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EDITOR SPOTLIGHT – MARTIN MACE, FRONTLINE BOOKS

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side from the continuing centenaries of the First world war, 2015 also marks a number of other important anniversaries. as Frontline Books produces the finest military history publications across all eras and subjects, from ancient Greece and rome to the two world wars and the conflicts of the twenty-first century, the next few months will see a variety of exciting new releases. this year marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign, aspects of which are the subject of a meticulously researched and beautifully written trilogy by the awardwinning journalist and best-selling author John Hamilton. Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero tells the moving story of Hugo throssell who was awarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Hill 60. deeply affected by the scenes he had witnessed before, during, and after the battle, as well as his injuries, throssell became an outspoken opponent of war. He committed suicide aged forty-nine.

In Gallipoli Sniper, John presents a vivid account of the merciless nature of the fighting on Gallipoli by examining the life of Billy Sing. eventually known as the ‘assassin of Gallipoli’, so expert was Sing at his work that he was considered to be the most successful sniper and most feared man on the peninsula. the last book in John’s trilogy, Fatal Charge at Gallipoli, examines one of the bravest, and ultimately most futile, actions of the dardanelles Campaign – the charge of the Light Horse at the nek in august 1915. wave after wave attacked a small stretch of the turkish trenches, but all to no avail, the attack later being described ‘nothing but bloody murder’.

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with the bicentenary of the Battle of waterloo in June 2015, Frontline is launching its new napoleonic Library series. this unparalleled collection of classic works on the napoleonic wars, of which there are many more to come in the months and years ahead, will include many of the finest memoirs and studies of the period, including such invaluable works as Siborne’s Waterloo Letters and Colonel Chesney’s Waterloo Lectures. the invasion of the Channel Islands in 1940 is the subject of the first book in another new series by Frontline, ‘Voices of the Past’. By Simon Hamon, Channel Islands Invaded is the story of the muddled evacuation, of homes abandoned, animals and families left behind, of the German bombing of the islands, the fear of those remaining, and of the very first days of German occupation, told by those involved through original eyewitness accounts and contemporary commentary.

Staying with the events of 1940, a new edition of Men of the Battle of Britain by kenneth G wynn, which is being published in association with the Battle of Britain Memorial trust, is due to appear on 30 June 2015. the trust acquired all rights to the book in 2010, as a result of an anonymous donation, and since then it has made many additions and amendments, as well as adding new photographs. acknowledged worldwide as the standard work of reference giving career details of the allied airmen who qualified for the “immediate” award of the 1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp, Men of the Battle of Britain will undoubtedly be one of the major aviation publishing events of 2015.

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dISCountS aVaILaBLe on aLL tItLeS 9781848326378 320 pages 16 pages b&w plates Hardback £25.00 £20.00 PUBLISHED MAY

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artILLery oF tHe naPoLeonIC warS VoL II

tHe waterLoo arCHIVe: VoLuMe VI

wItH weLLInGton In deStruCtIVe and tHe PenInSuLa ForMIdaBLe

Gareth Glover

Edited by Paul Cowan

David John Blackmore

Kevin Kiley

‘one of the most valuable sources of information available on the campaign of 1815.’ First Empire

this remarkable account was controversial on its release in 1827 for its unvarnished and unsentimental portrayal of the grim war against the French in Spain, the netherlands, Portugal and France itself. a cynic with a highly developed sense of humour, the author was not afraid to criticise his superiors, be they thieving sergeants or officers who were far from gentlemen. editor Paul Cowan draws on little-known diaries and other accounts written by the author’s contemporaries to corroborate and expand on this frank but all too long neglected first-hand picture of the war in the Peninsula as it was really fought.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the British army’s victories over the French at battles such as Blenheim in 1704, Minden and Quebec in 1759, and over the Jacobites at Culloden in 1746, were largely credited to its infantry’s particularly effective and deadly firepower. For the first time, david Blackmore has gone back to original drill manuals and other contemporary sources to discover the reasons behind this.

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napoleon was an artilleryman before he was an emperor. He understood the power and effectiveness of cannon and their ability to pulverise defences, reduce fortresses and destroy attacks. In return, the guns won napoleon battles. this impressive study chronicles the story of the guns and men during the twenty-three years of almost continuous warfare from 1792–1815: from the battlefields of continental europe to the almost primitive terrain of north america and of the seas, lakes and rivers that connected them.

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In the ground-breaking waterloo archive series Gareth Glover has trawled through the archives of europe to unearth a treasure trove of fascinating documents – personal letters to family and friends, private journals and official reports – that have been virtually ignored in many standard histories of the period. In doing so he has provided an invaluable new source which will challenge preconceptions, disprove theories, destroy myths and allow for a complete re-evaluation of many key aspects of the campaign.

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tHe HItLer oPtIonS edited by Kenneth Macksey a thought-provoking NEW study of what might have been.’ British army review In this compelling book, ten leading military historians explore what might have happened if at ten crucial turning-points of the war Hitler had taken a different direction, or how he would have reacted if the allies had changed course. each scenario is based on real situations and decisions that were available and are within the bounds of what could genuinely have occurred. with vivid and realistic descriptions of the ensuing campaigns and battles, the Hitler options is a gripping, thoughtprovoking and, at times, disturbing look at what could have been.

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9781473827622 288 pages 100 illustrations Paperback £14.99 £12.00

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HItLer’S ParatrooPer

war on tHe eaStern tHe GeStaPo Front Jacques Delarue

Gilberto Villahermosa

James Lucas

rudolf witzig entered the history books as the heroic captor of Belgium’s supposedly impregnable fortress eben emael in May 1940 – the first time that glider-borne troops were used in the war. to many people, he is also known as the commander of the battle group that fired the first shots of the tunisian campaign. remarkably, next to nothing has been written about him as an individual. this biography, completed with the full support of witzig’s widow and son, is a comprehensive history of the man and also provides important new detail on the German parachute arm that he served.

a posting to the eastern Front during world war II was rightly regarded with dread by the German soldiers. they were faced by the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. Few of them were to survive the five nightmarish years of struggle. In this classic account leading military historian James Lucas examines different aspects of the fighting from epic battles such as Stalingrad and kursk to a bicycle mounted anti-tank unit fighting against the oncoming russian hordes. told through the experiences of the German soldiers, war on the eastern Front is a unique record of this cataclysmic campaign.

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‘this book won’t let the world forget … It details the background of this terror organization and its formation, the personalities who created it – the Goerings, the Himmlers, the Heydrichs – and how each added to its refinement as an instrument of torture.’ New York Daily News From 1933 to 1945 the Gestapo was nazi Germany’s chief instrument of counter-espionage, political suppression and terror. their notorious reign led to the murder of millions. In this sobering and probing account Jacques delarue, a saboteur arrested by the nazis in occupied France, draws upon his interviews with ex-Gestapo agents to chronicle exactly what they did and how they did it.

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GerMan SeCret weaPonS oF worLd war II Ian Hogg

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the sheer magnitude of the German ‘top secret’ weapons programme in world war II is revealed in this comprehensive study written by one of the world’s great experts on weaponry. Comparisons with allied projects are also drawn. this book explodes some of the myths surrounding Hitler’s secret weapons to reveal a truth all the stranger for being fact.

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LuFtwaFFe x-PLaneS oVer tHe toP Manfred Griehl

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From jet planes and high altitude aircraft to radarequipped fighters configured to deliver chemical weapons, numerous Luftwaffe planes were designed and reached prototype stage but never made it into mass production or battle. In this revelatory guide, renowned German aviation expert Manfred Greihl has painstakingly assembled a valuable selection of images which shows the remarkable range of projects dreamed up by the German designer. Had these innovative projects ever been realised the course of the world war II could have been dramatically different.

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Peter Tsouras, Spencer Jones

Christopher Pugsley

although separated from the modern reader by a full century, the First world war continues to generate controversy and interest as the great event upon which modern history pivoted. this thought-provoking book explores ten alternate scenarios in which the course of the war is changed forever. How would the war have changed had the Germans not attacked France but turned their main thrust against russia; or had the Greeks joined the allies at Gallipoli? what if the americans intervened in 1915, rather 1917? expertly written by leading military historians, this is a compelling and credible look at what might have been.

the definitive account of new Zealand’s role in the disastrous 1915 Gallipoli campaign, when a Britishled expeditionary force met the turkish army in an attempt to wrest control of the dardanelles, comes alive in an updated edition, liberally illustrated and brilliantly analysed by the doyen of military historians. this new title does justice to the reality of this epic campaign, and deserves a place on the shelves of history enthusiasts worldwide.

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Born oF tHe deSert Malcolm James

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Born of the desert is a classic account of the early years of the SaS. the Special air Service was formed in 1941 and quickly earned a reputation for stealth, daring and audacity in the western desert campaign. this elite force utilised the endless expanse of the desert to carry out surprise attacks and hit and run raids behind the afrika korps’ lines, sowing confusion, fear and consternation. Malcolm James served as Medical officer with the SaS throughout 1942 and 1943, and Born of the desert is his atmospheric account of his life in the north african desert, the bitter fighting against Italian and German targets and the forging of a remarkable elite unit.

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tHe BLoody road to InVaSIon tunIS Kenneth Macksey David Rolf

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the battle for tunisia was the culmination of the struggle for north africa in world war II. It saw experienced German and Italian troops, in superb defensive positions, pitted against well-equipped angloamerican units and, from first to last, was a battle of skill and determination. david rolf’s impressive and vivid account provides a blow-by-blow account of the campaign from both the axis and allied perspective.

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‘Convincingly described and excellently illustrated.’ The Daily Telegraph In this brilliant and compelling alternate history the Germans launch the invasion that, in reality, was never more than a plan. realistic, carefully researched and superbly written, this best-selling study is a classic of alternate history and a thought-provoking look at how Britain’s war might have been.

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FroM BoILed BeeF to CHICken tIkka Janet Macdonald Janet Macdonald, author of the acclaimed Feeding nelson’s navy, now turns her attention to food in the British army over the past two centuries. napoleon’s remark ‘an army marches on its stomach’ has become an over-used cliche. It is a simple statement and undoubtedly true, but like many such simple statements, the actuality of what fills that stomach and how it is provided is far more complex.

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SParta: unFIt For eMPIre Godfrey Hutchinson

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while noting the political issues, Godfrey Hutchinson’s focus is upon the strategic and tactical elements of warfare in a period almost wholly coinciding with the reign of the brilliant commander, agesilaos, one of the joint kings of Sparta, who, astonishingly, campaigned successfully into his eighties.

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BattLeS oF tHe Greek and roMan worLdS John Drogo Montagu

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‘an invaluable addition to a Grecoroman period reference collection.’

Military History magazine this comprehensive reference book presents, in an exciting and vivid style, all land and sea battles of the Greek and roman worlds from the start of recorded history to the end of the roman republic.

