Battles and campaigns

An account of the pivotal victory for the Grand Alliance forces during the War of the Spanish Succession, from a leading authority on eighteenth-century warfare.

This groundbreaking account of the seventeenth century battle sheds new light on the actions taken by commanders, including the future Duke of Marlborough.

In early 1942, shipping losses in the Atlantic threatened Britain's very survival.

The German historian's classic account of the Red Army's assault on East Prussia at the end of WWII, now available in English translation.

This book covers the bases used during the Second World War by the American fighter units that flew in support of the 8th Air Forces heavy bomber forces.

This historical guide retells, in graphic detail, the story of nine of the most important battles to be fought in Scotland south of the Highland Line, stretching from Aberdeen to the Firth of Clyde.

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944.

A military history of the seventeenth century English Civil wars, including guides and pictures of historic battlefield sites.

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

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

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

An extensive traveler's guide to the French region's World War II historical sites and everything else you need to know about the area.

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

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.

A ground-breaking new history of the English Civil War in Worcestershire which looks at the experience of local men who were recruited into the Royalist and Parliamentarian armies.

Following on from the success of the first book in this series on the English Civil war, Naseby, here is the story of Marston Moor, arguably the most famous battle in the four year conflict.

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

The Battle of Loos formed part of a wider offensive conducted by both French and British Forces in September 1915.

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.

In 1917 Bourlon Wood on the Western Front was the scene of fierce back-and-forth fighting between the British and the Germans, with British gains on at least one occasion thrown away by lack of proper follow-up.

It is generally recognized that the war in Burma against the Japanese was as fierce as any.

Delve into a thousand years of battle and rebellion with this vivid chronicle of warfare between Scotland and England-with battlefield information.

Historian Peter Pedersen examines the World War I battle on the Western Front that decimated an Australian regiment in Fromelles: French Flanders.

Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series.

To find an example of a full and successful, yet unconventional, military career, one need look no further than General 'Jim' Wilson.

As German armored columns moved to seal off French ports from retreating British troops in 1940, Winston Churchill had few reserves he could commit.

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.

Samuel Kink Kinkead won two DSCs with the Royal Naval Air Service, two DFC with the fledgling RAF and the DSO in Russia.

Based on interviews with survivors of German WWI prison camps, this account documents the heroism and perseverance of British troops in captivity.

This illustrated WWI history sheds light on a major campaign fought along the significant yet often neglected Italian Front.

A historian analyzes the Franco-Prussian War's Battle of Sedan, from its causes and effects, to the characters involved.

In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions-and explores the myths-that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since.

The Battle of the Somme is fixed in the country's collective memory as a disaster-probably the bloodiest episode in the catalogue of futile offensives launched by the British on the Western Front.

Napoleon's incredible career went through a number of distinct periods.

The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tates Navy as it was commonly known, was a unique service with its own rules and regulations.

Using official records from the National Archives personal accounts from the Imperial War Museum and other sources, Coastal Convoys 1939 1945: The Indestructible Highway describes Britains dependence on coastal shipping and the introduction of the convoy system in coastal waters at the outset of the war.

A British naval officer details life as a prisoner of war and his courageous and suspenseful escape attempts during World War II.

Ken Adams, as a trained medic, was sent out to the Far East and immediately saw action on the Malay Peninsula.

A vivid and harrowing account of ordinary Russians caught in the deadly WW2 siege, based on interviews, diaries, and memoirs.

With extensive firsthand accounts, this volume presents a vivid chronicle of the Duke's decisive campaigns in the War of Spanish Succession.

Operation BARBAROSSA, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, was a turning point second only to Pearl Harbor.

This WWII military study sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Malta, combining a detailed narrative with provocative strategic analysis.

Until recently James Beatson was one of the millions of forgotten soldiers of the Great War.