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Welcome back again, to the fourth Warrior of 2018! As you’ve come to expect, this edition is bursting at the seams with new releases and handpicked backlist titles sure to interest even the most discerning of readers.

This month we have decided to do something we’ve never done before. Skip to the center of the catalog to see our brand new section of Casemate titles that you can buy with limited edition hand-signed bookplates by the authors. There’s a great spread of titles from classic favorites like 7 Leadership Lessons of D-Day by John Antal, to titles that have only just been released like Two Flags over Iwo Jima by Eric Hammel of which Leatherneck Magazine has said: “Of all the well-documented contributions to the history of WWII in the Pacific, none has a more heartfelt narrative, combining deep understanding and sensitive perception than Two Flags.”

The bargain section, with its fantastic discounts, is still here with a fresh list of books to choose from. If you’re fully stocked up on things to read, just before the bargain section you can find pages of our wartime DVD’s, chock full of first-hand accounts and footage from the World Wars. No matter what you’re looking for, we’re positive you’ll be able to find it in this edition of The Warrior!

Happy Reading, Carlie, Girard, Jane, Kaitlyn, Lauren, Michaela, Sam, and Will The Casemate Sales & Marketing 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 Operation Typhoon The German Assault on Moscow, 1941 Philippe Naud After the initial successes of Operation Barbarossa, at the end of September 1941 Hitler turned his focus to Moscow, with the unshakable belief that capturing the capital would knock the Soviets out of the war. To defend Moscow, the Russians had under 500,000 men, fewer than 900 tanks and just over 300 combat planes. But the picture was in fact a great deal more complex; the Germans had suffered very significant losses since the invasion of Russia had begun, and had issues with logistics and air support. The Soviets, under the command of General Zhukov, were beginning to be better supplied with reinforcements, and were prepared to defend to the death.

This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series concentrates on the main German assault of October 1941.

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.

The Waffen-SS in Normandy. June 1944 The Caen Sector Yves Buffetaut For many, the Waffen-SS soldier represents the archetype of the combatant, if not the warrior: well-armed, well-trained, possessing intelligence in combat, imbued with political and ideological fanaticism.

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.

The front cover image is from Ardennes 1944 (Casemate Illustrated) by Yves Buffetaut, Casemate Publishers, 2018 Typeset by Versatile PreMedia Services, Pune, India. www.versatilepremedia.com

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Two Flags over Iwo Jima Solving the Mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Proudest Moment Eric Hammel The saga of the flags on Iwo Jima has fascinated America for decades. Hammel himself grew up in the company of WWII veterans and has always been intrigued by ‘The Photo’ of the flag, which became a powerful symbol of patriotism and national pride.

Joe Rosenthal’s “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photo is one of the best-known images of US war history. The focus of this book lies on the 28th Marine Regiment’s self-contained battle in February 1945 for Mount Suribachi, the 556-foot-high volcano on Iwo Jima. It was here that this one regiment defeated more than 1500 heavily armed Japanese combatants who were determined to hold the highest vantage point on the island.

Two Flags over Iwo Jima reveals the all-but-forgotten first-flag raising, and the aftermath of the popularization campaign undertaken by the post-WWII Marine Corps and national press.

Hammel attempts to untangle the various battles which led up to the first and second flag raisings, as well as following the men of the 28th Marine Regiment in the events which took place after. Not only is the full story behind one of the most iconic photographs ever taken revealed, but also the real heroism and stories of the men behind this most fervent expression of American patriotism.

9781612006291, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 222p.

SOG Medic Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence Robert Dumont and Joe Parnar Elite units carried out many dangerous operations during the Vietnam War, the most secret and hazardous of which were conducted by the Studies and Observations Group, formed in 1964.

In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends and war stories. Parnar recounts his time with the recon men of this highly classified unit, as his job involved a unique combination of soldiering and lifesaving. His stories capture the extraordinary commitment made by all the men of SOG and reveal the special dedication of the medics, who put their own lives at risk to save the lives of their teammates. Parnar also discusses his medical training with the Special Forces.

There is a graphic account of a Laotian operation involving America’s most decorated soldier, Robert Howard, during which Parnar had to treat a man with a blown-off foot alongside nearly fifty other casualties. It is a reminder of the enormous responsibility and burden that a medic carried.

This new edition of SOG Medic makes this highly-praised and sought-after book available again once more, with additional photos and maps.

9781612006338, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 288p.

The First Bridge Too Far The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943 Mark Saliger For the very first time, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in a well-researched narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest fought battles for British airborne troops of World War Two. Primosole Bridge in Sicily (13–16 July 1943) provided the stage for the first instance of opposing elite paratroopers parachuting into battle and then fighting each other in a see-saw battle raging under the blazing Mediterranean sky. It’s a story of courage and determination. A story of legendary military units and their commanders. A story that now, on the eve of its 75th Anniversary, finally needs to be told.

The Battle of Arnhem is well documented. The Battle of Primosole Bridge, which provided the foundations for the men and planning for the legendary events at Arnhem, is virtually unheard of and needs to be told at last in order to honor the sacrifice of the Britain’s unsung war heroes.

9781612006895, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256p.

Alpha One Sixteen A Combat Infantryman’s Year in Vietnam Peter Clark Peter Clark’s year in Vietnam began in July 1966, when he was shipped out with hundreds of other young recruits. Clark was assigned to the Alpha Company. Clark gives a visceral, vivid and immediate account of life in the platoon, as he progresses from green recruit to seasoned soldier over the course of a year in the complexities of the Vietnamese conflict.

As he continues his journey, he chronicles those less fortunate; the heavy toll being taken all around him is powerfully described at the end of each chapter.

9781612005997, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 224p.

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Major General George H. Sharpe and The Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War Peter G.Tsouras The vital role of the military all-source intelligence in the eastern theater of operations during the U.S. Civil War is told through the biography of its creator, George H. Sharpe. Renowned historian Peter Tsouras contends that this creation under Sharpe’s leadership was the combat multiplier that ultimately allowed the Union to be victorious.

His career did not end in 1865. Sharpe crossed paths with almost everyone prominent in America after the Civil War. He became one of the most powerful Republican politicians in New York State, had close friendships with Presidents Grant and Arthur, and was a champion of African-American Civil rights.

With the discovery of the day-by-day journal of John C. Babcock, Sharpe’s civilian deputy and order-of-battle analyst in late 1963, and the unpublished Hooker papers, the military correspondence of Joseph Hooker during his time as a commander of the Army of the Potomac, Tsouras has discovered a unique window into the flow of intelligence reporting which gives a new perspective in the study of military operations in the U.S. Civil War. 9781612006475, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 592p.

Amphibious Warfare Battle on the Beaches Oscar E. Gilbert and Romain Cansiere With a history reaching back to the Persians landing on the Greek shores at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, it was the First World War that marked the beginning of modern amphibious warfare, with the Royal Marines combining their efforts with the Royal Navy. The Second World War proved more successful for amphibious warfare, with the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941 crushing the American forces who were defending the Pacific islands and the D-day landings by the Allied troops in 1944 initiating the beginning of the end of the war in Europe.

This accessible short history looks at the historical development of amphibious warfare, telling the stories of particular landings, and the units that have taken part in this unique type of warfare. The Royal Marines and US Marine Corps continue to evolve and play a crucial role in defense today, with specialized amphibious warfare ships being deployed to enable elite forces to respond promptly to threats across the globe.

9781612006154, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

Castles Fortresses of Power Rosie Serdiville and John Sadler In ancient and medieval times, castles were the ultimate symbol of power, dominating their surroundings, and marking the landscape with their imposing size and impregnable designs.

Windsor Castle is one example of such a castle which survives today, a monument of the remarkable architecture designed and developed in medieval England.

This concise and entertaining short history explores the life of the castle, one that often involved warfare and sieges. The castle was a first and foremost a fortress, the focus of numerous clashes which took place in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Castles became targets of sieges, such as that organized by Prince Louis of France against Dover castle in 1216, and were forced to adopt greater defensive measures.

Also explored is how they evolved from motte-and-bailey to stone keep castles, in the face of newly developed siege machines and trebuchets.

9781612006130, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

The Roman Legionaries Soldiers of Empire Simon Elliott The might of Rome rested on the back of its legions; the superbly trained and equipped fighting force with which the imperial Roman army conquered, subdued and ruled an empire for centuries. The legionary soldier served for 20 years, was rigorously trained, highly equipped, and motivated by pay, bonuses and a strong sense of identity and camaraderie.

This concise and entertaining history of the Roman legionary covers their history from the age of Augustus through the heyday of the Roman Empire. Topics include training, tactics, weapons, the men themselves, life on and off the battlefield as well as significant triumphs and disasters in the great battles of the era.

9781612006116, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Wars and Battles of Ancient Greece Paul Chrystal One of the most popular areas of ancient history is war in the Greek world. Wars & Battles of Ancient Greece is not just another arid account of wars and battles, with endless, often exaggerated, casualty figures and repetitive tactics.

It is different from most other books in the field because it has context as its focus: each of the battles covered is, where sources permit, placed in its historical, political and social context: why was the battle fought, how was it fought, what was the outcome, and what happened next ? No war or battle has ever been fought in isolation—there is always a prelude, a casus belli and a series of consequences. These are revealed wherever possible for each of the wars and battles in this book.

In order to reinforce our focus on context the book includes chapters covering warfare in civilizations and cultures before Greece ; the Greek war machine; and Greek women and conflict.

9781781556818, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 208p.

War in Ancient Greece Bob Carruthers The Athenian Thucydides (c490–395BC) wrote this history of the Peloponnesian War between the Spartans and the Athenians, believing that it would be a greater war than any that had preceded it, and his version of events would serve as “a possession for all time”. The Peloponnesian War saw further development of the nature of warfare, strategy, and tactics. Set-piece battles during the Peloponnesian war proved indecisive and instead there was increased reliance on attritionary strategies, naval battle and blockades and sieges. This book is essential reading for anyone interested the military history of the classical world.

9781781592175, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 576p.

Sparta: Unfit for Empire Godfrey Hutchinson The end of the Peloponnesian War saw Sparta emerge as the dominant power in the Greek world. Had she used this position wisely her hegemony might have been secure. The rise of Thebes as a threatening power to Sparta’s control of Greece was largely the result of the brilliant exploits of Epaminondas and Pelopidas whose obvious examination of Spartan tactics allowed them to provide counters to them. While noting the political issues, Godfrey Hutchinson’s focus is upon the strategic elements of warfare in a period almost wholly coinciding with the reign of the brilliant commander, Agesilaos, one of the joint kings of Sparta, who, astonishingly, campaigned successfully into his eighties.

9781848322226, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 320p.

Sparta at War Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 950–362 BC Dr. Scott M. Rusch During the eighth century BC, Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece, conquering the southern Peloponnese. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Scott Rusch examines what is known of the history of Sparta, from the settlement of the city to her defeat at Theban hands, focusing upon military campaigns and the strategic circumstances that drove them. Rusch offers fresh perspectives on important questions of Spartan history, and illuminates some of antiquity’s most notable campaigns.

9781783030118, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 272p.

Antiochus The Great Michael Taylor A teenage king in 223 BC, Antiochus III inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. He proved himself a true heir of Alexander: he defeated rebel armies and embarked on a campaign of conquest and reunification.

Although sometimes presented as a failure against the unstoppable might of Rome, Antiochus III must rank as one of the most energetic and effective rulers of the Ancient world.

In addition to discussing the career of Antiochus III, Michael Taylor examines Seleucid military organization and royal administration.

9781848844636, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Fields of Death Retracing Ancient Battlefields Richard Evans Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. By combining the ancient sources and latest archaeological findings with his personal observations on the ground, Richard Evans brings new perspectives to the dramatic events of the distant past.

The author has carefully selected battles and sieges to explore, first to identify their locations and see how these fit with the ancient evidence. He then examines the historical episodes themselves, offering new observations from first-hand study of the field of battle along with upto-date photographs, maps and diagrams. In the process, he discusses whether and how the terrain has since been changed by land use, erosion and other factors, and the extent to which what we see today represents a real connection with the dramatic events of the distant past.

9781848847972, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Women in Ancient Greece Paul Chrystal This is a much-needed analysis of how women behaved in Greek society, how they were regarded, and the restrictions imposed on their actions. This book asks the controversial question: how far is the assumption that women were secluded and excluded just an illusion? It answers it by exploring the treatment of women in Greek myth and epic; their treatment by playwrights, poets and philosophers, and the actions of liberated women in Minoan Crete, Sparta and the Hellenistic era when some elite women were politically prominent. It describes women writers, philosophers, artists and scientists; it explores love, marriage and adultery, the virtuous and the meretricious, and the roles women played in death and religion. Crucially, the book is people-based, drawing much of its evidence and many of its conclusions from lives lived by historical Greek women.

9781781555620, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

A Strategist in Exile Xenophon and the Death of Thucydides Rainer Nickel Thucydides was the chronicler of the almost 30-year long Peloponnesian war, which came to a close with Sparta’s victory over Athens in 404 BC. This book covers Xenophon’s search for Thucydides, in order to protect his friend from the Thirty Tyrant’s regime of terror, as well as save some important historical documents which he had placed in Thucydides’ safe keeping. The narrative is based on the linking of historical reports of the operations, plausible constructions and imagined recollections in order to create a coherent narrative.

9781473846999, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 144p.

The Tactics of Aelian Christopher Matthew Aelian’s work on tactics is a hugely significant piece of ancient military literature, yet the last new edition in English was published in 1814.

His Tactica thus examines all facets of warfare in the period of Alexander the Great’s successors, including the arms and armor of cavalry and infantry, formations, commands and signals. Aelian also provides a discussion of the Roman army of the period.

Christopher Matthew’s new edition is based on the 1616 edition but written in modern English with new renditions of all its accompanying figures. It has the original 1616 notes as well as comprehensive new notes and cross references to the other ancient manuals that drew upon it.

It is without a doubt the most up to date version available in any language of this significant work that was influenced tactical thought for 1,500 years.

9781848849006, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

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The Roman Wars In Spain The Military Confrontation With Guerrilla Warfare Daniel Varga It took the Romans almost exactly 200 years to conquer the Iberian Peninsula. The skillful and tenacious resistance of the various inhabitants, utilizing superior mobility in the rugged terrain to wage a guerrilla war, made the region the graveyard of many a Roman army. But the lessons, though painful, were eventually learnt and the heat of this so-called fiery war forged the legions into a more effective force. Daniel Varga analyzes the strategies and tactics of both sides, drawing on the traditional literary sources but also the latest archaeological research. He examines the problems faced by the Roman army and the extent to which it was forced to adapt to meet, and eventually overcome, these challenges.

9781473827813, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192p.

Defeat of Rome Crassus, Carrhae and the Invasion of the East Gareth Sampson In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey.

The event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle for power in the Roman republic, curtailed the empire’s eastward expansion, and had a lasting impact on the history of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. This challenging and original study reconstructs the Carrhae campaign in fine detail, reconsiders the policy of imperial expansion, and gives a fascinating insight into the opponents the Romans confronted in the East—the Parthians.

9781473828049, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Roman Republic at War A Compendium of Roman Battles from 498 to 31 BC Don Taylor Roman Republic at War offers a brief description of every significant battle fought by the Roman Republic between 480 and 31 BC. The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources. In writing the battle descriptions, the author has not sought to analyze the evidence contained in the surviving accounts, nor embellish them beyond that which was necessary to provide clarity to the modern reader. He allows the original writers to speak for themselves, presenting the reader with a succinct version of what the ancient chroniclers tell us of these events.

9781473894426, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • The Army of the Roman Republic From the Regal Period to the Army of Julius Caesar Michael Sage From the moment its last king was expelled, the Roman republic had to fight for its very survival. Centuries of almost continuous warfare saw Rome’s armies evolve in response to a wide variety of threats which were met with mixed fortunes though always with ultimate success.

Michael Sage traces the development of the republic’s army from its foundation, down to the time of its most famous leader, Julius Caesar. The transition from clan-based forces, through the Servian levy and the development of the manipular and cohortal legion is examined along with the associated weapons, tactics and operational capabilities.

We see how the legions shaped up against the challenges of successive enemies from the Celts and Samnites, the Carthaginians and the hitherto-dominant Hellenistic armies based on the Macedonian-style pike phalanx.

9781783463794, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 352p.

Tribes of Ancient Britain and Germany Publius Cornelius Tacitus and Bob Carruthers Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works–the Annals and the Histories–examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. These two works span the history of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus in AD 14 to the death of Emperor Domitian in AD 96. Tacitus is considered one of the greatest Roman historians, living in what has been called the Silver Age of Latin literature. As well as the brevity and compactness of his Latin prose, he is known for his penetrating insights into the psychology of power politics.

9781781592380, $14.95, $9.50, paperback, 112p.

Constantine the Great General A Military Biography Stephen English and Elizabeth James Constantine the Great is a titanic figure in Roman, and indeed world history. But it is often forgotten that his power and success was made possible by the use of armed force, in an impressive military career which is well worthy of study in its own right. This book examines each of Constantine’s campaigns and battles, to show that he deserves to be remembered as a great general as well as a great emperor.

This will be a welcome study of a neglected facet of this historical colossus.

9781848841185, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192p.

Clan Fabius, Defenders of Rome A History of the Republic’s Most Illustrious Family Jeremiah McCall The history of the Fabii Maximii is in many ways that of the Roman Republic. Though the bloodline sank into obscurity in the early empire, the name still carried memories of great achievements past.

A historical detective work, this book explores the facts and fables of the Republic’s most distinguished family.

Chapters investigate not only the lives and careers of the Fabii Maximi, but the critical military and political contexts of their days. As a result, readers get not only the story of the Roman Republic’s rise and domination of an empire, but a closer look at a family of Romans who made it possible.

9781473885615, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

Augustus at War The Struggle for the Pax Augusta Lindsay Powell This book is a new and penetrating assessment of Augustus as ancient Rome’s military commander-in-chief.

The words Pax Augusta—or Pax Romana—evoke a period of uninterrupted peace across the vast Roman Empire. Lindsay Powell exposes this as a fallacy.

Powell reveals Augustus as a brilliant strategist and manager of war. The book profiles more than 90 of his loyal deputies, as well as the military units under their command, and the campaigns they fought.

The book is lavishly illustrated with 23 maps, 42 color plates, 13 black and white figures and 5 order of battle schematics. With a forward by Karl Galinsky, this book breaks new ground in explaining the extraordinary achievement of Caesar Augustus.

9781783831845, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 496p.

Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Franks Simon MacDowall Simon MacDowall examines how this relatively small group of Germans came to be overlords of all of the former Roman province of Gaul, giving their name to France in the process. From their earliest incursions into the Empire, down to the Battle of Casilinum (554), their last battle against Romans, he studies the Frankish way of warfare and assesses its effectiveness.

The size and composition of their armies, their weapons (including the characteristic Francisca axe), equipment and tactics are discussed.

This book also covers the Franks’ role in defending the Rhine frontier against subsequent invasions by the Vandals, Alans, Suebi and the Huns.

9781473837423, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 216p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • The Art of Ancient Warfare 2016 Ancient Warfare Special Edition Josho Brouwers Originally conceived as a reward for Ancient History Magazine Kickstarter backers, the 2016 special edition of Ancient Warfare is a compilation of covers, battle scenes and unit reconstructions from the first fifty issues of the magazine. Compiled and edited by Josho Brouwers, with contributions from the rest of the Ancient Warfare staff, this 100-page full-color book features artwork by favorite illustrators such as Igor Dzis, Johnny Shumate, Radu Oltean and Rocío Espin, to name but a few. Also included are articles by the staff with insight into our philosophy for commissioning artwork, and a “behind-the-scenes” look at how illustrations are produced.

9789490258146, $21.95, $14.50, paperback, 98p.

Wars and Battles of the Roman Republic Paul Chrystal This book examines the decisive battles from the founding of Rome in 753 BC to the birth of Julius Caesar in 100BC; it covers the social and political consequences, as well as the military aspects of each conflict. Every war and battle had wide-ranging consequences, leading Rome from kingdom to republic, from local power to international superpower, and from republic to empire. A unique feature of this book is its focus on the causes of the wars and battles and the military and socio-political consequences of each for Rome and its allies. It highlights what caused each conflict and what Rome did next–for victories and disasters alike.

9781781553053, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 224p.

The Roman Barbarian Wars The Era of Roman Conquest Ludwig Dyck The history of the ‘barbarian’ peoples of Europe is filled with dramatic wars and migrations along with charismatic and often farsighted leaders.

Inevitably, their greatest challenge was their struggle with the renowned military might of Rome. Even when outnumbered and faced by better equipped and trained Roman legions, the barbarians could inflict devastating defeats upon Rome. This book begins with the foundation of the city of Rome and follows her growth into a martial empire, complete with its pageantry and glory, its genius, its brutality, and its arrogance. All this is told in a fast-paced, accessible narrative style.

9781473823884, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

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The Roman Emperor Aurelian Restorer of the World John F.White By the middle of the third century AD, the Roman empire was lapsing into chaos, and barbarians took advantage of the anarchy to kill and plunder all over the provinces.Yet within the space of just five years, the general, later emperor Aurelian had expelled all the barbarians from with the Roman frontiers, reunited the entire empire, and inaugurated major reforms. His achievements enabled the Roman Empire to survive for another two centuries, ensuring a lasting legacy of Roman civilization for the successor European states. This is a new, revised edition telling about Aurelian.

9781473845695, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul Bob Carruthers The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes.

The Gallic Wars are described

by Julius Caesar as himself in this book, which was originally titled Commentarii de Bello Gallico, it is a pertinent and only slightly tendentious and altogether the most important historical source regarding the conflict. This updated edition contains the translated text and various illustrations depicting Roman warfare and key moments in Caesar’s journey.

9781781591499, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 256p.

Caligula An Unexpected General Lee Fratantuono Gaius Caligula reigned for four short years from 37 to 41 CE before his infamous tenure came to a violent end.

This is a military history of Rome during Caligula’s reign.

His years as emperor came in the wake of the great consolidation of Tiberius’ gains in Germany and Pannonia. His expeditions in Gaul were part of a program of imitation of his storied predecessor, and crowning completion of what had been left undone in the relatively conservative military policy years of Augustus and Tiberius.

This book offers a new appraisal of Caligula as a surprisingly competent military strategist, arguing that his achievements helped to secure Roman military power in Europe for a generation.

9781526711205, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Edward I’s Conquest of Wales Sean Davies Edward I’s conquest of Wales was a key formative event in the history of Britain, but it has not been the subject of a scholarly book for over 100 years.

The author takes a balanced approach, giving both the Welsh and English perspectives on the war and on the brutal, mistrustful and ruthless personal motives that drove events.

His account is set in the context of Welsh warfare and society from the end of Rome to the time of Edward’s opening campaign in the late thirteenth century. The narrative describes in vivid detail the military history of the conflict, the sequence of campaigns, Welsh resistance, Edward’s castle building and English colonization and the cost of the struggle to the Welsh and the English—and the uneasy peace that followed.

9781473861664, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 232p.

King Stephen and The Anarchy Civil War and Military Tactics in TwelfthCentury Britain Chris Peers The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. The author describes each phase of this civil war and he sets the fighting in the context of the changing tactics and military systems of the twelfth century.

His fresh account of this pivotal episode in the medieval history of England will be absorbing reading anyone who is keen to gain an insight into this period of English history and has a special interest in the practice of medieval warfare.

9781473863675, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Poitiers 1356 Battlefield History TV Ltd 10 Years after the English victory in Crecy, an Anglo/ Gascon Army led by Edward of Woodstock won a great victory at Poitiers on 19 September 1356. This campaign was a masterpiece of strategic warfare. In this program, the BHTV team uses their experience as soldiers and guides to bring this iconic campaign to life. The team examines the political, military and economic background to the campaign and brings the subject to life by visits to all the major locations, skillful use of maps and complimented by re-enactment footage and vignettes of life and combat in 1356.

5060247620459, $29.95, $19.50, dvd ntsc, 80 min.

Mercenaries to Conquerors Norman Warfare in the Eleventh and TwelfthCentury Mediterranean Paul Brown When a band of Norman adventurers arrived in southern Italy to fight in the Lombard insurrections against the Byzantine empire in the early 1000s, few would have predicted that within a generation these men would have seized control of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily. Paul Brown, in this thoroughly researched and absorbing study, seeks to answer these questions and throw light onto the Norman conquests across the Mediterranean. Throughout he focuses on the military side of their progress, as they advanced from mercenaries to conquerors, then crusaders.

