Military forces and sectors

The RAF Regiment was created in the early years of World War II for the active dedicated defense of RAF airfields and installations.

A history of four battalions of the Durham Light Infantry raised in the Country during the First World War.

This memoir of a Soviet POW's escape from a Nazi concentration camp is a remarkable account of cruelty and courage during WWII.

This is the story of Allied fighter pilots and the part they played in all the principal operational theatres of World War II.

A decorated British officer's wrenching and inspiring firsthand account of the worst battle of the Burma campaign.

This is the vivid memoir of a man who was twenty-one at the outbreak of World War II.

This WWII guidebook brings the momentous drama of D-Day to life with an in-depth study of the fighting on Normandy's Sword Beach.

This WWII history examines an early British commando raid on Nazi occupied France through extensive interviews with survivors from both sides.

What was a merchant seamans life like in the past, what experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he sailed in, and what risks did he run?

The Battlefield General game books put you in command of the forces engaged in some of history's most famous battles.

This book features the design, creation and use of air raid shelters, including interviews with people who used them during the Second World War.

The Royal Norfolk Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished fighting forces in the British army.

The British Airborne landings on Sicily are the least known and, without doubt, the most fraught with political and technical strife.

British commandos are among the most celebrated soldiers of the Second World War.

The river Aisne featured prominently in August 1914 during the Retreat from Mons and in September was the scene of bitter fighting when the BEF re-crossed it in their unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the German Army entrenched along the Northern Crest.

Discover what life was like for members of the British Royal Air Force from WWI to the 1970s, plus how to find out about an ancestor's service career.

A first-hand account from a British POW, "e;not so much about the building of the Burma-Siam railway as it is about the existence of the men who built it"e; (BiblioBuffet.

A British soldier recounts his experience maintaining surveillance towers in Northern Ireland during The Troubles in this candid military memoir.

A first-hand account from a British POW, "e;not so much about the building of the Burma-Siam railway as it is about the existence of the men who built it"e; (BiblioBuffet.

Dawyck Haig, the only son of the great Field Marshal, was born in 1918, the year of his father's victory.

Several writers have remarked that Marlborough could have never achieved his great military success during the War of the Spanish Succession without the support, industry and ingenuity of his Chief of Staff, Quartermaster General and Chief of Intelligence, General William Cadogan, who became the 1st Earl of Cadogan, and who, in 1722, succeeded Marlborough as Commander-in Chief of the British Army.

The history of the magnificent British ship-and an investigation into the mysteries behind her catastrophic sinking by a German submarine.

In September 1915 Kitcherner's men were in action for the first time in the largest offensive of the year.

This illustrated history chronicles the ground combat of the Korean War through rare wartime photographs.

Founded in 1922 the Hitler Youth movement was the second oldest Nazi group.

On 4 July 1918, American and Australian troops captured the village of Hamel and the ridge overlooking it.

This book concentrates on Gully Ravine and its immediate area on the western side of the Helles battlefield.

While the Germans did not succeed in invading Britain during World War II, they occupied a number of islands in the English Channel.

A history of the British RAF's 100 Group-the airmen, ground crew, and technicians-who supported the Strategic Bomber Offensive during World War II.

The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area North of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919.

Sir John Moore organized and trained the British light infantry during the Napoleonic wars, and thus is regarded as the father of all subseqent British special warfare units.

Born out of necessity in the dark days of the War, the RAF Regiment found itself in the thick of the action supporting the vital operations in all theaters.

A century after the Wright Brothers first took to the air, the author records those moments of aviation history that stand out from all the others for their pioneering bravery or gallantry in the face of the enemy.

Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War and both were to have a major influence on the development of the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s.

An account of the World War II heroics of six Resistance agents in European countries under Nazi occupation, from a renowned SOE expert.

Fritz-Julius Lemp's tragic sinking of the Athenia in a Second U-Boat Flotilla boat opened Germany's U-boat war against England.

"e;A gripping narrative"e; of the German submarines that nearly changed the outcome of World War II from the author of Donitz and the Wolf Packs (Naval Review).

A British soldier recounts his experience maintaining surveillance towers in Northern Ireland during The Troubles in this candid military memoir.

This is the story of a young officer in the Indian Army who commanded a company in the Burma Campaign of 1943 to 1945.

The decorated Royal Navy submariner documents the history of the submarine he commanded during World War II.

Hitler's plan for world dominance through terrifying weapons-from V-1 rockets to alien technology-is revealed in this WWII history.

This WWII military history and battlefield guide examines a pivotal conflict of the Battle of Normandy-including detailed maps and illustrations.

A firsthand account of a World War II crewman in the 427 (Lion) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force who was captured by the Nazis and became a POW.

"e;A year of a man and his motorcycle during WW2 .

Since its inception in 1984, The British Army: A Pocket Guide has established itself as the market leader in this particular sphere of defense publishing.

Paul McDonald is a former RAF fast-jet pilot whose flying career spanned 34 years.

In this military memoir, a veteran recounts his time as a navigator and plotter with the Royal Air Force tanker fleet during the Cold War.

A Soviet bomber pilot who flew more than 300 missions behind enemy lines offers a rare firsthand account of life on the Eastern Front in this WWII memoir.

22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War.