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Volume X, Issue I, Spring 2019

Ancient and Medieval History

Greetings from the Casemate Team!

Welcome everyone to 2019 and the first edition of The Warrior for this year! We’re starting the year strong, loaded up with military history books for all time periods and with scores of new books that have never been seen before in The Warrior.

With the beginning of the New Year we’re bringing you back to the beginning of history with a much requested supersized Ancient & Medieval history section. Learn about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire with Roman Empire at War (p.5) and Roman Military Disasters (p.7), explore the beginning of mounted combat with Dawn of the Horse Warriors (p.11), or jump forward in time to the Medieval Era with Sieges of the Middle Ages (p.12).

The bargain section, and the great discounts that come with it, is still here, now stocked with freshly marked down titles for those of us who may have overspent a bit on Holiday gifts but still want a little something for themselves to start off 2019 with. We’re confident that you’ll find that this edition of The Warrior is one of the best ones yet.

Happy Reading, and Happy New Year!

Will & Girard The Warrior Team P.S. Is there a specific subject or time period that you’d like to see as a special feature in The Warrior? Let us know!

New from Casemate Ardennes 1944 The Battle of the Bulge Yves Buffetaut German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of France, Belgium and Luxembourg in December of 1944 to January 1945 which the Germans called Operation Wacht am Rhein, the Allies named the Ardennes Counteroffensive, and was also commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge. It is certainly true that the three German armies regrouped for the offensive were in differing states; only the 5th Panzer Army was in something resembling good condition, with the 6th and the 7th mediocre at best.

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series, with over 100 photographs and 24 color profiles describes in detail the different events that caused the German defeat, from the beginning of the offensive on December 16, 1944 to the retreat behind the Siegfried Line.

9781612006697, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

German Armor in Normandy Yves Buffetaut This volume of Casemate Illustrated starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armored Division, with British losses totaling twentyseven tanks. The subsequent strategies the commanders devised for the Panzer tanks during Operations Goodwood and Cobra were not so successful, ultimately ending in disaster for the Germans as the Allies broke through the German line by the end of July.

This is a detailed examination of the German armored forces in Normandy in 1944, focusing on the organization of the 10 Panzer divisions that took part, the vehicles they relied on and the battles they fought in and why ultimately their combined strength was not enough.

9781612006437, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

The front cover image is from Warriors of the 106th by Martin King, Ken Johnson, and Michael Collins, Casemate Publishers, 2017 Typeset by Versatile PreMedia Services, Pune, India. www.versatilepremedia.com

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Landing in Hell The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944 Peter Margaritis On September 15, 1944, the United States, in its effort to defeat the Japanese Empire, invaded a tiny island named Peleliu, located at the southern end of the Palau Islands. The Pacific High Command saw the conquering of this chain as a necessary prelude to General Douglas MacArthur’s long-awaited liberation of the Philippines.

Of all the Palaus, Peleliu, the second southernmost, was the most strategically valuable as it could be used as a major airbase from which the Americans could mount a massive bomber campaign against the Philippines if needed, and eventually against Japanese home islands.

This book analyzes in detail the many things that went wrong to make these casualties so excessive, and in doing so, corrects several earlier accounts of the campaign. It includes a comprehensive account of the presidential summit that determined the operation, details of how new weapons were deployed, a new enemy strategy, and command failure in what became the most controversial amphibious operation in the Pacific during WWII. 9781612006451, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208p.

From the Riviera to the Rhine US Sixth Army Group August 1944–February 1945 Simon Forty Two months after D-Day, just as the battle of Normandy was reaching its climax, the Allies unleashed the second invasion of France, not in the Pas de Calais but the French Riviera. On September 10 they linked up with Patton’s Third Army and advanced into the Vosges Mountains, taking Strasbourg and holding the area against the Germans’ final big attack in the west: Operation Nordwind in January 1945.

US Seventh Army and 6th Army Group undertook a successful campaign placing a third Allied army group with its own independent supply lines in northeastern France. Without this force, the Allies would have struggled to hold the frontage to Switzerland and Third Army would have been exposed to attack in its southern flank—something that could have had disastrous repercussions particularly during the Ardennes offensive of December 1944.

But the story of 6th Army Group wasn’t finished. Taking up a position on the east flank of Third Army, it fought its way through the Vosges and withstood the Germans’ last throw: Operation Nordwind—the vain attempt to relieve pressure on the Ardennes assault by attacking in the Vosges. Heavy fighting pressed hard towards Strasbourg but the Allies were ultimately victorious, inflicting severe losses on the Germans.

9781612006239, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Ian Fleming and Operation Golden Eye Keeping Spain out of World War II Mark Simmons This book tells the story of the various Allied operations and schemes instigated to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII, which included the widespread bribery of high ranking Spanish officials and the duplicity of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr.

Ian Fleming and Alan Hillgarth were the architects of Operation Golden Eye, the sabotage and disruption scheme that would be put in place had Germany invaded Spain. Fleming visited the Iberian Peninsula and Tangiers several times during the war, arguably his greatest achievement in WWII and the closest he came to being a real secret agent. It was these visits which supplied much of the background material for his fiction—Fleming even called his home on Jamaica where he created 007 “Goldeneye.”

9781612006857, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

Vietnam Bao Chi Warriors of Word and Film Marc Phillip Yablonka Bao Chi brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who reported on the Vietnam War. They wrote the stories of Vietnam, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of their fellow servicemen on the battlefields from the Mekong Delta in the south to the DMZ in Central Vietnam, from the Tet Offensive in 1968 to the fall of Saigon in 1975.

For years, there has been a well-deserved plethora of work by and about those who covered the war as civilians, with this book dedicating four of its chapters to civilian media. There hasn’t been enough about the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who did so while wearing an American uniform.Yablonka’s extensive experience as a military journalist brought him into contact with many of these combat correspondents, giving him a unique insight into their professions and lives. This book honors these brave chroniclers in uniform who brought the Vietnam War home to us.

9781612006871, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 320p.

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Undefeated From Basketball to Battle: West Point’s Perfect Season 1944 Jim Noles In 1943, the West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5–10 record, and for the 1944 season coach Ed Kelleher’s hopes in reversing Army’s fortunes rested on his five starters. They consisted of three seniors—team captain “Big Ed” Christl, John “Three Star” Hennessey, and class president Bobby Faas—and two juniors, Dale Hall and Doug Kenna. By the end of January, West Point was 6–0; by the end of February, the team boasted a 13–0 record.

The cadets would not be able to play in the NIT or NCAA national tournaments for a likely national championship. The world was at war, the U.S. Army needed its finest on the front line more than on the court, and the three seniors were soon destined for other battles.

In the years that followed, the Army’s basketball team would never again have a chance to play in the NCAA tournament and, in the modern era, few remember West Point’s perfect 1944 season. Although West Point’s home basketball court is named the Edward C. Christl Arena, and the National Invitational Tournament’s trophy is named after his coach, Edward A. Kelleher, too few people fully appreciate why. But after reading Undefeated, they will.

9781612005119, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 272p.

The Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants U.S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959–74 Col. Joseph Celeski The Secret War in Laos was one of the first “Long Wars” for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now.

Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos to prevent a communist take-over or at least preserve the kingdom’s neutrality. In challenging tropical conditions they trained and undertook combat advisory duties with native and tribal forces.Veterans remember Hmong guerrillas and Lao soldiers who were often shorter than the M1 rifles they carried.

The Green Berets’ service in Laos was the first strategic challenge since its formation in 1952 and proved one of the first major applications of special warfare doctrine. Clouded in secrey until the 1990s, this story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans.

9781612006659, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 400p.

Guerrilla Warfare Kings of Revolution Peter Polack This is a compendium of prominent worldwide guerrilla leaders beginning with William Wallace in the thirteenth century to modern day Sri Lanka. It profiles each leader to analyze their personal history, military tactics, and political strategy. All are home grown leaders in extended guerrilla campaigns many of whom ended up as the first leaders of their countries or liberators of entire regions such as Simon Bolivar. It includes victories and defeats in an effort to tease out not only effective guerrilla tactics but counterinsurgency strategies with some likelihood of success.

This concise history gives a fascinating overview of a once history-altering form of warfare.

9781612006758, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

Alexander the Great Conqueror, Commander, King John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In just over a generation, his northern Greek state of Macedon rose to control the whole of the vast Persian Empire. It was the legacy of his father, Philip, that launched Alexander on a spectacular career of conquest that planted Hellenic culture across most of Asia. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the once mighty Persian Empire, and pushed his army eastwards as far as the Indus. No one in history has equaled his achievement. A talented commander, able to anticipate how his opponent would think, Alexander understood how to commit his forces to devastating effect and was never defeated in battle. He also developed a corps of engineers that utilized catapults and siege towers against enemy fortifications.

This concise history gives an overview of Alexander’s life from a military standpoint, from his early military exploits to the creation of his empire and the legacy left after his premature death.

9781612006819, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Roman Empire at War A Compendium of Roman Battles from 31 B.C. to A.D. 565 Don Taylor In a single volume, Empire at War catalogues every significant battle fought by the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian I. The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient, Late Antique, and Early Medieval texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources which chronicle the event. This approach provides the reader a foundation of information in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of the battlefield scenario. It is an excellent first-stop reference to the many battles of the Roman Empire.

9781473869080, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

Rome Spreads Her Wings Territorial Expansion Between the Punic Wars Gareth Sampson The two decades between the end of the First Punic War and the beginning of the Second represent a key period in the development of Rome’s imperial ambitions, both within Italy and beyond. Within Italy, Rome faced an invasion of Gauls from Northern Italy, which threatened the very existence of the Roman state. This war culminated at the Battle of Telamon, giving Rome control of the peninsula up to the Alps for the first time in her history.

This work seeks to redress the balance and view these wars in their own right, analyze how close Rome came to being defeated in Italy, and asses the importance of these decades as a key period in the foundation of Rome’s future empire.

9781783030552, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304p.

The Roman Invasion of Britain Archaeology Versus History Birgitta Hoffmann The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory.

This book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process, it challenges much received wisdom about the history of Roman Britain.

Birgitta Hoffmann tackles the subject by taking a number of major events or episodes, presenting the accepted narrative as derived from historical sources and the archaeological evidence for the same. The book is full of surprising and controversial conclusions that will appeal to the general reader as well as those studying or teaching courses on ancient history or archaeology.

9781848840973, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208p.

Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea John D. Grainger Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. After the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium, Octavian swiftly brought it under direct Roman control, though it took several campaigns to fully subjugate the whole country.

9781848848238, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China Raoul McLaughlin The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia. It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria and consider trade ventures through the Tarim territories that led Roman merchants to Han China.

This is the first book to address these subjects in a single comprehensive study. It explores Rome’s impact on the ancient world economy and reveals what the Chinese and Romans knew about their rival Empires.

9781473833746, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

Rome, Parthia and India The Violent Emergence of a New World Order 150–140 BC John D. Grainger Between 152 and 138 BC, a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150, Rome was confined to the Western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the Seleukid Empire. By 140, Rome had spread to the borders of Asia Minor and the Seleukid Empire was confined to Syria. These two divided the western world between them until the Arab conquests in the seventh century AD. These wars have generally been treated separately, but they were connected. John Grainger’s lucid narrative shows how these seismic events, stretching from India to the Western Mediterranean, interconnected to recast the ancient world.

9781848848252, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Rome Seizes the Trident The Defeat of Carthaginian Seapower and the Forging of the Roman Empire Marc G de Santis Sea power played a greater part in ancient empire building than is often appreciated. The Punic Wars were characterized by massive naval battles. The Romans did not even possess a navy of their own when war broke out between them and the Carthaginians in Sicily in 264 BC. The Romans were nevertheless determined to acquire a navy that could challenge that of Carthage. They used a captured galley as a model, reverse engineered it, and constructed hundreds of copies. Rome’s new found naval power was, as Marc De Santis shows, a vital component in their ultimate victory in each of the three Punic Wars.

9781473826984, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 272p.

The Roman Navy Ships, Men, & Warfare 350BC–AD475 Michael Paul Pitassi The Roman Navy was remarkable for its size, reach, and longevity; it was crucial to the extraordinary expansion and maintenance of Imperial power. The fabric and organization of this maritime force is at the core of this new book. Shipbuilding, rigs and fittings, and shipboard weaponry are covered as are all the principal ships from the earliest types to the very last. The command structure is outlined, as are all aspects of the crews’ lives, their recruitment, terms of service, training and uniforms. Operations feature prominently, the allied and enemy navies compared, and specimen battles employed to explain fighting tactics.

9781848320901, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 224p.

Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars 336–31BC John D. Grainger The period covered in this book is well known for its epic battles and grand campaigns of territorial conquest, but Hellenistic monarchies, Carthaginians, and the rapacious Roman Republic were scarcely less active at sea. Taking the period between Alexander the Great’s conquests and the Battle of Actium, John Grainger analyses the developments in naval technology and tactics, the uses and limitations of sea power and the differing strategies of the various powers. This will be a fascinating study of a neglected aspect of ancient warfare.

9781848841611, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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Caesar’s Greatest Victory The Battle of Alesia, Gaul 52 BC John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville 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 independent Celtic tribal kingdoms could resist the might of Rome. 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. Using 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 history of warfare.

9781612004051, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 320p.

The Sword of the Republic A Biography of Marcus Claudius Marcellus Jeremiah McCall Marcellus’ military exploits were largely unmatched by any other aristocrat of Roman Middle Republic. As a young soldier in the First Punic War, he won a reputation for his skill in single combat.

Consequently, he earned the spolia opima, an honor, according to Roman antiquarians, which had only been earned twice before, once by Romulus himself.Yet, despite his undeniable success as a warrior and commander, Marcellus met with considerable political opposition at Rome.

Marcellus’ career not only makes exciting reading, but gives an excellent vantage point from which to view the military and political struggles of the period and the role of military successes in the aristocratic culture of the Roman Republic.

His biography will be an important addition to existing works on Roman military history.

9781848843790, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain Philip Matyszak When, after a brutal civil war, the dictator Sulla took power in Rome (82 BC), among the many who refused to accept his rule was a young army officer called Quintus Sertorius. Discovering a genius for guerilla warfare, Sertorius came close to driving the Romans out of Spain altogether. Rome responded by sending reinforcements under the control of the up-andcoming young general Gnaeus Pompey (later Pompey the Great). The epic struggle that followed between these two great commanders is a master class of ancient strategy and tactical maneuver.

9781848847873, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Marcus Agrippa Right-hand man of Caesar Augustus Lindsay Powell Marcus Agrippa personified the term “right-hand man.” As Emperor Augustus’ deputy, he waged wars, pacified provinces, beautified Rome, and played a crucial role in laying the foundations of the Pax Romana for the next two hundred years.

This book is lucidly written by the author of the acclaimed biographies Eager for Glory and Germanicus. Lindsay Powell presents a penetrating new assessment of the life and achievements of the multifaceted man who put service to friend and country before himself.

9781848846173, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 384p.

AD69: Emperors, Armies, and Anarchy Nic FIelds With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred Iulio-Claudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68.

The following year, commonly known as the “Year of the Four Emperors,” was probably one of Rome’s worst. Nic Fields narrates the twists and turns and the military events of this short but bloody period of Roman history.

9781781591888, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256p.

Stilicho The Vandal Who Saved Rome Ian Hughes The period of history in which Stilicho lived was one of the most turbulent in European history. The Western Empire was finally giving way under pressure from external threats, especially from Germanic tribes crossing the Rhine and Danube, as well as from seemingly everpresent internal revolts and rebellions.

Ian Hughes explains how a Vandal (actually Stilicho had a Vandal father and Roman mother) came to be given almost total control of the Western Empire and describes his attempts to save both the Western Empire and even Rome itself from the attacks of Alaric the Goth and other barbarian invaders.

Despite his role in this fascinating and crucial period of history, there is no other full-length biography of him in print.

9781473829008, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 304p.

Cataclysm 90 BC The forgotten war that almost destroyed Rome Philip Matyszak This book is a military and political history of the Social War of 90–88 BC. Because Rome’s former Italian allies had the arms, training, and military systems of the Roman army, which they usually fought alongside, all Rome’s usual military advantages were nullified. The interplay of personalities; high-stakes politics and full-scale warfare combine with assassination; personal sacrifice; and desperate measures (such as raising an army of freed slaves) make for a taut, fast-paced tale.

9781848847897, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256p.

Roman Military Disasters Dark Days and Lost Legions Paul Chrystal This book is the first to examine the paradoxical role lost battles and defeat played in the success of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. It covers the most pivotal and decisive defeats, from the Celtic invasion of 390 BC to Alaric’s sack of Rome in AD 410. The unique and crucial element of the book is its focus on the aftermath and consequences of defeat and how the lessons enabled the Romans, usually, to bounce back and win.

9781473823570, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 336p.

Legions in Crisis Transformation of the Roman Soldier AD 192–284 Paul Elliott The third century AD was a turbulent and testing time for the Roman Empire. A new and powerful foe in the east had risen up to challenge Rome directly. This book looks closely at the new styles of arms and armor, comparing their construction, use, and effectiveness to the more familiar types of Roman kit used by soldiers fighting the earlier Dacian and Marcomannic Wars.

9781781553343, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 176p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • The Collapse of Rome Marius, Sulla, and the First Civil War Gareth Sampson Rome’s first civil war was a rivalry between Marius, victor of the Jugurthine and Northern wars, and his former subordinate, Sulla. But, as Gareth Sampson points out in this new analysis, the situation was much more complex than the traditional view portrays it and the scope of the First Civil War both wider and longer.

This narrative and analysis of a critical and bloody period in Roman history will make an ideal sequel to the author’s Crisis of Rome (and a prequel to his first book, The Defeat of Rome).

9781848843264, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 304p.

Constantius II Usurpers, Eunuchs, and the Antichrist Peter Crawford The reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his father, Constantine the Great, and his successor, Julian. When Constantine I died, Constantius and his two brothers, Constans and Constantine II, all received the title of Augustus to reign as equal co-emperors. However, Constantine II was killed in a fraternal civil war with Constans. The two remaining brothers shared the Empire for the next ten years.

However, Constans, in turn, was killed by the usurper Magentius. Constantius was now sole ruler of the Empire.

9781783400553, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 384p.

Fighting Emperors of Byzantium John Carr The Eastern Roman or “Byzantine” Empire had to fight for survival throughout its long history so military ability was a prime requisite for a successful Emperor. John Carr concentrates on the personal and military histories of the more capable war fighters to occupy the imperial throne at Constantinople. For this the empire’s military organization had to be of a high order. Thus was the Empire able to endure for almost a thousand years after the fall of Rome.

9781783831166, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

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The Komnene Dynasty Byzantium’s Struggle for Survival 1057–1185 John Carr The Komnene dynasty saw several changes in Byzantine military practice, such as the adoption of heavy cavalry on the western model, the extensive use of foreign mercenaries, and the neglect of the navy. A chapter is devoted to the famous Varangian Guard.

The terrible defeat at Myriokephalon in 1176 sealed the doom of the dynasty, preparing the way for the conquest of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders.

9781526702296, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 240p.

Road to Manzikert Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071 Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns and Brian Todd Carey This book sets the battle in the context of the military history of the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World (Arab and Seljuk Turkish) up to the pivotal engagement at Manzikert in 1071, with special emphasis on the origins, course, and outcome of this battle. The composition, weapons, and tactics of the very different opposing armies are analyzed.

The final chapter is dedicated to assessing the impact of Manzikert on the Byzantine Empire’s strategic position in Anatolia and to the battle’s role as a causus belli for the Crusades.

9781848842151, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 224p.

On Ancient Warfare Perspectives on Aspects of War in Antiquity 4000 BC to AD 637 Richard A Gabriel In this book, Richard Gabriel presents his thoughts and perspectives on a selection of aspects of ancient warfare that he has found of particular interest over the years. It does not aim to be a comprehensive overview nor a coherent narrative of ancient military history but adds up to an illuminating, fascinating, and wideranging discussion of various topics. With topics ranging from the origins of war, through logistics, military medicine, and psychiatry or the origins of jihad to specifics such as the generalship of Alexander the Great (Gabriel’s not a fan), 9781526718457, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 336p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Warfare in the Ancient World Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns, Joshua B. Allfree and John Cairns Warfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe between the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia in the late fourth millenium BC and the fall of Rome.

Through the use of dozens of multiphase tactical maps, this fascinating introduction to the art of war during western civilization’s ancient and classical periods pulls together the primary and secondary sources and creates a powerful historical narrative. The result is a synthetic work that will be essential reading for students and armchair historians alike.

9781844151738, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Famous Battles and How They Shaped the Modern World From Troy to Courtrai, 1200 BC–1302 AD D Beatrice G Heuser and Athena S Leoussi The epic battles of European history examined in this first volume range from the siege of Troy and the encounters of Marathon and Thermopylai to the wars of the Israelites which inspired the way many later battles would be narrated; and from the triumphs and defeats of the Roman Empire, to Hastings, the massacre of Béziers and the battle of Courtrai. In each chapter, the historical events surrounding a battle form the backdrop for multi-layer interpretations, which, consciously or unconsciously, carry political agendas.

9781473893733, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 208p.

The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323–223 BC) Seleukos I to Seleukos III John D Grainger John D Grainger’s trilogy charts the rise and fall of the superpower of the ancient world. In this first volume, John D Grainger relates the remarkable twists of fortune and daring that saw Seleukos, an officer in an elite guard unit, emerge from the wars of the Diadochi (Alexander’s successors) in control of the largest and richest part of the empire of the late Alexander the Great. After his conquests and eventual murder, we see how his successors continued his policies, including the repeated wars with the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt over control of Syria. The volume ends with the deep internal crisis and the Wars of the Brothers, which left only a single member of the dynasty alive in 223 BC. 9781526743763, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 256p.

Warfare and Weaponry in Dynastic Egypt Rebecca Angharad Dean The development of warfare in any society provides an evocative glance into the lives of our predecessors. This is never more the case than with that most enticing of ancient civilizations, Ancient Egypt.

Swords, axes, and daggers are the weapons of choice here, as ancient Egyptian warfare is brought vividly to life through the exciting use of experimental archaeology. By examining and testing replicas of real-life artifacts, just how deadly these ancient Egyptian weapons were can be seen.

9781473823556, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Antigonus The OneEyed Greatest of the Successors Jeff Champion Plutarch described Antigonus the One-Eyed (382–301 BC) as “the oldest and greatest of Alexander’s successors.”

Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to Greece.

His success caused those who controlled the European and Egyptian parts of the empire to unite against him.

The ancient writers saw Antigonus’ life as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hubris and vaulting ambition. Jeff Champion narrates the career of this titanic figure with the focus squarely on the military aspects.

9781783030422, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

Pharaoh Seti I Father of Egyptian Greatness Nicky Nielsen Pharaoh Seti I ruled Egypt for only 11 years (1290–1279 BC), but his reign marked a revival of Egyptian military and economic power, as well as cultural and religious life. However, when the last king of the 18th Dynasty, Horemheb, died without an heir, Seti’s father was named king. He ruled for only two years before dying of old age, leaving Seti in charge of an ailing superpower. Seti set about rebuilding Egypt after a century of dynastic struggles and religious unrest. He despatched expeditions to mine for copper, gold, and quarry for stone in the deserts, laying the foundations for one of the most ambitious building projects of any Egyptian Pharaoh and his actions allowed his son, Ramesses the Great to rule in relative peace and stability for 69 years, building on the legacy of his father.

9781526739575, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 216p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Warfare in New Kingdom Egypt Paul Elliott The New Kingdom of Egypt marks the apogee of military organization and preparedness.

This book narrates this incredible rise to power, describing in detail the way in which the Egyptian war machine was structured, how it was supplied, and how it fought. It considers all aspects, some often neglected, such as campaign tents, logistics, and rations, in addition to the design of hand weapons and bows.Various kits have been reconstructed for the book, giving the reader a very immediate sense of what an Egyptian warrior’s equipment looked like.

9781781555804, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 176p.

