Casemate UK Autumn 2016 Trade Catalogue

NEW BOOKS autumn 2016

Military History • Aviation • Maritime & Naval History

Welcome to the 2016 Casemate UK Autumn Catalogue We are delighted to present to you our published and distributed books for the 2016 autumn season. As always our distributed publishers bring you a range of high quality military history books, from the highly illustrated to strategy, tactics, memoir and biography. We think there is something here to suit every military history reader, modeller, wargamer or reenactor.

The Casemate UK published list continues to build momentum, with the next four in our popular Casemate Classic War Fiction series (p. 6–7) publishing alongside a thorough treatment of Operation Barbarossa from Christer BergstrÖm (p. 2), and an excellent highly illustrated book on the Vikings at war (p. 4). Highlights from our Pool of London Press imprint include a new addition to the Pocket Manual series (p. 13) and Churchill: Warrior (p. 12), a fascinating overview of Churchill’s unique pre-WW2 experiences and how these informed his strategy and leadership.

In addition, Game of Shadows: The Daily Telegraph Book of Spies and Espionage (p. 12) draws on over a century of news, comment and analysis to cast new light on a thrilling world that has long lived in the shadows.

Cover image from The Liberation of Europe (p. 1) Credit: © Herbert W. Warhurst, The Times WN5068

Casemate UK ..................................................................1 Casemate Classic War Fiction series ................6 Casemate Past & Present Series .........................8 Pool of London Press ..............................................10 Casemate Publishers ............................................... 15 30 Degrees South ......................................................22 Big Sky Publishing .....................................................24 Chipotle Publishing ...................................................30 Enigma Books ..............................................................30 Fighting High Publishing ......................................... 31 Harpia Publishing .......................................................33 Heimdal Editions ........................................................34 Casemate Recent Highlights ...............................38 Helion & Company ...................................................46 Histoire et Collections ............................................65 Kagero ..............................................................................68 Merrion Press ...............................................................69 Paladin Press ................................................................72 Potomac Books ...........................................................73 Presidio Press ..............................................................75 Sabrestorm Publishing ............................................76 Savas Beatie .................................................................77 Trade Ordering Information ................................. 81

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The T Photographers who Captured History from D-Day to Berlin

The Liberation of Europe

he Second World War presented a huge range of challenges to press photography both in terms of its execution and getting the results in print. Life on the home front was the main subject until the invasion of France changed everything in 1944.

Mark Barnes

Photographers from The Times were part of a talented group who were there to capture the momentous events taking place from the moment the troops stepped ashore, as the Allies fought their way from the D-Day beaches all the way to Berlin. They captured thousands of images of the fighting and its aftermath: bombed out towns, tanks and the inevitable human death toll, but also troops moving through a scarred landscape, the civilian population in joy and fear, and the daily activities of the soldiers themselves.

They were on hand to witness the surrender of German commanders and some of their subsequent suicides, and also when King George VI made history when he became the first monarch since Henry V to confer knighthoods on the battlefield.

Succinct and accessible text giving an overview of how Europe was liberated, featuring over 400 photographs, most unpublished.

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—1944–1945— The Photographers who Captured History from D-Day to Berlin

Mark Barnes world war 2 | photography September 2016 • 9781612004020 • £25.00 Hardback • 280 x 216 mm 400 illustrations • 336 pages

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The Liberation of Europe 1944–1945

The Second World War presented a huge range of challenges to press photography both in terms of itsIt isexecution and getting the results in print. Life an extraordinary archive, yet very few of images were published, either at the time onthe the home front or since.

Mark Barnes, a librarian at The Times, was the main subject until the has painstakingly reconstructed the archive over a period of many years, piecing together invasion of France changed everything in 1944. the journeys these pioneering photographers, masters of their craft, made across Europe.

Photographers from The Times were part of a talented The Liberation of Europe, containing nearly 400 images, not only gives a succinct and group who were there to capture the momentous expert overview of the North West Europe campaign, but also presents world history events taking place from the moment the troops on a grand scale and is essential reading for everyone interested in World War II and the history of Europe.ashore, as the Allies fought their way from stepped the D-Day beaches all the way to Berlin. They captured thousands of images of the fighting and its aftermath: bombed out towns, tanks and the inevitable human death toll, but also troops moving through a scarred landscape, the civilian population in joy and fear, and the daily activities of the soldiers themselves. They were on hand to witness the surrender of German commanders and some of their subsequent suicides, and also when King George VI made history when he became the first monarch since Henry V to confer knighthoods on the battlefield.

It is an extraordinary archive, yet very few of the images were published, either at the time or since. Mark Barnes, a librarian at The Times, has painstakingly reconstructed the archive over a period of many years, piecing together the journeys these pioneering photographers, masters of their craft, made across Europe. The Liberation of Europe gives an expert overview of the North West Europe campaign and presents world history on a grand scale; it is essential reading for everyone interested in World War II and the history of Europe.

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Operation Barbarossa 1941 Hitler Against Stalin Christer Bergström

The largest military campaign in history gets the Christer Bergström treatment with many unpublished and rare images.

Operation Barbarossa was the largest military campaign in history. Springing from Hitler ’s fanatical desire to conquer the Soviet territories, defeat Bolshevism and create ‘Lebensraum’ for the German people, it pitted two diametrically opposed armed forces against one another.

The invasion began with 4.5 million troops attacking 2.3 million defenders. On one side was the Wehrmacht, without any doubt the world’s most advanced military force. On the other were the Soviet armed forces, downtrodden, humiliated, decapitated and terrorized by an autocratic and crude dictator with no military education whatsoever.

Initially Operation Barbarossa led to a row of unparalleled tactical victories for the attackers. In just five months, an area of around 1.4 million square kilometres was captured. Tremendous losses were inflicted on the Soviet armed forces. 566,852 troops World War II | Reference were listed as killed in action, 2,335,482 as missing in action (including POWs), and around 500,000 Soviet July 2016 • 9781612004013 • £35.00 reservists had been captured while still mobilizing – Hardback • 297 x 210 mm making a total of approximately 3.4 million losses. But 300 illustrations • 300 pages by the end of December 1941, Operation Barbarossa had ground to halt; how was this possible? Christer Bergström tells the story in great detail; as with The Battle of Britain: An Epic Conflict Revisited he combines facts and figures with the human stories behind the action, and draws new conclusions based on many years of research in German and Russian archives.

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THE BATTLE OF ALESIA, 52

J S  R S Ancient Warfare October 2016 • 9781612004051 • £19.99 Hardback • 228 x 152 mm 27 illustrations • 320 pages

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Caesar’s Greatest Victory The Battle of Alesia, 52 BC John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville

A new account that reassess the role of both sides, and the campaign as a whole, not just the Battle of Alesia itself.

The Battle for Alesia was a decisive moment in world history. It determined whether Rome would finally conquer Gaul or whether Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix would throw off the yoke and consequently whether a number of independent Celtic tribal kingdoms could resist the might of Rome. Failure would have been a total defeat for Julius Caesar, not just in Gaul but in the Senate. European history, and therefore world history, might have been a very different story.

Caesar’s campaign of 52 BC frequently hung in the balance. Vercingetorix was a far more formidable opponent than any he’d encountered in Gaul; bold, charismatic, and imbued with strategic insight of the highest order. The Romans were caught totally off-guard and it seemed all too likely their grip on Gaul, which Caesar had imagined secure, would be prised free. The Siege of Alesia itself was one of the most astonishing military undertakings of all times.

Caesar’s Greatest Victory fully reveals both sides of the conflict, to explore in depth the personalities involved and to examine the legacy of the campaign which still resonates today. The arms, equipment, tactics and fighting styles of Roman and Celtic armies are explained, as well as the charisma and leadership of Caesar and Vercingetorix and the command and control structures of both sides. Using new evidence from archaeology, the authors construct a fresh account of not just the siege itself but also the Alesia campaign and place it into the wider context of the history of warfare.

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Vikings at War Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike

Comprehensive account of the Viking art of war, weapons and the history of their conquests with over 380 illustrations.

Vikings at War presents a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war; their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and conquest campaigns that brought the Vikings to virtually every corner of Europe and even to America. Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world during the 350 years that followed the introduction of the sail into the region, from the 9th to the 11th century. Viking ravages united the Spanish kingdoms and stopped Charlemagne and the Franks' advance in Europe.

Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounter between cultures changed both European and Nordic societies.

Employing unorthodox and unpredictable strategies, Kim Hjardar & Vegard Vike which were hard for more organised forces to respond to, the most crucial element of the Viking’s success was their basic strategy of evading the Medieval History | Reference enemy by arriving by sea, then attacking quickly and with great force before withdrawing quickly.

October 2016 • 9781612004037 • £29.95 The warrior class dominated in a militarised society.

Hardback • 250 x 150 mm 380 illustrations • 400 pages Honour was everything, and breaking promises and ruining one’s posthumous reputation was considered worse than death itself. If a man offended another man’s honour, the only way out was blood revenge.

Never before has the Viking art of war, weapons and the history of their conquests been presented together in such detail. With over 380 colour illustrations including beautiful reconstruction drawings, maps, cross-section drawings of ships, line-drawings of fortifications, battle plan reconstructions and photos of surviving artefacts including weapons and jewellery.

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Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines Koos Stadler

Gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as ‘Recces’.

South Africa | Special Forces October 2016 • 9781612004044 • £19.99 Hardback • 228 x 152 mm 65 illustrations • 384 pages

South African Special Forces, known as the ‘Recces’, are an elite group of soldiers that few can aspire to join. Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how they operate. Now one of this select band has written a tell-all book about the extraordinary missions he embarked on and the nail-biting action he experienced in the Border War. Shortly after passing the infamously gruelling Special Forces selection course in the early 1980s, Koos Stadler joined the so-called Small Teams group at 5 Reconnaissance Regiment. This subunit was made up of two-man teams and was responsible for numerous secret and highly dangerous missions deep behind enemy lines.

With only one other team member, Stadler was sent to blow up railway lines and enemy fighter jets in the south of Angola. As he crawled in and out of enemy-infested territory, he stared death in the face many times.

A gripping, first-hand account that reveals the near superhuman physical and psychological powers these Special Forces operators have to display.

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The Casemate Classic War Fiction series publishes new editions of forgotten classics that perfectly capture their era, starting with the conflict that gave birth to gritty realism in fiction, WWI.

Mr Britling Sees it Through H. G. Wells A profound and very human account of the early years of the war, told from the perspective of a father rather than combatants, but no less revealing. Mr Britling lives in the quintessentially English town of Matching’s Easy in Essex. He is a great thinker, an essayist, but most of all an optimist. When war arrives he is forced to reassess many of the things he had been so sure of. The family’s young German tutor is forced to head back to Germany, and Mr Britling’s seventeen year old son enlists in the Territorials. Day by day and month by month, Wells chronicles the unfolding events and public reaction as witnessed by the inhabitants of one house in rural Essex.

9781612004150 ■ August 2016 ■ £9.99 190 x 132 mm ■ Paperback ■ 444 pages

Behind the Lines W. F. Morris Behind the Lines is a thriller that follows on from the success of W. F. Morris’s first novel, Bretherton: Khaki or Field-Grey? Morris is again concerned with questions of identity, allegiance, chance, concealment and self-discovery. A subaltern is forced to flee when he accidentally kills an overbearing, taunting fellow officer: appearances are all against him and he does not trust trench justice. He becomes a fugitive and has to join forces with other deserters, lost soldiers and outlaws in a hand-to-mouth existence in the no man’s land between opposing forces. A series of adventures and disasters ensue, including capture by the Germans and near death by firing squad. Only his own bravery and the devotion of his fiancée can rescue him from his plight.

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Ronald Gurner A platoon of inexperienced British soldiers crosses to France, in excited and nervous anticipation of what is to come; they find themselves at Ypres where the battle-weary Allied troops are dug in, and slaughter surrounds them. With their young, upright officer Freddy Mann, they are soon in the thick of it, burying the dead, experiencing the terror of bombardment, being picked off by snipers, with some unable to cope and refusing to go over the top. We see the action through their eyes, from privates to the senior officers of the wider battalion, with a focus on Freddy Mann’s journey from idealistic officer barely out of school, to battle-hardened cynic, barely hanging on as those around him are cut down, maimed or crack.

9781612004112 ■ August 2016 ■ £8.99 190 x 132 mm ■ Paperback ■ 242 pages

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André Chamson Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming novella tells the story of a man from the Cèvennes Mountains called Roux, who refuses to join the army at the outbreak of war in 1914. Instead, he flees and hides in the hills, only returning occasionally to the farm where he left his mother and sisters. The people of the valley condemn his desertion and hope the police will find his hideout. But as the years go by, and the horrors of the trenches become known, the local people start to understand Roux’s actions. Chamson explores questions of perception, morality and conscience with a lightness of touch, painting an atmospheric picture of life in a WWI-era rural community.

9781612004174 ■ August 2016 ■ £7.99 190 x 132 mm ■ Paperback ■ 112 pages

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The new Past & Present series reconstructs historical battles by using photography, juxtaposing modern views with those of the past. It shows how much of the infrastructure has remained and points to the passing nature of things – such as outfits, uniforms, and ephemera.

These books present a coherent link between now and then, linking the monuments and battlefield relics with what actually happened.

Past & Present: 101st Airborne September 1944

Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Operation “Market Garden” is a strongly debated subject among WW2 historians: was it a brave attempt to end the war early that foundered for being a bridge too far, or was it, rather, an ill-conceived waste of resources that should have been used on another Front?

101st parachuted right into the middle of enemy territory and north of Eindhoven. They met little resistance to begin with and captured most of their initial objectives by the end of 17 September. But the Germans managed to demolish the division’s primary objective, a bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Son, forcing the 101st to attempted to capture a similar bridge a few kilometers away at best. The Screaming Eagles saw seventy-two days of fierce round-the-clock fighting against crack German troops and showed their fighting ability and tenacity.

October 2016 • 9781612004235 • £9.99 Paperback • 234 x 184 mm • 64 pages • 140 illus.

Past & Present: 6th Airborne Division June 1944

Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Operation Tonga began at 22:56 on the night of 5 June, when six Halifax heavy bombers took off from Tarrant Rushton towing six Horsas carrying a coup-de-main force, who were tasked with capturing the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne. 6th Airborne Division – which included 1st Canadian Para Bn – had been allotted three specific tasks to achieve, apart from protecting the eastern flank of the Allied seaborne landings.

First, it was to capture intact the two bridges over the Caen Canal and the Orne River at Benouville and Ranville. Second, the division was to destroy the heavily fortified Merville coastal artillery battery located at Franceville Plage, to ensure that it could not shell the British forces landing on Sword Beach. A third task was to destroy several bridges spanning the River Dives – at Varaville, Robehomme, Bures, and Troarn.

October 2016 • 9781612004211 • £9.99 Paperback • 234 x 184 mm • 64 pages • 140 illus.

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December 1944

Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Bastogne will live forever in the annals of American military history. From the resounding “Nuts,” in response to the German demand for surrender, to the breaking of the siege by Patton’s Third Army – brilliantly disengaged from its positions on the Saar, wheeled 90 degrees and marched northwards faster than any thought possible – the defense of Bastogne and victory in the Ardennes was one of the greatest feats of American arms in the European Theater. This title in the Past & Present series looks at the encirclement, siege, and relief with then and now photographs; specially commissioned aerial photos, and a wealth of detail.

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Past & Present: Bastogne

October 2016 • 9781612004341 • £9.99 Paperback • 234 x 184 mm • 64 pages • 140 illus.

