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13 SHARKSThe Careers of a Series of Small

Royal Navy Ships, from theGlorious Revolution to D-Day

27385 £4.99

Dr. John D. GraingerHardback, 240 pages

Published Price £19.99

John D Grainger charts the careers of thethirteen vessels that have served the RoyalNavy under the name HMS Shark. Despitethe ferocious name, they have all beenrelatively small vessels including onebrigantine, five sloops, one Sixth Rate, agunvessel, four destroyers and asubmarine. Collectively they thereforegive a good representation of the variousroles of these types, which receive far lessattention than larger, more glamorousships.

A DESTROYER AT WARThe Fighting Life and Loss of HMS

Havock from the Atlantic to theMediterranean 1939-42

27800 £5.99

David Goodey, Richard H. OsborneHardback, 293 pagesPublished Price £25

The authors have tracked down fifty of thesurviving crew and from interviews havebeen able to compile one of the mostdetailed, and certainly one of the mostdramatic, histories of a destroyer duringthe Second World War. Destroyer at Wartells the story of the battles and operationsof a famous ship, and its sad destruction,through newspaper reports, officialdocuments. HMS Havock earned anastonishing eleven battle honours in herbrief but glorious career.

A SCOTS GREY ATWATERLOO

The Remarkable Story of SergeantWilliam Clarke

27802 £5.99

Gareth GloverHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

A Scots Grey at Waterloo provides thereader with an exceptionally in-depthaccount of the actions of the cavalry atWaterloo that will mark this memoir out asone of the most significant to have beenpublished in the last 200 years. Glover hasreproduced the entire text as hand-writtenwritten,only adding chapters to aid thereader and footnotes to help identifyindividuals and places.

A SOLDIER OF THE 6THDIVISION

Incorporating Recollections of TheMachine Gun Corps

27489 £3.99

Thomas & Michael BrookbankHardback 329 pages maps in colour


It is predominately the detailed account ofthe actions of the 16th Machine GunCompany and of A Company, 6thBattalion MGC that take a full 260 pagesof this book that will appeal to the militaryhistorian. Privately published this book iswell produced with good typesetting, andclear colour maps

ACCRINGTON PALSThe 11th (Service) Battalion

(Accrington) East LancashireRegiment

27019 £3.99

William TurnerOversized Softback, 256 pages


This book is a small slice of history in it’sself, the very first modern “Pals” battalionhistory, a book that spawned a wholemilitary genre, and a military publishingempire. Now re-released due to demand init’s original large newspaper size format.

ACCRINGTON PALS TRAILHome and Overseas

27101 £2.99

William TurnerSoftback, 144 page


Follow the footsteps of the Pals in theirjourney from Lancashire to their trainingcamps in England and Wales and to thevillages and battlefields of France.

AIR RAIDS ON SOUTH-WESTESSEX IN THE GREAT WAR

‘Looking for Zeppelins at Leyton’

27387 £4.99

Alan David SimpsonHardback, 224 pages


Focusing in particular on Leyton andIlford, this is the first book to everexamine what happened before and afterthe raiders reached and bombarded thecapital. The author has included a widerange of contemporary letters, diaries andnewspaper reports from local sources, plusseveral previously unseen photographs. Toset the story in its wider context, the bookalso contains a wealth of informationabout the defence of the London areagenerally and vivid reports fromcombatants on both sides.

AIR WAR OVER THEATLANTIC

27541 £3.99

Manfred GriehlSoftback, 72 pages


In this volume of the outstandingLuftwaffe at War series, Manfred Griehlshowcases a photo-history of thedevelopment of the Kriegsmarine airbornecapability from the early Condor missionsto the introduction of Me 262 A-1a jetfighters in 1944.

AIR WAR VARSITY

27795 £5.99

Martin W. BowmanHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Bowman in his now familiar styledescribes the story of the "Jump across theRhine", Operation Varsity. This was thesuccessful airborne forces operationlaunched by Allied troops that took placetoward the end of World War II. Involvingmore than 16,000 paratroopers and severalthousand aircraft, it was the largestairborne operation in history to beconducted on a single day and in onelocation.

ALBERT BALL VCFighter Pilot Hero of World War I

27532 £3.99

Colin A. PengellySoftback, 224 pages


A decent biography of Albert Ball whorose from obscurity to the top rank ofGreat War fighter pilots in only 15months. In that period he had beenawarded the MC, DSO and two Bars andwas credited with at least 44 victories. Hewas posthumously awarded the VictoriaCross.

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ALL-IN FIGHTING

25694 £5.99

Captain W. E. Fairbairn2017 N & M Press reprint of 1942

original Edition. SB. 132pp.Illustrated.

The distilled knowledge of W. E.Fairbairn, legendary SOE instructor inunarmed combat, and inventor of theSykes-Fairbairn knife, who learned hisdeadly skills in 30 years on the Shanghaiwaterfront. Fully illustrated.

THE AMERICAN SHARPEThe Adventures of an AmericanOfficer of the 95th Rifles in the

Peninsular and WaterlooCampaigns

26972 £4.99


Sharpe and his adventures has made the95th Foot renowned again and thediscovery of an unpublished diary by anAmerican from Charleston South Carolinawho served, despite his father's objections,as an officer in this elite regiment hascaused great excitement. James PenmanGairdner was born in Charleston, SouthCarolina, but he was sent back to the 'OldCountry' for his education, receiving hisschooling at Harrow. After school, ratherthan joining his father's merchant businesshe decided to become a soldier, receivinga commission in the famous 95th Rifles.He subsequently served, without a break,from the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo inJanuary 1812 until the end of the war in1814.

AN ELOQUENT SOLDIERThe Peninsular War Journals ofLieutenant Charles Crowe of the

Inniskillings, 1812-14

27658 £5.99


An excellent and frank journal, that is verywell edited by the respected Garth Glover.Crowe’s accomplished writings are aninvaluable and authentic source,that isdeserving of a place in any Napoleoniclibrary.

ANATOMY OF THE ZULUARMY

From Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879

27112 £3.99

Ian KnightSoftback, 282 pages


“Know your enemy” is a fundamentalmantra of soldiering. Lack of knowledge,or under-estimating capabilities, can havedisastrous consequences as the Britishdiscovered following the opening salvoesof the Anglo-Zulu war in 1879. Despitehis extensive campaign experience on thecontinent of Africa, the Britishcommander Lord Chelmsford had failed tocomprehend that the Zulu were unlike anyof the foes he had encountered on earlierwars. In “The Anatomy of the Zulu Army”Ian Knight explains what made the Zulusuch an effective fighting force.

ANCESTOR’S FOOTSTEPS:THE SOMME 1916

26206 £4.99

Andrew RawsonSoftback, 240 pages


This book helps answer one of the biggestunanswered questions asked by visitors tothe Somme: where did my ancestor fight?The combination of First World War battleaccounts and annotated trench mapsthroughout this book explains whathappened and where, and indexed ordersof battle give the reader a quick referenceto locate individual units.

APACHE OVER LIBYA

27232 £3.99

Will LaidlawHardback, 200 pagesPublished Price £19.9

This book describes the pioneering sea-based use of the Apache helicopter to flyvery hazardous missions over the well-defended Libyan desert in the summer of2011. Unlike Afghanistan and Iraq, theenemy here had every antiaircraft weapondreaded by pilots; in this account thequality of the aircraft and the fantastictraining and skill of the pilots was tested tothe absolute limits.

ASSASSINATIONSANTHOLOGY

Plots and Murders that WouldHave Changed the Course of WW2

27806 £4.99

Martin MaceHardback, 188 pages


A masterpiece of alternate history,anumber of key individuals are examinedall of whom were involved in attempts ontheir lives, or strange incidents, which hadit led to their deaths might have changedthe outcome of WW2.

AT THE HEART OF THEREICH

The Secret Diary of Hitler’s ArmyAdjutant

27338 £3.99

Major Gerhard EngelPaperback, 208 pages


Gerhard Engel served as the army adjutantto Adolf Hitler from March of 1938 untilMarch of 1943. During those five years hewas present for some of the mostmomentous occasions in the history of theThird Reich, however much of this “diary”written after the war, the reader must thusbe very sceptical in evaluating any and allclaims in this book which make Engelhimself look good, especially when it is athis late and unlamented Führer's expense.

AXIS WARSHIPSAs Seen on Photos from Allied

Intelligence Files

27475 £4.99

Roy M. StanleyHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

For his latest book Colonel Roy Stanleypresents aerial photographs of the Germanand Italian fleets that were selected asimportant six decades ago and have longlain dormant, unindexed and unexplained.Extensive use of aerial and otherIntelligence imagery from long retiredfiles would be enough to make this book amust for those intrigued by World War IIintelligence and naval history. But it is theauthor's commentary that makes this worktruly unique, thanks to his aerial photointerpretation experience, ability toprovide Intelligence analysis, andacademic background.

THE BARBARY CORSAIRSWarfare in the Mediterranean 1480

-1580

27340 £2.99

Jacques Heers, translated by JonathanNorth

Softback, 256 pagesPublished Price £14.99

The Barbary Corsairs first appeared toterrorise shipping in the 16th century.These Muslim pirates sailed out of theports of North Africa, primarily Sal ,Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. Thisarea was known in Europe as the BarbaryCoast, a term derived from the name of itsBerber inhabitants. Acting as officers ofthe sprawling Ottoman Empire, thesepirates plundered the trading routes of theMediterranean and sowed horror in thehearts of Christians everywhere. The mostfamous and powerful were the Barbarossabrothers, sons of a renegade Christian.



THE BATTLE FOR THEMAGINOT LINE 1940

27819 £5.99

Clayton DonnellHardback, 296 pagesPublished Price £25

The role that France's Maginot Lineplayed in the defeat of France by theGerman Army in May and June of 1940may be one of the most misunderstoodaspects of World War II history. This bookfirst introduces us to the Maginot Line bysuccinctly describing its pre-warconstruction and organisation. It thenmoves to a discussion of Maginot Line incombat and quickly dispels the myth thatthe Germany Army simply bypassed theLine on its way to victory.

BATTLE OF THE BULGE: THEGERMAN VIEW

Perspectives from Hitler’s HighCommand

27556 £3.99

Danny S. ParkerSoftback, 256 pages


This very good book brings together awealth of primary source material -including German documentation anddebriefs of German generals - to tell thestory of this famous campaign from theGerman point of view. It examinespreparations for the offensive, the progressof the operation and assessments of theWehrmacht's performance from leadingfigures in German high command.

THE BATTLE OF THE RIVERPLATE

The First Naval Battle of theSecond World War

26207 £3.99

Gordon LandsboroughHardback, 144 pages


The German Panzerschiff Admiral GrafSpee had cruised into the South Atlantic afortnight before the war began, and hadbeen commerce raiding. One of thehunting groups sent by the BritishAdmiralty to search for Graf Spee,comprising three Royal Navy cruisers,HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles, foundand engaged their quarry off the estuary ofthe River Plate close to the coast ofUruguay in South America.In the ensuing battle, Exeter was severelydamaged and forced to retire; Ajax andAchilles suffered moderate damage. Thedamage to Admiral Graf Spee, althoughnot extensive, was critical. Ajax andAchilles shadowed the German ship untilshe entered the port of Montevideo toeffect urgent repairs. After Graf Spee'scaptain Hans Langsdorff was told that hisstay could not be extended beyond 72hours, he scuttled his damaged ship ratherthan face the superior force that the Britishhad led him to believe was awaiting hisdeparture.

BATTLEGROUND EUROPE:CASSINO

27696 £2.99

Ian BlackwellSoftback, 192 pages


A very good overall account of thebattle that will be particularly useful forthose intending to visit the site of thebattle.

BATTLEGROUND GENERAL:ARNHEM 1944

27136 £2.00

Jonathan SutherlandSoftback, 176 pages


Battleground General is a series of gamebooks that put you the player in commandin some of history’s greatest battles. Thisone recreates Operation Market Garden inSeptember 1944 one of the most daringAllied plans of the Second World War.

BATTLEGROUND VERDUN:VERDUN THE LEFT BANK

27605 £3.99

Christina HolsteinSoftback, 176 pages


The book includes a plethora of historicaland modern black & white photos, it’s avery well researched and a nicely donebattlefield guide from a popular series.

THE BATTLES OF ST ALBANS

27651 £3.99

Peter Burley, Michael Elliott, HarveyWatson

Paperback, 160 pagesPublished Price £14.99

Explains well these battles that werefought during the Wars of the Roses, alongwith the topography of St.Albans and thesurrounding land, also gives some verygood walking tours.

THE BEDFORD TRIANGLEUndercover Operations from

England in the Second World War

27545 £4.99

Martin W. BowmanHardback, 240 pages


The Bedford Triangle portrays the crucialpart played by the British SpecialOperations Executive, the US Army AirForce and the American Office ofStrategic Services in operations behindenemy lines in occupied Europe during theSecond World War.

BLOODY APRIL 1917An Exciting Detailed Analysis ofOne of the Deadliest Months in

WWI

27746 £5.99

Norman Franks, Russell Guest, FrankBailey.

Softback 184 pages illustratedthroughout

Published Price £15

This work provides a detailed, concise,day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of thelosses, profusely illustrated with originalphotographs.This work provides adetailed, concise, day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of the losses, profuselyillustrated with original photographs.

A BOMBER CREW MYSTERYThe Forgotten Heroes of 388th

Bombardment Group

27263 £5.99

David PriceHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

The story of 2 B-17 crews, who flew overGermany during WW2. This is a crackingpiece of research and also enthralling readfor anyone interested in WW2 and the B-17 "Flying Fortress" crews



BRAVE LIVESThe Members and Staff of the

Travellers Club who Fell in theGreat War

27811 £5.99

Hardback, 177 pagesPublished Price £20

This book was the result of a team effortwith members of the club and descendantsof the deceased adopting a warrior and,under the guidance of an expert EditorialBoard, researching and writing up theirlives .A good example of a modernmemorial book that was published tocoincide with the recent centenary of theGreat War.

