War and defence operations

Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan was involved in asymmetric warfare for over a decade.

Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan was involved in asymmetric warfare for over a decade.

A companion volume to Hitler's Armies and Hitler's Eagles, Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939 45 tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels.

A companion volume to Hitler's Armies and Hitler's Eagles, Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939 45 tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels.

Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and Germany.

Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and Germany.

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad.

Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad.

Winston Churchill described the opening campaign of World War I as 'a drama never surpassed'.

Winston Churchill described the opening campaign of World War I as 'a drama never surpassed'.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

A gripping history of Britain's Special Boat Squadron in World War II, drawing on veteran interviews and including rare photographs from the SAS Regimental Association.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

A detailed and comprehensive examination of the Barbarossa campaign of June to December 1941.

Published to coincide with the anniversary of the First World War, this edition, superbly illustrated with contemporary photographs and colour maps, gives readers an insight into all aspects of the First World War, from the trenches to the Eastern Front, as well as the Mediterranean conflict.

Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history.

Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history.

Escape and Evasion is the true story of one of the most unique feats of evasion during World War II.

In the years following the Civil War, plans were drawn up to build a major set of fortifications along the Russian western border.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

From an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.

More than 80 years on, the Great War - and particularly the great battles such as the Somme and Verdun - continues to fascinate us and to cast long shadows over the world in which we live.

Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington.

Now in compact e-guide form, a concise primer on the conflicts of the Pacific theatre of the Second World War.

In 1808 Napoleon dominated Europe, but the peace was not to survive for long.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

In late 1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war.

From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, this book uncovers the history of the Channel War.

From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, this book uncovers the history of the Channel War.

This book analyzes the fortifications of Hasmonaean and Herodian Judaea from the middle of the second century BC, when the Maccabees rebelled against their Seleucids overlords and established an independent state, until the end of the Jewish-Roman War in AD 73.

The book is concerned with how, during four demanding, dislocating and world-changing years, that most Victorian of institutions, the museum, was forced or prompted to meet the extraordinary test of war on the home front.

The book is concerned with how, during four demanding, dislocating and world-changing years, that most Victorian of institutions, the museum, was forced or prompted to meet the extraordinary test of war on the home front.

The Russo-Turkish War was one of the most decisive conflicts of the 18th century.

The Russo-Turkish War was one of the most decisive conflicts of the 18th century.

The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history.

The First World War has often been understood in terms of the combat experiences of soldiers on the Western Front; those combatants who served in the other theatres of the war have been neglected.

Introducing students to the full range of critical approaches to the poetry of the period, Perspectives on World War I Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the extraordinary variety of international poetic responses to the Great War of 1914-18.

The First World War has often been understood in terms of the combat experiences of soldiers on the Western Front; those combatants who served in the other theatres of the war have been neglected.

Introducing students to the full range of critical approaches to the poetry of the period, Perspectives on World War I Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the extraordinary variety of international poetic responses to the Great War of 1914-18.

The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history.

Since Vietnam, both the way we fight and our reasons for going to war have become much more complex.

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.

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.

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.

Written by men who flew the missions and gathered together the recollections of their comrades, this is an account of the political, social, cultural, technical and combat context of an extraordinary side of the Vietnam conflict.

More than 150 years after its end, we still struggle to understand the full extent of the human toll of the Civil War and the psychological crisis it created.

The last days of fighting in the Civil War's eastern theater have been wrapped in mythology since the moment of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House.

As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases.

In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "e;new woman,"e; Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war.

This is the story of how Americans attempted to define what it meant to be a citizen of the United States, at a moment of fracture in the republic's history.