Battles & Campaigns

In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. Th...

When everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterdays words suffice?We were so happy and didnt know itA thirty-three-year-old writer ...

Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South Ameri...

THE FIRST MEMOIR BY A USS ARIZONA SURVIVOR: Donald Stratton, one of the battleship's five living heroes, delivers an epic,* powerful,** and intimat...

The 1916 Rising was about much, much more than the GPO. Around the city, many volunteers and British soldiers were killed and wounded fighting in v...

An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russ...

In this vibrant and dynamic book-length study drawing on a broad tapestry of research, Terence McSweeney offers an exploration of The Hurt Locker (...

The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelsons fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, howeve...

Napoleon Bonaparte held absolute political power in France and his influence stretched across Europe and beyond. Yet he remained between leading h...

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery had a dynamic personality that often led to difficulties with political or military superiors but made him an ...

Transcribed for the first time from Commissary General Tupper Carey's handwritten journals, this is the second of two volumes which cover the livel...

The battle of Byland, on 14 October 1322, was a crucial battle in the Wars of Scottish Independence. This absorbing study from Harry Pearson sheds ...

'Masterful' David Price'McKinstry has done a fine job in rescuing Coastal Command from long neglect' Richard OveryThe remarkable story of the unsun...

A powerful, immersive account published for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and battle for Normandy, accompanying a groundbreaking BBC2 ...

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller'Vital testimony for those who wish to understand the stark reality of running up a beach with the Wehrmacht tryin...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book is his best yet . . . Dimblebys work is in a different league, told with such skill and judgment' Do...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book is his best yet . . . Dimblebys work is in a different league, told with such skill and judgment' Do...

This illuminating discussion of deism in the early American colonies presents an overview of its main tenets, showing how its influence rose swiftl...

The Last Citadel is a ground-breaking full-length treatment of the most extensive military operation of the Civil Warthe investment of Petersburg, ...