The Warrior Volume 21

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The Bestselling Books of 2016

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Greetings and Happy New Year!

Welcome to the first 2017 issue of The Warrior. In these pages, you will find our recent releases, related titles and bestselling books of 2016; handpicked especially for you!

Last year was filled with over 300 new titles covering all subjects of military history. Since the number of new releases can get a bit overwhelming, we’ve pulled together a list of the top sellers from Casemate and our distributed publishers (found on pages 5-12) – all available at a significant discount. Don’t miss out on these great titles this time around!

A bestseller to note is Savas Beatie’s The Maps of the Wilderness (page 8), an atlas of the Wilderness Campaign of 1863-1864 that breaks down the campaign into 120 original full-color maps, while assessing the planning and bloody combat that followed. If the Civil War is your specialty, you can find even more titles, such as Lincoln’s Greatest Journey (page 8) in our bestselling list as well as on pages 35 and 36.

The rest of this catalog features a plethora of new releases; most never seen in The Warrior catalog before. Featured is Casemate’s Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 1 (located on page 3), a heavily illustrated book including 300 photos of Luftwaffe airmen before and during World War II. Some additional pictorial histories to check out are Pen & Sword’s The Somme in Pictures (page 48) and Helion & Company’s Silent Landscape (page 51).

As always, thank you for continued support of The Warrior. We welcome your comments and suggestions so we can make sure The Warrior continues to best serve you this year!

Best Wishes, Carlie, Jane, Michaela, Sharon, Tara, and Will The Casemate Sales & Marketing Team

Forthcoming from Casemate Special Forces Berlin James Stejskal It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a threat to Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. The mission, should hostilities commence, was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines, and buy time for NATO forces to conduct a breakout from the city. They were skilled in clandestine operations, sabotage, and intelligence tradecraft and able to act if necessary as independent operators.

9781612004440, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336 pages

On the Frontlines of the Television War Yasutsune “Tony” Hirashiki & Terry Irving On The Frontlines of the Television War 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 as the best of battle memoirs 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, 304 pages

The front cover image is from Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 1 by Christophe Cony & Jean-Louis Roba, Casemate Publishers, 2016.

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•NEW FROM CASEMATE• Luftwaffe in Colour Christophe Cony & Jean-Louis Roba This remarkable work pulls the lid off one of the legendary air forces in history at the very peak of its power—unveiling the men and machines as they truly existed day-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their own regime and the scare stories of their enemies. In Hitler’s Germany, color photography was primarily co-opted for state purposes, such as the military publication Signal, or the Luftwaffe’s own magazine, Der Adler (Eagle). But a number of men had cameras of their own, and in this painstakingly acquired collection, originally published in France, we can witness true life on Germany’s airfields during the period of the Luftwaffe’s ascendancy. Thus not only do we see famous planes such as the Me-109, Ju-87 or He-111, but the wide variety of more obscure types with which the Germans began the war. The array of Arados, Dorniers, Heinkels—not to mention elegant 4-engine Condors—that were initially employed in the war are here in plain sight and full color, providing not only an insight into WWII history but a model maker’s dream.

9781612004082, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128 pages

Caesar’s Greatest Victory John Sadler & Rosie Serdiville The Battle for Alesia was a decisive moment in world history. It determined whether Rome would finally conquer Gaul or whether Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix would throw off the yoke and independent Celtic tribal kingdoms could resist the might of Rome. Failure would have been a total defeat for Julius Caesar. European, and therefore world history might have been a very different story. Caesar’s campaign of 52 BC hung in the balance. The Romans were caught off-guard and it seemed all too likely their grip on Gaul would be pried free. The Siege of Alesia was one of the most astonishing military undertakings of all times. Caesar’s interior siege lines stretched for 18 kilometers and were surrounded by an outward facing line three kilometers longer.Vercingetorix’s refuge proved a trap and, despite an energetic defense and the arrival of a huge relief army, there was to be no escape. Caesar’s Greatest Victory reveals both sides of the conflict. The arms, equipment, tactics and fighting styles of Roman and Celtic armies are explained, as well as the charisma and leadership of Caesar and Vercingetorix.

9781612004051, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 320 pages

Vikings at War Kim Hjardar & Vegard Vike Vikings at War presents a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war; their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and conquest campaigns that brought the Vikings to virtually every corner of Europe and even to America.Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the Western world during the 350 years that followed the introduction of the sail into the region, from the 9th to the 11th century.Viking ravages united the Spanish kingdoms and stopped Charlemagne and the Franks’ advance in Europe. Wherever Viking ships roamed, enormous suffering followed in their wake, but the encounter between cultures changed both European and Nordic societies. Employing unorthodox and unpredictable strategies, which were hard for more organized forces to respond to, the most crucial element of the Viking’s success was their basic strategy of evading the enemy by arriving by sea, then attacking quickly and with great force before withdrawing quickly. The warrior class dominated in a militarized society. Honor was everything, and breaking promises and ruining one’s posthumous reputation was considered worse than death itself. If a man offended another man’s honor, the only way out was blood revenge.

9781612004037, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 400 pages

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

With only one other team member, Stadler was sent to blow up railway lines and enemy fighter jets in the south of Angola. As he crawled in and out of enemy-infested territory, he stared death in the face many times. A gripping, firsthand account that reveals the near superhuman physical and psychological powers these Special Forces operators have to display.

9781612004044, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 384 pages

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•NEW FROM CASEMATE• The White Sniper Tapio Saarelainen Simo Häyhä is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today.

Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors. Able to move silently through the landscape his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The Russians learned of his reputation as a marksman and tried several times to kill him by indirect fire. The White Sniper fully explores Simo Häyhä’s life, his exploits in the Winter War, the secrets behind his success including character and technique, and also includes a detailed look at his rifle itself.

9781612004297, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 192 pages

Spearhead of the Fifth Army Frank Van Lunteren Upon the completion of the Sicily and Salerno Campaigns in 1943, the paratroopers of Colonel Reuben Tucker’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment were among the first Allied troops to enter Naples. Four weeks later, the 504th spearheaded Fifth Army’s drive through the notorious Volturno Valley. A bombing raid during their beach landing was a forecast of eight weeks of bitter fighting. Holding the right flank of the beachhead along the Mussolini Canal, the paratroopers earned their nickname “Devils in Baggy Pants” for their frontline incursions into enemy lines, as well as their stubborn defense of the Allied salient. In this work H Company’s attachment to the British 5th Grenadier Guards are painted in comprehensive light for the first time.

9781612004273, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 320 pages

Past & Present: 101st Airborne Stephen smith & Simon Forty The Past & Present Series reconstructs historical battles by using photography, juxtaposing modern views with those of the past. It shows how much infastructure has remained and points to the passing nature of things such as outfits, uniforms, and ephemera. After its operations in the Cotentin and around Carentan, the 101st was withdrawn from the lines in late June and sailed back to England on LSTs in July. After several false alerts, they invaded by air again into the Netherlands on September 17, 1944, part of the airborne element of Operation “Market Garden.” The mission was to hold open Hell’s Highway so that land forces could advance safely to Arnhem.

9781612004235, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 64 pages

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Past & Present: 6th Airborne Division Leo Marriot & Simon Forty Operation Tonga began at 22:56 on the night of 5 June, when six Halifax heavy bombers took off from Tarrant Rushton towing six Horsas carrying a coup-de-main force consisting of D Coy, Ox and Bucks LI reinforced with two extra platoons from B Coy and a party of sappers, who were tasked with capturing the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne. 6th Airborne Division had been allotted three specific tasks to achieve. First, it was to capture intact the two bridges over the Caen Canal and the Orne River. Second, the division was to destroy the Merville coastal artillery battery located at Franceville Plage. A third task was to destroy several bridges spanning the River Dives.

9781612004211, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 64 pages

Past & Present: Omaha Beach Leo Marriot & Simon Forty Of the five beaches attacked on 6 June, Omaha saw the sternest fighting. Well-placed defenders on the high ground and extensive beach defenses did their job. On top of this, so much had gone wrong with the first wave: many of the amphibious DD Sherman tanks didn’t reach the beach. Another problem was that many units landed in the wrong place. Strong tides and winds carried the landing craft off line and led to confusion. Finally, the German emplacements and defenses were well-placed on high ground and the only cover on the beach was over a killing ground. The attacking forces suffered over 2,000 casualties, but led by US Rangers, the American troops pushed forward and by nightfall, they had gained hold of the beach.

9781612004259, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 64 pages

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

9781612004341, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 64 pages

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•CASEMATE 2016 BEST SELLERS•

CASEMATE BEST SELLERS Nanjing 1937

Peter Harmsen The infamous Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the 20th century, and is among the most widely recognized chapters of World War II in China. By contrast, the story of the month-long campaign before this notorious massacre has never been told in its entirety. Nanjing 1937 by Peter Harmsen fills this gap. This is the follow-up to Harmsen’s best-selling Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze, and begins where that book left off. This epic tale is told with verve and attention to detail by Harmsen, a veteran East Asia correspondent who consolidates his status as the foremost chronicler of World War II in China with this path-breaking work of narrative history.

9781612002842, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 368 pages

Eisenhower’s Thorn on the Rhine Nathan N. Prefer This is the story of the Sixth Army Group which fought on the southern flank of the SHAEF front. The French had multiple problems during this campaign so that increasing number of US divisions needed to take part. In the process the 3rd and 28th Infantry Divisions, and 10th and 14th Armored, among others were able to cover themselves with heroism, though hardly less than the threadbare German 19th Army, which bravely resisted against enormous odds until finally the west bank of the Rhine was cleared. Both sides traded blows in a ferocious campaign often neglected in histories of the war.

This book informs us fully of the tremendous and costly struggle waged on that often-neglected sector of the front.

9781612003221, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 360 pages

True for the Cause of Liberty Oscar E. Gilbert & Catherine R. Gilbert This study uses battlefield terrain analysis and the words of the officers and common soldiers, from pension records and little-known interviews, to bring to life the crucial role of one militia regiment—the Second Spartans of South Carolina—that fought in virtually every action of the vicious back-country war that decided the fate of America. Or as one private in the Second Spartans said, expressing admiration for his colonel: “. . . a few Brave Men stood true for the cause of liberty.”

9781612003276, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 328 pages

Paris ’44 William Mortimer-Moore This book punctures the myth that describe the city’s liberation as mostly the result of the insurrection by the Resistance in the capital. Amidst the swirling streams of self-interest and intrigue that beset the capital on the eve of its liberation, this book makes clear that Leclerc and his 2nd Armoured Division were the real heroes of the liberation and that marching on their capital city was their raison d’etre. At issue was the reconstitution of France itself, after its dark night of the soul under the Germans, and despite the demands of the Anglo-Americans and France’s own insurrectionists. That a great power was restored is now manifest, with this book explaining how it was ensured.

9781612003436, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 486 pages

A Handful of Hard Men Hannes Wessels During the West’s great transition into the post-Colonial age, the country of Rhodesia refused to succumb quietly.

During this long war many heroes emerged, but none more skillful and courageous than Captain Darrell Watt of the Rhodesian SAS. It is difficult to find another soldier’s story to equal Watt’s in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. When the guns went quiet Watt had won all his battles but lost the war. In this fascinating work we learn that in his twilight years he is now concerned with saving wildlife on a continent where they are in continued danger, devoting himself to both the fauna and African people he has cared so deeply about.

9781612003450, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304 pages

“The Most Dangerous Moment of the War” John Clancy In early April 1942, a littleknown episode of World War II took place, said by Sir Winston Churchill to be “the most dangerous moment of the war,” when the Japanese made their only major offensive westwards into the Indian Ocean. Churchill said that potential disaster was averted by the actions of one pilot, Squadron Leader L.J. Birchall, who spotted the Japanese warships massing some 350 miles from Ceylon.

The British lost a carrier, two heavy cruisers and many other ships; however, the Japanese eventually turned back, never to sail against India again. John Clancy, whose father survived the sinking of HMS Cornwall during the battle, tells the story of this dramatic but little known campaign.

9781612003344, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208 pages

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•CASEMATE 2016 BEST SELLERS• Ghost Patrol John Sadler The origins of most of the west’s Special Forces can be traced back to the Long Range Desert Group which operated across the limitless expanses of the Libyan Desert during the Desert War from 1940 – 1943.

After the defeat of the Axis in North Africa they adapted to serve in the Mediterranean, the Greek islands, Albania,Yugoslavia and Greece. They became the stuff of legend. The brainchild of Ralph Bagnold, a prewar desert explorer, who put all of his expertise into the creation of a new and highly unorthodox unit, conventional tactical thinking shunned the deep heart of the vast desert as it was thought to be a different planet. Bagnold, Pat Clayton and Bill Kennedy Shaw created a whole new type of warfare.

9781612003368, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 232 pages

The Lafayette Escadrille Steven A. Ruffin The Lafayette Escadrille was an all-volunteer squadron of Americans who flew for France during World War I. One hundred years later, it is still arguably the best-known fighter squadron ever to take to the skies. In this work the entire history of these gallant volunteers is laid out in both text and pictorial form. In time for the centennial celebration, this work not only tells the fascinating story of the Lafayette Escadrille, it shows it. Already a student of the squadron, the author spent a full year sifting through university and museum archives in the United States and France for photographs and documents relating to the famed unit.

9781612003504, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 288 pages

A Shau Valor Thomas R.Yarborough Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the Viet Cong guerrillas and ARVN were not a major factor, but where the trained professionals of the North Vietnamese and U.S. armies repeatedly fought head-to-head.

A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it—the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. Beginning in 1963 Special Forces established camps along the valley floor, followed by a number of topsecret reconnaissance missions through 1967. Then, U.S. Army and Marine Corps maneuver battalions engaged in a series of sometimes controversial thrusts into the A Shau designed to disrupt NVA infiltrations and to kill enemy soldiers.

9781612003542, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336 pages

In the Shadows of Victory Thomas D. Phillips During the course of America’s experience it has enshrined an exceptional few military leaders as “great,” while ignoring others often equally as deserving. In the Shadows of Victory takes a look at an array of American battlefield commanders who were as responsible for triumph as their more famous peers, yet have often gone unsung. From the War of Independence, through the Mexican War and Civil War, great combat leaders have emerged across America’s battlefields, yet have just as suddenly slipped through the cracks of history once the guns went silent. In the Shadows of Victory describes the heroics and command acumen of 25 superb military leaders whose sacrifice and skill have often been neglected.

9781612003603, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 288 pages

Pathfinder Pioneer Colonel Raymond E. Brim, USAF (ret.)

In this engaging book we see how an 18-year-old miner suddenly found himself 30,000 feet in the air over Nazi Germany, piloting a Flying Fortress in the first wave of America’s air counteroffensive in Europe. Like thousands of other Americans, Ray Brim was plucked by the U.S. Army to be a combat flyer, and was pitted against the veterans of the Luftwaffe. Brim turned out to have a natural knack for flying, however, and was assigned to the select squadron developing lead Pathfinder techniques, while experimenting with radar. This work gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humor, attention to detail and humility that captures the heart and soul of our “Greatest Generation.”

9781612003528, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 312 pages

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Bluff, Bluster, Lies and Spies David Perry In the first years of the Civil War, Southern arms won spectacular victories on the battlefield; however, the Confederacy recognized the industrial weight against them, and counted on British intervention to even those scales in order to deny the United States victory. Bluff, Bluster Lies and Spies is a wild ride through the State Department of William Henry Seward to the work of Lords Palmerston, Russell and Lyons in the British Foreign Office.

Fearful that Great Britain would recognize the Confederacy and provide the help that might have defeated the Union, the Lincoln administration was careful not to upset the greatest naval power on earth.

9781612003627, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336 pages

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•CASEMATE 2016 BEST SELLERS• Team Yankee Harold Coyle For 45 years after World War II, East and West stood on the brink of war. Thankfully the standoff continued on either side of the Iron Curtain for nearly half a century. During those years, however, the Allies beefed up their ground capability, while the Soviets increased their air capability. The focal point of conflict remained in central Germany. Team Yankee posits a conflict that never happened, but which very well might have, and for which both sides prepared for decades. Harold Coyle, presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the Allied soldiers who would have had to meet a relentless onslaught of Soviet and Warsaw Pact divisions.

9781612003658, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336 pages

Hitler’s Atlantic Wall: Yesterday and Today Leo Marriott & Simon Forty Masters of the continent, the Nazis realized that they would have to defend their gains. They built a chain of defensive positions, coastal batteries, and beach defenses from the top of Norway to the Franco-Spanish border. However, while the bunkers and batteries seem impressively constructed, it was crippled by lack of strategic planning, bickering, and command structures that did not communicate with each other effectively. In June 1944 the Allies burst through the wall, and while it took many lives to break the crust of the defenses, the Atlantic Wall proved ineffective. Leo Marriott and Simon Forty combine aerial photography with old photographs, maps, and current illustrations to provide a pictorial analysis of the subject.

9781612003757, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192 pages

The Spy in Hitler’s Inner Circle Paul Paillole & Curtis Key Ten years after the publication of his Services Spéciaux (19351945), Paillole took up his pen once again in order to shed further light on the critical role that the French Secret Service played in the infiltration of German agencies. In this first English edition of The Spy in Hitler’s Inner Circle, Paillole brings us to the very heart of the world of espionage and counterintelligence, providing unique insight into the key figures that led to the decoding of the Enigma machine at Bletchley and the ultimate collapse of Hitler’s Third Reich, most notably through Hans-Thilo Schmidt, France’s German spy embedded in the very heart of the Third Reich.

9781612003719, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304 pages

Vanished Hero Jay A. Stout Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a middling organization into a headline-grabbing team.

Righetti’s boldness paid off as he quickly achieved ace status and additionally scored more strafing victories. Ultimately, Righetti’s recklessness ran full speed into the odds. His aircraft was hit while strafing an enemy airfield. He coaxed his crippled fighter through one more firing pass before making a crash landing. Immediately, he radioed his men that he was fine and asked that they reassure his family. Righetti was never heard from again.

9781612003955, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 288 pages

To War with the 4th Martin King & Mike Collins The 4th Infantry Division has always been there in America’s modern wars. On 14 September 1918 the men of the “Ivy” Division stood up in their trenches and prepared to attack.

It would be one of the first times that American troops would operate autonomously.

They would go over the top to be blown to pieces by German artillery and fall in their hundreds to the German machine guns, yet nevertheless win the day. Through interviews with veterans and the analysis of the authors, the role of one of America’s mainstay divisions in its modern conflicts is in these pages illuminated.

9781612003993, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304 pages

Under a Blood Red Sun John J. Domagalski During the opening days of World War II in the Pacific, a small group of American sailors in the Philippines were propelled into the forefront of the fighting.

They were manned with six small wooden torpedo boats and led by Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley. The men of Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 faced insurmountable odds as they conducted a series of operations against Imperial Japan.

Under a Blood Red Sun revives the story of the Philippine PTboats through the accounts of Bulkeley and his subordinate officers and men. It is a story of the courage and sacrifice of men thousands of miles from their homeland, representing American gallantry, while giving the Japanese a taste of what was to come their way.

9781612004075, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304 pages

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DISTRIBUTED BEST SELLERS The Maps of the Wilderness

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 is his fifth book in the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series. 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.

9781611212587, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 344 pages

The Second Day at Gettysburg David L. Shultz & Scott L. Mingus Sr. On July 2, 1863, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet struck the Union left flank with a blow that collapsed Sickles’ advanced position in the Peach Orchard and rolled northward, tearing open a gap in the center of the Federal line on Cemetery Ridge. Fresh Confederates from advanced toward the mile-wide breach, where Southern success would split the Army of the Potomac in two. The fate of the Battle of Gettysburg hung in the balance. Based upon extensive research and graced with photographs and detailed original maps, The Second Day at Gettysburg offers a balanced and compelling account of one of the most overlooked aspects of the defining battle of the American Civil War. 9781611210743, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 552 pages

The Second Battle of Winchester Eric J.Wittenberg & Scott L. Mingus Sr. 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. What happened next is the subject of the provocative new book The Second Battle of Winchester:The Confederate Victory That Opened the Door to Gettysburg, June 13-15, 1863. Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce a comprehensive study.

9781611212884, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 528 pages

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After Stalingrad Adelbert Holl & Tony Le Tissier The battle for Stalingrad has been studied in detail since the Red Army trapped the German 6th Army in the ruined city. But most of these accounts finish at the end of the battle, with tens of thousands of German soldiers disappearing into Soviet captivity.

Their fate is rarely described.

That is why Adelbert Holl’s harrowing memoir of his seven-year ordeal as a prisoner in the Soviet camps is such an important record. As he moves from camp to camp across the Soviet Union, an unsparing inside view of the prison system and its population of ex-soldiers emerges.

9781473856110, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 240 pages

Lincoln’s Greatest Journey Noah Andre Trudeau March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address.

A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected. A fresh picture of Lincoln emerges. This is Lincoln at a time of great personal and national change—the story of how he made peace with the past and became firmly future-focused, all set against a dramatically new narrative of what really happened during those last weeks of his life.

9781611213263, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336 pages

The Chickamauga Campaign - A Mad Irregular Battle David A. Powell Chickamauga, according to soldier rumor, is a Cherokee word meaning “River of Death.”

It certainly lived up to that grim sobriquet in September 1863 when the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee waged bloody combat along the banks of West Chickamauga Creek. Long considered a two-day affair, author David Powell embraces a fresh approach that explores Chickamauga as a three-day battle, with September 18 being key to understanding how the fighting developed the next morning. Powell’s study fully explores the battle from all perspectives and is based upon fifteen years of intensive study and research that has uncovered nearly 2,000 primary sources from generals to private, all stitched together to relate the remarkable story that was Chickamauga.

9781611211740, $37.50, $24.50, hardback, 696 pages

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•DISTRIBUTED 2016 BEST SELLERS• The Chickamauga Campaign - Glory or the Grave David A. Powell This is the second volume in a magnificent projected threevolume study of the overlooked and largely misunderstood Chickamauga Campaign. This installment of Powell’s tour-deforce depicts the final day of battle, when the Confederate army attacked and broke through the Union lines, triggering a massive rout, an incredible defensive stand atop Snodgrass Hill, and a confused retreat and pursuit into Chattanooga. Powell presents all of this with clarity and precision by weaving nearly 2,000 primary accounts with his own cogent analysis. The result is a rich and deep portrait of the fighting and command relationships on a scale never before attempted or accomplished.

9781611212020, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 768 pages

The Chickamauga Campaign—Barren Victory David A. Powell Barren Victory is the concluding volume of the magisterial Chickamauga Campaign Trilogy, a comprehensive examination of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War. David Powell examines the immediate aftermath of this great battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. The narrative opens at dawn on Monday, September 21, 1863, with Union commander William S. Rosecrans in Chattanooga and most of the rest of his Federal army in Rossville, Georgia.

Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg has won the signal victory of his career, but has yet to fully grasp that fact or the fruits of his success. Unfortunately for the South, three grueling days of combat has broken down the Army of Tennessee and made a vigorous pursuit nearly impossible.

9781611213287, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 384 pages

Don’t Give an Inch Chris Mackowski & Kristopher D.White George Gordon Meade had been thrust into command of the Army of the Potomac as it launched a bold invasion northward. The next day, July 2, 1863, would be one of the Civil War’s bloodiest. Robert E. Lee would launch his army in a series of assaults that would test the mettle of men on both sides in a way few had ever before been tested. In Don’t Give an Inch:The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Emerging Civil War historians Chris Mackowski and Daniel T. Davis peel back the layers to share both the real and often-overlooked stories of that fateful summer day. The authors Mackowski and Davis share their intimate knowledge of the battlefield they both grew up on.

9781611212297, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192 pages

The Aftermath of Battle Meg Groeling The clash of armies in the American Civil War left hundreds of thousands of men dead, wounded, or permanently damaged. Skirmishes and battles could result in casualty numbers as low as one or two and as high as tens of thousands. The carnage of the battlefield left a lasting impression on those who experienced or viewed it, but in most cases the armies quickly moved on to meet again at another time and place. When the dust settled and the living armies moved on, what happened to the dead left behind? Unlike battle narratives, The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead picks up the story as the battle ends.

9781611211894, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192 pages

Out Flew the Sabres Eric J.Wittenberg & Daniel T. Davis One day. Twelve thousand Union cavalrymen against their Confederate counterparts.

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

9781611212563, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 168 pages

Sniper on the Eastern Front Albrecht Wacker Josef “Sepp” Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the award of the Knight’s Cross. In this sometimes harrowing memoir, Allerberger provides an excellent introduction to the commitment in field craft, discipline and routine required of the sniper, a man apart.

There was no place for chivalry on the Russian Front. Away from the film cameras, no prisoner survived long after surrendering. Russian snipers had used the illegal explosive bullet since 1941, and Hitler eventually authorized its issue in 1944. The result was a battlefield of horror.