Past & Present: Omaha Beach June 1944

Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Of the five beaches attacked on 6 June, Omaha saw the sternest fighting. Well-placed defenders on the high ground and extensive beach defenses did their job. On top of this, so much had gone wrong with the first wave: many of the amphibious DD Sherman tanks didn’t reach the beach. Another problem was that many units landed in the wrong place. Finally, the German emplacements and defenses were well-placed on high ground and the only cover on the beach – the seawall – was over a killing ground. The attacking forces – units of the US 29th and 1st Inf Divs – suffered over 2,000 casualties, many of them drowned during the approach, but led by US Rangers, the American troops pushed forward and by nightfall, they had gained hold of the beach and its immediate hinterland.

October 2016 • 9781612004259 • £9.99 Paperback • 234 x 184 mm • 64 pages • 140 illus.

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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

BRIAN LAVERY

Churchill: Warrior How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours Brian Lavery

Sunday Times bestselling author Brian Lavery writes on the unique 60-year military career of Winston Churchill, and how his experiences informed his strategy and leadership.

CHURCHILL

WARRIOR

On a typical day during the Second World War, Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, issued numerous memos to the ministers and service commanders on many different subjects, on both the grand strategy and the detail of the war effort. He had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services which allowed him to assess their real needs – a crucial task when money, material resources, and especially manpower, were reaching their limits. No-one else has ever been able to balance the needs of the services in such a way.

This book looks at how Churchill gained his unique insight into war strategy and administration, and the effect this had on his thinking and leadership.

Each period (before, during and after the First World Biography | 20th Century War, and in the Second World War) is divided into four parts – land, sea and air warfare, and combined September 2016 • 9781910860229 • £25.00 operations. The conclusion deals with the effect Hardback • 234 x 156 mm of these experiences on his wartime leadership.

448 pages Written in Brian Lavery’s acclaimed, insightful and anecdotal style, Churchill: Warrior, relates a grand narrative starting with the Marlborough, toy soliders and the army class at Eton, and leads us through those early military and journalistic experiences, the fascinating trials and lessons of the First World War, and the criticism and tenacity but ultimate triumph of the key events in the Second.

HOW A MILITARY LIFE GUIDED WINSTON’S FINEST HOURS

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The Classic Guide to Commanding A Second World War Battleship Rory O'Conor, introduction by Brian Lavery

The essential primer in running a warship written by the celebrated Captain of HMS Hood.

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Having completed the highly prestigious commission of commanding HMS Hood, then the most famous warship in the world, in her halcyon pre-war years, Captain Rory O’Conor brought together all of his experiences to create the ultimate officers’ guide for running a steel fighting ship. Published in 1937, and now recognised as one of the most influential, yet highly accessible, volumes on naval command and organisation, Running a Big Ship provides a truly unique insight into life at sea during the Second World War. Credited with making a significant contribution to the wartime navy’s esprit de corps, the book had a lasting impact on shipboard understanding and relations on vessels large and small, as young, diverse crews withstood the considerable strain of actual war. Such credit is due in large part to the main body of the book which sets out each of the duties required of a Royal Navy Officer in detailed, clear terms and through O’Conor’s insightful advice.

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Such knowledge ranges from tips on the issuing and execution of orders, through to attendance requirements, the treatment of defaulters and shipboard theft, midshipmen training, ceremonies, uniforms, cleanliness aboard ship and on through to the management of the Fleet Air Arm and the high-speed service boats. There are fascinating observations and explanations of the finer points of bugle calls, the treatment of guests and complete instructions for many forms of recreation from cinema to regattas. This beautifully produced new edition includes an introduction by Brian Lavery and 16 illustrations.

September 2016 • 9781910860199 • £12.99 Hardback • 198 x 128 mm 240 pages • 16 b&w artworks

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Game of Shadows The Telegraph Book of Spies & Espionage Edited by Philip Parker

Drawing on over a century of news, comment and analysis to cast new light on a world that has long lived in the shadows.

The First World War was the cradle of modern espionage and the build-up to the conflict saw a scramble as the British government tried desperately to build an intelligence service. Taking as its cue these formative years, Game of Shadows: The Telegraph Book of Spies & Espionage relates the thrilling, intriguing and shadowy story of the spies and counter-intelligence operatives who engaged in an often deadly struggle to uncover the other side’s secrets.

As told by the editors, journalists and feature writers of the newspaper, this volume will trace the evolution of the various strands of British intelligence, from the foundation of what would become MI5 and MI6 to the sabotage operations of Special Operations Executive in the Second World War and the subterfuge experts of Naval Intelligence Unit, where Ian Fleming cut his teeth and formed the early ideas for his fictional creation James Bond. The book will cover the bitter Espionage | 20th Century struggle between Cold War antagonists, as new spying techniques emerged and treacherous webs of cross October 2016 • 9781910860205 • £20.00 and double-cross entwined against the backdrop of Hardback • 234 x 156 mm an always looming nuclear conflict. The book will 352 pages • 24 photos cover KGB defections, Stasi plots and CIA stings. It will uncover the latest revelations about the Cambridge Spy Ring (following the recent release of some 80,000 previously classified documents) of Philby, Blunt, Burgess and Maclean. It will detail the new intelligence landscape of the post-Cold War world as the old certainties have dissolved and the spy services must counter and infiltrate new groups and face the challenges of cyberspies and cyberterrorists.

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I n s t r u c t i o n s o n Wa r f a re , Te rr a i n , E n d u r a n c e a n d t h e D a n g e r s o f t h e Tro p i c s

The Jungle Survival Poc ket Manual

1944 R E S T R I C T E D The information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to any person not authorized to recieve it.

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Survival Guides | World War II October 2016 • 9781910860212 • £8.99 Hardback • 180 x 120 mm 144 pages • 20 line illustrations

Instructions on Warfare, Terrain, Endurance and the Dangers of the Tropics Edited by Ruth Sheppard

Collection of official WWII training manuals produced by the British and US armies to help their soldiers survive the deadly jungle.

During the Second World War, British and American soldiers were sent to new and challenging theatres, fighting to survive not only encounters with the enemy but the landscape they found themselves in.

Being posted to South-East Asia and the Pacific to fight the Japanese meant soldiers had to learn to survive in the tropics, fighting and living in endless steamy jungle and perilous swamps. To help them in this completely alien environment, the British and US armies produced a number of official training manuals and guides to explain to the men how to identify and fight the Japanese and avoid their deadly panji traps, but also ‘jungle lore': how to find and cook plants that were safe to eat; which animals and insects could kill them; how to identify and treat tropical illnesses and diseases; and avoid the dangers of polluted water and cannibals.

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Jungle Survival Pocket Manual 1944

The Jungle Survival Pocket Manual brings together the official manuals and information that enabled the Allies to fight in Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Singapore and the Pacific Islands and win the war.

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Luftwaffe in Colour The Victory Years, 1939–1942 Christophe Cony and Jean-Luis Roba

This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its power.

In Hitler’s Germany, colour photography was primarily coopted for state purposes, such as the military publication Signal, or the Luftwaffe’s own magazine, Der Adler (Eagle). But a number of men had cameras of their own, and in this painstakingly acquired collection, originally published in France, we can witness true life on Germany’s airfields during the period of the Luftwaffe’s ascendancy.

Thus not only do we see famous planes such as the Me-109, Ju-87 or He-111, but the wide variety of more obscure types with which the Germans began the war. The array of Arados, Dorniers, Heinkels – not to mention elegant 4-engine Condors – that were initially employed in the war are here in plain sight and full colour, providing not only an insight into WWII history but a model maker’s dream.

aVIATION | wORLD wAR ii October 2016 • 9781612004082 • £19.99 Hardback • 254 x 178 mm 128 pages • 300 photos

Just as fascinating are the shots of the airmen themselves, along with their ground crews – full of confidence and cheer as they bested every other air force in Europe during these years, with the single exception of the RAF’s Fighter Command in latesummer 1940. But that was no big stumbling block to the Luftwaffe, which had bigger fish to fry in Russia and North Africa the following year.

In the authors’ next work, The Years of Defeat, we will see how the war turned more grim for the Luftwaffe, even as its expertise and skill at more deadly aircraft designs, increased. In The Victory Years we have a uniquely intimate view of an air force at the very apex of its capabilities.

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Tapio Saarelainen

The life, techniques and exploits of the world’s greatest sniper, Simo Häyhä, who brought death to hundreds of Russian soldiers during the Winter War of 1939–1940.

During the Winter War in 1939–1940 Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world and paved the way for them by demonstrating their significance on the battlefield.

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The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä

The White Sniper fully explores Häyhä’s life, his exploits in the Winter War, the secrets behind his success and also includes a detailed look at his rifle itself. Appendices cover the basics of shooting, the impact of fire on the battlefield, battles on the Kollaa Front during the Winter War and a list of ranked snipers of the world.

Biography | World War II October 2016 • 9781612004297 • £19.95 Hardback • 228 x 152 mm 192 pages

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general Fox Conner Pershing’s Chief of Operations and Eisenhower’s Mentor Steven Rabalais

Presenting the portrait of the quintessential man behind the scenes in U.S. military history.

Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed Fox Conner, as “the outstanding soldier of my time.” In the early 1920s, Conner transformed his protégé Eisenhower from a struggling young officer on the verge of a court martial into one of the American army’s rising stars.

This book presents the first complete biography of this significant, but now forgotten, figure in American military history. In addition to providing a unique insider’s view into the operations of the American high command during World War I, Fox Conner also tells the story of an interesting life.

October 2016 • 9781612003979 • £19.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm 320 pages • 16 pages of photos

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The Devil’s General The Life of Hyazinth von Strachwitz – "The Panzer Graf ” Raymond Bagdonas

An intensely detailed account of this combat leader’s life, as well as ferocious armoured warfare in World War II. This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the “Panzer Graf” (Armoured Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Legnica, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II. Wounded 12 times during the war, and barely surviving a lethal car crash, he was finally able to surrender to the Americans in May 1945.

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October 2016 • 9781612004327 • £12.99 New in Paperback • 229 x 152 mm 376 pages • 16 pages of illustrations

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The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy, from the Winter Line to Anzio Frank van Lunteren

A close examination of the 504th P.I.R. in the Fifth Army’s Italy Campaign is provided here in unsurpassed detail.

Upon the completion of the Sicily and Salerno Campaigns in 1943, the paratroopers of Colonel Reuben Tucker’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment were among the first Allied troops to enter Naples. A ghost town at first sight, the residents soon expressed their joy at being liberated. Four weeks later the 504th—upon the special request of General Mark Clark—spearheaded Fifth Army’s drive through the notorious Volturno Valley—the Germans’ next stand.

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Spearhead of Fifth Army

January 1944 seemed to promise a period of rest, but the landing at Anzio meant deployment for the paratroopers again, this time by ship. A bombing raid during their beach landing was a forecast of eight weeks of bitter fighting. Holding the right flank of the beachhead along the Mussolini Canal, the paratroopers earned their nickname “Devils in Baggy Pants” for their frontline incursions into enemy lines, as well as their stubborn defense of the Allied salient.

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In this work H Company’s attachment to the British 5th Grenadier Guards—and the Victoria Cross action of Major William Sidney—are painted in comprehensive light for the first time. Also the story of Honorary Member of the 504th P.I.R., Italian veteran Antonio Taurelli, is included. Using war diaries, personal journals, letters and interviews with nearly 80 veterans, a close-in view of the 504th P.I.R. in the Fifth Army’s Italy Campaign is here provided in unsurpassed detail.

September 2016 • 9781612004273 • £19.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm 320 pages • 16 pages of illustrations

This work is the third by Van Lunteren on the 504th P.I.R. In World War II following The Battle of the Bridges and Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper. As readers will see, however, the Italian theatre held second place to none in terms of gruelling combat and courage against formidable odds, and an extremely expert enemy.

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Under a Blood Red Sun The Remarkable Saga of Tor pedo Boat Squadron 3 at the Onset of the Pacific War John Domagalski

A story of the courage and sacrifice of men thousands of miles from their homeland, representing American gallantry and fighting prowess.

During the opening days of World War II in the Pacific, a small group of American sailors in the Philippines were propelled into the forefront of the fighting. They manned six small wooden torpedo (PT) boats and were led by a courageous, larger-than-life character in Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley. The exploits of the unit – including the evacuation of General MacArthur – were immortalised in the blockbuster 1945 movie They Were Expendable but since then the saga of Bulkeley and his men has slipped into history. Under a Blood Red Sun revives the story of the Philippine PT-boats through the intertwined accounts of Bulkeley and his subordinate officers and men.

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September 2016 • 9781612004075 • £19.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm 304 pages • 16 pages of photos

War On Two Fronts An Infantry Commander's War in Iraq and the Pentagon Col. Christopher P. Hughes

Col. Hughes, winner of The Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award, writes movingly of his “No-Slack” battalion at war in Iraq.

The war in Iraq got off to a bang for Hughes, when his brigade command tent was fragged by a Muslim sergeant in the 101st, leaving him briefly in charge of the brigade. Transferred to Washington after his tour in Iraq, Hughes then writes an illuminating account of the herculean efforts of many in the Pentagon to work around the corporatist elements of its bureaucracy.

Written with candour and no shortage of humour, intermixed with brutal scenes of combat and frank analysis, this book is a must-read for all those who seek insight into our current war in the Middle East.

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From the beaches to the Falaise Gap Leo Marriott and Simon Forty

Mixing text, maps and images to explain and interpret the complexities of the Normandy campaign.

The Normandy Battlefields: D-Day & the Bridgehead ended as the Allies fought to expand their D-Day foothold. In Bocage and Breakout, Leo Marriott and Simon Forty take the story forward as the success of the invasion continued into the Cotentin, with Cherbourg falling on 29 June, before it bogged down in face of determined German defence and the Bocage countryside—innumerable small fields surrounded by hedgerows, each one hiding anti-tank weapons, mortars and machine guns. The three months of war in June–July 1944 were brutal, with losses of front-line troops as heavy as in World War I.

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20th Century | photography November 2016 • 9781612004198 • £19.99 Hardback • 305 x 229 mm 192 pages • 350 colour illus.

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Vanished Hero The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King Jay A. Stout

The story of this remarkable man and the air war that he fought, while examining his possible fate.

A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown, yet compelling, colourful and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the Englandbased 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis during the closing months of the fight with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness. Ultimately, Righetti’s calculated recklessness ran full speed into the odds. His aircraft was hit while strafing an enemy airfield only four days before the 55th flew its last mission. After a successful crash landing, he radioed his men that he was fine and asked that they reassure his family. Righetti was never heard from again.

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September 2016 • 9781612003955 • £19.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm 288 pages • 16 pages of photos

Barksdale's Charge The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1862 Phillip Thomas Tucker

Barksdale’s Charge describes the exact moment when the Confederacy reached its zenith.

On the third day of Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee launched a magnificent attack. For pure pageantry it was unsurpassed, and it also marked the centrepiece of the war, both time-wise and in terms of how the conflict had turned a corner—from persistent Confederate hopes to impending Rebel despair. The Confederacy’s real “high tide” at Gettysburg had come the afternoon before, during the swirling conflagration when Longstreet’s corps first entered the battle, when the Federals just barely held on.

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Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson

Recreating the drive on Moscow from the perspective of the soldiers as well as the generals.

At the end of September 1941, more than a million German soldiers lined up along the frontline just 180 miles west of Moscow. They were well trained, confident, and had good reasons to hope that the war in the East would be over with one last offensive.

Facing them was an equally large Soviet force, but whose soldiers were neither as well trained nor as confident. The battle, not fought in isolation, had a crucial role in the overall German strategy in the East, and its outcome reveals why the failure of the German assault on Moscow may well have been true turning point of World War II.

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The Drive on Moscow, 1941 Operation Taifun and Germany's First Great Crisis in World War II

October 2016 • 9781612004334 • £12.99 New in Paperback • 229 x 152 mm 336 pages • 24 photos and 7 maps

To War with the 4th A Century of Frontline Combat with the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, from the Argonne to the Ardennes to Afghanistan Martin King and Jason Nulty

The 4th Infantry Division has always been there in America’s modern wars, this book illuminates their story.