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tHe SPartan arMy

deFeat oF roMe

J F Lazenby

Gareth C. Sampson

For at least two centuries the Spartan army was the most formidable war machine in Greece; the purpose of this book is to show the reasons for this. Professor Lazenby looks first at the composition, training and organization of the army, tracing its roots back to the eighth century BC. the second part analyses some of the main campaigns – thermopylai, Plataea, Sphakteria, Mantineia, the nemea, koroneia, Lechaion and Leuktra. the final part continues the story to the end of Greek independence.

In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern turkey. Crassus’ defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an extraordinary disaster for rome. the event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle for power in the roman republic and curtailed the empire’s eastward expansion. Gareth Sampson, in this challenging and original study, reconstructs the Carrhae campaign in fine detail, reconsiders the policy of imperial expansion and gives a fascinating insight into the opponents the romans confronted in the east – the Parthians

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roMe VerSuS CartHaGe

tHe roMan BarBarIan warS

BrutuS: CaeSar’S aSSaSSIn

eaGLeS In tHe duSt

Christa Steinby

Ludwig Heinrich Dyck

Dr Kirsty Corrigan

the epic struggle between Carthage and rome, two of the superpowers of the ancient world, is most famous for land battles in Italy, on the Iberian peninsula and in north africa. But warfare at sea, which played a vital role in the First and Second Punic wars, rarely receives the attention it deserves. and it is the monumental clashes of the Carthaginian and roman fleets in the Mediterranean that are the focus of Christa Steinby’s absorbing study.

the history of the ‘barbarian’ peoples of europe is filled with dramatic wars and migrations. their greatest challenge was their struggle with the might of rome. the romans themselves admired the size and strength of the barbarians, which, combined with a life of hardship and intertribal warfare, made them dangerous opponents. this book narrates these clashes between rome and its tribal foes, from the foundation of rome to the battle of the teutoberg Forest in a fast-paced and accessible style.

the battle of adrianople (ad 378), in which emperorValens lost his life, is regarded as one of the worst defeats ever suffered by roman arms. ammianus Marcellinus, a contemporary, called it the worst massacre since Cannae, nearly 600 years before. Modern historians have accorded it great significance both at a tactical level, due to the success of Gothic cavalry over the vaunted roman infantry, and strategically, often citing it as the beginning of the end for the empire. adrian CoombsHoar untangles the debate that still surrounds the battle with an insightful account that draws on the latest research.

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Adrian Coombs-Hoar

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although Marcus Junius Brutus is one of the most famous, or infamous, conspirators of rome and the ancient world, if not of all time, most only know of this historical figure through the literary medium of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar. Furthermore, any interest in Brutus has tended to focus only on events surrounding Caesar’s murder. this biography instead considers Brutus in his historical context, gathering details from ancient evidence and piecing together, as far as possible, his whole life. as the first dedicated biography in over 30 years, this full and balanced reconsideration of this significant roman republican is long overdue.

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SwordS and CIneMa tHe MadneSS oF aLexander tHe Jeremiah McCall Great the epic battles of the Classical

tHe SeLeukId eMPIre oF antIoCHuS III (223–187 BC)

world have been a rich source of inspiration to film makers since the beginning of cinema and the genre has gained renewed popularity ever since ridley Scott’s Gladiator. But what does Hollywood get right and wrong about weapons, organization, tactics and the experience of combat? did the Spartans really fight clad only in their underpants against mysterious, silver-masked assassins? this original book discusses the merits of battle scenes in selected movies and along the way gives the reader an interesting overview of ancient battle. a must for serious students of ancient warfare and movie buffs alike.

Richard A Gabriel

John D Grainger

over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about alexander the Great, most hailing him as possibly the greatest general ever. However, richard Gabriel’s radical reappraisal concludes that the evidence does not support such claims. the author presents alexander as a misfit within his own warrior society, attempting to overcompensate. a thoroughly unstable character, he committed brutal atrocities that would today have him vilified as a monstrous psychopath.

the second volume in John d Grainger’s history of the Seleukid empire is devoted to the reign of antiochus III. often remembered only for losing the battle of Magnesia, antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful rulers of the age.

Having emerged victorious from civil war in 223, his campaigns gradually reunified and then extended the empire. then came intervention in Greece and the clash with rome, leading to the defeat at Magnesia. despite this, antiochus remained ambitious to the end. when he died in 187 BC the empire was still one of the world’s most powerful states.

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HurrICane SQuadron aCe

SnIPer oF tHe SkIeS

Nick Thomas

this is the riveting biographical account of the life, times and airborne exploits of George Frederick ‘Screwball’ Beurling, dSo, dFC, dFM, the most successful Canadian fighter pilot of the Second world war and one of the greatest international fighter pilots of all time. this publication serves as a tribute to his career and legacy.

Nick Thomas

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this new and engaging biography profiles a pilot who, until now, hasn’t been the subject of such a thorough booklength study. the story of his career is incredibly entertaining, featuring a number of hair-raising episodes, and is sure to appeal to fans of aviation history as well as the more general reader seeking out an action-packed biography offering fresh insights into one of the most pivotal conflicts of the twentieth century.

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GrouP CaPtaIn JoHn My war In tHe aIr ‘Joe’ CoLLIer dSo, 1916 dFC and Bar ‘Contact’ Captain Alan Bott MC Simon Gooch Group Captain John ‘Joe’ Collier dSo, dFC and Bar was a key player during some of the most dynamic episodes of wwII history. Closely involved in the planning of the famed dambuster raid, as well as the attack on Peenemunde’s V-weapons research station, he also wrestled with the problem of how to prevent ‘buzzbombs’ and rocket attacks on London. this riveting biography relays his life story for the very first time.

originally published under the title an airman’s outing, this magnificent title chronicles the daily life of the Flying officer during the Great war. touchingly dedicated to ‘the Fallen of umpty Squadron r.F.C.’, Bott chronicles the lives and losses of his squadron as they carried out their duties over France in 1916. a modest and unflinching account of Great war aviation, Bott neither aggrandises nor dismisses any achievement of his crack squadron.

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tHe Few: FIGHt For tHe SkIeS Philip Kaplan

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In this new pictorial history from Philip kaplan, the perspectives of both raF and Luftwaffe airmen are considered within the wider context of one of the most iconic and pivotal conflicts of modern history. accounts and photographs of some of the most notable participants caught up in the proceedings include; al deere, Geoffrey Page, Brian kingcome, Peter townsend, Bob doe and Ginger Lacey.

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CoMBIned round tHe CLoCk BoMBInG oFFenSIVe

CoaStaL CoMMand’S tHe royaL aIr ForCe aIr war aGaInSt tHe In tHe CoLd war, GerMan u-BoatS 1950–1970

Philip Kaplan

Norman Franks

Ian Proctor

this book summarises the story of how raF Coastal Command overcame the German u-boat danger during the Second world war and how the escalation of the u-boat war promoted the development of antisubmarine warfare, leading to victory over this menace in the atlantic. the exploits and achievements of the men who made up raF Coastal Command are relayed in words and images in this thrilling new addition to the esteemed Images of war series.

In this book, Ian Proctor uses over 150 highly evocative colour images from a single remarkable air Ministry collection to portray the raF and its personnel between 1950 and 1970. He provides a selected insight into service life, the aircraft, recruitment and training, and the operations and exercises undertaken by the raF during a twenty year period of the Cold war.

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First-hand accounts from both american and British bomber pilots feature. an account of the dramatic attack at Peenemunde is included as well as a host of accounts of the 3 december 1943 raF bombing raid on Berlin. they work to create a real sense of precisely what ‘round the clock’ actually meant, as these concentrated attacks drained pilots of every ounce of energy they possessed.

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For more special offers visit www.pen-and-sword.co.uk 9781473827950 304 pages Illustrated in colour throughout Hardback £30.00 £24.00 PUBLISHED APR

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raF In CaMera: 1950S MItSuBISHI Zero Keith Wilson

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this photographic record of the raF during the 1950s looks set to appear widely.

Featuring varied and dynamic visual representation throughout, the events of this important decade are enlivened to great effect. Shots of aircraft utilised during the course of the Cold war feature, as do highly intriguing photographs of the thor Intermediate range Ballistic Missiles, stored on Bomber Command bases towards the end of the decade. each chapter focusses on a specific year, relaying all the most fascinating highlights. this is a colourful, insightful and image-packed history, told with narrative flair and a clear passion for the subject matter at hand.

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Peter C Smith

NEW this is a thrilling new narrative history of one of the most formidable aircraft of all time; the Mitsubishi Zero.

Symbolising the might of Imperial Japan during the Second world war, the design features that set this aircraft apart from its contenders also forced allied engineering developments as new design plans were put into action in an effort to ward off the Japanese threat. an intriguing history, from inspired inception to the desperate dying days of the Second world war which saw the Mitsubishi employed in reckless kamikaze attacks, this new publication profiles a fighter aircraft like no other.

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PeGaSuS – tHe Heart BLue dIaMondS oF tHe HarrIer Michael John William Napier Andrew Dow this book takes an in-depth look at the engine’s original design concept, initial production and flight testing.

It then goes on to explain how the developments and improvements have been made over the ensuing years and includes experiences of operational combat flying, both from land and sea.the book is written in a non technical style that makes comfortable reading for all enthusiasts and historians and is copiously illustrated with many previously unseen photographs and diagrams.

NEW In the seven decades since the Second world war, 14 Squadron has operated a wide array of aircraft types (Mosquitoes, Vampires, Venoms, Hunters, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars and tornados) in a fascinating variety of roles. For much of this time, the Squadron was based in Germany at the front line of the Cold war, but it also participated in the Gulf war in 1991, in operations over Iraq from 1991–2009, in the kosovo conflict in 2000 and latterly during the war in afghanistan, firstly with the tornado Gr4 and then with the Shadow r1. today the Squadron operates in great secrecy in an Intelligence, Surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance role.

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a HIStory oF tHe VoICeS In FLIGHt: BattLe oF BrItaIn raF eSCaPerS and FIGHter aSSoCIatIon eVaderS In wwII

VoICeS In FLIGHt: tHe weLLInGton BoMBer

BoMBInG GerMany: tHe FInaL PHaSe

Geoff Simpson

Martin Bowman

Martin Bowman

In 1945 it was announced that allied airmen who had taken part in the Battle of Britain in 1940 would be entitled to the “immediate” award of the 1939–1945 Star, with Battle of Britain Clasp. In 1958 the Battle of Britain Fighter association (BBFa) was formed, with full membership only available to holders of the award. Geoff Simpson has now been invited by the association to use these archives as the basis of a book on the history of the organisation.

during the Second world war, 156 raF men successfully escaped from German Pow camps in western europe. a further 1,975 men evaded capture after having been shot down over this same territory. Martin Bowman has drawn together tales of just a handful of these men, illustrating the bravery and resourcefulness that characterised their experiences. By bringing these stories together, Bowman is able to capture an authentic sense of the times at hand and the reality of life as an escaper/ evader during this tumultuous and incredibly dangerous time.

