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aside from the continuing centenaries of the Firstworld war, 2015 also marks a number of otherimportant anniversaries. as Frontline Books

produces the finest military history publications acrossall eras and subjects, from ancient Greece and rome tothe two world wars and the conflicts of the twenty-firstcentury, the next few months will see a variety of excitingnew releases.

this year marks the centenary of the GallipoliCampaign, aspects of which are the subject of a

meticulously researched and beautifully written trilogy by the award-winning journalist and best-selling author John Hamilton. GallipoliVictoria Cross Hero tells the moving story of Hugo throssell who wasawarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Hill 60. deeplyaffected by the scenes he had witnessed before, during, and after thebattle, as well as his injuries, throssell became an outspoken opponentof war. He committed suicide aged forty-nine.

In Gallipoli Sniper, John presents a vivid account of the mercilessnature of the fighting on Gallipoli by examining the life of Billy Sing.eventually known as the ‘assassin of Gallipoli’, so expert was Sing at hiswork that he was considered to be the most successful sniper and mostfeared man on the peninsula. the last book in John’s trilogy, Fatal Chargeat Gallipoli, examines one of the bravest, and ultimately most futile,actions of the dardanelles Campaign – the charge of the Light Horse atthe nek in august 1915. wave after wave attacked a small stretch of theturkish trenches, but all to no avail, the attack later being described‘nothing but bloody murder’.

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with the bicentenary of the Battle of waterloo in June 2015, Frontline islaunching its new napoleonic Library series. this unparalleled collectionof classic works on the napoleonic wars, of which there are many more tocome in the months and years ahead, will include many of the finestmemoirs and studies of the period, including such invaluable works asSiborne’s Waterloo Letters and Colonel Chesney’s Waterloo Lectures.

the invasion of the Channel Islands in 1940 is the subject of the firstbook in another new series by Frontline, ‘Voices of the Past’. By SimonHamon, Channel Islands Invaded is the story of the muddled evacuation, ofhomes abandoned, animals and families left behind, of the Germanbombing of the islands, the fear of those remaining, and of the very firstdays of German occupation, told by those involved through original eye-witness accounts and contemporary commentary.

Staying with the events of 1940, a new edition of Men of the Battle ofBritain by kenneth G wynn, which is being published in association withthe Battle of Britain Memorial trust, is due to appear on 30 June 2015.the trust acquired all rights to the book in 2010, as a result of ananonymous donation, and since then it has made many additions andamendments, as well as adding new photographs. acknowledgedworldwide as the standard work of reference giving career details of theallied airmen who qualified for the “immediate” award of the 1939–1945Star with Battle of Britain Clasp, Men of the Battle of Britain willundoubtedly be one of the major aviation publishing events of 2015.


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artILLery oF tHenaPoLeonIC warSVoL II Kevin Kiley

napoleon was an artilleryman beforehe was an emperor. He understoodthe power and effectiveness ofcannon and their ability to pulverisedefences, reduce fortresses anddestroy attacks. In return, the gunswon napoleon battles. thisimpressive study chronicles the storyof the guns and men during thetwenty-three years of almostcontinuous warfare from 1792–1815:from the battlefields of continentaleurope to the almost primitiveterrain of north america and of theseas, lakes and rivers that connectedthem.

tHe waterLooarCHIVe: VoLuMe VIGareth Glover

‘one of the most valuable sources ofinformation available on thecampaign of 1815.’ First Empire

In the ground-breaking waterlooarchive series Gareth Glover hastrawled through the archives ofeurope to unearth a treasure trove offascinating documents – personalletters to family and friends, privatejournals and official reports – thathave been virtually ignored in manystandard histories of the period. Indoing so he has provided aninvaluable new source which willchallenge preconceptions, disprovetheories, destroy myths and allow fora complete re-evaluation of many keyaspects of the campaign.

wItH weLLInGton IntHe PenInSuLaEdited by Paul Cowan

this remarkable account wascontroversial on its release in 1827 forits unvarnished and unsentimentalportrayal of the grim war against theFrench in Spain, the netherlands,Portugal and France itself. a cynicwith a highly developed sense ofhumour, the author was not afraid tocriticise his superiors, be theythieving sergeants or officers whowere far from gentlemen. editor PaulCowan draws on little-known diariesand other accounts written by theauthor’s contemporaries tocorroborate and expand on this frankbut all too long neglected first-handpicture of the war in the Peninsula asit was really fought.

deStruCtIVe andForMIdaBLeDavid John Blackmore

In the seventeenth and eighteenthcenturies, the British army’s victoriesover the French at battles such asBlenheim in 1704, Minden andQuebec in 1759, and over theJacobites at Culloden in 1746, werelargely credited to its infantry’sparticularly effective and deadlyfirepower. For the first time, davidBlackmore has gone back to originaldrill manuals and othercontemporary sources to discover thereasons behind this.

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tHe HItLer oPtIonSedited by Kenneth Macksey

a thought-provokingstudy of what mighthave been.’ British armyreview In this compelling book, tenleading military historians explorewhat might have happened if at tencrucial turning-points of the warHitler had taken a different direction,or how he would have reacted if theallies had changed course. eachscenario is based on real situationsand decisions that were available andare within the bounds of what couldgenuinely have occurred. with vividand realistic descriptions of theensuing campaigns and battles, theHitler options is a gripping, thought-provoking and, at times, disturbinglook at what could have been.

HItLer’SParatrooPer Gilberto Villahermosa

rudolf witzig entered the historybooks as the heroic captor ofBelgium’s supposedly impregnablefortress eben emael in May 1940 –the first time that glider-borne troopswere used in the war. to manypeople, he is also known as thecommander of the battle group thatfired the first shots of the tunisiancampaign. remarkably, next tonothing has been written about himas an individual. this biography,completed with the full support ofwitzig’s widow and son, is acomprehensive history of the manand also provides important newdetail on the German parachute armthat he served.

war on tHe eaSternFrontJames Lucas

a posting to the eastern Front duringworld war II was rightly regardedwith dread by the German soldiers.they were faced by the unremittinghostility of the climate, the peopleand even, at times, their ownleadership. Few of them were tosurvive the five nightmarish years ofstruggle. In this classic accountleading military historian JamesLucas examines different aspects ofthe fighting from epic battles such asStalingrad and kursk to a bicyclemounted anti-tank unit fightingagainst the oncoming russianhordes. told through the experiencesof the German soldiers, war on theeastern Front is a unique record ofthis cataclysmic campaign.

tHe GeStaPo Jacques Delarue

‘this book won’t let the world forget… It details the background of thisterror organization and its formation,the personalities who created it – theGoerings, the Himmlers, theHeydrichs – and how each added toits refinement as an instrument oftorture.’ New York Daily News

From 1933 to 1945 the Gestapo wasnazi Germany’s chief instrument ofcounter-espionage, politicalsuppression and terror. theirnotorious reign led to the murder ofmillions. In this sobering and probingaccount Jacques delarue, a saboteurarrested by the nazis in occupiedFrance, draws upon his interviewswith ex-Gestapo agents to chronicleexactly what they did and how theydid it.


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GerMan SeCretweaPonS oF worLdwar IIIan Hogg

the sheer magnitude of the German‘top secret’ weapons programme inworld war II is revealed in thiscomprehensive study written by oneof the world’s great experts onweaponry. Comparisons with alliedprojects are also drawn. this bookexplodes some of the mythssurrounding Hitler’s secret weaponsto reveal a truth all the stranger forbeing fact.

LuFtwaFFe x-PLaneSManfred Griehl

From jet planes and highaltitude aircraft to radar-equipped fighters configured todeliver chemical weapons, numerousLuftwaffe planes were designed andreached prototype stage but nevermade it into mass production orbattle. In this revelatory guide,renowned German aviation expertManfred Greihl has painstakinglyassembled a valuable selection ofimages which shows the remarkablerange of projects dreamed up by theGerman designer. Had theseinnovative projects ever been realisedthe course of the world war II couldhave been dramatically different.

oVer tHe toPPeter Tsouras, Spencer Jones

although separated from the modernreader by a full century, the Firstworld war continues to generatecontroversy and interest as the greatevent upon which modern historypivoted. this thought-provokingbook explores ten alternate scenariosin which the course of the war ischanged forever. How would the warhave changed had the Germans notattacked France but turned theirmain thrust against russia; or hadthe Greeks joined the allies atGallipoli? what if the americansintervened in 1915, rather 1917?expertly written by leading militaryhistorians, this is a compelling andcredible look at what might havebeen.

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GaLLIPoLIChristopher Pugsley

the definitive account of newZealand’s role in the disastrous 1915Gallipoli campaign, when a British-led expeditionary force met theturkish army in an attempt to wrestcontrol of the dardanelles, comesalive in an updated edition, liberallyillustrated and brilliantly analysed bythe doyen of military historians. thisnew title does justice to the reality ofthis epic campaign, and deserves aplace on the shelves of historyenthusiasts worldwide.

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Born oF tHe deSertMalcolm James

Born of the desert is aclassic account of the early years ofthe SaS. the Special air Service wasformed in 1941 and quickly earned areputation for stealth, daring andaudacity in the western desertcampaign. this elite force utilised theendless expanse of the desert to carryout surprise attacks and hit and runraids behind the afrika korps’ lines,sowing confusion, fear andconsternation. Malcolm James servedas Medical officer with the SaSthroughout 1942 and 1943, and Bornof the desert is his atmosphericaccount of his life in the north africandesert, the bitter fighting againstItalian and German targets and theforging of a remarkable elite unit.

tHe BLoody road totunISDavid Rolf

the battle for tunisia was theculmination of the struggle for northafrica in world war II. It sawexperienced German and Italiantroops, in superb defensive positions,pitted against well-equipped anglo-american units and, from first to last,was a battle of skill anddetermination. david rolf’simpressive and vivid accountprovides a blow-by-blow account ofthe campaign from both the axis andallied perspective.

InVaSIonKenneth Macksey

‘Convincingly described andexcellently illustrated.’ The DailyTelegraph

In this brilliant and compellingalternate history the Germans launchthe invasion that, in reality, wasnever more than a plan. realistic,carefully researched and superblywritten, this best-selling study is aclassic of alternate history and athought-provoking look at howBritain’s war might have been.

FroM BoILed BeeF toCHICken tIkkaJanet Macdonald

Janet Macdonald, author of theacclaimed Feeding nelson’s navy,now turns her attention to food inthe British army over the past twocenturies. napoleon’s remark ‘anarmy marches on its stomach’ hasbecome an over-used cliche. It is asimple statement and undoubtedlytrue, but like many such simplestatements, the actuality of what fillsthat stomach and how it is providedis far more complex.


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SParta: unFIt ForeMPIreGodfrey Hutchinson

while noting the political issues,Godfrey Hutchinson’s focus is uponthe strategic and tactical elements ofwarfare in a period almost whollycoinciding with the reign of thebrilliant commander, agesilaos, oneof the joint kings of Sparta, who,astonishingly, campaignedsuccessfully into his eighties.