On 14 September 1918 the men of the “Ivy” Division stood up in their trenches and prepared to attack.

In World War II on D-Day they scrambled ashore across the sands of Utah beach and remained fighting in Europe until Hitler was dead and Germany had surrendered. In Vietnam they would execute precarious “search and destroy” missions in dense jungles against a determined and resourceful enemy. They fought in Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein, and deployed to Afghanistan for a 12-month combat mission. This book explores the division through first-hand interviews with veterans and the expert analysis of the authors.

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October 2016 • 9781612003993 • £19.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm 200 pages • 16 pages of photos

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Chopper Down!

The Story of A Mercenary Pilot in Africa Carl Alberts

The true story of the aircrews which flew in support of the ground offensives in EO. After twenty years of armed conflict in Angola and political instability in Sierra Leone, private corporate financial interests became the catalyst that spawned the creation of possibly the most successful private military corporation to date: Executive Outcomes (EO). With little more that 100 of its own combat personnel on the ground, the outstanding success that EO achieved was in no small part due to the force-multiplying effect and support given by its helicopter and jet pilots of the Air Wing.

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June 2016 • 9781928211785 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 352 pages • 50 colour & 100 b/w photos, 6 maps

Matabele The War of 1893 and the 1896 Rebellions Chris Ash

This is the first history which allows the reader to see how both wars flowed seamlessly into one another and how they impacted on southern Africa.

Sandwiched between the glamour and heroism of the Zulu War, and the controversy and bitterness of the Boer War, the Matabele Wars of the 1890s have long been southern Africa’s forgotten colonial wars. With oft-claimed links to the infamous Jameson Raid, the origins of the second Matabele War are as fascinating and controversial as those of the first, and it was a dirty, hard-fought guerrilla war, more akin to the African bush wars of the 1960s and ’70s than those waged at the height of the colonial period. africa | 19th century

February 2016 • 9781928211891 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 153 mm • 336 pages • 12 colour maps & 58 b/w illustrations

The Caged Bird Sang No More My Biafra Odyssey, 1966–1970 Philip Efiong

This is Philip Efiong’s account of the Nigeria–Biafra Civil War (1967–70).

The story begins with the coup d’états of January and July 1966, and recounts ensuing ethnic and regional conflicts. After the first coup, Efiong is posted to State House as Principal Staff Officer and then to Kaduna as Acting Commander of the First Brigade. But the second coup is executed shortly after and he is forced to escape from Kaduna following a failed attempt on his life. Following him on this journey, this book paints a detailed account of the war from his Philip Efiong’s perspective. africa | 20th century

June 2016 • 9781928211808 • £19.95 Paperback • 235 x 153 mm • 352 pages • 50 b/w photos, 3 maps

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The Conduct of Successful Ground Force Operations in Africa Eeben Barlow An interesting look into the development of all aspects of African military.

As a continent, Africa presents her armies with an extraordinary operating environment. It has numerous complex and diverse ethnic, religious, cultural and tribal interests and loyalties, along with many multifaceted threat-drivers coupled to varied and infrastructure-poor terrain plus vast climatic variations. The continent is, furthermore, characterised by numerous half-won conflicts and wars fought by inadequate armies with outdated and unsuitable principles and tactics.

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Composite Warfare

This book is intended as a guide and textbook for African soldiers and scholars who wish to understand the development of hostilities, strategy, operational design, doctrine and tactics, providing the reader with valuable information relating to conventional and unconventional manoeuvre. It draws on the author's experiences and lessons in Central, Southern, East, West and North Africa where he has served numerous African governments as a politico-military strategist, division commander, division adviser, battalion commander and special operations commander.

africa | reference June 2016 • 9781928211761 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 576 pages 100 b/w illustrations, 50 colour & 100 b/w photos

North of the Red Line Recollections of the Border War by Members of the SADF and SWATF: 1966–1989 Hanlie Snyman Wroth and Gerry van Tonder

Veterans unabashedly wear their hearts on their sleeves in this eye opening account.

Over the years, much has been written about individuals and the forces and their operations in what became commonly known as South Africa’s Border War, or Grens Oorlog, but never before has the human spirit of this 23-year-old conflict been so graphically and unashamedly captured and chronicled as in this book.

Equally unique, was the exclusive use of social media to invite and encourage individuals to tell their personal stories, without apology or recrimination, and so provide an indelible oral history of the war.

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July 2016 • 9781928211976 • £25.00 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 540 pages 243 colour & b/w photos, maps, illustrations

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Celebrating 100 Years at Duntroon Royal Military College of Australia 1911–2011 Big Sky Publishing

Celebrate the 100 year anniversary of RMC and discover the rich history of Duntroon.

This book is an inspirational record, both past and present of the accomplishments of one of the world's leading officer training establishments. This book captures the evolving traditions of this institution, walks you through a day at Duntroon, provides a spectacular photographic record of the centenary celebrations and offers so much more.

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April 2016 • 9781921941474 • £24.99 Paperback • 297 x 254 mm • 336 pages

Royal Australian Navy Fleet Celebrating 100 years of Pride in the Fleet Royal Australian Navy

A spectacular photographic record of the anniversary celebrations, complimented by a brief history of operations over the last 100 years.

Celebrate 100 years of pride in the Fleet and discover the rich history of the Royal Australian Navy with this superbly designed and crafted full colour book. The entry into Sydney Harbour of the Royal Australian Fleet on the 4th of October 1913 was an event of national significance and great achievement by the young Australian nation. This book is an inspirational record, both past and present of the accomplishments of one of the world’s leading Navies.

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April 2016 • 9781922132932 • £49.99 Hardback • 297 x 254 mm • 276 pages

Looking Forward Looking Back Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army Christopher Jobson

Looking Forward, Looking Back explores the Australian Army's rich and proud history.

The Australian Army boasts a broad variety of traditions, some of which belong to the Service as a whole, others to a particular corps, regiment or rank. Some are solemn, some are humorous, and others incorporate the rules of social etiquette, manners and style. Many of the Army's customs and traditions are derived from the battle tactics and fighting attire of old. Some of the drill movements seen on today's parade grounds were originally practised by soldiers in battle.

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April 2016 • 9780980325164 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 288 pages

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Counter Bombardment in Australia's Military Campaigns Alan H. Smith Since 1899, the significant role Australian gunners have played in supporting the Australian Military Forces' campaigns has been well-documented. Do Unto Others is a comprehensive account of the history of counter bombardment and the story of the brave men behind the artillery and their outstanding efforts and results across these varied campaigns.

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April 2016 • 9780987057440 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 448 pages

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Sudan 1885 Michael Tyquin The involvement of an Australian colonial military force in Britain’s Egyptian campaigns between 1883 and 1885 was very short, extending for only five months overall. This book provides the context for Australia’s involvement in the Sudan. The call in the 1880s for jihad or ‘holy war’ by Sudanese leaders shows us that some of our current global challenges are not new.

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April 2016 • 9781922132994 • £9.99 Paperback • 247 x 175 mm • 200 pages

Eureka Stockade A Ferocious and Bloody Battle Gregory Blake On the morning of 3 December 1854 British soldiers and police of the Victorian colonial government attacked and stormed a crudely-built fortification erected by insurgent gold miners at the Eureka lead on the Ballarat Gold Diggings. This book examines in great detail the actual military events that unfolded during the twenty minutes of deadly fighting at Eureka.

19TH CENTURY April 2016 • 9781922132048 • £9.99 AUSTRALIAN HISTORY Paperback • 232 x 155 mm • 236 pages

Captain Starlight The Strange but True Story of a Bushranger, Imposter and Murderer Jane Smith Author Jane Smith’s meticulous research reveals the stranger than fiction story of a compulsive liar and serial imposter: a doctor, a stockman and an accountant – and a bushranger, forger, con-man and killer. It is a true story of murder and deceit that reveals new information and presents a theory as to the real identity of the bushranger known as ‘Captain Starlight’.

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April 2016 • 9781925275308 • £9.99 Paperback • 232 x 155 mm • 300 pages

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Soldiers' Tales #2 A Collection of True Stories from Aussie Soldiers Edited by Denny Neave

Volume two of Soldiers' Tales continues the fascinating personal stories from Australian soldiers and families.

Soldiers' Tales #2 is a unique collection of personal accounts told by soldiers or relatives who have lived with their stories. Spanning the period from World War I through to the conflicts of the modern era, these stories are a mixture of the humorous and the intensely emotional. This collection is unmistakably Australian and is a combination of larrikin yarns and other more serious stories that tell of tragedy and often unspoken pain.

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April 2016 • 9781921941795 • £9.99 Paperback • 210 x 148 mm • 192 pages

Captains of the Soul A History of Australian Army Chaplains Michael Gladwin

Surveying the changing role and experience of Army chaplains from the Great War of 1914–18 to the recent conflict in Afghanistan.

Known affectionately as ‘Padres’, chaplains have been integral to the Australian Army for a century. This book assesses the contribution of Australian Army chaplains in conflicts and peacekeeping missions, in barracks and among service families. Drawing on a wealth of original archival material and little known published sources, Captains of the Soul represents the first comprehensive account of Australian Army chaplains.

It is a story of personal conviction and selfless devotion.

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April 2016 • 9781922132529 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 412 pages

More Than Bombs and Bandages Australian Army Nurses at Work in World War I Kirsty Harris

An eye-opening look at the nurses and their duties in the First World War. More than Bombs and Bandages exposes the false assumption that military nurses only nursed. Based on author Kirsty Harris' CEW Bean Prize winning PhD thesis, this is a book that is far removed from the 'devotion to duty' stereotyping offering an intriguing and sometimes gut wrenching insight into the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during World War I.

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April 2016 • 9780980814057 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 352 pages

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Some Myths of the AIF Examined and Debunked Graham Wilson

A frank and honest examination of the Australian Imperial Force.

Graham Wilson's Bully Beef and Balderdash shines an unforgiving light on wellknown myths of the AIF in World War I, arguing that these spectacular legends simply serve to diminish the hard-won reputation of the AIF as a fighting force.

He mounts his own campaign to rehabilitate the historical reputation of the force and to demonstrate that misleading and inaccurate embellishment does nothing but hide the true story of Australia's World War I fighting army.

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Bully Beef & Balderdash

WORLD WAR i AUSTRALIAN HISTORY April 2016 • 9781921941566 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 448 pages

Dust, Donkeys and Delusion The Myth of Simpson and his Donkey Exposed Graham Wilson

Debunking the stories that surround the `Man with the Donkey' – Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick.

Dust, Donkeys and Delusion examines and clinically debunks the myth that has grown up around Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called `Man with the Donkey', the quintessential Australian `hero' of Gallipoli. While the various elements of the Simpson myth have now become popularly accepted as `history', Dust, Donkeys and Delusion shows clearly, based on historical documents, both official and unofficial, that almost every word ever spoken or written about Simpson following his death is false.

MILITARY HISTORY REFERENCE April 2016 • 9781921941740 • £14.99 Paperback • 232 x 155 mm • 416 pages

Gallipoli An Australian Medical Perspective Michael Tyquin

Explores the mistakes that were made in Gallipoli from the AAMC perspective.

The seeds of ultimate defeat in December 1915 were the risks that attended a hugely ambitious, complex, and large-scale amphibious operation – the landings on well-defended shores on the Gallipoli peninsula, under cover of darkness.

An operation of this type and scale, however, was without parallel in modern military history, and mistakes were inevitable, as they are with any campaign of such complexity. Gallipoli: An Australian Medical Perspective explores these complexities and mistakes through the eyes of the infant Australian Army Medical Corps.

WORLD WAR i | REFERENCE April 2016 • 9781921941863 • £9.99 Paperback • 247 x 175 mm • 140 pages

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Western Desert Campaign 1940–41 Glenn Wahlert Studying Australia’s role in the North Africa campaign and the fight against Italy.

While the North African campaign has been studied in detail over the years, much of this study has been dedicated to the battles between the British 8th Army and Rommel's Afrika Korps. There has been little serious study of Wavell's campaign against Italian forces in 1940- 41, nor of the role played by the Australian 6th Division in the eventual Italian defeat. Part of this can be attributed to wartime propaganda that labelled the Italian Army dilettantes and mocked their courage. The truth is much different. Many Italian units showed incredible bravery, and the Australian assaults on fortress towns such as Bardia were far from a walkover. Today's aspiring military commanders need look no further than the early Western Desert campaign for historical examples of brilliant leadership, detailed planning, deception, surprise, manoeuvre warfare and relentless pursuit, all against overwhelming odds.

REFERENCE | 20TH CENTURY | australian military history April 2016 • 9780975766927 • £9.99 Paperback • 247 x 175 mm 192 pages

Greece February to April 1941 Michael Tyquin The AAMC’s perspective and their role in Greece in 1941.

As with the failed attempt to seize the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, the allied campaign to assist Greece against a seemingly invincible German juggernaut was poorly conceived and probably doomed even as plans were made to assist that country. Like any campaign, however, it holds lessons for the contemporary student of strategy, tactics and history.Greece presented singular geographic difficulties for the defending forces, its mountainous defiles dictating the distribution of ports, road and rail routes. The primitive state of the national infrastructure did little to help a long-term defensive posture. Operations in Greece proved to be a nightmare, particularly for logistics units, which struggled with primitive communication systems in rugged terrain over which the enemy enjoyed total air superiority.Poor liaison between the Greek and Commonwealth forces did not help matters, nor was the force deployed adequate for its task. The allies never enjoyed air superiority, nor could they consolidate any in-depth defence in time to be effective. The official British history of the campaign stated that the ‘British campaign on the mainland of Greece was from start to finish a withdrawal’. Greece: February to April 1941 explores these complexities, and mistakes through the eyes of the Australian Army Medical Corps.

REFERENCE | 20TH CENTURY | australian military history April 2016 • 9781922132611 • £9.99 Paperback • 247 x 175 mm 160 pages

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'U' Company, 15th Battalion 1941–1942 William Park

The story of those Queensland University students of `U' Company, 15th Battalion during its brief existence.

This book covers the wartime service of `U' Company, 15th Battalion in all its tragedy and triumph and how they resumed their lives, studies and careers once the war was over. Most regard themselves as being very fortunate – to have survived the war, to have learned to cope with adversity, to have learned the importance of getting on with life in spite of insurmountable obstacles and in having been able to make the most of opportunities that arose.

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Beyond Adversity

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April 2016 • 9780980658279 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 384 pages

I Confess A Memoir of the Siege of Tobruk Joseph J. Murray

An intimate portrayal of command in the crucible of war.

Major General John Joseph Murray fought in the AIF in both the First and Second World Wars. He won the Military Cross as a company commander during the disastrous Battle of Fromelles, and in the Second World War he commanded the Australian 20th Brigade during the siege of Tobruk, that grinding, tortuous desert defence that saw the German forces label his men 'rats', a badge they have worn since with pride and honour.

MEMOIRS | 20TH CENTURY

April 2016 • 9780987057488 • £14.99 Paperback • 210 x 148 mm • 256 pages

The Backroom Boys Alfred conlon and Army's Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs,1942–46 Graeme Sligo

Revealing a fascinating picture of Australia’s behind-the-scenes WWII policy makers.

The Backroom Boys is the remarkable, but little known, story of how a varied group of talented intellectuals, drafted into the Australian Army in the dark days of 1942, provided high-level policy advice to Australia’s most senior soldier, General Blamey. This band of academics, lawyers and New Guinea patrol officers formed a unique military unit, the Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, under the command of an eccentric and masterful string-puller, Alf Conlon.

