Military institutions

The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value.

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.

The remarkable war effort of the German armed forces on three fronts between 1939 and 1945 was recognised by a wider range of insignia than seen in the Allied armies.

In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history.

In August 1914 the mobilization of Imperial Germany's 800,000-strong army ushered in the first great war of the modern age - a war which still stands as the greatest slaughter of soldiers in history.

The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought.

A key part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes the bodyguard of Turkish cavalry which remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire.

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster.

The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought.

A comprehensive reference resource on the uniforms, dress, flight gear and personal weaponry of the Imperial Japanese Navy airmen of World War II.

The third of three volumes examining the flags of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms 77, 78 & 115).

This study takes the reader through the distinct stages of training and acceptance, including the Ranger Indoctrination Program and Ranger Battalion training, and details the developments in weaponry, equipment and clothing since the early 1980s.

The story of the small, but important US Cavalry units that fought in both the Pacific and the China-Burma-India Theatres of World War II.

This study takes the reader through the distinct stages of training and acceptance, including the Ranger Indoctrination Program and Ranger Battalion training, and details the developments in weaponry, equipment and clothing since the early 1980s.

The Imperial Japanese Navy's Special Landing Force units enjoyed a reputation out of proportion to their small size.

The Imperial Japanese Navy's Special Landing Force units enjoyed a reputation out of proportion to their small size.

The story of the small, but important US Cavalry units that fought in both the Pacific and the China-Burma-India Theatres of World War II.

A fully illustrated study of the colourful regiments raised for France's late 19th-century colonial wars in Africa and Vietnam.

A fully illustrated study of the colourful regiments raised for France's late 19th-century colonial wars in Africa and Vietnam.

From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and revolution.

From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and revolution.

The Pacific War was the greatest and bloodiest war ever fought in the Andean region, and is one of the most important conflicts in South American history.

The Pacific War was the greatest and bloodiest war ever fought in the Andean region, and is one of the most important conflicts in South American history.

The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America.

In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations.

The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America.

Surely nobody who had suffered the ferocity of the Nazi invasion could consider switching sides and joining the Germans?

In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations.

Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed.

This book recounts the organization and deployment of one of the most important fighting armies of World War II.

Surely nobody who had suffered the ferocity of the Nazi invasion could consider switching sides and joining the Germans?

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 Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power.

The lightning Japanese offensives in East Asia in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma.

By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right.

Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one.

The Second World War was Britain's last conflict as a world power.

The lightning Japanese offensives in East Asia in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma.

Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one.

An illustrated exploration of what it was like to be a Confederate Artilleryman in the American 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.

This book recounts the organization and deployment of one of the most important fighting armies of World War II.

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century.

A Union supporter once said, "e;What is a man's life worth if our glorious union is to be shattered by traitors?

Following the death of the Yugoslavian President Tito in 1980, the semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a multi-cultural nation in 1945 slid gradually towards separation.

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century.

Following the death of the Yugoslavian President Tito in 1980, the semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a multi-cultural nation in 1945 slid gradually towards separation.

An in-depth and fully illustrated examination of Charlemagne's military and empire - and his opponents - from the 8th century to the 10th century AD.

Examines the XLVIII Panzerkorps' failed 1943 counterattack to retake Kiev, revealing the battle's realities and myths.