It is that exciting time of year again where we announce our latest publishing list, covering October 2023 through to March 2024. Our list is bigger and better than ever and we can’t wait to share it with the world! Also presented in this catalogue are our distributed books for the period from Casemate UK and Key Publishing Never straying too far from our military roots, P&S Military has some incredible titles in the pipeline, including one from none other than the renowned First World War historian himself, Richard van Emden. Volunteers is the incredible story of Kitchener’s Army through soldiers’ and civilians’ own words and photographs. One Step in a Poppy Field: The Inspirational Story of Lance Corporal Cayle Royce MBE will be told from the unique viewpoint of Bronwyn Royce, Cayle’s mother, with supporting chapters by Cayle himself, giving a fully rounded view of the true cost of military service.
March 2024 will mark 80 years since Japan launched its audacious overland invasion of India from Burma. Fight Your Way Out describes this little known but critical first major battle between Indian and Japanese armies on Indian soil. The siege is described in detail using first-hand accounts, as is the Indians’ daring escape through the jungle and the experiences of Indian and British survivors captured by the Japanese.
Other recent anniversaries include the 75th anniversary of the NHS, which was marked in July 2023, and The First NHS from P&S History provides a fascinating insight into the decades of work which went on before our modern NHS was founded in 1948.
This year also saw the 60th anniversary of the trial, and death by suicide, of Stephen Thomas Ward, one of the central figures in the 1963 Profumo Affair, a British political scandal which brought about the resignation of John Profumo. The Proforma Affair is a clear and concise retelling of this political scandal that rocked the 1960s.
Step back in time with the Tudors and meet Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s last queen. For the first time, royal author and historian June Woolerton brings together all the known accounts of the strange rediscovery of Katherine’s tomb, and the even odder decision to leave it open to the elements and graverobbers for decades, to ask ‘how did Katherine Parr really die?’ Learn How to Survive in Tudor England, visit the Tudor Palaces of London and learn about 10 renaissance women ahead of their time in Tudor Feminists
Fast forward to White Owl in the 20th century with Nirvana, a day-by-day timeline of the band from 1986–1994, written by award-winning biographer and music critic Marc Burrows, with a foreword by John Robb, one of the first British journalists to interview the band. Other biographies in the imprint will include The Real Arthur Miller, Muhammad Ali and The Creators of Winnie the Pooh. From bears to birds of prey, discover the beauty of these birds up close with Chloé Valerie Harmsworth in her stunning photography book The Secret Life of Birds of Prey: Feathers, Fury and Friendship
Air World has done it once again, producing an array of awe-inspiring aviation stories including Spitfire Groundcrew Under Fire, an unusual autobiography of one man’s wartime service as a member of RAF groundcrew. Joe Roddis enlisted in the RAF in 1939 and served right through until VE Day. This autobiographical account written by Roddis and Mark Hillier, with a foreword by Flight Lieutenant Doug Brown RNZAF, will not only reveal Joe’s experiences of the Battle of Britain, but will also show a personal side to his life, while a surprising post-war reunion adds a touch of heart-warming tenderness to a story well told. A story in which Joe personally faced death and destruction on at least nine occasions.
Everyone’s talking about… NAPOLEON! November 2023 will see the release of Ridley Scott’s much anticipated historical drama film Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French leader. The film will coincide with the publication of Frontline’s Napoleon’s Hussars and Chasseurs by unrivalled expert in the field Paul L. Dawson, who is also set to have two more books published in 2024, including Napoleon’s Heavy Cavalry Meanwhile, from P&S Military, The Death of Joachim Murat by Jonathan North, who also specialises in Napoleonic history, presents the story of Napoleon’s most colourful marshal.
Enjoy!
AIR WORLD
9781399059183 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399035613 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour, 16 mono
ALA: New Barn, Kent, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399043816 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 70 mono
ALA: Netherlands
February 2024 • WLR excluding Dutch throughout the world
GROUP CAPTAIN TOM GLEAVE
THE MEMOIRS OF ONE OF THE FEW AND A FOUNDER OF THE GUINEA PIG CLUB
Tom Gleave
Thomas Percy Gleave began his RAF career in 1930. He transferred to Bomber Command on 1 January 1939, but at the outbreak of war requested a return to Fighter Command. He took command of 253 Squadron in time for the start of the Battle of Britain. Shot down on 31 August 1940, he escaped his fatally damaged aircraft with severe burns to much of his body and his face. Treated by Sir Archibald McIndoe, by October 1941 Gleave, one of the first Guinea Pigs, was declared operational. On the 5th of that month, he was posted to RAF Manston as its new Commanding Officer. As he reveals he was faced with a front-line airfield that had been badly damaged by the Luftwaffe. While Gleave was at Manston, the airfield played a central role in the Channel Dash, during which two German battleships and a heavy cruiser battled their way up through the Channel. It was after this action that Gleave recommended Lieutenant-Commander Eugene Esmonde for a posthumous VC, as well as recognition for five survivors of the Fleet Air Arm Swordfish involved. A number of other postings followed before Gleave was promoted to Group Captain on 9 September 1942. Having then been involved in the planning of the aerial elements of Operation Overlord, he was made Head of Air Plans under Eisenhower at SHAEF on 1 October 1944. This moving and detailed autobiography was penned in the years after the war; it is published here for the very first time.
• A detailed and revealing autobiography one of ‘The Few’, who, badly burned when shot down in the Battle of Britain, went on to be a founder member of the Guinea Pig Club.
• Describes the events when Gleave was shot down on 31 August 1940, and his battles during the extensive treatment that followed.
