War and defence operations

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied ‘to the strongest.

The Trafalgar Chronicle is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called 'Nelson's Navy', though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837.

This "e;well written, well researched, well-illustrated"e; edition of the classic Georgian Navy reference "e;will both delight and inform"e; (The Naval Review).

Cold War crescendo: in the author’s first three volumes in a series on battles of the Korean War, North Korean forces cross the 38th Parallel, rolling back US and South Korean forces into a small corner of the Korean peninsula.

Cold War crescendo: in the author’s first three volumes in a series on battles of the Korean War, North Korean forces cross the 38th Parallel, rolling back US and South Korean forces into a small corner of the Korean peninsula.

Far more than an architecture book, Coastal Defences of the British Empire, 1775-1815 is a sweeping reinterpretation of the Martello towers, Grand Redoubts, Royal Military Canal and other new defence infrastructure of the Napoleonic War.

The recent discovery of a wooden chest, unopened for 100 years revealed a treasure trove of eloquent trench diaries, letters and poetry.

The recent discovery of a wooden chest, unopened for 100 years revealed a treasure trove of eloquent trench diaries, letters and poetry.

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By early August 1944 the Germans fighting in Normandy had been worn down by the battles around Caen, while to the west, the American breakout was finally gaining momentum.

By early August 1944 the Germans fighting in Normandy had been worn down by the battles around Caen, while to the west, the American breakout was finally gaining momentum.

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.

In their second Visitor's Guide to the 1916 Battle of the Somme Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland focus on the series of secondary battles that were key stages in the five-month struggle that followed the start of the offensive on 1 July.

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.

The early 1990s saw Europes first conflict for almost 40 years when bitter fighting broke out in the former Yugoslav republic.

The early 1990s saw Europes first conflict for almost 40 years when bitter fighting broke out in the former Yugoslav republic.

Any visitor to the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of the United States will be drawn to Montfaucon, for it is here that General Pershing, the Commander in Chief, determined that the major memorial to the American Expeditionary Forces would be sited.

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.

Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756.

Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756.

Why are some battles remembered more than others?

This is the most complete guide to the First World War Battlefield of Ypres that has ever been published.

This is the most complete guide to the First World War Battlefield of Ypres that has ever been published.

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.

This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force’s defensive battle in Flanders during April 1918.

This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force’s defensive battle in Flanders during April 1918.

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.

Histories of the Hundred Years War have been written, and accounts of the famous battles, but until now no book has concentrated on the sieges that played a decisive role in the protracted struggle between England and France.

Histories of the Hundred Years War have been written, and accounts of the famous battles, but until now no book has concentrated on the sieges that played a decisive role in the protracted struggle between England and France.

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.

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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.