Sparta Rise of a Warrior Nation Philip Matyszak Spartans are portrayed as the stereotypical macho heroes: noble, laconic, totally fearless and impervious to discomfort and pain and to a large extent the Spartans lived up to this image. Philip Matyszak explores two themes: how Sparta came to be the unique society it was, and the rise of the city from a Peloponnesian village to the military superpower of Greece. But above all, his focus is on the Spartan hoplite.

9781473874640, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Pyrrhus of Epirus Great Battles of the Hellenistic World Joseph Pietrykowski In Great Battles of the Hellenistic World, Joseph Pietrykowski explores the struggles that shook the ancient world and shaped history. From the structure and composition of the opposing armies, to the strategy of their campaigns, to the leadership decisions and tactics that decided the engagements, Great Battles of the Hellenistic World examines seventeen landmark conflicts from Chaironeia to Pydna over the course of 170 years of bloody warfare.

9781848846883, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256p.

Great Battles of the Classical Greek World Owen Rees This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This, of course, is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, emphasizing the variety and tactical developments across the period. Each battle is set in context with a brief background and then the battlefield and opposing forces are discussed before the narrative and analysis of the fighting is given and rounded off with consideration of the aftermath and strategic implications.

9781473827295, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 304p.

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Jeff Champion Born into the royal house of Epirus but forced to flee into exile with his mother as a mere infant, Pyrrhus prospered and rose from a refugee to a king.

He was deeply involved in the cut-and-thrust campaigning, coups and subterfuges of the Successor kingdoms, and at various times was king of Epirus, Macedon, and Sicily, as well as overlord of much of southern Italy. In 281 BC he was invited by the southern Italian states to defend them against Rome. His early victories at Heraclea and Asculum were so hard-fought that a “Pyrrhic victory” still means one gained at crippling cost.

9781473886643, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 176p.

Women at War in the Classical World Paul Chrystal Paul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the GraecoRoman world. Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized by men, there were plenty of exceptions with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants, Artemisia, Olympias, Cleopatra and Agrippina the Elder being famous examples. And both Greeks and Romans encountered women among their “barbarian” enemies, such as Tomyris, Boudicca and Zenobia. More commonly women were directly affected by war as noncombatant victims, of rape and enslavement as spoils of war and this makes up an important strand of the author’s discussion. The portrayal of female warriors and goddesses in classical mythology and literature, and the use of war to justify gender roles and hierarchies are also considered.

9781473856608, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Viking Nations The Development of Medieval North Atlantic Identities Dayanna Knight This is an interdisciplinary consideration of medieval North Atlantic settlement that focuses on not only siterelated identity but also the active choices made to adopt elements of identity. It utilizes comparative analysis of evidence to highlight terrestrial and marine drivers to identity development in relation to the site context. This book illustrates the priorities expressed by medieval settling populations in relation to particular contexts. It proposes a method for planning ships’ cargos which corresponds to identity development amongst the constituent Atlantic archipelagos. This work is written for an educated audience desiring to know more about the medieval North Atlantic beyond Viking stereotypes. Enough detail is included that medieval specialists will also enjoy the book.

9781473833937, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Viking Art of War Paddy Griffith A best-selling study of the Vikings’ genius for war explodes myths and reveals the facts behind their fearsome reputation.

This groundbreaking study of the Vikings establishes the facts behind their rise to prominence, and cuts away the myths about their military and seafaring skills, reputation, and exploits.

The author applies modern military thinking to the Viking art of war and examines their tactics, seamanship, mobility, strategy, and how they exploited victories and dealt with defeats. In this book, we learn how the ferocious northern warriors established colonies in hostile territory and defeated a diverse array of enemies, including the AngloSaxons, the Franks, the Volga Bulgars, and the wild tribes of Ireland, during three centuries of military adventure.

9781932033601, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

Dawn of the Horse Warriors Chariot and Cavalry Warfare, 3000–600BC Duncan Noble The period covered encompasses the development of the first clumsy ass-drawn chariots in Sumer (of which the author built and tested a working replica for the BBC); takes in the golden age of chariot warfare resulting from the arrival of the domesticated horse and the spoked wheel, then continues through the development of the first regular cavalry force by the Assyrians and on to their overthrow by an alliance of Medes and the Scythians, wild semi-nomadic horsemen from the Eurasian steppe.

9781783462759, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

Badon and the Early Wars for Wessex, circa 500 to 710 David K.C. Cooper MD, FRCS David Cooper’s book reappraises the evidence regarding the early battles for Wessex territory. It charts the sequence of battles from the c. AD 500 siege of Badon Hill, in which the Britons defeated the first Saxon attempt to gain a foothold in Wessex territory, to Langport in 710, which consolidated King Ine’s position and pushed the Britons westwards. Discussion of the postRoman British and Germanic factions provides context and background to Badon Hill, which is then covered in detail and disentangled from Arthurian legend.

9781526733573, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 280p.

The Anglo-Saxon Age Timothy Venning Taking a similar approach to his successful If Rome Hadn’t Fallen, Timothy Venning explores the various decision points in a fascinating period of British history and the alternative paths that it might have taken.

Dr. Timothy Venning starts within an outline of the process by which much of Britain came to be settled by Germanic tribes after the end of Roman rule, as far as it can be determined from the sparse and fragmentary sources. He then moves on to discuss a series of scenarios, which might have altered the course of subsequent history dramatically.

9781781591253, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

The Anglo-Saxons at War Paul Hill Paul Hill’s broad, detailed and graphic account of the conduct of war in the Anglo-Saxon world in the unstable, violent centuries before the Norman Conquest will be illuminating reading for anyone who wants to learn about this key stage of medieval history.

Land and naval warfare are central sections of Paul Hill’s book, but he also covers the politics and diplomacy of warfare—the conduct of negotiations, the taking of hostages and the use of treachery.

Among the most valuable sections of the study are those dealing, in vivid detail, with actual experience of battle and siege—with the brutal reality of combat as it is revealed by campaigns against the Danes, in the battles of Ashdown, Maldon and Stamford Bridge, and sieges at Reading and Rochester.

9781848843691, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Saladin and the Fall of Jerusalem Richard the Lionheart, the Crusades, and the Battle for the Holy Land David Nicolle and Stanley LanePoole This detailed biography of Saladin was written by Stanley Lane-Poole, who was able to access the rich and colorful chronicles of Arab historians, which provide us with insight into the life and deeds of this warrior-monarch. Based on a lifetime of study, this book examines Saladin’s youth, his military development, his conquest of Egypt and Syria, the Holy War against the crusaders and, crucially, his duel with Richard the Lionheart and, of course, the fall of Jerusalem.

9781848328747, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 288p.

Saladin Hero of Islam Geoffrey Hindley The extraordinary character and career of Saladin are the keys to understanding the Battle of Hattin, the fall of Jerusalem, and the failure of the Third Crusade. He united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced the Richard the Lion Heart, king of England, in one of the most famous confrontations in medieval warfare.

Geoffrey Hindley’s sympathetic and highly readable study of the life and times of this remarkable, many-sided man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and into the Muslim world of his contemporaries.

9781848842038, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

Hattin 1187 The Inevitable Defeat of the Crusaders Didier Davin and André Jouineau The Battle of Hattin, Saladin’s greatest victory, and the conquest of Jerusalem that followed, represent the end of the first period of Frankish occupation of the Holy Land.

Only the survival of Tyre subsequently allowed them to regain the territories during the Third Crusade in which Philippe Auguste and above all Richard I the Lionheart distinguished themselves. Despite their initial successes, those who inherited the gains achieved in 1099 were indeed now lost.

This work details the causes, circumstances, and consequences of the most terrible defeat encountered during the Crusades.

9782352501213, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 64p.

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The Knights Hospitaller A Military History of the Knights of St John John Carr The Knights of St John evolved during the Crusades from a monastic order providing hostels for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land into a Military one. The Hospitallers became one of the major naval powers in the Mediterranean, defending Christian shipping from the Barbary Pirates and increasingly turning to piracy themselves. They provided a crucial bulwark against Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean, obstinately resisting a massive siege of Malta by the Ottoman Turks in 1565. The Order remained a significant power in the Mediterranean until their defeat by Napoleon in 1798.

9781473858886, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

Sieges of the Middle Ages Philip Warner In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative center, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served.

Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English sieges undertaken in the period from the Norman Conquest to the War of the Roses. This includes many dramatic actions fought on the continental dominions of the English Crown such as Chateau Gaillard and Rouen. Drawing from contemporary records and his own inspection of sites, Philip Warner’s narrative explores the skills of the architect, the engineer and the miner, as well as the courage of troops and their commanders.

9781844152155, $13.99, $9.50, paperback, 214p.

Medieval Maritime Warfare Charles D. Stanton Charles Stanton uses an innovative and involving approach to describe this fascinating but neglected facet of European medieval history.

He depicts the development of maritime warfare from the end of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance, detailing the wars waged in the Mediterranean as well as those fought in northern waters.

9781781592519, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 368p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Medieval Armoured Combat The 1450 Fencing Manuscript from New Haven Dierk Hagedorn and Bartłomiej Walczak Gloriously-illustrated, and replete with substantial commentary, these works are some of the greatest achievements in the corpus of late medieval fight books.These works have both tremendous artistic merit and incalculable historical value.

In this remarkable full color volume, authors present their work on the copy of this treatise now in the Yale Center for British Art, including a reproduction of the manuscript, a full transcription, and translations into English.

The work includes a foreword by Sydney Anglo which explains how the work shows a highly sophisticated pedagogical system of movement and applauds the editors for presenting the material in a clear and practical way.

9781784383336, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 272p.

Siege Warfare During the Hundred Years War Once More Unto the Breach Peter Hoskins Throughout the war, sieges were a major weapon in the strategic armories of both sides, and Peter Hoskins’s perceptive and graphic study is a fascinating analysis of them.

He describes the difficulties faced by besieger and besieged, examines the logistics and resource implications of sieges, and provides a comparative assessment of siege warfare alongside set-piece battles and the English strategy of chevauchées. Key sieges are reconstructed in vivid detail, other sieges are summarized, and the book is fully illustrated with photographs and plans.

9781473834323, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 256p.

Castrum to Castle Classical to Medieval Fortifications in the Lands of the Western Roman Empire J E Kaufmann and H W Kaufmann This highly illustrated history gives a fascinating insight into their design and development and into the centuries of violence and conflict they were part of.

The study traces the evolution of fortifications starting with those of the Romans and their successors. Included are the defenses erected to resist Islamic invasions and Viking raids and the castles that were built during outbreaks of warfare.

As the authors demonstrate, castles and other fortifications were essential factors in military calculations and campaigns— they were of direct strategic and tactical importance wherever there was an attempt to take or hold territory.

9781473895805, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

The Life and Reign of Edward the Fourth, King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland. Volume 1 Cora L. Scofield In a turbulent world marred by civil war, Edward, 4th Duke of York—with good title to the throne—overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England. Elizabeth. Cora L. Scofield’s two volumes are a magisterial record of this reign. Although other biographies have appeared, none have replaced this solid work of scholarship. In his authoritative and bestselling biography of Edward IV in 1975, Professor Charles Ross said “. . . my attempt . . . has necessarily involved some foreshortening, and for details one must still refer to Miss C. L. Scofield’s elaborate . . . account of Yorkist foreign policy.”

9781781554753, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 544p.

The Life and Reign of Edward the Fourth, King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland. Volume 2 Cora L. Scofield EIn a turbulent world marred by civil war, Edward, 4th Duke of York—with good title to the throne—overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England. He was an able and successful king who rescued England from the misery of war and created her with a firm, judicious and popular government. Elizabeth. Cora L. Scofield’s two volumes are a magisterial record of this reign. Although other biographies have appeared, none have replaced this solid work of scholarship. In his authoritative and best-selling biography of Edward IV in 1975, Professor Charles Ross said “. . . my attempt . . . has necessarily involved some foreshortening, and for details one must still refer to Miss C. L. Scofield’s elaborate . . . account of Yorkist foreign policy.”

9781781554760, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 544p.

Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses David Santiuste This reassessment of Edward’s military role, and of the Wars of the Roses in which he played such a vital part, gives a fascinating insight into Edward the man as well as the politics and fighting. Based on contemporary sources and the latest scholarly research, Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses brings to life an extraordinary period of English history.

9781848845497, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • The Hammer of the Scots Edward I and the Scottish Wars of Independence David Santiuste Known to posterity as Scottorum Malleus—the Hammer of the Scots— Edward I was one of medieval England’s most formidable kings. This book offers a fresh interpretation of Edward’s military career, within the context of his Scottish wars. In part this is a study of personality, Edward was an extraordinary man. His struggles with tenacious opponents—including Robert the Bruce and William Wallace—have become the stuff of legend. But David Santiuste also considers the wider impact of Edward’s campaigns: he describes the effects on people at all levels of society, providing a compelling portrait of the British Isles at war.

9781781590126, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 240p.

Victory at Poitiers The Black Prince and the Medieval Art of War Christian Teutsch On September 13, 1356 near Poitiers in western France, the small English army of Edward, the Black Prince crushed the forces of the French King Jean II in of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years’ War. Over the centuries the story of this against-the-odds English victory has, along with Crécy and Agincourt, become part of the legend of medieval warfare. And yet in recent times this classic battle has received less attention than the other celebrated battles of the period. The time is ripe for a reassessment, and this is the aim of Christian Teutsch’s thought-provoking new account.

9781844159321, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

The Crecy War A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1337 to the Peace of Bretigny in 1360 Alfred H. Burne Crecy, the Black Prince’s most famous victory, was the first of two major victories during the first part of the Hundred Years War. This was followed ten years later by his second great success at the Battle of Poitiers.

The subsequent Treaty of Bretigny established the rights of the King of England to hold his domains in France without paying homage to the King of France. Colonel Burne reestablishes the reputation of Edward III as a grand master of strategy, whose personal hand lay behind the success of Crecy. He demonstrates that much of the credit for Crecy and Poitiers should be given to Edward and less to his son, the Black Prince, than is traditionally the case.

9781848328860, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 368p.

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Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou, and the Wars of the Roses From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records Keith Dockray Combining a framework of interpretation and a rich selection of passages from contemporary and nearcontemporary sources, this compilation enables readers to appreciate just why the rule of Henry VI resulted in the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses, what these internecine conflicts were like, and how they culminated in the end of the House of Lancaster. Keith Dockray was formerly Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of Huddersfield. This volume, following in the footsteps of his Edward IV: From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records (2015) and Richard III: From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records (2013), completes a trilogy of source readers covering English kings, politics, and war circa 1450 to 1485 9781781554692, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 176p.

Bannockburn Battle For Liberty John Sadler The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was one of the decisive battles of British history.

The bitter hostility between England and Scotland which had continued since 1296, the contrasting characters of the opposing commanders Edward II and Robert the Bruce, the strategy of the campaign and the tactics of the battle itself—all these elements combine to make the event one of absorbing and lasting interest.

The enormous impact of the Scottish victory on the fate of the two kingdoms means the battle is ripe for the vivid and scholarly reassessment that John Sadler provides in this fascinating book. The Scottish victory meant that Scotland would not simply become an appendage to England but would remain a free and independent state—it also implied the war would continue.

9781844156733, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Agincourt 1415 Michael K. Jones In this compelling new study, medieval historian Michael K. Jones looks critically at the historical evidence and retells in graphic detail the story of this extraordinary campaign.

He also provides a fascinating tour of the sites associated with it—Harfleur, Henry V’s route across northern France and the Agincourt battlefield itself.

9781844152513, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century Discipline, Tactics, and Technology Kelly DeVries His detailed analysis of battles provides an important reassessment of the way in which infantry and dismounted cavalry achieved such striking successes. This remarkable study confirms [DeVries’s] emergence as one of the major scholars of his generation.

This study departs from the conventional view of the dominance of cavalry in medieval warfare: its objective is to establish the often decisive importance of infantry. The battles analysed in detail are: Courtrai Arques Mons-enPevele Loudon Hill Kephissos Bannockburn Boroughbridge Cassel Dupplin Moor Halidon Hill Laupen Morlaix Staveren Vottem Crecy Neville’s Cross, and the infantry ambushes: Morgarten Auberoche La Roche-Derrien.

9780851155715, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 224p.

The Medieval Archer Jim Bradbury It is a delight to read a book which recognises the importance of warfare in medieval times and also discusses the changing role of the archer in medieval society.

This book traces the history of the archer in the medieval period, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses. A second thread of the book examines the archer’s role in society, with particular reference to that most famous of all archers, Robin Hood.

The final chapters look at the archer in the early fifteenth century and then chronicle the rise of the handgun as the major infantry weapon at the bow’s expense.

9780851156750, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 206p.

European Weapons and Armour From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution Ewart Oakeshott Anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon’s teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The author describes the development of the handgun and the pike, the use and style of staffweapons, mace and axe and war-hammer, dagger and dirk and bayonet.

9781843837206, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 312p.

Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield Robert W. Jones Drawing on a broad range of source material and using innovative historical approaches, this book completely re-evaluates the way that such men and their weapons were viewed, showing that martial display was a vital part of the way in which war was waged in the middle ages. It maintains that heraldry and livery served not only to advertise a warrior’s family and social ties, but also announced his presence on the battlefield and right to wage war. It also considers the physiological and psychological effect of wearing armour.

9781783270279, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 228p.

The Book of the Order of Chivalry Ramon Llull and Noel Fallows The book was an immediate success and widely disseminated across Europe, eventually reaching a medieval English audience, though through a fanciful translation of a translation by William Caxton, in which most of the stylistic nuances of the Catalan original were lost. This new translation is directly from the original Catalan, so capturing for the first time in English the concise, austere style that characterises Llull’s prose; it is presented with introduction and notes. It will be essential reading for all scholars and enthusiasts of medieval chivalric culture.

9781843838494, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 120p.

Tournaments Jousts, Chivalry and Pageants in the Middle Ages Richard Barber and Juliet Barker The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance—in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armor, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle.

9780851157818, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 240p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • “Men who are Determined to be Free” The American Assault on Stony Point, 15 July 1779 David C. Bonk Clinton struck on July 3, 1779, capturing the strategic Kings Ferry crossing of the Hudson River along with American forts at Stony Point and Verplank’s Point.

Clinton ordered Major General William Tryon to attack American supply stockpiles and privateer bases in Connecticut. After organizing an elite force of light infantry, Washington assigned command to Brigadier General Anthony Wayne. At midnight on July 15, 1779, Wayne led 1,300 picked men against the British defenders of Stony Point. Attacking in two columns with unloaded muskets, the Americans used their bayonets to overwhelm the British defenders.

Although the British did successfully reoccupy Stony Point several days later, the Americans trumpeted their unexpected victory and a chagrined General Clinton concluded a further offensive up the Hudson River towards West Point would be pointless.

9781912174843, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 136p.

Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots Who Followed Arnold to Canada at the Start of the American Revolution Arthur S. Lefkowitz An award-winning writer on the American Revolution, Lefkowitz spent years searching through archival materials to paint splendid and compelling portraits of Arnold’s amazing cast of veterans whose fates offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of early American patriots.

9781611211115, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 312p.

With Musket and Tomahawk. Volume I The Saratoga Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777 Michael O. Logusz This is a vivid account of the American and British struggles in the sprawling wilderness region of the northeast during the Revolutionary War. Combining strategic, tactical, and personal detail, this book describes how the patriots of the recently organized Northern Army defeated England’s massive onslaught of 1777, thereby all but ensuring America’s independence. Underneath the umbrella of Saratoga, countless battles and skirmishes were waged from the borders of Canada southward to Ticonderoga, Bennington, and West Point. Heroes on both sides were created by the score, though only one side proved victorious, amid a tapestry of madness, cruelty, and hardship in what can rightfully be called “the terrible Wilderness War of 1777.”

9781612002248, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 432p.

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With Musket and Tomahawk. Volume II The Mohawk Valley Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777 Michael O. Logusz This is the second volume of Michael Logusz’s epic work on the Wilderness War of 1777, in which the British Army, with its German, Loyalist, and Indian auxiliaries, attempted to descend from Canada to sever the nascent American colonies, only to be met by Patriot formations contesting the invasion of their newly declared nation.

In this book, as in his highly acclaimed first volume, the author captures the terrain, tactics, and terror of this brutal, multifaceted wilderness war as few writers have done before. It was neighbor against neighbor, native Americans on both sides, and European professionals against Colonial Patriots, in a desperate campaign that helped determine America’s fate.

9781612000671, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

The Complete Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign Scott Mingus Sr. We have taken the the best stories of volume one and two and added new stories and photos to make this issue “The Complete edition” of Scott’s hard work and research. It is taken from primary sources, including diaries, pension records, historical collections, official records, journals, newspapers, and books, presented in chronological order. The Complete Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign will resonate with all those who have an interest in those fascinating stories, some humorous, and some tragic, as seen through the eyes of the soldiers and civilians.

9780983863182, $19.95, $12.99, paperback

Commanders and Casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg The Comprehensive Order of Battle Steven Floyd This Comprehensive Order of Battle includes: the structure of the armies; changes in command due to casualties; commanders from regimental level and above; casualties listed by number including killed, wounded, and captured/missing; percentage of casualties of total engaged for all units; and short biographical sketches of commanders and key participants in the battle.

9780983863137, $13.95, $9.50, paperback, 148p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • The Civil War The 3D Experience Ingo Bauernfeind Along with a preface by National Park Service chief historian Dr. Robert Sutton, and an informative timeline, the reader will be able to track the war’s significant battles, events, and even come face to face with President Lincoln. Civil War photographers were already able to capture stereo images in order to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth.

A carefully chosen collection of these amazing 150-year old photographs, painstakingly restored and converted into 3D anaglyphs, helps the reader to visually experience one of America‘s most defining moments—the Civil War. This unique volume is a must-have addition to any military history library! 3D glasses included.

9783981598407, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 104p.

Barksdale’s Charge The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 Phillip Thomas Tucker Barksdale’s Charge describes the exact moment when the Confederacy reached its zenith and the soldiers of the Northern states just barely succeeded in retaining their perfect Union.

Barksdale himself was killed at the apex of his advance. Darkness, as well as Confederate exhaustion, finally ended the day’s fight as the shaken, depleted Federal units on their heights took stock. They had barely held on against the full ferocity of the Rebels, on a day that decided the fate of the nation 9781612002279, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 336p.

Sons of the White Eagle in the American Civil War Divided Poles in a Divided Nation Mark F. Bielski This book describes nine transplanted Poles who participated in the Civil War. They span three generations and are connected by culture, nationality, and adherence to their principles and ideals. The common thread that runs through their lives—the Polish White Eagle—is that they came from a country that had basically disintegrated at the end of the previous century, yet they carried the concepts of freedom they inherited from their forefathers to the New World to which they immigrated.

9781612003580, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 312p.

Bluff, Bluster, Lies, and Spies The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861–1865 David Perry This is a wild ride through the mismanaged State Department of William Henry Seward, to the more skillful work of the British Foreign Office. This book describes in full how the Civil War in the New World was ultimately left to Southern battlefield prowess alone to determine, as the powers of the Old World declined to overtly intervene in the American question.

9781612003627, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

The Life of a Union Army Sharpshooter The Diaries and Letters of John T. Farnham William G. Andrews John T. Farnham, a sharpshooter in the Union Army, wrote a substantial diary entry nearly every day during his threeyear enlistment, sent over 50 long articles to his hometown newspaper, and mailed some 600 letters home. He described training, battles, skirmishes, encampments, furloughs, marches, hospital life, and clerkships at the Iron Brigade headquarters and the War Department. He befriended freed slaves, teaching them to read and write and built them a school. He was gregarious and popular, naming in his diaries 108 friends in the service and 156 at home. He paints a portrait of the lives of ordinary soldiers in the Union Army, their food, living conditions, ordeals, triumphs, and tragedies.

9781625450777, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

The Maps of Chickamauga An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22– September 23, 1863 David A. Powell This book explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of 120 full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloodshed of Chickamauga one of the most confusing actions of the American Civil War. Track individual regiments through their engagements at fifteen to twenty-minute intervals or explore each army in motion as brigades and divisions maneuver and deploy to face the enemy. The text accompanying each map explains the action in succinct detail, supported by a host of primary sources. Eyewitness accounts vividly underscore the human aspect of the actions detailed in the maps as brigades and regiments collide.

