Military institutions

A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which prompted President Putin to undertake major military reforms.

The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023.

A Special Forces expert reveals the illustrated story of the SAS since the Falklands War, including their operations in the Gulf War and the War on Terror.

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In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and their antecedents have been involved in every major British campaign since the 17th century.

It was the events of the Crimean War that changed everything.

More than one million men and women have received the Purple Heart since its creation as an award "e;for military merit"e; in 1932.

From the German occupation of Belgium in May 1940, Flemish recruits from northern Belgium considered by the Nazis to be 'Germanic' were accepted individually into Waffen-SS units.

Tracing the growth of the Canadian Chaplain Service from its chaotic and controversy-ridden early days to its maturation as an efficient field force, Duff Crerar highlights both the role of the Service on the battlefield and the personal experiences of the chaplains.

The author Boris Sokolov offers this first objective and intriguing biography of Marshal Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, who is widely considered one of the Red Army's top commanders in the Second World War.

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada.

The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard is the world's oldest surviving royal bodyguard, having been founded by Henry VII in 1485.

Base Encounters explores the social friction that US bases have caused in South Korea, where the entertainment districts next to American military installations have come under much scrutiny.

The Gordons recruited from the north-east of Scotland and the regiment's character was moulded by men from the farming counties of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Nairn.

Military spouse education is an often overlooked topic.

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Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over.

A comparative history of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War.

The great powers of medieval Europe fought continuously in the Italian peninsula between the 12th and 14th centuries as they sought to expand their territory.

The Italian sixteenth century offers the first sustained discussion of women's militarism since antiquity.

This book provides a thought-provoking exploration into the diagnosis of shell-shock and medical culture in First World War Britain.

This new Handbook offers a wide-ranging, internationally focused overview of the field of civil-military relations.

“An excellent work that adds to the history of the Normandy Campaign.

On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam.

The critical link between psychology and the military is imprtant to recruiting, training, socializing, assigning, employing, deploying, motivating, rewarding, maintaining, managing, integrating, retaining, transitioning, supporting, counseling, and healing military members.

Steven Clemente describes how conservative traditions and artistocratic values were preserved in the selection and training of German army officers prior to World War I despite changing times and the influx of many middle-class recruits into the army.

This new Handbook offers a wide-ranging, internationally focused overview of the field of civil-military relations.

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A commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts, the Hanseatic League eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield.

All the things you need to know when you re putting the military in your rear view In Military Transition For Dummies, you ll talk a walk through how to transition from active military service to civilian life as smoothly and easily as possible.

“This outstanding book is a must read for those trying to understand the Vietnam War and its guerrilla warfare tactics”—from the author of Losing Vietnam (Post Library).

This book provides an in-depth analysis of sexual assault in the military from historical and contemporary perspectives, offering suggestions that could change the existing culture and approaches that will reduce or eliminate sexual assault in the armed forces.

One of the brightest Canadian scientists of his generation, Omond McKillop Solandt was a physiologist by training, an engineer by disposition, and a manager by necessity.

The first in-depth and comparative study of the experience of colonial encounters for troops from the British Empire during the First World War.

Drawing on recently declassified files and interviews with veterans, this is a fascinating history of Bill Stirling and 2SAS pioneering founders of modern special forces.

A US soldier recounts his extensive guerilla campaign against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in this thoroughly researched WWII memoir.

Shot down by Germans over occupied France, Harvie was the only member of his Bomber Command crew to survive the crash.

Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy.

The largest collection of never-before published letters from and to Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain provides a foundation for a new look at the life of one of the War's most enduring legends.

The Civil War brought many forms of upheaval to America, not only in waking hours but also in the dark of night.

Over There explores the social impact of America's global network of more than 700 military bases.

Military spouse education is an often overlooked topic.

SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014WINNER OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL AND THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerRichard Vinen's new book is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of National Service, an extraordinary institution which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself.

Uses artefact analyses to investigate complex spatial and community relationships inside the walls of early Roman imperial military bases.

'Charles Guthrie has been one of Britain's foremost soldiers as well as a terrific personality throughout his remarkable life.

Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume results from the activity of the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation.

In their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War, which continued the rich and varied tradition of British regimental insignia.