9781781590041, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 192 pages

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•DISTRIBUTED 2016 BEST SELLERS• We Will Not Go to Tuapse Fernand Kaisergruber This is a classic soldier’s chronicle about the author’s experiences as a volunteer with the Wallonian Legion of the German Army and later the 5th SS Volunteer Assault Brigade Wallonien and the 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien. Until recent years, very little was known of the tens of thousands of foreign nationals from Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France and Spain who served voluntarily in the military formations of the German Army and the German Waffen-SS. In Kaisergruber’s book, the reader discovers important issues of collaboration, the apparent contributions of the volunteers to the German war effort, their varied experiences, their motives, the attitude of the German High Command and bureaucracy, and the reaction to these in the occupied countries.

9781910777244, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 328 pages

A Tour of the Bulge Battlefield William C.C. Cavanagh & Karl Cavanagh No other conflict has sparked the imagination or interest of so many people worldwide as World War Two. Most Americans are patriotic, their interest in World War Two having been stimulated by such movies as “Saving Private Ryan”.

Hundreds of thousands 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, 256 pages

The Gettysburg Cyclorama Chris Brenneman & Sue Boardman Thousands of books and articles have been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost every topic has been thoroughly scrutinized except one: Paul Philippoteaux’s massive cyclorama painting The Battle of Gettysburg, which depicts Pickett’s Charge, the final attack at Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Cyclorama is the first comprehensive study of this art masterpiece and historic artifact. This in-depth study of the history of the cyclorama discusses every aspect of this treasure. Coverage includes the changes it has undergone and where and how it was moved. Coverage includes not only how it was created and what it depicts, but the changes it has undergone and where and how it was moved.

9781611212648, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224 pages

United States Infantry Weapons of the Second World War Michael Green During the arduous campaigns in theaters of war from the Pacific to North West Europe, American infantry weapons played a key role in the eventual victory over the Axis forces. In so doing they earned a special reputation for ruggedness and reliability. In addition to being used by US ground forces they were widely adopted by other Allied nations. Expert author Michael Green puts the full range of small arms, be they rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, pistols, machine guns as well as mortars, anti-tank weapons and close infantry support artillery under the microscope. The typically informative text completes the wide range of photographic images.

9781473827226, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 200 pages

M1 Abrams Tank Stand to It and Give Them Hell John Michael Priest This is unlike any other Gettysburg book you will ever read. “Stand to It and Give Them Hell” 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 who struggled to control that “hallowed ground.” This invaluable methodology uses the words of those who lived these events to paint a rich tapestry of personal courage, cowardice, failures, and triumphs. John Michael Priest wrote this book to help readers understand and experience the stress, exhaustion, suffering, and sheer terror of that fateful day in Pennsylvania.

Readers of all interest levels will gain a deeper appreciation of the personal sacrifice made by privates and generals alike.

9781611213249, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 528 pages

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Michael Green The Ml Abrams has proved itself to be the finest main battle tank in the World since its introduction into US Army service in 1981. It combines the ultimate balance between firepower, mobility and protection as demonstrated by its superior performance during the two Gulf Wars and in Afghanistan. It routed the Soviet equipment of Saddam Hussein’s army and today remains the yardstick by which friends’ and foes’ MBTs are judged. Its versatility and continual modernization of weaponry armor and engineering guarantees that the MI Abrams will remain the US Army’s spearpoint for years to come. Expert author Michael Green has produced a comprehensive collection of images and highly informed text.

9781473834231, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 184 pages

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•DISTRIBUTED 2016 BEST SELLERS• Decision at Tom’s Brook William J. Miller The Battle of Tom’s Brook was “the greatest disaster that ever befell our cavalry during the whole war.” The fight took place during the last autumn of the Civil War, when the Union General Phil Sheridan vowed to turn the crop-rich Shenandoah Valley into “a desert.” The story of the Tom’s Brook cavalry affair centers on two men who had risen to prominence as soldiers: George A. Custer and Thomas L. Rosser. They had been fast friends since their teenage days at West Point, but the war sent them down separate paths. Each possessed almost all of the traits of the ideal cavalryman—courage, intelligence, physical strength, inner-fire. Only their judgment was questionable.

9781611213089, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 288 pages

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1943–1945 Robert Forczyk By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht’s panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its edge. Thereafter the war on the Eastern Front was dominated by tank-led offensives and, as Robert Forczyk shows, the Red Army’s mechanized forces gained the upper hand, delivering a sequence of powerful blows that shattered one German defensive line after another. His incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tank tactics and weaponry during this period of growing Soviet dominance.

9781783462780, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288 pages

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

9781625450609, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 240 pages

Barbarossa Derailed.

Volume 4 David M. Glantz At dawn on 10 July 1941, massed tanks and motorized infantry of German Army Group Center’s Second and Third Panzer Groups crossed the Dnepr and Western Dvina Rivers, beginning what Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer of Germany’s Third Reich, and most German officers and soldiers believed would be a triumphal march on Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. Soviet forces stubbornly refused to surrender, and a total of seven Soviet armies struck back viciously at the advancing Germans, sapping German strength and will.

Serving as both a companion to the previous three text volumes in this monumental study, and as a standalone battlefield atlas, this volume provides over one hundred color maps that trace the course of the campaign.

9781909982833, $99.95, $64.99, hardback, 152 pages

The Cold War Spy Pocket Manual Philip Parker Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest. Furthermore, at the very same time many of the records of the period are beginning to become accessible for the first time. At the forefront of this unique conflict, that divided the world into two opposing camps for over four decades, were the security services and the agents of these secretive organizations. The Cold War Pocket Manual presents a meticulously compiled selection of recently unclassified documents, field-manuals, briefing directives and intelligence primers that uncover the training and techniques required to function as a spy in the darkest periods of modern history.

9781910860021, $12.99, $8.50, hardback, 128 pages

History of the Totenkopf’s Panther-Abteilung Ian Michael Wood This book is the culmination of 15 years of research dealing with I/SS-Panzer Regiment 3, from its inception in 1942, when it was equipped with Panzer III’s and IV’s, until its conversion to the Panther tank during late 1943. The book covers the history of I/SS-Panzer Regiment 3 when it was equipped with Panther tanks. From the summer of 1944, Abteilung fought in Siedlce and later in the defensive battles east and north east of Warsaw. Later during 1945, the Abteilung would take part in the Konrad operations in Hungary in an attempt to relieve the forces trapped inside Budapest. By March 1945 the remnants of I/SS-Panzer Regiment 3 was in full retreat and would eventually surrender in May 1945 in Austria.

9786158007276, $31.95, $20.99, hardback

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•DISTRIBUTED 2016 BEST SELLERS• Schindler’s Krakow Andrew Rawson Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 and five days later Krakow fell. Hans Frank’s General Government then subjected the Polish and Jews to four and a half years of terror. The story begins with the plundering of the city’s treasures, the relocation of the people and the first arrests and executions.

The Jews were soon confined to Podgorze Ghetto, where they were forced to work in factories such as Oskar Schindler’s. The terror increased with deportations and the bloody liquidation of the ghetto as the Jews were moved into Amon Göth’s Plaszow concentration camp. Selections and murders followed, while Schindler bribed and conned his way to save his workforce before moving them to his Sudetenland home town.

9781473827974, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 144 pages

The Defence of Sevastopol 1941–1942 Clayton Donnell In December 1941, while America was reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor and the offensives of the German Army Groups North and Center were stalled in the mud and cold of the Russian winter, the German Eleventh Army encircled the vast fortress of Sevastopol in the Crimea, launching massive combined air, artillery and land attacks against the heavily defended positions. One of the most remarkable campaigns in the history of modern warfare had begun, and this is the subject of Clayton Donnell’s graphic and highly readable new study. Drawing on his expert knowledge of the history of modern fortifications, he describes the design and development of the Red Army’s formidable base at Sevastopol.

9781783463916, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256 pages

Seizing Destiny Albert Z. Conner Jr. & Chris Mackowski The Army of the Potomac faced a trio of unrelenting enemies during the winter of 1863.

Following the catastrophic defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg, the army settled into winter quarters. Morale sank to its lowest level of the war while desertions reached an all-time high. Major General Joseph Hooker took command of the army and showed brilliance for organization and leadership. Hooker rebuilt the army from the bottom up.

Hooker doled out promotions and furloughs by merit, conducted raids, streamlined the army’s command, and fielded a new cavalry corps and military intelligence organization.

9781611211566, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 384 pages

With Paulus at Stalingrad Wilhelm Adam & Otto Rühle Colonel Wilhelm Adam, senior ADC to General Paulus, commander of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad, wrote a compelling and controversial memoir describing the German defeat, his time as a prisoner of war with Paulus, and his conversion to communism. The extraordinary story he tells, fluently translated by Tony Le Tissier, offers a genuinely fresh perspective on the battle, and it reveals much about the prevailing attitudes and tense personal relationships of the commanders at Stalingrad and at Hitler’s headquarters. It deepens understanding of the German side of the fighting and explains the circumstances that led some German soldiers to ask fundamental questions about the cause they were fighting for.

9781473833869, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

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Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg James A. Hessler & Wayne E. Motts The attack against the Union position on Cemetery Ridge still resonates with Gettysburg enthusiasts like no other aspect of the battle. 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. Although much has been written about the battle itself and Pickett’s Charge in particular, this is the first battlefield guide for this celebrated assault.

9781611212006, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 320 pages

Luftwaffe Over America Manfred Griehl This book examines the Nazi German plans to raid New York and the eastern seaboard in the event of a successful invasion of the Soviet Union. The plans rested upon the use of transoceanic aircraft, such as the six-engined Ju 390, Me 264 or Ta 400. The collapse of the Wehrmacht infrastructure and the premature end of the Thousand Year Reich ensured that plans for long-range remote-controlled missiles never got past the drawing board. This study offers valuable insights into how Germany developed new weapons and shows why the attempts to develop long range bombers were frustrated until they were terminated by the end of hostilities.

9781848328426, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 256 pages

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•17TH & 18TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY•

17TH & 18TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY

The First British Army, 1624–1628 Laurence Spring True, the concept of Britain dates back to Roman times, but it was James I that founded Britain in the modern sense.

With his accession to the throne in 1603 for the first time Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland were united. Before this time, Scots and Irishmen may have served in the English Army as mercenaries, but it was known as an English Army - but now the King’s (or British) flag flew over the castles and forts throughout the land. The army raised by Charles I in 1625 for his war against Spain is most famous for its failure.

However, it is one of the best-documented armies of the early 17th century.

9781910777954, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 296 pages

Better Begging than Fighting John Barratt Cromwell’s alliance with France opened for the English Republic and Charles II’s army in exile a new theater of war in Flanders.

It resulted in the old opponents of the Civil Wars in Britain meeting in combat once again.

This book tells the story of the two armies: Charles II’s polyglot army of Irish, Scottish and English soldiers -and the expeditionary force dispatched by Cromwell to assist his French allies, with the objective of securing Dunkirk as an English possession. The book, the first detailed study in English, will relate how the two armies were raised and equipped; the commanders and their colorful personalities; and the lives of the soldiers and their campaigns.

9781910777725, $49.95, $32.50, paperback, 136 pages

Reconstructing the New Model Army.

Volume 2 Malcolm Wanklyn A major gap in the body of work available in print to researchers into the military history of the English Civil War is army lists of the New Model Army.

Reconstructing the New Model Army, of which this is the second volume, presents for the first time listings by regiment of the commissioned officers who fought in the New Model Army from the invasion of Ireland in August 1649 to the disbandment of many of its units in 1660 and the embedding of the remainder into the new royal army in the years that followed. What happened to the officer corps in between the snapshots is provided by extensive notes all of which are fully referenced.

9781910777886, $69.95, $45.50, paperback, 288 pages

Destructive and Formidable David Blackmore In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the British Army’s victories over the French at battles such as Blenheim in 1704, Minden and Quebec in 1759, and over the Jacobites at Culloden in 1746, were largely credited to its infantry’s particularly effective and deadly firepower. For the first time, David Blackmore has gone back to original drill manuals and other contemporary sources to discover the reasons behind this. This book employs an approach that starts by considering the procedures and practices of soldiers in a given period and analyzes those in order understand how things were done and, in turn, why events unfolded as they did.

9781848327689, $50.00, $32.99, hardback, 224 pages

Bayonets for Hire William Urban From the Greek professional armies of Alexander, through the Hundred Years War, to today, mercenaries have been everpresent, their role constantly evolving. In this history William Urban takes up their captivating and turbulent story from 1550 to 1789. The 16th century saw increasing sophistication in European politics and commerce, religious and scientific thought, and military technology. Everywhere professionals became more important. Mercenaries are often considered a marginal phenomenon, but Urban shows that as military professionals they contributed significantly to the development of the modern state. Bayonets for Hire is an engaging study of war and conquest in early modern Europe and a highly recommended addition to any military history library.

9781848328280, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 304 pages

Wanton Troopers Ian F.W. Beckett The causes of the three ‘English’ Civil Wars are complex and controversial. But, whatever the focus of scholarship, many answers can be sought at the local level, among county communities that were far more outward-looking than once suggested. The causes of the three ‘English’ Civil Wars are complex and controversial – clashes of conviction, belief, and personality, and a struggle between opposing social groups and economic interests.

But, whatever the focus of scholarship, many answers can be sought at the local level, among county communities that were far more outward-looking than once suggested. That is why Ian Beckett’s in-depth study of Buckinghamshire, one of the pivotal counties during this turbulent period in British history, is of such value.

9781473856035, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

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•17TH, 18TH & 19TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY• A Warrior Dynasty Henrik O. Lunde This book examines the meteoric rise of Sweden as the pre-eminent military power in Europe during the Thirty Years War during the 1600’s, and then follows its line of warrior kings into the next century until the Swedes finally meet their demise, in an overreach into the vastness of Russia. A small Scandinavian nation, with at most one and a half million people and scant internal resources of its own, there was small logic to how Sweden could become the dominant power on the Continent. That Sweden achieved this was due to its leadership—a casestudy in history when pure military skill, and that alone, could override the demographic and economic factors which have in modern times been termed so pre-eminent.

9781612002422, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 320 pages

Decisive Battles of the English Civil War Malcolm Wanklyn In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles of the English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result sheds new light on the causes of the eventual defeat of Charles I. Taking each major battle in turn Edgehill, Newbury I, Cheriton, Marston Moor, Newbury II, Naseby, and Preston - he looks critically at contemporary accounts and at historians’ narratives, explores the surviving battlegrounds and retells the story of each battle from a new perspective. His lucid, closely argued analysis questions traditional assumptions about each battle and the course of the war itself.

9781783469758, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 240 pages

Marlborough’s Other Army Nick Dorrell An often neglected aspect of Marlborough’s war is its crucial campaign in Spain and Portugal also known as the First Peninsula War. Whilst this campaign was critical to the outcome of the war, relatively little information is available about it or the army that fought it. This work not only provides a detailed look at the army that fought the Spanish and Portuguese campaigns of Marlborough’s war, but it also offers an insight into the course of the war in Iberia. It aims to provide more detail and understanding of a relatively little known part of a war that helped to shape and strengthened Britain’s position amongst the main European players.

9781910294635, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 160 pages

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The Battle of Minden 1759 Stuart Reid The fighting in Europe during the Seven Years War hung in the balance. With the opposing sides reinforcing their armies, the campaign of 1759 was going to prove decisive. Britain and her German allies met the French at Minden in Germany. Due to a misunderstanding of orders the British infantry actually attacked and dispersed the French cavalry. By contrast Lord Sackville, who commanded the British cavalry, was accused of ignoring orders to charge the retreating French which could have turned defeat into rout.

9781473847330, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

19TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY Eyewitness In the Crimea

Michael Hargreave Mawson George Frederick ‘Fred’ Dallas wrote 137 letters to his family and friends while on active service in the Crimea. A company commander in the 46th Foot, his first letters reflects a soldier’s enthusiasm for the ‘brilliant affair’ that awaits the British Army overseas. Within weeks of arriving, excitement turns to disbelief at the continual misjudgment of his leaders. Poor preparation and divided command exposed the troops to surprise attacks from ‘The Russe’, and to the appalling conditions of the Crimean winter. By contrast, Dallas’ reports on the casual bravery of his comrades recognize the true heroes of a mismanaged campaign.

9781848328389, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256 pages

The Crimean War: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Martin Mace & John Grehan The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The war was part of a longrunning contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Baltic Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the White Sea. This collection of 150-160 images will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

9781781593837, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192 pages

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•19TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY• Letters from the Light Brigade Anthony Dawson The Charge of the Light Brigade is one of the most famous, controversial and emotive smallscale actions in military history.

Over the 160 years since the event, and since it was immortalized in Tennyson’s poem, it has generated a stream of writing and debate.Yet, as this new book by Anthony Dawson shows, the subject is far from exhausted. His selection of previously unpublished letters and journal accounts of the two cavalry charges at the Battle of Balaklava is a notable addition to the literature on the Crimean War. It offers a direct insight into events on the battlefield as they were seen and understood by those who witnessed them and by those who took part.

9781783030279, $50.00, $32.99, hardback, 224 pages

The First VCs John Grehan Officers led and men followed; all were expected to do their duty without thought of reward.

Then came the Crimean War. The incompetence and ineffectiveness of the senior officers contrasted sharply with the bravery of the lower ranks.

Fueled by the reports from the first-ever war correspondents, the mumblings of discontent grew into a national outcry. Questions were asked in Parliament – why were the heroes of the Alma, Inkerman not being recognized? Something had to be done. That something was the introduction of an award. This is the story of how the first Victoria Crosses were attained in the heat of the most deadly conflict of the nineteenth century.

9781473851719, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256 pages

The Victoria Crosses that Saved an Empire Brian Best The Indian Mutiny struck at the very heart of the British Empire.

If India was lost the whole edifice of British domination was in jeopardy. The situation was considered to be so serious that the British authorities extended the warrant of the newlycreated Victoria Cross to include anyone, even civil servants, who performed prodigious acts of valor. A total 182 VCs were awarded during the Mutiny – the most VCs ever won in a single day. This is the story of those few months between May 1857 and June 1858 when the world turned its gaze upon the jewel in Victoria’s crown and 182 men wrote their names into the history books.

9781473844766, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256 pages

Pathan Rising Mark Simner Pathan Rising tells the story of the large-scale tribal unrest that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in the late 1890s; a short but sharp period of violence that was initiated by the Pathan tribesmen against the British. Although the exact causes of the unrest remain unclear, it was likely the result of tribal resentment towards the establishment of the Durand Line and British ‘forward policy’. This resentment was brought to boiling point by a number of fanatical religious leaders who visited the various Pathan tribes calling for jihad. By the time the risings ended, eleven Victoria Crosses would be awarded to British troops, which hint at the ferocity and level of bitterness of the fighting.

9781781555408, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 272 pages

Death Before Glory Martin R. Howard This is a highly readable, thoroughly researched and comprehensive study of the British army’s campaigns in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period and of the extraordinary experiences of the soldiers who served there. Rich in sugar, cotton, coffee and slaves, the region was a key to British prosperity and it was perhaps even more important to her greatest enemy – France.Yet, until now, the history of this vital theater of the Napoleonic Wars has been seriously neglected. Martin Howard’s thoroughgoing and original work is the essential account of this fascinating but often overlooked aspect of the history of the British army and the Napoleonic Wars.

9781781593417, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 240 pages

Dignity of Duty Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath & Susan Gilbreath Lane Published 117 years after his death, the journals of the American soldier Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath provide a compelling vantage point by which to view contemporary American history. They tell, first and foremost, a tale of war in which there is no glory—only carnage and death. Through Gilbreath’s firsthand accounts we get a sense of what life was like during the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and the War with Spain from an accomplished field officer, rather than from high command. Gilbreath illuminates the true horrors of war in the 19th Century for soldiers—boredom, fatigue, death, and crude medical care for the wounded—and their families.

9780989792851, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 352 pages

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•19TH & 20TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY• Marching to the Drums Ian Knight In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare – from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke’s Drift – in the words of the men actually there. These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid insight into the brutal realities of warfare for the British imperial soldier, who fought against enemies from massed ranks of Russians and assegai-armed natives to sharp-shooting Boers, in often the most terrible conditions imaginable.

9781848322400, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 228 pages

20TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY

Great Spies of the 20th Century Patrick Pesnot Heroes to some, traitors to others, spies and intelligence officers continue to fascinate and enthrall us with their abilities to operate secretly in the shadows. With these minibiographies of twenty agents of various nationalities (including members of the DGSE, KGB, CIA, MI6 and Mossad), Patrick Pesnot and ‘Mr X’ bring the reader as close as possible into the world of espionage, though a panorama of intelligence history. Among the best known of these agents, the reader will find Aldrich Ames, an American accused of spying for the KGB; Eli Cohen, the Israeli spy best known for his espionage work in Syria and Klaus Fuchs, the German-born British agent who helped the USSR to manufacture its atomic bomb in 1949.

9781473862197, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208 pages

Cold War Counterfeit Spies Nigel West The Cold War, with its air of mutual fear and distrust and the shadowy world of spies and secret agents, gave publishers the chance to produce countless stories of espionage, treachery and deception. What Nigel West has discovered is that the most egregious deceptions were in fact the stories themselves. In this remarkable investigation into the claims of many who portrayed themselves as key players in clandestine operations, the author has exposed a catalogue of misrepresentations and falsehoods.

9781473879553, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 264 pages

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Never Wars Blaine L. Pardoe Every major government’s military makes plans for waging wars, hoping that they never have to be employed. In the early part of the last century the US government prepared a number of war contingency plans for invading a number of nations – both hostile and friendly. These color-coded plans were designed for various political and military events, some of which actually unfolded in WWII. Never Wars explores and provides details on a number of these key military invasion plans, their triggers, units involved, etc. Some of these plans, if executed, would have altered the globe or changed the events of the 20th century and beyond.

9781781552933, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192 pages

Fighting for the Empire David Worsfold Fighting for the Empire is the story of a remarkable Irishman, a staunch Catholic from Galway who served the British Crown and its Empire for almost fifty years. His extraordinary military career took in countless conflicts including two World Wars, Imperial adventures, acts of heroism and encounters with royalty. It also included a period of Irish history that split families and communities in two. Containing many photographs from Kelly’s personal albums and private collections Fighting for the Empire is a fascinating look not just at an individual’s bravery and hardships but at the closing years of the British Empire.

9781781220061, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 240 pages

Gilgit Rebellion William Brown In 1942 William Brown was posted as a recently commissioned Indian Army Officer to the Gilgit Agency in the very north of the North West Frontier. He traveled widely, learnt the local dialects and built the Chilas Polo ground.

After a brief period away from Gilgit, he was appointed acting Commandant of the Gilgit Scoots. To his horror he learnt that the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten had ruled that Gilgit, despite being 99% Muslim, should be ceded to Hindu rule. Knowing that this was a disastrous and callous decision that would lead to insurrection, chaos and bloodshed, the 25 year-old acting Major Brown took it upon himself to oust the Indian Governor, fly to Karachi and offer Gilgit to the Pakistanis.

9781473821873, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304 pages

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•20TH CENTURY MILITARY HISTORY • AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY• The Call Up Phil Carradice The Call Up or National Service existed in Britain from 1947 until the 1960s. It was the only time that young men were expected to serve in the Armed Forces in Peace Time. It was a traumatic and revolutionary time for many, giving them experiences, sights and emotions that they would otherwise never have seen or felt. It was a social experiment as much as anything else and there are still men alive today who are able to comment on the experience and to tell the story. This will not be the case in 20 or 30 yearstime and so a book like this, relying primarily on first-hand accounts is an important addition to our history.

9781781555262, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 192 pages

Counterinsurgency in Paradise Aaron Morris Best known in the USA as a former colony and exotic tourist location, the Republic of the Philippines has seen civil unrest, insurgencies and separatism movements ever since independence in 1946.

Endemic corruption, human rights violations, ethnic strife and a shaky economy have fueled wars that have been raging on and off for almost 70 years. Since the end of the Cold War, the Philippines have been in the unique and unfortunate situation of simultaneously facing the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group and so called ‘lost commands’, the Marxist uprising of the New People’s Army, while trying to maintain a tenuous cease fire with the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

9781910294062, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 80 pages

Four Flags, The Odyssey of a Professional Soldier Dave Barr Dave Barr had had a penchant for trouble since day one, born in the back of a car, shooting by the time he was five, riding a motorbike at seven, Dave regularly got into fights at school. The only reading Dave would do growing up involved motorbikes, shooting, westerns and the military. After reading Battle Cry by Leon Uris aged 12 he knew he wanted to be a Marine. This is the first volume in the gripping and action-packed memoirs of Dave Barr, providing a rich and colorful account of one man’s odyssey as a professional soldier, seeing war at the ‘sharp end’.