9781473828476, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

Organisation of War Under Edward III H.J. Hewitt and Andrew Ayton H.J. Hewitt’s classic study looks beyond the succession of campaigns, marches, raids, sieges and pitched battles that punctuated the long reign of Edward III. He focuses instead on the organization of war—how Edward’s armies were raised and trained, how they were transported and supplied, how they fought, and how their fighting affected the lives of the civilians of the time. The author’s lucid and readable analysis gives a fascinating insight into the wars of Edward III against the Scots and the French, and his pioneering work is a key text for the study of medieval military history.

9781844152315, $21.99, $14.50, paperback, 208p.

Richard III and the Bosworth Campaign Peter Hammond Peter Hammond, in a vivid and perceptive account of the battle, retells the story of the tangled dynastic and personal rivalries that provoked the conflict, describes the preparations of the two converging armies and offers a gripping analysis of the contest itself. The latest historical evidence is assessed, including the recent discovery of Richard III’s body in Leicester and the fascinating archaeological work that has been carried out on the battlefield.

This lucid, authoritative and readable new history will be essential reading for anyone who is intrigued by the short, unhappy reign of Richard III and the trial of strength that destroyed him.

9781783376162, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Crecy 1346 A Tourists’ Guide Peter Hoskins and Richard Barber On 26 August 1346, near the village of Crécy in northern France, Edward III’s outnumbered English army confronted the French forces of Philip VI and won one of the most remarkable battles of the Hundred Years War. And now, thanks to this detailed, highly illustrated guide, visitors can explore the battlefield for themselves and retrace the entire course of the Crécy campaign. Peter Hoskins and Richard Barber set Edward’s victory within the context of the Hundred Years War and provide a graphic account of the battle.

9781473827011, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

The Knights Templar at War 1120–1312 Paul Hill There are many books about the Knights Templar, the medieval military order which played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the Holy Land, the Iberian peninsula and elsewhere in Europe.

The order was founded as a response to attacks on pilgrims in the Holy Land, and it was involved in countless battles and sieges, always at the forefront of crusading warfare. This absorbing study examines why they were such an important aspect of medieval warfare on the frontiers of Christendom for nearly two hundred years.

Paul Hill shows how they were funded and supplied, how they organized their forces on campaign and on the battlefield and the strategies and tactics they employed in the various theaters of warfare in which they fought.

Templar leadership, command and control are examined, and sections cover their battles and campaigns, fortifications and castles.

9781473874923, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 264p.

Henry VIII The Evolution of a Reputation Keith Dockray and Alan Sutton No English king is more famous—or infamous! than Henry VIII, popularly celebrated as the formidable and arrogant figure portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger, the early Tudor stud who clocked up no fewer than six wives and the proto-nationalist/imperialist ruler who sent the pope packing and inaugurated the English Reformation. As befits such a colossus, masses have been written about the king, not only by contemporary and near-contemporary commentators, even William Shakespeare, but also professional and amateur historians ever since. Hence this richly illustrated survey of the evolution of Henry VIII’s reputation over half a millennium.

9781781555330, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 96p.

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The Mongol Art of War Timothy May The Mongol armies that established the largest land empire in history, stretching across Asia and into Eastern Europe, are imperfectly understood. Often they are viewed as screaming throngs of horsemen who swept over opponents by sheer force of numbers rather than as disciplined regiments that carried out planned and practiced maneuvers. In this pioneering book, Timothy May demonstrates that the Mongol military developed from a tribal levy into a complex military organization. He describes the make-up of the Mongol army from its inception to the demise of the Mongol empire, and he shows how it was the strength, quality and versatility of Mongol military organization that made them the pre-eminent warriors of their time.

9781473892682, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Battles of Ancient China Chris Peers In the field of military history as in so many others, the Chinese have often been both admired and seen as something utterly mysterious and inscrutable.

Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses these examples to discuss the many myths still current in the West about ancient Chinese warfare. Battles of Ancient China shows that none of these stereotypes are accurate.

Comparison with contemporary Western practice is a major theme of the book which adds a new perspective not developed in the author’s previous works on the subject.

9781848847903, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

Cataphracts Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires Erich B Anderson Originating among the wealthiest nobles of various central Asian steppe tribes and adopted by several major empires, Cataphracts were the most heavily armored form of cavalry in the ancient world, with riders and mounts both clad in heavy armor. Erich B Anderson assesses the development, equipment, tactics and combat record of cataphracts, showing also how enemies sought to counter them. This is a valuable study of one of the most interesting weapon systems of the ancient world.

9781473837980, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

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• NAPOLEONIC • Napoleon and the Archduke Charles A History of the FrancoAustrian Campaign in the Valley of the Danube 1809 F. Loraine Petre The Archduke Charles was the most formidable of Napoleon’s continental foes but only once came into direct conflict with him. The Archduke launched a surprise attack upon the French whilst Napoleon was occupied in Spain. Outnumbered, the French faced disaster but, with typical decisiveness Napoleon arrived just in time. F. Loraine Petre’s penetrating analysis of this pivotal campaign was first published in 1909 on the centenary of the great conflict, to become one of his celebrated series of works on Napoleon’s wars.

9781473882652, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 416p.

A Soldier for Napoleon The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann—7th Bavarian Infantry Franz Joseph Hausmann The letters and diaries of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann are here placed in the context of the military events of the period by renowned historian John Gill.

They stem from Hausmann’s first campaign in 1805 in the war against Austria, followed by the 1806 and 1807 campaigns in Prussia and Poland. He served as part of the Bavarian corps that was shattered in this cataclysmic campaign. He survived to describe the 1813 campaign and the 1814 campaign in France when the Bavarians switched sides and fought against Napoleon.

With additional commentary by John Gill on the Bavarian Army and its campaigns and battles, this book is an important, authoritative addition to the works on the Napoleonic Wars.

9781473882690, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

In the Words of Napoleon The Emperor Day by Day Edited by R.M. Johnston In the Words of Napoleon is a startling insight into the life and deeds of Napoleon I. Derived from Napoleon’s extensive correspondence and his other writings and recorded speech, this valuable compilation acts as a diary or journal, encompassing the whole of the emperor’s life. Napoleon’s words are set down as ‘entries’, and these offer a unique glimpse into the major events of the Napoleonic period.

The diary reveals Napoleon’s thoughts and actions as his great life unfolded and throws light on his attitudes to war, politics and the many varied personalities who surrounded him.

9781473882775, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 416p.

In the Legions of Napoleon The Memoirs of a Polish Officer in Spain and Russia 1808-1813 Henrich von Brandt This book recounts the adventures of an intrepid Polish soldier who fought for Napoleon the length and breadth of Europe. By the time he was twenty-five, Heinrich von Brandt had marched from Madrid to Moscow and had been severely wounded on three separate occasions. In his extraordinary memoirs Brandt describes in great detail the actions in which he fought, the type of officers and men with whom he served and the grueling campaigns in which they participated. He also gives fascinating insight into the minds of his comrades and superiors. This book is a must for every Napoleonic historian, enthusiast, and anyone who likes a good story of high adventure.

9781473882898, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Memoirs of a French Napoleonic Officer Jean-Baptiste Barres, Chasseur of the Imperial Guard Jean-Baptiste Barres These lively memoirs date from the time of Barrès’ entry into the Chasseurs Velites of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard in 1804. Always modest in recounting his own exploits, Barrès was not only at the cannon’s mouth, but also a participant at such spectacular events as the Coronation of the Emperor Napoleon in Paris and Rome, the torch light procession on the eve of Austerlitz, the meeting of the two Emperors at Tilsit, and the magnificent military display in the Champ de Mars.

His duties involved mounting guard at Malmaison and the palace of Saint-Cloud and also allowed him many fascinating glimpses of the Emperor at reviews, presenting awards and receiving trophies. This is a superb record of a serving soldier.

9781473882935, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 220p.

Wellington in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Jac Weller This classic account of Wellington¹s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War is one of the best single-volume works ever written on the epic campaign.

Jac Weller covers all the battles with the French in which Wellington was involved.

Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous battles that he brings to life once more, with the aid of meticulous research, extensive visits to and photographs of the battlefields themselves, and an unwavering ability to cut a clear path through tangled military events.

9781848326538, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 256p.

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• NAPOLEONIC • The Jena Campaign F. N. Maude This famous study of Napoleon’s total defeat of the Prussian Army at the battle of Jena is a monumental panorama of one of history’s greatest campaigns and a renowned analysis of the strategy and tactics of the era. In a balanced and gripping narrative of the military events, Maude gives a key insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the two opposing armies as well as relating and analyzing every move of the campaign. This volume is required reading for students of military history, combining the unfolding drama of one of the most mobile wars in history with a thorough and scholarly approach to each significant lesson taught by success as well as by failure.

9781848328365, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

March of Death Sir John Moore’s Retreat to Corunna, 1808–1809 Christopher Summerville In the bitter winter of 1808, a small British force found itself outnumbered and outmaneuvered by a French army led by Emperor Napoleon.

Faced with a crushing defeat, the British, commanded by Sir John Moore, turned and marched through the mountains of northern Spain. March of Death is the story of a terrible retreat through the eyes of those who were there and survived. Relating the horrific ordeal through excerpts from survivors’ diaries, letters, memoirs and reports, this narrative brings to life the heroism and glory of a real fight for survival. Without doubt, few episodes of British military history have been as dramatic as Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna.

9781848328303, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

With Napoleon’s Guns The Military Memoirs of an Officer of the First Empire Jean-Nicolas-Auguste Noel In 1795—the year Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French army in Italy—the seventeen-year-old JeanNicolas-Auguste Noël entered the Artillery School at Châlons. A year later, Noël was appointed second lieutenant in the 8th Regiment of Horse Artillery. Written in 1850, With Napoleon’s Guns is his remarkable memoir of two decades in the Emperor’s service. From the optimism of the early years in Italy, through the privations of the retreat from Moscow and the horrors of the Battle of Leipzig to the disillusionment of the Emperor’s defeat at Waterloo, Noël charts both his personal career and, at close hand, the rise and fall of the First Empire with frankness and percipience.

9781848328358, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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With Eagles to Glory Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1809 Campaign John H Gill When Napoleon’s Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troops.

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.

9781784383091, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 528p.

In Napoleon’s Shadow The Memoirs of LouisJoseph Marchand, Valet and Friend of the Emperor 1811–1821 Louis-Joseph Marchand and Jean Tulard Louis-Joseph Marchand’s intimate memoir of his time as Napoleon’s valet is the last of the significant Napoleonic manuscripts to be translated into English and a unique and precious insight into the last days of Napoleon’s Imperial project.

Serving alongside the Emperor from the apex of his reign and through his eventual demise, Marchand depicts, in remarkable detail, the Russian campaign, the campaigns of Germany and France, Napoleon’s exile to Elba and subsequent escape, and his defeat at Waterloo.

9781784382896, $42.95, $27.99, paperback, 832p.

Wars Against Napoleon Debunking the Myth of the Napoleonic Wars General Michel Franceschi and Ben Weider Popular and scholarly history presents a one-dimensional image of Napoleon as an inveterate instigator of war who repeatedly sought large-scale military conquests. General Franceschi and Ben Weider dismantle this false conclusion in this book, a brilliantly written and researched study that turns our understanding of the French emperor on its head.

The authors argue persuasively that the caricature of the megalomaniac conqueror who bled Europe white to satisfy his delirious ambitions and insatiable love for war is groundless. By carefully scrutinizing the facts of the period and scrupulously avoiding the sometimes confusing cause and effect of major historical events, they paint a compelling portrait of a fundamentally pacifist Napoleon, one completely at odds with modern scholarly thought.

9781932714371, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 264p.

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• NAPOLEONIC • The Waterloo Archive.

Volume 1 British Sources Gareth Glover In the first groundbreaking volume of a new series, acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The hitherto unseen British material contained in Volume I includes a series of letters written by a senior officer on Wellington’s Staff to Sir Thomas Graham immediately following the battle; the letters of a member of the Wedgewood family in the Guards at Waterloo; the journal of Sergeant Johnston of the Scots Greys, detailing all his experiences, including a very rare transcript of his own court martial; letters from eminent surgeons including those of Hume, Davy and Haddy James, who served at Waterloo with their harrowing tales of the wounds suffered.

9781848325401, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 304p.

The Waterloo Archive.

Volume 2 German Sources Gareth Glover German troops formed the majority of Wellington’s forces present at the Battle of Waterloo including those of Nassau, Brunswick, Hanover and the King’s German Legion, and they have left a large number of first-hand accounts of their role in the battle.

There is a great need to provide an English version of much of the original German source material to redress the imbalance; this volume is intended to remedy that situation by publishing sixty of these reports and letters fully translated into English for the first time, giving a clearer insight into the significant role these troops played.

9781848325418, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

The Waterloo Archive.

Volume 3 British Sources Gareth Glover The British archives of the Napoleonic wars are unique, brimming with personal letters to family and friends or journals that record their innermost thoughts. The human aspect of war comes to the fore, the humor and exhilaration; the fears and miseries; the starvation and exhaustion; the horror and the joy.

It is usually accepted that very few common soldiers of this period could read or write and that the few letters and journals that do exist emanate from more senior officers, who were required to be able to write to perform their duties.Volume I proved this to be a fallacy, and this volume continues with a further three accounts, and shows how the ordinary soldier saw things, giving a different aspect to our studies.

9781848326057, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 304p.

The Waterloo Archive.

Volume 4 The British Sources Gareth Glover The Waterloo Archive Volume IV contains letters and journals written largely in the immediate aftermath of the whirlwind campaign of 1815, both from the frontline troops and the support services, including medical reports and those of civilians. This volume includes: * Letters by Sir Hussey Vivian and a much fuller version of the famous description by Frederick Ponsonby of his wounding and his subsequent adventures whilst lying on the battlefield during and after the battle. * The correspondence of officers in the infantry such as John Gardiner and George Barlow of the 69th Foot, and Daniel Mackinnon. * Representing the cavalry, we have Captain John Whale, Lifeguards, who appears to have written the opening circumstantial narrative of ‘A Near Observer’ for Miss Eaton and George Packe of the 13th Light Dragoons. * A series of letters to Sir Charles Bell from various surgeons attending to the wounded in Brussels give both a fascinating and appalling view of the consequences of war. * A fascinating description from a witness of Napoleon onboard HMS Bellerophon at Plymouth.

9781848326552, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 304p.

Wagram The Heyday of the Empire François-Guy Hourtoulle This is a fabulous full color book on this major battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

A detailed text is accompanied by contemporary paintings and a vast array of graphics illustrating the uniforms and equipment of the soldiers of the time.

9782915239744, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 120p.

Waterloo Relics Gilles Bernard and Gérard Lachaux June 1815, the 18th—a day which gave Wellington and Blucher immortal glory and sealed the fate of Europe for decades. Authentic proof of the battle has had to be found at its source. Two centuries afterwards, the only valid proof, in our opinion, was those objects which had really been at Waterloo. Strangely enough, with all the books and publications on the subject, nobody ever seemed to have taken an interest in this aspect. And yet their emotional capital still remains intact, from the very famous hat belonging to Napoleon to the uniform button of an obscure infantry fusilier.

9782352504351, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 128p.

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• NAPOLEONIC • Napoleon & Betsy Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon on St Helena Lucia Elizabeth Abell The story of Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe is an unusual and fascinating tale. A fallen Emperor who once controlled most of Europe makes friends with an impudent, pretty and spirited young English girl.

Betsy produced a book full of interest, but notwithstanding that the book wanders backwards and forward chronologically, the general tenor of the relationship between this young girl and Napoleon is beyond question, and it was of an unusual and extremely friendly nature. Despite the naivety, the warmth of the friendship between the ex-emperor and little ‘Mees’ Balcombe shines through, and her text is well-worth providing in this new edition.

9781781550342, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 144p.

A St Helena Who’s Who Arnold Chaplin A St Helena Who’s Who details the island of St Helena and its administration, including military, naval and civil offices as well as the overall population in the 1820s and expenses.

A ‘must have’ for Napoleon historians, this comprehensive book chronicles the residents of Longwood, the ‘Who’s Who’ of St Helena and what flagships were stationed there. As well as listing the regiments based on the island such as the 53rd Foot Regiment and artillery and engineers, Napoleon’s visitors to the island are recorded as well as the chronology of his death, the construction of his tomb and reports on the post-mortem examination.

This detailed book lists all of those on the island between 1815 and 1821 and provided important background biographical information.

9781781551752, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 160p.

24 Hours at Waterloo Robert Kershaw The epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history. In this vibrant and exhilarating hourby-hour portrayal of the battle, a renowned historian joins his voice with the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. Masterfully weaving together painstakingly researched eyewitness accounts, diaries and letters, this gripping portrayal of Waterloo offers unparalleled authenticity. Extraordinary images of the men and women emerge in full color; the voices of the sergeants, the exhausted foot-soldiers, the boy ensigns, the captains and the cavalry troopers, from both sides, rise from the page in vivid and telling detail, as the fate of Europe hangs by a thread.

9781612002965, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 448p.

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Wellington’s Engineers Military Engineering in the Peninsular War 1808-1814 Mark S.Thompson Mark Thompson’s history is the first full account of their work and of the contribution they made throughout the conflict.

He draws on his unrivaled collection of the engineers’ letters and diaries in order to tell, in vivid detail, the story of the war as they experienced it. His narrative describes their role in all the major operations between 1808 and 1814, and it demonstrates the extraordinary range of tasks they undertook, from surveys and reconnaissance to the building of roads and bridges, siege works and field fortifications.

9781783463633, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

Courage, Blood and Luck Poems of Waterloo Harry Turner On a Sunday morning in 1815, a few shots rang out as the curtain-raiser to one of Europe’s most titanic military clashes. By late afternoon, at the close of the Battle of Waterloo, nearly 40,000 men lay dead or wounded.

Until that day, the army of Napoleon Bonaparte seemed almost invincible.

Events that day confirmed the Duke of Wellington as a military genius and Blücher as an eccentric but loyal ally.

For the British, the Battle of Waterloo was one of our greatest ever victories and this is the story of that extraordinary day.

9781783030149, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 96p.

Redcoats Against Napoleon The 30th Regiment During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Carole Divall Military histories of the struggle against the French armies of the Revolution and Napoleon often focus on the exploits of elite units and famous individuals, ignoring the essential contribution made by the ordinary soldiers—the bulk of the British army. Carole Divall, in this graphic and painstakingly researched account, tells the story of one such hitherto ignored group of fighting men, the 30th Regiment of the Line. She takes their story from one of the opening clashes of the long war, the Siege of Toulon in 1793, to the decisive Battle of Waterloo in 1815. She gives us a fresh perspective on key events the men took part in—Massena’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, the bloody storming of Badajoz, the retreat from Burgos, and many more. The regiment’s history offers a fascinating insight into the life of British soldiers two centuries ago.

9781844158515, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution Craig L. Symonds This is a visual and narrative overview of the principal military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Symonds narrates each battle in a clear, concise, and readable way. Accompanying two-color, full-page maps make everything easy to understand, and make this book an ideal classroom text, battlefield tour guide, or library reference.

9781611214420, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 120p.

John Paul Jones Maverick Hero Frank Walker An associate of Benjamin Franklin and hero of the American War of Independence, John Paul Jones was the first captain to sail an American warship under an American flag and was instrumental in the creation of a coordinated naval force for the new republic.

Frank Walker charts the career of this rugged individualist, from his beginnings as a young apprentice in the English port of Whitehaven and early voyages aboard slave ships, to his commission as an American naval officer who led and attack on that very port and continued to harass British shipping as part of the effort to bring the Revolutionary War to a close.

Interrogating numerous contemporary sources, this book gives an accurate and balanced account of the life of this controversial and fascinating character. Crucially, Frank Walker has examined the scenes of Jones's greatest triumphs during his cruise around the British Isles, to shed new light on his methods, and some would say—in their incredible daring—his madness!

9781932033823, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 278p.

Warriors Seven Seven American Commanders, Seven Wars, and the Irony of Battle Barney Sneiderman Warriors Seven offers a fascinating collection of American commander “profiles” written in a lively and graphic style. The unique aspect of Dr. Sneiderman’s approach is that each essay sketches the ironic twists of fate that befell these men at or near the peak of their careers.

The subjects of this study include: Benedict Arnold, Andrew Jackson, Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, George Dewey, Billy Mitchell, and George Patton. These courageous leaders are successively featured in each of America’s seven wars from 1775 to 1945.

Each entry highlights the life and military career of each commander up to the moment of the featured battle, with a thread of continuity coursing through each chapter.

9781932714289, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 288p.

Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution J. David Dameron and Theodore P. Savas This book is the first comprehensive account of every engagement of the Revolution, a war that began with a brief skirmish at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, and concluded on the battlefield at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781.

This book presents each engagement in a unique way. Each battle entry offers a wide and rich template of information to make it easy for readers to find exactly what they are seeking.

Fresh, scholarly, informative, and entertaining, Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution will be welcomed by historians and general enthusiasts everywhere.

9781932714944, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 432p.

George Washington’s War In Caricature and Print Kenneth Baker This was the five-year war that made America a nation.

Indeed President Barack Obama referred to it in his Inaugural Address; and every American child is steeped in its history.

But all too often the fog of myth shrouds the reality from all sides of the conflict. In these pages, the path to war is starkly documented by British caricatures of politicians and generals, for the most part favorable to the Colonists.

Kenneth Baker has used contemporary material, not the romantic patriotic pictures of the 19th Century. He has drawn upon his own experiences of high politics, and his personal collection of caricatures, as well as the libraries and historical societies of the East Coast. These provide vivid and memorable images made at the very time that the Americans and French were fighting the British and Germans on their road to victory.

9781906502539, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 224p.

7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution The Founding Fathers, Liberty, and the Struggle for Independence Colonel John Antal This book is about leadership.

It tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution. In this book, you learn about real people facing historic challenges and overcoming what reasonable observers believed were insurmountable odds. These leadership stories tell the story of the birth of the United States as well as providing case studies that can improve your leadership. A good step on the road to improving your leadership is to read this book and inculcate the lessons learned from the Founding Fathers.

9781612002026, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 240p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • Widow’s Weeds and Weeping Veils Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins The Victorian era both in Europe and America saw the rituals of mourning rise above the practical use of providing closure for those left behind.

Widow’s Weeds and Weeping Veils explores how Victorians viewed death and dying, describing the cultural and social changes that occurred as a result of the historical events of their time. This concise, informative work is ideal for students of the nineteenthcentury, American Civil War enthusiasts and anyone interested in Victorian culture.

9780983863113, $11.50, $7.50, paperback, 56p.

Elizabeth Thorn of Gettysburg The Wartime Caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery Kathryn Porch and Sue Boardman According to the history books, the story of the Battle of Gettysburg ended when the armies departed on July 4, 1863. But for the citizens of Gettysburg, their story was just beginning. Elizabeth Thorn was no different than all of the other civilians doing their part to restore their town from the devastation of war. However, upon further investigation, she was very different. No other woman in town was a six-month pregnant mother, who was asked to dig nearly a hundred soldiers’ graves. Elizabeth performed all of these strenuous tasks in the heat and the stench of a battlefield of bodies left to rot in the hot summer sun. This is her story and the story of the Evergreen Cemetery, a small-town burial ground that acquired national fame.

9780983863168, $13.25, $8.99, paperback, 81p.

Erin Go Bragh Human Interest Stories of the Irish in the American Civil War Scott L. Mingus Sr and Gerard E. Mayers In the mid-19th century, the slogan “Erin Go Bragh” was particularly popular among many Irish immigrants who had moved to the United States for political or personal reasons, yet maintained their strong familial, social, and often nationalistic ties to the old Emerald Isle.

Scott Mingus has teamed with Gerard Mayers to present more than 150 of the best of these stories. Here, in this unique collection, readers will find interesting or unusual tales of courage, boldness, and/or humor. This anthology also includes brief biographies of several leading Irish soldiers and personalities, including Patrick Cleburne, Father William Corby, James Shields, Michael Corcoran, and Thomas Francis Meagher.

9780999304907, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 120p.

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Year of Glory The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862– June 1863 Monte Akers No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the “cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Confederacy were at their apex, when it appeared as though the Army of Northern Virginia could not be restrained from establishing Southern nationhood.Year of Glory focuses on the twelve months in which Stuart’s reputation was made, following his career on an almost day-to-day basis from June 1862, when Lee took command of the army, to June 1863, when Stuart turned north to regain a glory slightly tarnished at Brandy Station, but found Gettysburg instead.

9781612001302, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 392p.

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.

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 19thcentury hero are finally revealed.

9781612003399, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 448p.

Strangling the Confederacy Coastal Operations in the American Civil War Kevin J. Dougherty While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign—dubbed “Anaconda”—that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. Strangling the Confederacy examines the various naval actions and land incursions the Union waged from Virginia down the Atlantic Coast and through the Gulf of Mexico to methodically close down every Confederate port that could bring in weapons or supplies.

