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Warfare in South Africa

Volume VI, Issue I, Spring 2015

THE WARRIOR Military History at Its Best

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Penguin Random House South Africa

“A Street in Arnhem” by Robert Kershaw University Press of New England

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Greetings Military History Enthusiast!

Welcome to the Spring 2015 issue of The Warrior! I am very excited to offer you many of my favorite books at low prices this year.

This issue, I have hand-selected our best-selling books on South Africa at war. They cover major conflicts like the Zulu War and the Anglo-Boer Wars and are scattered throughout the catalog. You will see many South African titles from Casemate’s distribution partners, Penguin Random House South Africa, George F. Thompson Publishing, Garnet Publishing, Liberties Press, Libro International and Protea Boekhuis. These publishers have a lot to offer the military history world so do not pass up the chance to visit their feature sections within this catalog (pp. 22, 23, 46 and 47).

Other contributions to this issue include two books from University Press of New England, an extensive list of World War II books from Stackpole Books, as well as a variety of subjects from Westholme Publishing.

The Images of War series from Pen & Sword Books is also featured prominently in our World War II section. You will come across a handful of titles that are newcomers to The Warrior many of which were just published in 2014! Just keep an eye out for a red oval that reads “New” indicating which books have recently been published and are offered at lower than list price.

I hope that you continue to look forward to receiving the great bargains offered in The Warrior. As always, I welcome and appreciate any feedback that you may have. Thank you for your lasting interest in Casemate Publishers, and enjoy this Spring 2015 issue of The Warrior!

With best wishes, Olivia Marcinka Editor, The Warrior

New Arrivals from Casemate By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. It could only be “tied” in battle, if against great odds, but would more usually vanquish its opponents.A huge measure Year of Desperate of that army’s success was attributable to its cavalry arm, under Major General J.E.B. Stuart, Struggle which had literally “run rings” around its enemies.

Monte Akers

This work picks up where Year of Glory left off, with a minute examination of Stuart’s cavalry during the controversial Gettysburg campaign, followed by the nine months of sparring during which the Army of Potomac declined to undertake further major thrusts against Virginia. But then the Union’s western chieftains arrived and the war became one huge “funeral procession,” as Grant and Sheridan found that their prior victories had by no means prepared them for meeting the Army of Northern Virginia. In this work Akers provides a fascinating, close-in view of the Confederacy’s cavalry arm during this crucial period of the war. After Stuart’s death the Army of Northern Virginia would eventually be cornered, but while he was alive it was often the Northerners who most needed to look to their security.

978-1-61200-2828, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 16 pages of illustrations, 312 pages, February 2015

No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the “cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Year of Confederacy were at their apex, when it appeared as though the Army of Northern Virginia could not be restrained from Glory establishing Southern nationhood. This story is told through the Monte Akers eyes of the men who rode with him, as well as Jeb’s letters, reports, and anecdotes handed down over 150 years.

978-1-61200-130-2, $32.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 16 pages of illustrations, 392 pages, October 2012 Front Cover: From Gallipoli by Christopher Pugsley, published by New Zealand Press, Libro International Courtesey of New Zealand Press, Libro International and WW1 Photographic Collection A.A. Perry Negatives, Auckland War Memorial Museum

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New Arrivals from Casemate Gold Run is the true story of arguably one of the greatest gold snatches in history. It is a tale of immense bravery, endurance and great leadership of loyal Norwegians, plus a little good fortune and help from the British against intrigue and overwhelming odds. The German invasion of Norway on the night of April 8th/9th 1940 almost took Norway completely unawares; had Gold Run it not been for the defiance of one small coastal Robert Pearson battery, the Norwegian Royal Family, Government, and nearly 50 tons of Gold bullion would have had no chance to escape. In desperate haste the Royal Family fled Oslo by rail, dodging bombs and strafing, eventually reaching the port of Molde which was subsequently devastated by fire bombing.The gold with extraordinary ingenuity was moved by road, rail and fishing boat, hotly pursued by the Germans.

978-1-61200-2866, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, b/w photos, 208 pages, March 2015

A STREET IN ARNHEM Robert Kershaw

In this long-awaited book, Robert Kershaw follows up his best-selling account of Operation Market Garden— It Never Snows in September—to focus on the experiences of Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers in one street while fighting to survive at the heart of one of the most intense battles of World War II.

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978-1-61200-2644, hardback, 6 x 9, photos throughout, 336 pages

He tells the story from the perspective of what could be seen or heard from the Utrechtseweg, a road that runs seven kilometers from the Arnhem railway station west to Oosterbeek. This stretch of road saw virtually every major event during the fighting for Arnhem— the legendary “Bridge Too Far”—during September 1944. The story is about the disintegration of a wealthy Dutch suburb caught unexpectedly in the war it had escaped for so long. The book charts the steady destruction of an exclusive rural com munity, where wealthy Dutch holidaymakers had relaxed before the war.

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New Arrivals from Casemate Sometimes you do everything right, but it just isn’t your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasn’t your day.

Surprised at

Being Alive Robert F. Curtis

Which is why, after 24 years and over 5,000 flight hours with four armed services, Major Robert Curtis was so surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. Starting with enlisting in the Army to fly helicopters during Vietnam, and continuing on through service with the National Guard, Marine Corps and Royal Navy, he flew eight different helicopters—from the wooden-bladed flying he OH-13E, through the Chinook, SeaKnight and SeaKing, in war and peace around the world. During that time over 50 of his friends died in crashes, both in combat and in accidents, but somehow his skill, and not an inconsiderable amount of luck and superstition, saw him through.

978-1-61200-2750, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 16 pages of photos, 312 pages, December 2014

In the aftermath of Vietnam a new generation of Marines was determined to wage a smarter kind of war. The tank, the very symbol of power and violence, would play a key role in a new concept of mobile warfare, not seen since the dashes of World War II.The emphasis would be not on brutal battles of attrition, but on Marine Corps the enemy by rapid maneuver and Tanks Battles in paralyzing overwhelming but judicious use of firepower. the Middle East Yet in two wars with Iraq, the tankers, as well as the crews of the new Light Armored Vehicles, Oscar E. Gilbert quickly found themselves in a familiar role— battering through some of the strongest defenses in the world by frontal assault, fighting their way through towns and cities.

Our fights against Iraq in 1991 and in the post-9/11 years have seen further wars that demanded that unique combination of courage, tenacity, professionalism, and versatility that makes a Marine no better friend, and no worse enemy. This book fully describes how our Marine Corps tankers have risen to the occasion.

978-1-61200-2675, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, photos throughout, 312 pages, February 2015 While the past half-century has seen no diminution in the valor and fighting skill of the U.S. military and its allies, the fact remains that our wars have become more protracted, with decisive results more elusive.With only two exceptions— Panama and the Gulf War under the first President Bush—our campaigns have taken on America’s the character of endless slogs without positive Modern Wars results. This fascinating book takes a ground-up Christopher A. Lawrence look at the problem in order to assess how our strategic objectives have recently become divorced from our true capability, or imperatives.

The book presents a unique examination of the nature of insurgencies and the three major guerrilla wars the United States has fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam. It is both a theoretical work and one that applies the hard experience of the last five decades to address the issues of today. As such, it also provides a timely and meaningful discussion of America’s current geopolitical position.The book explores what is important to combat and what is not important to resist in insurgencies.

978-1-61200-2781, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 16 pages of photos, 376 pages, February 2015

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New Arrivals from Casemate This book tells the story of a Dutch boy who grew up during the 1950s in postwar Borneo, where he had frequent encounters with an airplane, the Douglas DC-3, aka the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota of World War II fame. For a young boy living in a remote jungle community, the aircraft reached the proportions of a romantic icon, as the essential lifeline to a bigger world for him, the beginning of a special bond.

The Dakota

Hunter

Hans Wiesman

In 1957 his family left the island, and all its residual wreckage of World War II, and he attended college in The Hague. After graduation he started a career as a corporate executive, and met the aircraft again during business trips to the Americas. His childhood passion for the Dakota flared up anew, and the fascination pulled like a magnet. As if predestined, or maybe just looking for an alibi to come closer, he began a business to salvage and convert Dakota parts, which meant first of all finding them. As the demand for these war relic parts and cockpits soared, he began to travel the world to track down surplus, crashed or derelict Dakotas.This book describes his multiple expeditions in search of the remains of the Dakota legend.

978-1-61200-2583, $37.95, $25.99, hardback, 7 x 10, b/w and color photos throughout, 320 pages, March 2015 The book reveals the truths behind the conventional images of three of Great Britain's primary military leaders during and immediately after the Second World War. In each case there was a totally different side to each man, which demonstrates that a great deal of their reputation was built on contrived results, deception and dishonesty. It examines the influence and impediment of “class” on the performance of the British Army in World Hollow Heroes War II, and quotes the views of the Americans Michael Arnold that far too often there was an unwillingness among the British to base officer promotion on effectiveness rather than on social background; conforming was more important than performing, as anyone who has served in the British Army’s ranks would agree. At the same time, Montgomery feared and was jealous of Patton, whose rate of advance was nearly always twice that of Monty’s. The services of Field Marshals Wavell and Auchinleck, two of Britain’s finest commanders of the war, were largely lost to Britain because of Churchill’s consistent interfering in field matters and his need to contrive almost anything to remain in power after he had been responsible for the fall of Singapore.

978-1-61200-2736, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 16 pages of photos, 304 pages, February 2015 America’s World War II is most often told through the stories of its great battles, when an entire generation of our young men was suddenly thrust across the oceans to represent the New World in deadly combat against the great powers of the Old. On sea, in the air, and on land our boys fought against totalitarian powers that threatened to overturn the American ideal of liberty for every individual, even civilization War Bonds itself.

Cindy Hval

But while often forgotten, America’s women participated too. On the home front they were more than willing to share in the hardships of wartime, and in countless cases they fairly lived and breathed with support for our troops overseas. Whether working in factories or taking care of families, rationing or volunteering, their unflagging support contributed more to our victories than has ever been told. From blind dates to whirlwind romances to long separations, War Bonds highlights stories of couples who met or married during WWII. 978-1-61200-2903, $24.95 $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9, photos throughout, 216 pages, February 2015

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•ANCIENT HISTORY•

In the Footsteps of Alexander

Miles Doleac In just 11 years, Alexander the Great’s army NEW marched 22,000 miles and secured the Balkans, conquered Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt, defeated the Persian Empire and invaded India. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world. And even after he died, aged just 32, undefeated in battle, his influence remained, not just across Europe, but into Asia, too. But what was it like to be soldier in Alexander’s army? To march from Macedonia to India? To serve as a hoplite, a Phalangite or a cavalryman for Alexander?

In the Footsteps of Alexander: The Soldiers Who Conquered the Ancient World explores the achievements of one of history’s great military leaders from the point of view of his warriors. Including more than 200 photographs, illustrations, paintings and maps, this book is an accessible examination of military life under one of history’s greatest leaders.

978-1-78274-165-7, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 11.5 x 8.5, 224 pages

The Sieges of Alexander the Great Stephen English The book presents a unique examination of the nature of insurgencies and the three major guerrilla wars the United States has fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.

It is both a theoretical work and one that applies the hard experience of the last five decades to address the issues of today. As such, it also provides a timely and meaningful discussion of America’s current geopolitical position.

978-1-84884-060-7, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6.5 x 9.5, 168 pages

Antiochus The Great

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

Although repulsed by Ptolemy IV at the Battle of Raphia, his eastern campaigns reaffirmed Seleucid hegemony as far as modern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Returning westward, he defeated Ptolemy V at Panion (200 BC) and succeeded in adding Koile Syria to the Seleucid realm. At the height of his powers, he challenged growing Roman power, unimpressed by their recent successes against Carthage and Macedon. Although sometimes presented as a failure against the unstoppable might of Rome, Antiochus III must rank as one of the most energetic and effective rulers of the Ancient world.

978-1-84884-463-6, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

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Viriathus Luis Silva In the middle years of the second century BC, Rome was engaged in the conquest and pacification of what is now Spain and Portugal. They met with determined resistance from several tribes but nobody defied them with more determination and skill than Viriathus. Apparently of humble birth, he emerged as a leader after the treacherous massacre of the existing tribal chieftains and soon proved himself a gifted and audacious commander. Though renowned in his day Viriathus has been neglected by modern historians, a travesty that Luis Silva puts right in this thoroughly researched and accessible account.

978-1-78159-128-4, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Greece and Rome at War Peter

Connolly In this sumptuous guide to twelve centuries of military development, Peter Connolly combines a detailed account of the arms and armies of Greece and Rome with his superb full-color artwork. Making use of fresh archeological evidence and new material on the manufacture and use of the weapons of the period, the author presents an attractive and impressive volume that is both scholarly and beautifully presented with illustrations that are, quite rightly, recognized as being the best and most accurate representation of how the soldiers from these formidable military empires appeared. This book lucidly demonstrates the face of battle in the ancient world.

978-1-84832-609-5, $55.00, $35.99, hardback, 8.5 x 11, 320 pages

Roman Body Armour Hilary Travis

& John Travis This book assesses current views of the body armor used by the Roman army and its development, melding these with the archaeological evidence available. It draws together the streams of published information of sculptural imagery and archaeological ‘hard’ evidence, while also looking at the component parts and how they are physically put together. This has involved a return to basics, in examining wherever possible the original material and attempting to reproduce the aspects of the artifacts observed through physical reconstruction.

978-1-4456-0803-7, $32.95, $20.99, paperback, 6.75 x 9.75, 176 pages

Roman Imperial Armour David

Sim & J. Kaminski The Roman Empire depended on the power of its armies to defend and extend the imperial borders, enabling it to dominate much of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.

Success was, in large part, founded on well-trained, well-disciplined soldiers who 67% were equipped with the most advanced arms and armour available at that time. This book presents an examination of the metals the armour was made from, of how the ores containing those metals were extracted from the earth and transformed into workable metal and of how that raw product was made into the armour of the Roman army.

978-1-84217-4357, $45.00, $14.98, paperback, 6.5 x 9.2, 140 pages

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•ANCIENT HISTORY•

The Frontiers of Imperial Rome Professor

David Breeze At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen, its borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south.

But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined and defended? Many of Rome's frontier defenses have been the subject of detailed and ongoing study and scholarship.

Three frontier zones are now UNESCO World Heritage sites (the Antonine Wall having recently been granted this status—the author led the bid), and there is growing interest in their study. This is a detailed and wide-ranging study of the frontier systems of the Roman Empire by a leading expert. This book is sure also to be of great value for academics and students in this field. The appendixes will include a brief guide to visiting the sites today.

978-1-84884-427-8, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9.25, 224 pages

Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea John D Grainger Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, Cleopatra's famous love affair with Marc Antony ensured she was on the wrong side of the Roman civil war between him and Octavian (later to become Caesar Augustus).

After the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the naval battle of Actium, Octavian swiftly brought it under direct Roman control, though it took several campaigns to fully subjugate the whole country. These campaigns have previously been largely neglected.

978-1-84884-823-8, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Rome, Parthia and India

John D Grainger Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the Seleukid Empire.

By 140 Rome had spread to the borders of Asia Minor and the Seleukid Empire was confined to Syria. The new great power in the Middle East was Parthia, stretching from Babylonia to Baktria. These two divided the western world between them until the Arab conquests in the seventh century AD. John Grainger's lucid narrative shows how these seismic events, stretching from India to the Western Meditteranean, interconnected to recast the ancient world.

978-1-84884-825-2, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

The Byzantine Art of War

Michael J. Decker The Byzantine Art of War explores the military history of the thousand-year empire of the eastern Mediterranean, Byzantium. Throughout its history the empire faced a multitude of challenges from foreign invaders seeking to plunder its wealth and to occupy its lands, from the deadly Hunnic hordes of Attila, to the Arab armies of Islam, to the western Crusaders bent on carving out a place in the empire or its former lands. In order to survive the Byzantines relied on their army that was for centuries the only standing, professional force in Europe.

This work sketches the key campaigns, battles, and sieges that illustrate Byzantine military doctrine, vital changes from one era to another, the composition of forces and the major victories and defeats that defined the territory and material well-being of its citizens.

978-1-59416-168-1, $29.95, $18.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 267 pages

The Campaigns of Hannibal

Patrick Leonard MacDougall The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, remains one of the most fascinating personalities of the ancient world. Most are familiar with his famous trek across the Alps, complete with elephants and an army of tens of thousands, but fewer understand that the Carthaginian clash with Rome during the third century B.C. was a war between two mighty regional powers that would define the future of Mediterranean world. The victor of the Punic Wars would determine whether the focus would be on North Africa or along the Italian Peninsula.

This book begins with an account of the organization, weapons, and chief tactics of both the Romans and Carthaginians, and then proceeds in chronological order through the thirteen campaigns waged by Hannibal against Rome over the course of 218–207 B.C., including the battles of Trebbia and Cannae.

978-1-59416-056-1, $15.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.5, 216 pages

A History of the Vandals

Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen In this book, the first general account in English covering the entire story of the Vandals from their emergence to the end of their kingdom, historian Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen pieces together what we know about the Vandals, sifting fact from fiction. In the middle of the fifth century the Vandals, who professed Arianism, a form of Christianity considered heretical by the Roman emperor, created the first permanent Germanic successor state in the West and were one of the deciding factors in the downfall of the Western Roman Empire.

Later Christian historians described their sack of Rome in 455 and their vehement persecution of Catholics in their kingdom, accounts that were sensationalized and gave birth to the term “vandalism.” In the mid-sixth century, the Vandals and their North African kingdom were the first target of Byzantine Emperor Justinian’s ambitious plan to reconquer the lost territories of the fallen Western Empire.

978-1-59416-159-9, $29.95, $18.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 360 pages

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•ANCIENT HISTORY•

The Mongol Art of War

Mr.Timothy May During the thirteenth century, Mongol armies under Chinggis Khan and his successors established the largest contiguous land empire in history, stretching across Asia and into eastern Europe. Contemporary descriptions of their conquests have led to a popular misconception that the Mongols were an undisciplined horde of terrifying horsemen who swept over opponents by sheer force of numbers. The Mongol army actually used highly trained regiments led by brilliant tacticians, such as Subutai, that carried out planned and practiced maneuvers. It was the strength, quality, and versatility of the Mongol military organization that made them the pre-eminent warriors of their time. Historian Timothy May overturns myths that distort our understanding of Mongol warfare, and demonstrates that the armies of Chinggis Khan had more in common with modern ones than with the armies of ancient Rome and those of the medieval kingdoms they confronted.

978-1-59416-046-2, $29.95, $18.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 232 pages

Sun Tzu The Art of War Through the Ages (illustrated)

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.

978-1-78159-234-2, $14.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 176 pages

Battles of Ancient China

Chris Peers In the field of military history as in so many others, the Chinese have often been both admired and seen as something utterly mysterious and inscrutable. Chris Peers illuminates the evolution of the military art in China with reference to ten battles, spanning more than 2,000 years, from the Battle of Mu in 1027BC to the Fall of Chung Tu in 1215 AD. Selected both for their historical importance and for the light which they shed on weapons and tactics, the author uses these examples to discuss the many myths still current in the West about ancient Chinese warfare: for example that the Chinese were an unwarlike people, always preferring subterfuge over the use of force; or that they were essentially defensive minded, relying on works such as the Great Wall.

978-1-84884-790-3, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 176 pages

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AD69: Emperors, Armies and Anarchy

Nic Fields With the death of Nero by his own shaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starred IulioClaudian dynasty came to an ignominious end, and Rome was up for the taking. This was 9 June, AD 68. The following year, commonly known as the ‘Year of the Four Emperors’, was probably one of Rome’s worst. Nero's death threw up a critical question for the Empire. How could a new man occupy the vacant throne in Rome and establish a new dynasty? This situation had never arisen before, since in all previous successions the new emperor had some relation to his predecessor, but the psychotic and paranoid Nero had done away with any eligible relatives. The result was that ambitious and unscrupulous generals of the empire fell into a bloody power struggle to decide who had the right to wear the imperial purple. Nic Fields narrates the military events of this short but bloody period of Roman history.

978-1-78159-188-8, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Le Soldat Lagide Stéphane Thion Hellenistic Egypt, with its many papyrus preserved by the dry climate, is the natural starting point for studies of Alexander the Great’s successors’ institutions. No other Hellenistic kingdom has as many sources, even in the military field. This book details the Ptolemaic organization and equipment over the period covering the 3rd to the 1st century BC. In an effort to bring the Ptolemaic soldier back to life, 37 plates illustrate the text, most of which were made from steles and mosaics found in Egypt.

978-2-917747-10-0, $22.75, $14.99, paperback, 8 x 10.25, 64 pages, French text

Fields of Death Richard Evans Richard Evans revisits the sites of a selection of Greek and Roman battles and sieges to seek new insights. The battle narratives in ancient sources can be a thrilling read and form the basis of our knowledge of these epic events, but they can just as often provide an incomplete or obscure record. Details, especially those related to topographical and geographical issues that can have a fundamental importance to military actions, are left tantalizingly unclear to the modern reader. The evidence from archaeological excavation work can sometimes fill in a gap in our understanding, but such an approach remains uncommon in studying ancient battles.

By combining the ancient sources and latest archaeological findings with his personal observations on the ground, Richard Evans brings new perspectives to the dramatic events of the distant past. For example, why did armies miss one another in what we might today consider relatively benign terrain? Just how important was the terrain in determining victory or defeat in these clashes.

978-1-84884-797-2, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

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•MEDIEVAL HISTORY•

Edward the Confessor

Peter Rex Between these pages, the critically acclaimed historian Peter Rex masterfully tells the story of Saint Edward the Confessor. Born when England was besieged by bloodthirsty Vikings, the future King of England was forced into exile in Normandy to escape the Danish invasion. Often portrayed as a holy simpleton, Edward was in fact a wily and devious King. To most kings a childless marriage would have been an Achilles heel to their reign, but Edward turned this to his advantage.

He cunningly played off his potential rivals and successors to his advantage using the prize of the throne as leverage.

Edward’s posthumous reputation grew as the monks of his magnificent foundation, Westminster Abbey, spread stories.

978-1-4456-0476-3, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 288 pages

An Alternative History of Britain: The Hundred Years War Timothy Venning Continuing his exploration of the alternative paths that British history might so easily have taken, Timothy Venning turns his attention to the Hundred Years War between England and France. Could the English have won in the long term, or, conversely, have been decisively defeated sooner? While necessarily speculative, all the scenarios are discussed within the framework of a deep understanding of the major driving forces, tensions and trends that shaped British history and help to shed light upon them.

978-1-78159-126-0, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Richard the III and the Bosworth Campaign

Peter Hammond On 22 August 1485 the forces of the Yorkist king Richard III and his Lancastrian opponent Henry Tudor clashed at Bosworth Field in Leicestershire in one of the decisive battles of English history. Richard was defeated and killed. Henry took the crown as Henry VII, established the Tudor dynasty and set English history on a new course.

For the last 500 years this, the most famous battle of the Wars of the Roses, has excited passionate interest and continuing controversy. This lucid, authoritative and readable new history will be essential reading for anyone who is intrigued by the short, unhappy reign of Richard III and the trial of strength that destroyed him.

978-1-78337-616-2, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

Victory at Poitiers

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

978-1-84415-932-1, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

Agincourt 1415 Michael K

Jones On St Crispin's Day, 25 October 1415, Henry V's English army crushed the French in the most famous battle of the Hundred Years' War. His outnumbered force of men-at-arms and archers repelled the repeated charges of the French mounted men and killed or captured the leading members of the French nobility. The encounter changed the course of the war and made a mark on English and French history that endures to this day. In this compelling new study, medieval historian Michael K. Jones looks critically at the historical evidence and retells in graphic detail the story of this extraordinary campaign.

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

978-184415251-3, $24.95, $14.99, paperback, 5.75 x 8.5, 192 pages

Ranulf de Blondeville

Ian Soden A full, lavishly illustrated study of a nobleman whose exploits became the stuff of medieval romance, once recounted in the same breath as Robin Hood. Ranulf de Blondeville was fabulously rich and powerful.

He served six kings, endured difficult regime-change, fought his way across half of France and back and more than once turned wrested victory from defeat. He never forgot that his roots were Norman although his efforts were for England, where he made his home. Loyal to a fault, as a youth he was disastrously married to the Duchess of Brittany, firebrand of contemporary politics, who tried to destroy him.His second wife brought happiness but not children. He was a fiercely independent spirit with a renowned temper.

978-1-84868-693-9, $24.95, $14.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 176 pages

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•MEDIEVAL HISTORY•

The Kings & Queens of Anglo-Saxon England

Timothy Venning The Anglo-Saxon era is one of the most important in English history, covering the period from the end of Roman authority in the British Isles to the Norman Conquest of 1066 in which the very idea of England was born. In this book the author examines the rulers of Anglo-Saxon England, beginning with the legendary leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion as Hengest and Horsa or Cerdic and Cynric and moving on through such figures as Aethelbert of Kent, the first king to be converted to Christianity and his daughter Aethelburh, whose marriage began the conversion of Northumbria, to Alfred of Wessex and his dynasty, the Viking invasions, and the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings, Harold Godwineson.

978-1-4456-0897-6, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 232 pages

La femme dans la Société Medieval Florent

Véniel Florent Véniel offers here the anticipated continuation of La Vie Quotidienne de la femme au Moyen Âge. The medieval woman is presented in the context of her life, in the very heart of her society.Véniel focuses on the relationships in her life: neighbors, husband, community. She also considers society’s view on the medieval woman in all of its complexity, sometimes even contradictory in nature. We find here the medieval woman associated with the image of Eve, symbolic of sin and carnal desire; and Mary, the mother placed above all the saints.

978-2-84048-328-1, $65.00, $39.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 144 pages, French text

Secrets of the English War Bow Hugh D. H. Soar Dominating medieval battlefields for more than two centuries but requiring long and arduous practice to command, the English war bow and its battle shaft are the symbols of the rise of British power in Europe. Despite being crafted for hundreds of years and wielded by generations of archers, no example of the war bow—the military version of the longbow—exists, outside of a single broken limb. Now for the first time, expert craftsmen use all available evidence including applied archaeology to unlock the secrets of the English war bow.

978-1-59416-126-1, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

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Medieval Warfare James

Grant, Edited and Introduced by Bob Carruthers James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish author and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellowbacks. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-decamp, One of ‘The Six Hundred,’ The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier. Medieval Warfare collects Grant’s work on the subject, from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the Battle of Barnet in 1471, a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses. The book contains remarkably detailed accounts of many key battles from the period including the Battle of the Standard and Bannockburn to Poitiers and Agincourt from the Hundred Years’ War. The historically defining strategies employed during these battles are explored throughout.

Illustrated with vivid portraits of battle and detailed drawings of the tools and weapons of the period, this is the definitive account of a trying and bloody period in history.

978-1-78159-224-3, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

WARGAMING As Told in the Great Hall Martin Hackett Most wargaming titles concentrate on the more popular periods of history such as the Napoleonic Wars and the Second World War. In this book, Martin Hackett brings his extensive wargaming experience and historical background to the Dark Ages, a period of history with much less coverage in wargaming terms. He takes us on a tour of the sites, gives us historical facts to make game play more fun as well as simple rules and tips on making Dark Ages war games more realistic. Martin brings to life these barbaric and brutal times where hand to hand battles raged in an almost unchanged format for over 600 years.

Profusely illustrated, Martin takes us through this littleknown period from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the eleventh century AD. Looking at the United Kingdom, he covers the Arthurian period, the battles of Dyrham, Heavenfield, Maserfield, Ashdown, Ethandun, Buttington, Maldon and the battles with the Normans and Vikings.

Martin Hackett, author of Lost Battlefields of Britain and avid wargamer, tells the story of this tumultuous period in British history and shows us how to play realistic wargames in this period of history. He regularly gives displays of wargaming at major conventions.

978-1-4456-0380-3, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 160 pages

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Renaissance Warfare

James Grant, Edited and Introduced by Bob Carruthers This remarkable work features a comprehensive survey of the defining events of Renaissance warfare in the British Isles as described by the great Victorian military writer James Grant.

