Battles and campaigns

The United States saw long-simmering sectional tensions erupt into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April 1861.

The years 1909-1918 can be regarded as formative for MI5, an era in which it developed from a small counterespionage bureau into an established security intelligence agency.

2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme.

This captivating work tells of Afghanistan before the Taliban - a land of majestic mountains and arid plains, terrain contaminated by the deadly remnants of war; landmines and unexploded ordnance, silent killers ready to kill and maim the innocent and unsuspecting.

Culloden was the last battle on British soil.

Sonsteby tells his courageous story of espionage and sabotage against the Naziz and of eluding capture through daring, intuition, and a constant slew of changing identities.

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'The most honest attempt yet to tell how the Battle of Britain really was' Andrew Wilson, ObserverHistory is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940.

When the Boer Republics invaded Natal in 1899, the invaders could have been driven out with casualties measured in hundreds.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

A history of the British RAF division in Norfolk dedicated to radio countermeasures during WWII.

The Venona Secretspresents one of the last great, untold stories of World War II and the Cold War.

The Battle of Britain tells the extraordinary story of one of the pivotal events of the Second World War - the struggle between British and German air forces in the late summer and autumn of 1940.

The third in a trilogy of books, the others being Cambrai -The Right Hook and Bourlon Wood by the same authors covering the battle for Cambrai in November 1917.

WINNER FOR OPERATIONAL / BATTLE HISTORY, 2008, ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD


The Iron Brigade--an all-Western outfit famously branded as The Iron Brigade of the West--served out their enlistments entirely in the Eastern Theater.

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Fatal Dive: Solving the World War II Mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F.

The men of the 8125th Sentry Dog Detachment had no idea what they would find when their ship docked at Incheon, Korea.

Nic Fields draws on detailed knowledge of available sources and his own visits to the battlefield to set the battle within the context of its political situation and religious impact upon history.

The acclaimed historian and author of The Gathering Storm continues his in-depth study of Northern European naval warfare during WWII.

Confronting the critics who say George Washington's victories were due to luck, not skill, Palmer proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's pre-eminent military strategist.

A concise overview of the Hundred Years War, the longest-running and the most significant conflict in western Europe in the later Middle Ages.

This concise guide explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority.

Sonsteby tells his courageous story of espionage and sabotage against the Naziz and of eluding capture through daring, intuition, and a constant slew of changing identities.

This WWII illustrated history examines the 1944 Allied attack on Italy with archival combat images paired with photos of the terrain today.

The story of the invasion of Moscow, told through its people.

The “Slow But Deadly” Dauntless was the US Navy’s premier carrier-borne dive bomber, and proved immensely successful in all the major Pacific naval campaigns of WW2.

'Deighton has a desire, unobtrusive but inflexible, to see the truth .

Most studies of the 1940 Western Campaign have tended to focus on a narrow range of topics, principally those relating the German forces or the epic of Dunkirk.

This fourth volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day covers every aspect of aerial operations on and behind the beaches at 'Omaha' and 'Utah' beaches on 6 June 1944.

Winner of the 2019 Gold Medal Award, Best Military History Memoir, Military Writers Society of AmericaRanked in the Top 10 Military Books of 2018 by Military Times.

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

Over the past seventy-five years, the Japanese government has refused to apologize to the United States government for decimating Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.

While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear.

Forgotten by history, this clash of kings is given new life as Harry Pearson explores the epic Battle of Byland, shedding light on a pivotal moment in the Wars for Scottish Independence.

During the 19th and early 20th century, Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan.

A follow-up to the New York Times-bestselling The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach.

On 16 October, 1944, the 3rd White Russian Front launched its massive offensive against Heeresgruppe Mitte.

Having established himself as one of the foremost military historians in the world, Martin Middlebrook's books are eagerly awaited and prized by publishers.

The morning of the Battle of Balaklava, on 25 October 1854, saw a desperate charge against a greatly superior Russian force.

Grippingfilled withdramatic escapes, moments of surprising humanity, and acts of bravery.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

This captivating work tells of Afghanistan before the Taliban - a land of majestic mountains and arid plains, terrain contaminated by the deadly remnants of war; landmines and unexploded ordnance, silent killers ready to kill and maim the innocent and unsuspecting.

This unique encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy.

For almost 43 years three school notebooks lay in obscurity in the County Armagh home of sixty two-year old James McRoberts.

The battle of Verdun lasted ten months.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

Forgotten by history, this clash of kings is given new life as Harry Pearson explores the epic Battle of Byland, shedding light on a pivotal moment in the Wars for Scottish Independence.