9781932714722, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 320p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • The Great Battle Never Fought The Mine Run Campaign, November 26–December 2, 1863 Chris Mackowski The stakes for George Gordon Meade could not have been higher.

After his stunning victory at Gettysburg in July of 1863, the Union commander spent the following months trying to bring the Army of Northern Virginia to battle once more and finish the job.

Smaller victories, like those at Bristoe Station and Rappahannock Station, did little to quell the growing clamor—particularly because out west, in Chattanooga, another Union general, Ulysses S. Grant, was once again reversing Federal misfortunes. Meade needed a comparable victory in the east.

The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26–December 2, 1863 recounts the final chapter of the forgotten fall of 1863—when George Gordon Meade made one final attempt to save the Union and, in doing so, save himself.

9781611214079, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Battle above the Clouds Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16– November 24, 1863 David A. Powell and William Lee White In 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland was besieged in Chattanooga, all but surrounded by familiar opponents: the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

The Federals were surviving by the narrowest of margins, thanks only to a trickle of supplies painstakingly hauled over mountain roads. In the immediate aftermath of their victory, the South rejoiced; the Confederacy’s own disasters of the previous summer—Vicksburg and Gettysburg—were seemingly reversed. Then came stalemate in front of those same trenches. This book recounts the first half of the campaign to lift the siege of Chattanooga.

9781611213775, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

All the Fighting They Want The Atlanta Campaign from Peachtree Creek to the City’s Surrender, July 18–September 2, 1864 Stephen Davis Georgia native Steve Davis tells the tale of the last great struggle for the city. His Southern sensibility and his knowledge of the battle, accumulated over a lifetime of living on the ground, make this an indispensable addition to the acclaimed Emerging Civil War Series.

9781611213195, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

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Don’t Give an Inch The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 Daniel T. Davis, Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D.White and Tom Huntington George Gordon Meade had been thrust into command of the Army of the Potomac as it launched a bold invasion northward. The next day, July 2, 1863, would be one of the Civil War’s bloodiest. In Don’t Give an Inch: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Emerging Civil War historians Chris Mackowski and Daniel T. Davis peel back the layers to share both the real and often-overlooked stories of that fateful summer day.

The authors Mackowski and Davis share their intimate knowledge of the battlefield they both grew up on.

9781611212297, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Out Flew the Sabres The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 Daniel T. Davis and Eric J. Wittenberg Twelve thousand Union cavalrymen against 9,000 of their Confederate counterparts—with three thousand Union infantry thrown in for good measure.

Amidst the thunder of hooves and the clashing of sabers, they slugged it out Culpepper County,Virginia. It escalated into the largest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent. Fleetwood Hill at Brandy Station was the site of four major cavalry battles during the course of the Civil War, but none was more important than the one fought on June 9, 1863. That clash turned out to be the opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign, and the one-day delay it caused may have impacted the outcome of the entire campaign.

9781611212563, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 168p.

Hell Itself The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–7, 1864 Chris Mackowski Ulysses S. Grant, commanding all Federal armies, opened the campaign with a vow to never turn back. Robert E. Lee, commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, moved into the Wilderness to block Grant’s advance.

Immovable object intercepted irresistible force—and the Wilderness burst into flame. With the forest itself burning around them, men died by the thousands. The armies bloodied each other without mercy and, at times, without any semblance of order. The brush grew so dense, and the smoke hung so thick, men could not see who stood next to them—or in front of them. Driven by desperation, duty, confusion, and fire, soldiers on both sides marveled that anyone might make it out alive.

9781611213157, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • Maps of Gettysburg An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3—July 13, 1863 Bradley M. Gottfried Bradley Gottfried’s groundbreaking “The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3–July 13, 1863” is a unique and thorough study of this multifaceted campaign. It breaks down the entire operation into thirty map sets or “action-sections” enriched with 144 detailed, full-page color maps comprising the entire campaign. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental and battery level and include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. At least two—and as many as twenty— maps accompany each map set. Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map, all of which makes the Gettysburg story come alive.

9781932714821, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 384p.

The Gettysburg Cyclorama The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas Sue Boardman, Chris Brenneman and Bill Dowling TThe Battle of Gettysburg depicts the final attack at Gettysburg. This is the first comprehensive study of the masterpiece and historic artifact. This in-depth study of the history of the cyclorama discusses every aspect of this treasure. Coverage includes not only how it was created and what it depicts, but the changes it has undergone and where and how it was moved. With hundreds of rare historic photographs and beautiful modern pictures of a truly great work of art, this is a must-have for anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg.

9781611212648, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

Gettysburg’s Forgotten Cavalry Actions Farnsworth’s Charge, South Cavalry Field, and the Battle of Fairfield, July 3, 1863 Eric J.Wittenberg This book examines in great detail three of the campaign’s central cavalry episodes. The first is the heroic but doomed legendary charge of Brig. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth’s cavalry brigade against Confederate infantry and artillery. The second is Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt’s tenacious fight on South Cavalry Field. Finally, Wittenberg studies the short but especially brutal cavalry fight at Fairfield, Pennsylvania.

This fully revised edition of a book, which won the Bachelder-Coddington Award, adds extensive new research and interpretations.

9781611210705, $17.95, $11.99, paperback, 244p.

Flames Beyond Gettysburg The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River, June 1863 Scott L. Mingus The Gettysburg Campaign has been examined in minute detail from nearly every aspect but one: the key role played by Richard Ewell’s Second Corps during the final days in June.

Flames Beyond Gettysburg vividly narrates both sides of Ewell’s drama-filled expedition, including key Southern decisions, the response of the Pennsylvania militiamen and civilians who opposed the Confederates, and the burning of the Columbia Bridge. Mingus’s study also features detailed driving tours of the various sites discussed in the book, including the Confederate route of march from Maryland; the June 26 skirmish at Gettysburg and the fight at the Witmer Farm; Lt. Col. Elijah V. White’s cavalry raids on Point-of-Rocks and Hanover Junction; Gordon’s triumphal march through York; the skirmish at Wrightsville; and the bridge burning.

9781611210729, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 312p.

Texans at Gettysburg Blood and Glory with Hood’s Texas Brigade Randy S. Drais and Joseph L. Owen The Texans from Hood’s Texas Brigade and other regiments who fought at Gettysburg on July 1–3, 1863 described their experiences of the battle in personal diaries, interviews, newspaper articles, letters, and speeches. Their reminiscences provide a fascinating and harrowing account of the battle as they fought the Army of the Potomac. These accounts describe their actions at Devil’s Den, Little Round Top and other areas during the battle. For the first time ever, their experiences are compiled in Texans at Gettysburg: Blood and Glory with Hood’s Texas Brigade.

9781625450609, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 240p.

The Second Day at Gettysburg The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863 Scott L. Mingus and David Shultz This book aptly demonstrates that there is indeed still much to learn about the war’s largest and bloodiest battle.

This is most detailed study of this action ever written.

In addition to demonstrating how the fighting on the far Union left directly affected the combat to come, the authors also address some of the most commonly overlooked aspects of the fighting. This book offers a balanced, compelling, and ultimately satisfying account of one of the most overlooked and yet important aspects of the defining battle of the American Civil War. 9781611210743, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 552p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • Union Soldiers in the American Civil War Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages Lance J. Herdegen Coverage includes such varied topics as the organization of the Union Army, learning to be soldiers, winter campaigning, photography, sick call, nurses, religion, discipline, prisoner of war camps, weaponry, uniforms, as well as numbers and losses and the strengths of the various Union armies. It also examines the participation of U.S. Color Troops and the role played by African Americans during the Civil War. This handy reference book includes a list of Civil War points of interest, some bookshelf suggestions, and a glossary of Civil War terms.

9781611213393, $15.95, $10.50, paperback, 168p.

Holding the Line on the River of Death Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863 This volume focuses on the two important delaying actions conducted by mounted Union soldiers at Reed’s and Alexander’s bridges on the first day of Chickamauga. This thoroughly researched and well-written book includes three appendices—two orders of battle and a discussion of the historic context of some of the tactics employed by the Union mounted force on September 18, and an epilogue on how the War Department and National Park Service have remembered these events. It also includes a detailed walking and driving tour complete with the GPS coordinates, a trademark of Wittenberg’s recent works. Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863 will be a welcome addition to the burgeoning Chickamauga historiography.

9781611214307, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 288p.

The Real Horse Soldiers Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi Timothy B. Smith Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry thrust through Mississippi is one of the most well-known operations of the Civil War. The publication of Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid through Mississippi rectifies this oversight.

Based upon years of research and presented in gripping, fast-paced prose, Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers captures the high drama and tension of the 1863 horse soldiers in a modern, comprehensive, academic study.

Readers will find it fills a wide void in Civil War literature.

9781611214284, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

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Confederate Artillery Organizations An Alphabetical Listing of the Officers and Batteries of the Confederacy, 1861–1865 F. Ray Sibley, Jr. Confederate Artillery Organizations: An Alphabetical Listing of the Officers and Batteries of the Confederacy, 1861–1865 is a remarkable, immensely useful, and exceedingly rare book containing the names of the officers and every Confederate artillery unit. It is so rare that most scholars in the field don’t even know of its existence.

Sibley utilized archival records, manuscripts, letters, diaries, and other sources to verify the original work, correct mistakes, and add further useful information in the form of hundreds of valuable footnotes.This new updated and easy-to-use reference work sets forth the linage of the Confederate artillery. It lists, in alphabetical order, individual batteries to artillery regiments, the names and alternate names for the batteries and the names of the men who led them.

9781611212303, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 390p.

Lincoln’s Greatest Journey Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24–April 8, 1865 Noah Andre Trudeau March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, 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. A fresh picture of Lincoln emerges. This is Lincoln at a time of great personal and national change—the story of how he made peace with the past and became firmly future-focused, all set against a dramatically new narrative of what really happened during those last weeks of his life.

9781611213263, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 360p.

I Am Perhaps Dying The Medical Backstory of Spinal Tuberculosis Hidden in the Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham Dennis A. Rasbach MD, FACS and JJanet Elizabeth Croon Five years of detailed entries make LeRoy’s diary an exceedingly rare (and perhaps unique) account from a nineteenth century TB patient.

LeRoy’s diary offers an inside look at a fateful journey that robbed an energetic and likeable young man of his youth and life. I Am Perhaps Dying adds considerably to the medical literature by increasing our understanding of how tuberculosis attacked a young body over time, how it was treated in the middle nineteenth century, and the effectiveness of those treatments.

9781611214505, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 144p.

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• NAPOLEONIC ERA • Letters from the Battle of Waterloo Unpublished Correspondence by Allied Officers from the Siborne Papers Gareth Glover and John Hussey Gareth Glover has provided historical background information but lets the officers speak for themselves as they reveal exactly what happened in June 1815.

A small selection was published in Waterloo Letters in 1891 but much of vast historical significance did not see the light then and has remained inaccessible until now. Glover now presents this remarkable collection which includes letters here by Major Baring, George Bowles, Edward Whinyates, John Gurwood and Edward Cotton as well as letters by Hanoverian and King’s German Legion officers.

9781784383497, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 352p.

Walcheren to Waterloo The British Army in the Low Countries during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793–1815 Andrew Limm The military success achieved by the Duke of Wellington casts a long shadow over the history of the British army in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

But is the focus on Wellington’s successes really an appropriate way to understand the performance of the British army in a conflict which lasted over twenty years?

And what about the army’s poor record in the Low Countries, where it suffered defeats and sustained crippling losses during the same period? In this perceptive and highly readable study Andrew Limm answers these questions and provides a more balanced account of the British contribution to the downfall of Napoleon.

9781473874688, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 256p.

Napoleon at Leipzig The Battle of the Nations 1813 George Nafziger The book includes the campaigns of Marshal Davout in the north, and the fate of the besieged French fortresses.

From glittering field marshals to ragged Cossacks, in massive battles or small skirmishes, we see the dramatic campaign unfold. George Nafziger’s intensive research into the 1813 campaign shows how the finest general of all time was brought to bay. The greatest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, and the campaign that led up to it, is thoroughly studied for the first time in English in “Napoleon at Leipzig.” This edition includes a new set of images and newly-commissioned color maps.

9781912390113, $69.95, $45.50, hardback, 432p.

The Two Battles of Copenhagen 1801 and 1807 Britain and Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars Gareth Glover In this absorbing and original study, Gareth Glover focuses on these two principal events, using original source material to describe them from the British and Danish perspectives, and he shows how they fitted into the little-understood politics of this region during this turbulent phase of European history.

The first Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and the second the British army’s assault on the city in 1807 were episodes in the continental struggle to resist the power of the French.

9781473898318, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 304p.

Marengo The Victory That Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon’s Head Terry Crowdy Meticulously researched using memoirs, reports, and regimental histories from both armies, Marengo casts new light on this crucial battle and reveals why Napoleon came so close to defeat and why the Austrians ultimately threw their victory away. With the most detailed account of the battle ever written, the author focuses on the leading personalities in the French and Austrian camps, describing the key events leading up to the battle, and the complex armistice negotiations which followed. For the first time, the author exposes the full story of Carlo Gioelli, the enigmatic Italian double agent who misled both armies in the prelude to battle.

9781473859203, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 336p.

Napoleon Victorious!

An Alternative History of the Battle of Waterloo Peter G Tsouras It is June 1815 and an Anglo-led Allied army under the Duke of Wellington’s command and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is set to face Napoleon Boneparte near Waterloo in present-day Belgium.

By introducing minor—but realistic—adjustments, Tsouras presents a scenario in which the course of the battle runs quite differently, which in turn sets in motion new and unexpected possibilities. Cleverly conceived and expertly executed, this is alternate history at its best.

9781784382087, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

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• NAPOLEONIC ERA • Recollections from the Ranks Three Russian Soldiers’ Autobiographies from the Napoleonic Wars Darrin Boland This volume is composed of three accounts previously unavailable in English. Detailed annotations illuminate a seldom understood army and nation during one of the pivotal episodes in European history.

It contains an introduction by the translator, footnotes throughout with citations and bibliography, and multiple illustrations of relevant persons and events.

9781912174188, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 134p.

The Autobiography or Narrative of a Soldier The Peninsular War Memoirs of William Brown of the 45th Foot William Brown and Steve Brown William Brown’s autobiography is a unique historical document, since he is the only memoirist to have come to light from the ranks of the 45th (1st Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot for the period of the Peninsula War—a regiment that was one of Wellington’s longest-serving and most valiant in that turbulent era, a proud member of Sir Thomas Picton’s “Fighting” Third Division.

Maps are provided to allow the reader to understand the route traveled within Portugal and Spain by William and the 45th Regiment in those turbulent years, and the whole text is annotated by historian Steve Brown, an expert on the 45th and its deeds in the Napoleonic era.

9781911512943, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 188p.

Wellington’s Headquarters The Command and Administration of the British Army during the Peninsular War S G P Ward Wellington’s Headquarters is an essential introduction to the administration of the British army in the early nineteenth century. It offers a fascinating insight into the structure and operation of the Duke of Wellington’s command during the Peninsular War. S. G. P. Ward’s classic study, first published over sixty years ago, and describes the complicated tangle of departments that administered the army, departments which had grown up haphazard and survived virtually unchanged until the time of the Crimean War. 9781473896826, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

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Waterloo Messenger The Life of Henry Percy, Peninsular Soldier, and French Prisoner of War William Mahon This biography gives us a fascinating insight into active service and the high command during those wartime years.

Using archives in England, in particular at Alnwick Castle, and in France, William Mahon has reconstructed Percy’s life in meticulous detail. He paints a vivid picture of Percy’s wartime experience. He also describes his enduring friendships and his liaison with the French woman who bore him a son.

9781473870505, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 224p.

Wellington’s Brigade Commanders Peninsula and Waterloo Robert Burnham and Ron McGuigan Recent research into the Duke of Wellington’s armies during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign has enhanced our understanding of the men he led, and this new biographical guide to his brigade commanders is a valuable contribution to this growing field. Ron McGuigan and Robert Burnham have investigated the lives and careers of a group of men who performed a vital role in Wellington’s chain of command. Each biography features a table covering essential information on the individual, his birth and death dates, the dates of his promotions and details of his major commands. This is followed by a concise account of his life and service.

9781473850798, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 336p.

Napoleonic Anecdotes Louis Cohen Amusing, macabre, strange, and tragic, Napoleonic Anecdotes delves deep into the incidents that colored Napoleon’s remarkable life, from the petty to the momentous, the formative to the sequent. This collection of stories forms a unique and compelling portrait of a man who, from generation to generation, continues to demand the scrutiny and admiration of scholars and public alike 9781781550335, $21.95, $14.50, paperback, 224p.

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• NAPOLEONIC ERA • Napoleon and His Women Friends Gertrude Aretz Napoleon and his Women Friends is widely recognized as the definitive work on this fascinating perspective of one of history’s most extraordinary figures. In scholarly but lyrical style, Gertrude Aretz describes the part played by each of Napoleon’s women—not only his two wives, but his three sisters, his mother and older female relatives, his Court “companions,” and his many mistresses, including Eléonore Dénuelle de la Plaigne, Madame Walewska, Pauline Fourès— the Queen of the East, Giuseppina Grassini—the Milanese Singer, Giorgina—the beauty of the Parisian stage, and Joséphine Duchesnois. Captivating, erudite, and entertaining, Napoleon and his Women Friends is a timeless classic of Napoleonic history.

9781781551776, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 256p.

With Wellington in the Peninsula Vicissitudes in the Life of a Scottish Soldier Paul Cowan The author of Vicissitudes in the Life of a Scottish Soldier was one of the survivors and claims only four other men from his company came through the entire six years with him.

The book was controversial on its release in 1827 for its unvarnished and unsentimental account of the grim war against the French in Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and France itself. A cynic with a highly developed sense of humor, the author was not afraid to criticize his superiors, be they thieving sergeants or officers who were far from gentlemen.

Editor Paul Cowan draws on little known diaries and other accounts written by the author’s contemporaries to corroborate and expand on this frank but all too long neglected firsthand picture of the war in the Peninsula as it was really fought.

9781848327863, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Fighting for Napoleon French Soldiers’ Letters 1799–1815 Bernard Wilkin and René Wilkin The book adds to the existing literature by exploring every aspect of the life of a French soldier during the period 1799–1815. The book will be fascinating and informative reading for military and cultural historians, but it will also appeal to anyone who is interested in the war experience of common soldiers.

9781473833739, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

With Eagles to Glory Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1809 Campaign John H. Gill In this epic work, John Gill presents an unprecedented and comprehensive study of this year of glory for the German soldiers fighting for Napoleon.

When combat opened, they were in the thick of the action, fighting within French divisions and often without any French support at all. They demonstrated tremendous skill, courage, and loyalty.

9781848325821, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 534p.

British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1807–1815 Despatches from the Front John Grehan and Martin Mace This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students, and all those interested in what was one of the most important periods in British military and naval history.

The reports include those from some of Britain’s most famous battles, the likes of Trafalgar and Waterloo, as well as less well-known but just as important engagements which resulted in the capture of the islands and territories which helped form the greatest empire the world has ever known.

9781781593349, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 208p.

British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1793–1806 Despatches from the Front John Grehan and Martin Mace This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most important periods in British military and naval history.

The reports include those from some of Britain’s most famous battles, the likes of Trafalgar and Waterloo, as well as less well-known but just as important engagements which resulted in the capture of the islands and territories which helped form the greatest empire the world has ever known.

9781781593325, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Get Tough Stay Tough Shaping the Canadian Corps 191–1918 Kenneth Radley Originality shines through, in this book, the work reflecting wide and thorough research, sound analysis, first-class and engaging writing, and a fascinating rendering of the temper of Canadian and British fighting men of the time. The primary focus is the infantry, which bore the brunt of the fighting, with particular emphasis on junior officers and ordinary soldiers, these being the men most closely engaged and the men who endured and suffered the most. In short, it provides a unique perspective and a valuable assessment of the complex elements that contributed to the development and performance of a great fighting corps.

9781912174737, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 424p.

Decisive Victory The Battle of the Sambre, 4 November 1918 Derek Clayton This is the only book devoted solely to this battle and includes original, bespoke, color maps covering every inch of the battlefield.

The work analyses the battle at the operational and tactical levels: the BEF was no longer striving for a breakthrough—sequential “bite and hold” was now the accepted method of advance. Dr Clayton casts a critical eye over the day’s events, examining the difference between plan and reality; the tactical proficiency of units engaged; the competence of commanders, some of whom proved capable of pragmatic flexibility in the face of stubborn enemy resistance and were able to adapt or even abandon original plans in order to ensure ultimate success.

9781912174904, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 272p.

The Landing in the Dawn Dissecting a Legend— The Landing at Anzac, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 James Hurst The Landing in the Dawn: Dissecting a Legend—The Landing at Anzac, Gallipoli, April 25, 1915 reexamines and reconstructs the Anzac Landing by applying a new approach to an old topic—it uses the aggregate experience of a single, first-wave battalion over a single day, primarily through the investigation of veteran’s letters and diaries, to create a body of evidence with which to construct a history of the battle. This approach might be expected to shed light on these men’s experiences only, but their accounts surprisingly divulge sufficient detail to allow an unprecedented reconstruction and reexamination of the battle. Thus, it effectively places much of the battlefield under a microscope.

It potentially re-writes the history of the Landing.

9781911512462, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 264p.

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The Battle of the Selle Fourth Army Operations on the Western Front in the Hundred Days, 9–24 October 1918 Peter Hodgkinson This book considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle.

The book gives a detailed account of the fighting and the infantry tactics deployed, and it analyses why Fourth Army’s “weapons system” struggled to be effective—weighing the contribution of each element and the qualities of the infantry that made victory possible. It also examines the nature of “semi-mobile” warfare in the Hundred Days and assesses the limitations of the British ability to pursue this.

The book further examines Fourth Army’s planning process and the efforts of the Royal Engineers and the logistics system, without which no victory would have been possible.

9781911512639, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 344p.

Glum Heroes Hardship, Fear, and Death—Resilience and Coping in the British Army on the Western Front 1914–1919 Peter Hodgkinson “Glum Heroes” is a portrayal of how the soldiers of 1914–1918 coped with their experiences.

Using their own words, the book considers coping from both the standpoint of psychological theory that has stood the test of time, but more importantly, in the context of the cultural norms of those born into the Victorian era. Stripped of sentimentality, the coping mechanisms of Great War soldiers, although very different from our own, were robust and largely effective.

9781912174744, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 296p.

Attack on the Somme 1st Anzac Corps and the Battle of Pozières Ridge, 1916 Meleah Hampton The Battle of Pozières Ridge lasted precisely six weeks. In that time the 1st Anzac Corps, in whose sector most of the fighting took place, advanced the British line just over a mile and a half. During this period of time the three divisions of 1st Anzac Corps rotated in and out of the line twice, each time conducting one or more offensive operations against defended German positions. At its conclusion, the fighting had yielded modest territorial gains at an enormous casualty rate. Although a study of 1st Anzac Corps, Attack on the Somme is not history of Australian endeavor. The Australian Divisions slotted into the British Expeditionary Force on arrival to the Western Front, and fought under General Gough at Reserve Army.

9781912174645, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 232p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • The Battle of the Lys 1918: North Objective Ypres Chris Baker What the British call “The Battle of the Lys 1918” is a fascinating yet curiously neglected period of military history. Chris Baker examines this major battle from the strategic down to the platoon level, highlighting the key events, characters, and acts of enormous bravery on both sides, both in historical narrative and in a series of tours of the area.

This volume concentrates on the northern half of the battlefield; nearly all of the actions described in this volume took place in Belgium.

9781526717009, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

The Battle of the Lys 1918: South Objective Hazebrouck Chris Baker What the British call The Battle of the Lys 1918 is a fascinating yet curiously neglected period of military history. Chris Baker examines this major battle from the strategic down to the platoon level, highlighting the key events, characters, and acts of enormous bravery on both sides, both in a historical narrative and in a series of tours of the area.

This volume, one of two on the battle, concentrates on the southern half of the battlefield.

