War and defence operations

The Battle of the Lys, fought in April 1918, was critical for the Allies and for Germany.

When the Burma campaign is discussed, the turning point battles of Imphal and Kohima are most often thought of.

The blow to British pride and confidence caused by the crushing defeat of their army in Afghanistan during the winter of 1841/2 compares in its impact to the disaster in New York on 11 September 2001.

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia were all German allies in the Second World War, unlike the other countries of Europe which had either been forcibly occupied by the Nazis or remained neutral.

An ancient historian vividly reconstructs-and persuasively reassesses-the Roman Empire's most significant victory of the Gallic Wars.

On the night of 9-10 July 1943, an Allied armada launched the invasion of Sicily, a larger operation than the Normandy landings the following year.

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

The author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle.

A British Army veteran revisits his military career, sharing thrilling stories of Special Forces missions behind enemy lines 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.

This authoritative history chronicles the Royal Navy's decisive yet little-known victory over the French during the Seven Years' War.

The WWI military expert presents his authoritative study of the German Army's operations during the First Battle of Ypres.

A thorough history of the Winter War, the uneven Russo-Finnish conflict that began shortly after the start of World War II.

Harry Lamin was born in Derbyshire in 1877 and left school at thirteen to work in the lace industry, but by December 1916 he had been conscripted into the 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment and sent to war.

Imagine standing over a bomb - you need to make a choice.

Never previously seen reports and plans marked restricted and classified have been sourced from Britannia Royal Naval College's Archive.

Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) was perhaps the most gifted film-maker of the British documentary movement.

Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) was perhaps the most gifted film-maker of the British documentary movement.

In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front.

In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front.

In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy.

In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy.

In September 1857, a member of a religious sect killed himself on hearing the news that the object of his devout observance, Nikal Seyn, had died.

In September 1857, a member of a religious sect killed himself on hearing the news that the object of his devout observance, Nikal Seyn, had died.

Bertrandon de la Broquiere was esquire to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

Bertrandon de la Broquiere was esquire to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

How is foreign policy made in Iraq?

How is foreign policy made in Iraq?

The extraordinary autobiography of novelist Marina Jarre, tracing her identity and relationships through a turbulent era of European history.

A charming and heartfelt story about war, art, and the lengths a woman will go to find the truth about her family.

In the spring of 1941, having abandoned his plans to invade Great Britain, Hitler turned the might of his military forces on to Stalin's Soviet Russia.

In the spring of 1941, having abandoned his plans to invade Great Britain, Hitler turned the might of his military forces on to Stalin's Soviet Russia.

A strikingly original book about a terrible photograph an exceptionally rare image documenting the horrific final moment of the murder of a family in Ukraine.

The story of the First World War in Africa, an almost forgotten conflict that devastated an area five times the size of Germany and killed more than two million people.

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.

Artificial Intelligence and Global Security: Future Trends, Threats and Considerations brings a much-needed perspective on the impact of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in military affairs.

Artificial Intelligence and Global Security: Future Trends, Threats and Considerations brings a much-needed perspective on the impact of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in military affairs.

Across Africa in the post-1956 era, the aspirations of African nationalists to secure power were boosted and quickly realized by the British, French and Belgian hasty retreat from empire.

The idea that we should 'do something' to help those suffering in far-off places is the main impulse driving those who care about human rights.

Four months pregnant, Vera Wohlauf, wife of a serving SS officer, took sadistic pleasure in rounding up victims for Treblinka.

In 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Third Reich collapsed and the Red Army swamped Berlin.

'Judicious and absorbing' New York Times Book ReviewIn this biography of Edward Lansdale (1908-1987), the man said to be the model for Greene's The Quiet American, Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a 'hearts and minds' diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam.

Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam?

Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam?

"e;Before Alamein we never won a battle, after Alamein we never lost one.

At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into the war.

The Second World War was the final global conflict of the twentieth century.

Eleanor Roosevelt stands as one of the world's greatest humanitarians, having dedicated her remarkable life to the liberty and equality of all people.

Eleanor Roosevelt stands as one of the world's greatest humanitarians, having dedicated her remarkable life to the liberty and equality of all people.

Ibn Jubayr's account of his journey from his home in then Islamic Spain to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Syria, the Crusader Kingdoms and ultimately Egypt is a landmark text for the study and understanding of the Medieval Islamic World.