Martin Bowman has drawn together a selection of first-hand pilot testimonies in an effort to record authentically the experience of flying the much-mythologised wellington during one of the most challenging eras of aviation history. the book is supplemented by two plate sections of stirring b&w images.

on the night of February 23/24 1945, a force of Lancaster bombers targeted 1,825 tonnes of bombs on the central area of the German city of Pforzheim.

In just 22 minutes, 17,600 people were killed and 83 per cent of the city was destroyed. this is the story of that raid, set within the wider context of the war. the final months of Bomber Command activity are explored fully and the morality, efficacy, and sheer destructive force of their offensive strategy is surveyed in detail.

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FLIGHt CraFt 3: Hawker HurrICane

FLIGHt CraFt 4: aVro LaSt oF tHe LanCaSter 1945-1964 LanCaSterS

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Tony O’Toole with Neil Robinson and Martin Derry

Neil Robinson, Martin Derry

Martin Bowman

Peter C. Smith

the avro Lancaster, NEW such a stalwart of the skies during the Second world war, also enjoyed a colourful and exciting post-war career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to focus on here, profiling the aircraft type across its many variants. Colour photographs, profiles, 2-views and instructional model-making content all feature.

a trawl through the history of the Lancaster bomber, celebrating the aircraft itself alongside all the individuals who witnessed the last of its glory days. Photographs and firsthand testimonies bring to life this Goliath of the skies, revered by generations of pilots and civilians alike. Penned by respected aviation historian Martin Bowman, this release will make a welcome addition to the library of any discerning enthusiast.

In this brand new publication from eminent historian Peter C. Smith, we are regaled with the engaging and often incredibly disturbing history of the kamikaze tradition in Japanese culture. tracing its history right back to the original divine wind (major natural typhoons) that saved Japan from invaders in ancient history, Smith explores the subsequent resurrection of the cult of the warrior in the late nineteenth century.

this new edition to NEW the Flight Craft series profiles the iconic Hawker Hurricane. Split into three primary sections, it offers a concise yet informative history of the Hurricane’s development, operational career and design improvements, which includes over 80 contemporary photographs with detailed captions.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – NORMAN FRIEDMAN

d

r norman Friedman is america’s leading naval analyst and warship historian. a physicist by training, but an historian by inclination, he brings a unique combination of technical knowledge and deeply researched context to any subject he studies. His early work at the prestigious think-tank the Hudson Institute during the Cold war era gave him experience of divining the wider significance to Soviet naval policy of their warship designs – why they were built and equipped in the way they were, and what that revealed about the strategy and tactics they were intended to pursue. this search for the driving forces behind warship design became the corner stone of his approach to historical subjects, seen from the beginning in his ground-breaking first book Battleship design and development published in 1978. over thirty books later, his work is widely appreciated for its unique ability to make connections between technical, economic and political issues that explain why warships turn out the way they do, rather than simply describing their characteristics. His reputation for novel insights into even well-studied topics makes every new Friedman book an eagerly anticipated event for enthusiasts and naval historians – and few have generated so-much pre-publication comment as his latest, the British Battleship, which promises something new on one of the most popular subjects in the field.

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Seaforth World Naval revieW 2015

germaN Naval Camouflage

Edited by Conrad Waters

Eric Leon, John Asmussen

NEW launched in 2009, this annual has rapidly established a reputation as an authoritative but affordable summary of all that has happened in the naval world in the previous twelve months. it combines the standing features of regional surveys with one-off major articles on noteworthy new ships and other important developments.

Previous editions available; see website for details.

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this book completes a highly original and superbly illustrated two-volume survey of german naval camouflage and markings in the Nazi era. on first publication in 2012 the 1939–1941 volume was quickly recognised by warship enthusiasts and modelmakers as a major step forward in the understanding of a complex and much debated topic. it is already considered the standard reference, and this second volume is keenly awaited.

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YaNgtze ShoWdoWN

Robert C Stern

Brian Izzard

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the outcome of much of the maritime warfare in the Second World War was decided by the torpedo or the aerial bomb, making relatively recent warship types, the submarine and aircraft carrier, the new arbiters naval conflict. Yet despite this, there was a surprising number of traditional ship-to-ship engagements involving the big guns of battleships and cruisers. this book recounts some of the most important, technically interesting, or obscure of these gunfire duels in a narrative that combines pacy storytelling with an in-depth understanding of the factors influencing victory or defeat.

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the attack on the British frigate amethyst on the Yangtze river by Chinese Communists in 1949 made world headlines. there was even more publicity when the ship made a dramatic escape after being trapped for 101 days. the ‘Yangtze incident’ was even made into a feature film, which depicted the ship and her crew as innocent victims of Communist aggression. the truth was more complex, and so sensitive that the government intended that some of the files should be closed until 2030. however, these have now been released and in making use of these documents this book is the first to tell the full story.

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Lennarth Petersson

employing superb, clear draughtsmanship this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period foreand-aft vessels.the rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex task that any modeller has to accomplish; the intricacies can be daunting and visual references limited. the author’s first book, rigging Period Ship Models, was a triumph of clarity for those needing to decipher the complexities of square rig.

the rigging of period ship models is the most complex task which any modeller has to take on, for an eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile on mile of rigging, more than 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. to reduce this in scale, and yet retain an accurate representation, is an awesome undertaking. this now classic work untangles the complex web, and, using some 400 drawings, the author shows clearly how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards and sails.

the practice of piracy taught english seamen how to fight and, when the nation was at its greatest peril, in 1588, it was pirates who kept the armada away from the coast. effingham, Grenville, ralegh and drake, became ‘admirals all for england’s sake’, but this highly original book argues that their deeply ingrained piratical approach to naval warfare almost allowed the armada to succeed. this is only one of a number of startling insights into the reality of elizabethan naval policy offered by this honest and eminently readable reappraisal.

the emergence of a sea-power brought with it revolutionary ship designs and new weapon-fits, all with the object of making english warships feared on the seas in which they sailed. along with this came the absorption of new navigational skills and a breed of sailor who fought for his living. Indeed, the english were able to harness the avarice of the merchant and the ferocity of the pirate to the needs of the state to create seamen who feared God and little else. Men schooled as corsairs rose to command the state’s navy and their background and self-belief defeated all who came against them.

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tHe Great war at Sea: a naVaL atLaS 1914-1919

tHe naVaL FLank oF tHe LuSItanIa Story tHe Hood tHe weStern Front Peeke, Jones & Walsh-Johnson BattaLIon

Marcus Faulkner

this new book tells the story of the creation, purpose, operations and career of the Marinekorps Flandern. the Flanders harbours should have allowed the German navy to strike dangerous blows at vital British traffic in the Channel and southern north Sea but the Marine korps was unable to fulfill the great expectations of von tirpitz. the author not only explains how the German conducted operations, but also explains how the opportunites presented by the Flemish occupation were wasted away. a significant and insightful book on an important theatre of the war.

with more than 125 beautifully designed maps and charts, the atlas sets out to visualise the great sea battles as well as the smaller operations, convoys, skirmishes and sinkings. no other work has attempted such an ambitious coverage of the naval war in this period and it will become the definitive reference work for enthusiasts and historians as well as general readers fascinated by the naval war that extended across all the world’s oceans and had such a significant impact on the outcome of the war.

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Mark Karau

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the Lusitania Story is the complete story of this most famous ocean liner, told for the first time in a single volume. the Lusitania is today most remembered for controversy surrounding her loss by a German submarine attack in 1915, during the First world war. But this book also tells of her life before that cataclysmic event. It tells of the ground-breaking advances in maritime engineering that she represented, as well as a hitherto unheard of degree of opulence.

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Leonard Sellers the Hood Battalion saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First world war, particularly at antwerp, in the Gallipoli Campaign and then again on the western Front at the ancre, at Gavrelle, and at Passchendaele. Len Sellers, whose interest in the Hood Battalion was first aroused when he discovered that his great-uncle had served with them, lets the participants tell their own story, having expended prodigious labour in unearthing the many first-hand accounts of the Hood’s exploits included in this book. It is indeed a tale told by heroes.

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GILGIt reBeLLIon William Brown this is a remarkable account of how one young officer changed the course of history. without Major Brown’s initiative Gilgit would have gone to India rather than Pakistan with huge ramifications for the region. using rare first hand experiences of life in an outpost of the empire in the 1940s the author looks at whether Brown should be regarded as a mutineer or hero.

9781783032914 264 pages 16pp b&w plates Hardback £25.00 £20.00

BrItISH MILItary oPeratIonS In aden and radFan Nick Van der Bijl the book examines the military history of aden Colony from 1839 including the fractious turn of the century Border Commissions with turkey and the defeat of British forces near aden by the turks in 1915. Great Britain successfully defended the base for the rest of the Great war and throughout the Second world war. aden was a key British base east of Suez for over 100 years and the story of the British occupation and withdrawal has not been told in detail before.

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aden InSurGenCy Jonathan Walker

NEW aden Insurgency is the extraordinary story of Britain’s last colonial conflict. using a wide range of recently released archive and eye-witness accounts, the author charts the collapse of the South arabian state. Set against a background of ruthless political ambition, these events shaped the yemen of today.’this detailed and meticulously researched account charts the political and military aspects of the conflict from the grand strategic to the sub-tactical and from the corridors of whitehall to streets, sewers and mountains of South arabia.’Military Historical Society

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LoGIStICS In tHe FaLkLandS war Kenneth L Privratsky while many books have been written on the Falklands war, this is the first to focus on the vital aspect of logistics. the challenges were huge; the lack of preparation time; the urgency; the huge distances involved; the need to requisition ships from trade to name but four. after a brief discussion of events leading to argentina’s invasion the book describes in detail the rush to reorganise and deploy forces, despatch a large task force, the innovative solutions needed to sustain the task Force, the vital staging base at ascension Island, the in-theatre resupply, the set-backs and finally the restoring of order after victory.

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HaMILton and GaLLIPoLI Evan McGilvray

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this is a reappraisal of Sir Ian Hamilton VCs controversial command of the Gallipoli campaign.

Hamilton has often been criticized for this failure and seen as the stereotypical British general clinging to outdated thinking. this fresh assessment, drawing on original archival research, shows that Hamilton did display some progressive ideas and a realization that warfare was rapidly changing.

Like all generals of this period he faced the challenge of unprecedented technological and tactical revolution as well as the political and media battle.

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tHe GaLLIPoLI NEW exPerIenCe reConSIdered

GaLLIPoLI: tHe a MarIne at ottoMan CaMPaIGn GaLLIPoLI and on tHe weStern Front Edward J Erickson

Peter Liddle

‘Superb new book on the ottoman perspective of Gallipoli. erickson has provided extensive insights into the preparations for and execution of the defense of Gallipoli. He has drawn on multiple turkish sources, including detailed maps….[His] insights place the campaign into a clearer perspective, dousing many of the traditional views of the ottoman army that have been perpetrated in the english literature….Highly recommended.’ Great War Forum

the Gallipoli Campaign is generally viewed as a disastrous failure of the First world war, inadequately redeemed by the heroism of the soldiers and sailors who were involved in the fighting. a balanced evaluation of the Gallipoli gamble, and of the political and military leadership, are the challenging tasks which Peter Liddle sets himself in his new study of the campaign and the experience of the men who served in it.