9781526716965, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

British Expeditionary Force—The Final Advance September to November 1918 Andrew Rawson This is the story the British Expeditionary Force’s part in the final days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the massive offensive against the Hindenburg Line at the end of September 1918. The narrative then follows the advance through the battles of the River Selle and the River Sambre. It culminates with the final operations, including the actions at Maubeuge and Mons, just before the Armistice on November 11, 1918.

Together the narrative and the maps explain the British Army’s experience during the days of World War One. 9781526723444, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

British Expeditionary Force—Advance to Victory July to September 1918 Andrew Rawson This is the story of the British Expeditionary Force’s part in the opening days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the contribution to the Battle of Fère-en-Tardenois in July; the counter-offensive which pushed the Germans back to the River Marne.

The narrative follows the advance as it expands across the Somme, the Artois, and the Flanders regions.

Over fifty new maps together with the narrative, explain the British Army’s experience during the opening stages of the Advance to Victory.

Discover the beginning of the Advance to Victory and learn how the British Army had mastered the art of attack.

9781526723406, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

Survivors of a Kind Memoirs of the Western Front Brian Bond This original book shows that many memoirs of the Western Front are not only literary masterpieces but are also of great value to historians.

Brian Bond examines a range of works in this neglected genre which demonstrate the remarkable variety of combat experiences and postwar reflections. He goes on to explore the view from the ranks (Frederic Manning and Frank Richards); the grandeur and misery of service in the Guards; the highly irregular career of a senior office (Brigadier-General F. P. Crozier) and the sharply contrasting war in the air as recorded by two distinguishing pilots.

This book puts the war in the trenches and those who wrote about it into a fresh perspective and will stimulate readers to explore for themselves these eloquent and deeply moving classics of literature.

9781912390397, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 168p.

Theodore Bayley Hardy VC DSO MC A Reluctant Hero John David Raw In 1916, at the age of fifty four, a slight, short sighted, unassuming country vicar and local school master became an Army Chaplain. Theodore Bayley Hardy was destined to become the most decorated noncombatant in the First World War. He was to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the D.S.O., and the M.C. Sadly, he was to die of wounds only a few days before the Armistice.

9781473823228, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 168p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • First to Fight The U.S. Marines in World War I Oscar E. Gilbert and Romain Cansiere Marine units were accepted into the American Expeditionary Force in 1917 only grudgingly, and on arrival in France they were used primarily as labor troops. Eventually, untested Marine divisions were launched into battle against advancing German divisions on the pleading of the French. Their dogged determination to hold Belleau Wood ensured them a place in the history books. This book gives a full narrative of all US Marine combat operations in World War I, both on land and in the air.

9781612005089, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 360p.

Black September 1918 WWI’s Darkest Month in the Air Norman Franks, Russell Guest and Frank Bailey The book also contains seven detailed appendices examining the victory claims of all the air forces that fought during September 1918. Although it is difficult to pin-point exactly who was fighting who high above the trenches, by pouring over maps and carefully studying almost all the surviving records, the picture of “who got who” in the air slowly begins to emerge with deadly accuracy. Coinciding with the centenary of the end of World War I, Black September 1918 is a profusely illustrated and essential reference piece to understanding one of the crucial months of war in the skies.

9781911621119, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192p.

The Defeat of the Zeppelins Zeppelin Raids and Anti-Airship Operations 1916–18 Mick Powis Mick Powis describes the novel threat posed to the British war effort by the raids of German airships, or Zeppelins, and the struggle to develop effective defenses against them. Despite their size and relatively slow speed, the Zeppelins were hard to locate and destroy at first. They could fly higher than existing fighters and the early raids benefited from a lack of coordination between British services. The last Zeppelin raid on England came in August 1918 and resulted in the destruction of Zeppelin L70 and the death of Peter Strasser, Commander of the Imperial German Navy’s Zeppelin force.

9781526702494, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

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Undarkened Skies The American Aircraft Building Programme of the First World War Paul R. Hare Soon after entering the war in April 1917, American propaganda promised that she would “Darken the skies over Europe” by sending over “the Greatest Aerial Armada ever seen.”

Encouraged by the French Government America promised to build no less than 22,000 airplanes within a year and to field, and to maintain, a force of 4,000 machines, all of the latest type, over the Western Front during 1918, not only to provide adequate air support for her own troops, but because she saw this as a way to use her industrial strength to bypass the squalor of the war in the trenches, and so bring an end to the stalemate of attrition into which the war had descended.

9781781556511, $28.95, $18.99, hardback, 160p.

Hermann Goering in the First World War The Personal Photograph Albums of Hermann Goering.

Volume 1 Blaine Taylor When modern readers think of Hermann Goring, what probably comes to mind is the overweight drug addict and convicted war criminal who cheated the hangman's noose at Nuremberg by committing suicide just hours before he was due to be hanged. Or the image of his powerful Luftwaffe in the Second World War bombing defenseless European cities and towns in the early part of the war. Or Goring the debauched art collector who pirated captured collections all over Nazi Europe during the Occupation years. All of these images are correct, but here we see another Hermann Goring: the slim, dashing fighter pilot and combat ace of an earlier struggle, the Great War, or World War I of 1914-18, which he began as an infantry officer fighting the French Army in the 1914 Battle of the Frontiers.

9781625450463, $40.00, $25.99, hardback, 320p.

Sopwith Camels Over Italy, 1917–1918 Norman Franks During the First World War, Italy was on the side of their British Allies and their fight was against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, bordering on Austria.

In October 1917, the AustroHungarians managed to push the Italians back during the battle of Caporetto. With the danger signs obvious, both Britain and France sent reinforcements.

Despite the difference in landscape between France and Italy, the Camel pilots employed the same air-fighting tactics and assisted in ground support missions that proved just as destructive in Italy as they had in France. Accompanied by a large selection of photographs depicting the men and the machines that saw action, this book is a welcome addition to Pen and Sword’s Images of War series.

9781526723086, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 112p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Victoria Crosses on the Western Front— Cambrai to the Battle of St Quentin 20 November 1917–23 March 1918 Paul Oldfield Victoria Crosses on the Western Front—Cambrai to the German Spring Offensive is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all: parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration.

A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

9781473827110, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 576p.

Mr Midshipman VC The Short AccidentProne Life of George Drewry, Gallipoli Hero Quentin Falk Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably, none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.

Using contemporary sources, the author brings Drewry’s life into sharp focus and describes the role of “Snotty” as midshipmen were then known.

The result will appeal to addicts of real-life adventure and military historians.

9781526726247, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 184p.

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front—Third Ypres 1917 31st July 1917–6th November 1917 Paul Oldfield Victoria Crosses on the Western Front—Third Ypres 1917 is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

9781473827080, $80.00, $52.50, hardback, 848p.

Britain and Victory in the Great War Dr. Peter Liddle It completes the trilogy of ground-breaking volumes conceived and edited by Peter Liddle which presents the latest scholarly thinking about the Great War from an international perspective. The first two volumes—Britain Goes to War and Britain and the Widening War—made this stimulating new writing accessible to a broad readership and this final volume has the same aim.

A group of over twenty expert contributors reconsider the military reasons for the outcome of the fighting and look at the consequences for the principal nations involved. They explore the way the war and the peace settlement shaped the twentieth century and had an enduring impact within Europe and beyond.

9781473891616, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 352p.

British Widows of the First World War The Forgotten Legion Andrea Hetherington Widows of the Great War is the first major account of the experience of women who had to cope with the death of their husbands during the conflict and then rebuild their lives. It explores each stage of their bereavement, from the shock of receiving the news that their husband had been killed, through grief and mourning to the practical issues of compensation and a widow’s pension.

The way in which the state and society treated the widows during this process is a vital theme running through the book. Her study gives us a fascinating insight into the way in which the armed services and the government regarded war widows during the early years of the twentieth century.

9781473886766, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

Scots in Great War London A Community at Home and on the Front Line 1914–1919 Paul McFarland and HRH Princess Anne The book, drawing on unpublished articles at the time, describes how St Columba’s Church of Scotland in Knightsbridge fed and entertained nearly 50,000 Scottish troops heading home on leave or returning to the trenches.

This book examines the close links between these organizations and their shared hopes, fears, and tragic losses. The book reflects how that toll was reflected south of the border in London, through which so many Scottish soldiers would have passed on their way to and from the horrors of war.

9781912390786, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 272p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Now the War is Over Britain 1919–1920 Simon Fowler and Daniel Weinbren How did Britain respond to the momentous events of 1919 and 1920 as it adjusted to peace after four years of war? What were the challenges the British people faced and how did they cope with the profound changes that confronted them? Now the War Is Over seeks to answer these questions. It looks at what happened in every sphere of life and it shows how, even today, we are still dealing with the consequences of those years of transition.As they explore the troubled state of Britain immediately after the war Simon Fowler and Daniel Weinbren give us a fascinating insight into how the global conflict changed the direction of the nation.

9781473885974, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 216p.

The Soldiers’ Peace Demobilizing the British Army 1919 Michael Senior Michael Senior describes in vivid detail how demobilization took place, the acute difficulties that arose, and how they were dealt with. The obstacles that had to be overcome were legion, and urgent, for the task had to be completed rapidly to prevent social unrest. At the same time prisoners of war had to be repatriated, the wounded and maimed had to be cared for and permanent cemeteries had to be laid out for the battlefield dead. In addition, war materiel had to be disposed and the army had to be reorganized into a force suitable for the challenges of 1919. The task was immense, as were the risks, and Michael Senior’s study makes fascinating reading.

9781526703040, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 224p.

The Armistice and the Aftermath The Story in Art John Fairley One hundred years on, The Armistice and the Aftermath brings together in one book a superb collection of the most epic paintings of the era. The result, with informed and perceptive commentary, is a unique record of those momentous days which not only re-drew the world map but, more ominously, shaped the future of the 20th Century.

9781526721181, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 200p.

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Flesh and Steel During the Great War The Transformation of the French Army and the Invention of Modern Warfare Michel Goya, Hew Strachan and Andrew Uffindell Michel Goya’s Flesh and Steel during the Great War is one of the most thoughtful, stimulating and original studies of the conflict to have appeared in recent years. It is a major contribution towards a deeper understanding of the impact of the struggle on the Western Front on the theory and practice of warfare in the French army. In a series of incisive, closely argued chapters, he explores the way in which the senior commanders and ordinary soldiers responded to the extraordinary challenges posed by the mass industrial warfare of the early twentieth century.

9781473886964, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 344p.

With Marshal Foch A British General at Allied Supreme Headquarters April– November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir John Du Cane KCB and Elizabeth Greenhalgh Already well-known to Prime Minister David Lloyd George and senior members of his coalition government, Du Cane’s intelligence and his “equable” temperament made him a suitable candidate to act as liaison to the recently created Allied Generalissimo.

Remaining at Supreme Allied Headquarters from April to November 1918, Du Cane continued in his liaison role throughout 1919. It was during this period that he wrote a personal account and collected related documents here published in one volume for the first time. It includes an extended introduction by editor and translator Elizabeth Greenhalgh.

9781912174935, $69.95, $45.50, hardback, 184p.

Lessons from the Mud 55th (West Lancashire) Division at the Third Battle of Ypres Paul Knight Paul Knight has, for the first time, transcribed in their entirety a unique collection of reports compiled for one general of one division’s experiences in two battles during the Third Battle of Ypres.

Compiled within days of each battle, these provide an authentic voice from the trenches.

The views expressed are free and frank, with personal analysis of battle plans, tactics, and weapon systems.

They are written in such a way as to question the classdominated deferential view of the British Army of 1917.

9781912390052, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 424p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • The Badges of Kitchener’s Army David Bilton The book will illustrate the unique cap and shoulder titles used, as well as cloth signs worn to provide easy recognition in the trenches.

It is prodigiously illustrated and contains much information, like why a shape or color was chosen, when it was adopted, what size it was, whether it was worn on a helmet, what color the helmet was and even what colors were used on horse transport; the majority of this rich and detailed information has never been published before. The book will also provide some comments from these veterans.

A further unique aspect of the book is that it will look at the uniforms and badges worn before the battalions left the country, providing much new information that will enable people to identify any photographs they have lying around.

9781473833661, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 384p.

The Somme 1916 The Strip of Murdered Nature: 2 July 1916–18 November 1916 Ed Skelding This book, brought to you by the same team, is aimed as a companion to the DVD series and explores the history of the battlefields through the eyes of the camera team. The book shows the battlefield as it was almost 100 years ago and is accompanied by a shot of the exact same spot as it stands today.

As the centenary of the start of the Great War approaches, these films and books are designed to follow on from the success of Great Battles of the Great War as more people visit the battlefields. While this book will take the reader to the most recognized locations on the Somme, it will also take them to the places less well known, off the beaten track.

9781473893603, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 248p.

Supporting Tunnelling Operations in the Great War The AIF’s Alphabet Company Damien Finlayson This is the story of the “Alphabeticals” who, led by Major Victor Morse, D.S.O., operated and maintained pumps, generators, ventilation fans, drilling equipment and other ingenious devices in extreme circumstances.

This is the first account of the dynamic little unit that was the Alphabet Company, a unit that has been neglected by history for a century. It is the story of the men, their machinery and the extraordinary grit they displayed in performing some of the most difficult tasks in a war noted for the horrific conditions in which it was waged. They do not deserve to be forgotten.

9781526740182, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 336p.

Haig’s Tower of Strength General Sir Edward Bulfin—Ireland’s Forgotten General John Powell This is the first biography of General Sir Edward Bulfin, who rose to high rank despite his Catholic Irish republican background, at a time when sensitivities were pronounced. Not only that but by the outbreak of the Great War, Bulfin was a brigade commander despite having not attended Sandhurst or Staff College and never commanding his battalion.

A private man, Bulfin left few letters and no papers and the author is to be congratulated on piecing together this fascinating biography of an enigmatic military figure.

9781526722607, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 312p.

An Unappreciated Field of Endeavour Logistics and the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front 1914–1918 Clem Maginniss An Unappreciated Field of Endeavour is not a comprehensive examination of British Expeditionary Force (BEF) logistics on the Western Front, nor indeed a short history. It does however bring a new and fresh perspective by analyzing, in a series of engaging essays, the critical contribution of particular components of military and commercial logistics to the preparations and operations of the British and Empire Armies in the prewar period and during the Great War on the Western Front.

An Unappreciated Field of Endeavour brings their important work to life, whilst assessing the significant aspects and identifying relevant lessons for military logistics in the 21st century.

9781912390175, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 376p.

Miles Barne’s Diary A Suffolk Countryman at War 1915–1917 Randall Nicol and Hew Strachan Miles Barne, then aged forty one, who lived at Sotterley, Suffolk, rejoined the Scots Guards in June 1915. He began his Diary on July 23, that included everything that he saw and heard within his own immediate sphere. While his accounts of his more terrible experiences such as Loos, some of the trench tours in the Ypres Salient and of the dreadful Somme winter of 1916–17 catch the attention immediately.

One of the Diary’s most distinctive features is the very large number of people whom he mentioned meeting, including many individual soldiers, as well as officers.

9781912390076, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 248p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • United States Army Armored Divisions of the Second World War Michael Green The routing of the British and French Armies in May and June 1940 by the Wehrmacht’s armored divisions caused a major rethink by the US Army’s senior leadership. The result was the formation of the two armored divisions in July 1940; the first named “Old Ironside” and second designated “Hell on Wheels.”

In this carefully researched book, military historian and much published author Michael Green explains their operational and fighting doctrine. Equipment enthusiasts will appreciate the lavish images and informed captions of the armored fighting vehicles and other equipment employed.

9781526717252, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

M7 Priest David Doyle The M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American selfpropelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s. Coined the Priest due to its pulpit-like structure for the gun commander, this armored fighting vehicle would see action in North Africa, Italy, and the D-Day landings in Normandy and all the way to Germany.

9781526738851, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

6th SS Mountain Division Nord at War 1941–1945 Ian Baxter Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941–1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.

The book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, which was formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North). The Division was the only Waffen-SS unit to fight in the Arctic Circle when it was stationed in Finland and northern Russia between June and November 1941. It fought in Karelia until the Moscow Armistice in September 1944, at which point it left Finland.

It suffered heavy losses in the Operation Nordwind in January 1945 and in early April 1945, the division was destroyed by the U.S. forces near Budingen, Germany.

9781526721389, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 136p.

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Armoured Warfare in the Battle of the Bulge 1944–1945 Anthony Tucker-Jones The story is told through a sequence of revealing contemporary photographs and a concise text. They give a sharp insight into the planning and decision-making, the armored forces involved, the terrain and the appalling mid-winter conditions, the front-line fighting and the experience of the troops involved. The armored battle, which was critical to the outcome, is the main focus. The confusion and near collapse of the Americans as their defenses were overrun is vividly recorded in the photographs, as is their resistance and recovery as the German spearheads were slowed, then stopped.

9781526701756, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

Panzer I and II The Birth of Hitler’s Panzerwaffe Anthony Tucker-Jones While the Panzer I and II are not as famous as the German tanks produced later in the Second World War, they played a vital role in Hitler’s early blitzkrieg campaigns and in the Nazi rearmament program pursued, at first in secret, by the Nazi regime during the 1930s. Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history of their design, development, and wartime service is an ideal introduction to them.

The Panzer I and II were the precursors of the formidable range of medium and heavy tanks that followed—the Panzer III and IV and the Panther and Tiger—and this book is a fascinating record of them.

9781526701633, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

The Armour of Rommel’s Afrika Korps Ian Baxter This superbly illustrated Images of War book reveals the full range of German armored vehicles that saw service in North Africa over the two year period 1941 to mid-1943. As well as the formidable panzers , such as the Tiger and Panther tanks, there were Sturmartillerie equipments, reconnaissance vehicles, half-tracks, armored cars, Panzerkampwagens, and motor cycles. All had their roles to play.

Military historians and equipment enthusiasts will find this a fascinating and authoritative book.

9781526722393, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The 101st Airborne in Normandy June 1944 Yves Buffetaut 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana, and its first combat mission was Operation Overlord.

This fully illustrated book details the planning of the airborne element of D-Day, and the execution of the plans until the troops were withdrawn to prepare for the next big airborne operation, Market Garden.

9781612005232, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich Yves Buffetaut The 2nd SS Division, “Das Reich,” was a battlefront mainstay for Nazi Germany throughout WWII—from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the final surrender in May 1945.

In between it was switched back-and-forth between east and west depending on the crisis, and it fought in nearly every major campaign, from Barbarossa to Normandy, and from Kharkov to the Ardennes.

This lavishly illustrated book by renowned French historian Yves Buffetaut lays out the full history of Das Reich in World War II, with rare photos, informative text, and true insights into a unique combat division in modern warfare.

9781612005256, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

The Waffen-SS in Normandy. June 1944 The Caen Sector Yves Buffetaut This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series examines the Waffen-SS in Normandy during the fierce fighting of June 1944, when they struggled to hold back the Allied advance on Caen, though the picture was by no means one-sided. Extensively illustrated with photographs, tank profiles, maps, and accompanied by biographies of key personnel and explanatory text boxes, this volume gives a clear and accessible account of events, challenging some popular perceptions along the way.

9781612006055, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

Allied Armor in Normandy Yves Buffetaut This volume of the Casemate Illustrated series explores the Normandy invasion from the perspective of the Allied Armored divisions, looking at how armored vehicles played a central role in the many battles that took place. It includes over 40 profiles of tanks and armored vehicles.

With detailed diagrams and many photos illustrating the composition of the Allied armored divisions and tank regiments present at Normandy, this volume explains the crucial part played by tanks in gaining a foothold in Normandy after the D-Day landings.

9781612006079, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

From Moscow to Stalingrad The Eastern Front, 1941–1942 Yves Buffetaut The path from Moscow to Stalingrad was littered with successes and losses for both the Red Army and the Wehrmacht, with tensions remaining high and culminating in one of the harshest battles of the Second World War. This volume outlines how it was that, less than a year after their defeat at Moscow, the German army had found a way to make the Soviet troops waver in their defense, with their persistence eventually leading to the Battle of Stalingrad.

9781612006093, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

Operation Typhoon The German Assault on Moscow, 1941 Philippe Naud This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series concentrates on the main German assault of October 1941. Guderian’s panzer divisions at first made sweeping gains as they had done so many times before and large parts of the Red Army were encircled at Vyazma and Bryansk. These successes in fact allowed the Soviets time to regroup as the encircled armies did not surrender and had to be dealt with. Then three engagements followed at Mtsensk, Maloyaroslavets, and the Mojaisk defense line that proved that the war in the East was not entering its final days as German high command believed.

Illustrated with over 150 photographs, plus profile drawings of tanks, vehicles and aircraft, it gives a vivid impression of the situation for both protagonists, and a detailed analysis of the critical days as the fate of Moscow and perhaps the whole war hung in the balance.

9781612006710, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Luftwaffe in Color: The Victory Years 1939–1942 Christophe Cony and Jean-Louis Roba In Hitler’s Germany, color photography was primarily co-opted for state purposes, such as the military publication Signal, or the Luftwaffe’s own magazine, Der Adler (Eagle).

Thus not only do we see famous planes such as the Me109, 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 color, providing not only an insight into WWII history but a model maker’s dream.

9781612004082, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Luftwaffe in Color: From Glory to Defeat 1942–1945 Christophe Cony and Jean-Louis Roba Eighty years after its creation, the Luftwaffe is still one of the most fascinating forces in the history of aviation. Among many remarkable images we see one of the last Junkers 87 B-2 operational on the front line on the Eastern Front during the winter of 1942–1943, the huge BV 222 V-5 of Lufttransportstaffel in the port of Heraklion in late 1942, pilots in Tunisia in 1943, the aces Hans Philipp, Wolfgang Spate, and Heinz Schnaufer and a vivid demonstration of the reversal in fortunes in 1944 as Allied bombers destroy 106 places, engulfing them in fire at Schwabisch-Hall on German soil.

9781612004556, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

DORNIER Do 17—The Luftwaffe’s “Flying Pencil” Rare Luftwaffe Photographs From Wartime Collections Chris Goss For the first three years of the Second World War, the Dornier Do 17 was the Luftwaffe’s principal light bomber.

After suffering heavy losses at the hands of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, the Do 17 was employed in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The Do 17 was withdrawn from front-line service later in 1941 but continued to be used by the German Air Force in various roles until the end of the war, including seeing service as a glider tug and in the defense of the Reich in 1944 as a night fighter.

9781848324718, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

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The Polish “Few” Polish Airmen in the Battle of Britain Peter Sikora They came to fight for freedom and their country, they came to fight Germans. Men of the Polish Air Force, who had escaped first to France and then to Britain, to fly alongside the Royal Air Force just as Fighter Command faced its greatest challenge—the Battle of Britain.

Many of the Polish airmen joined existing RAF squadrons.

The Poles also formed their own squadrons, but only four became operational during the Battle of Britain: Nos. 300 and 301, were bomber squadrons, with another two, Nos. 302 and 303, being fighter squadrons.

In total, 145 Polish pilots, the largest non-British contingent in Fighter Command at the time, fought in the Battle of Britain.

9781526714855, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 595p.

JUNKERS Ju 88 The Twilight Years: Biscay to the Fall of Germany Chris Goss Designed as a fast bomber that could outrun the fighters of the era, the twin-engine Junkers Ju 88 became one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. Such was the success of the design that its production lines operated constantly from 1936 to 1945, with more than 16,000 examples being built in dozens of variants—more than any other twin-engine German aircraft of the period.

In this selection of unrivaled images collected over many years, the operations of this famous aircraft in its twilight years are portrayed and brought to life.

9781473892361, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

HEINKEL He 111. The Latter Years The Blitz and War in the East to the Fall of Germany Chris Goss The Heinkel He 111 was the main workhorse of the Luftwaffe’s bomber force throughout much of the Second World War. Consequently, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, three entire Kampfgeschwader consisted of He 111s. Initially used as direct support for the German ground forces, as the campaign progressed the He 111 was switched to attacking the Soviet infrastructure, particularly trains and marshaling yards, and used as a transport aircraft taking in supplies and for troop evacuation.