9781612000923, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 240p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • Determined to Stand and Fight The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 Ryan T. Quint In another fascinating title from the award-winning Emerging Civil War Series, Ryan T. Quint tells the story of what became known as the “battle that saved Washington.” In early July 1864, outnumbered Union soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace prepared for a last-ditch defense along the banks of the Monocacy River against Lt. Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederates, who had invaded the north for the third time in the war. That day, Union and Confederate soldiers filled the fields just south of Frederick, Maryland, with the dead and wounded. While Wallace’s men fell into retreat, they had succeeded in slowing Early.

9781611213461, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

The Last Road North A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 Robert Orrison and Dan Welch A string of battlefield victories through 1862 had culminated in the spring of 1863 with Lee’s greatest victory yet: the battle of Chancellorsville. Propelled by the momentum of that supreme moment, Lee decided to once more take the fight to the Yankees and launched this army on another invasion of the North. An appointment with destiny awaited in the little Pennsylvania college town of Gettysburg. This book follows in the footsteps of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac as the two foes cat-and-mouse their way northward, ultimately clashing in the costliest battle in North American history. This book offers the ultimate Civil War road trip.

9781611212433, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

A Want of Vigilance The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9–19, 1863 Bill Backus and Robert Orrison The months after Gettysburg had hardly been quiet—filled with skirmishes, cavalry clashes, and plenty of marching. Nonetheless, Union commander Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade had yet to come to serious blows with his Confederate counterpart, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Lee’s army— severely bloodied at Gettysburg—did not have quite the offensive capability it once possessed, yet Lee’s aggressive nature could not be quelled. He looked for the chance to strike out at Meade. In mid-October, 1863, both men shifted their armies into motion. Each surprised the other. Quickly, Meade found himself racing northward for safety along the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, with Lee charging up the rail line behind him. Last stop: Bristoe Station.

9781611213003, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

To Hazard All A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862 Robert Orrison and Kevin R. Pawlak Confederate armies advanced across a thousand mile front in the summer of 1862. The world watched anxiously—could the Confederacy achieve its independence?

Reacting to the Army of Northern Virginia’s trek across the Potomac River, George B. McClellan gathered the broken and scattered remnants of several Federal armies within Washington, D. C. to repel the invasion and expel the Confederates from Maryland.

Historians Robert Orrison and Kevin Pawlak trace the routes both armies traveled during the Maryland Campaign, ultimately coming to a climactic blow on the banks of Antietam Creek. That clash on September 17, 1862, to this day remains the bloodiest single day in American history.

This book offers several day trip tours and visits many outof-the-way sites related to the Maryland Campaign.

9781611214093, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Simply Murder The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D.White They melted like snow on the ground, one officer said—wave after wave of Federal soldiers charging uphill across an open, muddy plain. Confederates, fortified behind a stone wall along a sunken road, poured a solid hail of lead into them as they charged … and faltered … and died.

As a result of the carnage, the battle of Fredericksburg is usually remembered as the most lopsided Union defeat of the war—“Burnside’s folly,” it’s been called.

The battle of Fredericksburg remains one of the most misunderstood and misremembered engagements of the war.

Burnside started with a well-conceived plan and had every reason to expect victory. How did it go so terribly wrong?

9781611211467, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Strike Them a Blow Battle along the North Anna River, May 21–25, 1864 Chris Mackowski For sixteen days the armies had grappled—a grueling horrorshow of nonstop battle, march, and maneuver that stretched through May of 1864. Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means. Picking up the story started in the Emerging Civil War Series book A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, historian Chris Mackowski follows the road south to the North Anna River. Strike Them a Blow: Battle Along the North Anna River offers a concise, engaging account of the mistakes and missed opportunities of the third—and least understood— phase of the Overland Campaign.

9781611212549, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 192p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • A Long and Bloody Task The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5-July 18, 1864 Stephen Davis Spring of 1864 brought a new war to the Western Theater.

Federal armies were poised on the edge of Georgia for the first time in the war. Atlanta sat in the distance, but it lay more than 140 miles away for the Federal armies, which had to navigate treacherous passes. Blocking the way, too, was the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Joseph E. Johnston. Historian Steve Davis in A Long and Bloody Task tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can.

He brings his Southern sensibility to the Emerging Civil War Series, known for its engaging storytelling and accessible approach to history.

9781611213171, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy’s Greatest Icon Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D.White May 1863. The Civil War was in its third spring, and Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson stood at the peak of his fame. He had arisen from obscurity to become “Old Stonewall,” adored across the South and feared and respected throughout the North. On the night of May 2, however, just hours after Jackson executed the most audacious maneuver of his career and delivered a crushing blow against an unsuspecting Union army at Chancellorsville, disaster struck.

The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson recounts the events of that fateful night and the tense vigil that ensued as Jackson struggled with a foe even he could not defeat.

9781611211504, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 168p.

Bloody Autumn The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 Daniel T. Davis and Phillip S. Greenwalt In the spring of 1862, a string of Confederate victories foiled Union plans in the state and kept Confederate armies fed and supplied. In 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia used the Valley as its avenue of invasion, culminating in the battle of Gettysburg. When Sheridan returned to the Valley in 1864, the stakes jumped dramatically. To lose the Valley would mean to lose the state. For the North, the momentum its war effort had gained by capturing Atlanta would quickly evaporate. For the South, more than its breadbasket was at stake—its nascent nationhood lay on the line.

9781611211658, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 168p.

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The Aftermath of Battle The Burial of the Civil War Dead Meg Groeling Unlike battle narratives, this book picks up the story as the battle ends. The burial of the dead was an overwhelming experience for the armies or communities forced to clean up after the destruction of battle.

In the short-term action, bodies were hastily buried to avoid the stench and the horrific health concerns of massive death; in the long-term, families struggled to reclaim loved ones and properly reinter them in established cemeteries. In this easy-to-read overview that will complement any Civil War library, author Meg Groeling provides a look at the aftermath of battle and the process of burying the Civil War dead. The masterful storytelling is richly enhanced with hundreds of photos and illustrations.

9781611211894, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

No Turning Back A Guide to the 1864 Overland Campaign, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May 4– June 13, 1864 Robert M. Dunkerly, Donald C. Pfanz and David R. Ruth It was May, 1864. The Civil War had dragged into its fourth spring. It was time to end things, Grant resolved, once and for all.

In this book, Historians Robert M. Dunkerly, Donald C. Pfanz, and David R. Ruth allow readers to follow in the footsteps of the armies as they grapple across the Virginia landscape. Pfanz spent his career as a National Park Service historian on the battlefields where the campaign began; Dunkerly and Ruth work on the battlefields where it concluded. Few people know the ground, or the campaign, better.

9781611211931, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

That Furious Struggle Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy, May 1–4, 1863 Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D.White History would remember the battle of Chancellorsville as “Lee’s Greatest Victory.” But Confederate fortunes had reached their high tide. This book recounts the story of the Army of Northern Virginia’s last offensive battlefield victory—a tale of triumph and tragedy that includes that second-bloodiest day of the Civil War; the mortal wounding of one of Confederacy’s greatest icons, Stonewall Jackson; and the bold leadership of the man known as “audacity itself.” This book contains more than 150 modern and historical photos, outstanding maps, and an insider’s perspective of the battlefield as told by historians who intimately know the ground and the battle.

9781611212198, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • The Maps of the Wilderness An Atlas of the Wilderness Campaign, Including all Cavalry Operations, May 2-6, 1864 Bradley M. Gottfried This book continues Bradley M. Gottfried’s efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater. This latest magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign into 24 map sets enriched with 120 original full-page color maps. These cartographic creations bore down to the regimental and battery level. The Maps of the Wilderness includes an assessment of the winter of 1863–1864, the planning for the campaign, the crossing of the Rapidan River, and two days of bloody combat and the day of watchful stalemate thereafter. This is a seminal work that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the Civil War. 9781611212587, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 344p.

Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History James A. Hessler,Wayne E. Motts and Steven Stanley On July 3, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered more than 12,000 Southern infantrymen to undertake what would become the most legendary charge in American military history. This attack, popularly but inaccurately known as “Pickett’s Charge,” is often considered the turning point of the Civil War’s seminal battle of Gettysburg. This is the first battlefield guide for this celebrated assault. Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg is designed for readers to enjoy on or off the battlefield, and will give Civil War enthusiasts an entirely new appreciation for, and understanding of, Gettysburg’s third day of battle.

9781611212006, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 320p.

“The Devil’s to Pay” John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour Eric J.Wittenberg This comprehensive tactical study examines the role Buford and his horse soldiers played from June 29 through July 2, 1863, including the important actions that saved the shattered remnants of the First and Eleventh Corps. It also includes a detailed walking and driving tour of pertinent sites, complete with GPS coordinates. 17 maps, and more than 80 images, several published for the first time, round out this study.

9781611214444, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 288p.

Unholy Sabbath The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 Brian Matthew Jordan Many readers of Civil War history have been led to believe the battle of South Mountain was but a trifling skirmish, a preliminary engagement of little strategic or tactical consequence overshadowed by Antietam’s horrific carnage just three days later. In fact, the fight was a decisive Federal victory and important turning point in the campaign, as historian Brian Matthew Jordan convincingly argues in his fresh interpretation Unholy Sabbath. Jordan presents a full-length study based upon extensive archival research, newspaper accounts, regimental histories, official records, postwar reunion materials, public addresses, letters, and diaries.

9781611210880, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 408p.

The Second Battle of Winchester The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Gettysburg Scott L. Mingus and Eric J. Wittenberg June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia is pushing northward through the Shenandoah Valley toward Pennsylvania, and only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy’s Union division of the Eighth Army Corps, in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville,Virginia.

Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce a comprehensive study. Their balanced effort and a deep familiarity with the terrain in and around Winchester and the lower Shenandoah Valley, explores the battle from every perspective.

9781611212884, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 528p.

Stand to It and Give Them Hell Gettysburg as the Soldiers Experienced it From Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top, July 2, 1863 John Michael Priest This is unlike any other Gettysburg book you will ever read. Instead of a dry recitation of the facts, it chronicles the desperate marching, fighting, command decisions, and suffering as depicted in the letters, memoirs, diaries, and postwar recollections of the men from both armies. This invaluable methodology uses the words of those who lived these events to paint a rich tapestry of personal courage, cowardice, failures, and triumphs. It offers the story of America’s greatest battle as described by those who marched, fought, bled, and died there.

9781611213249, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 528p.

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• EARLY AMERICA • General Lee’s Immortals The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861–1865 Michael C. Hardy Two decades after the end of the Civil War, former Confederate officer Riddick Gatlin, Jr. bemoaned the lack of a history of the Branch-Lane Brigade, a command in which he had served. With the publication of this book, Gatlin’s long wait is finally over.

Michael Hardy’s General Lee’s Immortals is based upon years of study and grounded on an impressive foundation of sources, which allows the men to speak for themselves as they describe their time in camp, endless hardships, long marches, bloody battles, increasing hunger, and much more.

In addition to a dozen original maps, this book also includes scores of rare photos all of which enhance this well written and engrossing account.

9781611214482, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 408p.

New Civil War Handbook Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages Mark Hughes This is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. Author Mark Hughes uses clear and concise writing, tables, charts, and more than 100 photographs to trace the history of the war from the beginning of the conflict through Reconstruction.

Coverage includes battles and campaigns, the common soldier, technology, weapons, women and minorities at war, hospitals, prisons, generals, the naval war, artillery, and much more. In addition to these important areas, Hughes includes a fascinating section about the Civil War online, including popular blog sites and other Internet resources.

9781932714623, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 144p.

Custer and His Commands From West Point to Little Bighorn Kurt Hamilton and John P. Langellier George Armstrong Custer was one of the most flamboyant and controversial officers ever to have served in the United States Army. This superbly illustrated book provides a unique visual record of this famous commander from his graduation at West Point to the last great battle of the American West: the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Rare photographs from private collections show his stylish uniforms, weapons and artifacts, and reveal the faces of the men who rode into legend with him.

9781848328075, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 64p.

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Terrible Swift Sword Union Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry, 1861–1865 John P. Langellier This fascinating addition to the GI series demonstrates the full range of uniforms, equipment, and armament used by the troops who fought for Abraham Lincoln’s Union army during the American Civil War. Far from being uniformly clad in blue, the Union soldier appeared in a great variety of clothing, from simple civilian-style dress to elaborate uniforms inspired by European armies. This volume covers artillery, cavalry and infantry and includes over a dozen color images produced in the 1860s for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department, as well as the complete 1861 U.S. Army uniform regulations.

9781848328129, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 64p.

Redlegs The U.S. Artillery from the Civil War to the Spanish American War, 1861–1898 John P. Langellier This volume illustrates a muchneglected aspect of American military history—the U.S. Army artillerymen, named redlegs after the red stripes on their trousers. The photographs range from the Civil War and the campaigns against the American Indians through to the Spanish-American War. Artillery was a vital arm and proved its worth in all of these diverse theaters of war; artillerymen served as part of mobile columns, in sieges and blockades, and as garrisons in remote frontier forts.

This handy guide includes superb images and descriptive captions detailing the appearance of the men, their uniforms and equipment, and the ordnance used over the years.

9781848328112, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

Billy Yank The Uniform of the Union Army, 1861–1865 John P. Langellier and Michael J. McAfee Billy Yank or Billy Yankee was the name given to the Union soldiers of the North during the American Civil War: and a famous and enduring symbol of the period. Typically Billy Yank is presented dressed in regulation blue uniform topped with a forage hat, the standard headdress used by the military of the period. This handy guide delves a little deeper and sets out to discover exactly what the typical ‘Billy Yank’ looked like and how they lived. Compiled by two experts on the subject of military uniforms of the period, and crammed with fascinating facts and images, this is an excellent glimpse into the life and times of the union soldier and a valuable addition to the popular G.I. series.

9781848328068, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • King of Airfighters The Biography of Major “Mick” Mannock, VC, DSO MC Ira Jones Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years, most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 “kills” for Mannock, thereby making him the number one scoring Allied Ace of the war. Later research has thrown serious doubt on this claim and indeed Mannock himself only claimed 51 kills.

Jones’s biography is nevertheless an important account, especially when seen in the context of the time in which it was first written. In particular the biography delves into the mind of Mannock, portraying the singular nature of his character and the true stress that these pioneer air fighters experienced in the last few months of the war.

9781932033991, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 256p.

Sixty Squadron RAF A History of the Squadron from Its Formation Group Captain A.J.L. Scott, G.B., M.G.,A.F.G. Sixty Squadron R.A.F. 1916-1919 is one of the classic squadron histories of the Great War. Group Captain A.J.L. Scott has written in this book a valuable record of an active squadron.

His account begins with the early stages of scouting and closes with the final concepts of offensive are aerial combat during World War I. Many of those mentioned in these pages, first published in 1920, remained in aviation in the years after the war and during World War II, with considerable success.

9781612003849, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 165p.

Immelmann Tthe Eagle of Lille Frantz Immelmann and Claud W. Sykes Max Immelmann was born in Dresden. When World War I started, Immelmann was recalled to active service.

He was initially stationed in northern France as a reconnaissance aviator. He was decorated with the Iron Cross, Second Class for preserving his aircraft. Later in 1915, he became one of the first German fighter pilots, quickly building an impressive score of victories as he became known as The Eagle of Lille.

Founder of the aerial combat maneuver that still bears his name, Immelmann was credited with 15 victories, his final one coming on 30 March 1916.

Originally published in 1930 by John Hamilton in London, the book has been reprinted and each time has been reproduced from the original 1930’s version of the book.

9781932033984, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 256p.

Great War Fighter Aces 1916–1918 Norman Franks By the close of 1916, the air war over France was progressing amazingly. The Royal Flying Corps, the French Air Force and the opposing German Air Service were all engaged in fierce aerial conflict and the Allied air forces were following a particularly successful if aggressive policy.

This book explores the many ways in which fighter pilots developed tactics in order to outdo the opposition in the fight for allied victory. It also looks at the development of militarized flight during the course of these key years, revealing how each side constantly endeavored to improve their aircraft and their gunnery.

9781473861268, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

Night Raiders of the Air A.R. Kingsford A.R. Kingsford flew with 100 Squadron, the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany and, on November 11, 1918, the last one.

One of the many who came to Europe from all over the Commonwealth to fight in the First World War, Kingsford had sailed from New Zealand in 1914. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.

Full of incident and adventure, Night Raiders of the Air is a first-person account by this young Commonwealth volunteer on his experiences during the war against Germany.

9781612001487, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 184p.

From Colonial Warrior to Western Front Flyer The Five Wars of Sydney Herbert Bywater Carole Mcentee-Taylor Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer, a man possessed of great courage and charm, who fulfilled every schoolboy fantasy and really did ‘live the dream’.

In 1898, at the age of 17, he left home in Ilford for the Klondike gold rush. Arriving too late to make his fortune he decided to join the US Army.

In August 1914, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and in 1916 went to France with 23 Squadron to fly the FE2b.

In 1936, fleeing imminent bankruptcy, he became involved with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War. Returning back to England, he joined the RAFVR and when the Second World War broke out he was posted to Turnhouse as Section Controller. Despite his ill health, he continued to serve throughout the war and in 1947 became Commander at Marchwood Park where the members of the ‘Guinea Pig’ club went to recover.

9781473823594, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • German Raiders of the First World War Kaiserliche Marine Cruisers and the Epic Chases Chris Sams As the world plunged into war in August 1914 two Kaiserliche Marine fleets and several detached cruisers lay beyond the North Sea. Beyond the British blockade there was little chance of reinforcement and resupply of ammunition—their commanders had to make some decisions as to what to do for their crews. Admiral Maximilian Von Spee had to decide what to do half a world away from Germany. With only the ammunition on board his vessels, he had to fight his way through the British lines to get his men home.The Royal Navy expended a lot of resources to try and remove these threats.

9781781554661, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

Fishermen Against the Kaiser Volume 1: Shockwaves of War 1914 -1915 Douglas d’Enno British fishermen are among the unsung heroes of the First World War. The conflict with Germany had an immediate and enduring impact on their lives and livelihood. This is their fascinating story.

For the first time in this twovolume study Douglas d’Enno provides a comprehensive and lasting record of the services rendered by the fishermen and their vessels, both under naval control and on their own account. His pioneering history shows the full extent of their contribution to the British war effort, from minesweeping and submarine detection to patrol, escort and counterattack duties. Reports from the leading trade journals, specialist literature and personal manuscripts vividly recall the fishermen’s experiences and the hardships and dangers they faced throughout the war.

9781844159796, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

North Sea Battleground The War and Sea 1914–1918 Bryan Perrett During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains in chronological order the major encounters between Kaiser Wilhelm II’s High Seas Fleet and the Royal Navy. It also includes other important operations such as mine-laying and sweeping, the Zeppelin Offensive, the bomber offensive against the UK and complete background operational information within the area.

9781848844506, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands British Naval Campaigns in the Southern Hemisphere 1914–15 Phil Carradice This book tells the story of British cruiser warfare and naval strategy in the Southern Atlantic during the First World War. This was the last naval campaign that was fought just by surface ships without the intrusion of modern technology such as aircraft, submarines and mines. German commerce raiders had been at large in the southern oceans since the declaration of war on 4 August 1914 and it was imperative that British forces should hunt and destroy them before they caused untold damage to British trade. Individual raiders such as the Emden, Dresden and Konigsburg were also hunted and destroyed in a fascinating series of actions where bravery and courage were displayed by both sides.

9781781553473, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 128p.

The Gallipoli Experience Reconsidered Peter Liddle The Gallipoli Campaign is generally viewed as a disastrous failure of the First World War, inadequately redeemed by the heroism of the soldiers and sailors who were involved in the fighting. The venture, and what was required of the men undertaking it who were enduring heavy casualties, eminently deserve reconsideration. What fueled and what drained morale during the eight months of extraordinary human endeavor? A balanced evaluation of the Gallipoli gamble, and of the political and military leadership, are the challenging tasks which Peter Liddle sets himself in his new study of the campaign and the experience of the men who served in it.

9781783400393, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304p.

A Battle Too Far Arras 1917 Don Farr Sandwiched between the better-known Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, the Battle of Arras has scarcely received the attention it deserves.

The author has examined in some detail the political, military and inter-allied aspects of the lead up to the Battle. He has then looked closely at the BEF and French plans and operations within the framework of the Battle of Arras and the Second Battle of the Aisne (Chemin des Dames). He evaluates the performances of the involved Allied armies and their leaders. Finally he looks at their careers and lives following the events of April-May 1917.

9781912174928, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 368p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Artillery Scout The Story of a Forward Observer with the U.S. Field Artillery in World War I James G. Bilder The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the “Lost Generation”; however, in this book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of Europe’s “Great War” and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history.

This action-filled work brings the reader straight to the center of America’s costly battles in World War I, reminding us once again how great-power status often has to be earned with blood on battlefields.

9781612002712, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

Dear Raymond The Story of Spirituality and the First World War Sophie Jackson Raymond Lodge’s death from shell shrapnel in 1915 was unremarkable in a war where many young men would die.

Following Sir Oliver’s journey, Dear Raymond explores the untapped topic of spirituality pre- and postwar, the influence that a national tragedy can have on a nation’s belief system and the long lasting effects from this time that we still feel today. Alongside Lodge were some of the great names of the day, as a member of the Ghost Club and the Fabian Society he was in contact with famous men such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who went on his own mission into the afterlife after losing a son. Lodge’s exploration and the controversy it exploded opens our eyes to how modern religion has been shaped and changed by the conflicts of the Twentieth Century.

9781781552193, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 208p.

From Deveron to Devastation Brother Officers of the 7th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the First World War James Bourhill Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Daniel Reid was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. His body was never recovered; however, there is nothing singular about that. The context for Alexander Daniel Reid’s contemporary account of the Great War are provided partly by the memoirs of his brother, Harry and partly from historical research.

Although it is essentially a biography of two Scottish-born brothers in an Irish battalion on the Western Front, this is unique as it reaches to the corners of the Empire and tells of conflicts from German South-West Africa to the Rand Rebellion of 1922.

9781781553541, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 176p.

The Kaiser’s Reluctant Conscript Dominik Richert and D.C. Sutherland As a conscript from Alsace, Dominik Richert realized from the outset of the First World War that his family was likely to be at or near the front line.

His honest account of his part in the conflict, which saw him serving on both the Western and Eastern Front over the duration of the War, gives a lively picture of major events.

A fascinating aspect of the book is the character author himself. He is increasingly willing to act independently as the narrative progresses, and he refuses to accept the propaganda that he encounters. He fights to survive, but feels little respect for his own army or the society that sent him to war.

9781781590331, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

Great War on the Western Front A Short History Paddy Griffith The war on Western Front from 1914 to 1918 remains one of the notoriously great tragedies of the twentieth century. Paddy Griffith’s short history of the conflict has been written with them in mind. It provides an accessible primer to an enormous and fascinating subject. His account is aimed at an Englishspeaking readership, and he concentrates on the part played

by British Expeditionary Force and the Americans in the conflict. The French and German perspectives are also explained and the wider political and strategic evolution of the war as a whole is laid out as essential background.

9781844157648, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

Raiding on the Western Front Anthony Saunders The trench raid came to typify the aggression and closecombat of trench warfare on the Western Front. Inevitably, raiding by aggressively minded units had a psychological effect on the enemy. Dominance over the enemy could be established by aggressive raiding. Equally, raiding had an effect on the morale of friendly troops but not always a positive one.

Successful raids buoyed spirits but unsuccessful raids could be detrimental because of the casualties sustained for no gain and raiding provoked retaliation from enemy artillery or mortars or a tit-for-tat return raid.

This is the first book to look at how raids were carried out, the successes, the failures, the consequences of raiding, and their effect on morale and their contribution to military operations on the Western Front.

9781848844858, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Western Front 1914–1916 Mons, La Cataeu, Loos, the Battle of the Somme (WAR DESPATCHES SERIES) John Grehan and Martin Mace From the moment the German army moved quietly into Luxemburg on 2 August 1914, to the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the Western Front in France and Flanders never stopped. There were quiet periods, just as there were the most intense, savage, huge-scale battles.

As with previous wars, British Commanders-in-Chief of a theater of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the War Office in the form of a dispatch and those written from the Western Front provide a fascinating, detailed and compelling overview of this part of the First World War. 9781781593219, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

The Hell They Called High Wood The Somme 1916 Terry Norman The Somme was surely one of the bloodiest rendezvous for battle of all time. High Wood, dominating the Bazentin Ridge, was the fiercely contested focal point of the battle.

The Germans showed great determination and sacrifice defending the feature and it was not until September that it finally fell to the attackers.