BRITAIN AND THE WIDENINGWAR 1915-1916

From Gallipoli to the Somme

27393 £5.99

Peter LiddleHardback, 320 pagesPublished Price £25

In a series of concise, thought-provokingchapters, the authors summarise – andmake accessible – the latest scholarship onthe middle years of the Great War – 1915and 1916 – and cover fundamental issuesthat are rarely explored outside thespecialist journals.The 21 chapters cover a review of theDardanelles and Gallipoli campaign,firepower and equipment in use with theBritish Army, German command andcontrol during the Somme fighting, facialsurgery, the effect of war on faith,teenagers in war, and the Indian Army andthe Mesopotamia campaign.

THE BRITISH ON THE SOMME1916

27654 £3.99

Sir Philip GibbsSoftback, 128 pages


This new volume in the long-runningImages of War series features the actionsof the British Army on the Somme. Notonly is the book comprised of rarephotographs illustrating the actions of theBritish army fighting on the Somme, but itis accompanied by a powerful text writtenby Official War Correspondent PhilipGibbs, who was an eyewitness to theevents.

BRITONS EXPERIENCE THEGREAT WAR

Life at Home and Abroad

27164 £2.00

Peter LiddleA large format softback with 230

pagesPublished Price £16.99

Expertly written and beautifully presented,this book of outstanding photographs,documents and art work captures the spiritof the British people as they faced andsuccessfully came through the prolongedchallenge of the First World War.

BRUTUS: CAESAR’S ASSASSIN

27396 £4.99

Dr. Kirsty CorriganHardback, 192 pagesPublished Price £25

As the first dedicated biography in over 30years, this full and balancedreconsideration of this significant Romanrepublican is long overdue.

THE BURGOYNE DIARIESThe First Winter at Ypres with the

Royal Irish Rifles

27047 £3.99

Gerald Achilles BurgoyneHardback, 256 pages


This brutal book is compiled from theoriginal diary entries of Gerald AchillesBurgoyne, an officer in the Royal IrishRifles, written while serving in the frontline trenches at Ypres during the GreatWar in 1914-1915. Burgoyne is veryoutspoken about his personal opinions onthe war effort, and of his men, whom heopenly admits to hitting to instil discipline,the author probably didn’t envisage thesevivid diaries would be published as amemoir some 70-years later.

THE CAMPAIGNS OFALEXANDER OF TUNIS 1940

-1945

20721 £2.00

Adrian StewartHB 264 pp


The first in-depth study of this majorWW2 military figure for over 30 years,covering Alex’s campaigns in France1940, Burma, North Africa, and Italy.

CHURCHILL AND TITOSoe, Bletchley Park and Supportingthe Yugoslav Communists in World

War II

27803 £5.99

Christopher CatherwoodHardback, 256 pages


Catherwood demonstrates that one ofChurchill’s most significant andconsequential decisions of the SecondWorld War, switching SOE support inYugoslavia in 1943 from the Cetniks loyalto the exiled Royal Government tobacking Tito and his Communist Partisanguerrillas. was not the terrible mistake thathistorians have portrayed it.

CIVIL WAR LONDONA Military History of London

under Charles I and OliverCromwell

27458 £4.99

David FlinthamSoftback, 128 pages


Flintham’s book is a valuable contributionto our knowledge of London during theEnglish civil war. London was without adoubt an essential city economically andmilitarily for both Royalist andParliamentary forces during the EnglishRevolution.

COLD WAR COUNTERFEITSPIES

Tales of Espionage: Genuine orBogus?

27397 £5.99

Nigel WestHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

With the help of witnesses with first-handexperience, and recently declassifieddocuments, Nigel West answersfascinating questions from a time whensecrecy and suspicion allowed the truth tobe concealed.



COLD WAR WARRIORSStory of the Duke of Edinburgh’sRoyal Regiment (Berkshire and

Wiltshire)

27020 £3.99

David StoneHardback, 445 pagesPublished Price £25

Cold War Warriors is the official historyof the Duke of Edinburgh''s RoyalRegiment, from its formation in 1959 until1994, when it became the RoyalGloucestershire, Berkshire and WiltshireRegiment,’ Special emphasis andextensive coverage is given to the 1stBattalion's operational activities and to theNorthern Ireland campaign in particular.

CONVOY SC122 AND HX229Climax of the Battle of the Atlantis,

March 1943

27115 £3.99

Martin MiddlebrookSoftback, 352 pages


In just 20 days in March 1943, the U-boatWolf Packs sunk almost 100 merchantships - threatening to cut Britain’s vitalAtlantic lifeline. The climax came whentwo convoys set out from New York, andAdmiral Donitz deployed 42 U-boats toambush them. Nearly 30 ships and sevenU-boats were lost in the ensuing battlewhich in r retrospect can be seen as theclimax of the Battle of the Atlantic. Thisbook tells the enthralling andheartbreaking story of one of the SecondWorld War’s crucial turning points.

CRECY 1346: A TOURISTS’GUIDE

27399 £3.99

Peter Hoskins, Richard BarberSoftback, 224 pages


On 26 August 1346, near the village ofCrecy in northern France, Edward III'soutnumbered English army confronted theFrench forces of Philip VI and won one ofthe most remarkable battles of theHundred Years War. Edward's victory hada major impact on the course of theconflict, and it ranks alongside Poitiersand Agincourt as a landmark in the historyof medieval warfare. And now, thanks tothis detailed, highly illustrated guide,visitors can explore the battlefield forthemselves and retrace the entire course ofthe Crecy campaign. Peter Hoskins andRichard Barber set Edward's victorywithin the context of the Hundred YearsWar and provide a graphic account of thebattle.

THE CRECY WARA Military History of the HundredYears War from 1337 to the Peace

of Bretigny 1360

27548 £3.99

Alfred H. BurneSoftback, 256 pages


An important book a work of originalresearch, written by a master of hissubject. With his vigorous and excitingstyle, Colonel Burne has chronicled for thegeneral reader as well as for the militaryenthusiast, one of the most exceptionalwars in which England has ever beenengaged. This book firmly restores theCrecy campaign to its rightful place nearthe pinnacle of British military history

CUBAN MISSILE CRISISThirteen Days on am Atomic Knife

Edge, October 1962

27815 £3.99

Phil CarradiceSoftback, 128 pages


An account of the most dangerous momentin the last fifty years, a desperate anddangerous game of brinkmanship, forthirteen nerve-wracking days PremierKhrushchev and President Kennedy heldthe fate of the world in their hands. All ofus of a certain age remember it well!

THE CURSE OF THEPHARAOHS TOMBS

Tales of the Unexpected since theDays of Tutankhamun

27277 £2.99

Paul HarrisonHardback, 144 pages


The alleged curse believed by some to becast upon any person who disturbs themummy of an Ancient Egyptian person,especially a pharaoh. This curse, whichdoes not differentiate between thieves andarchaeologists, allegedly can cause badluck, illness or death. This book providesmuch information to let the reader decidewhether the curse and its’ mysteriousdeaths and tragedy can be explained bymagic or science.

DEATH IN THE AIRThe War Diary and Photographs of

a Flying Corps Pilot

27553 £3.99

Wesley D. ArcherSoftback, 256 pages


A classic of the Great War, published in1933 and again in 1985. When firstpublished it was considered the ultimaterecord of aerial combat, with extraordinaryphotographs showing men and machinesapparently in their last moments, as theystruggled for survival in the skies overFrance. Wesley Archer was an Americanwho served as a pilot with the RFC andwho faked both the diary and thephotographs. The introduction to thisvolume reveals the truth behind he hoax.

DEATH WAS THEIR CO-PILOT

27344 £4.99

Michael DorflingerHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

It was in World War I that the skies firstbecame a battlefield, with nations seekingto decide military outcomes off theground. This volume introduces the fighterpilots of World War I, including theinfamous "Red Baron" Manfred vonRichthofen. In addition to this iconicflying ace, the author presents the thrillingbiographies of numerous others andrecounts their exploits and the tragediesthey suffered. Likewise, the bookillustrates the Great War's historicalbackground and documents the increasingsophistication of aviation technology andwarfare.

DIEN BIEN PHUThe First Indochina War 1946

-1954

27818 £3.99

Anthony Tucker-JonesSoftback, 128 pages


The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was theclimactic confrontation of the FirstIndochina War between the French andViet Minh communist revolutionaries. Aset piece battle from the French viewbefore the event, it culminated in acomprehensive and humiliating Frenchdefeat. The Viet Minh captured 8,000French and marched them 500 miles onfoot to prison camps; less than halfsurvived the march.

DOUGLAS HAIG AS I KNEWHIM

27055 £2.00

George S. DuncanHardback, 144 pages


A biography of Sir Douglas Haig by RevGeorge Duncan, the Scottish academicwho became his "unofficial" chaplain from1916 to the end of the Great War.Unsurprisingly, in view of their closepersonal relationship, it falls into thehighly supportive category, compared withmany of the highly critical accountspublished. This personal memoir istherefore designed to redress the balance.



EL ALAMEIN 1942Turning Point in the Desert

27831 £5.99

Richard DohertyHardback, 288 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a fresh and riveting, account of theiconic battle that took place near theEgyptian railway halt of El Alamein. TheAllied victory was the beginning of theend of the Western Desert Campaign,eliminating the Axis threat to Egypt, theSuez Canal and the Middle Eastern andPersian oil fields.

EL SALVADORDance of the Death Squads, 1980

-1992

27823 £3.99

Al J. VenterSoftback, 112 pages


This full-fledged civil war lasted for morethan 12 years and included the deliberateterrorising and targeting of civilians bydeath squads, the recruitment of childsoldiers and other human rights violations,mostly by the military. An unknownnumber of people disappeared while theUN reports that the war killed more than75,000 people between 1980 and 1992.The Salvadoran Armed Forces weremassively supported by the United States.

EMULATING ALEXANDERHow Alexander the Great’s LegacyFuelled Rome’s Wars with Persia

27840 £5.99

Glenn BarnettHardback, 232 pages


This book gives an account of the Romanrelationship with Persia and how it wasshaped by the actions of Alexander theGreat long before the events. NumerousRoman emperors led armies eastwardagainst the Persians, seeking to emulate orexceed the glorious conquests ofAlexander. Some achieved successes butmore often the result was ignominiousdefeat or death.

ENDLESS STORYDestroyer Operations in the Great

War

27400 £4.99

Taffrail, H Taprell DorlingSoftback, 464


One of the great books on the First WorldWar at sea. Although it was first publishedin 1931, Endless Story remains the onlycomprehensive account of the services ofthe Navy’s small craft destroyers, torpedoboats and patrol vessels during the FirstWorld War, and moreover the only onewritten by an officer personally involved.Even if Dorling did not take part in all theactions he describes, he knew the menwho did, and gleaned much of hisinformation from personal contact. It nowenjoys the status of a classic.

FACT FILE: PANZERS OF THEWEHRMACHT 1933-1945

27421 £2.99

Softback, 128 pagesPublished Price £12.99

This Fact File edition provides a concisetechnical history of German WW2 tanks.

EYEWITNESS TO THEPENINSULAR WAR AND THE

BATTLE OF WATERLOOThe Letters and Journals of Lt Col

James Stanhope 1803 to 1825

27479 £5.99

Gareth GloverHardback, 288 pages


An important addition, impeccably editedby Gareth Glover, to the already extensiveliterature on the Peninsular campaigns andthe Battle of Waterloo, it is deserving aplace on shelves of any serious collector ofNapoleonic History. A whole chapter isdevoted to Barrosa, of which there are fewfirst-hand descriptions: an action `the mostimportant feature of which' was `the nonco-operation of the Spaniards'. Althoughtheir army was no distance from thebattlefield, not one of their officers`thought it necessary even to see if wewere cut to pieces ... not one musket wasfired in our aid'. At Ciudad Rodrigo, a 9lbshot grazed Stanhope's right leg, passedthrough his horse and narrowly missed hisleft knee.When commenting on the failedsiege of Burgos and Wellington'sretirement to Portugal, Stanhope refers tothe fact that the Spanish troops which fortwo years had been `organising in theGalicias cannot stand against Frenchconscripts who had been 20 days fromBayonne though they have British soldiersby their side as an example'.

FACT FILE: GERMAN HALF-TRACKS AND WHEELED

VEHICLES 1939-1945

27408 £2.99

Alexander LüdekeSoftback, 128 pages


Lüdeke has devoted himself to theRadpanzertechnik in particular in this FactFile volume, providing a concise technicalhistory of these German Military Vehicles.

FACT FILE: GERMAN HEAVYARTILLERY GUNS 1933-1945

27409 £2.99

Alexander LüdekeSoftback, 128 pages


Concisely covers large calibre artilleryguns beyond a diameter of 75 mm, used bythe Germans during the Second WorldWar.

FALLEN EAGLESAirmen Who Survived the Great

War only to Die in the Peace

27345 £3.99

Norman FranksHardback, 226 PpagesPublished Price £25

Fascinating biographies of the men knownas the Fallen Eagles, pioneers of the RoyalFlying Corps who saw action in the GreatWar and survived, but perished during thewar years doing what they knew best -flying. Norman Franks is an eminentwriter in this field.

FAMOUS BY MY SWORDThe Army of Montrose and the

Military Revolution

27459 £3.99

Charles SingletonSoftback, 80 pages


Singleton presents a very good case,supported by excellent references, forMontrose's army being comprisedprimarily of pike and shot and less relianton the irregular highland troops as mayhave been originally thought. Statistics onthe balance of each of the troop types ateach action are used to back this up. Theuse of experienced Irish troops who hadgained their knowledge fighting in theThirty Years War was intriguing, theirorganization being based on the Swedishmethod prevalent among many of theprofessional European armies at the time.



THE FATE OF WAR:FREDERICKSBURG, 1862

27486 £2.00

Duane SchultzHardback, 320 pagesPublished Price £20

In The Fate of War: Fredericksburg, 1862,historian and professional psychologistDuane Schultz uses this key moment inCivil War history to address how soldiersand civilians react to the stress of war.There are a number of excellent accountsof troop movements and strategy.

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHTVoices of Faith from the First

World War

27247 £3.99

John BroomHardback, 240 pages


The book is well researched and tackles adifficult but relevant topic; the relationshipbetween war and religion, and theChristian attitudes to fighting evil andultimately taking another's life. The authoris more than qualified on the subject,having previously written articles for theBible Society, while much of the researchis based around letters, diaries andbiographies.