9781848324459, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Stalag Luft I An Official Account of the PoW Camp for Air Force Personnel 1940–1945 Air Ministry Personnel Located by the Baltic near the town of Barth in Western Pomerania, Germany, Stalag Luft I was one of a number of Stammlager Luftwaffe, these being permanent camps established and administered by the Luftwaffe, which were used to house Allied air force prisoners of war. On 30 April 1945, the prisoners were ordered to evacuate the camp in the face of the advancing Soviet Red Army but refused. After discussions between the senior American and British officers and the Kommandant, it was agreed that to avoid unnecessary bloodshed the guards would depart, leaving the prisoners behind. The next day, the first Soviet troops arrived.This Official History of Stalag Luft I was prepared for the War Office just after the war, but was never released to the general public.

9781526708793, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 256p.

Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 The Air War on 22 June 1941—The Battle for Stalin’s Baltic Region Mikhail Timin and Kevin Bridge This unique work is the first in a series of publications dedicated to the condition of the air forces of the Red Army prior to the Nazi invasion of 22 June 1941. The author describes in detail the composition and the capabilities of the Soviet aviation alignment in the Baltic Special Military District, as well as the training of flight crews and technical personnel; the number and quality of the materiel; the condition of the logistics structures, as well as the operational and tactical plans of both Soviet and German Command; and their reconnaissance operations.

9781911512561, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 448p.

Flying, Fighting and Reflection The Life of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC AE Peter Jacobs and Sir Michael Graydon This is the thrilling account of the last remaining Battle of Britain ace fighter pilot, Tom “Ginger” Neil.

In this, we learn how he became a poster boy for the war effort and how he credits his “sixth sense” for keeping him alive during the Second World War. During his career, Neil was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses for the destruction of at least fourteen enemy aircraft, and was a successful test pilot after the war.

This book also looks at his life after the RAF and his career as a successful author. For military buffs and novices alike, it is a must-read account of a true war hero.

9781784383909, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 320p.

A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945. Volume 4 Sicily and Italy to the fall of Rome 14 May, 1943–5 June, 1944 Russell Guest, Giovanni Massimello and Christopher Shores The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone. The account continues with the ultimately successful, but at times very hard fought, invasions of Sicily and southern Italy as burgeoning Allied air power, now with full US involvement, increasingly dominated the skies overhead.

The successive occupations of Sardinia and Corsica are also covered in detail. This volume, then, is essentially the story of the tactical air forces up to the point when Rome was occupied, just at the same time as the Normandy landings were occurring in north-west France.

9781911621102, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 680p.

The Sea, War and Barbed Wire A Story of Merchant Naval Men Philip Algar This is the fascinating story of Captain Stanley Algar, an oil tanker master. Captured in the Atlantic, he and his colleagues spent four years behind barbed wire. This book, partly based on his diaries, hidden from the Germans, tells how the prisoners survived, confronted starvation and reacted to camp life and German propaganda. A graphic account of their liberation, written as it happened, is included. The role of the U boats and the merchant raider vessels and their commanders is discussed.

9781781556825, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 240p.

The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual 1939–1945 Chris McNab The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these intrepid seamen, many of whom did not return.

Collating documents, diagrams, and illustrations from British and American archives, it combines information on training, gunnery, convoys, and antisubmarine techniques with personal accounts. Covering the battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic Convoys, and the Pacific, this pitches the reader into the heart of this vital but often forgotten arena of WWII. 9781612006574, $14.95, $9.99, hardback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Survivors of Stalingrad Eyewitness Accounts from the 6th Army, 1942–1943 Reinhold Busch This important work reconstructs the grim fate of the 6th Army in full by, for the first time, examining the little-known story of the field hospitals and central dressing stations. The author has trawled through hundreds of previously unpublished reports, interviews, diaries and newspaper accounts to reveal the experiences of soldiers of all ranks, from simple soldiers to generals.

The book includes first-hand accounts of soldiers who were wounded or fell ill and were flown out of the encirclement; as well as those who fought to the bitter end and were taken prisoner by the Soviets. They reflect on the severity of the fighting, and reveal the slowly ebbing hopes for survival. Together they provide an illuminating and tragic portrait of the climactic events at Stalingrad.

9781526734075, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 288p.

The Battle of Kursk The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive, July–August 1943 Richard W. Harrison The book is divided into two parts, dealing with the defensive and offensive phases of the battle, respectively. The first begins with a strategic overview of the situation along the Eastern Front by the spring and summer of 1943 and the Soviet decision to stand on the defensive.

The second part will be more of a revelation to the Western reader, who is likely to be more familiar with the defensive phase of the battle. Here the authors once again, in great detail, lay out the Red Army’s preparations for and conduct of a massive counteroffensive to clear the Orel salient, which soon degenerated to a grinding struggle, which while ultimately successful, cost the Soviets dearly.

9781912390502, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 320p.

Kursk 1943 The Greatest Battle of the Second World War Roman Toeppel The Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 was one of the greatest battles in military history involving more than 3 million soldiers, 10,000 tanks and 8,000 aircraft. Based on almost 20 years of research reassessing the primary sources, Roman Toeppel sheds light on the phase of decision-making, the preparations and the development of the battle in an engaging style that grips the reader’s attention from the first page on. The author concentrates on little-known developments and events leading the reader to astonishing results.

9781912390038, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 184p.

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Enduring the Whirlwind The German Army and the Russo-German War 1941-1943 Gregory Liedtke Despite the efforts of historians, many aspects of the struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War remain obscure. One of the most persistent of these is the notion that the German Army was a paragon of military professionalism whose defeat on the Eastern Front was solely attributable to the meddling of a former Corporal and the numerical superiority of the Red Army. This work seeks to address the notion of German numerical-weakness in terms of Germany’s ability to replace its losses and regenerate its military strength.

Employing a host of primary documents and secondary literature, it traces the development and many challenges of the German Army.

9781912390519, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 248p.

Odessa 1941–44 Defense, Occupation, Resistance, and Liberation Nikolai Ovcharenko and Stuart Britton Odessa’s defenders successively fell back into the city of Odessa itself. Once the situation became critical, a valiant counterattack in part with naval infantry gained valuable space and time for Odessa. Eventually, at a time when German forces had advanced far to the east and were approaching the critical naval base of Sebastopol in the Crimea, the decision was made to evacuate the remaining Soviet forces from Odessa.

There ensued more than two years of occupation and underground resistance; the partisans and activists made use of the extensive catacombs underneath the city of Odessa. Finally, in the spring of 1944, Odessa was liberated by forces of the advancing Third Ukrainian Front.

9781912390144, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 196p.

The Forgotten Battle of the Kursk Salient 7th Guards Army’s Stand Against Army Detachment Kempf’ Valeriy Zamulin and Stuart Britton Using the Russian Ministry of Defense’s archives and Western sources, the author has produced a companion work to his masterful study of II SS Panzer Corps’ offensive and the culminating clash at Prokhorovka. He lays out the German and Soviet plans for the battle; the forces arrayed for it and the extensive Soviet defenses; and then goes through a meticulous examination of the course of the fighting, as III Panzer Corps suffered initial setbacks in its attempt to link up with the right flank of II SS Panzer Corps, while the Soviet side fought valiantly to prevent this.

9781911512578, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 648p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Lady Death The Memoirs of Stalin’s Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Martin Pegler The wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II’s best scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England and America. In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, she left her university studies, ignored the offer of a position as a nurse, to become one of Soviet Russia’s 2000 female snipers. After the war, she finished her education at Kiev University and began a career as a historian. She died on October 10, 1974 at age 58, and was buried in Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery.

9781784382704, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 272p.

How Churchill Waged War The Most Challenging Decisions of the Second World War Allen Packwood When Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. He was not going to play the chairman’s role, adjudicating between the competing claims of the ministers below him. He was going to get his hands dirty and take direct personal control of the day-to-day running of military policy.This, though, meant that he alone would be responsible for the success or failure of Britain’s war effort.

One of his first agonising decisions was how to respond to the collapse of France, and the danger posed to Britain’s survival should the powerful French fleet fall into German hands.When he ordered Admiral Sommerville to sink the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir, he knew that France might be turned against Britain, but that act demonstrated to the world that he was determined to wage war ‘whatever the cost may be’.

9781473893894, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 288p.

Operation Dynamo The evacuation of 340,000 British and French soldiers to England Jean-Charles Stasi Four years before the Normandy landings, the French coast was the scene of another major episode in the Second World War.This was Operation Dynamo, much less well known than D-Day.Almost 340 000 French and British troops were evacuated from the Dunkirk pocket by a miscellaneous fleet of 850 boats, among which hundreds of fishing vessels, pleasure boats, lifeboats, or Merchant Navy vessels.Thanks to the sailors’ courage but also the RAF pilots’ skill, this operation without precedent was a success which enabled the British to continue to fight the Germans, even though they had to leave behind most of their equipment and weapons.

9782840485155, $18.00, $11.99, paperback, 96p.

Normandy 1944 Georges Bernage This book is the fruit of forty years of contact with military and civilian witnesses, now almost all gone, of research, analyses and descriptions of several thousands of photographs about the Landings and the Battle of Normandy.

This book is the best synthesis, with a clear narrative, an exceptional report illustrated with the best photographs (470), 22 armour and aircraft profiles and above all, 79 maps enabling the reader to follow this very complex battle more easily. The documentation, unique in the world, will allow you to discover one of the greatest pages of history, and to travel through Normandy.

9782840485162, $28.00, $18.50, paperback, 224p.

Nuremberg’s Voice of Doom The Autobiography of the Chief Interpreter at History’s Greatest Trials Wolfe Frank The memoirs of Wolfe Frank, which lay hidden in an attic for twenty-five years, are a unique and highly moving behindthe-scenes account of what happened at Nuremberg—“the greatest trial in history”—seen through the eyes of a witness to the whole proceedings.

They include important historical information never previously revealed. In an extraordinarily explicit life story, Frank includes his personal encounters, inside and outside the courtroom, with all the war criminals, particularly Hermann Goering. This, therefore, is a unique record that adds substantially to what is already publicly known about the trials and the defendants.

9781526737519, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

Hitler’s Executioner Roland Freisler, President of the Nazi People’s Court Helmut Ortner Though little known, the name of the judge Roland Freisler is inextricably linked to the judiciary in Nazi Germany. As well as serving as the State Secretary of the Reich Ministry of Justice, he was the notorious president of the “People’s Court,” a man directly responsible for more than 2,200 death sentences; with almost no exceptions, cases in the “People’s Court” had predetermined guilty verdicts.

Roland Freisler’s mastery of legal texts and dramatic courtroom verbal dexterity made him the most feared judge in the Third Reich. In this in-depth examination, Helmut Ortner not only investigates the development and judgments of the Nazi tribunal, but the career of Freisler, a man who was killed in February 1945 during an Allied air raid.

9781473889392, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 248p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Voices from the Battle of the Bulge Nigel De Lee and Major General Michael Reynolds CB This new paperback edition of Voices of Battle of the Bulge tells the story of this pivotal battle of World War 2 through contemporary witnesses.

Drawing on interviews, letters, diaries and eyewitness accounts from the military commanders and generals, ordinary frontline soldiers and civilians who experienced the Battle of the Bulge at first hand, it vividly brings to life and commemorates one of the key battles of World War 2.

9781784383176, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 288p.

Voices of the Codebreakers Personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II Michael Paterson Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars—the wars of communication, in which success depended on a flow of concealed and closely guarded information.

From the stuffy huts of Bletchley Park to the battles in the Mediterranean, the French and Dutch Resistance movements and the unkempt radio operatives in Burma, the rarely-seen, outstanding stories collected here reveal the true extent of the “secret war.”

With vivid first-hand accounts and illuminating historical research,Voices of the Codebreakers reveals and finally celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of these ordinary men and women.

9781784383138, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 304p.

Days of Battle Armoured Operations North of the River Danube, Hungary 1944–45 Norbert Számvéber Days of Battle describes a hitherto neglected part of the military history of Hungary during World War II. The author, chief of Hungary’s military archives, has based his research firmly on files and documentation from German, Hungarian and Soviet sources.

The book’s authoritative text is supported by photographs and color battle maps. This is a very important new study that throws much-needed light on armored warfare on the Eastern Front during the final months of the war.

9781912174263, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 287p.

Panzer Ace The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy Richard Freiherr von Rosen Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. His memoirs are richly illustrated with contemporary photographs, including key confrontations of World War II. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a Company of Tigers at Kursk. The author has a fine memory and eye for detail. His account is easy to read and not technical, and adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated in the Second World War. 9781784382667, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 408p.

Panzers in the Defence of Festung Posen 1945 The Combat History of the 21st Panzer Division Werner Kortenhaus At long last, Werner Kortenhaus’ history of the 21st Panzer Division has been published in English.

Kortenhaus’s account of the division’s subsequent commitment, in the Lorraine— Saar Region—Alsace area provides intriguing detail on this little known sector as the southern wing of Patton’s 3rd Army strove for the Upper Rhine area of Germany. The last section follows the division after its hasty transfer to the Oder Front, facing the final Russian onslaught on Berlin.

The account is not restricted to the history of the 21st Panzer Division, but includes detailed analysis and exposition of actions of adjoining divisions and of the larger picture, from the German viewpoint.

9781912174140, $69.95, $45.50, paperback, 520p.

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Jaroslaw Jerzak and Maciej Karalus Panzers in Defence of Festung Poznan 1945 by Maciej Karalus and Jarosław Jerzak is the first book published in English to describe the bitter battle for Festung Poznań in 1945..

Before Poland was able to regain her full political autonomy in 1990, the fighting in Poznań was described only by Zbigniew Szumowski and Stanisław Okęcki.

These, however, were poor compilations, only marginally touching upon the participation of German Wehrmacht.

These authors looked upon this subject through the lenses of Soviet documentations and historiographical propaganda of their times. Sadly, they could not or would not make use of the documents in German archives. Their cardinal mistake was to overestimate the strength of the forces at play (especially on the German side), and the glorification of the Soviet victory, foregoing an honest analysis of the losses of human life as well as equipment on both sides.

9781912390168, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Living with Hitler Accounts of Hitler’s Household Staff Karl Wilhelm Krause, Herbert Döhring, Anna Plaim and Roger Moorhouse This collection paints a picture of Hitler from members of his household in the unique position of being “seemingly ever-present, yet totally unconnected to events.”

The series is able to shed light on his likes and dislikes from foods to his hobbies, creating a strange sense of humanity. This collection also provides the reader with fresh anecdotes, observations and portraits of Hitler’s entourage and relatives. Plaim’s images of Eva Braun come from finding torn fragments in the bin, whilst Döhring sheds light on Martin Bormann’s demeanour.

9781784382971, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

Agent Paterson SOE From Operation Anthropoid to France: The Memoirs of E.H. van Maurik Ernest van Maurik Ernest Van Maurik, known to all simply as “Van”, joined the illustrious Artists Rifles regiment in the Territorial Army in 1936, but when war broke out he was commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment. In the summer of 1940 the regiment was posted at Folkestone to defend the South Coast in the event of an invasion, during which time he undertook a course at Hythe Small Arms School and found himself involved with the SOE, the Special Operations Executive.

After many adventures,Van reached Switzerland where he carried out his task until the end of the war in Europe. He then was involved in assisting the investigation into the fate of the many SOE agents who had been captured by the Germans and were still missing.

9781526734167, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

I Was Hitler’s Chauffeur The Memoir of Erich Kempka Erich Kempka Erich Kempka served as Hitler’s personal driver from 1934 through to the Führer’s dramatic suicide in 1945. His candid memoirs offer a unique eyewitness account of events leading up to and during the war, culminating in those dark final days in the Führer’s headquarters, deep under the shattered city of Berlin.

The account concludes with Kempka’s hazardous escape out of a burning Berlin more than 800 km through enemy-occupied Germany, home to find his wife at BE. There he was arrested by American C.fI.C. personnel and interrogated before being sent to serve as a witness at Nuremburg.

9781848326309, $24.96, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Danish Volunteers of the Waffen-SS Freikorps Danmark 1941–43 Jens Pank Bjerregaard and Lars Larsen Danish Volunteers of the Waffen-SS tells the story of Freikorps Danmark in pictures from 1941–1943. Freikorps Danmark was established as a Danish corps to fight communism and, from its beginning, was controlled from Denmark, being placed under the control of the SS-Division Totenkopf and 1.

SS-Brigade during its service on the Eastern Front. It was a relatively small formation, which almost entirely consisted of Danish volunteers; during their time on the Eastern Front.

The source material for this book has been gathered from the photo collections of former members of the unit and includes a large number of previously unpublished images.

9781911512707, $89.95, $58.50, hardback, 320p.

Mexicans at War Mexican Military Aviation in the Second World War 1941–1945 Santiago A. Flores This book introduces the reader to an unknown Ally of the Second World War. Few people remember that Mexico, like Brazil, took an active part in that conflict. This volume covers Mexican participation in the Second World War for the first time using photos, documents, and testimony from official and personal archives. Mexican nationals or those of Mexican descent were already volunteering for the Allied air forces of the British Commonwealth and the Free French naval and air forces While the Mexican Republic first had to defend both its coasts and its shipping from enemy submarines, using its obsolete general purpose biplanes, following the sinking of Mexican ships by German u-boats the first North American Texan armed trainers entered service in the Gulf of Mexico, earning the title of the “Mexican Dive Bomber.”

9781912390069, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 232p.

The Secret South A Tale of Operation Tabarin, 1943–46 Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, Stephen Haddelsey and Ronald LewisSmith Launched in 1943, Operation Tabarin was an expedition to secretly establish bases, keep a watchful eye on German and Japanese activities, and curb opportunistic Argentinian incursions.

Ivan Mackenzie Lamb was the expedition’s botanist but, until now, his narrative has never been published. His account provides a fascinating insight into this top secret military operation.

9781784383251, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The Pacific. Volume 1 Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal Jay Wertz This powerful initial volume in the War Stories: World War II Firsthand series includes events that took place before and after the devastating Pearl Harbor attack that brought the United States and Japan face to face in war. The volume won Best Book 2011 in the History: Military/ Political category from USA Book News.

9780984212705, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

The Pacific. Volume 2 The Solomons to Saipan Jay Wertz This volume is anchored on the words and experiences of 100 Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen and other frontline personnel who became embroiled in the devastating island campaign of the Pacific War. It contains blow by blow descriptions of some of the most destructive naval and air battles of the war, as well as the blood and sand tales of Marines and GIs and their Japanese counterparts contesting inch by inch places with strange names such as Bougainville, Tarawa and Saipan.

The real-life stories of those who were there are illustrated with revealing photographs; some never before seen in any WWII volume.

9780984212729, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 336p.

Attack on Pearl Harbor Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions Alan D. Zimm “The first militarily professional description of the Pearl Harbor attack, and for those who are serious about military history and operations, it is a joy to read. . . . a superb military analysis of the attack . . . not only renders all other histories of Pearl Harbor obsolete, it has set the bar high for other histories of the Pacific War.”— War In History 9781612001975, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 464p.

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The Battle for Tinian Vital Stepping Stone in America’s War Against Japan Nathan N. Prefer In July 1944, the 9,000-man Japanese garrison on the island of Tinian listened warily as the thunder of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army and Air Corps, descended on their neighboring island, Saipan, just three miles away.

There were 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan, but the US obliterated the opposition after a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence only indicated it was now Tinian’s turn.

When the battle for Tinian finally took place the US acted with great skill. Historian Samuel Elliot Morrison called it “the most perfectly executed amphibious operation of the entire war.”

9781612000947, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 240p.

Burma Railway Man Secret Letters from a Japanese POW Charles Steel Charles Steel took part in two military disasters—the Fall of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore. Shortly before the latter, he married Louise. Within days of being captured by the Japanese, he began writing a weekly letter to his new bride as means of keeping in touch with her in his mind, for the Japanese forbade all writing of letters and diaries. By the time he was, he had written and hidden some 180 letters, plus a further 20 post-liberation letters. Part love-letter, part diary these unique letters intended for Louise’s eyes only describe the horror of working as a slave on the Burma. It is also an uplifting account of how man can rise above adversity and even secretly get back at his captors!

9781783400676, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Twenty-Two on Peleliu Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine George Peto and Peter Margaritis On September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu, as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines.

Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was 22-year-old George Peto. This is the wild and remarkable story of an “Old Breed” Marine, from his youth in the Great Depression, his training and combat in the Pacific during WWII, to his life after the war, told in his own words.

9781612005270, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 368p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Heitai: Uniforms, Equipment, and Personal Items of the Japanese Soldier, 1931–1945 Agustin Saiz Once the seemingly invincible conquerors of nearly all of East Asia, today relatively little is known of the exact weapons, uniforms, and lifestyle of World War II Japanese soldiers (the Heitai). In this lavishly illustrated book, readers and historians alike can finally glimpse the precise personal effects of the Imperial infantryman. By examining the exact possessions of a Japanese soldier— from dagger to toothbrush, from hand grenade to undergarments—one is able to see history come to life in a way no cinema or text alone could convey.

9788496658318, $99.00, $64.50, hardback, 480p.

South Pacific Air War Volume 1 The Fall of Rabaul December 1941–March 1942 Michael Claringbould and Peter Ingman This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a daily occurrence. Four Japanese fleet carriers facilitated the capture of Rabaul over a devastating four-day period in January 1942.

This is the full story of both sides of an air war that could have been won by either incumbent, but for timing, crucial decisions and luck.

9780994588944, $44.95, $29.50, paperback, 252p.

Carrier Attack Darwin 1942 The Complete Guide to Australia’s own Pearl Harbor Tom Lewis and Peter Ingman When the Pacific war began it was a case of “when not if” Darwin would be attacked. But nobody could have predicted the extraordinary scale and ferocity of the 19 February 1942 raid. A massive strike force, blooded at Pearl Harbor just weeks before, hit Darwin in the biggest Japanese air attack ever in the South Pacific. Since then, generations of Australians have been drawn to the stories and folklore of the Darwin action.

Carrier Attack shows the defenders were alert and fought with purpose.

Carrier Attack provides a timely and fresh analysis of the raid. Most importantly, it draws on specially translated Japanese sources.

9780987151933, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 368p.

The Submarine Six Australian Naval Heroes Tom Lewis In the 1990s, the Royal Australian Navy broke with tradition and for the first time named six submarines after naval heroes. This book shows the true depths of their achievements. These were men whose warrior exploits stand alongside those of any other nations. But they have been largely unrecognized, save for those submarines.

9780987151919, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 202p.

Darwin’s Submarine I-124 The Story of a Covert Japanese Squadron Waging a Secret Underwater War Against Northern Australia Tom Lewis The first attacks on Australia by the Japanese were made by four submarines of the Sixth Submarine Squadron of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Together, these 80-man boats laid mines, and then waited in their killing zones for targets to torpedo. On 20 January 1942, it all went horribly wrong. Sunk with all hands, the submarine I-124 remains outside Darwin today, testimony to bravery but also to folly.

9780957735194, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 182p.

The Empire Strikes South Japan’s Air War Against Northern Australia 1942–45 Tom Lewis and Michael Claringbould This book lists all of their names and describes all of the combat missions and reveals for the first time that the number of combat flights, aircraft shot down, and aircrew who died is far higher than previously thought. Scores of aircraft were downed in combat operations ranging from Exmouth to Townsville, with the majority of action taking place in the Northern Territory. This new extensive research shows the number of air raids was higher than the previously suggested figure of 64, with 78 raids on the Territory alone, while 209 enemy combat flights were carried out across Northern Australia.

9780994588913, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 208p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • British Army of the Rhine The BAOR, 1945–1993 Paul Chrystal The British Army of the Rhine was born in 1945 out of the British Liberation Army at the close of the war as the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany.

This book traces and examines the changing role of BAOR from 1945 to its demise in the 1993 Options for Change defence cuts. It looks at the part it played in the defence of West Germany, its effectiveness as a Cold War deterrent, the garrisons and capabilities, logistics and infrastructure, its arms and armour, the nuclear option, and the lives of the thousands of families living on the front line.

9781526728531, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 128p.