BattLeS oF tHeGreek and roManworLdSJohn Drogo Montagu

‘an invaluable addition to a Greco-roman period reference collection.’Military History magazine

this comprehensive reference bookpresents, in an exciting and vividstyle, all land and sea battles of theGreek and roman worlds from thestart of recorded history to the end ofthe roman republic.

tHe SPartan arMyJ F Lazenby

For at least two centuries the Spartanarmy was the most formidable warmachine in Greece; the purpose ofthis book is to show the reasons forthis. Professor Lazenby looks first atthe composition, training andorganization of the army, tracing itsroots back to the eighth century BC.the second part analyses some of themain campaigns – thermopylai,Plataea, Sphakteria, Mantineia, thenemea, koroneia, Lechaion andLeuktra. the final part continues thestory to the end of Greekindependence.

deFeat oF roMeGareth C. Sampson

In 53BC the ProconsulMarcus Crassus and36,000 of his legionaries were crushedby the Parthians at Carrhae in what isnow eastern turkey. Crassus’ defeatand death and the 20,000 casualtieshis army suffered were anextraordinary disaster for rome. theevent intensified the bitter, destructivestruggle for power in the romanrepublic and curtailed the empire’seastward expansion. Gareth Sampson,in this challenging and original study,reconstructs the Carrhae campaign infine detail, reconsiders the policy ofimperial expansion and gives afascinating insight into the opponentsthe romans confronted in the east –the Parthians

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roMe VerSuSCartHaGeChrista Steinby

the epic struggle between Carthageand rome, two of the superpowersof the ancient world, is most famousfor land battles in Italy, on the Iberianpeninsula and in north africa. Butwarfare at sea, which played a vitalrole in the First and Second Punicwars, rarely receives the attention itdeserves. and it is the monumentalclashes of the Carthaginian androman fleets in the Mediterraneanthat are the focus of Christa Steinby’sabsorbing study.

tHe roManBarBarIan warSLudwig Heinrich Dyck

the history of the‘barbarian’ peoples ofeurope is filled with dramatic warsand migrations. their greatestchallenge was their struggle with themight of rome. the romansthemselves admired the size andstrength of the barbarians, which,combined with a life of hardship andintertribal warfare, made themdangerous opponents. this booknarrates these clashes between romeand its tribal foes, from thefoundation of rome to the battle ofthe teutoberg Forest in a fast-pacedand accessible style.

BrutuS: CaeSar’SaSSaSSInDr Kirsty Corrigan

although Marcus Junius Brutus is oneof the most famous, or infamous,conspirators of rome and the ancientworld, if not of all time, most onlyknow of this historical figure throughthe literary medium of Shakespeare’stragedy, Julius Caesar. Furthermore,any interest in Brutus has tended tofocus only on events surroundingCaesar’s murder. this biographyinstead considers Brutus in hishistorical context, gathering detailsfrom ancient evidence and piecingtogether, as far as possible, his wholelife. as the first dedicated biographyin over 30 years, this full and balancedreconsideration of this significantroman republican is long overdue.

eaGLeS In tHe duStAdrian Coombs-Hoar

the battle of adrianople(ad 378), in whichemperorValens lost his life, isregarded as one of the worst defeatsever suffered by roman arms.ammianus Marcellinus, acontemporary, called it the worstmassacre since Cannae, nearly 600years before. Modern historians haveaccorded it great significance both ata tactical level, due to the success ofGothic cavalry over the vauntedroman infantry, and strategically,often citing it as the beginning of theend for the empire. adrian Coombs-Hoar untangles the debate that stillsurrounds the battle with aninsightful account that draws on thelatest research.


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SwordS and CIneMaJeremiah McCall

the epic battles of the Classicalworld have been a rich source ofinspiration to film makers since thebeginning of cinema and the genrehas gained renewed popularity eversince ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Butwhat does Hollywood get right andwrong about weapons, organization,tactics and the experience of combat?did the Spartans really fight cladonly in their underpants againstmysterious, silver-masked assassins?this original book discusses themerits of battle scenes in selectedmovies and along the way gives thereader an interesting overview ofancient battle. a must for seriousstudents of ancient warfare andmovie buffs alike.

tHe MadneSS oFaLexander tHeGreat Richard A Gabriel

over the years, some 20,000 booksand articles have been written aboutalexander the Great, most hailinghim as possibly the greatest generalever. However, richard Gabriel’sradical reappraisal concludes that theevidence does not support suchclaims. the author presentsalexander as a misfit within his ownwarrior society, attempting toovercompensate. a thoroughlyunstable character, he committedbrutal atrocities that would todayhave him vilified as a monstrouspsychopath.

tHe SeLeukId eMPIreoF antIoCHuS III(223–187 BC)John D Grainger

the second volume in John dGrainger’s history of the Seleukidempire is devoted to the reign ofantiochus III. often rememberedonly for losing the battle of Magnesia,antiochus is here revealed as one ofthe most powerful rulers of the age.Having emerged victorious from civilwar in 223, his campaigns graduallyreunified and then extended theempire. then came intervention inGreece and the clash with rome,leading to the defeat at Magnesia.despite this, antiochus remainedambitious to the end. when he diedin 187 BC the empire was still one ofthe world’s most powerful states.

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HurrICaneSQuadron aCeNick Thomas

this new and engagingbiography profiles apilot who, until now, hasn’t been thesubject of such a thorough book-length study. the story of his careeris incredibly entertaining, featuring anumber of hair-raising episodes, andis sure to appeal to fans of aviationhistory as well as the more generalreader seeking out an action-packedbiography offering fresh insights intoone of the most pivotal conflicts ofthe twentieth century.

SnIPer oF tHe SkIeSNick Thomas

this is the rivetingbiographical account ofthe life, times and airborne exploitsof George Frederick ‘Screwball’Beurling, dSo, dFC, dFM, the mostsuccessful Canadian fighter pilot ofthe Second world war and one of thegreatest international fighter pilots ofall time. this publication serves as atribute to his career and legacy.

GrouP CaPtaIn JoHn‘Joe’ CoLLIer dSo,dFC and BarSimon Gooch

Group Captain John ‘Joe’ CollierdSo, dFC and Bar was a key playerduring some of the most dynamicepisodes of wwII history. Closelyinvolved in the planning of the fameddambuster raid, as well as the attackon Peenemunde’s V-weaponsresearch station, he also wrestled withthe problem of how to prevent ‘buzz-bombs’ and rocket attacks onLondon. this riveting biographyrelays his life story for the very firsttime.

My war In tHe aIr1916‘Contact’ Captain Alan Bott MC

originally published under the titlean airman’s outing, thismagnificent title chronicles the dailylife of the Flying officer during theGreat war. touchingly dedicated to‘the Fallen of umpty Squadronr.F.C.’, Bott chronicles the lives andlosses of his squadron as they carriedout their duties over France in 1916.a modest and unflinching account ofGreat war aviation, Bott neitheraggrandises nor dismisses anyachievement of his crack squadron.


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tHe Few: FIGHt FortHe SkIeSPhilip Kaplan

In this new pictorial history fromPhilip kaplan, the perspectives ofboth raF and Luftwaffe airmen areconsidered within the wider contextof one of the most iconic and pivotalconflicts of modern history. accountsand photographs of some of the mostnotable participants caught up in theproceedings include; al deere,Geoffrey Page, Brian kingcome, Petertownsend, Bob doe and GingerLacey.

CoMBIned roundtHe CLoCk BoMBInGoFFenSIVePhilip Kaplan

First-hand accounts from bothamerican and British bomber pilotsfeature. an account of the dramaticattack at Peenemunde is included aswell as a host of accounts of the 3december 1943 raF bombing raid onBerlin. they work to create a realsense of precisely what ‘round theclock’ actually meant, as theseconcentrated attacks drained pilots ofevery ounce of energy theypossessed.

CoaStaL CoMMand’SaIr war aGaInSt tHeGerMan u-BoatSNorman Franks

this book summarises the story ofhow raF Coastal Commandovercame the German u-boat dangerduring the Second world war andhow the escalation of the u-boat warpromoted the development of anti-submarine warfare, leading to victoryover this menace in the atlantic. theexploits and achievements of the menwho made up raF CoastalCommand are relayed in words andimages in this thrilling new additionto the esteemed Images of war series.

tHe royaL aIr ForCeIn tHe CoLd war,1950–1970Ian Proctor

In this book, Ian Proctor uses over150 highly evocative colour imagesfrom a single remarkable airMinistry collection to portray theraF and its personnel between 1950and 1970. He provides a selectedinsight into service life, the aircraft,recruitment and training, and theoperations and exercises undertakenby the raF during a twenty yearperiod of the Cold war.

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raF In CaMera: 1950SKeith Wilson

this photographic recordof the raF during the1950s looks set to appear widely.Featuring varied and dynamic visualrepresentation throughout, the eventsof this important decade areenlivened to great effect. Shots ofaircraft utilised during the course ofthe Cold war feature, as do highlyintriguing photographs of the thorIntermediate range Ballistic Missiles,stored on Bomber Command basestowards the end of the decade. eachchapter focusses on a specific year,relaying all the most fascinatinghighlights. this is a colourful,insightful and image-packed history,told with narrative flair and a clearpassion for the subject matter at hand.

MItSuBISHI ZeroPeter C Smith

this is a thrilling newnarrative history of oneof the most formidable aircraft of alltime; the Mitsubishi Zero.Symbolising the might of ImperialJapan during the Second world war,the design features that set thisaircraft apart from its contenders alsoforced allied engineeringdevelopments as new design planswere put into action in an effort toward off the Japanese threat. anintriguing history, from inspiredinception to the desperate dying daysof the Second world war which sawthe Mitsubishi employed in recklesskamikaze attacks, this newpublication profiles a fighter aircraftlike no other.

PeGaSuS – tHe HeartoF tHe HarrIer Andrew Dow

this book takes an in-depth look atthe engine’s original design concept,initial production and flight testing.It then goes on to explain how thedevelopments and improvementshave been made over the ensuingyears and includes experiences ofoperational combat flying, both fromland and sea.the book is written in anon technical style that makescomfortable reading for allenthusiasts and historians and iscopiously illustrated with manypreviously unseen photographs anddiagrams.

BLue dIaMondSMichael John William Napier

In the seven decadessince the Second worldwar, 14 Squadron has operated awide array of aircraft types(Mosquitoes, Vampires, Venoms,Hunters, Canberras, Phantoms,Jaguars and tornados) in afascinating variety of roles. For muchof this time, the Squadron was basedin Germany at the front line of theCold war, but it also participated inthe Gulf war in 1991, in operationsover Iraq from 1991–2009, in thekosovo conflict in 2000 and latterlyduring the war in afghanistan, firstlywith the tornado Gr4 and then withthe Shadow r1. today the Squadronoperates in great secrecy in anIntelligence, Surveillance, targetacquisition and reconnaissance role.


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a HIStory oF tHeBattLe oF BrItaInFIGHter aSSoCIatIonGeoff Simpson

In 1945 it was announced that alliedairmen who had taken part in theBattle of Britain in 1940 would beentitled to the “immediate” award ofthe 1939–1945 Star, with Battle ofBritain Clasp. In 1958 the Battle ofBritain Fighter association (BBFa)was formed, with full membershiponly available to holders of theaward. Geoff Simpson has now beeninvited by the association to usethese archives as the basis of a bookon the history of the organisation.

VoICeS In FLIGHt:raF eSCaPerS andeVaderS In wwIIMartin Bowman

during the Second world war, 156raF men successfully escaped fromGerman Pow camps in westerneurope. a further 1,975 men evadedcapture after having been shot downover this same territory. MartinBowman has drawn together tales ofjust a handful of these men,illustrating the bravery andresourcefulness that characterised theirexperiences. By bringing these storiestogether, Bowman is able to capture anauthentic sense of the times at handand the reality of life as an escaper/evader during this tumultuous andincredibly dangerous time.

VoICeS In FLIGHt:tHe weLLInGtonBoMBerMartin Bowman

Martin Bowman has drawn togethera selection of first-hand pilottestimonies in an effort to recordauthentically the experience of flyingthe much-mythologised wellingtonduring one of the most challengingeras of aviation history. the book issupplemented by two plate sectionsof stirring b&w images.

BoMBInG GerMany:tHe FInaL PHaSeTony Redding

on the night of February 23/24 1945,a force of Lancaster bombers targeted1,825 tonnes of bombs on the centralarea of the German city of Pforzheim.In just 22 minutes, 17,600 peoplewere killed and 83 per cent of the citywas destroyed. this is the story ofthat raid, set within the wider contextof the war. the final months ofBomber Command activity areexplored fully and the morality,efficacy, and sheer destructive forceof their offensive strategy is surveyedin detail.

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FLIGHt CraFt 3:Hawker HurrICaneTony O’Toole with Neil Robinson andMartin Derry

this new edition tothe Flight Craft seriesprofiles the iconicHawker Hurricane. Split into threeprimary sections, it offers a conciseyet informative history of theHurricane’s development,operational career and designimprovements, which includes over80 contemporary photographs withdetailed captions.

FLIGHt CraFt 4: aVroLanCaSter 1945-1964Neil Robinson, Martin Derry

the avro Lancaster,such a stalwart of theskies during the Secondworld war, also enjoyed a colourfuland exciting post-war career. It is thisera that the authors have chosen tofocus on here, profiling the aircrafttype across its many variants. Colourphotographs, profiles, 2-views andinstructional model-making contentall feature.

