Warfare and defence

In the early 1880s the Mahdi unleashed a spectacularly successful jihadist uprising against Egyptian colonial rule in the Sudan.

Through My Eyes: A Story of a Teenage Female in War is the first of its kind.

In World War II, the U.

Through letters and other writings, this historical study chronicles an Irish Catholic family's influence on mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina.

This is Ken Wharton's second oral history of the Northern Ireland troubles told again from the perspective of the ordinary British soldier.

Details the Roman army of Justinian - equipment, organization, leadership, strategy and tactics - illustrated with strategic maps and tactical battle diagrams.

War is the story of individuals painted into a broader tapestry of overpowering events.

The Crushing of Army Group North 1944-45 on the Eastern Front tells the story in words and images of the last bitter months fought on Russian soil and the battle of the Baltic States that ensued.

My First Year in the Army is Clyde W.

The German Afrika Korps was an outstanding military organisation that experienced both the height of glory and the depth of defeat in the Western Desert campaign.

This gripping history details the remarkable exploits of a Commando and Special Operations Executive operative during the Second World War.

The acclaimed chronicler of RAF history has compiled ninety-one obituaries of outstanding aviators covering the period from 2007 to the end of 2017.

The British archives of the Napoleonic wars are unique, brimming with personal letters to family and friends or journals that record their innermost thoughts.

A world without the advantages and convenience provided by cyberspace and the internet of things is now unimaginable.

While artillery has been described as the queen of the Napoleonic battlefield, this was an era when cavalry could still play a decisive role in battle, as well as being vital on campaign.

The Military Advantage, 2013 Edition, written by Terry Howell, Managing Editor for Benefits for Military.

Uganda's civil war with Joseph Kony's Lord'sResistance Army has raged since the 1980s, claiming over 100,000 lives anddisplacing around 1.

How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Birmingham were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years.

In the early hours of 15 May 1982, three Sea King helicopters carrying 42 men of 22 SAS Regiment and attachments, lifted off from the carrier HMS Hermes and headed towards the remote Pebble Island on the north coast of West Falkland.

The Military Advantage, 2013 Edition, written by Terry Howell, Managing Editor for Benefits for Military.

The Tiger I and Tiger II tanks are probably the most famous German armoured fighting vehicles of the Second World War and despite the relatively small numbers produced, the heavy Panzer units of the German Army played a key role in the battles fought in North Africa, Italy, the Western Front and particularly in the East.

Unrestricted Warfare reveals the dramatic story of the harsh baptism by fire faced by U.

Finalist, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing AwardsThe 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 25 July 1942 at Camp Carson, USA and, like many other tank destroyer battalions, would be sent to Europe.

Ordered by Hitler 'to hold, or to die' and to fight 'to the last grenade and round', the German army was a formidable opponent during the 1944 Normandy campaign.

Dave Page joined the Navy during the Korean War.

In terms of quality, historical significance and sheer numbers, the Kriegstein family’s ship model collection in the United States is the finest in private hands anywhere in the world.

The British battleship is one of the most intensely studied of all naval topics, but it is also among the most popular.

The trinity of government, military and publics has been drawn together into immediate and unpredictable relationships in a "e;new media ecology"e; that has ushered in new asymmetries in the waging of war and terror.

How do we understand the functions of militaries of democratic societies?

Captain Robert Semrau s military trial made international headlines a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan arrested for allegedly killing a grievously wounded Taliban soldier in the field.

Philip Reed, best known for his superb models of ships from the age of sail, here turns his attention to the other highly popular subject for ship modelers - the warships of the Second World War.

Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the six Abdiel-class fast minelayers, the fastest and most versatile ships to serve in the Royal Navy in the Second World War.

Submarine' is almost certainly the first book to bring together eye-witness accounts from almost every navy that deployed submarines in WW2, and it is far more than an account of WW2 missions.

The Civil War historian recounts a significant yet smaller battle in the Shenandoah Valley—showing how it changed the war and the lives of those present.

In 2002 a fifteen-year-old Canadian citizen was captured in Afghanistan for allegedly killing an American soldier.

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

A fast-paced, little-known story of danger at sea on the eve of World War IIOn the sweltering evening of August 30, 1939, the German luxury liner S.

Writings on War collects three of Carl Schmitt's most important and controversial texts, here appearing in English for the first time: The Turn to the Discriminating Concept of War, The Gro raum Order of International Law, and The International Crime of the War of Aggression and the Principle "e;Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege"e;.

Through letters and other writings, this historical study chronicles an Irish Catholic family's influence on mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina.

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

The covert, clandestine operations of the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), from the jungles of Malaya, Borneo and Brunei to the deserts and mountains of the Middle East have always been the focus of intense fascination, stoked by the regiment's 'closed' organization and secretive activities.

On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War’s most bloody and desperate battles.

The stories of the doctors, nurses and patients at the Union Army’s hospital in Gettysburg come to life in this unique Civil War history.

Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics.

Clara Krauss, since birth, was entrusted with a unique gift that made her special, almost mystical, a gift that would define her fate and the fate of everyone around her, a fate that would guide her, and her family through the time of turmoil that defined their world, a world tainted by evil, a world with the stench of death.

As the events of the Second World War fade into the distance it is important that the activities of a small band of brothers are not overlooked.

Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918 is based on over thirty years research in museums, archives and collections.

“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.