Battles and campaigns

A revelatory new account of the Second World War-and how bitter competition between the Allies would shape the postwar world In June 1944, an Allied army of British, American, and Canadian troops sought to open up a Second Front in Normandy.

Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South America's War of the Pacific.

Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South America's War of the Pacific.

This illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III against the Soviet Union's T-34 in the wake of Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union.

This illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III against the Soviet Union's T-34 in the wake of Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union.

A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific.

A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to halt the joint Soviet-Romanian offensive to take the key city on the Danube.

A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches.

A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to halt the joint Soviet-Romanian offensive to take the key city on the Danube.

A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940.

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.

Der Protagonist, Georg, als neunzehnjähriger von der Wehrmacht eingezogen.

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific.

A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all.

A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944.

The first dedicated, illustrated study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome.

A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze.

Leading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.

A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in which the Kriegsmarine sought to sever the crucial Allied Arctic Convoy route once and for all.

Explores the Civil War's related and enduring conflicts of ideas and principles through four centuries of a nation's history.

The first dedicated, illustrated study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome.

During World War II, the United States earned the nickname "e;the arsenal of democracy"e; due to its sheer productive output, which included over 3,000,000 trucks and jeeps, 86,000 tanks, 6,750 naval platforms, 300,000 aircraft of all types.

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An exploration into why and how Thermopylae is one of the most blood-soaked patches of ground in history and what its past can tell us about our future.

A highly illustrated history of the Wars of the Roses based on the medieval art of Graham Turner.

An exploration into why and how Thermopylae is one of the most blood-soaked patches of ground in history and what its past can tell us about our future.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

A highly illustrated history of the Wars of the Roses based on the medieval art of Graham Turner.

Brought to life by the personal accounts of six Navy pilots and one British POW, this is the history of the U.

A gripping account of the most famous convoy operation of the war, which marked a high-water mark for the German naval campaign in the Arctic.

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After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it.

After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it.

The first in-depth study of the role of canines in WWII Britain, an "e;important but hitherto under-represented subject,"e; with photos included (Society of Army Historical Research).

Discover the Sunday Times bestseller and incredible true story behind the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military faced in World War II from the bestselling author.

This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD.

This engrossing book pits the legionaries of Imperial Rome against their Germanic and Sarmatian opponents in the 2nd century AD.

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

How have poets in recent centuries been able to inscribe recognizable and relatively sincere voices despite the wearing of poetic language and reader awareness of sincerity's pitfalls?

How have poets in recent centuries been able to inscribe recognizable and relatively sincere voices despite the wearing of poetic language and reader awareness of sincerity's pitfalls?

An expert on German military history offers the first extensive, English-language study of one of the critical campaigns of World War I.

This appealing narrative history of one of the Civil War's most pivotal campaigns analyzes how the western Confederate army under John B.

This fully illustrated study investigates the uniforms and equipment of the US regular troops and volunteers from the territories fighting for the Union during the American Civil War.

This fully illustrated study investigates the uniforms and equipment of the US regular troops and volunteers from the territories fighting for the Union during the American Civil War.

The complex and fascinating story of Romania's 'turning of arms' against Nazi Germany, and the battle for Romania - an important but overlooked and misunderstood episode of World War II.

This "e;Story of Liberty"e; is a true narrative.

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.