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April 2016 • 9781921941122 • £14.99 Hardback • 232 x 155 mm • 416 pages

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The Gun That Made The 20's Roar Second Edition William J. Helmer

Greatly expanding on the story of the Thompson Submachine Gun. Began as a master’s thesis at The University of Texas in 1964, this project evolved into the first “biographicalhistory” of General Thompson and the submachine gun that was published by the Macmillan Company as The Gun That Made The Twenties Roar. It received favorable reviews in Newsweek, The Washington Post’s book section, and more than a dozen newspapers that had book columns at the time.

The author has interviewed many of the individuals involved with the development of the gun, including designer Oscar Payne. With an new chapter updating the original 1969 edition.

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I Was There Memoirs of Fleet Admiral Leahy, 1940–1945 William D. Leahy

The military leader closest to President Roosevelt during WWII tells his story from 1942 to V-J Day. This book will appeal to all readers interested in World War II and particularly the American role and how President Roosevelt’s orders and directives were discussed and carried out. Leahy’s memoir stands out for its candid and dispassionate understanding of events, since he was one of the few to be on a firstname basis with the president. Of particular interest are Leahy’s accounts of the main conferences from 1942 going forward where he was always at FDR’s side. Long out of print, this paperback edition should be welcome to all major libraries and the book trade.

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Battle of Britain to the Great Escape: The Extraordinary Life of Keith 'Skeets' Ogilvie DFC Keith C. Ogilvie

The story of two modest people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances, and who rose to the occasion.

When the Royal Canadian Air Force wouldn’t accept him as a pilot in the summer of 1939, Keith ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie walked across the street in Ottawa and joined the Royal Air Force. A week later he was on a boat to England and a future he could not have imagined.

Shot down over France the following July, he was fortunate to be treated for grievous injuries by top German surgeons. For reasons he never understood, Skeets was one of 23 escapees who were spared from being murdered by the Gestapo. 50 of his fellows were not so lucky.

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You Never Know Your Luck

July 2016 • 9780993415227 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 256 pages • 30 illustrations

March By Moonlight A Bomber Command Story of Ops and Evasion, Captivity and Friendship Jack Love and Barry Love

A fascinating personal account of WWII, from joining the RAF to being shot down and to life as a PoW. In May 1942 RAF Bomber Command observer Jack Love’s world comes crashing down, literally. His aircraft sustains flak damage and a catastrophic engine failure forces a crash-landing in Northern France. A fiveweek trek follows until they reach River Doubs: Jack and tail gunner Alec Crighton stumble into a German patrol and spend the next three years in captivity.

March by Moonlight is Jack Love’s personal account of the experiences he went through joining up for the RAF, training for, and then flying with RAF Bomber Command. He describes in graphic detail the night he was shot down, the extraordinary evasion attempt, and a fascinating insight into ‘kriegie’ life.

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June 2016 • 9780993415210 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 256 pages • 30 illustrations

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Under Their Own Flag A History of 47 Squadron 1916–1946 Owen Clark

The remarkable story of No. 47 Squadron from its birth in 1916 through to the culmination of the WWII. Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire, on 1 March 1916, No. 47 Squadron went on to operate in far flung corners of the world, frequently as the sole representatives of the RAF and the UK. Owen Clark has drawn on his considerable archive, and utilised a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, to tell the story of this unique and distinguished squadron. Under Their Own Flag presents the first three decades of this unique and extraordinary squadron, and the men who served ‘Sans Peur’.

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March 2016 • 9780993212994 • £29.95 Hardback • 275 x 210 mm • 160 pages • 108 illustrations

A Ruddy Awful Waste Eric Lock DSO, DFC & Bar: The Brief Life of a Battle of Britain Ace Steve Brew and Mike Bradbury

Tells the story of unsung hero Eric Lock, the RAF's highest scoring 'Ace' during the Battle of Britain.

In early 1939, 19-year-old Salopian Eric Lock joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve to fulfil his dream of flying. Within eighteen months, he found himself pitted against one of the largest air forces in the world, fighting for the survival of his homeland in a pivotal battle that, if lost, had the potential to change the course of world history. This is the definitive account of the short life of this very brave young man, and cements his place as one of Britain’s true national heroes. The volume contains over 70 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished.

BIOGRAPHY | AVIATION

August 2016 • 9780993415234 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 272 pages • 70 illustrations

ETA A Bomber Command Navigator Shot Down and on the Run Gordon Mellor

A compelling story of bravery and strength of character when shot down, and whilst evading capture.

On a raid to Aachen, in October 1942, all seems to be fine until a German night fighter tails Gordon Mellor and opens fire. With both wings ablaze the order to bail out is given, and Gordon manages to leave his stricken Halifax with only seconds to spare. His descent is brief, landing unceremoniously in a tree. What follows is an epic tale of intense risk and good fortune.

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August 2016 • 9780993415258 • £19.95 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 208 pages • 30 illustrations

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Russian-made Military Aircraft and Helicopters Today: Volume 2 Piotr Butowski

The ultimate reference guide to Russia’s long-range bombers.

Following the success of the first offering in the series, Harpia Publishing presents the second volume of Russia's Warplanes, completing what has become a standard reference work on the subject. Once again researched and written by the acknowledged expert in the field, the book draws upon the author's unrivalled connections within the Russian aerospace industry to conclude this comprehensive directory of the country's latest military aviation hardware.

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Russia's Warplanes

The second volume in the series is dedicated to long-range bombers – including the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 that recently made their combat debuts over Syria – maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, strategic transport and tanker aircraft, theatre transports, and trainers. The work provides authoritative accounts of Russia’s current and future strategic bomber programmes, as well as other fascinating types including the world’s largest military transport, the An-124, and the new-generation Yak-130 advanced trainer and light attack aircraft.

The book contains a wealth of high-quality photographs, many of which have never previously been published.

Alongside technical descriptions for each military aircraft - and every significant sub-variant – currently available from Russia's aerospace industry, or otherwise in large-scale service, Piotr Butowski provides historical background and accurate data relating to production and operators around the world.

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La wekusta 2 au combat 1940-1944 (Brest, Nantes, Mont-de-Marsan, Bordeaux) Pierre Babin The Wekusta 2 was a flying unit of the Luftwaffe used for weather reconnaissance, which historians have hitherto explored only marginally. Pierre Babin has therefore spent the last years working towards reconstructing the history the Wekusta 2. With this book – illustrated throughout with never-before-published photographs – Pierre Babin offers a unique and thorough account of the Wekusta 2.

aviation reference

May 2016 • 9782840484301 • £54.00 Hardback • 297 x 210 mm • 200 pages

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Jour-J Ce qu'on ne vous pas dit Philippe Bauduin and Jean-Charles Stasi Did you know that D-Day was preceded in late April 1944 by a similar event off the Slapton Sands coast? Did you know that Lily Sergeyev was considered by the Allies one of their best agents... and by the Germans as one of their most effective spies in Britain?

These are only some of the revelations you will find in this book, based on rigorous research carried out over half a century.

world war II Reference

June 2016 • 9782840484448 • £27.00 Paperback • 210 x 275 mm • 128 pages

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Emil Maurice Garde du corps et ami juif de Hitler Georges Bernage Of Jewish origin yet a close friend of Adolf Hitler, Emil Maurice was the founder of the SA and the Strosstrupp Hitler; he was also editor of Mein Kampf in the Landsberg prison. Through the very singular destiny of Emil Maurice, this book describes the poorly known period from 1919 to 1933, documented throughout with rare documents and unpublished – or little known – photos.

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December 2016 • 9782840484431 • £95.00 Hardback • 210 x 297 mm • 400 pages

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Hastings, La naissance d'un royaume Damien Bouet October 14, 1066, on the hill of Caldbec the armies of William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson confronted each other in a bloody battle, later called the Battle of Hastings. This book will allow the reader not only to rediscover this pivotal battle and understand the political and strategic aspects of the conquest, but also to learn about Norman and Saxon warriors outfits.

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Vocabulaire historique de la Scnadinavie ancienne et médiévale Grégory Cattaneo The study of medieval Scandinavian society necessarily involves learning Norse language. Its vocabulary should be considered a vestige of the past as much as archaeological artefacts. These words, indeed, allow everyone to establish a direct contact with the medieval civilization of the North. Thus Le Parler Viking was born of out a desire to catalogue in a simple and didactic way the key words of medieval Scandinavian society medieval history reference

May 2016 • 9782840484479 • £13.00 Paperback • 170 x 240 mm • 64 pages

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2. Panzerdivision en Normandie Tome 1 – juin–juillet 1944 Frédéric Deprun The project of a study on the German tanks unit will be published in two richly illustrated volumes. The author Frédéric Deprun has meticulously studied the role of this armoured force. Part 1 retraces the reformation of the unit, and leads the reader through the deadly fighting in Caumont-l'Eventé, Cahagnes, Cheux, and then also in Maysur-Orne, in June and July 1944.

armour & October 2016 • 9782840484363 • £81.00 military vehichles Hardback • 297 x 210 mm • 320 pages

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L'étoile d'Afrique L'histoire de Hans Joachim Marseille Colin D. Heaton With 158 victories under his belt and dying in the Egyptian sky on the 30th of September, 1942, aged only 22, Hans-Joachim Marseille became a legend of the World War II aviation. This extremely well-documented biography traces the short but intense life of this unique aviator, who entered the Hall of Fame or fighter pilots at only 22 years old.

Aviation biography

July 2016 • 9782840484417 • £54.00 Hardback • 297 x 210 mm • 160 pages

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WN62 Mémoires d'Omaha Beach – Normandie, 6 juin 1944 Hein Severloh Heinrich Severloh, in his moving autobiographical account, recounts the biggest amphibious attack in history, by the Allies, on D-Day, 6th June 1944. Severloh stood at his combat post, at support point WN 62 (Widerstandsnest 62). At 0900 hours, he fired his machine gun and his grenade towards the GIs who were struggling towards him across the beach – more than 2,000 of them would never reach their destination.

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May 2015 • 9782840484264 • £16.00 Paperback • 210 x 150 mm • 160 pages

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Les paras allemands – volume 1 Uniformes 1936–1945 Karl Veltzé

Volume one of three exploring the uniforms and equipment used by WWI German paratroopers.

In short, this book accompanies the reader through a visual but detailed reconstruction of the operation of "Green Devils" and the attack Norway carried out during the last days of the Third Reich against the Belgian fortress of Eben Emael, but also through the campaigns in Holland, Crete, North Africa, Russia, Italy, Normandy and the Ardennes. Volume one covers the uniforms worn by the Fallschirmjäger between 1936–1945.

uniform & equipment

June 2016 • 9782840484486 • £110.00 Hardback • 230 x 305 mm • 368 pages

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Les paras allemands – volume 2 Casques, équipements et armes 1936–1945 Karl Veltzé

Volume two in the German paratrooper series.

The three books accompany the reader through a visual but detailed reconstruction of the operation of "Green Devils" and the attack Norway carried out during the last days of the Third Reich against the Belgian fortress of Eben Emael, but also through the campaigns in Holland, Crete, North Africa, Russia, Italy, Normandy and the Ardennes. Volume 2 in the series examines the equipment used including helmets and weapons.

uniform & equipment

June 2016 • 9782840484493 • £110.00 Hardback • 230 x 305 mm • 376 pages

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Les paras allemands – volume 3 Batailles, combats, documents et insignes Karl Veltzé

The third and final part of the series which explore the Fallschirmjäger equipment and uniforms.

With the help of collectors and museums from all around the world, the author and his German publisher started an unprecedented and prolific collaboration.

The three volumes contain thousands of unpublished photos of objects belonging to the Fallschirmjäger, including coins that have never been seen or studied before. Volume three rounds off the series by looking at the badges, documents and battles of the Fallschirmjäger.

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1919–1939 Jacques Pernet and Jean-Charles Stasi

Pernet and Stasi vividly tell us the story of German aviation in this richly illustrated book.

The period between the two World Wars is an extremely interesting but largely unknown part of the German aviation history. Signed in June 1919 and promulgated in January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles included many measures to limit the Germany's rearmament. However, the Treaty did not damage the aeronautical industry as much, which managed to bypass the restrictions of the Treaty regarding building vehicles and equipment, especially in other countries.

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L'aviation allemande

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April 2016 • 9782840484455 • £27.00 Hardback • 210 x 297 mm • 96 pages

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Heitai Uniformes, équipements, matériel personnel du fantassin japonais, 1931–1945 Augustin Saiz

Heitai is an exceptional work on the Imperial Army that provides unique insights of the Japanese fighters.

So little is known about the weapons, uniforms and living conditions of World War II Japanese soldiers (Heitai), these almost undisputed conquerors who operated throughout East Asia during the conflict. Through this magnificently illustrated book, the reader can finally have a glimpse into the personal possessions of the soldiers of the Imperial Army. Drawing upon an impressive collection – carefully preserved through the decades – every aspect of an Heitai’s daily existence is detailed with beautiful photos accompanied by a description. uniform & equipment

October 2016 • 9782840484400 • £99.00 Hardback • 297 x 210 mm • 464 pages

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La poche de Tscherkassy La percée de la Wiking et des Wallons, 27 janvier–17 février 1944 Pierre Tiquet

Following German units evading capture in Ukraine in early 1944.

In late January 1944, several German units of the Wiking Division and Walloon volunteers were caught in a trap. Blocked for three weeks in the cold and the snow, and forced to abandon their equipment, many of the troops managed nonetheless to outflank the enemy by crossing the mostly frozen waters of the Glinoï Tikisch. This book follows the escape day by day, with the aid of maps, from January 27 to 17 February 1944.

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February 2016 • 9782840484424 • £34.00 Hardback • 297 x 210 mm • 112 pages

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Battle for Britain: Wargame 1066 Saxons, Vikings, Normans Peter Dennis

Peter Dennis sets the paper soldiers of the 19th century marching again across the wargames tables of the 21st.

All the troop types of the wars are represented in full colour in a format designed to create stands of soldiers which can be used to re-fight these epic struggles for the control of Britain. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan is included, along with buildings, trees and even Viking ships to transport Harald Hardrada’s men to meet their fate at Stamford Bridge.

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October 2016 • 9781911096290 • £12.95 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm 48 pages • Colour illus. throughout

Battle for Britain Wargame the War of the Roses 1455–1487 Peter Dennis

The next instalment in Peter Dennis' hugely popular paper wargaming book introduces the War of the Roses to the table.

In these books Peter Dennis sets the paper soldiers of the 19th century marching again across the wargames tables of the 21st. All the troop types of the wars are represented in full colour in a format designed to create stands of soldiers which can be used to re-fight these epic struggles for the control of Britain. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of wargame rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan is included, along with buildings, trees and even early gunpowder weapons and fearsome Irish Kerns and ruthless European mercenaries.

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Colonel Sir George Lisle, 1615–1648 Serena Jones The first biography of English Civil War Officer George Lisle.

Few army officers of King Charles I shone as bright as George Lisle during the English Civil Wars, yet have drawn so little attention from subsequent historians. Born in London in 1615, Lisle took to soldiering and was commissioned as a Lieutenant – Colonel at the outbreak of war in 1642. He fought at Edgehill; then at Chalgrove and the First Battle of Newbury in 1643 – latterly where his courage in leading a forlorn hope against a wall of musketeers and artillery first drew him to public attention.

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No Armour But Courage

In this first ever biography of Lisle, the author has painstakingly pieced together his personal background and re-examined every known detail of his career. The persistent memory of his execution is traced forwards through later writers and painters into the 20th century to complete the first cohesive picture of one of King Charles' most loyal, effective and respected military officers.

Biography | english civil war September 2016 • 9781911096474 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 408 pages • 10 photos, 11 illus.

The Arte Militaire The Application of 17th Century Military Manuals to Conflict Archaeology Warwick Louth

How military manuals were used, and how they can still be utilised and seen within the historical landscape.

