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Welcome back everyone to the second edition of The Warrior for 2019! We’ve asked for your suggestions for featured topics, and the ideas have been rolling in. This edition features a special extra-large section dedicated just to Naval and Maritime books and was suggested to us by Robert from California, thanks Robert! Experience the story and legacy of the USS Arizona (p.9) from her launch to her sinking in Pearl Harbor, sail under the crown and learn how Britain became a naval superpower in The Royal Navy 1793-1800 (p.5) or explore the other side of the law in Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century (p.7). If you have poor sea legs, take to the air with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Fighting Fox Company (p.4), or for something a little more armored and grounded, check out the latest release from Panzerwrecks with Sturmgeschutz II & Sturmhaubitze 42 (p.43). No matter your interest, this issue of The Warrior has something for you. And don’t forget, if there is something you want to see featured in a future edition of The Warrior let us know at the bottom of the order form! Happy Reading, Will & Girard The Warrior Team P.S. Is there a speciﬁc subject or time period that you’d like to see as a special feature in The Warrior? Let us know!

New from Casemate Dunkirk German Operations in France 1940

Hans-Adolf Jacobsen and Geoffrey Brooks The German Army invaded France on 10 May 1940, and in just over ten days their rapid advance, led by three panzer corps, had left three French field armies, Belgian forces and the British Expeditionary Force with their backs to the sea, trapped along the northern coast of France. General Gort realized that evacuation was the only option, and so began a chaotic withdrawal towards the port of Dunkirk. The British narrative of the retreat and evacuation that prompted perhaps Winston Churchill's most famous wartime speech has always been well-known; however only now is Hans-Adolf Jacobsen's detailed account of the battle from the German perspective available in English. 9781612006598, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 264p.

The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944

Nikolaus von Vormann In 1943 the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, was a failure and the Red Army seized the initiative, despite appallingly high losses. Waging a war of attrition, the Russians gradually pushed Germany’s Army Group South back. By October 1943 the Russians had reached the Dnepr in Ukraine, Kiev was liberated, and the scene was set for the events described in this book, written by a high-ranking General Nikolaus von Vormann, who commanded XLVII. Panzerkorps. Generalleutnant von Vormann’s account starts with the retreat to the Dnepr in 1943, describes the battle of Kirowograd from 5th-17th January 1944, the encirclement, the efforts to relieve the trapped troops, the struggle of the troops within the pocket, and the breakout. His mainly factual account also contains a description of the psychological effects on the men of this most brutal and physically exhausting battle. It is one of the few primary source materials that exists and is therefore of significant historical interest. 9781612006031, $24.95, $16.50, hardback, 120p. The front cover image is from Warriors of the 106th by Martin King, Ken Johnson, and Michael Collins, Casemate Publishers, 2017 Typeset by Versatile PreMedia Services, Pune, India. www.versatilepremedia.com

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • The Life of John André The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold

D. A. B. Ronald John André was head of the British Army’s Secret Service in North America as the Revolutionary War entered its most bitter and, ultimately, decisive phase. In 1780, he masterminded the defection of a high-ranking American officer—General Benedict Arnold. Arnold—his name for ever synonymous with treason in American folklore—had recently been appointed commander of West Point and agreed, through André, to turn over to the British this strategically vital fort on the upper reaches of the Hudson River. Control of the fort would interrupt lines of communication between New England and the southern colonies, seriously impeding military operations against the British. The plan was also to simultaneously kidnap General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. By these two masterstrokes, the British believed they could end rebel resistance. 9781612005218, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 304p.

The D-Day Training Pocket Manual 1944

Chris McNab The success of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, depending on thousands of troops carrying out their mission and the seamless coordination of the amphibious landings with paratrooper and glider assaults. The troops not only had to be trained up ready for their own roles, but to work alongside other troops, often coordinating activities and communicating with other troops while in unfamiliar terrain and under fire. This pocket manual brings together excerpts from Allied manuals used in the preparation for D-Day, including amphibious landings and managing beachheads, pathfinder, paratrooper and glider pilot training, and infantry and armored fighting in the bocage countryside. 9781612007335, $14.95, $9.99, hardback, 160p.

Broken Arrow How the U.S. Navy Lost a Nuclear Bomb

Jim Winchester On 5 December 1965, the giant American aircraft carrier Ticonderoga was heading to Japan for rest and recreation for its 3,000 crew, following a month on ‘Yankee Station’ launching missions against targets in Vietnam. On that day a young pilot strapped into an A-4 Skyhawk bomber for a routine weapons loading drill. After mishandling the maneuver, the plane and its pilot sunk to the bottom of the South China sea, along with a live B43 one-megaton thermonuclear bomb. Broken Arrow tells the story of Ticonderoga’s sailors and airmen, the dangers of combat missions and shipboard life, and the accident that threatened to wipe her off the map and blow US-Japanese relations apart. For the first time, through previously classified documents, never before published photos of the accident aircraft and the recollections of those who were there, the story of carrier aviation’s only ‘Broken Arrow’ is told in full. 9781612006918, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 272p.

Left for Dead at Nijmegen The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II

Marcus A. Nannini Left for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Airborne during WWII. He was among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by three German antiaircraft cannon emplacements. Gene was listed as KIA and left for dead by his patrol, who presumed the worst. The rest of his story is equally gripping, as he became a POW held outside Munich. 9781612006963, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Autopsy of an Unwinnable War Vietnam

Col.William C. Haponski (Ret), Col. Jerry J. Burcham (Ret) and Lt. Gen. Dave R. Palmer (Ret) Since the fall of Saigon in 1975 there have been many books published on why (and whether) America lost the war in Vietnam. The senior American commander in charge of prosecuting the war during its buildup and peak of fighting, Admiral U.S.G. Sharp, concluded his memoir, saying: “The real tragedy of Vietnam is that this war was not won by the other side, by Hanoi or Moscow or Peiping. It was lost in Washington, D. C.” This remains an all too common belief. The stark facts, though, are that the Vietnam War was lost before the first American shot was fired. In fact, it was lost before the first French Expeditionary Corps shot, almost two decades earlier, and was finally lost when the South Vietnamese fought partly, then entirely, on their own. 9781612007199, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

Spain in Arms A Military History of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

E. R. Hooton Spain in Arms is a new military history of the Spanish Civil War. It examines how the Spanish Civil War conflict developed on the battlefield through the prism of eight campaigns between 1937-1939 and shows how many accounts of military operations during this conflict are based upon half-truths and propaganda. The book is based upon nearly 60 years of extensive research into the Spanish Civil War, augmented by information from specialized German, Italian and Russian works. The Italian campaign against the Basques on the Northern Front in 1937 was one of the most spectacular Nationalist successes of the Civil War, with 60,000 prisoners taken. This is also the first book to quote secret data about Italian air operations intercepted by the British. The figures intercepted by the British show the Italians flew 1,215 sorties and dropped 231 tons of bombs during the campaign, whilst also suffering the heaviest losses. 9781612006376, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

Fighting Fox Company The Battling Flank of the Band of Brothers

Bill Brown and Terry Poyser Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division has become one of the most famous small units in U.S. history, thanks to Stephen Ambrose’s superb book Band of Brothers, followed by portrayals in film. However, to date little has been heard of Fox Company of that same regiment—the men who fought alongside Easy Company through every step of the war in Europe, and who had their own stories to tell. Notably this book, over a decade in the making, came about for different reasons than the fame of the “Band of Brothers.” Bill Brown, a WWII vet himself, had decided to research the fate of a childhood friend who had served in Fox Company. Along the way he met Terry Poyser, who was on a similar mission to research the combat death of a Fox Company man from his hometown. Together, the two authors proceeded to locate and interview every surviving Fox Company vet they could find. The result was a wealth of fascinating firsthand accounts of WWII combat as well as new perspectives on Dick Winters and others of the “Band,” who had since become famous. 9781612007113, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 344p.

Into the Dark Water The Story of Three Ofﬁcers and PT-109 John J. Domagalski

Made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy, PT-109 is one of the most celebrated warships in American history. However, a full chronicle of PT-109’s wartime story has heretofore been lacking. Behind the familiar account of the future president and the boat’s violent demise is the little-known record under two previous officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal. Bryant Larson and Rollin Westholm preceded Kennedy as commanders of PT-109, and their fights with the brave ship and its crew hold second to none in the chronicles of US Navy daring. As the battles moved on across the Pacific the PT-boat ﬂotillas gained confidence, even as the Japanese, too, learned lessons in how to destroy them. This book provides the complete record of PT-109 in the Pacific, as well as a valuable glimpse of how the American Navy’s daring and initiative found its full playing field in World War II. 9781612007120, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 288p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • The Royal Navy 1793– 1800 Birth of a Superpower

Mark Jessop France declared war upon the British in 1793. The burden to conduct a long conﬂict proved heavy for that island nation. Poverty increased. Liberties and freedoms were sometimes taken away. Thousands of men had to leave their families, and disease, desertion and death meant that many never returned. As she passed away, many of her men and women might have wondered as to what had made her navy a true Neptune. What had assisted the slow birth of a naval 'superpower'? This book seeks to answer that very question. 9781526720337, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 200p.

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, 248p.

Ship Decoration 16301780

Andy Peters This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work – figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design – carried by the ships of the major maritime states of Europe in the zenith of the sailing era. It covers both warships and the most prestigious merchant ships, the East Indiamen of the great chartered companies. The work began life in the year 2000 when the author was commissioned to carry out research for an ambitious project to build a full-size replica of a Swedish East Indiaman, which produced a corpus of information whose relevance stretched way beyond the immediate requirements of accurately decorating the replica. 9781848321762, $80.00, $52.50, hardback, 320p.

Real Jim Hawkins Ships’ Boys in the Georgian Navy

Roland Pietsch Generations of readers have enjoyed the adventures of Jim Hawkins, the young protagonist and narrator in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, but little is known of the real Jim Hawkins and the thousands of poor boys who went to sea in the eighteenth century to man the ships of the Royal Navy. The author explains how they were recruited; describes the distinctive subculture of the young sailor – the dress, hair, tattoos and language – and their life and training as servants of captains and officers. 9781848320369, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898

Bernard Edwards On March 16, 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy’s African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East. 9781844156337, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

The Crimean War at Sea The Naval Campaigns Against Russia 1854-56

Peter Duckers Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. The wider war waged at sea by the British and French navies against the Russians is ignored. The allied navies aimed to strike at Russian interests anywhere in the world where naval force could be brought to bear, and as a result campaigns were waged in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the White Sea, on the Russian Pacific coast and in the Sea of Azoff. Yet it is the land campaign in the Crimea that shapes our understanding of events. In this graphic and original study, Peter Duckers seeks to set the record straight. He shows how these neglected naval campaigns were remarkably successful, in contrast to the wretched failures that beset the British army on land. The scale and intensity of the naval operations embarked upon during the war are astonishing, and little appreciated, and this new book offers the first overall survey of them. 9781848842670, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Strangling the Confederacy Coastal Operations in the American Civil War Kevin J. Dougherty

While the Civil War is mainly remembered for its epic battles between the Northern and Southern armies, the Union was simultaneously waging another campaign—dubbed “Anaconda”—that was gradually depriving the South of industry and commerce, thus rendering the exploits of its field armies moot. 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. 9781935149248, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 240p.

Disputed Victory Schley, Sampson and the Spanish-American War of 1898

Quintin Barry In 1898 the United States went to war with Spain over the future of Cuba. Admiral William T Sampson led a military invasion of Cuba, an important part of this force was the Flying Squadron, led by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. During the battle on Sunday July 3, Schley was in effective command, as Sampson had gone ashore to confer with the army commander. Although the Americans had won another easy victory, a bitter dispute arose between the respective supporters of Schley and Sampson as to who was entitled to the credit. Schley demanded a Court of Inquiry. It was one of the great trials of American history, as the lawyers refought the campaign in minute detail. In the end, the verdict went against Schley.This book explores the rights and wrongs of the conduct of those principally involved in a battle that marked the dawn of the American empire, and closely examines the dramatic proceedings of the Court of Inquiry. 9781912174911, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

Admiral Lord St. Vincent – Saint or Tyrant? The Life of Sir John Jervis, Nelson’s Patron

James D.G. Davidson This biography of John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. It throws an oblique light on Nelson’s personality. St Vincent, who was born twenty-three years before Nelson, and survived for eighteen years after Trafalgar, fundamentally inﬂuenced the younger man’s career despite the two men being diametrically different characters. Yet without him, Nelson’s genius might have been submerged by professional jealousy or emotional fragility. 9781844153862, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

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Admiral of the Blue The Life and Times of Admiral John Child Purvis (1747 – 1825)

Iain Gordon Admiral John Child Purvis was a contemporary naval officer of Nelson, who never disobeyed an order and did his job well. His ability as a fighting commander was proved in a bloody duel between his sloop-of-war and a French corvette during the War of American Independence. As a battleship Captain, he was the first British officer to confront Napoleon Bonaparte, muzzle to muzzle, during the Siege of Toulon. Commanding the Princess Royal and then the London, he was involved in much action in the Mediterranean and served under the legendary Sir John Jervis (later Lord St.Vincent). 9781844152940, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 256p.

Bold Privateers Terror, Plunder and Proﬁt on Canada's Atlantic Coast

Roger Marsters In war, disrupting and depleting the enemy’s supply of goods is the way to victory. During the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, armed merchant ships were licensed to cruise the seas, alone or in small convoys to chase and capture enemy cargo vessels and to attack coastal forts. This collection of fascinating stories of the era’s notorious privateers begins with Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville who led a campaign against the Hudson’s Bay Company posts in the Far North, and a few years later against east coast strongholds. Author Roger Marsters uncovers the exploits of French, English and American privateers. 9780887806445, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 128p.

13 Sharks The Careers of a series of small Royal Navy Ships, from the Glorious Revolution to D-Day

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, 248p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • 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. This volume ranges in time from the Prehistoric period to today when a number of such traditional craft continue to be built. Worldwide, much remains to be learnt about early water transport by excavation, and by ethnographic studies of those traditional rafts and boats that have survived. 9781473825598, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 176p.

The Hunters and the Hunted The Elimination of German Surface Warships around the World 1914-15

Bryan Perrett At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world. These posed a considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly the import of food and fuel supplies. Their elimination was a matter of urgency. This book covers the major actions and includes the true story that inspired The African Queen. 9781848846388, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Battleships: The First Big Guns Philip Kaplan This new addition to the Images of War series takes as its focus the early Big Gun battleships that saw development and deployment during the First World War. Iconic ships such as HMS Warspite and Malaya feature amidst this pictorial history that is sure to appeal to fans of the series, and naval

Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century The Final Flourish

Mike Rendell Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century. It examines their lifestyle, looking at how the sinking of the Spanish treasure ﬂeet in a storm off the coast of Florida led to a pirate’s gold rush; how the King’s Pardon was a desperate gamble – which paid off – and considers the role of individual island governors, such as Woodes Rogers in the Bahamas, in bringing piracy under control.The book also looks at how piracy has been a popular topic in print, plays, songs and now films, making thieves and murderers into swashbuckling heroes. It also considers the whole question of buried treasure – and gives a lively account of many of the pirates who dominated the so-called ‘Golden Age’ of Piracy. 9781526731654, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 184p.

Blunders and Disasters at Sea

David Blackmore As any sailor knows, life at sea is hazardous under even normal circumstances. In times of war with an enemy intent on killing and sinking you it is infinitely more so.

David Blackmore has researched 100 extreme cases over the span of history and written graphic descriptions covering the background, the events and the tragic consequences. Many were the result of enemy action, others (too many) straight human error and the remainder were caused by act of God, not least the weather. 9781844151172, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

enthusiasts in particular. Vessels featured include the battleship Royal Sovereign, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, the cruiser HMS Gloucester, the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Barham and the Italian battleships Littorio, Cesare, Duillo,Vittorio Veneto, Conte di Cavour and Doria, amongst many others. British and international battleships feature side by side in a publication that offers a truly representative selection of the kind of vessels in action at this time. 9781783462933, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

The Battle of Jutland: History’s Greatest Sea Battle Told Through Newspaper Reports, Ofﬁcial Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

Richard H Osborne Since the days of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy had been the acknowledged as the most powerful maritime force on the planet. But the Germans had undertaken an enormously expensive shipbuilding program designed to place the Kaiserliche Marine on an equal footing with the Royal Navy.After a number of smaller engagements, major elements of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet finally faced each other across the grey seas of the North Sea off Jutland. In this insightful and unique investigation into the battle, naval historian Richard Osborne draws on the words of the key players to resolve the many disputes, controversies and myths that have surrounded this battle throughout the intervening 100 years. 9781848324534, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 328p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Voices From Jutland A Centenary Commemoration

Jim Crossley Jutland was the only major fleet engagement to take place during the First World War, and indeed the only time in history in which columns of great dreadnought battleships fought each other. This new book examines the strengths and weaknesses of both navies and identifies some of the reasons for the disappointing performance of the Royal Navy in the battle. It argues that the building of the High Seas Fleet was a strategic blunder on the part of the Germans, who could have forced Britain out of the war completely if they had instead concentrated on their submarine fleet and on mine-laying. Admiral Jellicoe‘s steadfast pursuit of keeping his fleet intact rather than inflicting damage on the enemy was to lead to ultimate victory. 9781473823716, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

The Zeebrugge Raid 1918 A Story of Courage and Sacriﬁce Told Through Newspaper Reports, Ofﬁcial Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

Paul Kendall Approximately a third of all Allied merchant vessels sunk during the First World War were by German boats and submarines based at Bruge-Zeebrugge on the coast of Belgium. By 1918 it was feared that Britain would be starved into surrender unless the enemy raiders could be stopped. A daring plan was therefore devised to sail directly into the heavily defended port of Zeebrugge and then to sink three obsolete cruisers in the harbour in the hope they would block. On 23 April the most ambitious amphibious raid of the First World War was carried out, told here through a huge collection of personal accounts and official reports on the bitter fighting. 9781473876712, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 328p.

Germany’s High Sea Fleet in the World War

Admiral Reinhard Scheer Anglo-German naval rivalry before 1914 had been expected to culminate in a cataclysmic fleet action in the North Sea once war was declared, a battle upon which the outcome of the war would depend: yet the two fleets met only once, at Jutland in 1916, and the battle was far from conclusive. In his own account of the war in the North Sea, first published in 1920, Admiral Scheer, the German commander at Jutland, gives his own explanation for the failure of either fleet to achieve the decisive victory expected of it, particularly the failure of his own operation plans that resulted in the battle of Jutland. 9781848322097, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 396p.

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The Royal Navy and the War at Sea - 19141919

Martin Mace Germany’s attempts to build a battleship ﬂeet to match that of the United Kingdom, the dominant naval power on the 19th-century and an island country that depended on sea born trade for survival, is often listed as a major reason for the enmity between those two countries that led to the outbreak of war in 1914. Indeed, German leaders had expressed a desire for a navy in proportion to their military and economic strength that could free their overseas trade and colonial empire from dependence on Britain’s good will, but such a ﬂeet would inevitably threaten Britain’s own trade and empire. 9781781593172, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Freeing the Baltic 1918–1920

Geoffrey Bennett In 1919, the new governments of the besieged Baltic states appealed desperately to the Allies for assistance. A small British ﬂotilla of light cruisers and destroyers were sent to help, under the command of Rear Admiral Sir Walter Cowan. They were given no clear instructions as to what their objective was to be and so Cowan decided that he had to make his own policy. Despite facing a much greater force, Cowan improvised one of the most daring raids ever staged by the British Navy. He succeeded with devastating effect; outmaneuvering his enemies, sinking two Russian Battleships and eventually freeing the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 9781473893078, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 264p.

Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917 Triumph of the Imperial German Navy

Gary Staff In late 1917, the Russians, despite the revolution, were still willing to continue the war against Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly-successful seaborne operation launched by the Germans to change their minds. The Baltic Islands were pivotal for the defence of the Finnish Gulf and St. Petersburg, so their capture was essential for any campaign towards the Russian capital. Only after the fall of the islands did Russia begin peace negotiations (freeing nearly half a million German soldiers for the Kaiser's last gamble on the Western Front). This then was a campaign of great significance for the war on both Eastern and Western fronts. This book shatters the myth that the Imperial German Navy spent the last two years of the war cowering in port. 9781526748492, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 192p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Coastal Patrol: Royal Naval Airship Operations during the Great War 1914-1918

The Hidden Threat Mines and Minesweeping in WWI

Jim Crossley It is not widely remembered that mines were by far the most effective weapon deployed against the British Royal Navy in WW1, costing them 5 battleships, 3 cruisers, 22 destroyers, 4 submarines and a host of other vessels. They were in the main combated by a civilian force using fishing boats and paddle steamers recruited from holiday resorts. This unlikely armada saved the day for Britain and her allies. After 1916, submarine attacks on merchant ships became an even more serious threat to Allied communications but submarines were far less damaging to British warships than mines. 9781848842724, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 168p.

Day the World was Shocked The Lusitania Disaster and Its Inﬂuence on the Course of World War I

John Protasio By far the most controversial sinking during the First World War was that of the Lusitania. As opposed to the loss of the Titanic several years earlier, which could be attributed to nature, the destruction of the passenger-liner Lusitania came at the hands of a German U-boat, one of many which infested the Atlantic at the time seeking destruction. 9781935149453, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 256p.

Pilot Cutters Under Sail Pilots and Pilotage in Britain and Northern Europe

Tom Cunliffe The pilot cutters that operated around the coasts of northern Europe until the First World War were amongst the most seaworthy and beautiful craft of their size ever built, while the small number that have survived have inspired yacht designers, sailors and traditional craft enthusiasts over the last hundred years. This new book is both a tribute to and a minutely researched history of these remarkable vessels. The author, perhaps the most experienced sailor of the type, describes the ships themselves, their masters and crews, and the skills they needed for the competitive and dangerous work of pilotage. He explains the differences between the craft of disparate coasts – of the Scilly Isles and the Bristol Channel, of northern France, and the wild coastline of Norway – and weaves into the history of their development the stories of the men who sailed them. 9781848321540, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 192p.

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, 288p.

USS Arizona

The Enduring Legacy of a Battleship

Ingo Bauernfeind This lavishly illustrated and very personal book covers the history of the battleship USS Arizona from her launch to her loss on December 7, 1941 when she was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn about the ship’s enduring legacy firsthand as told by survivors, historians, enemies, sons of admirals, and people who have a personal connection to the Arizona. Moreover, this book provides a detailed examination of the Arizona’s wreck by archaeologists of the National Parks Service looking for ways to preserve her for the future. Learn about the tribute given by presidents and foreign dignitaries in order to honor Arizona’s fallen crew. 9783981598421, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

The War With Hitler's Navy

Adrian Stewart As this well researched work reveals, Hitler’s handling the German Navy during the Second World War was full of contradictions. Despite having built and nurtured a surface ﬂeet with capital ships of formidable power, Hitler was uncharacteristically cautious of employing them aggressively. Examination of the reasons for this make for fascinating reading, possibly stemming from the early loss of the Graf Spee and the fact that, whenever possible, the Royal Navy threw all its weight regardless of cost at the Nazi threat 9781526710574, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • The E-Boat Threat

Bryan Cooper One of the major lessons of World War II was the importance of coastal waters. It was not widely recognized beforehand just how vital the control of such waters would become. From a small beginning, large ﬂeets of highly maneuverable motor torpedo boats were built up. They operated mainly at night, because they were small enough to penetrate minefields and creep unseen to an enemy’s coastline. They fought in every major theater of war, but the first real threat came in the North Sea and English Channel from German E-boats, crossing to attack Britain’s vital convoys. The E-boat Threat describes the development of these craft, the training of their crews and the evolution of tactics in the light of wartime experience. 9781473827837, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 144p.

World War Two at Sea The Last Battleships

The Odyssey of the Komet Raider of the Third Reich

Olivier Pigoreau Part of the Gotenhafen on July 3, 1940 in a campaign that would last 516 days, the Komet was a cargo processed by the German Navy to operate as auxiliary cruiser allied against trade ships. This predator disguised as a Japanese vessel will carried out hunting in all oceans, even in Antarctica, boarding ten allied ships, creating insecurity off of the Australian coast and New Zealand as well as around the Panama Canal. This is a fascinating adventure with 200 restored and unpublished shots. The secret rendezvous with German supply ships at sea, the capture and destruction of enemy ships, excursions or meeting with the U-boats in the Atlantic: little has escaped the lens of the photographer. 9782352504559, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 176p.