9781909982703, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 300 pages

AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY The Terrible Ones Piet Nortje The soldiers of 32 Battalion were so feared by their enemies that they were called ‘the terrible ones’. This comprehensive twovolume work covers in detail the unit’s 117 documented military operations from 1976 to 1993.

Nortje explains how the operations were planned and executed, what went wrong, what went right, and what the outcomes were. It also goes back to the early 1960s, covering events in Angola that would eventually result in the formation of 32 Battalion, and it ends in 2005, when the soldiers of the unit unknowingly betrayed themselves. This work builds a more complete picture than Nortje’s first book 32 Battalion, published in 2003.

9781770223974, $85.00, $50.00, hardback

Watershed Angola and Mozambique Wilf Nussey In 1974, the advance of African independence had ground to a halt. It had come up against an impenetrable wall of white and colonial rule. And then, the wall cracked. A coup d’état overthrew Portugal’s dictatorship. In the next nineteen months Angola and Mozambique fell into anarchy from which emerged new regimes struggling to survive their own civil wars. Rhodesia was suddenly naked to attack through Mozambique and South West Africa from Angola. But the future was clear: this was the beginning of the end for white rule. It came five years later in Rhodesia and fifteen in Namibia and South Africa. This was captured in extraordinary detail by photographers of the Argus Africa News Service.

9781909982321, $49.95, $32.50, paperback, 144 pages

Eye of the Firestorm Roland de Vries For his exploits and astuteness, Roland de Vries has rightfully been called the ‘Rommel of the SADF’. In this forthright, wartsand-all but compassionate autobiography he recounts the fascinating story of the transformation of a small, colonial army into, pound-forpound, the best fighting force on the planet. “Eye of the Firestorm” could be used to enhance the teaching within the military, security and leadership development. It is a soldier’s life story about how he lived through the South African Border War and the transformation that followed when South Africa became a fully democratic State on 27 April - it is also about gaining perspective in life.

9781909982697, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 624 pages

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•AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY• The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale 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. While the MPLA lost hands down, he posits a draw between the Cubans and the SADF. 9781909384620, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 64 pages

The Fuzileiros John P. Cann In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its Empire. Following the uprisings of March 1961 in Angola, Portugal poured troops into the colony as fast as its system would allow; however, these new arrivals were not competent and did not possess the skills needed to fight a counterinsurgency. In reoccupying the north and addressing the enemy threat, Portugal realized that its most effective forces were those with advanced training. Unfortunately there were only very small numbers of such elite forces. The maturing experiences of the Portuguese and their consequent adjustments to fight a counterinsurgency led to the development of specialized, tailored units.

9781910777640, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 72 pages

Rhodesian Fire Force 1966–80 Kerrin Cocks On 11 November 1965, Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith unilaterally declared his country independent of Britain.

As Communist-trained guerrillas flooded the country, the beleaguered Rhodesians, hardpressed for manpower and military resources, were forced to devise new and innovative methods to combat the insurgency. Fire Force was their answer. In spite of the overwhelming number of enemy pitted against them, Rhodesian Fire Forces accounted for thousands of enemy guerrillas, with a kill ratio exceeding 80:1. At the end of the war, ZANLA generals admitted their army could not have survived another year in the field-in no small part due to the ruthless efficiency of the Fire Forces, described by Charles D. Melson as the ultimate “killing machine”.

9781910294055, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 72 pages

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Intake 131 Sandy Sanderson In the spring of 1973, Sandy Sanderson reported to the School of Infantry at Gwelo in what was then central Rhodesia for officer training. He kept a daily diary. As a raw young greenhorn with no service experience, young Sandy found himself well and truly in at the deep end and at the mercy of some of the toughest – and crudest - military instructors in the world. As he put it, “Any Rhodesian drill instructor could string a sentence together consisting entirely of expletives, apart from the odd indefinite article, and make perfect sense”. The course was vital preparation for Sandy’s role as an officer in the savage Bush War which was beginning to sweep the country.

9781861513342, $21.95, $14.50, paperback, 275 pages

The Black Beret: The History of South Africa’s Armoured Forces, Volume 1 Willem Steenkamp Volume 1 of “The Black Beret” starts with the early history of South Africa and ends with the invasion of Madagascar by the South African Forces during WWII. This volume covers topics such as how armor came to the battlefield, the use of horses vs armored car, the first steps to mechanization, the birth of the Tank Corps, and the deployment into East Africa through Abyssinia to Addis Abba during the early years of WWII. We next experience the reverses and victories of the desert campaign with the 4th Armored Car Company amongst others, fighting alongside the Desert Rats, Operation Crusader, the disaster at Tobruk, through the Gazala gallop and on to the victory at El Alamein.

9781910294680, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 368 pages

The Chopper Boys Al J.Venter Few military strategists have been prepared to concede the extraordinary role helicopter gunships have played in many African conflicts during the course of the past half-century.

Mali’s government was on the verge of collapse following an alQaeda-backed invasion when the French went in. Three weeks later they had battled all the way up to the gates of Timbuktu. It was ground forces that were at the vanguard of that onslaught, but they would have taken months without the backing of France’s Armée de l’Air. It was exactly the same with Rhodesia’s war. Without gunships that guerrilla struggle would have been over in a couple of years, ground forces overwhelmed by preponderate insurgent numbers.

9781909982680, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 296 pages

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•AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY• Footprints David Hilton-Barber This book is a story of success, of the triumph of man over a wilderness; of the triumph of science over disease; of the conversion of a Valley of Death into a paradise. It tells of the shaping of one of the cornerstones of South Africa from a stone which the earlier builders not only rejected, but found an almost insurmountable obstacle. It tells of men and women of all races toiling against great odds; of some who came and shortly went their ways elsewhere; of many who closed their lives here in hopeless failure; of some few who lived through hardship to see ‘The stubborn thistle bursting into glossy purples, richer than the most voluptuous garden roses’ 9780994656117, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 256 pages

Sudan Michael Tyquin The involvement of an Australian colonial military force in Britains Egyptian campaigns between 1883 and 1885 was very short, extending for only five months overall, including the pre-deployment phase. Consequently its influence on these campaigns was insignificant. Nevertheless, our involvement in the Sudan in 1885 is part of Australia’s military history. This book provides the context for Australia’s involvement in the Sudan, and follows operations chronologically. The call in the 1880s for jihad or ‘holy war’ by Sudanese leaders shows us that some of our current global challenges are not new.

9781922132994, $16.99, $11.50, paperback, 200 pages

The Caged Bird Sang No More Major General Philip Efiong This is Philip Efiong’s account of the Nigeria–Biafra Civil War. He was a key player during the event and second-in-command to the Biafran leader, General Chukwuemeka OdumegwuOjukwu. The story begins with the coup d’états of January and July 1966, and recounts ensuing ethnic and regional conflicts.

After the first coup, Efiong is posted to State House as Principal Staff Officer and then to Kaduna as Acting Commander of the First Brigade. The second coup is executed shortly after and he is forced to escape following a failed attempt on his life. He makes his way back to the East where after officers have been directed by the new military government to return to their regions of origin.

9781928211808, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 352 pages

Victoria’s Harvest John Young & David Truesdale The tradition of Irish soldiers in the British Army can be traced back many hundreds of years.

Henry V at Agincourt faced a French army with his band of brothers that included a unit of Irish hoblairs. By the time of Agincourt the numbers remaining would have been much less, but contributed to an Irish presence nonetheless. The inclusion of Irish soldiers in the Army continued unabated into reign of Queen Victoria and the General Army Return notes the following breakdown of soldiers by place of birth: English 69.7%, Scottish 8%, Irish 20.9%. This book tells the story of some of the Irish men who served as soldiers in Queen Victoria’s Army, before, during and after the Zulu War. 9781910294529, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 376 pages

The Road to Ulundi Revisited Ken Gillings In Victorian times, it was to an officer’s advantage to be good at sketching. The reason was the British Army seldom had properly surveyed maps of wherever it was fighting, and so an important part of the duties of a junior officer was to be able to produce a good sketch map and panorama for his commanding officer. In 1964, a selection of the watercolors was copied by the University of Natal Press and published.

South African historian Ken Gillings spent three years identifying and photographing the sites depicted in the book and was impressed by their accuracy. The result is a truly unique item of militaria, which is likely to become a soughtafter item of Africana.

9781928211280, $125.00, $81.50, hardback, 128 pages

John Dunn Cetywayo and the three Generals 1861–1879 D. C. F. Moodie John Dunn was one of the most extraordinary characters of 19th century South Africa. In 1852, at the age of 16 he turned his back on the fledgling colonial settlement of Port Natal and, headed into Zululand. Dunn became a Zulu chief in every respect except for the color of his skin. Later, when still under 20, he was educated by a British officer and accepted into colonial society thus allowing him to lead the double life of an English gentleman and, when he crossed back over the Tugela to his 49 wives, that of a powerful Zulu induna. When war was declared in 1879, Dunn wished to remain neutral but treacherously sided against his friend and benefactor the Zulu king.

9781783463244, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176 pages

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•AFRICAN MILITARY HISTORY • ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE• Matabele Chris Ash Sandwiched between the glamour and heroism of the Zulu War, and the controversy and bitterness of the Boer War, the Matabele Wars have long been southern Africa’s forgotten colonial wars. With oft-claimed links to the infamous Jameson Raid, the origins of the second Matabele War are as fascinating and controversial as those of the first, and it was a dirty, hard-fought guerrilla war. The brutal murders of women and children committed by the insurgents and the widespread use of dynamite to entomb rebels in their subterranean hiding places both sparked fury and condemnation at the time, but aside from the butchery, actions such as the Mazoe Patrol were as heroic as anything of the age.

9781928211891, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 336 pages

ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes Dr Raoul McLaughlin The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia. It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria and consider trade ventures through the Tarim territories that led Roman merchants to Han China. This is the first book to address these subjects in a single comprehensive study. It explores Rome’s impact on the ancient world economy and reveals what the Chinese and Romans knew about their rival Empires.

9781473833746, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 288 pages

Early Roman Warfare Jeremy Armstrong Here Dr Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome’s military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad-hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines and assembled for the city’s survival, to the sophisticated organization of the legions that went on to dominate all of Italy and then the entire Mediterranean world. The author reviews both the literary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a fresh analysis of Roman military organization, equipment, tactics and strategy.

He shows how Rome’s military apparatus adapted to meet the changing strategic needs of new enemies and broader ambitions.

9781781592540, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192 pages

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Empire at War Don Taylor In a single volume, Empire at War catalogues every significant battle fought by the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian I. The information in each entry is drawn exclusively from Ancient, Late Antique, and Early Medieval texts, in order to offer a brief description of each battle based solely on the information provided by the earliest surviving sources which chronicle the event. This approach provides the reader a foundation of information to which they can apply later scholarly interpretation presented in secondary sources in order to achieve a more accurate understanding of the battlefield scenario. It is an excellent first-stop reference to the many battles of the Roman Empire.

9781473869080, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224 pages

Constantius II Peter Crawford The reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his father, Constantine the Great, and his successor, Julian.

However, as Peter Crawford shows, Constantius deserves to be remembered as a very capable ruler in tumultuous times. When Constantine I died, Constantius and his two brothers, Constans and Constantine II, all received the title of Augustus to reign as equal co-emperors. However, Constantine II was killed in a fraternal civil war with Constans. The two remaining brothers shared the Empire for the next ten years. However, Constans in turn was killed by the usurper Magentius.

Constantius, was now sole ruler of the Empire.

9781783400553, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 384 pages

The Roman Wars In Spain Daniel Varga It took the Romans almost exactly 200 years to conquer the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). 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 analyses 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, 192 pages

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•ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE• Everyday Life of a Soldier on Hadrian’s Wall Paul Elliott Walk the Wall, gaze northwards across hostile territory, man the turrets and milecastles… What was life like for the Roman troops stationed on Hadrian’s Wall? Follow the life of one man, a Tungrian soldier, through recruitment, training, garrison duty and war. Focussing on a single point in time and one fort on the Wall, we explore every aspect of military life on this bleak and remote frontier. Where was he born? What did he spend his money on? How did he fight? What did he eat? Did he have lice or fleas? Archaeology and the accounts of ancient writers come together to paint a vivid picture of a soldier on the Wall soon after its completion in AD 130.

9781781553640, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 176 pages

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

9781848847873, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208 pages

A Strategist in Exile Rainer Nickel Thucydides was the chronicler of the almost 30-year long Peloponnesian war. His famous historical work was preserved, but ends abruptly many ears before the end of the war.

Following Athens defeat by Sparta, an Athenian court judged Thucydides to be responsible for the defeat, forcing him to flee his hometown and live on the coast of the Aegean Sea. After his return from exile, he meets with the young Xenophon, but disappears without a trace shortly after. This book covers Xenophon’s search for Thucydides, the “failed strategist”, 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.

9781473846999, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 144 pages

Great Battles of the Classical Greek World Owen Rees This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians.

This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen to cover all aspects of battle, including mercenary armies and the rise of light infantry, emphasizing the variety and tactical developments across the period. Each battle is set in context with a brief background and then the battlefield and opposing forces are discussed before the narrative and analysis of the fighting is given and rounded off with consideration of the aftermath and strategic implications.

9781473827295, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 304 pages

Saladin and the Fall of Jerusalem Stanley Lane-Poole & Dr. David Nicolle Saladin is a legendary figure in the history of the Middle East.

His rise to prominence in the twelfth-century was rapid and he established himself as an intrepid statesman as well as a military commander. This detailed biography of Saladin was written by Stanley LanePoole, who was able to access the rich and colorful chronicles of Arab historians, which provide us with insight into the life and deeds of this warrior-monarch. Based on a lifetime of study, this book examines Saladin’s youth, his military development, his conquest of Egypt and Syria, the Holy War against the crusaders and, crucially, his duel with Richard the Lionheart and, of course, the fall of Jerusalem.

9781848328747, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 288 pages

The Hammer of the Scots David Santiuste Known to posterity as Scottorum Malleus – the Hammer of the Scots – Edward I was one of medieval England’s most formidable kings. This book offers a fresh interpretation of Edward’s military career, within the context of his Scottish wars.

In part this is a study of personality: Edward was an extraordinary man. His struggles with tenacious opponents – including Robert the Bruce and William Wallace – have become the stuff of legend. But David Santiuste also considers the wider impact of Edward’s campaigns: he describes the effects on people at all levels of society, providing a compelling portrait of the British Isles at war.

9781781590126, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 240 pages

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•ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE• Mercenaries to Conquerors 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.

How did they make such extraordinary gains and then consolidate their power? 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, 272 pages

Fixer and Fighter Brian Harwood Hubert de Burgh rose from obscure beginnings to become one of the most powerful men in England. He served first King John and then the young Henry III and played a crucial role in saving the Plantagenet dynasty when it was at its most vulnerable. During King John’s wars in France, Hubert held Chinon castle against the French. He remained loyal when the Barons rebelled against John. After John’s death, he held it for the new king against a renewed siege. In August 1217 he struck the final blow against the French invasion when he defeated fleet carrying French reinforcements at the naval Battle of Sandwich.

Incredibly, this is the first full-length biography of this remarkable man.

9781473877368, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 176 pages

The Crecy War Alfred H. Burne Crecy, the Black Prince’s most famous victory, was the first of two major victories during the first part of the Hundred Years War. This was followed ten years later by his second great success at the Battle of Poitiers. The subsequent Treaty of Bretigny established the rights of the King of England to hold his domains in France without paying homage to the King of France. Colonel Burne reestablishes the reputation of Edward III as a grand master of strategy, whose personal hand lay behind the success of Crecy. He demonstrates that much of the credit for Crecy and Poitiers should be given to Edward and less to his son, the Black Prince, than is traditionally the case.

9781848328860, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 368 pages

Crecy 1346 Peter Hoskins & 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. Edward’s victory had a major impact on the course of the conflict, and it ranks alongside Poitiers and Agincourt as a landmark in the history of medieval warfare.

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.

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King Arthur Chris Barber This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research. The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain, as King Arthur is revealed to have been a hereditary King of the ancient land of the Silures. In this way, Chris Barber has set out to reveal the true identity of King Arthur. After sorting fact from fiction, he not only identifies the Celtic prince who gave rise to the legend of Arthur, but reveals his family background; locations of his courts, battle sites such as Badon Llongborth and Camlann; the identity of his enemies, the ancient Isle of Avalon and his final resting place.

9781473861824, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 240 pages

Castle Builders Malcolm James Baillie-Hislop In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction. In this general introduction to the subject, we discover something of the personalities behind their creation - the architects and craftsmen - and, furthermore, the techniques they employed, and how style and technology was disseminated. Castle Builders takes both a thematic and a chronological approach to the design and construction of castles, providing the reader with clear lines of development. Themes include earth, timber and stone construction techniques, the evolution of the great tower, the development of military engineering, the progression of domestic accommodation, and the degree to which aesthetics contributed to castle design.

9781781593356, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 232 pages

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AUSTRALIA

•AUSTRALIA•

Captains of the Soul Michael Gladwin Known affectionately as ‘Padres’, chaplains have been integral to the Australian Army for a century. This book assesses the contribution of Australian Army chaplains in conflicts and peacekeeping missions, in barracks and among service families. Drawing on a wealth of original archival material and little known published sources, Captains of the Soul represents the first comprehensive account of Australian Army chaplains. It surveys their changing role and experience from the Great War of 1914–18 to the recent conflict in Afghanistan; charts the evolution of the Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department across its first century; and addresses the significance of Army chaplaincy for Australia’s military, religious and cultural history.

9781922132529, $24.99, $16.50, hardback, 412 pages

Celebrating 100 Years at Duntroon Big Sky Publishing Celebrate the 100 year anniversary of RMC and discover the rich history of Duntroon with this superbly designed and crafted full color book. This book is an inspirational record, both past and present of the accomplishments of one of the world’s leading officer training establishments. This book captures the evolving traditions of this institution, walks you through a day at Duntroon, provides a spectacular photographic record of the centenary celebrations and offers so much more. This magnificent book is available in both paperback or limited edition boxed hardback.

9781921941474, $34.99, $22.99, paperback, 336 pages

Eureka Stockade Gregory Blake Eureka Stockade: A ferocious and bloody battle, is the epic account of the battle for the Eureka Stockade, an iconic moment in Australian history.

On the chilly dawn morning of 3 December 1854 British soldiers and police of the Victorian colonial government attacked and stormed a crudelybuilt fortification erected by insurgent gold miners at the Eureka lead on the Ballarat Gold Diggings. The fighting was intense, the carnage appalling and the political consequences of the affair profound. This book, for the first time, examines in great detail the actual military events that unfolded during the twenty minutes of deadly fighting at Eureka.

9781922132048, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 236 pages

Soldiers’ Tales Denny Neave In their own words the Aussie diggers provide a fascinating glimpse of the many funny and touching moments that our Diggers often hold to their chest. The collection of stories in this book provides a taste of what a soldier’s life is like both in war and peace. A collection of stories that are entertaining, emotional and humorous, Soldiers’ Tales is a wonderful tribute to the Aussie digger.

Australian soldiers share their stories and anecdotes from World War One to the modern day conflict, the stories that are usually saved for Anzac Day or a catch-up with mates over a cup of tea or an icy cold beer. In their own words they provide a fascinating glimpse of the many funny and touching moments that our diggers often hold tight to their chest. The collection of stories vividly provides a taste of what a soldier’s life is like in both war and peace.

9780980325133, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 160 pages

Soldiers’ Tales #2 Denny Neave Soldiers’Tales #2 is a unique collection of personal accounts told by soldiers or relatives who have lived with their stories.

Spanning the period from World War I through to the conflicts of the modern era, these stories are a mixture of the humorous and the intensely emotional. This collection is unmistakably Australian and is a combination of larrikin yarns and other more serious stories that tell of tragedy and often unspoken pain.

9781921941795, $14.99, $9.99, paperback, 192 pages

Bully Beef & Balderdash Graham Wilson The Australian Imperial Force became better known by its initials - the “AIF”. There was a distinct character to those who enlisted in the earliest months and who was destined to fight on Gallipoli. During the war the AIF took its place among the great armies of the world, on some of history’s oldest battlefields. However, the legend of the AIF is shrouded in myth and mystery. Graham Wilson’s Bully Beef and Balderdash shines an unforgiving light on well-known myths of the AIF in World War I, arguing that these spectacular legends simply serve to diminish the hard-won reputation of the AIF as a fighting force.

9781921941566, $24.99, $16.50, hardback, 448 pages

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•AUSTRALIA • AVIATION• Battle of Bardia Craig Stockings On the morning of 3 January 1941, Australians of the 6th Division led an assault against the Italian colonial fortress village of Bardia in Libya. The ensuing battle was the second of the First Libyan Campaign, but the first battle of the Second World War planned and fought predominantly by Australians.

The fortress fell to the attackers a little over two days after the attack began, in what could only be described as a remarkable victory. At a cost of 130 killed and 326 wounded, the 6th Division captured around 40,000 Italian prisoners and large quantities of military stores and equipment. The victory was heralded at the time in Australia as one of the greatest military achievements of that nation’s military history.

9780987057457, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 196 pages

Crumps and Camouflets Damien Finlayson Below the shattered ground that separated the British and German infantry on the Western Front in the First World War, an unseen and largely unknown war was raging, fought by miners, ‘tunnelers’ as they were known. They knew that, at any moment, their lives could be extinguished without warning by hundreds of tons of collapsed earth and debris.

Crumps and Camouflets is the first complete history of Australia’s role in the tunneling war of 1914–1919, of the men and units in which they served, and of life in the tomblike tunnels of the war underground.

9780980658255, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 480 pages

Canister on Fire Bruce Cameron Canister! On! Fire! tells the remarkable story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War. Based on twelve years of research, this book brings to life a previously little-known aspect of the conflict. It is the story of a select group of soldiers serving their country against all odds. The 53 ton Centurion tanks were not only involved in intense fighting in conjunction with infantry to capture enemy defenses and defeat attacks, but also fought their own battles against enemy mines, ambushes, and an unforgiving terrain and climate. This book takes the reader inside the tanks to share the experiences of their crews in action in the jungle.

9781921941993, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 940 pages

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AVIATION The U.S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4

Richard V. Simpson When humans learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heavier than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the airplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed. In the decade before World War One, Curtiss a dedicated tinkerer developed speedy float planes and flying boats which came to the attention of the U.S. Navy. During the run-up to America’s involvement in the war, ships carrying supplies to allies were being destroyed by the German U-boats. It was then Glenn Curtiss was contracted to draw plans for a large flying boat capable of flying across the Atlantic.

9781625450098, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 128 pages

Death in the Air Wesley D. Archer The typewritten script of a First World War pilot’s diary with a large number of photographs was published by them in 1933.

The publishers understood that the diarist was killed in action in 1918 and that it was in deference to the wishes of those who were close to him that his diary should be published. So remarkable were the photographs that their veracity was questioned, but no proof of their authenticity could be ascertained. It was not until 1983 that a collection of documents, photographs and artifacts was presented to the Smithsonian. Some of the photographs were recognized as being those of the mystery diarist and the truth was soon revealed. The photographs and diary had been faked.

9781848328785, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256 pages

Zeppelin Ernst A. Lehmann The author of this book, Ernst A. Lehmann, was close to the Zeppelin story from its early days and had great faith in the ever increasing success of the Zeppelin on international routes. It is sadly ironic that this talented man and strong advocate of the Zeppelin should die in Hindenburg disaster shortly after he had produced the draft for this book. The text is well-written, approachable, and provides a comprehensive account of the Zeppelin story until the 1937 disaster which cost the author his life.

9781781550120, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 352 pages

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•AVIATION• The Red Baron Norman Franks Manfred, the iconic Red Baron, has constantly remained at the forefront of First World War studies and, in commemorating the one hundred years that have elapsed since the beginning of hostilities, it seems like a good time to introduce a new arrangement of photographs covering the entire span of von Richthofen’s war, consolidated in one book. Following a number of visits to Belgium and Northern France in recent years, Franks has managed to acquire additional images, illustrating the places in which the Red Baron lived and fought between 1916 and 1918. This collection represents the entire span of von Richthofen’s recorded history in pictures; all housed here under one roof, for the very first time.

9781473861220, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 200 pages

Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913–1931 Derek N. James At the end of 1912, Jacques Schneider announced his intention to present an annual trophy for an international seaplane contest. There were only twelve Schneider contests, but these were major international events, which came to rival others in Britain, Italy, France, and the US. Biplane seaplanes and flying boats predominated the early contests and some very advanced twin-float biplanes were among the winners as late as 1925. This book gives a detailed account of the contests; the design, development, and achievements of both aircraft which took part and which failed to; and the advanced and sometimes unrealistic ideas behind the projects themselves.