The modern reader seeking an insight into the events from the early gunpowder era need look no further than further than this excellent work. Grant’s outstanding scholarship, his extraordinary depth of knowledge and his masterful text combine to produce a produce an authoritative study on the battles of the period. This book collects Grant’s work on the subject, from the Battle of Flodden in 1513 to the Battle of Newburn Ford in 1640. The book contains remarkably detailed accounts of many key battles from the period including the Siege of Leith and Battle of Zutphen to the capture of Cadiz and the Battle in the Bay of Cezimbra.

978-1-78159-230-4, $14.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

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

978-1-61200-242-2, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 320 pages

The Battle for London Stephen

Porter & Simon Marsh As Charles I’s army marched on the capital in the autumn of 1642, Nehemiah Wallington, a woodturner living near London Bridge, wrote in his journal, ‘those cruel cavilers doe so plonder & pillage & commit Rapin & use such cruelty that the poore people are caused to fly from house and home to save their children.’ Most Londoners shared his fears that city would be pillaged and burnt by the king’s supporters, who had been vilified in the London press and from the pulpits. Londoners had willingly joined the Earl of Essex’s army that summer but had failed to stop the advance of the king’s army. The capture and sack of Brentford confirmed their worst fears, for their own safety and that of their families. London would be next.

978-1-445605-74-6, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 176 pages

Bayonets and Scimitars

William Urban The eighteenth century marked a watershed in European history.

This was a period of significant economic, political and technological upheaval, which led to the American and French revolutions, and was to ultimately pave the way for Europe’s domination of much of the world during the nineteenth century.

The wars and political maneuvering of Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great transformed Prussia and Russia into major players in European politics.

This excellent new book by esteemed military historian William Urban traces the evolution of war making throughout this turbulent period—the politics, the weaponry, the organization of armies, and the transformation of mercenaries into professionals. The highly readable account concentrates on high politics and military strategy and the everyday experiences of those involved.

978-1-84832-711-5, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Tyburn Robert Bard During its 600 year history 50,000 souls were executed on the gallows at Tyburn somewhere near where Oxford Street meets the Edgware Road. Many thousands of victims remain buried nearby in anonymous graves. Many of the condemned made their final journey from Newgate Prison three miles distant. The condemned travelled in a cart seated on his or her coffin, stopping frequently for refreshments. Sometimes the condemned survived hanging. What was it like to be hanged?

This book examines contemporary accounts. Most of those executed at Tyburn were from London’s underclass.

An exception was Earl Ferrers on 5 May 1760 who wore the same white suit with silver trimmings that he had worn at his wedding. He travelled from the Tower to Tyburn in his own carriage but the crowds were so thick that the journey took nearly three hours. In addition to Tyburn, this book identifies a number of London’s lesser known places of execution such as Shepherds Bush Green, Cricklewood, Hampstead Heath, and the City of London.

978-1-4456-0646-0, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9.25, 192 pages

Bringers of War John Laband Long before coal-fuelled ships and machine-tooled firearms, in the age of sail and black powder, the Portuguese were engaged all around the coasts of Africa in capturing trading towns, seizing slaves and searching for mineral riches. They fought their ancient Muslim foes wherever they encountered them, overthrew African kingdoms and resisted Dutch, Omani and Ottoman rivals. The enthralling tale of the Portuguese in Africa before the nineteenth century deserves to be every bit as familiar as the Spanish conquest of the Americas. In this impeccably researched and spellbinding new book, John Laband expertly recalls this remarkable saga in full for the first time.

978-1-84832-658-3, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 272 pages

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•REVOLUTIONARY WAR•

Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America Brady

J. Crytzer Nearly a century before the United States declared the end of the Indian Wars, the fate of Native Americans was revealed in the battle of Fallen Timbers. In 1794, General Anthony Wayne led the first American army—the Legion of the United States—against a unified Indian force in the Ohio country. The Indians were routed and forced to vacate their lands. It was the last of a series of Indian attempts in the East to retain their sovereignty and foreshadowed what would occur across the rest of the continent. In this book, historian Brady J. Crytzer traces how American Indians were affected by the wars leading to American Independence through the life of one of the period’s most influential figures. Born in 1724, Guyasuta is perfectly positioned to understand the emerging political landscape of America in the tumultuous eighteenth century.

978-1-59416-174-2, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6.4 x 9.2, 286 pages

John Barry Tim McGrath The man regarded as “the Father of the American Navy” returns to the quarterdeck in John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail, the first comprehensive biography of this legendary officer in generations. Son of a hardscrabble Irish farmer from County Wexford, Barry was sent to sea as a child, arriving in Philadelphia during the restless decade before the American Revolution. Brave and ambitious, he ascended the ratlines to become a successful merchant captain at a young age, commanding the most prestigious ship in the colonies and recording the fastest known day of sail in the century.Volunteering to fight for the Continental cause, Barry saw his star rise during the War for Independence.

978-1-59416-104-9, $35.00, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 704 pages

Monmouth Court House

Joseph G. Bilby and Katherine Bilby Jenkins The battle of Monmouth Court House, New Jersey, is among the most important battles in the history of the American Army.Well known in American mythology as the battle where Molly Pitcher fought alongside her fallen husband, Monmouth Court House is regarded by historians as the moment when the image of the American army in both Europe and the colonies was transformed from that of a rag-tag band of ill-trained civilians to that of a disciplined, well-guided, professional military unit. The authors set Monmouth Court House within the context of the American Revolution and the civil war between Tories and Whigs that erupted in New Jersey during that time. The entire campaign and battle are described, including an analysis of the commanders, person The entire campaign and battle are described, including an analysis of the commanders, personnel, organization, training, and weapons of both armies.

978-1-59416-108-7, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 304 pages

The Pennsylvania Associators, 1747-1777 Joseph Seymour Known at various times as the Military Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Association, or simply Associators, this longneglected organization represented a new constituency in Pennsylvania politics and by extension, a new American response to arbitrary rule. Organized on December 7, 1747, at Philadelphia, the Military Association, an all-volunteer military establishment pledged to the defense of Pennsylvania, served as the de facto armed force for Pennsylvania, a colony whose leadership, a loose coalition of Quaker and German pacifists, land barons, and merchants, foreswore military preparedness on religious and ideological grounds. For the Associators, including their most noted supporter, Benjamin Franklin, a defenseless colony was no longer practical. The author demonstrates that while the Pennsylvania Associators contributed to success in the campaigns in which they fought, a more fascinating and important investigation are the concerns that motivated these men.

978-1-59416-160-5, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 280 pages

The Rhode Island Campaign

Kidnapping the Enemy

Christian M. McBurney The author relates the full story of each of these remarkable raids, the subsequent exchange of the two generals, and the impact of these kidnappings on the Revolutionary War. He then follows the subsequent careers of the major players, including Lee, Barton, Prescott, and Tarleton. The author completes his narrative with descriptions of other attempts to kidnap high-ranking military officers and government officials during the war, including ones organized by and against George Washington.

The low success rate of these operations makes the raids that captured Lee and Prescott even more impressive.

978-1-59416-183-4, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6.4 x 9.2, 334 pages

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Christian M. McBurney On July 29, 1778, a powerful French naval squadron sailed confidently to the entrance of Narragansett Bay. Its appearance commenced the first joint French and American campaign of the Revolutionary War. The new allies’ goal was to capture the British garrison at Newport, Rhode Island. With British resolve reeling from the striking patriot victory at Saratoga the previous autumn, this French and American effort might just end the war. This book unravels one of the most complex and multi-faceted events of the war, one which combined land and sea strategies and featured controversial decisions on both sides. Many prominent patriots participated, including Nathanael Greene, Marquis de Lafayette, John Hancock, and Paul Revere.

978-1-59416-134-6, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6.3 x 9.3, 400 pages

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•REVOLUTIONARY WAR•

The War Man Robert A. Mayers In 1775, the first year of the American Revolution, Congress made an appeal for troops. The resulting army of citizensoldiers began what for many would be more than five years of battle and deprivation. Their consolation, however, was that they would ultimately defeat the most powerful army of the age.

Using letters, muster rolls, orderly books, service records, and oral family history, the author reconstructs the campaign life of John Allison from the freezing Canadian wilderness, through the battle of Fort Montgomery and the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois, to the bitter winter at Morristown, New Jersey, and the decisive American victory at Yorktown,Virginia.

978-1-59416-082-0, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 352 pages

7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution Colonel

John Antal This book is about leadership.

It tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution. On these pages you learn about real people facing historic challenges and overcoming what reasonable observers believed were insurmountable odds. More reasonable people might have surrendered or given up.

Many reasonable people did. These leaders, thankfully, were unreasonable for the cause of Liberty. The leadership skills told in these stories are timeless and telling.These leadership stories tell the story of the birth of the United States as well as providing case studies that can improve your leadership at home, business, in your community, in the military or in government. If you wish to improve your personal leadership skill, this book provides the role models for you to study.

978-1-61200-202-6, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

A Few Lawless Vagabonds

David Bennett This is an account of the three-way relationship between Ethan Allen, the Republic of Vermont (1777– 1791) and the British in Canada during the American Revolution, a work of political and military history. Ethan Allen was a prime mover in the establishment of the Republic , then led the fight to NEW maintain its independence from the “predatory states” of New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts; from the American Continental Congress; and from British attacks on the new state. In order to defend Vermont’s independence, Ethan Allen engaged in secret, unlawful negotiations with the British in Canada, aimed at turning Vermont into a “separate Government under the Crown.” The Ethan Allen that emerges is not as a warrior hero of the American Revolution but as a successful Vermont nationalist who is justly celebrated as the principal founder of the State of Vermont.

978-1-61200-240-8, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 336 pages

With Musket and Tomahawk, Vol. II

Michael O. Logusz This is the second volume of Michael Logusz’s epic work on the Wilderness War of 1777, in which the British Army, with its German, Loyalist, and Indian auxiliaries, attempted to descend from Canada to sever the nascent American colonies, only to be met by Patriot formations contesting the invasion of their newly declared nation.In his first volume, on the Saratoga campaign, the author described how Burgoyne’s main thrust was first stalled and then obliterated during its advance down the Hudson River. Burgoyne had hoped to be met by a corresponding British thrust from New York City, but this never materialized, Lord Howe opting to attack Philadelphia instead. But the British had indeed launched a third thrust from the west, embarking from Lake Ontario at Oswego and thence forging its way down the Mohawk Valley.

978-1-61200-225-5, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 264 pages

With Musket and Tomahawk, Vol. I Michael O. Logusz This is a vivid account of the American and British struggles in the sprawling wilderness region of the northeast during the Revolutionary War. Combining strategic, tactical, and personal detail, this book describes how the patriots of the recently organized Northern Army defeated England's massive onslaught of 1777, thereby all but ensuring America’s independence.Conceived and launched by top-ranking British military leaders to shatter and suppress the revolting colonies, Britain’s threepronged thrust was meant to separate New England from the rest of the nascent nation along the line of the Hudson River. Thus divided, both the northern and southern colonies could have been defeated in detail, unable to provide mutual assistance against further attacks.

978-1-61200-224-8, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

Special Operations in the American Revolution Robert L.

Tonsetic When the American Revolution began, the colonial troops had little hope of matching His Majesty’s highly trained, experienced British and German legions in confrontational battle. Indeed, Washington’s army suffered defeat after defeat in the first few years of the war, 55% fighting bravely but mainly trading space for time. However, the Americans did have a trump, in a reservoir of tough, self-reliant frontier fighters, who were brave beyond compare, and entirely willing to contest the King’s men with unconventional tactics.In this book, renowned author, and former U.S. Army Colonel, Robert Tonsetic describes and analyzes numerous examples of special operations conducted during the Revolutionary War. As this book establishes, the improvisation inherent in the American spirit proved itself well during the Revolution, continuing to stand as an example for our future martial endeavors.

978-1-61200-165-4, $32.95, $14.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

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•19TH CENTURY•

The First Jihad Daniel Allen Butler Before there was Osama bin Laden, Abu al-Zarqawi or Ayatollah Khomeini, there was the Mahdi—the “Expected One”—who raised the Arabs in pan-tribal revolt against infidels and apostates in the late 19th-century Sudan. Born on the Nile in 1844, Muhammed Ahmed grew into a devout, charismatic young man. He developed a ferocious resentment, however, against the corrupt Ottoman Turks, their Egyptian lackeys, and finally the Europeans who he felt held the Arab people in subjugation. This book is essential for those who seek to understand the roots of our current relationship with Islam.

978-1-932033-54-0, $32.95 $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

'Fred' Edited by Dr John W Hawkins Colonel Fred Burnaby of the Blues, six feet four inches tall and with a riding weight of over twenty stone, was one of the most recognizable soldier/ adventurers of the late Victorian period.

As a young officer, he became famous as an athlete, gymnast, swordsman and pugilist, reputed to be the strongest man in the British army. In working his way to the command of the Blues, the country's most prestigious cavalry regiment, he made some notable friends and not a few enemies. This is a new biography of Burnaby, the first to have been written for almost sixty years.

978-1-909384-51-4, $79.95, $54.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 416 pages

The Crimean War Martin Mace &

John Grehan The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining NEW Ottoman Empire. This collection of 150-160 images will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in one of the most significant periods in British military history.

978-1-78159-383-7, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 192 pages

British Battles of the Crimean Wars 1854-1856

John Grehan & Martin Mace The Crimean War is known for the logistical and tactical errors during the land campaign on both sides. It was one of the first wars to be documented extensively in written reports and photographs. News correspondence reaching Britain from the Crimea was the first time the public were kept informed of the day-to-day realities of war.

978-1-78159-330-1, $50.00, $34.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

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Learning from Foreign Wars

Gudrun Persson This book examines how the Russian army interpreted and what lessons it learned from the wars in Europe between 1859 and 1871 and the American Civil War. This was a time marked by rapid change—political, social, economic and technological. By raising the question of learning from foreign wars, the author attempts to fill a gap in the historiography of the Russian army. The army was one of the pillars on which the Russian regime built its power, and it was crucial for the survival of the regime in both domestic and foreign affairs. This book is largely based on extensive research in Russian archives.

978-1-908916-98-3, $89.95, $58.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 184 pages

The Great Boer War Byron Farwell The Great Boer War (1899—1902), more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War, was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence.

It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humor and tragedy. The Great Boer War is a definitive history of a dramatic conflict by a master story teller and historian.

978-1-848840-14-0, $32.99, $19.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 512 pages

The War In Mexico

Anton Adams The year was 1846, and the war was between the United States and Mexico. The War in Mexico includes descriptions of all the major campaigns and many minor ones, battlefield maps; complete orders of battles of both sides; studies of the American and much misunderstood Mexican armies; 45% 16 color pages of uniforms and flags; and biographical details of the officers who fought in Mexico.

To understand the generals of the American Civil War, look to the war where they learned their trade.

978-1-883476-08-3, $38.00, $20.99, hardback, 8.5 x 11, 208 pages

Armies of Bismarck's Wars

Bruce Bassett Powell On July 3rd, 1866 a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of Königgrätz in a bloody battle that lasted all day.

At a stroke, the foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player. The event caused anxiety and alarm in the capitals of the western world.The author describes the organization of the army and the fledgling navy as well as the weapons with which they fought. He gives a detailed account of their dress and accoutrements accompanied by 24 full page color illustrations.

978-1-935149-23-1, $69.95, $45.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 398 pages

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•19TH CENTURY•

Coming Through Fire

Duane Schultz This book tells the converging stories of a Civil War hero and a native warrior who met along the Washita River. Black Kettle had given up fighting—he had “come through the fire”—and made his mark on treaty after treaty to try to save the Cheyenne and their way of life from the encroachments of the U.S. government and white settlers. He watched the government breach the terms of each treaty, yet he conr a compromise, knowing that negotiations were the only way his people could survive. But the flood of wagon trains and settlements, the killing of the great buffalo herds, the new diseases and broken promises, political ambition, naked greed, and continuing restrictions on land, food, and shelter persisted.

978-1-59416-165-0, $28.00, $16.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 312 pages

Fights on the Little Horn

Gordon Harper This remarkable book synthesizes a lifetime of in-depth research into one of America’s most storied disasters, the defeat of Custer’s 7th Cavalry at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, as well as the complete annihilation of that part of the cavalry led by Custer himself. The NEW author spent countless hours on the battlefield itself as well as researching every iota of evidence of the fight from both sides, white and Indian. He was thus able to recreate every step of the battle as authoritatively as anyone could, dispelling myths and falsehoods along the way.

Harper himself passed away in 2009, leaving behind nearly two million words of original research and writing.

978-1-61200-214-9, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 408 pages

Sitting Bull Bill Yenne Sitting Bull's name is still the best known of any American Indian leader, but his life and legacy remain shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. Sitting Bull's life spanned the entire clash of cultures and ultimate destruction of the Plains Indian way of life. He was a powerful leader and a respected shaman, but neither fully captures the enigma of Sitting Bull.

He was a good friend of Buffalo Bill and skillful negotiator with the American government, yet erroneously credited with both murdering Custer at the Little Big Horn and with being the chief instigator of the Ghost Dance movement.

The reality of his life, as Bill Yenne reveals in his absorbing new portrait is far more intricate and compelling. Tracing Sitting Bull's history he scoured rare contemporary records and consulted Sitting Bull's own "Hieroglyphic Autobiography" in the course of his research.

978-1-59416-060-8, $29.95, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 448 pages

Sioux War Dispatches Marc H.

Abrams This book details the Great Sioux War, including the battle of the Little Big Horn, primarily through the eyes of contemporary newspaper correspondents, both civilian and military.

The volume begins with the Black Hills dilemma and the issue of the unceded territory (the disputed lands that were adjacent to the Great Sioux Reservation) and continues through to the spring of 1877 with the surrender of the legendary Sioux leader Crazy Horse. Along the way readers will learn about the Reynolds battle, the skirmish at Tongue River Heights, the battle of the Rosebud, the battle of the Little Big Horn, the skirmish at Warbonnet Creek, the fight at Slim Buttes, and more.

978-1-59416-156-8, $35.00, $20.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 448 pages

Don Troiani's Civil War Zouaves, Chasseurs, Special Branches, & Officers Art by

Don Troiani,Text by Earl J. Coates & Michael J. McAfee Esteemed historical painter Don Troiani offers readers one of the most comprehensive looks at Civil War uniforms ever undertaken.

The most famous and exotic uniforms 45% of the Civil War belonged to the Zouaves, troops of French derivation whose vibrant attire was accented by fezzes and baggy trousers. This volumen also covers the uniforms of engineers, surgeons, marines and generals accompanied by text about all.

978-0-8117-3320-5, $16.95, $9.99, paperback, 12 x 8.7, 76 pages

Victoria's Generals Edited by

Steven J Corvi & Ian F.W.Beckett The senior British generals of the Victorian era—men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener—were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, 45% sometimes fractious group of men.

They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.

978-1-844159-18-5, $39.99, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Kill the Queen! Barrie Charles Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch, a symbol of Britain’s great age of power and imperialism. But her life could so easily have been cut short. Just three years after she ascended to the throne, a humble ‘pot-boy’ fired a brace of pistols at her from just six paces away.

She escaped unharmed, but amazingly there were seven further attacks or attempts on her life over the next forty-seven years. Each chapter of this book captures the drama of the attack and uncovers the would-be assassin’s motives.

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•19TH CENTURY•

The Zulu Wars John Grehan

NEW

& Martin Mace The events at Rorke’s Drift, the iconic defense of a mission station by a small force of British and colonial troops, were immortalized in the 1964 film Zulu. In January 1879, a small garrison of just over 150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the mission against a force of 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors.The fierce, but piecemeal, Zulu attacks on Rorke’s Drift came very close to defeating the defenders but were ultimately repelled. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders. This unique collection of original accounts will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

978-1-78159-322-6, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Discovering the Battlefields of the Anglo-Zulu War

Ken Gillings Interest in KwaZulu-Natal’s battlefields—especially those of the Anglo-Zulu War—has soared since the film Zulu first screened in 1964, followed by Zulu Dawn in 1979 (the centenary of the Anglo-Zulu War).

During the centenary, the famous NEW battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift were made ‘tourist-friendly’ by the then Natal Provincial Administration and controls were put in place by the heritage authorities to prevent relics from being plundered. Supported by effective marketing from the Battlefield Route Association and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Tourism Authority, the battlefields have become a must-see. This guide will enable visitors to to read an account that is not too lengthy yet has sufficient content to bring it to life. GPS coordinates will enable those wishing to undertake a journey of exploration.

The book is also a useful training manual for prospective battlefield guides. Above all, however, the author shares his knowledge gleaned from over 50 years of researching the Anglo-Zulu War. 978-1-920143-90-9, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Rorke's Drift Carlos Roca At 16.20 hours on Wednesday the 22nd January 1879, when the first shot rang out in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, everything appeared to be stacked against the 144 men (the great majority members of the Imperial British Army), who were defending the position. In the end, this fistful of red jackets managed to withstand the relentless attack of 4,500 brave Zulu warriors for more than ten hours.

978-84-9601-688-0, $45.50, $27.99, paperback, 6.75 x 9.5, 315 pages

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Isandlwana Adrian Greaves The story of the mighty imperial British army’s defeat at Iswandlwana in 1879 has been much written about but never with the detail and insight revealed

by Dr Adrian Greaves’ research. In re-constructing the dramatic and fateful events, the author draws on recently discovered letters, diaries and papers of survivors and other contemporaries.

These, coupled with his own detailed knowledge of the ground, enable the Author to paint the most accurate picture yet of this cataclysmic battle that so shamed the British establishment. We learn for the first time of the complex Zulu decoy, the dishonorable attempt to blame Colonel Durnford for the defeat, evidence of another ‘fugitives’ trail.’

978-1-78346-262-9, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 240 pages How Can Man Die Better

Colonel Mike Snook Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the long and distinguished history of the British Army. At noon a massive Zulu host attacked the 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana, a distinctive feature that bore an eerie resemblance to the Sphinx badge of the outnumbered redcoats.

This is a unique analysis of Isandlwana—of the weapons, tactics, ground, and the intriguing characters who made the key military decisions.

978-1-84832-581-4, $24.95, $14.99, paperback, 6 x 9.5, 288 pages

Teddy Luther's War Donal

McCracken Some years ago the author was working on a book of Ireland and the Anglo–Boer War (1899–1902) when, in the British Ministry of Defence Library, the old War Office Library, off Whitehall, he came upon a slim volume.

It was a war diary written by a young German from Halbertstad named NEW Ernest Luther. The diary, published in 1900 in English, consists of only 54 small pages, but it is packed with action and invaluable as a source about the Boer retreat as well as about such matters as indiscipline in the commando, drunkenness, use of dum-dum bullets, which Boer leaders were where when, and so forth.

978-1-920143-76-3, $19.95, $13.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 168 pages

Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland Roy Irons In the late nineteenth century, the British Empire commanded the seas and possessed a vast Indian Empire, as well as other extensive dominions in South East Asia, Australasia, America and Africa. But there arose a man of deep convictions; the Sayyid, the 'Mad Mullah', who utilized his great poetic and oratorical gifts with merciless fury to convince his fellow nomads to follow him in an anti-Christian and anti-colonial crusade. The author highlights the controversial nature of Churchill's intervention, an act often omitted from traditional biographies that take him as their subject.

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•NAPOLEONIC HISTORY•

The Battle of Ocaña Pierre Juhel Although the Battle of Ocana is without doubt the Army of Spain’s greatest victory there was no monograph on the event. The paradox is all too apparent. As a matter of national pride, Spanish historians could hardly be expected to tackle the question; from the French point of view, Napoleon, not being the Commander-in-Chief on that particular day and Imperial military history being strictly speaking Napoleonic, no historian had ever actually taken on the subject. Now the French archives are simply overflowing with information about this glorious feat of arms for their army. and a monograph from the French perspective has been written.

978-2-35250-151-0, $44.95, $28.99, hardback, 9 x 12, 112 pages

Salamanca 1812 Peter Edwards 1812 was the year in which the Peninsular War swung in the favor of the combined forces of the British, the Spanish and the Portuguese.The Battle of Salamanca, on 22 July, saw some 50,000 French troops arrayed against a similar number of allies. This was the result of a series of victories over the French gained by the allied armies under Wellington, and this is the subject of Peter Edwards’ compelling new history.

978-1-78159-079-9, $50.00, $29.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 384 pages

Napoleon 1814 Andrew Uffindell In 1814, after two successive years of defeat in Russia and central Europe, Napoleon was faced with the ultimate disaster—an Allied invasion of France itself. The conduct of the intense, fast-moving campaign that followed has been widely hailed as one of his greatest feats as a commander, yet it has rarely 45% been described fully and objectively.

Andrew Uffindell, in this gripping and original study, reconstructs the campaign, reassesses Napoleon's military leadership and provides a masterly account of a campaign that helped shape modern Europe.

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British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1806

Martin Mace & John Grehan The Napoleonic Wars was a worldwide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office. Presented here are those original dispatches detailing more than eighty battles that took place in India, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

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British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars 1807-1815

John Grehan & Martin Mace The Napoleonic Wars was truly a worldwide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office. Presented here together for the first time are those original dispatches from some forty generals, captains and admirals detailing more than eighty battles that took place in India, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

978-1-78159-334-9, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

The Waterloo Archive: Volume V Gareth Glover Until now, these had never been translated into English and so have been inaccessible to the vast majority. This volume seeks to put this right and to bring to life the human story of these German troops and to finally reveal their views on the battle which many entered with mixed emotions. Highlights include an account of the confusion in the final ‘great advance’ at Waterloo; eyewitness recollections of the defense of La Haye Sainte; rare battle reports by the Duke of Wellington; and a fascinating series of letters explaining the whereabouts of a number of 'missing' Hanoverian regimental and staff surgeons and subsequent court martials.

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Military Life Under Napoleon Elzear Blaze,Translated by

John R Elting Elzear Blaze, a master storyteller, wrote one the finest memoirs of the Napoleonic period, is now given a complete and fresh translation. It is a refreshing description by one of Napoleon's captains of how Napoleon's soldiers lived and thought.

45% It is the every day life of the Grande Armee. Listen to the voices of Napoleon's soldiers.

All of the characters, from marshals of the Empire to buck privates, are depicted with astonishing accuracy.

978-1-883476-06-9, $29.50, $15.99, hardback, 7.25 x 10.25, 216 pages

Liberty or Death! Maria Páez Victor This is the story of Richard Longfield Vowell, an audacious and intrepid young English adventurer who abandoned his studies at Oxford in 1817 to fight against the Spanish Empire that had ruled Latin America for 300 years.

It is also the story of the little known British Legion, formed of English and Irish volunteers, which became an integral part of Simón Bolívar’s patriot army. The British Legion played a crucial role in training the patriot forces to face Spanish troops battle-hardened in the Peninsular Wars.

This important first biography is based on extensive research undertaken in three continents.

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•AMERICAN CIVIL WAR•

Simply Murder Chris Mackowski &

Kristopher D.White The battle of Fredericksburg is usually remembered as the most lopsided Union defeat of the Civil War. The authors have worked for years along Fredericksburg’s Sunken Road and Stone Wall, and they’ve escorted thousands of visitors across the battlefield. This book not only recounts Fredericksburg’s tragic story of slaughter, but includes invaluable information about the battlefield itself and the insights they’ve learned from years of walking the ground.

978-1-61121-146-7, $12.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 168 pages

A Season of Slaughter

Chris Mackowski & Kristopher D.White At Spotsylvania Court House, the second phase of the campaign, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the Wilderness to slugfest in the mud.

Spotsylvania Court House represents a chess match of immeasurable stakes between two master opponents: Grant, the irresistible force, hammering with his overwhelming numbers and unprecedented power, versus Lee, the immovable object, hunkered down behind the most formidable defensive works yet seen on the continent.

This clash is detailed here in a masterful storytelling richly enhanced with hundreds of photos, illustrations, and maps.