LaSt oF tHeLanCaSterSMartin Bowman

a trawl through the history of theLancaster bomber, celebrating theaircraft itself alongside all theindividuals who witnessed the last ofits glory days. Photographs and first-hand testimonies bring to life thisGoliath of the skies, revered bygenerations of pilots and civiliansalike. Penned by respected aviationhistorian Martin Bowman, thisrelease will make a welcome additionto the library of any discerningenthusiast.

kaMIkaZe – to dIeFor tHe eMPerorPeter C. Smith

In this brand newpublication from eminenthistorian Peter C. Smith, we areregaled with the engaging and oftenincredibly disturbing history of thekamikaze tradition in Japaneseculture. tracing its history right backto the original divine wind (majornatural typhoons) that saved Japanfrom invaders in ancient history,Smith explores the subsequentresurrection of the cult of the warriorin the late nineteenth century.


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dr norman Friedman is america’s leading naval analystand warship historian. a physicist by training, but anhistorian by inclination, he brings a unique

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this search for the driving forces behind warship design became thecorner stone of his approach to historical subjects, seen from the beginning inhis ground-breaking first book Battleship design and developmentpublished in 1978. over thirty books later, his work is widely appreciated forits unique ability to make connections between technical, economic andpolitical issues that explain why warships turn out the way they do, ratherthan simply describing their characteristics. His reputation for novel insightsinto even well-studied topics makes every new Friedman book an eagerlyanticipated event for enthusiasts and naval historians – and few havegenerated so-much pre-publication comment as his latest, the BritishBattleship, which promises something new on one of the most popularsubjects in the field.

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Big guN BattleSRobert C Stern

the outcome of much ofthe maritime warfare inthe Second World War was decidedby the torpedo or the aerial bomb,making relatively recent warshiptypes, the submarine and aircraftcarrier, the new arbiters navalconflict. Yet despite this, there was asurprising number of traditionalship-to-ship engagements involvingthe big guns of battleships andcruisers. this book recounts some ofthe most important, technicallyinteresting, or obscure of thesegunfire duels in a narrative thatcombines pacy storytelling with anin-depth understanding of the factorsinfluencing victory or defeat.

germaN NavalCamouflageEric Leon, John Asmussen

this book completes ahighly original andsuperbly illustrated two-volumesurvey of german naval camouflageand markings in the Nazi era. onfirst publication in 2012 the1939–1941 volume was quicklyrecognised by warship enthusiastsand modelmakers as a major stepforward in the understanding of acomplex and much debated topic. itis already considered the standardreference, and this second volume iskeenly awaited.

YaNgtze ShoWdoWNBrian Izzard

the attack on the Britishfrigate amethyst on theYangtze river by ChineseCommunists in 1949 made worldheadlines. there was even morepublicity when the ship made adramatic escape after being trappedfor 101 days. the ‘Yangtze incident’was even made into a feature film,which depicted the ship and hercrew as innocent victims ofCommunist aggression. the truthwas more complex, and so sensitivethat the government intended thatsome of the files should be closeduntil 2030. however, these have nowbeen released and in making use ofthese documents this book is the firstto tell the full story.


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rIGGInG PerIodFore-and-aFt CraFtLennarth Petersson

employing superb, cleardraughtsmanship this bookillustrates each and every detail ofthe rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels.the rigging of periodship models is arguably the mostcomplex task that any modeller hasto accomplish; the intricacies can bedaunting and visual referenceslimited. the author’s first book,rigging Period Ship Models, was atriumph of clarity for those needingto decipher the complexities ofsquare rig.

rIGGInG PerIod SHIPModeLSLennarth Petersson

the rigging of period ship models isthe most complex task which anymodeller has to take on, for aneighteenth-century man-of-warboasted mile on mile of rigging, morethan 1,000 blocks, and acres ofcanvas. to reduce this in scale, andyet retain an accurate representation,is an awesome undertaking. thisnow classic work untangles thecomplex web, and, using some 400drawings, the author shows clearlyhow each separate item of rigging isfitted to the masts, yards and sails.

PIrate natIonDavid Childs

the practice of piracy taught englishseamen how to fight and, when thenation was at its greatest peril, in1588, it was pirates who kept thearmada away from the coast.effingham, Grenville, ralegh anddrake, became ‘admirals all forengland’s sake’, but this highlyoriginal book argues that theirdeeply ingrained piratical approachto naval warfare almost allowed thearmada to succeed. this is only oneof a number of startling insights intothe reality of elizabethan navalpolicy offered by this honest andeminently readable reappraisal.

tudor Sea PowerDavid Childs

the emergence of a sea-powerbrought with it revolutionary shipdesigns and new weapon-fits, allwith the object of making englishwarships feared on the seas in whichthey sailed. along with this came theabsorption of new navigational skillsand a breed of sailor who fought forhis living. Indeed, the english wereable to harness the avarice of themerchant and the ferocity of thepirate to the needs of the state tocreate seamen who feared God andlittle else. Men schooled as corsairsrose to command the state’s navyand their background and self-beliefdefeated all who came against them.

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tHe Great war atSea: a naVaL atLaS1914-1919Marcus Faulkner

with more than 125 beautifullydesigned maps and charts, the atlassets out to visualise the great seabattles as well as the smalleroperations, convoys, skirmishes andsinkings. no other work hasattempted such an ambitiouscoverage of the naval war in thisperiod and it will become thedefinitive reference work forenthusiasts and historians as well asgeneral readers fascinated by thenaval war that extended across allthe world’s oceans and had such asignificant impact on the outcome ofthe war.

tHe naVaL FLank oFtHe weStern FrontMark Karau

this new book tells thestory of the creation,purpose, operations and career of theMarinekorps Flandern. the Flandersharbours should have allowed theGerman navy to strike dangerousblows at vital British traffic in theChannel and southern north Sea butthe Marine korps was unable tofulfill the great expectations of vontirpitz. the author not only explainshow the German conductedoperations, but also explains how theopportunites presented by theFlemish occupation were wastedaway. a significant and insightfulbook on an important theatre of thewar.

tHe LuSItanIa StoryPeeke, Jones & Walsh-Johnson

the Lusitania Story is the completestory of this most famous ocean liner,told for the first time in a singlevolume. the Lusitania is today mostremembered for controversysurrounding her loss by a Germansubmarine attack in 1915, during theFirst world war. But this book alsotells of her life before thatcataclysmic event. It tells of theground-breaking advances inmaritime engineering that sherepresented, as well as a hithertounheard of degree of opulence.

tHe HoodBattaLIonLeonard Sellers

the Hood Battalion saw some of thefiercest fighting of the First worldwar, particularly at antwerp, in theGallipoli Campaign and then againon the western Front at the ancre, atGavrelle, and at Passchendaele. LenSellers, whose interest in the HoodBattalion was first aroused when hediscovered that his great-uncle hadserved with them, lets theparticipants tell their own story,having expended prodigious labourin unearthing the many first-handaccounts of the Hood’s exploitsincluded in this book. It is indeed atale told by heroes.


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GILGIt reBeLLIonWilliam Brown

this is a remarkable account of howone young officer changed the courseof history. without Major Brown’sinitiative Gilgit would have gone toIndia rather than Pakistan with hugeramifications for the region. usingrare first hand experiences of life inan outpost of the empire in the 1940sthe author looks at whether Brownshould be regarded as a mutineer orhero.

BrItISH MILItaryoPeratIonS In adenand radFanNick Van der Bijl

the book examines the militaryhistory of aden Colony from 1839including the fractious turn of thecentury Border Commissions withturkey and the defeat of Britishforces near aden by the turks in1915. Great Britain successfullydefended the base for the rest of theGreat war and throughout theSecond world war. aden was a keyBritish base east of Suez for over 100years and the story of the Britishoccupation and withdrawal has notbeen told in detail before.

aden InSurGenCyJonathan Walker

aden Insurgency is theextraordinary story ofBritain’s last colonial conflict. using awide range of recently releasedarchive and eye-witness accounts, theauthor charts the collapse of theSouth arabian state. Set against abackground of ruthless politicalambition, these events shaped theyemen of today.’this detailed andmeticulously researched accountcharts the political and militaryaspects of the conflict from the grandstrategic to the sub-tactical and fromthe corridors of whitehall to streets,sewers and mountains of Southarabia.’Military Historical Society

LoGIStICS In tHeFaLkLandS warKenneth L Privratsky

while many books have been writtenon the Falklands war, this is the firstto focus on the vital aspect oflogistics. the challenges were huge;the lack of preparation time; theurgency; the huge distances involved;the need to requisition ships fromtrade to name but four. after a briefdiscussion of events leading toargentina’s invasion the bookdescribes in detail the rush to re-organise and deploy forces, despatcha large task force, the innovativesolutions needed to sustain the taskForce, the vital staging base atascension Island, the in-theatreresupply, the set-backs and finally therestoring of order after victory.

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HaMILton andGaLLIPoLIEvan McGilvray

this is a reappraisal of Sir IanHamilton VCs controversialcommand of the Gallipoli campaign.Hamilton has often been criticizedfor this failure and seen as thestereotypical British general clingingto outdated thinking. this freshassessment, drawing on originalarchival research, shows thatHamilton did display someprogressive ideas and a realizationthat warfare was rapidly changing.Like all generals of this period hefaced the challenge of unprecedentedtechnological and tactical revolutionas well as the political and mediabattle.

tHe GaLLIPoLIexPerIenCereConSIderedPeter Liddle

the Gallipoli Campaign is generallyviewed as a disastrous failure of theFirst world war, inadequatelyredeemed by the heroism of thesoldiers and sailors who wereinvolved in the fighting. a balancedevaluation of the Gallipoli gamble,and of the political and militaryleadership, are the challenging taskswhich Peter Liddle sets himself in hisnew study of the campaign and theexperience of the men who served init.

GaLLIPoLI: tHeottoMan CaMPaIGnEdward J Erickson

‘Superb new book on the ottomanperspective of Gallipoli. erickson hasprovided extensive insights into thepreparations for and execution of thedefense of Gallipoli. He has drawnon multiple turkish sources,including detailed maps….[His]insights place the campaign into aclearer perspective, dousing many ofthe traditional views of the ottomanarmy that have been perpetrated inthe english literature….Highlyrecommended.’ Great War Forum

a MarIne atGaLLIPoLI and ontHe weStern FrontHarry Askin, Edited by Jean Baker, NicolaWoollaston, Gaynor Newlyn

Harry askin was 22when he enlisted atnottingham inSeptember 1914 and was sent to trainwith the royal Marines atPortsmouth. He set sail with theMediterranean expeditionary Forcein late February 1915. on 25 april hewas towed ashore to Gallipoli. Sobegan a nine month ordeal ofconstant fighting and shelling on thatbare and desperate Peninsula. In thisdiary he captures the atmosphere ofdanger and death.


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an aLternatIVeHIStory oF BrItaIn:tHe enGLISH CIVILwarTimothy Venning

timothy Venning explores theturning points of the english Civilwar and reveals how things mighteasily have been different. Forexample, what if Charles I hadattacked London without delay aftervictory at edgehill? Could this haveended the war in 1642? explore thesescenarios and many more.

GenGHIS kHan andtHe MonGoL warMaCHIneChris Peers

as a soldier and general, statesmanand empire-builder, Genghis khan isan almost legendary figure. as ChrisPeers shows, in this concise andauthoritative study, he possessedexceptional gifts as a leader andmanager of men – he ranks among thegreatest military commanders – buthe can only be properly understood interms of the Mongol society andtraditions he was born into. He looksin detail at the military skills, tacticsand ethos of the Mongol soldiers, andat the advantages and disadvantagesthey had in combat with the soldiersof more settled societies.

aGInCourt 1415Peter Hoskins with Anne Curry

Henry V’s english armytriumphed over theFrench at agincourt innorthern France on 25 october 1415in one of the defining battles of theHundred years war. Six hundredyears later this famous event stillexcites passionate interest andprovokes controversy, yet there areno up-to-date guides to the 1415campaign, the battle itself and theaftermath. that is why thepublication of this practical andauthoritative guidebook by PeterHoskins and anne Curry is so timely.