Military Manuals have been extensively used as a source, but only recently has their potential to conflict archaeology been recognised. Using correlated GIS, landscape archaeology, metal detecting, military knowledge and experimental archaeology, we can better understand the limitations and strengths drill books provide us. This study examines the extent individual drill can be identified in the archaeological record and to what level and extent this can be applied to predictive modelling of artefact collections on battlefields. Louth attempts to actively break down how drill leaves material remains and the archaeological means these might be studied.

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August 2016 • 9781911096221 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180 mm • 88 pages 25 b/w illus., 8 b/w & 11 colour diags, 15 photos

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The Battle of Montgomery, 1644 The English Civil War in the Welsh Borderlands Jonathan Worton

Presenting the most detailed reconstruction and interpretation of this important battle.

Reflecting on the Battle of Montgomery, Sir Thomas Myddelton – who jointly commanded the victorious Parliamentarian Army – described it as: 'as great a victory as hath been gained in any part of the kingdom'. Fought on 18 September 1644 in mid-Wales, Montgomery was the largest engagement in the Principality during the First English Civil War of 1642 to 1646. Making use of contemporary sources – many of which are referenced here for the first time – the campaign, armies and commanders are fully considered before the battle is investigated. Because the site has not been certainly located, the author uses fieldwork and archival information to propose the most likely battle field, before examining the course of the engagement. The book also considers the wider war in Northerly Wales and the North-West and West Midlands of England – a region underrepresented in Civil War historiography.

17th Century History November 2016 • 9781911096238 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180 mm • 120 pages • 42 colour & b/w illus. & maps

New Approaches to the Military History of the English Civil War Proceedings of the First Helion & Company 'Century of the Soldier' Conference Ismini Pells

Papers from the first Century of the Soldier conference, covering different aspects of the Civil War. There has been a renewed interest in the military history of the English Civil War and its associated conflicts in Ireland and Scotland over recent years. The conference papers covering new approaches to battlefield interpretation, a reexamination of the battles of Middlewhich and Roundaway down and the rise of the pre-war officer class. Other papers covered the welfare of the wounded, and amphibious operations in Scotland.

17th Century History September 2016 • 9781911096443 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 196 pages • 25 colour illus., 3 colour diags, 2 b/w maps, 5 stat

The Metamorphosis of War The Human Experience of the English Civil Wars, 1642–1651 Peter Gaunt

The English civil wars of 1642–1651 are told through the perspective of those who were there.

Almost all of the five million men, women and children who were alive in England and Wales during the mid-17th century would have been affected in some way by the civil wars, with around 200,000 people being killed as a direct or indirect consequence of the hostilities. This book is an exploration of the human experiences of civil war rather than a broader military history or a narrative of the conflict and it provides an assessment of the impact of war on combatants and civilians. Diaries, journals and letters have enabled us to build up a vivid picture of the varied experience of living through a civil war.

17th Century History October 2016 • 9781911096603 • £25.00 Hardback •234 x 156 mm • 288 pages • c. 100 colour & b/w illus., 5 maps

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The Journal of Horace St Paul Neil Cogswell This is a landmark work in the history of the Seven Years War. In 1751, Horace St Paul had “a difference” with an older man over a lady which led to the death of his opponent in a duel. To avoid trial for murder, St Paul fled to France and became outlawed. From France, he moved to Brussels, where he was accepted at the Court of Prince Charles of Lorraine. The Prince offered him a post as aide-de-camp and sent him to join Marshal Browne. Having no regimental duties St Paul kept a journal of the day to day operations of the Austrians. He was present at the first major action of the Seven Years War at Lobositz.

The following year, now in the suite of Prince Charles of Lorraine, St Paul was present at the great battle outside Prague and was subsequently besieged in that city. He was also in a position to gather eyewitness accounts of other actions - notably that at Kolin - as he accompanied the victorious Austrian forces on their advance from Bohemia into Silesia. 1756 And 1757: From Lobositz To Leuthen focuses on St Paul's journal and includes 232 plates of maps and plans.

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1756 and 1757: From Lobositz to Leuthen

18th Century History November 2016 • 9781911096672 • £37.50 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 536 pages 232 maps, plans, charts, diagrams

War in the East A Military History of the Russo-Turkish War 1877–78 Quintin Barry

Tracing the course of the Russo-Turkish War, examining where the outcome of a battle might have gone the other way.

When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been shocked by Turkey's brutal repression of the Bulgarian uprising. The book explores the complicated motives of the Great Powers in general, and Britain in particular, in bringing about a final settlement, which postponed the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

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The Italian Folgore Parachute Division Operations in North Africa 1940-43 Paolo Morisi

A more complete and balanced perspective on a critical juncture in the war including the battle of El Alamein.

The North African campaign was one of the hardest fought episodes of WWII, yet the vital part played by the Italian army, and in particular its Folgore Parachute Division on behalf of the Axis is frequently overlooked. Initially created to emulate the German Fallschirmjäger in order to carry out the planned airborne attack against the British base of Malta, the Division fought on the battlefields of North Africa. This volume offers a fascinating insight into a little-studied Italian formation.

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July 2016 • 9781911096245 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 192 pages • 100 b/w photos, 9 b/w maps, 4 colour plates

Hear their Footsteps King Edward VII School, Sheffield, and the Old Edwardians in the Great War 1914–18 John Cornwell

The story of an elite Yorkshire day school and its Old Boys who joined the forces in WWI. The book details the stories of many Old Edwardians killed in the war, whilst also relating the war service and subsequent careers of some of the survivors.

King Edward’s provided many junior officers, mostly serving in local regiments and often losing their lives in the great offensives of the Somme, Arras and Passchendaele. Many served in the RFC, one of them winning three MCs and surviving the war.

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July 2016 • 9781911096269 • £12.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 76 pages • 44 photos

From the Western Front to Salonika A French Soldier Writes Home (1914–1918) Catherine Labaume-Howard

A young man's coming of age over a very short and stressful period – WWI. Catherine Labaume-Howard found 300 of her grandfather's letters in a sack, when a family home was sold. The author of the letters, Pierre Suberviolle, from Montauban, France, joined the army when he was 17 and was mobilised as a driver. He was sent to Greece, Salonika, Macedonia and Albania followed by tank warfare training back in France. He was finally sent to Belgium where he served as a tank crewman, and was wounded shortly before the end of the war.

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August 2016 • 9781911096283 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 208 pages • 102 photos, drawings & maps

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Intelligence and Reconnaissance in British Tank Operations on the Western Front 1916–18 Colin Hardy

The first book devoted to the subject of reconnaissance in the nascent Tank Corps.

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After their baptism on 15 September 1916 the tanks became dependent on a few Reconnaissance Officers to guide them into action. These came to form an elite group of talented men whose contribution to the nascent Tank Corps was far greater than their numbers might suggest. This new book seeks to pull together the activities, skills and techniques of tank Intelligence and Reconnaissance Officers and assess their place and contribution to British tank operations in the Great War.

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The Reconographers

September 2016 • 9781911096344 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 144 pages • 34 photos, 9 maps, 10 pencil sketches, 3 diags

They Called It Shell Shock Combat Stress in the First World War Stefanie Linden

A new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic experiences of combat.

In the Great War, soldiers were incapacitated by traumatic disorders on an epidemic scale that surpassed anything known from previous armed conflicts.

This book illustrates the universal suffering of soldiers involved in this conflict and its often devastating consequences for their mental health. This is thus the first shell shock book that is based on original case records from both sides of the battle.

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September 2016 • 9781911096351 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 232 pages • 75 b/w ills (mainly photos), 1 colour illus.

We Are All Flourishing The Letters and Diary of Captain Walter J. J. Coats Mc 1914–1919 Edited by Dr Jan Chojecki and Dr Michael Stephen LoCicero

A remarkable first-hand account of one man’s service during 1914–19.

Walter Coats was a Battalion Machine Gun Officer with the 9th Highland Light Infantry who participated in the battles of Neuve-Chapelle, Loos and Arras, Third Battle of Ypres and the Somme. This book recounts tales of trench routine, training, and interactions with the locals. Walter’s story is one of amusing anecdotes, descriptions of wartime entertainments and humorous verse that reflects how morale was maintained.

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A Taste of Success The First Battle of the Scarpe April 9–14 1917 Jim Smithson

An insight into a battle that showed the development of the British and Commonwealth armies in the early years of WWI. As well as showing why Arras became a focal point and covering the political background in depth, A Taste of Success also examines in detail the key role of the Royal Flying Corps, how tanks were used and the vital role of support units such as the Royal Engineers. Seeking to redress Arras’ label as ‘The Forgotten Battle,’ this book uses both British and German sources to deepen the analysis of events and to challenge myths and previous descriptions of the battle to present a fresh reassessment of this important, yet generally ignored, conflict as we approach its centenary.

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December 2016 • 9781911096405 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 288 pages • 16 colour illus., c.40 b/w ills, c.40 b/w maps t/out, 3-4 tables

Lost Opportunity The Battle of the Ardennes 22 August 1914 Simon J. House

An operational study of the opening phase of WWI – the Battles of the Frontiers.

On 22 August 1914 French and German armies clashed in a series of encounters known as the Battle of the Ardennes. On that day 27,000 French soldiers died and yet it is almost unknown to English-speaking readers.

At the centre of this book lies a mystery. One French army corps led by General Pierre Roques, outnumbered its immediate opposition yet dismally failed to capitalise on that superiority. With a thorough investigation of German sources, and through the discovery of three vital messages buried in the French archives, it is now possible to piece together what happened and to show how Roques threw away an opportunity to break the German line and advance unopposed deep into the hinterland beyond and to change the course of the war.

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August 2016 • 9781911096429 • £35.00 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 256 pages • B/w & colour photos, c. 50 colour maps

The Half-Shilling Curate A Personal Account of War & Faith 1914–1918 Sarah Reay

An insight into day-to-day life and the strains of service as an Army Chaplain.

The Half-Shilling Curate is a descriptive account of an Army Chaplain, the Reverend Herbert Butler Cowl, that illustrates the value of faith during the war.

The reader is taken on Herbert's journey with the Durham Light Infantry from the objective view of life in the Army Home Camp in Aldershot, to the adventure of France and the reality of Flanders on the western front near Armentières.

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October 2016 • 9781911096467 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 168 pages • approx. 40 b&w ills & 2 maps

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South Wales Miners in the Tunneling Companies on the Western Front Ritchie Wood A unique investigation to acknowledge the miners’ personal contribution to the Great War. For the first time, the lives of miners are highlighted from pre-war mining days, their very personal contribution within the Tunnelling Companies, to the resting places of those who did not survive the war and, for the survivors, their ultimate despatch home. The underlying theme is of an indefatigable band of men, asked to carry out multitasked duties associated with a form of military mining not foreseen prior to the outbreak of war. Details are given of the 207 miners who died whilst on active service and of how many others were repatriated.

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Miners at War 1914–1919

World War i November 2016 • 9781911096498 • £35.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 304 pages 22 col. artworks, 9 col. photos, 48 b/w photos

Friends are Good on the Day of Battle The 51st (Highland) Division During the First World War Craig French Evaluating the 51st (Highland) Division over the course of the First World War. Underpinning the study is an analysis of both change and continuity, at home and overseas, and the performance of the division as a fighting unit. The key themes identified for study have been training, esprit de corps, recruitment and reinforcement, and battle performance. Through the investigation of the key themes, other important characteristics have been analysed, such as command and control, organisation, and the level of centralisation in both the formation and in the wider Army. Undoubtedly, the 51st (Highland) Division left strong impressions. How accurate were these impressions? Were they a result of something more than just consistent fighting quality? Indeed, was there a consistent fighting quality? The book considers a number of themes that have been neglected by historians, and brings into sharp focus some areas of research that may have produced inaccurate assumptions.

World War i November 2016 • 9781911096542 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 224 pages • 4 maps & 26 tables

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Pouring with Rain – Trops Fed Up British Second Army and the Liberation Offensive in Flanders 1918 Dennis Williams

This book examines General Plumer's leadership in what can be considered as his finest achievement of the war.

During the final months of the war, British Second Army fought a successful campaign alongside French and Belgian forces in the Groupe d’Armées des Flandres. Second Army was the weakest of the British armies in September 1918.

Initially their role was to secure the flank of the Belgian Army but early success made them the spearhead of the group. General Plumer, the Army’s commander, is considered to be the most successful of the British generals – yet rarely features in the histories of the Hundred Days. This book examines his leadership. The story is presented from the perspective of the British Second Army and based largely on original research - primarily the war diaries of the Second Army formations - together with selected contemporary writing, unit histories and current academic analysis.

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December 2016 • 9781911096559 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 288 pages • 50-75 maps & illus.

Two Wheels to War A Tale of Twelve Bright Young Men Who Volunteered Their Own Motorcycles for the British Expeditionary Force 1914 Martin Shelly and Nick Shelly

A well-written account of the reality of war, during the Retreat from Mons, on the Marne and the Aisne, and at First Ypres.

First published in 1915 by one of the men who volunteered for the Signals Service and went to France. Watson and his colleagues served at Mons, Le Cateau, on the Retreat and on the Aisne, and journeyed northwards with the BEF in October 1914. He describes the crucial contribution the despatch riders made in keeping the Army organised in the chaotic conditions of the Retreat and during the rest of the war of movement.

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August 2016 • 9781911096580 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 302 pages • 100 b/w photos, 8 maps

Daring All Things The Autobiography of George Kendall (1881–1961) George Kendall

This extraordinary autobiography is the life story of Military Chaplain Rev George Kendall.

Kendall chose the life of a Primitive Methodist Minister but also pursued a dual career as a military Chaplain. By the final years of his life, Kendall was the country's most war experienced Chaplain, and in 1920 he was in charge of the exhumation of the battlefields of Belgium and France. His work culminated in the highly secretive process to select the body that became 'The Unknown Warrior' and ensuring his safe passage to Westminster Abbey.

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October 2016 • 9781911096627 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 256 pages

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Gallipoli and the Western Front, A Comparison Edited by Michael LoCicero A series of essays from a WWI conference by noted historians.

In 1915, Great Britain and her Empire found itself engaged in Flanders and the Dardanelles. Lacking the wherewithal to conduct both campaigns effectively, the year was one of theatre-wide learning and experiential exchange.

Primarily based on a series of papers delivered at the Western Front Association’s Gallipoli and the Western Front Centenary Conference (25-27 September 2015), this edited volume contains original essays by such notable First World War historians as Stephen Chambers, Mark Connolly, Christopher Pugsley and Gary Sheffield. The various topics include command and control, military technology, logistics and British and Dominion forces.

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Two Sides of the Same Bad Penny

World War I November 2016 • 9781911096689 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 240 pages • b/w photos, maps

The Tanks at Flers An Account of the First Use of Tanks in War at the Battle of Flers-Courcellette, the Somme, 15th September 1916 Trevor Pidgeon Long out of print, Trevor Pidgeon’s work The Tank at Flers is here reproduced in its entirety.

The account of the very first tank attack on 15 September at the 'Battle of Flers Courcellete' has never been bettered. The book takes the reader through the invention of the tank, the early recruiting and training of the first crews at Bisley and their transfer to France, and their preparation to attack at what was to be the last part of the Somme offensive. Each chapter shows in detail the planning, routes taken and the actions and outcomes of each of the attacks as well as a field guide for those who wish to retrace the tank attacks and the area mentioned on the ground.

Complete with copious illustrations of black and white and colour photographs and an extensive bibliography with appendices, The Tanks at Flers has a wealth of information on the men, technology and locations that provide a comprehensive and detailed history of the day.

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The War in the North Sea The Royal Navy and the Imperial German Navy 1914–1918 Quintin Barry

Reviewing the entire course of the war in the North Sea to its dramatic epilogue at Scapa Flow.