U-Boote Crews Daily Life, 1939 - 1945

Jean Delize Much has been written about the German submarine arm during World War II, but what was really known about the men serving in these special "ships"?

Philip Kaplan In this book, veteran battleship crew members describe their unforgettable experiences, including those of a young officer in a British battleship at Jutland; tales of the loss of the German warship Scharnhorst in the arctic off the North Cape; the combat experience inside a sixteen-inch gun turret aboard an Iowa-class battleship bombarding Iraq during the Gulf War, and the adventures of HMS Warspite in World War One, in the Mediterranean and on her way to the breaker's yard in 1947.

This book, written by a specialist of naval history, evokes how the men were recruited and how they went through the long arduous training (this training regime started to collapse in 1941); it also covers the main training schools, the principles, tactics, team spirit and politics together with the long test periods for the submarine itself.

Included too is the story of the great German battleship Bismarck, which sank the pride of the British ﬂeet, the story of HMS Hood, and that of the USS Missouri on whose deck the final surrender document of the Second World War was signed. 9781783036387, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

Many other aspects are covered, the different compartments and machines, the men at action stations, daily life aboard with all the inconveniences of this claustrophobic life with its various superstitions, its hygiene problems, pollution, food etc. 9782352500469, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 128p.

The Battle of the River Plate The First Naval Battle of the Second World War

Gordon Landsborough On 13 December 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon; HMS Exeter was told to close in and investigate. Two minutes later a dramatic signal was sent from the British cruiser – ‘I think it is a pocket battleship.’ It was The Admiral Graf Spee, marauder of the South Atlantic shipping, had sailed into a trap. Three smaller British cruisers closed in on a German warship which could out-sail any ship powerful enough to damage her, and out-gun any ship able to keep up with her. So began the Battle of the River plate. 9781473878952, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

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The Battle of the Atlantic

Donald Macintyre The Battle of the Atlantic - a name coined by Churchill - was the unremitting assault that went on throughout the war on Allied merchant ships that were the lifeline of Great Britain and, from 1941, Russia by aircraft, surface ships but, above all, by the U-boat. Captain Macintyre, who was a distinguished participant in the battle, tells the story with precision and clarity.The long drawn-out duel between escort and U-boat is made vivid by quotation from the logbooks of some of the ablest escort-commanders and from the combat-reports of the German U-boat aces. Complementing these eyewitness accounts are nearly 50 unfamiliar photographs drawn from German as well as British sources. 9781473822870, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 192p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 19401944

John Grehan and Martin Mace Dispatches in this volume include those covering the Battle of Matapan in 1941, Fleet Air Arm operations in 1940, the Battle of Sirte in 1942, the action with the Italian Fleet off Calabria (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the engagement between British and Italian forces off Cape Spartivento (Central Mediterranean) in 1940, the Mediterranean convoys between January 1941 and August 1942 – which includes the famous Operation Pedestal, operations in the Aegean in 1943, the engagement with an Italian convoy in 1941, and the dispatch covering Coastal Force actions, including those in the Mediterranean. 9781783462223, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns

Philip Kaplan Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea. There is a look at some of modern history's most significant battleships, relaying their thrilling stories, defining characteristics and eventual fates. Ships featured include Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Warspite, Tirpitz and Yamato. 9781783463077, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

The War of the Gun Boats

Bryan Cooper The 'little ships' of the Second World War - the fast and highly maneuverable motor torpedo boats and gunboats which fought in coastal waters all over the world - developed a special kind of naval warfare. With their daring nightly raids against an enemy's coastal shipping - and sometimes much larger warships - they acquired the buccaneering spirit of an earlier age. And never more so than in the close handto-hand battles which raged between opposing craft when they met in open waters. Large numbers of these small fighting boats were built by the major naval powers. In the Royal Navy they were MTBs and MGBs. The American equivalent were PT boats (for Patrol Torpedo). 9781848840188, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Destroyer Down An Account of HM Destroyer Losses 1939 - 1945

Arthur S. Evans His Majesty’s destroyers had a long and costly war. Some eight thousand destroyer men did not survive. At the height of the war the Royal navy was commissioning four new vessels a month, which was only sufficient to replace those which had been sunk or severely damaged. This outstanding book contains the details of the majority of the sinkings that occurred throughout World War II and includes many firsthand accounts from the officers and crew involved. 9781848842700, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

U-Boats Around Ireland The Royal Navy's Coast of Ireland Command during World War I

Guy Warner In 1914 Ireland was a naval backwater with only one base of any size, at Queenstown in Co Cork. However, by the end of World War I, there were 18 naval bases operated by thousands of personnel, hundreds of ships of all sizes and dozens of aircraft. Ireland had become a crucial theatre of the war, fundamental in winning the campaign to defeat the German U-boats. How and why did this come about? In this well researched and readable new book, Guy Warner tells the story of how vital success at sea in the waters around Ireland became. 9781780731766, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 240p.

Donitz's Last Gamble The Inshore U-Boat Campaign 1944-45

Lawrence Paterson By the end of 1943 the German submarine war on Atlantic convoys was all but defeated, beaten by superior technology, code-breaking and air power. With losses mounting, Dönitz withdrew the wolfpacks, but in a surprise change of strategy, following the D-Day landings in June 1944, he sent his U-boats into coastal waters, closer to home, where they could harass the crucial Allied supply lines to the new European bridgehead. Caught unawares, the British and American navies struggled to cope with a novel predicament -in shallow waters submarines could lie undetectable on the bottom, and given operational freedom, they rarely needed to make signals, so neutralizing the Allied advantages of decryption and radio direction-finding. 9781844157143, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Beware Raiders!

Bernard Edwards This is the fascinating story of two German surface raiders and the havoc they caused amongst Allied shipping in World War II. One was the 8-inch gun cruiser, Admiral Hipper - fast, powerful and Navy-manned, the other a converted merchant man, Hansa Line’s Kandelfels - armed with a few old 5.9s manned largely by reservists, and sailing under the nom de guerre of Pinguin. Contrary to all expectations, the amateur man-of-war reaped a rich harvest and went out in a blaze of glory. Her purpose-built sister, on the other hand, was hard-pressed even to make her mark on the war and ended her days in ignominy. 9781473822832, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 224p.

U-Boats Beyond Biscay Dönitz Looks to New Horizons

Bernard Edwards At the outbreak of war in 1939 Admiral Donitz’s U-boat ﬂotillas consisted of some thirty U-boats fully operational, with only six to eight at sea at any one time. Their activities were restricted mainly to the North Sea and British coastal waters. When France fell in the summer of 1940, the ports in the Bay of Biscay gave direct access to the Atlantic. Donitz now looked over the far horizons, America’s Eastern Seaboard, the coasts of Africa, and the Mediterranean, where Allied merchantmen habitually sailed alone and unprotected. There was a rich harvest to be gathered in by the long range U-boats, the silent hunter-killers, mostly operating alone. This book tells their story. 9781473896055, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

HMS Gloucester

Ken Otter On 22 May 1941 the cruiser HMS Gloucester (The Fighting 'G') was sunk by aircraft of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Crete. Of her crew of 807 men, only 83 survived to come home at the end of the War in 1945. It is unknown how many men went down with the ship and how many died in the sea clinging to rafts and ﬂotsam during the many hours before the survivors were finally rescued by boats searching for German soldiers who were victims of a previous British naval attack. The fact that Allied destroyers were in the proximity and were not sent to the rescue was a result of poor naval communications and indecision by the local ﬂeet commanders. 9781526702111, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 224p.

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Periscope Patrol

John Frayn Turner The Malta Force submarines had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert War depended on this. Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port. The Naval Base was under constant air attack. Due to the courage and tenacity of the crews by the time the Malta-based submarines were at full strength, a staggering 50% of Axis shipping bound for Africa failed to arrive at its destination. The submarines sank some 75 enemy vessels totaling 400,000 tons. 9781844157242, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Bismarck: The Epic Chase The Sinking of the German Menace

Jim Crossley When the German Battleship Bismarck was commissioned in 1940 she was one of the fastest and most powerful ships aﬂoat. To the Royal Navy and the security of Allied shipping in the Atlantic she posed an enormous threat – she must be destroyed. When she broke out into the Atlantic in 1941, some of Britain’s most powerful ships were sent to pursue and sink her. The first encounter proved disastrous for the British Battleship HMS Hood, which was sunk at 0800 on 24 May. Bismarck had sustained several hits from HMS Prince of Wales but the Royal Navy were unsure of the extent of the damage and whether she would attempt to return to Germany for major repairs or sail for France to lick her wounds. 9781848842502, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 176p.

Killing the Bismarck Destroying the Pride of Hitler's Fleet

Iain Ballantyne In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, accompanied by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, broke out into the Atlantic, to attack Allied shipping. The Royal Navy's pursuit and subsequent destruction of Bismarck was an epic of naval warfare. Finally, the author takes us into the final showdown, as battleships Rodney and King George V, supported by cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire, destroy the pride of Hitler's ﬂeet. This vivid, superbly researched account portrays this epic saga through the eyes of so-called 'ordinary sailors' caught up in extraordinary events. Killing the Bismarck is an outstanding read, conveying the horror and majesty of war at sea in all its cold brutality and awesome power. 9781783462650, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 320p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Carriers at War 1939-1945

Adrian Stewart The Author begins this fascinating book by tracing aircraft carrier development between the Wars. Eschewed by the Germans and Italians and with Britain squandering her early lead, the Americans and Japanese became front-runners. The Royal Navy learned the hard way in the early stages of WW2 with the loss of HMS Courageous and Glorious but, following successes at Taranto and Matapan, the value of carriers was no longer in doubt. The sinking of Bismarck and the cataclysmic Pearl Harbor attack signaled the end of the Battleship era, and the carrier became pivotal in protecting vital convoys in the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean. 9781781591567, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

U-188 A German Submariner’s Account of the War at Sea 1941-1945

Anton Staller and Klaus Willmann Anton Staller was a U-boat lookout, rising no higher than Leading Seaman and his account of the war from the lower ranks is unique. He served on the Type IXc/40 boat, U-188 under Kapitänleutnant Lüdden on three patrols witnessing the stark reality of convoy warfare from his lookout position on the conning tower of his submarine. More so than many of his contemporaries, Staller was prepared to reveal his thoughts and feelings of his experiences of the war at sea, and of his time on the conning tower, at the hydrophons, and cleaning weapons as a messboy. 9781848327603, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

S-Boote German E Boats in Action, 1939-1945

Jean-Philippe Dallies-Labourdette Too little has been written to date on Germany's "Schnellboote" in the Second World War. Known by the Allies as E-Boats (Enemy Boats) the S Boote played havoc on Allied naval operations in the English channel and elsewhere. This highly detailed book examines all aspects of the S-Boote, from design to deployment and notes all the major engagements for which they are famous. As with all Histoire & Collections books, you are guaranteed a visual feast of excellent descriptive graphics and previously unseen photographs. 9782352500193, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 144p.

Seven Seas, Nine Lives The Valour of Captain A.W.F. Sutton, CBE, DSC and Bar, RN

Richard Pike Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman he was in command of a small rowing cutter returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battlecruiser HMS Repulse in which he served. Amazingly it ends in the open cockpit of a Fairy Swordfish torpedo bomber during the legendary night attack which destroyed the Italian ﬂeet at Taranto. This biography has been written with the full cooperation of Captain Sutton who has given the author every detail of his lengthy naval ship and airborne career during World War II. 9781844153534, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

K Boat Catastrophe: Eight Ships and Five Collisions The full story of the ‘Battle’ of the Isle of May

N S Nash CBE On 31 January 1918 nine K Class steam-powered submarines sailed with the Grand Fleet to Exercise in the North Sea. As they approached The Isle of May navigational confusion broke out, caused by the misinterpretation of ship's steaming lights and mayhem followed. During the next couple of hours five collisions occurred involving eight ships and resulting in the death of 105 officers and ratings. This fiasco and the resulting naval investigation and court marshal were shielded from the general public and kept in secret files until the full details were released in 1994. 9781844159840, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Secret Flotillas Vol 1 Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940-44

Brook Richards As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. This activity was crucial to the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) and the SOE (Special Operations Executive). This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyses the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War Two. 9781781590805, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 416p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service

Peter J. Edwards This book describes the people, events ships and aircraft that shaped the Air Service from its origins in the late 19th century to its demise in 1945. During World War One Japan became allied with the UK and played a significant part in keeping the German ﬂeets of ships and submarines at bay in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Much prewar experience was gained during Japan’s invasion of China, but their continued anger with America festered and resulted in their becoming allied with Germany, Italy and the Vichy France during World War Two. When Japan eventually capitulated after the Atomic bombs were dropped the Japanese Imperial Air Service was disbanded. 9781848843073, $50.00, $32.50, hardback.

The Battle of the Denmark Strait A Critical Analysis of the Bismarck’s Singular Triumph

Robert J.Winklareth To Great Britain and Germany, the Battle of the Denmark Strait came like a thunderclap in the spring of 1941. The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, was utterly destroyed, and its newest battleship, Prince of Wales, severely damaged and forced to withdraw. However, despite the wealth of documentary information and photographic evidence available on the battle, there continues to be controversy as to how the conﬂict was actually fought. This book attempts to resolve the remaining issues by a detailed technical analysis of the circumstances, while new discoveries, revealed for the first time in this book, shed new light on the battle. 9781612001234, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

Storm Clouds over the Paciﬁc, 1931–1941

Peter Harmsen War in the Far East is a trilogy of books comprising a general history of the war against Japan; unlike other histories it expands the narrative beginning long before Pearl Harbor and encompasses a much wider group of actors to produce the most complete narrative yet written and the first truly international treatment of the epic conﬂict. Storm Clouds Over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Peter Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China’s ancient enmity grew in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries leading to increased tensions in the 1930s which exploded into conﬂict in 1937. 9781612004808, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 288p.

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D-Days in the Paciﬁc With the US Coastguard The Story of Lucky Thirteen Ken Wiley Winner of the 2008 Foundation for Coast Guard History Book Award In this book, Ken Wiley, a Coast Guardsman on an Attack Transport in the Pacific, relates the intricate, often nerve wracking story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles in the teeth of fanatical Japanese resistance. An exciting book, full of harrowing combat action, D-Days in the Pacific also provides a valuable service in expanding our knowledge of exactly how World War II’s massive amphibious operations were undertaken. 9781935149217, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 350p.

“The Most Dangerous Moment of the War” Japan’s Attack on the Indian Ocean, 1942

John Clancy In early April 1942, a little-known 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. 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 in which a major Allied catastrophe was only narrowly averted. 9781612003344, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208p.

Decima Flottiglia MAS The Best Commandos of the Second World War

Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr. A group of determined young human torpedoes and assault swimmers fought bravely for Italy in the Second World War, inspiring fear and respect from the British Navy. The actions of these few men severely reduced British naval power in the Mediterranean. Even with small numbers, and using relatively limited resources, the frogmen were a very effective force in the war against the British. By the end of the war, these men would sink or severely disable over 73,000 tons of Allied warships, and over 128,000 tons of merchant shipping. The story of the Italian frogmen is one of determination and bravery. Against overwhelming odds, they were able to inﬂict considerable damage on Allied shipping. This book tells their story. 9781625451132, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 208p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Axis Warships

Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (RET.) Extensive use of aerial and other Intelligence imagery from long retired files would be enough to make this book a must for those intrigued by World War II intelligence and naval history. But it is the author’s commentary that makes this work truly unique, thanks to his aerial photo interpretation experience, ability to provide Intelligence analysis, and academic background. Meticulously researched for ship identification, the eye of an experienced PI sees things others might miss, and the author tells us what he sees. Some of these photos may have appeared in contemporary documents but never with the insight presented in this book. We see warships under attack, at sea and in harbor as captured by photo reconnaissance. 9781848844711, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

Treaty Cruisers The First International Warship Building Competition

Leo Marriott The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 and subsequent treaties in the 1930s effectively established the size and composition of the various navies in World War II. In particular they laid down design parameters and tonnage limitations for each class of warship including battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. With one or two exceptions, battleship construction was deferred until the mid 1930s but virtually all navies embraced the concept of the 8in gun armed 10,000 ton heavy cruisers and laid down new vessels almost immediately. This book traces the political processes which led to the treaties, describes the heavy cruisers designed and built to the same rules by each nation and then considers how the various classes fared in World War II, and attempts to assess which was the most successful. Ships from the navies of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the USA and Japan are included. 9781526748508, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 192p.

The Milk Cows The U-Boat Tankers at War 1941 – 1945

John F.White During the Second World War the Germans developed a specially adapted U-boat oil tanker with two aims. First, by refueling the attack U-boat ﬂeet their range of operations and duration of patrol could be significantly increased. Secondly, these underwater tankers were far more likely to avoid detection than surface support ships. The story of this critical campaign has been thoroughly researched by the author and is told against the background of changing U-boat fortunes. 9781848840089, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

Red Sky in the Morning The Battle of the Barants Sea 1942

Michael Pearson The Arctic convoys that sailed through the cold malevolent waters of the Barents Sea ran the gauntlet of German air and sea attacks as they struggled to transport vital supplies to Britain’s Russian allies. Convoy JW51B sailed in December 1942 with a small close escort of five destroyers, plus a reserve of two light cruisers, which shadowed the main convoy at a distance of seventy miles. The convoy was attacked on 31 December by a powerful German force. The ensuing engagement proved the worth of the British destroyers and the bravery of the men who sailed in them. It was a naval engagement that had farreaching consequences and resulted in many capital ships of the Kriegsmarine being decommissioned for the rest of World War II. 9781844154524, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 256p.

Malta The Last Great Siege 1940 - 1943

David Wragg The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2. As a result, the island became the focal point in a prolonged and dreadful struggle that cost the lives of thousands of servicemen and civilians. After setting the scene for the action, this book tells the story of the island’s stand against the might of the Axis powers that led to the unprecedented award of the George Cross to the whole island by King George VI. 9780850529906, $36.95, $24.50, hardback, 224p.

Deadly Stroke

Warren Tute After the defeat of the French by the Germans, Churchill was determined that the French ﬂeet would not fall into German hands so he ordered every French ship to be seized or surrender.

9781844155354, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

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• NAVAL / MARITIME SPECIAL • Target Corinth Canal 1940–1944

Platon Alexiades During the Second World War the Corinth Canal assumed an importance disproportionate to its size. It was the focus of numerous special Allied operations to prevent oil from the Black Sea reaching Italy, to delay the invasion of Crete and severing the vital German supply lines to Rommel’s Army in North Africa. Target Corinth Canal unearths a treasure trove of facts on the little known operations by SOE and other special force units. Heroes such as Mike Cumberlege emerge from the pages of this splendid work of military history. 9781473827561, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 288p.

Into the Mineﬁelds British Destroyer Minelaying 1916 - 1960

Peter C. Smith This is the story of the 20th Minelaying Flotilla in WW1 and WW2. During the early years of WW1 the existing minelaying vessels in service with the Royal Navy were found to be far too slow to penetrate into the strategically important waters around Holland, Denmark, Germany and Sweden under the cover of darkness and survive. As a result, a ﬂotilla of fast destroyers was created that could be readily converted from their normal role into minelayers. Many of the guns and torpedo tubes could be quickly embarked and mine-rails, mines and sinkers fitted in their place. 9781844152711, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Admiralty Salvage in Peace and War 19062006 'Grope, Grub and Tremble'

Tony Booth The importance of marine salvage during armed conﬂict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. During the Suez Crisis, Falklands Conﬂict and even the Gulf War the same story can be told. Drawing on a wealth of official documents, Admiralty Salvage is the first book to explore in depth the courage, personal sacrifice and invaluable contribution these forgotten heroes have made during both peace and war. 9781848848931, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

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Battleships of the United States Navy

Michael Green From 1895 to 1944 the US Navy commissioned some 60 steel-clad 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. 9781783030354, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

Abandon Ship! The Post-War Memoirs of Captain Tony McCrum RN

Tony McCrum Captain Tony McCrum’s naval career started in 1932. He survived the sinking of HMS Skipjack at Dunkirk and went on to serve on minesweepers and at sea during the landings at Salerno. This book covers the second part of his naval career between 1945 and 1963. Having arrived back in Plymouth from Trincomlee as a lieutenant aboard the destroyer Tarter in November 1945, his first appointment was as senior instructor at the RN Signals School in Devonport. In November 1954 he took his first command, HMS Concord, a destroyer in the 8th Destroyer Squadron based in Hong Kong. During his eighteen month captaincy of this ship he saw action off the coast of Malaya and a lengthy visit to Australia to assist in the aftermath of a hurricane. 9781848846661, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

US Carrier War Design, Development and Operations

Kev Darling This book covers all aspects of the operations made by US aircraft carriers from their introduction into service during World War One to the continuing conﬂicts in the Middle East. America's part in WW1 saw the deployment of US Navy aircraft operating from coastal bases- mainly Curtiss ﬂying boats. When in World War Two, the wreckage settled in the mud of Pearl Harbor, US Navy fighters engaged the Japanese for the first time at Wake Island. Post WW2 actions included the War in Korea when the US Navy deployed for operations covering combat on both the east and west coasts, and in Vietnam, USMC and US Navy aircraft were deployed from carriers against targets in North and South Vietnam. 9781848841857, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 312p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • The Samurai in 100 Objects The Fascinating World of the Samurai as Seen Through Arms and Armour, Places and Images

Stephen Turnbull From lowly attendants (samurai literally means ‘those who serve’) to members one of the world’s most powerful military organizations, the samurai underwent a progression of changes to reach a preeminent position in Japanese society and culture. The artifacts, many of which are seen here for the first time, include castles, memorial statues, paintings and prints associated with the rise of the samurai along with their famous armor and weapons. The latter include the Japanese longbow, a thirteenth century bomb and the famous samurai sword. 9781473850385, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 248p.

The Art of War

Sun Tzu and Bob Carruthers ‘The Art of War’ is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general and strategist. It is composed of thirteen chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is accepted as a masterpiece on strategy, mastering conﬂict and winning battles. The text is frequently cited and referred to by generals and theorists since it was first published, translated, and distributed internationally. This new illustrated edition contains the translated text, and wide ranging photography showcasing how the ideas and philosophies of the Art of War have remained relevant over the course of history. 9781781592342, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 176p.

The Military in British India The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia 1600-1947

T.A. Heathcote T.A. Heathcote’s study of the conﬂicts that established British rule in South Asia, and of the military’s position in the constitution of British India, is a classic work in the field. By placing these conﬂicts clearly in their local context, his account moves away from the Euro-centric approach of many writers on British imperial military history. It provides a greater understanding not only of the history of the British Indian Army but also of the Indian experience, which had such a formative effect on the British Army itself. This new edition has been fully revised and given appropriate illustrations. 9781781590751, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

The Battle of Marathon 2011 Ancient Warfare Special Edition Jasper Oorthuys Ancient Warfare Special 3: 'The Battle of Marathon' revolves around the climactic battle of the first Graeco-Persian War. 100 Pages of Ancient Warfare dedicated to a single theme, written by experts, illustrated with dozens of maps, photographs and original artwork. 9789490258009, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 98p.

Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World

Owen Rees Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redress the balance, giving naval battles their due attention. This book presents a selection of thirteen naval battles that span a defining century in ancient Greek history, from the Ionian Revolt and Persian Invasion to the rise of external naval powers in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Carthaginians.Each battle is set in context. The battle narratives are supported by maps and tactical diagrams, showing the deployment of the ﬂeets and the wider geographical factors involved in battle. Written in an accessible tone, this book successfully shows that Greek naval warfare did not start and end at the battle of Salamis. 9781473827301, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 248p.