FIGHT, DIG AND LIVEThe Story of the Royal Engineers in

the Korean War

27214 £4.99

General Sir George Cooper GCBSoftback, 212 pages


A excellent Sapper history of the KoreanWar, The Royal Engineers were involvedat all levels, from patrols and minefields,to defence works and, providing support toall manner of operations such astransportation, bridging and the importantprovision of postal services, so vital formorale, they were often involved in close-quarter fighting with the enemy, andcertainly lived up to the title of this book:Fight, Dig and Live.

FIGHTER ACES OF THE RAFIN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

27507 £3.99

Philip KaplanHardback, 256 pages


These accounts of the experiences offighter pilots are based on archivalresearch, diaries, letters, published andunpublished memoirs and personalinterviews with veterans. The pilotsincluded are Robert Stanford Tuck,Adolph 'Sailor' Malan, Geoffrey Page, AlDeere, Peter Townsend and BrianKingcome.

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT SINCE1945

27839 £3.99

Frank SchwedeSoftback, 128 pages


A compact well illustrated guide thatincludes listings for the latest 5thgeneration fighters, such as the Chengdu J-20,, Shenyang J-31 and Sukhoi T-50, buthas numerous omissions including theGloster Meteor (despite being on thecover!)

FIGHTERS OVER RUSSIA

27534 £3.99



Some good pictures, with informativecaptions, most of them unpublished untilnow make this a useful book for thosewith an interest in the air war over Russia.

FIGHTING FOR NAPOLEONFrench Soldier’s Letters 1799-1815

27059 £4.99

Bernard Wilkin, Rene WilkinHardback, 184 pages


This title offers the English-speakingaudience a French view of a conflict whichis too often limited to the traditionalmemoirs of Captain Coignet, ColonelMarbot or Sergeant Bourgogne. This worktakes us into the daily life of the GrandeArmee, with its suffering and the atrocitiescommitted. Unlike diaries and memoirswritten by officers, they captured the realexperience of the common soldier. Theauthors have compiled a very valuablework.

FIGHTING FOR THE NEWSThe Adventures of the First War

Correspondents from Bonaparte tothe Boers

27401 £3.99

Brian BestHardback, 256 pages


The first special correspondent employedby a newspaper to gather informationabout a current war was Henry CrabbRobinson. In 1807, the proprietor of TheTimes, John Walter II, sent this 32-year-old lawyer to act as their man in Germany,ostensibly to follow and report themovements of Napoleon’s Grande Armée.He was almost arrested, escaping from theContinent in disguise – the first of manyexploits and adventures this bold group ofindividuals undertook to bring news fromthe seat of war. This included WilliamRussell in the Crimean War, whose reportshelped bring down the Government, andperhaps the most famous correspondent ofall, Winston Churchill, who reported onconflicts in Cuba, the Indian frontier,Sudan and the Boer War.

FIGHTING NAPOLEONThe Recollections of Lieutenant

John Hildebrand 35th Foot inthe Mediterranean and Waterloo

Campaigns

27273 £5.99

Gareth GloverHardback, 256 pages


This probably one of the most interestingand original of books that can be classifiedas “Napoleonic Memoirs” It Is a uniqueservice record of a junior officer from aneglected regiment fighting in a neglectedtheatre, often found over his head but witha flair for adventure and blessed with goodluck. The operations conducted east ofSicily and amongst the Ionian Islands aresome of the least studied campaignsconducted by the British armed forcesduring the Napoleonic Wars.

FIGHTING NAZI OCCUPATIONBritish Resistance 1939-1945

27250 £5.99

Malcolm AtkinHardback, 224 pages


A major reassessment of the plans toorganise guerrilla warfare and longer-termresistance in the case of a Nazi invasion ofBritain. It tells the story of competition bythe Secret Intelligence Service (M16) andWar Office to organise irregular warfare inthe country and the result is a new visionof the murky and Machiavellian world ofwartime British intelligence. This is amost useful addition to a fascinatingsubject, backed by extensive research.



FIRE FROM THE SKYSurviving the Kamikaze Threat

26960 £2.99

Robert, C. SternHardback, 400 pagesPublished Price £30

A thorough and scholarly work that coversmore or less the whole timeline ofkamikaze attacks with a specific focus on"what happened after the plane hit." Theprincipal focus is on the experience ofthose on the Allied fleets who were on thereceiving end of this particularly alien andunnerving weapon.

FIX BAYONETS!

27404 £5.99

John NorrisHardback, 240 pages


The bayonet is an essential item of asoldier's kit, even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines theorigins of this humble weapon and the‘cult of the bayonet’ as espoused by theRussian General Alexander Suvorov whoasserted that “The bullet misses, thebayonet does not”. How did the ordinarysoldier feel to be told ‘fix bayonets’? JohnNorris draws on personal accounts ofsoldiers using bayonets in combat from theNapoleonic and Crimean Wars, variousColonial campaigns, through the WorldWars, Falklands War and into the 21stcentury in Afghanistan. In so doing heexplains the seemingly anachronisticsurvival of this simple weapon on themodern battlefield.

FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBERThe Battle of Teutoberg

27231 £5.99

Jason R. AbdaleHardback, 272 pages


This is a good overview that covers a lotof ground in addition and beyond thebattle itself that took place in theTeutoburg Forest in 9 CE, when analliance of Germanic tribes ambushed anddecisively destroyed three Roman legionsand their auxiliaries, led by PubliusQuinctilius Varus. The alliance was led byArminius, a Germanic officer of Varus'auxilia. Arminius had acquired Romancitizenship and had received a Romanmilitary education, which enabled him todeceive the Roman commandermethodically and anticipate the Romanarmy's tactical responses. Despite severalsuccessful campaigns and raids by theRomans in the years after the battle, theynever again attempted to conquer theGermanic territories east of the Rhineriver.

FRANKFORCE AND THEDEFENCE OF ARRAS 1940

27838 £3.99

Jerry MurlandSoftback, 192 pages


This book serves both as guide to theSecond World War battlefields thatsurround the city and its environs as wellas detailing the actions of the Britisharmoured attack of 21 May 1940. It looksat the strategic situation that led up to thefamous Arras counterstroke and, usingmaterial that has not been publishedbefore, examines the British and Germanactions between 20 and 23 May. The onlyVictoria Cross action that took placeduring this time is looked at in detail; as isthe fighting that took place in Arras andduring the breakout.

FRED VOLUME II 1878-1885The Collected Letters and Speeches

of Col Frederick GustavusBurnaby

27773 £3.99

Dr John W. HawkinsHardback, 584 pages


Extensively researched final volume in acompilation of the writing and speeches ofColonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby whowas a man bigger than life. He lived hislife with gusto and he met his death in thehand-to-hand fighting of the Battle of AbuKlea on a mission to rescue Gordon ofKhartoum.

FROM SOMME TO VICTORYThe British Army’s Experience on

the Western Front 1916-1918

27254 £4.99

Peter SimkinsHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Peter Simkins is unashamedly one of thoseoften called ‘revisionists’: he eschewsnotions of poor Generalship, ‘lions led bydonkeys’ and suchlike. His core thesis isthat the BEF developed very quickly undergood leadership, and by 1918 hadsucceeded in integrating new weapons,new tactics and new methods of commandand control to produce a formidable andhighly effective fighting machinery. Theessays make for a strong and cogentargument.

THE FUZILEIROSPortuguese Marines in Africa 1961

-1974

27155 £3.99

John P. CannSoftback, 72 pages


In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting awar to retain its colonial possessions andpreserve the remnants of its Empire. It wasalmost completely unprepared to do so,and this was particularly evident in itsability to project power and to control thevast colonial spaces of Africa.

THE GERMAN 66THREGIMENT IN THE FIRST

WORLD WARThe German Perspective

27852 £5.99

Otto Korfes (Author), Terence Zuber(Translator)

Hardback 320 pagesPublished Price £20

This solid unit history is a translation ofthe original German text into English byTerence Zuber. The German InfantryRegiment 66 fought in most of the greatbattles on the Western Front in the FirstWorld War: Le Cateau, First Marne, Arras1915, the Somme, Chemin des Dames1917, the German March 1918 offensive,Chemin des Dames 1918, Second Marneand the Siegfried Line. This is the officialregimental history, written in 1930 byMajor Dr Otto Korfes, an officer in theregiment for most of the war, and aReichsarchiv historian.

GERMAN SECRET WEAPONSOF WORLD WAR II

The Missiles, Rockets, Weaponsand New Technology of the Third

Reich

27258 £3.99

Ian HoggSoftback, 224 pages


The sheer magnitude of the secret weaponprojects of the Third Reich is revealed inthis comprehensive study written by oneof the world's great experts on weaponry.The book explores the various fields inwhich the Germans concentrated theirweapon development and discusses themultiplicity of ideas, the difficulties, and,in several cases, how these ideas weresubsequently exploited by the victors.

GLOSTER AIRCRAFTCOMPANY

27324 £3.99

Derek JamesSoftback, 192 pages


A study of the Gloster Aircraft Companythat was founded in the Great War andceased to exist as a separate identity in1963. Examining aircraft such as theGladiator biplane, the Gloster Meteor, thefirst operational Allied jet fighter aircraftof the Second World War, and the postwar all-weather delta winged fighterGloster Javelin. This is a very useful bookfrom the series of “Old Aircraft CompanyStories”. Plenty of reference here for themodelling enthusiast.



A GOLDSTAR CENTURY31 Squadron RAF 1915-2015

27410 £4.99

Ian HallHardback, 304 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a very good squadron history.Number 31 Squadron of the Royal AirForce, known as the ‘Goldstars’, has flown– since it was formed in 1915 – BE2Cs,Farmans, Bristol Fighters, seconded DC-2s, Dakotas, Canberra PR7s, Phantoms,Jaguar strike aircraft (with conventionalweapons, and British WE.177 nuclearbombs) and Tornado GR1s. It was the leadsquadron of the Dhahran TornadoGR1/GR1A detachment during OperationGranby.

GREAT WAR ILLUSTRATED1915

A Picture Editor’s Selection Of1000 Images

27631 £3.99

Roni WilkinsonHardback, 368 pagesPublished Price £25

The Great War Illustrated 1915 covers the1915 Gallipoli campaign and the battlesthat commenced on the Western Front thatyear. Some images will be familiar - manywill not With over 1,000 painstakinglyrestored images, this is a definitive picturereference book on the war in 1915

THE GREAT WAR THROUGHPICTURE POSTCARDS

27643 £4.99

Guus de VriesHardback, 166 pagesPublished Price £25

PICTURE POSTCARDS from the FirstWorld War offer a multi-layered source ofinformation. The postcards sent by and tosoldiers not only mirror the events in thedifferent theatres, but also give a uniqueview of the daily life both on the front lineand at home, in all warring countries.Theaim of this publication is to document howthe First World War was portrayed by andthrough picture postcards from threedifferent vantage points:• How were thereal events pictured? • How were emotionsand perceptions of the war communicated?• Which artistic and stylistic devices wereused to influence and manipulate publicopinion? Chapters cover many topicsincluding: War and Picture Postcards -Themes: From Hatred to Love - The FirstWorld War - Countries and Armies -TheWestern Front - The Other Theatres ofWar - Old and New Weapons - The War inthe Air- Transport and Communication- Inthe Trenches and Behind the Lines - Dead,Wounded, Taken Prisoner or Missing -The Home Front and the Neutral States.

THE GREATER GAMESporting Icons Who Fell in The

Great War

27411 £4.99

Clive Harris, Julian WhippyHardback, 208 pages


This title examines how a number ofsporting icons gave their lives for theircountries in The Great War, touches uponthe careers of others who were fortunateenough to survive, and the history behindthose units known for being based upon asolid cadre of sportsmen.

HANNIBAL’S ROADThe Second Punic War in Italy 213

-203 BC

27841 £5.99

Mike RobertsHardback, 288 pagesPublished Price £25

While Hannibal’s three great victories inItaly are well known, this book picks anddeals with a little known period of theSecond Punic War. It focuses on theevents and campaigns in Italy followingthe Roman disaster of Cannae in 1216 tothe recall of Hannibal to Africa sometwelve years later in 203 BC.

HEINKELL HE 111: THE EARLYYEARS

The Fall of France, Battle ofBritain and the Blitz (Air War

Archive)

27547 £3.99

Chris GossSoftback, 128 pages


The Air War Archive and Chris Goss haveproduced a characteristically fine record ofone of the Luftwaffe's mainstay aircraft ofthe entire period of the Second World War- the Heinkel 111 bomber, not allhistorically accurate books make for goodmodellers' books too but this one does.

HELLENISTIC AND ROMANNAVAL WARFARE 336 BC - 31

BC

27480 £4.99

John D. GraingerHardback, 208 pages


This book does a great job in summarisinga complex and little known topic, that ofnaval warfare from Alexander the Great tothe battle of Actium. It is well written by awell-established historian and author.

HEY FOR OLD ROBINThe Campaigns of The Earl of

Essex during the First Civil War1642-44

27468 £5.99

Chris Scott, Alan TurtonSoftback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

A brilliant account of the life and times ofthe Earl of Essex, one of Cromwell's right-hand men during the second civil war. Theauthors succeed in bringing to life thismuch neglected figure and his armies inexquisite and minute detail. A tour deforce of British civil war history.Illustrated with a wealth of seldom-seencontemporary engravings of Essex’sofficers and friends and newlycommissioned maps, as well as uniformand cornets & colours plates.

HITLER’S GREY WOLVESU-Boats in the Indian Ocean

26976 £4.99

Lawrence PatersonSoftback, 288 pages


This is a very thorough account of U-boatsin the area around southern Africa and theFar East, clearly written and informative,telling the story of this forgotten campaignthrough La incisive analysis, eyewitnesstestimony and an extensive collection ofcontemporary photographs.

HITLER’S NORDIC ALLY?Finland and the Total War

27239 £3.99

Claes JohansenHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

Finland was the only nation with anelected and democratic government tofight on the German side in WWII.Despite being small, poorly armed andmade up of conscripts, the Finnish armywas probably the most effective fightingforce at the time, managing withpractically no outside help to keep themighty Red Army at bay for more thanthree months during the Winter War of1939-40. In 1944, the devastating Sovietmass attack against the Finnish armyinvolved the largest artillery assault of theentire WWII theatre of operations up untilthis point. Nevertheless, the Finnseventually managed to halt the attack.



