Warfare and defence

'Superbly written and gripping' Daily ExpressThe thrilling true account of Hitler's first defeat.

In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees.

In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance.

The arms race, on the run up to the Second World War, followed the faultless logic of paranoia.

At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved.

In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned.

This book provides a comprehensive study of the complex impacts of the war in Ukraine on Russo-Iranian relations, and the resulting consequences for the international relations of the Middle East.

This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War.

This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War.

Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war.

Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war.

Saladin is a legendary figure in the history of the Middle East.

Saladin is a legendary figure in the history of the Middle East.

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eye-witnesses and has produced a breath-taking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eye-witnesses and has produced a breath-taking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.

A pictorial history of the major WWII battle in which American Navy and Marine forces took the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army.

During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters.

During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage for their ships, on both vertical and horizontal surfaces, in order reduce visibility by blending in with the sea, or confuse the identity of a ship by applying more obtrusive patters.

The fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail, that has never been attempted before.

The fast and formidably-armed battlecruisers of Great Britain and Germany that were developed before and during the First World War are, in this new book, compared and contrasted in a way, and at a level of detail, that has never been attempted before.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The Richard Perkins warship identification albums form one of the most detailed studies ever undertaken of the changes to the appearance of Royal Navy ships.

The Dover Patrol, which brought together an assortment of vessels ranging from the modern to the antique and included cruisers, monitors, destroyers, trawlers, drifters, yachts and airships, was commanded by a series of radical and polarizing personalities and increasingly manned by citizen volunteers.

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"e;A beautiful book .

Women and War in the Middle East provides a critical examination of the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East.

Presenting a global history of aerial bombardment, this book shows how certain European powers initiated aerial bombardment of civilians after World War I, and how it was an instrument of choice in World War II.

The advent of the War on Terror has seen intelligence agencies emerge out of the shadows to become major political players.

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers, called up to take part in controversial campaigns like the 1982 invasion of Lebanon or policing duties in the Palestinian territories today, have refused orders.

Eight years after the first edition of this insightful and highly regarded book, Burma remains one of the most troubled nations in Southeast Asia.

Three parallel wars were fought in the latter half of the twentieth century in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Women across the globe are being dramatically affected by war as currently waged by the USA.

Refusing to take part in war is as old as war itself.

The advent of the War on Terror has seen intelligence agencies emerge out of the shadows to become major political players.

Refusing to take part in war is as old as war itself.

Eight years after the first edition of this insightful and highly regarded book, Burma remains one of the most troubled nations in Southeast Asia.

Three parallel wars were fought in the latter half of the twentieth century in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Women and War in the Middle East provides a critical examination of the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East.

Presenting a global history of aerial bombardment, this book shows how certain European powers initiated aerial bombardment of civilians after World War I, and how it was an instrument of choice in World War II.

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers, called up to take part in controversial campaigns like the 1982 invasion of Lebanon or policing duties in the Palestinian territories today, have refused orders.

How do crises produce changes in specific European Union foreign policy areas, and how should we conceptualise these policy changes?

On the afternoon of September 11 2001 the Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach), Bertie Ahern ordered the 'heads of the security services of key government departments' to undertake a complete re-evaluation of measures to protect the state from attack.

Can Russia, the European Union and the three major EU member states adopt a unified policy line in the global arena?

This is a new paperback edition of Becky Taylor's history of Britain's travelling communities in the twentieth century.

Why adopt a poststructural lens for the reading of the military strategy of national missile defence (NMD)?

Priestley's England is the first full-length academic study of J B Priestley - novelist, playwright, screen-writer, journalist and broadcaster, political activist, public intellectual and popular entertainer, one of the makers of twentieth-century Britain, and one of its sharpest critics.

This book undertakes a unique, coherent and comprehensive consideration of the depiction of naval warfare in the cinema.

This book outlines for the first time in a single volume the theoretical and methodological tools for a study of human remains resulting from episodes of mass violence and genocide.

With the 2005 Review Conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the background, this book provides a fully detailed but accessible and accurate introduction to the technical aspects of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons for the specialist and non-specialist alike.

It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that, across the channel at least, the French were a 'nation of resisters'.