Twilight of the Hellenistic World

Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts This book recounts and analyzes the complex series of conﬂicts between the Hellenistic Successor states in the generation before the Romans intervened in, and ultimately conquered, the region. This period is rarely treated in any depth, usually warranting little more than a summary as context for a discussion of the Roman conquests. The authors demonstrate that this period of almostconstant conﬂict and rivalry makes a fascinating subject of study in its own right. For example, it describes Macedon's war with Cleomenes and the final crushing of a muchdiminished Sparta as an independent power; also the campaigns in the east whereby the Seleucid king, Antiochus (later defeated by the Romans at Magnesia) earned his title of Antiochus the Great. This is a very original book on a neglected period of politico-military history. 9781848841369, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Rome Versus Carthage The War at Sea Christa Steinby The epic struggle between Carthage and Rome, two of the superpowers of the ancient world, is most famous for land battles in Italy, on the Iberian peninsula and in North Africa. But warfare at sea, which played a vital role in the First and Second Punic Wars, rarely receives the attention it deserves. Chrsita Steinby exploits new evidence, including the latest archaeological discoveries. In particular she shows how the Romans' seafaring tradition and their skill, determination and resourcefulness eventually gave them a decisive advantage. In doing so, she overturns the myths and misunderstandings that have tended to distort our understanding of Roman naval warfare. 9781844159192, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

Military History of Late Rome 361–395

Ilkka Syvänne This is the second volume in an ambitious series giving the reader a comprehensive narrative of late Roman military history from AD 284-641. Each volume gives a detailed account of the changes in organization, equipment, strategy and tactics among both the Roman forces and her enemies in the relevant period, while also giving a detailed but accessible account of the campaigns and battles. This volume covers the tumultuous period from the death of Constantius II in AD 361 to the death of Theodosius. 9781783462735, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 320p.

Emperors of Rome: The Monsters From Tiberius to Theodora, AD 14–548

Paul Chrystal As with everything else, there were good and bad Roman emperors. The good, like Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138), Antoninus Pius (138–161) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180) were largely civilized and civilizing. The bad, on the other hand, were sometimes nothing less than monsters, exhibiting varying degrees of corruption, cruelty, depravity and insanity. Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, Domitian, Commodus, Caracella, Elagabalus, Septimius Severus, Diocletian, Maximinus Thrax, Justinian and Theodora all had more bad days than good; they are all covered in this book. 9781526728852, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

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Medieval Combat in Colour A Fifteenth-Century Manual of Swordﬁghting and Close-Quarter Combat

Hans Talhoffer Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword's inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmoured fighting with the long sword, poleaxe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. 9781784382858, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 320p.

Armies of the Late Roman Empire AD 284 to 476 History, Organization & Equipment

Gabriele Esposito This guide to the Late Roman Army focusses on the dramatic and crucial period that started with the accession of Diocletian and ended with the definitive fall of the Western Roman Empire. This was a turbulent period during which the Roman state and its armed forces changed. The author describes the organization, structure, equipment, weapons, combat history and tactics of Late Roman military forces.The comitatenses (field armies), limitanei (frontier units), foederati (allied soldiers), bucellarii (mercenaries), scholae palatinae (mounted bodyguards), protectores (personal guards) and many other kinds of troops are covered. 9781526730374, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

Arms And Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier From Marius to Commodus

Raffaele D’Amato and Graham Sumner From the Latin warriors on the Palatine Hill in the age of Romulus, to the last defenders of Constantinople in 1453 AD, the weaponry of the Roman Army was constantly evolving.The Roman Empire, which reached from the British Isles to the Arabian Gulf, the equipment of the Roman soldier varied greatly from region to region.Through the use of materials such as leather, linen and felt, the army was able to adjust its equipment to these varied climates. Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier sheds new light on the many different types of armour used by the Roman soldier, and combines written and artistic sources with the analysis of old and new archaeological finds. This book, examines the period from Marius to Commodus. 9781848325128, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 320p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • 1415: The Battle of Agincourt 2015 Medieval Warfare Special Edition

Dirk van Gorp The 2015 Medieval Warfare Special issue is entirely dedicated - all 84 pages - to the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. It's like a normal issue, except it'll have more pages, more articles, more maps and more illustrations! Medieval Warfare Special 2015: 1415: The Battle of Agincourt with: -Brian Todd Carey - Historical introduction -Michael Jones - Henry V as military commander -Adam Chapman – Recruitment and organisation of the English Army -Hugh Soar - The war bow -Anne Curry - The Battle of Agincourt -Jean-Claude Brunner - Too many dukes: The French commanders 9789490258122, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 84p.

1453: The Conquest of Constantinople 2014 Medieval Warfare Special Edition

Dirk van Gorp The 2014 Medieval Warfare Special Issue is entirely dedicated - all 84 pages - to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. It's like a normal issue, except it'll have more pages, more articles, more maps and more illustrations! 9789490258108, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 84p.

Battles of the Dark Ages

Peter Marren Britain was a place of conﬂict in the Dark Ages, between the departure of the Romans and the Norman Conquest. Clashes of allegiance, competition for territory and resources, and intense rivalries among the warlords and kings gave rise to frequent outbreaks of fighting.This was the time of legendary military leaders, like Arthur,Alfred and Canute, and of literally hundreds of battles. In this fascinating book, Peter Marren investigates this confused era of warfare, looks for the reality behind the myths, and uses the techniques of modern scholarship to show how battles were fought in that brutal age, where they were fought, and why. 9781844158843, $25.99, $16.99, paperback, 224p.

The Last Years of the Teutonic Knights Lithuania, Poland and the Teutonic Order

William Urban The Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and was the most important in the histories of Poland and Lithuania. It was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish-LithuaniaTeutonic War between the alliance of the Kingdom of Poland (led by King Jagiello) and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (led by Grand Duke Vytautas) against the German-Prussian Teutonic Knights (led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen) and with the assistance of Sigismund, then King of Hungary and Croatia. Written by William L Urban, an internationally respected authority on the history of European warfare, while there has long been interest on the crusades outside of the Holy Land, this book is unique in the sheer breadth and depth of its research. 9781784383572, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 384p.

Hastings 1066: Battle for a Kingdom

Jacques Maréchal Fought on 14th October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, the king of England, the Battle of Hastings changed the course of English history forever. William's victory ensured his accession to the English throne, and the battle of Hastings and the two earlier battles at Fulford and Stamford Bridge led to such horrendous casualties that there were very few men left to lead any kind of resistance to William once he'd been crowned. Because of this lack of resistance,William would survive long enough to successfully found a Norman dynasty of English kings and change the English lineage irrevocably. Hastings 1066 fully illustrates one of the greatest battles in military history. 9782352500827, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 132p.

Medieval Combat A FifteenthCentury Manual of Swordﬁghting and Close-Quarter Combat

Hans Talhoffer Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword's inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities.Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmored fighting with the long sword, poleax, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. 9781848327702, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 320p.

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • Sacred Swords Jihad in the Holy Land, 1097–1291

James Waterson The names of the European nobles who fought in the Crusades are well known, yet the names and deeds of many of the Crusaders’ opponents in the Holy Land are often unfamiliar to Western readers. Using primarily Muslim sources, Sacred Swords reconstructs the politics of the Levant on the eve of the First Crusade and places it in the wider context of the Muslim world of the period. Waterson tells the story of the famed leaders of the jihad–the lives and deeds of Zangi, Nur al-Din, Saladin and Baybars are all recounted. Sacred Swords also illustrates the evolution of the jihad in which these Princes were engaged. The story of the Holy War that would eventually destroy the Latin Kingdom is traced and analyzed from its origins. 9781848325807, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

Bowmen of England

Donald Featherstone From the 12th to 15th centuries the longbow was the weapon that changed European history more than any other. In the skilled hands of English and Welsh archers it revolutionized all the medieval concepts and traditions of war. No other weapon dominated the battlefield as it did, and it was the winning factor in every major battle from Morlaix in 1342 to Patay in 1429. Donald Featherstone's study of the English longbow from its early development until the Wars of the Roses is an inspiring and authentic reconstruction in human terms in an age of courage, vitality and endurance. He provides an enthralling footnote to the history of the longbow by recording the engagement in which it was last used - in France in 1940. 9781848845831, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 164p.

Septimius Severus in Scotland The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots

Simon Elliott Since 1975 much new archaeological evidence has come to light to illuminate the immense undertaking of Septimius Severus’ campaigns in Scotland, allowing for the first time the true story of this savage invasion to be told. This book is aimed at all who have an interest in both military and Roman history. It will particularly appeal to those who are keen to learn more about the narrative of Rome’s military presence in Britain, and especially the great campaigns of which Severus’ assault on Scotland is the best example. 9781784382049, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

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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, 176p.

Wakeﬁeld And Towton: War of the Roses

Philip Haigh Richard III has come to be the most famous figure to emerge from Britain's War of the Roses, largely due to the play by William Shakespeare, but this 30-year conﬂict (1455-1485) had a large cast of heroes and villains, and saw the biggest and fiercest battles ever fought on English soil. This new book in the format of the popular Battleground Europe series concentrates on two major battles fought during the pivotal years of 1460 and 1461. As 1460 drew to a close, Edward, Duke of York (white roses) was in open revolt against the Lancastrian (red roses) king, Henry VI. A superior Lancastrian force ambushed Edward and killed him and many of his men; Edward's head was subsequently displayed over the main gate of his own city of York. 9780850528251, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 160p.

Tudor Sea Power The Foundation of Greatness

David Childs In the sixteenth century England turned into a nation respected and feared in Europe. She based her power and eventual supremacy on the creation of a standing professional navy which firstly would control her coasts and those of her rivals, and then threaten their trade around the world. Along with this came the absorption of new navigational skills and a breed of sailor who fought for his living. This is their story; the story of how seizing command of the sea with violent intent led to the birth of the greatest sea borne empire the world has ever seen. 9781848320314, $80.00, $52.50, hardback, 224p.

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• 18TH CENTURY • Destructive and Formidable British Infantry Firepower 1642 - 1765

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, $32.50, hardback, 224p.

British Army Uniforms from 1751 to 1783 Including the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence

Carl Franklin Based on contemporary records and paintings, this book identifies each cavalry and infantry regiment and illustrates changes in uniforms, their facing colors and the nature and shape of lace worn by officers, NCOs and private soldiers from 1751 to 1783. Regiments that served in the American War of Independence are noted and the book includes more than 200 full-color plates of uniforms and distinctions. Divided into four sections, it not only details the cavalry and infantry uniforms of the period but also the tartans of the Highland regiments, some of which were short-lived, and the distinction of the Guards’ regiments. 9781473886667, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 384p.

The Swedish Army of the Great Northern War, 1700-1721

Lars Ericson Wolke The book describes the development of the Swedish Army during the Great Northern War, 1700-1721, when Sweden fought against a coalition of Russia, DenmarkNorway and Poland-Saxony. For parts of the war, Prussia and Hanover also joined the enemy coalition. The book describes how the Army was reorganized in the year before the outbreak of the war, with its unique allotment system of recruitment. 9781912390182, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 117p.

For Orange and the States: The Army of the Dutch Republic, 17131772 Part I: Infantry

Marc Geerdink-Schaftenaar The Dutch Republic was one of the great European powers during the 17th and 18th Centuries. Generally, it was considered to have lost that status after the 1713 Peace of Utrecht; however, when the Republic entered the War of Austrian Succession in 1740, it was able to field an army of over 80,000 men, demonstrating that the Republic was still a European power to be reckoned with. 9781911512158, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 128p.

Early Modern Systems of Command Queen Anne's Generals, Staff Ofﬁcers and the Direction of Allied Warfare in the Low Countries and Germany, 1702-1711

Stewart Stansfield The Anglophone history of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) in the Low Countries is dominated by military biographies of John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), and studies of the battles he fought.Yet while Marlborough exercised a profound influence as a statesman and general—operating as he did in a less flexible paradigm that could emphasize high-level actors at the expense of their subordinates—he did not direct his forces, or liaise with those of his allies, alone. Investigating not only the degree to which all actors, from the commander-in-chief down to his subordinate officers, were active in the decision-making processes of the campaign, but also the extent to which they contributed to the ongoing process of British and European military development. 9781912390441, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 318p.

Frederick the Great A Military History

Dennis Showalter Frederick the Great is one of history’s most important leaders. Famed for his military successes and domestic reforms, his campaigns were a watershed in the history of Europe – securing Prussia’s place as a continental power and inaugurating a new pattern of total war that was to endure until 1916. However, much myth surrounds this enigmatic man – his personality and his role as politician, warrior and king. Showalter’s cleverly written book provides a refreshing, multidimensional depiction of Frederick the Great and an objective, detailed reappraisal of his military, political and social achievements. 9781848326408, $50.00, $32.50, hardback

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• 18TH CENTURY • Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick A Deﬁning Conﬂict for Canada's Political Culture

David Bell The American refugees who ﬂed north to Canada after Britain's defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their politics they became effectively the founders of English Canada. In 1784 Britain carved out the new province, New Brunswick, for these Loyalist refugees, creating a special homeland where they could run their own show. But, given a chance to found a new society, the Loyalist refugees turned against each other in a savage contest for political power. 9781459502772, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 184p.

Peter the Great Humbled The Russo-Ottoman War of 1711

Nicholas Dorrell In 1711 Peter the Great, the Tsar of Russia, led a large army of veterans from Poltava and his other Great Northern War victories into the Balkans. The war was the first time that Russia was strong enough to confront the Ottomans independently rather than as a member of an alliance. It marked an important stage in Russia’s development. However, it also showed the significant military strength of the Ottoman Empire and the limitations of Peter the Great’s achievements. Using contemporary and modern sources it examines in detail the forces involved in the conﬂict, seeking to determine their size, actual composition, and tactics, offering the first realistic determination on the subject in English. 9781911512318, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 120p.

The Battle of Glenshiel The Jacobite Rising in 1719

Jonathan Worton Glenshiel: The Jacobite Rising in 1719 takes a fresh view of this curious and remarkable, but part-forgotten engagement. It was fought on 10 June 1719, during the long daylight hours of a summer evening in the mountainous western Highlands of Scotland. Glenshiel was the main and decisive engagement of the 1719 Jacobite rising, the fourth attempt by supporters in Scotland to restore the exiled house of Stuart to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 9781912174973, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 230p.

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The Secret Expedition The Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland 1799

Geert van Uythoven In 1799, as part of the Second Coalition against France, an Anglo-Russian army landed in Holland to overthrow the Batavian Republic and to reinstate the Stadtholder William V of Orange. Initially called ‘The Secret Expedition’, although not really a secret for both sides, the description of the invasion reads like a novel. The book is based on source material from all participating countries, including numerous firsthand accounts of eyewitnesses and contemporaries, providing the reader with a mirror to the past. 9781912390205, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 448p.

Between Scylla and Charybdis. Part I: Staff and Cavalry The Army of Elector Frederich August II of Saxony, 1733-1763.

Marco Pagan and Franco Saudelli During the 18th Century, the Electorate of Saxony was a rich state of the Holy Roman Empire. Northern Saxony was one of most fertile parts of Germany, though fertility diminishes toward Ore Mountains of the south where Saxony long had important mineral production. The House of Wettin ruled Saxony since 1429. This work deals with the Saxon army of the years 1730-1763. The campaigns, the commanders, the guards mounted units, and the line cavalry units of this overshadowed army are treated. Lavishly illustrated by Franco Saudelli, the volume shows the elegance of the Saxon army and particularly an army misjudged by Friedrich II of Prussia as “weak”. 9781912174898, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 111p.

The Fall of New France How the French lost a North American empire 1754-1763

Ronald Dale and Ronald J. Dale Two great empires collided in North America in the 1750s when France and Great Britain (with the eager support of Britain's American colonies) contested control of the Ohio Valley and Nova Scotia. We live with the outcome of this conflict today. It set the stage for a bilingual Canada with an English majority, for the emergence of the independent United States, and for the long decline in influence and power of aboriginal nations. In this handsome book extensively illustrated with paintings, sketches, and color photographs of important sites and artifacts relating to the war, historian Ron Dale offers a narrative encompassing all sides of the conflict and important sites and fortifications. 9781550288407, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 96p.

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• 18TH CENTURY • Fighting the French Revolution The Great Vendée Rising of 1793

Benedict Arnold's Army The 1775 American Invasion of Canada During the Revolutionary War

Arthur S. Lefkowitz A brilliant American combat officer and this country’s most famous traitor, his contemporaries called Arnold “the American Hannibal” after he successfully led more than 1,000 men through the savage Maine wilderness in 1775. The objective of Arnold and his heroic corps was the fortress city of Quebec, the capital of British-held Canada. The epic campaign is the subject of Benedict Arnold’s Army, a fascinating campaign to bring Canada into the war as the 14th colony. Lefkowitz extensively researched Arnold’s expedition and made numerous trips along the same route that Arnold’s army took. 9781611214185, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 400p.

1781 The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War

Robert L.Tonsetic 1781 was one of those rare years in American history when the future of the nation hung by a thread, and only the fortitude, determination, and sacrifice of its leaders and citizenry ensured its survival. After shattering the American army under Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina, the British army under Lord Cornwallis appeared unstoppable, and was poised to regain the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia for the Crown. However, when General Nathaniel Greene arrived to take command of Patriot forces in the south, he was able to gradually turn the tables. In this book, Robert Tonsetic provides a detailed analysis of the key battles and campaigns of 1781, supported by numerous eyewitness accounts from privates to generals in the American, French, and British armies. 9781612001548, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 284p.

American Loyalists to New Brunswick The ship passenger lists

David Bell The Loyalists were colonial Americans who supported the British empire and opposed independence during the long revolutionary war. When the American Revolution ended in a peace treaty that was too feeble to protect them against persecution in the newly independent United States, tens of thousands ﬂed to a new life in exile. In 1783 many of them sailed northward from the New York City area to the St. John River valley in the future Canadian province of New Brunswick. 9781459503991, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 312p.

Rob Harper In 1793 France was facing foreign invasion along its borders and a fierce political war was raging in Paris when a large-scale revolt, centered on the western Department of the Vendée, suddenly erupted, almost bringing the new-born French Republic to its knees. The immediate trigger for this Great War of the Vendée, barely known outside of France, was the attempted imposition of conscription but the region seethed at the erosion of its traditional values and way of life. The persecution of the Catholic Church and killing of the king symbolized to the Vendéens how dangerous the new Republic had become; in a matter of weeks tens of thousands had ﬂocked to fight for the ‘Catholic and Royal’ cause. 9781473868960, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 400p.

General Sir Ralph Abercromby and the French Revolutionary Wars 1792–1801

Carole Divall The French Revolutionary Wars of 1793-1801 are less well known than the Napoleonic Wars that followed, but they represent a critical stage in the political and diplomatic history of Europe, and Sir Ralph Abercromby played a leading role in the British military campaigns that were part of them. Carole Divall in this absorbing and perceptive study throws new light onto Britain’s position during the late eighteenth century, focusing on its military affairs and the expeditionary forces led by Abercromby during the conﬂict. 9781526741462, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

An Edinburgh Diary 1793–1798

Alan Sutton and Agnes Witts Agnes Witts was a woman with great zest for life. She required constant amusement and bored easily. Her favorite pastimes were cards and stimulating conversation, her social circle was wide and well-connected, her attachment to her faith consistent and strong. In a remarkable set of diaries Agnes recorded her life in a structured and unvarying manner. She noted the weather, the doings of the day and letters received and written. A day without a letter was a dark day in her life. She loved to maintain a wide correspondence among a large circle of family and friends. In 1793 Agnes's husband, Edward, became bankrupt and from afﬂuence they were reduced to subsistence. 9781781554845, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 384p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • In the Peninsula with a French Hussar Napoleonic Library

A.J.M. de Rocca Albert Jean Michel de Rocca gives a riveting account of the Peninsular War from a different perspective. Albert Rocca was a junior officer in Napoleon's 2nd Regiment of Hussars, and describes early events such as the march to Madrid and Napoleon’s entry into the city, followed by the subsequent battles and the pursuit of Sir John Moore. This is a set of dramatic and graphic recollections of a French officer in the Peninsular War and a rare account from the French perspective of the retreat to Corunna. The Peninsular War was a bitter struggle by the Spaniards to liberate their country from the French invaders and in this essential memoir Albert de Rocca describes the fighting in uncompromising detail. 9781473882614, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Wellington's Foot Guards at Waterloo The Men Who Saved The Day Against Napoleon

Robert Burnham and Ron McGuigan During the Waterloo Campaign, Wellington had only one division that was composed entirely of British infantry, the 1st Division. This consisted of two brigades of the most famous regiments of the British Army – the three regiments of Guards. The exploits of the Guards at Waterloo have passed into legend. On that day, Wellington entrusted the most crucial part of his line to the men he knew would hold their position at all cost. That vital position was the Château d’Hougoumont, and those men were the Guards. 9781526709868, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 344p.

Leipzig 1813

Gilles Boué Around Leipzig between 14-19 October 1813, 500,000 men would battle on what remains the greatest battlefield of the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon would fight to keep his grip on Germany and beyond his empire. The Russians, the crowned winners of the unthinkable victory of their 1812 winter campaign, the Prussians, and their vehemence against France, the Austrians, wanting to erase fifteen years of defeats, all unite against the last Grand Army. And it is here, on the several dozen square miles of battlefield that the fate of the First Empire will be played out. 9782352502852, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 84p.

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Next to Wellington: General Sir George Murray The Story of a Scottish Soldier and Statesman, Wellington’s Quartermaster General

John Harding-Edgar and Rory Muir It was inevitable that a young George Murray, born into a long established Perthshire family with both Jacobite and Hanoverian loyalties, would soon see action in the campaigns against Revolutionary France and Napoleon Bonaparte after obtaining his commission into 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards (the Scots Guards) in 1790. Murray served with distinction in the Low Countries, which were seen as essential to safeguarding Britain’s trade links and in Ireland, where the constant threat of insurrection and invasion required a huge garrison. He accompanied General Abercromby to remove the French from Egypt, where Murray was in the first wave of the landing force at Aboukir, one of the great British military successes. 9781912390137, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 408p.

Cavalry Outpost Duties

Général Antoine Fortuné De Brack Written with an intelligence vast and active, with a glowing heart, in an observing and delicate spirit, with a rare love for the soldier, this book, almost improvised, is a charming little masterpiece. At once witty and profound, the author, laying aside all prejudice, shows himself so original that certain parts, without ceasing to be true, have a perfume of poetry which charms the military reader. De Brack never loses sight of the morale of the soldier; he speaks of honor, of courage, of devotion, and his language makes one thrill. The style moves on at a cavalry pace, which is well adapted to the subject. 9782917747032, $65.40, $42.99, paperback, 336p.

Grouchy's Waterloo The Battles of Ligny and Wavre

Andrew W Field Here Andrew Field concentrates on an often neglected aspect of Napoleon's final offensive the French victory over the Prussians at Ligny, Marshal Grouchy's pursuit of the Prussians and the battle at Wavre.The story of this side of the campaign is full of controversy and interest. Napoleon in his memoirs accused Grouchy, like Marshal Ney, of a series of failures in command that led to the French defeat, and many subsequent historians have taken the same line.This is one of the longstanding controversies that Andrew Field explores in fascinating detail. Grouchy's extensive description of his operations forms the backbone of the narrative, supplemented by other French sources and those of Prussian eyewitnesses. 9781473856523, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 336p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • 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, 304p.

The Peninsula Years Britain's Red Coats in Spain and Portugal

D S Richards The Peninsular Campaign was conducted over terrain ranging from the sun scorched plains of Andalusia to the picturesque snow covered passes of the Pyrenees. Drawing on the experiences and observations of fifty-six officers and men who fought during the years 1808 to 1814, The Peninsula Years is a thrilling and fast moving narrative of the bloody campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as showing insight into the everyday hardships common to the ordinary British redcoat. The contrary nature of the infantryman of that time is effectively illustrated in the long and arduous retreat to Corunna with its accompanying scenes of drunken and licentious behavior yet, when the occasion called for it, he was capable of outstanding feats of suicidal bravery as demonstrated at Albuera or in the murderous assault against Badajoz. 9780850529197, $36.95, $24.50, hardback, 224p.

The March of the Twenty-Six

R.F. Delderﬁeld Between the years 1804 and 1815, Napoleon created twentysix Marshals of France. These men, who held the highest positions in the Empire after Napoleon himself, came from very diverse backgrounds and ranged from a smuggler to a Prince. During the years when Napoleon was conqueror of most of Europe, the Marshals acquired titles and great riches but in the end there was only one who was not to some extent corrupted by greed or ambition, and who remained loyal to the man who had elevated them all to power. This book describes their rise and fall. 9781844150977, $13.99, $9.50, paperback, 288p.

