Military History

Benjamin Franklin was serious when he suggested the colonists arm themselves with the longbow. The American colonies were not logistically prepared...

Join Garner, Dodge, and the rest of RT Iowa as they venture across the fence to help stem the flow of the North Vietnamese on the Ho Chi Minh Trail...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child'Now that's a Great Escape! How 34 members of the SAS evaded 5,000 Na...

The Red Fox of Colditz recounts the tale of Lt AM Sinclair KRRC, from his capture post-Calais' fall in May 1940 to his demise in September 1943 whi...

Of the thousands of commanders who served in historys armies, why is it that only a few are remembered as great leaders of men in battle? What comb...

Kut: The Death of an Army is the fascinating, yet largely forgotten, story of the British-Indian Army that was besieged in Mesopotamia from 1915 to...

Eleven years after Reinhard Gehlen, the head of Adolf Hitlers Eastern Front military intelligence unit, emerged from hiding to hand himself over to...

On 10 May 1940 German Fallschirmjäger stormed the Dutch fort of Eben-Emael, south of Maastricht. The brilliantly executed operation was the first s...

Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special for...

In the tumultuous saga of the Napoleonic Wars, one critical narrative has remained notably absent: a comprehensive medical history. This meticulous...

In a single volume, Roman Republic at War catalogues and offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic betwee...

The Eastern Front was where the war against Nazi Germany was lost and won. More people died there in the battles and destruction than all the other...

For General George S. Patton, Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have itbut Ill be damned if I can define it. Probably it consists in kno...

The Hundred Years' War is one of the most famous conflicts in British history, featuring such renowned battles as Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt. It...