Biafra Genocide Nigeria: Bloodletting and Mass Starvation, 1967–1970 One of the great tragedies of Africa is not only the fact that a million people died in one of Africa’s first post-independence wars, but that until it happened the world thought Nigeria was immune from the wasting disease of tribalism.

During the course of hostilities that lasted almost four years, a lot of other shortcomings surfaced in Africa’s most populous nation, including the kind of corruption that, until then, had always been linked to countries rich in oil. Disunity, incompetence, and instability—from which Nigeria never really recovered— also emerged. Two bloody army coups followed after the rebels capitulated. Half a century later the slaughter continues.

9781526729132, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Iran–Iraq War The Lion of Babylon, 1980–1988 Anthony Tucker-Jones The bloody eight-year Iran–Iraq war is now almost forgotten, overshadowed by the subsequent Gulf War and Iraq War. However, it is best remembered for the unique so-called “Tanker War” which threatened to strangle the world’s oil supplies. At the time Tucker-Jones as a defence analyst wrote extensively on the war and now brings his expertise to bear with this account of a conflict fuelled by festering regional rivalries, the Cold War and the emerging threat posed by militant Shia Islam.

When the war spilled over into the waters of the Gulf it sparked open Western intervention. Escalating attacks on oil tankers finally culminated in a ceasefire.

9781526728579, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 136p.

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Malayan Emergency Gerry van Tonder By the time of the 1942 Japanese occupation of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore, the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) had already been fomenting merdeka— independence—from Britain.

The Japanese conquerors, however, were also the loathsome enemies of the MCP’s ideological brothers in China. An alliance of convenience with the British was the outcome. Britain armed and trained the MCP’s military wing, the Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), to essentially wage jungle guerrilla warfare against Japanese occupying forces.

9781526707864, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Yom Kippur Peter Baxter On the afternoon of 6 October, 1973, the colossus of the Israeli Defence Forces was awakened by a wave of airstrikes, followed by an artillery bombardment along the Suez Canal that preceded a meticulously planned Egyptian invasion of the Israeli-held Sinai. Simultaneously, a massive Syrian armored assault bore down on Israeli positions on the Golan Heights. The day was Yom Kippur, the most holy day on the Jewish religious calendar, and the commencement of a war that would bring the young state of Israel to the very brink of defeat. The story of the Yom Kippur War is an object lesson in the dynamism of military thinking, the evolution of battlefield technology and the uneasy alliance of east and west during the Cold War era of détente.

9781526707901, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Berlin Blockade Gerry van Tonder Allied agreements entered into at Teheran,Yalta, and Potsdam for the carving up of postwar Berlin now meant nothing to the Soviet conquerors. Their victory had cost millions of Russian lives—troops and civilians—so the hammer and sickle hoisted atop the Reichstag was more a claim to ownership than success.

Moscow’s agenda was clear and simple: the Western Allies had to leave Berlin. The blockade ensued as the Soviets orchestrated a determined program of harassment, intimidation, flexing of muscle, and Socialist propaganda to force the Allies out. Truman had already used the atomic bomb: Britain and America would not be cowed. History’s largest airborne relief program was introduced to save the beleaguered city.

9781526708267, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • Lebanon Levantine Calvary, 1958–1990 Al J.Venter It is axiomatic that the recent history of much of the Eastern Mediterranean is linked to the creation of the state of Israel in May 1948, incontestably so. The country emerged from a series of conflicts and these have continued intermittently ever since, fueled as much by Arab– Israeli enmity, national pride and territorial aspirations as hostile neighbors. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt—and in the latter phases, Iran—were all part of it. For much of the period under review it was Lebanon that took the brunt of it, with resident Christian, Sunni, Shi’ite as well as Israeli interests deploying multiple levels of force—much of it clandestine—to jockey for predominance. Throughout, land, sea, and air forces were involved.

9781526707826, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 136p.

The Last War of the Superfortresses MiG-15 vs B-29 over Korea Leonid Krylov and Yuriy Tepsurkaev This work is an attempt by the authors to give as full and detailed a history as possible of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the principal strike force of the United States Far East Air Force—the B-29 “Superfortress” bombers during the course of the Korean War between 1950–1953.

Military documents, which the authors have studied over many years of work in the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation form the basis of this book. Statistical material has been provided in this book, which characterizes combat operations carried out by the B-29s and the fighters of the 64th Fighter Air Corps, both within the text itself and in the form of easy-to-use tables.

The book is illustrated with photographs.

9781910777855, $49.95, $32.50, paperback, 128p.

Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea Oscar E. Gilbert The outbreak of the Korean conflict caught America (and the Marine Corps) unprepared.

The Corps’ salvation was the existence of its Organized Reserve, the availability of modern equipment in storage and the bravery, initiative, and adaptability of individual Marines. Here, Oscar Gilbert presents an equally exhaustive and detailed account of the little-known Marine tank engagements in Korea. Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea details every action, from the valiant defense at Pusan and the bitter battles of the Chosin Reservoir, to the grinding and bloody stalemate along the Jamestown Line. It is a story of bravery and fortitude you will never forget.

9781612005317, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 320p.

Combat Over Korea Philip Chinnery Combat Over Korea offers a superb selection of thrilling accounts by Allied airmen of their experiences. These include air combat between fighters, a B29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea, C-54 cargo plane being attacked

by North Korean fighters. We read of the exploits of the 21 Troop Carrier Squadron (The Kyushu Gipsies) who flew into impossibly short strips to rescue thousands of wounded soldiers—they received the Presidential Citation for their feat. Others tell of their hairraising escapades after being shot down. While a number miraculously avoided capture, many were less lucky. Their treatment in captivity was often brutal.Very few escaped but 1st Lieutenant Melvin Shadduck did and he tells his story here, as do others who have remarkable experiences to describe.

9781848844773, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

B-29: Superfortress Giant Bomber of World War 2 and Korea Graham M. Simons The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States in World War 2 and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, trainers and tankers including the variant, B-50 Superfortress.

9781848847538, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 256p.

Fight, Dig, and Live The Story of the Royal Engineers in the Korean War General Sir George Cooper GCB, MC, DL The Korean War, which began with an unprovoked attack by North Korea in 1950, went on for three long years. Over 100,000 soldiers of the United Nations forces, including those of the Republic of Korea, were killed and three times that number wounded. United Kingdom casualties amounted to some 300 Officers and 4,000 Other Ranks. The Royal Engineers were involved at all levels, from patrols and minefields, to defense works and, providing support to all manner of operations such as transportation, bridging, and the important provision of postal services, so vital for morale. General Sir George Cooper GCB MC DL was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and served as a Troop Commander in Korea.

9781848846845, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • Edge of the Sword Anthony Farrar-Hockley This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure during the Korean War. 9781844156924, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 274p.

Life at Full Throttle The Memoirs of Admiral Sir John Treacher Admiral Treacher By any standards, Admiral Sir John Treacher is an exceptional man who has had the fullest of lives. Old enough to have served and be sunk in the War, he went to be a naval aviator flying in the Korean War. His career took off too and he rose rapidly to be the captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and soon after Commander in Chief Channel.

To everyone’s surprised he left the Navy when all the indications were that he was about to become First Sea Lord. For many this would have meant a quiet retirement.

Not so here! A number of influential appointments quickly followed including controversially Chairmanship of Playboy Club UK at a critical time for their vital gaming interests.

9781844151349, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 224p.

The U.S. Army’s First, Last, and Only AllBlack Rangers The 2d Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) in the Korean War, 1950–1951 Master Sergeant (Ret.) Edward L. Posey The 2d Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army. Its ten-month lifespan included selection, training, and seven months of combat deployment in Korea, after which the unit was deactivated.

Posey’s book is based upon the firsthand experiences of many members of the unit, official records, interviews with survivors, and other archival material. Stitched together, this information offers a rich and worthy addition to the growing literature on the Korean War by explaining the obstacles these patriotic African Americans faced, their sacrifices, and their courageous actions on the far side of the world.

9781611210774, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 260p.

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From the Imjin to the Hook A National Service Gunner in the Korean War James Jacobs The British Army’s considerable contribution to The Korean War 1950–1953 was largely composed of “conscripts” or national servicemen. Plucked from civilian life on a “lottery” basis and given a short basic training, some like Jim Jacobs volunteered for overseas duty and suddenly found themselves in the thick of a war.

As a member of 170 Independent Mortar Battery RA from March 1951 to June 1952 Jim was in the frontline at the famous Battle of the Imjin River. Jim calmly and geographically recounts his experiences and emotions from joining the Army through training, the journeys by troopship, and on active service in the atrocious and terrifying war.

9781781593431, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Chinese Hordes and Human Waves A Personal Perspective of the Korean War 1950–1953 Brig. Gen. Brian Parritt The North Koreans’ attack on their Southern neighbors shocked and surprised the World. The conflict rapidly escalated with China soon heavily involved on one side and the United States and United Nations on the other.

The author, then a young Gunner officer, found himself in the midst of this very nasty war.

As a qualified Chinese interpreter and, later, a senior military intelligence officer, Parritt is well placed to analyze why the Commonwealth got involved, the mistakes and successes and the extreme risk that the war represented.

This is not only a fine memoir but a unique insight into a forgotten War. 9781783373727, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

Captured at the Imjin River The Korean War Memoirs of a Gloster David Green The Author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle. Heavily outnumbered by the Chinese and subjected to “human-wave” infantry attacks, he and his colleagues suffered the trauma of being over-run and the vast majority of those who were not killed became POWs. This memoir written from the perspective of a fighting soldier will surely bring home some most unpalatable truths.

9781848846531, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • Mist over the Rice Fields A Soldier’s Story of the Burma Campaign 1943–45 and Korean War 1950–51 John Shipster Shipster served with the 7/2nd Punjab Regiment in the Burma theater of World War II. The Punjabis fought in the fierce close-quarters actions at Arakan and Kohima, and the final advance to Mandalay and Rangoon.

Soldiering had undergone many changes in the five short years before the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950.

India was now independent and the last British officers and advisors were gone. Shipster had become a company commander in the Middlesex Regiment, a British army unit with a reputation as skilled machine-gunners. The Middlesex were sent from Hong Kong to Korea on short notice to aid U.S. and South Korean forces. The steaming jungles of Shipster’s past experience were now replaced by two years of fighting, often in bitter cold, over a series of bleak hills.

9780850527421, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 224p.

Air Combat over the Eastern Front and Korea A Soviet Fighter Pilot Remembers Sergei Kramarenko As a Soviet fighter pilot ace, Sergei Kramarenko fought in two wars. This is his story. On the Eastern Front in the bitter conflict with the Germans, he dueled with Messerschmitt 109s and Focke-Wulf 190s. Then, in Korea, flying a MiG-15, he came up against the Americans, British, and Australians. His accounts of combat against the F-86 Sabres, F-84 Thunderjets and Gloster Meteors are among the most vivid and remarkable of his long career. His candid, intensely personal and unflinching account gives a rare inside view of life in the Red Air Force.

9781844157358, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

Nam Sense Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division Arthur Wiknik Jr. An honest tour of the Vietnam War from the soldier’s eye view, Nam Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968. Wiknik’s account of life and death in Vietnam includes everything from heavy combat, to faking insanity to get some R & R. Nam Sense offers a perfect blend of candor, sarcasm, and humor —and it spares nothing and no one in its attempt to accurately convey what really transpired during the Vietnam War. 9781612006529, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 288p.

Shadow Commander The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn— Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero Mike Guardia Amongst the chaos and devastation of the American defeat, Army Captain Donald D. Blackburn refused to lay down his arms.

With future SF legend Russell Volckmann, Blackburn escaped from Bataan and fled to the mountainous jungles of North Luzon, where they raised a private army of over 22,000 men against the Japanese. Once there, Blackburn organized a guerrilla regiment from among the native tribes in the Cagayan Valley.

After the war, Blackburn remained on active duty and played a key role in initiating Special Forces operations in Southeast Asia.

9781612006536, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 240p.

Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam MIG Menace Over Korea Nicolai Sutiagin, Top Ace Soviet of the Korean War Igor Seidov and Yuri Sutiagin Nikolai Vasil’evich Sutiagin, the top-scoring Soviet air ace of the Korean War, flew his MiG15 in lethal dogfights against American Sabres and Australian Meteors. He is credited with at 22 “kills.” Yet the full story of his extraordinary achievements has never been told. Only now, with the opening of Russian archives, can an authoritative account of his wartime exploits be written.

9781848840386, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 256p.

Oscar E. Gilbert In 1965 the large, loud, and highly visible tanks of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Tank Battalion landed across a beach near Da Nang, drawing unwelcome attention to America’s first, almost covert, commitment of ground troops in South Vietnam. As the Marine Corps presence grew inexorably, the 1st and 3rd Tank Battalions, as well as elements of the reactivated 5th Tank Battalion, were committed to the conflict. For the United States Marine Corps, the protracted and bloody struggle was marked by controversy, but for Marine Corps tankers, it was marked by bitter frustration.

9781612005324, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 304p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • Days of Valor An Inside Account of the Bloodiest Six Months of the Vietnam War Robert L.Tonsetic As the book begins, in December 1967, the brigade has been at war for a year, and many of its battered 12-month men are returning home. The Communists seem to be in a lull, and the brigade commander requests a transfer to a more active sector, just above Saigon. Through January the battalions sense increasing enemy strength, NVA personnel now mixed with Viet Cong units. But the enemy is lying low, and a truce has even been declared for the Vietnamese New Year, the holiday called Tet. It ends with a brief note about the 199th LIB being deactivated in spring 1970, furling its colors after suffering 753 dead and some 5,000 wounded.

9781935149385, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 320p.

Taking Fire Saving Captain Aikman: A Story of the Vietnam Air War Kevin O’Rourke and Joe Peters Taking Fire is an exciting, dramatic story of life and death over Vietnam. Much more than a chronicle the events of June 27, 1972, the book gives the reader an up-close look at the little known world of the U.S. Air Force’s elite aerial rescue force.

9781612001265, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 216p.

Da Nang Diary A Forward Air Controller’s Gunsight View of Flying with SOG Thomas R.Yarborough Originally published in 1991, this classic work has now been revised and updated with additional photos, many of them in color. It is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes—flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the Forward Air Controller made an art form out of an air strike— knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life and death decisions as a battle unfolded. The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique birds-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded.

9781612004754, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 356p.

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U.S. Forces in Vietnam: 1968–1975 Guillaume Rousseaux This book is the logical sequel to the first volume (1962–1967), chronologically presents the evolution of uniforms, equipment, and weapons of the American soldier during the Vietnam war, during the period 1968–1975.

This second volume deals with the 1968 Tet offensive, the maximum commitment of U.S. forces in 1969, incursions into Cambodia in 1970, then the gradual withdrawal of US troops (1970–72). And finally the tragic outcome of this conflict with the evacuation of the American Embassy, which marks the end of the war in Vietnam in 1975.

9782352502876, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 84p.

A Shau Valor American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963–1971 Thomas R.Yarborough A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it—the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. Beginning in 1963 Special Forces A-teams established camps along the valley floor, followed by a number of top-secret Project Delta reconnaissance missions through 1967. By 1971 the fighting had once again shifted to the realm of small Special Forces reconnaissance teams assigned to the ultra-secret Studies and Observations Group—SOG. Other works have focused on individual battles or units, but A Shau Valor is the first to study the nine-year campaign—for all its courage and sacrifice—chronologically and within the context of other historical, political and cultural events.

9781612003542, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

Surprised at Being Alive An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond Robert F. Curtis Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn’t your day.

A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Which is why, after 24 years and over 5,000 flight hours, Major Robert Curtis was so surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. His engaging story will be a delight to all aviation enthusiasts.

9781612002750, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 312p.

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• COLD WAR ERA • Assault from the Sky U.S Marine Corps Helicopter Operations in Vietnam Dick Camp This work describes U.S. Marine Corps helicopter operations, including their actions and evolution, throughout the Vietnam War. The book is divided into parts spanning the three stages of the Corps’ combat deployment: “Buildup (1962–1966),” “Heavy Combat (1967–1969),” and “The Bitter End (1975).” Each part includes chapters devoted to “telling the story” of Marine helicopters from the individual to the strategic level. The entire story of the war is here depicted through the prism of Marine helicopter operations.

9781612001289, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 264p.

The Vietnam War The Tet Offensive 1968 Anthony Tucker-Jones On 30 January 1968 the North Vietnamese communists launched a coordinated surprise attack—the Tet Offensive— across South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and American armies. Superior firepower eventually crushed the offensive, but it proved to be a major psychological victory for the communists—a turning point in the Vietnam War. The images record in vivid detail the conditions and the nature of the fighting, in particular the battles for Hue, Khe Sanh and Saigon, and the equipment and the weaponry that was used.

9781783463626, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Fall of the Flying Dragon South Vietnamese Air Force 1973–75 Albert Grandolini Compiled from previously unavailable documents of Vietnamese archives, and also with the assistance of narratives from dozens of participants and eyewitnesses, this volume reveals that air warfare over Vietnam did not end when the US pulled out of Southeast Asia.

On the contrary, in the wake of the US withdrawal, and following the ceasefire in early 1973, North Vietnam redoubled its effort to conquer the southern part of the country. The often disparaged and underestimated South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF)—at the time claimed to have been the fourth largest air arm in the world—fought a series of ever larger and more mechanized air-land battles under circumstances for which it was neither equipped nor designed to operate.

9780982553978, $64.95, $42.50, paperback, 256p.

US Elite Forces Uniforms, Equipment & Personal Items. Vietnam 1965–1975 Marti Demiquels Mr. Marti Demiquels, the author of this book and a dedicated collector himself, has put together not only most of the pieces contained in the following pages, but a complete museum on the Vietnam War as well, amassed throughout an entire lifetime of passionate study and collecting.

9788496658547, $61.00, $39.99, hardback, 250p.

Hook Up! US Paratroopers from the Vietnam War to the Cold War Antonio Arques and Alejandro Rodriguez The history, gear, uniforms, training, and tactics used by the U.S. Paratroopers at the time of the Vietnam War in detail through a comprehensive text and over 700 outstanding photographs most of them never published before.

9788496658554, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 160p.

First In, Last Out An Unconventional British Officer in IndoChina J P Cross and Hew Strachan This is the astonishing tale of two episodes in the life of Colonel J P Cross, jungle fighter and linguist extraordinaire. As a young officer at the end of the war against Japan in 1945, he took part in counterinsurgency operations against the Vietminh at a time of chaos and confusion. Sent to the area to help disarm the defeated Japanese, Cross found himself commanding a battalion of the very same troops against the Vietminh. That period provides the backdrop to Cross’s experiences as British Defence Attache to Laos between 1972 and 1976.

9781784382209, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256p.

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• MODERN WAR • Moscow’s Game of Poker Russian Military Intervention in Syria, 2015–2017 Tom Cooper Illustrated by over 130 photographs, maps and color profiles, “Moscow’s Game of Poker” is providing a clear outline of the participants in this extremely complex conflict, and areas it impacts. It is providing a unique and in-depth study of Moscow’s political aims, strategy, doctrine, target selection process, military technology and tactics, day-by-day operations, and the way the Russian Federation cooperates with diverse local allies.

This story is told in combination with an exclusive insight into the similar campaign run by what is left of the Syrian Arab Air Force.

9781912390373, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 80p.

MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, 1973–2018 Tom Cooper Following a protracted research and development phase, Mikoyan Gurevich’s MiG-23 finally entered service with the former Soviet Air Force in the early 1970s. Large numbers of MiG-23 interceptors and fighter-bombers were exported to five major Arab air forces in the mid-1970s.

The units operating MiG-23s were soon transformed into the backbone of the military services in question, and they saw combat service in a number of intensive military conflicts.

This volume provides a unique point of reference, revealing much detail about camouflage patterns, unit insignia, and aircraft markings.

9781912390328, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 88p.

Israeli Air Force Operations in the 1948 War Israeli Winter Offensive Operation Horev 22 December 1948–7 January 1949 Shlomo Aloni Operation HOREV—the Israeli offensive from December 1948 until January 1949–practically ended Israel’s War for Independence, with an Israeli victory that forced Egypt to seek ceasefire and to negotiate a settlement. From HOREV Day 1 on 23 December 1948 until HOREV Day 16 on 7 January 1949, this title presents Israeli Air Force missions during Operation HOREV in heretofore unseen depth and detail. Israel Air Force operations are detailed spanning the timeline of the conflict down to every unearthed sortie in depth, and shown in a way that operations during Operation HOREV had never been presented before.

9781910294116, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 72p.

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The Iran–Iraq War. Volume 2 Iran Strikes Back, June 1982–December 1986 Tom Cooper, E.R. Hooton, 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 materials obtained from U.S. intelligence circles and British governmental archives. This account describes the battles in greater detail than before and, by examining them, provides unique insights and ends many of the myths which are repeated in numerous other accounts of this conflict.

9781911096573, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 112p.

Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars. Volume 2 Eritrean War of Independence, 1988–1991 & Badme War, 1998–2001 Tom Cooper and Adrien Fontanellaz The Eritrean War of Independence, fought 1961–1991, was one of biggest armed conflicts on the African continent, especially if measured by numbers of involved combatants.

Campaigns run during the Eritrean War of Independence often included large formations of relatively well-equipped forces, led by well-trained commanders, along well-thoughtout plans, based on homegrown doctrine. The air power played a crucial—although not necessarily decisive—role in many of battles.

Nevertheless, most of details about this conflict remain unknown in the wider public..

9781912390304, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 80p.

The Rwandan Patriotic Front 1990—1994 Tom Cooper and Adrien Fontanellaz On 1 October 1990, hundreds of Banyarawanda militants that served with the Ugandan Army deserted their posts to form the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and invade Rwanda.

Thus began the Rwandan Civil War, which was to culminate in the famous genocide of nearly one million of Tutsi and moderate Hutus, in 1994. This volume traces the history of the RPA from its emergence as a small-scale insurgent group formed from the ranks of Rwandan refugee diaspora in Uganda; its military operations and related experiences during nearly four years of war against the Rwandan government; and its establishment of control over Kigali, in July 1994.

9781910294567, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 72p.

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• MODERN WAR • Daesh Islamic State’s Holy War Anthony Tucker-Jones This book draws on Anthony Tucker Jones experience to assess Islamic State’s brutal Holy War that has brought terror and mayhem to the four corners of the globe.

Spawned from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, it carved out an Islamic caliphate straddling both failed countries. Since then it has wantonly despoiled world heritage sites, engaged in regional genocide and conducted regular terror attacks against capital cities across the world, killing irrespective of race, color, creed, gender, or age.

In this perceptive assessment Tucker-Jones highlights how the West has become caught up in what is essentially a civil war between Shia and Sunni Islam, with deadly results.

9781526728814, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Northern Ireland: The Troubles From The Provos to The Det, 1968–1998 Kenneth Lesley-Dixon It is, of course, no secret that undercover Special Forces and intelligence agencies operated in Northern Ireland and the Republic throughout the ‘troubles’, from 1969 to 2001 and beyond. What is less well known is how these units were recruited, how they operated, what their mandate was and what they actually did. This is the first account to reveal much of this hitherto unpublished information, providing a truly unique record of surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, collusion and undercover combat.

9781526729170, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Modern Chinese Warplanes Chinese Air Force— Combat Aircraft and Units Andreas Rupprecht In 2012 the original Modern Chinese Warplanes set the standard as a uniquely compact yet comprehensive directory of modern Chinese air power, combining magnificent illustrations and in-depth analysis.

Consequently, this fully revised edition is organized in three parts: the most important military aircraft and their weapons found in service today; aircraft markings and serial number systems; and orders of battle for the PLAAF. The study includes the latest developments emerging from behind the “Great Wall,” including the J-20 stealth fighter program,Y-20 strategic transport and the latest developments in UAVs that are equipping a rapidly modernizing air arm.

9780997309263, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 256p.

Sierra Leone Blood Diamonds, Child Soldiers, and Cannibalism, 1991–2002 Al J.Venter Sierra Leone’s eleven-year guerrilla war—that left 200,000 people dead—was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal.

It was an idiosyncratic war, which started with the Foday Sankoh’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) chanting the slogan “No more slaves, no more masters, power and wealth to the people” and ended with a series of battles for control for Sierra Leone’s diamond mines in the interior.

