Warfare and defence

“Provides an excellent overview of the development of parachute troops as well as an exciting battle narrative and gripping human interest story.

The Battle of Britain was fought between two airborne military elites and was a classic example of pure attack against pure defence.

Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation.

"e;cracking stuff .

Narrative histories highlighting organization, combat experiences, and casualties of each division.

Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier’s fleet in 1727; failure at Cartagena, and an embarrassing action off Toulon in 1744\.

How connecting with nature is helping veterans reintegrate into civilian life and recover from PTSD.

Always marked out for high rank, Robert Laycock came into his own when selected to raise 8 Commando, a new ‘crack’ unit early in the Second World War.

46 Years"e;It's been forty-six years since I left Vietnam.