9781781554180, $70.00, $45.99, hardback, 368 pages

Britain’s Imperial Air Routes 1918–1939 Robin Higham This remarkable book pictures the growth of British civil air transport from its inception in 1910 through to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and then the beginnings of British Overseas Airways Corporation.

The author shows the impetus given to aircraft production by the First World War, and presents a careful account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the four principal British airlines which began operations shortly thereafter. The fight against official apathy and lack of foresight on the part of the government, the campaign for subsidies and the struggle with foreign competition are interestingly presented.

9781781553701, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 384 pages

Rare Birds Charles R. G. Bain The Second World War saw the apex of piston-engine aircraft design, and ushered the world into the jet age. Anybody who studies aviation will know the names: Spitfire, Mustang, Zero, Messerschmitt, Shturmovik. But there were many more aircraft to take to the skies before and during the war, and frequently their stories remain unknown.

This book seeks to tell those stories, to bring to the fore the forgotten warbirds. From the valiant Poles fighting the might of the Luftwaffe in their obsolescent craft, to the varied and excellent craft of the French Armée De l’Air, to the graceful craft of Italy’s Regia Aeronautica.

9781781555248, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 240 pages

The RAF in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain Greg Baughen In May 1940, the German Army and the Allied forces they faced were fairly evenly matched. Two months later Britain was on her own, hopelessly outnumbered and facing imminent defeat.

Should the RAF have done more to support the Allied armies in France? Could the RAF have protected the British Army better at Dunkirk? How narrow was the margin of victory in the Battle of Britain? Was the RAF ready to deal with an invasion? Why were hundreds of American combat planes and experienced Polish and Czech pilots never used? All these questions and more are answered in Greg Baughen’s third book in the series.

9781781555255, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 288 pages

Tupolev Tu-2 Jason Nicholas Moore Although one of the best medium bombers of the Second World War, the Tu-2 is little known in the West. This book provides a comprehensive history of this important airplane, complete with its developmental history in the Second World War and later, and its long postwar history, both with the Soviet Union and other countries. First produced in 1942, the Tu-2’s initial production ended in 1943, then as its combat capabilities became clear, it was reinstated into production. Because of the stop in production, the Tu-2 was not used in large numbers until the last year of the war, where it proved a very useful weapon indeed.

9781781555323, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 192 pages

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•AVIATION• The Night Hunter’s Prey Iain Gordon Carmichael This is the story of two airmen – an RAF Rear Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot. Alexander Ollar became an exceptional sporting shot and volunteered as an RAF Air Gunner in 1939. Helmut Lent enrolled for pilot training in the Luftwaffe as soon as he was old enough. Alec completed his first tour of 34 operations with 115 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal by the King. At the same time Helmut was building up an impressive score of victories as a night fighter pilot and a national hero who was decorated by the Führer. In July 1942, they meet for the first time in the night skies over Hamburg. Only one will survive.

9781473882508, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272 pages

From the Spitfire Cockpit to the Cabinet Office J F Langer CBE AFC DL Air Commodore John Langer’s career has been eventful to say the least. During the Second World War he flew gliders in India in preparation for airborne assaults in Burma, one of the most perilous landscapes to pass across during this time. Post-war, he served on a fighter squadron in Germany and in Malaya, where he was recommended for an AFC. By career’s end, he had flown fifty-six different types of aircraft. This is a unique autobiography, taking in a vast spectrum of events and experiences. It is also an important record of political, aviation and social history and should appeal to enthusiasts of all these areas of interest.

9781473860049, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 304 pages

The Diary of Sonny Ormrod DFC Brian Cull & Frederick Galea Plt Off Oliver Ormrod, better known as ‘Sonny’ to his RAF compatriots due to his youthful appearance, was just four days past his twentieth birthday when he was killed in action after his Hurricane was shot down.

During his brief fighting career at Malta in February to April 1942, he was credited with only two enemy aircraft destroyed, although he shared in the destruction of three others. Ormrod also claimed three ‘probables’ and at least six damaged. A total of a dozen successes at a time when the Hurricane was completely outclassed by Bf 109Fs of JG53, his bravery and valor were recognized by the award of a DFC. This is his story.

9781781555293, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 336 pages

Rhapsody in Blue Graham Williams This is a fighter pilot’s autobiography of life in the RAF from 1955 to 1991. It is structured around the Hawker Hunter. It includes operational tours on 54 Sqn, 145 Sqn, 8 Sqn during the Radfan campaign, a year at the Empire Test Pilots’ School, command of one of the first operational Harrier Sqns in Germany and the delights of offbase operations, a ground tour on the staff at the Royal College of Defence Studies in Belgrave Square, command of a RAF Germany base with four nuclear capable Jaguar squadrons, a ground tour as Gp Capt Operations in Germany followed by a short tour as CO Experimental Flying at Farnborough and a final flying tour as Commandant of A&AEE. 9781781555354, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 256 pages

One of Churchill’s Own John Greenwood At the age of eighteen, John Greenwood forged his father’s signature and joined the RAF on a short service commission. In May 1940, John and his fellow pilots were sent to France with 24 hours’ notice where he shot down a Dornier 17 and a Messerschmitt 109 the next day.

253 Squadron was then sent to Kirton in Lindsay to reform, having lost half the Squadron in France. At the end of August 1940, the Squadron flew down to Kenley to join the Battle of Britain. Despite being credited with 5 and half victories in France and The Battle of Britain, he was one of the few aces never to receive a DFC. This is his story.

9781473872677, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 184 pages

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Above the Battle Ronald Lyell Munro In April 1943, a young officer arrived at Penshurst to join ‘C’ Flight, 653 Squadron. He was no ordinary pilot and this was no ordinary RAF outfit. Lyell Munro was a soldier and 653 was an Air Observation Post Squadron.

AOP pilots were expert gunners, skilled flyers and incurable rule breakers. Flying from airstrips just behind the front lines, they controlled the fire of hundreds of guns.

Closing at over 250mph, an attacking ME 109 left no time for indecision. Reactions had to be instinctive and evasive action instant. After the War ended, the survivors went back into civilian life and few histories mention them or what they did. Lyell’s is one of only two personal accounts that are known to exist.

9781473872752, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 288 pages

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•AVIATION• A Thunder Bird in Bomber Command Sean Feast Shot down and killed in April 1944, Lionel Anderson, a low flying Mosquito intruder pilot, was part way through his second tour of operations. He had survived his first tour stooging up and down the French coast in an outdated Boulton Paul Defiant to confound the German night fighter defenses and allow the Royal Air Force bombers a free run to the target. Lionel’s journey to war had been one of enormous excitement, most of which had been spent training in the sunshine and mountains of Arizona, flying during the day and partying hard at the weekends. A prolific letter writer, Lionel continually regaled his parents with tales of cowboys and Indians, ground loops and near misses.

9780992620776, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208 pages

Into the Dark Janet Hughes & Reginald Wilson On 20 January 1944 Bomber Command Navigator Reginald Wilson’s Halifax, LW337, comes into the sights of an ace Luftwaffe night fighter pilot, and is blown from the darkness above the German capital Berlin.

Reg, yet to celebrate his twentyfirst birthday, plunges into the dark and parachutes to safety, but the experience of being shot down will haunt him for the rest of his life. The events described here are a testimony to Reg’s courage and steely determination, and also reflect the extreme sacrifices made

by Bomber Command aircrew during the Second World War. What makes this story unique is the juxtaposition of past and present, for without twenty-first century technology; the truth about the last flight of LW337 would never have been discovered.

9780992620769, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208 pages

Against All Odds Ram L. Chugh Against All Odds is a story of how Dr. Ram Chugh, refused to sublimate his enormous potential to stultifying circumstances. This intimate piece of personal history is about more than simply surviving in a highly restrictive and imposing environment that was the Indian military—it’s about more than moving through fears and predispositions in order to learn that one is a sterling leader rather than simply a capable follower of orders. Certainly, Against All Odds is a story of one who overcomes self-limitation through an open mind and sensitive heart; of one who extends trust beyond selfknowledge, of one who uses spiritual understanding to see beyond the obvious and pragmatic.

9781891928413, $18.95, $12.50, paperback

The Apache in European Service Darren Willmin The Apache helicopter is a revolutionary development in the history of war, designed to hunt, take out and destroy its targets, to inflict damage on its enemy and potentially destroy up to 256 targets in less than 5 minutes. Highly maneuverable and heavily armed, the combatproven Apache helicopter is today the primary attack helicopter for many countries. In this book Darren Willmin explores the immense flying capabilities and the weaponry systems of the Apache from the British, Royal Netherlands and Greeks Army. Amazing illustrations from Darren Willmin’s superb photographs capture the fundamentals of the Apache both from the ground and in the air.

9781781554449, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 96 pages

The Junkers Ju 52 Story Jan Forsgren The single-engine Junkers Ju 52 first flew in 1930. Designed and built by the Junkers Aircraft Company of Dessau, Germany, the Ju 52 was originally intended as a cargo aircraft. An upgraded model, the Ju 52/3m, was powered by three engines, excelling as an 18-seat airliner.

By the late 1930s, hundreds of the safe and reliable Ju 52/3m were serving with airlines in more than 20 countries. It was used as a bomber by the reestablished Luftwaffe, particularly in the Spanish Civil War. During the Second World War, the Ju 52/3m was the mainstay of the Luftwaffe transport squadrons.

9781781555156, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 224 pages

Bomber Command Airfields of Lincolnshire Peter Jacobs From the opening day of the Second World War, RAF Bomber Command took the offensive to the enemy and played a leading role in the liberation of Europe. Many of its squadrons were based in Lincolnshire, where the flat terrain and open fields made the county ideal for the development of new airfields. From these airfields came countless acts of personal courage and self-sacrifice, with eight Victoria Crosses being awarded to men flying from bomber airfields in Lincolnshire. In all, the stories of the county’s twenty-nine wartime airfields of Bomber Command are told, with a brief history of each accompanied by details of how to find them and what remains there today.

9781783463343, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224 pages

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•AVIATION• US 9th Air Force Bases in Essex 1943–44 Martin W. Bowman As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area – in this case Essex. It covers the American air bases used by the Martin B-29 Marauders, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs of the 9th USAAF Air Force during 194344 prior to their move south to France after the D-Day invasion on 6 June 1944. The airfields included are Andrews Field, Birch, Boreham, Boxted, Chipping Ongar, Earls Colne, Gosfield, Great Dunmow, Little Walden, Matching, Roydon, Rivenhall, Stansted, Wethersfield and Wormingford. This book looks at the history of each base, what remains today and explores the favorite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought entertainment and relaxation.

9781848843325, $24.95, $16.50, paperback,

Winged Chariot Peter Lush In what has been described as ‘the greatest raid of them all’, Operation Chariot saw heavy destruction of the enemyoccupied port of St Nazaire by British forces. Winged Chariot examines the role that the RAF played during this epic raid on 28th March 1942. With focus on the planning and actions of the operation, Peter Lush explores the three functions carried out by the RAF; the sweeping of the Bay of Biscay, the diversionary raid and protecting the withdrawing survivors. He also outlines the importance of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit to the raid and the development of the Bomber and Coastal Commands particularly through the sorties flown by Coastal Command two days before the attack started.

9781910690246, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192 pages

Veteran Lancs Airfields of 1st Air Division (USAAF) Martin W. Bowman As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

Constituted as the lst Bombardment Division on 30 August 1943 the unit was activated at Brampton Grange, Huntingdon on 13 September 1943. It was assigned to the Eighth Air Force and redesignated lst Air Division in December 1944. The division served in combat in the European theater of Operations from September 1943 until April 1945.

As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

9781844154531, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 192 pages

Flying The Icon: Spitfire Jarrod Cotter The Supermarine Spitfire is not only one of the most famous British icons, but it is arguably the most widely-recognized and popular aircraft in the history of aviation. It was said to be ‘every schoolboy’s dream’ to fly a Spitfire, and Flying the Icon: Spitfire aims to give the reader an insight into what that requires. To mark the 80th anniversary of the first flight of Prototype K5054 on 5 March 1936, author presents something entirely different from the previously published histories of the Spitfire. Having spent a great deal of time talking to Spitfire pilots past and present, he has used his ‘insider’s’ perspective to produce a book solely on flying this most iconic of all fighters.

9780993212987, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 160 pages

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Norman Franks Aviation historians will know that the Avro Lancaster bomber is the most famous aircraft to have fought with RAF Bomber Command during World War Two. Operational sorties flown totaled more than 156,000, carrying over 600,000 tons of bombs to targets all over Europe. This book covers the history of these 35 incredible Lancasters, featuring many photographs of both aircraft and crew members drawn together in an effort to create a photographic record of these veterans. Aviation historians will know that the Avro Lancaster bomber is the most famous aircraft to have fought with RAF Bomber Command during World War Two. 9781473847262, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 176 pages

B-17 Memphis Belle Graham M. Simons Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B-17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an allAmerican icon. Indeed, it has been claimed that the Memphis Belle is in the top five of the most famous American aircraft of all time. In September, 1942, a new Flying Fortress was delivered at Bangor, Maine, to a crew of ten eager American lads headed by Robert K. Morgan, a lanky 24-year-old USAAF pilot from Asheville, N. C. The boys climbed aboard, flew their ship to Memphis, Tenn. and christened her Memphis Belle in honor of Morgan’s fiancée, Miss Margaret Polk of Memphis, and then headed across the Atlantic to join the US Eighth Air Force in England.

9781848846913, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128 pages

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

9781473822252, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 184 pages

Fighter Command’s Air War 1941 Norman Franks Following the Battle of Britain, the RAF started taking the air war to the Germans. A small number of bombers tried to force the Luftwaffe into battle.

Much air combat ensued with RAF light bombers escorted by scores of fighters, but it was not until Germany invaded Russia in June 1941 that operations were stepped up in an effort to take pressure of Stalin’s Russian Front. The book covers the 100+ Circus operations and their accompanying fighter Sweeps in detail, whilst also mentioning lesser operations where the RAF were concerned. The tactics employed by both sides are examined and show how each fighter force quickly adapted to changing conditions tempered by experiences gained in air combat.

9781473847224, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256 pages

B-24 Bridge Busters Colin Pateman This book will provide the reader with an understanding of why the RAF flew the American B-24 Liberator against the Japanese in Burma. British and Commonwealth air crews displayed great gallantry in many instances on low level precise bombing sorties destroying specific targets including the plethora of bridges constructed by the Japanese in their conquest to reach India. A number of detailed accounts will be based upon personal flying logbooks and other unique material originating from the pilots and aircrew themselves. This book will examine the true events that took place including techniques developed and deployed by the RAF against the Japanese forces.

9781781555194, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208 pages

‘Paddy’ Finucane and the legend of the Kenley Wing Anthony Cooper A year after the start of the Battle of Britain, from the late summer of 1941 the Kenley Wing was one of the six Allied fighter wings taking the war to the Luftwaffe in the RAF’s crosschannel air offensive over France. Comprised of three Spitfire fighter squadrons, the Kenley Wing was typical of the wartime RAF in its cosmopolitan makeup, with pilots from all three countries as well as Ireland and Canada. The most famous of them all was the charismatic Paddy Finucane, a flight commander with 452 (Australian) Squadron, who dominated the wing’s scoring to become far and away its greatest star.

9781781555125, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 272 pages

Yank Bomber Boys in Norfolk Peter W. Bodle FRAeS During the Second World War, thousands of American servicemen were uprooted from the US and deposited in rural England and immediately thrust unceremoniously into the front line of the largest conflict the world has ever seen. Fortunately, many remembered to pack small cameras in kitbags and snapped photographs of their everyday lives as the war unfolded.

Yank Bomber Boys in Norfolk: A Photographic Record of the USAAF in the Second World War features over 500 of these personal photographs to produce a unique flavor of life in and around these air base plots of ‘Little America’ in Norfolk.

9781781553565, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 336 pages

Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger Jason Nicholas Moore The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armor and other ground targets.

Hardly a fighter, the Il-2 was exclusively engineered to take an enormous amount of punishment and still keep the pilot, rear gunner and critical mechanical components unharmed. In the end, the Il-2 would become the most important aircraft to the Soviet Union in the defense of the homeland against advancing hordes of panzers.

9781625450425, $70.00, $45.99, hardback, 320 pages

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•AVIATION• Ton-Up Lancs Norman Franks A decade since its first publication, Grub Street are proud to present Ton-Up Lancs as a paperback for the first time.

Originally a revised study following its first appearance under the Claims to Fame series, the book focuses on the story of the Avro Lancasters that completed one hundred sorties. Thirty-five histories are recorded in this book with stories and personal photographs from the aircrew that flew these aircraft. The most famous, R5868 Queenie, can still be seen in the Bomber Command Hall at RAF Museum, London. With over 200 photographs reproduced throughout the book, Ton-Up Lancs is a fascinating tribute to both the aircraft and aircrew that participated in Bomber Command duties.

9781909808263, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 224 pages

Soldiers with Spanners Peter W. Bodle FRAeS There are many very excellent books written on the exploits of the USAAF aircrew during the Second World War. Quite rightly the heroics and valor of these men, has been plentifully documented by year, by raid, by Bomb Group and by aircraft type. However the story of the men behind these planes and their crews has received very little attention, even though many were away from home for the entire duration of the conflict. Their story was equally as important to the final victory and this book has been written to go some way to redress that balance. These unique photographs give a close insight to their war.

9781781553374, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144 pages

Haunted Second World War Airfields: Volume 1 Christopher Huff For 15 years, the author has been studying R.A.F. airfields and the paranormal phenomena that have been reported from them, and to date has accounts from over 250 haunted RAF airfields in the UK. These begin with ghostly reports at Montrose and Scopwick during World War 1 and continue to be witnessed to the present day. Why are so many airfields haunted? A variety of reasons but one that seems to be a common thread is that the airmen felt that the airfield was home, where their friends were and that is where the dead want to be.Volume One in this three-book series of haunted World War 2 airfields of the UK covers Southern England.

9781781550977, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 352 pages

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Haunted Second World War Airfields: Volume 2 Christopher Huff For 15 years, the author has been studying R.A.F. airfields and the paranormal phenomena that have been reported from them, and to date has accounts from over 250 haunted RAF airfields in the UK. Why are so many airfields haunted? A variety of reasons but one that seems to be a common thread is that the airmen felt that the airfield was home, where their friends were and that is where the dead want to be.Volume Two in this three-book series of haunted World War 2 airfields of the UK covers the middle of England stretching across from East Anglia to the Welsh borders - and Wales itself.

9781781550984, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 356 pages

Haunted Second World War Airfields: Volume 3 Christopher Huff In this volume the emphasis shifts from Fighter command and USAAF to the RAF and the RCAF and the Bomber airfields of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, together with a few examples from Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Here we find Bomber command at its most active, and from where it suffered most of the losses, and indeed where some of the most haunted airfields in Britain are to be found. Here we find famous names like East Kirkby, Scampton, and Coningsby, where the Battle of Britain Flight is now based. The RAF Bomber Command Memorial lists 55,573 names, a Bomber Command crew member had a worse chance of survival than an infantry officer in World War I. 9781781550991, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 352 pages

From War to Peace Richard Riding From War to Peace: A Photographer’s View of British Aviation in the 1940s is a photographic record of the aviation scene in Britain between the years 1940–1949.

The photographs were taken by E. J. Riding (1916–1950) who spent his entire working life in the aviation industry, but was tragically killed in a flying accident. During his short life, he worked as an aircraft engineer, professional photographer, draughtsman and aeromodeller and as an aviation writer. Riding began taking photographs of aircraft in 1931 aged fifteen. Fortunately, he kept copious notes recording the locations and dates of when and where aircraft were photographed.

9781781553312, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224 pages

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•AVIATION• RAF 100 Group: 1942–1943 Janine Harrington Air battles over Germany were becoming intense and complex by the Autumn/Winter of 1942.

Something drastic was called for, and this came in the concept of establishing a specialist RAF unit to become responsible for the operational development, application and coordination of all RCM (Radar Countermeasure) programs, from the air and from the ground. Bomber Command suggested the role for what became No.100 Group in June 1943, to include specialist RCM aircraft from the 8th USAAF. At the end of the war, Bomber Command held the view that No.100 Group’s operations had saved at least 1,000 bomber aircraft and their aircrews and brought the war to an early conclusion.

9781781554586, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

A History of RAF Drem at War Malcolm Fife A comprehensive history of the Second World War Fighter Command airfield at RAF Drem located near Edinburgh. It was one of Scotland’s most important airfields in this conflict. Its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps Gullane air station is included in the account. When war broke out in 1939 among the first targets attacked by the Luftwaffe was the Royal Navy base at Rosyth. The Spitfires at RAF Drem were scrambled to protect this vital installation and were engaged in some of the first air battles over Britain. The exploits of its pilots received much attention from the press at the time.

9781781555231, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 224 pages

X-Planes Manfred Griehl In this superb illustrated guide, renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production. There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could have been realized had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

9781848328495, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 288 pages

SBAC Farnborough Peter G. Dancey Home to the famous biennial Farnborough Air Show, the town of Farnborough in the South of England has had a pivotal role in the history of British aviation since flying commenced from the site in 1905. The Royal Aeronautical Establishment was set up there and rapidly expanded as the scene of many significant developments in British aviation for many decades. Over the years, a range of buildings were constructed for various purposes and to house specific functions such as wind tunnels. Many of these building are now listed and protected as part of a museum on the site. Farnborough is best known for its experiments and development of aircraft types.

9781781552384, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 176 pages

Tornado Over the Tigris Michael John W Napier Written from the unique perspective of a fast jet cockpit, this book captures the essence of what it was really like to fly a Tornado at the front-line of the Cold War in Germany and on operations over Iraq in the aftermath of the Gulf War. After achieving a boyhood ambition to qualify as an RAF pilot, Michael Napier was posted to RAF Bruggen in Germany where he spent five years flying Tornado GR1 strike/attack aircraft at the height of the Cold War. Always exhilarating, sometimes amusing and often dangerous, Michael Napier’s Tornado flying ranged from ‘routine’ low-flying in continental Europe and the UK, to air combat maneuvering in Sardinia and the ultra-realistic Red Flag exercises in the USA. 9781473834132, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 288 pages

Lady Lucy Houston DBE Miles Macnair The life-story of Lady Lucy Houston DBE must surely be one of the most romantic and dramatic epics of the last one hundred and fifty years, yet nowadays she is a woman unknown. Her greatest legacy arose from her steadfast support for the Royal Air Force, whose finances were being crippled. She funded the 1931 Schneider Trophy Race as well as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition of 1933. This funding had a crucial bearing on the development of the Merlin engine and the Spitfire aircraft, essentially kick starting the chain of events that would ultimately end in allied victory during the Battle of Britain.

9781473879362, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 264 pages

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•AVIATION• Aircraft Profile Posters This set contains 16 high quality aircraft profiles, printed on heavy glossy paper. Posters are all 11x17 inches.

Aircraft list: • Messerschmitt Bf 109 F • Gloster Gladiator • Hawker Hurricane • Lockheed P-38 Lightninig • North American P-51D Mustang • Republic P-47D Thunderbolt • Bell P-39 Airacobra • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon • Republic P-47D Razorback • Vought F4U Corsair • Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet • Messerchmitt Me 262 A Schwalbe • Mikoyan MiG-29 • Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17 • Macchi C.202 Folgore • Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero 9788365281210, $35.00, $22.99, paperback, 16 pages

Classic Fighters Colouring Book Dariusz Grzywacz This coloring book contains 15 accurate and authentic renderings of classic fighters.

Each rendering contains captions with detailed technical data and scale plans. Fighters include: • Hawker Hurricane • Messerschmit Me 163 Komet • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 • Grumman Hellcat & Ki 61 • Boulton Paul Defiant & Messerschmitt Bf 109 E • Lavochkin La-5FN • F4U Corsair • Polikarpov I-16 • Bell P-39 Airacobra • Supermarine Spitfire • Hawker Typhoon • Messerschmitt Bf 109 G • Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero • Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 • Messerschmit Me 262 A Schwalbe 9788365281197, $5.50, $3.99, paperback, 30 pages

L’Aeronavale Francaise Frédéric Lert Naval aviation has a remarkable concentration of technology and know-how. It is a company strength 6700 men and women, about 200 aircraft - which has all the characteristics of a modern air force with combat aircraft, missions, or support. The book presents the aircraft, planes and helicopters currently in service with the French Naval Aviation. Each device, whose photos are enhanced by the landscape format is accompanied by technical instructions and testimony on its piloting, implementation and operational use. Depending on its size, 2 to 10 pages are devoted to each device.