Grand Battery A Guide and Rules for Napoleonic Wargames

Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland How would you have fared as one of 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, 192p.

Waterloo: The Defeat of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Henry Clinton, the 2nd Division and the End of a 200-year-old Controversy

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, 256p.

Napoleon on Campaign Classic Images of Napoleon at War

H A Carruthers These are the magnificent works of Detaille, Meissonier,Vernet, Lady Butler, Hillingford and many of the other artists who sought to capture on canvas the most celebrated incidents of the Napoleonic Wars. Through their battle paintings these great artists tell an intriguing tale, of power, greatness, greed and hubris. The rise and fall of Napoleon makes for a gripping, and tragic story, and these great works inside are arranged chronologically in order to let the images do the talking and provide an opportunity to allow the reader a unique chance to revel in the glorious and timeless work of the artists. 9781783462506, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 184p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • Texans at Antietam A Terrible Clash of Arms, September 16-17, 1862

Joe Owen, Philip McBride and Joe Allport The Texans from Hood's Texas Brigade and other regiments who fought at Antietam on 16–17 September 1862 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. This book collates their writings alongside speeches that were given in the decades after the battle, during the annual reunions of Hood's Brigade Association and the dedication of the Hood's Brigade Monument at the state capital in Austin, Texas. These accounts describe their actions at the East Woods, Dunker’s Church and Miller’s Cornfield, and other areas during the battle. Here, their experiences are compiled for the first time. 9781625450227, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 272p.

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign His Supposed Charge from Fort Hell, his Near-Mortal Wound, and a Civil War Myth Reconsidered

Dennis A. Rasbach MD, FACS 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 was mistaken regarding the context of the engagement. 9781611213065, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 248p.

Chitral 1895 An Episode of the Great Game

Mark Simner In 1895, a small Indian Army garrison was besieged by a joint Chitrali and Pathan army at the fort of Chitral. Despite the odds being heavily stacked against them, the beleaguered little garrison held out for forty-eight days until a relief expedition was able to fight its way through to the rescue. The siege and subsequent relief is a story of valor and sheer determination in the face of a stubborn adversary and extreme weather conditions, all played out on the often-mountainous terrain of the northwestern border of British India. 9781781556184, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 224p.

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The Invasion of Canada Battles of the War of 1812

Ronald J Dale The War of 1812 played a major role in creating a Canadian identity. This popular history of the war focuses on the major events and battles: the capture of Detroit, the Battle of Queenston Heights, the taking of York and Niagara, the victory at Chateauguay, the Battle of Lundy's Lane, and the battles waged at sea. It is generously illustrated with archival images as well as with contemporary color photography taken at historical sites associated with the war. 9781552777848, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 96p.

The Battle of Majuba Hill The Transvaal Campaign, 1880–1881

John Laband The ignominious rout of a British force at the battle of Majuba on 27 February 1881 and the death of its commander, Major General Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, was the culminating British disaster in the humiliating Transvaal campaign of 1880–1881 in South Africa. For the victorious Boers who were rebelling against the British annexation of their republic in 1877, Majuba became the symbol of Afrikaner resistance against British imperialism. On the ﬂip side, Majuba gave the late Victorian British army its first staggering experience of modern warfare and signalled the need for it to reassess its training and tactics. However, his defeats at Laing’s Nek on 28 January and at Ingogo on 8 February alarmed the British government already concerned that the war was stirring up dangerous anti-British Afrikaner nationalism across South Africa. 9781911512387, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 152p.

Last Throw of the Dice Bourbaki and Werder in Eastern France 1870-71

Quintin Barry This book recounts the last attempt by the Government of National Defence to reverse the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War, as Leon Gambetta launched the Army of the East under General Charles Bourbaki, the former commander of the Imperial Guard, in a desperate attack on the German lines of communication in South-Eastern France. The plan was that after sweeping aside the forces opposing it, the Army of the East would turn north to cooperate in the relief of Paris. It was faced by the German XIV Corps, which after the fall of Strasbourg had been tasked with overrunning Alsace, besieging Belfort and capturing Dijon. There, it had met and ultimately defeated the corps of Giuseppe Garibaldi, who had volunteered to fight for France after the fall of the Second Empire. The French enjoyed a heavy numerical superiority; but they moved too slowly. 9781912390045, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 248p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • Robert E. Lee in War and Peace The Photographic History of a Confederate and American Icon

Donald A. Hopkins Robert E. Lee is well known as a Confederate general and as an educator later in lif. It has been almost seven decades since anyone has attempted a serious study of Lee in photographs, and with Don Hopkins’ painstakingly researched and lavishly illustrated Robert E. Lee in War and Peace, the wait is finally over.The author offers definitive and conclusive attribution of the identity of the photographer of the well-known Lee ‘in the field’ images, and reproduces a startling imperial-size photograph of Lee made by Alexander Gardner.This book is especially useful for collectors and dealers who deal with Civil War era photography. 9781611214215, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 216p.

Grant's Last Battle The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Chris Mackowski PhD Ulysses S. Grant was dying. The hardscrabble man who regularly smoked 20 cigars a day had developed terminal throat cancer. Thus began Grant’s final battle: a race against his own failing health to complete his Personal Memoirs in an attempt to secure his family’s financial future. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant would cement his place as not only one of America’s greatest heroes but also as one of its most sublime literary voices. Filled with personal intrigues and supported by a cast of colorful characters that included Mark Twain, William Vanderbilt, and P. T. Barnum, Grant’s Last Battle recounts a deeply personal story as dramatic for Grant as any of his battlefield exploits. 9781611211603, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Meade and Lee After Gettysburg The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign, from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House, July 14-31, 1863

Jeffrey Wm Hunt The period of the Civil War in Virginia sandwiched between the traditional ending date of the Gettysburg Campaign and the arrival of U. S. Grant is routinely overlooked. The operations conducted during that period have been overshadowed by the bloodshed in Pennsylvania, the large-scale Confederate victory at Chickamauga in September, and the disastrous Southern defeat at Chattanooga two months later. Author Jeffrey Wm Hunt helps rectify this glaring oversight. In the first of four volumes, Hunt demonstrates that this period was full of drama as Lee and Meade sought to repair the damage done to their armies at Gettysburg. 9781611213430, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 312p.

The Three Battles of Sand Creek In Blood, in Court, and as the End of History

Gregory F. Michno The Sand Creek Battle occurred on November 29-30, 1864, a confrontation between Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians and Colorado volunteer soldiers. The affair was a tragic event, and what occurred there continues to be contested. Indeed, labeling it a “battle” or a “massacre” will likely start an argument before any discussion on the merits even begins. Even questions about who owns the story, and how it should be told, are up for debate. 9781611213119, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 212p.

Fight Like the Devil The First Day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863

Daniel T. Davis, Chris Mackowski PhD and Kristopher D.White As Confederate forces groped their way through the mountain passes, a chance encounter with Federal cavalry on the outskirts of a small Pennsylvania crossroads town triggered a series of events that quickly escalated beyond Lee’s—or anyone’s—control. Waves of soldiers materialized on both sides in a constantly shifting jigsaw of combat. “You will have to fight like the devil . . .” one Union cavalryman predicted. The costliest battle in the history of the North American continent had begun. July 1, 1863 remains the most overlooked phase of the battle of Gettysburg, yet it set the stage for all the fateful events that followed 9781611212273, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

Let Us Die Like Men The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864

William Lee White John Bell Hood had done his job too well. In the fall of 1864, the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee had harassed Federal forces in north Georgia so badly that the Union commander, William T. Sherman, decided to abandon his position. During his subsequent “March to the Sea,” Sherman’s men lived off the land and made Georgia howl. On November 30, in a small country town called Franklin, Hood caught part of Thomas’s army outside of its stronghold of Nashville. Historian William Lee White, whose devotion to the Army of Tennessee has taken him from the dense forests of northwest Georgia to the gates of Atlanta and back into Tennessee, now pens the penultimate chapter in the army’s storied history in Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. 9781611212969, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 168p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • To the Bitter End Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy

Robert M. Dunkerly Across the Confederacy, determination remained high through the winter of 1864 into the new year.Yet ominous signs were everywhere. The peace conference had failed. Large areas were overrun, the armies could not stop Union advances, the economy was in shambles, and industry and infrastructure were crumbling—the Confederacy could not make, move, or maintain anything. No one knew what the future held, but uncertainty. Civilians and soldiers, generals and governors, resolved to fight to the bitter end. Offering a fresh look at the various surrenders that ended the war, Surrenders of the Confederacy by Robert M. Dunkerly brings to light little-known facts and covers often-overlooked events. 9781611212525, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 192p.

"No Such Army Since the Days of Julius Caesar" Sherman's Carolinas Campaign from Fayetteville to Averasboro, March 1865

Mark A. Smith and Wade Sokolosky General William T. Sherman’s 1865 Carolinas Campaign was overshadowed by the Army of Northern Virginia’s final battles against the Army of the Potomac, but career military officers Mark A. Smith and Wade Sokolosky rectify this oversight in this completely of battle, abundant illustrations, and a detailed driving and walking tour. They begin with the capture of Fayetteville and the demolition of the arsenal there, before chronicling the two-day Battle of Averasboro in more detail than any other study. 9781611212860, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 240p.

Decision at Tom’s Brook George Custer, Thomas Rosser, and the Joy of the Fight

William J. Miller The story of the Tom’s Brook cavalry affair centers on two young men who had risen to prominence as soldiers: George A. Custer and Thomas L. Rosser. Each possessed almost all of the traits of the ideal cavalryman— courage, intelligence, physical strength, inner-fire. Only their judgment was questionable. Their separate paths converged in the Shenandoah Valley in the summer of 1864, when Custer was ordered to destroy, and Rosser was ordered to stop him. Based upon extensive research in primary d Thomas Rosser. Rosser’s decision-making that day changed his life and the lives of hundreds of other men. 9781611213089, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 288p.

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

David 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. 9781611213287, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 392p.

The Campaigns for Vicksburg, 1862-63 Leadership Lessons

Kevin J. Dougherty Long relegated to a secondary position behind Gettysburg, Vicksburg has more recently earned consideration by historians as the truly decisive battle of the Civil War. Indeed, Vicksburg is fascinating on many levels. A focal point of both western armies, the Federal campaign of maneuver that finally isolated the Confederates in the city was masterful. The Navy’s contribution to the Federal victory was significant. The science of the fortifications and siege tactics are rich in detail. It is this aspect of the campaign that Leadership Lessons: The Campaigns for Vicksburg, 1862–1863 seeks to explore. 9781612000039, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 256p.

Dakota Dawn The Decisive First Week of the Sioux Uprising, August 1862

Gregory F. Michno The 1862 Dakota conﬂict, which encompassed perhaps the greatest massacre of whites by Indians in American history, is filled with emotional drama, irony, tragedy, cowardice, and heroism. Michno’s Dakota Dawn focuses in great detail on one week in August 1862, Dakota succeeded, albeit ﬂeetingly, in driving out the white man. Some 600 white settlers were killed in the Sioux Uprising. In addition to important secondary studies, Michno’s work is based upon 2,000 pages, diaries, newspaper accounts, and other archival records. 9781932714999, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 492p.

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• 19TH CENTURY • One Continuous Fight The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4 - 14, 1863

Michael F. Nugent, J. David Petruzzi and Eric J.Wittenberg This book is the first detailed military history of Lee’s retreat and the Union effort to destroy the wounded Army of Northern Virginia. One Continuous Fight draws upon a massive array of documents, letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and published primary and secondary sources. It also features 18 original maps, dozens of photos, and a complete driving tour with GPS coordinates of the army’s retreat and the route of the wagon train of wounded. Southern and Northern cavalry, and fresh insights on every engagement, large and small, fought during the retreat. 9781611210767, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 544p.

Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June-July 1863

Thomas J. Ryan Despite the thousands of books and articles written about Gettysburg, this groundbreaking title is the first to offer a unique and incisive comparative study of intelligence operations during what many consider the war’s decisive campaign. Based upon years of indefatigable research, the author evaluates how Gen. Robert E. Lee used intelligence resources, including cavalry, civilians, newspapers, and spies to gather information about Union activities, and how this intelligence inﬂuenced General Lee’s decisions. 9781611211788, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 482p.

Seizing Destiny The Army of the Potomac's "Valley Forge" and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union

Albert Z. Conner Jr. and Chris Mackowski PhD 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, 384p.

Chicago's Battery Boys The Chicago Mercantile Battery in the Civil War's Western Theater

Richard Brady Williams The Chicago Mercantile Battery was organized in 1862 by a group of prominent Chicago merchants and participated in the long and arduous Vicksburg campaign. This book sets forth in stunning detail the magnificent history of this long-overlooked artillery outfit. Based upon years of primary research and a wealth of archival documents, this study features more than 100 previously unpublished wartime letters, diaries, and other eyewitness reports that enrich our understanding of who these men were and what they endured for the cause of liberty and the Union. Civil War reader. This unpublished photographs of artillerists who served as “Battery Boys.” 9781932714388, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 636p.

Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat

Scott L. Mingus WINNER, 2013, NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST HISTORY BOOK AWARD Winner of the 2013 Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Prize Award, given by the Robert E. Lee CWRT of Central New Jersey. Mingus’s biography draws upon a wide array of newspapers, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts to paint a broad, deep, and colorful portrait of one of the South’s most interesting leaders and devoted sons. Complete with original maps and photos, Extra Billy Smith will satisfy anyone who loves politics, war, and a story well told. 9781611211290, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 432p.

Custer and the Gettysburg Campaign: Believe in the Bold

Steve Alexander Now join us as we look at America's most legendary battle through the eyes of "The Boy General." Beautifully illustrated with an insightful introduction by National Park Historian Emeritus Ed Bearss. “Custer and the Gettysburg Campaign: Believe in the Bold” combines a unique blend of period writing with the poetic style of Steve (The General) Alexander the Country's “Foremost Living Custer Historian.” He has combed the archives and researched original letters and writings to help bring to life the thoughts and ideals of the brave horsemen of the Civil War. 9788496658431, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 88p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Knight of Germany Oswald Boelcke German Ace

Professor Johannes Werner, Norman Franks and Claud W. Sykes The story of the fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate . . . German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I, and was the youngest captain in the German air force, decorated with the Pour Ie Merite while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the time of his death. Professor Werner was given access to his letters and other papers, and presents here a rounded and fascinating portrait of a great airman and a remarkable soldier, who became known as the father of the German Jagdﬂieger. This new edition has been completely reoriginated while remaining faithful to the language of the time of its original translation from German in the 1930s. 9781935149118, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 256p.

The Lafayette Escadrille A Photo History of the First American Fighter Squadron

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—who named themselves after the Marquis Lafayette, who came to America’s aid during its Revolution—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. The result is undoubtedly the finest photographic collection of the Lafayette Escadrille to appear in print. It is a never-before-seen visual history that anyone will appreciate. 9781612003504, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 288p.

Britain's Forgotten Fighters of the First World War

Paul R. Hare Those with any interest in the First World War will have have heard of the planes most associated with that conﬂict the legendary Sopwith Camel and Royal Aircraft Factory’s S.E.5a, which are often called the "Spitfire" and "Hurricane" of the Great War. Aviation enthusiasts might even know of the Camel's predecessors, the Sopwith Pup or the Triplane. And these lost but iconic fighter aircraft, and the brave young men who ﬂew them, deserve to be remembered just as much as the more famous aces in their legendary machines. This is their story. 9781781551974, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 160p.

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The Bad Boy Bert Hall Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies

Blaine L. Pardoe Weston Birch (Bert) Hall carved out his place in history with an almost devilish delight. Much of what has been written about him, including his own two autobiographies, has proven over the years to be more fiction than reality. He was labeled numerous times in his career: rogue, scoundrel, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, World War 1 pilot, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, soldier of fortune, hero, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer, aviation pioneer, father, and entrepreneur. Oddly enough, these titles were all true. Bert Hall’s fantastic life and status as the bad boy of the Lafayette Escadrille have often eclipsed the truth. Turning to primary sources in archives around the world, many that have been overlooked for decades, this book makes the first attempt to reconstruct the life of Bert Hall. 9781781551301, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 224p.

Dog Fight Aerial Tactics of the Aces of the First World War

Norman Franks The history of aviation during the First World War is a rich and varied story marked by the evolution of aircraft from slowmoving, fragile, and unreliable powered kites, into quick, agile, sturdy fighter craft. At the same time there emerged a new kind of ‘soldier’, the pioneer fighter pilot whose individual cunning and bravery became crucial in the fight for control of the air. Dog Fight traces this rapid technological development alongside the strategy and planning of commanders and front-line airmen as they adapted. Drawing on contemporary memoirs as well as the author’s personal correspondence with surviving First World War fighter pilots and aces, this is an authoritative and captivating history that serves as an important tribute to the brave pilots of both sides. 9781848328327, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 256p.

Sagittarius Rising

Cecil Lewis Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just seventeen, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and ﬂying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defense of London against deadly night time raids. 9781848325197, $29.99, $19.50, paperback, 344p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • War Birds The Diary of a Great War Pilot

Elliott White Springs and Lieutenant Horace Fulford Following the declaration of war by the United States, more than 200 American men, unwilling to wait until US squadrons could be raised, volunteered to join the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1917. Amongst these men was John MacGavock Grider and Elliott White Springs who both joined 85 Squadron to ﬂy SE.5 fighters. During his service with the RFC and the RAF, Grider kept a record of his experiences from when he joined up until his untimely death in 1918, when he was shot down over the Western Front. In his copy, Fulford made numerous handwritten annotations and stuck in a number of previously unpublished photographs – all of which have been faithfully reproduced. 9781473879591, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 320p.

An Airman’s Wife A True Story of Lovers Separated by War

Aimée McHardy and Barry M. Marsden Bill Bond went to serve as a fighter pilot on the Western Front, from where, to the ever present sound of gun fire, hardly a day went by without him writing to his sweetheart. They were letters of unconditional love which also described in minute detail his service life and experiences And Aimée replied in kind. By now Bill was a captain and an ace, and when, tragically, he was taken from her one July day, she completed her book about their extraordinary love affair as a kind of release to enable her to contain the pain of her loss. 9781904010968, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 320p.

Mannock The Life and Death of Major Edward Mannock VC, DSO, MC, RAF

Norman Franks and Andy Saunders Arguably the highest scoring R.A.F. fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock’s life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. Did he achieve as many victories as are sometimes ascribed to him? How did he die? Where did he die, and more pertinently, where do his remains now lie? Vitally, they now also reveal exactly where Mannock VC fell in battle ninety years ago, and have now begun a quest to persuade the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to accept their findings, published here for the first time, along with numerous original photographs. 9781906502126, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 192p.

Oswald Boelcke Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat

RG Head Oswald Boelcke was Germany’s first ace with a total of forty victories. His character, organizational genius, and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in air warfare. Paving the way for modern air forces with his pioneering tactics, Boelcke had a dramatic effect on his contemporaries. The fact that he was the Red Baron’s mentor and friend demonstrates the inﬂuence he had upon the German air force. Boelcke even gained the admiration of his enemies. After his death, the Royal Flying Corps dropped a wreath on his funeral, and his victims sent another wreath from their prison camp. His name and legacy live on, as seen in the Luftwaffe’s designation of the Tactical Air Force Wing 31 ‘Boelcke’. 9781910690239, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Bloody April 1917 An Exciting Detailed Analysis of One of the Deadliest Months in WWI

Norman Franks, Russell Guest and Frank Bailey After more than eighteen months of deadly stalemate on the Western Front, by April 1917 the British and French were again about to launch yet another land offensive, this time on the Arras Front. What followed was a near massacre of British and French aircraft and crews, which made April the worst month for ﬂying casualties the war had yet seen. Here is a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account of these losses, profusely illustrated with original photographs and expertly told. 9781910690413, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 192p.

My Golden Flying Years From 1918 over France, Through Iraq in the 1920s, to the Schneider Trophy Race of 1927

Norman Franks and Air Commodore D'Arcy Greig DFC AFC Written some forty years ago for his own enjoyment, and twenty years before his death in 1986, this biography was given to Simon Muggleton, a collector of aviation memorabilia, and he and aviation historian and author Norman Franks recognized immediately that it was an important contribution to Britain’s and the RAF’s early history. This is a highly entertaining and amusing read, with Greig being a master of practical joking, having fun with explosives and enjoying other hilarious adventures that could only be contrived in these early days of ﬂying. 9781906502805, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • The British Shell Shortage of the First World War

Phillip Harding The severe shortage of munitions during the First World War increased the level of casualties in the battlefields; prevented the breakthrough of the German defenses thus continuing a war of attrition; brought about the downfall of the great Liberal Government of the early twentieth century; and placed the British public on a total war footing for the first time in history. The British Shell Shortage of the First World War looks at shell manufacture and views the military and political battles of 1915, a time when decisions made by a government whose ideology was not compatible to war, had to answer for their decisions and management since war was declared. It details the battles of Neuve Chapelle and Aubers Ridge from the perspective of The Riﬂe Brigade, whose casualties in the latter battle was the catalyst of The Times article that resulted in a coalition government and the creation of a Ministry of Munitions. 9781781554531, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192p.

Hero on the Western Front Discovering Alvin York's WWI Battleﬁeld

Michael Kelly They knew it was the end. Weakened by four years of war, the reality had finally dawned on the Germans that their armies could never stop the combined might of the Allied forces, now bolstered by the fresh, enthusiastic Americans, who were now determined to be involved in the conﬂict that had engulfed the world. Complete with detailed plans and diagrams, and a rich variety of photographs of locations and artefacts, Michael Kelly presents not only a fascinating account of York’s determined courage, but also a detective story as the team unravels the evidence to reveal the exact ravine where the most famous US military action of the First World War took place. 9781526700759, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 376p.

Edmund Blunden On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War

Philip Guest and Helen McPhail Edmund Blunden: On a Poets Trail is the second guide in the Battleground Poet Specials. Following on from the highly successful Wilfred Owen guide, the book follows the war career of this prolific First World War poet. Details of maps, military diaries, photographs and modern roads to guide the visitor through the events, vividly describing the sufferings of battle and trench life. 9780850526783, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 144p.

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Walk Around Plugstreet

Ted Smith and Tony Spagnoly A book highlighting the multitude of little-known actions, places of interest and the activities of the men who served in this area where most regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies saw service during the Great War. Although much has been written of the Ploegsteert (Plugstreet to the troops) links with Bruce Bairnsfather's 'Old Bill' and Winston Churchill plus its position on the southern slopes of the shoulder of the Messines Ridge, little has been documented of its importance during the earlier and mid-stages of the war. Generally spoken of as a quiet area, Plugstreet saw some of the most brutal and bitterly fought actions during the early years of the war. 9780850525700, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 144p.

Wilfred Owen On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War

Philip Guest and Helen McPhail This is a guide to the battlefields that inspired the young and sensitive poet, whose poems are probably the twentieth century’s best-known literary expressions of experience of war. Detailed maps, military diaries, photographs and modern roads guide the visitor through the battlefields. Owen’s letters are used extensively, together with his poetry, linking specific places and events, vividly describing the suffering of the trench. 9780850526141, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 128p.

Caporetto and the Isonzo Campaign The Italian Front 19151918

Željko Cimprić and John Macdonald 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. 9781473845725, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 208p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • The Reconographers Intelligence And Reconnaissance In British Tank Operations On The Western Front 1916-18

Colin Hardy This is the first book devoted to the subject of reconnaissance in the nascent Tank Corps in the Great War. It is a neglected field in spite of passing references to reconnaissance in a number of early books on the history of the Tank Corps. The introduction of the tanks on the Western Front in 1916 launched a new form of armored warfare. After their baptism on 15 September 1916, the tanks became dependent on a few reconnaissance officers to guide them into action. The importance of these officers was fully recognized within the Tank Corps itself, but less so outside. In awarding the author the WFA-Helion Holmes Prize, the judges concluded that ‘his work reﬂects deep research, a high standard of writing and a notable originality’. 9781911096344, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 180p.