The history of the conflict in the North Sea between 1914 and 1918 is a record of attempts to break a strategic deadlock. The Battle of Jutland occurred when the two most powerful fleets that the world had ever known clashed, almost by accident, in May 31 1916. Many claim the battle as a British victory, a view which this book questions.

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October 2016 • 9781911096382 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 456 pages • c. 100 b/w illus., 15 maps & charts

The 100 Hour War The Conflict Between Honduras and El Salvador in July 1969 Mario Overall and Dan Hagedorn

This book explores this short but intense confrontation that saw the last dogfights between piston-engine aircraft in the world.

In 1969 two Central American states crossed sabers in what was derogatorily coined “The Soccer War.” This conflict had its complicated origins earlier in the century, when the North American companies United Fruit and its rival Standard Fruit, operated in Honduras, and both deemed necessary to import workers from El Salvador. In the early 1960s, political changes and the liberalisation of the region's commerce through the Common Market Treaty chilled the relations between the two countries and war began.

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December 2016 • 9781911096504 • £19.95 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 104 pages • 25 colour photos, 120 b/w photos

Three Republics One Navy A Naval History of France 1870–1999 Anthony Clayton

A study of the history of the French Navy between 1870 and 1999 and the broader picture it demonstrates.

In the 1870s, French warships were still rigged for sail, in the 1970s the Marine Nationale’s ships at sea included aircraft carriers operating supersonic jets, and intercontinental ballistic missile submarines propelled by nuclear engines. In this work the author has tried to weave together these very varied strands into a history of a navy whose nation’s priorities have more often been land frontier defence, the navy undervalued with a justifiable pride in its achievements poorly recognised.

Naval

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The Fight on the Home Front David Rogers Following the role played by civilian volunteers in the war effort.

Whilst the men and women of national service age were called to arms in the various Services, the civilian population was also recruited. This relied on volunteers accepting challenges and committing to undertake duties outside the comfort of their day jobs. There were exceptions in that some young men were sent to the mining industry instead of undertaking their national service. These 'Bevin Boys' did undertake a vital role in the war effort whilst remaining civilians. The importance to the war effort of women was recognised from the outset.

Some were asked to help in the manufacture of armaments, while others were asked to work on the land, with timber, or on the canals. Another facet of this civilian recruitment drive focused on young adults, for they were recognised for their potential military roles in the future. To that end, many boys (and in some cases, girls) were put into uniforms and trained in various activities.

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Britain's Civilian Armies in World War II

World War ii | home front November 2016 • 9781911096313 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 232 pages 30-40 illus. & diags, approx. 15-25 tables

The Battle for Heraklion. Crete 1941 The Campaign Revealed through Allied and Axis Accounts Yannis Prekatsounakis

Studying the invasion at Crete with the inclusion of an oft ignored battle, Heraklion.

Crete, 20 May 1941. The first campaign-sized airborne assault is launched. Many books have been written about this famous invasion, with the emphasis mainly on the battles for Maleme and Chania. The battle for Heraklion, an epic struggle, remained largely forgotten and widely unstudied. This book highlights personal stories and accounts and the author’s access to records from all three sides allowed accounts to be placed in their correct place and time. Unlike earlier studies, the history of the battle is written with the added perspective of extensive Greek accounts and sources.

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December 2016 • 9781911096337 • £37.50 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 352 pages 400 b/w ills, 27 b/w maps, 1 colour map

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Towards a Wider War British Strategic Decision-Making and Military Effectiveness in Scandinavia, 1939–40 Joseph Moretz

Offering a unique, balanced assessment of British war-making at the start of the WW2 in the far north.

Towards a Wider War examines British policy, grand strategy, military operations and tactical execution in the critical period of the ‘Phoney War’ culminating in Scandinavia and the forlorn campaign in Norway. Recognising that political and military leaders rarely plan for failure, the work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of British performance in the last year of peace and during the first critical months of war.

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October 2016 • 9781911096368 • £45.00 Hardback • 244 x 170 mm • 424 pages • 18 b/w photos

Confronting Case Blue Briansk Front's Attempt to Derail the German Drive to the Caucasus, July 1942 Igor' Sdvizhkov and Stuart Britton

A look at the attempt by Operational Group Chibisov to collapse the northern shoulder of the German drive to the Caucasus.

Using previously-classified Soviet and German documents, Sdvizhkov focuses on General Liziukov’s role in the counteroffensive as commander of the 2nd Tank Corps, after his 5th Tank Army was disbanded following failed counterattacks in early July. Sdvizhkov describes the German reaction to the initial penetration made by Operational Group Chibisov’s offensive and why the Briansk Front and Operational Group Chibisov Command initially made little or no effort to find General Liziukov when he went missing during the 2nd Tank Corps’ attack.

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September 2016 • 9781911096436 • £45.00 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 384 pages • 10 maps & 3 colour photos, 6 b/w photos

Approach to Battle Training the Indian Army During the Second World War Alan Jeffreys

This monograph is a modern historical interpretation of the Indian Army as a holistic organisation during the Second World War. The Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during the Second World War. Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy – and went to make up the majority of troops in South East Asia. This book will look at training in India – charting how the Indian Army developed a more comprehensive training structure than any other Commonwealth country.

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November 2016 • 9781911096511 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 224 pages • 8 maps

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The Rout of the German Forces in Belorussia Edited by Richard W. Harrison

A detailed look at the conduct of one of the major operations of the Second World War at the operational-strategic level.

This study covers the Red Army's Belorussian strategic operation. Like most works generated by the General Staff, the Belorussian study divides the operation into two parts: preparation and conduct. The first section contains valuable information on the overall correlation of forces, equipment and troops densities along the breakthrough sectors and Soviet plans for supplying the offensive. The second covers the initial breakthrough battles and the encirclement of the Vitebsk and Bobruisk garrisons, followed by the capture of Minsk and the encirclement of sizeable German forces east of the city.

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Operation Bagration, 23 June–29 August 1944

October 2016 • 9781911096597 • £45.00 Hardback • 244 x 170 mm 416 pages • 4 maps

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Theirs is the Glory Arnhem, Hurst and Conflict on Film David Truesdale and Allan Esler Smith Theirs is the Glory, the story of the Battle of Arnhem, was the biggest grossing UK war film for a decade. This book is the director’s cut, looking in depth at his work on conflict and takes, as its centrepiece, Theirs is the Glory. This book shows why it is the definitive film on Arnhem and will remain the veterans’ lasting tribute.

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September 2016 • 9781911096634 • £35.00 Hardback • 245 x 170 mm • 392 pages • 65 colour photos, 275 b/w photos, 10 maps

Divided Loyalty Britain's Polish Ally During World War II Wiesław Rogalski In 1939 Poland was a quasi-military state undergoing political and social change; nevertheless, Britain signed an agreement with it as part of its decision to adopt a policy of encircling Germany. On the collapse of Poland in October 1939, the country’s political opposition executed a coup against the Polish Government and formed a new administration.

World War ii July 2016 • 9781911096641 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 224 pages • 19 b/w photos, 3 b/w maps

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Days of Adversity The Warsaw Uprising 1944 Evan McGilvray

Re-examining the decisions regarding the 1944 Warsaw Uprising made by the leadership of the underground Polish Army.

The questions raised are, was the uprising necessary and why was it so poorly conducted by a totally indifferent leadership? The challenge is made that the Polish leaders in Warsaw and in London were clearly unfeeling. In Warsaw the uprising was allowed to happen and was doomed from the very beginning owing to poor generalship. This work is supplemented with Polish sources as well as interviews with five women who had been involved in the Warsaw Uprising as young women and girls in 1944.

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September 2016 • 9781911096733 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 256 pages • 100 b/w photos, 8 maps

Wings Over Sinai The Egyptian Air Force During the Sinai War, 1956 David Nicolle, Tom Cooper and Air Vice Marshal Gabr Ali Gabr

This is the first account about Egyptian military operations during the Suez War of 1956.

Based on research, this book provides a unique and exclusive insight into the ‘other side’ of a war that many consider has marked ‘the end of British Empire’.

In retaliation for president Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalisation of the Universal Suez Canal Company, and thus the strategically important Suez Canal, France, Great Britain & Israel launched Operation Musketeer. Wings over Sinai is foremost an account of the battle for survival of the EAF.

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November 2016 • 9781911096610 • £19.95 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 112 pages • 120 b/w ills, 2-3 colour ills, 15 colour profiles

Flight of the Dragon A Taiwanese U-2 Pilot's Long Journey to Freedom Linda Rios Bromley

The fascinating story of Chang-di Yeh and his imprisonment.

When Taiwanese Chang-di 'Robin' Yeh departed on a recon flight on November 1 1963 his life was full of promise. In an instant, the experienced pilot transitioned from a free man to a prisoner held on spy charges by China. Denounced by the Taiwanese Government, Yeh became a man without a country. Arranging his exit from China was another hurdle to clear. Using his ROCAF contacts from years past, Robin found assistance where he did not expect it.

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August 2016 • 9781911096481 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 152 pages • 25 photos

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The Role of Airpower in the War Against Isil/Daesh in Iraq, Syria and Libya Babak Taghvaee Based on declassified documents, this book provides details of all combat operations conducted by all the air forces involved in air operations against ISIL in Iraq, Syria and Libya from the first day of ISIL widespread offensive in Iraq in June 2014. The author's detailed text is fully supported by a selection of pictures of the participating aircraft.

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September 2016 • 9781911096535 • Paperback • £35.00 297 x 210 mm • 280 pages • c. 400 colour photos & profiles, maps

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Hawker Hunters at War Iraq and Jordan, 1958–1967 Tom Cooper and Patricia Salti Designed as a swept-wing, daytime interceptor, the Hunter became the first jet aircraft manufactured by Hawker for the RAF. Hawker Hunters at War covers every aspect of the Hunter’s service in Iraq & Jordan, from in-depth coverage of export negotiations, to details of their operational service during 1958-1967. With over 115 illustrations, this is the ultimate profile of Hunter’s service in Iraq and Jordan.

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August 2016 • 9781911096252 • Paperback • £19.95 297 x 210 mm • 104 pages • 113 b/w & 12 colour photos, 15 colour profiles

The Iran-Iraq War – Volume 1 The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980–May 1982 E.R. Hooton, Tom Cooper and Farzin Nadimi The Iran-Iraq War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th Century and accidentally created the current nightmare of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. There have been many books on the conflict but this is the first detailed military history using materials from both sides, as well as information obtained from US Intelligence circles and British archives.

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August 2016 • 9781911096566 • Paperback • £19.95 297 x 210 mm • 112 pages • 120 photos, 15 artworks, 5-6 maps & 4-5 diagrams

The Iran-Iraq War – Volume 2 Iran Strikes Back, June 1982–December 1986 E.R. Hooton, Tom Cooper and Farzin Nadimi Volume 2 takes up the account after Iraq withdrew from Khuzestan and is based upon material from both sides, US Intelligence data, British documents and secret Iraqi files.

This account describes the battles in greater detail than before and provides unique insights and ends many of the myths which are repeated in many other accounts of this conflict.

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November 2016 • 9781911096573 • Paperback • £19.95 297 x 210 mm • 112 pages • 120 photos, 15 artworks, 5-6 maps & 4-5 diagrams

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Battle for Angola Portuguese West Africa: A History of Conflict Al J. Venter Following Al Venter’s successful Portugal’s Guerrilla Wars in Africa, he delves further into the troubled history of this former Portuguese African colony. For continuity, the author has included several chapters on that colonial struggle, with the main thrust on events before and after. An important section deals with the South African Border War.

Africa

November 2016 • 9781911096412 • Hardback • £35.00 245 x 170 mm • 496 pages • 200 b/w photos, two 16pp colour sections

Green Leader Operation Gatling, the Rhodesian Military's Response to the Viscount Tragedy Ian Pringle In September 1978 a heat-seeking missile shot down an Air Rhodesia civilian airliner shortly after it took off from the Zambezi Valley. Miraculously, 18 people survived the crash only for most of them to be gunned down in cold blood shortly after the crash by terrorists loyal to the Zimbabwe African People’s Union leader Joshua Nkomo.

Africa

September 2016 • 9781911096726 • Paperback • £19.95 234 x 156 mm • 242 pages • c. 50 colour & b/w photos, maps

Portuguese Commandos Feared Insurgent Hunters, 1961–1974 John P. Cann During the insurgency (1961–1974) in Portuguese Africa over 800,000 people served in the Portuguese Armed Forces. About 1% of these served as commandos, yet their combat losses represented 11.5 % of total casualties. This is the story of the Portuguese commandos in Africa, their operations, and their influence on subsequent sister units.

Elite Forces

December 2016 • 9781911096320 • Paperback • £19.95 297 x 210 mm • 104 pages • 90 b/w & 10 colour photos, 10 tables, 15 maps

Gator on the Rise Kamov's Hokum Attack Helicopter Story 1977–2015 Alexander Mladenov This new comprehensive work examines the development of the Russian military helicopter during the final days of the Soviet Union and into the new era of the Russian Federation. The story starts with the comprehensive development of the Kamov Ka-50 (NATO code-name Hokum), which was to herald a new era of development.

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October 2016 • 9781911096450 • Paperback • £25.00 297 x 210 mm • 144 pages • 150 colour photos, 80 b/w photos, 30 b/w drawings

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From the Vietnam War to Troop Commander, 22 Special Air Service Regiment Alistair MacKenzie In a career spanning 30 years, Alistair MacKenzie served uniquely with the New Zealand Army in Vietnam, the British Parachute Regiment, the British SAS, the South African Defence Force’s famed ParaBats, the New Zealand SAS, the Sultan of Oman’s Special Forces and a host of private security agencies and defence contractors. Brutally honest, Mackenzie is candid about life as a Special Forces soldier.

September 2016 • 9781911096658 • Paperback • £16.95 234 x 156 mm • 288 pages • 100 colour & b/w photos, maps

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Mobility Conquers The Story of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978–2005 Willem Steenkamp and Helmoed-Römer Heitman This book is the story of the South African Defence Force’s 61 Mechanised Battalion Group (1979–2005), generally acknowledged as the best fighting unit in Africa in its time. This easy-to-read narrative includes many personal accounts by 61 Mech’s officers and describes the preparations for the various operations and the on-going evolution of both the doctrine and the weaponry/equipment.

July 2016 • 9781911096528 • Hardback • £59.95 245 x 170 mm • 1152 pages • 61 maps, c. 400+ photos, 2pp of colour

Armour

A Military Transformed?

Adaptation and Innovation in the British Military, 1792–1945 Michael LoCicero, Ross Mahoney and Stuart Mitchell Between 1792 and 1945, the character of warfare changed. Battalions standing shoulder to shoulder during the Napoleonic era gave way to the industrialised, modern armies of the two World Wars. A Military Transformed? brings many of these debates together and forms a broader picture.

General Military History

September 2016 • 9781911096702 • Paperback • £19.95 234 x 156 mm • 256 pages • 10 tables

Children and War Past and Present Helga Embacher, Wolfgang Aschauer, Albert Lichtblau, Grazia Prontera and Johannes-Dieter Steinert International research on 'Children and War' has continually increased in recent years.

At the same time there has been growing public interest in how children experience military conflicts and how their lives have been affected by war and its aftermath.

In Children and War this subject is approached from different angles and in various methodological ways.

General Military History

Autumn 2016

September 2016 • 9781911096719 • Paperback • £21.95 234 x 156 mm • 298 pages • 28 b/w illus., 2 tables

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Vivid Courage Victoria Crosses – Antecedent and Allied Regiments of the Staffordshire Regiment Robert Hope

The first book written exclusively about the recipients of the Victoria Cross from the Staffordshire Regiment.