THE HURRICANE PILOT WHO BECAME A GESTAPO AGENT
THE BETRAYAL AND TREACHERY OF AN RAF SERGEANT
M S Morgan
Tucked away in a museum archive in Berlin is an old photograph of a Hawker Hurricane on display. On the night of 23/24 November 1943, the museum and the greater part of its collection – including the Hurricane – were destroyed in a RAF raid. The aircraft in the photograph had broken propellor blades and carried the markings PA-A and serial number W9147 on its fuselage. Intrigued by what he had seen, the picture launched the author on an investigation that uncovered an incredible story of wartime treachery and betrayal. That tale concerns one man in particular – Augustin Přeučil. In the face of Hitler’s occupation his homeland, Přeučil initially fled to Poland, but eventually reached Britain and enlisted in the RAF. He appeared to be settled and even married an English girl in July 1941. But on 18 September of that year, he was posted missing, believed killed, while undertaking a training flight. Nothing more was heard of him; his young wife received a war widow’s pension. He was just another sad statistic of the war. However, Augustin Přeučil was far from dead. Having landed the ‘stolen’ Hurricane near Bastogne in Belgium, he was treated by local people as a downed Allied pilot, sheltered and then passed into the care of the local Resistance group. Přeučil repaid their trust by handing himself into the Gestapo – and revealing all he knew. As the author reveals here, for Přeučil, this marked the start of a new career as an undercover agent for the Nazis.
• A compelling, in depth analysis of a largely unknown part of Second World War history.
• The story covers Czech resistance, SOE operations, the death of Reinhard Heydrich, espionage, a Czech pilot in the RAF and the theft of a Hurricane; all of which led to the deaths and imprisonment of numerous people.
• Found guilty of High Treason, Přeučil was hanged by the Czech authorities in April 1947.
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
DOGFIGHTING WITH THE LUFTWAFFE AND JIM CROW
Samuel de Korte
During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad. The Tuskegee Airmen were black American pilots who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War. However, before earning their wings, these men and women needed to prove themselves to their white countrymen. After all, the racism prevalent at the time meant that black Americans were deemed unsuitable for the demands of modern warfare. After completing their training and conducting their first combat missions, the real enemy was waiting for them: the Luftwaffe. As a result of their role escorting the bombers, as well as their bright red tails, the Tuskegee Airmen of 332nd Fighter Group earned the nickname the ‘Red Tails’. The units served with distinction in several fierce engagements, such as the 99th Fighter Squadron, who fought in the skies over Anzio on 27 and 28 January 1944, and the 332nd Fighter Group, who earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its mission to Berlin on 24 March 1945.
• The history of 332nd Fighter Group – only segregated Fighter Group that served in combat during the Second World War.
• The first Black American pilots in military service.
• Discover how the Tuskegee Airmen had to overcome challenges from their fellow countrymen as well as the enemy –separate and equal often meant separate and unequal.
• Learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen and the aircraft they flew – the P-40 Warhawk, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang.
AIR WORLD
9781399057912 • £25.00
352 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Gloucester, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399051026 • £20.00
256 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 250+ mono
ALA: Poland
October 2023 • WLR
9781399059862 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 120 mono
ALA: Fontwell, UK
March 2024 • WLR
BATTLE
OF BRITAIN ATTACK OF THE EAGLES
13 AUGUST 1940–18 AUGUST 1940
Dilip Sarkar
In this unprecedented series exploring the big story of the Battle of Britain, Dilip Sarkar investigates the wider context and intimate details of the epic aerial conflict in the summer of 1940. In so doing, he gives due acknowledgement to the roles of Bomber and Coastal Commands in addition to the fabled Few of Fighter Command. This unique narrative draws upon a lifetime of research, the author having enjoyed a long relationship with survivors and the relatives of casualties; his innumerable interviews and first-hand accounts provide essential human interest to this inspirational story. In this the third volume, Battle of Britain: Attack of the Eagles, Dilip continues to examine the fighting on a day-by-day, combat-bycombat basis between 13 and 18 August 1940. This period began on ‘Eagle Day’ and the start of the Luftwaffe’s ‘Eagle Attack’ on Fighter Command. This period saw the defeat of the Stuka dive-bomber and the attack on north-east England on 15 August. It was during the aerial combats the following day that Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson’s Victoria Cross winning action took place over Southampton. All of these actions, and many others, are critically analysed. Through diligent research, combined with crucial official primary sources and personal papers, Dilip unravels many myths, often challenging the accepted narrative. This is not simply another dull record of combat losses and claims – far from it as this book forms part of what is likely to be the first and last such comprehensively woven account of this epic air battle.
• Compiled in association with the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, the charity charged with caring for the National Memorial to the Few in Kent.
• Includes new information that was uncovered by the Battle of Britain People’s Project, a joint collaboration by the author, the publisher, and the Trust to support the writing of the book and its series.
• Packed full of human stories and first-hand accounts.
POLISH AIR FORCE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 1940–1942 FROM THE BATTLE OF FRANCE TO THE DIEPPE RAID
Peter Sikora
Polish fighter pilots received their baptism of fire over their own country in September 1939, when they were overwhelmed by the aerial might of Germany and the Soviet Union. Despite this, they claimed over 120 enemy aircraft destroyed. When the Polish Air Force was reborn in France, the same men fought against the same enemy, yet with more experience and with better understanding of their opponents’ tactics – though, as the author reveals, the aircraft they flew were, in most cases, quite different. With an impressive tally of 126 enemy aircraft destroyed over Poland, and a further fifty-one in France, these men, including combat pilots, flying instructors and test pilots, had to be trained to serve under the command of the RAF in 1940. They proved themselves during the Battle of Britain; for every 100 men involved in fighting the Luftwaffe, up to twenty of them were Polish. During the Battle of Britain fighter pilots from Poland destroyed over 202 enemy aircraft with 303 Squadron becoming the most successful unit in the whole of Fighter Command. Ten Polish fighter squadrons were eventually formed and went on to fight in the RAF’s offensive over northern Europe that began in earnest in 1941. Here the author tells the story of the Polish squadrons from the Battle of France to the Dieppe Raid. This book, however, is not just about the aircraft the Polish aircrew flew, it also reveals how these men lived and fought in the early years of the Second World War.