9782352503927, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 144 pages, French

Valiant Boys Tony Blackman & Anthony Wright Following on from the success of Victor Boys and Vulcan Boys, Tony Blackman, in collaboration with Anthony Wright, brings you Valiant Boys to complete the V Force set. This is a fascinating collection of personal accounts of operating Britain’s first V bomber by aircrew and ground crew. The book tells the story from the aircraft’s birth taking off from Vickers’ tiny airfield at Wisley near Brooklands to its premature death from fatigue. There are tales of testing atom bombs in the Australian desert, dropping hydrogen bombs in the middle of the Pacific and, as a complete contrast, attacking airfields with conventional bombs in Egypt during the very brief and abortive Suez campaign.

9781909808218, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192 pages

L’aviation allemande Jacques Pernet & Jean-Charles Stasi The inter-war period is a fascinating period in the history of German aviation. Signed June 1919 and enacted in January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles includes many provisions to restrict the rearming of Germany. This prohibition did not stifle its aeronautical industry, which circumvented the provisions by building devices in other countries. As early as the mid-1920s, Germany could count on the secret of the Lipetsk aviation school in the USSR, allowing the Weimar Republic to retain aeronautical knowledge. In 1935, the Third Reich created a new air force, the Luftwaffe, which in 1939, on the eve of World War II, became the most powerful military aviation unit in the Western world.

9782840484455, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 96 pages, French

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Meteor Boys Steve Bond Grub Street is proud to present Meteor Boys, the latest title in its ever-popular Boys series. As Britain’s first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied life. But whilst many books have focused on its development and service history, the time has come to hear the personal experiences of its air and ground crews. By interviewing over thirty veterans, Steve Bond has written an incredibly detailed insight into this iconic aircraft. Alongside entertaining anecdotes are details of the Meteor’s origins and developments. Starting with the first deliveries in 1944 working through to the present day, Steve Bond documents the diverse role which the Meteor has had.

9781910690260, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208 pages

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•AVIATION• Phantom Boys Richard Pike From Richard Pike, best-selling author of Hunter Boys and The Lightning Boys series comes the newest addition to the popular Grub Street’s Boys series, Phantom Boys. Originally developed for the US Navy, this twin-engined supersonic longrange fighter-bomber first flew in the spring of 1958. It then entered service for the US Navy in 1961, and in 1969 with the Fleet Air Arm and RAF in the UK. Regarded as one of the most versatile fighters ever built, the Phantom F-4 was the US Navy’s fastest and highest-flying aircraft. It was flown by both US military demonstration teams from 1969 to 1973. It ended its service in 1991 with the RAF. 9781909808225, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192 pages

Douglas DC-3 Geoff Jones Like the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire, the Douglas DC-3 is an iconic aircraft design. It has endured more than any other with several hundred still in use worldwide in locations as far apart as Africa, Antarctica and the US. Many of the current operators use turbine conversions of the DC-3mainly using Basler, SAAF and Dodson International the main proponents. Just about every major post-war airline began their schedules with the DC-3. Many took advantage of post-war military surplus C-47s that had already written huge volumes of history with their roles with the US Army Air Corps in the Second World War such as the D-Day landings.

9781781551035, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 288 pages

Voodoo Warriors Group Captain Nigel Walpole, OBE, BA, RAF (Ret’d) During the mid-1950s the United States Air Force was given its most powerful singleseat, two-engine fighter to date.

The Voodoo would be deployed before the end of that decade in the tactical nuclear bomber and tactical reconnaissance roles worldwide, and in homeland defense with the two-seat, allweather variant. In December 1957 it took the World Air Speed Record to Mach 1.6 - over one and a half times faster than the sound barrier. This book looks at the evolution of the original design and its introduction into service. Chapters cover operations in Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Crisis and in Europe during the Cold War years.

9781473837942, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 320 pages

Fifty Years of Flying Fun Rod Dean Fifty Years of Flying Fun covers, in a roughly chronological order, over fifty continuous years of flying. This ranges from joining the RAF in 1962, through his intriguing first operational tour on Hunters in Aden, the early days of the Jaguar in Germany and, finally in the RAF, an almost outrageous two years flying the Jaguar and Hunter with the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force.

With an excess of 7,000 flying hours on 59 different types – and only one aircraft with a working autopilot – Rod gives a clear, and largely humorous, insight into the operation of a cross section of piston and jet engine vintage aircraft and his undoubted fifty years of fun since the first solo on 19 March 1963.

9781909808270, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192 pages

Russia’s Warplanes.

Volume 1 Piotr Butowski Russia’s Warplanes is set to become the standard reference work on the subject. Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, this will serve as an exhaustive directory of the latest products of Russia’s military aviation industry. As well as outlining aircraft that currently equip the various Russian air arms, the first of two volumes also takes into account aircraft developed for and fielded by foreign states in the post-Soviet era. Piotr Butowski provides authoritative technical descriptions for each military aircraft currently available from Russia’s aerospace industry, or otherwise in large-scale service.

9780985455453, $64.95, $42.50, paperback, 256 pages

Russia’s Warplanes.

Volume 2 Piotr Butowski Following the success of the first offering in the series, Harpia Publishing presents the second volume of Russia’s Warplanes.

The result forms an essential companion to Volume 1.

Between them, the two works present the fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters that equip the various Russian air arms, as well as those developed for and operated by foreign states in the post-Soviet era. The second volume in the series is dedicated to long-range bombers, maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare aircraft, strategic transport and tanker aircraft, theater transports, and trainers. The work provides accounts of Russia’s current and future strategic bomber programs.

9780997309201, $64.95, $42.50, paperback, 256 pages

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• AVIATION • CIVIL WAR• Air Wars 1920–1939: The Development and Evolution of Fighter Tactics Philip MacDougall This is the full story of how aircraft fighter tactics were developed in the years leading up to the Second World War Spain, China, Mongolia, Finland and France were a testing ground for a new approach to air tactics with western democracies and totalitarian states analyzing the resulting lessons. Attention in ‘Air Wars 1920–1939’ is given to the means by which intelligence on aerial tactics was collected and why it was not always fully absorbed, resulting in many nations having to relearn the same lessons at the outset of the Second World War. Finland, during the Winter War, better applied the lessons being learned than that of the Soviet Union. In the case of Britain, not only were the lessons of Spain ignored, but so too that of its own experimental fighter unit, the AFDE. 9781781555200, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192 pages

MIG Rudolf Hofling At the beginning of the Second World War, MiG was founded by two aircraft engineers, Artyom Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich.

Thus began a unique history. For decades, MiG aircraft have been among the most well-known and powerful military aircraft in the world and broke a number of records, both through their flight performance and with their large production numbers. Starting with the MiG-1 from 1939 to the MiG-35 of the year 2011, the world famous aircraft manufacturer and its products are presented in this Fact File edition. Numerous pioneering prototypes are described.

9781783831708, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 128 pages

Airbus Gerhard Lang Airbus is a leading manufacturer on the world market for large civil aircraft, with a product range extended to include military variants. Highly innovative concepts distinguish aircraft from Airbus, and most recently the development of the impressive giant A380 put these claims to the test. All aircraft and developments of the manufacturer are presented and described in this Fact File edition - complete with performance tables and a good mix of contemporary and modern photographs.

9781783831715, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 128 pages

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The Avro Vulcan: A History Peter G. Dancey The delta-wing design of the subsonic bomber Avro Vulcan was years ahead of its time in terms of design when the Ministry accepted the proposal in 1947. This book provides a complete history of the design and development of Britain’s iconic and much loved bomber, covering the period from 1947 to 1984, when it was finally withdrawn due to mounting costs.

The history takes in trials and development, taking flight, and the Vulcan B.2 and Black Buck attacks in the Falklands War, and provides details of all 136 airframes including completion dates, operational services in unit order, making it a valuable record of this graceful and famous bomber aircraft.

9781781552322, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 176 pages

A Passion for 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, 160 pages

CIVIL WAR The Last Citadel Noah Andre Trudeau This revised Sesquicentennial edition of Noah Andre Trudeau’s The Last Citadel, which includes updated text, redrawn maps, and new material, is a groundbreaking study of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War. The Petersburg campaign began on June 9, 1864, and ended on April 3, 1865, when Federal troops at last entered the city. It was the longest and most costly siege ever to take place on North American soil. The ten-month Petersburg affair witnessed many more combat actions than the other two combined, and involved an average of 170,000 soldiers. By its bloody end, the Petersburg campaign would add more than 70,000 casualties to the war’s total.

9781611212129, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 552 pages

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•CIVIL WAR• Bloody Autumn Daniel T. Davis & Phillip S. Greenwalt Sweep the Shenandoah Valley “clean and clear,” Union General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant ordered in the late summer of 1864. 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, 168 pages

Strangling the Confederacy 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. When an independent Dixie finally met the dustbin of history, it was the North’s coastal campaign, as much as the achievements of its main forces, that was primarily responsible. 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, 240 pages

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign Dennis A. Rasbach Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain earned the sobriquet “Lion of the Round Top” for his brilliance leading his 20th Maine Infantry on the slopes of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Promoted to brigade command, he was presumed mortally wounded during an assault, and bestowed a rare “on the spot” promotion to brigadier general. He survived, and returned to the command in 1865.

Chamberlain went to his grave believing he was wounded while advancing alone. This narrative has been perpetuated

by Chamberlain scholars over the past century. In fact, author Dennis Rasbach argues, a careful review of the evidence left by Chamberlain and his contemporaries suggests that Chamberlain was mistaken regarding the context of the engagement.

9781611213065, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 248 pages

The First Battle for Petersburg William Glenn Robertson The nearly ten-month struggle for Petersburg is well known to students of the Civil War. Surprisingly few readers are aware that Petersburg’s citizens felt war’s hard hand nearly a week before the armies of Grant and Lee arrived on their doorstep. William Glenn Robertson rectifies this oversight with the publication of The First Battle for Petersburg in a special revised Sesquicentennial edition. The First Battle for Petersburg describes the strategy, tactics, and generalship of the Battle of June 9 in full detail, as well as the impact on the city’s citizens, both in and out of the ranks. Robertson’s study is grounded in extensive primary sources supported by original maps and photos and illustrations.

9781611212143, $27.95, $18.50, hardback, 192 pages

The Lost Papers of Confederate General John Bell Hood Stephen M. Hood Scholars hail the find as “the most important discovery in Civil War scholarship in the last half century.” The invaluable cache of Confederate General John Bell Hood’s personal papers includes wartime and postwar letters from comrades, subordinates, former enemies and friends, medical reports, and dozens of letters between Hood and his wife. The historical community long believed General Hood’s papers were lost or destroyed, and numerous books and articles were written about him without the benefit of these invaluable documents. While each is a valuable piece of history, some shed light on the war’s mysteries and controversies.

9781611211825, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 312 pages

Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg Eric J.Wittenberg Few aspects of the battle of Gettysburg are as misunderstood as the role played by the cavalry of both sides. Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg:The Battles for Brinkerhoff ’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 - 3, 1863 by award-winning author Eric J. Wittenberg is the first and only book to examine in significant detail how the mounted arm directly affected the outcome of the battle. This revised edition of is the most detailed tactical treatment of the fighting on Brinkerhoff’s Ridge yet published.

9781611210941, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 224 pages

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•CIVIL WAR • GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY• Unholy Sabbath 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. Most authors of the Maryland Campaign brush past South Mountain in a few paragraphs or a single chapter.

Jordan, however, 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, 408 pages

Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason David Hirsch & Dan Van Haften For more than 150 years, historians have speculated about what made Abraham Lincoln great. Some point to Lincoln’s study of grammar, literature, and poetry. Others believe it was the deep national crisis that elevated Lincoln’s oratory. Most agree though that he honed his persuasive technique in his work as an Illinois attorney.

Authors Hirsch and Van Haften persuasively argue, for the first time, that it was Lincoln’s in-depth study of geometry that gave our sixteenth president his verbal structure.

Although Lincoln’s fascination with geometry is well documented, most historians have concluded that his study of the subject was little more than mental calisthenics.

9781611212518, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 464 pages

The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln Larry Tagg Today, Abraham Lincoln is a beloved American icon, widely considered to be our best president. It was not always so.

Larry Tagg’s The Battles that Made Abraham Lincoln is the first study of its kind to concentrate on what Lincoln’s contemporaries thought of him during his lifetime, and the obstacles they set before him. Tagg includes extensive treatment of the political context that begat Lincoln’s predicament, riding with the president-elect to Washington and walking with him through the bleak years of war up to and beyond assassination. Throughout, Tagg entertains with a lively writing style, outstanding storytelling verve, and an unconventional, wholly against-the-grain perspective that is sure to delight readers of all stripes.

9781611211269, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 576 pages

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GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY Children And War

Helga Embacher & Grazia Prontera The book shows how children expressed their experiences in letters, memoirs and diaries during and after World War I and World War II and how children remembered those wars. Many of the authors also deal with various long-term psychological effects. Using the example of children’s literature in World War I and the representation of child survivors in the postwar cinema, another focus of the book is on the representation of children in different wars. The last section of the book concentrates on various institutions such as welfare organizations and NGOs dealing with children in different wars.

9781911096719, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 298 pages

Fighting for the News Brian Best It is now two centuries since a newspaper conceived the idea of sending a reporter overseas to observe, gather information and write about war. With no experience to draw upon, both newspaper and correspondent gradually worked out a procedure that has evolved into today’s sophisticated and unrecognizable form. The first special correspondent was Henry Crabb Robinson. In 1807, the proprietor of The Times, John Walter II, sent this thirty-two-year-old lawyer to act as their ‘man in Germany’, to follow and report the movements of Napoleon’s Grande Armée. He was almost arrested, escaping from the Continent in disguise, the first of the many exploits and adventures of this bold group of individuals undertook to bring news from the seat of war.

9781848324374, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 248 pages

The History of Torture Brian Innes However repugnant, torture has been practiced, either publicly approved or clandestinely, for thousands of years. From the rack to electrodes, from witch-hunts to the Inquisition to a post-colonial world, torture is something we have always lived with. The History of Torture tells the complete story, from the ancient world to the present day, from physical cruelty to mental torment. The rack may be thought of as something medieval, but was first written about in ancient Greece; thumbscrews were introduced to Western Europe from Russia in the 17th century, and with the 20th century came the use of electricity and hallucinogenic drugs to elicit confessions.

9781782743903, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192 pages

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•GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY• London: Bombed, Blitzed and Blown Up Ian Jones MBE When it comes to being bombed, London is unique.

Although it cannot claim to be the most bombed capital city in terms of the weight of explosive detonated it has endured the most varied and unrelenting attack since the discovery of explosives. From the first Irish Republican bomb in 1867, London and its population have been under almost constant assault. Terrorism features in virtually every decade from the 1860s to the present and has caused much damage, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, by far the greatest destruction was from the air. The Zeppelin and Gotha bomber raids in the First World War being but a foretaste of what would happen in the Second.

9781473878990, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 512 pages

Postcards of the Army Service Corps 1902–1918 Michael Young Postcards of the Army Service Corps 1902 – 1918 presents the early history of the Army Service Corps of the British Army by means of a unique collection of some 540 images, mainly contemporary postcards.

The conduct of war changed dramatically in the late Victorian era, after the debacle in the Crimean War and humiliating setbacks in the Boer War. Commanders realized the vital importance of logistics in any campaign. The formation of the ASC marked a significant milestone in the modernization of the Army and it was fortunate that by the outbreak of The Great War the Corps was well established in the Order of Battle.

9781473878136, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 288 pages

One Shot Kills Glenn Wahlert & Russell Linwood A sniper is not just a good shot.

While marksmanship is crucial, it is not this alone that defines the sniper. Snipers must also be superb Bushmen, possess limitless patience, iron discipline, rat cunning, extraordinary stamina and attract more than their share of luck. One Shot Kills is the story of the sniper’s journey from the South African veldt to the recent battlegrounds of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is also the story of the development of the modern sniper’s combat weapon system in which technology has been harnessed to produce extraordinary results on the battlefield.

9781922132659, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 220 pages

SAS and Special Forces Fitness Training John ‘Lofty’Wiseman The SAS is one of the world’s greatest military elite units and its soldiers are renowned for their ability to cope when under great physical and mental stress.

With this book readers can acquire the unique range of skills taught to members of the British Special Air Service to help them succeed in the modern world. SAS Fitness Training features illustrated exercises for improving strength, stamina, and agility; advice on diet and nutrition; and chapters on mental agility and self-defense teach readers how to overcome their daily challenges, the SAS way.

9781782744252, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192 pages

SAS and Special Forces Mental Toughness Training Chris McNab SAS Mental Toughness Training covers everything a special forces soldier needs to know about mental toughness and endurance.

This indispensable guide is packed with examples of mental strength with over 150 line drawings and exercises that provide guidance for mastering your mind. Key topics examined in the book include: the will to survive, handling combat stress, recruitment and training, intelligence and concentration, building a team mind, leadership, tactics, detention, escape and survival, and diplomacy. The book contains details of a number of military training programs and their means of assessing a candidate’s suitability for life as a special forces soldier. SAS Mental Toughness Training is an essential guide to testing and improving mental agility and resilience.

9781782744238, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192 pages

How to Fight Like a Special Forces Soldier Steve Crawford How to Fight Like a Special Forces Soldier is the most in-depth study yet of how trained soldiers kill and wound, and a complete insight into how human beings can be turned into deadly fighting machines. These skills can be primitive as well as ultramodern. Far Eastern elite troops train in the historic martial arts: the South Korean Tiger Division is expert in the lethal skills of punching and kicking. Western Special Forces can fight with their hands and can kill without a sound. They can improvise weapons from materials at hand. But they also have access to the most sophisticated weaponry: hand-held anti-tank guns which can transform a tank into a blazing hulk.

9781782744221, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192 pages

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•MARITIME & NAVAL HISTORY• How to Pass the SAS and Special Forces Selection Course Chris McNab Twice a year, anxious recruits gather at SAS headquarters, their minds focused on one objective: to become SAS soldiers in one of the world’s most elite regiments.Yet between arriving and receiving the famous winged dagger badge, stands nearly four months of the toughest military selection process in the world. Could you rise to this exceptional challenge of mind and body? This book shows you how. Beginning with essential preparation, the book covers fitness training, navigation skills and the selection course itself. Find out how to keep the instructors happy, how to deal with exhaustion during Test Week, and how to survive disaster strike on bleak mountains.

9781782744245, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192 pages

MARITIME & NAVAL HISTORY Early Ships and Seafaring: Water Transport Beyond Europe Seán McGrail In this book, Professor McGrail’s study of European Water Transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boat building and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve.The early rafts and boats of those regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power.

9781473825598, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176 pages

Nelson’s Mediterranean Command Denis Orde In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte, who was all but Master of Europe, assembled a formidable expeditionary force at Toulon.

While its purpose was unknown there was every reason to believe that Great Britain was its destination and the Nation was on invasion alert. The overwhelming British priority was for a fleet to be assembled and sent to the Mediterranean to destroy this threat before the French force could set sail. The choice of Nelson who went on the win the Battle of Nice provoked great anger and even a challenge by Orde for a duel, only prevented buy the King’s intervention. Nelson’s and Orde’s acrimonious relationship erupted in the months before the Battle of Trafalgar and is well documented in this fascinating book.

9781783462902, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 248 pages

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Three Republics One Navy Anthony Clayton In the 1870s, French warships were still rigged for sail. In the 1970s the Marine Nationale’s ships at sea included aircraft carriers operating supersonic jets, and intercontinental ballistic missile submarines propelled by nuclear engines.

Within this one hundred years, the Marine has played important roles in the acquisition of Asian and African colonial empires; until 1900 the lead role in a naval ‘Cold War’ against Great Britain. The enormous costs involved were to lead to reductions and a new naval relationship with Great Britain at the end of the 20th Century. In this work the author has tried to weave together these strands into a history of a navy whose nation’s priorities have more often been land frontier defense.

9781911096740, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 288 pages

13 Sharks John D. Grainger John D Grainger charts the careers of the thirteen vessels that have served the Royal Navy under the name HMS Shark.

Despite the ferocious name, they have all been relatively small vessels including one brigantine, five sloops, one Sixth Rate, a gun vessel, four destroyers and a submarine.

Collectively they therefore give a good representation of the various roles of these types, which receive far less attention than larger, more glamorous ships. Furthermore, as the first entered service in 1699 and the last was sunk in 1944 (having the dubious distinction of being the only Allied vessel lost on D-Day), they illustrate the changes and continuities in the Royal Navy and war at sea across almost 250 years.

9781473877245, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 248 pages

The Road To Russia Bernard Edwards During the Summer of 1942 Britain and America jointly agreed to supply desperately needed arms to Soviet Russia.

The Germans were as determined to halt this potentially war-winning operation as the Allies were that it should succeed. The battleground could not have been more inhospitable than the appalling conditions of the Arctic sea. The British and American merchantmen and their gallant naval escorts suffered grievous losses. The book deals in detail with the fate of the convoys PQ13 and PQ 17, bound from Iceland to North Russia, and the Westbound convoy QP13. Attacked by aircraft and U-boats, PQ13 and PQ17 lost between them a total of thirty ships while QP13 ran into a British minefield off Iceland.

9781473827677, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224 pages

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•MARITIME & NAVAL HISTORY• T E Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol John Johnson Allen Although many books have been written about T E Lawrence and the Arab Revolt, none before has fully explored the pivotal role of the Royal Navy in the Red Sea at the time. This is the first book to be written about the Navy’s role in the success of the Arab Revolt in the creation of the legendary figure of Lawrence of Arabia. Following extensive and detailed research into the activities of the ships of the Red Sea Patrol by the author, a maritime historian and former Merchant Navy officer, it has become evident that, without the work of those ships, the Arab revolt would have failed and T E Lawrence would have remained an obscure officer in the military bureaucracy of Cairo.

9781473838000, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 160 pages

The World’s Greatest Submarines David Ross The World’s Greatest Submarines features 52 of the most significant submarines built, from the German U-9 through the USS Ray and huge Japanese I400 class of World War II, to the great nuclear-powered submarines of the Cold War, such as the USS Los Angeles, Soviet Oscar class and HMS Resolution. Also included are the bronze-hulled Gustave Zede of 1893; the ‘undersea cruiser’ Surcouf; the highly successful Type VII U-boats deployed by the German Kriegsmarine; and the latest attack and ballistic missile submarines, such as HMS Astute, USS Virginia and the Russian Yasen class. Each entry includes a brief description of the submarine’s development and history, a color profile view or cutaway, key features and specifications.

9781782744214, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224 pages

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, 208 pages

Submarine Technology Alain Bovis Consisting of more than 15 chapters, this book is an exhaustive overview of the modern submarine and a vision of the future of this formidable weapon. It answers questions about the state of the art design and construction of today’s submarines. In these complex areas, naval architecture has changed dramatically in all disciplines (materials, hydrodynamics, hydro acoustics, energy, thermal hydraulics, automation) and processes (scientific calculations, experimental modeling, algorithms, production, and robotics). The purpose of this book is to show the major changes and trends, illuminated by one of the best French naval specialists. With this book, Alain Bovis presents a unique overview in technical literature, and will be a valuable word to support professionals as well as students.

9782840484530, $44.00, $28.99, Paperback, 128 pages

Battleships of the United States Navy Michael Green From 1895 to 1944 the US Navy commissioned some 60 steelclad battleships; the first being Indiana (BB-1) and the last USS Missouri (BB-63). After an impressive showing in the Spanish-American War and the ‘Great White Fleet’s’ circumnavigation of the world, US battleships played only a minor role in the First World War. They came into their own in WW2 primarily bombarding enemy held coastal regions and supporting Allied operations in Europe and the Pacific.

Their firepower was awesome and the later examples had nine 16-inch and up to twenty 5-inch guns plus copious antiaircraft defenses. This fine book gives the expert and layman a privileged overview of one of the greatest weapon systems in military history.

9781783030354, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192 pages

Coastal Patrol: Royal Naval Airship Operations during the Great War 1914–1918 Brian J.Turpin In the summer of 1915 the Royal Naval Air Service found itself engaged in an unexpected war at sea, the fight to prevent the German submarine fleet from disrupting the flow of supplies to the British Isles. It was a war that had to be won because by the spring of 1917 the U-boat campaign was close to bringing the British war effort to the point of collapse. This book tells the story of the young men who ventured out over the often hostile waters around the British Isles in airships, who were expected to hunt down the German submarines and to attack them with the hopelessly inadequate weapons at their disposal.

9781781555279, $48.00, $31.50, hardback, 288 pages

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MODELING

•MODELING•

Adam’s Armour.

Volume 1 Adam Wilder ADAM’s ARMOUR 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 Armour 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 Adams work.

9780955541384, $49.00, $31.99, paperback, 192 pages

Adam’s Armour.