HITLER’S WAR MACHINE:PANZER COMBAT REPORTS

26938 £2.00

Bob CarruthersSoftback, 238 pages


A fascinating compilation of wartimebattlefield reports drawn from British,American, Russian and German sources.

HMS CAVALIER - DESTROYER1944

27600 £4.99

Richard Johnstone-BrydenSoftback, 128 pages


HMS Cavalier is much altered from heroriginal configuration of 1942, but is nowa wonderful example of an RN warship ofthe 1960's period, and this book does herfull justice. The photography, particularlyof the interior is superb, both in qualityand coverage .

HMS TRINCOMALEE FRIGATE1817

27412 £3.99

Wynford DaviesSoftback, 128 pages


This title from the Seaforth Historic Shipsseries provides an excellent guide to theship both when visiting and prior tovisiting.

HOLDING THE HOME FRONTThe Women's Land Army in The

First World War

27271 £4.99

Caroline ScottHardback 213 pages


When one thinks of the Land Girls, onealmost certainly thinks of theircontribution to the darkest days of theSecond World War, whereas in fact, therewas a women's land army in full flowduring the first world war too.One gets a clear picture of how theinitially rather amateurish British approachto war had to change as the fightingdragged on. The emphasis was onvoluntary schemes, both for the womenand the farmers who would employ them,and only the increasing need to call upmore and more young men ended thisapproach.

HORSES IN THE BRITISHARMY 1750-1950

27829 £5.99

Janet MacdonaldHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

This book offers an abundance of wellresearched and informed material,itapportions its attention well betweencentral topics, such as transporting horses,and peripheral topics, such as equines innon-combatant units. A very valuableresource for those interested in logistics inthe age of horse powered armies.

THE HUNGER WARFood, Rations and Rationing 1914

-1918

27413 £5.99

Matthew RichardsonHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

Matthew Richardson, in this scholarly, yethighly readable and original comparativestudy, looks at the food supply situation onthe British, German, French, Russian andItalian home fronts, as well as on thebattlefields.

ILYUSHIN/BERIYEV A-50The Soviet Sentry

27414 £3.99

Yefim GordonSoftback, 96 pages


Offers the Soviet/Russian aircraftspecialist a first-rate volume on the A-50.The volume is complete with fulldevelopmental coverage and colour side-views of the aircraft in various schemes.

IMAGES OF WAR SPECIAL:THE GERMAN ARMY FROM

MOBILISATION TO FIRSTYPRES

27406 £3.99

Otto SchwinkSoftback, 128 pages


Captain Otto Schwink was a servingofficer in the German Imperial Armyduring the Great War. As a result of hisclose involvement in the 1914 campaignand his exceptional writing ability, he wasselected by the General Staff to produce anofficial publication dealing with the eventsof 1914 from the German perspective,which was destined to become one of thefirst examples of wartime propaganda, inbook form, from the German perspective.This text is now accompanied by aselection of images that depict the troops,officers, supporting artillery, HighCommand and the events of the 1914Christmas truce.

IMAGES OF WAR: ARMOUREDWARFARE AND THE WAFFEN-

SS 1944-1945

27586 £3.99



A worthwhile addition to the imagesseries, with over 150 wartime photographsthat give a graphic snapshot of thedramatic tank battles fought by theWaffen-SS panzer and panzergrenadierdivisions during 1944-5, on both theEastern and Western fronts.

IMAGES OF WAR: ARMOUREDWARFARE FROM THE

RIVIERA TO THE RHINE 1944-1945

27389 £3.99



While everybody knows about D-Day, nottoo much time had been devoted to theAllied landings in the South of France inthe summer of 1944. This book, anotheraddition to the Images of War series, fillsthat knowledge gap by looking at the useof tanks in this campaign.



IMAGES OF WAR: ARMOUREDWARFARE IN THE FAR EAST

1937-1945

27388 £3.99



With good commentary this is a visualintroduction to the armoured battles of theSecond World War in the Far East andAsia-Pacific regions. Sections includeJapanese armour in China, Southeast Asiaand the Pacific; not just Japanese, there arephotos and some text on British,American, Australian and Sovietweaponry. Japanese tankettes also feature.A useful publication that is up to the usualstandard of this long-running range oftitles.

IMAGES OF WAR: ARMOUREDWARFARE IN THE FIRSTWORLD WAR 1916-1918

27590 £3.99

Anthony Tucker JonesSoftback, 144 pages


This title from the “Images of War” seriesexamines the pioneering days of armouredwarfare by looking at the battles thatinvolved early Allied and German AFVs.Anthony Tucker Jones text sets the scenefor a selection of over 150 archivephotographs – many being published forthe first time.

IMAGES OF WAR: FIGHTINGIN UKRAINE

A Photographer at War

27402 £3.99

David Mitchelhill-GreenSoftback, 224 pages


A useful addition to the ever-growingImages of War series, this title covers theEastern Front in WW2, depicting the war,in good clear photographs, from theviewpoint of a motorised telephone lineand pole-laying unit, that were taken by aprofessional photographer, conscriptedinto the German army in 1940 and postedto Ukraine 1941-1943. Of particularinterest to the military vehicle specialistwill be the huge range of vehicles in useby this unit, from French lorries and halftracks to German vehicles of every kind,including tractors and Russian lorries.

IMAGES OF WAR: JOSEPHSTALIN

27820 £3.99

David A. S. Semeraro, Nigel BlundellSoftback, 112 pages


An unusual addition to the Images of Warseries that that covers Joseph Stalin, a manwho is widely considered one of the 20thcentury's most significant figures, as avictorious wartime leader who establishedthe Soviet Union as a major world power.Conversely, his totalitarian governmenthas been widely condemned foroverseeing mass repression, ethniccleansing, deportations, hundreds ofthousands of executions, and famineswhich killed millions.

IMAGES OF WAR: RAFFIGHTER PILOTS OVER

BURMA

27422 £3.99

Norman FranksSoftback, 176 pages


This collection of images represents adetermination on the author's part torecord the part played by resilient andskilled RAF fighter pilots, and thecontribution that they made in supportingGeneral Slim's 14th Army. Their efforts,all paramount and imperative to success inthe Burma campaign, are celebrated herein words and images in a volume from thepopular Images of War series that will toappeal to Spitfire and Hurricaneenthusiasts.

IMAGES OF WAR: ROMMEL INNORTH AFRICAQuest for the Nile

27830 £3.99

David Mitchelhill-GreenSoftback, 232 pages


In this title from the ever popular “Imagesof War” series, that is amply illustratedand well captioned, the author examinesthe privations and challenges Rommelfaced in leading his coalition force.

IMAGES OF WAR: SSGRENADIERS ON THE

RUSSIAN FRONT

27653 £3.99

Bob CarruthersSoftback


A volume in the long-running Images ofWar series features photographs from bothofficial and unofficial SS sources illustratethe role of the individual in this epicstruggle. This is a candid andcomprehensive picture of warfare on theRussian Front at the sharp end. These werethe men who manned the trenches,climbed mountains and marched across theendless steppe in all seasons.

IMAGES OF WAR: SSLEIBSTANDARTE ADOLF

HITLER (LAH) AT WAR 1939-1945

A History of the Division on theWestern Fronts

27581 £3.99

Ian BaxterSoftback, 176 pages


Does a decent job of giving a condensedhistory of the division. Baxter does not shyaway from the LSSAH's many war crimes.For model makers and others, the book is agreat source on uniforms, weapons, andmarkings of the LSSAH."

IMAGES OF WAR: STAR-SPANGLED SPITFIRES

27535 £3.99

Tony HolmesSoftback, 100 pages


Through the medium of periodphotography, Star-Spangled Spitfireschronicles the combat operations of theUSAAF units equipped with the iconicSupermarine fighter whilst employed inboth the European and Mediterraneantheatres of war, from the summer of 1942right up to the end of the conflict. Only ahandful of British combat aircraft wore thestars and bars of the USAAF during theSecond World War, with the Beaufighter,Mosquito and Spitfire being the key typesto see action with American crews inAmerican squadrons.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEBATTLE FOR KHARKOV 1941

-1943

27582 £3.99



Tucker-Jones's selection of photographsand accompanying text bring out thepeculiarly bleak nature of this conflict. Agood review of the battles for this strategiccity.



IMAGES OF WAR: THE BEF IN1917

Arras, Vimy, Messines,Passchendaele and Cambrai

27834 £3.99



This new volume in the long-runningImages of War series features the actionsof the British Army at Passchendaele,as isusual with this series of books itincorporates a wide range of images, thatin this case encompass the actions of theBritish infantry and their supportingartillery. Also featured are images whichdepict the almost incomprehensible stateof the waterlogged trenches. Portraits ofthe British troops are contrasted withGerman prisoners of war and the endlessbattle to get the supply columns through tothe front.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEEASTERN FRONT AIR WAR

1941-1945

27542 £3.99



The photographs and Anthony Tucker-Jones's text give a fascinating insight intothis decisive reversal of fortune. They alsorecord, in a series of memorable images,the principal Soviet and German aircraftthat featured in the aerial fighting and thepilots who flew them. Another excellentImages Of War title.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEFRENCH ARMY AT VERDUN

27161 £3.99

Ian SumnerSoftback, 160 pages


Excellent images that show a good pictureof what the French Army was goingthrough during Battle of Verdun.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEFRENCH ARMY IN THE FIRST

WORLD WAR

27405 £3.99

Ian SumnerSoftback, 128 pages


Using a selection of over 150 rare wartimephotographs, Sumner provides anoverview of many aspects of a Frenchsoldier’s service. But while thephotographs create a fascinating all-roundportrait of the French poilu at war, theyalso give an insight into the army as awhole, and offer a French perspective onthe Great War. A great reference bookfrom this popular series.

IMAGES OF WAR: THEGERMAN ARMY ON

CAMPAIGN 1914-1918

27407 £3.99



Another WW1 addition to the Images ofWar series. There is lots in here for anyoneinterested in WW1; the story is toldthrough a fine collection of period photoswhich give a chronological sequence tothe story. It is particularly interesting tosee the changes in the uniforms andequipment worn by the troops of theGerman Army as the war progressed. Forthe modeller there is a lot of usefulmaterial. There are the uniforms andpersonal equipment, including gas masksfor both the men and their mules, but thereare also the trench mortars, artillery andeven the A7V tanks all included.

IMAGES OF WAR: TORPEDOBOMBERS

27484 £3.99

Peter C. SmithSoftback, 256 pages


Some of the types included are the FaireySwordfish, Bristol Beaufort, FaireyAlbacore, Bristol Beaufighter, Heinkell He115, Marchetti SM.79, Fokker T.VIII,Grumman Avenger and the NakajimaB5N.

IMAGES OF WAR: USINFANTRY WEAPONS OF THE

SECOND WORLD WAR

27587 £3.99

Michael GreenSoftback, 192 pages


This is a well-executed history from aconsistently trustworthy author, itexamines everything from pistols to flamethrowers and from rifles to anti-tank guns+ a section at the end looking at the biggerkit rounded up in the infantry supportweapon category

IMAGES OF WAR: USMILITARY HELICOPTERS

27796 £3.99

Michael GreenSoftback, 220 pages


An excellent overview of the helicopter atwar. A great work for anyone interested inthe topic as well as modellers.

IMAGES OF WAR: WITH THEGUNS 1914-1918

A Subaltern’s Story

27437 £3.99

Stanley Foxall, John JonesSoftback, 118 pages


A WW1 period addition to the Images ofWar series, unusual as it contains thephotographs taken by a gifted amateur,showing aspects of his service in WW1. Avery useful title for uniform study.

IN PURSUIT OF THE ESSEXHeroism and Hubris on the High

Seas in the War of 1812

27415 £5.99

Ben HughesHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

On 26 October 1812, during the warbetween Britain and the United States, thefrigate USS Essex set sail on the mostremarkable voyage in the early history ofthe US navy. After rounding Cape Horn,she proceeded to systematically destroythe British South Seas whaling fleet. Whennews reached the Royal Navy's SouthAmerican station at Rio de Janeiro, HMSPhoebe was sent off in pursuit. So beganone of the most extraordinary chases innaval history.



IN THE EYE OF THE STORMGeorge V and the Great War

27469 £4.99

Alexandra ChurchillHardback, 414 pagesPublished Price £25

George V was largely an unknown entityto both his ministers and his people at theoutbreak of war in 1914. By the end of thedecade he had become the most visibleand accessible Sovereign in Britishhistory. He had survived the “Crash ofThrones,” as it was dubbed by HerbertAsquith that toppled his cousins: theKaiser and the Tsar. Pioneering modernpublic relations he had not onlyestablished the House of Windsor in name,but in the hearts of his people; establishinga blueprint for the modern monarchy thatis still followed today.

IN THE NAME OFLYKOURGOS

The Rise and Fall of the SpartanRevolutionary Movement 243-0146

BC

27280 £5.99

Miltiadis MichalopoulosHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a fascinating look at an oftenneglected period, tracing the political andmilitary chaos caused by Sparta's lastattempts to regain her lost glories. Sparta'slast battlefield triumphs and defeats areseen alongside the political events withinthe city itself, which were often equally asviolent. The book ends with the demise ofSparta as a power, even a second-rate one,its forced incorporation into the AchaeanLeague and its transformation into a“tourist attraction” for rich Romansenators once the Achaean League wasfinally destroyed by Rome.

INSIDE THE AFRIKA KORPSThe Crusader Battles, 1941-1942

26973 £4.99

Bruce GudmundssonSoftback, 332 pages


Colonel Kriebel’s debrief undertaken bythe US Army Intelligence Service formsthe basis of this book, which has beenedited and placed in context as part of theAmerican military historical programme.His account highlights the Germanresponse to the Allied Crusader offensiveand the brilliant series of actions thatfollowed, and analyses the potent geniusand fatal flaws of Erwin Rommel sgeneralship.

INVASION 1982The Falkland Islanders Story

27234 £2.99

Graham BoundSoftback, 256 pages


Falkland Islanders were the first Britishpeople to come under enemy occupationsince the Channel Islanders during theSecond World War. This book tells howislanders' warnings were ignored inLondon, how their slim defences gave wayto a massive invasion, and how theysurvived occupation.