At All Costs The British Army on the Western Front 1916

Spencer Jones and Professor Peter Simkins 1916 was a pivotal year for the British Army. It was a year of intense combat that was defined by the Battle of the Somme and the appalling casualties of the 1st July 1916. This book brings together leading scholars of the First World War to examine the experience of the British Army in this controversial year. This book provides many valuable new insights and marks a major contribution to our understanding of the Battle of the Somme and the British Army of the First World War. 9781912174881, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 533p.

Lost Opportunity The Battle Of The Ardennes 22 August 1914

Simon J. House On 22 August 1914 two French and two German armies clashed in a series of encounters known collectively as the Battle of the Ardennes. On that day, 27,000 young French soldiers died. There has never been an operational study of the Battle of the Ardennes in any language. This book fills a gap in the study of the opening phase of the First World War and provides fresh insight into both French and German plans for the prosecution of what was supposed to be a short war. At the center of this book lies a mystery: in a key encounter battle, one French Army corps outnumbered its opposition by nearly six to one and yet dismally failed to capitalize on that superiority. The question is how, and why. 9781911096429, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 256p.

Mons, an Artillery Battle

David Hutchison This book is a history of the Battle of Mons in August 1914. It diverges widely from the story enshrined as fact in the Official History, and by subsequent accounts dependent on it. It is based on an examination of the war diaries of almost every British unit involved in the battle, with particular reference to the artillery, thus illuminating the tactical intentions of all arms in every phase of the battle. The artillery had made tactical preparations for the handling of their guns in battle. The Battle of Mons was a dress-rehearsal for the war on the Western Front. It was of disproportionate importance in determining how the British army was handled in the future. 9781912390731, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 184p.

Prisoners of the Kaiser

Richard Van Emden Drawing on the memories of the last surviving prisoners of the 1914-1918 war, this book tells the dramatic story of life as a POW in Germany. Stories include the shock of capture on the Western Front, to the grind of daily life in imprisonment in Germany. Veterans recall work in salt mines, punishments, and escape attempts, as well as the torture of starvation and the relief at their eventual release. Vivid stories are told using over 200 photographs and illustrations, almost all never published before. 9781848840782, $19.99, $12.99, paperback, 208p.

Tank Action in the Great War

Ian Verrinder Harry Moon and eight fellow members of the Royal Sussex Regiment all volunteered to transfer to B Battalion Machine Gun Corps in January 1917, (later the Tank Corps) to serve in the revolutionary MK IV Tanks. After describing his experiences, training and fighting on the Somme the book concentrates on service in tanks. The first action was at Messines in the MKIV and Harry’s story is embellished with accounts of gallantry by others and anecdotes. The 3rd Battle of Ypres followed resulting in the death of one of Harry’s fellow volunteers. A full and thrilling account of the mass use of armor at Cambrai follows after descriptions of trials of fanciness and barbed wire clearing equipment. Disaster was to follow at the attack on Fontaine-NotreDame on 23 November where there were 70% casualties. This debacle is analyzed in detail. 9781848840805, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Visions of War - Spirits of the Somme

Bob Carruthers The 1st of July 1916, the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. 60,000 men became casualties on that one day alone. In a major new documentary film premiering on the Discovery Channel next year, Emmy Award winning film maker Bob Carrruthers returns to the battlefield on 1st July and retraces the events which unfolded on that disastrous day. 9781473822757, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 176p.

Somme Offensive March 1918

Andrew Rawson This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force’s defensive battle on the Somme in March and April of 1918. It starts with the huge German offensive along a 60 mile front on 21 March. Third and Fifth Armies then had to make a series of fighting withdrawals in which some battalions had to fight their way out while others were overrun. Over the days that followed, men were called upon to fight all day against overwhelming numbers and then march all night to escape. After three years in the trenches, men had to battle in the open without tanks and often without artillery support. 9781526723321, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 264p.

The First Tank Crews The lives of the Tankmen who fought at the Battle of Flers Courcelette 15 September 1916

Stephen Pope This remarkable new book reveals the hitherto unknown story of the soldiers who took the first tanks into action on the Somme battlefield in September 1916. Drawing on official records, contemporary newspaper reports and family memories, Stephen Pope provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the First Tank Crewmen, covering their recruitment, scant training, rapid deployment and their premature use in battle. He then traces their interconnected lives over the next two years as tanks played a key role in the defeat of the Germany Army in 1918. He reveals the story of their return to civilian life and their often difficult struggle to build a family life. 9781910777770, $69.95, $45.50, hardback, 400p.

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A Muddy Trench: A Sniper's Bullet Hamish Mann, Black Watch, Ofﬁcer-Poet, 1896–1917

Jacquie Buttriss The recent discovery of a wooden chest, unopened for 100 years revealed a treasure trove of eloquent trench diaries, letters and poetry. The author was Hamish Mann, a young Black Watch subaltern killed in France in 1917 just five days after his 21st birthday. Thanks to Mann’s outstanding literary gifts and prodigious output, this book re-lives his fateful journey from the declaration of war, his voluntary work at a military hospital, his training and commission and, finally, his service with 8th Black Watch on the Somme. 9781526745095, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 240p.

Western Front 19171918

John Grehan and Martin Mace From the moment the German army moved quietly into Luxemburg on 2 August 1914, to the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the Western Front in France and Flanders never stopped. There were quiet periods, just as there were the most intense, savage, huge-scale battles. The war on the Western Front can be thought of as being in three phases: first, a war of movement as Germany attacked France and the Allies sought to halt it; second, the lengthy and terribly costly siege warfare as the entrenched lines proved impossible to crack (late 1914 to mid-1918); and finally a return to mobile warfare as the Allies applied lessons and technologies forged in the previous years. 9781781593233, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 272p.

Nine Divisions in Champagne The Second Battle of Marne

Patrick Takle The book explains how the Allies sank their differences and came together to turn the tide against the German Army in the summer of 1918. Although it is a detailed history of the fighting by British divisions, it also highlights the growing presence of American forces and their huge contribution to victory. The book deliberately binds together the genesis, size, and equipment of the British and American divisions and seeks to intermingle the American and British campaigns of 1918. By blocking the Third German Offensive on the Chemins des Dames and then arriving in time to turn the Kaiser’s army out of the Marne salient, the Allied divisions cleared the way for the decisive counter offensive at Amiens. 9781473834224, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 288p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Have You Forgotten Yet? The First World War Memoirs of C P Blacker MC, GM

John Blacker The book tells the story of an infantry officer on the Western Front from 1915-1918. For the majority of this time the writer was in the Fourth Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which had been designated as a "pioneer" battalion keeping open the lines of communications. As they were not called upon to 'go over the top', their casualties were lighter than those of other battalions. 9781783461677, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

The Raid on Zeebrugge 23 April 1918, As Seen Through the Eyes of Captain Alfred Carpenter, VC

Carl Decaluwé and Tomas Termote This book is the fruit of the chance discovery of a series of photographic plates belonging to Alfred Carpenter, who commanded the lead ship, HMS Vindictive, during the raid. These pictures provide us with a unique insight into this daring naval operation, which was to result in the most Victoria crosses ever being awarded for a single action. The plates were used by Captain Carpenter to illustrate a lecture tour of the United States and Canada after the war. 9781473854314, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 144p.

In the Trenches Those Who Were There

Rachel Bilton A wide range of personal experiences are covered in the seventeen chapters of this book. All the stories are written by the participants who describe exactly what happened to them while they fought in the greatest battles of the First World War. What makes them special is that their stories were written while the images were fresh in their minds. The experiences recorded are those of civilians, officers and men, in the mud of the Western Front, in the sand of the desert, on the scorching beaches of Gallipoli and on the forgotten front of Salonika. Where possible information about these men has been provided to explain their life before and after the war. Also included are rarely seen images that augment the text. 9781473867130, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

Star Shell Reﬂections 1916 The Great War Diaries of Jim Maultsaid

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-mansland ‘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, 208p.

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. 9781473827059, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 160p.

The Death of a Hero The Quest for First World War Poet Richard Aldington’s Berkshire Retreat

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. 9781473871106, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 320p.

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• WORLD WAR 1 • From the Marne to Verdun The War Diary of Captain Charles Delvert, 101st Infantry, 1914–1916

Charles Delvert and 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, 224p.

The Courage of Cowards The Untold Stories of First World War Conscientious Objectors

Karyn Burnham To many they were nothing more than cowards, but the 'conchies' of the First World War had the courage to stand by their principles when the nation was against them. This is an innovative new history of conscientious objectors during the First World War. Drawing on previously unpublished archive material, it reconstructs the personal stories of several men who refused to fight, bringing the reader face-to-face with their varied, often brutal, experiences. Gripping accounts reveal the traumatic and sometimes terrifying events these men went through and help readers to discover what it was really like to be a conscientious objector. 9781781592953, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 144p.

This Bloody Place The Incomparables at Gallipoli

Richard Van Emden Captain Albert Mure, a company commander in the 5th Battalion The Royal Scots, spent fortythree days in Gallipoli - far longer than many men who fought there would survive. In those few weeks, this brave, stoical officer was reduced from a fit, determined leader of men to a physical and mental wreck. In simple and honest language, Mure conveys the drama of the first landings, knowing that very shortly afterwards he and his men would be ashore and experiencing the same fate; his sympathy for those under his command is clear. 9781473857926, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

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Breaking Point of the French Army The Nivelle Offensive of 1917

David Murphy In December 1916 General Robert Nivelle was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French armies fighting the Germans on the Western Front. He proclaimed he ‘had the formula’ that would ensure victory and end the conﬂict in 1917. But his offensive was a bloody and humiliating failure for France, one that could have opened the way for French defeat. This is the subject of David Murphy’s penetrating, in-depth study of one of the key events in the history of the Great War. By the opening of the campaign, his plan was an open secret and he had lost the ability to critically assess the operation as it developed. The result was disaster. 9781781592922, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the First World War

John Broom Whilst a toxic mixture of nationalism and militarism tore Europe and the wider world apart from 1914 to 1919, there was one factor that united millions of people across all nations: that of a Christian faith. People interpreted this faith in many different ways. Soldiers marched off to war with ringing endorsements from bishops that they were fighting a Godly crusade, others preached in churches and tribunal hearings that war was fundamentally against the teachings of Christ. Although divided by nation, social class, political outlook, and denomination, they were united in their desire to Fight the Good Fight. 9781473854154, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 240p.

The Great War Diaries of Brigadier General Alexander Johnston

Edwin Astill Alexander Johnston went over to France in August 1914 as the signals officer for 7 Infantry Brigade. He went on to serve in that capacity with 3rd Division before becoming, in turn, Brigade Major, Commanding Officer 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment and finally Officer Commanding 126 Infantry Brigade. Throughout he proved himself to be a brave, resourceful and determined soldier. He was always close to the front line, yet his signals and staff duties gave him insights into the conduct of the war at higher levels. Therein lies the value of this diary. Many of the major engagements of the war are covered. 9781844155811, $45.00, $29.50, hardback, 256p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Frantic 7 The American Effort to Aid the Warsaw Uprising and the Origins of the Cold War, 1944

John Radzilowski and Jerzy Szcześniak On September 18, 1944, American B-17 Flying Fortresses, supported by fighter planes, dropped arms, ammunition, medical supplies, and food over the city of Warsaw. This is the full story of Frantic 7, the only daytime air drop providing assistance to the Poles during the Warsaw Uprising, including full details of the fate of the bombers shot down that day. 9781612005607, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 208p.

The Tigers of Bastogne Voices of the 10th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge

Michael Collins and Martin King The gallant stand of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne has long become legend. But how many students of the war realize there was already a U.S. unit holding the town when they arrived? And this unit—the 10th Armored Division—continued to play a major role in its defense throughout the German onslaught. 9781612004761, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 272p.

Sky My Kingdom Memoirs of the Famous German World War II Test Pilot

Hanna Reitsch and Lawrence Wilson The Sky My Kingdom is the fascinating autobiography of the famous World War test pilot Hanna Reitsch (March 29, 1912 - August 24, 1979). As the war progressed, Reitsch was invited to ﬂy many of Germany's latest (and increasingly desperate) designs, including the rocket-propelled Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, and several larger bombers on which she tested various mechanisms for cutting barrage balloon cables. After crashing on her fifth Me 163 ﬂight, she was badly injured but insisted on writing her report before falling unconscious and spending five months in hospital. Eventually she became Adolf Hitler's favorite pilot. 9781932033977, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 272p.

Fogg in the Cockpit Howard Fogg—Master Railroad Artist, World War II Fighter Pilot

Janet Fogg and Richard Fogg Renowned for decades as the world’s foremost railroad artist, Howard Fogg’s career spanned half a century and some twelve hundred paintings. However, while his art has been welcomed for decades, few of his enthusiasts have been aware of his prior career, as a fighter pilot in the U.S. 8th Air Force during World War II. Fortunately Fogg left behind a detailed diary of his experiences, which illuminate this brief but exciting aspect of his life, as he engaged in direct combat with the Luftwaffe at the controls of a P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustangs. 9781612000046, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 360p.

Air War Over the Nore Defending England’s North Sea Coast in World War II

Diane Canwell and Jon Sutherland The Battle of Britain and the Atlantic and the Blitz are invariably the focus of books and perceptions of the air war over and around Britain during the Second World War. Yet, it was Britain’s more exposed eastern ﬂank, from the South Foreland in the south to Bridlington in the north that faced nearly six years of unrelenting attacks by the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine and, amazingly, the Corpo Aereo Italiano based in Belgium. The Italians alone launched some 150 raids on England hitting Great Yarmouth, Clacton, Harwich, Deal, Ramsgate and a host of other targets. This book chronicles the air war around the east coast as its principle focus but also incorporate the joint operations mounted by both the Allies and the Axis forces. 9781848841536, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Passing Through The 82nd Airborne Division in Northern Ireland 1943-44

John P McCann During World War II, tens of thousands of American GIs had their first introduction to the European Theatre of Operations in the small towns, green fields, rolling hills and forests of Northern Ireland. In the main, these troops had crossed the dangerous U-boat infested Atlantic Ocean directly from the United States. We, the 82nd Airborne Division were different. In order to add some combat experienced seasoning to the armies preparing for the coming assault on Hitler's 'Fortress Europe,' High Command plucked our Division from the Mediterranean theatre and dispatched us to the British Isles. Now, some sixty years later, John McCann has undertaken the monumental task of chronicling the days when the 82nd Airborne Division 'passed through' Northern Ireland. 9781904242413, $23.95, $15.99, paperback, 128p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Haunted Second World War Airﬁelds: Volume 1 Southern England

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, 352p.

Hawker Hurricane The Multirole Fighter

Philip Birtles This book covers the design, development, production and operations of the Hawker Hurricane before, during and after the Second World War.The Hurricane was a simple rugged metal structure that did not require expensive assembly jigs, absorbed a lot of battle damage, and was also simple to repair. Its wide-track undercarriage allowed operations from rapidly prepared grass fields, and the ultimate cannon armament and rocket projectiles could destroy both soft skin and armored targets. Following the Battles of France and Britain, Spitfires took over much of the air-to-air interception, while Hurricanes roamed around occupied Europe destroying enemy ground targets.They operated off merchant ships on the Russian convoys and were vital in the defense of Malta. 9781781555873, $55.00, $35.99, hardback, 448p.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 The Design and Operational History

Jan Forsgren More than 33,000 Messerchmitt Bf 109s were built between 1935 and 1945, making it the second-most produced warplane of all time. Its baptism of fire was in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. The Bf 109 was the mainstay of Luftwaffe fighter squadrons, and the favored choice of most of the Luftwaffe’s fighter aces. Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilots accounted for thousands of Allied aircraft, with individual scores for some pilots reached hundreds of downed aircraft. It saw service in Poland, the invasion of France and, of course, during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Although gradually becoming obsolete, the Bf 109 remained in large-scale production until the end of the war, and was supplied to more than ten countries, including Finland, Hungary, and Romania. 9781781555866, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 272p.

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Night Hawk Flight Lieutenant Karl Kuttelwascher DFC and Bar, the RAF’s Greatest Night Intruder Ace

Roger Darlington Karel Kuttelwascher may have had a German surname, but he was a Czech who became the scourge of the Luftwaffe bombers operating from France and the Low Countries in 1942. Flying with the RAF’s legendary No. 1 Squadron, his destruction of fifteen aircraft in only three months earned him the DFC twice in a mere fortytwo days, and made him the RAF’s top night intruder ace. Tt was in the lauded but lonely night intruder role that his individualistic skills came to the fore. Flying a long-range Hawker Hurricane IIC armed with 20-mm cannon, the man the wartime media dubbed the ‘Czech Night Hawk’ unleashed a reign of terror that included shooting down three Heinkel bombers in just four minutes. 9781781555910, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 192p.

Into the Swarm Stories of RAF Fighter Pilots in the Second World War

Tor Idar Larsen and Chris Yeoman This is a collaborative work by Christopher Yeoman and Tor Idar Larsen which tells the sobering and heroic stories of RAF fighters pilots in the most ferocious air battles of the war. Accompanying gripping and detailed stories of aerial combat are previously unpublished photographs and letter extracts which adds to the rich content provided by these enthusiastic authors whose passion for the subject matter is evidently apparent within each chapter. A fine tribute to the gallant aviators who took to the air in hostile skies, this book tells of courage and sacrifice in France, to daring and determination, to gain air supremacy over the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain and Malta. 9781781556153, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 240p.

Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces During the Second World War

Mikkel Plannthin On 9 April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark. Within hours and without a real fight the government capitulated; cooperating with the Nazis in order to secure as much self-determination as possible. Not everybody accepted the surrender. Abroad, Danes mobilized to fight back. Men and women turned up at recruiting offices around the world, volunteering to fight for Denmark’s freedom. More than 250 volunteered for the Allied air forces. 9781781556030, $30.00, $19.50, hardback, 272p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The Eastern Front Air War 1941 - 1945

Anthony Tucker-Jones This selection of over 150 photographs provides a visual guide to the desperate air war fought over the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945. Most of these black-and-white wartime photographs have never been published before. They show Stalin’s Red Air Force and Hitler’s Luftwaffe, their equipment and the role they played in supporting the war on the ground. Although it was a major aspect of the struggle on the Eastern Front, aerial combat has long been neglected, and this photographic history is a vivid introduction to it. The photographs and text give a fascinating insight into this aspect of the war. They also record the principal Soviet and German aircraft that featured in the aerial fighting and the pilots who ﬂew them. 9781473861626, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

The RAF Air-Sea Rescue Service in the Second World War

Norman Franks When the Second World War began in 1939, it was thought that it would be fought along the same lines as the First World War. With the fall of Britain’s Northern European Allies in May 1940, all that changed. From then onwards, RAF aircraft operating over enemy and enemy-held territory necessitated ﬂights across both the North Sea and the English Channel. Several Flights of the Supermarine Walrus, an amphibian airplane that could land on both sea and land, were set up around the coast of Britain, concentrated mainly around the south and southeast of England. It took a special type of airman to undertake the rescues these aircrafts braved – and another kind of courage. 9781473861305, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

Roy M Stanley Despite the Luftwaffe being ordered to destroy millions of aerial photos in 1945, the Allies found no less than twenty tons of photos in eleven locations, including a hoard in a Bavarian barn. The captured German imagery (called GX) in this book show what the German Army knew about the Soviet Union before and during Operation Barbarossa. Examples show Eastern Front landforms, key cities such as Stalingrad, Moscow, Sevastopol, Leningrad and factories. They are accompanied by helpful comments from a skilled photo interpreter. This unique and diverse collection, some taken from 28,000 feet overhead, others taken by soldiers on the ground, reveal the war on the Eastern Front as it has never been seen before. 9781473883499, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 352p.

Daylight Bombing Operations 1939 - 1942

Martin W. Bowman The vivid honesty of the stories on display here brings into sharp focus the personal fears and the sheer exhilaration of ﬂying sorties by day, often through heavy ﬂak, as the squadrons of Blenheims, Mosquitoes, Mitchells, and Venturas swept across the Continent towards their targets. While sharing in the triumph of their bombing successes, we are not spared details of the appalling sacrifices. These details are relayed in a series of poignant personal snapshots, highlighting the extraordinary valor of these ordinary men. Remarkable photographs include aerial views of targets under attack, as well as dramatic portraits of the aircraft involved. This book serves as a moving tribute to the efforts of the pilots involved in some of the most perilous daylight bombing operations of the Second World War. 9781783831777, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 232p.

Bombers Fly East WWII RAF Operations in the Middle and Far East

Martin W Bowman The author recounts the thrilling RAF Wellington and Liberator bombing and resupply operations from Italy, before following the action to the Far East and the combats between the RAF and the Japanese Imperial Air Force. The book is illustrated with never before seen images of RAF, SAAF, RAAF and USAAF aircraft and their crews. It serves to commemorate the many acts of bravery, endurance and heroism that characterized this time. Highlights include several chapters on the Mediterranean air forces, with special emphasis placed on the brave but futile attempts of the South African Air Force Liberator crews in Italy to supply Polish patriots during the Warsaw uprising. 9781473863149, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 272p.

The Desert Air Force in World War II Air Power in the Western Desert, 19401942

Ken Delve This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of the 1st Tactical Air Force, or Desert Air Force as it became known. It was formed in North Africa to support the 8th Army and included squadrons from the RAF, SAAF, RAAF and eventually the USAAF. The book includes descriptions of many notable defensive and offensive campaigns, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and the airfields that played host to these events. 9781844158171, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The Ardennes Battleﬁelds December 1944– January 1945

Simon Forty and Leo Marriott The Ardennes Battlefields includes details of what can be seen on the ground today— hardware, memorials, museums, and cemeteries—using a mixture of media to provide an overview of the campaign: maps old and new highlight what has survived and what hasn’t; then and now photography allows fascinating comparisons with the images taken at the time; aerial photos give another angle to the story. 9781612005348, $29.99, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Hitler's Atlantic Wall From Southern France to Northern Norway, Yesterday and Today

Leo Marriott and Simon Forty Masters of the continent, the Nazis realized that they would have to defend their gains, and once the United States entered the war, redoubled their efforts. Using forced and slave labor they built a chain of defensive positions, coastal batteries, and beach defenses from the top of Norway to the Franco-Spanish border. However, as was so typical of the Nazis, while the bunkers and batteries seem impressively constructed, and the Atlantic Wall has left a permanent reminder of the years of Nazi domination, it was crippled by lack of strategic planning, internal bickering, and a multitude of command structures that did not communicate with each other effectively. 9781612003757, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 192p.

Operation Goodwood Attack by Three British Armoured Divisions - July 1944

Ian Daglish Operation GOODWOOD is the story of the largest armoured battle fought in the campaign for north west Europe. Over a thousand British and Canadian tanks were employed as three British armoured divisions pushed forward down a narrow corridor in an attempt to achieve a clean penetration of the German lines. The clash between two very different armies resulted in a number of local battles, which are studied in detail. Close to Caen, this battlefield is particularly accessible to cross-channel visitors. This Battleground book guides visitors around the tanks battlefield, showing what remains and what has changed, using copious present-day images alongside previously unpublished 1944 pictures, including detailed aerial photography of the battle in progress. 9781844150304, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 160p.

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Monte Cassino Opening the Road to Rome

Richard Doherty One of the bloodiest European battles of the Second World War was that from January to June 1944 for the Gustav Line, anchored on Monte Cassino, famous for its Benedictine Abbey. Better known as the Battle of Cassino, the campaign only ended when Rome was liberated. With General Sir Harold Alexander in overall command, the Allied Army Group in Italy, consisted of Fifth (US) and Eighth (British) Armies. Both were truly multinational with some 20 allies nations involved. The book recognizes the contributions of all elements and ﬂags up the inevitable national tensions and rivalries exacerbated by restrictions of terrain and weather. 9781526703293, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 464p.

Operation Big Ben The Anti-V2 Spitﬁre Missions

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, 176p.