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townS and CItIeS IntHe Great waron 4 august 1914 Britain declaredwar on Germany. originallyperceived as a short campaign tocurtail Germanic imperialism, itdeveloped into a four-year long warof attrition. the Great war isjustifiably associated with the horrorsof trench warfare and the death of ageneration but history hasoverlooked the home fronts’ colossalcontribution to victory. this is thefascinating, but forgotten story ofhow these towns and cities providedthe sinews for war, and made asignificant contribution to thecomprehensive defeat of Germany.

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JoHnnY get Your gunJohn F Tucker

the author contrasts the beauties of the Frenchcountryside with the ugliness of widespread deathand destruction, and paints a picture of Frenchcountry life hardly less squalid than the soldiers’own lot. But above all, he makes the reader realisewhat it was like to fight in the war to end allwars.these are the memoirs of one infantryman,but through his eyes a vivid canvas of the wholewar gradually unfolds. originally published in1978, this edition brings this classic book back intoprint for the great War Centenary and includes anew introduction from eminent author nigel Cave.

From Colonial Warrior toWeStern Front FlYerCarole McEntee-Taylor

Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer,a man possessed of great courage and charm, whofulfilled every schoolboy fantasy and really did ‘livethe dream’. a real ‘Boys own’ adventure detailingthe five wars he was involved with. a remarkablelife led in an era of endless possibilities...

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Have You Forgotten Yet?John Blacker

this book tells the story of an infantry officer onthe Western Front from 1915–1918, and differsfrom others of this genre by virtue of severalfeatures: the writer’s introspective reflections onthe traumatic events in which be was involved;his shrewd character sketches of his fellowofficers; his strange mystical experience on thebanks of the river Somme; the poignantjuxtaposition of desolation wreaked by the warand his intense love of natural history,particularly birds and wild flowers. above all hebelieved that the whole war was a hideousmistake.


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LetterS FroM tHetrenCHeSJacqueline Wadsworth

Letters from the trenches revealswhat people really thought and feltduring the conflict and covers allsocial classes and groups – fromofficers to conscripts, servicewomento conscientious objectors. Jacquelinewadsworth skilfully uses the lettersto tell the human story of the Firstworld war – what mattered toBritain’s soldiers, sailors and airmenand their feelings about the war; howthe conflict changed people; and howlife continued on the Home Front.

BeFore aCtIon –wILLIaM noeLHodGSon and tHe9tH deVonSCharlotte Zeepvat

the Great war may have madeHodgson’s reputation as a poet but italso killed him. Like so many of hisgeneration he was an unlikely soldierand this first ground-breakingbiography explores his early life andhis reasons for abandoning it andvolunteering for the army. todayHodgson is remembered as one ofthe ill-fated 9th Battalion thedevonshire regiment whose fate inthe opening moments of the Battle ofthe Somme has become one of theemblematic stories of the most costlyday in British military history.

LetterS FroM aSoLdIer oF FranCe1914–1915Preface by André Chevrillon

In March 1915, a young French artist-turned soldier went missing in action.He left behind a remarkable series ofletters which, due to wartime security,had to be edited and publishedanonymously under the title Letters ofa Soldier 1914–1915. this powerfulvolume was for many years out ofprint, but this new edition correctsthat unhappy situation and providesan english speaking readership with arare and much needed insight intowhat it meant to experience the Greatwar from the sharp end during thedesperate struggles of the Frencharmy fighting for its survival in 1914and 1915.

FoLLow Me! I wILLLead you!George Brenton Laurie

‘Follow me! I will lead you!’ were thelast words of Lt. Col. George BrentonLaurie, who commanded the 1stBattalion royal Irish rifles and waskilled at neuve Chapelle in March,1915. He died with his revolver inhand while leading his men in anassault on the German lines. Laurieleft behind a remarkable collection ofletters, which provide us with aprivileged insight into the day to dayexperience of a battalion commanderand his struggles to make sense ofthe developing madness of trenchwarfare.

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t-34Anthony Tucker-Jones

anthony tucker-Jones’sphotographic history of thisexceptional armoured vehiclefollows its story through thecourse of the war, from itsdebut against the wehrmachtduring operation Barbarossa,through the tide-turningSoviet victories at Stalingradand kursk and on to the finalbattle for Berlin.

naZIConCentratIonCaMPCoMMandantS1933–1945Ian Baxter

using many rare andunpublished images thisbook identifies and delvesinto the characters of thenotorious men who wereinstrumental in one of thegreatest crimes againsthumanity in world history.

HItLer’S LIGHtPanZerS at warPaul Thomas

using 250 rare andunpublished photographstogether with detailedcaptions and accompanyingtext, Hitler’s Light Panzers atwar provides a uniqueinsight into the manyvariants that saw action onthe battlefield. It provides avivid account of light Panzeroperational deployment fromthe early Blitzkriegcampaigns to the final demiseof the nazi war machine.

tHe rISe oFHItLerTrevor Salisbury

In 1945, amidst the ruins of abomb-damaged Germanhome a tattered book,deutschland erwache, wasrecovered as a souvenir by aBritish soldier. this rare andinvaluable primary resourcenow forms the basis of therise of Hitler Illustrated,which is a photographicrecord of Hitlers’ rise topower.

GerMan arMyon tHe eaSternFront – tHeadVanCeIan Baxter

German army on the easternFront – the advance is ahighly illustrated record ofthe extraordinary feat ofarms that saw the naziarmies drive deep into thevast terrain of the Sovietunion, to the gates ofStalingrad and Moscow.

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an extraordInaryItaLIanIMPrISonMentBrian Lett

this book tells the story of prisonerof war camp PG 21, at Chieti, Italy,between august 1942 and September1943. Superbly researched andwritten, this book offers a uniqueinsight into a notorious Italian campand exposes the shockingmistreatment by the prison staff.

FIFtH arMy In ItaLy1943–1945Ian Blackwell

the uS Fifth army first saw actionduring the Salerno Landings inSeptember 1943. while commandedby uS Lieutenant General MarkClark, from the outset one of its twoCorps was the x (British) Corps; theother V1 (uS) Corps. this superblyresearched book objectively examinesthe performance of Fifth armyagainst its complex and troublesomebackdrop. the author’s findingsmake for informative and fascinatingreading.

tHe war In ItaLy1943–1944Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

this unique collection of originaldocuments will prove to be aninvaluable resource for historians,students and all those interested inwhat was one of the most significantperiods in British military history.this book offers a unique insight intowhat happened from those incommand and gives for the first timea full collection of despatchesreports.

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VICtory In ItaLy Richard Doherty

while the main focus in early 1945was on the advance to theFatherland, 15 army Group’s 5th(uS) and 8th (British) armies wereachieving remarkable results innorthern Italy. this book describesexemplary generalship, tactics andfighting skills, showing that the greatfinal battle in Italy will long stand inhistory as one of the most famousepisodes of the Second world war.

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no Surrender InBurMaFred C Goode

this is the extraordinary true story ofa British Commando in Burma who,cut off behind enemy lines, walked2,000 miles towards India andfreedom in 1942, but was betrayed tothe invading Japanese only 20 milesshort of his destination, tortured bythe infamous kempeitai and finallyincarcerated as a Pow in rangoon’snotorious Central Jail for the rest ofthe war. while not an educated man,Fred tells his extraordinary story ofendurance and survival with brutalhonesty. His account makes forcompelling reading.

arMoured warFareIn tHe VIetnaM warMichael Green

Historian and collector MichaelGreen shows in this fascinating andgraphically illustrated book that thetwo wars that engulfed Indochinaand north and South Vietnam over30 years were far more armoured innature than typically thought of. Byskilful use of imagery anddescriptive text he describes themany variants deployed and theircontribution. this fine book bringsdetails and images of all thesediverse weaponry to the reader inone volume.

tHe aFGHan warAnthony Tucker-Jones

drugs, war andterrorism were theunholy trinity that brought the uS-led air campaign crashing down onthe taliban regime in afghanistan inoctober 2001 in operation enduringFreedom, and this photographichistory is a graphic introduction to it.anthony tucker-Jones covers theentire course of the conflict, from theinitial air war, the battle for thewhite Mountains and tora Bora, thedefeat of the taliban, the escape ofbin Laden and the grim protractedsecurity campaign that followed – anasymmetrical war of guerrilla tacticsand improvised explosive devicesthat is going on today.

tHe VIetnaM warAnthony Tucker-Jones

anthony tucker-Jones, in thisphotographic history of tet – and ofamerican involvement in thestruggle against the forces of the VietCong and the regular northVietnamese army – uses over 180contemporary images, colour andb&w, to show all sides of the conflictand to reassess a defining moment inthe protracted and bitter campaignagainst communism in South-eastasia.


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tHe CIVILIan BoMBdISPoSInG earLKerin Freeman

Charles ‘Jack’ Henry GeorgeHoward, GC, 20th earl of Suffolk &Berkshire, born into the nobleformidable House of Howard,possessed extraordinary courage.Jack became an earl at the age ofeleven after his father died in wwIin Mesopotamia. the Holy trinitywere the only world war II civiliancasualties working in Bomb disposal.king George VI in 1941 awarded the20th earl the George Cross for hiswork for his country, the highestgallantry award for civilians, as wellas for members of the armed forces,in actions for which purely militaryhonours would not normally begranted.

a woMan In tHeSHadow oF tHeSeCond worLd warHelena Hall Edited by Linda Grace,Margaret Nicolle

Helena Hall’s daily diary of the waryears, from 1940 to 1945, is one of themost vivid, detailed and evocativepersonal records of the Second worldwar as it was experienced by peopleliving in an english village. thisdiary allows the reader today toconnect directly with the wartimepast and to see events clearly, as theywere seen at the time.

a SPy’S LondonRoy Berkeley

In ‘this remarkable book’ (asintelligence historian nigel westdescribes it in his Foreword), thereader will be struck by the vibrancyof history made real. author royBerkeley has gone behind the facadesof ordinary buildings, in the city thatwest calls ‘the espionage capital ofthe world’, to remind us that thehistory of intelligence has often beenmade in such mundane places. withhis evocative photographs andcompelling observations, Berkeleyensures that we will never see thestreets of London – or theseparticular actors on the stage ofhistory – in quite the same wayagain.

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tHe adVentureSand InVentIonS oFStewart BLaCkerBarnaby Blacker

Stewart Blacker was aremarkable figure. Hisinventions were used with significanteffect in both ww1 and ww2. as anaviation pioneer, flying (andcrashing) planes soon after thewright Brothers, he found himself incharge his Majesty’s air Force at theoutset of ww1. this fascinatingbiography has been compiled byStewart’s Grandson, Barnaby.

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a GerMan GeneraLon tHe eaSternFrontJohannes Hurter, Translated by ChristineBrocks

the eastern Front, 1941. operationBarbarossa. Hitler’s armies advanceinto the Soviet union to conquerLebensraum in the east. among thecorps commanders is GeneralGotthard Heinrici, a career soldier.with remarkable candour hedescribed his experiences at the frontand the everyday lives of the troopsunder his command – and theappalling conditions in which thewar was fought.

FaCInG FearFuLoddSJohn Jay

alec Jay was captured at Calais withother surviving members of hisBattalion after four days of fightingon 26 May 1940. as a British Jew, hissituation as a Pow was especiallyperilous but this did not deter himfrom being a difficult prisoner whoorganised a successful protest strike.we also learn of his five escapeattempts and the punishment hereceived on re-capture. when hefinally succeeded, he teamed up andfought the nazis alongside a band ofCzech partisans.this is an unusuallypowerful account of a brave andresourceful man who ‘faced fearfulodds’.