978-1-61121-148-1, $12.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale William Lee White The battle of Chickamauga brought an early fall to the Georgia countryside in 1863, where men fell like autumn leaves in some of the heaviest fighting of the war.

The battlefield consisted of a nearly impenetrable, vine-choked forest around Chickamauga Creek. Unable to see beyond their immediate surroundings, officers found it impossible to exercise effective command, and the engagement deteriorated into what many participants later called “a soldier’s battle.” It was, explained Union General John Turchin, “Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale.”

978-1-61121-158-0, $12.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson Chris Mackowski & Kristopher

D.White This book recounts the events of that fateful night and the tense vigil that ensued as Jackson struggled with a foe even he could not defeat. From Guinea Station the story follows Jackson’s funeral and burial, the strange story of his amputated arm, and the creation and restoration of the building where he died. This edition features almost 200 illustrations, maps, and eye-catching photos.

978-1-61121-150-4, $12.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 168 pages

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Hurricane from the Heavens

Daniel T. Davis & Phillip S. Greenwalt May 1864 had witnessed near-constant combat between his Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Grant, unlike his predecessors, had not relented in his pounding of the Confederates. The armies clashed in the Wilderness and NEW at Spotsylvania Courthouse and along the North Anna River. Whenever combat failed to break the Confederates, Grant resorted to maneuver. “I propose to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer,” Grant vowed—and it had. Casualties mounted on both sides—but Grant kept coming. Although the great, decisive assault had eluded him, he continued to punish Lee’s army.

978-1-61121-187-0, $12.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Battle of Big Bethel J. Michael

Cobb, Edward B. Hicks & Wythe Holt Here is the first full-length treatment of the small but consequential June 10, 1861, battle that reshaped both Northern and Southern perceptions about what lay in store for the divided nation. In the spring of 1861, many people in the North and South imagined that the Civil War would be short and nearly bloodless. The first planned engagement of the war at Big Bethel, however, provided undeniable evidence of just how wrong popular opinion could be.This book relies upon letters, diaries, newspapers, reminiscences, official records, and period images some used for the first time.

978-1-61121-116-0, $27.95, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 312 pages

Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front Chris Mackowski & Kristopher D.

White By May of 1863, the Stone Wall at the base of Marye’s Heights above Fredericksburg loomed large over the Army of the Potomac, haunting its men with memories of slaughter from their crushing defeat there the previous December. They would assault it again with a very different result the following spring when General Joe Hooker ordered John Sedgwick’s Sixth Corps to assault the heights and move to his assistance.

This is the first study of the central roles these engagements played in the final Southern victory.

978-1-61121-136-8, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

Barksdale's Charge Phillip Thomas

Tucker On the third day of Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee launched a magnificent attack. For pure pageantry it was unsurpassed, and it also marked the centerpiece of the war, both time-wise and in terms of how the conflict had turned a corner—from persistent Confederate hopes to impending Rebel despair. But Pickett’s Charge was crushed by the Union defenders that day, having never had a chance in the first place.

This book describes the exact moment when the Confederacy reached its zenith, and the soldiers of the Northern states just barely succeeded in retaining their perfect Union.

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•AMERICAN CIVIL WAR•

The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses J. David

Petruzzi & Steven Stanley Presented for the first time in print are comprehensive orders of battle for more than three dozen engagements both large and small waged during the five weeks of the Gettysburg Campaign. Each presentation includes a synopsis of the engagement, photos of the commanders, an original full page map of the fighting, an order of battle with numbers and losses, charts and graphs of relative strengths and losses, a conclusion of how the fighting affected each side and the course of the campaign, and a brief suggested reading list.

978-1-611210-80-4, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 224 pages

The Petersburg Campaign, Vol. I Edwin C. Bearss & Bryce A.

Suderow The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg,Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months.

978-1-611210-90-3, $34.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 456 pages

The Last Battle of Winchester

Scott C. Patchan Here is the first serious study to chronicle the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. The fighting began about daylight and did not end until dusk, when the victorious Union army routed the Confederates off the field.

It was the first time Stonewall Jackson’s former corps had ever been driven from a battlefield, and the stinging defeat set the stage for the final climax of the 1864 Valley Campaign at Fisher’s Hill and Cedar Creek. Patchan’s vivid prose is based upon more than two decades of meticulous firsthand research and an unparalleled understanding of the battlefield.

978-1-932714-98-2, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 576 pages

Confederate General William 'Extra Billy' Smith

Scott L. Mingus Sr. William ‘Extra Billy’ Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colorful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Mingus’ biography draws upon newspapers, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts to paint a deep portrait of one of the South’s most interesting leaders and devoted sons.

978-1-61121-129-0, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

Robert E. Lee in War and Peace Donald A. Hopkins Robert E. Lee is well known as a Confederate general and as an educator later in life, but most people are exposed to the same handful of images of one of America’s most famous sons.

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.

978-1-61121-120-7, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 216 pages

General Grant and the Rewriting of History Frank P.

Varney In 1885, a former president of the United States published one of the most influential books ever written about the Civil War. An entire generation of Americans had eagerly awaited his memoirs and it has remained so popular that it has never gone out of print.

Historians then and now have made extensive use of Grant’s recollections, which have shaped how we understand and evaluate not only the Union army’s triumphs and failures, but many of the war’s key participants.

978-1-61121-118-4, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 336 pages

Calamity at Chancellorsville

Mathew W. Lively Author Mathew W. Lively utilizes extensive primary source material and a firm understanding of the area to re-examine the gripping story of the final days of one of the Confederacy’s greatest generals, and how Southerners came to view Jackson’s death during and after the conflict.

Dr. Lively begins his compelling narrative with a visit from Jackson’s family prior to the battle of Chancellorsville, then follows his course through the conflict to its fatal outcome. Instead of revising history, Dr. Lively offers up a fresh new perspective.

978-1-61121-138-2, $27.50, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 216 pages

John Bell Hood Stephen M. Hood John Bell Hood was one of the Confederacy’s most successful generals. He died at 48 after a brief illness in August of 1879, leaving behind the first draft of his memoirs Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies.

Published posthumously the following year, the memoirs immediately became as controversial as their author. A careful and balanced examination of these “controversies,” however, coupled with the recent discovery of Hood’s personal papers finally sets the record straight. Hood’s published version of many of the major events and controversies of his Confederate military career were met with scorn and skepticism.

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•AMERICAN CIVIL WAR•

The Maps of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run Campaigns Bradley M. Gottfried Few historians have examined what happened to the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac during the critical months following Gettysburg, when both armies assumed the offensive in a pair of fascinating campaigns of thrust and counter-thrust.

This careful study breaks down these campaigns into 13 map sets or “action-sections” enriched with 87 original full-page color maps. These spectacular cartographic creations bore down to the regimental and battery level.

978-1-61121-152-8, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 240 pages

The Civil War Lover's Guide to New York City Bill Morgan Few Americans associate New York City with the Civil War, but the most populated metropolitan area in the nation, then and now, is filled with scores of monuments, historical sites, and resources directly related to those four turbulent years.Veteran author Bill Morgan’s book examines more than 150 of these largely overlooked and often forgotten historical gems. Complete with full-color photos and maps this is a must-have book for every student of the Civil War and for every visitor to New York City.

978-1-61121-122-1, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 208 pages

Confederate Seas John Hess When the American Civil War began in 1861 it became of prime importance for the United Sates to seal off the Southern ports. The Southern Confederacy had few resources to prevent this happening, but tried very hard to make up the difference. The result was a bitter four year war on the sea in which the 45% intrigues of foreign powers took a leading part. This is its story, a record of changing fortune and desperate effort.

978-1-90593-3013, $25.95,$14.99, paperback, 6.8 x 9.6, 180 pages

Don Troiani's Civil War Militia & Volunteers Art by Don Troiani,

Text by Earl J. Coates & Michael J. McAfee Esteemed historical painter Don Troiani offers readers one of the most comprehensive looks at Civil War uniforms ever undertaken. State militias were among the first troops to respond to the outbreak of the Civil War and in breathtaking, accurate detail this book brings you not only what the troops wore but informative text accompanying the illustrations. 37 color paintings and 42 color photos are featured.

978-0-8117-3319-9, $16.95, $9.99, paperback, 9 x 12, 64 pages

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Don Troiani's American Battles Don Troiani, Robert Krick &

Keith Knoke This book is lavishly illustrated with Troiani's masterful artwork, including those found in private collections.

Approximately 80 percent of the book features Civil War battles and contributors include some of military history's biggest names, such as Stephen W. Sears, Robert K. Krick, and the late Brian Pohanka.

978-0-8117-1274-3, $34.95, $20.99, paperback, 9 x 12, 264 pages

Don Troiani's Civil War

Don Troiani, Brian Pohanka & William C. Davis In the world of historical painting, Don Troiani stands alone, universally acclaimed for the accuracy, drama, and sensitivity of his depictions of America's past. His Civil War paintings and limited edition prints hang in the finest collections in the country and are noted internationally as well. Don Troiani's Civil War-the first collection of his Civil War art to appear in book form-is a chronological depiction of every face of the war.

978-0-8117-2715-0, $32.95, $22.99, paperback, 11.8 x 8.2, 216 pages

In the Lion's Mouth Derek Smith This is the spellbinding account of the Confederates' retreat after their crushing defeat at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. The 12-day, 100-mile retreat took place during one of the worst winters on record with Union forces in hot pursuit. The book features notable commanders such as Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Bell Hood.

It is colorfully written, with a focus on the human element in this military catastrophe 978-0-8117-1059-6, $21.95, $12.99, paperback, 6 x 8.9, 368 pages

Robert E. Lee at War Scott Bowden Building upon his noted work in the award-winning Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign, Scott Bowden has now undertaken the most in-depth and exhaustive study of Robert E. Lee's generalship.

Robert E. Lee at War presents a fresh and compelling portrait of the true warrior that is sure to illuminate his legacy for generations to come. By mining fresh sources, and in adhering to a rigorous historical methodology, Bowden's account of General Lee emerges to be as necessary as it is original.The story of Lee's decision-making is laid before the reader, and his relationship with his key lieutenants, along with the complicated and strained relationship with Confederate President Jefferson Davis, appears in fresh, new light. Never before addressed topics include a complete analysis of Lee's art of war.

978-0-9853572-2-1, $60.00, $39.99, hardback, 8.75 x 11, 208 pages

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Gettysburg M. David Detweiler &

David Reisch This book features 70 color maps and insightful text tell the hour-by-hour story of the 3 day Battle of Gettysburg. Each map shows the same 3 1/2-by-4 1/2-mile view of the battlefield including key engagements, troop movements and positions, and locations of commanders. The book sheds new light on important events such as the first clash west of town on July 1, the fighting for Cemetery Hill, the defense of Little Round Top, Pickett's Charge, and more.

978-0-8117-1218-7, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11, 160 pages

The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-65

John C.Tidball & Lawrence M. Kaplan The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861–65, is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the U.S. Army’s field artillery service in the Civil War’s principal battles, written by John C. Tidball, a distinguished artilleryman of the era. The overview, which appeared in the Journal of the Military Service Institution from 1891 to 1893 examines the Army of the Potomac. The author’s analysis highlights how the improper use of artillery seriously undermined the army’s effectiveness.

978-1-59416-149-0, $30.00, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 416 pages

The Caning Stephen Puleo Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold-topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and again until his cane splintered into pieces and the helpless Massachusetts senator, having nearly wrenched his desk from its fixed base, lay unconscious and covered in blood. The caning convinced each side that the gulf between them was unbridgeable and that they could no longer discuss their vast differences of opinion regarding slavery on any reasonable level.

978-1-59416-164-3, $28.00, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 374 pages The Fate of War Duane Schultz The Union assault on the critical Confederate stronghold of Fredericksburg along the Rappahannock River in December 1862 was one of the most significant and storied battles of the Civil War. In this book the author uses this key moment in Civil War history to address how soldiers and civilians react to the stress of war.

978-1-59416-145-2, $28.00, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 306 pages

The Lost Cause James P.

Muehlberger The Lost Cause:The Trials of Frank and Jesse James is a thoroughly researched, thrilling account of the rise, pursuit, and prosecution of the legendary outlaw gang. Beginning with the newfound evidence of the Gallatin bank teller murder, the author explains how Jesse James attempted to avenge the death of his Confederate partisan leader, “Bloody Bill” Anderson, but shot the wrong man.

978-1-59416-173-5, $24.95, $15.99, hardback, 6.4 x 9.2, 256 pages

Small Arms at Gettysburg

Joseph G. Bilby The Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July, 1863), has become one of the most analyzed battles in military history, but until now there has never been a detailed examination of the actual firearms used.The battle was a watershed, with weapons technologies representing past, present, and future— sabres, smoothbore rifles, and breechloaders—in action alongside each other for the first and last time."Small Arms at Gettysburg" is a comprehensive and fascinating examination of the individual weapons used during the battle—muskets, rifle-muskets, carbines, repeaters, sharpshooter arms, and swords—providing a detailed history as well as looking at how their deployment during the battle affected its outcome.

978-1-59416-054-7, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 294 pages

Stealing the General Russell S.

Bonds On April 12, 1862—one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War—a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infiltrated north Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Americans north and south, both at the time and ever since, have been astounded and fascinated by this daring raid. But until now, there has not been a complete history of the entire episode and the fates of all those involved.

978-1-59416-033-2, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 464 pages

To Raise Up a Nation William S.

King Drawing on decades of research, and demonstrating remarkable command of a great range of primary sources, William S. King has written an important history of African Americans’ own contributions and points of crossracial cooperation to end slavery in America.

Beginning with the civil war along the border of Kansas and Missouri, the author traces the life of John Brown and the personal support for his ideas from elite New England businessmen, intellectuals such as Emerson and Thoreau, and African Americans, including his confidant, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Tubman.

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32 Battalion

Piet Nortje Originally formed in order to lend support to the FNLA and UNITA in the Angolan war, 32 Battalion quickly gained the reputation of being an unconventional, secretive, yet highly effective group. Written by a man who was intimately involved with the unit and served as its Regimental Sergeant Major for two years, the book aims to explode the myths surrounding the legendary 32 and set the record straight. It records how and why 32 Battalion was formed, explores its unique identity forged by the men who fought in it, details the many operations in which they participated, and concludes with its eventual disbandment at the dawn of a new South Africa. This book’s factual reporting will fill a big gap in the highly popular military genre.

978-1-86872-914-2, $23.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 352 pages

The Terrible Ones Piet Nortje This comprehensive two-volume work covers in detail the unit’s 117 documented military operations from 1976 to 1993. Nortje explains how the operations were planned and executed, what went wrong, what went right, and what the outcomes were. It also goes back to the early 1960s, covering events in Angola that would eventually result in the formation of 32 Battalion, and it ends in 2005, when the soldiers of the unit unknowingly betrayed themselves. It is based on over 10,000 pages of documents in the Department of Defence Documentation Centre, which have only recently been declassified.

These give the perspective of the men on the ground, an element often missing from military history.

978-1-77022-397-4, $85.00, $69.99, Two Hard Cover Volumes, Slip Cased, 6.75 x 9.5, 1600 pages

Back to Angola

Paul Morris In 1987, Paul Morris went to Angola as a reluctant conscript soldier, where he experienced the fear and filth of war. Twenty-five years later Paul returned to Angola, and embarked on a 1500-kilometre cycle trip, solo and unsupported, across the country. His purpose was to see Angola in peacetime, to replace the war map in his mind with a more contemporary peace map, to exorcise the ghosts of war once and for all. This book chronicles Paul’s epic journey, from Cuito Cuanavale to the remnants of his unit’s base in northern Namibia, and recreates his experiences as a young soldier caught up in a war in a foreign land. Along the way, the book provides thought-provoking reflections on childhood, masculinity, violence, trauma and friendship.

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Chris Schoeman After the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War, hundreds of women left their countries for South Africa, some in search of adventure, others with a strong desire to help the victims of war. They came from all over the world.

But, whatever their origins, they all came to live and work under harsh conditions in a world that was foreign to them.

Angels of Mercy tells the story of twelve of these brave women. Hailing from England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, some worked as nurses on the frontline, while others came to teach Boer children in the concentration camps. Based on personal diaries and letters, this fascinating and inspiring book tells of their trials and tribulations as they dealt with the dangers of war.

Boer Boy Chris Schoeman The Boer War is an event that has captured the imagination of readers more than most other events in South African history have. Based on original documents that have not been published before. This is the touching personal narrative of a ten-year-old farm boy’s harrowing but fascinating experiences during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902. Charles du Preez recounts his life on his family’s Eastern Free State farm; their harassment by the Khakis; the destruction of their farm and their desperate flight during Lord Kitchener’s ‘scorched-earth’ campaign; and the capture of his mother and siblings, who were sent to the Winburg concentration camp. This is a rich, poignant and valuable addition to the history of the Anglo-Boer War.

Dennis Cruywagen Abraham and ConstandViljoen were identical twins who took starkly different paths in life. One was a deeply religious man, who opposed apartheid; the other was a man of war, who became head of the SADF. But together they would play a crucial role in preventing South Africa from descending into civil war. In the early 1990s, Constand came out of retirement to head the Afrikaner Volksfront, which opposed the negotiations with the ANC and made plans for military action. Realizing that war would destroy their country, Abraham approached his estranged brother and urged him to consider the alternative: talks with the ANC. This book documents the crucial role the Viljoen brothers played in ensuring peace in South Africa.

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Brothers in War and Peace

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Penguin Random House South Africa is the largest general trade publisher in southern Africa. The company has a reputation, established over more than 50 years, for publishing many of South Africa’s leading fiction and nonfiction writers as well as producing beautifully illustrated, expertly researched, and elegantly designed books about Africa.

Churchill's South Africa

Chris Schoeman In October 1899, the 24-year-old Winston Churchill sailed for South Africa as war correspondent for the Morning Post to report on the Boer War. Churchill’s South Africa covers the future statesman’s travels across the Great Karoo and through the green hills of Natal, his capture by the Boers, his escape to Delagoa Bay and his triumphant return to the Natal front as an officer in the SA Light Horse. This beautifully produced volume documents the travels of a key historical figure in South Africa at a critical time in its history.

978-1-920545-47-5, $30.00, $19.99, hardback, 6.75 x 9.5, 224 pages

Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa Nicki von

der Heyde In this groundbreaking book, author and specialist battlefields guide, Nicki von der Heyde, presents over 70 battles and skirmishes covering five wars that shaped the course of South African history—from the Frontier Wars that started in 1779 to the Second-Anglo Boer War of 1899–1902, a bitter and costly confrontation triggered by the discovery of the world’s richest gold fields on the Witwatersrand.

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Louis Botha's Way Adam Cruise This is the story of how a former Boer War fighting-general-turned-politician crushed a rebellion, rallied his country’s first united army to fight in harsh conditions and defeated the enemy in the Great War’s first successful Allied campaign. Botha’s actions and these events would determine the fate of South West Africa, and its relationship with its southern neighbor, for the next eighty years.

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The Somme Chronicles Chris Schoeman This is the story of South African soldiers during the 1916 Somme offensive, which took place between the Allied forces and the Germans along the Somme River in France and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the First World War, resulting in over a million deaths in six months.

This fascinating new book, The Somme Chronicles, covers the iconic battle of Delville Wood, the most famous event involving South Africans during the war.

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An Unpopular War J.H.

Thompson In the seventies, eighties and nineties, conscription had a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of young men, particularly those who had to serve in the Angolan war. This book is a collection of reflections and memories of that time, collected by JH Thompson, who interviewed men who did National Service in the Apartheid-era South African Defence Force. Contributors include ordinary soldiers, Special Forces members, helicopter pilots, chefs and religious objectors. The book is a fast, fascinating read that captures the spirit and atmosphere, the daily duties, the boredom, fear and other intense experiences of an SADF soldier.

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Zulu Zulu Golf Arn Durand The gripping account of Arn Durand’s first two years with Koevoet, South Africa’s most deadly fighting unit during the Border War. Through Durand’s eyes, the reader will experience the madness, mayhem and complexity of the war. A unit of the South African police, Koevoet was the most deadly fighting force involved in the Border War. This book is the account of Arn Durand’s first years with Koevoet, from 1982 to 1983. Durand describes patrols, ambushes and contacts, dealings with the enemy and relationships with his Ovambo colleagues.

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Zulu Zulu Foxtrot Arn

Durand This is the explosive follow-up to Zulu Zulu Golf, covering Arn Durand’s next few years in Koevoet, the most deadly fighting force involved in the Border War. After moving to the unit Zulu Foxtrot, Durand went deeper into Angola than before and was involved in more contacts with the enemy, which he describes in nerve-shattering detail. Balancing the action is a dramatic human story, as Durand faces the tragic death of his commander, Frans Conradie, one of the pioneers of Koevoet, who had become a mentor to him.

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The Old Front Line Dr. Stephen

Bull “The Old Front Line” is a phrase first coined by the poet John Masefield when he looked back on the battle of the Somme from a distance of just one year, in 1917, and speculated how the Western Front might look in the future.

Stephen Bull’s copiously illustrated work—part travel guide, part popular history—a century on, answers his speculations. The main source material is new and contemporary photographs, as well as some from the intervening century.

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MICHEL: Le Fantassin Allemand Jean-Claude Laparra This book shows the daily life of the simple German infantry soldier of 1914—1918, through the eyes of "Michel", an archetype of the German soldier, a national personification of the German people, a symbol of 45% national unity. The context of the period is also particularly well evoked thanks to extracts from popular songs in vogue at the time among the troops, and a multitude of anecdotes and information which make this book a quite innovative in its coverage. This study is particularly enhanced by numerous illustrations which highlight each of the aspects that are dealt with in the text.

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WWI in Cartoons Mark Bryant Using images from a wide variety of international wartime magazines, newspapers, books, postcards, posters and prints Mark Bryant tells the history of World War I from both sides of the conflict in an immediate and refreshing manner that brings history alive. The NEW book contains more than 300 cartoons and caricatures, in color and black and white, many of which are published here in book form for the first time.

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The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft Jon Guttman When World War I began in August 1914, the airplane had already proven its worth as an intelligence gathering "eye-in-the-sky." These scouting aircraft soon became indispensable to armies on both sides, and the attempt to drive enemy planes away began in earnest. The author balances technical description, personalities, and battle accounts.

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The First World War in the Air

Phil Carradice The four years between 1914 and 1918 saw an incredible growth in air power. Beginning with the flimsy early aircraft, seemingly held together just by string and fabric, the author paints a picture of a bygone era when nobody knew quite what could be achieved, or how aircraft could be used. In wonderful detail, this is the story of how brave young airmen took their lives in their hands and pushed the boundaries of courage and knowledge to the limits.

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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.

But what of the many other planes that saw active service in the war? This is the story of those armed airplanes whose names few people can recall, the ‘Forgotten Fighters’ of the First World War. 978-1-78155-197-4, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 160 pages

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Wind in the Wires Duncan Grinnell-

Milne A classic memoir of WWI flying, Wind in the Wires paints a vivid picture of early war training and combat, especially with the Maurice Farman Shorthorn and the Bristol BE2. After having been forced down and captured, Grinnell-Milne returns to the front to fly late in the war with the famed 56 Squadron, flying the SE5a. The author’s eye for detail, sense of humor, and his truly hair-raising experiences make this a charming and riveting read to rank with the greats of Cecil Lewis, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Arthur Gould Lee. 978-1-909808-01-0, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9.7, 256 pages

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Artillery Scout James Bilder

The American Doughboys of World War I are often referred to as the “Lost Generation;” however, in this book we are able to gain an intimate look at their experiences after being thrust into the center of Europe’s “Great War” and enduring some of the most grueling battles in U.S. history.

Len Fairfield (the author’s grandfather) was an Artillery Scout for the U.S. Army, and was a firsthand witness to the war’s carnage as he endured its countless hardships. His story takes the reader from a hard life in Chicago, through conscription, rigorous training in America and France, and finally to the battles which have become synonymous with the U.S. effort in France.

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From Deveron to Devastation James Bourhill Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Daniel Reid was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. His body was never recovered; however, there is nothing singular about that. What is remarkable is that his eloquent journal has survived untouched for 100 years. The context for Alexander Daniel NEW Reid’s contemporary account of the Great War are provided partly by the memoirs of his brother, Harry, who was the transport officer in the same battalion, and partly from historical research. Although it is essentially a biography of two Scottish-born brothers in an Irish battalion on the Western Front, Harvest of Battle: Brother Officers of the 7th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the First World War is unique in that it reaches to the corners of the Empire and tells of conflicts from German South-West Africa to the Rand Rebellion of 1922.

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The Other Side of the Wire Volume 1 Ralph J Whitehead This book brings to life a period long forgotten in the decades that have passed since the Great War ended in 1918. Until recently, most books written on the Battle of the Somme concentrated almost exclusively on the British effort with only a brief mention of the period before 1 July 1916 and the German experience in the battle. Most simply ignore the nearly two years of warfare that preceded the momentous offensive.

By focusing on one of the principal German formations involved in the Somme fighting, author Ralph Whitehead brings to life this little-known period, from the initial German advance on the Somme in September 1914 through the formation of the front that became so well known almost two years later..

978-1-908916-89-1, $69.95, $45.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 614 pages

Pour la France Michael Cox &

Dr Graham Wilson For many years serious students of the First World War have lacked a detailed English-language guide to the French Army. Apart from the British guide to the French army that was published in 1914, no such guide has been produced. In this comprehensive study, the authors seek to fill this gap through the provision of detailed information on the infantry and cavalry divisions of the French Army. The French Army expanded from 43 active infantry divisions, and 10 cavalry divisions, in 1914 to a total of 140 divisions of infantry, and to 12 of either mounted or dismounted cavalry. Coverage includes a listing of those divisions of the Allied armies, British, American and Italian, serving under French command at various times.

978-1-907677-14-4, $89.95, $53.99, paperback, 8 x 11, 540 pages

The 500 Best Cockney War Stories Shortly after the end of the First World War, the most popular London newspaper of the time, The Evening News, asked readers to send in their stories. Of the countless tales received, the newspaper selected 500 and compiled them into a book that is at once both amusing and poignant. This facsimile edition, complete with the original cartoons provided by famous wartime artist Bert Thomas, is a fitting tribute to the men who risked everything for King and country.

978-1-4456-0866-2, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 224 pages

Top Secret David Rogers Drawing from previously unpublished documents from the Royal Society archives deemed 'Secret' at the time, and wartime documents from the National Archives classified during the Great War as 'Subject to the Official Secrets Act', Top Secret: British Boffins in WW1 brings a unique perspective on wartime inventions, research and developments from one of the darkest periods of 20th Century warfare. There are some remarkable examples of co-operation and effort often to tight deadlines using the utmost discretion. Some names may be familiar to you, some may not. All played their part, this is their story.

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The Russian Army in the First World War Nik Cornish For 100 years little attention has been paid to the Russian army that fought the Germans and the Austro-Hungarians in the First World War on the Eastern Front.Yet the Tsar’s army played a critical part in the global conflict and was engaged in a sequence of shattering NEW campaigns that were waged on a massive scale on several fronts across Eastern Europe. In a selection of almost 200 archive photographs the author gives a graphic impression of the Russian army of the time, of the soldiers and commanders, and of the conditions in which they fought.

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Armageddon's Walls

Peter Oldham The British Army and her commonwealth Allies went to war in 1914 with little knowledge and experience of constructing permanent, shell proof protective structures. This book gives the history of development and innovation of concrete bunkers, pill boxes, blockhouses and general NEW concrete constructions during the First World War. Many of these structures—some showing obvious signs of war damage—still exist in France and Belgium today. All the existing structures, with photograph are shown within.

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The Great War Handbook

Geoff Bridger Geoff Bridger’s The Great War Handbook answers many of the basic questions newcomers ask when confronted by this enormous and challenging subject—not only what happened and why, but what was the Great War like for ordinary soldiers who were caught up in it. He describes the conditions the soldiers endured, the deadly risks they ran, their daily routines and the small roles they played in the complex military machine they were part of. His comprehensive survey of every aspect of the soldier’s life, from recruitment and training, through the experience of battle and its appalling aftermath, is an essential guide for students, family historians, teachers and anyone who is eager to gain an all-round understanding of the nature of the conflict. His authoritative handbook gives a fascinating insight into the world of the Great War—it is a basic book that no student of the subject can afford to be without.