• An amazing collection of 250+ photographs which explore the aircraft flown by Polish fighter pilots between 1940 and 1942, many of which have not been published before.
• Includes the Poles’ part in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain and the RAF’s offensive in 1941 and 1942.
• Aircraft markings, camouflage, and individual emblems are shown, alongside the wide range of types of fighter aircraft flown in combat and training.
SPITFIRE GROUNDCREW UNDER FIRE
AN RAF ‘ERK’S’
WAR FROM THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN TO D-DAY AND OPERATION BODENPLATTE
Mark Hillier
So often it is daring, even dashing, exploits of the fighter pilots which attract the most interest. Theirs is, indisputably, the glory – but not theirs alone. For it is the groundcrew who kept the aircraft in the sky who deservedly share in that glory. The bond between pilots and their groundcrew was often an immensely powerful one. Each day they took to the sky the pilots put their lives in the hands of the fitters to keep their engines at maximum efficiency, the riggers who maintained the airframe and refuelled the aircraft, or the armourers who serviced the guns and loaded the bombs. The ground crew, the ‘Erks’, were only too aware of the responsibility they all bore. Absolutely nothing could be overlooked. Everything had to be done correctly, often under enormous time pressures and far from ideal conditions. Those conditions included coming under attack from the enemy, as the title of this absorbing and unusual book indicates. This is the story of one of those ‘Erks’, Joe Roddis. From his first wartime posting to St Eval near Padstow in Cornwall, when he first came under fire in July 1940, through the Battle of Britain and up to the events surrounding D-Day in the summer of 1944 and the Luftwaffe’s last futile throw of the dice – Operation Bodenplatte – at the end of the war in Europe, this highly-illustrated biography is gripping Joe’s story. It is a story in which Joe personally faced death and destruction on at least nine occasions.
• An unusual autobiography of one man’s wartime service as a member of RAF groundcrew.
• Joe Roddis enlisted in the RAF in 1939, and served right through until V.E. Day.
• During the war, Joe found himself under fire and under attack on at least nine occasions.
• Reveals Joe’s experiences of the Battle of Britain – when he first came under Luftwaffe attack.
AIR WORLD
9781399033398 • £20.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 18 mono
ALA: Norwich, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399052658 • £20.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Boston, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399079792 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 106 mono
ALA: France
March 2024 • WLR
SPITFIRE HEAVEN – HURRICANE HELL
MALTA’S BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL IN WW2 BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE
Martin W Bowman
‘The tempo of life here is just indescribable,’ reported one of the fighter pilots sent to the beleaguered and besieged island of Malta. ‘The morale of all is magnificent – pilots, ground crews and Army, but it is certainly tough … It all makes the Battle of Britain and fighter-sweeps seem child’s play in comparison.’ The aerial combat over and near Malta was some of the most ferocious of the Second World War. This is graphically detailed by the RAF pilots and their comrades from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, in their own inimitable style. Spitfire Heaven – Hurricane Hell includes more than 120 first-hand accounts of the air war from the airfields built on this small, rocky island, and from the ‘Club Runs’ where the fighters were flown off the carriers of the Royal Navy and the US Navy straight into battle. These accounts include the previously unpublished story of Flying Officer Norman William Lee, as well as excerpts from the unpublished diary of an American airman, Pilot Officer Donald McLeod DFC. All of these personal and inspirational accounts are testimony to the people who stood firm at a time of terrible adversity – to the heroism and skill of the pilots who day by day fought to the limit of their endurance, to the tenacity and courage of the groundcrews who toiled to keep the Spitfires and Hurricanes flying, and to the fortitude of the Maltese whose indomitable spirit led to their award of the George Cross.
• Centred around the unpublished memoirs and diaries of two pilots – one a Spitfire pilot, the other a Hurricane pilot –this book reveals how the air combat over and near Malta was some of the most ferocious of the war.
• Includes more than 100 supporting accounts of RAF, New Zealand, Australian, South African, Commonwealth and American pilots and aircrew.
The exploits of the Mosquito crews in Burma, skimming at low-level and at speed along rivers and over treetops to their targets, are the stuff of legend. Surprisingly, however, only five RAF squadrons ever flew these operations. Mosquito Intruders – Target Burma explores the achievements of these intruder squadrons, as well as the costs to the men who flew and supported them. Their story starts in mid-1943. The first challenge was to deliver the new aircraft, with its radical wooden construction, to India and build a supply chain to support it. Then, with few dual-control aircraft, they needed to train the crews to operate the Mosquito to the limits of its performance in often hostile weather over inhospitable territory against an aggressive enemy. Against the odds, both the aircraft and their crews delivered! Using diaries, firsthand accounts, and official records, this book takes the reader through the Mosquito intruders’ three-year campaign to help force the Japanese out of Burma, living and dying with the brave warriors in the five squadrons which flew the FB VI. The first operations were flown by 27 Squadron, led by the renowned Wing Commander James Nicolson VC, the only Fighter Command pilot awarded the Victoria Cross during WW2. Many of the airmen, like the author’s father who flew Mossie operations in 27 and 45 Squadrons, felt that they were ‘forgotten’ by the public back home and often by their own commanders. But importantly, they knew that their actions were shortening the war in the Far East.
• Five RAF squadrons used the famous de Havilland Mosquito to undertake low-level sorties in the Far East in WW2.
• Explores the problems of using the Mossie in the Far East, including issues around the glue used in the type’s construction.
• Reveals the kind of targets that were attacked by the Mossie squadrons.
• Draws heavily on first-hand accounts from the air and ground crews involved.