The Victoria Cross, introduced in 1856, is this country’s highest honour that can be bestowed on individuals for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. Brief details are given on the histories of the Staffordshire Regiment and her allied regiments whose members were awarded the VC. It also contains a brief history of the Victoria Cross itself.

Regimental

July 2016 • 9781911096375 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 232 pages • 75 b/w photos, 1 map, 1 regimental tree & 4 registers

Guardians of the Ukraine The Ukrainian Air Force Since 1992 Babak Taghvaee

A detailed look on the equipment, organisation and combat strength of the Ukrainian air force.

This book provides a detailed look on the organisation and combat strength of the air force, and its aircraft and helicopters. Drawing on a wide range of previously unseen photographs supplemented by specially-commissioned colour artwork, Guardians of the Ukraine presents all types of combat, transport and training aircraft, as well as helicopters previously or currently operated by the Ukrainian Air Force, many of which are supported by captions detailing individual aircraft histories.

Aviation

July 2016 • 9781910777558 • £25.00 • Paperback 297 x 210 mm • 160 pages • 250 colour photos and profiles

Another Bloody Chapter in an Endless Civil War Volume 1 Northen Ireland and the Troubles 1984–87 Ken Wharton

Showing how the IRA grew in financial and logistical strength and how the security forces worked hard to contain them.

It was a period where the Republican terror group realised the British military could not be beaten, but that PIRA could at least sit down with them from a position of strength. Thereafter, their intention was not only political agitation but also to keep up the terror campaign and force the British Government to talk. This book covers every major incident of the period, commencing with the ambush of off-duty UDR soldier through to the Enniskillen bombing.

Terrorism

August 2016 • 9781911096276 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 376 pages • 50+ b/w photos

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1786–1815 Ludovic Letrun and Jean-Marie Mongin

The third volume in the hugely popular Artillery and the Gribeauval System series.

After examining in volume 1 and 2 the hardware artillery implemented by Gunners from the end of the Old Regime to First Empire, this third volume discusses some topics of specialists uniformology, and of the materials used for the men of the “Armes savantes".

uniforms & equipment reference

March 2016 • 9782352504320 • £14.50 Paperback • 240 x 200 mm • 84 pages

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Artillery and the Gribeauval System – Volume 3

Women in Uniform 1939–45 Collective

An indispensable guide for all uniform lovers, collectors, and enthusiasts of military history.

Women's participation in the Second World War is often overlooked, yet thousands of them wore their uniform, working mainly as nurses, but offering also other services, such as managing the enrolment of men in military units.

The movement started on a large scale in Great Britain and the Soviet Union, followed by United States and to a lesser extent France, Germany and Italy.

Contains over fifty female volunteer from all over the world represented in colour photographs. uniforms & equipment

December 2016 • 9782352504603 • £14.50 Paperback • 240 x 200 mm • 84 pages

British Parachutes Special Forces Jean-Louis Perquin

The first volume of a new collection dedicated to the evolution of techniques and materials.

As early as October 1940, Intelligence Service tries different ways to infiltrate occupied France. Phillip Schneidau is dropped “blind” near Montigny at the edge of Fontainebleau forest. Jumping with a British parachute soon turns out to be one of the best means of infiltration.

This present study is thus dedicated to Type A and Type X parachutes. Some extra considerations to the following type PX give a better understanding of their differences and the new solutions chosen. equipment & techniques

January 2016 • 9782352504429 • £23.00 Paperback • 208 x 249 mm • 176 pages • 270 photos

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US Vehicle Markings in the ETO 1944 Jean Bouchery This large format full colour book from Histoire & Collections is a comprehensive collection of all the identification markings used on US military vehicles in the European Theatre of Operations from the landings at Normandy to the end of the war in Europe.

ARMOUR & MILITARY VEHICLES

December 2016 • 9782352503903 • £34.95 Hardback • 310 x 230 mm • 192 pages

Scale Modelling WW1 Tanks Frédérik Astier Scale Modelling WW1 Tanks accurately describes assembly methods, painting and realization of dioramas for each of the 6 models: the Mark IV 'Male' English, Mark IV "Female" and the German A7V, Schneider CA, the St. Chamond and the French Renault FT. Photos of real machines and a gallery of other author’s works complement this book.

Modelling MILITARY VEHICLES

December 2016 • 9782352504689 • £20.00 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 128 pages • 500 illus.

Les Prototypes Dassault à Décollage Vertical Hervé Beaumont Dassault developed an experimental prototype plane following on from the Mirage.

It was the first flight with vertical take-off and landing, and several prototypes were constructed on the basis of the technical achievements of the Mirage III. Starting from the economic and political context, the book recounts the development of these prototype aircraft.

AVIATION REFERENCE

December 2016 • 9782352504283 • £15.95 Hardback • 240 x 200 mm • 80 pages

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Chars D2 Au Combat Les Elephants de Guerre du Colonel De Gaulle Stéphane Bonnaud With powerful 20 ton D2 tanks, Charles de Gaulle creates a unit that he subjected to the most severe discipline and training, making of it a remarkable fighting resource for which "everything is possible". But when commencing the battle on May 15, 1940, the first tanks to join his 4th armoured division, are, again, the D2. This book examines these tanks in combat.

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December 2015 • 9782352504450 • £29.00 Hardback • 310 x 240 mm • 176 pages • 400+ illus.

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Des bords du Guiers au Lac de Constance Philibert de Loisy "It is for you Dauphiné readers that this small story is written because it was you who largely formed this battalion, and as you always worked, suffered and bled in silence, you have reason to be particularly proud." So begins the article written in Saigon on the 25th March 1946 for Commander Loisy, the battalion commander of Chartreuse in 1944, for the newspaper Dauphiné Libéré.

REFERENCE WORLD WAR ii

December 2016 • 9782352504399 • £15.50 Paperback • 250 x 210 mm • 84 pages • 150 photos

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Le Caracal au combat F. Lert and E. Goffinon The H225M "Caracal" flew for the first time on 30 November 2000.

It is the first European helicopter specifically designed for the most complex of missions: the rescue in combat. Today, in 2016, ten years after its appearance, the Caracal is already a veteran of several wars: Afghanistan, Mali, through Libya and Chad.

AVIATION | REFERENCE

December 2016 • 9782352504580 • £18.50 text Hardback • 190 x 260 mm • 128 pages

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Le Maquis de Chartreuse

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Le Rafale Frédéric Lert Designed in the mid-1980s, the Dassault Aviation Rafale only became operative for the Navy in 2004, and for the Air Force in 2006. Flagship of French aviation, the Rafale’s versatility and stealth are unparalleled. This book analyses the three versions of this incredible aircraft: the Rafale C, M, and B.

AVIATION REFERENCE

December 2016 • 9782352504177 • £14.50 Paperback • 240 x 200 mm • 96 pages • c. 200 photos

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Au Coeur de la Guerre Froide La mission militaire de Potsdam 1947–1989 Patrick Manificat Unsung protagonists of the secret intelligence war that saw the two blocks in central Europe opposed, the three "Potsdam military missions" were carried out by a handful of Americans, British and French. This book is a unique testimony of the high-risk life of these “men of the shadows”.

20TH CENTURY

Autumn 2016

December 2016 • 9782352504030 • £29.00 Hardback • 310 x 230 mm • 200 pages

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Panzer IV Ausf. H and Ausf. J. Vol. II Samir Karmieh and Lukasz Gladysiak

Volume 2 from Kagero continues this fantastic reference book for tank modellers.

The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H and Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J tanks were produced in the largest numbers in the range known as Sonderkraftfahrzeug 161 in German terminology – 7,000 vehicles. This means that a significant quantity of these vehicles were delivered to units – from late Spring 1943 in case of the Ausf. H and from Summer 1944 as far as the Ausf. J is concerned – and fought on every front where Adolf Hitler’s state was involved militarily. armour & military vehicles modelling

January 2016 • 9788364596919 • £17.99 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 112 pages • 58 b/w and 74 colour photographs

The Battleship SMS Baden Luke Millis

View the SMS Baden from every angle – a perfect modelling guide.

The second and last to be completed of a class of 4 “super dreadnoughts”, SMS Baden represented the culmination of German battleship development during the First World War. Completed too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland, the ship was commissioned as Fleet Flagship on 14th March 1917.

naval & maritime modelling

January 2016 • 9788364596902 • £19.99 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 84 pages • 10 anaglyph 3D renders

Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Marek J. Murawski

Covering the history of this important plane as well as detailed line drawings for modelling reference.

The events of World War 2 proved beyond any doubt that the strategic bombing campaign greatly contributed to the Allies’ ultimate victory over Nazi Germany.

The arms race that kicked off even before the war began produced military aircraft capable of reaching ever higher operational ceilings.

aviation modelling

January 2016 • 9788364596933 • £18.99 Paperback • 297 x 210 mm • 80 pages • 110 archival photos

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Real Lives Edited by Charlies Bird, with a Foreword by Colm Tóibín On the 23rd May 2015 the people of Ireland made history by becoming the first country in the world to introduce marriage equality by popular vote. The joyous scenes from Dublin Castle and across Ireland, as the historic vote was declared, made headlines across the globe.

Irish History

Charlie Bird, inspired by the extraordinary Yes Equality campaign, travelled the length and breadth of Ireland to record first-hand the moving life stories from over fifty people who were deeply affected by the marriage equality vote. These are the real stories from ordinary LGBT people who have lived in the shadow of inequality and oppression for decades. A Day in May is a poignant record of that transformative moment in Irish history.

MERRION PRESS

A Day in May

May 2016 • 9781785370762 • £16.99 Hardback • 225 x 180 mm • 224 pages • 50 b/w photos

After the Rising Soldiers, Lawyers and Trials of the Long Irish Revolution

By Seán Enright This pioneering book traces the violent conflict of the 1916-1921 era in Ireland through the lens of the British legal system, highlighting how major trials and courts martial ran in tandem with growing political tensions in the aftermath of the Easter Rising. Continuing his story where Easter Rising 1916: The Trials ended, legal historian Seán Enright masterfully analyses the causes of the Rising, how it evolved into the War of Independence and lead in turn to the collapse of the justice system by January 1920. The establishment of trial by courts martial and Martial Law by the end of that year was unimaginable at this time within the British Empire, and Enright excels in unravelling the fascinating and unsettling significance of these developments, drawing startling conclusions about the limits of the judicial system under extreme duress.

April 2016 • 226 x 153 mm • 272 pages • 20 b/w photos

Irish History 20th Century History

9781785370526 • Hardback • £60.00 9781785370519 • Paperback • £16.99

Liffey Green, Danube Blue The Musical Life and Loves of László Gede

By Eibhlín Mac Máighistir Gede with Antoinette Walker

Irish History Biography

Liffey Green, Danube Blue is the remarkable account of László Gede, a Hungarian musician who made Ireland his home in 1969. His story begins in Hungary during the First World War, enduring poverty and hardship, and charts his rise to clarinettist in the State Opera House Orchestra. Between the wars Budapest was an exhilarating place for László, thrilling audiences with his Goldwin Gede swing band in its celebrated café society. The Second World War saw him playing in military bands and miraculously avoided being sent to the Front in 1944, while also involved in resistance work. The period was also marked by his two short marriages. Following his imprisonment by the postwar communist authorities, he escaped across the border to Austria along with his third wife during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.

March 2016 • 9781785370700 • £21.99 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm • 288 pages • 60 b/w photos

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Soldiers of the Short Grass A History of the Curragh Camp, 1855-2016

By Dan Harvey

Irish History 19th Century History

This is the first complete history of the Curragh Camp, from its foundation in 1855 to the present day, under both British and Irish occupation. Dan Harvey, a military historian and an experienced senior officer, presents a compelling narrative of the camp’s many eras and episodes. This unique establishment has been key in shaping Irish history while being shaped in turn by the great national and international conflicts that it was founded to respond to: the Crimean War, the Boer War, the Great War, the Easter Rising and War of Independence are all accounted for under the banner of the British Army. The first tricolour hoisted overhead of the camp signalled no change to its level of service as the Curragh’s forces were quickly embroiled in the Irish Civil War, later oversaw the years of the modern Troubles and forged an international role with the Irish Defence Forces.

9781785370618 • Paperback • £15.99 9781785370625 • Hardback • £60.00

March 2016 • 226 x 153 mm • 276 pages • 40 b/w photos

One Bold Deed of the Open Treason The Berlin Diary of Roger Casement 1914-1916 Edited by Angus Mitchel One Bold Deed of Open Treason describes the astonishing journey by Roger Casement to Germany in 1914, via USA and Norway, to secure support from the German government for the Irish Volunteer’s military plan against the British, and to recruit an “Irish Brigade” from the 2,000 Irish prisoners-of-war taken in the early months of the war. Through his vivid and gripping diary entries - that read like a spy novel and reveal the motives behind his pivotal role in the Easter Rising - his mission to seek arms and ammunition from Germany was to be the deciding factor in the outcome of the Irish insurrection.

Irish History World War 1

March 2016 • 234 x 156 mm • 288 pages • 60 b/w photos

9781785370571 • Hardback • £65.00 9781785370564 • Paperback • £16.99

Voices from the Easter Rising Eyewitnesses to the Easter Rising Edited by Ruán O’Donnell and Mícheál Ó hAodha Voices from the Easter Rising is a compelling collection of eyewitness accounts of the events of Easter Week 1916, and detail how the Rising unfolded in Dublin and in other Irish cities, towns and villages. Extraordinary first-hand testimonies from the ranks of the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizen Army, Cumman na mBan, ordinary members of the public, alongside their counterparts within the British administration and military, reveal how the streets of Dublin and the lives of its citizens were utterly disrupted. For those seeking an accurate understanding of how the events of Easter Week actually took place, this is essential reading.

Irish History 20th Century History

March 2016 • 9781785370663 • £12.99 Paperback • 226 x 153 mm • 240 pages • 20 b/w photos

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British Intelligence in Northern Ireland: Uncovered

By Seán Hartnett

Shocking insights into British Intelligence’s most controversial operations in Northern Ireland, from an inside operator ‘Charlie One’, the call sign for the most wanted targets of British Intelligence operations in NI, documents the journey of an Irish Republican serving in Britain’s most secretive counter-terrorism unit. Filled with roller coaster emotions and explosive revelations of British Intelligence covert capabilities and operations, Charlie One provides a truly unique, detailed and unbiased account of the secret war fought on the streets of Northern Ireland.

MERRION PRESS

Charlie One

This thrilling narrative reveals the intricate workings of Britain’s covert capabilities in Northern Ireland and offers the truth behind the biggest headlines that were to shake the foundations of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Troubles | Autobiography | British Military History September 2016 • 9781785370854 • £12.99 Paperback • 226 x 153 mm • 260 pages

Markievicz

By Lindie Naughton

The definitive biography of the Easter Rising’s leading female figure, Countess Markievicz Countess Constance Markievicz – ‘Madame’ to thousands of Dubliners – revolutionary, socialist and feminist, was one of the most remarkable women in Irish history. A natural leader and provocateur, she took an active part in the 1916 Rising, digging trenches in St Stephen’s Green and leaving behind controversial accounts that she shot an unarmed member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. One of the few leaders to escape execution, she came back to a rapturous crowd in Dublin and made history as the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons. In this definitive biography Lindie Naughton delves into her writings from prison, her personal letters and diaries to bring this remarkable woman vividly to life.

Irish History | Biography September 2016 • 226 x 153 mm • 300 pages • 30 b&w images

9781785370823 • Hardback • £60.00 9781785370816 • Paperback • £16.99

Irish Rebel John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

By Terry Golwayt

Brilliantly written biography of one of the major leaders of the Irish-American nationalist movement, and a hero of nationalist Ireland John Devoy was an avowed Fenian who went into exile in New York in 1871. Over the next half century he was the most-prominent leader of the Irish-American nationalist movement. This new revised edition of the acclaimed biography of this overlooked architect of the Irish independence movement is also the story of Ireland, and of Irish-America, from the Famine to Freedom, examining the extraordinary cloak-and-dagger planning of the Easter Rising and the critical role of America in its outcome.