Volume 2 Adam Wilder ADAM’s ARMOUR 2 modelling guide is the ultimate in the painting & finishing of armour modelling! 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 Armour 2 will improve and enrich any modeler’s work from beginners to the more proficient. This volume totaling 232 pages covering every aspect of stunning range of finishing techniques which keeps Adam at the forefront of scale armor modeling with Worldwide acclaim.

9780955541391, $49.00, $31.99, paperback, 232 pages

Tank Models of the First World War 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, 128 pages

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Russian Aviation Colours 1909–1922.

Volume 1 Marat Khairulin & Boris Stepanov This book describes the history of the little-known emblems and distinctive markings of Russian military aviation from the early origins of domestic military aviation up to the Russian exit from WW1.The authors have managed to collect, and in some cases partially reconstruct, the majority of emblems and signs used in Russia during this period by military aviation units.The book catalogues the differences aviation motifs from the beginning of the formation of Russian military aviation.The collected material is presented in a clear and attractive form - color plates, reconstructed logos, and original photographs from public and private archives.

9788363678487, $75.00, $48.99, hardback, 200 pages

Russian Aviation Colours 1909–1922.

Volume 2 Boris Stepanov & Marat Khairulin Books describe the history of the little-known emblems and distinctive markings of Russian military aviation from its early origins up to the Russian exit from World War One. The authors have managed to collect, and in some cases partially reconstruct, the majority of emblems and signs used in Russia during this period by military aviation units. The collected material is presented in a clear and attractive form - color plates, reconstructed logos, and original photographs from public and private archives. This profusely illustrated book covers all the aircraft used, with brief details of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and markings they carried. Besides the many photographs, full color profiles illustrate the markings applied.

9788365281005, $75.00, $48.99, hardback, 200 pages

MiG-29 “Kos´ciuszko Squadron” Commemorative Schemes

Wojtek Matusiak & Robert Gretzyngier The next book in the popular Polish Wings series is on the famous MiG-29 in Polish Air Forces. Covers “Kos´ciuszko Squadron” Commemorative Schemes in the deepest detail.

Book was written by the authors’ of the original schemes. Polish legendary pilots have been honored; Feric, Pisarek, Krasnodebski, Urbanowicz, Zumbach, and Merian Cooper. More than 200 color photos, mostly unpublished, and many color profiles.

9788363678647, $29.00, $18.99, paperback, 96 pages

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•MODELING• Portuguese Fighter Colours 1919–1956 Luis Armando Tavares & Armando Jorge Soares The newest volume in MMP’s “Rainbow Series” covers the colors and markings of all the piston-engine fighters that served with the Portuguese military from the end of WW1 to the 1960s. A small nation with modest-sized air arms, Portugal nonetheless used a wide variety of iconic fighter aircraft over this period, from the SPAD S.VII of WW1 to the F-47 Thunderbolt after WW2. French, British and American aircraft were used, including such famous types as the Hawker Fury and Hurricane, the Spitfire and the Bell P-39 Airacobra. This profusely illustrated book covers all these aircraft, with brief details of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and markings they carried. Besides the many photos, full color profiles illustrate the markings used.

9788363678456, $69.00, $44.99, hardback, 200 pages

Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945.

Volume 1 Kari Stenman & Karolina Holda The next book in the Rainbow Series covers Finnish Fighters used during WWII. Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from France, USA, Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many unpublished photos, and color profiles.

Vol. 1 covers: Bristol Bulldog, Fokker D XXI, Gloster Gladiator, FIAT G 50, Morane Saulnier MS 406 including Mörkö-Morane, Brewster Model 239 9788363678074, $69.00, $44.99, hardback, 200 pages

Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945.

Volume 2 Kari Steman & Karolina Holda Second volume covers Finnish Fighters used during WWII. Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from France, USA, Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many unpublished photos, and color profiles.

Vol. 2 covers: Hawker Hurricane I & II, Caudron CR 714, Curtiss Hawk 75A, Messerschmitt Bf 109 G,VL Myrsky, I153, I-16, LaGG-3, Curtiss P-40M Warhawk 9788363678449, $69.00, $44.99, hardback, 200 pages

F4U Corsair Zbigniew Kolacha 45 color profiles of F4U Corsair showing variety of the camouflage and markings of different users.

Also plan views showing camouflage and markings. This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modelers called ‘Spotlight On’ and presents detailed illustrations of the F4U Corsair.

The book contains fifty color plan and profile views of the F4U Corsair, showing a variety of the camouflage and markings of different users.

Mushroom Model Publications’ Spotlight On books feature superb color illustrations of camouflage and markings, specially commissioned for the series.

9788365281173, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 48 pages

Camouflage & Markings of Commonwealth and Greek Armor in the Balkans Campaign Jeffrey Plowman Published to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the battle of Greece, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by Commonwealth and Greek troops in continental Greece and in Crete. Covering wide variety of armored vehicles fielded by British 1st Armored Brigade HQ Squadron, 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, 3rd and 7th Royal Tank Regiments and 3rd King’s Own Hussars, 2nd New Zealand Division, 6th Australian Division and Greek 19th Motorized Division, this book includes many rare and never before published photos of early war British armored vehicles, with very detailed captions. Most of these photos would never see daylight without online markets.

9788360672273, $44.95, $29.50, paperback, 72 pages

Camouflage and Markings of the 6th South African Armored Division. Part 1: Armored Vehicles William Marshall This is an authoritative guide to the South African armor, camouflage, and markings during training and combat operation in World War II. Part I includes the following armored vehicles: Crusader, Grant, Sherman, Priest, M10, Sexton, Stuart Recce, Universal Carrier, Half-track, Scout/Armored Cars. Includes 109 b/w photos, 2 tables of Arm of Service markings, and 16 full-color plates of artwork.

9788360672129, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 64 pages

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•MODELING • NAPOLEONIC WAR• Camouflage and Markings of the 6th South African Armored Division. Part 2: Wheeled Transport & Artillery 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, 72 pages

NAPOLEONIC WAR Austerlitz: The Empire at its Zenith

François-Guy Hourtoulle & André Jouineau At Austerlitz, these professionals, fanatics of their Emperor they loved and admired, made short work of the novice recruits of some regiments who opposed them. Quality offset their numerical inferiority, and Napoleon should not have forgotten that this tool is necessary for victory.This unique regiment forged a camp at Boulogne, and although they may deteriorate gradually in the Revolutionary campaigns, the genius of the great leader remains intact.This progressive wear, losses of faithful officers and executives, was compounded by the Spanish mistake.They developed refractories and deserters, especially in poorly motivated conscripts taken from the conquered countries.

9782352502463, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 120 pages

Napoleon and Italy British Infantry Tank Mk. III Valentine Dick Taylor Comprehensive history of the design, development and operational use of the most numerous tanks designed and produced in Britain in W.W.II and its specialist variants.

Statistics: 102 archive photos, 6 pp. all-new 1/35th scale drawings of Valentine IX, 25-pdr SPM Bishop and 17-pdr SPM Archer, 26 tone drawings reprinted from various technical manuals, 15 full-color plates showing British, Polish and Canadian vehicles.

9788360672150, $43.95, $28.99, paperback, 72 pages

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 longbarreled 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. This is the Twenty second volume in the series of all-picture books showing AFVs preserved at museums and collections throughout the world, designed for the enthusiast and military modeler.

9788360672174, $46.95, $30.99, paperback, 72 pages

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Juan Carlos Camignani & Gilles Boué The links between Napoleon and Italy are too often reduced to its dazzling campaigns of 1796 and 1800. This love story, composed of moments of happiness but also resentment, continued well beyond Marengo. The story of Napoleon and Italy from 1805 to 1815 is primarily that of a relentless thought; there was not a single day without two, three or four letters by mail or telegraph, to Milan, Rome and Naples. This permanence in imperial thought, illustrated the desire to make Italy a model “French” state. Italy is thus the little brother that is helped to grow under a severe, permanent and vigilant watch, but one also full of tenderness.

9782352503231, $54.95, $35.99, hardback, 192 pages

Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807 Alexander Mikaberidze After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody battle in a blizzard at Eylau, which decimated both armies.

Operations resumed in the spring and on 14 June Napoleon wrecked the Russian field army at Friedland. Napoleon and Emperor Alexander met at Tiltsit, and French mastery of northwest Europe was confirmed. This is the first book to bring together dozens of Russian letters, memoirs and diaries, with authors ranging from the commander-in-chief to NCOs. We see the brutal conditions of the winter campaign at first hand, and gain fresh insight into the infamous Treaty of Tiltsit and the diplomatic maneuvering that followed it.

9781848327627, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288 pages

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•NAPOLEONIC WAR• Waterloo: Myth and Reality Gareth Glover More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history.

It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars that forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, willful distortion and simple error has unfortunately led to the constantly regurgitated traditional ‘accepted’ version being significantly wrong regarding many episodes in the campaign. Gareth Glover has spent a decade uncovering hundreds of previously unpublished eyewitness accounts of the battle and campaign, which have highlighted many of these myths and errors. In this groundbreaking history, he provides a very readable and beautifully balanced account of the entire campaign while challenging these distorted claims and myths.

9781781593561, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256 pages

With Wellington’s Outposts John Vandeleur John Vandeleur’s letters home to his parents are a lively and engaging account of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, recounting everything from day-to-day life on campaign to the experience of pitched battle at Vitoria and Waterloo.

As first a light infantryman and then a light cavalryman, Vandeleur was frequently on the outposts of Wellington’s forces, in frequent contact with the French and often obliged to live a rough-and-ready lifestyle as a result. The conditions that he endured, and the camaraderie that sustained him, are vividly recounted in this fascinating collection – previously only available in an extremely rare private publication over a century ago.

9781848327740, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224 pages

Wellington at Waterloo Jac Weller Jac Weller studies every move and countermove of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recognizable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting. This original approach will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.

9781848325869, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 320 pages

Waterloo Armies Philip Haythornthwaite Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history and it has given rise to a vast and varied literature. The strategy and tactics of the battle and the entire Waterloo campaign have been analyzed at length. The commanders, maneuvers and critical episodes, and the intense experiences of the men who took part, have all been recorded in minute detail. But the organization, structure and fighting strength of the armies that fought in the battle have received less attention, and this is the subject of Philip Haythornthwaite’s detailed, authoritative and engaging study.

9781844155996, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224 pages

Waterloo: The Defeat of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Gareth Glover This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry Clinton and it reveals the unrecognized vital role this division made in the defeat of Napoleon. It explains how the division was placed ahead of the main allied squares thus impeding the charges of the French cavalry, and how the 2nd Division supported the defense of Hougoumont, considered by the Duke of Wellington as the key to his victory on 18 June 1815. Perhaps the most significant aspect of this book is the description of the defeat of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. Just who and how the incomparable Guard was stopped and then driven from the battlefield is explained in detail.

9781848327443, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256 pages

Waterloo Battlefield Guide David Buttery The defeat of Napoleon’s French army by the combined forces of Wellington and Blücher at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 was a turning point in world history.

This was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars, and the outcome had a major influence on the shape of Europe for the next century and beyond. The battle was a milestone, and it cannot be properly understood without a detailed, on-the-ground study of the landscape in which it was fought – and that is the purpose of David Buttery’s new battlefield guide. In vivid detail, using eyewitness accounts and an intimate knowledge of the terrain, he reconstructs Waterloo and he takes the reader – and the visitor – across the battleground as it is today.

9781783035137, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 304 pages

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•NAPOLEONIC WAR • UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT• Wellington’s Engineers Mark S.Thompson The role of the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular War has long been neglected and often misunderstood, and 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. His deeply researched study will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the history of military engineering and a vital text for readers who are keen to broaden their understanding of the Peninsular War. 9781783463633, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256 pages

Wellington’s Men Remembered. Volume 1: A to L Janet Bromley & David Bromley Wellington’s Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.

Over 1800 b/w photographs of memorials are included in a CD Rom inserted in each 9781848846753, $100.00, $65.50, hardback, 640 pages

Wellington’s Men Remembered. Volume 2: M to Z Janet Bromley & David Bromley Wellington’s Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.

Photographs of memorials are included in a CD Rom inserted in each volume 9781848847507, $100.00, $65.50, hardback, 688 pages

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Fighting for Napoleon Bernard Wilkin & René Wilkin The French side of the Napoleonic Wars is often seen from a strategic point of view, or in terms of military organization and battlefield tactics, or through officers’ memoirs. It is rarely seen from the perspective of the lowest ranks of the army, and the experience of the ordinary soldiers is less well known and is often misunderstood. That is why this account, based on more than 1,600 letters written by French soldiers of the Napoleonic armies, is of such value. It adds to the existing literature by exploring every aspect of the life of a French soldier during the period 1799-1815.

9781473833739, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192 pages

UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT Waterloo Relics

Gilles Bernard & Gérard Lachaux “Waterloo, morne plaine . . .”

(Waterloo, sad plain).

These three words still echo in French people’s minds. Beyond Victor Hugo’s writings, they remember that it was a defeat rather than a battle and also, depending on where your opinions lie, the final act of a fantastic epic or that of a terrible despot. June 1815, the 18th a day which will give 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, 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, 128 pages

World War Two Soldiers Laurent Mirouze Presented here in this eighth Militaria guide are detailed color illustrations of the uniforms and equipment of combat infantrymen of WWII, displayed on live models. Only authentic pieces from several private and public collections have been chosen for this work, and are presented on the man as they were carried on the battlefield. Each of these 31 soldiers, Polish, Belgian, French, German, British, Italian, Russian and North American, is photographed from the front and back to reveal every detail and accompanied by detailed captions.

9782352503408, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 68 pages

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•UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT • British Parachutes Jean-Louis Perquin This is the first volume of a new collection dedicated to the evolution of techniques and materials used by special services and Special Forces. In October 1940, the British Intelligence Service tested the lower filtration means in occupied France by parachuting blind man Phillip Schneidau near Montigny, on the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau. The British parachute would then quickly establish itself as one of the main infiltration methods and was adopted by the Allies, including the American Operational Groups in Jedburgh, and OSS. This study will focus on parachutes Type A and X. 9782352504429, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 176 pages

Objets oubliés Charles Stiri The decisive phase of the landing of June 6 to 14, 1944 told by headgear. From 6 to 14 June 1944, Normandy, the fate of the world will play out. The first decisive phase of the landing beaches of the Allies lead to the stagnation to Caen. The allies succeeded their incredible gamble: Establish a beachhead in Normandy to defeat Nazi Germany. The soldiers left on the battlefield and the headgear, and person devices tell us a story. Each helmet has a story; each helmet is attached to a place and time of landing. It is also the story of these men, these anonymous soldiers, their encounter with the great moments of landing.

9782840484318, $69.00, $44.99, hardback, 192 pages, English/French

American Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles Michael Green Numerous wheeled armored fighting vehicles have seen service in the US armed forces on and off for over 80 years.

There have been various changes of policy and twice, after the Second World War and Vietnam, they went out of favor but their use is now well established. This well researched and superbly illustrated book describes all the different types and variants since the first M1 was ordered in 1931. The M8 armored car was widely used during World War Two but it was not until Vietnam that further wheeled AFVs came into service, notably the M706 armored car.

9781473854369, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208 pages

German Assault Guns and Tank Destroyers 1940–1945 Anthony Tucker-Jones The assault guns and tank destroyers deployed by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War are not as famous as tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but they were remarkably successful, and they are the subject of Anthony TuckerJones’s wide-ranging photographic history. As the conflict progressed, the German army had to find a use for its obsolete panzers, and this gave rise to the turretless Sturmgeschütz or assault guns designed for infantry support. From 1944 onwards they played a vital role in Nazi Germany’s increasingly defensive war. A selection of rare wartime photographs shows the variety of turretless armored fighting vehicles that were produced and developed – various models of the Sturmgeschütz III, the Sturmhaubitze, Jagdpanzer, Panzerjäger, Marder, Hetzer.

9781473845992, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144 pages

Guns of Special Forces 2001–2015 Leigh Neville In the years since 9/11 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, as are SF training, methods and vehicles. The armories of these elite units have developed rapidly to meet their demands and the ever more sophisticated threat. They include for example suppressed piston-driven carbines, programmable grenade launchers that airburst behind hidden enemy and sniper rifles of extreme accuracy and range.

9781473821064, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 320 pages

The Fatal Fortress Bill Clements The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was arguably the greatest disaster suffered by the British Empire. Between 1923 and 1938, the Singapore naval base had been upgraded with some of the largest coast guns ever installed.

The guns’ design and incorrect siting have since been blamed for the humiliating debacle. The Fatal Fortress traces the history of Singapore’s fortifications and guns from the city’s foundation in 1819 to the demise of coast artillery in the British Army in 1953. It also follows the development of artillery through the Victorian era of muzzleloading guns to the introduction of the large breech-loading guns of the twentieth century.

9781473829565, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 232 pages

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•UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT • WARGAMING• Panther on the Battlefield 2 Péter Barnaky This publication from PeKo Publishing gives an overview of three subversions of the Panther medium tank with the help of 105 original, large and high quality photographs, many of which were unpublished so far. With bilingual captions (English/Hungarian), this book depicts all variants of the Panther Tank – Ausf A, Ausf D, and Ausf G. Many of the images depict the vehicles in different situations, such as maintenance, battles, and wrecks.

9786158007290, $41.95, $27.50, hardback, 112 pages

Operation Market Garden Paratroopers Piotr Witkowski This book details the history of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade in World War Two, covering its organization, uniforms and equipment in particular during their support of the British airborne assault on Arnhem in September 1944.

All personal items and specific parts of the uniforms are shown in the detailed photographs. Largely overlooked in other histories of parachute troops, the Polish unit differed in many ways from its British counterparts and this book fleshes out the history, making good the omissions and errors in other works. This is a rarely documented aspect of World War II militaria history – and essential reading for WWII militaria enthusiasts and uniform collectors.

9788365281166, $59.00, $38.50, paperback, 200 pages

WARGAMING

Wargame: The War Of The Roses 1455–1487 Peter Dennis & Andy Callan In these books, Peter Dennis sets the paper soldiers of the 19th century marching again across the war games tables of the 21st. All the troop types of the wars are represented in full color in a format designed to create stands of soldiers which can be used to re-fight these epic struggles for the control of Britain. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of war-game rules, an introduction to wargaming and a simple set of rules by veteran war gamer Andy Callan is included, along with buildings, trees and even Viking ships to transport Harald Hardrada’s men to meet their fate at Stamford Bridge.

9781911096306, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 48 pages

Wargaming Neil Thomas A set of simple, fast-playing rules for wargaming the conflicts that re-shaped Europe in the period 1815–78. This important, yet often-neglected period includes the Crimean War, the Italian Risorgimento, the wars of Bismarck’s Prussia against Denmark, AustroHungary and France and the Russo-Turkish war. The book includes brief analysis of the essential strategic and tactical military developments of the period, a set of elegantly simple rules which are fast-playing and easy to learn, yet deliver realistic outcomes. A selection of generic scenarios, covering diverse situations such as flank attacks, pitched battles and meeting engagements, is supported by army lists for 28 different armies.

9781848846296, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208 pages

Wargame: 1066 Peter Dennis & Andy Callan In these books, Peter Dennis sets the paper soldiers of the 19th century marching again across the war games tables of the 21st. All the troop types of the wars are represented in full color in a format designed to create stands of soldiers which can be used to re-fight these epic struggles for the control of Britain. Although the figures can be used with any of the commercial sets of war-game rules, an introduction to war-gaming and a simple set of rules by veteran war gamer Andy Callan is included, along with buildings, trees and even Viking ships to transport Harald Hardrada’s men to meet their fate at Stamford Bridge.

9781911096290, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 48 pages

Painting Wargaming Figures Javier Gomez Valero Javier Gomez, a highly talented figure painter, shares the secrets of his success in this accessible ‘how-to’ guide to painting miniatures. He takes the reader step-by-step through the whole process, from choice of materials (unlike other available guides it is not linked to any specific figure manufacturer) and preparation of the miniatures to basing and even advice on photographing the finished item. Techniques such as drybrushing, ink-washing, shading and highlighting are all explained clearly with the help of step-by-step photographs and color charts. Specific case studies tackle a variety of useful subjects across all periods, such as mixing realistic flesh tones for different races; painting horses; guns and limbers; Medieval heraldry; Napoleonic uniforms; camouflage patterns.

9781848848221, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192 pages

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•WARGAMING • WORLD WAR I• Tabletop Wargames Rick Priestley & John Lambshead Veteran gamer and rules writer John Lambshead has teamed up with the legendary Rick Priestley, creator of Games Workshop’s phenomenally successful Warhammer system, to create this essential guide for any would-be wargame designer or tinkerer. Rick and John give excellent advice on deciding what you want from a wargame and balancing ‘realism’ (be it in a historical or a fantasy/sci-fi context) with playability. They discuss the relative merits of various mechanisms (cards, dice, tables) then discuss how to select and combine these to handle the various essential game elements of turn sequences, combat resolution, morale etc to create a rewarding and playable game that suits your tastes and requirements 9781783831487, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192 pages

The Kingdom is Ours James Daniels With the Bicorne English Civil War Catalogue and Rules the reader is given a very simple and enjoyable insight into the English Civil War. A compellingly playable set of fast play rules provide entertainment and challenge for both the novice and veteran players alike, entwined with glorious pictures of the Bicorne English Civil War miniature figure range. The rules have been extensively developed from the author’s and friends’ house rules. These were purposefully designed to provide a fast, fun and challenging game for wargamers of all abilities, whilst encouraging the education of the readers into the troops and the realities of warfare in the 17th Century.

9781910777688, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 88 pages

Grand Battery Jon Sutherland & Diane Canwell How would you have fared as one Napoleon’s marshals, or in command of a division of redoutable British redcoats under Wellington? Grand Battery offers you the chance to find out. The book provides a concise historical overview of the events and battles of the period, and includes sections on the weapons and tactics of the various armies. The buyer’s guide gives an up-to-date survey of the wealth of ranges of miniatures available and advice on which are compatible with which. Organizational tables give a breakdown of typical formations for all the major combatants and most of the minor ones, allowing you to structure your collection and also to organize hypothetical games quickly with ‘off the peg’ orders of battle.

9781844159413, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192 pages

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The Wargaming Compendium Henry Hyde This book gives a complete overview of the hobby of ‘wargaming with miniatures, especially suitable for the newcomer but also containing sufficient depth and breadth of information to attract the more experienced gamer. Every aspect is explained clearly and in a way that both informs and entertains, with plenty of personality, gentle humor and a lightness of touch. The contents will include a brief history of the development of wargaming and advice on such subjects as: choosing a period, from ancients to sci-fi; the question of scale (not only of miniatures, but the size of game from the smallest skirmishes to epic battles), terrain, buying and painting miniatures, creating scenarios for wargames, running a campaign, solo wargaming and so on.

9781473823778, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 528 pages

WORLD WAR I The Somme in Pictures Ed Skelding The Walking the Western Front series started in 2012 with the release of two films on the Ypres Salient. Directed by acclaimed film maker Ed Skelding, the series of films offered a detailed tour of the battlefields, exploring the skirmishes originally fought there as well as calling on Nigel’s high level of expertise. This book is aimed as a companion to the DVD series and explores the history of the battlefields through the eyes of the camera team.

Complete with 150 prints taken over a twenty-year period reflecting the authors many filming trips to the Somme, the book shows the battlefield as it was almost 100 years ago and is accompanied by a shot of the exact same spot as it stands today.

9781781592021, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

Britain and a Widening War, 1915–1916 Peter Liddle In a series of concise, thoughtprovoking chapters the authors summarize the latest scholarship on the middle years of the Great War and cover fundamental issues that are rarely explored outside the specialist journals. Their work is an important contribution to advancing understanding of Britain’s role in the war, and it will be essential reading for anyone who is keen to keep up with the fresh research and original interpretation that is transforming our insight into the impact of the global conflict.

9781473867178, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 320 pages

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•WORLD WAR I• Victoria Crosses on the Western Front Somme 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. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won.

9781473827127, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 544 pages

Our Friend the Enemy David W. Cameron Our Friend the Enemy is a detailed history of the Gallipoli campaign at Anzac viewed from both sides of the wire and described in first-hand accounts.

Australian Captain Herbert Layh recounted that as they approached the beach that the Turks turned their ... [fire] on us.

A chap next to me was hit three times. He begged me to shoot him, but luckily for him a fourth bullet got him and put him out of his pain. Gunner Recep Trudal of the Turkish 27th Regiment wrote of the fierce Turkish counter-attack: It started at morning, and then it never stopped… Attack was our command. That was what the Pasha said. Once he says “Attack”, you attack, and you either die or you survive.

