Warfare and defence

This WWI military history presents a detailed account of the third Battle of Ypres, in the Belgian village of Passchendaele, from the German perspective.

The Royal Marines were originally formed under the auspices of the Royal Navy to guard its sailing ships from harm.

A memoir of how a small number of British officers led Muslim soldiers in the hard-fought anti-insurgency war that has shaped today’s Gulf.

Carl von Clausewitzs On War has been called, "e;not simply the greatest, but the only truly great book on war.

Human remains and identification presents a pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence.

Learn light infantry tactics and test your skill on the ground with this interactive exercise manual by the military historian and leadership expert.

"e;Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"e; - Churchill on the RAF.

“Profusely illustrated .

The dramatic story of the final mission and moments of the German Navy’s prized airship during World War I.

'Compelling, urgent and devastating.

A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLDFrom the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book.

Their ferocity is as legendary as their loyalty to the British Monarch and their regimental histories are crammed with acts of incredible bravery and sacrifice.

Lola Carlyle Reveals All is a brilliantly enjoyable rom-com from New York Times bestseller Rachel Gibson - perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Jo Watson and Christina Lauren.

'Roland's compelling account is highly readable.

With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings.

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror.

Benjamin Clouting was just sixteen years old when he embarked with the British Expeditionary Force for France in August 1914.

A lean and mean thriller about one man and the Mob from 'the crime laureate' INDEPENDENT.

'Sitting not far below my feet, there was a thermonuclear warhead about twenty times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, all set and ready to go.

'An entertaining read, especially for those who like to share their Saturday afternoons with Jeff and the Gang' The SunI've Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports' iconic football show Soccer Saturday.

They came to fight for freedom and their country, they came to fight Germans.

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon.

Book Two of the Inspector Frank Stave Investigations, a German detective trilogy set in post-WWII Hamburg.

Simon Wiesenthal spent four and a half years in Mauthausen concentration camp during World War II.

Between 1944 and 1949 the United States Navy held a war crimes tribunal that tried Japanese nationals and members of Guam's indigenous Chamorro population who had worked for Japan's military government.

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror.

A Cozy Mystery in The Bestselling Ham Hill Murder Mysteries from France Evesham!

From the host of The Rest is Classified podcast, this is the secret history of MI6 - from the Cold War to the present day.

This book gives an insight into the systems and components of the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, along with numerous stories of my time working on the aircraft.

This is a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II.

Andras Schiff is one of the most important pianists of our time.

This WWII journal takes readers inside an elite reconnaissance and raiding unit operating behind enemy lines in the North African campaign.

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

No aircraft is absolutely safe.

Author Jerald Watts, a native Georgian served in the USAF in the early 1960s during a period of increasing world tension of the Cold War.

A completely gripping, gritty crime thriller from UK Top 50 bestselling author John NichollIs it revenge or is it justice?

Great Military Disasters tells the dramatic stories behind the world's most calamitous conflicts.

Few outside the security services have heard of 14 Company.

Illustrated with 200 official admiralty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, this book traces the development of Royal Naval ship design in a period of immense change.

Reissued for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflictThe most in-depth and powerful account yet published of the first crucial clash of the Falklands war - told from both sides.

This is a guidebook with a difference.

Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force.

Best known for moving elephants through high mountain passes in wintertime to the classic application of the double envelopment maneuver to surround and destroy a Roman army on the battlefield at Cannae, Hannibals achievements have rarely been equaled and never surpassed.

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

***'If you only read one book about the Falklands make sure it's this one.