The war gradually deteriorated into some of the most barbaric violence seen in any African struggle and which sometimes included cannibalism, with an army of 11,000 child soldiers—some as young as nine or ten—high on drugs rounding up entire neighbourhoods to machinegun them en masse or burn them alive in their homes.

Amputations of limbs of women, the very young and the very old were commonplace.

9781526728777, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

The U.S. Army Soldier Uniforms and Equipment Aurélian Morel Although the media often shows the US Army Boys right in the heart of the fighting in Afghanistan, and up until recently in Iraq, their equipment, material, and weapons have never been shown in detail.

This book has now done this, drawing up an exhaustive list of the equipment used by the U.S. Army’s infantryman (but also the helicopter pilots and the armored vehicle drivers)—from the boots to the wrist computer, via the assault rifle and the winter uniform—and the programs intended to make the soldier even quicker, even more effective and better protected.

9782352502593, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 80p.

The Armed Forces of the European Union 2012–2013 Charles Heyman This first edition of an entirely new publication will, for the first time, provide comprehensive information on what is one of the world’s largest military force groupings. The European Union’s 25 member states have defense forces that include over 1.6 million personnel and inventories that include over 35,000 armored vehicles, 2,000 combat aircraft, 60 submarines and over 140 major surface vessels.

In addition, there will be detail regarding the force structure of the 25 member states and characteristics of the major land, sea, and air equipment.

9781844155194, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 192p.

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• MODERN WAR • Air War Iraq Tim Ripley The book is a photo-journalistic record of the vitally important role that aviation played in the recent war that toppled the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.

It includes the many different missions that aircraft were tasked with such as precision bombing of strategic targets, support of ground forces, clandestine air drops, logistic support in the field, and the relief of troops and civilians.

All forms of military airborne activity are explained in a chronological order as the campaign progressed.

9781844150694, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 144p.

Wars of the Bushes A Father and Son as Military Leaders Stephen Tanner In The Wars of the Bushes: A Father and Son as Military Leaders, military historian Stephen Tanner describes the four major military conflicts launched by the presidents Bush.

The Wars of the Bushes provides a juxtaposition between the father’s vision of America’s role in the world and the son’s. On the one hand stood the world’s sole remaining superpower as an admired nation on the cusp of a Pax Americana, and on the other we stand as the mistrusted head of a disparate Coalition of the Willing.

This book provides a valuable perspective by comparing the presidencies of two men related by blood but not by experience and character, or in a shared view of America’s unique qualities.

9781932033328, $27.95, $18.50, hardback, 312p.

The Rigger Operating With The SAS Jack Williams For most people, climbing a ladder to clear the gutters is a challenge. Jack Williams and his colleagues in the specialist signals unit supporting the SAS in Northern Ireland had to climb towers and maintain vital communications—often in full view and under fire from terrorists.

This is the gripping insider story of the tension, fear and comradeship of these specialists, who needed more than just a head for heights.

Written in a racey popular style “The Rigger” is bound to thrill for its insider action. The author witnesses many operations, some successful, others tragically costly.

9780850528176, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 224p.

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The Rise of Militant Islam An Insider’s View of the Failure to Curb Global Jihad Anthony Tucker-Jones In Rise of Militant Islam Anthony Tucker-Jones examines from an insider’s perspective how Western intelligence misinterpreted every landmark event on the road to 9/11 and ultimately failed to curb global jihad. He traces the rise of international terrorism and its networks throughout the Muslim world, in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Algeria, Chechnya, Somalia and across the Middle East, and he uncovers the connections between them.

9781844159451, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

From SAS to Blood Diamond Wars Fred Marafono MBE and Hamish Ross Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior.

On the point of being demobbed from the SAS, Fred Marafono was recruited by David Stirling for his private security company. After Stirling’s death, Fred found himself in the midst of Sierra Leone’s Blood Diamond wars, and formed an unbreakable bonding with the country’s champion of democracy, Chief Hinga Norman, whose leadership and tragic death are integral to the story.

Fred’s final action was supporting the SAS in their brilliant hostage release, “Operation Barras.”

Peter Penfold sums it all up in the book’s foreword, writing of the, “confidence, trust and admiration I have for this remarkable man.”

9781848845114, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines Koos Stadler 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 grueling 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.

9781612004044, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 384p.

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• MODERN WAR • Fighting the War on Terror Global Counter-Terrorist Units and their Actions Judith Grohmann European political-economic journalist and author, Judith Grohmann, is the first outsider to be given access into the world of specialist counterterrorism units. Whether performing hostage rescues, subduing barricaded suspects, engaging with heavily-armed criminals or taking part in counter-terrorism operations, her interviews with the men and women concerned explain what their work really involves, their most dangerous missions, and the physical and mental training required for them to perform these high-risk operations, which fall outside the abilities of regular police officers.

9781526727459, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 200p.

M1 Abrams David Doyle The M1 Abrams has been the principle main battle tank of the U.S. military since 1980.

Conceived to counter the threat of a massive Soviet armored incursion in Europe, the tank gained considerable fame during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, and its combat record has continued to climb. With such a long service life, the Abrams has undergone continual improvements and upgrades, which are illustrated in great detail in this volume. The unique features of the various models are detailed in stunning color photos, and the combat use of these fearsome vehicles is richly illustrated through previously unpublished photos.

The story of the M1A1 will be forever linked with images of the 1st Gulf War of 1991. Never in the 100-year history of armored warfare has such a dominant weapon appeared on the battlefield with almost complete impunity form its adversaries.

9781526738776, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 232p.

M2/M3 Bradley David Doyle The Bradley Fighting Vehicle, made famous through extensive media coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is given an in-depth examination in this brand new volume. Drawing on the lessons learned in Vietnam, the Bradley was built to provide a highly mobile platform from which infantry could be inserted into the battlefield, and from which the infantry could operate. Its use soon expanded to that of a scout vehicle with anti-tank capability.

Despite initial criticism from Congress, the Bradley proved itself very capable on the battlefield, destroying more Iraqi armored vehicles than did the famed Abrams tanks. Through extensive photo coverage, most never before published, this book explores the many variations of the Bradley, including the heavily armed M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System.

9781526738813, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Combat Aircraft of the United States Air Force Michael Green From its beginning in August 1907, when the U.S. Army Signal Corps created its Aeronautical Division assigned: “to take charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred matters.” That small portion of the U.S. Army would grow to become its own separate entity, named the U.S. Air Force in 1947. It became othe world’s most powerful military establishment, able to deliver conventional and nuclear ordnance anywhere around the globe. As this book demonstrates that the Cold War demanded ever more powerful aircraft.

9781473834750, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 200p.

Special Forces Vehicles Pat Ware Pat Ware, in this authoritative and highly illustrated book, uses all his expert knowledge of the history of military vehicles to show the fascinating variety of machinery that has been used, from converted Jeeps and Land Rovers to a bizarre collection of even more remarkable, sometimes purpose-built strike vehicles—the Scorpion, Cobra, and Supacat Jackal, the LRDG Chevrolet, the Mechem, the Pinzgauer, and the Warrior among them.

As well as describing the anatomy of the typical special forces vehicle, with particular reference to the iconic SAS Jeeps and the Land Rover “Pink Panther,” he illustrates all of the known special forces vehicles, giving technical data, including information on power units and transmission, type of weapons, auxiliary equipment, armored protection, speed and mobility, and weight.

9781848846425, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

United States Naval Aviation 1911–2014 Michael Green From humble beginnings in 1911 with float planes, by the 1930s, the U.S. Navy possessed dirigibles and were introducing fighter planes. By the start of WW2, monoplane fighters were replacing biplanes and a major aircraft carrier build was underway. Post WW2, jet aircraft took over from prop driven, and famous early examples were the Shooting Star and McDonnell Phantom, which saw action in Korea. By Vietnam the F4 Phantom II, Skyhawk and Intruder were in service. As well as these fighter attack aircraft were the Lockheed Viking, anti-sub and nuclear capable Douglas Skywarrior. All these and more are described in expert detail and illustrated in this fine book.

9781473822252, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 184p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • Messerschmitt Bf 109 Robert Jackson The famous Messerschmitt Bf 109 single-seat fighter was one of the most important warplanes of the Second World War. Originally designed during the 1930s, and a contemporary of the equally-legendary Supermarine Spitfire, it was vitally important to Germany’s Luftwaffe and was flown in combat by the highest-scoring fighter pilots in history.

Bf 109s operated in all the major areas of conflict where German forces were engaged in combat and, in modified form, the type even had a post-war career in several countries that extended well into the 1950s.

9781526710536, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 80p.

The Gloster Meteor in British Service Martin Derry and Neil Robinson The Gloster F.9/40 was Britain’s first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jet-on-jet combats between it and the much-vaunted German jets—a contest which, in the event, was never to occur.

This latest addition to the FlightCraft range follows our well-established format in that it is split into three primary sections. The first covers the Meteor using numerous photographs, informative captions and tables. The second is a 16-page full-color illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of many of the color schemes and markings carried by British Meteors. The final section lists as many injection-moulded plastic model kits of the Meteor, in all the major scales, that the authors could obtain, plus a gallery of models made by some of the UK’s best modelers.

9781526702661, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

Cromwell and Centaur Tanks British Army and Royal Marines, North-west Europe 1944–1945 Dennis Oliver Designed with the hard lessons of the North African campaign in mind, including the adoption of a dual-purpose gun capable of firing high-explosive and antitank rounds, the Cromwell was one of the most successful of the British cruiser tanks produced during the Second World War. In his fifth book in the TankCraft series, author and illustrator Dennis Oliver uses official wartime photographs and comprehensively researched, exquisitely presented color profiles to tell the story of the penultimate British cruiser tank. In common with all the titles from the TankCraft series, the large full-color section features available model kits and accessories as well as after market products.

9781526725417, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

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Sherman Tanks of the British Army and Royal Marines Normandy Campaign 1944 Dennis Oliver With production in excess of 55,000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of the Normandy landings was the mainstay of Britain’s armored battalions. In his second book in the TankCraft series, Dennis Oliver uses wartime photos and extensively researched, exquisitely presented color illustrations to cover theSherman tanks used by the units of the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Marines during the fighting in northern France.

This book will give the modeler all the information and knowledge required to recreate an authentic miniature representation of the tanks that fought from the beaches of Normandy, through the battles for Caen and on to killing fields of Falaise.

9781473885301, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

Admiral Hipper Class Cruisers Steve Backer The subject of this volume is the largest and most sophisticated German cruiser class of WW2. The five ships suffered very different fates.

Blucher was sunk during the invasion of Norway in 1940, whereas Admiral Hipper fought right through the war. The most famous, Prinz Eugen, escaped when Bismarck was sunk and survived to be expended in a postwar Atomic bomb test. Seydlitz was intended to be converted to an aircraft carrier, but never finished, while Lutzow was sold to Russia and sunk by her erstwhile owners.

9781848320628, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

New Orleans Class Cruisers Lester Abbey The “ShipCraft” series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. The subject of this volume is the sevenship New Orleans class, probably the US Navy’s most hard-fought heavy cruisers of the War—three were sunk in action but others survived massive damage, and by 1945 three out of four of the navy’s most decorated ships were of this class. Although designed within treaty limitations, they proved powerful and well-balanced ships, and their unparalleled fighting record makes them popular modeling subjects.

9781848320413, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • Messerschmitt Bf 110 Vol. II Maciej Noszczak The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was a typical work horse of the German Luftwaffe. It was used for a variety of tasks, although it was designed strictly as a heavy fighter (in this role, however, did not meet all the hopes placed in it). Dozens of developed versions of this aircraft prove that it was a successful and flexible construction when it comes to the used armament, propulsion, and equipment.

9788395157592, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p.

PZL.37 A-B Łoś Maciej Noszczak A plane of Polish construction and medium-sized production, a twin-engined bomber built in a low-wing system with a completely metal structure.

The plane was characterized by many innovative solutions that made it a true legend in Poland.

9788395157554, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p.

Heinkel He 111.

Volume 2 Maciej Noszczak The “H” version of He 111 was the most popular variant of described bomber. The first model of this version—H-0— was based on the serial He 111P-2 but had Junkers 211A-1 engines, which later were used as a standard propulsion of He 111H variants, eventually replacing lighter, but weaker and difficult to acquire Daimler Benz engines DB 601 units (they were prioritized to fighters).

9788365437365, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 28p.

Messerschmitt Bf 110 Vol. I Maciej Noszczak The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was a typical working horse of the German Luftwaffe. It was used for a variety of tasks, although it was designed strictly as a heavy fighter (in this role, however, did not meet all the hopes placed in it). Dozens of developed versions of this aircraft prove that it was a successful and flexible construction when it comes to the used armament, propulsion, and equipment.

9788365437990, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 20p.

The Cruiser Moskva Witold Koszela The work on the design of future long-range active antiaircraft and antisubmarine ship—as it was initially determined—was conducted by the Leningrad CKB-17 in close cooperation with OKB-938 led by N.I. Kamov.

The author of the ship’s design, which was given the number 1123 and the code “Kondor,” was A.S. Sawiczew, and from 1967—A.W. Marinich. The main task of the ship was to search and destroy American nuclear submarines carrying “Polaris” ballistic missiles in the Antarctic Ocean and Barents Sea. 9788365437778, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p.

Heinkel He 111.

Volume 1 Maciej Noszczak Heinkel He 111 is one of the most popular medium Luftwaffe bombers from the Second World War. It was also built in second-largest number according to the Third Reich bombers, only Junkers Ju 88 was ahead of it. The He 111 service began before the outbreak of the war, because Heinkels took part in the civil war in Spain. He 111 served in the Luftwaffe throughout the war, in Spanish air force they flew long after its end.

9788365437969, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 24p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • The German Armoured Cruiser SMS Blücher Marsden Samuel The SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built by the German Empire. She was constructed to counter the new armored cruisers rumored as being built by the British. Blücher was larger than preceding armored cruisers and carried heavier guns but was unable to match the size and armament of the battlecruisers which replaced armored cruisers in the British Royal Navy and—later—the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). When the Germans learned of the true details of these new British ships, called Invincible class, and that they were to be armoured with 12” battleship guns, they realized that the Invincible class was a completely new type of warship, soon to be known as battlecruisers. By the time the Germans learned of this it was too late to turn back and construction of the Blücher took place as scheduled. The ship was named after the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, the commander of the Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

9788395157578, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 92p.

Osa-class Missile Boat Zdzisław Krygier Progression in development of Osa-class missile boats revolutionized naval warfare.

Even though those ships were considered very small marine vessels, they constituted one of the most numerous boat types in the history of shipbuilding.

There were more than 400 units built in total.

9788366148017, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 68p.

Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington 1935 Carlo Cestra The USS Lexington (CV-2) was the second aircraft carrier of Lexington class built by the United States, but the first used operationally; in fact the first was the USS Langley, but as an aircraft carrier she served only as an experimental ship. The history of the USS Lexington was troubled: in fact it was designed in 1916 to be an atypical battle cruiser, as little armored, but with heavy cannons. Because of the Washington Treaty of 1922 about the reduction of naval armaments, she was reclassified and converted into an aircraft carrier, capable of carrying a flight of 85 aircraft.

9788395157516, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 92p.

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The Italian Battleship Littorio Carlo Cestra Littorio was one of the three Italian Littorio class battleships operating during the Second World War, belonging to the Italian “Regia Marina.” Littorio (Lictor), in ancient times, was the bearer of the Roman “fasces,” which was adopted as the symbol of Italian Fascism.

9788365437976, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 92p.

The Japanese Destroyer Fubuki Carlo Cestra The Japanese Fubuki class boasted twenty-four units and was the world’s first modern and powerful destroyer class.

Her lead ship was the Fubuki, previously named destroyer no.

35, who was a veteran of many battles in World War II in the Pacific Area.

Fubuki class was part of a program intended to give the Imperial Japanese Navy a qualitative edge with the world’s most modern ships.

9788365437945, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 92p.

Schnellboot Type S-38 and S-100 Carlo Cestra S38b and S100 E-boats class were German fast attack craft (Schnellboot in German) built for the Kriegsmarine during World War Two. The E-boats (a British designation using the letter E for Enemy) were defined by many naval experts as the best carrying out of their category. Initially these units were called Unterseebot Zerstörer (Hunting Submarine) and Anti-Submmarine Motorboats or Armored Motorboats, as they had an important anti-submarine mission. Later the Kaiserliche Marine (imperial german navy) adopted the designation of Luftschiffmotorenboot (boat with an airship engine) or L-Boote and, therefore, from November 1917, the units became LM-Boote, with the same meaning, but their use, especially in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, was not particularly successful.

9788365437716, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 90p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • de Havilland Mosquito Mk VI 1/32 Dariusz Karnas Scale plans of the de Havilland Mosquito Mk VI in 1/32 scale. 4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.

9788365958143, $15.00, $9.99, paperback, 20p.

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate Maciej Noszczak Scale plans in 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scale plans of Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate 10 A3 size pages in A4 pb.

All versions of the Ki-84 Hayate.

9788365281975, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

Heinkel He 111 Maciej Noszczak Scale plans in 1/72 scale plans of Heinkel He 111 10 A3 size pages in A4 pb.

Bomber versions of the He 111.

9788365281968, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

Yakovlev Yak-3 Robert Panek Scale plans in 1/32, 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144 scale of the famous Yak-3 Russian fighter 10 A3 size scale plans of all Yak3 versions.

9788365958006, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 24p.

1/144 scale Dariusz Karnas Scale plans in 1/144 scale of the famous aircraft.

20 A4 size booklet includes: Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane, Polikarpov I-16, Polikarpov U-2 (Po-2), Dauntless, N.A. P-51D, Republic P-47D, Bf 109 E, ME 163, Me 262, Ju 87 Stuka, MiG-15, MiG17, F-104.

9788365281999, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

Yakovlev Yak-9P, Yak-9U Robert Panek Scale plans in 1/32, 1/48, 1/72 and 1/144 scale of the famous Yak-9P and Yak-9U Russian fighters 10 A3 size scale plans of Yak-9P/ Yak-9U versions.

9788365958013, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 24p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • Messerschmitt Bf 109 G with DB 605 A engine Robert Pęczkowski and Artur Juszczak This book describes famous Bf 109 G variants with DB 605 A engine. Technical aspects of all variants. Books describes all variants differences in detail. A detailed technical description is attached. All variants are lavishly illustrated by pictures including strip down and walk around pictures of the fighter and its systems.

1/72 scale plans of all versions. Color profiles.

9788365281685, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 96p.

Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe Robert Pęczkowski An illustrated history of the evolution of the Me 262 A version of the famous World War Two jet fighter aircraft: Learn how the Me 262 A changed during production from, and how to recognize the different versions. Profusely illustrated with photos, including a comprehensive walkaround section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd and 1/48th scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the Me 262 by its users.

9788363678173, $41.00, $26.99, hardback, 128p.

Gloster Gladiator.

Volume 2 Survivors and Airframe Details Alex Crawford The Gladiator was the last biplane fighter in service with the RAF. Despite its obsolescence in 1939 it saw considerable active service in WW2, from the African desert to the snows of Finland. In this two-volume set, Alex Crawford tells the complete story of the Gladiator. In Volume 2, the technical specifications, details of surviving airframes and more color schemes are presented. Both volumes contain many photos, scale plans, and color profiles. Together they represent the most detailed coverage of this classic fighter available, an invaluable resource for aviation enthusiasts and historians.

9788389450647, $44.00, $28.99, paperback, 180p.

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Swedish Fortress The Boeing F-17 Fortress in Civil and Military Service Jan Forsgren Many USAAF aircraft landed in neutral Sweden during World War II. The Swedish authorities arranged to buy many of these from the US, to supplement their limited and aging aircraft stocks. The B-17 Flying Fortress was selected for conversion to an airliner, and Saab undertook the work. This book tells, for the first time in English, the story of these aircraft and their subsequent careers, in Sweden, Denmark, and France.

No other B-17s were ever used as airliners, so this is a unique addition to the well-known history of the Fortress.

Illustrated with many photos, both contemporary and of surviving airframes, and with color profiles of the color schemes carried by these aircraft. Detailed plans of the modified airframes are included.

9788389450876, $53.00, $34.50, paperback, 160p.

T-34-85 Camouflage and Markings 1944–1945 Thierry Vallet and Przemyslaw Skulski T-34 served in huge numbers with the Soviet Army and its allies, and was also used by their enemies! This book describes the colors and markings applied to the T-34-85 in service with all major users, including unit and tactical markings, individual names and insignia, and air recognition features. Profusely illustrated with photos and color profiles, this is essential reading for armor enthusiasts and modelers.

9788363678661, $41.00, $26.99, paperback, 120p.

Men Inside the Metal The British AFV Crewman in WW2 Dick Taylor This is a detailed study of the uniform and equipment used

by British AFV crews in WW2.

The evolution of uniforms, and the variations in actual use on all fronts, are described and illustrated, as is the personal equipment of AFV crews. The advantages and drawbacks of all the designs are discussed, in the context of actual front-line operational experience. Illustrated with many photos and drawings, covering all uniform variations and equipment.

9788389450661, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 160p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • Gloster Grebe and Gamecock Tim Kershaw The Grebe and Gamecock were progressive developments of the line of fighters designed

by Henry Folland, starting with the SE5 and –5A of WW1.

They served in turn with the RAF throughout the 1920s, and export versions were still in service at the start of WW2, in Finland. Classic fighter biplanes, they were true pilot’s airplanes and delighted the crowds at many pre-war air displays. In the colorful markings of fighter squadrons of the time, they were flown by many later RAF aces and senior officers.

This book describes the design, development and use of these aircraft and the many variants and prototypes derived from them. Profusely illustrated with many rare photos, this is the most comprehensive study of these designs yet published. The book includes scale plans, full-color profiles, and detail photos, including many of the Gamecock replica lovingly recreated by enthusiasts at Brockworth.

9788361421177, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 160p.

Junkers Ju 88 G Maciej Noszczak Scale plans in 1/72 scale plans of Junkers Ju 88 G 10 A3 size pages in A4 pb.

Night fighter versions of the Ju 88 G.

9788365281951, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

Junkers Ju 88 A Maciej Noszczak 40 color profiles of the famous German WW2 bomber Junkers Ju 88 A versions.

Many subversions are shown in variety of the camouflages including captured Swiss Ju 88.

PZL.23 Karas Tomasz J. Kopański A Poland’s light attack bomber at the time of the German invasion of 1939, the P.23 Karas (crucian carp) was flung into action against the German ground forces and Luftawffe.

Despite enormous bravery the overwhelming odds resulted in catastrophic losses. Only current English language book on this important W.W.II attack aircraft, one of the first machines to oppose Germany’s Luftwaffe in 1939.

It contains: Scale plans, photos, and drawings from Technical Manuals, Superb color illustrations of camouflage and markings, rare b+w archive photographs. 1/72 scale plans of all versions Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aeromodellers.

Second, revised and updated edition. The first edition ISBN: 8389450038 9788365281630, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 144p.

9788365958037, $28.00, $18.50, hardback, 44p.

On the Fly Marek Ryś 20 color aviation arts done by the Polish Aviation artist Marek Ryś. 20 famous aircraft captured in flight and on the ground.

9788365958044, $23.00, $14.99, hardback, 44p.

Junkers Ju 88 A-D Maciej Noszczak Scale plans in 1/72 scale plans of Junkers Ju 88 A-D 10 A3 size pages in A4 pb.

Bomber versions of the Ju 88 A-D. 9788365281944, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • MiG-29 “Kościuszko Squadron” Commemorative Schemes Marek Radomski, Robert Gretzyngier and Wojtek Matusiak The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the famous MiG-29 in Polish Air Forces. Covers “Kościuszko Squadron” Commemorative Schemes in the deepest detail. Book was written by the authors’ of the original schemes. Polish legendary pilots have been honored; Feric, Pisarek, Krasnodebski, Urbanowicz, Zumbach, and Merian Cooper. More than 200 color photos, mostly unpublished, and many color profiles.

9788363678647, $26.00, $16.99, paperback, 96p.