9781922132741, $24.99, $16.50, hardback, 576 pages

Within Four Walls Major M.C.C. Harrison & Captain H.A. Cartwright Within Four Walls tells the remarkable story of two British officers and their war effort, capture by the Germans, imprisonment and eventual escape to Holland. The pair were both stationed in Mons at the outbreak of the war but were both captured and transferred to a PoW camp in Burg, Germany. Almost immediately after arriving the pair were planing their escape, akin to the events seen in The Great Escape. After tailoring and dyeing their own guard uniforms they simply strolled out of the Burg camp, enjoying nine days of freedom before being recaptured at Rostock, some 300km away. They were then moved to a camp in Torgau but soon after they began plotting their second escape, this time by tunneling.

9781473827578, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 320 pages

Reich Rails Blaine Taylor The Great War (1914–18) Centennial begins in 2014, here’s a comprehensive study of Prussian/German railways in peace and strife, 1825–1918— men, rails, lines, engines, cars, and stations. They all played a crucial part in Germany’s Wars of Unification during 1864–71, the interwar years, and the final catastrophe that toppled many crowns, thrones, and states, all told from a railroad perspective, a unique way of exploring the history of the 19th–20th Centuries. Here the reader will also find the sagas of the other railways aligned both for and against the Second Reich: Berlin-Baghdad, Trans-Siberian, Hejaz, African, Italian, American, and more.

9781781554241, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 208 pages

Star Shell Reflections 1916 Barbara McClune Jim Maultsaid’s illustrated diaries of his Great War service offer a unique and completely original perspective of a fighting man’s experiences. Although an American citizen Jim was living in Donegal in 1914 and first joined the Young Citizens Volunteers and then the British Army. On 1 July 1916 the first day of the Somme, Sergeant Maultsaid was seriously wounded. To quote from his diary as he lay in no-mans-land ‘The most awful cries rent the night air…it was a shambles…it was ‘Hell’ with the lid off’. Starshell Refelctions is more than a Great War diary – it is a masterpiece and a collector’s item of great historical and educational value.

9781783463695, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208 pages

With the Guns 1914–1918 Stanley Foxall & John Jones Acquired at a local Cheshire auction house, several personal albums of WWI photographs taken by their previous gentleman owner, an officer in the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) called Harold Cooper Bebington. He was also a member of one of the early amateur photographic societies at his home town, hence explaining their excellent quality and his interest in taking them, although possibly against King’s Regulations! They relate to his training as an officer cadet initially from 1916 in England, working with horses and field gun limbers, his commissioning, and subsequent hospitalization in England after wounding on the Western Front. Afterwards he was posted to the then new antiaircraft artillery and returned in 1918 to the Front.

9781473860650, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144 pages

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•WORLD WAR I• The Red Baron Barry Pickthall Beginning his wartime career on the Western Front in August 1916, Manfred von Richthofen, or the Red Baron as he became known, had shot down an impressive total of fifteen aircraft by January 1917, as well as being appointed commander of his own unit. By the time of his death in 1918, he had destroyed a staggering total of eighty allied aircraft. From the perspective of the allies, he was a deadly menace. For the Germans, he was a fighter pilot hero of legendary significance. This fascinating collection of rare images offers a fresh perspective on the Baron himself, as well as a number of his adversaries from the Allied side of the line.

9781473833586, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 112 pages

The German Army from Mobilisation to First Ypres Otto Schwink This new volume in the longrunning Images of War series features the actions of the Imperial German Army at Ypres from 1914–15. In the autumn of 1917 Captain Otto Schwink, a General Staff Officer, by order of the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army, produced a book entitled The Germans at Ypres 1914.

Herr Schwink’s text is reproduced accompanied by rare photographs illustrating the Imperial German Army as it was in the prewar era and in the field during the campaign, which culminated in the four year struggle for the Ypres salient. Photographs depict the troops, officers, supporting artillery, High Command and the events of the 1914 Christmas truce.

9781473837805, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128 pages

Deborah and the War of the Tanks John Taylor Deborah is a British First World War tank that rose from the grave after taking part in one of the most momentous battles in history. In November 1917 she played a leading role in the first successful massed tank attack at Cambrai. Eighty years later, in a remarkable feat of archaeology, the tank’s buried remains were rediscovered and excavated, and are now preserved as a memorial to the battle and to the men who fought in it.

John Taylor’s book tells the tale of the tank and her crew and tracks down their descendants to uncover a human story every bit as compelling as the military one.

9781473848344, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 320 pages

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British Armoured Car Operations in World War I Bryan Perrett Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigor from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing predominantly on the British armored car units of World War One, it also untangles many fascinating strands forming the history of modern warfare. Full of detail, it acquaints the reader with the complete history of the armored car, from invention onwards, setting the history of its Great War service career firmly in context. Well written in an accessible style, this publication serves as an impressive tribute to the armored car, one of the most effective weapons utilized by the allies during the course of the Great War. 9781473861183, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 200 pages

Ypres 1914: Messines Jack Sheldon & Nigel Cave These three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Front.

Although fought over a relatively small area and short time span, the fighting was even more than usually chaotic and the stakes were extremely high.

At the end of October 1914 an increasingly desperate Falkenhayn decided to make one final effort to break through the Allied lines south of Ypres.

Pulling together a large strike force, the so-called Army Group Fabeck, he launched a violent offensive designed to capture the Messines Ridge and to use this dominating terrain as a springboard for a further advance.

9781781592014, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 176 pages

The Last Great Cavalry Charge Joe Robinson & Francis Hendriks The First World War saw many changes to the way that warfare was conducted. Today, it is hard to believe that the use of cavalry was still contemplated in 1914.

However, the Battle of the Silver Helmets at Halen had been orchestrated on the previous successes of the cavalry of Frederick the Great. It was staged so that the German Fourth Cavalry Division would charge into glory with sabres rattling. Instead, twenty-four German officers, 468 men, and 843 horses were lost during no less than eight separate charges conducted on that day.

The entire right wing of the Imperial German Army included only nine cavalry brigades in the well-known Schlieffen Plan, and two of those brigades were decimated in this one battle.

9781781551837, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 144 pages

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•WORLD WAR I• Silent Landscape James Kerr & Simon Doughty This is an illustrated book about the landscape of the Western Front where the First World War was fought, relentlessly, for over four years across a narrow ribbon of ground stretching some 440 miles from the North Sea to the Swiss border. All the destructive power then known to man was used here, with success and failure measured in yards rather than human cost. The character of the landscape was soon lost once the battles started in earnest, stripped bare of vegetation and topsoil, churned beyond recognition, with irrigation systems destroyed, woods and forests erased, high explosive shells and other man-made remnants of war littering the ground, and the remains of many thousands of soldiers laying on the battlefields.

9781911096030, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 208 pages

Palestine Edward J. Erickson The campaigns fought by the Ottomans against the British in Palestine are often neglected in accounts of the Great War, yet they are fascinating from the point of view of military history and critically important because of their impact upon the modern Middle East. Edward Erickson’s authoritative and absorbing account of the fouryear struggle for control of Palestine between 1914 and 1918 – of the battles fought for Suez, Sinai, Gaza, Jordan and Syria – opens up this little-understood aspect of the global conflict and it does so in a strikingly original way, by covering the fighting from the Ottoman perspective.

9781473827370, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240 pages

Aisne 1918 David Blanchard This battlefield guide and history will focus mainly on the events of attack that fell on the British sector of the front between the 27th – 1st June 1918, although the offensive which also befell the French forces will not be totally neglected. This area had been a French held sector since 1915 and the French had fought one of its major engagements of the war here in 1917, the ill-fated Nivelle Offensive. French monuments and cemeteries dominate the landscape. The British were also here in 1914, and they too have left reminders of their relative brief presence. However, the actions fought here early in the war tend to be found mainly to the west of the sector.

9781783376056, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 192 pages

August Offensive at ANZAC 1915 David W. Cameron The August Offensive or ‘Anzac Breakout’ at Gallipoli saw some of the bloodiest fighting since the landing as Commonwealth and Turkish troops fought desperate battles at Lone Pine, German Officers’ Trench, Turkish Quinn’s, The Chessboard, The Nek, Chunuk Bair, The Farm, Hill Q and Hill 971. The offensive was designed to allow the allied forces to ‘break out’ of the Anzac beachhead below the Sari Bair Range; its end result was an enlarged prison for which they paid a high price in men and materials. The appalling nature of the terrain, the complex plan and the overly ambitious objectives set for the already fatigued troops made the ‘fog of war’ a crucial factor.

9780987057471, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 140 pages

Battle of Fromelles 1916 Roger Lee The Battle of Fromelles - until recently largely forgotten in the accounts of Australia’s experiences in World War Oneremains the single bloodiest day in terms of numbers of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, in Australia’s military history. The battle now is also one of the most controversial military episodes in Australian history. The battle for Fromelles was undoubtedly a tragedy – in the midst of a war which produced many such tragedies. Should anyone be blamed?

This book attempts to look at the battle, free from emotion, and place the course of events and the unfurling of the tragedy into its tactical, operational and strategic setting.

9780980658293, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 210 pages

Gallipoli: An Australian Medical Perspective Michael Tyquin To be successful, a modern army needs logistical support to survive. As history shows us the maintenance of health in any army, is a key factor in warfare.

In many respects the Gallipoli campaign was a doomed undertaking. The seeds of ultimate defeat in December 1915 were the risks that attended a hugely ambitious, complex, and large-scale amphibious operation.

Communications at the time were primitive, while general staff officers had little understanding of their own army’s medical assets or the needs of a large medical organization.

The Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) received aid from, and gave support to, all five forces at various times during 1915.

9781921941863, $16.99, $11.50, paperback, 140 pages

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•WORLD WAR I• Visiting the Fallen Arras North John Peter Hughes A ‘Who’s Who’ of those buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries located in and around Arras, Northern France. It will also cover the four memorials to the missing within that area. As such, it is a guide book rather than a chronological narrative of the war. The aim of the book is to take the reader/visitor to each cemetery or memorial in turn and to highlight many of the individuals buried or commemorated there. Around 170 cemeteries are covered, as well as the Arras Memorial, the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, the Canadian National Memorial at Vimy Ridge, and the Royal Flying Services Memorial at Arras.

9781473825567, $50.00, $32.99, hardback

Despatch Rider on the Western Front 1915–18 David Venner Sergeant Albert Simpkin MM’s Great War diary is of unusual scope and exceptional interest.

Albert was a First World War motorcycle dispatch rider attached to the Headquarters 37th Division throughout the war which he was so fortunate to survive. His wide-ranging role enabled him to witness much more than his fellow men who were restricted to the trenches. One day he would be dodging shell holes and ammunition limbers to take his dispatches to the front, the next commenting on the quaint but often courageous lives of the local populace. Dairy of a Despatch Rider offers a unique opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in a well written and objective firsthand account of life and death on the Western Front.

9781473827400, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224 pages

Gott Strafe England: The German Air Assault against Great Britain 1914–1918.

Volume 2 Nigel J. Parker Gott Strafe England Volume 2 continues the detailed analysis of the German Strategic Air Offensive against Great Britain.

The use of twin-engined airplanes became more prevalent in the attacks against London, while the Naval Zeppelin Force, with its new lighter and higher climbing airships was relegated to the occasional attack against the more lightly defended Midlands and East Coast targets, with disastrous results; the weather being the greater enemy. With the failure of the daylight airplane raids in the face of determined opposition, smaller, multiple formations of aircraft were employed using the cover of darkness to achieve their goal of reaching the capital, but the rapid expansion of the British anti-aircraft barrage was a deterrent to all but the bravest airman.

9781910294512, $69.95, $45.50, hardback, 472 pages

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KEK’s and Fokkerstaffels – The early German fighter units in 1915–1916 Johan Ryheul This is the first time that the history of the German Kampfeinsitzer Kommandos, better known as KEKs and the Fokkerstaffels, has been gathered in a book. The KEKs were the predecessors of the famous Jagdstaffeln or Jastas which would wreak havoc on Allied aircraft over the trenches during the First World War. The KEKs are surrounded with mystery and even today, most of the locations of the airfields have long been forgotten. Remarkably, all airfields were located by the author and mapped in this book. This book not only presents the history of these units and their aces, it also acts as a battlefield guide so the reader can explore these fascinating locations today.

9781781552230, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 240 pages

Wind in the Wires and An Escaper’s Log Duncan Grinnell-Milne Duncan Grinnell-Milne was one of that select band of young men who made history in the air between 1915 and 1918 when they learned to fly in machines that resembled box-kites and laid the foundations of aerial combat which future generations would follow. He became a flying ace, with six confirmed aerial victories, and he spent two years as a prisoner of war before escaping from German captivity to fly and fight again. He took part in the great aerial offensive of 1918 which contributed to the winning of the war. The two books he wrote about the war in the air, his capture and escape are among the most exciting accounts by a pilot of the Royal Flying Corps.

9781473822689, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 400 pages

From the Marne to Verdun Charles Delvert & Ian Sumner Charles Delvert’s diary records his career as a front-line officer in the French army fighting the Germans during the First World War. It is one of the classic accounts of the war in French or indeed in any other language, and it has not been translated into English before. In precise, graphic detail he sets down his wartime experiences and those of his men. He describes the relentless emotional and physical strain of active service and the extraordinary courage and endurance required in battle. His account is essential reading for anyone who is keen to gain a direct insight into the Great War from the French soldier’s point of view, and it bears comparison with the best-known memoirs of the War. 9781473823792, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224 pages

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•WORLD WAR I• Caporetto and the Isonzo Campaign John Macdonald & Z˘eljko Cimpric´ From May 1915 to October 1917 the armies of Italy and the Austro-Hungarian empire were locked into a series of twelve battles along the River Isonzo, a sixty-mile front from the Alps to the Adriatic. The campaign was fought in the most appalling terrain for combat, with horrendous casualties on both sides, often exceeding those of the more famous battles of the Great War.Yet this massive struggle is too often neglected in histories of the war which focus on the fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts. John Macdonald, in this accessible and highly illustrated account, aims to set the record straight.

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My Escape from Donington Hall Gunther Plüschow It was an escape from a PoW camp as daring and fraught with danger as any immortalized by Hollywood. After being caught in Gibraltar during an earlier attempt to return to his homeland, Pluschow and other captured Germans were shipped to the PoW camp at Donington Hall. On July 4 he and fellow prisoner Oskar Trefftz broke out by climbing over two 9ft barbed wire fences. They went their separate ways but Trefftz was recaptured at Millwall Docks. Pluschow then stowed away on a Dutch steamer ship at Tilbury docks.

Upon his return home he received a hero’s welcome and was presented with the Iron Cross First Class.

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Betrayal of an Army N S Nash The British invasion of Mesopotamia was initially successful in securing the oil fields around Basra by November 1914. Despite evidence of Turkish resistance and inadequate supply lines, the Expeditionary Force was disastrously ordered to advance on Baghdad under the command of the ambitious, capable but flawed Major General Charles Townshend. After a pyrrhic victory at Ctesiphon in November 1915 the British were forced to withdraw to Kut. After a five month siege Townshend had little option but to surrender due to heavy losses and inadequate supplies. Such was the humiliation and loss of life that the British Parliament ordered a Mesopotamia Commission to be set up. This attributed responsibility and blame to the toxic combination of incompetent leadership and wholesale military misjudgment.

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From The Western Front To Salonika Catherine Labaume-Howard The book’s editor, Catherine Labaume-Howard, found 300 of her grandfather’s letters in an old potato sack when a family home was sold. The author of the letters, Pierre Suberviolle, joined the army on 7 August 1914, when he was only 17. He wrote to his family regularly during the next 51 months.

Mobilized as a car and truck driver, he fought on the Western and Northern Fronts of France. Soldiers normally did not say where their letters were from, but Pierre was at Dijon,Villers-Cotteret,Vitry and Soissons. When he was sent back to France, he was trained for tank warfare and sent to Belgium, where he was wounded and lost an eye one month before the war ended.

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MI5 at War 1909–1918 Chris Northcott The years 1909-1918 can be regarded as formative for MI5, an era in which it developed from a small counterespionage bureau into an established security intelligence agency. MI5 had two main roles during this period; counterespionage, and advising the War Office on how to deal with the police and the civilian population, particularly foreign nationals in Britain. Using hitherto neglected documents from official archives, this study examines how MI5 foiled the spies of the Kaiser during the First World War, paying particular attention to the preventive measures the organization instituted to ‘frustrate’ espionage and how its investigations to ‘cure’ espionage were conducted.

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Church Lads’ Brigade in the Great War Jean Morris It is estimated that around 50,000 Brigade Lads served in the First World War, during which many honors and distinctions were awarded. The Brigade contributed two Service Battalions of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps whose members were comprised entirely of past and present members of the Church Lads’ Brigade. These were known as ‘Pals’ Battalions. The story of the battalion centers around the experiences of eight men who served and some who died in the Battles of The Somme, Arras and The Lys. More than 24 of the Church Lads’ Brigade were awarded a Victoria Cross for their bravery, but by 1918 many of those gallant young Lads would not return home.

This is their story.

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•WORLD WAR I• Hear Their Footsteps John Cornwell The book recounts the story of an elite Yorkshire day school and its ‘Old Boys’ who joined the forces - in the First World War. The school was founded by Sheffield City Council in 1905, who finessed an amalgamation of two much older institutions as one of a number of prestigious projects to give a great northern industrial city the infrastructure and trappings commensurate with its wealth and importance. The book details the stories of many of the 90 Old Edwardians killed in the war, whilst also relating the war service and subsequent careers of some of those who survived.

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Dearest Mother Andrew Baines & Joanna Palmer John Stanhope Baines, a Winchester classical scholar and young Royal Engineers officer, was on active service in France and Salonika during the First World War. Throughout this time he wrote to his ‘Dearest Mother’ and to Honor, his younger sister. The letters give regular updates of his activities in an affectionate, amusing and relaxed way, while disguising the true horror, dangers and realities of war. Through these letters we are able to share in John’s military career, his personal and political views, his interest in things classical, his passion for the Lake District, his sense of humor, and above all in the love, care and responsibility he felt towards his mother and sister while serving his King and Country.

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We Are All Flourishing Dr Jan Chojecki & Dr Michael Stephen LoCicero There have been moments during the last week or so when I had grave doubts as to whether I should see tomorrow’. Compiled from the almost daily letters home and a diary written in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, We are all Flourishing is a remarkable firsthand account of one man’s service during 1914-19. Walter Coats was an officer with the 9th Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Highlanders) - one of the first territorial battalions dispatched to the Western Front. Anticipation builds from mobilization in August 1914, through intensive training in and around Dunfermline, up to eventual embarkation for France the following November. Sent into action, Walter describes winter days and nights in open trenches equipped with kilts and ordinary-issue footwear.

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The Half-Shilling Curate Sarah Reay & Hugh Pym The Half-Shilling Curate, as he was affectionately known by his family, tells the very personal story of an army chaplain - The Reverend Herbert Butler Cowl - from Christmas Eve 1914 to the end of hostilities in 1919. His descriptive account, from his own personal letters and writings, illustrates the value of faith during the war and the balance between serving God and carrying out his duties as a captain in the British Army. Herbert’s engaging story told of the man who matured from humble Christian beginnings to the start of his journey discovering faith, love and a sense of duty and moral responsibility. At the outbreak of war, he volunteered to become a Wesleyan Army Chaplain.

9781911096467, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 200 pages

The Extinguished Flame Nigel McCrery During the First World War no fewer than 135 Olympians perished. Many had won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. They came not just from the UK, Germany, France, and USA but from all over the globe.Wyndham Halswelle, killed in action on 31 March 1915, won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in both field and track events. The German Fritz Bartholomae, killed in action 12 September 1915, won a Bronze in the rowing eights during the 1912 Olympics. The list of these heroes goes on and on. Each Olympian, who made the supreme sacrifice, is honored in this magnificent book by a summary of their life, sporting achievement and manner of their death.

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The Death of a Hero David Wilkinson When David Wilkinson bought a picturesque cottage alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal in Berkshire, he was astonished to learn that the writer Richard Aldington, a WWI veteran, had lived there in the 1920s. In his most famous novel, Death of a Hero (1929), Aldington mourned the loss of a generation of young men in the First World War, while in The Colonel’s Daughter (1931), he set out to show the effect of that loss on the young women left behind.

Intrigued, Wilkinson decided to trace the people who had inspired this later novel. From servant girls to army officers, he interviewed those who knew and talked freely about Aldington’s time amongst them, and the worrying effect that the work had on their lives.

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•WORLD WAR I • WORLD WAR II• Tumult & Tears Vivien Newman During the First World War and its immediate aftermath, hundreds of women wrote thousands of poems on multiple themes and for many different purposes. Women’s poetry was published, sold (sometimes to raise funds for charities as diverse as ‘Beef Tea for Troops’ or ‘The Blue Cross Fund for Warhorses’), read, preserved, awarded prizes and often critically acclaimed. Tumult and Tears will demonstrate how women’s war poetry, like that of their male counterparts, was largely based upon their day-to-day lives and contemporary beliefs. Poems are placed within their wartime context.

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Glum Heroes Peter Hodgkinson Our vision of the soldier of the Great War is often clouded by sentimentality. ‘Glum Heroes’ is a portrayal of how the soldiers of 1914–1918 coped with their experiences. Using their own words, the book considers coping from both the standpoint of psychological theory that has stood the test of time, but more importantly, in the context of the cultural norms of those born into the Victorian era. The external coping resources available to soldiers encompassed family and friends. The first was a resource limited by distance, and the central role of correspondence in sustaining contact is explored. Stripped of sentimentality, the coping mechanisms of Great War soldiers, although very different from our own, were robust and largely effective.

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100 Irish Stories of the Great War Steven Moore In 100 stories, one for every year that has passed since the Great War, this collection provides snapshots of how Ireland and its people, at home and scattered across the world, were affected by, and had an effect on, the conflict that changed the world forever. Many of the stories contain graphic first-hand accounts from diaries and letters sent home to loved ones; others are taken from newspapers; some are tales that a book of this nature could not omit, such as Victoria Cross winners, accounts from the major battles and tragedies at sea; and the rest hope to introduce the reader to less trampled areas of the 1914–1918 period.

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Ulster will Fight.

Volume 1 David R Orr The various attempts at Home Rule for Ireland ultimately culminated in the Third Home Rule Bill which directly contributed to the creation of the Ulster Volunteer Force. The UVF spanned not just the geographic rural and urban Protestant Ulster from the Atlantic coast of Donegal to the shipyards of east Belfast but also the diverse political ideals of individuals. This book tells both the story of the Home Rule period and the Ulster Volunteer Force formed in response to the Home Rule crises.

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Ulster will Fight.

Volume 2 David Truesdale Despite what has been written in many books and magazine articles, the Ulster Division was not formed overnight by an en bloc enlistment from the Ulster Volunteer Force and Young Citizen Volunteers, nor were the YCV the youth wing of the UVF, as some believe. Despite the surge of patriotic enlistments on the outbreak of war, by December 1914 there was still a shortfall of 1,697 men, the majority of these shortages being in the divisional troops, not the infantry brigades.

9781910777633, $69.95, $45.50, hardback, 504 pages

WORLD WAR II A European Anabasis Kenneth Estes Kenneth Estes studies the 100,000 West Europeans who fought against Russia as volunteers for the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. A retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, Estes shows tremendous knowledge of combat and writes gripping battlefield prose. Two-thirds of the West European volunteers came from Spain and the Netherlands, yet Estes demonstrates wide range and covers Flemish, Walloon, French, Danish, and Norwegian combat units. Avoiding over-generalization, the author distinguishes carefully among the Danes and Flemings who fought competently with the SS-Wiking Division and later with Nordland, the courageous but poorly-armed Spanish, the ill-trained Dutch and French in Landstorm Nederland and SS-Charlemagne, and the Norwegians who after a first wave of enthusiasm held back altogether.

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•WORLD WAR II• Enduring the Whirlwind Gregory Liedtke Despite the efforts of historians, many aspects of the struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War remain obscure.

One of the most persistent of these is the notion that the German Army was a paragon of military professionalism whose defeat on the Eastern Front was solely attributable to the meddling of a former Corporal and the numerical superiority of the Red Army. This work seeks to address the notion of German numerical-weakness in terms of Germany’s ability to replace its losses and regenerate its military strength. Employing a host of primary documents and secondary literature, it traces the development and many challenges of the German Army.

9781910777756, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 248 pages

The General Alex Kershaw & Richard Ernsberger As William P. Levine moved deeper into the Dachau concentration camp, he was speechless at the horrors he encountered. Following World War II, Levine embodied the sentiment of “The American Century” believing that it was America’s responsibility and his duty to prevent such atrocities in the future. Although Levine served honorably in the U.S. Army for decades, his family knew little of his WWII experiences. In the early 1980’s, Levine was reunited with the Dachau prisoner and the Soviet soldier. In those moments, he was inspired to break his decades of silence and finally share the haunting story of his experiences during WWII. 9780989792882, $19.95, $12.99, hardback, 128 pages

When Shall their Glory Fade?