Ironically the successful divisional commander was rewarded with dismissal for “wanton waste of men”.

This exceptional book not only paints a graphic and gruesome picture of the fighting but sheds light on the problems of high command.

9781844158973, $25.99, $16.99, paperback, 224p.

The British at Ypres 1914–1915 Bob Carruthers This new volume in the longrunning Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Ypres from 1914–15. Rare photographs illustrating the optimistic men of the BEF in the act of mobilization and transport to France are contrasted with photographs from the battlefield during the opening phases of the campaign, which culminated in the four-year struggle for the Ypres salient.

The photographs are accompanied by a fascinating text, featuring Bruce Bairnsfather’s personal description of the conditions endured by the men in the rudimentary trenches on the Ypres salient during 1914–15 as the early phase of the battle for Ypres raged around them.

9781473836075, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

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The BEF in 1917 Arras, Vimy, Messines, Passchendaele and Cambrai Bob Carruthers This new volume in the longrunning Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele.

The book is comprised of rare photographs illustrating the years of fighting on the northern sector of the Ypres salient, which finally culminated in the capture of the ridge at Passchendaele, accompanied by a powerful text written

by Official War Correspondent Philip Gibbs, who was an eyewitness to the events.

This book incorporates a wide range of images, encompassing the actions of the British infantry and their supporting artillery.

9781473837799, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

The German Army on Campaign 1914–1918 Bob Carruthers This volume in the Images of War series features the actions of the German Army on the Somme. It is comprised of rare photographs illustrating the German Army fighting a defensive war against superior odds. It is accompanied by a powerful text written by Official War Correspondent Philip Gibbs, who was an eyewitness to the events. This book incorporates a wide range of images that encompass the actions of the German infantry and their supporting artillery.

9781473837829, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 128p.

Armoured Warfare in the First World War Anthony Tucker-Jones A hundred years ago, on 15 September 1916, on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the tank made its debut on the battlefield. The first tanks were crude, unreliable, vulnerable weapons, but they changed the character of land warfare forever, and Anthony TuckerJones’s photographic history of these pioneering armored vehicles is the ideal introduction to them.

In a selection of over 150 archive photographs he offers a fascinating insight into the difficult early days of this innovative new weapon, describing its technical history and its performance in combat.

His book shows that the development of the tank was fraught with technical obstacles and battlefield setbacks. It was invented by the British and the French at almost the same time to help break the deadlock of trench warfare, and the British deployed it first in 1916. Belatedly the Germans followed the British and French example. The initial designs were continuously refined during two years of intense warfare.

9781473872981, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Victoria Crosses on the Western Front–Somme 1916 1st July 1916 to 13th November 1916 Paul Oldfield In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front—Somme 1916 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. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants.

9781473827127, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 544p.

The Western Front Landscape, Tourism and Heritage Stephen Miles The Western Front has become, once again, and after 100 years, an important and increasingly popular tourist destination.

For the first time this book brings together the three strands of heritage, landscape and tourism to provide a fresh understanding of the multilayered nature of the Western Front. The book approaches the area as a rich dynamic landscape which can be viewed in a startling variety of ways: historically, materially, culturally, and perceptually.

The Western Front: Heritage, Landscape and Tourism is a timely addition to our increasing interest in the First World War and the places where it was fought.

9781473833760, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Beneath the Killing Fields Exploring the Subterranean Landscapes of the Western Front Matthew Leonard Beneath the Killing Fields of the Western Front still lies a hidden landscape of industrialized conflict virtually untouched since 1918.

Covering the military reasoning for taking the war underground, as well as exploring the way that human beings interacted with these extraordinary alien environments, this book provides a more all-encompassing overview of the Western Front.

With the aid of cutting edge fieldwork conducted by the author in these subterranean locales, this book combines military history, archaeology and anthropology together with primary data and unique imagery of British, French, German and American underground defenses.

9781783463060, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

The Middlebrook Guide to the Somme Battlefields A Comprehensive Coverage from Crecy to the World Wars Martin Middlebrook and Mary Middlebrook While best known as being the scene of the most terrible carnage in the WW1, the French department of the Somme has seen many battles, from Roman times to 1944. William the Conqueror launched his invasion from there; the French and English fought at Crecy in 1346; Henry V’s army marched through on their way to Agincourt in 1415; the Prussians came in 1870. The Great War saw three great battles. This new, fully updated edition of the evocative book, written by the authors of the iconic First Day on the Somme, is a thorough guide to the cemeteries, memorials, and battlefields of the area, with the emphasis on the fighting of 1916 and 1918, with fascinating descriptions and anecdotes.

9781473879072, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 400p.

Gallipoli: Battlefield Guide Major Tonie Holt and Valmai Holt As the battlefields of Gallipoli become even more firmly established on the tourist map, this book is bound to be as popular as it is useful. The format of Major and Mrs Holt’s battlefield guides is by now tried and tested, providing as they do not only the historical background to the campaign but all the information needed to make a visit to the battlefields.

9780850526387, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256p.

Somme Battles: Battlefield Guide The Big Push: 1 July–17 November 1916; The Kaiser’s Offensive: 21 March–25 April 1918; American/Canadian/ French Sectors 1918.

Major Tonie Holt and Valmai Holt This pocket guide is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair. They contain selections from the Holts’ more detailed guides of the most popular and accessible sites plus hand tourist information, capturing the essential features of the Battles. The Somme is the epicenter for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Major and Mrs. Holt’s Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you around the area. The book contains full color maps and photographs and detailed instructions on what to see and where to visit.

9781844153954, $13.95, $9.50, paperback, 112p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Mud and Bodies The War Diaries & Letters of Captain N A C Weir, 1914–1920 Mike Burns and Saul David Neil Weir died in 1967, but it was not until 2009 that his grandson, Mike Burns, discovered his diary among some boxes he had been left, and learnt that his grandfather had served as an officer in the 10th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlander throughout the First World War. In the diary, and the accompanying letters which have been collected from various members of the Weir family, we hear the authentic voice of a First World War soldier and get an insight into his experiences on the Western Front and elsewhere.

Edited and with introductory text by Saul David, this book is one of the most fascinating accounts ever published of the First World War as experienced by the men who fought it.

9781848326880, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

A Doctor on the Western Front Henry Owens and John Hutton Henry Owens Great War diary provides a vivid and complete narrative, seen from the perspective of an army doctor, of what it was like to live and fight in the trenches of the Western Front. Owens, a member of the original British expeditionary Force, the ‘Old Contemptibles’, was among the first British soldiers to set foot in France. He spent the next four years in the front line as a doctor and a diarist, an eyewitness to some of the most bitter and violent struggles of the greatest conflict the world had ever seen. His writing, edited and with a full introduction by John Hutton, gives us an inside view of the duties and experiences of a doctor tending the fighting troops, and it paints a graphic portrait of the daily lives of the men themselves.

9781781593066, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Blood in the Trenches A Memoir of the Battle of the Somme A. Radclyffe Dugmore Written by Captain A. Radclyffe Dugmore of the King’s Own Light Infantry, this personal memoir provides an excellent account of the Great War up to the Battle of the Somme.

A wide ranging and perceptive relation of events, Radclyffe Dugmore’s pedigree as a professional writer shines through.

This new reprint of Radclyffe Dugmore’s classic volume is a worthy addition to the primary source literature of the Great War, and casts new light on the experiences of the brave men who saw the terror of the Battle of the Somme first hand.

9781783463114, $24.95, $16.50, hardback, 160p.

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Blood and Iron Letters from the Western Front Hugh Montagu Butterworth Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been forgotten. But after more than ninety years of obscurity, these letters, which describe his experience of war in poignant detail, have been rediscovered, and they are published here in full. They are a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written record by an articulate and observant man who witnessed at first hand one of the darkest episodes in European history.

9781848842977, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

The Home Front: The Realization Somme, Jutland & Verdun David Bilton This is the first book to take a glimpse at the Home Front photographically from an international point of view, covering both Allied and enemy countries, juxtaposing the same situations in different countries to show a similar response. This volume chronicles the changes brought on by just a few months of war: spies, increased casualties, food shortages, changes in work patterns, the shortage of men in the work force, women at work and at the end of the year the slow rush in Britain to volunteer for the army, hoping to not be called for service. It also looks at the Home Front for those caught behind enemy lines.

9781473833708, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Trench Warfare Contemporary Combat Images from the Great War Bob Carruthers This powerful collection, depicting the grim events of trench warfare, showcases the work of the contemporary combat artists and illustrators from the Great War era.

Included here are the works of serious artists, propagandists, illustrators and humorists. The result is a stunning and vivid graphic record of life and death in the trenches during the Great War. During the Great War artists and illustrators produced a highly accurate visual record of the fleeting moments the bulky cameras couldn’t reproduce. Today, the work of the combat illustrators and the official war artists from the Great War era is overlooked by historians in favor of photographs, but these illustrations are nonetheless important, as they provide a contemporary record of handto-hand fighting, trench raids, aerial dogfights, sea battles, desperate last stands, night actions and cavalry charges.

9781473837843, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 128p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • And the World Went Dark An Illustrated Interpretation of the Great War Steven N. Patricia This beautiful and evocative book gives an illustrated overview of the First World War, on land, on sea and in the air. With original drawings in full color, Steven Patricia uses 30 years’ experience as a historical illustrator to give an informative and insightful account of the war. Accompanied by soldier’s diary extracts and other contemporary literature, there are many drawings of the hardware of war. Designed for readers with little familiarity of the conflict, this is a unique and unmissable book in the centenary of the “war to end all wars.”

9781612003481, $25.00, $16.50, hardback, 96p.

The Great War Illustrated 1918 Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI Roni Wilkinson The final book in a series of five titles which graphically cover each year of the war. Countless thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the First World War. The Great War Illustrated series, beginning with the year 1914, includes in its pages many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated, and subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors and authors.

While some of the images in The Great War Illustrated 1918 will be familiar, many will be seen for the first time by a new generation interested in the months that changed the world for ever.

9781473881655, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 520p.

Ypres: Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland Battle Lines Ypres, the first volume in Pen & Sword’s new series of walking, cycling and driving guides to the Western Front, is the essential companion for every visitor to the Ypres Salient and the battlefields of Belgium. Many of the most famous Great War sites are featured here. Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked, or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred in each place in vivid detail. They describe what happened, where it happened, and why, and who was involved, and point out the sights that remain there for the visitor to see. Their accounts give a fascinating insight into the landscape of the front line and the acts of war that took place there a century ago.

9781848847934, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Advance to Victory 1918 Somme Michael Stedman The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the reader at home.

For the former, this book is an invaluable guide and each site is described in detail. For everyone there are graphic descriptions of action, often through firsthand accounts, supported by illustrations, diagrams and maps.

9780850526707, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 144p.

1914–1918—An Eyewitness to War Bob Carruthers Compiled by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this is a fascinating collection of recollections from primary sources reflecting oftenoverlooked aspects of the Great War. The struggle for Verdun, the battles between Austro-Hungarian and Russian forces in the East, and the daily life in the trenches are just some of the topics in this fascinating single volume collection, which brings together four complete and intriguing memoirs.

‘Over There—War Scenes on the Western Front’ by Arnold Bennett charts the beginning of the war in France.

‘Four Weeks in the Trenches’ by Fritz Kreisler is short memoir of the violence on the Eastern Front. ‘They Shall Not Pass’ by Frank H. Simonds is an in-depth report on the battle of Verdun. ‘An Onlooker in France 1917-1919’ is by William Orpen. The book contains many of his paintings and drawings, not just of the officers and statesmen, but portraits and sketches of the ordinary soldiers and local people struggling to survive in an impossible situation.

9781781591512, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 304p.

The Underground War Vimy Ridge to Arras Nigel Cave and Phillip Robinson This is the first part of a planned four-volume series focusing on a hitherto largely neglected aspect of the Great War on the Western Front—the war underground.

The subject has fascinated visitors to the battlefields from the very beginning of battlefield pilgrimages in the years immediately after the Armistice. This volume looks mainly at the central Artois, the environs of the whole line of the Vimy Ridge to the River Scarpe and Arras. The narrative draws on French and German archival material and personal descriptions. The text is illustrated with numerous diagrams and maps, in particular from the British and German records, and there is an exhaustive guide to the Grange Subway. Other sites open to the public are also explained and put into context.

9781473823051, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 288p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Cushing’s Coup The True Story of How Lt. Col. James Cushing and His Filipino Guerrillas Captured Japan’s Plan Z Dirk Jan Barreveld Lt. Col. James M. Cushing was an American mining engineer who happened to be in Cebu when war broke out in the Pacific. This work reveals one of the most important intelligence triumphs of World War II. It was no less than the capture of the Empire’s fully detailed strategy for prosecuting the last stages of the Pacific War. It’s a story of happenstance, mayhem, and intrigue, and resulted directly in the spectacular U.S. victory in the Philippine Sea. In this book, we finally learn of the huge intelligence coup by Lt. Col. Cushing that helped to shorten the entire war.

9781612003078, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304p.

Untold Valor The Second World War in the Pacific Rob Morris Military author Rob Morris spent three years tracking down and interviewing veterans of the war in the Pacific, focusing on men who had undergone extreme combat, imprisonment or sinking. Each standalone chapter tells the reader what it is was like to live through some of the bloody and greatest challenges of the Pacific War. From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, from Bataan to the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in shark-infested waters, each chapter of untold valor and against-the-odds survival tells an intensely personal tale of young Americans fighting for survival. Untold Valor:The Second World War in the Pacific is told with the intensely personal style and attention to background research that has become the author’s trademark.

9781781551950, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

We Fought at Kohima A Veteran’s Account Raymond Street and Robert Street The Japanese advance through Thailand, Malaya and Burma appeared unstoppable and the fate of India looked utterly precarious. Raymond was a member of the 4th Battalion The Queen’s West Kent and as a company runner he was uniquely placed to witness the dreadful and dramatic events as they unfolded. Not only did he miraculously survive but he made a superb record of the battle as fortunes ebbed and flowed. His memories have been transcribed into this firsthand account of one of the most decisive and hardest fought battles of the Second World War. We Fought at Kohima will surely be judged as a fighting man’s memoir of the highest quality.

9781473843677, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

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Faith, Hope and Rice Private Fred Cox’s Account of Captivity and the Death Railway Ellie Taylor Fred Cox, a young soldier in the East Surrey Regiment, was taken prisoner by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore in February 1942. The next three and a half years were spent in a series of POW camps, notably in Thailand working on the aptly named Death Railway. Fortunately he was not one of the 12,000 Allied prisoners who perished as a result of extreme maltreatment, starvation or disease, but Fred’s health was seriously affected. After liberation, whilst in hospital in Ceylon, Fred was nursed by Joan whom he married. Advised by the doctors to talk about his horrific experiences, he and Joan spent the winter of 1946–1947 getting his story down on paper.

9781473857889, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

Surviving the Death Railway A POW’s Memoir and Letters from Home Hilary Custance Green and Barry Custance Baker The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labor by their Japanese masters on the ‘Burma Railway’ have been well documented yet never cease to shock. While Barry Custance Baker was enduring his 1000 days of captivity, his young wife Phyllis was attempting to correspond with him and the families of Barry’s unit.

Fortunately these letters have been preserved and appear in this book along with Barry’s memoir written after the War. Surviving the Death Railway’s combination of firsthand account, correspondence and comment provide a unique insight into the long nightmare experienced by those in the Far East and at home.

9781473870000, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 280p.

A Talent for Adventure The Remarkable Wartime Exploits of Lt Col Pat Spooner MBE. Pat Spooner Pat Spooner’s story recounts the gripping and dramatic rescue of two senior British generals and an air vice marshal from occupied Italy by the author and his companion who had themselves both escaped from an Italian PoW camp.

This book covers a range of wartime exploits from operating behind Japanese lines in Burma and Malaya to laying secret dumps on remote islands in the Bay of Bengal for the benefit of RAF aircrew unable to reach their base.

He describes his personal experiences of the intensive efforts to track down and bring to justice the perpetrators of some of the foulest crimes ever committed by man.

9781848848108, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The Pin-up in World War ll Mike Brown With the advent of the World War ll, millions of men were torn from their homes and plunged into the impersonal surroundings of the barrack room.

Using examples from British and overseas magazines, posters, postcards and nose-art from the period, this book gives a flavor of the many delights available to the servicemen.

Author Mike Brown has researched deeply in archive sources to bring together a fascinating selection of photographs, picture postcards, artworks and drawings of beautiful women in beguiling poses. Ranging from tasteful nude portraits to the erotically charged paintings of artists, this book provides a wonderfully evocative vision of an age gone by.

9781781220023, $11.95, $7.99, paperback, 64p.

Hitler’s Atrocities against Allied PoWs War Crimes of the Third Reich Philip Chinnery Seventy years ago, the Nuremberg Trials were in full swing in Germany. In the dock were the leaders of the Nazi regime and most eventually received their just desserts. But what happened to the other war criminals?

In June 1946, Lord Russell of Liverpool became Deputy Judge Advocate and legal adviser to the Commander in Chief for the British Army of the Rhine in respect of all trials held by British Military Courts of German war criminals.

Tens of thousands of Allied prisoners of war died at the hands of the Nazis and their Italian allies. This book is for them—lest we forget.

9781526701879, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 344p.

US Marine Corps in the Second World War Michael Green The United States Marine Corps played a leading role in the war against Japan from Pearl Harbor in December 1941 until VJ Day on September 2, 1945. Living up to its motto the “First to Fight,” the 1st Marine Division landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Guadalcanal in the south Pacific on August 7, 1942 and fought its way up the central Solomon Island to Cape Gloucester in the territory of New Guinea.

This classic Images of War title presents a graphic overview of the Corps’ legendary campaign in text and contemporary images. The author expertly describes the full range of Marine Corps weaponry and explains their organization, tactics, and fighting doctrine.

9781526702500, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 224p.

Churchill’s Secret Invasion Britain’s First Large Scale Combined Operations Offensive 1942 John Grehan In the spring of 1942, Britain’s far-flung empire was in the greatest peril. North Africa was being overrun by the German Afrika Korps and in Southeast Asia, the forces of Imperial Japan had captured Singapore and were threatening India.

Only the most urgent reinforcement of both war fronts could prevent disaster. But Britain’s shipping routes to Egypt and India passed the island of Madagascar. If the Japanese Navy, operating out of Madagascar, could severe Britain’s communications with Cairo and Delhi, then the whole of North Africa and the Indian sub-continent would be at the mercy of the Axis Powers.

The Secret Invasion is the first book to examine in detail this crucial campaign, which was Britain’s largest amphibious assault since the First World War and the first large-scale combined air, sea, and land operation Britain had attempted.

9781781593820, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Monty And Patton Two Paths to Victory Major General Michael Reynolds CB Michael Reynold’s account compares the lives of Allied generals Bernard Montgomery and George Patton. Both men encompassed very different but very valuable characteristics in combat: Monty-careful and meticulous, Patton-dashing and diplomatic.

Neither Monty nor Patton were pleasant people, they did not like the other very much, but their ambitious and calculating personalities make them fantastic subject material. Reynolds includes their contributions to the victory in North Africa and Europe as well as a superb overview of their respective command.

9781848841260, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 352p.

The Escaping Club Alfred John Evans Chance encounters often spark friendships, and this was to be the start of one spanning thirty-seven years. Gardner, in his late teens, had never journeyed far from Stepney. The Second World War conjured vague memories of returning from evacuation in Hartlepool in 1944. At age 15, Upson, now in his early thirties, had joined Burma’s tiny navy had faced far greater dangers when the Japanese Air Force bombed Rangoon.

The lives of these two friends were enriched by a fascinating cast of characters such as Red Boots Danny and the reforming East End cleric Father Joe Williamson, and celebrities like Clint Eastwood. And Upson seemed to know everyone. His friend watched, amazed, as men and women, old and young, sprung forward to shake his hand and greet him.

9781781551233, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Hitler Dictator or Puppet?

Andrew Norman Written by an authority on Adolf Hitler, this book charts new ground and shows how the writings of a deluded ex-monk, Lanz von Liebenfels and the pseudo-science of Liebenfels and other writers, convinced Hitler that Germany’s destiny was to save the world from a Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy.

Using the writings of Liebenfels from his magazine Ostara, Dr Andrew Norman demonstrates how the mass murders of Jews, Gypsies, mentally-ill people and those regarded as less than human had its roots in articles written by Liebenfels.

9781848845237, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Life on the Death Railway The Memoirs of a British POW Stuart Young and Tony Pollard As a young man, Stuart Young endured the horrors of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and survived. Later in life, in graphic detail, he recorded the experience—the dreadful conditions, the brutal treatment, the sickness and starvation, the merciless routine of forced labor.Yet he also recorded the comradeship among the prisoners, their compassion and strength, and the pastimes and entertainments that helped them to come through an ordeal that is hard to imagine today.

His account gives a harrowing insight into the daily reality of captivity, it shows why he was determined to document and make sense of what he, and his fellow prisoners suffered.

9781848848207, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

American Guerrilla The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann—the Man Who Escaped from Bataan, Raised a Filipino Army against the Japanese, and became the True “Father” of Army Special Forces Mike Guardia This book establishes how Volckmann’s leadership was critical to the outcome of the war in the Philippines.

Second, this book establishes Volckmann as the progenitor of modern counterinsurgency doctrine and the true “Father” of Army Special Forces—a title that history has erroneously awarded to Colonel Aaron Bank of the ETO. At a time when U.S. military doctrine was conventional in outlook, he marketed the ideas of guerrilla warfare as a critical force multiplier for any future conflict, ultimately securing the establishment of the Army’s first special operations unit—the 10th Special Forces Group.

9781935149224, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 240p.

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The Real Tenko Extraordinary True Stories of Women Prisoners of the Japanese Mark Felton This book details the treatment of Allied service-women, female civilians and local women by the Japanese occupation forces.

While a number of memoirs have been published there is no dedicated volume. It chronicles the massacres of nurses, disturbing atrocities on both European and Asians, and accounts of imprisonment.

It reveals how many ended up in Japanese hands when they should have been evacuated. Also covered are the hardships of long marches and the sexual enslavement of white and native women (so-called Comfort Women).

The book is a testimony both to the callous and cruel behavior of the Japanese and to the courage and fortitude of those who suffered at their hands.

9781848845503, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 176p.

By Hellship to Hiroshima Terence Kelly Taken prisoner in Java, Terence Kelly’s captivity was full of incident. He was witness to barbaric cruelty and suffering particularly on the journey packed into a filthy cargo ship under atrocious and inhumane conditions.

His book reveals more about the psyche of his captors than other similar works. His Hiroshima camp was unique and was possibly the best camp in which the Japanese held POWs. The interaction between POWs and captors was fascinating and his book offers a rare insight into the Japanese character, as unthinkable defeat and humiliation became a reality.

Kelly’s account of the A-Bomb attack and the chaos that followed it is fascinating and rare.

9781844154036, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

Survival on the Death Railway and Nagasaki Jim Brigginshaw This is a remarkable and unique story of Jim Brigginshaw. Having been captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942, Jim was first sent to work in Burma, to build what has become known as the Death Railway.

Jim describes how the conditions in the ‘Hell pits of Sendryu’ were even worse than those experienced in Burma, but were ultimately the reason why he survived the war. On the 9th August 1945, the Americans, dropped the second nuclear bomb on Nagaski. Jim was fortunately underground at the time, but through this book re-lives the harrowing aftermath of the attack when the ground shook violently.

9781526740106, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 152p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean 1940– 1943 Jeffrey Ethell Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success in North Africa between 1940 and 1943, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions. An impressive selection of photographs from archives and private collections reveal the German and Italian aircraft used and developed in this theater as well as the people involved. With insightful captions and supporting text, this offers a fascinating perspective on the Luftwaffe at war.

9781848327924, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

Focke Wulf 190 The Birth of the Butcher Bird 1939–1945 Morten Jessen Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighting force. Capable of performing in theaters as diverse as North Africa, the Russian Front and in Western Europe, its superior killing ability earned it the nickname, the ‘Butcher Bird’. Famed for its speed and maneuverability, some of the Luftwaffe’s most successful fighter aces claimed a great many of their kills while flying it. This addition to the Luftwaffe at War series illustrates the different versions of the plane to see service, the theaters in which the plane served and the pilots who carved a name for themselves with the Butcher Bird.

9781848327948, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 64p.