FIVe Four wHISkeyRobert Sweatmon

In late 1969, twenty-year-old robertSweatmon, received a letterinforming him that he had ten daysto report to the united States army.Like thousands of others, he hadbeen drafted. assigned as a riflemanwith a mechanized unit, the authorbegan a year-long odyssey in theSoutheast asian wilderness thatwould change his and his fellowsoldiers’ lives forever. a beautiful actof recollection.

orde wInGateSimon Anglim

Major General orde wingate(1903–1944) was the mostcontroversial British militarycommander of the Second world war,and perhaps of the last hundredyears. He splits opinion amongsoldiers, academics and writers sevendecades after his death. His exploits inethiopia and Burma, in particular hiscreation of the Chindits, special forceswho were trained to use guerrillatactics behind the Japanese lines, havemade him into a key figure in thehistory of irregular warfare. But, asSimon anglim reveals, myths andmisunderstandings tend to cloudunderstanding of wingate’s career,and he seeks to put the recordstraight.


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traCInG your Greatwar anCeStorS:yPreSSimon Fowler

Simon Fowler outlines the course ofthe fighting around the city and heintroduces the most importanthistorical resources that you can useto explore the history for yourself.the book identifies the key sourcesfor family historians, including atthe national archives and theImperial war Museum, together withthe many resources online thatresearchers can turn to. there is alsoadvice on the literature, archives,museums and monuments that mayhelp you to gain an insight into yourancestor’s story.

traCInG your Greatwar anCeStorS: tHeGaLLIPoLI CaMPaIGnSimon Fowler

Simon Fowler outlinesthe course of thecampaign and introduces the manyhistorical resources that you can useto explore the history for yourself. Heidentifies the key sources for familyhistorians, including the nationalarchives in Britain, the australianwar Memorial, and other sources inaustralia and new Zealand and themany websites that researchers canturn to, and he gives advice on theliterature, archives, museums andmonuments that may help you togain an insight into your ancestor’sstory.

traCInG BrItISHBattaLIonS on tHeSoMMeRay Westlake

although many years have passedsince the Battle of the Somme wasfought, interest in this, the bloodiestbattle of the First world war, hasnever waned. ray westlake hascollated all the information sopainstakingly gathered, to produce acomprehensive compendium of theexact movements of every battalioninvolved in the battle. this book isinvaluable not only to researchers butto all those visiting the battlefieldand anxious to trace the movementsof their forbears.

traCInG your FIrStworLd waranCeStorSSimon Fowler

anyone who is eager to piecetogether the wartime career andlikely experiences of an ancestor whowas involved in any aspect theconflict, at home or overseas, willfind his book to be an indispensablesource of information and advice. Ina series of short, instructive chaptersSimon Fowler takes the readerthrough the process of researchingancestors who served in the armedforces, providing short cuts andbackground information as required.

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InSIdeweLLInGton’SPenInSuLararMy: 1808–1814 Rory Muir, Ron McGuigan, HowieMuir, Robert Burnham

this important new study,which uses oman’spioneering work as afoundation, provides a wide-ranging survey of the latestresearch into the subject, andis a major contribution to thehistory of the Peninsular war.

naPoLeon’SInFantryHandBookT.E. Crowdy

If not a field marshal’s baton,what did napoleon’s soldiersreally carry in theirbackpacks? napoleon’sInfantry Handbook is anessential reference guide,filled with fascinating detailon the training, tactics,equipment, service andadministration of napoleon’sinfantry regiments.

MarLBorouGH’Swar MaCHIne1702–1711James Falkner

James Falkner’s penetratingaccount of the compositionand operation ofMarlborough’s army is ofincredible value. His clearanalysis gives a fascinatinginsight into Marlborough’swar machine and into theconduct of war in europe 300years ago.

tHe FortS andFortIFICatIonSoF euroPe1815–1945: tHeCentraL StateSJ E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

the authors describe howdefensive lines and structureson a massive scale wereconstructed along nationalfrontiers to deter aggression.

tHe FortS andFortIFICatIonSoF euroPe1815–1945: tHeneutraL StateSJ E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

In the neutral states situatedbetween France andGermany – the netherlands,Belgium and Switzerland –the need for extensive fixeddefences was particularlyurgent, and this is the subjectof this highly illustrated newstudy.

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tHe ZuLu warJournaLColonel Henry Harford CB

written by Henry Charles HarfordC.B., the Zulu war Journal offersunprecedented insight into one ofhistory’s most famous conflicts. Fromthe catastrophe at Isandhlwana to thehunt for the Zulu king Cetshwayo,this journal chronicles the eventscentral to the Zulu wars, andremembers the men who bravelyfought in them. a truly fascinatingpiece of history, the Zulu warJournal is essential for all lovers ofmilitary history and of africana.

ISandLwanaAdrian Greaves

the story of the mighty imperialBritish army’s defeat at Iswandlwanain 1879 has been much written aboutbut never with the detail and insightrevealed by dr adrian Greaves’research. In re-constructing thedramatic and fateful events, theauthor draws on recently discoveredletters, diaries and papers ofsurvivors and other contemporaries.Isandlwana is a brilliant and freshaccount of this most famous battlewhich will fascinate experts andlaymen alike.

dead waSeVerytHInG Keith Smith

the anglo-Zulu war of 1879 stillintrigues both scholars andenthusiasts alike more than 130 yearsafter it was fought. reflecting onseveral years’ research, keith Smithpresents a series of essays whichexplore hitherto unansweredquestions and offer fresh insights intothe key battles and protagonists ofthis epic conflict. He presents somesurprising conclusions which differ,often radically, from more orthodoxviews.

tHe trIBe tHatwaSHed ItS SPearSAdrian Greaves, Xolani Mkhize

this authoritative, yet hugelyreadable, book traces the history ofthe Zulus from their arrival in Southafrica – they were not indigenous aswere the koi and San population –and the establishment of Zululand. Itdescribes the violent rise of kingShaka and his colourful successorsunder whose leadership the warriornation built its fiercesome reputation.It studies the tactics and weaponsemployed during the numerousinter-tribal battles that occurred.

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tHe e-Boat tHreatBryan Cooper

the e-boat threatdescribes thedevelopment of these deadly littlecraft, the training of their crews whowere usually volunteers and thegradual evolution of tactics in thelight of wartime experience. Methodsof defence are also related, whichincluded the use of aircraft anddestroyers as well as motor gunboats,sometimes acting under a unifiedcommand.

tHe war oF tHe GunBoatSBryan Cooper

during the Second world war largenumbers of small fighting boatsfought in coastal waters all over theworld, be they German Schnellboote,royal naval MtBs and MGBs oramerican Pt boats. these ‘littleships’ developed a special kind ofnaval warfare and acquired thebuccaneering spirit of an earlier agewith the close hand-to-handbattles.Bryan Cooper’s book tracesthe history and development of thesecraft from their first limited use inthe First world war and, in so doing,he captures the drama of this highlyindividual form of combat.

GunBoat CoMMandAntony Hichens

this biography draws heavily on thepersonal diaries of the subject, robertHichens (or ‘Hitch’ as he wasuniversally known). after a briefdescription of his early life, the bookfocuses on his exceptional wartimeexperiences. Hitch was the mosthighly decorated rnVr officer of thewar with two dSos, three dSCs andthree Mentions in despatches. Hewas recommended for a posthumousVC. we read of his early days invulnerable minesweepers and thedunkirk ‘dynamo’ operation, (hisfirst dSC). the book containsdetailed and graphic accounts ofrunning battles against the moreheavily armed e-boats.

tHe war oF tHeMotor Gun BoatSA J Chapman

daily life on these small ships isvividly described. the flotilla had abusy time showing the flag in theLevant and on combined operationsin the aegean with the Greek Sacredregiment of Commandos. theculmination of their efforts was whentony’s boat, ML838, took thesurrender of the Island of kos in1945. written from the perspective ofone of the “other ranks”, war of theMotor Gun Boats fills an importantgap in the literature of the Secondworld war.


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underGroundwarFare 1914–1918Simon Jones

Simon Jones’s graphic history ofunderground warfare during theGreat war uses personalreminiscences to convey the dangerand suspense of this unconventionalform of conflict. He describes howthe underground soldiers of theopposing armies engaged in aruthless fight for supremacy. Vividpersonal testimony is combined witha lucid account of the technicalchallenges – and ever-present perils –of tunnelling in order to give an all-round insight into the extraordinaryexperience of this underground war

tHe underGroundwarPhillip Robinson, Nigel Cave

‘this first book in the series detailsthe extensive mining operation alongVimy ridge to arras. the authorsexplain the background to themining operations and they providecomprehensive maps of the networkof runnels that covered this stretch ofthe front. Helpfully, the authors,Phillip and nigel, have included anumber of tours of accessible sitesassociated with the undergroundwar.’ Britain at war

BattLe BeneatH tHetrenCHeSRobert K. Johns

during 1915, the western Front wasestablished as a static line that grewinto a huge network of defence-in-depth earthworks. Siege conditionsdemanded siege tactics and as theground was everywhere mineable,the western Front was a primecandidate for underground warfare.In February 1915, eight tunnellingCompanies were created andoperational in Flanders from March1915. By mid-1916, the British armyhad around 25,000 trained tunnellers,mostly volunteers taken from miningcommunities. this is their story.

tank BattLeS oFworLd war IBryan Cooper

Bryan Cooper describes the earlytank actions in vivid detail, withmany eye-witness accounts. He tellsof the courage and endurance of thecrews not just in battle but in theappalling conditions in which theyhad to drive and fight their primitivevehicles. Scalded, scorched andpoisoned with exhaust fumes,constantly threatened with beingburned to death, these crewseventually laid the foundation for theallied Victory in world war I. thebook is well illustrated with manyoriginal photographs which give thepresent day reader a glimpse of theinfancy of a dominant weapon ofmodern war.

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MISter BrownrIGG’SBoySDavid Bebbington

Forty-eight old Boys from MagdalenCollege School, oxford were killed inthe carnage of the Great war. Six ofthe boys are immortalised by thenames of the six Houses of theSchool. But the 42 young men havegreat stories to tell and what bettertime to tell them than one hundredyears on?their accounts cover thespan of the Great war years andtheatres. as well as describing theirmilitary adventures, we read of theirschool careers and characters.

FIGHtInG on tHreeFrontSMajor D.D. Ogilvie

this classic account, based onwartime diaries, written by Major d.d. ogilvie, details the absorbingstory of how the Fife and Forfaryeomanry evolved over the course ofthe war, and presents a rare primarysource record of a hard fightingbattalion that saw action on threefronts.

BrItISHexPedItIonaryForCe – tHe 1914CaMPaIGnAndrew Rawson

this narrative provides an insightinto the British army’s experienceduring those early days of the Firstworld war. this is about the menwho made a difference, the men whofought off many times their number,those who led the counterattacks andthose who were awarded the VictoriaCross. discover the real 1914campaign fought by the British armyand learn how the brave soldiers ofthe BeF fought hard to achieve theirobjectives.

LIaISon 1914Edward Spears

thanks to his fluent French edwardLouis Spears was sent in mid august1914 to liaise between Field MarshalSir John French and the French HighCommand. In the weeks thatfollowed, events moved at lightningspeed and decisions were madewithout consulting or informing theircounterparts. It fell to Spears toupdate the British of their ally’smoves. without moderncommunication this often involvedSpears travelling on clogged roadsbetween head quarters.Clearly hisefforts were appreciated; he wasmade a Chevalier de la Legiond’honeur and awarded the MilitaryCross (he was wounded four times).


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I eSCaPe!Captain J.L. Hardy DSO, MC, Introductionby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

of all the daring Pow escape storiesthat have come to light in the last 100years and immortalized by SteveMcQueen in the film the Greatescape, the story of J.L. Hardy has tobe one of the most remarkable. aPow for three-and-a-half years,Hardy made no less than twelveescape attempts while imprisoned bythe Germans in the First world war,five of which being successful.written in Hardy’s own words, thisbook reads like a wartime thriller orHollywood screenplay and his Greatwar story makes for fascinatingreading.

In Good CoMPanyThe Hon William Fraser, Edited by DavidFraser

In Good Company is a graphicaccount by the Hon. william Fraser,Gordon Highlanders, of his service inthe First world war. Several timeswounded, he went to Flanders in1914 with the 2nd Battalion andcommanded successively a platoon, acompany, a territorial battalion and aregular battalion, ending the war asa lieutenant-colonel of twenty-eight,having survived the battles of First,Second and third ypres, arras,Cambrai and the final triumphs of1918. In Good Company gives aremarkable insight into some of themost terrible and challenging yearsof the army’s life.