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1918: The Last Act Barrie Pitt By 1918, after three years of war, Europe was weary of the stalemate and the terrible slaughter on the Western Front. The Russian Front had collapsed but the United States had abandoned her neutral stance and joined the Allies.

So the stage was set for what would be the last year of the Great War. NEW Acclaimed military historian Barrie Pitt describes the savage battles that raged unceasingly along the Western front, and analyzes the policies of the warring powers and studies the men who led them.

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A German Deserter's War Experience Julius Koettgen In 1913 Julius Koettgen, a pacifist and a socialist, was drafted into the ranks of sapper battalion No. 30. He dutifully fought in the ranks of the Kaiser’s armies during 1914 and 1915 and saw action in France and Belgium where he describes the terrible events which were to become known as ‘the rape of Belgium’ and also details the extent of the fighting including being forced to form part of a firing squad, crossing the Meuse under heavy fire, using corpses as road building materials annihilating a cavalry charge hand to hand bayonet fighting, and the awful events of the disastrous German retreat from the Marne. This English translation provides a rare primary source insight into the German side during the crucial opening battles of the war and is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Great War from the German perspective.

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Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme Battles 1916-1918 Major and Mrs Holt The Somme is the epicenter for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major 45% and Mrs. Holt's Pocket Guide to the Somme has been put together to take you around the area.

This book, part of a new series of guides, is designed conveniently in a small size, for those who have only limited time to visit, or who are simply interested in as an introduction to the historic battlefields, whether on the ground or from an armchair. They contain selections from the Holts' more detailed guides of the most popular and accessible sites plus hand tourist information, capturing the essential features of the Battles. The book contains many full color maps and photographs and detailed instructions on what to see and where to visit.

978-184415395-4, $13.95, $7.99, paperback, 6.75 x 4.75, 112 pages

The Kaiser's Captive Albert

Rhys Williams Albert Rhys Williams was an American journalist and author. In 1914, Williams traveled to Europe as the special war correspondent for Outlook magazine, tasked with the duty of reporting the events of the Great War. In these early days of the conflict, Williams had the misfortune NEW to fall into the hands of the Imperial German Army. He was arrested in Belgium and marched into captivity on the suspicion that he was a British spy.

On his return to the United States, Williams published In the Claws of the German Eagle in 1917. This fascinating book details Williams’ experiences both on the front and in German captivity and provides a rare opportunity to discover the events as they unfolded behind the German lines.

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Visions of War—Private Hitler's War Bob Carruthers During the Great War Adolf Hitler served in the ranks of the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment from 1914 to 1918, and was awarded the Iron Cross. In later years, under the masterful control of Doctor Goebbels, Hitler was successfully portrayed by the NEW Nazis as a valiant front-line soldier who, for four long years, had fought many hard battles in the front-line of trenches. The world has long accepted the Nazi version, and Hitler is often referred to as a Corporal, but a series of clues remained which pointed to an alternative version of the truth. Even at the zenith of his power, Hitler was always mindful that there were those who maintained that, far from being a brave front-line fighter, he was actually a fraud; a draft-dodger and rear area malingerer who in four years of war had only ever fought in one action. Hitler knew the uncomfortable truth. The Nazi machine acted ruthlessly and former colleagues such as Hans Mend, who didn’t toe the party line, soon ended up in concentration camps.

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In the Footsteps of the Red Baron Mike O'Connor and Norman

Franks Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916. By January 1917, Richthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. This book is divided 50% into three sectors of the WWI front line in which von Richthofen operated.

Airfield sites, memorials and the graves of Manfred's famous victims are described and directions for the battlefield walker are included with information on related museums and historic sites with special association with this most famous of fighter pilots.

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The Battle of Marne 1914

Andrew Uffindell The First Battle of the Marne was one of the most pivotal battles in history. Fought outside Paris in September 1914, it turned the tide of the German invasion of France, and robbed Kaiser Wilhelm II of his best chance of winning the First World War. This unique and highly illustrated book 45% enables readers to explore the battlefield and retrace the course of those dramatic events for themselves.

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The Great War Explained Philip Stevens This is much more than just another book to add to the thousands on The Great War. It sets out to fill a gap. Written for the layman by a layman (who is also an articulate and experienced battlefield guide) it summarizes the key events and contributions of key individuals, some well, others unknown but 45% with a story to tell. To get a true picture of this monumental event in history, it is necessary to grasp the fundamentals, be they military, political, social or simply human. The slaughters at Verdun, Somme and Passchendaele are no more than statistics without the stories of those that fought, drowned and died there.

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Swansea Pals Bernard Lewis The Swansea Battalion was formed from local men by the Mayor of Swansea in the response to Lord Kitchener’s famous appeal for volunteers. This, the first full history of the Battalion, covers early recruiting for the battalion in the Swansea area and its subsequent training in Swansea, Rhyl and Winchester, prior 50% to departure, some 1,200 strong, in December 1915 for the Western Front. As part of the 38th Welsh Division it participated in the attack on Mametz Wood on the Somme where, in a single day, it suffered almost 100 men killed and 300 wounded out of an attacking contingent of less than 700.

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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND West Point ’41 Anne Kazel-

Wilcox & PJ Wilcox This is a story of ordinary young men in extraordinary times who graduated directly into the teeth of battle and displayed unwavering leadership, honor, duty, and determination. From Sandy Nininger, awarded the first Medal of Honor of World War II for his actions leading Philippine Scouts in the early days of the war, to Charlie Fletcher, Ed Rowny, Paul Skowronek, Herb Stern, and dozens of others who quickly found themselves leading companies, battalions, and regiments, these young officers struggled with the fog and terror of war and early command.

978-1-61168-469-8, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6.5 x 9.2, 372 pages

Night Flight to Dungavel

Peter Padfield Until now there has been no satisfactory answer to the question of why, in May of 1941, Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess flew a German fighter plane across the channel to Scotland, crashing at night in a muddy field near Dungavel House. In Night Flight to Dungavel, award-winning historian Peter Padfield presents striking new evidence that spurs a wholesale reappraisal of the mystery: what actually happened, what role was played by Churchill and British intelligence, and what has been this episode’s significance as a real turning point of the war.

978-1-61168-531-2, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6.5 x 9.2, 468 pages

The Bismarck Episode Russell

Grenfell The British Navy’s sinking of a notorious symbol of Nazi Germany, the battleship Bismarck, in May 1941 ranks as one of the most significant victories of the Second World War. It was imperative that Britain find and destroy the Bismarck, a true threat to Britain’s ocean lifeline, before it could escape into the Atlantic. In The Bismarck Episode a veteran naval writer tells the intense and dramatic story of how the battleship was discovered, pursued, and ultimately destroyed.

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Crossing the Rapido Duane Schultz The Rapido River was the last natural barrier between General Mark W. Clark’s Fifth U.S. Army and Rome.

Ignoring intelligence reports that the Germans had significant forces protecting the opposite side of the river, Clark ordered the 36th Division to make a nighttime crossing on January 20, 1944.

The division, already coming through some of the heaviest fighting in Italy, knew they could not succeed: they had to cross a fast-flowing river at night in bitter cold and face one of the strongest, most formidable German defensive lines in Europe, full of minefields, veteran troops, and withering artillery and mortar fire. Once in the water, men in full field gear were borne away by the current or vanished in massive explosions. Although they were decimated, the division went on to lead a key surprise attack that opened Rome to Allied forces, and ultimately fought in France, where they had the distinction of capturing Hermann Goering and Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt.

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The Final Mission Elizabeth

Hoban and Lt. Col. Henry Supchak In July 1944, Lt. Henry Supchak was flying his second-to-last mission over Germany when his B-17 bomber, Priority Gal, was hit by antiaircraft fire, disabling two engines and wounding him in the thigh. He attempted to reach neutral Switzerland, but was forced instead to order his eight crewmen to bail out over Austria. As Supchak prepared to abandon his aircraft he saw that it was on a collision course with an Alpine village.

He instinctively got back into his seat, adjusted the controls, and barely escaped before the plane exploded at the base of a mountain. He parachuted into a pasture where a shepherd boy and his aunt stared in disbelief at this “man who fell from the sky.” Almost immediately, German infantry surrounded the pilot and took him away to solitary confinement. Liberated

by Patton’s Third Army in April 1945, Supchak remained in the air force after World War II and even advised Gregory Peck during the filming of “Twelve O’Clock High.” But he carried deep scars from his war experience. Plagued by flashbacks, Supchak attempted to find closure.

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Into the Fire Duane Schultz Planned by Winston Churchill, authorized

by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and executed by five specially trained American bomber units, the attack on the oil refineries of Ploesti, Romania, was among the most daring and dangerous missions of World War II. If the raid succeeded, the Nazi war machine would suffer a devastating blow. On August 1, 1943, nearly two hundred B-24 bombers flew from Benghazi, North Africa, with directions to descend on Ploesti at treetop level, bomb the refineries, and return. The author re-creates this great battle, combining original research and interviews with survivors in order to capture the tension, drama, and heroics of the warring sides.

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The Last Days of Patton

Ladislas Farago “It would be as hard to give up all thought [of being a soldier] as it would be to stop breathing,” wrote George S. Patton in October 1945; “The great tragedy of my life was that I survived the last battle.” But Patton would not see the year out: in December he would die as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Germany. His unexpected death sent shock waves through the American and Russian commands.

This book attempts to determine if the general did indeed try to provoke a war with the Soviet Union and whether he failed to sufficiently de-Nazify the area of Germany under his jurisdiction.

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V-2 T.D. Dungan In August 1944, Londoners thought the war might be over by Christmas. But on September 8, 1944, in the London suburb of Chiswick, a thunderous double-boom was heard followed by a huge plume of black smoke rising high into the air.

Several minutes later another explosion rocked the earth near Epping. There had been no warnings, no drone of aircraft above, just sudden devastation. "Operation Penguin," the V-2 offensive, had begun.

978-1-59416-012-7, $24.95, $15.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages Fairey Swordfish in Fleet Air Arm Service 1936 to 1945 Neil Robinson Affectionately known as the ‘Stringbag’ by its crews, the Fairey Swordfish is one of World War Two’s most iconic and recognizable biplane aircraft. Introduced in to Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm service in 1936, the aircraft wasn’t operationally retired until NEW May 1945, and despite its obsolescent and antiquated looks, outlived several ‘more modern’ types intended to replace it, remaining in front-line service through to the end of the war in Europe. A British ‘classic’, and well timed to coincide with the recently released 1/72 scale kit from Airfix, this is another illustration and photos publication.

978-0-9575513-1-2, $49.00, $34.99, paperback, 8.26 x 11.61, 72 pages

RAF Trainers Volume 2

Tim Walsh This book continues the story of the color schemes and markings, from the immediate post-war era in 1945, with the introduction of jet-engined types, through the second half of the 20th century and in to the 21st century, including the aircraft types used today.

978-09569802-9-8, $45.00, $29.99, paperback, 8.25 x 11.5, 76 pages

Allied Tanks of Word War II David Porter This book offers a highly illustrated guide to the main armored fighting vehicles used by the Western Allies and the Red Army from 1939–1945.This volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps NEW level, providing an organizational context for key campaigns throughout the war. Divided into two parts – the Western and the Soviet spheres—the book is then organized chronologically, offering a comprehensive survey of armored fighting vehicles by campaign. Packed with 400 full-color artworks and photographs with exhaustive specifications, this is a key reference guide for military modelers and World War II enthusiasts.

978-1-78274-208-1, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.5, 384 pages

Berlin Karl Bahm In April 1945, the final dramatic act of World War II in Europe was played out in Germanys capital city. Berlin 1945—The Final Reckoning is a comprehensive history of the last battle of Nazi Germany, which would see the virtual destruction of a city, and the eventual suicide of Adolf Hitler. This book begins with a 50% study of the background to the battle and a description of events on the Eastern and Western Fronts before the Soviet forces reached Berlin.

978-1-78274-135-0, $29.95, $14.99, hardback, 7.25 x 9.75, 192 pages The Battle of the Bulge Robin

Cross In December 1944, the German Army launched an attack through the Ardennes forest that aimed to seize the port of Antwerp and cut the Allied supply lines, hoping to force the Western Allies either to delay their advance on Berlin or agree to a peace settlement.

The Battle of the Bulge is a comprehensive 50% history of Germany’s last offensive in the West in World War II, the failure of which hastened the end of the war.The book’s authoritative text is complemented with detailed maps explaining troop movements and appendices with orders of battle.

978-1-78274-136-7, $29.95, $14.99, hardback, 7.25 x 9.75, 192 pages

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II

Chris Bishop What was the armament and crew of the German Tiger tank and its Soviet equivalent, the T-34?

What was the calibre and effective range of the Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle? World War II spawned a massive NEW variety of weapons systems, many complex, all fascinating and exciting. This is an easy-to-read illustrated compendium of the military hardware which was used in engagements around the globe from 1939 to 1945.

It includes more than 1500 pieces of equipment from handguns to aircraft carriers.

978-1-78274-167-1, $50.00, $34.99, hardback, 8.75 x 10.75, 608 pages

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Chronology of WWII David Jordan World War II remains the greatest conflict humanity has seen, in terms of both scale and loss of life. This is the perfect introduction to understanding the war, an authoritative narrative giving a history of events as they occurred. The book is divided into two parts: part one examines the European theater 1939-1945, part two the Pacific theater 1939-1945. At the foot of each text page is a timeline linking events happening elsewhere at the time in that theater to give a greater geographical and historical perspective.

978-1-78274-068-1, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 9 x 11.75, 160 pages

German Panzer Divisions of WWII Chris Bishop & Jorge

Rosado Illustrated with hundreds of detailed artworks of tanks and their markings, German Panzer Divisions of World War II is a comprehensive study of the equipment and organization of Germany’s armored divisions from 1939 to 1945. The book is divided into two volumes, detailing every Wehrmacht and SS panzer division in numbered order. Each divisional section is further broken down by campaign, accompanied by orders of battle, a brief divisional history of the campaign, and specific unit markings.

978-1-78274-065-0, $39.95,$25.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.5, 384 pages

Hampshire at War Henry Buckton In the early hours of 6 June 1944, Allied troops landed on the coast of northern France. Located directly opposite the Normandy beaches, Hampshire would become the main springboard for Operation Overlord, the codename for the invasion of Europe. But in telling the story of Hampshire at War we go right back to the start of hostilities, on a geographical journey around many locations in the county that were somehow involved. Because of its location Hampshire was one of our most active counties during the war years and this book will describe its varied and strategic roles.

978-1-4456-1404-5, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 6.5 x 9.25, 96 pages

Doodlebugs, Gas Masks & Gum

Christina Rex This is a comprehensive coverage of the experience of children during the war, chapters include: Evacuation, The Battle of Britain and the Blitz; Occasions and Celebrations; Food; Education;Toys and Entertainment; Health and Medical Care; Daily Life in Wartime; Fear and Loss; D-Day, Doodlebugs;Victory and Homecoming; Aftermath.

978-1-4456-0702-3, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 5 x 8, 192 pages

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Evacuees Geoffrey Lee Williams In 1939, at the age of nine Geoffrey Lee Williams and his twin brother Alan felt ready for the war but were not ready for its consequences. The government had long planned the mass evacuation of children, under the code name ‘Pied Piper’, but the details were kept secret from local authorities and the population at large. This book begins with Geoffrey and Alan’s first evacuation to Hartley in Kent and then goes on to record their impressions of their three subsequent evacuations and their adventures, or misadventures, during the Battle of Britain, the London Blitz, D-Day and the V1 and V2 raids until the end of the War in 1945.

978-1-4456-1334-5, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 160 pages

Douglas Bader Dilip Sarkar The story of Douglas Bader, the RAF fighter pilot who shot down twenty enemy fighters during the Second World War despite having lost both his legs, defies fiction. A fighter ace and highly decorated war hero, he became a household name in the 1950s thanks to the bestselling book and blockbuster film Reach for the Sky which charted his wartime exploits. Dilip Sarkar has spent the last twenty years researching the life and times of this popular hero and this definitive biography has been written in close co-operation with his fellow wartime pilots.

978-1-4456-1276-8, $40.00, $25.99, hardback, 6 x 9.25, 352 pages

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The Lions of Carentan Volker

Griesser 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. One of the formations they encountered was a similarly elite group of paratroopers, who instead of dropping from the skies fought on the defensive, giving their Allied counterparts a tremendous challenge in achieving their objectives. This is the complete wartime history of one of the largest German paratrooper regiments, Fallschirmjäger 6, from its initial formation in the spring of 1943 to its last day at the end of the war.

978-1-61200-281-1, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 272 pages

Fabled Fifteen Thomas McKelvey

Cleaver The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks.

In documenting the saga of Air Group NEW 15’s momentous six months at war, the author provides an intimate and insightful view of the group’s fabled combat tour, including details of daily life and human interactions aboard the fleet carrier USS Essex during the busiest phase of the Pacific War. 978-1-61200-2576, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 264 pages

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Fighting Fox Company

Bill Brown & 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.

978-1-61200-212-5, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 344 pages

The Devil's General Raymond

Bagdonas This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the “Panzer Graf” (Armored Count).

An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leipzig, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. After fighting with the Freikorps and in between the wars, he was serving with the 1st Panzer Division when the Polish campaign inaugurated World War II. Leading from the front, his exploits as commander of a panzer battalion earned him further decorations during the French campaign. Transferred to the newly formed 16th Panzer Division, he participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then Operation Barbarossa where he earned the Knight’s Cross.

978-1-61200-222-4, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 376 pages

Second Front Alexander M. Grace, Sr One of the great arguments of World War II took place among Allied military leaders over when and where to launch a second front against Germany in Europe. Stalin, holding on by his teeth in Russia, urged a major invasion from the west as soon as possible. The Americans, led by Marshall and Wedemeyer, argued likewise. It was Churchill who got his way, however, with his Mediterranean strategy, including a campaign on the Italian peninsula, which he mistakenly called the “soft underbelly of Europe.” This realistic, fact-based work posits what would have happened had Churchill been overruled, and that rather than invading North Africa in the fall of 1942, thence Sicily and Italy, the Allies had hit the coast of southern France instead. This fascinating alternative history comes close to informing us exactly what might have happened had D-Day in Europe come as early as some had wished.

978-1-61200-216-3, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

Wot a Way to Run a War!

Ted Fahrenwald Ted Fahrenwald flew P-47s and P-51s with the famed 352nd Fighter Group out of Bodney, England, during the critical tipping-point period of the air war over Europe. A classic devil-may-care fighter pilot, he was also a distinctively talented writer and correspondent. These collected writings NEW are more than literary entertainment: They are a boon to military and aviation historians and also to those who study period language and culture and the science of societies at war. The letters end dramatically when the ammunition truck that Ted was strafing exploded and knocked his Mustang “The Joker” out of the sky on June 8, 1944, two days after D-Day. 978-1-61200-2545, $16.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 204 pages

The Battle of the Bridges

Frank van Lunteren Operation Market Garden has been recorded as a complete Allied failure in World War II, an overreach that resulted in an entire airborne division being destroyed at its apex. This book draws on a plethora of previously unpublished sources to shed new light on the exploits of the “Devils in Baggy NEW Pants” by Dutch author and historian Frank van Lunteren. A native of Arnhem the author draws on nearly 130 interviews he personally conducted with veterans of the 504th, plus Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers, who here tell their story for the first time.

978-1-61200-232-3, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 368 pages

The Normandy Battlefields

Leo Marriott & Simon Forty In this beautiful new full-color book, the reader goes “on-site” to the sacred battleground from its scarred medieval villages to the remains of modern means of destruction.

The huge armada that attacked from Britain left behind many signs of their passage: from the huge caissons of the NEW mulberry harbor around Arromanches, the gun emplacements at Longues and Merville, to the multitude of hardware used as memorials and the many graves and cemeteries that honor those who died. The book describes the area from Cherbourg to Le Havre by way of the key D-Day locations, providing a handbook for the visitor and an overview for the armchair traveler.

978-1-61200-231-6, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 8.25 x 11.75, 192 pages

A Foot Soldier for Patton

Michael Bilder & James G. Bilder A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, this book takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself.

Patton’s army is best known for dashing armored attacks, its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry.

978-1-61200-090-9, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 304 pages

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If Chaos Reigns Flint Whitlock Much has been written about the Allied invasion of France, but award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock has put together a unique package—the first history of the assault that concentrates exclusively on the activities of the American, British, and Canadian airborne forces that descended upon Normandy in the dark, pre-dawn hours of 6 June 1944. Whitlock details the formation, recruitment, training, and deployment of the Allies’ parachute and glider troops.

978-1-61200-152-4, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 400 pages

Paratrooper T. Michael Booth &

Duncan Spencer World War II, which occurred precisely at the juncture between air transport capability and the invention of the helicopter, saw history’s first and only mass use of paratroopers dropped into battle from the sky, perhaps the most courageous combat task seen in modern warfare.

And "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin was by all accounts America’s best paratrooper leader. He was not an unflawed individual, as this comprehensive biography reveals, but an exceptional one in every sense, especially during his days of combat leadership during history’s greatest war.

978-1-61200-127-2, $32.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 496 pages

Disarming Hitler's V Weapons

Chris Ransted In 1944 the V-1s and V-2s, Hitler’s ‘vengeance’ weapons, were regarded by the Allied leaders in London as the single greatest threat they had faced. It was feared that these flying bombs and rockets might turn the tide of war once again in Germany’s favor.

Yet, little more than half of these missiles hit their targets, some failing to explode.

Their wreckage lay across the southern half of England or in Europe, with contents liable to sudden and deadly ignition.

It was the job of specialist Bomb Disposal teams to render the V-weapons safe and uncover their secrets.

978-1-78159-386-8, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

The Tigers of Bastogne

Michael Collins & Martin King In The Tigers of Bastogne, authors King and Collins finally detail the travails of this young armored division, which had only arrived in Europe that fall, yet found itself subject to the full brunt of Manteuffel’s Fifth Panzer Army in the Ardennes. At first overwhelmed, and then falling back to protect the vital crossroads, the 10th Armored was reinforced by the Screaming Eagles, and its men and tanks went on to contribute largely to America’s victory in its largest battle of the war.

978-1-61200-181-4, $32.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 296 pages

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Hitler's Wave-Breaker Concept

Henrik O. Lunde Among the many controversies of World War II, prominent is the debate over Germany’s strategy in the north of the Soviet Union, as the tide of war turned, and gigantic Russian armies began to close in on Berlin. In this long-awaited work, Henrik Lunde— former U.S. Special Forces officer and author of renowned previous works on the campaigns in Norway and Finland—turns his sights to the withdrawal of Army Group North. In this book, both combats and strategy are described in the final stages of the fighting in the Northern Theater, with Lunde’s even-handed analysis of the campaign a reward to every student of World War II. 978-1-61200-161-6, $32.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

Or Go Down in Flame W.

Raymond Wood Though Anglo-American air power may be unrivaled in today’s world, this was certainly not the case during Europe’s last great war. Decades ago, when our airmen flew against Germany, horrific casualties resulted on both sides, and certain battles fought by the Allied powers can be termed nothing less than calamitous. Illustrated with 48 pages of photos and original documents, this book examines the air war against the Third Reich and chronicles the little-known operations after war’s end to retrieve and identify our dead.

978-1-61200-177-7, $32.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Behind the Lines Michael F. Dilley The array of new technologies that came on the scene in the early 20th century resulted in widely varied new forms of military special operations once civilization embarked on its greatest war. Suddenly, fighting men could be delivered by parachute, submarine, glider, jeeps, and fast amphibious craft deep into enemy territory to perform special tasks; yet others would continue to perform missions the same as their ancestors in previous wars. Many of the operations described in this book continue to serve as templates for modern Special Operations missions, while still others continue to serve as examples of what not to try under the circumstances.

978-1-61200-183-8, $32.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 280 pages

Beheaded by Hitler Colin Pateman From 1933 during the Nazi era when Hitler refashioned the German judicial system in line with his oppressive regime, many crimes became capital offenses which led to a drastic increase in the number of executions. This book provides a chilling insight into the judicial terror that took place and the harrowing NEW stories of execution by fallbeil of civilians who were convicted of domestic resistance to the Nazi regime, treason and other offenses after so called ‘trials’ by the Volksgerichtshof or People’s Court.

978-1-78155-343-5, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

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NEW

Guarding the Führer Blaine Taylor

German leader Adolf Hitler was one of the most controversial politicians and military commanders in all recorded history. As such, his life was conspired against by all manner of enemies, both foreign and domestic. Dozens of attempts were made on his life over the course of two decades, including a bomb explosion in his own headquarters— and yet, he survived them all. This is the story of how he did so, as told via the exciting sagas of Sepp Dietrich and his SS, as well as of German government security leader Johann Rattenhuber and his Reich Security Service, the RSD. 978-1-78155-387-9, $32.95, $22.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

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Heinrich Himmler Max Williams

“I was following orders.” The answer most commonly quoted by SS men accused of atrocious crimes after Germany had surrendered in 1945.

But who gave those orders? Who was the mastermind behind the sophisticated machinery which allowed men from normal family backgrounds to kill on such a scale? The right man at the right time, fate steered Heinrich Himmler to take control of an organization destined to carry out Hitler’s racial policies.

This study not only sets out in detail how Heinrich Himmler’s daily routine allowed him to implement Nazi strategy, but it also provides illustrations of the man behind much of it, both at work and at home.

978-1-78155-405-0, $65.00, $45.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 704 pages

Swastikas in the Arctic Jak P.

Mallmann Showell During the Second World War, the Arctic saw an unusually high intensity of action, adventure, excitement and tragedy, and this book describes the German military activities in that harsh frozen hell. Based mainly on original logs, the bare facts have been fleshed out with help from veterans NEW and researchers from the United States, Iceland, Britain, Norway, Germany and Russia.

978-1-78155-292-6, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Voices of Colditz Peter Clay Rarely does a piece of history emerge to tell a significant tale after nearly 70 years in a bedroom drawer. Recovered and brought back to Britain in 1945, a battered log book from a Canadian Red Cross parcel now reveals its long-held secrets though over a hundred handwritten stories. In 1942, two Canadian NEW Army officers in Colditz Prison in Germany passed a blank hard-cover log book among their fellow officers, so that as many as possible could write their own accounts, to be printed after the war ended.

978-1-78155-386-2, $40.00, $27.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 320 pages

Sinking the Beast Jan Forsgren During the autumn of 1944, three RAF raids—using Avro Lancaster heavy bombers—finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz. Many previous attempts, including the use of midget submarines and raids by carrier-based aircraft, had damaged Tirpitz at her Norwegian NEW hideout. Throughout the war, Tirpitz had become a much feared asset of the Third Reich war machine, almost gaining mythical status.

In mid-1944, No. 5 Group of RAF Bomber Command was assigned the job of finally sinking Tirpitz.

978-1-78155-318-3, $35.00, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Silent Invaders Gary Best Combat gliders were called by some as ‘Death Crates’, ‘Purple Heart Boxes’, ‘Flying Coffins’ and ‘Tow Targets.’ They were not pretty and had no graceful lines.Viewed from the front, they had a pug nose and a sloping Neanderthal forehead. Their wings looked like the heavily starched ears of a jackrabbit NEW placed at right angles on a canvascovered frame. Twice the length of the body, these wings were eighty-four feet in length, 70 per cent as long as the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. This work that is dedicated to those brave men under impossible odds from the British and American servicemen on D-Day, the doomed Operation Market Garden in Holland and Hitler’s radical commando raid to rescue Mussolini.