Stuka Spearhead The Lightning War from Poland to Dunkirk, 19391940 Peter C. Smith This superb illustrated series books charts the rise and fall of the German Air Force from 1939 to 1945. Each volume makes use of over a hundred rare and valuable photographs, many of them taken by Luftwaffe personnel, to bring history to life and record both the men and the aircraft they flew. The Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber dominated the opening campaigns of World War II. It was a primary weapon of German Blitzkrieg tactics and the concept of lightning warfare. With more than 100 photographs and detailed commentary Stuka Spearhead profiles the various models and infamous tactics of these deadly dive-bombers from the conquest of Poland and the Norwegian campaign, through the invasion of the Low Countries, to the fall of France and the evacuation at Dunkirk.

9781848327993, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

The Ultimate Piston Fighters of the Luftwaffe Justo Miranda The development of aviation engines in Germany was revolutionary during closing stages of the War. In 1945, the Daimler Benz, Jumo and BMW engines in service, equipped with power boosting systems, generated 2,000 hp. This lost generation of projects were quickly forgotten and after years of research have been recovered and presented in this book. Profusely illustrated with technical drawings and fascinating data and information on the Luftwaffe’s most radical fighter projects, Justo Miranda chronicles these revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war. A fascinating book for the military historian, modelers and those interested in aviation, this shows how advanced German scientists were towards the end of the Second World War and how the beloved Spitfire and Mustang would have been instantly superseded by radical Nazi fighters.

9781781552490, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

Gloster Aircraft Company Derek N. James The Gloster Aircraft Company had its foundation in 1917 and in 1934 the company was taken over by Hawker Aircraft. In that same year the company produced the famous Gladiator biplane.

Having no modern designs of its own in production, Gloster undertook manufacture for the parent company Hawker. In 1945 a Meteor gained a World Airspeed Record of 606 mph. Meteors remained in service with several air forces and saw action in the Korean War. 9781781552599, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192p.

Whirlwind Westland’s Enigmatic Fighter Niall Corduroy Faster and better armed than the Spitfire, the Whirlwind was the RAF’s response to a new generation of armoured German bombers which it expected to meet over England in 1940. Based on original research from military and corporate archives, this groundbreaking study throws new light on why the RAF had such high hopes for the Whirlwind, but was then prepared to cancel it. It exposes for the first time the political and corporate wrangling that surrounded the Whirlwind programme, while bringing a fresh perspective to the aircraft’s valiant operational history, calling on German records and Ultra signals. In its thorough research and captivating style, Whirlwind:Westland’s Enigmatic Fighter is a fitting tribute to the designers, engineers and pilots who believed in the Whirlwind, and made it glorious.

9781781554302, $32.00, $20.99, paperback, 240p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Air Battle of the Ruhr RAF Offensive March— July 1943 Alan W. Cooper First published to acclaim in 1992, this book deals with the exploits of Bomber Command during their offensive against German Industry in the Ruhr during World War II. The author begins by describing the role of Bomber Command and goes on to define the Ruhr area and its great importance in terms of industrial output to the Germans. The author provides the statistics for bombers dispatched, the number, which actually got to the targets and those, which never made it for one reason or another.

This book fills in an important gap in the history of the Royal Air Force.

9781781590621, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256p.

Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz The Later Operations of the 617 Squadron Alan W. Cooper First published to acclaim in 1983, this book is set to impact upon the book-buying public, eager for accounts of this period of World War history.

Relaying the later operations of 617 Squadron, This book steers away from typical accounts of the group, which dwell on this predominant feature of their service history.

617 Squadron carried some of the most outstanding exploits of the air war out, after they had executed their famous Dam’s Raid in May 1943. These included special lowflying attacks on canals, factories, rocket sites, viaducts, and, of course, the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz. They were led firstly by Wing Commander Bruce Gibson, who set this standard, followed by Squadron Leader Mick Martin, and the incomparable Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire, who developed the accuracy of marking and bombing to a very high degree.

9781781590638, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 256p.

Bomber Command 1939–1940 The War Before the War Gordon Thorburn On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors out of thirty-six crew.

Bomber Command lost sixty-eight aircraft and crews in action in the four war months of 1939, and a further seventy-eight in accidents. In the months up to the French surrender, losses rose spectacularly as the Germans triumphed wherever they went. In a few hours on 14 May, resisting the Blitzkrieg, forty-seven Fairey Battles and Bristol Blenheims were shot from the sky.

9781781592779, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

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Second World War Carrier Campaigns David Wragg Without the aircraft carrier, the Japanese would not have brought the United States into the Second World War through their attack on Pearl Harbor; without the carrier, the United States could not have rolled back the Japanese forces spread across the wide reaches of the Pacific and carried the war to Japan itself.Yet they had an uncertain start, with HMS Courageous sunk two weeks after the outbreak of war, followed by her sister, Glorious the following spring.

This book is an authoritative, concise and hugely readable account of carrier operations throughout WW2. The text is given immediacy by the use of eyewitness accounts.

9781844150526, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Merchantmen in Action Evacuations and Landings by Merchant Ships in World War II Roy V. Martin In spring 1941, when the Allied Merchant Navy was losing on average 130 ships a month, the unbreakable resolve of these civilian seafarers was all that held Britain back from inglorious defeat. Roy V. Martin describes in detail not only the most famous Merchantmen evacuations such as Dunkirk and Singapore, unraveling the truth from deep-rooted myth, but also the lesser-known evacuations in which hundreds of thousands of lives were saved, but which, in mainstream histories of the War, have been shamefully sidelined up to now.

9781781550458, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 176p.

Exercise Tiger The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Silent Few Wendy Lawrance Exercise Tiger: A series of practice operations off the South Devon coast which took place in the spring of 1944 in preparation for the forthcoming D-Day landings. Shrouded in mystery, one of these exercises ended in disaster for over 600 young American servicemen, as their movements were discovered by a patrol of German e-boats, which attacked, leaving two LSTs sunk and one badly damaged. The secret nature of these exercises, some claimed, led to a military cover-up and many families were not immediately informed of the nature of the deaths of their loved-ones. Using archive documents and images, this book recounts the history and personal accounts behind this tragic event, as well as examining the many subsequent conspiracy theories and exploring the evidence behind them.

9781781551103, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Aircraft Carrier Impero The Axis Powers’ V-1 Carrying Capital Ship Davide F. Jabes, and Stefano Sappino From late 1941 Italy had been developing a secret project with her German allies to move the V1 wunderwaffen aboard aircraft carriers. The new documentation reveals the draft terms of conversion of the last of the four Littorio class modern battleships which were in a state of advanced preparation (hull components and engines completed).

In the period 1941–43 a series of plans was drawn for Impero’s conversion to an aircraft carrier providing, inter alia, for the embarkation of Fi-103 (the German V1), to provide substance to Italo-German cooperation in strategic military sectors.

9781781556771, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 256p.

Convoy Will Scatter The Full Story of Jervis Bay and Convoy HX84 Bernard Edwards On 5 November 1940 the eastbound convoy HX 84 of thirty-seven merchant ships, escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay was attacked in midAtlantic by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.

Captain Hugh Pettigrew, commanding the highly armed Canadian Pacific cargo liner Beaverford, began a desperate game of hide and seek with the Scheer, which continued until Beaverford was sunk with no survivors.

Sadly, the history books only mention the Beaverford and the Stureholm in passing. This thrilling book puts the record straight.

9781781593769, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

The Small Scale Raiding Force Brian Lett The Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) was formed in February 1942 by Gus March Phillips with Major General Gubbins SOE European chief’s approval.

The author describes these and the disastrous fourth operation (ACQUATINT) when all 10 SSRF men, including MarchPhillips were killed or captured.

The Author describes the many colorful characters that made up this special force including Anders Lassen VC, Graham Hayes and Andre Desgranges, the Free Frenchman whom the Gestapo ‘turned’.

This superbly researched book lifts the veil on a little known but highly effective special force unit and the gallant individuals who served in it.

9781781593943, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Guns Against the Reich Memoirs of an Artillery Officer on the Eastern Front Petr Mikhin In three years of war on the Eastern Front-from the desperate defense of Moscow, through the epic struggles at Stalingrad and Kursk to the final offensives in central Europe-artillery-man Petr Mikhin experienced the full horror of battle.

In this vivid memoir he recalls distant but deadly duels with German guns, close-quarter hand-to-hand combat, and murderous mortar and tank attacks, and he remembers the pity of defeat and the grief that accompanied victories that cost thousands of lives. Mikhin recalls his experiences with a candor and an immediacy that brings the war on the Eastern Front-a war of immense scale and intensitydramatically to life.

9781844159314, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

While Berlin Burns The Memoirs of HansGeorg von Studnitz Hans-Georg Von Studnitz From 1943 to 1945, while his world was deafened by the sounds of war as Germany fought on hopelessly, HansGeorg von Studnitz—from his vantage point in the German Foreign Office Press and Information Section—recorded the day-to-day events in Berlin.

This is a fascinating and comprehensive insight into life in Berlin: the bombings and its effects, the social life, the key personalities and events. Studnitz writes with the trained skill of a journalist and a political commentator, and his account has few equals in the literature of memoirs.

9781848326170, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 290p.

Nothing is Impossible A Glider Pilot’s Story of Sicily, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossing Victor Miller The author of this book,Victor Miller, joined the Queen’s Royal Regiment, at Guildford, upon the outbreak of the Second World War. This remarkable story, jotted down shortly after each operation when the events were still vivid in the author’s mind, is an astonishing record of skill, bravery, comradeship and resourcefulness which represents a fitting tribute to many fallen friends and colleagues. The book was published initially in 1994, before the author’s death. This posthumous edition comes with brand new supplementary content, drawn together by the author’s sons and family.

9781473843660, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 408p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Erich Von Manstein Hitler’s Master Strategist Benoît Lemay and Curtis Key A selection of the Military Book Club To many close students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the war, if not the entire 20th century. He devised the plan that conquered France in 1940, then led infantry corps in that campaign; at the head of a panzer corps he reached the gates of Leningrad in 1941, then took command of 11th Army and conquered Sevastopol and the Crimea. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man, including his campaigns, and an analysis of what precisely kept a genius such as Manstein harnessed to such a dark cause.

This book is a must-read for all those who wish to understand Germany’s primary effort in World War II, as well as its greatest commander.

9781612000596, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 528p.

Monty’s Rhine Adventure Patrick Delaforce The book covers the difficult few months as the allies slogged through France and Belgium fighting stern and skilled Nazi resistance. However, the centerpiece of the book is Operation Market Garden– Monty’s bold plan to cut through the German defenses via the eight bridges which spanned the Dutch/German border. The book deals with the plan, its execution and aftermath in rigorous detail. Had Market Garden gone to plan, it might have led to an end of war before the end of 1944.

9781781553299, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

Onslaught on Hitler’s Rhine Operations Plunder and Varsity March 1945 Patrick Delaforce Operation Plunder was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery’s swan song. It is rarely mentioned in the Second World War history books, and when it is, both American and British military historians dismiss it as being ultra-cautious. Monty was by nature a cautious commander with dwindling manpower resources. Operation Market Garden in September 1944 had not been successful in achieving a major lodgment over the Rhine. Monty knew that Hitler regarded the Rhine as his final barrier, and his storm-troopers and paratroops had fought like demons for four weeks in February/March 1945 defending the Siegfried Line in Operations Veritable and Blockbuster. The book is part of a Fonthill trilogy by Delaforce: Monty’s Rhine Adventure (Market Garden); and Invasion of the Third Reich (the campaign after Plunder).

9781781554418, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240p.

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Normandy 1944: The Battle of the Hedgerows Simon Forty Just as the Anglo-Canadian forces in the east found it difficult to advance beyond Caen after D-Day, so the US First Army labored to advance through the Norman bocage country in the west. The lethal struggle that developed there was a defining episode in the Normandy campaign, and this photographic history is a vivid introduction to it.

Through a selection of over 150 carefully chosen and meticulously captioned wartime photographs Simon Forty traces the course of the battle and gives the reader a graphic impression of the conditions, the terrain and the experience of the troops.

The Germans mounted a tenacious defense. They fought from prepared positions in the high hedgerows. Each cramped field and narrow lane became a killing ground. But the Americans adapted their tactics and brought in special equipment including bulldozers and tanks with hedgerow cutters to force their way through.

9781526723710, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1941– 1945 Ian Baxter This book in the popular Images of War series covers the deeds of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. With extensive text and in-depth captions with many rare and unpublished photographs it is an absorbing analysis of the part they played on the Eastern Front. It reveals in detail how this elite band of men fought during the opening phase of Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, how it supported and took part in the victory at Kharkov, Demyansk and other battles in the Soviet Union. It also reveals the Waffen-SS’s role at Kursk and how it was forced to withdraw in the face of overwhelming enemy superiority and was rushed from one danger zone to another to plug gaps in the front.

9781781591864, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

German Armor Lost on the Eastern Front Bob Carruthers Rare photographs from both German and Russian sources today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. which illustrate the fate of many of the armored fighting vehicles of Hitler’s much vaunted Panzerwaffe.

9781473868441, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Final Days of the Reich Ian Baxter The Final Days of the Reich draws on rare and previously unpublished photographs, accompanied by in-depth captions and text, to provide a compelling account of the final weeks of the Nazis’ struggle for survival against overwhelming odds. Each photograph fully captures the tension, turmoil and tragedy of those last, terrible days of war as Wehmacht, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe, Hitlerjungend,Volkssturm and other units, some of which where comprised of barely trained conscripts, fought out their last battles.

9781848843813, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Vehicle Art of World War Two John Norris The ‘nose art’ that decorated WW2 aircraft has received considerable attention but the images and slogans that decorated land vehicles has been less widely appreciated.

This visually stunning book displays many fine examples (original or faithfully recreated) of the art that adorned the military vehicles of both Allied and Axis forces. Both official unit markings, such as divisional badges and unit emblems, as well as decidedly less official renderings of pin-up girls and cartoon characters are included. John Norris’s concise but well researched text and extended captions set the artwork in context and explain the development of vehicle art through the course of the war and in the various armies. The result is a visual treat for the casual reader and a valuable reference for reenactors, vehicle restorers, wargamers and modelers.

9781473834187, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Axis Suicide Squads German and Japanese Secret Projects of the Second World War Justo Miranda During the war, Germany and Japan developed several types of anti-aircraft and antiship missiles. Unfortunately for them, the Allies were technologically superior in electronic. The Japanese thought to have found the tactic to stop the invasion fleets, with the ritual of the terminal dive bombing. The Germans adapted their squadrons to the Taran tactics learnt from the Soviets. Once the radio frequency war was lost, the Axis scientists tried to develop other techniques. Both countries began to design ramming fighters and suicide bombers when the devastation of their cities ensured that there would not be lack of volunteer pilots.

9781781555651, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941–1942 Schwerpunkt Robert Forczyk The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. In the second year of the invasion, the Germans directed their Schwerpunkt toward the Volga and the Caucasus and again achieved some degree of success, but the Red Army had grown much stronger were able to turn the tables at Stalingrad.

Robert Forczyk’s incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tactics and weaponry during the critical early years of the Russo-German War. 9781781590089, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304p.

Hitler’s Artillery 1939–1945 Hans Seidler This is a highly illustrated record of the firepower of the German war machine between 1939–1945. Many of the photographs, all from the author’s collection, come originally from the albums of individuals who took part in the war. The images and text cover the guns in service with the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS and provide a unique visual record of artillery pieces. Using over 250 rare and unpublished photographs together with detailed captions and accompanying text, this book provides a unique insight into German weaponry from early Blitzkrieg campaigns to the final demise of the Nazi empire.

9781783463770, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Tigers In Combat Volume III: Operation, Training, Tactics Wolfgang Schneider Tigers in Combat Vol 3 closes the gap between the unit histories of volumes 1 and 2 and the technical descriptions in the Jentz and Spielberger books. For the first time, efforts are described in detail of what was taken to create units and what was required to keep the Tiger tank in action regarding handling and operating the vehicle. Other chapters deal with crew training and specific tactical aspects to employ such a heavy tank under all fighting conditions. Further aspects are covered, such as the protection level of the Tiger and reasons for losses—as well as propaganda work with this famous beast. Due to the usage of more than 1,200 photos and drawings, even complex crew tasks and procedures are illustrated in a way that non-Tiger crewmen will be able to comprehend.

9781910777978, $99.95, $64.99, hardback, 520p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge Carl Shilleto On D Day, 6th June 1944 the greatest seaborne assault ever was launched against Hitler’s Fortress Europe onto the beaches of Normandy. This battlefield guide tells in detail, how these objectives were achieved and relates the battles to the area as it is today.

The book contains details of museums, memorials, cemeteries, tours and associated organizations all of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.

9781848843097, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

The Normandy Battlefields: D-Day and the Bridgehead Leo Marriott and Simon Forty In this beautiful, full-color book, the reader goes “on-site” to the sacred battleground from its scarred medieval villages to the remains of modern means of destruction. The Normandy Battlefields details what can be seen on the ground today using a mixture of media to provide a complete overview of the campaign. This book provides a handbook for the visitor and an overview for the armchair traveler, and it covers, wherever possible, the forces from both sides and the memorials to those young men who fought so many years ago.

9781612002316, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Normandy: First Victories Alexandre Thers Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment—all in full color. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums.

The American objective was to seal off the Cotentin peninsula, thereby forcing the surrender of the massive port of Cherbourg. For the British, Caen, capital of Lower Normandy and gateway to Paris, became the target. They prepared to launch a quick and formidable blow to seize the place but were frustrated a handful of miles from the town by German panzers.

Would the Allies be able to break out and end the campaign with a decisive blow?

9782915239379, $7.50, $4.99, paperback, 32p.

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Race to the Rhine Liberating France and the Low Countries 1944–45 Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Race to the Rhine, a companion volume to The Normandy Battlefields, links modern aerial photography with contemporary illustrations to provide a modern interpretation of the battles, replete with maps, diagrams and photos. It is now 70 years since Western Europe was freed from its occupation, and this book provides a graphic view of how it was accomplished. For those interested in visiting the sites, it supplies a guide to the places that best represent the battles today.

9781612002941, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Traditional Enemies Britain’s War With Vichy France 1940–42 John D. Grainger After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal of the Germans.

John D Grainger narrates and analyses all the British operations, by land, sea and air, against the French up to the Anglo-American Torch landings in North Africa. He reveals the initial reluctance of the British forces to really get stuck into their erstwhile allies and the reverses that resulted from underestimating the will of the Vichy French to fight. The complicating factor of De Gaulle’s Free French is another major theme. Above all, what emerges is that these are fascinating campaigns in their own right that have been unduly neglected.

9781781591543, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

A Tour of the Bulge Battlefields Karl Cavanagh and William C.C. Cavanagh No other conflict has sparked the imagination or interest of so many people worldwide as World War Two. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are the descendants of men who saw service in the Battle of the Bulge. This battle still holds the record for the highest number of American troops engaged in any single pitched battle in the history of the United States Army. This guidebook serves as a memorial to those who served. It will enable those who didn’t, to learn something about the hardship endured by a previous generation in the name of freedom.

9781473828148, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 256p.

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• COLD WAR • Hunter Boys True Tales from Pilots of the Hawker Hunter Richard Pike A fascinating insight into the experiences and affections of those who flew the iconic Hawker Hunter. Including a chapter by Neville Duke, Hawker Aircraft’s chief test pilot, other tales recount the Aden emergency, the 1971 Indo/Pakistan war and a race against the odds in Gibraltar. All instances demonstrate the exceptional performance of this aircraft and illustrate its well-renowned lengthy service life with the RAF and internationally. In addition to the original photographs that accompany the text, renowned aviation artist Chris Stone has provided paintings especially for the book. The scope, style and pace of the writing in this book will appeal to the general reader as well as to the enthusiast.

9781909808034, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Victor Boys True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber Tony Blackman Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew and ground crew.

Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam through its work as a nuclear bomber during the cold war, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands war and later as a first class air-to-air refuelling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor’s 60th anniversary, the gripping text is superbly illustrated with photographs from the operators themselves, never released before.

9781908117458, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Lightning Up The Career of Air ViceMarshal Alan White CB AFC FRAeS RAF Alan White Alan White served in the RAF from 1953 to 1987—roughly the period of the Cold War. His introduction to flying came in his University Air Squadron.

His later appointments as Air Commodore included Director of Operations (Air Defence), Senior Staff Officer HQ 11 Group, Air Commodore Plans at HQ Strike Command (where he assisted in the Falklands conflict) until he was promoted to his final rank and appointed Deputy Commander RAF Germany and then finally he became Commandant, RAF Staff College. His account is full of interesting flying detail and the internal workings of the RAF during those dangerous Cold War days.

9781848840218, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

The Phantom in Focus A Navigator’s Eye on Britain’s Cold War Warrior David Gledhill This is the story of life on the front line during the Cold War told in the words of a navigator who flew the iconic jet. Unique pictures, many captured from the cockpit, show the Phantom in its true environment and show why for many years the Phantom was the envy of NATO. The Phantom in Focus: A Navigator’s Eye on Britain’s Cold War Warrior is unique in that the author flew in the legendary Phantom in the front line and captured beautiful and amazing unpublished photographs that will appeal to historians, military specialists and modelers alike.

9781781554210, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 336p.

The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Cold War Angolan Finale, 1987–1988 Leopold Scholz In the broad history of the Cold War, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the climax of a far-off, but nonetheless important African war. It was waged between the apartheid South African Defence Force (SADF) and the armed forces of the communist MPLA government in Angola and the People’s Republic of Cuba. In this book, a South African military historian and retired journalist examines the campaign, the adversaries, and their achievements on the basis of his research in SADF archives. His scrupulous attempt at objectivity results in interesting conclusions.

9781909384620, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 64p.

Portuguese Commandos Feared Insurgent Hunters, 1961–1974 John P. Cann During the 13-year insurgency (1961–74) in Portuguese Africa, more than 800,000 men and women served in the Portuguese armed forces.

Of this number, about 9,000 served as commandos. The commando training made them the most effective ground force in the Portuguese Army. The commandos were expert practitioners in the art of counterinsurgency, and their practice of destroying the enemy in great numbers quickly and quietly served as inspiration not only to South Africa and Rhodesia, but to the enemy himself. This is the story of the Portuguese commandos: their beginnings, their unique operations and their legacy and influence in subsequent sister units such as the Buffalo Battalion of South Africa.

9781911096320, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 64p.

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• COLD WAR • War of Intervention in Angola. Volume 1 Angolan and Cuban Forces at War, 1975– 1976 Tom Cooper and Adrien Fontanellaz Based on extensive research with help of Angolan and Cuban sources, the War of Intervention in Angola is providing a unique insight precisely into the latter topic. It traces the failures of the US-supported FNLA, the growth and reorganization of the MPLA into a conventional army; deployment of Cuban military contingents, their capabilities and intentions; and the performance and experiences of the MPLA and Cuban forces at war with South Africans and the third Angolan insurgent group—UNITA. The volume is illustrated with over 100 rare photographs, a dozen of maps and 15 color profiles.

9781911628194, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 72p.

Playa Girón The Cuban Exiles’ Invasion at the Bay of Pigs 1961 Santiago Rivas In 1961 a group of Cuban exiles (backed by the CIA) landed on the beaches of the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro from the new government.

After more than 50 years, much was written about the invasion, but only ever showing one side of the coin. This book attempts to show the full picture from an objective point of view–gathering information from some of the few veterans still alive and from information both previously published and never published before.

9781911096023, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 88p.

The Chaco Air War 1932-35 The First Modern Air War in Latin America Antonio Sapienza The Chaco War was probably the first “modern” conflict in Latin America where military aviation was widely used in all roles.

The book describes how both military air forces were organized, how pilots and aviation mechanics were trained, how and where aircraft were purchased and many other unpublished before details.

The maps included in the book will help the reader have an idea of where aerial operations took place, both combatants air bases, Bolivia’s plan to conquer the whole region and how the Paraguayan Army finally expelled the enemy out of the Chaco.

9781911512967, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 80p.

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Hot Skies Over Yemen.

Volume 2 Aerial Warfare Over Southern Arabian Peninsula, 1994–2017 Tom Cooper In late 2009 and through 2010, the war spread into Saudi Arabia, which reacted with its first military intervention in the country.

A host of long-simmering internal conflicts culminated in the second Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, launched in March 2015.

Thanks to approach to first-hand sources, this volume is providing answers to precisely these questions and thus providing an exclusive insight into the conduct of operations by such modern aircraft types like F-15S, F-16E/F, EF-2000 Typhoon, and Mirage 2000.

Containing over 140 photographs, colour profiles, maps and extensive tables, Hot Skies over Yemen is a richly illustrated and unique point of reference about one segment of modern aerial warfare that remains entirely unknown until today.

9781911628187, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 84p.

The Gulf War: Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990–1991 Anthony A Evans This illustrated series presents the uniforms and equipment of the United States Army from the nineteenth century to the present day. Each volume combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images.