Harry Askin, Edited by Jean Baker, Nicola Woollaston, Gaynor Newlyn Harry askin was 22 NEW when he enlisted at nottingham in September 1914 and was sent to train with the royal Marines at Portsmouth. He set sail with the Mediterranean expeditionary Force in late February 1915. on 25 april he was towed ashore to Gallipoli. So began a nine month ordeal of constant fighting and shelling on that bare and desperate Peninsula. In this diary he captures the atmosphere of danger and death.

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an aLternatIVe HIStory oF BrItaIn: tHe enGLISH CIVIL war

GenGHIS kHan and tHe MonGoL war MaCHIne

Timothy Venning

as a soldier and general, statesman and empire-builder, Genghis khan is an almost legendary figure. as Chris Peers shows, in this concise and authoritative study, he possessed exceptional gifts as a leader and manager of men – he ranks among the greatest military commanders – but he can only be properly understood in terms of the Mongol society and traditions he was born into. He looks in detail at the military skills, tactics and ethos of the Mongol soldiers, and at the advantages and disadvantages they had in combat with the soldiers of more settled societies.

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timothy Venning explores the turning points of the english Civil war and reveals how things might easily have been different. For example, what if Charles I had attacked London without delay after victory at edgehill? Could this have ended the war in 1642? explore these scenarios and many more.

Chris Peers

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Peter Hoskins with Anne Curry

an aLternatIVe HIStory oF BrItaIn: tHe warS oF tHe roSeS

Henry V’s english army NEW triumphed over the French at agincourt in northern France on 25 october 1415 in one of the defining battles of the Hundred years war. Six hundred years later this famous event still excites passionate interest and provokes controversy, yet there are no up-to-date guides to the 1415 campaign, the battle itself and the aftermath. that is why the publication of this practical and authoritative guidebook by Peter Hoskins and anne Curry is so timely.

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READ ABOUT YOUR TOWN DURING THE GREAT WAR townS and CItIeS In PortSMoutH In tHe tHe Great war Great war on 4 august 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. originally perceived as a short campaign to curtail Germanic imperialism, it developed into a four-year long war of attrition. the Great war is justifiably associated with the horrors of trench warfare and the death of a generation but history has overlooked the home fronts’ colossal contribution to victory. this is the fascinating, but forgotten story of how these towns and cities provided the sinews for war, and made a significant contribution to the comprehensive defeat of Germany.

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oxFord In tHe Great war

ISLe oF wIGHt In tHe Great war

Sarah Quail

Malcolm Graham

Meirion Trow

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PLyMoutH In tHe Great war

exeter In tHe Great Crewe In tHe Great war war

Derek Tait

Derek Tait

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SunderLand In tHe Great war

SwanSea In tHe Great war

Clive Dunn, Gillian Dunn

Bernard Lewis

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SoutHaMPton In tHe Great war

york In tHe Great war

CardIFF and tHe VaLLeyS In tHe Great war

John J Eddleston

Karyn Burnham

Gary Dobbs

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Peter Ollerhead

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CHeSter In tHe Great war Susan Chambers

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Barrow-In-FurneSS In tHe Great war

rotHerHaM In tHe Great war

CHeLMSFord In tHe Great war

Vivien Teasdale

Ruth Mansergh

Margaret Drinkall

Jonathan Swan

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LaIndon In tHe Great war

SHrewSBury In tHe Great war

LInCoLn In tHe Great war

LIVerPooL In tHe Great war

Ken Porter and Stephen Wynn

Dorothy Nicolle

Louise Blackah

Stephen McGreal

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waSHInGton In tHe Great war

ISLe oF Man In tHe Great war

aLderSHot In tHe Great war

Peter Welsh

Caroline Smith

Murray Rowlands

newCaStLe-uPontyne In tHe Great war

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CoVentry In tHe Great war

GLoSSoP In tHe Great war

nottInGHaM In tHe Great war

Leonard Markham

Glynis Cooper

Carol Lovejoy Edwards

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Craig Armstrong

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duMFrIeSSHIre In tHe Great war Timothy McCracken

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JoHnnY get Your gun John F Tucker the author contrasts the beauties of the French countryside with the ugliness of widespread death and destruction, and paints a picture of French country life hardly less squalid than the soldiers’ own lot. But above all, he makes the reader realise what it was like to fight in the war to end all wars.these are the memoirs of one infantryman, but through his eyes a vivid canvas of the whole war gradually unfolds. originally published in 1978, this edition brings this classic book back into print for the great War Centenary and includes a new introduction from eminent author nigel Cave.

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From Colonial Warrior to WeStern Front FlYer

Have You Forgotten Yet?

Carole McEntee-Taylor

this book tells the story of an infantry officer on the Western Front from 1915–1918, and differs from others of this genre by virtue of several features: the writer’s introspective reflections on the traumatic events in which be was involved; his shrewd character sketches of his fellow officers; his strange mystical experience on the banks of the river Somme; the poignant juxtaposition of desolation wreaked by the war and his intense love of natural history, particularly birds and wild flowers. above all he believed that the whole war was a hideous mistake.

Sydney Herbert Bywater Harris was an adventurer, a man possessed of great courage and charm, who fulfilled every schoolboy fantasy and really did ‘live the dream’. a real ‘Boys own’ adventure detailing the five wars he was involved with. a remarkable life led in an era of endless possibilities...

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LetterS FroM tHe trenCHeS Jacqueline Wadsworth

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Letters from the trenches reveals what people really thought and felt during the conflict and covers all social classes and groups – from officers to conscripts, servicewomen to conscientious objectors. Jacqueline wadsworth skilfully uses the letters to tell the human story of the First world war – what mattered to Britain’s soldiers, sailors and airmen and their feelings about the war; how the conflict changed people; and how life continued on the Home Front.

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BeFore aCtIon – wILLIaM noeL HodGSon and tHe 9tH deVonS

LetterS FroM a SoLdIer oF FranCe 1914–1915

FoLLow Me! I wILL Lead you!

Preface by André Chevrillon

Charlotte Zeepvat

In March 1915, a young French artistturned soldier went missing in action.

He left behind a remarkable series of letters which, due to wartime security, had to be edited and published anonymously under the title Letters of a Soldier 1914–1915. this powerful volume was for many years out of print, but this new edition corrects that unhappy situation and provides an english speaking readership with a rare and much needed insight into what it meant to experience the Great war from the sharp end during the desperate struggles of the French army fighting for its survival in 1914 and 1915.

‘Follow me! I will lead you!’ were the last words of Lt. Col. George Brenton Laurie, who commanded the 1st Battalion royal Irish rifles and was killed at neuve Chapelle in March, 1915. He died with his revolver in hand while leading his men in an assault on the German lines. Laurie left behind a remarkable collection of letters, which provide us with a privileged insight into the day to day experience of a battalion commander and his struggles to make sense of the developing madness of trench warfare.

the Great war may have made Hodgson’s reputation as a poet but it also killed him. Like so many of his generation he was an unlikely soldier and this first ground-breaking biography explores his early life and his reasons for abandoning it and volunteering for the army. today Hodgson is remembered as one of the ill-fated 9th Battalion the devonshire regiment whose fate in the opening moments of the Battle of the Somme has become one of the emblematic stories of the most costly day in British military history.

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t-34 Anthony Tucker-Jones anthony tucker-Jones’s photographic history of this exceptional armoured vehicle follows its story through the course of the war, from its debut against the wehrmacht during operation Barbarossa, through the tide-turning Soviet victories at Stalingrad and kursk and on to the final battle for Berlin.

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naZI HItLer’S LIGHt tHe rISe oF ConCentratIon PanZerS at war HItLer CaMP Paul Thomas Trevor Salisbury CoMMandantS using 250 rare and In 1945, amidst the ruins of a unpublished photographs bomb-damaged German 1933–1945

GerMan arMy on tHe eaStern Front – tHe adVanCe

Ian Baxter

home a tattered book, deutschland erwache, was recovered as a souvenir by a British soldier. this rare and invaluable primary resource now forms the basis of the rise of Hitler Illustrated, which is a photographic record of Hitlers’ rise to power.

German army on the eastern Front – the advance is a highly illustrated record of the extraordinary feat of arms that saw the nazi armies drive deep into the vast terrain of the Soviet union, to the gates of Stalingrad and Moscow.

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using many rare and unpublished images this book identifies and delves into the characters of the notorious men who were instrumental in one of the greatest crimes against humanity in world history.

together with detailed captions and accompanying text, Hitler’s Light Panzers at war provides a unique insight into the many variants that saw action on the battlefield. It provides a vivid account of light Panzer operational deployment from the early Blitzkrieg campaigns to the final demise of the nazi war machine.

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Ian Baxter

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an extraordInary ItaLIan IMPrISonMent Brian Lett this book tells the story of prisoner of war camp PG 21, at Chieti, Italy, between august 1942 and September 1943. Superbly researched and written, this book offers a unique insight into a notorious Italian camp and exposes the shocking mistreatment by the prison staff.

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VICtory In ItaLy Richard Doherty while the main focus in early 1945 was on the advance to the Fatherland, 15 army Group’s 5th (uS) and 8th (British) armies were achieving remarkable results in northern Italy. this book describes exemplary generalship, tactics and fighting skills, showing that the great final battle in Italy will long stand in history as one of the most famous episodes of the Second world war.

FIFtH arMy In ItaLy 1943–1945

tHe war In ItaLy 1943–1944

Ian Blackwell

Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

the uS Fifth army first saw action during the Salerno Landings in September 1943. while commanded by uS Lieutenant General Mark Clark, from the outset one of its two Corps was the x (British) Corps; the other V1 (uS) Corps. this superbly researched book objectively examines the performance of Fifth army against its complex and troublesome backdrop. the author’s findings make for informative and fascinating reading.

this unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history. this book offers a unique insight into what happened from those in command and gives for the first time a full collection of despatches reports.

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arMoured warFare tHe aFGHan war In tHe VIetnaM war Anthony Tucker-Jones

tHe VIetnaM war

Fred C Goode

Michael Green

this is the extraordinary true story of a British Commando in Burma who, cut off behind enemy lines, walked 2,000 miles towards India and freedom in 1942, but was betrayed to the invading Japanese only 20 miles short of his destination, tortured by the infamous kempeitai and finally incarcerated as a Pow in rangoon’s notorious Central Jail for the rest of the war. while not an educated man, Fred tells his extraordinary story of endurance and survival with brutal honesty. His account makes for compelling reading.