IRISH ACES IN THE RFC ANDTHE RAF IN THE FIRST

WORLD WARThe Lives Behind The Legends

27326 £4.99

Joe GleesonHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

With a remarkable depth of researchGleeson's book sets the this record straightby examining the lives and legends of eachIrish Great War Ace. Six thousand Irishairmen served during the First World Warand made a disproportionate and unsungcontribution: 29 Irish aces accounted for400 enemy aircraft.

THE IRONCLADS OF CAMBRAI

27481 £4.99

Bryan CooperHardback, 244 pages


'Ironclads' is both fluent and to the point,this classic remains a good place to startfor anyone wishing to learn aboutCambrai, a battle increasingly being seenas a turning point in British tacticaldevelopment during the war.

JACK AND HOPITAn Officer of the 9th Lancers in the

Great War and his War Horse

27144 £2.99

Serena MertonSoftback, 120 pages


A chance discovery of the existence of thegravestone carved with the battle honoursof Hopit - the Tipperary-foaled hunter -led the author to research the Great Warrelationship of Hopit and 19-year-oldSecond Lieutenant John (Jack) ForresterColvin in their four long years on theWestern Front.

KEEPING THEIR BEACONSALIGHT

The Potter Family of Bransley andtheir Service to our Country

27775 £5.99

Jane Ainsworth, Jean Copley, Ian PotterSoftback, 304 pagesPublished Price £25

An account of the Potter family throughthe generations with at its centre thesacrifice of the two sons, Frank and Eddiein the First World War.

KING ARTHURThe Mystery Unravelled

27159 £5.99

Chris BarberHardcover, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

A scholarly work whose aim is to unravelthe true identity of King Arthur. Theauthor’s research has unearthed the lineageof King Arthur and untangled the mythand legend from the historical facts.Starting with Arthur’s ancestors heuncovers the family linkages and thentracks his life with chapters on his birth,crowning, the Round Table and significantbattles that marked his reign.

KUTThe Death of an Army

27281 £3.99

Ronald MillerHardback, 323 pagesPublished Price £25

Kut’s tragedy rings out as “the most abjectcapitulation in Britain's military history."Led into defeat by General CharlesTownshend, British forces, including alarge Indian Army contingent, spent fivemonths entrapped by an ever-growingTurkish force before surrendering in April1916. With dwindling supplies and anincreasing toll from disease andmalnutrition, thousands of Imperialsoldiers died waiting for rescue asTownshend frittered away what combatpower he had through indecision andineptitude. This title recounts the siegefrom the British perspective of the officersand men trapped inside Kut, revealingshortfalls in logistics and planning thatsealed their fates.



LAW AND WARMagistrates in the Great War

27353 £3.99

Jonathan SwanHardback, 269 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a first class history of summaryjustice during the First World War.Meticulously researched, it provides acomprehensive analysis of the work of themagistrates' courts with the specific focuson the legislation introduced because ofthe war. Themes include aliens, liquorcontrol, blackout, national and militaryservice, families, and rationing. Swan hasfound hundreds of excellent examples andstories to convey the sense in whichordinary people found themselvesoverwhelmed by endless, seemingly petty,regulations, and found themselves in courtfor the most trivial offences.

LIGHT DRAGOONSThe Making of a Regiment

27171 £3.99

Allan MallinsonSoftback, 384 pages


A fascinating insight into a rather specialregiment, which, although was not formeduntil as recently as 1992, can through itsforbearer regiments (13th,15th,18th and19th Hussars), trace its history back as faras the early 1700's at the time of the firstJacobite rebellion. No campaign ofsignificance has been fought in that timewithout the participation of one or more ofthe Regiments. Three, for instance, foughtin the Peninsula, one in the Crimea andthree in South Africa. This is a very goodRegimental history.

LOOKING DOWN ON WAR:EVOLUTION OF AIRBORNE

OPERATIONS 1939-1945

25965 £3.99

Colonel Roy StanleyHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

One of the successful “ Looking Down onthe War” series this title with a superbarray of air photos and action imagestraces the chequered history of this form ofwarfare in fascinating detail.

LOST LEGIONREDISCOVERED

The Mystery of the The Ban Legion

27661 £4.99

Donald O’ReillyHardback, 256 pages


In 383, wrote Bishop Eucherius of Lyons,flooding caused a section of bank on theRhine to collapse, revealing a mass graveof bodies of Christian soldiers fromThebes in Egypt, massacred a centurypreviously during the persecutions ofDiocletian. The martyrs have enteredchurch legend, but modern history hasalways regarded the incident as withoutfoundation.In this book Donald O'Reilly begs todiffer, claiming evidence for the existenceof such a unit and indeed for its presencein the area at the time of the persecutionsand beyond, even to the remainingsoldiers' presence in the army ofConstantine at the Milvian Bridge.

LUFTWAFFE AND THE WARAT SEA 1939-1945

As Seen by Officers of theKriegsmarine and Luftwaffe

27846 £4.99

David IsbySoftback, 288 pages


The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is acollection of firsthand accounts written byGermany military officers - bothKriegsmarine and Luftwaffe - about thenaval war in the air in the North Atlanticand around Great Britain. Most of thedocuments were written immediatelypostwar as part of the Allied debriefingprogramme though some are wartimeGerman originals produced for internal useby military staffs, but all have the value ofimmediacy; they were written whenmemories were fresh and, in many case,by those who were directly caught up inthe actions.

LUFTWAFFE OVER AMERICAThe Sectret Plan to Bomb theUnited States in World War II

27012 £2.99



An accurate and objective description ofthe Nazi strategic bombing plans in theevent of a successful invasion of theSoviet Union. ,also why and how theUnited States was not subjected toongoing aerial attack by the Germansduring World War Two. Includes morethan a hundred rarely seen photographsand original plans.

LUFTWAFFE X-PLANESGerman Experimental Aircraft of

World War II

27257 £3.99

Manfred GriehlHardback, 80 pages


Griehl’s painstaking research includedassembling an amazing array ofphotographs showing a remarkable rangeof innovative aircraft dreamed up byGerman engineers. For a reader, it’sinteresting to imagine how the course ofWWII might have changed, if some ofthese secret weapons had ever been turnedloose against the Allies.

MAGNIFICENT BUT NOT WARThe Second Battle of Ypres 1915

27109 £3.99

John DixonSoftback, 224 pages


A solid British-sided view of one of theworst times of the British army'sexperience in holding the Ypres salient.Complete with a good index, excellentbibliography, order of battle and otheruseful supporting details this battle historycovers a somewhat neglected period of theGreat War.

MAGNUM The Wild Weasels inDesert Storm

The Elimination of Iraq's AirDefence

27531 £4.99

Braxton R. EiselSoftback, 274 pages


Covers the history and technical details ofhow the Wild Weasel mission came about,and then goes into detail on the authorsinvolvement in the Gulf War using his wardiary.

MARSHAL NEY AT QUATREBRAS

New Perspectives on the OpeningBattle of the Waterloo Campaign

27799 £5.99

Paul L. DawsonHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Ney’s failure at Quatre Bras had disastrousconsequences for Napoleon, whosedivided army was not able to reunite intime to face Wellington at Waterloo. Thisrevelatory study of the Waterloo campaigndraws primarily on French archivalsources, and previously unpublishedFrench accounts, to present a balancedview of a battle normally seen only fromthe British or Anglo-Allied perspective.



MATCHLOCKS TOFLINTLOCKS

Warfare in Europe and Beyond1500-1700

27663 £5.99

Urban WilliamsHardback, 304 pagesPublished Price £25

An informative, well-structured guide tothe development of warfare through theperiod coverd it is a suitable introductorytext as well as containing plenty ofinterest for those already more familiarwith the subject.

MEDIEVAL MERCENARIESThe Business of War

27242 £3.99

William UrbanSoftback, 256 pages


William Urban reveals the importance ofthe overlooked group of for-hire warriorsin almost every major conflict of theMiddle Ages. His witty, conversationalstyle draws readers in to his exploration ofthe professional soldier. His refreshinginsights leave them with a realunderstanding of how mercenaries shapedmedieval culture and society.

MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 THEEARLY YEARS

Poland, the Fall of France and theBattle of Britain

27356 £3.99

Chris GossSoftback, 128 pages


In this selection of unrivalled imagescollected over many years, and now partof the War in the Air series, the operationsof this famous aircraft in the early part ofthe Second World War are portrayed andbrought to life.

MINERS’ BATTALIONA History of the 12th (Pioneers)

King’s Own Yorkshire LightInfantry 1914-1918

27358 £5.99

Malcolm Keith JohnsonHardback, 176 pages


This Battalion was formed in Leeds on 5September 1914 by the West YorkshireCoal Owners Association. In May 1915 itmoved to Ripon and attached as PioneerBattalion to 31st Division. In December1915 it moved to Egypt, then went on toFrance in March 1916. No description ofthe 1 July 1916 attack on Serre by 31stDivision would be complete withoutmention of the part played by thedivision's pioneer battalion, the 12th Bn.King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Thefailure of 31st Division’s attack at Serre inthe face of overwhelming enemy artilleryand machine gun fire is well known. Thepioneers went into the attack equippedsimilarly to the assault infantry, the chiefdifference being that the pioneers alsocarried a pick or a shovel, but only 170 –rather than 220 – rounds of ammunition.Between 1 July and 30 November 1917 itwas attached to Fifth Army Troops forwork on light railways.

MISTER BROWNRIGG’S BOYSMagdalen College School and the

Great War

27069 £4.99

David BebbingtonHardback, 385 pagesPublished Price £30

This is a very impressive book, the authoris successful in conveying the pre-war lifeand character of the school and what eachof the boys did before the war. Whileevery school in the country will havesuffered loss, Magdalen College School isunique in that it numbers Noel Chavasse(the only double Victoria Cross winner ofthe War) as well as John Fox Russell VCMC among the Old Boys who fell. Withimpressive archival research done, bothfrom Magdalen College School's recordsand from army records and battalion wardiaries,excellent maps and appendices, notleast the useful information on medals andranks, this book is a model for anyoneseeking to write about schools and theirexperience of the war.

MONITORS OF THE ROYALNAVY

How the Fleet Brought the GreatGuns to Bear

27559 £4.99

Jim CrossleySoftback, 256 pages


This excellent book has both drawings andpictures that nicely complement the maintext and is very well organised and easy toread. Chapters cover different theatres ofoperation and usefully the author alwaystakes time to set the context, from theoverall political situation, the personalitiesinvolved, to the difficulties encountered.

MUNITION LASSESSix Months as Principal Overlooker

in Danger Buildings

25635 £5.99

A K FoxwellSB 156pp. B&W Illustrations 2017

N&MP Reprint of 1917 OriginalEdition


Work at the Woolwich Arsenal from July1916-Jan. 1917

NAPOLEON AND GROUCHYThe Last Great Waterloo Mystery

Unravelled

27797 £5.99

Paul L. DawsonHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

This is a subject which is generallyoverlooked by British historians, who tendto concentrate on the actions ofWellington and Napoleon, and whichFrench historians choose not to look at tooclosely for fear that it might reflect badlyupon their hero Napoleon. Napoleon sentGrouchy to pursue a part of the retreatingPrussian army under the command ofGeneral Johann von Thielmann. On 17June, Grouchy was unable to close withthe Prussians. Despite hearing the cannonsound from the nearby Battle of Waterloo,he decided to follow the Prussians alongthe route literally specified in his orders,issued by Napoleon via Marshal Soult,while the Prussian and British-Dutcharmies united to crush Napoleon. He wona smart victory over the III Prussian Corpsin the Battle of Wavre, on 18–19 June1815, but it was then too late, as by thetime this battle was over, and Napoleonhad already lost at Waterloo

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY :CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO

The Classic Account of Napoleon’sLast Battles

27125 £4.99

Sir John FortescueHardback, 256 pages


The Campaign of Waterloo is thecomplete account of the climatic campaignand battle of the Napoleonic Warsabstracted from Sir John Fortescue smonumental A History of the BritishArmy. Issued as an independent volume.

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY: INTHE LEGIONS OF NAPOLEON

The Memoirs of a Polish Officerin Spain and Russian 1808-1813

27283 £4.99

Henrich von BrandtHardback, 256 pages


In the Legions of Napoleon recounts theadventures of an intrepid Polish soldierwho fought for Napoleon the length andbreadth of Europe.



NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY:MEMOIRS OF A FRENCHNAPOLEONIC OFFICER

27282 £4.99

Jean-Baptiste BarresHardback, 220 pages


These lively memoirs date from the timeof Barres' entry into the Chasseurs Velites(skirmishers, or light infantry) ofNapoleon's Imperial Guard in 1804. Thisis a superb record of a serving soldier,making light of danger, sharing with thereader the fatigues and privations thatattended so much campaigning inappalling weather and hostile country, andrejoicing as much in the outcome of asuccessful foraging expedition as hispromotions and appointment as Chevalierde la Legion d'honneur.

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY:NAPOLEON AND THEARCHDUKE CHARLES

27279 £4.99

F. Lorraine PetreHardback, 416 pages


A narration and analysis of one ofNapoleon’s hardest-fought campaigns, the1809 action against Austria’s ArchdukeCharles which culminated in the greatbattles of Essling-Aspern and Wagram. Inthe opinion of the author F. Loraine Petre -Napoleon was lucky to win, and Charlesunlucky to lose.

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY:NAPOLEON’S CAMPAIGN IN

POLAND 1806-1807From Stalemate to Victory: Battlesof Eylau, Heilsberg and Friedland

27122 £4.99

F. Lorraine PetreHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Petre belongs to that older school ofclassic Napoleonic writing, he is a spiritedwriter none the less. Since he coveredmany of these battlefields in person, Petrelikes to give detailed analysis of theground and terrain that was fought over.Where the author excels is in his battlescenes. I doubt one will find a better Eylauthan here. You will also get plenty ofdetails on lesser known actions of theCampaign besides the two major battles ofEylau and Friedland which are both wellknown.