Wine, Women and Song A Spitﬁre Pilot's Story

Hamish Brown This frank account of New Zealand Spitfire pilot Doug Brown traces his training and action experienced in the RAF, and social activities during the war. After 'signing up' with the Air Force, basic training took place at Levin, followed by initial training on Tiger Moths at Whenuapai. On 30 April 1941 over 200 New Zealand and Australian trainee observers, pilots and wireless operators began their great adventure on board the Awatea bound for Vancouver. Training in Canada provided in single engine Harvards enabled these young pilots to graduate with their wings. 9781781550359, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 368p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • The Lions of Carentan Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, 1943-1945

Volker Griesser “It is said that it is the victors who write the histories of wars, so it is especially revealing to discover a book that was written from the viewpoint of those on the losing side. The great value of Griesser's superb, richly detailed, and fabulously illustrated work is that it fills in a very wide gap in our knowledge about one of Nazi Germany's elite branches of service.”—Flint Whitlock, editor of WWII Quarterly. Although it is known that Allied airborne forces landed into a German buzz saw on D-Day, far less is known about the troops they encountered on that dark night of June 6, 1944. 9781612002811, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 272p.

The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945 The Photographers who Captured History from D-Day to Berlin

Mark Barnes The Liberation of Europe showcases the extraordinary and highly significant archive of photographs taken by Times photographers as Europe was liberated from 1944-1945. The Second World War presented a huge range of challenges to press photography both in terms of its execution and getting the results in print. Life on the home front was the main subject until the invasion of France changed everything in 1944. 9781612004020, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 336p.

Operation Neptune The Normandy Landings 1944

Kenneth Edwards 'Operation Neptune' was the codename for the naval component of 'Operation Overlord', the Allied invasion of France in June 1944. The task, to land safely 160,000 troops and ancillary equipment along a 50-mile stretch of coastline, was arguably the most formidable undertaking in military history. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel were involved, in over 5,000 ships, with air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire support. The planning required for such a mammoth undertaking was inconceivably vast, and made all the more difficult by the demand for absolute secrecy. Success in this respect alone was an inordinate achievement. 9781781551271, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 352p.

Disaster at D-Day The Germans Defeat The Allies, June 1944

Peter Tsouras It is June 1944. The Allied armies are poised for the full-scale invasion of Fortress Europe. Across the Channel, the vaunted Wehrmacht lies waiting for the signs of invasion, ready for the final battle. The outcome could easily have been very different, as Peter Tsouras shows in this masterful and devastating account in which plans, missions and landings go horribly wrong. Tsouras firmly bases his narrative on facts but introduces minor adjustments at the opening of the campaign-the repositioning of a unit, bad weather and misjudged ordersand examines their effect as they gather momentum and impact on all subsequent events. Without deviating from the genuine possibilities of the situation, he presents a scenario that keeps the reader guessing and changes the course of history. 9781848327238, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 240p.

Spearheading D-Day American Special Units in Normandy

Jonathan Gawne This book examines the US landings at Omaha and Utah with an eye to what other writers have ignored. Utilizing the original military records and extensive veteran interviews, it covers such diverse topics as how the invasion tactics were developed, the organization of the units involved, as well as the uniforms and equipment of the assault troops. For the first time, both Navy officers directly involved with the first waves at Utah Beach speak out on what actually caused the misdirection of the Utah landings. 9782352502012, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 288p.

Normandy: D-Day 6 June 1944

Alexandre Thers, Philippe Charbonnier and François Vauvillier In the first few days of June 1944, the Allies prepared to launch one of the most decisive operations of the Second World War: a massive assault on the Normandy coastline. It was a risky enterprise, seeking, as it did, to deliver a mortal blow to German forces in the west whilst the Red Army eliminated those in the east. It was a crucial moment for the Anglo-Saxon allies. Each mini-guide allows the reader to get to know more about a region’s history, linking historical events with places of interest and sites of note, as well as providing an unprecedented visual feast of contemporary photographs, uniforms, badges and equipment - all in full color. Practical information is included in each mini-guide and itineraries are suggested for those wishing to visit battlefields, monuments, memorials and museums. 9782915239362, $7.50, $4.99, paperback, 32p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • D-Day Assault The Second World War Assault Training Exercises at Slapton Sands

Mark Khan Preceded by a massive airborne assault, the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken began on 6 June 1944 – D-Day. Over a fifty-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline 160,000 Allied troops came ashore on the beaches of Normandy. Supported by more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft, they quickly gained a foothold in Fortress Europe. 9781781593844, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 192p.

Commando Men

Bryan Samain First published in 1948 as Commando Men- The Story Of A Royal Marine Commando in North-West Europe, the book tells the story of the men of General Section 45 Royal Marine Commando in N.W. Europe. Samain was the Intelligence Officer of No. 45 Royal Marine Commando, and in this revised edition the book gives a complete yet concise account of their operations from D-Day until VE-Day, through Northern France to the Baltic. 9781844152094, $13.99, $9.50, paperback, 204p.

A French GI at Omaha Beach

Caroline Jolivet Bernard Dargols was a young Parisian student working in New York when war broke out in 1939. While his family remained in France and was threatened by the Vichy regime's anti-Semitic laws, Bernard decided to enlist in the US Army, convinced that it would be more useful to fight the occupying forces. Following his long military training, Bernard became a GI in the Military Intelligence Service, 2nd US Infantry Division, and landed on the infamous Omaha Beach in June 1944. He took part in the liberation of Normandy, Brittany and the Ardennes, before becoming a member of the CIC, the American counter-espionage service, and was finally demobilised in 1946. This extraordinary story of the 'GI from the Place des Vosges', is told here by his granddaughter, Caroline Jolivet. 9781526730459, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 168p.

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Sword Beach: 3rd British Division/27th Armoured Brigade

Tim Kilvert-Jones As the left most inland ﬂank of the D-Day landings, Sword Beach was thought most likely to receive the first German counterattacks. The British troops selected for the assault had the tasks of securing the beach and advancing on the heavily defended medieval town of Caen. The troops also were determined to link up with British paratroopers and glider units who had landed the night before on special missions and were not equipped to withstand an armored counterattack alone. 9780850526738, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Eagles And Bulldogs In Normandy

Major General Michael Reynolds CB This is the story of the two divisions: the American 29th and the British 3rd. After describing the agonies suffered by the Americans on Omaha, and the difficulties that face the British in overcoming strong points at Sword Beach on D-Day, the author traces both divisions as they try to break through the German defenses. It was to take the GI’s nearly six weeks to reach their objective, while the Tommies were forced into a concurrent holding operation redolent of the trench warfare experience of World War One. The main part of Caen, the central communication point and respective objective was eventually captured on the 9th July, but by this point, the two Allied divisions had suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and several thousands of French civilians had been killed. 9781848841253, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 272p.

The Normandy Campaign 1944

Bob Carruthers This lavishly illustrated edition is the definitive single volume overview of the hard fought campaign in Normandy. Written by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, and drawing extensively on primary sources, this major publication is appearing in e-book form for the first time. The Normandy Campaign encompasses the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of the battle for Normandy and expertly details the events, which inﬂuenced the actions of the armies on both sides of the battlefront. The entire scope of the 1944 battle for Normandy is considered including the weapons, defenses and logistical problems. This e-book version features all of the most important battles, which erupted following the D-day landings including Epsom, Goodwood, Charnwood, Mortain and culminates in the Falaise pocket. Also included is an extensive survey of the raid on Dieppe and its importance as a dress rehearsal for Operation Overlord. 9781781591413, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 304p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Sturmgeschütz III & Sturmhaubitze 42

Vyacheslav Kozitsyn and Felipe Rodna The first book in an exciting new series from Panzerwrecks; the Ostfront Warfare Series by Vyacheslav Kozitsyn, who examines the German armored vehicles and campaigns on the Eastern Front. As you would expect from Panzerwrecks, each book has high production values, with large format photographs selected for the interest and rarity printed on high-quality gloss art paper. Felipe Rodna provides the artwork as diptychs – in the house style.Vyacheslav’s debut is the Sturmgeschütz III & Sturmhaubitze 42 – looking at the ‘long-gun’ Stugs; Ausf.F, F/8 & G and the howitzer armed Sturmhaubitze 42. 100+ large-format photographs, 6 color artworks and various unit insignias 9781908032195, $37.95, $24.99, paperback, 112p.

SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front

Bob Carruthers Rare photographs from SS sources illustrating the armored formations which took part in this titanic struggle. Includes rare images of the Panther in action. 9781473868403, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

The Price of Victory The Red Army's Casualties in the Great Patriotic War

Boris Kavalerchik, Harold Orenstein and Lev Lopukhovsky The Red Army's casualties during the Second World War and the casualties sustained by the German army are a key element in any assessment of the conﬂict on the Eastern Front. Since the war ended the statistics have been a source of bitter controversy, of claim and counterclaim, as each generation of historians has struggled to uncover the truth. This contentious issue is the subject of this absorbing book. Using recently declassified information from the Russian archives, the authors focus in forensic detail on the way the figures were recorded and compiled and seek to explain why, so many years after the war, the full truth about the subject is still far from our reach. 9781473899643, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Hitler's Arctic War The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland and the USSR 1940-1945

Chris Mann and Christer Jörgensen The German Army’s first campaign in the far north was a great success: between April and June 1940 German forces totaling less than 20,000 men seized Norway, a state of three million people, for minimal losses. Hitler’s Arctic War is a study of the campaign waged by the Germans on the northern periphery of Europe between 1940 and 1945. As Hitler’s Arctic War makes clear, the emphasis was on smallunit actions, with soldiers carrying everything they needed – food, ammunition and medical supplies – on their backs. The terrain placed limitations on the use of tanks and heavy artillery, while lack of airfields restricted the employment of aircraft. This book is a groundbreaking study of how war was waged in the far north and its effects on German strategy. 9781473884564, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 224p.

With Paulus at Stalingrad

Wilhelm Adam and Tony Le Tissier 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. Now, for the first time, his German text has been translated into English. His account gives an intimate insight into events at the 6th Army headquarters during the advance to Stalingrad and the protracted and devastating battle for possession of the city. He recalls the sharp personality clashes among the senior commanders and records the ordeal of the German troops trapped in the encirclement. 9781473898981, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 304p.

Sacriﬁce for Stalin The Cost and Value of the Arctic Convoys Reassessed

David Wragg Operation BARBAROSSA, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, was a turning point second only to Pearl Harbor. Russia became an ally overnight but a most difficult, dangerous and demanding one. Stalin desperately needed oil, equipment and modern technology but the only practical route was round the North Cape to the ports of Archangel and Murmansk. The dual enemies of the vulnerable merchantmen were the German naval and air forces and the weather. 9781844153572, $39.99, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • American 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, 200p.

Battle of Kursk 1943

Hans Seidler The greatest tank battle in world history opened during the early hours of 5 July 1943, and its outcome was to decide the eventual outcome of the war on the Eastern Front. Battle of Kursk 1943, is an illustrated account of this battle of the war on the Eastern Front, when the Germans threw 900,000 men and 2,500 tanks against 1,300,000 soldiers and 3,000 tanks of the Red Army in a battle of attrition. Unlike many pictorial accounts of the war on the Eastern Front, this book draws upon both German and Russian archive material. The images convey the true scale, intensity and horror of the fighting at Kursk, as the Germans tried in vain to batter their way through the Soviet defensive systems. 9781848843936, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

German Army on the Eastern Front - The Advance

Ian Baxter German Army on the Eastern Front – The Advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the Nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet Union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow. It traces the campaign from these hopeful beginnings until, on the brink of victory, the defenders and the winter contrived to slow and then halt the advance. It vividly conveys the appalling conditions endured by the invaders. By early 1943 the German advance finally petered out, leaving some 1.5 million dead from the battle of Stalingrad alone. The long and costly retreat was about to begin. 9781473822665, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

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Hitler’s Defeat on the Eastern Front

Ian Baxter Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions, the book provides an absorbing analysis of a traumatic period of WW2. It reveals how the battle of Kursk was the beginning of the end and how this massive operation led to the Red Army recapturing huge areas of the Soviet Union and bleeding white the German armies it struck. The German forces that survived fought vicious battles through the Baltic States, Byelorussia, and built up new defense along the Vistula in Poland. As the final months of the War were played out on the Eastern Front, the Army and Waffen-SS, with diminishing resources, withdrew across a devastated Reich and fought out their last battle with party militia forces around a devastated Berlin. 9781844159772, $29.99, $19.50, paperback, 160p.

The Red Army At War

Artem Drabkin What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the common perception of Red Army heroism and sacrifice borne out by historical reality? And what was the daily experience of the individual soldier caught up in this immense and ruthless conﬂict? The 160 contemporary photographs from the Russian archives that have been selected for this book give a striking insight into all sides of wartime service for the Soviet soldier. The whole range of military experience is portrayed here, from recruitment and the rigors of training to transport, marching and the ordeal of combat. 9781848840553, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

Stalingrad: Victory on the Volga

Nik Cornish The Soviet victory over the Germans at Stalingrad was decisive for the war on the Eastern Front and for the Second World War as a whole, and the story of the long, bitter battle on the banks of the Volga has fascinated historians ever since. While it has been the subject of countless histories, memoirs and eyewitness accounts, the grueling reality of the battle on the ground, in the shattered streets and buildings of the city, has rarely been recorded photographically. 9781844159345, $30.00, $19.50, paperback, 160p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Winter Warfare on the Russian Front

Bob Carruthers This fascinating collection of primary source accounts focuses on the combat actions of the Wehrmacht in the bitter cold of the Russian and Arctic winters. The material is drawn from a variety of wartime sources and encompasses fascinating writings concerning the tactical, operational and strategic aspects of winter warfare. Compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this absorbing assembly of primary source intelligence reports encompasses rare material originally drawn from German original sources to provide the reader with a unique insight into surviving and fighting in the freezing conditions of winter. 9781781592335, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 208p.

The Wehrmacht in Russia

Bob Carruthers On June 22 1941, three huge German army groups launched a surprise attack on Soviet Russia. The most barbaric and brutal struggle in history was about to be played out to the death. History is always written by the victors, but this is the other side of the coin. Here is the German experience of the war in Russia, a powerful study of that titanic conﬂict as seen through the eyes of and told in the words of the men who fought and died for Hitler. 9781781592366, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 256p.

Hitlers Forgotten Armies: Combat in Norway & Finland

Bob Carruthers The German campaigns in the northern theatre of operations encompassing Denmark, Norway, Finland and the far north of Russia are detailed in this long neglected account of the campaign as described from the German point of view. Based mainly on original German records captured in 1945 alongside the postwar military recollections of veterans, this fascinating account encompasses the lessons and conclusions drawn from these German sources. 9781781591437, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 384p.

Gestapo on Trial

Bob Carruthers The Nuremberg Trials were held by the four victorious Allied forces of Great Britain, the USA, France and the USSR in the Palace of Justice, Nuremberg from November 1945 to October 1946. Famous for prosecuting the major German war criminals, they also tried the various groups and organizations that were at the heart of Nazi Germany. This fascinating volume is concerned with the trial of the Gestapo and includes all the testimony from the Nuremberg Trials regarding this organization, including the original indictment, the criminal case put forward for the Gestapo, the closing speeches by the prosecution and defense and the final judgment. The book also includes evidence regarding the S.D. and the defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who was Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei und Waffen-SS. 9781783463190, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 376p.

Panzers on the Vistula Retreat and Rout in East Prussia 1945

Hans Schäuﬂer and Tony Le Tissier Hans Schäuﬂer fought as the commander of a Jagdpanther tank destroyer in rearguard actions against the Red Army in East Prussia in 1945. Then, as an infantryman, he took part in the doomed defense of Danzig and made a daring escape across the Baltic in a small boat. This is his story, and it is the story of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the chaos and tragedy of the German retreat. His eyewitness account is one of the most revealing records we have of the experience of the collapse of the Third Reich in the east. 9781526734310, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 160p.

Hitler Versus Stalin: The Eastern Front 1941 1942 Barbarossa to Moscow

Nik Cornish This third volume of the photographic history of the Second World War on the Eastern Front records the sequence of Red Army offensives that pushed the Wehrmacht back across Russia after the failure of Operation Citadel. Previously unpublished images show the epic scale of the build-up to the Kursk battle and the enormous cost in terms of lives and material of the battle itself. They also show that the military initiative was now firmly in Soviet hands, as the Germans were on the defensive and in retreat. The photographs track the sequence of events on the ground, and they show the equipment and the weapons used by both sides, the living conditions experienced by the troops, and the devastation the war left in its wake. 9781783463985, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 128p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Hitler’s Tank Killer Sturmgeschütz at War 1940 – 1945

Hans Seidler Sturmgeschütz III was originally designed as an assault weapon, but as war progressed it was increasingly used in a defensive role and evolved into an assault gun and tank destroyer. By 1943 its main role was providing anti-tank support to the units in its area of operation. This consequently led to many StuGs being destroyed in battle. Nonetheless they were very successful as tank killers and destroyed, among others, many bunkers, pillboxes and other defenses. 9781848841741, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

The Panzer IV Hitler's Rock

Anthony Tucker-Jones In this companion volume to his best-selling visual histories of the Tiger and Panther tanks, Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a concise account of the Mk IV's design, development and performance in combat. The Mk IV served on every major front, in France, the Balkans, North Africa, the Soviet Union and, at the end of the war, in Germany itself - it was a key weapon in the blitzkrieg attacks launched early in the war and in the later desperate defense of the Reich. Using over 150 rare wartime photographs, plus a selection of specially commissioned color, he describes how the initial design of the Mk IV was modified and refined throughout the course of the conﬂict to counter the threats posed by ever more formidable Allied tanks and antitank guns on the battlefield. 9781473856752, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 128p.

Allied Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the Second World War

Michael Green Expert author Michael Green has compiled a full inventory of the armored fighting vehicles developed and deployed by the Allied armies during the six year war against Nazi Germany and her Axis partners. Tank destroyers included the US Army's M18 Hellcat and M36 Jackson, the British Archer and Achilles and the Soviets SU-85, SU-100 and SU-122. Self-propelled artillery vehicles provide indirect fire support. Examples of these were the British Bishop and Sexton, the US M7 Army Priest and The Red Army’s SU-152 Beast Slayer. For reconnaissance the Allies fielded armored cars and scout cars such as the Daimler Dingo, the US M8 Greyhound and T17 Staghound, and the Russian BA-10, -20 and -64. All these and many more AFVs are expertly described in words and captioned images in this comprehensive work. 9781473872370, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 200p.

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Panzer III Hitler's Beast of Burden

Anthony Tucker-Jones The Panzerkampfwagen III was one of the German army's principal tanks of the Second World War. Here Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a visual account of the tank in over 150 wartime photographs and describes in concise text its development and operational history. The photographs show the Panzer III in every theater of the war. The Panzer III was designed as part of Hitler's re-armament program in the mid-1930's and played a key role in the German blitzkrieg offensives in Poland, France and the Soviet Union. Its reliable chassis was also adapted for assault gun production. In this form, as the Sturmgeschtz III, it took part in the defensive battles fought by the Wehrmacht as it retreated in Italy, France and Eastern Europe. 9781473891050, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 112p.

Allied Tanks of the Second World War

Michael Green Expert author Michael Green has compiled a full inventory of the tanks developed and deployed by the Allied armies during the six year war against Nazi Germany and her Axis partners. There were four categories of tank: Light, Medium, Heavy and Super Heavy. 9781473866768, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

German Armour Lost on the Western Front

Bob Carruthers The German armored forces lost some 10,000 armored fighting vehicles. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. We are fortunate therefore that these unique photographs detail the fate of the Panzers destroyed in action in the west. 9781473868526, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 144p.

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Japan at War 1931-45 As the Cherry Blossom Falls

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. 9781781555453, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 176p.

Rising Sun

John Toland This magnificent Pulitzer Prizewinning history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bombs, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conﬂict. Why did the dawn attack on Pearl Harbor occur? Was it inevitable? Was the Emperor a puppet or a warmonger? And, finally, what inspired the barbaric actions of those who fought, and who speak here of the unspeakable - murder, cannibalism and desertion? 9781848845251, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 976p.

The Devil’s Doctors Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War

Mark Felton The brutal Japanese treatment of Allied POWs in WW2 has been well documented. The experiences of British, Australian and American POWs on the Burma Railway, in the mines of Formosa and in camps across the Far East, were bad enough. But the mistreatment of those used as guinea pigs in medical experiments was in a different league. 9781848844797, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s Final Gamble

Patrick Delaforce By late 1944 the Allies were poised to smash the Siegfried Line and break into Germany. Supply lines were shorter thanks to the port of Antwerp. Arnhem aside, there had been a long run of victories and there was no intelligence even from ULTRA to suggest a German counteroffensive. 9781783463596, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 376p.

Hitler’s Wartime Orders The Complete Fuhrer Directives 1939-1945

Bob Carruthers Presented here, in one collection, is the important historical record of Hitler’s war directives. From preparations for the invasion of Poland to his last desperate order to his troops on the Eastern Front, this unbroken edition provides a fascinating insight in to the proceedings of the Second World War and the mind of the man that launched the world into chaos. 9781473868724, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 224p.

On to Rome: Anzio and Victory at Cassino, 1944 Jon Diamond Early in 1944 the Allied advance was halted by the German defence of the Gustav Line. Even with the deployment of Eighth Army reinforcements from the Adriatic, every effort to capture Monte Cassino failed. Fifth Army’s VI Corps’ amphibious landing at Anzio in January, while initially successful stalled in the face of formidable German counter-attacks and the beach-head was effectively besieged. 9781526732538, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 240p.

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• COLD WAR • North Korean Onslaught UN Stand at the Pusan Perimeter, AugustSeptember 1950

Gerry van Tonder In the first volume in this series on the Korean War, North Korea Invades the South, North Korean ground forces, armor and artillery crossed the 38th Parallel, and, in blitzkrieg style, rolled back UN and South Korean forces down the Korean peninsula. Despite the US and South Korea committing army, air force and navy units, supported by forces from Australia, Britain, New Zealand, France and Canada, by 31 July, eleven enemy divisions were concentrated in a disconnected line from Chŏnju to Yŏngdong. Along the south coast, North Korean divisions pushed eastward towards Masan. To the east and center of the peninsula, the enemy closed in on Kimch’ŏn and the Naktong River line. 9781526728333, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 136p.

With the SAS and Other Animals A Vet’s Experiences During the Dhofar War 1974

Andrew Higgins In 1970 at the height of the Cold War, the young Sandhursttrained Sultan Qaboes of Oman, with secret British military backing, took on the communist rebels in a fierce but little known war. Along with regular British Army and ‘contract’ officers, the SAS played a key role in this bitterly fought but ultimately successful campaign. 9781848844865, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

Flying the Buccaneer Britain’s Cold War Warrior

Peter Caygill Originally conceived as a carrierborn maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the ﬂying surfaces to increase lift when landing. 9781844156696, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 256p.

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Britain on the Brink The Cold War’s Most Dangerous Weekend, 27-28 October 1962

Jim Wilson At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain was America’s first-line defense, a vulnerable, but unsinkable ‘aircraft carrier’ on which the United States based the Strategic Air Command’s first-strike elements of their America’s nuclear deterrent. The Strategic Air Command’s UK bases and the RAF’s V-Force were ordered to the highest state of readiness at any time during the Cold War. This book focuses on the implications for Britain of the covert deployment by the Soviet Union of ballistic nuclear missiles ninety miles off the US coast. It follows the crisis as it developed in London, Washington and Moscow. It also reveals the major strategic rethink the Cuban Crisis forced on Prime Minister Macmillan and the British Government. 9781848848146, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 208p.

Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Aircraft, Warships and Missiles

Anthony Tucker-Jones In this companion volume to his photographic history of Soviet tanks and armored vehicles, Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a visual guide to the vast array of aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War. The so-called ‘Cold War’ was far from cold, with numerous ‘hot’ proxy wars being fought in Africa and the Middle East. All these conﬂicts employed Soviet weaponry. The MiG fighters, the Badger and Backfire bombers, the nuclear submarines have achieved almost iconic status, but, as Anthony Tucker-Jones’s book shows, there was much more to the Soviet armory than these famous weapons. 9781473823617, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 160p.