James Dunning Written by a Commando veteran of World War II, this is a remarkable, vivid and honest account of the battles and actions behind the award of the thirty eight Battle Honours that were awarded to the Army Commandos by Her Majesty the Queen in 1958. These Battle Honours are emblazoned on the Commando Flag that hangs in Westminster Abbey in London, almost opposite the tomb of the Unknown Warrior.

The story of each honor is presented in the most direct way, using the stories and experiences of the commandos, officers and men who actually took part in the fighting.

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Last Blood on Pomerania Tomasz Borowski The 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division ‘Wallonien’ fought as one of the national legions against the Red Army on the Eastern Front in February 1942.

The Walloons gained fame during the resistance in Cherkassy Pocket, where they lost more than fifty percent of their strength. They fought a defensive battle in Estonia, and in February 1945 were directed to Western Pomerania, where they put up a stubborn resistance to the armies of Stalin.

9781910294482, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 200 pages

The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS. Volume 1 Michael James Melnyk The first volume of a two part set on the history of the Galician Division is based on over 25 years research by accomplished historian Michael James Melnyk who has sourced additional new and hitherto unseen original material on all aspects of the Division’s history from archives and private collections in Europe, Australia, North American and Canada. Complemented by the individual accounts and contributions of many veterans which add an engaging personal dimension, this new volume supersedes his earlier history published in 2002. As a recognized authority on the subject he has produced the most reliable and exhaustive account to date lavishly illustrated with many rare and unique photos.

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The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS. Volume 2 Michael James Melnyk The second volume of the definitive history of the 14th Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS. The concluding volume of the division’s history features chapters on its reformation, deployment against Communistbacked partisans in Slovakia, the forced march to Slovenia, antipartisan action against Tito’s partisans in Slovenia and its committal for the final time on the Eastern Front against the Red Army. It concludes with an investigation into the Division’s escape from repatriation a subject which has long been the subject of contention amongst historians. This volume also deals with internment and ends with its unique post war fate including new information about the secret role of MI6 in training former members of the Division for secret espionage activities behind the Iron Curtain.

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•WORLD WAR II• SOE In France 1941–1945 Major Robert Bourne-Patterson In the archives of the Special Operations Executive lay a report compiled by a staff officer and former member of SOE’s French Section, Major Robert BournePatterson, that until recently could not be published. Because of the highly sensitive nature of the work undertaken by the SOE, the paper was treated as confidential and its circulation was strictly limited to selected personnel. Now, at last, it can be made available to the general public. It contains an overview of operations in France by the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War with records of individual circuits from their inception onwards, containing information concerning individual agents and their contacts, calendars of subversive activity against the Germans.

9781473882034, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288 pages

The Fourth Reich and Operation Eclipse Patrick Delaforce In this third volume on the progress of the Second World War after the D-Day landings, Patrick Delaforce examines the final weeks of World War Two, beyond the Yalta Conference, when the question to be asked was not who would win, but how to prevent the war dragging on and also how to prevent Hitler from implementing a scorched earth policy across the Reichland. Then there was the race to win territory as the Russians, too, clawed their way across Europe.

Operation Eclipse, begun in March 1945, both prevented the Russians from occupying Denmark in violation of the agreement at Yalta but also occupied the Kiel naval base.

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Devil’s Adjutant Michael Reynolds Much has been written about Jochen Peiper, though it is unlikely he would have been heard of outside Germany but for the infamous massacre near Malmedy, Belgium, with which his name has been forever associated. Initially shunned and even despised in the years following Germany’s surrender, Peiper is now revered and generally accepted as a brilliant solider. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper’s youth, his career with the SS, the now famous trial of the officers and soldiers of the Leibstandarte, who were accused of war crimes, and Peiper’s murder in France over thirty years later.

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Hitler’s Fremde Heere Ost Magnus Pahl The General Staff Division of Fremde Heere Ost which from 1942 was led by Reinhard Gehlen, was the nerve center of Hitler’s military reconnaissance on the Eastern Front. This department worked professionally and was operationally and tactically reliable. However, at a strategic level there were clear deficits: the industrial capacity of the Soviet arms industry, the politico-military intentions and the details of the Red Army’s plans for their offensive remained for the most part hidden from the department. When the Second World War ended, Gehlen put the documents and personnel of Fremde Heere Ost at the disposal of the Americans. With their support he was able to build a new foreign secret service which later evolved into the Federal Intelligence Service.

9781910777084, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 410 pages

Operations in North Africa and the Middle East 1942–1944 John Grehan & Martin Mace Dispatches in this volume include the dispatch on the campaign from Alamein to Tunis,

by Field Marshal the Viscount Alexander of Tunis, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces North Africa; dispatch on operations in the Western Desert December 1940 to February 1941, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief British Land Forces, Middle East; dispatch on Operation Torch, the landings in North Africa,

by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham; the dispatch on the control of Sicilian Straits during final stages of North African Campaign by Admiral Cunningham; and the dispatch on operations in North Africa November 1942 to May 1943, by Lieutenant-General K.A.N. Anderson, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 1st Army.

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Digging for Hitler Dr. David Barrowclough During the 1930s, in the build up to the Second World War, the Nazis established a band of specialists, the SS-Ahnenerbe, under the command of Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Wirth.

Their aim was nothing less than to prove the superiority of the Aryan race, and with it the unique right of the German people to rule Europe. The occult figured as a key feature in many of these increasingly desperate quack ‘research’ efforts. Part ‘science,’ part espionage, and part fantasy. Archaeological expeditions were sent to Iceland, Tibet, Kafiristan, North Africa, Russia, the Far East, Egypt, and even South America and the Arctic.

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•WORLD WAR II• The Silent Attack Oscar Gonzalez & Thomas Steinke Much has been written about the capture of Fort Eben Emael.

This operation marked the first use of gliders and shaped charges, while proved possible drop paratroopers behind enemy lines. The training, secret, accuracy and speed, in addition to the element of surprise, these men became lethal, causing chaos among Belgian soldiers. However, it should be stressed that these paratroopers were part of a larger group: The Sturmablteilung Koch, the elite of the Luftwaffe in 1940, whose mission was not only to take Eben Emael, but also the three bridges over the Alberto. The success of the attack on Belgium and France would depend on the rapid conquest of those bridges.

9781781593851, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 368 pages

I Confess Joseph J. Murray I Confess is an intimate portrayal of command in the crucible of war. Major General John Joseph Murray fought in the AIF in both the First and Second World Wars. He won the Military Cross as a company commander during the disastrous Battle of Fromelles, and in the Second World War he commanded the Australian 20th Brigade during the siege of Tobruk, that grinding, tortuous desert defense that saw the German forces label his men ‘rats’, a badge they have worn since with pride and honor. I Confess is a carefully crafted analysis of leadership under pressure, a very personal reflection on its stresses, its tragedies and its lifelong rewards.

9780987057488, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 256 pages

Sheldrake Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp Douglas E. Nash In response of the changing fortunes of the Wehrmacht in 1944, one of the many expedients 9t fielded was the Volks-Grenadier Division (VGD). Envisioned as a reserve of troops that would spearhead offensives,VGDs incorporated new weapons and new organizations that allowed the Wehrmacht to get the most out of its last reserve of manpower. This book traces the history of one such unit from its inception, its commitment in the Battle of the Huertgen Forest where it scored a hard-won victory over the Americans, and its eventual demise after withdrawing to the Rhine. Using survivor interviews and unpublished records, this book traces the history of a late-war German division.

9781612003054, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 416 pages

Greece Michael Tyquin As with the failed attempt to seize the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, the allied campaign to assist Greece against a seemingly invincible German juggernaut was poorly conceived and probably doomed even as plans were made to assist that country. Like any campaign, however, it holds lessons for the contemporary student of strategy, tactics and history. Greece presented singular geographic difficulties for the defending forces, its mountainous defiles dictating the distribution of ports, road and rail routes. The primitive state of the national infrastructure did little to help a long-term defensive posture.

9781922132611, $16.99, $11.50, paperback, 160 pages

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Major Richard Hughes Richard Hughes was an artillery officer with the British Army in World War II. He was sent to Europe twice. The first assignment in 1940 was short lived, as he joined the hopelessly ill equipped and overwhelmed Allied forces in France. The superior German army pushed them back to the English Channel at Dunkirk, and Hughes was one of some 300,000 troops miraculously rescued from the beach by a flotilla of small boats. In 1944 he returned to France as a part of the Allied invasion, this time as a Major commanding a battery of field guns. The contrast is apparent. Now they were a well-equipped, superbly trained and coldly efficient force.

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British Bombing Policy During the Second World War Hubert R. Allen This book is unusual inasmuch as the author is not worried about being controversial. He wrote this work in a frank manner using his personal experience. In his preface he says: ‘The experience of twentysix years’ commissioned service in the Royal Air Force, coupled with an enquiring mind, led me to write this book. . . .’ The book is not about the aircrews of Bomber Command.

Instead the book focuses on the policy and its wisdom.

What he does is point out what might have been achieved if British targeting policies had been thought through with greater intelligence.

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•WORLD WAR II• Monte Cassino Rudolf Bohmler As a German battalion commander, Rudolf Bohmler fought in the front line during the fierce battles fought at Monte Cassino. After the war he wrote this remarkable history, one of the first full-length accounts of this famous and controversial episode in the struggle for Italy. His pioneering work, which has long been out of print, gives a fascinating insight into the battle as it was perceived at the time and as it was portrayed immediately after the war. While his fluent narrative offers a strong German view of the fighting, it also covers the Allied side of the story, at every level, in graphic detail.

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When the Moon Rises Tony Davies In the face of the advancing Allied forces, Italy capitulated in September 1943, leaving thousands of Allied prisoners of war held in camps around the country to fend for themselves.

Amongst those prisoners was Tony Davies who had been captured in North Africa.

Determined to make the most of the opportunity, with two fellow companions in arms Tony set off on a 700-mile walk through German-occupied Italy with nothing to sustain them other than an almost schoolboy-like enthusiasm. When the Moon Rises takes the reader on a roller-coaster journey through Italy, meeting a cast of characters en route.

9781848324572, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 184 pages

ETA Gordon Mellor Gordon Mellor served as a navigator with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, and ETA is the firsthand account of a conflict that tests not only his initiative and resilience, but also the ability to survive amidst the extreme dangers of a Nazi occupied Europe. Despite persistent attempts to join the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1938, it is not until 1940 that Gordon is called up. On a raid to Aachen, in October 1942, all seems to be fine until a German nightfighter tails them and opens fire. With both wings ablaze, Gordon manages to leave the Halifax with only seconds to spare. What follows is an epic tale of intense risk and good fortune.

9780993415258, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208 pages

The Devil’s General Raymond Bagdonas This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the “Panzer Graf” (Armored Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leipzig, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II. Raymond Bagdonas, though impaired by the disappearance of 16th Panzer Division’s official records at Stalingrad, and the fact that many of the Panzer Graf’s later battlegroups never kept them, has nevertheless written an intensely detailed account of this combat leader’s life, as well as ferocious armored warfare in World War II. 9781612004327, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 376 pages

SS Elite. Volume 1: A to J Max Williams Any scholar of history will have recognized the similarities between Ancient Rome and the National Socialist movement of the 20th century. Aside from the obvious expansionist policies of empire governed by a single autocratic leader, the Nazis adopted the Roman style extended arm salute, the verbal greeting of hailing the leader and the eagle adorned banners and standards. Another parallel was the introduction of the SS - a modern Praetorian Guard, easily recognizable by the unique attire and consisting of the largest, strongest and fittest men available. This remarkable book - the second of two volumes - turns the spotlight upon those characters at the pinnacle of the pyramid that formed the SS. 9781781554333, $75.00, $48.99, hardback, 448 pages

Norwegian Volunteers of the Waffen SS Geir Brenden & Tommy Natedal Featuring 1,000 unpublished photographs, this is the first book about the 4,500 Norwegian volunteers in the Waffen SS. Written by Geir Brenden and Tommy Natedal - who has researched the Norwegian volunteers since the 1980s - the book is based on Geir and Tommy’s large photo archive and covers the various fronts where most Norwegian volunteers fought: the Caucasus, Leningrad and Karelia. Also covered in detail are the formations in which the Norwegian volunteers fought: Division Wiking, Freiw. Legion Norwegen, 1, 2 and 3 Police Company, The Norwegian Ski Company, Skijegerbataljonen and Regiment Norge.

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•WORLD WAR II• Paras US au combat Matthieu Longue Matthew Longue offers us a complete story and detailed analysis of the course to battle the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne, and the main feats of arms to the world famous Easy Company with the support of veterans and other specialists. In the company of paratroopers, the reader will follow their training before ending up in the heart of the fighting and relive the tragic moments as dark as a glorious page in the history of the US Army in World War II. The book contains many descriptions and flowcharts informing us about the composition of units and giving precise information on the weapons and equipment used by US paratroopers of that time.

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The Road to Civitella 1944 Dee La Vardera The massacre and destruction of Civitella on 29 June, 1944 by the 1st Fallschirm Panzer Division ‘Herman Göring’ as reprisal for the shooting of three German soldiers in the village Dopolavoro—after work social club, left women widows and children fatherless. The book describes the journey of Captain John Percival Morgan and Father Clement O’Shea with the Eighth Army in Italy, to that hilltop village in Tuscany.

Even though they had seen much death and destruction during their service in North Africa and Italy, they were moved by the plight of this small community.

9781781555316, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192 pages

Steel Wall At Arnhem David Truesdale The deployment of the British 1st Airborne Division somewhere in Europe prior to the end of the War was indeed a case of ‘coins burning holes in the pockets of SHAEF’. The Allied High Command was anxious to commit to battle a Division that was not fully trained and contained several officers who were either unfit or unsuitable for Airborne command. On Monday 18 September 1944, the aircraft carrying the men and equipment of 4 Parachute Brigade took off. For the first time from its creation, the Brigade was going into battle as a unified formation albeit far from experienced. Within 24 hours the Brigade would cease to exist, having achieved nothing more than the deaths of good men for no good reason.

9781911096054, $59.95, $38.99, hardback, 320 pages

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Operation Big Ben Craig Cabell When Hitler unleashed his V1 and V2 rockets on Great Britain in 1944, it was the first military attack on the British civilian population without invasion.

Innocent families were wiped out without mercy and terror gripped the nation. Churchill and the Crossbow Committee knew that widespread panic would soon ensue, because the British public were becoming increasingly anxio in Europe, and the precise plotting of V rocket activity in the Filter Room of Fighter Command through air reconnaissance, a Top Secret plan was formed to dive-bomb V rocket installations with Spitfires.

9781781554395, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 176 pages

Fighting the Bombers Adolf Galland & Josef Kammhuber Fighting the Bombers is an unrivaled look at the Allied bombing campaign of the Second World War from the point of view of the Luftwaffe.

The contributing authors were involved in all aspects of German attempts to stem the unrelenting bombardment from the RAF and the USAAF. These reports were written immediately after the war, in 1945 and 1946, when most of the authors were prisoners of war and, for the most part, were prepared without the aid official documents and records. The reports show the development of the Luftwaffe, particularly the tactics and equipment used in night flying, as the war progressed, and they give a clear understanding of the efforts undertaken to defend the Reich from aerial attack.

9781848328457, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 256 pages

Sisters in Arms Helena Page Schrader During World War II, a few women in the US and the UK were given the unprecedented opportunity to fly military aircraft.Yet the story of these pioneer women pilots is made even more intriguing by the fact that, despite many similarities in the utilization and organization of the women in their respective countries, they experienced radically different fates. Throughout the war, the contribution of the women of the British ATA to the war effort was recognized and praised both from official quarters and in the press. By contrast, the American WASPs were first glamorized and made into Hollywood stars - and then subjected to a slander campaign.

9781473845633, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 240 pages

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•WORLD WAR II • Stalin’s Favorite.

Volume 1: January 1943–June 1944 Igor Nebolsin The 2nd Tank Army was not an ordinary force; by 1945 it was an elite Guards formation which played a role in the Soviet offensive operations and whose tanks were the first to enter Berlin’s streets.

This study is based on the operational documents of the Army and provides an analysis of every battle it fought in World War II. The combat operations are covered from both sides. The day by day coverage of events, statistical data, and the ‘human element’ based on firsthand reminiscences of Soviet tank officers make this study an valuable source of information on tank battles fought on the Eastern Front.

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Stalin’s Favorite.

Volume 2: From Lublin to Berlin, July 1944–May 1945 Igor Nebolsin & Stuart Britton The author Igor Nebolsin continues with his detailed chronology of the 2nd Guards Tank Army’s combat operations.

This volume includes the hard fighting outside of Warsaw in the summer of 1944; the 2nd Belorussian Front’s winter offensive in the Vistula; and the final assault on Berlin, when the 2nd Guards Tank Army enveloped the German capital from the north and entered the city from north and west, fighting its way to the Tiergarten Park in the heart of Berlin.

As with the first volume, the author’s study is based upon the Army’s operational documents from the Central Archives of the Russian Defense Ministry and recollections of its veterans, and received the active cooperation of Major-General Anatoly Shvebig.

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The Drive on Moscow, 1941 Niklas Zetterling & Anders Frankson At the end of September 1941, German soldiers lined up along the frontline west of Moscow.

They were well trained and had reasons to hope that the war in the East would be over with one last offensive. Facing them was a large Soviet force, whose soldiers were neither as well trained nor as confident. The Drive on Moscow recreates the battle from the perspective of the soldiers as well as the generals. The battle, not fought in isolation, had a crucial role in the overall German strategy in the East, and its outcome reveals why the failure of the German assault on Moscow may well have been true turning point of World War II. 9781612004334, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 336 pages

Panzergrenadiers to the Front!

A. Stephan Hamilton “Panzergrenadiers to the Front!” is the first in-depth look at the enigmatic PanzergrenadierDivision ‘Brandenburg’ formation and its five-month combat career along the Eastern Front at the end of the Second World War. This book draws on the previously unpublished personal accounts by more than a dozen division veterans, and is supplemented by extensive use of new primary documents and relevant secondary German, Polish, and Soviet source material. While this book represents the most thorough and accurate treatment of Panzergrenadier-Division ‘Brandenburg’ published to-date, it also provides extensive coverage of Heeresgruppe Mitte and 4. Panzer-Armee operations.

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Rollback Richard W. Harrison This book covers the period from mid-December 1942 to mid-February 1943, one of the most critical periods of the war on the Eastern Front. It was here that following the encirclement of an entire German army at Stalingrad, the Soviets sought to take advantage of the ruptured Axis front in southern Russia to finish off the Germans’ Italian and Hungarian allies and liberate the economically vital areas of eastern Ukraine. This study is drawn from a number of wartime and postwar articles, published by the General Staff’s directorate for the study of wartime experience. Also featured are documents relating to the operational-strategic conduct of the various operations, which were compiled and published after the fall of the Soviet Union.

9781910777176, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 412 pages

The Berlin Operation, 1945 Soviet General Staff & Richard W. Harrison Berlin Operation, 1945 tells the story of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe. Here the forces of three fronts forced the Oder River and surrounded the defenders of the German capital.

The study is divided into three parts. The first contains a brief strategic overview of the situation, as it existed by the spring of 1945, with special emphasis on German preparations to meet the inevitable Soviet attack. Part two deals with the Red Army’s breakthrough of the Germans’ Oder defensive position up to the encirclement of the Berlin garrison. Part three covers the intense fighting to reduce the city’s defenders from late April until the garrison’s surrender on 2 May. 9781910777664, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 472 pages

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•WORLD WAR II• The Battle of Kursk Richard W. Harrison The Battle of Kursk offers a peculiarly Soviet view of one of the Second World War’s most critical events. While the Germans defeats at Moscow and Stalingrad showed that Hitler could not win the war in the East, the outcome of Kursk demonstrated beyond a doubt that he would lose it. This study was compiled by the Red Army General Staff’s military-historical directorate and issued as an internal document in 1946-47.

The study languished for more than a half-century, before being published in Russia in 2006, although heavily supplemented by commentary and other information not contained in the original. The book is divided into two parts, dealing with the defensive and offensive phases of the battle, respectively.

9781910777671, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 390 pages

World War II Through Russian Eyes Mark Talisman Originally published in conjunction with a museum exhibit of the same name, 100’s of photographs, direct from the Russian Central Armed Forces Museum were included in the volume. Most had never been previously seen by the public.

With descriptive captions translated directly from the original Russian, this book offers a unique, unknown look at Russia during World War II. 9780910155373, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 120 pages

Sino-Japanese Air War 1937–1945 Håkan Gustavsson The Sino-Japanese war of 1937–1945 was the longest struggle of the Second World War. It started with the Japanese aggression in July 1937 and accelerated into a full-scale war with the Chinese Kuomintang government. The Chinese Air Force was to suffer large losses during the whole conflict with Japan. During the first weeks of the war the Chinese lost almost all of their medium bombers. This was a pattern that would be repeated again and again. Not getting much help from the outside world, the Kuomintang government, led by Chiang Kai-shek, soon closed an un-holy treaty with the communistic Soviet Union to receive armament including a large number of aircraft and Soviet volunteers to fly some of them.

9781781555361, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 224 pages

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FO Kangzhan

Leland Ness & Bin Shih This is the first ready reference to the organization and armament of Chinese ground forces during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937–45. The work integrates Chinese, Japanese and Western sources to examine the details of the structure and weapons of the period. This is the first book to deal with the bottom-level underpinnings of this massive army, crucial to an understanding of its tactical and operational utility. An introductory chapter discusses the military operations in China, often given short shrift in World War II histories. The work then traces the evolution of the national army’s organizational structure from the end of the Northern Expedition to the conclusion of World War II. Included are tables of organization and strength reports for the wartime period.

9781910294420, $69.95, $45.50, paperback, 576 pages

Beyond Adversity William Park In November 1941, about 100 university students began their short-term compulsory military training with the 15th Infantry Battalion. Most were aged 19–22, had daytime jobs and were evening or external students from the arts, commerce and law faculties. They were ambitious, hard-working young men anxious to make their way in the world. This book tells the story of those Queensland University students of ‘U’ Company, 15th Battalion during its brief existence. It covers their wartime service in all its tragedy and triumph and how they resumed their lives, studies and careers once the war was over.

9780980658279, $24.99, $16.50, hardback, 384 pages

Japan at War 1931–45 David McCormack This fascinating history, recounted from both the American and Japanese perspectives, follows the course of the Empire of the Sun’s ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers.

Drawing on archive material, this new history provides the reader with piercing strategic and political insights which debunk many of the enduring myths which encompass Japan’s apocalyptic drive for hegemony in Southeast Asia. Whilst unsparing in its treatment of Japan’s ultimate culpability for unleashing the Second World War, this book is an objective appraisal of the tragedy that engulfed the territories under Japanese control, and eventually Japan itself.

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Blitzkrieg Niklas Zetterling The successes of the German Blitzkrieg in 1939–41 were as surprising as they were swift. Allied decision-makers wanted to discover the secret to German success quickly, even though only partial, incomplete information was available to them.The false conclusions drawn became myths about the Blitzkrieg that have lingered for decades.This book focuses on the experience of the enlisted men and junior officers in the Blitzkrieg operations in Poland, Norway,Western Europe and Russia. Using accounts previously unpublished in English, military historian Niklas Zetterling explores how they operated, for example how a company commander led his tanks, how a crew worked together inside a tank, and the role of the repair services.

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FORTHCOMING FROM CASEMATE Three in Thirteen Roger Dunsford & Geoff Coughlin This is the story of Joe Singleton, a Mosquito night fighter pilot in World War II, who shot down three German Junkers planes over Hull in 1944. Three in Thirteen is a unique account of his journey from bewildered recruit to celebrated expert, illustrated with extracts from Joe’s RAF logbook, and unpublished photographs. Roger Dunsford brings immediacy to Joe’s experiences with analysis of the planes, tactics and events of that night.

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The War for Africa

Courage in Combat Richard J. Rinaldo Published in conjunction with the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, this is an anthology of pieces about courage in combat, including stories by and about recipients of the United States’ highest decorations, the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross and the Air Force Cross.

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White Water Red Hot

Lead Fred Bridgland The Angolan Civil War lasted over a Dan Daly quarter of a century. This book During the Vietnam war 3500 examines the height of the Cubanofficers and men served in the Swift South African fighting in Angola in Boat program in a fleet of 130 boats 1987–88, when 3,000 South African with no armor plating. The boats soldiers and about 8,000 UNITA patrolled the coast and rivers of guerrilla fighters fought in alliance South Vietnam, with the average age against the Cubans and the armed forces of the of the crew being twenty-four. Their days consisted of Marxist MPLA government. Bridgland pieced together deadly combat, intense lightning firefights, storms and the course of the war by interviewing the South many hidden dangers.

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