SECRET OPERATIONS OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE
ONE RAF CREW’S STORY OF CLANDESTINE MISSIONS, BEING SHOT DOWN, ESCAPE AND CAPTURE
Nigel S Atkins
For several months in 1943, seven young airmen, all volunteers, were moulded into an RAF crew tasked with undertaking perilous operations over Occupied Europe. Drawn together from England, Argentina, and Canada, the crew, led by their captain, Flight Lieutenant Peter Bartter, were assigned to 138 (Special Duties) Squadron, based at RAF Tempsford. It was from there that they flew low, over dangerous territory to deliver agents and equipment to aid the Resistance in Occupied Europe. What turned out to be the crew’s last operation was to fly Flemming Muus, as head of SOE in Denmark, to Roskilde in Denmark. Tragedy struck when their Halifax Mk.II was shot down approaching its destination on the night of 10/11 December 1943. Exemplary piloting skills from Peter Bartter brought the aircraft down in a frozen field with no injuries. Muus thankfully escaped. The crew, meanwhile, split into two groups – the officers, and the NCOs. The officers managed to evade capture and reach Sweden. The NCOs’ luck gave out, and they were all captured. This the story of that crew. The next generation, René, son of agent Ernest Gimpel, and Nigel Atkins, son of Brian Atkins, the co-pilot, became friends. Nigel Atkins travelled across Europe on a journey of discovery as he has met and interviewed many people while visiting multiple locations the crew only visited from above. From daring flights over occupied Europe to meetings over seventy years later, the excavation of the crash site and new friendships formed, this book has it all.
• This is the fascinating story of one wartime bomber crew and the part they played in supporting Special Operations Executive’s work in Occupied Europe.
• The crew are all followed from their recruitment, to training, deployment and, for the survivors, their post-war lives.
AIR WORLD
9781399010818 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 50 b&w illustrations
ALA: Huntingdon, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781526773500 • £25.00
320 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 75 b&w illustrations
ALA: Kent, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399036931 • £20.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Dundee, Tayside, UK
March 2024 • WLR
FORWARD AIR BASES IN EUROPE FROM D-DAY TO THE BALTIC
SUPPORTING THE ALLIED ADVANCE
Trevor Stone
The largely sea-borne invasion of Northern France in June 1944, Operation Overlord, undoubtedly hastened the end of the Second World War. The RAF played a vital part in the landings. It then supported the subsequent advance of Montgomery’s 21st Army, and the Allies as a whole, through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany. Following the breakout from the Normandy bridgehead in early August 1944, the RAF’s Second Tactical Air Force moved forward in support of the troops, occupying a number of temporary airfields as it went. The ground support for this operation was complex, a situation that was exacerbated by the fact that much of it had to be highly mobile. The advance, however, was rapid and soon ran into problems as the supply lines grew longer by the day. It took nearly three months until this was resolved. Until then, in the RAF’s equivalent of the US Army’s famed ‘Red Ball Express’, it was some 300 miles by road from Normandy with the Second Tactical Air Force largely reliant on the Army for transporting its needs. For an air force needing large volumes of fuel and ammunition, demand soon began to outpace supply. Here, the author explores the challenges of supporting a mobile air force in those uncertain days as Hitler’s forces were retreating to their homeland. As the Allies found, things can go badly wrong when thinking loses touch with the art of the possible – logistics. In the end, miraculously, it worked, but it was a close-run thing.
• Reveals the RAF’s involvement in the campaign in Europe after D-Day and explains how its aircraft and aircrew were supported on the ground.
• Shows how the supply chain and maintenance organisation to support this operation was complex, much of which had to be highly mobile.
SPITFIRE, MUSTANG AND THE ‘MEREDITH EFFECT’ HOW A SOVIET SPY HELPED CHANGE THE COURSE OF WWII
Peter Spring
By the mid-1930s the obstacles to high speed that aircraft designers faced included the question of cooling the engine. Those working on the new fast aeroplanes entering service as the war clouds gathered had to consider this, as the drag from the system increased as a square of the speed. Ducted systems were designed which lowered drag, but these were based on the assumption that the system was cold. This ignored the potential energy from the air, heated by the radiator, for liquid-cooled aircraft, and from the discharged engine exhaust gases. It took a profoundly lateral thinker, Frederick William Meredith, to harness the possibilities of the paradox that heat could cut the cost of cooling. A researcher at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough until 1938, F.W. Meredith was a key player in the UK’s development of the autopilot and remote-controlled aircraft. Incredibly, he was also a known a Soviet agent. The Spitfire was the first aeroplane to incorporate a Meredith-designed ducted cooling system. This was intended from the beginning to use heat to create ‘negative drag’. In practice the Spitfire’s design was flawed, as Meredith pointed out, and did not fully use what became known as the ‘Meredith Effect’. The first aeroplane properly to exploit the ‘Meredith Effect’ was the North American P-51 Mustang. This book examines the life of the remarkable, and controversial, F.W. Meredith, an individual who has largely been forgotten by history, despite the brilliant advances he made – advances which helped the Allies win the war.
• Explains how one of the greatest obstacles to high speed that aircraft designers faced prior to the Second World War was the question of cooling an aircraft’s engine.
• F.W. Meredith came up with the solution – that heat could actually be used to cut the cost of cooling.
• Shows how the Spitfire was the first aircraft to incorporate a Meredith designed ducted cooling system.