Two decades ago, the United States armed forces launched its largest offensive operation since the D-Day landings in World War II. In this book, G.I.s from all the branches of the U.S. armed forces are illustrated together with the many specialist units that have grown in importance over the last few decades.

9781848328136, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

Marines in Vietnam Christopher Anderson This illustrated series presents the uniforms and equipment of the United States Army from the nineteenth century to the present day. This book is a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms and the history of the United States Army. The illustrated guide brings together more than 100 rare and unusual photographs to demonstrate the uniforms, insignia and equipment of the U.S.M.C., including the M14 rifle (later replaced by the M16); grenades, mines and flamethrowers; body armor flak jackets, helmets, camouflage and jungle boots; and transports such as the LVTP-5, Sea Knight and Chinook.

9781848328105, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 72p.

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• COLD WAR • BAC SI A Green Beret Medic’s War in Vietnam Robert Dumont and Jerry Krizan During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Special Forces A-Teams were deployed to isolated outposts in the remote areas of South Vietnam. Their job was to recruit, train, and house members of the indigenous population while molding them into combat-ready fighting units.

The role of the indigenous units was to provide security, counter the Viet Cong insurgency, provide intelligence on enemy activities, and when necessary engage elements of the invading North Vietnamese Army. Bac Si is the story of Sgt. Jerry Krizan who was assigned to Special Forces Camp A-331 in the III Corps tactical zone, only 10 miles from the Cambodian border.

9781612002460, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 224p.

The Typhoon Truce, 1970 Three Days in Vietnam when Nature Intervened in the War Robert F. Curtis It wasn’t rockets or artillery that came through the skies one week during the war. It was the horrific force of nature that suddenly put both sides in awe. As an unofficial truce began, questions and emotions battled inside every air crewman’s mind as they faced masses of Vietnamese civilians outside their protective base perimeters for the first time. In this book we see how for a brief period during an otherwise vicious war, saving life took precedence over bloody conflict.

9781612003290, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 264p.

Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam 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.

The battle-hardened Viet Cong were masters of the art of striking hard, then slipping away to fight another day. The highly motivated troops of the North Vietnamese Army, equipped with long-range artillery and able to flee across nearby borders into sanctuaries where the Marines were forbidden to follow, engaged the Marines in brutal conventional combat. Both foes were equipped with modern anti-tank weapons, and sought out the tanks as valuable symbolic targets.

9781932033663, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304p.

Grunt A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry’s Gear and Life During the Vietnam War- 1965– 1975 Antonio Arques Fifty years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing US forces to defend South Vietnam, this incredible book arrives with a one-stop visual tour of every item of gear employed by American infantrymen in the long years of battle that followed. With over 2,000 photos accompanied by insightful text, this work digs into every nook and cranny of the infantry’s experience “in-country.” This unique book provides a visceral tour down memory lane for every soldier who served in Vietnam. It is also a revealing guide to those in the general public who may have wondered exactly what our troops felt, handled and experienced during that tumultuous American war in remote Southeast Asia.

9788496658493, $99.00, $64.50, hardback, 456p.

Fight, Dig and Live The Story of the Royal Engineers in the Korean War George Cooper Among the over 100,000 United Nations casualties in the Korean War, the United Kingdom casualties sacrificed some 300 Officers and 4,000 Other Ranks. The Royal Engineers, also known as Sappers, 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. Involved in fierce fighting, the Sappers suffered grievous casualties, but their gallantry was rewarded by numerous awards.

9781473886636, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256p.

A History of Jungle Warfare From the Earliest Days to the Battlefields of Vietnam Bryan Perrett and General Sir Walter Walker KCB, CBE, DSO A world where little light penetrates, of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps, where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry, and technology have revolutionized military combat, but where survival still depends on acute observation and listening for the slightest sound—the jungle. That is the subject of this expert, extensively illustrated study by Bryan Perrett. Originally published to acclaim in 1990 by Patrick Stephens Limited, this re-issue represents a determination on the publisher’s part to keep this esteemed volume in print.

9781473847538, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

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• COLD WAR • Thor Anatomy of a Weapon System Geoff Goodchild Thor: Anatomy of a Weapon System examines, in plain English, the technical aspects of the Thor IRBM. The missile and its ground support equipment are covered in detail. The ground based guidance components, including the mysterious theodolites, are described with accompanying drawings. A chapter is dedicated to Thor’s raison d’etre; the 1.44 megaton warhead, its principles of operation and its terrifying effects.

The launch countdown process is comprehensively covered in a series of easy to follow flow diagrams, accompanied by detailed drawings and descriptions of the launch control consoles and equipment. Detailed drawings of site buildings, by the author, complete the book, which contains photographs from the author’s collection, believed to be previously unseen.

9781781555682, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

Patton Tanks Michael Green The first Patton tanks (M46) were converted Pershings which saw service in Korea. As the Cold War intensified, the M47 went into mass production and countered the Soviet build up. The original M48 had serious deficiencies. Nevertheless over 12000 of numerous variants came into service. In the late 1950s the Americans overcame their aversion to diesel power and the M60 with its British designed 105mm gun came into service. As this book reveals Pattons were made into specialist role vehicles, be they anti-aircraft, flame throwers, recovery, combat engineer.

9781848847613, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 208p.

Soviet Cold War Fighters Alexander Mladenov Soviet Cold War Fighters looks at the main periods of the development of the Soviet fighter designs, generation by generation, covering all the important features and developments of each generation and the most emblematic combat employments of the members of the generation. Soviet Cold War Fighters explains the Cold War background of the technological developments behind the front-line fighter types in the Soviet Union, detailing where, when and how these aircraft were deployed and what was their impact on the Cold War developments.

9781781554968, $70.00, $45.50, hardback, 304p.

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Gloster Javelin An Operational History Michael John W Napier The RAF’s only delta-winged fighter, the Gloster Javelin, was also Britain’s first true All-Weather Fighter. Based in the UK and in Germany, the RAF’s Javelin squadrons formed the front line of Britain’s air defenses in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this time Javelin crews pioneered the operational use of guided missiles and air-to-air refueling by fighter aircraft. In the Far East, Javelins were involved in operations during the Indonesian Confrontation and the aircraft was also deployed to Zambia during the Rhodesian UDI Crisis. In this history, which is richly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, Michael Napier blends official records with personal accounts to describe the operational history of this iconic jet fighter.

9781473848818, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

A Passion for Flying 8,000 hours of RAF Flying Group Captain Tom Eeles Group Captain Tom Eeles served in the RAF for 44 years and totaled over 8000 hours of flying in twenty-eight different aircraft types. Tom entered RAF College Cranwell in 1961 and gained his RAF wings in 1963. His first posting was to No 16 squadron flying the Canberra. 16 Squadron was deployed to Kuantan, Malaya.

In 1969 he joined 736 Naval Air Squadron which was responsible for training courses for RAF aircrew converting to the Buccaneer. He moved to 12 Squadron based at RAF Honington. After a spell at the RAF Staff College, Tom became staff officer responsible for all aspects of fast jet advanced flying training and multi engine advanced flying training at Finningley.

9781473845640, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Britain’s Cold War Bombers Tim McLelland Britain’s Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs to the first-generation jets that entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm, through to the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft. From Valiant, to Vulcan, Canberra, Sperrin,Victor, Scimitar, Buccaneer, Nimrod, Phantom, Sea Harrier, Jaguar, Tornado GR1/4 and Typhoon, a careful examination of each aircraft from initial design to operational status reveals a linear progression in appearance and technology. Brilliantly illustrated with over 250 pictures (66 color), this is the definitive guide to the bombers that have shaped British air power.

9781781555347, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 368p.

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• COLD WAR • Buccaneer Boys True Tales by those who Flew the ‘Last all—British Bomber’ Graham Pitchfork Arranged in chronological order, the book traces the history of the aircraft and the tasks it fulfilled. In addition to describing events and activities, it provides an insight into the lifestyle of a Buccaneer squadron and the fun and enjoyment of being a ‘Buccaneer Boy’ in addition to being part of a highly professional and dedicated force. The introduction into service is fully described before further chapters cover the development of the air force’s maritime tactics and the deployment of two squadrons to Germany in the overland strike role. Two chapters deal with the aircraft’s stunning successes at the Red Flag and Maple Flag exercises flown in North America which took the USAF hierarchy by storm. This lavishly illustrated book concludes with accounts of the aircraft’s final days in RAF service and some reflections on its impact on maritime and overland air power.

9781909166110, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Valor in Vietnam Chronicles of Honor, Courage and Sacrifice: 1963–1977 Allen B. Clark and Lt. Gen. Dave R. Plmer US Army (Ret) Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the lives of those living through that time, and in those absorbed by its historical significance.Valor in Vietnam focuses on nineteen stories of Vietnam, stories of celebrated characters in the veteran community, compelling war narratives, vignettes of battles, and the emotional impact on the combatants. This is an anecdotal history of America’s war in Vietnam composed of firsthand narratives

by Vietnam War veterans presented in chronological order.

They are intense, emotional, and highly personal stories.

9781612000954, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 288p.

The Fires of Babylon Eagle Troop and the Battle of 73 Easting Mike Guardia As a new generation of main battle tanks came on line during the 1980s, neither the US nor USSR had the chance to pit them in combat. Iraqi armored divisions invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. In response, the U.S. led the world community in a coalition of 34 nations in what became known as Operation Desert Storm.

Based on hours of interviews and archival research, this minute-by-minute account of the U.S. breakthrough reveals an intimate, no-holds-barred account of modern warfare.

9781612002927, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 248p.

SAS: Secret War Operation Storm in the Middle East Major General Tony Jeapes In 1970 the SAS was called in to support the Sultan of Oman’s armed forces in their struggle against a Communistbacked insurrection. The task in hand was not to obliterate the enemy, for these were the Sultan’s subjects, but to persuade the rebels to join the Omani government’s side, as well as encouraging the independently-minded peoples of the Jebel Dhofar to abandon their support for the insurgents. This is the gripping story of the part played in the conflict by the men and squadrons of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, the first full SAS squadron in the region.

9781848329812, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 256p.

Honorable Warriors Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan—A Frontline Account of the British Army’s Battle for Helmand Richard Streatfeild In 2009 Major Richard Streatfeild and his men fought for six months against the Taliban in Sangin, northern Helmand. They were engaged in over 800 fire-fights.

His graphic personal account gives an inside view of the physical, psychological and political battle to come to terms with severe casualties and the stress of battle while seeking the support of the local population.

Honorable Warriors is essential reading for anyone who cares to understand the nature of the war in Afghanistan and how the odds are stacked against the army’s success.

9781783462278, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

The Lieutenant Don’t Know One Marine’s Story of Warfare and Combat Logistics in Afghanistan Jeffrey D. Clement In Afghanistan particularly, the long convoy routes have been vulnerable to the same kind of surprise attacks suffered by the Soviets in past decades, the British 150 years ago, and Alexander the Great 2,000 years ago.

The Lieutenant Don’t Know provides a refreshing look at the nitty-gritty of what our troops have been dealing with in Afghanistan, from the perspective of a young officer who was perfectly willing to learn, and also take responsibility for his units in a confusing war where combat was not merely on the “front,” but all around, and looking over all their roads.

9781612002484, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 264p.

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• COLD WAR • MODERN • Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD Patricia Driscoll and Celia Straus When the war comes home . . .

This book is crafted around soldiers’ personal descriptions of their war experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan that culminate in life-altering injuries to the brain and psyche, along with the equally dramatic story of their recoveries.

In this book we get a thorough look at the travails of our veterans who may currently be undiagnosed and without help, but whom we are all committed to support.

Celia Straus is author of the national bestseller, Prayers On My Pillow, and an award-winning film writer/producer who has been writing about the war-related experiences of service members and their families since 2003. The Armed Forces Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the men and women of America’s military.

9781935149019, $27.50, $17.99, hardback, 320p.

The Ultimate Deployment Guidebook Insight into the Deployed Soldier and a Guide for the First-Time Deployed SFC Kristina A. Smith and Paul N. Smith Smith and Smith (no relation) met in Afghanistan during their deployment in 2010—2011, where they started joking about the various lifestyle changes necessary overseas. Their conversations led to the creation of this book, with two very different military/ contracting backgrounds forming a truly unique view of overseas tours.

It is a “must-read book” for the first-time deployed, civilian contractors, family and friends of service members, and anyone who has ever wondered about everyday life for service members in a theater of conflict.

9781611211429, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 216p.

Air War Afghanistan NATO Air Operations from 2001 Tim Ripley This book provides an overview of NATO and other Allied air power in the lengthy campaign to secure democracy in Afghanistan and destroy Taliban and other Islamic extremist terror forces in the combat zone. It contains a mix of explanatory text, diagrams and stunning action color photography. Tim Ripley has had access to all NATO air bases in the area and brings an unprecedented degree of detail and accuracy to the book.

9781848843561, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 272p.

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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 16mm 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, $21.50, hardback, 304p.

MODERN Black Hawks Rising The Story of AMISOM’s Successful War against Somali Insurgents, 2007–2014 Opiyo Oloya Black Hawks Rising acknowledges the formation and deployment of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in March 2007. The chapters of the book take the reader behind the scenes to highlight the inconsistent US policy in the Horn of Africa generally, and in Somalia. The spotlight focuses on the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, whose Herculean efforts were pivotal to the success of the mission.

9781910777695, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 286p.

Simon Mann The Real Story Sue Blackhall This story is about those who dared to involve themselves in change of a country which did not want to be changed; which did not want to find itself the focus of global interest.

Those, like Simon Mann, the pivotal character in the plot, who finally won freedom have been wary to talk about their ordeal. It is no wonder, for self-preservation is still paramount. And, just like all good thrillers, there remains an element of suspense.

9781848845770, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

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• MODERN • The RAF’s Air War In Libya New Conflicts in the Era of Austerity Dave Sloggett The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise. The Gaddafi regime’s brutal attempts at suppressing the uprising, however, soon prompted the international community to respond.

In this, the first book to analyze the Libyan campaign, David Sloggett details the causes of the uprising, and examines each stage of the war through to its termination with the death of Colonel Gaddafi.

In conclusion, Dr. Sloggett considers the future prospects for a post-Gaddafi Libya and, more significantly, how NATO in general and Britain in particular, will respond to similar events in the future.

9781781590607, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Apache over Libya Will Laidlaw In May 2011, HMS Ocean and her embarked Apache attack helicopters from 656 Squadron, Army Air Corps were about to head home. A few days later the author and his fellow Apache pilots were in action at night over hostile territory.

Within the range of Gaddafi’s capable air defense systems and land forces once in sight of the coast, they had to fight their way into Libya and complete their mission, evading lethal ground fire, before the hazardous return. Here are the experiences of eight Army and two Royal Navy pilots who played a significant role in the campaign. An unforgettable and unique account which gives a rare insight into attack helicopter operations in war.

9781473867628, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 200p.

Confessions of a Military Wife Mollie Gross This is an honest, witty, and often hilarious look at the life of the new generation military wife. Mollie Gross learned the hard way to laugh instead of cry at what she could not control as a military spouse— and as she quickly discovered, nearly everything was out of her control!Mollie explores everything about the “issued” spouse, from deployment and the stress of having a husband in a combat zone, to the realization that marriage changes when your husband returns home from war. Evocative and provocative, Confessions of a Military Wife is a can’t-put-down book that will leave you laughing and crying at the same time.

9781611212501, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 288p.

Surviving Military Separation 365 Days Marc CB Maxwell In his day-to-day counseling of military family members, Marc CB Maxwell discovered that many members of his military community were unprepared for these separations. Surviving Military Separation: A 365-Day Activity Guide for the Families of Deployed Personnel is the helping hand they need to get through their family member’s deployment.

Surviving Military Separation also includes: A section for journal entries for readers to record their thoughts and feelings for a deployed loved one to read at a later time; a calendar section to help family members remember important dates; stationery to write their deployed personnel; and a world map to assist family members in locating their deployed loved one.

9781932714234, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 240p.

Avions de Combat du XXIe Siecle Paul Villatoux French Text This book presents the most modern fighter aircraft most modern of the twenty-first century. Designed during the final years of the previous century, they were then called to fight during the wars that followed, and for many, were decisive to the fate of these battles.

Highly illustrated, this book is aimed at both the general public specialists, both of whom will be sure to find within its pages a wealth of information.

9782352503446, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 50p.

Air War Northern Ireland Britain’s Air Arms and the ‘Bandit Country’ of South Armagh, Operation Banner 1969–2007 Steven Taylor From pot-shot attacks with Second World War-era rifles in the early days of the conflict to large scale, highly co-ordinated ambushes by PIRA active service units equipped with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and even shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), the threat to British air operations by the late 1980s led to the arming of helicopters operating in the border regions of Northern Ireland.

Drawing on a wide range of sources, including official records and the accounts of aircrew, this book tells the little-known story of the battle for control of the skies over Northern Ireland’s ‘Bandit Country’.

9781526721549, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

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• MODERN • Winged Scalpel Richard Villar Richard Villar shares his remarkable experiences in the aftermath of three major earthquakes—Kashmir (2005), Java (2006) and Haiti (2010)— as well as in the Libyan civil war (2011).

Readers are given a no-holdsbarred introduction to a world which the vast majority will have only scant knowledge of.

The author describes what happens on the ground before a full aid program swings into action.

Winged Scalpel is not only a riveting read but highly instructional and informative. From his own point of view, the author’s experiences prove that ‘you can take a man out of the SAS, but you cannot take the SAS out of the man’.

9781781591680, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Guns of Special Forces 2001–2015 Leigh Neville In the years since 9/11, the Special Forces of many nations have been in almost constant action in covert, high risk operations around the globe.

These include the two long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, fighting nationalist insurgents and jihadist terrorists, as well as other lesser known operations.

The weapons used by SF are a constant source of interest and speculation. The armories of these elite units have developed rapidly to meet their demands, and they include suppressed piston-driven carbines, programmable grenade launchers that airburst behind hidden enemies, and sniper rifles of extreme accuracy and range. This highly researched book gives the reader a privileged insight into this secret world exploring the custom-built weapons that operators carry on capture/kill missions in the 21st Century.

9781473821064, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 320p.

America’s Modern Wars Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam Christopher A. Lawrence This fascinating book takes a ground-up look at the problem in order to assess how our strategic objectives have recently become divorced from our true capability, or imperatives. It presents an extensive analysis of insurgencies based upon a unique database of 83 post-WWII cases, and it builds a body of knowledge based upon a half-century’s worth of real-world data, with analysis, not opinion. These pages provide an invaluable guide to how the U.S. can best project its vital power, while avoiding the missteps of the recent past.

9781612002781, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 376p.

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Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2010–2011 Charles Heyman This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-todate details of all British military organizations and structures.

This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoD’s latest future force proposals.

The Armed Forces of the United Kindom 2010-2011 is an invaluable reference tool and essential reading for all those who wish to be informed of the current state of the UK’s defense forces.

9781848840843, $12.99, $8.50, paperback, 256p.

Awakening Victory How Iraqi Tribes and American Troops Reclaimed Al Anbar and Defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq Michael E. Silverman In August 2006, many senior U.S. officials thought America had lost the war in Iraq, as the senior U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer there wrote that control of al Anbar Province, the seat of the raging Sunni insurgency, was irrevocably lost to the insurgents. During that time, there were over 100 attacks per day against U.S. military and Iraqi forces in al Anbar, and al Qaeda in Iraq had planted their flag in the provincial capital, Ramadi, declaring it the capital of their new “Islamic State of Iraq.”

Awakening Victory tells the story of this incredible campaign through the eyes of the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was right in the thick of the fight.

9781612000978, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 352p.

Britain’s Future Navy Nick Childs What kind of Royal Navy does Britain need now? The 21st century promises to be one of huge uncertainties and challenges for the senior service. Does Britain have the right naval strategy to cope with emerging threats and, if so, does the Navy have the right ships and enough of them to implement it? Nick Childs looks at the changing strategic environment. He asks what Britain’s role in the world could or should be – is she still interventionist? If so, should our forces be designed purely to work with US, UN or Western European forces? What are the options for a naval strategy? The author considers what kind of navy would be needed to support such options.

9781473823242, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 208p.

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• MODERN • The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2014–2015 Charles Heyman This book has been published at regular intervals during the last 20 years, and the latest 2014–2015 addition is the one that deals with the most far reaching changes the UK Armed Forces have gone through for a generation. Although the UK’s Armed Forces are reduced in size, the UK remains the country with the fourth largest defense budget in the world and extensive international commitments.

The Royal Navy has new submarines, new destroyers and a Type 26 Global Combat Ship in the pipeline, with two new aircraft carriers and F-35 attack aircraft by the end of the decade.

9781783463510, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 208p.

Guardian Angel Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World’s Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force William F. Sine, Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret.) U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skillful and capable rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable.

PJs (short for para-jumpers), are members of an elite unit whose commando skills are so wide-reaching they often seem like something out of science fiction. This book presents true stories of uncommon courage told from the perspective of the actual men in the arena. They do these things for their country, to protect their brothers in arms, and to honor their motto: “That Others May Live.”

9781612002514, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 240p.

Marine Corps Tank Battles in the Middle East Oscar E. Gilbert In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II. The emphasis would be not on brutal battles of attrition, but on paralyzing the enemy by rapid maneuver and overwhelming but judicious use of firepower. This book fully describes how our Marine Corps tankers have risen to the occasion.

9781612002675, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 312p.

Investigating Organised Crime and War Crimes A Personal Account of a Senior Detective in Kosovo, Iraq and Beyond Anthony Nott Anthony Nott describes in detail the investigation of human trafficking for the sex trade and illustrates some conflicting rivalries between the UN and the European Union police mission.

He describes the difficulties he had in dealing with some senior members of the Iraqi Police; in particular, the refusal of a Deputy Minister of Interior, who declined to reopen an investigation into the murder of a British security contractor and four Iraqi citizens.

Whilst this book covers the worst of human behavior, it also highlights the bravery and triumph of the human spirit, by those ordinary people who were caught up in these events.

9781473898912, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 216p.

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A Victor Tanker Captain’s Experiences in the RAF, Before, During and After the Falklands Conflict Bob Tuxford and Roland White The book follows his twentyyear career within the RAF and describes highlights of active service across the world, including an accompanied exchange tour in the US Air Force and participation in the Falklands war. The title, a nod to the crucial response during air-to-air refueling, underlines the important role that Bob carried out during his career as a captain of Victor K1s 214 Squadron in the 1970s, and K2s on 57 and 55 Squadrons in the early 1980s. This experience led to him playing a vital role in the first Black Buck mission during the Falklands campaign.

9781910690222, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 198p.

Tornado F3 A Navigator’s Eye on Britain’s Last Interceptor David Gledhill The author, a former Tornado F3 navigator, tells the story from an insider’s perspective from the early days as one of the first instructors on the Operational Conversion Unit, through its development and operational testing, to its demise. David Gledhill reflects on its capabilities and deficiencies and analyses why the aircraft was mostly underestimated by opponents. Although many books have already described the Tornado F3, the author’s involvement in its development will provide a unique insight into this complex and misunderstood aircraft programme and dispel some of the myths.

9781781553077, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 288p.

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• MODERN • Launch Pad UK Britain and the Cuban Missile Crisis Jim Wilson For most of Britain, the weekend of October, 1962 could so very easily have been their last weekend on earth.

Thor nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles stood on a round-theclock wartime state of alert ready to be fired, which made Britain, in effect, America’s launch pad. During the height of the crisis both RAF Bomber Command and the US Strategic Air Command were poised at the highest states of readiness. Both were ordered to a level of war readiness unparalleled throughout the whole of the forty years of Cold War. 9781473886650, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 208p.

Nimrod: Rise and Fall Tony Blackman The scrapping of the Nimrod program has been one of the most controversial events in the military aviation world for many a year. For most of its operational life, from 1969 to date, its contribution to the defense of the realm and its role in offensive duties was, of necessity, often shrouded in secrecy. The full story of the Nimrod, and its significance, has now been told. Tony Blackman, who was there at the beginning, test-flew nearly every aircraft and was at Kinloss on the very day the project was canceled, has written this timely book, covering every facet of its history, its weapons system developments and its tragic accidents. He writes in an approachable way, making technical subjects understandable but his conclusions will, inevitably, not be welcomed by everyone.

9781909166028, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

From Auster to Apache The History of 656 Squadron RAF/AAC 1942-2012 Guy Warner 656 Squadron’s story is a diverse one, characterized by active deployment in a range of wartime theaters. It was the only Air Observation Post (AOP) squadron to serve with the “Forgotten Army”, 14th Army under General Sir Bill Slim in Burma and, after the successful conclusion of this campaign, the Squadron was posted to Malaya, from where it took part in the little known but fierce campaigncountering separatists in Java.