978-1-62545-000-5, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

Voices from Britain Henning

Krabbe From period-defining oratory— 'We shall fight them on the beaches'— to obscure and illuminating interviews, the radio broadcasts of the BBC are an invaluable archive of material on the Second World War.Voices from Britain tells the history of Britain's involvement in the conflict through the transcripts of the BBC, featuring leaders and commentators such as Churchill, Atlee, Bevin, Chamberlain, de Gaulle, Thomas Mann, FDR, E. M. Forster, and Ed Murrow.

Written and researched by critically acclaimed historian Henning Crabbe, it is an important and fascinating contribution to Second World War history.

978-1-78155-174-5, $25.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

Panzer Leader Otto Henning Henning describes the difficulties reconnaissance forces faced in the close terrain of the Normandy bocage and the threat posed by the Allies’ complete control of the air. After the Battle of the Bulge and the final fighting in western Germany, Henning surrendered and endured terrible conditions in a prisoner-of-war camp until he escaped in 1947. This is a fascinating and often harrowing account of the final campaigns in Western Europe, and exposes the little-known scandal of the treatment of German prisonersof-war even after the war had ended.

978-1-84832-691-0, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

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Rommel's Spy John Eppler In 1942, John Eppler was one of two German spies inserted behind British lines in Egypt after an epic crossing of the Western Desert organized by the Hungarian explorer Count László Almásy, Operation ‘Condor.’ But this was far from his first adventure. Of German origin but raised since childhood in a wealthy Egyptian family and a convert to Islam, he had traveled widely in the Middle East for German Military Intelligence. The book details German links with Arab nationalists during the War: indeed, one of Eppler’s contacts in Cairo was a young officer called Anwar el-Sadat, later President of Egypt.

978-1-84832-716-0, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

WWII in Cartoons Mark Bryant The cartoon has a special place in the history of World War II, and the power of its message was felt by all sides of the conflict. Acclaimed cartoon historian Dr Mark Bryant has amassed a marvelous collection of images in color and black and white, some famous, others not so which now appear in NEW paperback, form for the first time.

978-1-909808-11-9, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 9 x 12, 160 pages

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Collecting Colditz Michael

Booker Over forty years of research has resulted in this exceptional photographic history of life within Colditz Castle, the infamous Second World War prisoner of war camp in Germany, which housed such illustrious names as Douglas Bader, Lorne Welch, Micky Burns and Jack Best. Michael Booker has accumulated a wealth of information from talking to ex-POWs, as well as the German commandant Prawitt and the head of security Captain Eggers. He relates fascinating and hitherto unpublished stories of British, Polish and French prisoners, and their many and varied attempts to escape.

978-1-909808-00-3, $29.95, $20.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 192 pages

Strumgeschütz Brigade 191 Bruno Bork Established on 1 October 1940, the Sturmgeschütz Brigade participated in Operation Barbarossa in Ukraine all the way to the gates of Moscow. In 1942 it fought on the Terek in the Ukraine and then onto Sebastopol,Yugoslavia and then Hungry. Its successes can be attributed to the numerous recipients of the Knights Cross included among its ranks. Over 360 photographs and original pieces of documentation are included in this well researched work..

978-2-84048-323-6, $102.00, $60.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 276 pages, French text

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The Long Road Oliver Clutton-

Brock & Raymond Crompton This book is firstly a testament to those of many nationalities who found themselves imprisoned at Stalag Luft VII, Bankau (Luft 7 for short) in Upper Silesia, the Luftwaffe’s last prisoner of war camp. Having survived the trauma of action against, and capture by, the enemy, some as far back as 1940, they came from France, the Low Countries, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland, the Balkans, Italy, Hungary, the Mediterranean and other seas, and from North Africa.

Many of their experiences and adventures have never been documented before. It is also the complete history of their prisoner of war (POW) camp, Luft 7, told in full detail for the first time, a camp that existed for barely thirty-two weeks from its opening in early June 1944 to its closure in mid January 1945.

978-1-909166-20-2, $59.95, $41.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 400 pages

Dictionnaire de la Waffen-SS Tome 3 Charles Trang This new work on the Waffen-SS continues the series with the presentation of the 14th through the 33rd divisions, often referred to as the “national” divisions. Included are detailed descriptions and accompanying photographs of the following voluntary divisions: the Flemish, Dutch, Latvian, Estonian, in addition to the French, Walloons, Hungarian, Albanian, Italian, and Ukrainian. More than 650 photographs are included as well as many pieces of original documentation.

978-2-84048-283-3, $129.00, $77.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 412 pages, French text

Le Mur de l’Atlantique face au Débarquement (6 juin 1944)

Georges Bernage Here is the most upto-date guide, in full color, describing the history of the Atlantic Wall which the July 6, 1944, landing was forced to confront. From the battery at Merville to that of Saint-Marcouf, Georges Bernage provides a detailed overview of the Wall and those who occupied the positions. This is an indispensable guide for anyone wishing to gain a more in-depth understanding of a critical DDay obstacle.

978-2-84048-297-0, $42.00, $24.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 80 pages, French text

Les Paras de la 82e Airborne Heimdal offers here a detailed presentation of the uniforms worn by the American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, the “All American,” throughout the course of the Second World War. 978-2-84048-332-8, $36.00, $21.99, paperback, 8.5 x 12, 80 pages, French text

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La 1st Marine Division dans l'enfer du Pacifique Charles Trang The follow up to the first volume of Charles Trang's dedication to Marines in the Pacific. The author provides a history of the 1st Marine Division with exceptional documents, illustrated with about 800 photos.

978-2-84048-342-7, $120.00, $77.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 420 pages, French text

Dictionnaire de la Waffen-SS Tome 4 Charles Trang Volume four in this series on the Waffen-SS presents the independent units, brigades, regiments, and those units organically formed of the army corps. This work is an indispensable complement to the histories dedicated to the Waffen-SS divisions.

978-2-84048-304-5, $131.00, $84.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 400 pages, French text

La Bataille d'El-Alamein Cédric Mas

978-2-84048-341-0, $80.00, $51.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 120 pages, French text

Le Panzers face au Débarquement Georges Bernage This is a close examination of the decisive moments between the 5th and 8th of June 1944. In this important new work on Normandy, Georges Bernage offers a close examination of when the Panzers arrived on the front line.

Bernage details their units and their very first engagements on the battlefield, using remarkable original photographs. This highly detailed album adds up to an invaluable resource for the avid modeler, keen tank enthusiast and general historian alike.

978-2-840483-19-9, $42.00, $26.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 80 pages, French text

La Bataille du Cotentin Georges Bernage

978-2-84048-344-1, $43.00, $27.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 80 pages, French text

Berlin 1933-45 Thomas Fischer The author, a Berliner himself, offers us a chronicle where we follow Wilhelm Mohnke in 1933 Berlin, followed by his first fight, his injury, the Battle of the Bulge at the head of the HJ, and especially the recent fighting in Berlin where he became the military commander of the Chancellery.

978-2-84048-365-6, $42.00, $26.99, paperback, 9.25 x 12, 80 pages, French text

The German Fallschirmtruppe 193641 (Revised edition)

Karl-Heinz Golla The Fallschirmtruppe of the Wehrmacht won recognition for their valor and endurance not only from their fellow German soldiers, but from their former enemies as well. On the basis of careful and comprehensive research, including utilizing extensive unpublished documentary and personal materials, the author covers the history of the Fallschirmtruppe from its genesis and early training to its employment in combat in Scandinavia, the Albert Canal in Belgium, Holland, the Greek mainland and, of course, at Crete. The reasons for the remarkable successes of the German Fallschirmtruppe during this period are analyzed, as are also the conceptual weaknesses inherent in its formation and the faults in the command and control during its combat employment. The text is supplemented by approximately 100 b/w photos and more than 25 detailed color maps.

978-1-909384-56-9, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 640 pages

The Viaz'ma Catastrophe, 1941 Lev Lopukhovsky This book describes one of the most terrible tragedies of the Second World War and the events preceding it. The horrible miscalculations made by the Stavka of the Soviet Supreme High Command and the Front commands led in October 1941 to the deaths and imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of their own people. Until recently, the magnitude of the defeats suffered by the Red Army at Viaz'ma and Briansk were simply kept hushed up. For the first time, in this book a full picture of the combat operations that led to this tragedy are laid out in detail, using previously unknown or little-used documents. The author was driven to write this book after his long years of fruitless search to learn what happened to his father Colonel N.I. Lopukhovsky, the commander of the 120th Howitzer Artillery Regiment, who disappeared together with his unit in the maelstrom of Operation Typhoon. The narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs, color maps and tables.

978-1-908916-50-1, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 576 pages

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A Military Government in Exile Evan McGilvray This work examines the nature of the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1945. The relationship was extremely difficult owing to the extremity of the time and the situations of the two governments.

Before 1939 there had been little contact between Poland and Britain. Between 1939 and 1945, however, the two countries were joined in a common desire for the military defeat of Germany: this was virtually the only common goal that the two governments shared; Polish ambitions to see Poland restored to its pre-war frontiers were not shared with the major allies (Britain, the USA and the Soviet Union) after 1941. The question of differing objectives caused friction between the Western allies, the Soviet Union and the Polish Government-in-Exile.

978-1-908916-97-6, $89.95, $58.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 200 pages

Der Adler Bob Carruthers Der Adler was the official magazine of the Luftwaffe in World War II. In the years before Hitler, declared war on America an English language edition of Der Adler costing eight cents was published and widely sold in the USA. The magazine was available on American newsstands and the surviving English language editions provide readers who do not speak German with a fascinating primary source from inside the Third Reich.

The magazine was at its best and most interesting during the years of German ascendancy between 1940 and 1942.

From that point onwards Der Adler tended to concentrate on the exploits of the Luftwaffe ground forces. This selection provides a privileged glimpse inside the Luftwaffe during its years of triumph between 1940 and 1942.

978-1-78159-140-6, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 8.25 x 11.75, 176 pages

Days of Battle Norbert Számvéber This book describes a hitherto neglected part of the military history of Hungary during World War II. Dr Norbert Számvéber the presents detailed accounts of four important clashes of German-Hungarian and Soviet armor north of the river Danube, in the southern territory of the historical Upper Hungary (part of Hungary between 1938 and 1945, at the present time now part of Slovakia) in three separate studies.

978-1-907677-64-9, $69.95, $45.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

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The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe LtCol (Ret) Jay A. Stout The dramatic story of World War II in the air with vivid accounts of the aerial combat. Jay Stout tells how the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force.

978-0-8117-0659-9, $28.95, $17.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

Fist From the Sky Peter C. Smith A fascinating look from the Japanese side at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. This book tells the full story of Lt. Cdr. Takashige Egusa who was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skillful and influential dive-bomber pilots. Fully placed in historical context and backed by a wealth of detail from archives, family records, photographs, and memories of contemporaries, the full story of Egusa's bravery, leadership qualities, and illustrious career comes to life.

978-0-8117-3330-4, $16.95, $9.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

The German Defeat in the East Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. The last place a German soldier wanted to be in 1944 was the Russian front. That summer, Stalin hurled more than 6 million men, 9,000 tanks, 16,000 aircraft, and 12,800 guns and rocket launchers against German forces.This book details the massive battles on the Eastern Front from the summer of 1944 until the fall of Budapest in early 1945.

978-0-8117-3371-7, $21.95, $12.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 336 pages

Germany's Panzer Arm in World War II R.L. DiNardo This book presents complete analysis of the German Panzer arm. New perspectives on the rise and decline of the Third Reich's war machine are offered and DiNardo gives readers a detailed examination of the panzer arm from the interwar years through the end of World War II. 978-0-8117-3342-7, $16.95, $9.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 176 pages

GI Ingenuity James Jay Carafano Here is an old-fashioned combat narrative, with mayhem and mass slaughter at center stage. But the book goes farther, combining military history with the history of science, technology and the culture to show how the American soldier improvised, innovated and adapted on the battlefield.

978-0-8117-3468-4, $17.95, $10.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

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In the Fire of the Eastern Front Hendrick C.Verton Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training and frontline service as completely and colorfully as here. Hendrick C.Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought on the Eastern Front until the end of the war as a member of the 5th SS Panzer Division and SS Regiment Besselein.

978-0-8117-3589-6, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 288 pages

Operation Mercury John

Sadler The fall of Crete in May 1941 was a catastrophic blow to the Allied cause. Nevertheless, the British, New Zealand, and the Australian defenders force the German invaders to pay a heavy price for the victory. The daring German parachute assault, proved a near disaster, so much so that Hitler never sanctioned another, but the Germans recovered, gained the initiative, and took the island in ten days.

978-0-8117-3506-3, $16.95, $9.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

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Luftwaffe FighterBombers Over Britain

Chris Goss, Peter Cornwell & Bernd Rauchbach As the Battle of Britain came to a close, the Luftwaffe began arming its singleengine fighters with bombs and using them instead of bombers for many daylight raids against shipping and coastal installations, railways, fuel depots, and other military and civilian objectives.

50% The fighter-bombers also launched unopposed attacks against London and numerous other cities and towns across England. Known as "tip and run" attacks, these raids had a detrimental effect on British morale. Chris Goss has written widely on the Luftwaffe.

His other books include Luftwaffe Hit and Run Raiders (978-1-903223-99-4), Sea Eagles (978-1-903223-55-0), and Brothers in Arms (978-0-947554-37-8). He lives in England.

978-0-8117-0691-9, $21.95, $10.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 352 pages

Grenadiers Kurt Meyer German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. Follow Meyer with the 1st SS-Panzer Division "Leibstandarte" and the 12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" from the first day of the war in Poland, through service in France, Russia, and Greece, up until his capture in Normandy in 1944 and his postwar trials and tribulations.

978-0-8117-3197-3, $21.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

Tigers in the Mud

Otto Carius & Translated by Robert J. Edwards WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkreig raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous Tiger, and Otto Carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a Tiger into battle, destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career.

978-0-8117-2911-6, $21.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 368 pages

Panzer Aces Franz Kurowski & Translated by David Johnston With speed, violence and deadly power, heavily armored tanks spearheaded the German blitzkrieg that stormed across Europe in 1939. Author Kurowski tells the action-packed stories of six of the most daring and successful officers ever to command Panzers.

978-0-8117-3173-7, $21.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 448 pages

The American GI in Europe in World War II J.E. Kaufmann &

H.W. Kaufmann Firsthand accounts and narrative chronicling the war in Europe after D-Day. The accounts are based on interviews with over 200 veterans the authors weaved together from testimonies that capture the complete experience of the individual soldier during the brutal summer of 1944.

This is the final installment of this trilogy details the U.S. Army's battles in France following the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier during the brutal summer of 1944.

978-0-8117-0526-4, $29.95, $17.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 416 pages

Panzer Aces II Franz Kurowski

&Translated by David Johnston Here is the sequel to the well-regarded Panzer Aces. Kurowski relates the combat careers of six more decorated German Panzer officers.These officers campaigned with Rommel in the deserts of North Africa, participated in the tank battle at Kursk, and fought frightening small-unit contests in the dark of night.

978-0-8117-3175-1, $19.95, $13.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

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Panzers in the Sand Bernd

Hartmann In September 1939, the tanks of Panzer-Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a terrifying display of military force. The following spring, the regiment rumbled across NEW France, again showing the destructive power of the panzer. But the unit's greatest fame would come in the North African desert, where Panzer-Regiment 5 joined Erwin Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps as it battled the British back and forth beneath the scorching sun of Libya and Egypt.

978-0-8117-0723-7, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 320 pages

Surrender Invites Death

John A. English This book described what it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Regarded as Nazi Germany's elite military force, the Waffen SS had a reputation for ferocity on the battlefield and mercilessness to prisoners. This work assesses the combat performance 50% of American, British, and Canadian units against the Waffen SS. Included are accounts of well-known SS soldiers like Michael Wittmann and formations such as the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Youth.

978-0-8117-0763-3, $27.95, $13.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Night Flyer/Mosquito Pathfinder Lewis Brandon, Albert

Smith & Ian Smith Presented here are two gripping memoirs by British nightfighter crewmen. This is an actionadventure tales of aerial combat aboard Beaufighter and Mosquito aircraft.

Documented here are the ccounts of Pathfinders who flew ahead of bomber formations and marked targets deep inside German territory. The reader will get to see the new technologies like airborne radar and how night-fighters helped save British cities from destruction.

978-0-8117-0869-2, $21.95, $14.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 400 pages

Europe in Flames Harold J. Goldberg This book highlights the key decisions and events of World War II in Europe from Allied and Axis perspectives.

It begins with the 1939 invasion of Poland and ends with Germany's surrender in 1945, with a concluding look at the Nuremberg Trials. The book also covers old controversies and 45% relatively unexplored events while presenting information objectively.

978-0-8117-0873-9, $21.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 320 pages

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The Black Bull Patrick Delaforce This is a from-the-turret story of a British tank division in World War II that follows the division through the Normandy campaign, the liberation of Amiens and Antwerp, flank protection during Operation Market Garden, and the final drive into Germany. Presented are raw firsthand accounts from 45% commanders, riflemen, bombardiers, and tank crews. The book reveals what life was like at the sharp end of the Allies' war effort.

978-0-8117-0897-5, $18.95, $10.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 272 pages

First Winter on the Eastern Front Michael Olive, Robert Edwards &

Chris Evans Fire Winter on the Eastern Front is a photo chronicle of the GermanSoviet campaign on the Eastern Front during its first brutal winter after Operation Barbarossa ground to a halt outside Moscow. Shown here are hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before.

Also featured are photos of men, tanks, weapons, uniforms, terrain, winter conditions, soldier life, and much more including color insert features uniforms, guns, and equipment.

This is an ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, modelers, and reenactors.

978-0-8117-1125-8, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11, 208 pages

Scouts Out Robert Edwards Scouts Out is the definitive account of German armored reconnaissance in World War II, essential for historians, armor buffs, collectors, modelers, and wargamers.

The first extensive treatment of the subject in English, it features profiles of the armored reconnaissance vehicles that performed vital functions for the Third Reich's war machine. The book also features capsule histories of the reconnaissance elements of panzer and mechanized infantry divisions, including those of the Waffen-SS and Luftwaffe. These are firsthand accounts from reconnaissance soldiers with hundreds of photos, the majority of which have never been published before.

978-0-8117-1311-5, $49.95, $34.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 528 pages

United States vs. German Equipment 1945 Uwe Feist This is a detailed overview of American and German equipment from World War II. Included are color photos of vehicles, guns, knives, grenades, uniforms, headgearpersonal items, awards, radios, and much more.

Also featured are period photos of generals, vehicles, and soldiers in action. This book is perfect for historians, collectors, and reenactors.

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Death of the Leaping Horseman Jason D. Mark This is the revised edition of a rare account of a German armored division in combat at the epic Battle of Stalingrad. Follow this day-by-day story of the 24th Panzer Division's savage fighting in the streets of Stalingrad in 1942. Included are eyewitness accounts from participants reveal the brutality of this battle. A wide array of photos from official archives, private collections, and veterans are provided.

978-0-8117-1404-4, $49.95, $34.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 560 pages

Panzer Gunner Bruno Friesen Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father in hopes of a better life. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division.

Serving as a gunner in a Panzer IV tank and then a Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, Friesen experienced intense combat against the Soviets in Romania, Lithuania, and West Prussia.

978-0-8117-3598-8, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Hummel Robert Johnson The Hummel was one of the most popular self-propelled artillery pieces used by the German Army in World War II. Hundreds of rare photos show the Sd.Kfz. 165 from the production lines in Germany to frontline combat on the Eastern Front. In addition to these period photos, the book also contains color photos of a beautifully restored Hummel to illustrate correct paint color and camouflage schemes.

978-0-9821-9072-2, $19.95, $13.99, paperback, 11 x 8, 64 pages

The Free French Secret Agents Pascal Le Pauremat How did so few men manage to organize resistance networks and gather so much intelligence in such a short time despite being unceasingly hunted by the German and Vichy counterespionage services? It is thought that 70% of the information which was vital for the Allies before the Normandy landings in 1944 was sent by French agents working for the BCRA. Using very often unpublished or ignored documents, the author gives an account of General de Gaulle's secret services which, in 1940, were thought to be just a small group of amateurs but which as the war progressed, became a powerful war machine in the service of the Free French.

978-2-35250-270-8, $32.95, $21.99, paperback, 8.25 x 10, 144 pages

Tiger I in Action Jean Restayn In April 1941, two months prior to operation 'Barbarossa,' Adolf Hitler ordered the development of a heavy tank, armed with the famed 88 mm gun. This tank became a legend in its own time. Feared by its adversaries and liked by its crews, the Tiger etched its mark in history and the legend carries on, 60 years after the end of the war. This compilation of the two volumes dealing with Tiger units on the Eastern front, the Western front, and Africa, features almost a thousand period pictures, mostly unpublished, and more than 80 full-color plates by the author: tank profiles, details of markings and insignia, camouflage, and a short history of each Tiger unit.

978-2-35250-294-4, $52.95, $34.99, paperback, 9 x 12, 288 pages

British Tanks in Normandy

Ludovic Fortin A detailed account of the Normandy campaign fought by the British Armored Divisions and independent Armored Brigades, from the D-Day landing to Operation Goodwood. The author, a dedicated specialist of British armor, has divided his work into three parts : the units involved, the AFVs fielded in Normandy, and the doctrine of use of the High Command with its actual effect on the battlefield. Equipped in some cases with obsolescent vehicles, their personnel often under-motivated but sometimes inventive, the British tank formations did not always answer to the hopes of the Allied military planners. This book gives a fresh view on the whole question.

978-2-352-50204-3, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 9.5 x 12.5, 176 pages

D-Day Paratroopers Volume 2 Jean Bouchery The very first ground actions linked to the D-Day in France were fought by the ‘red berets,’ the famous British and Canadian paratroopers of the 6th Airborne Division dropped over the Caen region, but also the lesserknown French SAS who jumped over Brittany the same day to fight a guerilla war. This book offers every detail of these elite soldiers.

978-2-352-50205-0, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 9.2 x 12, 144 pages

The Sussex Plan Dominique

Soulier The Sussex Plan was a FrenchAmerican-British tripartite mission desired by the staff of General Eisenhower in anticipation of the Normandy landings. Among them, 120 French men and women were recruited to carry out a bold plan to parachute in early February 1944, teams of two plainclothes officers (an observer and a radio) behind enemy lines to complete the liberation of France. Their mission: infiltrate and collect information around the clock about the state of affairs of the German order of battle.

978-2-35250-312-5, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 8.25 x 10, 134 pages

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Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front 1941-1945 Ian Baxter This book covers the deeds of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. With extensive text and in-depth captions with many rare and unpublished photographs it is an absorbing analysis of the part they NEW played on the Eastern Front. It reveals in detail how this elite band of men fought during the opening phase of Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia, how it supported and took part in the victory at Kharkov, Demyansk and other battles in the Soviet Union.

978-1-78159-186-4, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 160 pages

Armoured Warfare and the Fall of France Anthony Tucker-Jones At 21:00 on 9 May 1940 Codeword Danzig was issued alerting Adolf Hitler’s airborne troops that they were about to spearhead an attack on Belgium and the Netherlands. The following day his blitzkrieg rolled forward striking the British Expeditionary Force and the French armies in Belgium and in northern France at Sedan. This dramatic story is shown in a sequence of over 150 historic photographs that Anthony Tucker-Jones has selected for this memorable book.

978-1-84884-639-5, $24.95,$17.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 160 pages

Armoured Warfare and Hitler's Allies 1941-1945

Anthony Tucker-Jones German, American and British tanks come to mind first whenever the military vehicles of the Second World War are considered–they get all the historical attention.The tanks, self-propelled guns and armored cars built and deployed by the secondary nations in the conflict, in particular by Hitler’s Axis allies, have been almost forgotten. The rarity of these armored fighting vehicles makes them especially interesting, and that is why Anthony Tucker-Jones’s photographic history is of such value.

978-1-78159-258-8, $24.95,$14.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 160 pages

Hitler's Boy Soldiers Hans Seidler Founded in 1922 the Hitler Youth movement was the second oldest Nazi group. Comprising male youths aged 14 —18, by December 1936 membership stood at over 5 million. During the Second World War, the role of Hitlerjugend evolved from assisting with the postal, train and fire services into full war fighting. Recruits went into units such as the elite 12th SS Panzer-Division ‘Hitlerjugend’ and we see graphic images of this Waffen-SS force in action both on the Eastern and Western fronts.

978-1-84884-112-3, $24.95,$14.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 128 pages

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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. Included in this volume are extensive extracts from post-war debriefings of captured German officers concerning the experience of combat on the ground.

978-1-78159-236-6, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Third Reich Propaganda

Bob Carruthers The Nazi regime was propelled to power by the new phenomenon of a cohesive mass media communication program, which encompassed press, posters, radio, art and film. The rise and fall of the Third Reich spanned a period of just 25 years and its powerful message was shaped and projected from a vision of German heroism, initially conceived and directed by Adolf Hitler and continued by Dr. Josef Goebbels. This authoritative study of the propaganda generated by the Nazi party by Emmy award winning author Bob Carruthers encompasses an in-depth analysis of the surviving films, posters and magazines of the Third Reich.

978-1-78159-210-6, $14.95, $8.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 144 pages

The SS on Trial Bob Carrurthers 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 NEW organizations that were at the heart of Nazi Germany. This fascinating volume is concerned with the trial of the SS and includes all the testimony from the Nuremberg Trials regarding this enormous organization.

978-1-78346-320-6, $29.95, $20.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 432 pages

The 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.

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Fighting with the Fourteenth Army in Burma James Luto The Fourteenth Army was one of the most successful British and Commonwealth forces of the Second World War. It was not only the largest of the Commonwealth armies but was also the largest single army in the world with around half a million men under its command.

Operating in the most inhospitable terrain, it drove the previously undefeated Japanese Army from the Indian border and out of Burma in an unrelenting offensive. Presented here together then for the first time is the story of war against the Japanese as told by each of the divisions that fought in that bitter conflict – the original and authentic accounts untouched by the pens of historians.

978-1-78303-031-6, $50.00, $34.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 304 pages

Into the Gates of Hell

Bob Carruthers & Sinclair McLay 03:15, 22nd June 1941—Barbarossa is unleashed and Kampfgruppe von Schroif are right there at the cutting edge of the battle for Russia. Thrown into action against the fortress of Brest-Litovsk, von Schroif and his crew drive a new weapon into battle—the legendary Sturmgeschütz.

However, even with this latest armored marvel there is hard fighting as the Reds dig in and doggedly defend the island fortress to the last man. Penetrating, authentic and stunning in its detail, the long awaited prequel to the highly acclaimed ‘Tiger Command!’ is a powerful addition to the series. Based on a true story of combat on the Eastern Front, this atmospheric new novel puts the reader right into the action and unveils the story of how a legend was forged in the heat of the first great battle of the campaign.

978-1-78346-242-1, $14.95, $10.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 320 pages

SS Terror in the East Einsatzgruppen Bob Carruthers The SS Einsatzgruppen were the most notorious of the Schutzstaffel (SS), the paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany. Under the leadership of the notorious Otto Ohlendorf they were responsible for the introduction of a regime of terror involving mass killings, primarily by shooting, in occupied territory of the Soviet Union during 1941 and 1942. Under the direction of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler and the direct supervision of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich the Einsatzgruppen played the leading role in the implementation of the Final Solution in territories conquered

by Nazi Germany. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the true nature of the war on the Russian Front from primary sources.

978-1-78346-244-5, $39.95, $27.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 912 pages

Soviet Conquest Tony Le Tissier How did top Red Army commanders see the assault on Berlin in 1945—what was their experience of the last, terrible battle of the Second World War in Europe? Personal accounts by the most famous generals involved—Zhukov, Koniev and Chuikov—have been published in English, but the recollections NEW of their principal subordinates haven’t been available in the west before, and it is their role in the final Soviet offensive that is the focus of Tony Le Tissier’s fascinating book.

978-1-4738-2110-1, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Surviving the Nazi Onslaught Carole McEntee-Taylor Ted Taylor, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, was sent to France in May 1940 as part of Calais Force. Initially sent to open up supply lines to the rapidly retreating BEF, they soon found themselves defending Calais against the might of the 10th Panzer Division.