THE NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY:THE JENA CAMPAIGN

The Classic Study of Napoleon’sTotal Defeat of the Prussian Army

27160 £4.99

F. N. MaudeHardback, 208 pages


A detailed history of Napoleons JenaCampaign of 1806. Written in early 1900'sby a English Military Officer that receivedhis military training before the age ofmechanised warfare.

The NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY:VOICES FROM THE

PENINSULAEyewitness Accounts by Soldiers of

Wellington’s Army, 1808-1814

26340 £2.99

Ian FletcherHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Drawing on rare letters, diaries andmemoirs, Ian Fletcher presents a superbinsight into the daily lives of Britishsoldiers in this momentous period andevokes such key battles and sieges asVimiero, Talavera, Badajoz, Salamanca,Vittoria and San Sebastian.

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY: WITHNAPOLEON’S GUNS

The Military Memoirs of an Officerof the First Empire

27123 £4.99

Jean-Nicholas Auguste NoelHardback


An engaging and highly readable accountof life in Napoleon's army as seen throughthe eyes of an artillery officer AugustNoel. In addition to providing a valuableinsight into what life was really like forthe men at the sharp end of Napoleon'sambitions. From the optimism of the earlyyears in Italy , through the privations ofthe retreat from Moscow and the horrorsof the Battle of Leipzig to thedisillusionment of the Emperor s defeat atWaterloo, Noël charts both his personalcareer and, at close hand, the rise and fallof the First Empire with frankness.

NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY: WITHTHE GUNS IN THE PENINSULA

27278 £4.99

William Webber, edt. Richard HenryWollocombe

Hardback, 192 pagesPublished Price £19.99

The late Lieutenant Colonel Laws has setthis excellent gunners journal within thecontext of the Peninsular War, andoutlined Webber's military career, whichculminated at Waterloo where he waswounded.

NAVAL HISTORY OF THEPELOPONNESIAN WAR

Ships, Men and Money in the Warat Sea, 431-404 BC

27810 £5.99

Marc G. DeSantisHardback, 261 pages


A good well summarised account navalhistory of the Peloponnesian War, whichopposed Sparta and Athens with theirrespective allies in a long war forsupremacy. De Santis narrates eventswhile analysing the technical, tactical andstrategic aspects of the war at sea.

THE NIGHT HUNTER’S PREYThe Lives and Deaths of an RAF

Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot

27418 £4.99

Iain GordonHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

A very readable true tale of the intertwinedlives of two airmen on opposing sidesduring the air war over Europe duringWWII. In July 1942, just as both menreach the apex of their careers, they meetfor the first time in the night skies overHamburg. As this fascinating bookreveals, only one survived.

NINE DIVISIONS INCHAMPAGNE

The Second Battle of Marne

27419 £4.99

Patrick TakleHardback, 288 pagesPublished Price £25

Following the failure of the SpringOffensive 1918 to end the conflict,Ludendorff believed that an attack throughFlanders would give Germany a decisivevictory over the British ExpeditionaryForce. To shield his intentions and drawAllied troops away from Belgium,Ludendorff planned for a largediversionary attack along the Marne. TheAllies’ counteroffensive was decisive inshifting the balance of power in the Westagainst an increasingly exhausted Germanarmy.



NOT ORDINARY MENThe Story of the Battle of Kohima

27172 £3.99

John ColvinSoftback, 272 pages


The Battle of Kohima was the turningpoint of the Japanese U Go offensive intoIndia in 1944 during WW2. An actiondescribed by Mountbatten as “probablyone of the greatest battles in history”.

NUREMBERGThe Blackest Night in RAF 30/31

March 1944

27237 £4.99

Martin BowmanHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

Bowman in his now familiar styledescribes the RAF Bomber Commandnight attack on the German city ofNuremberg. The raid was significant forbeing the costliest in terms of aircraftlosses for RAF Bomber Command in oneattack during WW2. Nuremberg was notsignificantly damaged.

OPERATION MENACEThe Dakar Expedition and the

Dudley North Affair

27420 £4.99

Arthur J MarderSoftback, 320 pages


The Battle of Dakar, also known asOperation Menace, was an unsuccessfulattempt in September 1940 by the Allies tocapture the strategic port of Dakar inFrench West Africa. It was hoped that thesuccess of the operation could overthrowthe pro-German Vichy Frenchadministration in the colony, and bereplaced by a pro-British Free French oneunder General Charles de Gaulle. UsingAdmiralty and Cabinet papers, as well asprivate sources of information, Marderweaves a skilled course through all thecomplex material to produce a masterlycase study of how an operation is mountedand how it can go disastrously wrong. It isa classic, tragi-comic illustration of the fogof war.

OVER THE TOPAlternative Histories of the First

World War

27259 £4.99

Peter Tsouras, Spencer jonesHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

One of the intellectual challenges anddelights of reading history is imagininghow past events could have followeddifferent paths... The deviations fromhistory are thought provoking, givingreaders a good sense of just how manydifferent ways the Great War could havegone, and shedding insight into strategicdecision-making.

PARASPortugal’s First Elite Force in

Africa, 1961-1974

27154 £3.99

John P. CannSoftback, 72 pages


This book tells the paras’ story asresearched from Portuguese sources. Itdetails how they were formed and trainedand how they developed their imaginative,effective, and feared tactics and appliedthem in operations to protect thepopulation from insurgent predations anddestroy a vicious enemy.

PATRICIANS AND EMPERORSThe Last Rulers of the Western

Roman Empire

27251 £4.99

Ian HughesHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

Patricians and Emperors offers concisecomparative biographies of the individualswho wielded power in the final decades ofthe Western Roman Empire, from theassassination of Aetius in 454 to the deathof Julius Nepos in 480. This is a very goodbook for anyone seeking to make sense ofthis chaotic, but crucial period.

PEBBLE ISLANDOperation Prelim the Falklands

War 1982

27565 £3.99

SoftbackPublished Price £14.99

This is the story of the SAS successful raidon Pebble Island during the FalklandsWar. In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22SAS Regiment were landed by Sea KingHelicopter on the Island. Their task was todestroy the 11 enemy aircraft located atthe Airstrip on the Island and neutralisethe Argentinean force posted there toguard it. An interesting insight into thislittle known Falklands operation.

THE PLATOONAn Infantryman on the Western

Front 1916-18

25944 £3.99

Joseph Steward, Andrew Robertshaw,Steve Roberts


Joseph Johns Steward fought in the GreatWar, from the Battle of the Somme to thefinal offensives of 1918, he was an acute,unflinching observer of the conflict hetook part in - of life and death on theWestern Front. He recorded hisexperiences in accurate detail and later inlife he wrote a graphic semi-fictionalizedaccount of his wartime career, hiscomrades and his platoon. His narrative ispublished here for the first time, edited,annotated and with an introduction byAndrew Robertshaw and Steve Roberts.

THE PRICE OF VICTORYThe Red Army Casualties in the

Great Patriotic War

27579 £5.99

Boris Kavalerchik, Lev Lopukhovsky,Harold S. Orenstein


This book fills a hole as a controversial,but detailed statistical analysis of the RedArmy’s and Wehrmacht and its alliesirrecoverable casualties during WW II,using newly declassified documents.

PRISONERS AND ESCAPEThose Who Were There

27272 £3.99

Esther Bilton, Rachel Bilton176 pages


A wide range of personal experiences arecovered in the eleven chapters of thisbook. Nearly all the stories are written bythe participants who describe exactly whathappened to them during the war. Whatmakes them special is that they werewritten while the images were fresh intheir minds. The experiences recorded arethose of civilians and soldiers. Wherepossible information about these men hasbeen provided to explain their life beforeand after the war.



READY FOR ANYTHINGThe Royal Fleet Auxiliary 1905

-1950

27187 £4.99

Geoff PudderfootHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

The book describes the origins andcreation of the service, through the GreatWar, the interwar years, the Second WorldWar (seven chapters), and the years up to1950. In the two chapters devoted to theFirst World War there are passingreferences to the primary functionsundertaken by these auxiliaries, namelythe fuel and store freighting tasks, while afurther short section describes the overcomplex management structure underwhich the vessels were operated. There isalso a lengthy digest of four years of waron all fronts, together with a detour toexamine the development of refuelling atsea methods in the US Navy.

RED ARMY SNIPERA Memoir on the Eastern Front in

World War II

27850 £4.99

Yevgeni Nikolaev, Martin PeglerHardback, 224 pages


Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia’sleading snipers of World War II and hismemoir provides an unparalleled accountof front-line action. Nikolaev is creditedwith a remarkable 324 kills and hiswartime service included time in the siegeof Leningrad in 1941/1942.

THE RED BARONA History in Pictures

27226 £3.99

Norman FranksHardback, 192 pages


From the established air historian NormanFranks a new arrangement of photographscovering the entire span of vonRichthofen's war, many of which will havebeen seen, but spread over a whole varietyof books and magazines about First WorldWar flying, now consolidated in one book.

THE REICHSBANK ROBBERY

25980 £1.00

Colin Roderick FultonSoftback 272 pagesPublished Price £8.99

Readers looking for books about stillunsolved mysteries of the Second WorldWar need look no further than ColinRoderick Fulton's 'Reichsbank Robbery'.Attempts to solve the whereabouts of NaziGermany's riches, much of themconfiscated from the Occupied countriesand the victims of the ConcentrationCamps, have never arrived at a fullaccounting. This work of Documentaryfiction is a thrilling story, based on carefulresearch by Colin Fulton, imagines oneplot which could have been enactedaround this time. The mystery surroundingthe locations and ultimate destiny of theliberated treasures provides fertile groundon which to impose such a fiction.Secrecy, intrigue, and fast paced actioncombine to create a well paced novel, sureto appeal to fans of wartime fiction.

RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATHArtists and Writers in the Thick of

it 1914-1918

27832 £4.99

Tony GeraghtyHardback, 192 pages


'Rendezvous With Death' provides thereader with a useful overview of thereactions of these various artists to theevents in which they were involved. Itincludes portrait photographs of eachof the subjects under consideration.

RETREAT AND REARGUARD:DUNKIRK 1940

The Evacuation of the BEF to theChannel Ports

27233 £4.99

Jerry MurlandHardback, 242 pagesPublished Price £25

This excellent and detailed account coversthe actions of the BEF during the retreatfrom the Dyle Line to the evacuationpoints of Dunkirk, Boulogne, Calais, StValery-en-Caux and finally the CherbourgPeninsula. In addition to covering the wellknown rearguard battles the author alsocovers actions that had been longforgotten, such as at Hazebrouck and WestCappel. He does this by weaving togetherthe recollections of men that participatedwith unit war diaries and regimentalhistories.

THE RIFLE BRIGADEAdventures in the Rifle Brigade

and Random Shots from aRifleman

27082 £2.99

Sir John KincaidSoftback, 320 pages


John Kincaid saw action with the 95thRifles through several of the majorcampaigns and battles of the NapoleonicWars. He went to the Iberian Peninsulawith Wellington's army and was involvedin most of the famous actions in Portugaland Spain - at Almeida, Fuentes D'Onor,Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria andToulouse, and he was in at the finish inBelgium, at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.Throughout the period he keenly observedand recorded his experiences and in laterlife produced the two classic militaryvolumes here bound together in abridgedform.

RODNEY AND THE BREAKINGOF THE LINE

27120 £4.99

Peter TrewHardback, 256 pages


On 12 April 1782, the British Fleet underAdmiral Lord George Rodney defeated theFrench at Les Iles des Saintes, in theCaribbean. Rodney employed a noveltactic of breaking through the enemy line.While this was the culmination of adistinguished but turbulent career,controversially Rodney was heavilycriticised for not pursuing the vanquishedfoe, yet they never again posed a threat toBritish interests in the West Indies. Thisbook examines the life and career of oneof the Royal Navy's most formidablefigures, who, while brilliant, madeenemies all too easily.

THE ROMAN BARBARIANWARS

The Era of Roman Conquest

27423 £5.99

Ludwig Heinrich DyckHardback, 240 pages


Dyck has produced an engaging, well-written book that not only discusses thecampaigns and leaders of the period, butalso gives a detailed look at tactics,clothing and weapons as well.

S.A.S: MEN IN THE MAKINGAn Original’s Account of

Operations in Sicily and Italy

27424 £4.99

Peter DavisHardback, 288 pagesPublished Price £25

This book tells of the authors experiencesin Sicily and Italy in 1942 and 1943. Hewent on to be promoted to Captain andfollowing a skirmish in France in 1945,was awarded the Military Cross.



SAILING INTO THE PAST:LEARNING FROM REPLICA

SHIPS

27483 £4.99

Jenny BennettHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

The advent of computer models andastonishing advances in marinearchaeology has meant that we no longerneed to guess how fast Viking longshipscouid sail - or how a Greek triremeoperated. The building of working orvirtual models of such ancient ships hasvastly increased our knowledge of theircapabilities and revolutionised our ideas ofour ancestors seapower. This book is thefirst to chart these discoveries and presentthem in a comprehensive, comprehensible,and beautifully illustrated text. EditorJenny Bennett has brought together anexpert team to discuss triremes, and suchindividual ships as Captain Cook sEndeavour. Each chapter covers a singlerepresentative vessel, analysiing suchaspects as windward ability, seagoingpower, speed and ease of handling,docking and manoevreability.

SALADIN AND THE FALL OFJERUSALEM

Richard the Lionheart, theCrusades and the Battle for Holly

Land

27219 £3.99

Stanley Lane-PooleSoftback, 288 pages


Penned in 1898 by Stanley Lane-Poole,this volume is a competent andinformative biography of the great Muslimleader, his military development, and hisconquest of Egypt and Syria, the HolyWar against the crusaders and, crucially,his duel with Richard the Lionheart,including the struggle over Acre and ofcourse, the fall of Jerusalem.

SALIENT POINT FOUR: YPRESAND PICARDY 1914-18

26999 £2.00

Ted Smith, Tony SpagnolySoftback, 150 pages


Another in the Cameos of the WesternFront series on men, minor actions andbattlefield sites, this book, like itspredecessors is an ideal 'companion' forthe battlefield visitor.

SAS ZERO HOURThe Secret Origins of the Special

Air Service

27798 £3.99

Tim JonesSoftback 224 pages


Drawing extensively on primary sources,as well as reassessing the more recentregimental histories and memoirs, SASZero Hour is an illuminating andprovocative account of how this renownedregiment came into being.