COMBAT IN THE STRATOSPHERE
EXTREME ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT IN ACTION DURING WW2
Steven Taylor
In the summer of 1940, a new German aircraft began appearing in the skies over the British Isles. Unlike the rest of the Luftwaffe’s fleet in the Battle of Britain, these aircraft were flying at a height of 40,000 feet and higher – way beyond the reach of the RAF’s defending fighters. These virtually untouchable intruders were examples of the Junkers Ju 86P. The world’s first operational combat aeroplane equipped with a pressurized cabin, they were able to reach a maximum altitude of 42,000 feet. The Ju 86P’s introduction ushered in a new era of aerial warfare, where combat would take place at previously unimaginable heights. The Ju 86P was just one of many high-altitude aircraft projects developed by both the Axis and Allied powers. Others included the Vickers Wellington Mk.VI, Vickers Windsor, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Junkers Ju 388, Heinkel He 274 and Henschel Hs 130. Combat in the Stratosphere is the first book devoted exclusively to exploring the fascinating story of the development and operational history of aircraft designed specifically for highaltitude operations during the Second World War. But this is not a book solely about the machines themselves. It also focuses on the men who flew these revolutionary aircraft, both in the testing phase and in combat, and the physical challenges these courageous airmen faced, as they pushed themselves to the very edge of physical endurance in this race to reach ever higher altitudes. This is the story of a largely overlooked aspect of Second World War air warfare.
• The first book devoted exclusively to exploring the development and use of aircraft designed specifically for highaltitude operations in WW2.
• Explores the various types developed by both the Allied and Axis nations.
• Draws on a wide range of sources, including air combat reports, British Cabinet files and Air Ministry documents.
• Details the Junkers Ju 86P, the world’s first operational combat aeroplane equipped with a pressurized cabin.
AIR WORLD
9781399057769 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 200 mono
ALA: United States
November 2023 • WLR
9781399047906 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 100 mono
ALA: Cranleigh, Surrey, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399067393 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 70 mono
ALA: Russia
March 2024 • WLR
SPECIAL OPERATIONS CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATORS
THE UNKNOWN SECRET AND SPECIALIZED DUTIES AIRCRAFT
William Wolf
Despite being America’s most produced bomber, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator has forever flown in the shadow of its more famous and glamorous Boeing B-17 rival. The workmanlike B-24 performed multiple unheralded roles in all theatres beyond its also multiple offensive missions, making it the war’s most versatile heavy bomber. Besides its offensive bombing, anti-submarine, and mining missions, the Liberator performed many little known “inoffensive” duties. This book sets out to explore the various roles and operations undertaken by the special duties and special operations variants Undoubtedly the most colourful of all Liberators in this area were the so-called assembly ships of the Groups of the 2nd Air Division. Their unique paint schemes of stripes, polka dots, and checkerboard, were designed to make them ultra-conspicuous for their task of acting as leaders on which a Group formation could assemble their combat formations more quickly for a combat mission. There was also the Consolidated F-7 was a photographic reconnaissance version of the B-24 Liberator, which saw service in most theatres of the war. Beginning in early 1944, to aid the Allied liberation of Europe, Carpetbagger B-24s were utilized to parachute spies, called “Joes” or “Janes”, or provide aerial supply of weapons and other matériel to resistance fighters in occupied Europe. Of particular interest are the six Liberators that were captured and flown by the Luftwaffe. Packed with a unique collection of photographs. Special Operations Consolidated B-24 Liberators reveals the most unusual and little-known facets of the Second World War’s most versatile bomber.
• In all its forms, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator is considered to have been one of the most versatile Allied heavy bombers of the Second World War.
HAWKER’S SECRET PROJECTS
COLD WAR AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER FLEW
Christopher Budgen
Hawker Aircraft Ltd at Kingston was arguably the most successful and long-lasting manufacturer of military aircraft in Great Britain and Europe. In its various evolved manifestations – Hawker Aircraft, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, British Aerospace – its output of war winning aircraft, mainly fighters, was unsurpassed. From the Hart and Hurricane through the Hunter, Harrier and Hawk, the company consistently produced aircraft that the UK fighting services wanted. But some designs, for whatever reason, failed to reach flight or were declined by the services. With their sometimes advanced aerodynamics and technology, these aircraft could have had successful service careers but instead were abandoned, their stories failing to reach mainstream consciousness. Having not received their just dues, the present book seeks to redress this omission. As the author sets out to reveal, the reasons for failure are many and varied, often financial or political, but in each case the reasons behind the failure of the design are examined. There is the fate of the P.1121, which reveals Hawker’s search for a supersonic fighter, while Chris Budgen also examines Hawker’s work on SABA, the Small Agile Battlefield Aircraft. Likewise, there is the ultimately unsuccessful P.1216, a project which led to various studies for an advanced STOVL fighter aircraft. In a wide-ranging investigation that documents the origins of Hawker Aircraft Ltd and its famous Project Office, this work, the third in Christopher Budgen’s investigation of the inner workings of Hawker Aircraft, is a fitting tribute to the many who made the company the success it was.
• Hawker Aircraft Ltd was the most successful and long-lasting manufacturer of military aircraft in Great Britain and Europe.
• This book explores some of the designs that Hawker Aircraft Ltd worked on during the Cold War, but which failed to reach flight or were declined by the military.
THE U-2 OVER THE SOVIET UNION
AMERICA’S FAMOUS COLD WAR SPY PLANE FROM A SOVIET PERSPECTIVE
Dmitry Degtev
On 1 May 1960, a traditional military parade was held in Moscow. What stood it out from the previous ones, however, was the number of missiles, and in particular the ground-to-air anti-aircraft variants, that were present. There was perhaps nothing surprising in this dominance of missiles, for Nikita Khrushchev had already declared that the so-called Rocket Troops were to be the ‘main branch of the armed forces’. Indeed, Khrushchev considered aircraft to be a ‘dying species’. Khrushchev’s assessment of the future of aircraft was seemingly confirmed by an incident that occurred more than 1,000km to the east of Moscow. For what the spectators and participants of the grand ‘rocket’ parade did not know was, that in one of the key events of the Cold War, an American high altitude reconnaissance Lockheed U-2 jet, that flown by Gary Powers, had, barely hours before, been shot down over the Urals by one of the types of missiles passing before them. Based on documents held in the CIA’s archives, declassified documents released by the Russian Ministry of Defence, and the memoirs of participants in the events in question, this book explores the story of the preparation, implementation, and consequences of the U-2 reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Cuba between 1956 and 1962. For the first time, the author reveals the military plans that were activated in the Eastern Bloc to combat the U-2 missions, and how the Soviets tried unsuccessfully to create a fighter-interceptor to operate in the stratosphere.
