War & Defence Operations

Seven of history's greatest battles are given the Battlefield Detectives treatment in this fantastic companion to the TV series. David Wason brings...

The Battle of Britain was fought between two airborne military elites and was a classic example of pure attack against pure defence. Though it was ...

By July 1940, Britain stood alone in Europe. Hitler's troops had reached the French coast after storming their way across northern Europe and, foll...

The last stand at Thermopylae made the Spartans legends in their own time, famous for their toughness, stoicism and martial prowess but was this r...

The final thrilling tale of the House of Appius Julianus.A new and deadly threat has emerged at the outskirts of the Roman Empire on the Danube, on...

'Gripping ... A terrific action narrative' Max Hastings 'Reads like a Tom Clancy thriller, yet every word is true ... This is modern warfare close-...

After the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941 and early 1942, the Allies began to fight back. After victories at Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Midway ...

In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Ta...

An Army of skeletons appeared before our eyes naked, starved, sick and discouraged. Gouverneur Morris recorded these words in his report to the C...

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'A riveting account of T. E. Lawrences battles on and off the battlefield Using scrupulous resear...

''Excellent'' Antony Beevor ''Saul David is a brilliant historian ... In shocking and jaw-droppi...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter and The Liberator, returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account ...

Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history ofthe Cold War's defining episode.Berlin, 1948 - a divided city in a divided country in adi...

Just after its seventieth anniversary, the Battle of the Bulge has lost none of its impact. The largest battle fought by US troops on the continent...

A highly illustrated introduction to some of World War II's most famous and important battles, featuring colourful artwork throughout. World War I...

A highly illustrated study of the battle of Shrewsbury, made famous by Shakespeare in Henry IV Part 1, which secured Henry IV on the throne.The bat...

'James Holland is a master' BBC HistoryIt was to be the battle to end the air war once and for all.During the third week of February 1944, the comb...

Published here for the first time, the Civil War combat memoir of Lieutenant Colonel James Taylor Holmes of the 52nd Ohio Volunteers presents a ...

Robert E. Lee feared the day the Union army would return up the James River and invest the Confederate capital of Richmond. In the spring of 1864, ...

The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now,...

Author Dr. Dennis Showalter is the winner of the 2018 Pritzker Military Lifetime Achievement Award!If wars were wagered on like pro sports or horse...

Since 2003, Iraq has rarely left the headlines. But less discussed is the fact that Iraq as we know it was created by the British, in one of the mo...

German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and...