War and defence operations

Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan is a contentious subject, yet it is often forgotten that the current conflict is in fact the fourth in a string of such wars dating back as far as the early nineteenth century.

This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors.

The Rhineland, scene of European conflict for generations, remained an intensely contentious area following the end of the hostilities of World War I.

A bloody rebellion by Albanian guerrillas demanding equal rights in Macedonia has killed and wounded thousands of people and led to fears that the crisis will embroil Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece.

The harrowing story based on George Herbert Hill's experience of the Battle of St Quentin during the First World War.

_Reaching for the Stars_ shows why Bomber Command, in one of the largest and bloodiest campaigns of the war, with 55,000 aircrew lost and more officer fatalities than in World War I, has received so much attention and yet remains a 'lost and black sheep' among British wartime achievements.

In the early hours of 22 June 1941 units of the Wehrmacht began to pour into the Soviet Union.

As the dreadful reality of the Coalition's defeat in Iraq begins to sink in, one question dominates Washington and London: why?

This moving and unusual story of a British engineer who becomes caught up in the horrifying events of the First World War vividly illuminates life - and death - on the Mesopotamian Front.

This title is presented with a new foreword by Istvan Deak.

Presents unique insights from key player in first Gulf War, who continues to have an extremely high profile.

A mixture of travelogue, history and war journalism, Allah's Mountains tells the story of the conflict between a nation of mountain tribes and the might of the Russian army.

'The most dangerous place in the world' - Barack ObamaThe borderlands of Afghanistan and Pakistan have become the arena for a global conflict with consequences that defy prediction.

Exceptional State analyzes the nexus of culture and contemporary manifestations of U.

Perilous Memories makes a groundbreaking and critical intervention into debates about war memory in the Asia-Pacific region.

From Revolutionaries to Citizens is the first comprehensive account of the most important antiwar campaign prior to World War I: the antimilitarism of the French Left.

The Fateful Lightning is the second volume of Kathleen Diffleys trilogy on Civil War magazine fiction.

Christopher McIlwain's Civil War Alabama is a landmark book that sheds invigorating new light on the causes, the course, and the outcomes in Alabama of the nation's greatest drama and trauma.

Send the Alabamians recounts the story of the 167th Infantry Regiment of the WWI Rainbow Division from their recruitment to their valiant service on the bloody fields of eastern France in the climactic final months of World War I.

WINNER, ADULT NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD BY THE ALABAMA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION WINNER, CLINTON JACKSON COLEY AWARD FROM THE ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Uncovering the Forgotten Battle That Changed a Nation.

"e;If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it.

The new millennium has brought with it an ever-expanding range of threats to global security: from cyber attacks to blue-water piracy to provocative missile tests.

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin improvised a system of "e;asymmetric federalism"e; to help maintain its successor state, the Russian Federation.

Few analysts of U.

Radical Reform describes a remarkable chapter in the American pro-democracy movement.

This unique Civil War history chronicles the hard-fought battles and divided loyalties of a pro-Southern county in Union Kentucky.

"e;The essential reappraisal of this seminal event in twentieth-century naval history .

"e;This book is a work of detail and scholars can now envision the campaigns and battles of the First World War from a high-level German perspective.

"e;Told by a 'been there, done that' combat commander, McLaughlin gives us precise accounts of such air battles as the devastating bombing of Schweinfurt.

"e;A tribute to human resilience under extreme stress, both in response to the terror from the sky and to the sacrifices the Nazis imposed on their people.

An intelligence officer stationed in Southeast Asia offers a "e;detailed, insightful, documented, and authentic account"e; of US policy failure in the region (Lewis Sorley, author of Westmoreland).

"e;An equally meticulous and lucid account"e; of the controversy that preceded the United States' declaration of war in April 1917 (Historynet).

"e;Some of this book is heartrending; some of it is as gripping as a thriller; and all of it will add to our understanding of the war"e; (Booklist).

This WWII naval history chronicles the prolific combat career of one of the most important US ships to fight in the Pacific War.

"e;A detailed day-by-day account of the war's events, emphasizing the military dimensions but also touching on politics and diplomacy.

Winner of the Seaborg Civil War Prize: "e;Impressively researched .

The African American experience in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through ReconstructionThis book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginias Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.

An exceptional piece of scholarship.

Like so many midwesterners since, Julia Daniels and Charles Scott Moseley moved to Florida in the 1880s seeking a warmer climate.

The African American experience in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through ReconstructionThis book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginias Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.

For a relatively short war, the Crimean War holds an important place in history.

As a teenager ‘Tich’ Palliser became ‘hooked on this flying game’ and aspired to take to the skies.

African Americans' long campaign for "e;the right to fight"e; forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces.

African Americans' long campaign for "e;the right to fight"e; forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces.

Arms and Influence explores the complex relationship between technology, policymaking, and international norms.

This book explores the literary culture of Britain's radical press from 1880 to 1910, a time that saw a flourishing of radical political activity as well as the emergence of a mass print industry.

Drawing on primary sources from both sides of the Atlantic, Britain and the Bomb explores how economic, political, and strategic considerations have shaped British nuclear diplomacy.

The new millennium has brought with it an ever-expanding range of threats to global security: from cyber attacks to blue-water piracy to provocative missile tests.

"e;Ungoverned spaces"e; are often cited as key threats to national and international security and are increasingly targeted by the international community for external interventions-both armed and otherwise.