Yakovlev Yak-1, Yak3, Yak-7, Yak-9 Thierry Vallet,Wojciech Sankowski, and Wojciech Zmyslony By 1941, the career of the Spitfire is well underway and the RAF has a powerful aircraft with the Mark V that exceeds all expectations. But it is the Mk IX, commissioned urgently in the summer of 1942, which becomes the most famous Spitfire. The latest version of the Spitfire, the Mark XVI, fitted with a Rolls Royce Merlin engine, is actually a Mk IX equipped with an engine produced by Packard in the United States. Commissioned in 1944, this version introduced for the first time the “glass bubble” on the Spitfire and was used by the RAF until the fifties, replacing the Mk IX and pending the commissioning of the first jets in frontline squadrons.

9788363678630, $26.00, $16.99, paperback, 96p.

Bristol F.2B Fighter RAF SE5a, Sopwith 1F.1 Camel, Sopwith 5F.1 Dolphin, Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard Tomasz J. Kopański The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the famous British WWI fighters in Polish Air Forces. It covers duty of these aircraft during PolishBolsheviks war and early 1920s.

More than 150 photos, mostly unpublished, and many color profiles.

9788365281494, $26.00, $16.99, paperback, 80p.

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Aircraft Profile Posters This set contains 16 high quality, printed on the glossy heavy paper, aircraft profiles—posters.

Aircraft list: Messerschmitt Bf 109 F, Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane, Lockheed P-38 Lightninig, North American P-51D Mustang, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Bell P-39 Airacobra, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Republic P-47D Razorback,Vought F4U Corsair, Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, Messerchmitt Me 262 A Schwalbe, Mikoyan MiG-29, Mikoyan Gurevich MiG17, Macchi C.202 Folgore, Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero.

9788365281210, $32.00, $20.99, paperback, 16p.

From the Voisin to the Mirage 100 years of French Aeronautic Presence in Peru Amaru Tincopa Gallegos From the very beginning of aviation in South America, French aircraft and aviators played a major part in the development of military flying in Peru. This exciting new book covers the use of French aircraft and the involvement of French designers, instructors, and military thinking in the development of the Peruvian air force. From “stick and string” biplanes through to supersonic jets, many of the most significant French types saw service in Peru and were involved in local conflicts, as detailed in this book, profusely illustrated with many rare photos and color profiles of selected aircraft in Peruvian markings.

9788361421931, $32.00, $20.99, paperback, 244p.

303 Squadron North American Mustang Wojtek Matusiak, Piotr Sikora and Steve Brooking No. 303 Squadron was the only Polish unit equipped with the Mustang IV, as the bubble-top P-51D and P-51K were known collectively to the RAF. Between April 1945 and December 1946, the squadron used a total of 29 of these aircraft, plus six Mustang I’s as hacks. The book includes over 120 photos and nearly 30 color plates to profusely illustrate these aircraft. Their technical details, military markings and maintenance stencils are shown in the detail.

9788365281807, $26.00, $16.99, paperback, 64p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • The King George V Class Battleships Witold Koszela This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place the stories of all the British King George V Class battleships.

Author describes their history in the order in which they entered the service, devoting much attention to their construction, precisely describing the differences among others. Going back to the history of the service, trying not to forget about the many curiosities in this policy and people who have a direct influence on their fate.

All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. Profusely illustrated with scale drawings and color illustrations.

9788365958075, $52.00, $33.99, hardback, 146p.

Battleships of the III Reich. Volume 1 Witold Koszela This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place (two volumes) the stories of all the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service.

The author describes their history in the order in which they entered the service devoting much attention to their construction and precisely describing the differences among them. He goes back to the history of the service, trying not to forget about the many curiosities in this policy and people who had a direct influence on their fate.

All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications, profusely illustrated with scale drawings and color illustrations.

9788365281814, $62.00, $40.50, hardback, 168p.

Before the Brith of the MBT Western Tank Development 19451959 Dick Taylor and M.P. Robinson This book is intended to be the first in a short series looking at the major developments of battle tanks by the western nations in the period from the end of the Second World War to the present.

Notwithstanding this, the development of the modern “Chariots of Fire” in the 1950s was an utterly fascinating process, with ten or more project and trial tank designs rejected for every design actually adopted. It was truly an era when technology was evolving rapidly, for if the specifications of the late 1940s differed little from the most powerful wartime designs; by 1960 the specifications for new battle tanks reflected every tactical implication of NATO’s nuclear strategy.

9788395157585, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 180p.

Hungarian Armored Forces in World War II Peter Mujzer Since 1699, Hungary was part of the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg dynasty.

In 1848/49, the Hungarians staged an uprising seeking their independence, and although the attempt was crushed by the Austrians, it resulted with Hungary being granted equal status with Austria in 1867. The empire became the dual monarchy of Austria and Hungary, and was known as the kaiserliche und königliche (k. und k.) monarchy. The kaiserliche part referred to the Imperial throne of Austria, while the königliche part referred to the Royal throne of Hungary.

The Treaty of Trianon was a huge shock for the whole society. The Treaty has left a never ending scar on the Hungarian national consciousness. Everybody was affected, at least emotionally, by the harsh conditions of the Treaty.

Hungary had lost his imperial status and was reduced to a small country surrounded by hostile states.

9788365437655, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 112p.

Albatros D.III/D.V Aces’ Fighter Tomasz J. Kowalski,Wojciech Fajga, Vitor Costa and Damiam Majsak The Albatros D.III, often called “De-drei,” is a neat single-seat biplane fighter armed with two guns firing through the propeller. It goes up like a balloon and at full throttle it reaches 170 kilometers per hour.

9788365437952, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 92p.

The Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 From Cold War To Modern Day M P Robinson,Vitor Costa and Chris Jerrett Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 MBTs are of course completely different vehicles in conceptand they come from different stages of the Bundeswehr’s Cold War armaments program. They nonetheless have a number of similarities and are together the most commercially successful and widely sold European tank designs from the 1960s to the present day.

This is a brief discussion of the iconic Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tank families, touching on some of its bestknown members.

9788395157523, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 116p.

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• MODELLING REFERENCE • South African Air Force Fighter Colors. Volume 1 East African Campaign 1940–1942 Piet van Schalkwyk and William Marshall This volume covers the combat history of these fighter squadrons during the campaign, as well as the colors and markings of their aircraft.

Primary sources, such as Squadron war Diaries and Pilot Logbooks, were used in the preparation of the text contained herein.This volume will be followed by two further volumes, tracing the onwards history of these squadrons as well as additional SAAF Fighter Squadrons during the campaign in North Africa and Malta, and the campaign in Sicily, Italy, and the Balkans.

9788360672303, $48.95, $31.99, paperback, 80p.

Albatros B.II Piotr Mrozowski Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w photos and a selection of detailed walk around full color photographs highlighting technical details of Germany’s most popular World War I trainer and observation airplane. It contains 176 full color inside and out color photos of the only two existing examples of the Albatros B.II: one from Museum in Cracow, Poland, and another from Flygvapen museum in Linkoping, Sweden.

9788392025436, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 56p.

Junkers Ju 88 Volume 3 Marek J. Murawski and Marek Ryś Near-supersonic flights demanded a completely new approach to wing geometry. On December 9, 1942, two Arado company engineers, Rüdiger Kosin and Walter Lehmann, patented a crescent shaped wing, which had its sweep and chord decreasing from root to tip. In mid-1944, Kosin decided to use his wing design on the Arado 234. Five variants of the wing were built, designated Versuchsflügel I through V, each differing in its sweep. Nevertheless, none of them was used in practice. The most advanced work on this project was carried out at Dedelsdorf airbase, where the Ar 234 V16 was being re-built as part of this research. The aircraft was destroyed in mid-April 1945 by advancing British troops as they captured the airfield.

9788365437754, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 140p.

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Rogožarski IK-3 Nenad Miklušev and Djordje Nikolic The monograph devoted to the “F” variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most famous WW2 German fighter discusses its development, process of testing, the prototypes, and serial production. Each variant is specified and comprehensively described. Afterwards, the book features the combat debut of Bf 109 F on the Western Front and the missions of Jagdgeschwader 2 & 26 over English Channel, South East England and France, during which their “Friedrichs” acted as fighters and fighterbombers.

9788365437808, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 184p.

Polish Aircraft Instrument Panels Dariusz Karnas This book from the series “INSIDE” shows detailed drawings of the famous Polish (used in 1939) aircraft instrument panels in great detail.

Also, every single instrument is shown in the separate big drawing.

Instrument panels of the following aircraft: 1. PZL P.11c 2. PZL.37 Łoś 3. PZL.23 Karaś 4. Lublin R-XIII ter 5. RWD-14 Czapla 6. PWS-26 9788365281401, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 40p.

RAF WWII Fighters Instrument Panels Dariusz Karnas This book from the series “INSIDE” shows detailed drawings of the famous RAF WWII fighters instrument panels in great detail.

Also, every single instrument is shown in the separate big drawing.

Instrument panels of the following aircraft: 1. Supermarine Spitfire Vc 2. Hawker Hurricane I 3. North American P-51B Mustang III 4. Boulton Paul Defiant 5. Bristol Beaufighter II 9788365281623, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 40p.

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• BARGAINS • White Water Red Hot Lead On Board U.S. Navy Swift Boats in Vietnam Dan Daly During the Vietnam war 3,500 officers and men served in the Swift Boat program in a fleet of 130 boats with no armor plating. The boats patrolled the coast and rivers of South Vietnam, with the average age of the crew being twenty-four.

Their days consisted of deadly combat, intense lightning firefights, storms and many hidden dangers. The six man crew of PCF 76 were volunteers from all over the United States, eager to serve their country in a unique type of duty not seen since the PT boats of WWII. This inexperienced and disparate group of men would meld into a combat team—a team that formed an unbreakable, lifelong bond.

9781612004785, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 360p.

Courage in Combat Stories By and About Recipients of the Nation’s Highest Decorations Richard J. Rinaldo and Joseph L. Galloway Published in conjunction with the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, this is an anthology of pieces about courage in combat, including stories by and about recipients of the United States’ highest decorations, the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross. The subjects of the stories are both notables and the forgotten, from Karl Marlantes to Jim Webb, to sergeants, generals, and Presidents. There are corpsmen, civilians, engineers, “grunts” and paratroopers, men and woman, a mess attendant, aviators, spies and prisoners of war, a cavalry scout and candidates for sainthood.

9781612004563, $24.95, $12.50, paperback, 400p.

On the Frontlines of the Television War A Legendary War Cameraman in Vietnam Yasutsune “Tony” Hirashiki,Terry Irving and Ted Koppel This is the story of Yasutsune “Tony” Hirashiki’s ten years in Vietnam—beginning when he arrived in 1966 as a young freelancer with a 16 mm camera but without a job or the slightest grasp of English and ending in the hectic fall of Saigon in 1975 when he was literally thrown on one of the last flights out. His memoir has all the exciting tales of peril, hardship, and close calls but it is primarily a story of very real and yet remarkable people: the soldiers who fought, bled, and died, and the reporters and photographers who went right to the frontlines to record their stories and memorialize their sacrifice.

9781612004723, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 304p.

Vanished Hero The Life, War, and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King Jay A. Stout Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a middling organization into a headline-grabbing team.

Indeed, Righetti’s boldness paid off as he quickly achieved ace status and additionally scored more strafing victories.

Ultimately, Righetti’s calculated recklessness ran full speed into the odds. His aircraft was hit while strafing an enemy airfield. Almost farcically aggressive to the end, he coaxed his crippled fighter through one more firing pass before making a crash landing. Immediately, he radioed his men that he was fine and asked that they reassure his family. Righetti was never heard from again.

9781612003955, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 288p.

Under a Blood Red Sun The Remarkable Story of PT Boats in the Philippines and the Rescue of General MacArthur John J. Domagalski 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 were manned with six small wooden torpedo (PT) boats and led

by Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley. The men of Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 faced insurmountable odds as they conducted a series of operations against the navy and air power of Imperial Japan. 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.

9781612004075, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 304p.

Blitzkrieg From the Ground Up Niklas Zetterling The successes of the German Blitzkrieg in 1939–41 were as surprising as they were swift.

Allied decision-makers wanted to discover the secret to German success quickly, even though only partial, incomplete information was available to them. The false conclusions drawn became myths about the Blitzkrieg that have lingered for decades. This book focuses on the experience of the enlisted men and junior officers in the Blitzkrieg operations in Poland, Norway, Western Europe, and Russia. Using accounts previously unpublished in English, military historian Niklas Zetterling explores how they operated, for example, how a company commander led his tanks, how a crew worked together inside a tank, and the role of the repair services.

9781612004600, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 288p.

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• BARGAINS • The War for Africa Twelve Months that Transformed a Continent Fred Bridgland This book examines the height of the Cuban-South African fighting in Angola in 1987–88, when 3,000 South African soldiers and about 8,000 UNITA guerrilla fighters fought in alliance against the Cubans and the armed forces of the Marxist MPLA government, a force of over 50,000 men. Bridgland pieced together the course of the war, fought in one of the world’s most remote and wild terrains, by interviewing the South Africans who fought it, and many of their accounts are woven into the narrative. This classic account of a Cold War struggle and its momentous consequences for the participants and across the continent is released in a new edition with a new preface and epilogue.

9781612004921, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 360p.

Bailout Over Normandy A Flyboy’s Adventures with the French Resistance and Other Escapades in Occupied France Ted Fahrenwald After months living and fighting with the French Resistance, Ted was captured by the Wehrmacht, interrogated as a spy, and interned in a POW camp—and made a daring escape just before his deportation to Germany. A suspenseful WWII page-turner and an outrageously witty tale of daring and friendship, this book brings to vivid life the daily bravery, mischief, and intrigues of fighter pilots, Resistance fighters, and other Allies in the air and on the ground.

9781612004747, $19.95, $9.99, paperback, 288p.

The Battle of the Bridges The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Frank van Lunteren Operation Market Garden has been recorded as an Allied failure in World War II. However, within that operation were episodes of heroism that still remain unsung. On September 17, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, floated down across the countryside and proceeded to fight their way to bridges to enable the Allied offensive to go forward. On September 20, Gavin conducted a daylight amphibious assault to secure the north end of the bridge. By the end of day, the bridge had fallen. This book draws on unpublished sources to shed light on the exploits of the “Devils in Baggy Pants.” The author draws on nearly 130 interviews he personally conducted with veterans of the 504th.

9781612004778, $19.95, $9.99, paperback, 336p.

Warriors of the 106th The Last Infantry Division of World War II Michael Collins, Ken Johnson and Martin King This book covers the history along with the individual stories of the heroism, sacrifice, and tenacity of the Americans in the face of overwhelming odds. ounce of strength and courage they could muster. These stories are heartwarming, heartbreaking, nerve-wracking, and compelling. They aim to put the reader right there in the front lines, and in the stalags, during the final months of WWII. 9781612004587, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 336p.

The Way of the Eagle Three in Thirteen The Story of a Mosquito Night Fighter Ace Roger Dunsford and Geoff Coughlin Joe was posted to night fighting.

He found himself in the ground controlled interception and airborne radar engagements.

But the grind of fruitless searches and patrols only served to highlight the futility of lives lost in training and the dangers of flying at night with primitive equipment. His skills finally bear fruit when piloting a Mosquito and he took place in several successful missions. The pinnacle came on the night of March 19, 1944: scrambled to intercept a German raid, he shot down a Junkers 188, then went on to shoot down two more.

9781612004402, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 192p.

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Charles J. Biddle In The Way of the Eagle, Philadelphia native Charles Biddle’s account of flying in World War I, we have a classic aviation memoir, long out of print, that provides new insights into America’s participation in the Great War. His memoir was published shortly after his return to the United States and so provides an immediacy that is lacking in other books that were written later. He also paints a compelling picture of a group of Americans fighting as volunteers for the French. Biddle’s U.S. compatriots soon established their own capability and wrung free of French direction and as this book reveals it was largely because of their combat prowess.

9781612003900, $29.95, $14.99, hardback, 348p.

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• BARGAINS • Lincoln’s Bold Lion The Life and Times of Brigadier General Martin Davis Hardin James Huffstodt The story of General Martin Hardin provides more than a combat record—in fact comprises a walking tour through 1800s America, with its most costly war only a centerpiece. From his childhood in Illinois, to his attendance at West Point, to his service on the frontier, Hardin’s life reveals the progress of a century. In these pages, we also learn the prominent role of General Hardin’s mother, who acted as her son’s lobbyist in the heady social world of wartime Washington. Although, as we see in these pages, his gallantry and leadership in combat sufficed enough to earn him renown, and in this book, the under-sung exploits of a true 19th-century hero are finally revealed.

9781612003399, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 448p.

Patrol Philip Macdonald In the Mesopotamian desert during World War I, the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed, by an unseen enemy. The officer is the only one who knows their orders and has not told anyone else where they are located. From then on, the sergeant has to try to lead the men through a hostile desert landscape full of invisible Arab snipers. One by one, they are picked off, and the group of diverse characters has to try to come together in order to survive. The decision-making process proves far from easy as tensions and prejudices from their former lives come to the fore. This thrilling tale of suspense goes right to the last page and was a bestseller in the 1920s.

9781612003788, $14.95, $7.50, paperback, 246p.

The Somme also including The Coward True for the Cause of Liberty The Second Spartan Regiment in the American Revolution Catherine R. Gilbert and Oscar E. Gilbert This study uses battlefield terrain analysis and the words of the officers and common soldiers, from pension records and little-known interviews, to bring to life the crucial role of one militia regiment—the Second Spartans of South Carolina—that fought in virtually every action of the vicious back-country war that decided the fate of America.

Or as one private in the Second Spartans said, expressing admiration for his colonel: “. . . a few Brave Men stood true for the cause of liberty.”

9781612003276, $32.95, $16.50, hardback, 328p.

A.D. Gristwood and H. G.Wells In The Somme and its companion The Coward, first published in 1927, the heroics of war and noble self-sacrifice are completely absent; replaced by the gritty realism of life for the ordinary soldier, and the unflinching portrayal of the horrors of war. Written under the guidance of H. G. Wells, they are classics of the genre. The Somme revolves around a futile attack in 1916 during the Somme campaign. Everitt behaves selfishly and unheroically, but in a manner with which it is hard for the reader not to identify. The Coward concerns a man who shoots himself in the hand to escape the war, during the March 1918 retreat. He gets away with it, but is haunted by fear of discovery and self-loathing.

9781612003801, $14.95, $7.50, paperback, 208p.

Under Fire Mr Britling Sees it Through H. G.Wells A profound, very human, revealing account of the early years of the war, told from the perspective of a father rather than combatants. Mr. Britling lives in 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. Written in 1916, this is both a fascinating portrait of Britain at war, and a chronicle of events seen from a contemporary perspective, and an insight into H. G. Wells himself, Mr. Britling being a largely autobiographical character.

9781612004150, $15.95, $7.99, paperback, 444p.

Henri Barbusse and William Fitzwater Wray Under Fire, first published in French as Le Feu, was one of the first novels about WWI, appearing in December 1916, before the outcome of the war was clear. Set in early 1916, it follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers through the eyes of an unnamed foot soldier, who participates in and also observes the action. It combines soaring, poetic descriptions with the mundane, messy, human reality of war.

Through it all, they talk about the war, attempting to make sense of the altered world in which they find themselves.

Under Fire drew criticism at the time of its publication for its harsh realism, but won the Prix Goncourt. The original translation by Fitzwater Wray which first appeared in 1917 is published here.

9781612003825, $14.95, $7.50, paperback, 304p.

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• BARGAINS • Forest of the Hanged Liviu Rebreanu During the First World War, just behind the eastern front, there was a forest, where Austrians and Hungarians used to hang deserters. To this place came Apostol Bologa, a young Romanian officer eager to serve his country. Born in a Romanian region of Transylvania which was then under Hungarian rule, he had naturally enough joined the Austro-Hungarian army. But soon, Romania itself entered the war, and Bologa found himself fighting his own people. Forest of the Hanged asks a fundamental question about war: namely, why does a man fight? This very rare, richly descriptive novel lays bare the inner conflict engendered by a total war, yet seldom expressed.

9781612004686, $14.95, $7.50, paperback, 352p.

The Whistlers’ Room Paul Alverdes The Whistlers’ Room is the surprisingly gentle, sensitive story of a section in a German hospital where three soldiers try to recover from battle injuries. They are known as the Whistlers, as all were shot in the throat and their breathing results in a sound “like the squeaking of mice.”

The author vividly captures the strong young men the soldiers used to be and the battered, wounded people they have become. The story progresses through a simple series of vignettes which are delicately presented without demanding empathy or flinging the reader into a maelstrom of emotion. It is all the more rare, precious, and powerful as a result.

9781612004662, $12.95, $6.50, paperback, 94p.

Roux the Bandit André Chamson Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming short novel 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. As 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 coupled with an atmospheric picture of life in a WWI era rural community.

9781612004174, $12.95, $6.50, paperback, 112p.

Behind the Lines W. F. Morris This 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 to trench justice. 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 fiancé can rescue him from his plight.

9781612004136, $14.95, $7.50, paperback, 314p.

Pass Guard at Ypres Pagan W. F. Morris Charles Pagan and Dick Baron, who served together in WWI, embark on a walking holiday in the Vosges Mountains in France, in 1930. En route they meet Cecil and his sister Clare who is recovering from the loss of her fiancé during the war.

Pagan and Baron pitch camp at a guesthouse, but the strange behavior of locals piques their interest in the surroundings: in particular the old battlefield nearby. They express an interest in visiting it and are told by their host in no uncertain terms that it is not the place to go at night. When they discover they have been locked in their bedrooms, the pair lose no time in putting a rope out of the window and shinning down it.

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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. 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, to battle-hardened cynic, barely hanging on as those around him are cut down, maimed, or crack. Freddy suffers a crisis of faith and loses his belief in the war and everything he once stood for.

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The Battle of KorsunCherkassy The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944 Nikolaus von Vormann General Nikolaus von Vormann’s account starts with the retreat to the Dnepr in 1943, describes the battle of Kirowograd from January 5–17, 1944, the encirclement, i l the h efforts ff to relieve the trapped troops, the struggle of the troops within the pocket, and the breakout. His mainly factual account also contains a description of the psychological effects on the men of this most brutal and physically exhausting battle. It is one of the few primary source materials that exists and is therefore of significant historical interest.

9781612006031, $24.95, $16.50, hardback, 120p.

Dunkirk German Operations in France 1940 Hans-Adolf Jacobsen and Geoffrey Brooks The German Army invaded France on 10 May 1940, and in just over ten days, their rapid advance, led by three panzer corps, had left three French field armies, Belgian forces, and the British Expeditionary Force with their backs to the sea, trapped along the northern coast of France. WThe British narrative of the retreat and evacuation that prompted perhaps Winston Churchill’s most famous wartime speech has always been well-known; however only now is Hans-Adolf Jacobsen’s detailed account of the battle from the German perspective available in English.

9781612006598, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

It is a story mostly lived and revealed by the people inside Vietnam who were directly involved in the war: from leaders in high positions, down to the jungle boots and sandals level of the fighters, and among the Vietnamese people who were living the war. Because of what was happening inside Vietnam itself, no matter what policies and directives came out of Paris or Washington, or the influences in Moscow or Beijing, it is about a Vietnamese idea which would eventually triumph over bullets.

9781612007199, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

The Life of John André The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold A D. A. B. Ronald JJohn André was head of the British Army’s Secret Service in North America as the Revolutionary War entered its most bitter and, ultimately, decisive phase.

At the dead of night on September 21st 1780, the two rendezvoused in noman’s-land. Sir Henry Clinton, commander of British forces in North America and André’s immediate superior, agreed to this meeting but with three strict conditions: that André not go within the American lines; that he remain in uniform; and that he carry away from the meeting no incriminating papers. Thus, if caught, André could not be treated as a spy.

While biographers agree on the facts of this tragic episode, they disagree on André’s motives and why he chose to sacrifice himself.This new biography of André puts forward a new answer to this mystery—not only why he acted as he did but how he wished others to see his actions.

9781612005218, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304p.

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