Historian and collector Michael Green shows in this fascinating and graphically illustrated book that the two wars that engulfed Indochina and north and South Vietnam over 30 years were far more armoured in nature than typically thought of. By skilful use of imagery and descriptive text he describes the many variants deployed and their contribution. this fine book brings details and images of all these diverse weaponry to the reader in one volume.

anthony tucker-Jones, in this photographic history of tet – and of american involvement in the struggle against the forces of the Viet Cong and the regular north Vietnamese army – uses over 180 contemporary images, colour and b&w, to show all sides of the conflict and to reassess a defining moment in the protracted and bitter campaign against communism in South-east asia.

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Anthony Tucker-Jones

drugs, war and terrorism were the unholy trinity that brought the uSled air campaign crashing down on the taliban regime in afghanistan in october 2001 in operation enduring Freedom, and this photographic history is a graphic introduction to it. anthony tucker-Jones covers the entire course of the conflict, from the initial air war, the battle for the white Mountains and tora Bora, the defeat of the taliban, the escape of bin Laden and the grim protracted security campaign that followed – an asymmetrical war of guerrilla tactics and improvised explosive devices that is going on today.

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tHe CIVILIan BoMB dISPoSInG earL Kerin Freeman Charles ‘Jack’ Henry George Howard, GC, 20th earl of Suffolk & Berkshire, born into the noble formidable House of Howard, possessed extraordinary courage.

Jack became an earl at the age of eleven after his father died in wwI in Mesopotamia. the Holy trinity were the only world war II civilian casualties working in Bomb disposal. king George VI in 1941 awarded the 20th earl the George Cross for his work for his country, the highest gallantry award for civilians, as well as for members of the armed forces, in actions for which purely military honours would not normally be granted.

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a woMan In tHe SHadow oF tHe SeCond worLd war

tHe adVentureS and InVentIonS oF Stewart BLaCker

Helena Hall Edited by Linda Grace, Margaret Nicolle

Barnaby Blacker

Helena Hall’s daily diary of the war years, from 1940 to 1945, is one of the most vivid, detailed and evocative personal records of the Second world war as it was experienced by people living in an english village. this diary allows the reader today to connect directly with the wartime past and to see events clearly, as they were seen at the time.

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NEW Stewart Blacker was a remarkable figure. His inventions were used with significant effect in both ww1 and ww2. as an aviation pioneer, flying (and crashing) planes soon after the wright Brothers, he found himself in charge his Majesty’s air Force at the outset of ww1. this fascinating biography has been compiled by Stewart’s Grandson, Barnaby.

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a SPy’S London Roy Berkeley In ‘this remarkable book’ (as intelligence historian nigel west describes it in his Foreword), the reader will be struck by the vibrancy of history made real. author roy Berkeley has gone behind the facades of ordinary buildings, in the city that west calls ‘the espionage capital of the world’, to remind us that the history of intelligence has often been made in such mundane places. with his evocative photographs and compelling observations, Berkeley ensures that we will never see the streets of London – or these particular actors on the stage of history – in quite the same way again.

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a GerMan GeneraL on tHe eaStern Front

FaCInG FearFuL oddS

FIVe Four wHISkey

orde wInGate

Robert Sweatmon

Simon Anglim

John Jay

Johannes Hurter, Translated by Christine Brocks

alec Jay was captured at Calais with other surviving members of his Battalion after four days of fighting on 26 May 1940. as a British Jew, his situation as a Pow was especially perilous but this did not deter him from being a difficult prisoner who organised a successful protest strike. we also learn of his five escape attempts and the punishment he received on re-capture. when he finally succeeded, he teamed up and fought the nazis alongside a band of Czech partisans.this is an unusually powerful account of a brave and resourceful man who ‘faced fearful odds’.

In late 1969, twentyyear-old robert Sweatmon, received a letter informing him that he had ten days to report to the united States army.

Like thousands of others, he had been drafted. assigned as a rifleman with a mechanized unit, the author began a year-long odyssey in the Southeast asian wilderness that would change his and his fellow soldiers’ lives forever. a beautiful act of recollection.

the eastern Front, 1941. operation Barbarossa. Hitler’s armies advance into the Soviet union to conquer Lebensraum in the east. among the corps commanders is General Gotthard Heinrici, a career soldier. with remarkable candour he described his experiences at the front and the everyday lives of the troops under his command – and the appalling conditions in which the war was fought.

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Major General orde wingate (1903–1944) was the most controversial British military commander of the Second world war, and perhaps of the last hundred years. He splits opinion among soldiers, academics and writers seven decades after his death. His exploits in ethiopia and Burma, in particular his creation of the Chindits, special forces who were trained to use guerrilla tactics behind the Japanese lines, have made him into a key figure in the history of irregular warfare. But, as Simon anglim reveals, myths and misunderstandings tend to cloud understanding of wingate’s career, and he seeks to put the record straight.

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traCInG your Great traCInG your Great traCInG BrItISH war anCeStorS: war anCeStorS: tHe BattaLIonS on tHe yPreS GaLLIPoLI CaMPaIGn SoMMe

traCInG your FIrSt worLd war anCeStorS

Simon Fowler

Ray Westlake

Simon Fowler

although many years have passed since the Battle of the Somme was fought, interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First world war, has never waned. ray westlake has collated all the information so painstakingly gathered, to produce a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of every battalion involved in the battle. this book is invaluable not only to researchers but to all those visiting the battlefield and anxious to trace the movements of their forbears.

anyone who is eager to piece together the wartime career and likely experiences of an ancestor who was involved in any aspect the conflict, at home or overseas, will find his book to be an indispensable source of information and advice. In a series of short, instructive chapters Simon Fowler takes the reader through the process of researching ancestors who served in the armed forces, providing short cuts and background information as required.

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Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the most important historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. the book identifies the key sources for family historians, including at the national archives and the Imperial war Museum, together with the many resources online that researchers can turn to. there is also advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor’s story.

Simon Fowler

NEW Simon Fowler outlines the course of the campaign and introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. He identifies the key sources for family historians, including the national archives in Britain, the australian war Memorial, and other sources in australia and new Zealand and the many websites that researchers can turn to, and he gives advice on the literature, archives, museums and monuments that may help you to gain an insight into your ancestor’s story.

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InSIde weLLInGton’S PenInSuLar arMy: 1808–1814

naPoLeon’S InFantry HandBook

Rory Muir, Ron McGuigan, Howie Muir, Robert Burnham

If not a field marshal’s baton, what did napoleon’s soldiers really carry in their backpacks? napoleon’s Infantry Handbook is an essential reference guide, filled with fascinating detail on the training, tactics, equipment, service and administration of napoleon’s infantry regiments.

this important new study, which uses oman’s pioneering work as a foundation, provides a wideranging survey of the latest research into the subject, and is a major contribution to the history of the Peninsular war.

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MarLBorouGH’S tHe FortS and war MaCHIne FortIFICatIonS 1702–1711 oF euroPe 1815–1945: tHe James Falkner CentraL StateS James Falkner’s penetrating

tHe FortS and FortIFICatIonS oF euroPe 1815–1945: tHe neutraL StateS

account of the composition and operation of Marlborough’s army is of incredible value. His clear analysis gives a fascinating insight into Marlborough’s war machine and into the conduct of war in europe 300 years ago.

J E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

J E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

the authors describe how defensive lines and structures on a massive scale were constructed along national frontiers to deter aggression.

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In the neutral states situated between France and Germany – the netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland – the need for extensive fixed defences was particularly urgent, and this is the subject of this highly illustrated new study.

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ISandLwana

Colonel Henry Harford CB

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.

Isandlwana is a brilliant and fresh account of this most famous battle which will fascinate experts and laymen alike.

written by Henry Charles Harford C.B., the Zulu war Journal offers unprecedented insight into one of history’s most famous conflicts. From the catastrophe at Isandhlwana to the hunt for the Zulu king Cetshwayo, this journal chronicles the events central to the Zulu wars, and remembers the men who bravely fought in them. a truly fascinating piece of history, the Zulu war Journal is essential for all lovers of military history and of africana.

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dead waS eVerytHInG

tHe trIBe tHat waSHed ItS SPearS

Keith Smith

Adrian Greaves, Xolani Mkhize

the anglo-Zulu war of 1879 still intrigues both scholars and enthusiasts alike more than 130 years after it was fought. reflecting on several years’ research, keith Smith presents a series of essays which explore hitherto unanswered questions and offer fresh insights into the key battles and protagonists of this epic conflict. He presents some surprising conclusions which differ, often radically, from more orthodox views.

this authoritative, yet hugely readable, book traces the history of the Zulus from their arrival in South africa – they were not indigenous as were the koi and San population – and the establishment of Zululand. It describes the violent rise of king Shaka and his colourful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built its fiercesome reputation.

It studies the tactics and weapons employed during the numerous inter-tribal battles that occurred.

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tHe e-Boat tHreat Bryan Cooper

NEW the e-boat threat describes the development of these deadly little craft, the training of their crews who were usually volunteers and the gradual evolution of tactics in the light of wartime experience. Methods of defence are also related, which included the use of aircraft and destroyers as well as motor gunboats, sometimes acting under a unified command.

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tHe war oF tHe Gun GunBoat CoMMand BoatS Antony Hichens

tHe war oF tHe Motor Gun BoatS

Bryan Cooper

A J Chapman

during the Second world war large numbers of small fighting boats fought in coastal waters all over the world, be they German Schnellboote, royal naval MtBs and MGBs or american Pt boats. these ‘little ships’ developed a special kind of naval warfare and acquired the buccaneering spirit of an earlier age with the close hand-to-hand battles.Bryan Cooper’s book traces the history and development of these craft from their first limited use in the First world war and, in so doing, he captures the drama of this highly individual form of combat.

this biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, robert Hichens (or ‘Hitch’ as he was universally known). after a brief description of his early life, the book focuses on his exceptional wartime experiences. Hitch was the most highly decorated rnVr officer of the war with two dSos, three dSCs and three Mentions in despatches. He was recommended for a posthumous VC. we read of his early days in vulnerable minesweepers and the dunkirk ‘dynamo’ operation, (his first dSC). the book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running battles against the more heavily armed e-boats.

daily life on these small ships is vividly described. the flotilla had a busy time showing the flag in the Levant and on combined operations in the aegean with the Greek Sacred regiment of Commandos. the culmination of their efforts was when tony’s boat, ML838, took the surrender of the Island of kos in 1945. written from the perspective of one of the “other ranks”, war of the Motor Gun Boats fills an important gap in the literature of the Second world war.

