Military Life & Institutions

During the American Revolution (177583), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops serv...

His violin saved his life. August 1914: Renowned violinist Lucien Durosoir (1878-1955) was taking a break from his busy concert schedule in a sma...

This book has been written with intent of echoing a fact that the defence of a nation is a right of every one of its citizens. It tries to apprise ...

The first time I attended a National Guard family event, I felt like I had been abducted by aliens! recalls Mary Corbett, the author of National Gu...

England is my home, and if someone asks me what I am German, Norwegian, Jewish or British I answer, Im an Englishman.In 1934, aged just 16, Louis...

This richly illustrated volume tells the story of the seven regiments of the Household Division, along with the supporting personalities and units ...

The heroic and inspiring story of the fortunes of the Black Watch, whose soldiers have distinguished themselves in theatres of war across the world...

The nature of the military institution in Brazil, its relations with civilian governments up to 1964, and its use of power since the coup of that y...

The book examines military paintings in France in the 1850s and 1860s, when the genre experienced a new lease of life. It recreates the paintings a...

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to give it its full name, owes its origins to the Pour le Merite (Blue Max), an imperial award dating back to...

In the turbulent times of the post-World War One era, new political parties emerged frequently in Germany, many with opposing extremist policies. T...

During its seventy-one years of existence, the 17th/21st Lancers became one of the best known British cavalry regiments of all time. Beloved by the...

In this absorbing new history of the Galicia Division, David McCormack debunks many of the myths that have resulted in enduring controversies among...

'I know every single one of these grenadiers. The oldest is barely eighteen. These boys have not yet learned how to live, but by God they know how ...

This book, translated from the original Spanish, is the primary academic and historical study of the Blue Division -- a Falangist initiative involv...

Covering the period from the Armistice to 1939, the book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers who had fought in the British army in the First...

A user-friendly approach to practicing social work with military members, veterans, their families, and their communitiescomplete with case example...

Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles...What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Had...

This book explores domestic opposition to formal US military bases in Latin America, and provides evidence of a growing network of informal and sec...

The Soldier Vote tells the story of how Americans in the armed forces gained the right to vote while away from home. The ability for deployed milit...

Vicksburg, nicknamed the Gibraltar of the Confederacy, was vital to Confederate supply lines, troop movements, and access to port cities on the Gul...

An all-round account of the actions of Company G of the 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, U.S. Army, during World War II in the Pacific. The ...

This all-new 5th edition of the venerable Service Etiquette cements the guides reputation as the definitive resource of military protocol. Internat...