SECOND BARONS’ WARSimon de Montfort and the Battles

of Lewes and Evesham

27129 £3.99


A solid piece of work that features the twokey battles of the period: Lewes andEvesham. Each battle has its own chapter,and a most useful prelude covering thecampaign and pre-battle manoeuvres.Further chapters put the wars in contextand describe the aftermath. the chapter onarmour, weapons and tactics while thebattle chapters do a fine job of painting apicture of events.

SEDAN 1870The Eclipse of France

27074 £3.99

Douglas FermerSoftback, 256 pages


Douglas Fermer's latest work concentratesupon the coming of the war and one of themost influential yet neglected battles in thehistory of Western Europe, the Battle ofSedan. His compelling narrative showshow war came about, and how thedramatic campaign of summer 1870culminated in a momentous clash of armsat Sedan. He gives fascinating insights intothe personalities and aims of thepoliticians and generals involved, butfocuses too on the experiences of ordinarysoldiers and civilians.

SEIZING THE ENIGMAThe Race to Break the German U-

Boat Codes, 1933-1945

27557 £4.99

David KahnSoftback, 400 pages


A very well written account of the effortsto crack the Enigma, it shows thecomplexities of the Enigma machine andthe race to break the code.

SEND MORE SHROUDSThe V1 Attack on the Guards’

Chapel 1944

27362 £5.99

Jan GoreHardback, 188 pages


The Guards' Chapel incident was the mostserious V1 attack on London of the war.The flying bomb left only the apse of thechapel intact. Tons of rubble fell onto thecongregation. 121 soldiers and civilianswere killed and 141 others were seriouslyinjured. The high death toll included theofficiating Chaplain, Revd RalphWhitrow, several senior British Armyofficers and a US Army Colonel. Goredescribes the rescue effort which went on,day and night, for two days, and sherecords the names, circumstances and livesof each of the victims.

SHELDRAKEMemories of a World War II

Gunner

27222 £3.99

Major Richard HughesHardback, 167 pages


SIEGE OF SEVASTOPOL 1854-1855

The War in Crimea Told ThroughNewspaper Reports, Official

Documents and the Accounts ofThose Who Were There

27805 £5.99

Anthony DawsonHardback, 304 pages


The Voices From The Past series is afascinating project In this volume book,the voices of men involved in the CrimeanWar are heard, the result is a work thateffectively conveys the thoughts andexperiences of the participants to thereader.



SIEGES OF THE ENGLISHCIVIL WAR

27119 £3.99

John BarrattHardback, 224 pages


An exploration of the significant sieges ofthe English Civil War, Barratt discussesthe elements that characterised siegesgenerally, the cause or context of thesiege, the activities of the besiegers andbesieged, the role of and effects oncivilians. He also describes in substantialdetail specific sieges that typify particularsituations or outcomes. His study providesa detailed and vivid reconstruction of theseoften neglected episodes of civil warhistory.

SINEWS OF WARThe Logistical Battle to Keep the53rd Welsh Division on the Move

During Operation Overlord

27814 £3.99

Gwilym DaviesSoftback, 104 pages


A fascinating account of the feat oflogistics which it took to supply of thehard fighting 53rd Welsh division fromNormandy to Hamburg. A limited runDivisional publication out of print sincethe ’50s with a new introduction andoverview of the actions of the Division.

SNIPING IN FRANCEHow the British Army Won the

Sniping War in the Trenches

26337 £3.99

Major H. Hesketh-PichardSoftback, 209 pages


Classic account by the adventurer and biggame hunter who developed and ran theBritish Army sniping programme in theFirst World War. When the war started in1914, Germany's edge in the sniping duelon the Western Front cost thousands ofBritish casualties. Sniping in Franceexplains the methods Hesketh-Prichardused to reverse the situation and help winthe sniping war. A glossary has beenadded to this edition.

SOLDIER FROM THE WARSRETURNING

27249 £3.99

Charles CarringtonSoftback, 288 pages


Carrington writes only of the battles inwhich he participated (including theSomme and Passchendaele), though hiscomments on affairs beyond hisknowledge at the time, through later studyand reflection, are pungent andstimulating. Among other topics, hedescribes the politicians, the generals,Kitchener's Army, Hore-Belisha, Germangas attacks, Picardy, dug-outs, tanks, thesex-life of the soldier, scrounging. trenchkits and the censoring of letters.

SOME OTHER AND WIDERDESTINY

Wakefield Grammar SchoolFoundation and the Great War

26858 £2.99

Elaine Merckx, Neal RigbyHardback, 450 pages


The archives of the Wakefield GrammarSchool Foundation are a rich source ofinformation for those interested in the FirstWorld War and in the individuals whoexperienced it. This study uses much ofthis material, including photographs,documents, minutes of meetings andschool magazines in an attempt to bringthe period to life. The schools’ magazines,‘The Savilian’ and ‘The Wakefield HighSchool Review’, are especially importantand core chapters covering the years 1914-18 end with material from both. Here canbe found eyewitness reports on suchevents as the arrival of the Royal FlyingCorps in France in 1914 and thebombardment of Scarborough alongsideaccounts of school life in extraordinarytimes.

SOVIET COLD WARWEAPONRY

Aircraft, Warships, Missiles andArtillery

27428 £3.99



A visual guide to the vast array of aircraft,warships and missiles the Soviet armedforces deployed at the height of the ColdWar.

STAR SHELL REFLECTIONS1914-1916

The Illustrated Great War Diariesof Jim Maultsaid

27429 £4.99

Barbara McClunHardback 208 pagesPublished Price £25

In the flood of Great War memoirspublished during the Great War centenary,Jim Maultsaid's stand out from the crowd.This is the first volume of a soldier's eyeview of life in the front line, that is madeeven better by the quality of theillustrations that were created by theauthor himself.

STEEL AND ICEThe U-Boat Battle in the Arctic and

Black Sea 1941-45

27899 £5.99

Lawrence PatersonHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £20

Previously untold in English, LawrencePaterson explores the tremendous clashbetween the Kriegsmarine’s U-boats andthe Red Navy – a struggle that lasted fromthe opening salvos of OperationBarbarossa to the final chaotic days ofGermany’s defeat. Containing rare colourand black-and-white illustrations.

STUKA SPEARHEADThe Lightning War from Poland to

Dunkirk, 1939-1940

27544 £3.99

Peter C. SmithSoftback, 72 pages


The JU-87 Stuka was one of the mostspectacular dive bombers ever invented.It's reputation of spreading fear amongstthe ground forces was great and this bookshows just that with over 100 photographsand detailed commentary.

SURRENDER OF NAPOLEONThe Capture of the Emperor After

Waterloo

27695 £2.99

Frederick Lewis MaitlandSoftback, 138 pages


Maitland was the Captain of theBellerophon, the Royal Navy ship towhich Napoleon surrendered and whichthen transported Napoleon to England Hedescribes the thin blockade that lead toNapoleon’s capture and prevention of hisescape to America, which was a very nearrun thing.



SURVIVORS OF A KINDMemoirs of the Western Front

27149 £3.99

Brian BondHardback, 168 pagesPublished Price £25

An engrossing and thought-provokingwork which promises to be a cornerstoneof future research, and must for all thoseinterested in the literature and poetry ofThe Great War. it is fundamentally anacademic work and details the fullspectrum of those who wrote about theirexperiences ranging from disillusionedpacifists to borderline sociopaths whorevelled in the carnage. It is not a lightread as it is a thorough study and requiresa firm interest in the subject but is veryenlightening. It is also, like the writing andthe writers whom Brian Bond explores,stylish, eloquent, moving and varied.

TAMING THE ATLANTICThe History of Man’s Battle with

the World’s Toughest Ocean

27809 £5.99

Dag PikeHardcover 216 pagesPublished Price £25

The Atlantic has often been the testingground for the latest technology anddesign. All this and more, such asnavigation techniques and advanceweather forecasting are covered.

TANK BATTLES OF WORLDWAR I

27108 £3.99

Bryan CooperHardback, 144 pages


Failure to exploit the potential of anoriginal idea is a recurring phenomenon inour national history. Few failures,however, can have been so costly inhuman life as that of our militarycommanders early in 1916 to appreciatethat the tank was a war winning weapon.The slaughter of the Somme,Passchendaele and Ypres salient had to beendured before accepted 'conventional'methods were abandoned and the tankgiven a chance. Bryan Cooper describesthe early tank actions in vivid detail, withmany eyewitness accounts.

TANK RIDERInto the Reich with the Red Army

27558 £4.99

Evgeny BessonovSoftback, 256 pages


Evgeni Bessonov was an platoon leaderfrom 1943, after the Kursk Offensive rightto the battle of Berlin. He was an infantryman who rode with the spearhead of theSoviet Army and considering the amountof front line battles he took part in he isindeed lucky to have come out alive.

TARGET CORINTH CANAL1940-1944

27430 £4.99

Platon AlexiadesHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

Well researched and informative accountof the wartime history of the canal thatconnects the Gulf of Corinth with theAegean Sea. It was the focus of numerousspecial Allied operations to prevent oilfrom the Black Sea reaching Italy, to delaythe invasion of Crete and severing the vitalGerman supply lines to Rommel's Army inNorth Africa.

TARGET FOR TONIGHTA Pilot’s Memoirs of Flying Long-

range Reconnaissance andPathfinder Missions in World War

II

26897 £3.99

D. A. BraithwaiteHardback, 224 pages


A frank account of RAF flying in WW2,including convoy protection flyingBlenheims, long-range weatherreconnaissance flights with the legendaryde Havilland Mosquito, BomberCommand as part of the elite Pathfinderunits, and in command of a Mosquitosquadron operating against the Japaneseover the jungle.

TEDDY SUHREN ACE OF ACESMemoirs of a U-Boat Rebel

27801 £4.99

Teddy SuhrenSoftback, 248 pages


A well told account of Teddy Suhren whojoined the German navy in 1935 and beganhis U-boat career in March 1938. He spenta year as 1st watch officer on U-48 wherehe received the Knights Cross of the IronCross for his contribution in the sinking of200,000 tons of merchant shipping. InApril 1941 he took command of U-564.As a commander he is credited with thesinking of 18 merchant vessels, 1 warshipand damaged to four merchant vessels forwhich he was awarded the Knight's Crossof the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves andSwords.

THE CAMBRAI CAMPAIGN1917: BRITISH

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

27826 £5.99

Andrew RawsonHardback, 200 pagesPublished Price £25

From the well thought out “BRITISHEXPEDITIONARY FORCE” series, thistitle covers the British attack that wasfollowed by the biggest Germancounterattack against the BritishExpeditionary Force since 1914. Theinitial British success showed that even thestrongest trench defences could beovercome by a surprise attack, using acombination of new methods andequipment, reflecting a general increase inthe British capacity to combine infantry,artillery, tanks and aircraft in attacks.

THE NAZIS’ NUREMBERGRALLIES

27482 £4.99

James WilsonHardback, 176 pages


Each September from 1933 to 1938, theNazi Party held spectacular rallies atNuremberg. These Reichsparteitage(National Party Days) were vast andmeticulously staged managedextravaganzas in which ritual andceremony played an important part. TheRallies had two key objectives. The firstwas to focus public attention on thesuccess and power of the Nazi Party andso connect with the public conscience andbuild a close bond between Party andpeople. Secondly, and perhaps even moreimportant, they served as a vehicle forpresenting Adolf Hitler as the saviour andundisputed leader of the German nation.

THEY GAVE ME A SEAFIRE

27111 £3.99

Commander R. Mike CrosleyHardback, 272 pages


A classic in every sense of the word,Commander R. 'Mike' Crosley, DSC RN,was born in Liverpool in 1920. Hisoperational history with the Fleet Air Armsaw him complete up to 3 sorties a day inthe period 1942-45. His capacity forsurvival and sheer skill as a pilot wereremarked upon at the time, and he secureda number of decorations, including DSCand Bar. The narrative is well written in afrank and often scathingly critical way ofFleet Air Arm operations during theSecond World War and beyond.



THEY SHALL NOT PASSThe French Army On The Western

Front 1914-1918

27817 £4.99

Ian SummerSoftback, 256 pages


This graphic collection of first-handaccounts sheds new light on theexperiences of the French army during theGreat War. It reveals in authentic detailthe perceptions and emotions of soldiersand civilians who were caught up in themost destructive conflict the world hadever seen. The author’s pioneering workwill appeal to readers who may knowsomething about the British and Germanarmies on the Western Front, but littleabout the French army which bore thebrunt of the fighting on the allied side.

THIS BLOODY PLACEThe Incomparables at Gallipoli

27431 £3.99

Richard Van EmdenHardback, 208 pages


Originally published in 1919, Mure's storyof his experiences at Gallipoli is full of arawness and immediacy that makes itworthy of a place amongst any library ofGreat War memoirs.

TOBRUK COMMANDOThe Raid to Destroy Rommel’s

Base

25966 £3.99

Gordon LandsboroughHardback, 224 pages


Tobruk Commando is a classic trueadventure story of the Second World War.The fast-moving action centres on thesmall commando of men which set outsecretly through the deserts towardsTobruk. After a long journey across thedesert sand, they arrived disguised as agroup of POWs and their German captors.Expertly written, this is a wonderful tale ofheroic bluff and a venture to test thecourage and nerves of the toughest men.

THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLEJournal of The 1805 Club

27947 £3.99

Peter HoreSoftback, 234 pages

The Trafalgar Chronicle, the yearbook ofThe 1805 Club, has established itself as aprime source of information and thepublication of choice for new researchabout the Georgian navy, also known as"Nelson's Navy." Successive editors havewidened the scope to include all sailingnavies of the period, while a recurringtheme is the Trafalgar campaign and theepic battle of 21 October 1805.

TRAFALGAR CHRONICLENUMBER 26

Dedicated to Naval History in theNelson Era

27593 £3.99

Peter HoreSoftback, 272 pagesPublished Price £20

More than eighteen pithy articles offer ahuge wealth of information, with newresearch and diverse subjects. TheTrafalgar Chronicle 26 reaches out beyondNelson with a particularly Anglo-American flavour, focussing on NorthAmerica and North Americans in Nelson’sNavy.

