True war & Combat Stories

When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (known as 2/3) arrived in Iraq five years to the day after 9/11, they were sent to a little-known...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in Afghanistan in 2...

In the early years of the second world war, Japan had the upper hand in the Pacific theatre. Thousands of Allied servicemen were captured and endur...

During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people...

An unputdownable account of the courage and bravery under fire of our Australian soldiers on the frontline - from WWII to Afghanistan. From Gallip...

PRAISE FOR NEVER WILL I DIE'Toby's sheer grit and determination is a powerful testament to his character. His story demonstrates the true nature of...

Published with new material in time for the 80th Anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck, Iain Ballantyne''s Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom is the h...

How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of historys greatest what ifs... A TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR HISTORY BOOK OF THE Y...

Storytelling is an art form, a descriptive account of an event, or a succession of events. In this case, all 118 stories within its pages are true ...

An extraordinary account of two British sisters whose obsession with opera became a cover for their roles in helping Jewish refugees flee the Nazis...

A story finally told from an enlisted soldier''s unique perspective.Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bradley P. Jones in his wildest dreams, never thou...

'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe thrilling...

''Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris''s unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a fresh...

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in ...

''In a later age he would have become a successful war correspondent ... We have no more human account of the Peninsular War from a participant in ...

WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIPPE SANDS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY KURKOV'If you read only one book about the war, this is the one to read.' -Henry Ma...

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of th...

Major General Rea Leakey was one of the Royal Tank Regiments greatest heroes of the Second World War. As a young tank commander, he fought Rommels ...

Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Pauluss 6th Army and...

Red Hands is a deeply compelling tale of a woman caught inside the destruction of a regime. Iordana is a normal girl, brought up with all the perks...

From master storyteller Andy McNab, this is the opening book in an adventure-filled and action-packed new series telling, for the first time ever, ...

A Coastwatcher's work is ... to sit in hiding like a spider, right in the web of the enemy, unseen and unheard. We became the eyes and ears of the ...

While the heroic exploits of The Few of Fighter Command are rightly lauded, those of The Many of Bomber Command often remain overlooked. Night afte...

'Highly readable . . . an intimate and varied account of fascinating stories of people at war' History of WarWar Stories is a fascinating account o...

In Bonzo's War, Clare Campbell told the fascinating story of what it was like for Britain's pets when the world was at war. This time, she follows ...

Sheila Millss story is a unique perspective of the Second World War. She is a clever, middle-class Norfolk girl with a yen for adventure and joins ...

If Jesus is God, then God is a grunt-the humble, hardy folk placed at the bottom of the social hierarchy who are relied on to accomplish the dirtie...

Grenadier Guards, An Account of Operations 1996-2015, covers Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. It provides a detailed narrati...

Without Nancy Tennant, Humphrey Waterfield''s exquisite horticultural creations might never have existed. The two of them were life-long partners ...