It is a quite remarkable fact that the Squadron, and indeed the British Army, have both come full circle; directing fire from the air in 1944, to being the artillery in the air, directed from the ground in 2011.

9781781590980, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 336p.

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Swift Justice The Supermarine Swift–Low-level Reconnaissance Fighter Group Captain Nigel Walpole, OBE, BA, RAF (Ret’d) The Supermarine Swift was rushed into surface with the RAF during 1954 to become Britain’s first second-generation jet fighter. In this role it was not deemed a success and has been burdened with a bad reputation since that time.

Although not successful as an interceptor fighter because of it’s poor performance at high altitude, it eventually found a vital role as a low-level short-range reconnaissance aircraft operating on the edge of the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War. The book covers the development and operational history of a vital aircraft that is a part of aviation legend.

9781844150700, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

Trunk Monkeys The Life of a Contract Soldier in Iraq Lewis Steiner Trunk Monkeys: The Life of a Contract Soldier in Iraq tells the true story of operators from a private military company working in Iraq shortly after the first Gulf War. Lewis Steiner left one of the finest regiments in the British Army to join the gold rush into what was to become the living hell of war-torn Iraq. Steiner grew disillusioned about the joint UK and US invasion and realized that the hype surrounding the reasons we went to war were unjustified. He quickly understood that the true motivations were greed and profit regardless of human cost. This fascinating account encompasses the highs and lows of operating throughout Iraq. Steiner remembers his friends and comrades, many of whom died needlessly through incompetence and suicide attacks.

9781781552209, $23.95, $15.99, paperback, 208p.

Special Operations in Iraq Mike Ryan This sensational book reveals the true and compelling story of the Special Force units of the Coalition, such as the SAS, SBS and Delta Force who worked in the shadows, often unseen, unheard and unsung. It describes their missions behind the lines from the early days, well before hostilities opened formally.

These are thrilling tales of incredible daring and endurance told by men whose courage and military skills are inspiring.

The book also covers operations such as the spectacular rescue of PoW Private Lynch and the secret operations to target Saddam and other leaders of his regime of terror.

9781844153275, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 176p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • A Wargamer’s Guide to 1066 and the Norman Conquest Daniel Mersey This is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of guides for wargamers. Taking one of the most pivotal and famous episodes in British military history, it gives a wargamer’s perspective of the dramatic events of 1066 and the Norman conquest up to around 1070, and advice on how to recreate these on the gaming table.

Advice is given on factors to consider when choosing an appropriate set of commercially available rules, or devising your own, to best suit the scale and style of battle you want and capture the flavor of the period. The relevant ranges of figures and terrain pieces and buildings are also reviewed.

Analysis of the forces involved, organization, tactics and strategies will help with building your armies and there are interesting scenarios included.

9781473848467, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 88p.

The War of the Spanish Succession Paper Soldiers for Marlborough’s Campaigns in Flanders Peter Dennis In this series, renowned historical illustrator, Peter Dennis breathes life into the 19th Century paper soldier and invites the reader to re-fight the wars that surged across Europe as Louis XIV fought to establish French dominance over its neighbors. Refight the color and spectacle of the Wars of Spanish Succession with French, British and Allied infantry, cavalry and artillery.

9781912390922, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 48p.

European Buildings 28mm Paper Models for 18th & 19th Century Wargames Florian Richter This is the perfect add-on supplement not just for Helion’s famous ‘Paper Boys’ book series but for other wargames periods and systems too. In this book you will find all the building you need for a 18th and 19th rural or city landscaped terrain.

Here will be some 22 pages of artwork intended to be cut straight out of the book pages. Subjects to include village buildings, a church, farmhouse, windmill etc. The models are scaled to 28mm, but through deft use of a photocopier can be rescaled for other popular sizes of figures.

9781912390939, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 48p.

Arnhem 1944 Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland This is the first in a series of game books which put you in command of the forces in engaged in some of history’s most famous battles.Your tactical skill and ability to make the right command decision will be tested at every turn of the page. Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was one of the most daring Allied plans of the Second World War. An audacious surprise assault from the air, it was intended to give the Allies a bridgehead across the Rhine, removing the last significant natural barrier on the road to Berlin.

The book presents you with a series of command decisions, aided by situation maps; directing you to the next relevant briefing depending on the option you choose. No dice are necessary to play, just this book and your tactical skill.

When you buy this book, the fate of nations is in your hands.

9781848844841, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 176p.

Il’yushin/Beriyev A-50 The ‘Soviet Sentry’ Yefim Gordon Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborne early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the Il’yushin and Beriyev bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. This book describes the A-50’s thrilling developmental history, taking in its many variants (including the A-50EI export model for India) and gives an extensive overview of the various scale model kits covering the subject currently available on the market.

9781473823914, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

English Electric Lightning Martin Derry and Neil Robinson Developed to intercept increasingly capable Soviet bombers, the English Electric/ BAC Lightning is a favorite of both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modelers alike. This book offers a concise design and development history covering the six main singleseat fighter and two twin-seat trainer Marks and coverage of the only other two air forces to operate the type, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as well as a 16-page full color illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of the color schemes and markings carried by the type in RAF, Royal Saudi and Kuwait Air Force service and detailed lists of the plastic model kits, accessories and decal sheets produced of the EE/BAC Lightning, with photos of finished models.

9781473890558, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 96p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • Mi-1, Mi-6 and Mi-26 Heavy Lift Helicopters Yefim Gordon Developed in the early 1950s and first flown in June 1957, the Mi-6 was the largest-yet helicopter created in the Soviet Union. The Mi-6 saw service with the Soviet Air Force and the air arms of several Soviet allies. It also proved valuable as a civil air-lifter during oilfield exploration in Siberia. A worthy successor to the Mi-6 appeared in 1977—the Mi-26. With its 20-ton payload, it was (and still is) the world’s largest and most capable transport helicopter. Again, the Mi-26 had both military and commercial uses. The book describes the history, variants and service career of the Mil’ ‘big lifters’ and contains a detailed overview of the scale model kits covering these types which are currently available on the market.

9781473823891, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

Camouflage and Markings of the 6th South African Armored Division. Part 2: Wheeled Transport & Artillery North Africa and Italy 1943-45 William Marshall An authoritative guide to the South African armor camouflage and markings during training and combat operations in World War II. Part 2 includes the numerous US, Canadian and British made vehicles employed by the Division: Chevrolet C15A FFW (Fitted for Wireless), Mack NM6 6-ton gun tractor, CMP Ford F30 30-cwt ambulance, Dodge D15 15-cwt GS, Bedford MWC 200-gallon water tanker, Dodge D15 water tanker, Ford F60L 3-ton GS, Ford WO2A heavy utility staff car, Canadian 1941 Ford 11A Staff car, Ford C11ADF Woody, 1938 Ford 81A Staff Car, Ford 01Y 1-ton Panel truck, Ford F60-2L CMP ambulance, Austin K2/Y ambulance, Dodge T-110L-5 3-ton GS, British Fordson Sussex 6x4 truck, Chevrolet 1500-series 3-ton Canteen vehicle, Dodge D15 15-cwt GS, CMP Chevrolet C15 4x2 GS, Chevrolet C60L. 9788360672181, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 72p.

PzKpfw IV Ausf. G Wojciech Gawrych Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w period photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of the PzKpfw IV Ausf. G–the first long-barreled variant of the Wehrmacht’s workhorse.

Statistics: 239 full color photos of the PzKpfw IV Ausf. G preserved at the Panzer museum Munster, Germany; 48 b/w period photos showing several camouflage options; 3pp 1/35th & 1/48th scale drawings.

9788360672174, $46.95, $30.99, paperback, 72p.

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German 7,5 cm Antitank Gun PaK 40 Jan Wijnstok Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w period photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of the Pak 40–the most numerous and widely used anti-tank gun in the Wehrmacht inventory during World War II. Includes 182 full color photos of the two museum pieces preserved at the Panzermuseum Munster, Germany and the Dutch Army Museum, Maaldrift, the Netherlands, and the two city monuments at Valkenburg and Zandoerle in the Netherlands; 31 b/w period photos showing several camouflage and crew uniforms options; 10 pp. superdetailed 1/24th, 1/35th & 1/48th scale drawings of PaK 40 & variants, 2 pp 1/7.5th scale drawings of the ammunition, 3 pp scale drawings of the PaK 40 self-propelled mountings.

9788360672044, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 72p.

Dornier Do 22 Djordje Nikolic Developed by one of the most famous German airplane manufacturing companies at the request of Yugoslavia, the Dornier Do 22 was never adopted by the Luftwaffe and was condemned to obscurity as one of the peripheral airplane types. With only 29 manufactured in total, including the sole prototype, Do 22 was not a major success for Dornier-Werke. As such, it did not get the attention it deserved in the history of aviation. Its distinct service with the air forces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Greece and Finland was to date only covered superficially. No written work was published compiling and shedding light on the entire history, development, use by the three countries and the subsequent fate of the Dornier Do 22.

9788365437617, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 180p.

Yak-1. Volume 1 Sergei Kouznetsov The World War 2 fighters designed by A.S.Yakovlev’s and his team are rightfully considered the weapon of the Victory in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia. Their speed, maneuverability and firepower made them famous over the Eastern front.Yet to this day, historians and aviation enthusiasts continue to debate whether the design of these machines was adequate. The goal of this book is not to end these debates, but rather to present as precisely as possible the documents available to tell the story of the first aircraft in the long lineage of Yakovlev’s fighters—the Yak-1. Many new, sometimes unexpected facts about this important machine are presented in this book.

9788365437181, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 200p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • Yak-1. Volume II Sergei Kouznetsov The pursuit of better performance continued until all the possibilities for improvement were literally squeezed out of the Yak-1’s mixed design characterized by an all-wooden wing. In the process, alterations to the basic design gave birth to new, more advanced types—the Yak-9 in 1942 and Yak-3 in 1944. Still, given the high degree of manufacturing optimization achieved at Saratov factory, it was decided to keep the fighter that was rapidly becoming obsolete in production. Its latest version–the Yak-1b—contributed significantly to the wartime effort of the Soviet Union.

These developments as well as some interesting facts from the Yak-1/1b history are covered in the current volume.

9788365437396, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 176p.

Henschel Hs 129 Dariusz Karnas Scale plans of the Henschel Hs 129 in 1/72 and 1/48 scale.

All version are shown.

Hawker Hurricane Mk I & Mk II 1/24 Dariusz Karnas Scale plans of the Hawker Hurricane Mk I & Mk II in 1/24 scale.

4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.

9788365958129, $15.00, $9.99, paperback, 20p.

McDonnel Douglas, F-4e/EJ/F/G/RF-4E Phantom II. Striking color schemes JP Vieira and JP Vieira 40+ color profiles of Phantom II versions showing variety of the camouflage and markings in different countries Also plan views showing camouflage and markings 9788365281333, $32.00, $20.99, hardback, 42p.

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

9788365958105, $11.99, $7.99, paperback, 20p.

Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka 1/24 Dariusz Karnas Scale plans of the Junkers Ju 87 B in 1/24 scale.

4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.

Marcelo Ribeiro 40 color profiles of the famous Grumman F-14 Tomcat, American supersonic, twinengine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing jet, showing variety of the camouflage and markings of different users.

9788365958020, $28.00, $18.50, hardback, 44p.

9788365958112, $15.00, $9.99, paperback, 20p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • The Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen Waldemar Góralski Following the defeat in the World War I, the Treaty of Versailles limited the tonnage of the German Navy to 144 thousand tons. Moreover, the treaty stipulated that new warships could only be built to replace the decommissioned ones. In 1921 a new law was enacted which brought about the creation of the Reichsmarine. The few warships that Germany was allowed to keep were modernized and new ones were being built to replace the obsolete ones. In 1927, during the disarmament conference in Geneva, Germany demanded equal right as far as the expansion of the navy was concerned. Those demands were rejected, therefore, the Reichsmarine drew up the “expansion plan”. It stipulated construction of new warships within the coming years, including submarines, which were forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles.

9788362878864, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 96p.

The Japanese Cruiser Chikuma Waldemar Góralski The Japanese cruiser Chikuma According to the provisions of the Treaty of London light cruisers could be armed with cannons with a maximum caliber of 155mm in quantities up to 15 pieces. Japanese engineers, admirals and Fukuda Fujimoto developed a draft of the ship classified as “medium cruiser type”. His task was to guard the main force fleet from attacks by enemy light forces and the fight against cruisers. The ship was ordered under the Second Fleet Expansion Program of 1934roku. Funds for the construction of the cruiser entered in the budget for 1935/1936. The ship, which was named Chikuma River (in Nagano Prefecture on the island of Honshu) was built in the shipyard of Mitsubishi Nagasaki.

9788364596629, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 80p.

The Battleship USS North Carolina Stefan Draminski Launched in 1940, North Carolina was the first U.S. newly built battleship to have taken part in the war in the Pacific. During her busy combat career she demonstrated that battleships could perform very well indeed in their new role as escorts for fleet aircraft carriers and weapon platforms providing fire support for ground troops. Having earned no fewer than 15 Battle Stars during her wartime service, North Carolina was the most highly decorated US Navy battleship of World War II. 9788364596360, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 80p.

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The Japanese Destroyer Shimakaze Carlo Cestra The Imperial Naval Staff demanded the development of a destroyer project with powerful weaponry and capable of reaching speed of 40 knots.

The project was approved and marked with the symbol “F52”, it was included in the financial plan of 1939 “Maru Yon”.

According to the project, the armament was to consist of three two-barrel 127 mm gun turrets, and two seven-tube torpedo launchers. Due to the heavy weight of the tubes and the inability of emergency manual control of the launchers, this idea was abandoned.

In connection with this, a project was prepared and the construction of the Japanese destroyer with the number 125 later named “Shimakaze” commenced.

9788365437761, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 80p.

Protected Cruiser Varyag Stefan Draminski In-depth look the Imperial Russian cruiser Varyag, famed for her crew’s heroic defiance during the Russo-Japanese War—includes design and construction notes, technical characteristics, data tables, machinery, propulsion, armament and operational history. Excellent visual guide to the ship from all aspects—overall and in detail—color schemes, ship’s boats, weapons, masts and fittings. Amply illustrated with 82 excellent computer generated color graphic images, this volume also includes 2 double-sided bonus pull-outs: a color poster and scale plans. The plans represent the ship’s 1901 configuration—bow, stern, port and starboard profiles in both 1/350 and 1/700 scales, along with 1/100 scale gun and 1/200 scale boat drawings, plus a detailed oblique view.

9788361220640, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 54p.

The Greek Armored Cruiser Georgios Averof 1911-1913 Tassos Katsikas Georgios Averof (Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ) is a Pisa class armored cruiser of the predreadnought era. The ship was the third from the series of Pisa class ships after Pisa and Amalfi.

The ship initially (1907) was ordered for Marinha do Brasil, but one year later the Brazilian government abandoned the order. As a result of this decision, the construction works for the armored cruiser halted. However in 1909 the ship was acquired by the Royal Hellenic Navy and named Georgios Averof.

9788365437983, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 68p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • The Battleship HMS Duke of York Witold Koszela HMS Duke of York was the third of the King George V class battleships to be built after a lull in battleship design and construction following the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty. The battleship was laid down on May 5, 1937 at John Brown & Company Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works in Clydebank, Scotland. She was commissioned four and a half years later, on November 4, 1941.

9788364596025, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 32p.

La Gamme HellerMusee Jean-Christophe Carbonel French Text At the time of the 70th anniversary of the France campaign and “modern”, Hi-Tech re-edition of one of this French maker’s kits, it seemed to be in good taste to review the exceptional career of the “Musée” kit series. At the time these kits announced the amateurs’ renewed interest in French aircraft during the French Campaign, and the start of the first true series of purely French kits. This book also shows the make’s competitors and all the new boxes brought out under other names. Essential reading for all “plane” modelers.

9782352501589, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

The Battleship Haruna Waldemar Góralski Before the Konga class battle cruiser design was created, a similar type of British ship construction had been studied thoroughly (Thunderer, Neptune, Lion, and Indefatigable). During a council held on April 13, 1910, an order for a new class of ships was discussed, but a final decision was not made until May 23, 1910. In December 1910, during the Parliament meeting, the Japanese Prime Minister proposed construction of, as he described them in his speech, “huge armored cruisers” based on the British Invincible class.

9788364596216, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 24p.

New Orleans-Class Cruiser USS Astoria Witold Koszela USS Astoria was a cruiser of the New Orleans-class, built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington.

Her keel was laid down on September 1, 1930. She was launched on December 16, 1933, and commissioned in the US Navy on April 28, 1934.

9788365437358, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 20p.

La Clinique du Pr. Kelp Jean-Marc Deschamps French Text This is the restoration bible for 12-inch figures such as Action Man, Action Joe and Mego. La Clinique du Professeur Kelp is the “hospital guide” for our favorite figures, giving useful hints for their repair. Thanks to hundreds photographs with captions, the enthusiast is led on a step-by-step process in learning how to repair joints, how to mold new hands or to put new synthetic hair on the skull of their aging heroes.

9782352500070, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 80p.

12 Inch Falshirmjager In Action Figures Raymond Giuliani Among all the German elite forces, the “Green Devils” distinguished themselves, from the early stages of WWII, by their feats, their esprit-decorps and a chivalry towards their adversaries. From a uniform point of view, the rich variety of their field dress is an added attraction that the reader will discover through 12-inch figures, giving the full scope of the many theaters of operations where they fought during the war.

9782352500049, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 80p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships Les Brown 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. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring color profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. This volume covers the five ships of the highly successful Queen Elizabeth class, a design of fast battleship that set the benchmark for the last generation of dreadnoughts. Although they fought with distinction in WW1, all were thought valuable enough to be modernized between the wars—indeed, three were massively reconstructed, providing the model maker with a challenging variety of possible subjects.

9781848320611, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

County Class Cruisers Les Brown 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. This volume covers the British 10,000-ton ‘Treaty Cruisers’, thirteen of which were built to three slightly varying designs between the wars. With three funnels and a high freeboard, they were impressive ships, and all enjoyed very active wartime careers—three were involved in the Bismarck action and another with the sinking of the Scharnhorst.

9781848321274, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

Rodney and Nelson Les Brown and Robert Brown The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

The modeling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for superdetailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. The two ships covered in this volume were the only capital ships designed and built between the wars–a special concession of the Washington Treaty’s ban on new battleships–and they were unlike anything before them, with the superstructure three-quarters aft and all main armament turrets forward of the bridge. During the war Nelson survived mine and torpedo damage, while Rodney played a major part in the destruction of the Bismarck, both surviving to be broken up post-war.

9781848322196, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

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Kongo Class Battlecruisers Steve Wiper 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. The subject of this volume is the Japanese Kongo class, four ships built during the First World War as battlecruisers, but extensively modified and reconstructed between the wars as fast battleships, so that each ship presented a different appearance. They were the chosen escorts for the elite IJN carrier forces, and saw much action during the Pacific War. The book includes an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and a section on research references – books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.

9781848320048, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

German Pocket Battleships Roger Chesneau The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types.

For the first volume in this series, the author chose the German ‘pocket battleships’ of WW2, the best-known of which was the Graf Spee of Battle of the River Plate fame.

This innovative and infamous class of surface raiders has long been a popular subject for ship modelers, many manufacturers producing kits of the Graf Spee and the rather different Admiral Scheer and Lutzow. This book will show ship modelers how to turn their kits into something really special, but its unparalleled level of visual information will also appeal to the more general warship enthusiast.

9781848321885, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

King George V Class Battleships Roger Chesneau 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. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring color profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The five battleships of the class covered by this volume were the most modern British capital ships to serve in the Second World War. They were involved in many famous actions including the sinking of both Bismarck and Scharnhorst, while Prince of Wales suffered the unfortunate distinction of being the first capital ship sunk at sea by air attack.

9781848321144, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 64p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • SdKfz 171 Panther Ausf.

A Wojciech Gawrych Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w period photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of the PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. A—the second production variant of one of the best-known German tanks in existence. Includes 235 full color photos of the Panther Ausf. A preserved at the Panzer museum Munster, Germany; 52 b/w period photos showing several camouflage options; 5pp 1/35th & 1/48th scale drawings of PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. A & command variants.

9788360672051, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 80p.

Saumur–Musée des Blindés Part 1: German Equipment Wojciech Gawrych A survey of German armored vehicles and equipment in the famous French armor museum at Saumur. Superb 232 overall and close-up fullcolor photos of the following vehicles: PzKpfw II Ausf C, Wespe, PzKpfw III Ausf F, StuG III (StuG 40) Ausf G, StuH 42, PzKpfw IV Ausf J, Jagdpanzer IV F (L/48), Möbelwagen, Hummel & Brummbar, Jagdpanzer IV/70(A), Bergepanther Ausf G, Panther Ausf A and Jagdpanther, Tiger I Ausf E, Tiger II Ausf B, Marder I, Marder III & Marder IIIM, 10.5cm LeFH 18 auf GW 39H(f), Hetzer, Carro Armato M15/42, Semovente M42 75/18,Sdkfz 10, 11, 250/9, 251/7, Panzerwerfer 42 auf Maultier, Nebelwerfer 41/42, 2cm Flak 30 and Flakvierling 38, Pak 35/36, 38 & 40, 10.5cm leFH 18, Trippel SG 6, Schwimmwagen, Sdkfz 2 Kettenkraftrad, Zundapp 750 and Goliath.

9788391648346, $35.95, $23.50, paperback, 68p.

Scale Modelling World War I Tanks Frédéric Astier This book, intended for modelers, is devoted to scale models of tanks of WWI the stages of mounting, painting and creation of dioramas for 6 models: the Mark IV “Male” English, the Mark IV “Female,” the A7V German, the Schneider CA, the Saint-Chamond and French Renault FT. Over the course of numerous sequesnces and 500 pictures illustrating this book, Frederik Astier shares with you his knowledge to making; painting complex camouflage of the Great War, skating and aging a model, making mud, painting miniatures, making scenery, etc. The photos of real gear as well as one gallery of the other achievements of the author complete this book.

9782352504689, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 128p.

Adam’s Armor.

Volume 1 Adam Wilder ADAM’S ARMOR 1 modeling guide is the ultimate in the construction of armor modeling! Adam Wilder’s pioneering processes and techniques are described by him in the greatest of detail.

These present the culmination of many years of Adam’s work, many unseen in print until now.

Adam’s Armor 1 will improve and enrich any modelers work from beginners to the more proficient. This volume totaling 192 pages covering every aspect of assembly, detailing and conversion techniques which keeps Adam at the forefront of scale armor modeling with Worldwide acclaim. This volume also includes a very special Gallery of Adam’s work.

9780955541384, $49.00, $31.99, paperback, 192p.

The Forgotten War of the Royal Navy Baltic Sea 1918–1920 Michał Glock This book covers a little-known period of fighting in the Gulf of Finland. Its first chord was the German intervention in Finland and Estonia in early 1918 and evacuation of the Baltic Fleet through ice to Kronstadt.

Through the entire year 1918 the Soviet forces were preparing their bases in Kronstadt and Petrograd. By the end of the year the Soviet fleet tried to attack Tallinn, which ended in capture of Soviet destroyers, which were then handed over by the British to Estonia. In 1919 the operations consisted in active blocking of the Soviet fleet by the Royal Navy and supporting land fighting.

The peace treaty signed in 1920 in Tartu effectively ended hostilities in this area. This document sanctioned and confirmed the independence of Finland and Estonia for the next 19 years.

All the ships involved are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. Profusely illustrated with scale drawings (side views) and illustrations.

9788365281777, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 144p.

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-19P & PM, MiG21F-13 Lechosław Musiałkowski and Janusz Światloń The first supersonic fighter in the Polish Air Force, MiG-19 and the first version of the MiG-21F-13 are described in the unparalleled details. Many unpublished photos from the private collections.

Color schemes and markings are described and illustrated in a series of specially commissioned color profiles.

9788365958068, $23.00, $14.99, paperback, 88p.

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• MODELLING & WARGAMING • In Focus 1 Jagdpanzer 38 Lee Archer and Felipe Rodna This is the first of a new series from Panzerwrecks. As the titles implies, the subject is the German Jagdpanzer 38 tank hunter, often incorrectly referred to as the Hetzer.

The subject has been written about before and many photos published, but this book, the first of a series, combines 20 years of original research to take a fresh look at this vehicle. The cornerstone of every Panzerwrecks publication is the large format photos, and this book includes many previously unseen images. It incorporates the latest findings to offer the reader the most authentic color plates of the Jagdpanzer 38 yet published. This book will become a ‘must have’ for the serious modeler and military vehicle enthusiast.

