Battles and campaigns

Noah Lewis challenges misconceptions about Black colonial soldiers, emphasizing Hector's vital role in the American Revolution.

Noah Lewis challenges misconceptions about Black colonial soldiers, emphasizing Hector's vital role in the American Revolution.

On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army decimated the British camp at Isandlwana.

Inchon: the battle that saved South KoreaOperation Chromite, the American-led amphibious landing at the port of Inchon [Incheon] in September 1950, is arguably the most famous battle of the Korean War.

Inchon: the battle that saved South KoreaOperation Chromite, the American-led amphibious landing at the port of Inchon [Incheon] in September 1950, is arguably the most famous battle of the Korean War.

This lively study investigates the clashes between two cutting-edge tank types in battle at a crucial moment in Operation Market Garden.

This lively study investigates the clashes between two cutting-edge tank types in battle at a crucial moment in Operation Market Garden.

'This book gives military history a good name .

A compelling history of the savage combat that turned a single forested ridge into the scene of a disappointing attack, a humiliating surrender, and a final grinding victory.

A rigorous new analysis of America's legendary 'Big Week' air campaign which enabled the Allies to gain air superiority before D-Day.

A rigorous new analysis of America's legendary 'Big Week' air campaign which enabled the Allies to gain air superiority before D-Day.

A compelling history of the savage combat that turned a single forested ridge into the scene of a disappointing attack, a humiliating surrender, and a final grinding victory.

Inferno is a gripping history of the world wars told through twelve battles that shaped the fate of the 20th century.

In the early hours of 26th June 1942, six airmen from 102 Squadron return from Bremen in their Halifax, Q for Queenie, having taken part in the third Thousand Bomber Raid.

Provides a detailed account of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine, revealing how Washington's forces fought bravely despite ultimately losing Philadelphia to the British.

Provides a detailed account of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine, revealing how Washington's forces fought bravely despite ultimately losing Philadelphia to the British.

The Gulf Theater shaped the War of 1812, culminating in Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.

The Gulf Theater shaped the War of 1812, culminating in Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.

An epistolary chronicle of love and reflection from the Civil War front More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, West Point engineer and Brevet Brigadier General Orlando M.

An epistolary chronicle of love and reflection from the Civil War front More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, West Point engineer and Brevet Brigadier General Orlando M.

The "e;deadlines"e; were boundaries prisoners had to stay within or risk being shot.

The "e;deadlines"e; were boundaries prisoners had to stay within or risk being shot.

In this brilliant narrative of the Warsaw Uprising, British historian Norman Davies offers a stirring account of one of the defining moments of the 20th century.

An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings.

On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces.

Kabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century.

On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces.

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The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the bloodiest single day in American military history.

BOOK 12 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhy did Japan decide to attack at Pearl Harbour?

The gripping, untold story of The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and how the perpetrators of Balkan war crimes were captured by the most successful manhunt in history

Written with a thrilling narrative pull, The Butcher’s Trail chronicles the pursuit and capture of the Balkan war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.

This final installment of the highly acclaimed four-volume series traces events from March 1864 to June 1865.

This is the third volume of the ground-breaking eyewitness narrative that has been called a "masterpiece.

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the bloodiest single day in American military history.

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the bloodiest single day in American military history.

A Times History Book of the Year 2022From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last.

Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier.

American Aurora explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height of the Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century.

Historians have debated how the clergy's support for political resistance during the American Revolution should be understood, often looking to influence outside of the clergy's tradition.

Historians have debated how the clergy's support for political resistance during the American Revolution should be understood, often looking to influence outside of the clergy's tradition.

A slim, illustrated volume on the two key battles of William Wallace, the legendary Scottish rebel.

A concise, focused volume on the NVA's fight for a strategically important military base.

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The battle which took place on the Little Bighorn river on June 25, 1876 has passed into legend as Custer's Last Stand .

An illustrated account of the dramatic crossing of the Delaware that established George Washington's reputation as a commander of daring and ability.

A fascinating analysis of the most ambitious military fortification program of World War II.

The second instalment of Simon Dunstan's Yom Kippur War 1973, this book charts how Israel's victory in the 1967 'Six Day War' sowed the seeds of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

A detailed history of the F-4 Phantom II, the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973.

At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France.

The common German infantryman played a crucial role in the events that led to the outbreak of war.