - became part of it.

During 1932, the occupation of the Colombian towns of Leticia and Tarapacá by Peruvian troops and civilians, in the Amazon region, led to a conflict that almost ended in a total war between both countries.

'Nerve-shattering, enlightening and deeply moving' - JOHN NICHOL'A powerful and compelling read' - ROWLAND WHITEOn 5 December 2002, trainee pilot Nathan Gray walked away from an 'unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.

This book describes and illustrates the armies of the embattled Ottoman Turkish Empire involved in 19th-century wars during the Empire's long spiral of decline.

"e;Military Dogs of World War II examines a heartwarming but serious topic and reminds senior leaders and servicemembers of all ranks of the critical contributions made by every level of the force.

"e;Military Dogs of World War II examines a heartwarming but serious topic and reminds senior leaders and servicemembers of all ranks of the critical contributions made by every level of the force.

Archive-based historical analysis of UK military aerospace collaboration.

Thomas Modly had an eclectic career in the military, academia, business, and government when he answered the call to service in 2017 and returned to the Navy where his career began.

Here, Norman Franks tells the story, in words and images, of the emergence of some of the greatest fighter aces to see action during the first half of the First World War.

Going into WWII, the prevailing strategy of the US command was that tanks were not to be used to engage enemy tanks in combat.

First English translation of the best German account of retreat between August and September 1944.

First English translation of the best German account of retreat between August and September 1944.

"e;Harmsen makes a convincing argument that the occupation of Greenland fits within the broader narrative of the war, and is just as important to remember and understand as 'bigger' events that overshadow it.

In this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history.

Many books and memoirs have been written on prisoner of war captivity in the Far East during the Second World War.

An authoritative analysis of how Putin's Russia conquered the Crimea in 2014 using 'grey zone' warfare techniques, blending operations by anonymous special forces with cyber, sabotage, and propaganda.

"e;Dixon's work should be a 'must read' to the aviation historian who specializes in the Luftwaffe or the early European air war.

One of the main dangers to Britain during the Second World War was the possibility of the country being starved out of the war.

Launching Osprey's new Fleet series, this is a spectacularly illustrated, concise and comprehensive account of the Imperial Japanese Navy's striking force at the height of its power.

A fascinating look at the insurgencies and counterinsurgencies throughout history with a concentration on the 20th and 21st centuries.

Almost 80 years on the battle for the Arnhem Rhine crossing remains controversial.

This is the gripping history of the Nazi-sponsored attempt to infiltrate the 1943 wartime Allied conference in Tehran and assassinate the "e;Big Three"e; leaders: Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.

**A Telegraph Best History Book 2023 and Spectator Book of the Year**The inspirational story of the ordinary people who forged the documents that saved thousands of Jewish lives in World War Two.

This is the gripping history of the Nazi-sponsored attempt to infiltrate the 1943 wartime Allied conference in Tehran and assassinate the "e;Big Three"e; leaders: Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.

By the summer of 1943, the Third Reich's fate seemed sealed.

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Launching Osprey's new Fleet series, this is a spectacularly illustrated, concise and comprehensive account of the Imperial Japanese Navy's striking force at the height of its power.

As featured on TV.

One of the main dangers to Britain during the Second World War was the possibility of the country being starved out of the war.

"""Cuando se acepta un primer absurdo, se deja de ser revolucionario.

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World War II was over and the U.

A superbly illustrated new account of how Germany's High Seas Fleet was built, operated and fought, as it challenged the world's most powerful navy in World War I.

A Spitfire Named Connie is an exciting rollercoaster of a story.

Describes how Soviet Russia's leading spymasters in Moscow Center obtained information from British and American physicists to make an atomic bomb.