9781908032133, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 112p.

Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf.B Construction and Development Alexander Volgin Tiger Ausf. B included all pros and cons of the German tank construction design. Ideas implicated in the Tiger Ausf.

B were based on the previous designs and they omitted excesses and disadvantages of earlier vehicles. This book deals with the background and development of German heavy tank Tiger Ausf. B, production history and constructional features, as well as evaluation of the captured vehicles by the Red Army during the field tests.

9786155583131, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 236p.

The Art of the Jeep From Propaganda to Advertising Jérome Hadacek The Jeep, despite its small engine and public underestimation, represents the most well known example of an American manufacturer’s success at making the transition from war propaganda to mainstream popular advertising.

Organized by product, Hadacek’s work gathers together a superb collection of illustrations and material, retracing an entire period focused on a vehicle that initially went unnoticed but quickly became a major symbol of postwar ingenuity.

Jérome Hadacek is modeler specializing in 1/48 and 1/10 scale recreations. He has published numerous articles in Steel Masters, Tank Zone and 4x4 Story, on various themes regarding military vehicles based off of reports from military museums throughout the world, technical documentation, and various related events.

9782352502210, $55.00, $35.99, hardback, 160p.

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Befehlspanzer: German command, control and observation armored combat vehicles in World war Two Part 1: Tanks of German Origin Riccardo Niccoli This book is dedicated to the command and observation tanks of the German Army in World War Two. It deals with their history, operational use, organization, special markings, technical description, serial numbers (when available), and data on the radio equipment. The book is completed by some 105 color profiles, produced by Jean Restayn, and by about 65 black and white historic photographs. A must for any enthusiast of the German military and of the Second World War, and a unique reference for all the serious modelers.

9788895011080, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 88p.

El Alamein 1942 Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland The Battlefield General game books put you in command of the forces engaged in some of history’s most famous battles.

Your ability to make the right tactical decision will be tested at every turn of the page. The 2nd Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 was one of the crucial turning points of WWII. Here Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery (‘Monty’) and the British Eighth Army (the famous ‘Desert Rats’) halted the victorious advance of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox) and his Afrika Korps.

The book presents the reader with a series of command decisions, aided by situation maps, directing you to the next relevant briefing depending on the option you choose. No dice are necessary to play, just this book and your tactical skill. When you buy this book, the fate of nations is in your hands.

9781848846890, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 176p.

Russian Gunship Helicopters This volume deals primarily with the three principal attack helicopter types of the present-day Russian Army. The Mil MI-24 ‘Hind’ otherwise known as ‘the Flying Crocodile’; The Mil-28; and the Kamov Ka-52 ‘Alligator’—NATO name ‘Hokum-B’. Well-illustrated histories and structural analyses are supplemented with detailed descriptions of the various plastic scale model kits which have been released, along with commentary concerning their accuracy and available modifications and decals. This level of detail and insight is sure to prove invaluable to a wide community of model-makers, both at home and overseas.

9781781592823, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

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• DVDS • Panzer Wars After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the fight for armored superiority on the battlefield was quickly realized as one of the distinguishing factors that, combined with air and sea domination, would determine the outcome of the war.

The introduction of the iconic Panzer IV, Tiger and Königstiger (Royal Tiger) tanks allowed the Germans to dominate the battlefields, ensuring a wealth of armored victories over their enemies.

These two films deal exclusively with these deadly vehicles in meticulous detail, showing them in action on the front lines using original archive footage never before seen outside of Germany.

4260110585125, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

War at Sea The War at Sea would prove to be one of the pivotal battlegrounds that would ultimately decide the outcome of the Second World War. In an attempt to scupper and destroy as many resupply ships as possible, the Germans had hundreds of heavy surface vessels and U-Boats patrolling the seas, with these taking the brunt of the fighting.

In the Pacific, however, they played only a subordinate role.

Aircraft carriers, used as combat units, dominated the war here. These two films show, in fascinating detail, these monumental clashes at sea using original and unseen archive footage during the war. This footage gives an invaluable insight into the different styles of sea warfare and the varying classes of ships from all sides, making this DVD ideal for all naval and military fans.

4260110585149, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

The Fight for the Skies As the race to build fighter planes became more and more important, heated aerial attacks such as the Battle of Britain would be fought and pave the way for an eventual allied victory. This DVD explores the majority of the most well known and influential planes including: German Bf 109, Fw 190, Me 262, English Spitfire and Hurricane, American P–51 Mustang, P 38 Lightning, F 4 U and F 6 U along with the Japanese Zero.

The DVDs gives a further fascinating insight into the Me 262, the first jet-powered fighter aircraft, introduced by the Luftwaffe in 1942. This Hunter set new standards in aviation history in the skies over Germany, claiming over 500 allied kills. With over fifty minutes of original archive film, as well as exclusive picture galleries and bonus films, this DVD will appeal to all aviation fans.

4260110585156, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

Air Sea Warfare In this DVD, original archive material helps to explore the missions carried out in many of the world’s most recognizable oceans, ranging from the Norwegian and the North Sea to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Upon these vast expanses of water, Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers and U-Boats all battled it out in the ultimate fight for survival in an attempt to provide the turning point for the war effort.

The DVD gives extended reference to the Kriegsmarine who used auxiliary cruisers to disrupt the convoys on their transport missions. The crews of these cruisers were often at Sea for months on end without ever setting foot on dry land. These men were made to carry out their tasks in a variety of refurbished merchant vessels and these two films give an insight into the missions they carried out.

4260110585170, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

The Top Fighter Planes This DVD explores the many varying forms of aircraft used during WWII and the famous pilots and squadrons that flew them. Using original archive footage, the DVD documents the infamous “Lafayette Escadrille”, the “Eagle Squadron” and the “Flying Tigers”. These squadrons consisted of pilots that flew missions for other countries in return for large sums of money. In a time of honor and national pride, these pilots were modern day “Bounty Hunters” who killed for the side offering the highest price.

Air Force. Combined with a selection of bonus footage and original picture galleries, this DVD gives a fascinating insight into some of the most colorful aviation characters of the Second World War. 4260110585187, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

Prussia and Berlin up to 1945 This DVD explores the history of this world famous city through glorious archive footage, starting at the turn of the century and the introduction of the Weimar Republic in 1918. Following the Greater Berlin Act in the 1920s, the city boundaries changed massively and this expansion made the population of the city soar to over four million.

This documentary also shows the beautiful German landscape between Memel and Weichsel, East Prussia, also known as “Land of the dark forests and crystal lakes”.

The DVD finishes by exploring the typical farmers life in East Germany using rare footage that is unseen outside of Germany.

4260110585217, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc

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• DVDS • Hitler’s Eastern Front On June 22 1941, three huge German Army Groups launched a surprise attack on Soviet Russia. Here is the German experience of the war in Russia, a powerful study of that titanic conflict as seen through contemporary German newsreels and told in the words of the men who fought and died for Hitler. The three films on this DVD trace the fate of the three Army Groups which began the campaign, and follow the course of this vicious campaign as the optimism of Barbarossa inexorably rolls on towards to the crushing disappointment of the final bitter surrender to the victorious Red Army.

5060247620688, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 180 min.

The Air War in Color The Fighting Lady is an Academy Award winning documentary produced in 1944 by the US War Department and US Naval Communication Service.

Shot in color, The Fighting Lady is a documentary film, which revolves around the life of seamen on board the second USS Yorktown (CV-10)—“the Fighting Lady”. The film includes footage of combat in the Marcus Islands, the attack on Truk in the Carolines,and the famous Marianas ‘turkey shoot’. Directed by Edward Stiechen and narrated by Charles Boyer and Robert Taylor.

Memphis Belle is an Oscar-winning film also produced in 1944. Directed by famed William Wyler (then a Lieutenant Colonel) and released by the US War Department, the film presented real-life footage of dozens of Allied bombing missions by the Flying Fortress B-17 bomber during the Second World War. This superb collection is essential viewing for military history devotees.

5060247620701, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 100 min.

Smashing Down the Reich This great wartime documentary provides a powerful insight into the events of the air war over Germany and the bomber offensive in the west as seen by contemporary audiences.

‘Target For Tonight’ is a brilliant documentary tracing the lives of the air crews who flew countless missions over Germany. Featuring superb air-to-air combat footage and astonishing footage of the bombers in action ‘Target For Tonight’ is essential viewing.

Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the air war over Germany from primary sources.

5060247620718, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 90 min.

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RAF War Time Operations 1943 Filmed in every theater of the war both on the ground at RAF airfields and from the air by specially converted camera carrying aircraft, this unique series of films provides a comprehensive record of the activities of RAF personnel and the aircraft they flew including the fighters, fighter bombers, medium and heavy bombers.

The “Gen” from 1943 features a comprehensive overview of the day-to-day activities of the RAF during the middle war period including The Queen congratulating the original Dambuster crews led by Wing Commander Gibson.

All three “Gen” films from 1943 are included in this unique DVD collection.

5060247620756, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

RAF War Time Operations: 1944 (January to June) “The Gen” is the ultimate primary film source for anyone with an interest in the Royal Air Force operations during World War II. The “Gen” was the official series of films made to communicate RAF activities to all sections of the RAF personnel and the general public.

“The Gen” from January to June 1944 features a comprehensive overview of the day-to-day activities of the RAF during this period and includes the construction of Hurricanes in West Africa, 342 Squadron preparing their Boston aircraft and carrying out a raid on a power station near Paris, and “The Day”, second front preparations for “the coming storm”.

Essential viewing for anyone interested in World War II from primary sources.

5060247620763, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 55 min.

RAF War Time Operations: 1944 (July to December) “The Gen” is the ultimate primary film source for anyone with an interest in the Royal Air Force operations during World War II. The “Gen” was the official series of films made to communicate RAF activities to all sections of the RAF personnel and the general public.

“The Gen” from July to December 1944 features a comprehensive overview of the day to day activities of the RAF during this period and features an animated propaganda warning from USA , the war on the Pacific Front, the liberation of Brussels and a survey of the WAAF’s contribution to the war effort.

5060247620770, $14.95, $9.99, dvd ntsc, 85 min.

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• DVDS • U-Boat Type VII C German U-boats 1935–1945 During the Second World War the German Navy boasted a massive number of U-Boats to cope with the Allied naval threat and to disrupt the much needed supplies from reaching the front lines.

As well as the construction of smaller U-Boats for the coastal areas, oceangoing U-Boats were also built. The U-Boat type VII became the standard, built in several variations including the VII A,VII B, and finally the legendary VIIC. This DVD gives a concise history of this formidable type of U-Boat using rare and unseen German archive footage and is compulsive viewing for all naval enthusiasts.

4260110582117, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 55 min.

Dive Bomber Ju 87 & Ju 88 History Films By the time the Second World War broke out in September 1939 the Luftwaffe had become one of the strongest and most battle-experienced air forces in the world.

The Germans quickly realized the tactical importance of divebombing and, under guidance from Colonel General Ernst Udet, the Luftwaffe began to develop a host of highlyadvanced dive bomber aircraft. This film focuses on two of the most recognized and important variants: the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka and Ju 88.

This films tracks the successes and failures of these two famous aircraft types throughout the war through original German archive footage and will appeal to all aviation enthusiasts.

4260110582131, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 55 min.

Aces in the Sky The Greatest Hunter Pilots of World War I and II History Films This film documents the successes of some of the most famous fighter and hunter pilots that have ever graced the sky.

Starting with the First World War, we follow the exploits of Manfred von Richthofen, who had 80 combat victories to his name, and also the career of Oswald Boelcke, considered by many to be the father of German fighter air force.

The film then focuses on the Second World War and famous pilots such as Erich Hartman, who claimed 352 aerial victories, Galland, Molders, Nowotny and Marseille.

Also featured is the Japenese pilot Saburo Sakai, often considered as one of the greatest fighter pilots of the war.

Wonderfully illustrated through original archive footage, this DVD is sure to appeal to all aviation enthusiasts.

4260110582148, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 83 min.

Dive Bombers vs Aircraft Carriers Air and Sea Warfare in the Pacific and the Atlantic History Films 1910 was a momentous year both for aviation and maritime history as it saw the first experimental take off of a plane from the deck of a warship.

Following this, the 20s and 30s saw the aircraft carrier come into its own, with several navies building many variants. By the outbreak of the Second World War these ships became the backbone of the carrier forces for the United States, British and Japanese navies and allowed a whole new type of warfare at sea; that of the dive bomber.

This film explores the role of the dive bomber in the Second World War and also documents the momentous sea battles in the Pacific and Atlantic, making this film ideal both for aviation and maritime enthusiasts.

4260110582155, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 75 min.

Dogfight in the Clouds Fighter Pilots of the Second World War Between 1939 and 1945 the warring nations of the Second World War battled each other in the air over Europe and the Pacific Ocean in lethal competition. Aerial combat was affected by the quality of the plane on the one hand and the abilities, training and courage of the pilot on the other.

While the First World War was merely influenced by aerial forces, Second World War aviation was already playing a decisive role. Control of the skies became the absolute key to victory; the ruler above the battlefield could observe enemy movements and, with fighters and bombers, massively impede the enemy’s plans.

4260110582162, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 83 min.

Panzerjager Hitler’s Tank Destroyer History Films The Panzerjäger troops were equipped with vehicles produced by mounting an existing anti-tank gun on a tracked chassis to allow higher mobility, with the Panzerjäger I being the first variant. In the years that followed until the end of the war many different vehicle designs were used by the Germans including the famous StuG IV and Jagdpanther.

Using unusual and rare archive film footage, this film shows the dreaded German Tank Hunter against the enemy, as well as in defensive battles with other arms of the German army.

4260110582179, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 70 min.

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• DVDS • Front Lines & German Home Front As the outcome of the Second World War was being decided on the war-torn battlefields of Western and Eastern Europe, the millions of civilians at home were fighting a completely different battle of their own.

In an attempt to disrupt this, both the allies and the enemy concentrated countless raids on towns and cities, bringing the war to their very doorsteps.

In Front Lines and German Home Front, a selection of original and rare archive footage is split into four films which give an eye opening and intense insight to the way of life at that time. Also included is an impressive list of special features and bonus galleries containing original pictures and footage from the period, making this an insightful and fascinating DVD that explains the day-to-day life of ordinary people battling against an ever-threatening enemy.

4260110585118, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 50 min.

95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna Tim Saunders 95th Rifles 1800 to Corunna is the next DVD in The Peninsular Collection from BHTV and Pen and Sword Digital and explores the history of the 95th Rifles, who were masters of the battlefield and particularly skilled in skirmishing. Following the events set out in the Salamanca DVD, this film serves as a prequel to explain the years leading up to the Battle of Salamanca, starting with Sir John Moore’s retreat to La Corunna in the winter of 1808/1809.

Filmed on location where the original battles took place over 200 years ago, the BHTV team experience first-hand the diversity of the Spanish weather in winter with rain, sleet, snow and sub-zero conditions, giving the viewer an idea of what the British and French troops had to endure at the time.

5060247620190, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc

Kampfgruppe Peiper Battlefield History TV Ltd and Tim Saunders Sepp Dietrich’s Sixth SS Panzer Armee was allocated the main effort in Hitler’s last throw of the dice in the West. This is a controversial subject but one that the experience BHTV team have been able to bring to life by covering both the German and US perspectives with a frankness that is underpinned by a detailed knowledge and understanding of the battle and its place in the campaign.

5060247620350, $24.95, $16.50, dvd ntsc, 80 min.

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Hell’s Highway Battlefield History TV Ltd Montgomery’s brainchild, Operation Market Garden, was designed to end the war by Christmas 1944 and clear away Hitler’s V weapons from the North Sea Coast. Following the collapse of the German Army in Normandy and its flight back across northern France, it seemed that a bold move to seize the three major and numerous other waterways across Holland would place the Second British Army beyond the Rhine. This would deliver Germany’s powerhouse the Ruhr, put the Allies on the North German Plain and the road to Berlin.

The Germans only had to get within firing range of the road elevated across the surrounding flat terrain to effectively close the vital highway and starve the troops fighting to reach Arnhem of all kinds of combat supplies.

5060247620862, $19.99, $12.99, dvd ntsc

Salamanca Battlefield History TV Ltd Since his return to the Iberian Peninsula in 1809, General Arthur Wellesley had with his small army been a constant thorn in the side of a series of Napoleon’s Marshals in Spain, studiously avoiding battles that he could not win and falling back before superior forces to the Lines of Torres Vedras in 1810.

Wellesley’s whole campaign, culminating in the battle, which destroyed the main French Field Army in Spain, was a master class in generalship, which according to Maximilien Foy put him in the class of Frederick the Great or Marlborough. The Victory of Salamanca ensured that the French would have to evacuate southern Spain and eventually leave Spain completely.

5060247620879, $19.99, $12.99, dvd ntsc

Bruneval Raid Operation Biting Battlefield History TV Ltd In 1941 Dr RV Jones became convinced that the Germans had developed their own radar system that would account for increasing RAF bomber casualties.

The planning went well but the rehearsals involving the Royal Navy were all disastrous. As the narrow window of moon and tide approached it was decided ‘to bash on’.

In Britain’s darkest hour the success of the Bruneval raid was just what Churchill needed and the information gained saved the lives of many aircrew.

5060247620886, $19.95, $12.99, dvd ntsc, 110 min.

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• BARGAINS • Roman Conquests North Africa Nic Fields The third in the Roman Conquests series will briefly cover Rome’s first forays into the dark continent during the First and Second Punic Wars.

Like the other volumes, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars, explaining how the Roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate.

9781844159703, $39.95, $20.95, hardback, 176p.

Stalin’s Secret War The NKVD on the Eastern Front Rupert Butler As a result, during ‘the Great Patriotic War’, Soviet soldiers and citizens feared not only the Germans but the tentacles of the secret police. The full extent of this extraordinary wartime operation is told in Rupert Butler’s compelling study.

9781848840539, $39.95, $20.95, hardback, 208p.

Churchill’s Pirates The Royal Naval Patrol Service in World War II Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland The Royal Naval Patrol Service, or Harry Tate’s Navy as it was commonly known, was a unique service with its own rules and regulations.

This book looks at the Service personnel, the boats, equipment and includes many firsthand accounts from crew. Lengthy Appendices include vessel’s names, numbers and fate.

9781848842564, $39.95, $20.95, hardback, 256p.

Retreat to Berlin Ian Baxter Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs this book provides an absorbing insight into the last desperate year of the German Army. Accompanied by detailed captions and text, the book shows how Wehrmacht, WaffenSS, Luftwaffe, Hitlerjugend, and Volksturm personnel attempted to defend every yard of ground against the overwhelming Allied forces. As the final months of the war are played out, the reader learns how the Germans fought to the death in a desperate attempt to prevent what Hitler called the ‘two fold devastation of the Reich’.

9781848843806, $24.95, $12.95, paperback, 160p.

CIA 60 Ans D’Actions Clandestines Pascal Le Pautremat and Eric Micheletti French Text For the first time in French, here are the CIA’s secret operations, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and documents.

There is not a single war, not a coup d’etat in which America’s men in the shadows have not been involved. Never has a secret service been so powerful: its representatives in post in a number of capitals dealt directly with the most highly placed politicians.

9782352501107, $49.95, $25.95, hardback, 174p.

Eastern Inferno The Journals of a German Panzerjäger on the Eastern Front, 1941–43 Christine Alexander and Mason Kunze This book presents the remarkable personal journals of a German soldier who participated in Operation Barbarossa and subsequent battles on the Eastern Front, revealing the combat experience of the German–Russian War as seldom seen before.

9781935149477, $32.95, $14.95, hardback, 240p.

Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships Okinawa, 1945 Robin L. Rielly “To any who want to learn more about the age of the Kamikaze at Okinawa, this book is to be desired. For the serious historian who wants a “blow by blow” coverage of the US defense against the Japanese airpower portion of the battle for Okinawa, it is a must. And for the casual reader…you’ll gain insight even if you just peruse this book.” —Airborne Quarterly Robin L. Rielly has written an engrossing narrative of air/naval combat, combining firsthand action with astute tactical and strategic analysis.

9781935149415, $19.95, $7.95, paperback, 448p.

Luftwaffe Combat Reports Bob Carruthers These detailed accounts of Luftwaffe combat operations are taken from the extensive series of interviews conducted with higher echelons of the German Fighter Force by the USAAF very shortly after the end of the Second World War. 9781781592137, $19.95, $9.95, paperback, 256p.

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• BARGAINS • The Last Nazis The Hunt for Hitler’s Henchmen Mark Felton The heinous crimes committed by the Nazis will inevitably appall mankind for ever. Interest in the hunt for those who have escaped justice since 1945 is huge.

The author spares no effort to shock the reader with his accounts of the appalling crimes committed by these evil men and women.

9781848842861, $39.95, $20.95, hardback, 224p.

Cold War, Hot Wings Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot 1962–1994 Chris J. Bain The book includes inside accounts of army support missions on the Yemen border, flying cold war reconnaissance missions in Europe, early day conversion to Harriers without any training aids, and long range ultra-high-level, covert photo intelligence gathering sorties. It also includes political, geographical and economic background of all the places in which he served, and comments on political and military decisions made at those times.

9781844155750, $50.00, $25.95, hardback, 356p.

HMS Fearless Ewen Southby-Tailyour The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965. Over the next 37 years she was seldom far from the actions in which British forces were engaged worldwide, be they in Aden, Malaysia and Borneo, Northern Ireland, the Cold War (Norway), South Rhodesia, Falklands, the Gulf, Afghanistan and so on.

9781781593646, $34.95, $17.95, paperback, 384p.

Air War D-Day: Bloody Beaches Martin W. Bowman This fourth volume of a comprehensive five-part work on D-Day covers every aspect of aerial operations on and behind the beaches at ‘Omaha’ and ‘Utah’ beaches on 6 June 1944.

9781781591789, $34.95, $17.95, hardback, 256p.

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Hitler’s Atlantic Wall: Normandy Construction and Destruction Paul Williams This highly informative book begins with an examination of the background to Germany’s primary military objectives in relation to the western end of their self-styled ‘Fortress Europe’.

9781783030583, $19.95, $9.95, paperback, 176p.

Special Forces War Against Terrorism in Iraq Eric Micheletti This spectacular new book shows these highly specialized teams in action, fulfilling their missions well ahead of the arrival of the conventional forces.

The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of shots taken at the heart of the action on the ground in Iraq, showing all the clothing and equipment used by the Special Forces.

9782915239645, $49.95, $25.95, hardback, 192p.

Attack on Pearl Harbor Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions Alan D. Zimm This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the operational and tactical level.

The centerpiece of the book is an analysis using modern Operations Research methods and computer simulations, as well as combat models developed between 1922 and 1946 at the U.S. Naval War College.

9781612000107, $32.95, $14.95, hardback, 480p.

Flying Drunk The True Story of a Northwest Airlines Flight, Three Drunk Pilots and One Man’s Fight for Redemption Joseph Balzer Flying Drunk is Joe’s bittersweet and thoroughly chilling memoir of his twisted journey to a Federal courtroom, his time behind bars, and his struggle to recapture all that he held dear.

Flying Drunk is an incredible journey of the human spirit, from childhood to hell, and back again.

9781611211641, $16.95, $8.95, paperback, 240p.

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FORTHCOMING FROM CASEMATE Landing in Hell The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944

From the Riviera to the Rhine US Sixth Army Group A August 1944–February 1945

HAVERTOWN, PA 19083

1950

LAWRENCE ROAD

Peter Margaritis 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.

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 twenty-seven tanks.

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

Ardennes 1944 Yves Buffetaut 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. It looks at several topics in particular: the American resistance at St.Vith; the resistance of the 101st Airborne in Bastogne; German obstinacy in persisting with the siege at Bastogne; the airlift and the intervention of the 9th US Air Force; the rapid regrouping of the 3rd US Army; Patton’s counterattack; the British counterattack; and finally how the Allies failed to transform the German withdrawal into rout, missing an opportunity to cross the Siegfried line and the Rhine on the heels of the Germans, leading to an incomplete victory.

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

Simon Forty and Leo Marriott Two months after D-Day, just as the battle of Normandy was reaching its climax, with all eyes on the Falaise Pocket, the Allies unleashed the second invasion of France, not in the Pas de Calais but the Riviera. Immaculately planned, effectively h FFrenchh R I l undertaken, the Allies quickly broke out of their bridgehead, drove 400 miles into France in three weeks, and liberated 10,000 square miles of French territory while inflicting 143,250 German casualties.

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.

9781612006239, $29.95, $16.50, 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.

The book begins with Hitler’s dilemma about which way to move and his meeting with Francisco Franco at Hendaye in October 1940, a major turning point in the war when an alliance between Germany and Spain seemed possible.

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

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