Battles and campaigns

A journey to the Highland battlefield where this landmark event in Scottish history took place, with numerous maps and illustrations.

A journey to the Highland battlefield where this landmark event in Scottish history took place, with numerous maps and illustrations.

The story of the German light cruiser SMS _Emden_ has been the subject of over a dozen books since her destruction at the hands of the Australian light cruiser HMAS _Sydney_ on 9 November 1914.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

The raid on St Nazaire has gone down in history as one of the most daring commando raids of all time.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line.

The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World Wars most famous actions inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie.

Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports, which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion.

Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports, which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion.

Why are some battles remembered more than others?

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

This is the story of the British Expeditionary Forces part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory.

For many British visitors, the fighting in the Somme starts on 1 July 1916 and few consider what happened in the area before the British took over the line, part in later 1915 and some in 1916.

For many British visitors, the fighting in the Somme starts on 1 July 1916 and few consider what happened in the area before the British took over the line, part in later 1915 and some in 1916.

The untold inside story of the audacious Nazi plot to rescue il Duce from an Allied prison.

They came to fight for freedom and their country, they came to fight Germans.

Mafeking was the longest and the most controversial of the three sieges that began the South African War in 1899.

Mafeking was the longest and the most controversial of the three sieges that began the South African War in 1899.

At 18.

At 18.

This book on French soldiers during WWI is "e;a first-class narrative with an abundance of personal testimony from the officers and men of the regiment"e; (The Great War Magazine, Editor's Choice).

This book on French soldiers during WWI is "e;a first-class narrative with an abundance of personal testimony from the officers and men of the regiment"e; (The Great War Magazine, Editor's Choice).

The Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War.

The Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War.

During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars.

During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars.

A fascinating study of one of the often overlooked World War II campaigns as British/Commonwealth, Indigenous and Italian forces battled for control of the Horn of Africa.

Stranded deep in enemy territory, the Spartan general Clearchus and the other Greek senior officers were subsequently killed or captured by treachery on the part of the Persian satrap Tissaphernes.

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

Stranded deep in enemy territory, the Spartan general Clearchus and the other Greek senior officers were subsequently killed or captured by treachery on the part of the Persian satrap Tissaphernes.

For more than a century and a half, from 1607 to 1763, Britain and France struggled to master the eastern half of North America.

The reputation of Confederate General James Longstreetsecond-in-command to and intimate friend of Robert E.

A history of Americas military on horseback.

Autumn 1944.

Get the lowdown on America's Bloodiest Warthe Civil Warwith this essential guide to 101 interesting and unexpected facts about this defining event in US history.

Canadas Three Korean Wars is a capsule account of Canadas army, navy, air force, and merchant marine during the Korean War, June 1950 to July 53 and beyond, to cover the so-called peacekeeping postwar period to September 1955, when the last unit of the RCN departed the theatre and returned to Canada.

They Fought Valiantly for Their Countrys Survival contains the personal accounts of South Korean soldiers and marines who fought for the survival of their country following the North Korean sneak attack on South Korea that was the start of the Korean War 25 June 195027 July 1953.

Dark Blue Down South is a historical novel about the Germans of the Central Texas Hill Country and other Texans who chose to fight for the North in the Civil War.

"e;The great host came steadily on, spreading out spreading out - spreading out till they seemed like a giant pair of nut-crackers opening round the little nut of Rorke's Drift.

Let us not forget those who served.

This Business of Publishing has been hailed by literary agent Michael Larsen as "e;must reading for writers, agents and anyone else who cares about the future of publishing.