NEW Outnumbered by at least three to one they held out for 4 days until they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. For the next five years Ted found himself part of the huge slave labor force in Poland under the administration of Stalag XXA and Stalag XXB. 978-1-78383-106-7, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

D-Day Assault 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 NEW aircraft, they quickly gained a foothold in Fortress Europe.To plan and execute such a massive military operation successfully required training. The stakes were high. There was one chance to see the landings work; failure was inconceivable. Much work was required to be done, new tactics to be worked out, new technologies to be utilized.

978-1-78159-384-4, $34.95, $24.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Dönitz and the Wolf Packs

Bernard Edwards On 17 September 1942 Admiral Karl Donitz, C-in-C U-boats, issued the following directive: To all Commanders—‘All attempts to rescue members of ships sunk, therefore also fishing out swimmers and putting them into lifeboats, righting capsized lifeboats, handing out provisions and NEW water, have to cease. Rescue contradicts the most fundamental demands of war for the annihilation of enemy ships and crews.’ This book faithfully records the progress of the Battle of the Atlantic, which began within hours of the declaration of war on 3 September 1939 and continued without let-up until the last torpedo was fired on the night of 7 May 1945, just one hour before Germany surrendered.

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Bully Able Leader Lt. Gen. George

Loving USAF Here is an action-packed memoir by an American pilot and squadron commander in the Korean War. It tells the story of what it was like to fly the F-80 Shooting Star against MIGS and ground targets.

978-0-8117-1026-8, $24.95, $14.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Street Without Joy Bernard B.

Fall Originally published in 1961, before the USA escalated its involvement in South Vietnam, Street Without Joy offered a clear warning about what American forces would face in the jungles of Southeast Asia: a costly and protracted revolutionary war fought without fronts against a mobile enemy. This alltime classic on the Vietnam War is a must read!

978-0-8117-3236-9, $27.95, $19.99, paperback, 5 x 8, 416 pages

Land With No Sun Command

Sergeant Maj Ted G. Arthurs This is a no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in Vietnam. From May 1967 through May 1968, Ted Arthurs was in the thick of it, humping an eighty-pound rucksack through triple canopy jungle, chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam and he takes you on his journey.

978-0-8117-3290-1, $21.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 400 pages

Hal Moore Mike Guardia Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last 50 years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” In this first-ever, fully illustrated biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America’s true military heroes.

A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore’s first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Following his tour in Vietnam, he assumed command of the 7th Infantry Division, forward-stationed in South Korea. Hal Moore is 90 years old and living quietly in Auburn, Alabama.

He graciously allowed the author interviews and granted full access to his files and collection of letters, documents, and never-before-published photographs.

978-1-61200-207-1, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 232 pages

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Bac Si Jerry Krizan & Robert Dumont During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army Special Forces A-Teams were deployed to isolated outposts or "camps” in the remote areas of South Vietnam. Their job was to recruit, train, and house members of the indigenous population while molding them into combat-ready NEW fighting units. A-Teams consisted of up to 12 Green Beret soldiers who were experts in both combat and their individual military specialties.

The role of the indigenous units, in conjunction with their American advisors, was to provide border security, counter the Viet Cong insurgency in the countryside, provide intelligence on enemy troop-strength and activities, and when necessary engage elements of the invading North Vietnamese Army.

978-1-61200-246-0, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

I Am Soldier of Fortune

Lt. Col. Robert Brown, USAR (Ret.) & Vann Spencer Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. In this long-awaited book, Brown tells his own story, taking the readers into combat zones where he and his daring combat journalists, or fearless “dogs of war,” trotted across the globe.

978-1-61200-193-7, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 440 pages

Da Nang Diary Tom Yarborough Originally published in 1990, this classic work has now been revised and updated with 50,000 words of additional narrative and previously unpublished photos. It is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes—flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the Forward Air Controller made an art form out of an air strike—knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life and death decisions as a battle unfolded.

978-1-61200-220-0, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 376 pages

Africa's Commandos

Mark Adams & Chris Cocks Few, if any, regiments have left their mark on the history of modern warfare as did the Rhodesian Light Infantry. The RLI first evolved into a commando unit then became involved in mundane bordercontrol duties in the Zambezi Valley.

Later as the bush war intensified the RLI was to evolve into a ruthlessly efficient 'killing machine.’ This book chronicles the military evolution of the RLI from the peacetime soldiering days through to the constant high-intensity combat of the final years.

978-1-907677-75-5, $79.95, $51.99, hardback, 8.75 x 11.75, 336 pages

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Korea Philip Chinnery The Korean War opened with the invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans in June 1950.

This superbly illustrated book traces the fluctuating fortunes of war from both sides. The story is well told in photographs, captions and text. The images portray the brutal nature of the war, where neither POWs nor civilians were safe. Korea was arguably the last major conflict fought outside the glare of the media and the photographs in this fine book give a unique insight into the conflict.

978-1-84884-819-1, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5 144 pages Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981 Adrian Haggett

& Gerry van Tonder The intention of this publication is to honor all those who lost their lives in action, or while on active service, with the Rhodesian Security Forces during the period 1966-1981. This publication represents the single most comprehensive Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honor covering the so-called Bush War. 978-1-907677-79-3, $49.95, $29.99, paperback, 11.75 x 8.75, 160 pages

The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War Peter Polack As the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of collapse during the late 1980s, and America prepared to claim its victory, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The result was the largest battle on the dark continent since Al Alamein, with forces from both sides paying in blood what U.S.-Soviet diplomats were otherwise spending in diplomacy. This book unveils a remarkable episode of the Cold War largely unknown to the public.

978-1-61200-195-1, $32.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 232 pages

19 With a Bullet Granger Korff A fast-moving, action-packed account of Granger Korff’s two years’ service during 1980/81 with 1 Parachute Battalion at the height of the South African ‘bush war’ in South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola. Apart from the ‘standard’ counterinsurgency activities of Fireforce operations, ambushing and patrols, 45% to contact and destroy SWAPO guerrillas, he was involved in several massive South African Defence Force (SADF) conventional cross-border operations, such as Protea, Daisy and Carnation, into Angola to take on FAPLA (Angolan MPLA troops) and their Cuban and Soviet allies.

978-1-920143-31-2, $29.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 376 pages

Angolan Rendezvous Tamar

Ron & Tamar Glan Ostensibly, this book is in two voices: Tamar Golan, Israel’s first Ambassador to Angola, deals with the political/diplomatic aspects, while the stories on gorillas, the Black giant sable and Nature are by zoologist/ ecologist, Tamar Ron. But in reality, the book has one voice, one of love for 45% Angola, its long-suffering people, vast landscapes and wild animals, and their ongoing struggle for survival.

978-1-920143-42-8, $29.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 272 pages

First In, Last Out Clive Wilsworth This work covers all operations of the Border War in which the South African gunners took part, starting in early 1975 when a young second lieutenant was seconded to train UNITA troops in Angola on US 4.2-inch mortars— through Operation Savannah, the first operation, to the last rounds that were 45% fired in June 1988 against the Cuban 80th Division in southern Angola. During this period, the artillery grew from an under-strength troop of 17 men and two medium guns to an artillery brigade supporting a mechanized division. It is a story of heroism, of fear, of wellplanned, successful operations and of losses to own forces by ill-timed and inaccurate fire. It tells the story of the 8,500 South African gunners who took part in operations during that time.

978-1-920143-40-4, $29.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 464 pages

Striking Inside Angola with 32 Battalion Marius Scheepers Join 'The Terrible Ones' on clandestine operations and in conventional warfare during the harsh bush war that raged through southern Angola in the 1980s.

The conflict ended with the last major battle of the Cold War, one of the largest land battles of the latter part 45% of the 20th century. This book presents an eyewitness account by a South African Defense Force (SADF) Signals Officer, Marius Scheepers, who served in arguably the most formidable battle unit that ever existed in the history of the South African Defense Force: 32 Battalion.

It describes how members lived and fought in the bush during 1983 under the most difficult conditions.

978-1-907677-77-9, $39.95, $21.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 176 pages

A Whisper in the Reeds

Justin Taylor This amazing work relates the experiences of Justin Taylor who served as the Signals Officer for the South African Defense Force's infamous 32 Battalion—the 'Terrible Ones'! As a young officer he trained in the intricacies of Signaling before volunteering for Border Duty and service with 32 Battalion—a request that was met with astonishment—'you want to work with 32 Battalion!?'

This book delivers a new perspective on the work of 'Nine Charlie;’ the Battalion Signals Officer with his mantra of 'check, check and recheck!'

978-1-908916-58-7, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

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Two One Pony Charles R. Carr This is a thoughtful, reflective narrative of a reluctant soldier in Vietnam.

The author served as a rifleman in the Mekong Delta with the 9th Infantry Division. The book captures the rhythms of life in war as well as the boredom and chaos of Vietnam.

978-0-8117-0733-6, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

Black Vortex

Jim Hooper & Forward by Tim Page In Namibia, Hooper was the only outsider ever embedded with the South West African Police Counterinsurgency Unit—the legendary Koevoet. Over the course of five months, he earned the respect and trust of these elite warriors as they conducted aggressive search and destroy operations against the communist-backed People's Liberation Army of Namibia. Armed with just his pen and cameras, he was twice wounded in the chaos of close quarter combat. His unique images bear witness to the ferocity of the war fought by 'Ops K.’ 978-1-909384-60-6, $69.95, $45.99, hardback, 10.5 x 9.5, 224 pages

Fighting in Vietnam James

Westheider This book details the stories of the men and women who served during the Vietnam War in active combat or in support roles overseas and stateside. Presented here are a wide range of topics, including combat, life in camp, food, R&R, the draft, the antiwar movement, and more. The book is based on primary sources including a timeline that puts dates and events into better perspective.

978-0-8117-0831-9, $18.95, $12.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 272 pages

Hearts and Mines Russell Snyder This is a true story of war, the story 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 67% Operations Teams, groups of men tasked with winning the hearts and minds of Iraq’s civilian population through leaflets, loudspeakers, conversation, and bribery. Transcribed from and inspired by the author’s personal wartime journal, it is a story of introspection.

978-1-61200-105-0, $29.95, $9.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 232 pages

Outside the Wire Jim Ross This books is a thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam in 1970.

It begins with a tense ambush patrol and doesn't let up through a year of hair-raising night watches, soggy humps through the jungle, and deadly encounters with the North Vietnamese. The author served as a rifleman—as well as a machine gunner, tunnel rat, and demolitions man—with the U.S. Army's 25th "Tropic Lightning" Infantry Division and 1st Cavalry Division. Notable events include the Cambodian incursion.

978-0-8117-1222-4, $24.95, $15.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 320 pages

Mercenaries Al J.Venter

Total Destruction of the Tamil Tigers 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.

978-1-78159-153-6, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

Bloody Jungle Chris Evans This is a visual history of the Vietnam War including hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before. Included are photos of soldiers, helicopters and ground vehicles, villages and terrain, base camps, and more.

This book is a perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series.

978-0-8117-1208-8, $26.95, $17.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11, 208 pages

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NEW

Mercenaries have been a part warfare for centuries, and though the names have changed, continue to play a part in global military conflicts. In today’s world these "soldiers for hire" are an attractive alternative when Western governments are reluctant to put their militaries at risk for obscure causes that would otherwise be difficult to explain to their electorates.

In this book noted author and foreign correspondent Al Venter provides a fascinating look at modern merc actions in the Middle East and Africa. From brushfire wars in the Congo to outright genocides in Biafra, highly skilled mercenaries were called upon to fight for order, and also for a living. Whether facing fanatics in Somalia or revolutionaries in Rhodesia, staving off cannibals in Sierra Leone or assisting a civil war in Angola the mercs put their lives on the line for a cause. In this book Al Venter provides both background to this unique class of warriors, and a fascinating look at their methods and actions.

978-1-61200-244-6, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 344 pages

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Vietnam War Helicopter Art John Brennan & Nicholas A.

Veronico This book includes hundreds of unique color photos showing how soldiers decorated their helicopters during the Vietnam War. Many stories and anecdotes are from pilots, crews, and artists, focusing on how helicopters got their names and how the artwork was created. This book will appeal to Vietnam veterans, modelers, military and U.S. history buffs, and fans of modern American folk art and pop culture 978-0-8117-1349-8, $26.95, $18.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11, 208 pages

Zambezi Valley Insurgency

Dr J.R.T.Wood Across Africa in the post-1956 era, the aspirations of African nationalists to secure power were boosted and quickly realized by the British, French and Belgian hasty retreat from empire. The Portuguese, Southern Rhodesian and South African governments, however, stood firm and would be challenged by their African nationalists. Influenced by the Communist bloc, these nationalists adopted the 'Armed Struggle.’ In the case of Rhodesia, the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, took this step in 1962 after their effort to foment rebellion in Rhodesia's urban areas in 1961-62 had been frustrated by police action and stiffened security legislation. This book describes and examines the first phase of the 'bush war' during which the Rhodesian forces honed their individual and joint skills, emerging as a formidable albeit lean fighting force.

978-1-907677-62-5, $39.95, $23.99, paperback, 8 x 11.75, 72 pages

Congo Unravelled Andrew Hudson Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot.The ambitions of Congolese political leaders, Cold War rivalry, Pan-Africanism, Belgium's continued economic interests in the country's mineral wealth, and the strategic perceptions of other southern African states all conspired to wrack Africa's second largest country with uprisings, rebellions and military interventions for almost a decade. Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political and military events that took place in the troubled country. The reader is systematically taken through the first military attempts to stabilize the country after independence and the two distinguishing military campaigns of the decade.

978-1-907677-63-2, $29.95, $17.99, paperback, 8 x 11.75, 72 pages

SAAF's Border War Peter Baxter In this account, highlighting such operations as Reindeer, Bootlace/Uric, Sceptic, Protea, Daisy, Askari, Moduler, Hooper and Packer, among many, as well as the ongoing methodological operations like Lunar, Maanskyn, Donkermaan and Butterfly, Baxter examines and brings to life the squadrons and aviators that fought in both counterinsurgency and conventional warfare roles. Besides an extensive selection of rare photographs, the book features a comprehensive section on camouflage and markings and 6 pages of color aircraft profiles and insignia by noted SAAF authority William Marshall, making this title especially useful for modelers.

978-1-908916-23-5, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 8 x 11, 72 pages

Great Lakes Holocaust

Tom Cooper Great Lakes Holocaust is the first in two volumes covering military operations in Zaire and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the turn of the 21st century. This volume explores the events of the 1980s and 1990s in Rwanda and Uganda, which eventually spilled over the borders into Zaire, resulting in one of the worst tragedies ever to befall an African region. The narrative traces the ascent of crucial Rwandan, Congolese and Ugandan military and political figures, and their connections within influential business and political circles in and outside Africa.

978-1-909384-65-1, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11.5, 72 pages

Somalia Peter Baxter The end of the Cold War introduced an altered global dynamic. The old bond of East/West patronage in Africa was broken, weakening the first crop of independent revolutionary leadership on the continent who no longer had the support of one or other of the superpowers.With collapse of the Soviet Union, all this changed. In Africa, the situation was exacerbated by an inherent tribalism and factionalism that had tended to be artificially suppressed by powerful, often military, dictatorships, generally unconcerned with the needs and requirements of an oppressed population. This book tells the story of the international intervention that took place in Somalia.

978-1-909384-61-3, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11.5, 72 pages

Great Lakes Conflagration

Tom Cooper This is the second in two volumes covering military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the turn from the 21st century.

This volume explores developments in the DRC that led to the outbreak of violence in August 1998, and details the continued build-up and status of the Congolese, Rwandan and Ugandan armies, as well as the forces of Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and other African countries that were sucked into the conflict.

978-1-909384-66-8, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11.5, 72 pages

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The New Zealand Wars

Matthew Wright From 1845 to 1875, New Zealand experienced a succession of conflicts that stretched from the Bay of Islands to Wellington. What they meant has been debated ever since.To some they were land wars, to others, the Māori wars; lately we are calling them the New Zealand wars.

Why were they fought? In reality these wars were fought over both land and sovereignty.

The British, settlers and allied Maori ended up fighting other Māori, and eventually the wars had become a civil war.

978-1-877514-68-5, $20.00, $13.99, paperback, 6.25 x 8.25, 88 pages, Libro International

The Musket Wars R.D.

(Ron) Crosby First published by Reed in 1999, with an introduction by Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby’s reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history.This best-selling history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, when iwi with newly acquired muskets unleashed terrible utu (revenge) on foes, helped by other introductions like potatoes that fuelled long-range taua (war parties). Ron Crosby guides the reader through its complexities with lists of protagonists, a chronology, indexes and above all, superb maps and illustrations. This volume reproduces the revised 2001 edition.

978-1-877514-44-9, $53.95, $47.99, paperback, 6.25 x 9.5, 432 pages, Libro International

The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 GD Scholtz This concise history of the AngloBoer War, a prize-winning work which was originally written in Afrikaans, is the ideal book for those who want an overview of the military fortunes of the two warring parties. Now richly provided with maps and illustrations, it is one of the most accurate short histories of this important threeyear war. The author was an Afrikaner historian of great stature, who saw the Anglo-Boer War as a struggle for liberation, a fight for Boer freedom and independence.

978-1-919825-12-0, $16.95, $11.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 460 pages, Protea Boekhuis

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Silence of the Guns

Louis Changuion After the unsuccessful Jameson Raid of 1896 the Kruger government realized how vulnerable the South African Republic was.

Four forts were therefore built around Pretoria. For each fort a 155-mm gun was bought from the firm Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France. When the Anglo-Boer War erupted in 1899 these guns were taken from Pretoria to be used against the British at the sieges of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. Several myths about these four guns had their origin during the war.

978-1-919825-50-2, $39.00, $26.99, hardback, 10.75 x 9.75, 180 pages, Protea Boekhuis

Pretoria at War Bridget Theron The commemoration of the AngloBoer War of 1899-1902 has brought renewed interest in the fortunes and strategies of the two warring parties and the various battles that were won and lost. But it has also aroused great curiosity about how the ordinary South African people of all races experienced the war. This book looks at how the war impacted upon a particular community, the capital of the Transvaal republic and the seat of the Boer government.

978-1-919825-13-7, $30.00, $19.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 269 pages, Protea Boekhuis

To the Gateways of Florence Stefano Fusi &

Jill Gabriel From 21 July to 4 August 1944, New Zealand soldiers were at the front line as Allied forces pushed forward across the heartland of Tuscany to wrest Florence from German hands. This book preserves the core of the Italian book, with the addition of new material and photographs.

It balances accounts by military historians with personal testimonies of New Zealand soldiers and Italian civilians.

978-1-877514-234, $30.00, $19.99, paperback, 9.75 x 9.5, 276 pages, Libro International

Madmen at the Helm Muriel

Mirak-Weissbach The Arab Spring was a watershed in Arab history, which gave young protesters the impetus to challenge established and entrenched dictatorial regimes for the first time, and to demand democracy. This highly topical, accessible book provides a psycho-historical insight into the actions and responses of the deposed dictators, viewed from a clinical psychological perspective.

978-1-85964-335-8, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 6 x 9.25, 184 pages, Garnet Publishing

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Honoring the Doughboys Jeffrey Lowdermilk The author’s passion for World War I and of military history began as a lad when he listened to his grandfather, George A. Carlson, tell his life's stories about serving as a 'doughboy' in Europe during the Great War. When his grandfather passed away in 1982, his mother gave to Jeff her father's amazing diary, which included not only lengthy descriptions of the landscapes, towns, and battles he experienced, but also heartfelt observations and insights about what life as a soldier on the road and in battle and in the trenches meant to all of Mr. Carlson's buddies.Thus began the author’s life-long quest to tell his grandfather's story. And he immersed himself in the history of the Great War and in the geography of the places where his grandfather and other doughboys walked and fought.

Review "Jeff Lowdermilk has made a significant contribution to the public memory of World War I. By combining the straightforward narrative of his grandfather, George A. Carlson, with his stunning photographs of memorials and landscapes associated with the war, Lowdermilk captures the sense of courage and sacrifice of that epochal moment in world history..."

-- Dr. Brent D. Glass, Director Emeritus, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution 978-1-938086-18-2, $45.00, $31.99, hardback, 10 x 9, 152 pages, George F.Thompson Publishing

Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy Tom Clonan From Dublin to Beirut, Guantanamo Bay to Iraq—and all the way back— Tom Clonan takes the reader on a very personal journey through the Global War on Terror. The book deals with death, mayhem and murder, loss of loved ones, fear of flying and the hazards of having four children and a dog! It is an honest account of conflict from the point of view of someone with first-hand experiences of war abroad and heartbreaking experiences of loss at home.

978-1-907593-96-3, $19.95, $13.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 320 pages, Liberties Press

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Tom Clonan Irish troops have served 40,000 individual tours of duty over four decades in Lebanon. All over Ireland, in almost every family, there is a father, a brother, a sister, son, daughter or cousin who has come under fire in South Lebanon. Forty-seven Irish troops died in Lebanon and thousands more have returned with physical and psychological injuries. Blood, Sweat and Tears tells the true story of the Irish at war. Clonan brings the reader on a tour of duty in Lebanon from 1995 to 1996. His vivid account brings you from a rain-swept Dublin Airport to the massacre of 118 innocent men, women and children in the village of Qana, South Lebanon in April 1996.

978-1-907593-55-0, $23.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 256 pages, Liberties Press

Forged in Battle Breyten Bretenbach In 1975, 32 Battalion was formed in great secrecy from a group of badly trained, ill-disciplined remnants of the Angolan guerrilla movement, the FNLA. Founding commander Colonel Jan Breytenbach, a former Recce, tells of the birth and early history of this elite “Buffalo” Battalion led by South African officers. This book follows the growth of 32 Battalion from former terrorists into decorated soldiers.

978-1-4853-0044-1, $23.00, $15.99, paperback, 5.5 x 8.75, 207 pages, Protea Boekhuis

Portugal's War in Angola

W.A. van der Waals The Angolan war has been described as the bloodiest colonial insurgency in the history of Africa south of the Sahara. After a thirteenyear war of attrition in Angola, and facing increasing setbacks in two of its other war-torn territories, an enervated Portugal with its weary armed forces would deal the final blow to itself.

978-1-86919-351-5, $37.50, $25.99, paperback, 6 x 8.75, 317 pages, Protea Boekhuis

War Stories Al J. Venter In 1975, 32 In War Stories Al Venter features four chapters on Afghanistan, three on Somalia, several on how Lisbon fought its desperate rearguard colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea as well as several on the Rhodesian War. Venter also draws heavily on his experiences as a military correspondent for Britain’s Jane’s Information Group in the Middle East: he accompanied the IDF when it went into Beirut in 1982.

978-186919-410-9, $41.95, $29.99, paperback, 6.5 x 9.5, 430 pages, Protea Boekhuis

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•CURRENT AFFAIRS•

Awakening Victory Michael E.

Silverman This book 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 67% currently lacking in most Americans' perceptions of the war. It describes the battalion’s actions, including incidents previously unknown to the public, but it is not merely another blood-and-guts war story.

978-1-61200-062-6, $29.95, $9.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 352 pages

The Lieutenant Don't Know

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

978-1-61200-248-4, $32.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 264 pages

Endless War Ralph Peters Strategist Ralph Peters at his most provocative and popular covers the toughest security issues of our time.

A sweeping collection that ranges from Muslim military triumphs a thousand years ago to the brutal, unconventional struggles of today.

978-0-8117-0823-4, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 5.5 x 8.25, 288 pages

Fighting for the Future Ralph Peters Highly acclaimed military strategist Ralph Peters challenges America's defense establishment and national leadership with startling insights and no-holds-barred criticism. He broadly reinterprets the meaning of strategy in this book.

978-0-8117-2805-8, $14.95, $8.99, paperback, 5 x 8, 192 pages Lines of Fire Ralph Peters Here is a definitive collection of the finest and most influential work of Ralph Peters over a generation of conflict. Some of the topics covered here include religious terrorism, the dangers of overreliance on technology to solve human problems, the military's difficulty adapting to a changed world, and many more writings that will enlighten the reader.

978-0-8117-0588-2, $29.95, $17.99, hardback, 5.5 x 8.25, 432 pages

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Looking for Trouble Ralph

Peters For the first time Ralph Peters recounts his personal experiences that shaped his views on the world, from the collapsing of the Soviet Union to the drug wars of the Andean Ridge, from quite forays into Burma and Laos to military missions to Pakistan and the Caucasus and on to the Southwest border of the United States and the meanest streets of Los Angeles. Peters writes about the greatest international dramas of our times in this riveting book.

978-0-8117-3410-3, $27.95, $16.99, hardback, 5.5 x 8.25, 368 pages

Looking for Trouble Ralph

Peters For the first time, best-selling writer, Ralph Peters, recounts his personal experiences that shaped his views on the world, from the collapsing of the Soviet Union to the drug wars of the Andean Ridge, from quite forays into Burma and Laos to military missions to Pakistan and the Caucasus and on to the Southwest border of the USA and the meanest streets of Los Angeles. Peters writes about the greatest international dramas of our times in this riveting book.

978-0-8117-0689-6, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 5.5 x 8.25, 368 pages

Wars of Blood and Faith Ralph

Peters In the no-holds barred tradition that has won him so many fans across the nation and around the world, bestselling author and strategist Ralph Peters confronts the crucial security issues of our time and the troubled times to come. His compelling vision spares neither our foreign policy nor our domestic follies as he ruthlessly outlines what it will take to protect our country against a new breed of enemies.

978-0-8117-3564-3, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 5.5 x 8.25, 384 pages

Achieving Victory in Iraq

Col. Dominic J. Caraccilo & Andrea L. Thompson A fresh and provocative view of the war in Iraq from 2 staff officers. The book talks about the strategy for achieving victory with critical assessment of what went wrong.

Both authors served a combined total of over 60 months in Iraq.

978-0-8117-0388-8, $24.95, $14.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Ronin Mike Tucker The first-ever oral history of an entire Marine scoutsniper platoon. Readers feel like they are part of the action as they read this frontlines story of true-grit Marines at war in Iraq.You will get the boots-onthe-ground perspective on American policy in action in Iraq.

978-0-8117-0318-5, $24.95, $14.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

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•MILITARY REFERENCE•

The Encyclopedia of Warfare Forward by Dennis Showalter Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence—wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons. From the ancient world to the Arab Spring, from the Hundred Years’ War to the Six Day War, from the Wars of the Roses to the Opium Wars, across 1000 pages The Encyclopedia of Warfare presents the reader with more than 5000 entries—arranged chronologically—on wars, campaigns, empires, rebellions and counter insurgencies.

978-1-78274-023-0, $64.95, $41.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.5, 1024 pages

Amphibious Warfare Ian Speller

& Christopher Tuck Landing on a hostile beach is one of the most ancient forms and still most difficult forms of warfare.

It requires unparalleled levels of planning, organization, coordination and cooperation between the services. After the disasters of Gallipoli and Zeebrugge in the World War I, amphibious operations reached their maturity in World War II, and were essential in the defeat of Japan. This book takes the unique approach of building up the different stages of an amphibious campaign chapter by chapter, illustrating each with case studies.

978-1-78274-140-4, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 7.25 x 9.75, 192 pages

Elite Forces Military Handbook of Unarmed Combat Martin J. Dougherty With the aid of superb line artworks, this work demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximize body weight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents.

978-1-906626-81-5, $19.98, $12.99, paperback, 5 x 7, 320 pages

Battlefield Rations Anthony

Clayton An Army marches on its stomach, observed Napoleon, a hundred and fifty years later General Rommel remarked that the British should always be attacked before soldiers had had an early morning cup of tea. This book, written to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund and with a Foreword by General Lord Dannatt, sets out the human story of the food and "brew-ups" of the front-line soldier from the Boer War to Helmand.

978-1-909384-18-7, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 120 pages

The Ultimate Chief Petty Officer Guidebook James C.