My eSCaPe FroMdonInGton HaLLGunther Plüschow

It was an escape from a Pow camp asdaring and fraught with danger asany immortalised by Hollywood. yetthe story is less familiar than most –as it concerns the only Germanprisoner of war to escape fromcaptivity in mainland Britain andmake it home during either worldwar. this extraordinary story is toldin Gunther’s own words for the firsttime in english.

SurGeon wItH tHekaISer’S arMyStephan Kurt Westmann, Edited byMichael Westman

the author gave up his medicalstudies at Freiburg university in 1914to enlist in the German army. Hiswriting graphically illustrates lifeand death in the front line, thecarnage and humour that sustainedsoldiers of all nationalities.westmann’s insights into the social,political, religious, economic andmedical aspects of war time life areparticularly revealing.

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tHe waFFen-SS ontHe eaStern FrontBob Carruthers

this is the illustratedhistory of the waffenSS on the eastern Front. the life anddeath of the waffen SS can be tracedin the surviving photographs, andthe brooding saga of the decline fromtriumph into disaster is told throughthese powerful images which clearlydocument the reality of combat onthe russian Front.

HItLer’S LaStoFFenSIVePeter Elstob

this is the full story of the Battle ofthe ardennes. In the last weeks of1944 the German armies in the west,after a continuous retreat since theBattle of normandy five monthsearlier were regrouping in what theythought was to be the last battle indefence of the Fatherland. But Hitlerhad other plans – to mount anoffensive through the ardennes thatwould deal such a blow to thewestern allies that they would bewilling to negotiate a separate peace.this is the offensive known as theBattle of the Bulge.

a tour oF tHe BuLGeBattLeFIeLd –reVISed edItIonWilliam C C Cavanagh and Karl Cavanagh

this battle still holdsthe record for thehighest number ofamerican troops engaged in anysingle pitched battle in the history ofthe united States army. thisguidebook serves as a memorial tothose who served. It will enable thosewho didn’t, to learn something aboutthe hardship endured by a previousgeneration in the name of freedom.

tHe BattLe oF tHeBuLGeBob Carruthers

this is the fascinating account, asrecorded from the uS perspective, ofthe bitter fighting during the eightdays and nights of encirclement atBastogne. there are few better ormore authoritative accounts of thestruggle as seen through the eyes ofthe american soldiers who stood fastat Bastogne. Sent to rest andrecuperate, the weary paratroopersand GIs found themselves in themiddle of a siege while all hell letloose around them. this is thedefinitive overview of their conflictas recounted in the year followingthe battle. this masterful overview isessential reading for anyone with aninterest in the Battle of the Bulge.


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BuLLy BeeF andBISCuItS – Food IntHe Great warJohn Hartley

napoleon Bonaparte isoften credited withsaying that ‘an army marches on itsstomach’. a hundred years after histime, the soldiers of the Great warwould do little marching. Instead,they would fight their battles fromcold, muddy trenches, looking outacross no Man’s Land towardsanother set of trenches that housedthe enemy. It is one of the remarkablesuccesses of the war that they rarelywent hungry.

rePortInG FroM tHeFront Brian Best

when the war was declared inaugust 1914, one of the first acts tobe implemented by the politiciansand military was a strict censorshipon the newspapers. as winstonChurchill said: “the war is going tobe fought in a fog and the best placefor correspondence about the war isLondon, the military sought to haveone of their officers, dubbed“eyewitness”, to be the officialspokesman to enable them to controlwhat the newspapers could print.Later, diaries and letters revealedhow many of them really felt andthey had to bear the post-war shameof not writing the truth.

ConSCIentIouSoBJeCtorS oF tHeFIrSt worLd warAnn Kramer

Conscientiousobjectors of the First world war: adetermined resistance tells thestories of remarkable men. It looks atwho they were, why they took thestand they did and how they weretreated. to bring their voices andexperiences to life, ann kramer, hasused extensive prime sourcematerial, including interviews,memoirs and contemporarynewspapers. working from these shedescribes what it was like for Cos toface hostile tribunals, be forced intothe army, defy army regulations, bebrutalised and endure repeated termsof imprisonment.

SHeLL SHoCkedBrItaInSuzie Grogan

we know that millions of soldierswere scarred by their experiences inthe First world war trenches, butwhat happened after they returnedhome? Suzie Grogan reveals the Firstworld war’s disturbing legacy forsoldiers and their families. How dida nation of broken men, and ‘spare’women cope?

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SturMtruPPenRicardo Recio Cardona

the First assault units(Sturmtruppen) were formed duringthe spring and summer of 1916, theseunits had the mission of spreadingthe Stosstrupptaktik, a new tacticwhich decisively transformed thefighting methods of the Germanarmy. this book is a narration of thehistory of the shock and assaulttroops and covers their combatmethods.

GruntAntonio Arques

this book is an outstanding visualrecord of the uniforms and gear usedby u.S. soldiers deployed during theVietnam war, illustrated by theimpressive militaria collection builtby the author through many years ofresearch. More than 3,000photographs – most of thempublished for the first time – and aclear and fascinating text are inter-weaved through 480 fully illustratedpages, to render an authoritativetreaty – and a stunning showcase –on the material history of theVietnam war.

deutSCHeLuFtwaFFeUniforms and Equipment of the GermanAirforce

this book is intended to give anyonewith an interest in the history of theLuftwaffe a clear visual idea of themen who fought in the German airForce through one of the mostcaptivating aspects of their wartimeexperience: their uniforms, flight gearand equipment. It comprises adetailed compilation of some of their“tools of the trade”, with a specialemphasis on the visual aspect of theobjects described; showing highlydetailed photographs of some of themost prominent pieces of uniformsand equipment used by the men whoflew in the German air force duringthe Second world war.

InSIde tHeaLLGeMeIne SS1925–1945

this book is primarily aimed atbringing the discerning reader a clearunderstanding of the aesthetic worldevident in the uniforms and regaliaof the so called “Black corps”. to thispurpose, an impressive collection oforiginal allgemeine SS artifacts havebeen gathered and laid out in a clear,explanatory way throughout the 430pages.

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medievalKniGhts

the objective of this book isto take an in-depth look intothe history and methodologyof the medieval knight, andprovide the reader with adetailed study of thisromantic age. Perfectreference material for themilitary modeller.

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this book is about the war inthe trenches, and through itspages are explained thecauses that gave rise to thismilitary situation, itsconsequences, the tacticsused, the terrible humanexperiences of the soldierswho fought in the trenches,the novel, yet horrificweapons, and the uniformsworn by the protagonists.

austeRlitz 1805

for the second volume in thisseries, andrea Press travelledto the battlefield of austerlitzto witness the bicentennialre-enactment of one of themost important events in thehistory of modern europe.the participants andspectators of this historicevent were able to observethe uniforms, weapons, lifestyle, and the militarystrategy almost as ithappened on that fateful dayin december 1805.

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SaInt katHarIneCordelia Frances Biddle

Cordelia Frances Biddle recounts theextraordinary story of a Gilded ageluminary who became a selflessworker for the welfare and rights ofamerica’s poorest persons. afteryears of supporting efforts on behalfof african americans and americanIndians, katharine finally decided tofollow her inner voice and professvows. until her death in 1955, shedevoted herself and her inheritanceto building much needed schools inthe South and South-west, despitethreats from the ku klux klan andothers.

tHe otHer traIL oFtearSMary Stockwell

the book chronicles the history ofohio’s Indians and their interactionswith settlers and u.S. agents in theyears leading up to their officialremoval, and sheds light on thecomplexities of the process, withboth individual tribes and the unitedStates taking advantage ofopportunities at different times.

Coronado’S weLL-eQuIPPed arMyJohn M. Hutchins

while much has been written aboutthe march of Coronado and his men,this is the first book to address theendeavour as a military campaign ofpotential conquest like thoseconducted by other conquistadors.this helps to explain many of thepreviously-misunderstood activitiesof the expedition. In addition, newlight is cast on the non-Spanishparticipants, including MexicanIndian allies and african retainers, aswell as the important roles of womento the expedition.

wILLIaMwaSHInGton,aMerICan draGoonDaniel Murphy

daniel Murphy blends primarysources with his own workingknowledge of period drill, tactics,and terrain to deliver a morecomplete view of williamwashington’s actions throughout theconflict. this perspective traces theoften overlooked role of cavalry inthe american revolution and shedsnew light on many pivotal battles inof the war including, trenton,Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse,Hobkirk’s Hill, and williamwashington’s final action at eutawSprings.

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how To shooT TheLongBowHugh D. H Soar

relying on more than fifty years’experience in archery, historian hughD. h. soar reflects on how thelongbow was drawn and shot acrossthe centuries through examining thedesign of the bow and early literatureabout the bow, combined with hisand his colleague’s appliedknowledge using replica bows. nocomplete medieval longbow hassurvived, but those found aboard theTudor warship mary rose providethe best archaeological evidence tothe possible construction of themedieval bow.

Viking weAPonsAnD comBATTechinquesWilliam R. Short

Viking weapons and combatTechniques provides an introductionto the arms and armor of the Vikings,the people who lived in northerneurope during the Viking age,roughly the years 793–1066. using avariety of available sources, theauthor and his colleagues athurstwic (a Viking-age living historyorganization) and at the higginsArmory sword guild havereconstructed the combat techniquesof the Viking age and what is knownabout the defensive and offensiveweapons of the time in general.

A nATion whoLLyFreeCarl Lane

in A nation wholly Free: Theelimination of the national Debt inthe Age of Jackson, award-winningeconomic historian carl Lane showsthat the great and disparate issuesthat confronted Jackson, such asinternal improvements, the “war”against the second Bank of theunited states, and the crisissurrounding south carolina’s refusalto pay federal tariffs, become unifiedwhen debt freedom is understood asa core element of JacksonianDemocracy.

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in Lincoln's Assassin, JeffreyPennington presents Booth's ownstory of flight and return, detailinghow another was shot in his placeas he escaped to nominal freedomand obscurity, leaving behind all hispersonal belongings and the stage-life he once knew. The largerconspiracy in which he wasembroiled is unpicked in stylishfashion, exploring the politicallandscape in which Lincoln livedand died.

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earLy SHIPS andSeaFarInG:euroPean watertranSPortSeán McGrail

this interesting volume is easilyaccessible to those with little or noknowledge of the building and usesof boats, whether ancient or modern.Seán McGrail introduces the readerto this relatively new disciplinethrough the theory and techniquesused in the study of early boats aswell as the many different types ofevidence available to us, includingarchaeological, documentary,iconographic, experimental andethnographic, and the natural,physical laws.

How CoMPaSSIonMade uS HuManPenelope Ann Spikins

our capacity to careabout the wellbeing ofothers, whether they are close familyor strangers, can appear to beunimportant in today’s competitivesocieties. However, in this volumePenny Spikins argues thatcompassion lies at the heart of whatmakes us human. She takes us on ajourney from the earliest stone agesocieties two million years ago to thelives of neanderthals in Ice ageeurope, using archaeologicalevidence to illustrate the central rolethat emotional connections had inhuman evolution.

an antHoLoGy oFanCIent eGyPtIantextSConstanze Holler

this book provides a small collectionof love stories, biographies, fairytales, reports of military campaignsand other textual accounts of life inancient egypt. they range widelyand so provide a varied andinteresting view of life in ancientegypt for many areas of society andso gives an insight into daily life.this is a welcome and insightfulview into the world of the pyramidsand the pharaohs which can easilyseem so far detached from our ownlives that it can be hard tounderstand.

a year In tHe LIFe oFanCIent eGyPtAnn Rosalie David

Based on years ofprestigious academic work, Professorrosalie david cleverly presents everyaspect of life in ancient egyptthrough the lives of variouscharacters, all based on mummiesfrom the Manchester Museum whomProfessor rosalie david has led thestudy of. Characters hail from allwalks of life, including royalty,nobles, officials, craftsmen andpeasants, allowing us an insight intoabsolutely every aspect of everyday,ritual and religious life in ancientegypt. the mummies are currentlyon a tour of the uS titled ‘Mummiesof the world 2’ and will return toManchester following this tour.