Patrolling the Cold War Skies Reheat Sunset

Philip Keeble This is a flying adventure book set within the framework of the Cold War and told through the lens of the RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Philip Keeble’s logbooks cover ten different types of aircraft: from learning to fly in a Chipmunk trainer in 1965, right through to flying the Tornado F3 Fighter in 1994. These true tales are told as anecdotal yarns, ones that put flesh on the bare bones of a logbook in an exciting, amusing and self-deprecating way. The narratives stir up memories of escapades and the events leading up to them. They depict exciting sorties, dangerous emergencies, stupid moments, funny occurrences, and operational practices, but also show the balance and contrast of operating in the Cold War. 9781781555965, $40.00, $26.50, hardback, 288p.

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• COLD WAR • Cold War Counterfeit Spies Tales of Espionage Genuine or Bogus?

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. With the help of witnesses with firsthand experience, and recently declassified documents, Nigel West answers these and other fascinating questions from a time when secrecy and suspicion allowed the truth to be concealed. 9781473879553, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 264p.

The Royal Armoured Corps in the Cold War 1946 - 1990

Robert Grifﬁn and M.P. Robinson The Royal Armored Corps’ composition may have changed dramatically during the four and a half decades of The Cold War but its role in the nation’s defense has been predominant. This highly informative book focuses on the deployment of the British Army’s armored regiments from the end of the Second World War, their vehicles and equipment, the creation of the British Army of the Rhine, NATO commitments and other peripheral missions. 9781473843752, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 208p.

Phantom in the Cold War RAF Wildenrath 1977 1992

David Gledhill The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role combat aircraft. Introduced into the RAF in 1968, it was employed in ground attack, air reconnaissance and air defense roles. Later it changed over to air defense. This book focuses predominantly on the aircraft’s role as an air defense fighter, exploring the ways in which it provided the British contribution to the Second Allied Tactical Air Force at RAF Wildenrath, the home of Nos. 19 and 92 Squadrons during the Cold War. As with his previous books, the author, who ﬂew the Phantom operationally, recounts the thrills, challenges and consequences of operating this sometimes temperamental jet at extreme low-level over the West German countryside, preparing for a war which everyone hoped would never happen. 9781526704085, $44.95, $29.50, hardback, 288p.

Vulcan Boys From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber

Tony Blackman The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape instantly recognisable as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for take-off.

Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted completely first hand by the operators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from its design conception through the Cold War when it played out its most important job as Britain’s nuclear deterrent; before unbelievably, at the end of its service life, also playing a significant role, with its bombs and missiles, in liberating the Falkland Islands for which it gained much celebrity. 9781911621263, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 208p.

Atomic Thunder British Nuclear testing in Australia

Elizabeth Tynan British nuclear testing took place at Maralinga, South Australia, between 1956 and 1963, after Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies had handed over 3,200 square kilometres of open desert to the British Government, without informing his own people. The atomic weapons test series wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities and turned the land into a radioactive wasteland. 9781526727572, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 392p.

Centurion Armoured Hero of PostWar Tank Battles

Robert Jackson The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to outgun and outperform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever produced, and this volume in the TankCraft series by Robert Jackson is the ideal introduction to it. 9781526741349, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 64p.c

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• COLD WAR • Three Sips of Gin Dominating the Battlespace with Rhodesia's famed Selous Scouts

Timothy Bax There is nothing that terrorized Russian and Chinese-backed guerillas fighting Rhodesia's bush war in the 1970s more than the famed Selous Scouts. Too afraid to even whisper the name amongst themselves, they referred to soldiers of the unit simply as Skuzapu, or pickpockets. It was not for nothing that history has recorded the Selous Scouts Regiment as being one of the deadliest and most effective killing machines in modern counter-insurgency warfare. In this special 'deluxe' edition, we follow Tim on his missions into the silence of the shadows. As his story unfolds, we begin to understand how he managed to survive and it is here you will find the significance of 'three sips of gin' revealed. 9781909384293, $59.95, $38.99, paperback, 448p.

Battle on the Lomba 1987 The Day a South African Armoured Battalion shattered Angola’s Last Mechanized Offensive - A Crew Commander's Account

David Mannall The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channeled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of advanced weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and thousands of armored vehicles. Their intent - to eradicate the US-backed Angolan opposition (UNITA), then push southwards into South Africa's protectorate SWA/Namibia, ostensibly as liberators. 9781909982024, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 304p.

Angolan War of Liberation Colonial–Communist Clash, 1961–1974

Al J.Venter When a large group of rebels invaded Angola from a recently independent Congo in 1961, it heralded the opening shots in another African war of independence. Between 1961 and 1974, Portugal faced the extremely ambitious task of conducting three simultaneous counterinsurgency campaigns to preserve its hegemony of Angola, Portuguese Guinea and Mozambique. While other European states were falling over themselves in granting independence to their African possessions, Portugal chose to stay and fight despite the odds against success. 9781526728418, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 136p.

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Cold War Spymaster The Legacy of Guy Liddell, Deputy Director of MI5

Nigel West Guy Liddell was the Director of MI5’s counter-espionage B Division throughout the Second World War, during which he wrote a confidential personal diary. Within its pages details of virtually every important event that had any intelligence significance during the conﬂict were recorded. 9781526736222, $42.95, $27.99, hardback, 288p.

The History of Air Intercept Radar & the British Nightﬁghter 1935–1959

Ian White This is the history of Air Intercept (AI) radar and its use in night-fighter aircraft in defense of the UK and in the protection of RAF bomber forces. It is set against the political, military, economic and technological background of world events. Beginning in 1935, it describes the events leading up to the creation of the Air Ministry Research Establishment and the work of the Establishment’s Airborne Group under Dr Edwin Bowen and the building of the first 1.5 meter AI Mk 1 and later versions that saw use during the winter Blitz in Blenheim night-fighters and Mosquito during the Baedeker Raids. 9781844155323, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 340p.

Secret Service in the Cold War An SIS Ofﬁcer from Philby to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Balkans

Lieutenant John B Sanderson and Myles Sanderson The Second World War had been won, but relationships between the Western allies and the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly strained, as the nuclear arms race made world peace precarious. It was vital that Britain knew the Soviets’ intentions and military capabilities, both offensive and defensive. As a Military Attaché in Sofia, and Commandant of an Intelligence Centre in the Balkans, it was SIS officer Lieutenant Colonel John Sanderson’s job to find out. 9781526740908, $49.95, $32.50, hardback, 288p.

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• MODERN WAR • The British Army: 20022003 A Pocket Guide Charles Heyman Since its inception in 1984, The British Army: A Pocket Guide has established itself as the market leader in this particular sphere of defense publishing.

This the eighth edition has been brought completely up to date to reﬂect the current situation of the British Army and all the changes being made to it. The book will include a new chapter focusing on the proposed Rapid Intervention Forces. 9780850528671, $8.95, $5.99, paperback, 192p.

Awakening Victory How Iraqi Tribes and American Troops Reclaimed Al Anbar and Defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq

Michael E. Silverman Awakening Victory tells the story of this incredible campaign through the eyes of the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who was right in the thick of the fight. The book also provides a description of the Iraqi insurgency—particularly al Qaeda in Iraq—that offers the depth and texture which are currently lacking in most Americans' perceptions of the war. 9781612000626, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 352p.

Ultimate Ofﬁcer Candidate School Guidebook What You Need to Know to Succeed at Federal and State OCS

Ryan N. Pierce Are you a former soldier, sailor, or airman who left the service without getting the most out of your potential? Are you a leader in the civilian sector who knows you have more to give back to the country you love so much? If so, you should consider entering the Army, Army Reserves, or Army National Guard, earn your commission as a Second Lieutenant, and begin or restart an exciting career as a leader in the world’s best military. The Ultimate Officer Candidate School Guidebook explains everything you need to know to achieve these goals. Author Ryan Pierce, an OCS graduate and former TAC Officer, offers 19 chapters of information to guide potential candidates down the path of earning a commission in the Army. 9781932714913, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 192p.

Peacemakers How People Around the World are Building a World Free of War

Douglas Roche A world without war: this is the vision that Douglas Roche has pursued for decades. A longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament, Canadian ambassador for disarmament, and later a senator, Roche has been in the thick of international affairs for more than forty years. Though few of us realize it, today the world is more peaceful than in past centuries. Wars have diminished destruction dramatically in the past two decades. Roche documents the many successes of the past two decades in reducing conﬂict in the world, and in creating structures and institutions which are making war less likely and more difficult for states to initiate. 9781459406230, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 224p.

Crawling Out of Hell The True Story of a British Sniper's Greatest Battle

Dean Bailey Lance Corporal Dean Bailey was just 22 when he was sent to Afghanistan as a Sniper Section Commander. Craving the opportunity to finally see some action after a disappointing tour in Iraq, he now had the chance to put his elite marksmanship training to the test. During one ambush, Dean’s Platoon is attacked from all sides, and Dean’s Viking is immobilized. Going up on top of the carrier to fend off the assailants with his riﬂe, an RPG explodes next to him. Continuing his defense, Dean takes a direct hit from an RPG ending his brave covering fire. Dragged from the burning Viking, he is ﬂown back to England. Dean’s next battle was the hardest he ever had to face. 9781781555569, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 192p.

Distant Thunder: Helicopter Pilot's Letters from War in Iraq and Afghanistan

Don Harward Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilot’s tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty ﬂight suit which bore witness to the events he penned. Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, even on leave, he can always hear the dim roar of guns, the distant thunder of war, and is always summoned towards the sound. Pacific Wings, a prestigious New Zealand-based magazine, has previously published some letters which have been praised by a growing readership, both aviator and non ﬂyer alike, for their ability to transport the reader into the world of war. 9781908117281, $17.50, $11.50, hardback, 224p.

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• MODERN WAR • Harrier Boys. Volume 2 New Technology, New Threats, New Tactics, 1990-2010

Bob Marston In the second volume of Harrier Boys, the history of this remarkable aircraft in service is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it. The book begins with explanations of the mature concept of operations with the Harrier GR3 in the Cold War. It then progresses through the evolution of Harrier II and updates to the Sea Harrier, while the potential battles to be fought necessitated ever-changing tactics and technology. The new Harriers used digital developments for airframe, engine and weapons control. 9781910690178, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 192p.

Aviation Assault Battlegroup in Afghanistan The 2009 Tour of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland

During their 2009 OP HERRICK tour, The Black Watch’s role was to raid into Taliban insurgent heartlands, rather than ‘hold ground’, like other battle groups. Accountable directly to Regional Command South and with all Coalition helicopter forces available, the Battlegroup was dubbed the ‘ﬂying squad’ by the media as it took the fight to the Taliban with aggressive aviation assaults in both Helmand and Kandahar Provinces. 9781848845367, $60.00, $39.50, hardback, 288p.

Middle East Air Forces in the 21st Century

Tim Ripley This book looks at why airpower is of such strategic and tactical importance in the Middle East. It provides an overview of the state of the air forces in the first decade of the 21st Century. Each air force will be profiled, aerospace industries reviewed, major campaigns in the past decade are examined and the future airpower is discussed. The countries include Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE,Yemen and will also cover British and American operations. Each country is profiled with its air forces history, current status, order of battle, aircraft, ordnance and recent operations. Air campaigns of the 21st Century within the region are also described. The book includes many color and mono photographs, maps and diagrams. 9781848840997, $70.00, $45.50, hardback, 256p.

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War on Two Fronts An Infantry Commander's War in Iraq and the Pentagon

Col. Christopher Hughes Winner of The Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award for Excellence in U.S. Army History WritingJournals, memoirs and letters, June 2008 Shortly after the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the war in Iraq became the most confusing in U.S. history, the high command not knowing who to fight, who was attacking Coalition troops, and who among the different Iraqi groups were fighting each other.Yet there were a few astute officers like Lt. Col. Christopher Hughes, commanding the 2d Battalion of the 327th Inf. Regiment, 101st Airborne, who sensed the complexity of the task from the beginning. 9781612004310, $22.50, $14.99, paperback, 320p.

Iraqi War Debrief Why Saddam Hussein Was Toppled

Al J.Venter It took the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein less that a quarter century to turn the slow march of history in the Middle East upside down. In this short space of time he had twice invaded neighboring countries and coldbloodedly killed thousands of his own people, let alone those of his enemies, with chemical and biological weapons. Not even concerted action by the forces of more than twenty countries in ‘Operation Desert Storm’ followed by years of not-always-successful UN-imposed arms inspections, prevented him from developing an arsenal of illegal weapons. 9780620307246, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 352p.

New Dawn The Battles for Fallujah

Richard S. Lowry Fallujah. Few names conjure up as many images of blood, sacrifice, and valor as does this ancient city in Al Anbar province forty miles west of Baghdad. This sprawling concrete jungle was the scene of two major U.S. combat operations in 2004. This is the first comprehensive history of this fighting. In addition to archival research, New Dawn is based upon the personal recollections of nearly 200 soldiers and Marines who participated in the battles for Fallujah, from the commanding generals who planned the operations to the privates who kicked in the doors. The result is a gripping, page-turning narrative of individual sacrifice and valor that also documents the battles for future military historians. It is a story you will never forget. 9781932714777, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 312p.

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• MODERN WAR • Hearts and Mines With the Marines in al Anbar—A Story of Psychological Warfare in Iraq

Russell Snyder This is a true story of war, of one man’s transformation as he retraces the mine-strewn roads of a land itself transformed by mankind’s most shockingly inhuman practice. It is the firsthand account of a member of one of the United States Army’s three-man Tactical Psychological Operations Teams, groups of men tasked with winning the hearts and minds of Iraq’s civilian population through leaﬂets, loudspeakers, conversation, and bribery. 9781612001326, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 232p.

Once a Marine An Iraq War Tank Commander’s Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery

Nick Popaditch and Mike Steere May 6, 1986: Nick Popaditch arrives at the Receiving Barracks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. April 18, 2004: "Gunny Pop" comes home to face the toughest fight of his life-a battle to remain the man and Marine he was. This is the central drama of Nick's inspiring memoir. Readers in and out of the military will stand up and cheer for this valiant Marine's Marine, a man who embodies everything noble and proud in the Corps' long tradition. Never has modern mechanized combat seemed so immediate and real, or the fight in Iraq seemed so human and worth believing in. 9781611211443, $18.95, $12.50, paperback, 312p.

The Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003

Anthony Tucker-Jones The Iraq War is a visual record of the American-led Operation Iraqi Freedom of 2003, which resulted in the dramatic overthrow of Dictator Saddam Hussein. In a striking sequence of photographs Anthony Tucker-Jones shows how this was achieved by the American and British armed forces in a lightning campaign of just two weeks. But the photographs also show the disastrous aftermath when the swift victory was undermined by the outbreak of the Iraqi insurgency - in the Shia south, in Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle, and in Fallujah where two ferocious battles were fought. 9781781591659, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 160p.

Intifada Palestine and Israel The Long Day of Rage

David Pratt Armed with stones, Kalashnikovs, and the scarcely believable martyrdom of the suicide bomber, a generation of Palestinians has confronted one of the most lethal armies in the Middle East in a battle that has stunned and horrified the world. For almost two decades the Intifada has been the byword for Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation. But, for all its familiar usage in the media, many people remain unclear as to what the Intifada really is, or how it began. Just what fuels the anger? Who are the key players in this deadly clash and where, during these dangerous days in the Middle East, does the resistance go from here? Part reﬂection, part reportage, David Pratt takes the reader on a journey across the frontlines of the Palestinian uprising. 9781932033632, $16.95, $11.50, paperback, 288p.

Operation Enduring Freedom America's Afghan War 2001 to 2002

Tim Ripley The first six months of the war in Afghanistan were incredibly confused. Few journalists or civilians had access to the main events and the result was the creation of many urban myths that persist to this day. This book reveals the truth behind Operation Enduring Freedom, its objectives, successes, failures, and consequences. Tim Ripley has discovered what actually happened in the first six months of this US-led intervention. He reveals the clandestine US and UK reconnaissance efforts before hostilities commenced on 7 October 2001, secret US UAV and drone operations, RAF Canberra and U-2 spy ﬂights and details of initial combat between Taliban and Northern Alliance ground forces. 9781848845640, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 256p.

Russia's Air-launched Weapons Russian-made Aircraft Ordnance Today

Piotr Butowski Following Harpia Publishing's acclaimed two-volume series Russia's Warplanes, author and researcher Piotr Butowski sheds light on the full range of air-launched ordnance of Russian origin that can be found in large-scale service today. This reference work provides a wealth of information - most of which has been gained from first-hand and internal industry sources - on the full spectrum of Russian aircraft-launched weapons. Supported by newly commissioned artworks and extensive specification tables, chapters describe in detail air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, guided and free-fall bombs and cluster munitions, rockets, as well as aircraft guns. 9780997309218, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

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• MODERN WAR • Sharpshooters Marksmen through the Ages

Gary Yee The Casemate Short History Series presents readable and entertaining introductions to military history topics. From the Middle Ages on the most precise shooters have been employed as marksmen or sharpshooters. The German states made the first use of sharpshooters on the battlefield during the Seven Years War. Some of these riflemen were then employed as mercenaries in America, where the tactical use of the rifle in wooded terrain was valued. By the Revolutionary Wars, American riflemen were able to blend into the landscape and take out targets at long range. Their potential was noted by the British who began to train rifle units. 9781612004860, $12.95, $8.50, paperback, 160p.

Fighting for the French Foreign Legion Memoirs of a Scottish Legionnaire

Alex Lochrie The author describes how he joined the French Foreign Legion, without being able to speak any French and very close to the age limit. He takes the reader through the vigorous selection procedure, the relentless recruit regime and then elite Second Parachute Regiment’s training in Corsica. We learn about the ethos and strict discipline of the Foreign Legion. He describes his fellow legionnaires drawn from many backgrounds and nations. Having won his kepi and paratroop wings he served across Africa and the Middle East, taking part in Operation DESERT STORM (fighting Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard), peace keeping operations in Sarajevo and Bosnia and in former French colonies such as Chad and the Central African Republic. 9781783376155, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 176p.

Mugabe’s War Machine

Knox Chitiyo and Paul Moorcraft Mugabe’s dictatorship had survived due to the vicious military oppression of the population and the ruthless suppression of opposition. At the same time Mugabe has indulged in numerous military interventions outside his borders regardless of the cost in terms of regional stability, lives and money. The authors examine the background to Mugabe’s accession to power through the black nationalist insurgencies against white rule and the civil war between the black Zimbabweans (ZANLA, ZIPRA and militia groups.) Once Black power was established in 1980, Mugabe launched a brutal campaign in Matabeleland using his Central Intelligence Organization, police, army and the Special Forces 5th Brigade. At least 30,000 ‘insurgents’ and civilians were killed. 9781848844100, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 224p.

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Gurkha Tales From Peace and War, 1945–2011

J.P. Cross J. P. Cross has spent 67 years among the Gurkhas, being the only foreigner in the history of the country to be allowed to be both a house and land-owner. His language ability is such that only those who recognized his voice knew he was not a Nepali. With this knowledge and experience, the author has produced a series of articles, written over the past fifty years. These cover events in his own career, including the time he found himself in command of a Japanese battalion fighting nationalist guerrillas in Indo-China in 1945, and jungle warfare in Malaya during the Emergency, as well as descriptions of the nature of the Gurkha soldier and his relationship with the British. 9781848326903, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 288p.

Total Destruction of the Tamil Tigers The Rare Victory of Sri Lanka’s Long War

Paul Moorcraft In 2009, the Sri Lankan government forces literally eradicated the Tamil Tiger insurgency after 26 years of civil war. This was the first time that a government had defeated an indigenous insurgency by force of arms. It was as if the British army killed thousands of IRA cadres to end the war in Northern Ireland. The story of this war is fascinating in itself, besides the international repercussions for ‘terrorism’ and insurgency worldwide. Many countries involved themselves in the war – to arm the combatants (China, Pakistan, India, and North Korea) or to bring peace (US, France, UK, and Norway). 9781781591536, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 208p.

The Rigger Operating with the SAS

Jack Williams For most people, climbing a ladder to clear the gutters is a challenge. Jack Williams and his colleagues in the specialist signals unit supporting the SAS in Northern Ireland had to climb towers and maintain vital communications - often in full view and under fire from terrorists. This is the gripping insider story of the tension, fear and comradeship of these specialists, who needed more than just a head for heights. Written in a racy popular style The Rigger is bound to thrill for its insider action. The author witnesses many operations, some successful, others tragically costly. 9781473831308, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 208p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Renault FT & M1917 Light Tank

Jacek Szafranski and Samir Karmieh During its 25-year service, the Renault FT tank was used in many countries around the world: France, Italy, Poland, the United States, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, China, the Baltic countries, Soviet Russia, Japan, Romania, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. It was in service during both world wars. The structural arrangement created by L. Renault with its transmission and drive wheels at the rear, combat compartment in the middle of the hull, and a movable turret, has become a classic construction solution for tanks and is still used nowadays. It was a base for new tanks manufactured in the United States, Italy, and the Soviet Union. 9788366148048, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 180p.

Operational History of the Hungarian Armoured Troops in World War II

Peter Mujzer A follow-up to Photosniper 0026: Hungarian Armored Forces in World War II focussing on the unit histories of the different Hungarian armoued formation as well as the personal history of the crew. 9788366148079, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 180p.

British Infantry Tanks in World War II

Dick Taylor Before the start of the Second World War, British armored doctrine was in a terrible muddle. Opinion had been divided between the proponents of the tank who saw it as the weapon of breakin, using it as an infantry support weapon, and those who saw it as the weapon of breakout, using it to restore mobility and to destroy the enemy’s forces behind the frontline. In many ways it was a division between those who saw the tank solely through the prism of the experience of the First World War, and those who saw it a decisive weapon for the future. As a consequence, it was decided that Britain needed three different classes of tanks. 9788365437129, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

Panzer II & Luchs. The World War II German Basic Light Tank

Łukasz Gładysiak In the first part of the 30s in the 20th century, the new chapter of the German history has opened - of the Germany that was facing more than only an economic crisis. On 30th January 1933, the office of chancellor of the, at that time still, republic, was taken by the leader of the National Socialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP) - Adolf Hitler. In a short time the supporters of the superpower politics, braking with the resolutions imposed on the Berlin on the strength of the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, seized both power and control of the country. The birth of the Third Reich was proclaimed, with Hitler acting as the Leader (Fuhrer), at the head of the state. Any restriction, supervised by the international community, was rejected and turned down, what clearly and unambiguously led Germany on the path towards a new war. 9788365437433, $29.95, $19.50, hardback, 80p.

Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H and Ausf. J. Volume 2

Łukasz Gładysiak The Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H and Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J tanks were produced in the largest numbers in the range known as Sonderkraftfahrzeug 161 in German terminology – 7,000 vehicles. This means that significant quantities of these vehicles were delivered to units from late Spring 1943 in case of the Ausf. H and from Summer 1944 as far as the Ausf. J is concerned. They fought on every front of the war. In addition to the Germans, as will be described in this book, other Axis forces also used of both types of these tanks. 9788364596919, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 112p.

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär

Łukasz Gładysiak, Samir Karmieh and Krzysztof Mucha Germans had been produced many specialistic armoured vehicles. Storm tanks are among them. They were used as infantry support heavy vehicles. They destroyed buildings, fortifications, barricades etc.STURMPANZER IV BRUMMBAR built on PANZER IV chassis was one of them. It was armed with 150 mm StuH storm howitzer. From 1943 till 1945 BRUMMBAR took part in fights on all fronts. The publication is illustrated with unique 3D renderings by Samir Karmieha that show a lot of detail not only the external details of the vehicle, but also its inside. The book was also enriched with excellent modeling plans by Krzysztofa Muchy that satisfy even the most demanding readers. 9788364596322, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 112p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Sd.Kfz. 10/4 & 10/5 Selbstfahrlafette

Alan Ranger This new photo album in the MMP/Stratus "Camera On" series contains 100+ photos of the Sd.Kfz. 10/4 & 10/5 Selbstfahrlafette. The Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 10/4) für 2cm Flak 30 and the Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 10/5) für 2cm Flak 38 were selfpropelled Flak halftracks based on the Sd.Kfz 10 One ton vehicle. In the firing mode the vehicle had hinged side walls that opened up to enlarge the firing platform at the back and to both sides. Except for armored shield often fitted to the AA gun these vehicles were unarmored. These profusely illustrated photo albums include many previously unseen pictures, many from private sources in Germany. 9788365281852, $25.00, $16.50, paperback, 76p.

F4U Corsair

Zbigniew Kolacha and 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.