• Based on documents held in the CIA’s archives, declassified documents released by the Russian Ministry of Defence, and the memoirs of participants in the events in question, this book explores the true story of the preparation, implementation, and consequences of the U-2 reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Cuba between 1956 and 1962.
THE GREAT WAR ACE, THE RED BARON AND BEYOND
THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AIR MARSHAL SIR BRIAN BAKER KBE, CB, MC, DSO, AFC
Jacquie Buttriss
Sir Brian Baker transferred to the Royal Flying Corps early in The Great War. A natural pilot, he became a ‘Flying Ace’, chasing the Red Baron down and downing twelve Fokkers and Gothas. Between the wars, after commanding the ‘Cock Squadron’ at Biggin Hill, he was attached to the Royal Navy, pioneering the training and use of aircraft carriers. During the Second World War he commanded the RAF’s North Atlantic defences and Coastal Command and, to his credit, no U-Boats reached the Channel throughout the D-Day landings. Post-war Sir Brian, now an Air Marshal and CinC Transport Command, masterminded the Berlin Airlift.
This overdue biography of one of the RAF’s most illustrious characters will be welcomed by aviation enthusiasts worldwide.
• Overdue biography of one of the RAF’s most distinguished figures.
• Graphic account of air combat in WW1. Also involving The Red Baron von Richthofen.
9781399058315 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 55 mono
ALA: Steyning, West Sussex, UK
February 2024 • WLR
A HISTORY OF THE NEW AVIATION
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARAGLIDING, HANG-GLIDING, PARAMOTORING AND MICROLIGHTING
Brian Milton
The New Aviation began with a hanggliding meeting on a sand-dune in southern California on 23 May 1971. The longest flight that day was 196ft, the longest time in the air just 11 seconds. But it was a start. The essence of the New Aviation is to stand on a hill, spread your wings, and climb into the sky by your own skill. It is the fundamentals of flight as it is meant to be, and this is the story of the development of this exhilarating sport, and of its largely unknown pioneers. This is the first in-depth ‘narrative’ to stitch together the history and evolution of a pastime which is today enjoyed by hundreds of thousands around the world.
• Written by the man who formed the British Hang Gliding League and led the first two British teams to beat the mighty Americans.
• Brian went on to make the first flight around the world by a powered hang glider.
• Details the techniques and skills developed by the new aviators.
9781399048583 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: London, UK
October 2023 • WLR
NAVAL AVIATOR
THE MEMOIR OF A ROYAL NAVY OFFICER AND OPERATIONAL WESTLAND WASP AND LYNX PILOT
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor has enjoyed a successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot and instructor. Written in the same humorous manner as his previous books, Naval Aviator explains why Chris wanted to become a pilot and how he achieved that through the Fleet Air Arm. His accidents, incidents and adventures are fully described set alongside the challenges of trying to maintain a normal domestic life. Naval Aviator captures life as a Royal Navy Officer and Fleet Air Arm pilot of the Cold War and will be a good read for anyone interested in naval or aviation history. It is also an ideal book for aviators, aspiring aviators, service veterans and anyone who is considering such a career.
• A readable and humorous autobiographical account of fifteen years as a Royal Navy Deck Officer and Fleet Air Arm Pilot.
• Accurately describes flying the ‘difficult to fly’ Wasp and subsequently more capable Lynx.
• Details the operating environment and challenges of flying a small helicopter off a frigate or destroyer Reveals the author’s involvement in four major collisions at sea.
9781399059763 • £30.00
328 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 colour, 32 mono
ALA: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
CHINOOK CREW ‘CHICK’
HIGHS
AND LOWS OF FORCES LIFE FROM THE LONGEST SERVING FEMALE RAF CHINOOK FORCE CREWMEMBER
Liz McConaghy
Liz McConaghy, from a small town in County Down, spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only female ‘crewman’ on the Chinook wing for four years. Liz completed two deployments to Iraq followed by ten deployments to Helmand province in Afghanistan in support of the enduring Operation Herrick campaign. Liz’s inspiringly honest story reveals the highs and lows that she witnessed at war, and the cost that came with that both, physically and mentally for those involved. This is a genuinely unique tale that only Liz could tell. It ends with her battling the memories that have haunted her.
• A funny and insightful look at the RAF aircrew training system and the challenges new recruits face at a young age and how they overcome them.
• An accurately portrayed picture detailing the mundane and high-octane moments of war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
• She was also the only female ‘crewman’ on the Chinook wing for four years.
9781399072960 • £9.99
184 pages • Paperback
198x129
ALA: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
October 2023
AIRMEN’S INCREDIBLE ESCAPES
ACCOUNTS OF SURVIVAL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Bryn Evans
Allied air power made a major contribution to victory in WWII, both in the European and Pacific theatres. The cost in men and machines was horrific with Bomber Command suffering 50% air crew casualties. While many perished, others shot down over enemy territory or water survived, overcoming extraordinary danger and hardship. The book covers unpublished stories from airmen of many nationalities. Some involve avoiding or escaping from capture, others surviving against all the odds. This inspiring and gripping read bears testimony to human courage and resilience.
• Many inspiring stories of aircrew cheating death after being shot down or crashing.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITAIN’S AIRBORNE FORCES IN WORLD WAR II
John Greenacre
This book covers the inception, growth and employment of Britains airborne forces (parachute and glider-borne formations) between June 1940 and March 1945. It takes a comparative approach and follows tailored lines of development. Each of these lines
– politics and policy, equipment and technology, personnel and training, command and control and concepts and doctrine – influence each other.