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underGround warFare 1914–1918

tHe underGround war

Simon Jones

Phillip Robinson, Nigel Cave

Simon Jones’s graphic history of underground warfare during the Great war uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy. Vivid personal testimony is combined with a lucid account of the technical challenges – and ever-present perils – of tunnelling in order to give an allround insight into the extraordinary experience of this underground war

‘this first book in the series details the extensive mining operation along Vimy ridge to arras. the authors explain the background to the mining operations and they provide comprehensive maps of the network of runnels that covered this stretch of the front. Helpfully, the authors, Phillip and nigel, have included a number of tours of accessible sites associated with the underground war.’ Britain at war

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BattLe BeneatH tHe tank BattLeS oF trenCHeS worLd war I NEW Robert K. Johns

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during 1915, the western Front was established as a static line that grew into a huge network of defence-indepth earthworks. Siege conditions demanded siege tactics and as the ground was everywhere mineable, the western Front was a prime candidate for underground warfare.

In February 1915, eight tunnelling Companies were created and operational in Flanders from March 1915. By mid-1916, the British army had around 25,000 trained tunnellers, mostly volunteers taken from mining communities. this is their story.

Bryan Cooper

Bryan Cooper describes the early tank actions in vivid detail, with many eye-witness accounts. He tells of the courage and endurance of the crews not just in battle but in the appalling conditions in which they had to drive and fight their primitive vehicles. Scalded, scorched and poisoned with exhaust fumes, constantly threatened with being burned to death, these crews eventually laid the foundation for the allied Victory in world war I. the book is well illustrated with many original photographs which give the present day reader a glimpse of the infancy of a dominant weapon of modern war.

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David Bebbington

Major D.D. Ogilvie

Forty-eight old Boys from Magdalen College School, oxford were killed in the carnage of the Great war. Six of the boys are immortalised by the names of the six Houses of the School. But the 42 young men have great stories to tell and what better time to tell them than one hundred years on?their accounts cover the span of the Great war years and theatres. as well as describing their military adventures, we read of their school careers and characters.

this classic account, based on wartime diaries, written by Major d. d. ogilvie, details the absorbing story of how the Fife and Forfar yeomanry evolved over the course of the war, and presents a rare primary source record of a hard fighting battalion that saw action on three fronts.

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BrItISH exPedItIonary ForCe – tHe 1914 CaMPaIGn

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LIaISon 1914 Edward Spears

Andrew Rawson this narrative provides an insight into the British army’s experience during those early days of the First world war. this is about the men who made a difference, the men who fought off many times their number, those who led the counterattacks and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross. discover the real 1914 campaign fought by the British army and learn how the brave soldiers of the BeF fought hard to achieve their objectives.

thanks to his fluent French edward Louis Spears was sent in mid august 1914 to liaise between Field Marshal Sir John French and the French High Command. In the weeks that followed, events moved at lightning speed and decisions were made without consulting or informing their counterparts. It fell to Spears to update the British of their ally’s moves. without modern communication this often involved Spears travelling on clogged roads between head quarters.Clearly his efforts were appreciated; he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’honeur and awarded the Military Cross (he was wounded four times).

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In Good CoMPany

Captain J.L. Hardy DSO, MC, Introduction

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hon William Fraser, Edited by David Fraser

of all the daring Pow escape stories that have come to light in the last 100 years and immortalized by Steve McQueen in the film the Great escape, the story of J.L. Hardy has to be one of the most remarkable. a Pow for three-and-a-half years, Hardy made no less than twelve escape attempts while imprisoned by the Germans in the First world war, five of which being successful. written in Hardy’s own words, this book reads like a wartime thriller or Hollywood screenplay and his Great war story makes for fascinating reading.

In Good Company is a graphic account by the Hon. william Fraser, Gordon Highlanders, of his service in the First world war. Several times wounded, he went to Flanders in 1914 with the 2nd Battalion and commanded successively a platoon, a company, a territorial battalion and a regular battalion, ending the war as a lieutenant-colonel of twenty-eight, having survived the battles of First, Second and third ypres, arras, Cambrai and the final triumphs of 1918. In Good Company gives a remarkable insight into some of the most terrible and challenging years of the army’s life.

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My eSCaPe FroM donInGton HaLL

SurGeon wItH tHe kaISer’S arMy

Gunther Plüschow

Stephan Kurt Westmann, Edited by Michael Westman

It was an escape from a Pow camp as daring and fraught with danger as any immortalised by Hollywood. yet the story is less familiar than most – as it concerns the only German prisoner of war to escape from captivity in mainland Britain and make it home during either world war. this extraordinary story is told in Gunther’s own words for the first time in english.

the author gave up his medical studies at Freiburg university in 1914 to enlist in the German army. His writing graphically illustrates life and death in the front line, the carnage and humour that sustained soldiers of all nationalities. westmann’s insights into the social, political, religious, economic and medical aspects of war time life are particularly revealing.

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tHe waFFen-SS on tHe eaStern Front

HItLer’S LaSt oFFenSIVe

Bob Carruthers

Peter Elstob

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this is the illustrated history of the waffen SS on the eastern Front. the life and death of the waffen SS can be traced in the surviving photographs, and the brooding saga of the decline from triumph into disaster is told through these powerful images which clearly document the reality of combat on the russian Front.

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this is the full story of the Battle of the ardennes. In the last weeks of 1944 the German armies in the west, after a continuous retreat since the Battle of normandy five months earlier were regrouping in what they thought was to be the last battle in defence of the Fatherland. But Hitler had other plans – to mount an offensive through the ardennes that would deal such a blow to the western allies that they would be willing to negotiate a separate peace. this is the offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge.

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a tour oF tHe BuLGe tHe BattLe oF tHe BattLeFIeLd – BuLGe reVISed edItIon Bob Carruthers William C C Cavanagh and Karl Cavanagh this battle still holds NEW the record for the highest number of american troops engaged in any single pitched battle in the history of the united States army. this guidebook serves as a memorial to those who served. It will enable those who didn’t, to learn something about the hardship endured by a previous generation in the name of freedom.

this is the fascinating account, as recorded from the uS perspective, of the bitter fighting during the eight days and nights of encirclement at Bastogne. there are few better or more authoritative accounts of the struggle as seen through the eyes of the american soldiers who stood fast at Bastogne. Sent to rest and recuperate, the weary paratroopers and GIs found themselves in the middle of a siege while all hell let loose around them. this is the definitive overview of their conflict as recounted in the year following the battle. this masterful overview is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Battle of the Bulge.

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BuLLy BeeF and BISCuItS – Food In tHe Great war

rePortInG FroM tHe ConSCIentIouS Front oBJeCtorS oF tHe FIrSt worLd war Brian Best

John Hartley

when the war was declared in august 1914, one of the first acts to be implemented by the politicians and military was a strict censorship on the newspapers. as winston Churchill said: “the war is going to be fought in a fog and the best place for correspondence about the war is London, the military sought to have one of their officers, dubbed “eyewitness”, to be the official spokesman to enable them to control what the newspapers could print.

Later, diaries and letters revealed how many of them really felt and they had to bear the post-war shame of not writing the truth.

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napoleon Bonaparte is often credited with saying that ‘an army marches on its stomach’. a hundred years after his time, the soldiers of the Great war would do little marching. Instead, they would fight their battles from cold, muddy trenches, looking out across no Man’s Land towards another set of trenches that housed the enemy. It is one of the remarkable successes of the war that they rarely went hungry.

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Ann Kramer

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Conscientious objectors of the First world war: a determined resistance tells the stories of remarkable men. It looks at who they were, why they took the stand they did and how they were treated. to bring their voices and experiences to life, ann kramer, has used extensive prime source material, including interviews, memoirs and contemporary newspapers. working from these she describes what it was like for Cos to face hostile tribunals, be forced into the army, defy army regulations, be brutalised and endure repeated terms of imprisonment.

9781781592656 176 pages 8-page plate section Hardback £19.99 £15.99

SHeLL SHoCked BrItaIn NEW Suzie Grogan

we know that millions of soldiers were scarred by their experiences in the First world war trenches, but what happened after they returned home? Suzie Grogan reveals the First world war’s disturbing legacy for soldiers and their families. How did a nation of broken men, and ‘spare’ women cope?

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Ricardo Recio Cardona

Antonio Arques

the First assault units (Sturmtruppen) were formed during the spring and summer of 1916, these units had the mission of spreading the Stosstrupptaktik, a new tactic which decisively transformed the fighting methods of the German army. this book is a narration of the history of the shock and assault troops and covers their combat methods.

this book is an outstanding visual record of the uniforms and gear used by u.S. soldiers deployed during the Vietnam war, illustrated by the impressive militaria collection built by the author through many years of research. More than 3,000 photographs – most of them published for the first time – and a clear and fascinating text are interweaved through 480 fully illustrated pages, to render an authoritative treaty – and a stunning showcase – on the material history of the Vietnam war.

9788496658394 360 pages £58.00 £46.50

deutSCHe LuFtwaFFe Uniforms and Equipment of the German Airforce this book is intended to give anyone with an interest in the history of the Luftwaffe a clear visual idea of the men who fought in the German air Force through one of the most captivating aspects of their wartime experience: their uniforms, flight gear and equipment. It comprises a detailed compilation of some of their “tools of the trade”, with a special emphasis on the visual aspect of the objects described; showing highly detailed photographs of some of the most prominent pieces of uniforms and equipment used by the men who flew in the German air force during the Second world war.

9788496658332 430 pages £52.00 £42.00

InSIde tHe aLLGeMeIne SS 1925–1945 this book is primarily aimed at bringing the discerning reader a clear understanding of the aesthetic world evident in the uniforms and regalia of the so called “Black corps”. to this purpose, an impressive collection of original allgemeine SS artifacts have been gathered and laid out in a clear, explanatory way throughout the 430 pages.

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the objective of this book is to take an in-depth look into the history and methodology of the medieval knight, and provide the reader with a detailed study of this romantic age. Perfect reference material for the military modeller.

this will be the first book in a new series that will report on the world’s most important historical reenactments. Participants and spectators alike were able to view for themselves the uniforms, weapons and military strategies of bygone days.

this book is about the war in the trenches, and through its pages are explained the causes that gave rise to this military situation, its consequences, the tactics used, the terrible human experiences of the soldiers who fought in the trenches, the novel, yet horrific weapons, and the uniforms worn by the protagonists.

for the second volume in this series, andrea Press travelled to the battlefield of austerlitz to witness the bicentennial re-enactment of one of the most important events in the history of modern europe. the participants and spectators of this historic event were able to observe the uniforms, weapons, life style, and the military strategy almost as it happened on that fateful day in december 1805.

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hannibal’s aRmy this book reveals hannibal’s army and the warriors who idolised him and followed him everywhere, including the carthaginians, libyPhoenicians, celt-iberians, Gauls and italians. they, who represented the backbone of the all-conquering army that followed him in his adventures against the might of Rome.

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SaInt katHarIne Cordelia Frances Biddle Cordelia Frances Biddle recounts the extraordinary story of a Gilded age luminary who became a selfless worker for the welfare and rights of america’s poorest persons. after years of supporting efforts on behalf of african americans and american Indians, katharine finally decided to follow her inner voice and profess vows. until her death in 1955, she devoted herself and her inheritance to building much needed schools in the South and South-west, despite threats from the ku klux klan and others.