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tHe PreSent PaStProfessor Ian Hodder

this updated edition of Professor Ian Hodder’soriginal and classic work on the role whichanthropology must play in the interpretation ofthe archaeological record. there has long been aneed for archaeologists and anthropologists tocorrelate their ideas and methods for interpretingthe material culture of past civilisations.archaeological interpretation of the past isinevitably based on the ideas and experiences ofthe present and the use of such ethnographicanalogy has been widely adapted – and criticised,not least in Britain.

tHe roMan InVaSIon oFBrItaInBirgitta Hoffmann

the purpose of this book is to take what we thinkwe know about the roman Conquest of Britainfrom historical sources, and compare it with thearchaeological evidence, which is oftencontradictory. archaeologists and historians alltoo often work in complete isolation from eachother and this book hopes to show the dangers ofneglecting either form of evidence. In the processit challenges much received wisdom about thehistory of roman Britain.

an arCHaeoLoGICaL HIStoryoF BrItaInJonathan Mark Eaton

Jonathan eaton has provided the essential volumefor all students of archaeology, ClassicalCivilisations and ancient History by condensing theentire archaeological history of Britain into oneaccessible volume. this brand new title outlines thearchaeological history of Britain from our earliestancestors to the 20th Century.

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tILL tHe BoyS CoMeHoMeTonie Holt, Valmai Holt

this is a new edition of this classicbook which includes, in its over 700postcards, many new, powerfulpropaganda images from nations onboth sides of this epic conflict. all arefaithfully reproduced from theoriginal, whether in dramatic b&w orin exuberant colour and they are allat least 100 years old. But this is notjust a picture book. this handsomeand fascinating book uses hundredsof the immensely popular picturepostcards of the ‘14–’18 period todocument the course and effects ofthe Great war, with all its dramatispersonae, its humour, suffering,patriotism, sentimentality andfervour.

we aLSo SerVedVivien Newman

we also Served is a social history ofwomen’s involvement in the Firstworld war. dr Vivien newmandisturbs myths and preconceptionssurrounding women’s war work andseeks to inform contemporaryreaders of countless acts of derring-do, determination, and quiet heroismby British women, that went onbehind the scenes from 1914-1918.Ignoring early war office advice to‘go home and sit still’, by 1918hundreds of thousands of womenfrom all corners of the world had lenttheir individual wills and collectivestrength to the allied cause. thisbook lets these all but forgottenwomen speak directly to us of theirwar, their lives, and their stories.

tHe HoMe Front IntHe Great warDavid Bilton

the Great war was the first in ourhistory to have a deep impact onevery aspect of civilian life. In anoverdue attempt to portray the realeffect of the war on life at home,david Bilton examines all the majorevents of the period and charts theireffect on everyday life for thosetrying to live a normal existence.extensive use is made of personalaccounts and the author draws onmany photographs, newspaper andmagazine material and ephemera tomake this very informative andatmospheric.

tHe SuFFraGetteBoMBerSSimon Webb

Simon webb explores the way inwhich the suffragette bombers havebeen airbrushed from history, leavingus with a distorted view of thestruggle for female suffrage. not onlywere the suffragettes far moreaggressive than is generally known,but there exists the very real andsurprising possibility that theirmilitant activities actually delayed,rather than hastened, the granting ofthe parliamentary vote to Britishwomen.


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tHe workHouSeSimon Fowler

during the nineteenth century theworkhouse cast a shadow over thelives of the poor. the destitute andthe desperate sought refuge withinits forbidding walls. and it was anever-present threat if poor familiesfailed to look after themselvesproperly. as a result a grimmythology has grown up about thehorrors of the ‘house’ and themistreatment meted out to theinnocent pauper. In this fully-updated and revised edition of hisbestselling book, Simon Fowler takesa fresh look at the workhouse andthe people who sought help from it.

LIFe In tHeVICtorIan aSyLuMMark Stevens

Life in the Victorian asylumreconstructs the lost world of thenineteenth century public asylums.this fresh take on the history ofmental health reveals why countyasylums were built, the sort of peoplethey housed and the treatments theyreceived, as well as the enduringlegacy of these remarkableinstitutions.

tHe SeCret worLdoF tHe VICtorIanLodGInG HouSeJoseph O’Neill

Joseph o’neill’s fresh research intothis lost world of the ‘night-timehavens of the wandering tribes’flings open the door to the nineteenthcentury lodging house, and tells theforgotten stories of those who spenttheir nights sharing beds with bugs,thieves, and much worse...

a VISItor’S GuIde toJane auSten’SenGLandSue Wilkes

Immerse yourself in the vanishedworld inhabited by austen’scontemporaries. Packed with detail,and anecdotes, this is an intimateexploration of how the middle andupper classes lived from 1775, theyear of austen’s birth, to thecoronation of George IV in 1820. Suewilkes skilfully conjures up allaspects of daily life within theperiod, drawing on contemporarydiaries, illustrations, letters, novels,travel literature and archives.

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a HIStory oFadoPtIon InenGLand and waLeS(1850–1961)Gill Rossini

adoption is one of the most emotiveand complex subjects in social andfamily history. Gill rossini’s socialhistory of adoption between 1850and 1961 uncovers the perspectivesof all those concerned in adoption:children, birth relatives, adoptivefamilies, and all the agencies andorganisations involved. rossinicharts the transformation of theadoption process from a chaoticinformal arrangement to a legalprocedure.

traCInG youranCeStorS’ ParISHreCordSStuart A. Raymond

Parish records are essential sourcesfor family and local historians, andStuart raymond’s handbook is aninvaluable guide to them. Heexplores and explains the fascinatingand varied historical and personalinformation they contain. In aconcise, easy-to-follow text hedescribes where these importantrecords can be found anddemonstrates how they can be used.

LIFe In tHeVICtorIan kItCHenKaren Foy

Have you ever wondered what lifewas like for domestic servants, theetiquette involved during upper classbanquets, or simply wished for aglimpse of day-to-day life in theVictorian kitchen? during thenineteenth century,the kitchen was aplace where culinary worlds collided,bridging the gap between socialclasses. karen Foy takes readers onan entertaining and informativejourney through a lost culinaryworld, uncovering the customs andtraditions surrounding some ofBritain’s best loved dishes.

VoyaGeS FroM tHePaStSimon Wills

a social history of sea travel from thepassengers’ perspective,encompassing all walks of life andvessels departing from a variety ofuk ports. Simon wills tells thestories of ordinary people whotravelled by sea between 1600 and1940, from early american pioneersto GI brides. each chapter focuses ona detailed account of a single voyagefrom a passenger’s perspective,alongside an overview of what seatravel was like in the period. willsuses their varied experiences toillustrate what life on board ship waslike for passenger.


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aLLIed raILwayS oFtHe weStern Front– narrow GauGe IntHe arraS SeCtorMartin J B Farebrother, Joan SFarebrother

the book refers toprevious works on British wardepartment light railways in wwI,but contains sufficient generalinformation for readers new to thesubject. It also describes how to findkey locations now, and how andwhere rolling stock can be seen. Sixwalks and an urban tour areincluded for those who wish toexplore the territory in greater depth.

tHe raILway – BrItISHtraCk SInCe 1804Andrew Dow

andrew dow’s accountof the development oftrack, involving deep research in thepapers of professional institutions aswell as rare books, company recordsand personal accounts, paints a vividpicture of development fromprimitive beginnings to modernity.the book contains nearly 200specially-commissioned drawings aswell as many photographs of track inits very many forms since theappearance of the steam locomotivein 1804. Included are chapters onelectrified railways, and on thedevelopment of mechanisedmaintenance, which revolutionisedthe world of the plate layer.

BrItISH SteaMLoCoMotIVeBuILderSJames W Lowe

From the early 1800s and for nearly170 years, steam locomotives werebuilt in Great Britain and Ireland, bya variety of firms, large and small.James Lowe spent many yearsaccumulating a considerable archiveof material on the History of thelocomotive building industry, fromits early beginnings at the dawn ofrailways, until the end of steamlocomotive construction in the 1960s.this useful and well researched bookis a must for any serious railwayhistorian or locomotive enthusiast,704 pages with reference to 350builders, 541 illustrations and 47diagrams.

tHe VICtorIanSteaM LoCoMotIVeG D Dempsey CE, D Kinnear Clark CE

this book is acontemporary volumecovering the history ofthe steam locomotive from1804–1879. the work looks at thedevelopment and constructionmethods during the Victorian period.the volume of also has some goodquality drawings and engineeringdiagrams.

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BrItISH SteaMKeith Langston

British Steam: Past and Presentcontains an evocative mix ofspecially commissioned modernsteam images and steam era archivepictures, the majority of which havenever been published before.originalphotographic studies from thepreservation era by david Gibsonwho features the Churnet Valleyrailway, Paul Pettitt who features theBluebell railway and Southernregion locomotives, and Fred kerrwho presents an eclectic mix of MainLine Steam images, are all included.Freight locomotive preservation isnot forgotten and is featured, usingmodern and archive images.

tornadoRobin Jones

officially endorsed by the a1 Steamlocomotive trust, tornado is theofficial account of the building ofBritain’s first main line steamlocomotive for 50 years, how it took ateam of volunteers 18 years to raisemore than £2-million to build it andits international headline-grabbingdebut on the main line, with a royalvisit thrown in for good measure.tornado is lavishly illustrated withboth archive and contemporaryphotographs bringing the story up todate.

BrItISH SteaMPatrIotSKeith Langston

the Patriot class, often referred to as‘Baby Scots’, were an immediatesuccess displaying consistently goodperformance. the class waswithdrawn over a two year periodbetween 1960 and 1962 having allcovered around 1.3 million mileseach, unfortunately too early to beconsidered for preservation. the lasttwo withdrawn were in goodcondition on withdrawal, butunfortunately all were scrapped. thebook will be endorsed by the royalBritish Legion and promoted to all itsmembers. this will be a must for allrailway enthusiasts

BrItISH SteaM –PaCIFIC PowerKeith Langston

on many railways, Pacific steamlocomotives provided the motivepower for express passenger trainsthroughout much of the early to mid20th century before being replaced bydiesel and electric locomotives andhigh speed trains. the most famousexpress locomotives in the uk werefrom the Pacific class includingFlying Scotsman, Mallard andduchess of Hamilton. this title tellsthe story of these trains accompaniedby many fantastic b&w and colourphotographs.


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SCottISH SteaM: aCeLeBratIonKeith Langston

the latest title in the acclaimedBritish Steam series, Scottishrailways contains a collection ofimages chronicling steam railways inScotland, generally during the Britishrailways era, and particularly duringthe last complete decade of steambetween 1955 and 1965. thephotographs (all taken well beforethe digital age) have been especiallyselected to show the wide variety ofScottish based steam locomotivetypes at work and on shed atlocations throughout Scotland, whichvary from inner city to countrybranch line.

IMaGeS oFtranSPort: raILwaydISaSterSSimon Fowler

railways kill! we forget that now asBritish railways are one of the safestways of travelling. that they are so isthe result of lessons learnt fromhistory. For there have been manyhundreds of railways disasters. thisbook looks at some of the mostfamous as well as some that havebeen all but forgotten, matchingsome graphic illustrations witheyewitness accounts of people whowere there and the confidentialreports of the accident investigatorswho worked out what had gonewrong.

BrItaIn’S raILwaydISaSterSMichael Foley

British railway disasters looks at themost serious railway accidents fromthe origins of the development of thetrain up to the present day.Seriousness is judged on the numberof those who died. Informationgleaned from various newspaperreports is compared with officialreports on the accidents.

tHe QuIntInSHILLConSPIraCyAdrian Searle, Jack Anthony Richards

It was the railway’s titanic. anhorrific crash involving five trains inwhich 226 died and 246 were injured,it remains the worst disaster in thelong history of Britain’s rail network.the location was the isolated signalbox at Quintinshill, Most of thecasualties were Scottish soldiers ontheir way to fight in the Gallipolicampaign. the real Story BehindBritain’s worst rail disaster – whentruth Joined the death toll, exposeswhat really happened at Quintinshill– and why.