• The first comprehensive review of the formation and operations of Britain’s Airborne Forces in WWII.
• Describes Churchills enthusiasm and backing for airborne forces despite much political and military opposition.
• The development of special equipment and aircraft.
9781399077743 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback 234x156
ALA: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
October 2023
WITH RECCE AT ARNHEM
Mike Gallagher
9781399077736 • £14.99
160 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Bolton, UK
October 2023
AIR BATTLE FOR ARNHEM
Alan W Cooper
9781399077750 • £14.99
200 pages • Paperback 234x156
ALA: Hailsham, West Sussex, UK
October 2023
FRONTLINE BOOKS
9781399048101 • £25.00
304 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 180 mono
ALA: Canada
October 2023 • WLR
9781399073158 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Widnes, Cheshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399043472 • £22.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Jersey
October 2023 • WLR
ROCKETS
AND MISSILES OVER
UKRAINE
THE CHANGING FACE OF BATTLE
Mihajlo S Mihajlovi´c
In the Russian-Ukrainian war, both sides depended heavily on rockets and missiles. Some of these date from Soviet times; some are very modern, being used for the first time. The outbreak of the war in the east of Ukraine in 2014 showed that rockets and missiles, beside the artillery, are among the decisive factors in both regular Ukrainian military, and paramilitary nationalistic formations as well as in the separatists’ bodies. For eight years hardly any day passed without these weapons being fired. On 24 February 2022, Russia unleashed a ‘limited military operation’ (as Putin defined it) with a barrage of new equipment – cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles – pounding Ukrainian targets. This book is a guide to all missiles and rockets used by both sides, as well as their effect on military and civilian targets, including Russian ship-borne weapons and anti-ship missiles used so effectively by Ukraine against the Russian cruiser Moskva.
Besides the numerous ex-Soviet, Ukrainian, and Russian anti-armour rockets (RPGs) and missiles, of particular interest are the anti-armour missiles and rockets supplied by NATO, including Javelin, NLAW and Brimstone. The war was a full-scale conventional war between the two largest armies in Europe. But without modern weapons, Ukraine’s ability to hold out for an extended period was limited. Its only hope was help by the West. In his examination of the weaponry used in the conflict, the author toured the Ukraine as the conflict unfolded, to photograph and report on the first major war of the 21st century.
• Clearly portrays the rockets and missiles used in Ukraine as well as their effects on targets.
• Describes some of the most remarkable engagements of ballistic and cruise missiles, air defence systems, and antiarmour missiles with projections on how they can influence the outcome of the war.
• Assesses their capabilities, and strategic and tactical abilities.
HITLER’S AND STALIN’S MISUSE OF SCIENCE
WHEN SCIENCE FICTION WAS TURNED INTO SCIENCE FACT
BY THE NAZIS AND THE
SOVIETS
S D Tucker
In today’s world, science is increasingly being hijacked and abused by the toxic modern cult of identity politics, of both left and right. But should we be too surprised by any of this? No, because this exact same sorry process has happened time and again before, under the rule of totalitarian bodies like the Nazis and the Soviets, both of which vigorously promoted various pseudoscientific theories of ‘Aryan Science’ and ‘Marxist Science’ on the sole grounds that they were ideologically correct as opposed to being factually so. Nazi racial pseudoscience and belief in nonsense like the ‘World Ice Theory’, which claimed that stars did not really exist and were actually just reflections of the sun off giant floating space-icebergs, were widely encouraged in the Third Reich, and used for long-term military weather-forecasting purposes. Likewise, the ideas of the renegade biologist Trofim Lysenko, who developed a deluded ‘anti-capitalist’ theory of genetics opposed to Darwin’s, were responsible for widespread famine in the USSR when Stalin allowed him to apply them practically towards the nation’s crop-harvests. Those academics and functionaries who disputed these clearly false pseudoscientific notions often found themselves in deep trouble – or, ultimately, dead. In this incisive and challenging study, the author S.D. Tucker explores the often weird and fanciful theories that were proposed and took hold under these extreme regimes – and in doing so sends a word of warning to the modern world of the internet and social media where similar bizarre ideas are expounded and consumed with frightening gullibility.
• Reveals how the Nazis and Soviets used science fiction as science facts.
• Learn about such fanatical Communist quacks as Trofim Lysenko, the man who refused to recognise that genes exist and claimed the power to mutate living beings into different species.
HITLER AND POLAND
HOW THE INDEPENDENCE OF ONE COUNTRY LED THE WORLD TO WAR IN 1939
Norman Ridley
Following the end of the First World War, the newly reformed state of Poland was wedged uncomfortably between the two dominant nations of Germany and the Soviet Union. With their diametrically opposed political philosophies, both of Poland’s neighbours plotted continuously to reclaim its lands that had up until recently been part of the once great but now defunct German and Russian empires. As Norman Ridley reveals, this was the beginning of a turbulent period for Poland. Despite America’s initial support after the war, the US thereafter showed little interest in Poland’s predicament. While France was a traditional friend to the Polish peoples, and a significant supplier of military aid, its political influence over eastern European affairs weakened as its own political institutions fell prey to extremes of both left and right and its immediate post-war dominance waned. Britain was interested only in commerce and that made Germany and Russia significantly more important as trading partners than the predominantly agricultural and technically backward state of Poland. As Hitler ramped up his rhetorical assault on the perceived injustices of Versailles, Poland found itself in danger. Britain and France belatedly roused themselves to challenge the threat posed by Hitler and the Nazis. After the capitulation of the Anschluss and the humiliation of Munich, London and Paris found themselves in the disagreeable position of seeing no option but to throw their whole weight behind the integrity of the Polish state if they were ever going to make any sort of stand against Nazi aggression.