Irish History 9781785370250 • January 2016 • £17.99 Paperback • 225 x 155mm • 360 pages • 20 b&w illus.

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Commando Gunsmithing R. K. Campbell Firearms are machines, and like all machines they sometimes break. Regardless of its quality, there will be wear when the firearm is subjected to hard use. Serious shooters must learn to maintain, repair, and in some cases modify their firearms to keep them operational. Commando Gunsmithing will teach you what to look for, as well as what to do and under what circumstances.

weapons firearms

October 2015 • 9781610048897 • £17.50 Paperback • 279 x 216 mm • 184 pages

The FN FAL/SLR Owner's Guide Robert Cashner First introduced in 1946 by Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale, the Fusil Automatique Léger (Light Automatic Rifle), or FAL, has been used by military or police forces in more than 90 countries. This book is for the FAL/SLR owner, especially the shooter, as well as the potential FAL buyer, to provide a detailed look at the venerable weapon.

firearms reference

February 2015 • 9781610048835 • £14.50 Paperback • 279 x 216 mm • 212 pages

Long-Range Precision Rifle Expanded Edition The Complete Guide to Hitting Targets at Distance Anthony Circincione II In his original version of Long-Range Precision Rifle, U.S. Army sniper and avid precision rifle and long-range rifle shooter, competitor, and enthusiast Anthony Cirincione II put extreme accuracy with a precision rifle within the reach of any shooter. His precisionshooting book proved to be an instant best-seller and five new sections are added in this expanded edition.

firearms reference

October 2015 • 9781610048873 • £21.00 Paperback • 279 x 216 mm • 216 pages

Guerrilla Gardening for Long-Term Survival Fred Demara Eating local takes on a whole new meaning in a survival scenario, and while growing your own food is never easy, it is the surest way to a full belly. A crop can be nurtured, controlled, and even protected as need be. Guerrilla Gardening for Long-Term Survival gives readers food for thought about starting their own guerrilla gardens.

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How Global Politics is Transforming China's Weapons Buildup and Modernization Susan Turner Haynes

Presenting technical concepts in China’s nuclear power with minimal jargon, in a straightforward style.

While the world’s attention is focused on the nuclearisation of North Korea and Iran and the nuclear brinkmanship between India and Pakistan, China is believed to have doubled the size of its nuclear arsenal. Susan Turner Haynes analyses China’s build up and its diversification of increasingly mobile, precise, and sophisticated nuclear weapons. Haynes provides context and clarity to this complex global issue through an analysis of extensive primary source research and lends insight into questions of why China, is the only nuclear-weapon state recognised under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty that continues to pursue qualitative and quantitative advancements to its nuclear force.

modern warfare | china

POTOMAC BOOKS

Chinese Nuclear Proliferation

July 2016 • 9781612348216 • £19.99 Hardback • 230 x 150 mm 208 pages

Loving and Leaving Washington Reflections on Public Service John Yochelson

An illuminating memoir, reflecting on the current generation’s dedication to their country and considers the future of public service.

John Yochelson was seventeen when he first heard President Kennedy’s call, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

Responding to the call to public service, he had a front-row seat from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, when the power game in Washington was played across party lines. Loving and Leaving Washington is his inside account of the lives of public servants from the perspective of a lifelong moderate.

memoir | 20th century

Autumn 2016

August 2016 • 9781612348247 • £20.99 Hardback • 230 x 150 mm 296 pages

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Blinking Red Crisis and Compromise in American Intelligence after 9/11 Michael Allen

Understanding the effectiveness of these institutional changes in response to 9/11.

After the September 11 attacks, the 9/11 Commission argued that the United States needed a powerful leader, a “spymaster,” to forge the scattered intelligence bureaucracies into a singular enterprise to vanquish America’s new enemies: stateless international terrorists. During the 2004 presidential election, Congress and the president remade the post–World War II national security infrastructure in less than five months. Blinking Red illuminates the complicated history of the bureaucratic efforts to reform America’s national security after the intelligence failures of 9/11 and Iraq’s missing weapons of mass destruction, explaining how the National Security Council (NSC) and Congress shaped the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks.

TERRORISM | 21ST CENTURY

July 2016 • 9781612348230 • £13.99 Paperback • 230 x 150 mm 280 pages

Amiable Scoundrel Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War Paul Kahan

Looks at one of America's most prominent 19th Century political figures.

This study is the fascinating story of Cameron’s life and an illuminating portrait of his times. From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the nineteenth century’s most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of eighty, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed—indeed, encouraged—a man such as Cameron to seize political control.

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July 2016 • 9781612348148 • £25.99 Hardback • 230 x 150 mm 408 pages

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MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War H.W. Brands

The riveting story of how Truman and MacArthur squared off to decide America’s future in the post-WW2 order.

politics 20th century

Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The contest of wills between these two titanic characters unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of a faraway war and terrors conjured at home by Joseph McCarthy. From the drama of Stalin’s blockade of West Berlin to the daring landing of MacArthur’s forces at Inchon to the shocking entrance of China into the war, The General and the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era.

PRESIDIO PRESS

The General vs. the President

November 2016 • 9780385540575 • £21.00 Hardback • 235 x 156 mm • 416 pages • 8 pages of photographs

The Fleet at Flood Tide America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944–1945 James Hornfischer

An unprecedented account of the monumental Pacific War campaign.

Distilling thousands of pages of primary-source research, here is an extraordinary narrative orchestration of the most strategically vital operation of the Pacific War: the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s seizure of the Marianas, a multi-faceted exhibition of the new state-of-the-art in warfare. It marked the emergence of America’s capacity to launch cross-hemispheric expeditionary operations and the flowering of American naval aviation and aircraft carrier power. This book details some of the Pacific War’s most important moments, from the epic seaborne invasion of Saipan, to the stunning spectacle of the aerial battles of the Marianas Turkey Shoot, to the grinding fight ashore between American and Japanese troops.

world War II

February 2016 • 9780345548702 • £24.50 Hardback • 235 x 156 mm • 576 pages • 16 pp photo insert

American Ulysses A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Ronald C. White

A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president.

From Jr. White, the author of A. Lincoln, the New York Times bestseller, comes this riveting new biography of Ulysses S. Grant. The dramatic story of one of America’s greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on 7 years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times. american history biography

September 2016 • 9781400069026 • £24.50 Hardback • 235 x 159 mm • 816 pages • 30 maps; 120 photographs throughout

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The 1960s Look Recreating the Fashions of the Sixties Mike Brown

Walking you through the ‘60s telling how men, women and children dressed – and why they looked the way they did.

The 1960s, known as the ‘Swinging Sixties’, saw young designers such as Mary Quant producing exciting new clothes modelled by the likes of Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy. New clothing styles were created – like the miniskirt – and new materials came to prominence including PVC and Perspex. But achieving the 1960s look is not just about the clothing but also the hairstyles, and many accessories, all of which Mike Brown covers in detail. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book takes you back to a decade of fab miniskirts, groovy Beatles’ jackets, Mods in parkas and Rockers in leathers, and everything else that went to make up ‘the 1960s look’.

20TH CENTURY | POPULAR CULTURE

September 2016 • 9781781220078 • £19.99 Paperback • 280 x 229 mm 144 pages • colour photos throughout

Fighting for the Empire An Irish Doctor’s Adventures Through Imperial Campaigns and Two World Wars David Worsfold

A fascinating look at both an individual’s bravery and the closing years of the British Empire.

Fighting for the Empire is the story of a remarkable Irishman, Thomas Kelly, a staunch Catholic from Galway who served the British Crown and its Empire for almost fifty years. His extraordinary military career took in countless conflicts including two World Wars, Imperial adventures, acts of heroism and encounters with royalty. It also included a period of Irish history that split families and communities in two. The First World War saw Kelly serving with the Indian Medical Service in Aden, Egypt and Mesopotamia (covering present-day Iraq, Syria, Iran and parts of Turkey), collecting the Distinguished Service Order.

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September 2016 • 9781781220061 • £19.99 Hardback • 234 x 156 mm 240 pages • colour photos throughout

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Complete Orders of Battle for Army Groups, Armies, Army Corps, and Other Commands of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS, September 1, 1939, to May 8, 1945 William T. McCroden and Thomas E. Nutter

A massive new reference work analysing orders of battle for German field formations.

WORLD WAR ii REFERENCE

Additional new ground is broken by describing the orders of battle of the myriad German and Axis satellite formations assigned to security commands throughout occupied Europe and the combat zones, as well as those attached to fortress commands and to the commanders of German occupation forces in Eastern and Western Europe. An accompanying narrative describes the career of each field formation and includes the background and experience of many of their most famous commanding officers.

SAVAS BEATIE

German Ground Forces of World War II

October 2016 • 9781611211092 • £28.00 Hardback • 254 x 178 mm • 624 pages • 6 b/w photos throughout and 1 map

Tears of a Warrior A Family’s Story of Combat and Living with PTSD E. Anthony Seahorn and Janet J. Seahorn

Written to educate families and veterans about PTSD and to offer strategies for living with it.

Tears of a Warrior is a patriotic book written about soldiers who are called to duty in service of their country. Long after the cries of battle have ended, many warriors return home to face a multitude of physical and mental challenges.

The book includes nearly 100 photos integrated into the text which provide the reader with a visual picture of the sequence of events as the storyline moves from the realities of combat, to returning home, to the ultimate impact on family and friends.

PSYCHOLOGY REFERENCE

October 2016 • 9781611212730 • £12.99 Paperback • 229 x 152 mm • 240 pages • 92 images; 1 map

Thunder in the Harbor Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the American Civil War Chris Mackowski

A behind-the-scenes look inside one of America’s most iconic places.

At 4:30 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 1861, Confederate batteries opened fire. Thirtyfour hours later, with their supplies running low but their honour satisfied, Federal forces lowered their tattered flag. Thunder in the Harbor recounts Fort Sumter’s storied history in the engaging prose that has become the hallmark of the Emerging Civil War Series. Supplemented with more than a hundred historical photos and illustrations, captivating contemporary photography, and detailed maps.

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October 2016 • 9781611211856 • £8.99 Paperback • 229 x 152 mm • 168 pages • 150 b/w images; 4 maps

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Silent Sentinels A Reference Guide to the Artillery of Gettysburg George W. Newton

An outstanding and useful historical guide on the artillery used at Gettysburg.

Artillery played an important and perhaps decisive role in the July 1863 battle of Gettysburg. Although many hundreds of books have been published on the battle, very few have focused more than a few paragraphs or a sprinkling of entries on the “long arm” and its role in the battle.

The chapter-long and wide-ranging tour included in this book guides readers to a variety of fascinating sites with enough detail to interest even the most jaded Gettysburg historian. equipment & techniques american civil war

July 2016 • 9781611212471 • £14.99 Paperback • 229 x 152 mm • 288 pages • 43 images, 7 maps

The Last Road North A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 Robert Orrison and Dan Welch

Based on the Gettysburg Civil War Trails, this offers the ultimate Civil War road trip.

A string of battlefield victories through 1862 culminated in the spring of 1863 with Lee’s greatest victory yet: the battle of Chancellorsville. Propelled by the momentum of that supreme moment, Lee decided to once more take the fight to the Yankees and launched this army on another invasion of the North.

Dan Welch follows in the footsteps as the two foes cat-and-mouse their way northward, ultimately clashing in the costliest battle in North American history. american civil war reference

July 2016 • 9781611212433 • £8.99 Paperback • 229 x 152 mm • 192 pages • 100 images, 14 maps

The Chickamauga Campaign – Barren Victory The Retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate Pursuit, and the Aftermath of the Battle, September 21 to October 20, 1863 David Powell

Completing David Powell’s The Chickamauga Campaign trilogy, North Georgia finally receives the extensive treatment it deserves.

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Barren Victory is the third and concluding volume of the magisterial The Chickamauga Campaign trilogy, a comprehensive examination more than a decade in the making of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War. It examines the immediate aftermath of this great battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. In addition to carefully examining the decisions made by each army commander and their consequences, Powell sets forth the dreadful costs of the fighting in terms of the human suffering involved.

September 2016 • 9781611213287 • £25.50 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm • 384 pages • 15 images, 5 maps

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By Stephen Hood The careful examination of the John Bell Hood literature. The revelations in this fastpaced and shocking study will forever change your perceptions of Hood as a man and as a general, and of those who set out to shape his legacy.

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John Bell Hood The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General

Available Now • 9781611213300 • £13.00 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 384 pages • 7 images and 3 maps

The Campaigns and Battles of General Nathan Bedford Forrest Kentucky to Chickamauga, 1861–1863 John Scales Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the most intriguing characters to emerge during the Civil War. There are no shortage of books and articles on the man and his generalship, with topics ranging from hero worship to condemnation based on his association with Fort Pillow and later, the Ku Klux Klan. This first instalment of a two-book work carefully examines the campaigns and battles in which Forrest participated during the first two years of the war. american civil war

August 2016 • 9781611212846 • £22.99 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm • 312 pages • 58 maps, 2 images

Lincoln’s Greatest Journey Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 – April 8, 1865 Noah Trudeau March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. Lincoln’s Greatest Journey offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time. american history

August 2016 • 9781611213263 • £23.95 Hardback • 229 x 152 mm • 336 pages • 28 images, 11 maps

The Soldiers' General Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and the Civil War Paula Walker, Robert Girardi In May of 1864, Warren was regarded by his superiors as the best corps commander in the Army of the Potomac. But something went wrong during the war’s final months.

After leading his corps to a decisive victory at Five Forks on April 1, 1865, General Sheridan accused Warren of deliberate slowness and timidity and with General Grant’s blessing, relieved him of command.Walker and Girardi detail Warren’s military record, including his rise to corps command, removal, and subsequent fight for justice.

October 2016 • 9781611212068 • £22.95 american civil war Hardback • 229 x 152 mm • 576 pages 21 maps and 60 photographs and illustrations

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Triumph And Defeat The Vicksburg Campaign Terrence J. Winschel

Winschel weaves a professional lifetime of personal experience and scholarship into this remarkable study of the Battle of Vicksburg.

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The Battle of Vicksburg or Siege of Vicksburg was the final significant battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of brilliant manoeuvres, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River. He drove the Confederate army of John C. Pemberton into defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant besieged the city, which surrendered six weeks later, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.

October 2016 • 9781932714043 • £10.99 Paperback • 234 x 156 mm • 248 pages • 9 maps, 20 photos

Triumph And Defeat The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume 2 Terrence J. Winschel

The hugely popular title is reprinted here with new chapters to explore the campaign in even greater detail.

Following up on the popular success of his earlier book, Winschel offers ten new chapters of insights into what has been declared by many to have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Designed to appeal to both general readers and serious students, Winschel’s essays cover a wide range of topics, including military operations, naval engagements, leading personalities and even the story of a family caught up in the nightmarish 47-day siege that nearly cost them their lives. american civil war

August 2006 • 9781932714210 • £19.99 Hardback • 240 x 159 mm • 288 pages

The Washingtons: A Family History – Volume 3 Royal Descents of the Presidential Branch Justin Glenn

A comprehensive multi-volume work covering fifteen generations of the “Presidential Branch” of the Washingtons.

This study includes more than 63,000 descendants of the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington.

The Royal Descents volume traces the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presidential Branch” back to the nobility and royalty of England and continental Europe.

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August 2015 • 9781611212358 • £45.50 Hardback • 254 x 178 mm • 238 pages • 1 image, 1 chart

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