Glass, MACS, USN, Ret. So you want to become a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy? That is a good and noble goal, but wishful thinking won’t cut it. It takes drive, initiative, and hard work. Anyone who has undergone the transition from Sailor to Chief Petty Officer will tell you it is a lot tougher and more challenging than most Sailors imagine. James Glass’ in-depth and informative The Ultimate Chief Petty Officer Guidebook:Tips,Tactics, and Techniques for Sailors Who are Serious about Becoming a Chief Petty Officer is the perfect step-by-step guide to reach your goal.

978-1-61121-124-5, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 168 pages

The Ultimate Deployment Guidebook Paul N. Smith & SFC

Kristina A. Smith Is your Facebook page a threat to national security? What about your momma’s address? Only while deployed in service to our country can you completely let your appearance go...and receive no less than five marriage proposals. Many books have been written about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but few touch on the day-to-day lives of deployed service members, especially in a lighthearted manner that is enjoyable to read and share with others.

978-1-61121-142-9, $18.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 216 pages

Ultimate Marine Recruit Training Guidebook Gunnery

Sergeant Nick Popaditch The transition from civilian to that of a Marine is a process unlike any other in any branch of the military. As any potential recruit can imagine, Marine recruit training is difficult and challenging. This is a comprehensive, practical, and easy-tofollow guide written specifically for every new or prospective recruit about to enter basic training.

Gunny Pop offers step-by-step instructions and solutions, including helpful charts and graphics, for how to prepare both physically and mentally for boot camp.

978-1-932714-73-9, $18.95, $10.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

American Missiles Brian D. Nicklas This remarkable guide provides for the first time an illustrated listing of almost 200 of America’s most powerful missiles.

With information on all aspects of the missile’s specifications, including the speed and capacity of the explosives used in its warhead, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the US Army’s projectile hardware. American Missiles:The Complete Smithsonian Field Guide draws heavily on the Herbert S. Desind Photo Collection, a resource of more than 110,000 images recently catalogued at the National Air and Space Museum.

978-1-84832-517-3, $60.00, $35.99, hardback, 6.5 x 9, 336 pages

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•MILITARY REFERENCE•

Camouflage and Markings of the French 2nd Armored Division in World War Two

Claude Gillono An authoritative guide to the French 2e Division BlindŽe's armor camouflage and markings during training and combat operations in N.W. Europe, 1943-45. Includes Armored Jeeps, M8 Armored Car, M20 Utility Car, Half-tracks, M3 & M5 Light Tanks, M8 HMC, M4 Medium Tank, M7 HMC, M10 GMC, M31/M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle. Contains: 64 pages, 112 b/w photos, 5 Tables of Organization and Equipment, 2 tables of unique tactical markings, 20 full-color plates of artwork.

978-83-60672-16-7, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 64 pages

Marching with the Tigers

Michael Goldschmidt As the definitive final volume of the history of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Marching with The Tigers covers events in that Regiment and its successor, the 4th Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, over the years 1955-75. During this period the Battalions undertook overseas and operational tours in Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Borneo, Aden, Malta and Libya, Bahrain and Northern Ireland.

Supported by seventeen maps and many black and white photographs, its lively text describes the Regular battalions’ activities up to the disbandment of Tiger Company in 1975, the Territorial Army battalions’ up to the disbandment of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Territorial) in 1971, the early years of the Leicestershire Companies in the 5th and 7th (Volunteer) Battalions The Royal Anglian Regiment, the Depot, the Museum, the Regimental Chapel in the Cathedral and Affiliations. The final chapter brings The Tigers’ History right up to the present day including Royal Tigers’ Wood and the dedication of the various national memorials commemorating the Regiment.

978-1-848840-35-5, $60.00, $35.99, hardback, 7.5 x 10.5, 384 pages

Today's Military Wife Lydia Sloan Cline This book covers all the information a service wife needs to survive and prosper, including advice for coping with periodic separations, tips for managing a separate career, discussion of living overseas, information on raising a family, and details on the social aspects of military life. This book provides essential information for servicemembers' wives and families. Information includes benefits, resources, and sound advice for a quality life in the service.

978-0-8117-3516-2, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 352 pages

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Leadership: The Warrior's Art

Christopher D. Kolenda, Barry R. McCaffrey & Walter F. Ulmer, Jr. This bold, wide-ranging collection brings together some of the most noted military minds, past and present, to examine the crucial role of leadership in combat.

Written while Christopher Kolenda was a faculty member in the history department at West Point, it covers both classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through World War II to illustrate principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts. Contributors include Gen. Gordon Sullivan, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff; Conrad Crane; Fred Kagan with a foreword by Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.).

978-0-9709-6821-0, $21.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 320 pages

Guide to Military Operations Other Than War LTC Keith E. Bonn

USA (Ret.) & MSG Anthony E. Baker USAR (Ret.) The first book to cover on-theground functions, such as working with international and interagency task forces; methods of coordination; rules of engagement; checkpoints; civilian population and movement control; evacuating noncombatants; distributing humanitarian aid and much more.

978-0-8117-2939-0, $21.95, $12.99, paperback, 5 x 8, 368 pages

Forging the Thunderbolt

M.H. Gillie Here is a military history classic of the rise of America's armored forces from their humble beginnings in borrowed tanks on the battlefields of France in World War I to a thundering crescendo of tactical prowess and lethal power as they spearheaded the liberation of Western Europe in World War II. 978-0-8117-3343-4, $19.95, $11.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 304 pages

Boneyard Nose Art Nicholas A.

Veronico This book includes photos of retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art. It features fighters, bombers, tankers, and transports, such as the B-2, B-17, F-16, C-130, and more. This work includes aircraft from World War II, Korea,Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars and is an ideal reference for modelers, military history enthusiasts, and art buffs. This book is a perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series.

978-0-8117-1308-5, $26.95, $18.99, paperback, 8.5 x 11, 208 pages

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•BIOGRAPHY•

Richard III David Baldwin The DNA tests of the bones found in a Leicester car park reveal that they DO belong to Richard III beyond all reasonable doubt. These findings were announced at a press conference on February 4th and broadcast on the same day in a documentary on Channel 4. This is the only biography of Richard to incorporate the results of the discoveries under the car park in Leicester. This B-format paperback, edition will include an extra chapter analyzing the findings. If it is Richard's skeleton, it proves once and for all that Richard III was a hunchback.

978-1-4456-1591-2, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 4.75 x 7.75, 272 pages

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The Hermann Goering Albums

Blaine Taylor When modern readers think of Hermann Goring, what probably comes to mind is the overweight drug addict and convicted war criminal who cheated the hangman's noose at Nuremberg by committing suicide just hours before he was due to be hanged.

During a hospitalization, his friend Bruno Lorzer convinced him to become an aerial observer-photographer, photographing the mighty French fortress of Verdun. He did, and began these never-before-seen personal photo albums of men and aircraft at war: up close.

978-1-62545-046-3, $40.00, $27.99, hardback, 7 x 10, 320 pages

The Last Prussian Charles

Messenger Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953) was one of the foremost German commanders of the Second World War. After service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during 1914-1918 he rose steadily through the ranks before retiring in 45% 1938. Recalled to plan the attack on Poland, he played a leading part in this and the invasion of France in 1940. Thereafter he commanded Army Group South in the assault on Russia before being sacked at the end of 1941.

978-1-84884-662-3, $39.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

Winston Churchill Patrick Delaforce In the welter of popular stories and reminiscences about Churchill, it can be easy to forget that he was more than an inspirational leader and figurehead to a nation and its allies. In spite of his many and varied successes, Britain's last great wartime Prime Minister was not free from the foibles, fallibility, bad temper, pig-headedness and vanity that are so often the shadows of such greatness.

978-1-78155-074-8, $19.95, $12.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Rommel—A Reappraisal

Ian Beckett How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War, 70 years after his death on 14 October 1944? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where it took on almost legendary proportions, and the legend is still with us today. His support for the plot to remove Hitler from power in 1944 and the manner of his death, committing suicide in order to protect his family from Nazi retribution, further enhanced his image as an honorable, professional soldier. But does he deserve this legendary status?

978-1-78159-359-2, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 192 pages

Pk Van Der Byl Hannes Wessels The narrative gives the reader an overview of the history of the white man in southern Africa with detailed emphasis on the Rhodesian story through the life and times of PK van der Byl; one of the major players in a political drama that ended in the accession to power of Robert Mugabe under the auspices of the British government led by then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

By his very nature PK was controversial and confrontational.

This account is likely to give offense to some because it portrays him as bluntly as he was in real life. The reader will glean new information on a highly controversial subject.

978-1-920143-49-7, $29.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 332 pages

Guns Against the Reich Petr

Mikhin In three years of war on the Eastern Front-from the desperate defense of Moscow, through the epic struggles at Stalingrad and Kursk to the final offensives in central Europeartillery-man Petr Mikhin experienced the full horror of battle. In this vivid memoir he recalls distant but deadly 50% duels with German guns, close-quarter hand-to-hand combat, and murderous mortar and tank attacks, and he remembers the pity of defeat and the grief that accompanied victories that cost thousands of lives.

978-1-84415-931-4, $39.99, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9.5, 224 pages

An Active Service Richard Dorney An Active Service' traces a young Sid Dowland from civilian life into the tough environment of the Guards Depot in the 1930's and then on to a Guards service Battalion in London and prewar Egypt. The outbreak of war found Sid taking part in the retreat to Dunkirk and then service in North Africa before volunteering for the SAS. Captured after a disastrous raid in Sardinia, he escaped from a POW camp in Italy before making it back to England. Sid later told his story to Richard Dorney, himself a Guardsman.

This is an enjoyable human story but is also an accurate account of military life during the war years.

978-1-906033-48-4, $39.95, $25.99, paperback, 5.8 x 9.1, 216 pages

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•GENERAL HISTORY•

Russia Duncan McLaren &

Simon Marsden This is a haunting evocation of the ruined country estates of the Russian aristocracy of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Revolution, civil war, invasion, anarchy and casual indifference have conspired against many of the grand buildings of Russia’s rich and complex past. The architectural riches of Moscow and St Petersburg still exist for everyone to see, but when the photographer Simon Marsden and author Duncan McLaren entered the Russian countryside, away from the obvious tourist trails, they encountered a very different world.

978-0-9573795-0-3, $40.00, $25.99, hardback, 10.8 x 10.8, 144 pages

The Kings & Queens of Scotland Tim Venning This is a complete history of the Scottish rulers, from the heads of its early constituent states and the first King of Scots Kenneth MacAlpin, to Queen Anne and the union with England. The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity.

A complete history of the Scottish rulers, from the heads of its early constituent states to Queen Anne and the union with England.

978-1-4456-1315-4, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 6 x 9.25, 304 pages

Battles that Changed History

The Long Journey of the Nez Perce Kevin Carson The Nez Perce War is one of the most important and emotional campaigns of the Indian Wars. It essentially closed an era in American history, and the amount of time, money, and troops required to subdue the Nez Perce brought the plight of American Indians and the reservation system to the front pages of newspapers around the world. In this book the author brings his intimate knowledge of the territory crossed by the Nez Perce along with his skill as a cartographer to reconstruct in detail the battles and skirmishes along the entire route of the conflict.

978-1-59416-132-2, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 256 pages

Great British Adventurers

Nicholas Storey In selecting my adventurers, I have had to find limits. The first has been to confine my selection to men and women who are (at least loosely) British and, even then, service and adoption have sometimes, as with Krystyna Skarbeka, taken the place of birth, and I have chosen to ignore such things as competing national claims for Tenzing Norgay. To those who might accuse me of having been obscure, I just plead that my purpose has been to bring back into ready remembrance certain men and women, not widely fêted now, who had great impact upon the accrual of knowledge of: other peoples, their customs and their countries; or who have striven, often against various obstacles, to promote exploration and, sometimes, even to preserve life and liberty for others.

978-1-84468-130-3, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 256 pages

The World's First SWAT Team Leroy Thompson In turbulent

Rupert Butler et al. Marathon, Cannae, Hattin, Blenheim, Waterloo and The Somme-the names of some battles do not fade with the passing of time. Each battle is explored in detail over more than eight pages. Included are concise accounts of each battle, with a broader introductory context and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially commissioned color map illustrating the movement of forces brings the subject to life and grasps the turning points of the battle.

978-1-906626-80-8, $40.00, $25.99, paperback, 9 x 11.75, 448 pages

Shanghai in the years between the World Wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest from Communist labor unions, criminal gangs, spies, political agitators, armed kidnappers and assassins.

Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. Called the most sinful in the world, the Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal Police, one of the most advanced forces in the world.

978-1-84832-604-0, $50.00, $29.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 208 pages

Firearms in American History

book Bill Yenne takes the reader from the rainforests and mountains of Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, and Guiana to the deserts and peaks of Mexico and the United States to tell the extraordinary story of how the search for mysterious New World riches fueled the exploration of an unknown hemisphere for hundreds of years.

Discussing the many expeditions to find New World wealth and lost cities over a 500-year timeline, the author includes stories of lesser-known explorers and soldiers of fortune.

978-1-59416-144-5, $26.00, $16.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 319 pages

Mr. Charles G.Worman It is no coincidence that guns are intertwined with American history: the development and mass production of firearms parallels the history of European involvement in the Americas.Yet despite its long and important service, an accurate portrayal of the role of firearms in American history remains obscured by reoccurring inaccuracies. This book describes firearms development and use in America from colonization in the 1500s to the end of the 1800s.

978-1-59416-044-8, $39.95, $25.99, hardback, 8 x 10, 288 pages

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Cities of Gold Bill Yenne In this

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•MILITARY FICTION•

Spartacus Robert Southworth This enthralling piece of work by firsttime novelist Robert Southworth explores the avenue history could have run down if Spartacus had survived the slave rebellion in 73BC, an uprising whose aftermath didn't deliver the remains of the famous slave leader.

The brute force of this famous figure of Roman history is relayed, and the events of the period re-imagined to great effect. The work is sure to appeal to fans of Roman history, as well as those enamored by stories of action and adventure.

978-1-78159-084-3, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 208 pages

The Reichsbank Robbery

Colin Roderick Fulton In February 1945, the US Air Force launched the largest daytime bombing offensive against Berlin, dropping over 2,250 tons of bombs on the German capital.

The Reichsbank, Germany’s state bank, received 21 direct hits. This left the building badly damaged its vaults unsafe and meant that most of its contents were at risk. The mystery surrounding the locations and ultimate destiny of the liberated treasures provides fertile ground on which to impose such a fiction.

978-1-78159-078-2, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 336 pages

Their Cemetery Sown With Corn Frank Binder, Edited by Michael Rines In this ‘factional’ novel, lost for more than 70 years, hero John Arnold is a post graduate student at Bonn University in the early 1930s. He is caught up in the insidious rise of the Nazis in the village where he lodges. His position is complicated by his love of Germany itself, as well as by his increasing fondness for two women; Tilde, the maid of the house where he lodges, and Rachel, a beautiful and powerful Jewish woman.

978-1-78159-083-6, $29.95, $19.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 336 pages

Blockade Runner David KentLemon It is 1861. Tom Wells is in pursuit of a girl from North Carolina. He accepts an offer from his employer to leave the quiet obscurity of his job as an office boy in a London shipping firm to cross the Atlantic to Nassau in the Bahamas.

Now he must face the hazards of the Union blockade of the Confederate ports in the American Civil War. Tom’s bravado may help him with the dangers of running the blockade, but how will he cope with the conflicting issues of love, loyalty and morality as he becomes entangled with a lady of easy virtue in Nassau?

978-1-78159-064-5, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 304 pages

Canvas Under the Sky

Robin Binckes It is 1834. The Eastern Cape frontier is burning. Rauch Beukes, a young Boer of 17, returns to the family homestead to find it razed, the livestock gone and his mother and sisters slaughtered by the marauding Xhosa from across the Great Fish River.

So begins a tale of violence and warfare and love and lust across racial divides, painted against the grand backdrop of the Boer migration north into the hinterland that became known as the Great Trek, the result of British duplicity and injustice. .

978-1-920143-63-3, $24.95, $14.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 448 pages

Royalist Rebel Anita Seymour Set in a period of great social unrest, this novel explores the various rivalries acted out between Royalist and Parliamentarian factions in 17th Century Britain. The real-life historical figure of Elizabeth Murray serves as the novels central protagonist; Countess Dysart and Duchess of Lauderdale, she became deeply embroiled in the politics of the Civil War. Wielding a great deal of influence due to her elevated position, and partaking in her fair share of adventure, she found herself right at the heart of the action.

978-1-78159-068-3, $16.95,$10.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 272 pages

The Peenemunde Deceptions

James McDermott Peenemünde: windswept corner of the Third Reich and birthplace of the space age. Otto Fischer, a severely wounded Luftwaffe officer and former criminal investigator, is summoned to solve a seemingly incomprehensible case: the murder of a leading rocket engineer during a devastating air raid.

978-1-78159-173-4, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 256 pages

Tiger Command Bob Carruthers When Germany’s leading tank ace meets the Steppe Fox it’s a fight to the death. Faced with overwhelming odds Kampfgruppe von Schroif needs a better tank and fast; but the new Tiger tank is still on the drawing board and von Schroif must overcome bureaucracy, espionage and relentless Allied bombing to get the Tiger into battle in time to meet the ultimate challenge.

978-1-78159-240-3, $14.95, $9.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 320 pages

The Triangle Trade Geoff

Woodland In 1804, Liverpool was the largest slave trading port in Great Britain, yet her influential traders felt threatened by the success, in Parliament, of the anti-slavery movement. The city of Liverpool is one still scarred by its past involvement with the morally contemptible Triangle Trade.

978-1-78159-174-1, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 5 x 7.75, 272 pages

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•AVIATION•

Malloch's Spitfire Nick Meikle This is the story of the pursuit of a dream.

Spitfire PK350 is the only late-mark Spitfire, an F Mk 22, to have ever been restored to full flying status. She had no restrictions on her airframe and with four fully serviceable 20mm cannons, she was as good as the day she came off NEW the production line in July 1945 near Birmingham, England. From the test pilot who first flew her as PK350 on 25 July 1945, the reader is taken on a journey through the aircraft's complete life.

978-1-61200-2521, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 320 pages

50 Aviones de Caza (I)/ 50 Fighter Planes (I)

Carlos Fresno Crespo This large format collection combines illustrations that have already been published together with other newly produced ones, under a common theme. This first volume compiles illustrations corresponding to 50 Fighter Planes from all periods and nationalities, in a chronological order. The majority of the illustrations originate from the "brushstrokes" (rather than the "mouses") by Luis Fresno Crespo and Julio Lopez Caeiro.

978-84-96935-42-6, $120.00, $77.99, hardback, 13 x 13.5, 336 pages, Spanish/English text

Henry Maudslay Dam Buster

Robert Owen The Dam Buster raid, Operation Chastise, has gone down in history as one of the greatest feats of arms executed by the Royal Air Force.

Extraordinary demands were placed upon the airmen who took part in the raid, one of whom was the particularly accomplished young pilot Henry Maudslay.

Henry, educated at Eton, was wellregarded and respected by contemporaries and Masters alike. He left school in 1940 and volunteered immediately for the RAF, becoming part of a generation for who transition into adulthood would, again, be cast in the heat of battle.

978-0-9926207-0-7, $49.95, $34.99, hardback, 6.25 x 9.25, 400 pages

D-Day Bomber Command: Failed to Return Steve Darlow,

Sean Feast, Marc Hall & Andrew MacDonald and Howard Sandall On 6 June 1944 the Allies forced a re-entry in to 'Fortress Europe'—the sea borne and airborne assault upon the coastline of Normandy.

Key to the success of the D-Day campaign was the contribution of the NEW Royal Air Force's Bomber Command, who waged an unrelenting campaign in the run-up to D-Day, on the day itself, and in the months subsequent.

978-0-9926207-1-4, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 8.25 x 10.75, 128 pages

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Fighting High—World War Two—Air Battle Europe

Compiled and edited by Steve Darlow Based on extensive interviews, firsthand accounts, original research, and archive sources Fighting High tells the story of those who took to the skies to oppose the Axis powers during World War Two. World War Two military aviation author Steve Darlow brings together twenty accounts of extreme bravery, heroism and sacrifice. The stories span the entire war, from the early days of defending against the might of the Luftwaffe through to the exercising of Allied air superiority in the latter days of the conflict.

978-0-9562696-0-7, $37.95, $22.99, hardback, 8.25 x 10.75, 128 pages

Fighters of the 8th Air Force Gerard Paloque This book is dedicated to all fighter groups of the 8th Air Force based in Britain from 1943 to 1945, and offers detailed profiles of their equipment: Spitfire, P-38, P-47 and P-51 with many color illustrations, highlighting the special detailing and badges with specific markings. This will be a valuable tool for all aviation modelers everywere.

978-2-35250-328-6, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8.5 x 10, 128 pages

The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force 19421945 Bryn Evans Compared to the RAF’s Fighter and Bomber Commands, the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far less well known, yet its achievements were spectacular. DAF led the way in North Africa and Italy in pioneering new tactics in close Army-Air Force cooperNEW ation on the battlefield, DAF and Allied air forces gave Allied armies in North Africa and Italy a decisive cutting edge. While the Axis forces used the many rivers and mountains of Tunisia and Italy to slow the Allies’ advance, DAF was there to provide that extra mobile firepower—the artillery from the sky. With firsthand accounts by veteran airmen this book reveals the decisive victories with which DAF won the war over North Africa, the Mediterranean and Italy in 1942-45.

978-1-78346-260-5, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages

Caribbean Volunteers at War Mark Johnson All of a sudden there was the rush of an immense shadow coming towards him at terrific speed. It was the ground reaching up to gather him. The date was 26 June, 1943 and Cy Grant was the rarest of things—a black West Indian RAF crew member, blown out of his exploding NEW Lancaster bomber. The heroic exploits of the Caribbean men and women who volunteered their services to the Allied effort during the Second World War have, until now, passed by with little fanfare or attention.

978-1-78346-291-9, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 248 pages

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•AVIATION•

Coastal Dawn Andrew Bird In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchill’s ‘few.’ Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners—just as courageous—flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country and arguably that of the free world depended also on their skill, morale and sacrifice.

Remarkably little has been chronicled of these men and their aircraft—the ‘Trade Protection’ squadrons formed by Hugh Dowding—allotted to 11 Group in October 1939.

978-1-90650-269-0, $39.95, $23.99, hardback, 6 x 9.25, 224 pages

50 Aérodromes pour une Victoire F. Robinard, Ph.Trombetta &

J. Clementine Beginning on June 6, the Allies were able to establish their first airfields in Normandy. Here we will discover the fifty airfields that played an essential role in the Allied victory in Normandy. The authors offer detailed descriptions, maps, and archival photos for each of the airfields. In addition to the technical plans for the runways, the squadrons assigned to the airfields along with more than one hundred color profiles of the aircraft are included.

978-2-84048-327-4, $131.00, $84.99, hardback, 8.5 x 12, 336 pages, French text

Lightnings of the U.S. 15th Army Air Force Tomasz Szlagor The author presents the combat activities of the 15th AF units equipped with the P-38 Lightning.Various types of missions over Italy, Austria, Southern Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and the Balkans are described, including the air offensive against the oil installations at Ploesti.

The book also contains some firsthand accounts such as a remarkable story of flight over Vienna in the mid-May 1945.

9788361220565, $16.95, $10.99, paperback, 8 x 11, 64 pages

Fieseler 156 Storch 19381945 Dariusz Karnas The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a German liaison aircraft built before and during World War II, and even post war in France. It remains famous to this day for its excellent STOL performance and remarkable wartime exploits. This book describes in detail the technical aspects of the aircraft, its design and development.

All wartime versions are described in detail.

978-83-61421-47-4, $28.00, $16.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 148 pages

Macchi C.200 Saetta

Jose Fernandez The Macchi C.200 Saetta (also variously identified as the MC.200) was a WWII fighter aircraft built by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy, and used in various forms throughout the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force).

The C.200 had excellent maneuverability and the general flying characteristics left little to be desired. The design, development and operations of these aircraft is told in detail, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos.

Color schemes and markings are described and illustrated.

978-83-61421-51-1, $34.00, $20.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 148 pages

Lawrence of Arabia's Secret Air Force James Patrick Hynes, MA X Flight was designated the task of giving close air support to the desert army formed and commanded by Lawrence of Arabia. It flew from advanced desert landing grounds on reconnaissance, liaison, bombing and ground attack missions. The existence and deeds of 45% the flight were kept secret, so much so that even the RFC Paymaster was unaware of their existence. George Hynes was an aircraft mechanic and became responsible for keeping the flight’s somewhat elderly aircraft airworthy. His diary gives a clear insight into the conditions endured, the actions that took place and the many almost insurmountable problems that occurred as they followed Lawrence’s steady advance against the numerically superior Turkish Army and Air Force.

978-1-84884-266-3, $39.95, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9.5, 146 pages

Chronology of Aviation

Jim Winchester This innovative volume explores the fascinating history of aviation, from early developments such as the Montgolfier brothers’ balloon and the Wright Flyer, through the technological advances of two world wars, to modernday marvels such as the A-380 and stealth fighter jets. At the foot of each text page is a timeline putting the events into a broader historical context. The Chronology of Aviation also allows major periods of advance such as World War II to be covered in detail.

978-1-78274-067-4, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 9 x 11.75, 160 pages

Twin Mustang: The North American F-82 at War

Alan C. Carey One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the U.S. Air Force.

Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escort for the Boeing B-29 NEW Superfortress during World War II, it arrived too late to see combat and evolved into a night and all-weather fighter during the post-war years. This work traces the developmental, operational, and combat history of this unique American fighter.

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•AVIATION•

Armageddon Bob Clarke From the late 1940s to the fall of Communist Russia, Britain was at war. To the general public much of it was imaginary but the Cold War was real nonetheless.

Flaring up in 1962, with the Cuban missile crisis and in the 1980s with the standoffs between Reagan and Thatcher on one side, with the Soviet leaders on the other. There are many remains today from ‘secret’ nuclear bunkers to missile sites, early-warning radar sites, huge research establishments and, of course, spy sites such as GCHQ. Bob Clarke tells the story of the myriad Cold War remains, illustrated with 150 images, most never published before. He explains the need for our defenses and the consequences of nuclear war.

978-1-4456-0915-7, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 128 pages

Transatlantic Betrayal Andrew Porter The RB211 gas turbine engine was to be the biggest engineering project in Britain, and the world’s first three-spool turbofan. It had been developed for the Lockheed L1011 Tristar and finally entered service in 1972. Despite its huge development costs, which pushed Rolls-Royce into bankruptcy, it turned Rolls-Royce into a global company, supplying engines for many thousands of airliners and military aircraft. Andrew Porter tells the story of the RB211 over its almost thirty year production lifespan, the history of its development, the political and economic factors that saw the company nearly die, and the growth of Rolls-Royce to the major engine manufacturer it is today.

978-1-4456-0649-1, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 6.75 x 9.75, 160 pages Howard's Whirlybirds Donald J. Porter Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness.

Companies responsible for major technological leaps often become household names. An exception is Howard Hughes’s pioneering helicopter company, Hughes Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Here’s how some of the world’s most innovative helicopters were developed. Covering the period from the Second World War until the mid-1980s, you will learn why Hughes military aircraft contracts came under close scrutiny by the US government. The story is rich with tales of technological breakthrough and test-flying bravado made possible by a small crew of engineers and daring pilots.

978-1-78155-419-7, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 240 pages NEW

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Vulcan Boys 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 recognizable as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the NEW 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.

978-1-909808-08-9, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 208 pages

Jaguar Boys Ian Hall Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF’s tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid 1970s. In these pages, the Jaguar Boys—pilots, engineer and ground NEW crew—tell of the aircraft’s drawbacks and joys, their sadness at losses, and their pleasure at its development into a readily deployable and outstandingly capable fighter-bomber for the post-Cold War era.

