Military History

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J. Boas, an archaeologist, historian and scholar who has...

This book offers an international reading of the Polish socialist regimes history in the 1970s, and its opening up to the West.It bridges Polands s...

'This disturbing book is timely, relevant and important' Sir Ian KershawFrom the bestselling author of THE HOLOCAUST, a groundbreaking narrative hi...

In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

This book uses an empathic reading of Yiddish diarists feelings, evaluations, and assessments about persecutors in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna ghet...

This book explores SovietNorth Korean relations during the Cold War (19451991). Based on many primary documents and sources (including Russian and ...

Memory in Hungarian Fascism: A Cultural History argues that fascist memory had a key role in the historical formation and later return of fascism. ...

The book presents various investigation into 20th-century European dictatorships, with its focus on Franco`s dictatorship and the Spanish Civil War...

WHEELS OF COURAGE reveals the never-before-told story of the world's first wheelchair athletes: U.S. soldiers, sailors, and Marines who were paraly...

This book shows how international trade was a key part of the classic Western policy of containment towards the Soviet Union in the Cold War in the...

To disentangle the National Socialists path to power in Germany, one must attend to the discursive strategies and liturgical practices employed by ...

This book explores unit cohesion in ancient armies, and how this contributed to the making of war in the Mediterranean world. It takes a varied app...

The Forgotten Appeasement of 1920 examines a turning point in East European history: the summer of 1920, when Lenins Soviet Russia decided to chall...

Analysing 100 material objects which helped to shape the Spanish Civil War, this textbook explores one of the seminal events of 20th century throug...

Analysing 100 material objects which helped to shape the Spanish Civil War, this textbook explores one of the seminal events of 20th century throug...

The units and formations of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have privileged access to the finest weaponry in the worlds arsenal. Whether ...

During World War II, agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) infiltrated Japanese-occupied Malaya. There they worked with Malayan guerrill...

Sir, God hath taken away your eldest son by a cannon shot. It brake his leg. We were necessitated to have it cut off, whereof he died.' In one of t...

Relocation as a strategy and operational approach in war has reappeared in various forms from the late 18th century to the present day. In A Global...

The Frankfurt Auschwitz trial was a milestone event in West German history. Between 1963 and 1965, twenty-two former Auschwitz personnel were tried...

The American war in Vietnam was concluded in 1973 under the terms of a truce that were effectively identical to what was offered to the Nixon admin...

'A delicious, gossipy and thoroughly engaging romp ... heartily recommended.' Tim Tate, author of Hitler's British Traitors and The Spy Who Was Lef...

Featuring full-color artwork, this book describes and illustrates the Chinese and North Korean troops who fought US and UN forces in Korea during 1...

The decisive role of Britains wartime newspaper journalism in shaping public opinion and government policy has been majorly overlooked. Much of the...

Escape from Paris is the true story of a small group of U.S. aviators whose four B-17 Flying Fortresses were shot down over German-occupied France ...

What happens when a seasoned journalist and travel writer takes on his most challenging assignment yetcrossing not just continents but also history...

Russias invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has shown the world the critical importance of whether and how to punish heads of state, heads of government, a...

In War Fever, celebrated sports historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith explore the monumental changes taking place in Boston during the Great Wa...

An American hero...finally gets her due in this riveting narrative. You will absolutely love Florence Finch: her grit, her compassion, her fight. T...

In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for bot...

In this World War II military history, Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for action. Espionage brought t...