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tHe otHer traIL oF tearS

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Mary Stockwell

John M. Hutchins

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the book chronicles the history of ohio’s Indians and their interactions with settlers and u.S. agents in the years leading up to their official removal, and sheds light on the complexities of the process, with both individual tribes and the united States taking advantage of opportunities at different times.

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while much has been written about the march of Coronado and his men, this is the first book to address the endeavour as a military campaign of potential conquest like those conducted by other conquistadors. this helps to explain many of the previously-misunderstood activities of the expedition. In addition, new light is cast on the non-Spanish participants, including Mexican Indian allies and african retainers, as well as the important roles of women to the expedition.

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wILLIaM waSHInGton, aMerICan draGoon Daniel Murphy daniel Murphy blends primary sources with his own working knowledge of period drill, tactics, and terrain to deliver a more complete view of william washington’s actions throughout the conflict. this perspective traces the often overlooked role of cavalry in the american revolution and sheds new light on many pivotal battles in of the war including, trenton, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Hobkirk’s Hill, and william washington’s final action at eutaw Springs.

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how To shooT The LongBow Hugh D. H Soar

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relying on more than fifty years’ experience in archery, historian hugh D. h. soar reflects on how the longbow was drawn and shot across the centuries through examining the design of the bow and early literature about the bow, combined with his and his colleague’s applied knowledge using replica bows. no complete medieval longbow has survived, but those found aboard the Tudor warship mary rose provide the best archaeological evidence to the possible construction of the medieval bow.

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Viking weAPons AnD comBAT Techinques

A nATion whoLLy Free

LincoLn’s AssAssin

Carl Lane

William R. Short

in A nation wholly Free: The elimination of the national Debt in the Age of Jackson, award-winning economic historian carl Lane shows that the great and disparate issues that confronted Jackson, such as internal improvements, the “war” against the second Bank of the united states, and the crisis surrounding south carolina’s refusal to pay federal tariffs, become unified when debt freedom is understood as a core element of Jacksonian Democracy.

in Lincoln's Assassin, Jeffrey Pennington presents Booth's own story of flight and return, detailing how another was shot in his place as he escaped to nominal freedom and obscurity, leaving behind all his personal belongings and the stagelife he once knew. The larger conspiracy in which he was embroiled is unpicked in stylish fashion, exploring the political landscape in which Lincoln lived and died.

Viking weapons and combat Techniques provides an introduction to the arms and armor of the Vikings, the people who lived in northern europe during the Viking age, roughly the years 793–1066. using a variety of available sources, the author and his colleagues at hurstwic (a Viking-age living history organization) and at the higgins Armory sword guild have reconstructed the combat techniques of the Viking age and what is known about the defensive and offensive weapons of the time in general.

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earLy SHIPS and SeaFarInG: euroPean water tranSPort Seán McGrail this interesting volume is easily accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the building and uses of boats, whether ancient or modern.

Seán McGrail introduces the reader to this relatively new discipline through the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats as well as the many different types of evidence available to us, including archaeological, documentary, iconographic, experimental and ethnographic, and the natural, physical laws.

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How CoMPaSSIon Made uS HuMan Penelope Ann Spikins

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our capacity to care about the wellbeing of others, whether they are close family or strangers, can appear to be unimportant in today’s competitive societies. However, in this volume Penny Spikins argues that compassion lies at the heart of what makes us human. She takes us on a journey from the earliest stone age societies two million years ago to the lives of neanderthals in Ice age europe, using archaeological evidence to illustrate the central role that emotional connections had in human evolution.

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an antHoLoGy oF anCIent eGyPtIan textS

a year In tHe LIFe oF anCIent eGyPt

Constanze Holler

Based on years of prestigious academic work, Professor rosalie david cleverly presents every aspect of life in ancient egypt through the lives of various characters, all based on mummies from the Manchester Museum whom Professor rosalie david has led the study of. Characters hail from all walks of life, including royalty, nobles, officials, craftsmen and peasants, allowing us an insight into absolutely every aspect of everyday, ritual and religious life in ancient egypt. the mummies are currently on a tour of the uS titled ‘Mummies of the world 2’ and will return to Manchester following this tour.

Ann Rosalie David

this book provides a small collection of love stories, biographies, fairy tales, reports of military campaigns and other textual accounts of life in ancient egypt. they range widely and so provide a varied and interesting view of life in ancient egypt for many areas of society and so gives an insight into daily life. this is a welcome and insightful view into the world of the pyramids and the pharaohs which can easily seem so far detached from our own lives that it can be hard to understand.

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tHe PreSent PaSt Professor Ian Hodder this updated edition of Professor Ian Hodder’s original and classic work on the role which anthropology must play in the interpretation of the archaeological record. there has long been a need for archaeologists and anthropologists to correlate their ideas and methods for interpreting the material culture of past civilisations. archaeological interpretation of the past is inevitably based on the ideas and experiences of the present and the use of such ethnographic analogy has been widely adapted – and criticised, not least in Britain.

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tHe roMan InVaSIon oF BrItaIn

an arCHaeoLoGICaL HIStory oF BrItaIn

Birgitta Hoffmann

Jonathan Mark Eaton

the purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. archaeologists and historians all too often work in complete isolation from each other and this book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process it challenges much received wisdom about the history of roman Britain.

Jonathan eaton has provided the essential volume for all students of archaeology, Classical Civilisations and ancient History by condensing the entire archaeological history of Britain into one accessible volume. this brand new title outlines the archaeological history of Britain from our earliest ancestors to the 20th Century.

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we aLSo SerVed

Tonie Holt, Valmai Holt

we also Served is a social history of women’s involvement in the First world war. dr Vivien newman disturbs myths and preconceptions surrounding women’s war work and seeks to inform contemporary readers of countless acts of derringdo, determination, and quiet heroism

by British women, that went on behind the scenes from 1914-1918.

Ignoring early war office advice to ‘go home and sit still’, by 1918 hundreds of thousands of women from all corners of the world had lent their individual wills and collective strength to the allied cause. this book lets these all but forgotten women speak directly to us of their war, their lives, and their stories.

this is a new edition of this classic book which includes, in its over 700 postcards, many new, powerful propaganda images from nations on both sides of this epic conflict. all are faithfully reproduced from the original, whether in dramatic b&w or in exuberant colour and they are all at least 100 years old. But this is not just a picture book. this handsome and fascinating book uses hundreds of the immensely popular picture postcards of the ‘14–’18 period to document the course and effects of the Great war, with all its dramatis personae, its humour, suffering, patriotism, sentimentality and fervour.

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Vivien Newman

tHe HoMe Front In tHe Great war

tHe SuFFraGette BoMBerS

David Bilton

Simon Webb

the Great war was the first in our history to have a deep impact on every aspect of civilian life. In an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the war on life at home, david Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence. extensive use is made of personal accounts and the author draws on many photographs, newspaper and magazine material and ephemera to make this very informative and atmospheric.

Simon webb explores the way in which the suffragette bombers have been airbrushed from history, leaving us with a distorted view of the struggle for female suffrage. not only were the suffragettes far more aggressive than is generally known, but there exists the very real and surprising possibility that their militant activities actually delayed, rather than hastened, the granting of the parliamentary vote to British women.

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tHe workHouSe Simon Fowler during the nineteenth century the workhouse cast a shadow over the lives of the poor. the destitute and the desperate sought refuge within its forbidding walls. and it was an ever-present threat if poor families failed to look after themselves properly. as a result a grim mythology has grown up about the horrors of the ‘house’ and the mistreatment meted out to the innocent pauper. In this fullyupdated and revised edition of his bestselling book, Simon Fowler takes a fresh look at the workhouse and the people who sought help from it.

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LIFe In tHe VICtorIan aSyLuM Mark Stevens Life in the Victorian asylum reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. this fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable institutions.

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tHe SeCret worLd oF tHe VICtorIan LodGInG HouSe

a VISItor’S GuIde to Jane auSten’S enGLand

Joseph O’Neill

Sue Wilkes

Joseph o’neill’s fresh research into this lost world of the ‘night-time havens of the wandering tribes’ flings open the door to the nineteenth century lodging house, and tells the forgotten stories of those who spent their nights sharing beds with bugs, thieves, and much worse...

Immerse yourself in the vanished world inhabited by austen’s contemporaries. Packed with detail, and anecdotes, this is an intimate exploration of how the middle and upper classes lived from 1775, the year of austen’s birth, to the coronation of George IV in 1820. Sue wilkes skilfully conjures up all aspects of daily life within the period, drawing on contemporary diaries, illustrations, letters, novels, travel literature and archives.

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a HIStory oF NEW traCInG your adoPtIon In anCeStorS’ ParISH enGLand and waLeS reCordS NEW (1850–1961) Stuart A. Raymond Gill Rossini adoption is one of the most emotive and complex subjects in social and family history. Gill rossini’s social history of adoption between 1850 and 1961 uncovers the perspectives of all those concerned in adoption: children, birth relatives, adoptive families, and all the agencies and organisations involved. rossini charts the transformation of the adoption process from a chaotic informal arrangement to a legal procedure.

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Parish records are essential sources for family and local historians, and Stuart raymond’s handbook is an invaluable guide to them. He explores and explains the fascinating and varied historical and personal information they contain. In a concise, easy-to-follow text he describes where these important records can be found and demonstrates how they can be used.

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LIFe In tHe VICtorIan kItCHen

VoyaGeS FroM tHe PaSt

Karen Foy

Simon Wills

Have you ever wondered what life was like for domestic servants, the etiquette involved during upper class banquets, or simply wished for a glimpse of day-to-day life in the Victorian kitchen? during the nineteenth century,the kitchen was a place where culinary worlds collided, bridging the gap between social classes. karen Foy takes readers on an entertaining and informative journey through a lost culinary world, uncovering the customs and traditions surrounding some of Britain’s best loved dishes.

a social history of sea travel from the passengers’ perspective, encompassing all walks of life and vessels departing from a variety of uk ports. Simon wills tells the stories of ordinary people who travelled by sea between 1600 and 1940, from early american pioneers to GI brides. each chapter focuses on a detailed account of a single voyage from a passenger’s perspective, alongside an overview of what sea travel was like in the period. wills uses their varied experiences to illustrate what life on board ship was like for passenger.

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aLLIed raILwayS oF tHe weStern Front – narrow GauGe In tHe arraS SeCtor Martin J B Farebrother, Joan S Farebrother

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the book refers to previous works on British war department light railways in wwI, but contains sufficient general information for readers new to the subject. It also describes how to find key locations now, and how and where rolling stock can be seen. Six walks and an urban tour are included for those who wish to explore the territory in greater depth.