978-1-909808-15-7, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9.2, 208 pages

Hunter Boys Richard Pike From the highly successful author of Lightning Boys and Lightning Boys 2, Richard Pike, comes a welcome addition to the ‘Boys’ series, Hunter Boys. A fascinating insight into the experiences and affections of those who flew the iconic Hawker Hunter. Fifteen aircrew relate their individual recollections of the highs and NEW lows, the dramas and demands of this incredible aircraft, which came into service in July 1951 and changed the future of fighter development. Including a chapter by Neville Duke, Hawker Aircraft’s chief test pilot, other tales recount the Aden emergency, the 1971 Indo/Pakistan war and a race against the odds in Gibraltar.

978-1-909808-03-4, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 8, 224 pages

Wings Around the World

Polly Vacher Polly Vacher wanted to become the first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft.

Her 60,000 mile voyage would take her to every continent. She prepared meticulously for two years and had garnered multifarious sponsors.

45% However, as she took off, flanked by a Hurricane and a Spitfire, and waved off by her family and the Prince of Wales, she suddenly felt so alone. She had begun a remarkable expedition that would eventually gain her three world records.

978-1-90494-399-0, $29.95, $16.99, paperback, 7 x 10, 160 pages

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•NAVAL HISTORY•

Into the Dark Water 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 NEW president and the boat’s violent demise is the little-known record under two previous officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal.

This book provides the 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. 978-1-61200-234-7, $29.95, $20.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 280 pages

Dönitz, U-Boats, Convoys

Jak P. Mallmann Showell The memoirs of Admiral Karl Dönitz, Ten Years and Twenty Days, are a fascinating first-hand account of the Battle of the Atlantic as seen from the headquarters of the U-boat fleet. Now, for the first time noted naval historian Jak P. Mallmann Showell has combined Dönitz’s memoirs in a parallel text with the British Admiralty’s secret Monthly Anti-Submarine Reports to produce a unique view of the U-boat war as it was perceived at the time by both sides.

978-1-84832-701-6, $34.95, $22.99, hardback, 6 x 9.5, 288 pages

World War Two at Sea Philip

Kaplan The big-gun battleship served as a symbol of the ultimate power of the world's greatest navies beginning late in the nineteenth century and continuing into the Second World War. So historically important was this vessel that the arms race between Britain and Germany to build navies with larger, NEW more powerful battleships was among the key sources of tension between those nations in the lead up to the First World War. 978-1-78303-638-7, $24.95, $17.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 192 pages

The War at Sea in the Mediterranean 1940-1944

John Grehan & 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 in 1940, the engagement between British and Italian NEW forces off Cape Spartivento in 1940, the Mediterranean convoys between January 1941 and August 1942, 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.

978-1-78346-222-3, $39.95, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 272 pages

The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service Peter J. Edwards This book describes in considerable detail the people, events ships and aircraft that shaped the Air Service from its origins in the late 19th century to its demise in 1945. The formative years began when a British Naval Mission was established 45% in Japan in 1867 to advise on the development of balloons for naval purposes. After the first successful flights of fixed-wing aircraft in the USA and Europe, the Japanese navy sent several officers to train in Europe as pilots and imported a steady stream of new models to evaluate.

978-1-84884-307-3, $50.00, $27.99, hardback, 6 x 9.5, 346 pages

K Boat Catastrophe: Eight Ships and Five Collisions

N.S. Nash On 31 January 1918 nine K Class steam-powered submarines sailed with the Grand Fleet to Exercise in the North Sea. The ships left the Firth of Forth at a speed of 21 knots on a cold winter night with the flagship HMS Courageous leading the way. Background 45% information on the evolution of the ill-fated and much hated K Class submarines is also included together with the investigation and court marshal proceedings of the events surrounding that tragic night.

978-1-844159-84-0, $39.99, $21.99, hardback, 6 x 9, 224 pages

Rebuilding the Royal Navy

D K Brown & George Moore This design history of postwar British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience, is the fourth and final volume in the author’s masterly account of development of Royal Navy’s ships from the 1850s to the Falklands War. In this volume the author covers the period in which he himself worked as a Naval Constructor, while this personal knowledge is augmented by George Moore’s in-depth archival research on recently declassified material.

978-1-84832-150-2, $39.95, $23.99, paperback, 8.75 x 8, 208 pages

Secret Flotillas Vol II

Brooks Richards This authoritative publication by the official historian, the late Sir Brooks Richards, vividly describes and analyzes the clandestine naval operations that took place during World War II. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives, 45% combined with his own wartime experiences and the recollections of many of those involved.

In addition to operations off French North Africa, this second volume also includes descriptions of operations in the Adriatic around Italy. More than half of the 390 operations in Italian and adjacent waters were carried out by Italian vessels with Italian crews.

978-1-78159-303-5, $29.99, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 484 pages

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Secret Flotillas Vol I

Brook Richards As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands.

Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain.

These "secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France, and ferried Allied evaders and escapees.This activity 45% 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 WWII. The account has been made possible through Sir Brooks' access to closed government archives, combined with his own wartime experiences and the recollections of many of those involved.

978-1-78159-080-5, $29.95, $16.99, paperback, 6 x 9, 416 pages

Two big decal sheets with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for 8 P-38 Lightnings.

The decal sheet was printed 45%

by Cartograf. Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn 4-view color profiles and described in the 20 page guidebook.

The selection contains the following aircraft: - P-38G-13-LO, probable s/n 42-2197, 'Nulli Secundus' / 'X-Virgin', flown by Lt. Kenneth G. Ladd of 80th FS / 8th FG, Dobodura, New Guinea, winter of 1943/1944, - P-38J-15-LO, s/n 42-104107, 'Jewboy', coded '47', flown by Lt. Philip M. Goldstein of 49th FS / 14th FG, Triolo, Italy, May 1944

Included here are 8 painting schemes in 3 scales, 32 drawings.

- P-38J-15-LO, s/n 43-28444, 'Vivacious Virgin II', coded 'E6-T', flown by Lt. Ian B. Mackenzie of 402nd FS / 370th FG, Florennes/Juxaine, Belgium, winter of 1944/1945

Fw 190s over Europe Part II Maciej Goralczyk &

Janusz Swiatlon A big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings for 8 colorful "Butcher Birds.”

The decal sheet was printed

by Cartograf. Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn 4-view color profiles and described in the 16 page guidebook with English and Polish text.

978-83-62878-74-1, $16.95, $8.99, paperback, 10.8 x 8, 16 pages

Last Hope of the Luftwaffe Maciej Goralczyk,

Jacek Pasieczny, Simon Schatz & Arkadiusz Wrobel A big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual markings 45% for 3 Me 163s, 4 He 162s and 3 Me 262s. The decal sheet was printed by Cartograf.

Each painting scheme is depicted on beautifully drawn color profiles and described in the 16 page guidebook with English and Polish text.

978-83-62878-71-0, $16.95, $8.99, paperback, 10.8 x 8, 16 pages, English/Polish text

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P-38 Lightning at War. Part 2 Andrzej Sadlo

- P-38J-10-LO, s/n 42-67916, 'California Cutie', coded (KI)'S', flown by Lt. Richard O. Loehnert of 55th FS / 20th FG, RAF Kings Cliffe, England, June 1944

9788362878574, $16.95, $8.99, paperback, 11 x 8, 16 pages

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Maciej Goralczyk & Arkadiusz Wrobel Included are 8 painting schemes in three 45% scales, 32 drawings.

9788362878581, $16.95, $8.99, paperback, 11 x 8, 16 pages

Fw 190s over Europe Part 1 Janusz Swiatlon & Maciej Goralzyk

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Messershcmitt Bf 109s Over the Mediterranean. Part 1

- P-38L-1-LO, s/n 44-23852, 'Beautiful Bitch', coded 'B7', flown by Lt. John J. Kane of 96th FS / 82nd FG,Vincenzo, Italy, March 1945 - P-38L-5-LO, s/n 44-26176, 'Vagrant Virgin', coded 'A', flown

by Lt. L.V. Bellusci of 36th FS / 8th FG, San Jose, Mindoro, late 1944/early 1945 - P-38L-5-LO, s/n 44-26176, 'Vagrant Virgin', coded 'A', flown by Lt. Peter Macgowan of 36th FS / 8th FG, Ie Shima, September 1945 9788362878482, $16.95, $8.99, paperback, 11 x 8, 16 pages

Bristol Bulldog II

Rafael Lopez These aviation profile books present some of the very best profiles we have seen and we are delighted to present them 45% for the first time in the USA. 978-849601604-0, $12.95, $6.99, paperback, 11 x 9, 42 pages, Spanish/Captions in English

Bristol Bulldog I

Rafael Lopez These aviation profile books present some of the very best profiles we have seen and we are delighted to present them 45% for the first time in the USA. 978-849601603-3, $12.95, $6.99, paperback, 11 x 9, 42 pages, Spanish/Captions in English

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Heinkel HE 115 (II)

Juan Salgado These aviation profile books present some of the very best profiles we have seen and we are delighted to present them for 50% the first time in the USA. 978-848731492-6, $12.95, $5.99, paperback, 11 x 9, 42 pages, Spanish/Captions in English

Heinkel HE 60 Lucas

Molino Franco These aviation profile books present some of the very best profiles we have seen and we are delighted to present them 50% for the first time in the USA. 978-848731459-9, $12.95, $5.99, paperback, 11 x 9, 42 pages, Spanish/Captions in English

Northrop F-5 from Freedom Fighter to Tiger II Gerard Paloque Although it was originally intended to provide the USAF with a lightweight fighter, in the end the Northrop F-5 had rather a marginal career in the United States, which used it mainly 45% for training pilots in aerial combat.

On the other hand it was a real success in the export market, with more than twenty countries around the world choosing this little effective twin-engined fighter which above all was cheap, particularly when it was partly subsidized by the United States. Its success continued with the improved version, the Tiger II, so much so that in all more than 2600 examples of all versions of the F-5 came of the production lines with a few of them still flying nowadays in some air forces, thanks to the various update programs which have permitted air forces to envisage prolonging their use until 2015-20.

978-2-35250-276-0, $25.95, $13.99, paperback, 9.5 x 8, 100 pages

Arab MiGs Volume 4 Tom Cooper, David Nicolle, Lon Nordeen et al.

Volume 4 in Harpia Publishing's highly successful Arab MiGs series expands the history of the major Arab air forces that became involved in the wars with Israel during the period 1967 to 1973.

It solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately 45% outlining the sequence of political and military events in chronological and geographic order. The reader is systematically taken through Egyptian attempts to reconstruct its battered air force and expand its air defense capabilities, and then reestablish control of its airspace in spite of increasing and ever more aggressive Israeli attacks.

978-0-9854554-1-5, $65.00, $35.99, paperback, 8.25 x 11, 256 pages

British Private Aircraft.

Volume Two Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume Second in a two-part series on postWW2 British light aircraft, this book describes and illustrates all the designs built and flown from 1945 on.Full technical descriptions, 3-view drawings and photos for each type, to complement the full history of the period covered in 45% Vol I. An invaluable resource for all those interested in light aircraft and in the British aviation industry. Arthur Ord-Hume is an aviation historian of great repute, having published major books on British light- and civil aircraft amongst his many works.

978-83-61421-92-4, $130.00, $71.99, hardback, 8.25 x 11.75, 320 pages 45%

Classic Military Aircraft Jim Winchester

Classic Military Aircraft is a comprehensive guide to the world’s fighting aircraft from the beginning of heavier-thanair flight to the end of World War II. Densely packed with information, this book covers an array of biplane, triplane and monoplane designs, from World War I scouts, through the dead ends and unusual prototypes of the inter war years, to high-powered World War II warbirds such as the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire. This book contains detailed features on more than 220 combat aircraft from the first 40 years of aviation.

978-1-907446-39-9, $35.00, $18.99, paperback, 11.75 x 8.5, 448 pages

Modern Israeli Air Power

Ofer Zidon Israel remains the cornerstone of Middle East conflicts and tensions, and the spearhead of Israeli military might remain the Air Corps (Kheil Ha'Avir) of the Israeli Defense Forces. Renowned for its continuous efforts to maintain dominance in every dimension of air warfare, improve its 45% capabilities, and outsmart its opponents, the Israeli Air Force has recently been moving away from preparations for interstate wars towards improving its potential to wage asymmetric conflicts, counterinsurgency campaigns and special operations.

978-0-9854554-2-2, $65.00, $35.99, paperback, 8.25 x 11, 256 pages

Visual Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft Jim Winchester The history of aviation is full of striking and unusual designs, from the biplanes and triplanes of World War I, through the giant bombers and streamlined fighters of World War II and beyond, to the stealthy shapes and unusual configurations of modern military air45% craft like the Northrop Grumman B-2 and V-22 Osprey. This book provides a fascinating at-a-glance guide to every major military aircraft type ever flown, all illustrated with a detailed profile artwork, accompanied by brief details and specifications.

978-1-906626-71-6, $40.00, $21.99, paperback, 9 x 11.25, 448 pages

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Saumur—Musée des Blindés

Wojciech Gawrych A survey of German armored vehicles and equipment in the famous French armor museum at Saumur. Superb 232 overall and closeup full-color photos of some of the following vehicles: PzKpfw II Ausf C, Wespe, PzKpfw III Ausf F, StuG III (StuG 45% 40) Ausf G, StuH 42, PzKpfw IV Ausf J, Jagdpanzer IV F (L/48), Möbelwagen, Hummel & Brummbar, Jagdpanzer IV/70(A), Bergepanther Ausf G, Panther Ausf A and Jagdpanther.

978-83-91648-34-6, $35.95, $19.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 68 pages, English/Polish text

SdKfz 171 Panther Ausf. A

Wojciech Gawrych Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w period photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of the PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. A—the second production variant of one of the best-known 45% German tanks in existence. Includes 235 full color photos of the Panther Ausf. A preserved at the Panzer museum Munster, Germany; 52 b/w period photos showing several camouflage options; 5pp 1/35th & 1/48th scale drawings of PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. A & command variants.

978-83-60672-05-1, $39.95, $21.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 80 pages

Sherman IC Firefly

Wojciech Gawrych Technical/historical background illustrated with b/w period photos and a selection of detailed walk around photographs highlighting technical details of the Sherman IC Firefly— the most successful British modification to the U.S. Sherman tank, widely used

by British, Commonwealth, Polish and 45% Czechoslovakian forces during World War Two. Includes 158 full color photos of the Firefly IC and R975 engine preserved at the South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg, 32 tone drawings reprinted from various technical manuals and much more.

978-83-60672-10-5, $39.95, $21.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 80 pages

British Infantry Tank Mk. III Valentine Dick Taylor Comprehensive history of the design, development and operational use of the most numerous tanks designed and produced in Britain in W.W.II and its specialist variants. The book includes102 archive photos, 26 tone drawings 45% reprinted from various technical manuals, 15 full-color plates showing British, Polish and Canadian vehicles and much more.

978-83-60672-15-0, $43.95, $23.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 72 pages

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U.S. Armored Car Staghound

Roger Lucy Comprehensive history of the design, development and operational use of the U.S.-built Staghound armored car, widely used by British, Canadian, Polish and New Zealand armored car regiments during World War Two. Contains: 131 archive photos, 6pp all-new 1/35th scale drawings of 45% Staghound I, II and III, 9 tone drawings reprinted from various technical manuals, 19 full-color plates showing British, Canadian, New Zealand, Polish and Italian vehicles .

978-83-60672-11-2, $32.95, $17.99, paperback, 8 x 11.5, 64 pages

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The Samurai Warrior

Ben Hubbard During Japan’s Warring States period, centuries of strife had left the country divided and leaderless. Those who filled the power vacuum were the daimyo, warlords who ruled over the clans and provinces of Japan. Serving their daimyo, the samurai were the ultimate warriors at a time when military prowess won out over hereditary power and position. The nature of warfare itself changed—romantic ideas of mounted duels and battlefield decorum became as rare as aristocratic samurai leaders.

Marching in to replace them were the common foot soldiers, the ashigaru, armed with pikes and matchlock rifles.

The book examines the fighting men of this key period in Japanese history.

978-1-78274-168-8, $34.95, $24.99, hardback, 11.5 x 8.5, 224 pages

French Carabiniers Olivier

Lapray This book traces the glorious history of the elite French cavalry.

Through 61 plates of highly detailed uniform illustrations, André Jouineau guides the reader from the first company of carabiniers established within in each regiment—those superior marksmen equipped with a rifle, the gauge of precision par excellence—sought after

by Louis XIV in 1690, to the fiery carabiniers of Napoleon III’s Imperial Guard who disappeared in defeat in 1870. The authors’ primary emphasis, however, is given to the First Empire.

978-2-35250-274-6, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8 x 9.5, 80 pages

Chasseurs à Cheval

Jean-Marie Mongin This third part illustrates the last years of the Empire; dark years which will see our "Chasseurs" being gobbled up during the Russian disaster. Like a lot of regiments, the Chasseurs A Cheval were swallowed up in the Russian disaster. Phantom regiments were reformed with considerable difficulty in 1813 and 1814. During the First Restoration, 15 regiments were formed from the debris of the battles in Prussia and in France, fifteen regiments which then took part in the Belgian Campaign and its epilogue at Waterloo.

978-2-35250-278-4, $24.95, $15.99, paperback, 8 x 9.5, 80 pages

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•UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT•

Panther on the Battlefield Peter Barnaky This publication from PeKo Publishing gives an overview of three subversions of the Panther medium tank with the help of 103 original, large and high quality photographs, many of which were unpublished so far.

978-963-89623-5-5, $41.95, $29.99, hardback, 12 x 8.5 112 pages

Uniforms of the German Solider Alejandro M de Quesada This book traces the evolution of the German Army uniform from 1870 to the present day, using nearly 800 photographs to offer the reader an unparalleled analysis.

Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption, explaining interesting aspects of the soldier’s uniform, insignia and equipment. It begins with the German Empire at its height, with the iconic spiked Pickelhaube and the colonial troops in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and moves on to the field-grey uniforms of the First World War. After 1918, the uniforms of the Reichswehr and the Freikorps are detailed, and then those of the revived Wehrmacht up to the end of the Second World War. 978-1-84832-693-4, $50.00, $32.99, hardback, 7.5 x 10.25, 416 pages

Visual Encyclopedia of Small Arms Martin J Dougherty From the very first handguns of the fifteenth century to modern machine guns and rifles, Small Arms Visual Encyclopedia is a highly illustrated volume that examines all the significant small arms of the world, featuring more than 1000 of the world’s handguns, assault rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and other more esoteric weapons. All the famous weapons of each type are featured, such as the M-16, Colt .44 Magnum and MG42. Each featured small arm is illustrated with an excellent full-color artwork, showing the weapon in great detail with full specifications tables that list country of origin, weights, dimensions and caliber 978-1-907446-98-6, $40.00, $25.99, paperback, 9 x 11.25, 450 pages

Rifles & Muskets Michael E.

Haskew Matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock and caplock; muzzle-loading and breech-loading; revolving and rifling— the history of muskets and rifles is a fascinating journey through the development of firearms technology. From early matchlocks of the 15th century to the latest hunting rifles and assault NEW rifles, this book traces the development of these small arms through their technical revolutions.

978-1-78274-151-0, $34.95,$24.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.75, 224 pages

Pistols & Revolvers Martin J.

Dougherty From early hand cannon of the late 14th century to the latest automatics and machine pistols, Collector’s Guide to Handguns traces the development of these small arms as they evolved over the centuries. From a Thirty Years’ War wheel lock to today’s Beretta 92, from the Luger to the Colt NEW to the latest Ruger, Collector’s Guide to Handguns offers a narrative history of the classics among these firearms. Throughout the book there are technical specifications for featured firearms.Illustrated with more than 200 color and black-and-white artworks and photographs, this book is an expertly written account of the history of sporting and military firearms.

978-1-78274-150-3, $34.95,$24.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.75, 224 pages

Small Arms 1945—Present

Martin J Dougherty Illustrated with outstanding color profile artworks, Small Arms 1945—Present is the definitive study of the small arms equipment of warring nations from the end of World War II, through the Cold War to the current conflict in Afghanistan. Arranged chronologically and by theater of war, the book describes in depth the various models in service with each force, noting the changing uses of small arms and the development of the role of high-powered sniper rifles, such as the M110.

978-1-908273-17-8, $34.95, $20.99, hardback, 7.5 x 9.5, 192 pages

Germany in Uniform—1934

Paul Gaujac Originating from an illustrated document published in Berlin in 1933, this book presents the uniforms of the various units, governmental and political organizations.We discover here not only the traditional branches of the armed forces such as the navy or air force, but also those of customs agents, forest rangers and members of the Nazi party.

To facilitate the reader’s understanding, the two opening chapters are dedicated first to the seizure of power by Hitler, and second to the transformation of the Reichswehr in Wehrmacht, which is a result of the events in the first chapter. The accuracy, the diversity of the representation of uniforms, as well as its aesthetic quality, make this book a valuable document for historians and lovers of uniforms.

978-2-35250-281-4, $34.95, $22.99, paperback, 8.25 x 10, 100 pages

U.S. Army Insignia Pierre

Besnard Towards the end of the Great War, the United States Army started to distinguish its units with cloth shoulder insignia. From 1941, due to the terrific expansion of its numbers, these multicolored shoulder patches became more numerous and contributed to the spirit of the new units. This guide illustrates in full color the insignia worn by Army units, in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, together with a brief history and the main variations.

978-2-35250-300-2, $29.95, $19.99, paperback, 8 x 9.5, 84 pages

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•UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT•

The Centurion Tank

Pat Ware & Brian Delf Few tank designs have been as effective, versatile and long-lived as that of the British Centurion.

Conceived during the Second World War as the answer to the superior German Tiger and Panther tanks and to the lethal 88mm gun, this 52-ton main battle tank incorporated the lessons British designers had 45% learned about armored fighting vehicles during the conflict, and it was free of the major faults that had impaired the other British tank designs of the time. The Centurion was so successful that it served in the British Army and in numerous other armies across the world from 1945 until the 1990s.

Pat Ware’s highly illustrated history of this remarkable tank covers its design and development, its technical specifications and the many variants that were produced. He tells the story from the design brief of 1943, through testing and trials to the tank’s entry into service. In addition, he traces the course of the Centurion’s subsequent career, as it was up-dated, up-gunned and adapted to operate in varied conditions and conflicts all over the world including Korea, the Indo-Pakistan wars,Vietnam and the Arab-Israeli wars.

978-1-78159-011-9, $34.95, $18.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 128 pages

Hitler's Tank Killer

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 50% in battle. Nonetheless they were very successful as tank killers and destroyed, among others, many bunkers, pillboxes and other defenses.

While not considered to be a true tank because it lacked a turret, the gun was mounded directly in the hull, with a low profile to reduce vehicle heights, and had a limited lateral traverse of a few degrees in either direction. Thus, the entire vehicle had to be turned in order to acquire targets. Omitting the turret made production much simpler and less costly, enabling greater numbers to be built. Most assault guns were mounted on the chassis of a Panzer III or Panzer IV, with the resultant model being called either a StuG III or StuG IV respectively. The StuG was one of the most effective tracked vehicles of World War II, and over 10,000 of them were eventually produced.

978-1-84884-174-1, $24.95, $12.99, paperback, 7.5 x 9.5, 160 pages

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The British Soldier

Jean Bouchery The purpose of this book is to collect, in an easily readable form, the basic technical data that concern the British army as engaged in the North-West European campaign between 6th June 1944 and 8th May 1845. The author's aim has been to include as much information as possible, without making any claim to exhaustivity, along clear and simple guidelines.

Special emphasis has been given to the organization of units, a key element in the correct understanding of other chapters.

Those readers who have an interest in contemporary history will then have within their easy reach a reference to data which if frequently referred to, are rarely made explicit in historical works, to which The British Tommy brings but a compliment. Those readers who have an interest in contemporary history will then have within their easy reach a reference to data which if frequently referred to, are rarely made explicit in historical works, to which The British Tommy brings but a compliment.

978-2-35250-203-6, $49.95, $32.99, paperback, 9.5 x 13, 128 pages

Tiger I on the Battlefield

Chris Brown In the seventh part of PeKo Publishing’s photo-monograph series, we deal with the popular German heavy tank, the Tiger I. This publication shows the tank’s major and minor changes through the 105 black-and-white photographs in the book.

978-963-89623-6-2, $41.95, $30.99, hardback, 12 x 8.5, 112 pages, English/Hungarian text

Visual Encyclopedia of Ships David Ross From the dawn of civilization, man has held a fascination with the sea and over the centuries has built myriad ships and sailing craft for an equally diverse range of purposes. Ships:Visual Encyclopedia provides a fascinating at-a-glance guide to more than 1200 of the most important ships from the earliest times to the present day. From the Viking longship through the 16th century galleon to the super carriers and nuclear submarines of the 21st century, Ships:Visual Encyclopedia includes every conceivable type of ship in which man has gone to sea. As well as warships from every century, this book also examines those vessels that have explored the globe, conducted trade, and afforded great adventure, luxury and entertainment. Each ship is illustrated with a profile illustration, accompanied by brief details and specifications, and vessels are arranged chronologically and by use to allow easy comparison.

978-1-907446-24-5, $40.00, $25.99, paperback, 11.25 x 9, 449 pages

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Patton's Third Army at War This is the story of General George S. Patton's magnificent Third Army as it advanced across Nazioccupied Europe and into Hitler's redoubt in the last year of World War II. As America’s own answer to Blitzkrieg, Third Army’s actions from the Normandy coast across France and Germany to Austria gave a new dimension to the term "fluid warfare." They only needed one general order—to seek out the enemy, trap, and destroy them. This they did, relentlessly overcoming every obstacle thrown in their way. Third Army’s story is one of the teamwork, of armor, infantry, and aircraft working together with a perfection that even amazed the Germans, who had always considered themselves the masters of the mobile offensive. Though Third Army is often remembered for its tank spearheads, like the 4th Armored Division, these pages also give credit to the brave infantry divisions which butted their heads against fortresses such as Metz with ultimate success. This book relates the full story of how America’s most dynamic fighting formation led the Allied effort against the Nazis’ seemingly invincible European empire.

978-1-61200-2958, $32.95, hardback, April 2015

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As a new generation of main battle tanks came on line during the 1980s, neither the US nor USSR had the chance to pit them in combat. But once the Cold War between the superpowers waned, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein provided that chance with his invasion of Kuwait. Finally the new US M1A1 tank would see how it fared against the vaunted Soviet-built T-72. This minuteby-minute account of the U.S. breakthrough reveals an intimate, no-holds-barred account of modern warfare.

Based on hours of interviews and archival research this account reveals an intimate accound of modern warfare.

978-1-61200-2927, $32.95, hardback, March 2015

24 Hours at Waterloo Robert Kershaw The epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history—when the events of a single day defined the course of Europe's future. In this vibrant and exhilarating hour-by-hour portrayal of the battle, a renowned historian joins his voice with the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. Masterfully weaving together painstakingly researched eyewitness accounts, diaries and letters—many never before seen or published—this gripping portrayal of Waterloo offers unparalleled authenticity. Kershaw creates an authoritative single-volume biography of this landmark battle.

978-1-61200-2965, $35.00, hardback, April 2015

War's Nomads Frederick Grice

Panzer Operations Hermann Hoth This book, originally published in German in 1956, has now been translated into English, unveiling a wealth of both experiences and analysis about Operation Barbarossa, perhaps the most important military campaign of the 20th century. It begins with Hoth discussing the use of nuclear weapons in future conflicts.This coolheaded post-war reflection, from one of Nazi Germany’s top panzer commanders, is rare enough. But then Hoth dives into his exact command decisions during Barbarossa to reveal insights into how Germany could, and in his view should, have succeeded in the campaign.

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978-1-61200-2699, $32.95, hardback, March 2015

War’s Nomads is an evocative account of one man’s experience of life in a mobile radar unit after the battle of El Alamein as Rommel’s AfrikaKorps was relentlessly pursued across the desert through Egypt, Libya and Tunisia by the Eighth Army. It is the only known detailed account in existence of the small radar units who played a key part in the Western Desert Campaign.

The book sheds light on a key aspect of the Eighth Army’s Western Desert Campaign, the first in which the RAF and the army collaborated closely.

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