TRAPPED BEHIND ENEMYLINES

Accounts of British Soldiers andtheir Protectors in the Great War

27243 £4.99

John Anderson, Victor PiukHardback, 224 pages


This is a book that will appeal to manypeople thanks not only to its intriguingcontent but the joint author's wonderfulstorytelling skills. It concerns a number ofexamples of British soldiers who were cutoff from their units during the 1914 retreatfrom Mons and who found themselvesisolated behind enemy lines. They weretaken in by French people at great andincreasing risk.

TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERSEyewitness Accounts of the

Netherlands Campaign 1813-1814

27432 £4.99

Andrew BamfordHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

In the closing months of 1813, withNapoleon’s forces largely expelled fromGermany and the allied armies advancingtowards the Rhine, insurrection began tobreak out in the Netherlands. With Britainhaving a keen interest in this part of theworld, and placing some importance on itsbeing retained in friendly hands, it wasdecided to dispatch an armed force ofaround 7,000 men in order to aid theinsurgents. Carefully researched andexpertly compiled by historian AndrewBamford, this is a valuable and absorbingnew source, which will be of great interestto Napoleonic students.

TWO DEATHS ATAMPHIPOLIS

Cleon vs Brasidas in thePeloponnesian War

27252 £4.99

Mike RobertsHardback, 272 pagesPublished Price £25

This title examines in detail two of themost significant characters, Brasidas andCleon, on either side of the greatPeloponnesian War. It focuses on theshowdown in and around Amphipolis thatled to both their deaths in 422 BC andallowed exhausted Sparta and Athens andtheir respective allies to sign a peace thatwould however be short lasted and turnout to be no more than a breathing space.This is a valuable book for anyonewanting to get to grips with this littleknown episode and appreciate itsimportance, but also with the strategiescarried out during the Peloponnesian War.It shows well the importance of the fightfor Amphipolis, and the dominance of theNorth that would result from it.

U-BOAT 977The True Story of the U-Boat that

Escaped to Argentina

27847 £5.99

Heinz SchaefferHardback, 224 pages


German submarine U-977 was a WorldWar II Type VIIC U-boat of NaziGermany's Kriegsmarine which escaped toArgentina after Germany's surrender. Thesubmarine's voyage to Argentina led tomany legends, and conspiracy theories thattogether with U-530 it had transportedescaping Nazi leaders (including AdolfHitler himself).

U-BOAT ACEThe Story of Wolfgang Luth

27849 £4.99

Jordan VauseSoftback, 240 pages


An exceptional and beautifully writtenbiography,Wolfgang Luth was one of onlyseven men to win Germany’s highestcombat decoration. He operated in almostevery theatre of the undersea war fromNorway to the Indian Ocean and he wasthe second most successful German U-boat ace in World War II. Luth is creditedwith sinking 47 Allied ships and asubmarine a record topped only by OttoKretschmer.



THE U.S. NAVY: CURTISSFLYING BOAT NC-4

An Account of the FirstTransatlantic Flight

27316 £2.99

Richard V. SimpsonSoftback, 128 pages


The NC-4 flying boat was the first notnon-stop aircraft to fly across the AtlanticOcean in 1919. The feat of making thefirst transatlantic flight was somewhateclipsed shortly afterward by the first non-stop transatlantic flight by John Alcockand Arthur Whitten Brown in a VickersVimy biplane. This interesting title hasnumerous photos of the NC-4 and itspredecessors, along with a detailed scaledrawing.

VALOUR IN THE TRENCHES“Bombo” Pollard VC MC DCM

HAC in the Great War

27664 £5.99

Norman NashHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

THE VANDALS

27229 £3.99

Simon MacDowallHardback, 208 pages


A very readable account of the Vandalswith particular focus on the evolution ofVandal armies and warfare. Given thecomplete absence of Vandal accounts andthe scarcity of other accounts MacDowalldoes a good job at providing a plausiblenarrative explaining how the Vandalsachieved all that they did from suchunpromising beginnings. To a great extentthe Vandals benefited from the chaos inthe late Roman empire.

VCs OF THE NORTHCumbria, Durham and

Northumberland

25959 £2.00

Alan WithworthHardback, 224 pages


Alan Whitworth, in this carefullyresearched account, describes in graphicdetail the exploits and the lives of this eliteband of heroes. Within this group ofNorthern VC recipients are a number ofoutstanding names, including RichardAnnand who gained the first VC of theSecond World War and Roland Bradfordwho was one of only four sets of brothersto have secured the VC. He also had thedistinction of becoming the youngestgeneral in the British army. But among theroll of the brave whose gallantry and self-sacrifice are celebrated in these pages thereader will find the names andextraordinary deeds of many other menwho were either born or bred or lived anddied in the North. They will also find thestory of the youngest Victoria Crossrecipient who won his award aged justnineteen.

VERDUN 1916The Renaissance of the Fortress

26193 £3.99

J. E. KaufmannHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

An insightful examination the battle ofVerdun in the context of the Great Warfrom 1914 to 1916. It is not just a retellingof the battle, but an explanation of how thesituation developed and the importance ofVerdun. Also included is the role of fortsand fortifications and why they werevirtually abandoned before the battlebegan. This a a very good study in theEnglish language, on a neglected butimportant subject.

VIKING NATIONSThe Development of Medieval

North Atlantic Identities

27435 £3.99

Dayanna KnightHardback, 256 pagesPublished Price £25

This work is written for an educatedaudience desiring to know more about themedieval North Atlantic beyond Vikingstereotypes. Enough detail is included thatmedieval specialists will also enjoy thebook.

VILLERS-PLOUICH:HINDENBURG LINE

27666 £3.99

Bill MitchinsonSoftback, 144 pages


When British and Dominion troops againapproached the Hindenburg Line in 1918,some of the bloodiest engagements of theHundred Days were fought over the ridgesand valleys of Villers-Plouich, Beaucampand La Vacquerie. this is a good guide thatis up high standard as the other books inthis popular series.

A VISITOR’S GUIDE: THEFIRST DAY OF THE SOMME

Gommecourt to Maricourt

27606 £4.99

Jon Cooksey, Jerry MurlandSoftback, 224 pages


From expert author,experienced battlefieldguide, and editor of Stand To! This is aseries of tours that can be walked, biked ordriven, they take the visitor along theeighteen-mile front line that was thestarting point for the Somme offensive,from Gommecourt in the north toMaricourt in the south.

VIVID COURAGEVictoria Crosses : Antecedent and

Allied Regiments of theStaffordshire Regiment

26179 £2.00

Robert HopeSoftback, 232 pages with 5 B&W

photos, 1 map, 1 regimental tree & 4registers


For all with an interest in the StaffordshireRegiment, or the Victoria Cross, thissuperb book is strongly recommended.

VOICES FROM JUTLANDA Centenary Commemoration

27128 £4.99

Jim CrossleyHardback, 224 pages


A well written even handed detailed butnever heavy account of the Battle ofJutland, due to the expeditions to thewrecks by Marine Archaeologists such asInnes McCartney the disputes related tothe battle can be put to bed and at long lastthe accusations aimed at Admiral Jellicoehave been shown to be baseless.



VOICES FROM THE PAST: THECHARGE OF THE LIGHT

BRIGADE

27343 £4.99

John GrehanHardback, 256 pages


The battle seen through the eyes of thosewho took part, this is an enthrallingreading.

WAR IN THE CRIMEAAn Illustrated History

27660 £3.99

Ian Fletcher, Natalia IshchenkoSoftback, 288 pages


On 28 March 1854 Queen Victoria’sgovernment announced that Britain was atwar with Russia, and British troops madeready to sail to the Crimea. The CrimeanWar is considered to be the first modernconflict, and the first to becomprehensively photographed. Thisillustrated history gives a unique pictorialinsight into the war, presentingphotographs from one of the earlypioneers of photography, Roger Fenton,alongside artist William Simpson, theRussian painters Timms and Rubio, andpictures from The Illustrated LondonNews and Punch.

WAR! HELLISH WAR!Star Shell Reflections 1916-1918:

The Illustrated Diaries of JimMaultsaid

27228 £5.99

Barbara McClune, Jim MaultsaidHardback, 208 pagesPublished Price £25

An appealing account that is made evenbetter by the quality of the illustrationsthat were created by the author himself .This is a soldier's eye view of life in thefront line and of the assault by the UlsterDivision on 1 July 1916, followed by anaccount of recuperation after beingseriously wounded, then beingcommissioned into the Chinese LabourCorps. In the flood of Great War memoirsJim Maultsaid's stand out from the crowd.

A WARGAMER’S GUIDE TO1066 AND THE NORMAN

CONQUEST

27333 £4.99

Daniel MerseySoftback, 119 pages


Mersey has assembled a mass ofinformation and sources in one volume, hemakes the relevant links between sourcesand war-gaming and then provides anoverview of rules and figure suppliers.

A WARGAMER’S GUIDE TOTHE ANGLO-ZULU WARS

27573 £3.99

Daniel MerseySoftback, 113 pages


This is a wargamers guide coveringthe Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. It detailsthe battles, including minorengagements. The second chapter isa succinct guide to informationwargamers should find especiallyhelpful ; ORBATs, estimates ofeffective rifle range, and Chelmsford’soverview of the Zulu army.

WATERLOO MESSENGERThe Life of Henry Percy,

Peninsular Soldier and FrenchPrisoner of War

27369 £5.99

William MahonHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

With thorough research, this is anexcellent account of the life and times ofthis officer who served as an aide-de-campto Sir John Moore, as a part of the Duke ofWellington’s military family, and also theman who carried the ‘Waterloo Dispatch’back to London.

WELLINGTON AGAINSTSOULT

The Second Invasion of Portugal1809

27230 £5.99

David ButteryHardback, 240 pagesPublished Price £25

This well written book has been describedas “A triumph of unbiased historicalwriting and a must read for students of thePeninsular War and WellingtonsCampaigning in general”. Soult's invasionof Portugal is rarely studied in great depthand, likewise, the offensive Wellesleylaunched, which defeated and expelled theFrench, has also received scant coverage.As well as giving a fresh insight into thecontrasting characters of the two generals,the narrative offers a gripping anddetailed, reconstruction of the organisationand experience of a military campaign.

WELSH YEOMANRY AT WARA History of the 24th Pembroke

and Glamorgan YeomanryBattalion the Welsh Regiment

27284 £4.99

Steven JohnHardback, 192 pages


Members volunteered for Imperial Servicein 1914 and served first in Egypt, and theoffensive in to Palestine, as part of the74th Yeomanry Division, it was involvedin the Second Battle of Gaza, the ThirdBattle of Gaza, the Battle of Beershebaand the Battle of Epehy. Then to France in1918 joining the Allied forces in thevictorious 100-day offensive.

WESTERN FRONT FIRSTYEARS

Neuve Chapelle, First Ypres, Loos

27844 £3.99

Joshua BiltonSoftback, 136 pages


This informative text is complemented byover 500, fully captioned, mainlyunpublished photographs, authorsintroduction and a 'German' chronology. Avaluable tool for those seeking greaterinsight into the wider context and conductof affairs beyond the Western Front andthe British standpoint.

WITH THE EAST SURREYS INTUNISIA, SICILY AND ITALY

1942-1945Fighting for Every River and

Mountain

27485 £4.99

Bryn EvansHardback, 224 pagesPublished Price £25

The East Surreys were in near continuousaction from November 1942, when theylanded in North Africa (OperationTORCH) through to May 1945 at the endof hostilities in Italy. By that time they hadhelped to clear the Germans from Tunisia,taken part in Operation HUSKY, (theSicily invasion) and fought up throughItaly as far as the River Po. Trained asmountain troops, the East Surreys sawbitter action in the Atlas Mountains, on theslopes of Mount Etna and Monte Cassino,and in the unforgiving hills and valleys ofthe Apennines.



WITHIN FOUR WALLSA Classic of Escape

27090 £3.99

Major M. C. C. Harrison, Captain H. A.Cartwright


Within Four Walls tells the remarkablestory of two British officers and their wareffort, capture by the Germans,imprisonment and eventual escape toHolland. The authors were made to write aconcise and accurate account of theirincarceration in 1917 and 1918 for theWar Office, the basis of which forms thenarrative for this book. Although manypoints were censored while the war wasstill ongoing, the authors filled in the gapsbefore the book was published in 1930.Complete with a selection of originalphotographs and diagrams drawn by theauthors during their years of incarceration.From The Long Long Trail. ...subtitled thereprint as “a classic of escape”. It really is.A book that is genuinely hard to put downand well worth reading. It also containssome interesting sketch plans of thevarious locations, as well as photographsand cartoon-like sketches of the men andcertain situations in which they foundthemselves.

WOMEN AT WAR IN THECLASSICAL WORLD

27371 £5.99


Backed up with primary sources this is anexcellent analysis collecting numerousexamples of how women participated inwar throughout the Greek and Romanages.

WOMEN’S ARMY AUXILIARYCORPS IN FRANCE 1917-1921

Women Urgently Wanted

27372 £4.99

Samantha Philo-GillHardback, 256 pages


A very good and much needed history ofthe Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, asafter a German air raid in September 1940most of the service records weredestroyed. Over 57,000 women servedbetween January 1917 and November1918. On 31 March 1917, women in theWAAC were first sent to the battlefields inFrance, as cooks and waitresses, and in1918 women medical personnel were sentto the front in France. The author draws ona wide range of sources to provide thebackground and uses the oral and writtentestimonies of the women themselves totell their stories.

ZULU VICTORYThe Epic of Isandlwana and the

Cover-up

27246 £4.99

Ron LockSoftback, 304 pages


This is an important book in the genre ofthe Anglo-Zulu War. The authors Lockand Quantrill through meticulous research,have recreated the events surrounding theshocking military defeat suffered by theBritish army at Isandlwana on the 22nd ofJanuary, 1879, at the hands of the warriorsof the Zulu king, Cetshwayo.

THE ZULU WAR JOURNAL

27253 £2.00

Henry Charles. HarfordSoftback, 128 pages


Written by Henry Charles Harford C.B.,The Zulu War Journal offers an insightinto one of history's most famousconflicts. From the catastrophe atIsandhlwana to the hunt for the Zulu KingCetshwayo, this journal chronicles theevents central to the Zulu Wars, andremembers the men who fought in them.


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