9788365281173, $32.00, $20.99, hardback, 48p.

Ka-50 Ka-52 Werewolf, Black Shark, Erdogan, Alligator and the others

Jakub Fojtik The Kamov design bureau was established in the late 1940s after a successful demonstration of a single engine ultra-light Ka-8 type and its improved derivate Ka-10, which was first ﬂown on August 30, 1949. Both were rather experimental types used for exploring how to utilize the helicopter, and the latter one was adopted by the Soviet naval aviation into regular service. Due to small dimensions and a small footprint given by coaxial rotors, Ka-10s were deployed on Soviet Navy vessels and gave both the experimental design bureau OKB Kamov and the Soviet Navy valuable experience with maritime helicopter operation. In total four helicopters were test ﬂown by the naval aviators. However, due to the uncovered cockpit, both types were really limited in their operational use. 9788364596865, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 96p.

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Staff Cars in Germany WW2. Volume 1

Alan Ranger With mobilization of the German armed forces in 1939 the lack of motorized transport was identified as a critical issue, to partly remedy this the military commandeered much of both Germany’s and its satellite dependencies' passenger car stock, thus the military motor pool was supplemented by thousands of confiscated civilian passenger cars, which were partially adapted to military use. Commercial & private limousines as well as hard tops and cabriolets cars were used. Vol. 1 contains photos of Opel passenger cars, including: Opel Admiral Opel Kadett Opel Kapitan Opel Olympia and others. This profusely illustrated photo album includes over 150 previously unseen pictures, many from private sources in Germany. 9788365281869, $25.00, $16.50, paperback, 80p.

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka: Spotlight ON

Simon Schatz More than 44 color profiles of Ju 87 Stuka in Luftwaffe during WWII Aircraft shown in markings of different versions from A to G and different war theaters.

9788365281135, $32.00, $20.99, hardback, 49p.

Mi-28. Night Hunter and others

Jakub Fojtik The Mil Design Bureau, led by Mikhail Leonteyevich Mil, was one of the leading Soviet plants promoting combination of helicopters and firepower. Mil was personally involved in the development of a prewar A-7 autogyro equipped with a machine gun for its own defense and two more for destroying ground targets. However, this type did not reach mass production. When the Mi-1 helicopter was test ﬂown for the first time on 20th of September 1948, it was clear that a very versatile type was born. It became the first mass produced Soviet helicopter with a wide variety of special variants for both civil and military applications. It had just entered the regular service with the Soviet Army, when US forces began using their Bell OH-13s for attack missions in Korean War. 9788365437136, $29.95, $19.50, paperback, 80p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • The Japanese Destroyer Suzutsuki 1945

Mariusz Motyka Suzutsuki was the third ship from the series of the most powerful Akizuka destroyers, designed specifically as antiaircraft defense ships, whose main armament consisted of 8 universal 100 mm caliber guns with excellent ballistic characteristics. The Akizuia destroyers were designed before the beginning of World War II as anti-aircraft ships for fast Japanese groups of aircraft carriers. They were completely different from the previous Japanese destroyers, in which the emphasis was put on strong artillery (127 mm guns) and torpedo armament. They were inspired by the British _Dido _class light anti-aircraft cruisers, however, in contrast with them, the Akizuka destroyers were medium size ships intended for anti-aircraft defense of groups of ﬂeet. 9788366148154, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 72p.

The Russian Destroyer Spravedlivyy

Oleg Pomoshnikov and Jan Radziemski 9788366148031, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 68p. The destroyer Spravedlivyy was constructed in the Severniy Sudostroitelniy Zavod imeni A.A. Zhdanova (Shipyard No. 190) in 1954–1956 as one of 27 Project 56 destroyers, also known as the Spokoinyy class (designated Kotlin by NATO). They were destroyers in the old fashion, created in the early 1950s by designers of the 53rd Central Design Bureau (CKB-53) led by head designer A.L. Fisher, who was also the author of Project 30bis (NATO: Skoryy-class).

German Battleship SMS Posen

Gary Staff and Marsden Samuel 9788365437532, $36.95, $24.50, paperback, 80p. The last ship of the first class of German “Dreadnought” battleships was Ersatz Baden/ Posen. The keel for Posen was laid on 11 June 1907 at the Germania Dockyard in Kiel and launching followed on 12 December 1908. The President of the Prussian province of Posen, von Waldow, gave the christening speech and the christening was performed by Fürstin (Princess) Johanna von Radolin. Posen was named after the Prussian Province from 1772 to 1919, and today is known as Poznan province in Poland. On 28 April 1910 Posen was transferred from her construction yard to Kiel Imperial Dockyard and on 31 May was commissioned for the first time. The first pre-trials began on 18 July 1910.

The Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola

Carlo Cestra “Pola” was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina operating during the Second World War. She was the fourth of four ships in this class and she was built in the Odero Terni Orlando shipyard in Livorno in 1930, entering service in 1932. At the beginning of 1928, the Italian Regia Marina, not to be disadvantaged compared to other marinas, needed to build new cruisers that could be used with Trento-class ships, until the economic resources of the Italian Government allowed them to build new battleships or to renovate the old ones like Cavour or Giulio Cesare. Since there was a standstill in the building and in the study of projects, the only existing one was what the Navy Ministry had prepared for a Trento-class cruiser. 9788365437464, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 80p.

The Battleship SMS Baden

Luke Millis The second and last to be completed of a class of 4 “super dreadnoughts”, SMS Baden represented the culmination of German battleship development during the First World War. Completed too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland, the ship was commissioned as Fleet Flagship on 14th March 1917 and took part in the majority of fleet actions, but was destined to never fire her guns in battle. As a condition of the Armistice, the main body of the German fleet was interred in Scapa Flow. Originally Baden was not included in the list, but as the battlecruiser Mackensen was as yet incomplete, Baden was sent in her place. Baden was scuttled with the rest of the fleet in June 1919, however due to the quick action of the of the Royal Navy officers, the ship was beached and salvaged. 9788364596902, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 84p.

The Italian Submarine Scire 1938-1942

Carlo Cestra Scirè was an Italian Adua class submarine, which served during World War II in the Regia Marina (the Italian Navy). She was named after the Ethiopian region where there was a battle between the Italian and Abyssinian troops during the war in Ethiopia in 1936. She was laid down by the Italian shipbuilder "Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO)” in La Spezia, on January 30, 1937, was launched on January 6, 1938, and was commissioned on April 25, 1938. During the war, she was modified to carry three mini submarines (SLCs) and remains one of the most famous submarines in the world due to the missions to Gibraltar and Alexandria. 9788364596957, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 80p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Messerschmitt Bf 109 G

Maciej Noszczak 9788366148086, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the backbone of the German Luftwaffe.Versatile, tough and well armored, this nimble fighter was one of the most advanced aircraft of its era. Yet, even the perfect plane can be improved upon. The G variant was designed with a reinforced wing structure, bulletproof windscreen and additional light-alloy armor. This gave the plane even greater versatility in combat, so much so it became the favorite of Erich Hartmann, the world’s top scoring fighter ace. Lavishly illustrated and filled with A4 drawings, this booklet is the perfect choice for any aspiring aviation modeler.

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A

Maciej Noszczak 9788366148093, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was an advanced fighter developed by Germany to be the successor to the Mersserschmitt. Adapted to a wide variety of combat situations, Focke-Wulf soon began to dominate the skies, allowing Germany to take back their air superiority from Britain and her fearsome Spitfire Mk V. Some of the Luftwaffe’s most successful fighter aces few the Fw 190 and was soon preferred over its older counterpart. Filled with rich drawings that provide an unparalleled display of the fighter, this book is an ideal choice for any modeler which a penchant for recreating Germany’s most acclaimed aircraft.

Sd.Kfz. 171 Panzer V "Panther" Ausf. A/D/G

DMITRY MIRONOV The story of one of the most famous combat vehicles of the 20th century, the German Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther” medium tank, would not have started without the confrontation of the Wehrmacht with the Soviet T-34. Following the alarming reports that began to be sent to Berlin from the fighting on the Eastern Front by Panzerwaffe units, the decision was made to build a completely new tank. It had to be capable of destroying almost any type of enemy armored vehicle. The Pz.Kpfw.V prototype, built by MAN, was ready at the end of 1942. Serial production started before the beginning of the following year, and it's quite unsuccessful combat debut took place in the summer of 1943 during the battle of Kursk. 9788365437549, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p.

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Grumman F6F Hellcat F6F-3, F6F-5 Models

Oleksandr Boiko The Grumman F6F Hellcat was constructed in the early 1940s at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. in Bethpage. Unlike its predecessor, the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the Hellcat received a low gear, with widely spaced wheels on the main chassis. Significantly increased both wings and fuselage to accommodate the required fuel and ammunition supply and to provide adequate structural strength. Fixed weapons consisted of six 12.7 mm machine guns. A contract for the construction of two prototypes of the new BuAer fighter was made with Grumman on June 30, 1941. During the entire production period only minor changes were made to the construction to the Hellcat. 9788365437563, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 28p.

Henschel Hs 123. All Versions

Mariusz Lukasik 9788365437471, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 80p. The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat biplane dive bomber and close-support attack aircraft ﬂown by the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and the early to midpoint of World War II. It was durable and effective in severe conditions, it featured heavily on the Easter Front. This Kagero offering includes 16 pages of drawings and 9 color profiles.

Dornier Do 17/Do 215

Mariusz Lukasik The Dornier Do 17 was one of the Luftwaffe’s three main bomber types early in the war. Its last version, powered by Bramo 323 radial engines was the Do 17 Z. Based directly on the Do 17 M airframe, it had a revised front fuselage section to improve the crew’s working conditions in the form of a so-called “Waffenkopf”. A total of approximately 910 examples in several sub-variants, from Z-0 to Z-10 were built from early 1939 till mid-1940. These aircraft saw combat in Polish and French campaigns, the Battle of Britain, Balkan operations, the Russian campaign until 1942, and sporadically in the African campaign. The crews considered the Do 17 one of the most reliable aircraft and despite poor armor in their opinion it had good ﬂight characteristics. 9788364596940, $24.95, $16.50, paperback, 20p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Bulgarian Fighter Colours 1919-1948 vol. 1

Dénes Bernád Bulgaria is arguably the historically most underrated Axis ally that actually fought the Allies during World War 2. Despite remaining outside the main battleground of the war, the Eastern Front, this Balkan country did take its fair share of warfare, particularly due to the combat activity of its fighter air force against the armada of US bombers and their fighter escorts, in 1943 and 1944. Then, following an about-face in early September 1944, the Bulgarians combatted their former ally, the Germans. This notable air activity is largely unknown outside Bulgaria, and is not very much popularized even within the country, despite fully deserving the utmost attention. This twovolume book describes and illustrates all the fighter and fighter trainer aircraft used by the Bulgarian armed forces before, during, and shortly after WW 2. 9788365958181, $65.00, $42.50, hardback, 300p.

Finnish Jet Colours

Kyösti Partonen Book covers Finnish Jets used Finnish Air Force. Camouﬂage and markings of the fighters are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Kyösti Partonen. Many unpublished photos, and exclusive color profiles. • dH Vampire Mk 52 and Vampire Trainer Mk 55 • Folland Gnat Mk 1 • Potez-Air Fouga CM 170 Magister • Ilyushin Il-28 and Il-28R • Mikoyan-Gurevitsh UTI MiG-15 • Mikoyan-Gurevitsh MiG-21 F13 • Mikoyan-Gurevitsh MiG-21UM • Mikoyan-Gurevitsh MiG-21 bis • SAAB 35BS, CS, FS and S Draken • Bae Hawk Mk 51, Mk 51A and Mk 66 • Gates Learjet 35A/S • McDonnell/Boeing F-18C/D and F/A-18C/D Hornet 9788365281357, $62.00, $40.50, hardback, 240p.

Polish Fighter Colours 1939-1947. Volume 1

Bartłomiej Belcarz, Robert Gretzyngier,Tomasz J. Kopański, Wojtek Matusiak,Wojciech Zmyslony and Marek Rogusz This book describes in detail the camouﬂage and markings of the day fighters used by the Polish Air Force in 1939-47. Aircraft of Polish, French, British, American, Soviet and German origin are shown. Written by a well-known quartet of distinguished Polish aviation historians: Kopański, Belcarz, Gretzyngier and Matusiak. Many historical photos and color profiles. 9788363678623, $50.00, $32.50, hardback, 240p.

Portuguese Fighter Colours 1919-1956 Piston-engine ﬁghters

Luis Armando Tavares and 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, $62.00, $40.50, hardback, 200p.

Bomber Aircraft of 305 Squadron

Lechosław Musiałkowski History of this successful Polish bomber squadron during WW2. No. 305 'Weilkopolski' Squadron RAF was a Polish bomber squadron than originally served as a night bomber squadron, but later converted to daylight operations in 1943 and ended the war as a low-level bomber squadron. The book covers the history of the squadron and the history of the aircraft used – Vickers Welligton, B-25 Mitchell and de Havilland Mosquito. Also details of the markings and camouﬂage changes are described with many unpublished photos and color profiles. 9788361421801, $62.00, $40.50, hardback, 200p.

Hungarian Fighter Colours. Volume 1

Dénes Bernád and György Punka This book describes and illustrates all the fighter aircraft used by the Hungarian armed forces during WW2. Covering both the indigenous designs employed early on through to the German and Italian fighters ﬂown for much of the period, the camouﬂage and markings of these aircraft are described and illustrated in great detail. Fully illustrated with many rare wartime photos. Full color profiles of many representative aircraft. 9788361421719, $62.00, $40.50, hardback, 182p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Hunt-class Destroyers In Polish Navy Service

Mariusz Borowiak The late 1930s saw a rapid development and modernization of the Royal Navy. His Majesty's government decided to build new classes of battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers which were distinctly better suited for fighting surface combatants than escorting merchants or hunting down and sinking submarines. The destroyers were no exception and by the outbreak of the war in 1939, the British navy had commissioned subsequent medium and large-size destroyers of: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K classes, as well as those of the Tribal class. Sloops of the Grimsby, Bittern, Egret and Black Swan classes had also been built. The British needed a large number of universal destroyers of a smaller displacement, but versatile enough to perform various wartime duties. A new type of destroyer, according to its design’s creators would perform the “ﬂeet work” duties, which included escorting task forces of larger ships and offensive gunnery and torpedo missions. However, that concept soon became obsolete. 9788366148109, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 240p.

SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper 1943–1945

Massimiliano Aﬁero The military career of Jochen Peiper, one of the most valiant and decorated officers of the Waffen SS, told through the main battles and campaigns, which involved the units under his command, especially the armored Kampfgruppen of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, starting from the fighting on the front Kharkov, between February and March 1943, passing through the fighting for the salient of Kursk, the intervention in Italy, the new campaign on the Ukrainian front between autumn and winter of 1943-44, fighting on the front of Normandy, the counter-offensive in the Ardennes, until the last fighting on the Hungarian front and in Austria. 9788395157509, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 112p.

Messerschmitt Bf 110 C & D 1/32 Maciej Noszczak Scale plans of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 C & D in 1/32 scale. 4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.

Battleships of World War II. Vol 1

Miroslaw Skwiot The idea of creating such an album dedicated to the battleships of World War Two had been born in the last dozen or so years. During this period, various concepts appeared in print, which were meant to present those beautiful ships in the form of a "condensed pill.” Most of the contributions have been made by foreign authors who had had greater access to photographic references. It was not easy, because it was difficult to choose several photos illustrating the entire history of the battleship, starting from the moment of the keel laying and ending with its sinking.Then, in some cases it has a further history as a wreck resting on the seabed until today. Despite these difficulties, it was possible to gather unique photographic material enriched with the brief combat records of individual battleships, which will hopefully allow the reader to trace their story. In the first volume, the author describes all the most important battleships from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Spain, Japan, France, and Germany. 9788395157561, $37.95, $24.99, hardback, 112p.

Guerrilla Nightmare Luftwaffe Stukas at War Against Tito’s Partisans in Yugoslavia, 19411945

Lovro Peršen and Mario Raguž STUKA! The very name is synonymous with the screaming sirens and the crump of heavy bombs. For the lightly armed Partisan forces it meant despair, defeat and in a lot of cases, death. For the five long years Stuka units in the Balkan theater have come and gone, depending on the Axis war fortunes. They did not have permanent base, as was the case with NSGR. 7 for example, but the bomb loads that the Ju 87 carried and the precision to deliver them, was the wining combination. In all major military operations in Yugoslavia against Tito’s forces, Stuka was an element which was always included in Commander’s plans. In September 1943 it was Stukas who spearheaded the defeat of the Italian forces since German land forces were few in numbers. Until the last day of WW II in Yugoslavia, Stuka was on the first line of fire even against a strong foe such as the Red Army. 9788365437785, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 152p.

Junkers Ju 88 A 1/32

Maciej Noszczak Scale plans of the Junkers Ju 88A in 1/32 scale. 4 fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.

9788365958136, $15.00, $9.99, paperback, 20p.

9788365958150, $15.00, $9.99, paperback, 20p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Lockheed P-38 Lightning Early Versions

Robert Pęczkowski and Artur Juszczak The P-38 was the only American fighter aircraft in production throughout American involvement in the war, from Pearl Harbor to VJ Day. With its unusual twin-boom design, this was one of the most distinctive fighters of WW2, and saw action in all theatres of the war, being especially effective in the Pacific area. This book describes the development of the early versions of this iconic warplane, with full technical details and many detail photos. Profusely illustrated with photos, including a comprehensive walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the P-38 by its users. 9788365281319, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 140p.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E

Robert Pęczkowski and Artur Juszczak An illustrated history of the evolution of the “Emil” version of Germany’s most famous World War Two fighter aircraft: How the Bf 109 E changed during production from 1936 - 1941; How to recognize the different versions from the E-0 to the E-9; Documenting the engine variants which led to design changes; Introduction of fuel injection. More than 30 color plates. Wartime photos, drawings from Technical Manuals and color photos of the preserved aircraft. 9788365281302, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 144p.

P-51/F-6 Mustangs with USAAF - in the MTO

Tomasz Szlagor The North American P-51 Mustang, famed for its service in the US Army Air Force as a long-rage escort fighter over western Europe, was no less successful in the other three major combat areas of World War Two: the Mediterranean, the China-Burma-India, and the Pacific Theaters of Operations. 9788365437112, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 88p.

Republic P-47B-D Razorback: Yellow

Robert Pęczkowski This is the story of American famous heavy fighter aircraft. This book covers early Razorback versions, from P-47B to P-47D-22. It contains: Scale plans, photos, and drawings from Technical Manuals. Superb color illustrations of camouﬂage and markings, walk-around color photographs, and black-and-white archive photographs are also included. This is essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale air modelers. Contains: 1/72 scale plans; 30+ color profiles. 9788363678845, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 148p.

Messerschmit Bf 109 F

Robert Michulec This book covers the development of the 'F' variants of the most famous German WW2 fighter, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Design, development, testing the prototypes and series production are all described and illustrated, covering all variants of the –F model of this iconic warplane. Contains: scale plans, photos and drawings from Technical Manuals, superb color illustrations of camouﬂage and markings, rare b+w archive photographs, color photos of the preserved aircraft. Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aeromodelers. 9788361421757, $26.00, $16.99, paperback, 160p.

P-51/F-6 Mustangs with the USAAF - European Theater of Operations

Tomasz Szlagor The North American P-51 Mustang powered by the British-designed Rolls-Royce Merlin/Packard engine was, quite simply, the best long-range escort fighter of the World War Two era. Entering service in November 1943, it curtailed prohibitive losses suffered by the heavy bombers of the US Eight Army Air Force which carried out the strategic daylight bombing campaign against the Third Reich. In the European Theater of Operations the USAAF also deployed Mustangs, with great success, as free-ranging strafers, fighter-bombers, scouts and reconnaissance aircraft. Eventually, it was the P-51 that broke the backbone of the Luftwaffe. 9788364596681, $22.95, $14.99, paperback, 88p.

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• MODELLING & REFERENCE • Panther Project. Volume 1 Drivetrain and Hull

Lee Lloyd, Brian Balkwill and Alasdair Johnston The technical development, a performance evaluation and a detailed combat history of this seminal German tank of World War II is beyond the scope of this published work. Instead we will concentrate here on a visual feast for the eyes, 96 pages detailing an incredible work of restoration being carried out on a Panther Ausf. A in the workshops of the Wheatcroft Collection. As we have had access to the reconstruction of this tank from the early stages we are in a unique position to be able to photographically record the work that has been carried out and that is still to be completed. We plan that there will be at least three volumes of work that shall record this incredible project. The access that we have had has allowed us to visually record a great deal of this vehicle in a way not normally seen in other modern studies of the Panther that are in either museums or in private collections. This volume is primarily concerned with an examination of the interior of the hull, suspension elements, gear train and drive components, completed parts awaiting installation, and some about to undergo restoration. Also included is a reasonably complete history of this vehicle as we know of it to this date. 9780955642203, $23.00, $14.99, paperback, 96p.

Scrapyard Armour Scenes from a Russian Armour Scrapyard

David Parker, Mark Neville and Andy Taylar 116 pages featuring 3 different model builds and 40 pages of walkaround images from the scrapyard.

9780993564604, $28.50, $18.99, paperback, 116p.

Knights in Miniature A Special Feature with a Captivating View of the Middle Age Through Diorama Modelling

Panther Project. Volume 2 Engine and Turret

Lee Lloyd, Brian Balkwill and Alasdair Johnston The second volume in The Panther Project series details the incredible restoration that was carried out on a Panther Ausf. A in the workshops of the Wheatcroft Collection. This volume comprises 208 pages, covers the period 2009-2018, and concentrates on the restoration of the Turret and its contents, the Maybach 230 P30 engine, and various components of the cooling and fuel systems. It contains 440 photographs and 12 A4 color diagrams, including 45 prerestoration images, and a wartime history. 9780993564642, $46.00, $29.99, paperback, 208p.

Roma Victrix The Roman Army in Miniature

Andrea Press A terrific publication with 72 full color pages, explaining painting techniques using both brush and airbrush. Over 300 photos. painting figures in 30, 54 and 90mm. Also busts, horses, ethnic groups, shields, and metal effects. Diorama building including modeling and painting of natural elements such as trees, rocks, water, etc. 9788496527072, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 72p.

Knights in Miniature II A Complete Guide to Painting and Converting Medieval Miniatures

Andrea Press This publication is a complete guide to painting and converting medieval miniatures. It includes step by step processes explaining the different techniques, such as applying transfers, painting with acrylics using an airbrush, and many techniques for building dioramas. The book is illustrated throughout with many photographs, making it both attractive and extremely useful for the serious modeler. 9788496527614, $32.95, $21.50, paperback, 72p.

Andrea Press 64 color pages with 260 photographs. Through the 13 chapters, you will learn to paint figures, horses, armor, heraldry, etc. Includes and article on painting a Viking ship in 54 mm. 9788493437756, $28.95, $18.99, paperback, 64p.

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Warriors of the 106th

The 106th were fresh, green and right in the Memories Unleashed pathway of the 5th Vietnam Legacy German Army when the Carl Rudolph Small Battle of the Bulge began on December 16, 1944. This memoir From this division 6,800 of the Vietnam men were taken War prisoner, is structured as a series but their story didn’tstories end that convey of short there. For the ones who miraculously the emotional and physical escaped, there was a battle to fight, and fight landscape of the Vietnam War. it they would with every ounce of strength is a window and courage they could muster.ItThey would into the war from the perspective of the fight debilitating weather conditions more author, who served in a rapid reminiscent of Stalingrad than the Belgian Ardennes. They would fight a determined response assault force, as ‘the enemy and superior andMarine’s despite all Marine’. The readernumbers shares the experience through adversity would eventually prevail. This and shaped his a year ofthey combat that tested his character book covers the history along with the destiny. Small joined the Marine Corps in 1969 at 19 years individual stories of the incredible heroism, old, coming from a small Vermont sacrifice and tenacity of these young farming community. After boot campinand training he landed Americans the specialty face of overwhelming odds. in Da Nang as a private first class. With$21.50, threehardback, battlefield promotions in 9781612004587, $32.95, 336p. 8 months, he soon became a platoon sergeant. Memories

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