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traCInG yourCoaLMInInGanCeStorS Brian Elliott

this overview of the coalmininghistory – and the case studies andresearch tips it provides – will makethis book rewarding reading foranyone looking for a generalintroduction to this major aspect ofBritain’s industrial heritage. adirectory of regional and nationalsources and the authors commentaryon them will make this guide anessential tool for family historianssearching for an ancestor whoworked in coalmining underground,on the pit top or just lived in amining community.

IMaGeS oF tHe PaSt –CoaL MInerSBrian Elliott

there have been many bookspublished about the coal miningindustry of Britain but relatively fewabout the miners themselves. thisbook is unique in that it concentrateson the miner, his family and his workthrough a careful selection ofillustrations. today, coal mining is avirtually a lost industry and the men,women and children involved inwhat was once Britain’s mostimportant economic but mostdangerous activity deserve bothrecognition and celebration.

PIt LaSSeSDenise Bates

this book examines the life of thefemale miner in the nineteenthcentury through to the outbreak ofthe Great war, both at work andaway from it, drawing out the largelyuntapped evidence withincontemporary sources – andchallenging received wisdoms.


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the Brighton bombing in 1984 wasthe most audacious terrorist attackever on the British Government.Certainly it was the most ambitioussince the Gunpowder plot of 1605.the Provisional I.r.a. detonated abomb at the Grand Hotel on 12thoctober 1984. It came very close towiping out most of the Government,including the Prime Minister,Margaret thatcher. this is thecomplete story of this controversialmoment in history.

a yorkSHIre LaSS attHe Court oFtHatCHer Elizabeth Peacock

elizabeth Peacock served as MP forBatley and Spen for 14 years and wasone of the most outspoken politiciansduring her time at westminster. Inthis candid, honest and often veryfunny autobiography, elizabethreveals what it was like to work atwestminster during those turbulentyears. She offers frank assessments ofthe men and women she workedwith including Margaret thatcher,John Major and many others. acompletely absorbing and insightfulread.

CaLendar BoyAustin Mitchell

austin was the poster boy forCalendar tV at a time when localtelevision had a much greater impactthan national tV and its stars werethe celebrities of the day. austincharts his career path and revealshow he fell into his role at yorkshiretelevision and went on to become itsmost popular presenter. He revealsthe truth behind some of the mostpopular moments in tV history,including the infamous spat betweenBrian Cough and don revie.Calendar Boy is a highly entertainingread for anyone who remembers theglory days of Calendar and wants tolearn about the truth behind workinglife at a hugely popular tVprogramme that many tried toimitate but never bettered.

a HIStory oFPoLItICaL SCandaLSAndy Hughes

a must-buy book for everyoneinterested in history and thescandalous behaviour of politiciansacross the world. andy Hughes’fascinating book guides us throughcenturies of political abuse – and justplain stupidity. there is definitely noshortage of scandalous behaviour.you name it and politicians havebeen mixed up in it somehow. theseare fascinating tales from the historybooks of politics.

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Sixty years ago, the discovery ofbodies at 10 rillington Place innotting Hill, London, led to one ofthe most sensational, shocking andcontroversial serial murder cases inBritish criminal history – the case ofJohn Christie. a painstaking,scholarly reassessment of theevidence – and of Christie’s life – isoverdue, and that is what Jonathanoates provides in this grippingbiography of a serial killer.

tHe GuV’norSDick Kirby, Foreword by ‘Nipper’ Read

the ten Scotland yard detectives,featured in the Guv’nors, are unique.Such a group of intrepid crime-busters will never exist again. theypossessed only the most rudimentaryeducation; none had a degree.Intuition and knowledge of their‘manor’ counted for more than dnaand databases. they workedtirelessly in the pursuit of criminals,used informants, worked on hunchesand grabbed hold of investigationsand shook them until every piece ofevidence was unearthed. Criminalstrembled when these detectives wereafter them because, once they werenicked, they stayed nicked.

tHe SweeneyDick Kirby

the war years, the secret post-warGhost Squad, the horse-dopingscandals, the Great train robbery,the Bank of america robbery,Supergrasses and corruption arerecounted with its scrupulousattention to detail. the book is filledwith thrilling, amusing and alwayscompelling anecdotes from the menwho were there. It was the FlyingSquad who inspired the popular tVseries. this book reveals what lifewas really like in the Sweeney.

CoPPer at tHe yardJohn Edward Woodhouse

this book is an insight into the life ofan ordinary guy who has led anextraordinary life, who has openeddeaths door and closed it again, butstill had time to smile at life as heendured the battle with cancer.Fighting his way back to return toduty at the yard with one lung andcontinuing his career, this is the storyof guts and determination. to take onthe Chinese triads in their own backyard and and come out the other sideis astonishing in itself, but along withall the ups and downs in his life thisordinary guy’s approach to life is oneof optimism and fun. this book willcertainly make you laugh at timesand cry at others, you can live his lifealong side him on every page.


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tHe Great traInroBBery and tHeMetroPoLItanPoLICe FLyInG SQuadGeoff Platt

this book provides adetailed account of themen tasked with tracking down themost notorious thieves in Britishhistory. It examines the investigationin detail and asks how it wouldcontrast with the methods usedtoday should a similar incident takeplace. Geoff Platt examines whathappened to these men after theinvestigation was closed and theeffect it had on both their personaland professional lives.

Great traIn CrIMeSJonathan Oates

Murder and robberycommitted on therailways have long held a specialplace in British criminal history.railways and trains create specialconditions – and opportunities – forcriminal acts. two legendary large-scale robberies took place on theBritish railways – the Great Bullionrobbery of 1855 and the Great trainrobbery of 1963 – and theseextraordinary episodes are often usedas examples of the ultimate incriminal audacity. But as Jonathanoates shows in this powerfulselection of case studies, mostrailway crime is less sensational yet,in many ways, more revealing.

JoHn GeorGe HaIGH,tHe aCId-BatHMurdererJonathan Oates

what motivated John George Haighto murder at least six people, thendissolve their corpses in concentratedsulphuric acid? How did thisintelligent, well-educated man from aloving, strongly religious family ofPlymouth Brethren become afraudster, a thief, then a serial killer?In the latest of his best-selling studiesof criminal history, Jonathan oatesreinvestigates this sensational case ofthe late 1940s.

tHe SCourGe oFSoHoDick Kirby

Joining the post-war MetropolitanPolice, Challenor began his one-mancrime crusade, he was sent toLondon’s west end to clear up crimein Soho. More sensible gangsters, likereg and ron kray, took off as soonas his name was mentioned. dickkirby, has interviewed former friendsand colleagues of Harry Challenorand has meticulously studied courtrecords and official documents towrite the sensational andextraordinary story of the man whombecame the Scourge of Soho.

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the story of Fred wensley, a Somerset gardenerwho joined the Metropolitan Police in 1888 andretired, forty-one years later as Chief Constable ofthe CId, is an extraordinary one. after anabortive attempt to catch ‘Jack the ripper’ bynailing strips of bicycle tyres to the soles of hisboots, wensley got stuck into arresting the ne’er-do-wells of whitechapel, where he would spendtwenty-five years of his service. wensley’s careerwas dogged with controversy; when StinieMorrison was convicted of murder, was he, as heclaimed, framed by wensley? an exciting newread.

JaCk tHe rIPPer: QueSt Fora kILLerM.J. Trow

For a hundred and twenty years, the identity ofthe whitechapel murderer known to us as Jackthe ripper has both eluded us and spawned averitable industry of speculation. this booknames him. Mad doctors, russian lunatics,bungling midwives, railway policemen, failedbarristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. all of these and more have been putin the frame for the whitechapel murders.where ingenious invention and conspiracytheories have failed, common sense has floatedout of the window. M.J. trow, in this grippinghistorical reinvestigation, cuts through the fogof speculation, fantasy and obsession that hasconcealed the identity of the most famous serialmurderer of all time.

rIPPer HunterM J Trow

who was Inspector Frederick abberline, the leaddetective in the Jack the ripper case? why did heand his fellow policemen fail to catch the mostnotorious serial killer of Victorian england? whatwas he like as a man, as a professional policeman,one of the best detectives of his generation? andhow did he investigate the sequence of squalid,bloody murders that repelled – and fascinated –contemporaries and has been the subject of keencontroversy ever since? Here at last in M.J. trow’scompelling biography of this pre-eminentVictorian policeman are the answers to theseintriguing questions.

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Martyn Johnson was born atdarfield, the son of a coalminer. Leaving school at the

age of fifteen, his first job was as ablacksmith. His work changeddramatically four years later when hejoined the Sheffield City Police Forcewhere he served as a ‘beat bobby’until 1969. a two-year spell in CIdfollowed but, missing grassrootspolicing, he returned to the beat for afurther seven years. Passionate aboutlocal history, Martyn is a well-knownmetal detector and has appeared onmany BBC radio Sheffieldprogrammes talking about his hobby.a long-time resident of wentworthvillage, he also assisted and advisedCatherine Bailey when she wasresearching her best selling book,Black Diamonds.

wHat’S tHa uP to?Martyn Johnson

If you want to know what it wasreally like to be a policeman in alarge working-class area of Sheffieldduring the 1960s and 1970s thenMartyn Johnson’s memories provideus with a superb insight of thetwilight era of the ‘beat bobby’.Centred on attercliffe and darnall,we meet a host of colourfulcharacters, lovable (and not solovable) rogues and a rich variety ofincidents and events that could nothave been imagined even by themost creative of fiction writers. Butthey are all true. at times hilarious,occasionally sad, but never dull, thisbook is highly recommended foranyone interested in our recent socialhistory

wHat’S tHa uP tonaH?Martyn Johnson

Martyn continues his wonderfulstories about policing during the1960s and 1970s. as with hisprevious volume the book is writtenfrom the heart, not so much nostalgiaas a genuine feeling for the people,animals, places and history ofSheffield. as before, humour andsadness combine so that everychapter really is a compelling read.Martyn’s reminiscences not onlycontribute to our local social historybut are also relevant to the twentieth-first century policing debate.

wHat’S tHa uP totHIS tIMe?Martyn Johnson

Martyn Johnson’s memories provideus with a superb insight of thetwilight era of the ‘beat bobby’ andwhat it was really like to be apoliceman in a large working-classarea of Sheffield during the 1960sand 1970s. at times hilarious,occasionally sad, but never dull, thisbook is highly recommended foranyone interested in our recent socialhistory. Martyn’s reminiscences notonly contribute to our local socialhistory but are also relevant to thetwentieth-first century policingdebate.

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captivity, slavery and survival as afar east PoW is the incrediblymoving story of gus anckorn, aBritish soldier who was captured bythe Japanese and held for over threeand a half years. Before the war, guswas a magician and throughout thewar, entertained both fellow soldiersand Japanese guards with his tricks.this is an incredibly moving bookand will surely be considered as oneof the classic far east PoW stories.

if You’Re Readingthis …Siân Price

in this brilliant and profoundlymoving collection of ‘farewell letters’written by servicemen and women totheir loved ones, siân Price offers aremarkable insight into the heartsand minds of some of the soldiers,sailors and airmen of the past threehundred years. Be it an epitaphdictated on a napoleonic battlefield,a staunch, unsentimental letterwritten by a victorian officer, or anemail from a soldier in modern dayafghanistan, these voices speakeloquently and forcefully of thetragedy of war and answer thatfundamental human need to saygoodbye.

Behind the WiRePhilip Kaplan

Philip kaplan presents us here with ariveting account of the alliedexperience behind enemy lines,detailing the trials and tribulationsexperienced by the British andamerican airmen who were shotdown in european skies duringWorld War two, to be incarcerated‘behind the wire’ in enemy camps.With eloquence and a clearenthusiasm for the subject at hand,the author describes how variousindividuals adjusted to theirincarceration.

falklands heRoJon Cooksey

at the height of the bitter battle formount longdon during thefalklands War, 3rd Battalion,Parachute Regiment’s assault hasstalled in the face of determinedresistance. With his platoon held upby an argentine machine gun, it fallsto sergeant ian mckay to act. this isthe story of ian mckay: the lastBritish hero of the twentieth century.

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