Military forces and sectors

A history of the high-speed wooden aircraft-from bomber to fighter, to photographic and weather reconnaissance-from the author of B-17 Memphis Belle.

Formed in 1915, and still operational today, 14 Squadron is one of the RAF's longest serving and most senior Squadrons.

The author Malcolm Smith has been the Editor of Jabberwock, the bi-annual journal of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, for two years and has inherited the complete archive of editions dating back to the formation of SOFFAAM in 1979.

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines.

Many heroes emerged during the First World War, but only one man was twice awarded the Victoria Cross during that conflict.

After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal of the Germans.

This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic.

The English pharmacist-turned-RAF-aircrew-member recounts his missions fighting against the Third Reich during World War II.

The Second World War was the defining conflict of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and fascinating areas for historical research and for family historians.

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These transcripts of wiretapped conversations between Nazi officers reveal "e;a fascinating-and chilling-insight into the German view of the war"e; (Financial Times).

A remarkable World War II survival story and combat memoir by "e;an indestructible wartime tank commander"e; (The Telegraph).

Following the recent unveiling of the monument to Bomber Command in London's Green Park, the publication of this lovingly crafted account of the exploits of oft-overlooked 1 Group is set to be a timely one.

"e;Another in the fantastic Battleground series of Great War histories combined with battlefield guides .

Growing up during the Second World War, Mike Reynolds became so interested in soldiering that he decided to make the Army his life.

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past.

This new history of the Royal Navy, published to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of the White Ensign Association, is a full and exciting account of all the many campaigns, operations and deployments conducted around the world from the Cold War and the Cod Wars to the Falklands War and the Gulf Wars.

In the 50 years that separated Warrior from Dreadnought there occurred a revolution in warship design quite unparalleled in naval history; a period that began with the fully-rigged broadside ironclads and ended with the emergence of the great battleships and battlecruisers that were to fight in the First World War.

This WWII memoir offers a vivid chronicle of combat in Egypt with the 107th Royal Horse Artillery and a daring escape from an Italian POW camp.

U-604 was a standard Type VIIC of which over 600 were built, and at first glance her six war patrols might seem typical - but they were far from ordinary.

While there have been many fine books covering the appalling experiences and great courage of the many thousands of POWscaptured by the victorious Japanese during late 1941 and early 1942, escape accounts are much rarer.

The Wooden Wonder was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service in first-line service after 1945 when it enjoyed a limited renaissance both at home, in Germany and abroad until the advent of jet aircraft.

A Royal Navy Vice Admiral describes the strategy and logistics in deploying ships and crafts for the D-Day amphibious landings in World War II.

This WWII memoir of an NCO Royal Air Force pilot offers a vivid, personal account of wartime life and dangerous operations over Europe.

This is a different approach to Aviation Archaeology.

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2.

"e;Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress .

In the summer of 1914, our finest young men flocked to the colors in Northern towns and cities to answer Lord Kitcheners Call to Arms in a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm and patriotism.

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, this book covers airfields in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire.

First-hand accounts from the Russian veterans of World War II who fought in the celebrated tanks that powered the Soviet armored forces.

Soldier from the Wars Returning is one of the truest, most profound and readable personal accounts of the Great War.

This WWII history and battlefield guide examines the Allied push across the Rhine with maps, photos, and informative text.

Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events.

The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a prewar Territorial unit.

Tommy Broom is one of the RAFs most legendary and popular heroes of World War II.

This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres.

The posthumous memoirs of a World War II Pathfinder pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient who flew target-marking missions in enemy territory.

In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies.

In October 2005 an international naval conference was held at Portsmouth and well-known historians and naval officers from around the world, including Colin White, Brian Lavery, Contre Amiral Remi Monaque and Admiral Sir Jonathan Band, now First Sea Lord, gave a series of papers on aspects of the battle of Trafalgar.

This is the autobiography of an American who ran away to sea at the age of 11 and charts his rise from the lowliest seaman (berthed under the forecastle) to the command of his own ship and the occupation of the luxurious after cabin.

Anthony Lockwoods story is at the heart of the Georgian Navy though the man himself has never taken centre stage in its history.

This is the narrative of a harpooner in the whale-ship Charles W Morgan, whose four-year voyage in 1849-1853 took him from New Bedford, Massachusetts, to the South Pacific and on around the world.

Chamier was a Royal Navy officer, who like his exact contemporary Captain Marryat is best remembered for a series of naval novels.

A Royal Navy sailor recounts his adventuresome life at sea in this colorful memoir offering a rare look at early nineteenth century naval life.

This remarkable memoir tells of the miseries of Jean Marteilhe of Bergerac, a Protestant condemned to the Galleys of France for his Religion, who, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, attempted, like so many French Huguenots, to escape to the more sympathetic Protestant countries bordering France.

Following the recent unveiling of the monument to Bomber Command in London's Green Park, the publication of this lovingly crafted account of the exploits of oft-overlooked 1 Group is set to be a timely one.

In the past three centuries the ship has developed from the relatively unsophisticated sail-driven vessel which would have been familiar to the sailors of the Tudor navy, to the huge motor-driven container ships, nuclear submarines and vast cruise liners that ply our seas today.

The Wooden Wonder was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service in first-line service after 1945 when it enjoyed a limited renaissance both at home, in Germany and abroad until the advent of jet aircraft.

As a young man Stuart Young endured the horrors of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and survived.