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tHe raILway – BrItISH BrItISH SteaM traCk SInCe 1804 LoCoMotIVe BuILderS Andrew Dow NEW

andrew dow’s account of the development of track, involving deep research in the papers of professional institutions as well as rare books, company records and personal accounts, paints a vivid picture of development from primitive beginnings to modernity. the book contains nearly 200 specially-commissioned drawings as well as many photographs of track in its very many forms since the appearance of the steam locomotive in 1804. Included are chapters on electrified railways, and on the development of mechanised maintenance, which revolutionised the world of the plate layer.

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James W Lowe From the early 1800s and for nearly 170 years, steam locomotives were built in Great Britain and Ireland, by a variety of firms, large and small.

James Lowe spent many years accumulating a considerable archive of material on the History of the locomotive building industry, from its early beginnings at the dawn of railways, until the end of steam locomotive construction in the 1960s. this useful and well researched book is a must for any serious railway historian or locomotive enthusiast, 704 pages with reference to 350 builders, 541 illustrations and 47 diagrams.

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tHe VICtorIan SteaM LoCoMotIVe G D Dempsey CE, D Kinnear Clark CE this book is a NEW contemporary volume covering the history of the steam locomotive from 1804–1879. the work looks at the development and construction methods during the Victorian period. the volume of also has some good quality drawings and engineering diagrams.

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tornado

Keith Langston

Robin Jones

British Steam: Past and Present contains an evocative mix of specially commissioned modern steam images and steam era archive pictures, the majority of which have never been published before.original photographic studies from the preservation era by david Gibson who features the Churnet Valley railway, Paul Pettitt who features the Bluebell railway and Southern region locomotives, and Fred kerr who presents an eclectic mix of Main Line Steam images, are all included.

Freight locomotive preservation is not forgotten and is featured, using modern and archive images.

officially endorsed by the a1 Steam locomotive trust, tornado is the official account of the building of Britain’s first main line steam locomotive for 50 years, how it took a team of volunteers 18 years to raise more than £2-million to build it and its international headline-grabbing debut on the main line, with a royal visit thrown in for good measure. tornado is lavishly illustrated with both archive and contemporary photographs bringing the story up to date.

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BrItISH SteaM PatrIotS

BrItISH SteaM – PaCIFIC Power

Keith Langston

Keith Langston

the Patriot class, often referred to as ‘Baby Scots’, were an immediate success displaying consistently good performance. the class was withdrawn over a two year period between 1960 and 1962 having all covered around 1.3 million miles each, unfortunately too early to be considered for preservation. the last two withdrawn were in good condition on withdrawal, but unfortunately all were scrapped. the book will be endorsed by the royal British Legion and promoted to all its members. this will be a must for all railway enthusiasts

on many railways, Pacific steam locomotives provided the motive power for express passenger trains throughout much of the early to mid 20th century before being replaced by diesel and electric locomotives and high speed trains. the most famous express locomotives in the uk were from the Pacific class including Flying Scotsman, Mallard and duchess of Hamilton. this title tells the story of these trains accompanied by many fantastic b&w and colour photographs.

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SCottISH SteaM: a CeLeBratIon Keith Langston the latest title in the acclaimed British Steam series, Scottish railways contains a collection of images chronicling steam railways in Scotland, generally during the British railways era, and particularly during the last complete decade of steam between 1955 and 1965. the photographs (all taken well before the digital age) have been especially selected to show the wide variety of Scottish based steam locomotive types at work and on shed at locations throughout Scotland, which vary from inner city to country branch line.

IMaGeS oF tranSPort: raILway dISaSterS

BrItaIn’S raILway dISaSterS

tHe QuIntInSHILL ConSPIraCy

Michael Foley

Adrian Searle, Jack Anthony Richards

Simon Fowler

British railway disasters looks at the most serious railway accidents from the origins of the development of the train up to the present day.

Seriousness is judged on the number of those who died. Information gleaned from various newspaper reports is compared with official reports on the accidents.

It was the railway’s titanic. an horrific crash involving five trains in which 226 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain’s rail network. the location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, Most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign. the real Story Behind Britain’s worst rail disaster – when truth Joined the death toll, exposes what really happened at Quintinshill – and why.

railways kill! we forget that now as British railways are one of the safest ways of travelling. that they are so is the result of lessons learnt from history. For there have been many hundreds of railways disasters. this book looks at some of the most famous as well as some that have been all but forgotten, matching some graphic illustrations with eyewitness accounts of people who were there and the confidential reports of the accident investigators who worked out what had gone wrong.

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traCInG your CoaLMInInG anCeStorS

IMaGeS oF tHe PaSt – PIt LaSSeS CoaL MInerS Denise Bates

Brian Elliott

there have been many books published about the coal mining industry of Britain but relatively few about the miners themselves. this book is unique in that it concentrates on the miner, his family and his work through a careful selection of illustrations. today, coal mining is a virtually a lost industry and the men, women and children involved in what was once Britain’s most important economic but most dangerous activity deserve both recognition and celebration.

this overview of the coalmining history – and the case studies and research tips it provides – will make this book rewarding reading for anyone looking for a general introduction to this major aspect of Britain’s industrial heritage. a directory of regional and national sources and the authors commentary on them will make this guide an essential tool for family historians searching for an ancestor who worked in coalmining underground, on the pit top or just lived in a mining community.

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this book examines the life of the female miner in the nineteenth century through to the outbreak of the Great war, both at work and away from it, drawing out the largely untapped evidence within contemporary sources – and challenging received wisdoms.

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terror attaCk a yorkSHIre LaSS at BrIGHton – BLowInG tHe Court oF uP tHe Iron Lady tHatCHer Kieran Hughes

Elizabeth Peacock

the Brighton bombing in 1984 was the most audacious terrorist attack ever on the British Government.

Certainly it was the most ambitious since the Gunpowder plot of 1605. the Provisional I.r.a. detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel on 12th october 1984. It came very close to wiping out most of the Government, including the Prime Minister, Margaret thatcher. this is the complete story of this controversial moment in history.

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Dick Kirby, Foreword by ‘Nipper’ Read

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John Edward Woodhouse

Jonathan Oates

the ten Scotland yard detectives, featured in the Guv’nors, are unique.

Such a group of intrepid crimebusters will never exist again. they possessed only the most rudimentary education; none had a degree.

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the war years, the secret post-war Ghost Squad, the horse-doping scandals, the Great train robbery, the Bank of america robbery, Supergrasses and corruption are recounted with its scrupulous attention to detail. the book is filled with thrilling, amusing and always compelling anecdotes from the men who were there. It was the Flying Squad who inspired the popular tV series. this book reveals what life was really like in the Sweeney.

this book is an insight into the life of an ordinary guy who has led an extraordinary life, who has opened deaths door and closed it again, but still had time to smile at life as he endured the battle with cancer.

Fighting his way back to return to duty at the yard with one lung and continuing his career, this is the story of guts and determination. to take on the Chinese triads in their own back yard and and come out the other side is astonishing in itself, but along with all the ups and downs in his life this ordinary guy’s approach to life is one of optimism and fun. this book will certainly make you laugh at times and cry at others, you can live his life along side him on every page.

Sixty years ago, the discovery of bodies at 10 rillington Place in notting Hill, London, led to one of the most sensational, shocking and controversial serial murder cases in British criminal history – the case of John Christie. a painstaking, scholarly reassessment of the evidence – and of Christie’s life – is overdue, and that is what Jonathan oates provides in this gripping biography of a serial killer.

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railways have long held a special place in British criminal history. railways and trains create special conditions – and opportunities – for criminal acts. two legendary largescale robberies took place on the British railways – the Great Bullion robbery of 1855 and the Great train robbery of 1963 – and these extraordinary episodes are often used as examples of the ultimate in criminal audacity. But as Jonathan oates shows in this powerful selection of case studies, most railway crime is less sensational yet, in many ways, more revealing.

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Joining the post-war Metropolitan Police, Challenor began his one-man crime crusade, he was sent to London’s west end to clear up crime in Soho. More sensible gangsters, like reg and ron kray, took off as soon as his name was mentioned. dick kirby, has interviewed former friends and colleagues of Harry Challenor and has meticulously studied court records and official documents to write the sensational and extraordinary story of the man whom became the Scourge of Soho.

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the story of Fred wensley, a Somerset gardener who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1888 and retired, forty-one years later as Chief Constable of the CId, is an extraordinary one. after an abortive attempt to catch ‘Jack the ripper’ by nailing strips of bicycle tyres to the soles of his boots, wensley got stuck into arresting the ne’erdo-wells of whitechapel, where he would spend twenty-five years of his service. wensley’s career was dogged with controversy; when Stinie Morrison was convicted of murder, was he, as he claimed, framed by wensley? an exciting new read.

For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. this book names him. Mad doctors, russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and whiteeyed men. all of these and more have been put in the frame for the whitechapel murders. where ingenious invention and conspiracy theories have failed, common sense has floated out of the window. M.J. trow, in this gripping historical reinvestigation, cuts through the fog of speculation, fantasy and obsession that has concealed the identity of the most famous serial murderer of all time.

who was Inspector Frederick abberline, the lead detective in the Jack the ripper case? why did he and his fellow policemen fail to catch the most notorious serial killer of Victorian england? what was he like as a man, as a professional policeman, one of the best detectives of his generation? and how did he investigate the sequence of squalid, bloody murders that repelled – and fascinated – contemporaries and has been the subject of keen controversy ever since? Here at last in M.J. trow’s compelling biography of this pre-eminent Victorian policeman are the answers to these intriguing questions.

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artyn Johnson was born at darfield, the son of a coal miner. Leaving school at the age of fifteen, his first job was as a blacksmith. His work changed dramatically four years later when he joined the Sheffield City Police Force where he served as a ‘beat bobby’ until 1969. a two-year spell in CId followed but, missing grassroots policing, he returned to the beat for a further seven years. Passionate about local history, Martyn is a well-known metal detector and has appeared on many BBC radio Sheffield programmes talking about his hobby. a long-time resident of wentworth village, he also assisted and advised Catherine Bailey when she was researching her best selling book, Black Diamonds.

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Centred on attercliffe and darnall, we meet a host of colourful characters, lovable (and not so lovable) rogues and a rich variety of incidents and events that could not have been imagined even by the most creative of fiction writers. But they are all true. at times hilarious, occasionally sad, but never dull, this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in our recent social history

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Martyn continues his wonderful stories about policing during the 1960s and 1970s. as with his previous volume the book is written from the heart, not so much nostalgia as a genuine feeling for the people, animals, places and history of Sheffield. as before, humour and sadness combine so that every chapter really is a compelling read.

Martyn’s reminiscences not only contribute to our local social history but are also relevant to the twentiethfirst century policing debate.

Martyn Johnson’s memories provide us with a superb insight of the twilight era of the ‘beat bobby’ and what it was really like to be a policeman in a large working-class area of Sheffield during the 1960s and 1970s. at times hilarious, occasionally sad, but never dull, this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in our recent social history. Martyn’s reminiscences not only contribute to our local social history but are also relevant to the twentieth-first century policing debate.

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