• The author examines events concerning Poland following the First World War and how these ultimately contributed to a second world war barely twenty years later.
• Explores efforts of Britain and France to intervene and try to prevent the invasion of Poland in 1939.
FRONTLINE BOOKS
9781399033343 • £20.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Jersey
March 2024 • WLR
9781399019095 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Netherlands
January 2024
9781399077774 • £14.99
344 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
October 2023
HITLER’S BRITISH NAZIS THE HIDDEN STORY OF THE FASCIST MOVEMENT IN THE UK
Norman Ridley
Following the end of the First World War, many countries experienced economic decline. Unemployment, high inflation, low wages and poor working conditions led to unrest. This manifested itself in the rise of militaristic leaders, first in Italy, where fascism was born, and then in Germany and elsewhere. To some degree, these ideals gained traction in the UK where some individuals among the elite of British society believed fascism was the way forward for the country. This is fully explored in Hitler’s British Nazis which traces the evolution of extreme right-wing opinion from the turn of the century right through to the end of the Second World War. In particular it looks at the way British fascism developed its own character due to Britain having been on the winning side during the First World War. The book traces the way in which domestic politics and the dire economic situation of the early 1930s created a political vacuum that was filled by Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirt Movement. Throughout the 1930s right-wing sympathisers looked to Hitler’s Germany rather than Mussolini’s Italy for inspiration. The author examines how Nazi Germany was depicted in the press and how powerful press barons, many of whom were pro-German and supported Chamberlain’s appeasement policies, were able to influence public opinion. There is also the role played by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson as they flirted unashamedly with fascism and threatened to take Britain down a very different path to that which it took after the abdication.
• Details the growth of the British Fascist movements in the 1920s.
• Examines any links between the Suffragette movement and fascism.
• Reveals the facts around Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists.
• Explores the relationship between Edward VIII and Hitler.
THE HITLER MYTHS
EXPOSING THE TRUTH BEHIND THE STORIES ABOUT THE FÜHRER
Sjoerd J de Boer
Adolf Hitler remains one of the most discussed figures in history. One of the consequences of this continuous flow of stories is that increasing numbers of falsehoods and fabrications have emerged about Hitler. Many of these have subsequently gained credence by virtue of their constant repetition – however bizarre they may be. These include such claims that Hitler was impotent (contradicted by another myth that he had an illegitimate son), that he had Jewish ancestors, or that he had killed his niece. Another claim, one of the most persistent, is that he did not commit suicide but escaped Berlin to live in Argentina for years after the war, despite his well-recorded failing health. Many rumours also circulated during Hitler’s life and have been presented as facts despite having no substantial foundation. Was Hitler really a hero of the First World War and, if so, why was he not promoted beyond the rank of corporal? Was he the true author of Mein Kampf and did he write a second book that was never published, and was Hitler initially a socialist? In The Hitler Myths the author clinically dissects many of these myths, often in a highly amusing fashion, as he exposes the inaccuracies and impossibilities of the stories. The myths – the familiar and the obscure – are discussed chronologically, following the course of Hitler’s life. In his analysis of each of the myths, the author draws on an array of sources to prove or disprove the rumours and speculations – once and for all!
• Each myth is related in detail and then clinically examined to uncover the truth, exposing the inaccuracies and impossibilities of the stories.
• Uncovers the intriguing story of Hitler’s last will.
• One of the most persistent myth examined is that Hitler did not commit suicide but escaped Berlin to live in Argentina.
• Written by an acknowledged expert on the subject.
DUNKIRK NINE DAYS THAT SAVED AN ARMY A DAY BY DAY ACCOUNT OF THE GREATEST EVACUATION
John Grehan
The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day-by-day approach, the author provides a clear ortrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and along the beaches to La Panne and the Belgian border. Through Admiralty reports and a mass of other first-hand accounts, many of which have never been published before, the true tale of the heroism of the rescued and the rescuers is laid bare. Operation Dynamo saw civilian volunteers and Royal Navy personnel manning every type of craft from the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Calcutta to the cockle boats of the Thames Estuary. There are stories of collisions in the dark, chaos on the beaches and tragic losses as ships sank. Similar tales are told by the men waiting on the beaches, defending the perimeter or flying in the skies overhead in a valiant effort to hold the German Army and Luftwaffe at bay. Yet this is ultimately a story, as Churchill described it, of ‘deliverance’, for against all the predictions, the BEF was saved to fight again another day. With civilians and servicemen working without respite for days and nights on end under almost continual attack to rescue the army, the nation pulled together as never before. It truly was Britain’s finest hour.
• Compiled with the use of Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry archives.
• Clear chronological description of the evacuation.
• Graphic eye-witness accounts.
• Reports from civilian volunteers and Royal Navy personnel.
• Official signals and despatches from the key officers involved.
FRONTLINE BOOKS
9781399030786 • £35.00
256 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 200+ colour
ALA: Wakefield, UK
November 2023
NAPOLEON’S HUSSARS AND CHASSEURS
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE GRANDE ARMÉE, 1805–1815
Paul L Dawson
Small men, with big egos and moustaches, the hussars of Napoleon’s army wore some of the most flamboyant and stylish uniforms of the epoch. In this book, the uniforms of the seventeen regiments of hussars are discussed in detail by renowned historian Paul L. Dawson, along with the dress of their brethren in the thirty-two regiments of Chasseurs à cheval, with an emphasis on the highly elaborate dress of the trumpeters. Having been granted access to over 1,000 archive boxes, held in the Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre in Paris and the Archives Nationales, the author is able to assesses how the wide ranging 1806 uniform regulations and the more famous Bardin regulations were adopted in practice. In part this is possible because regiments were inspected yearly, and the condition of the uniforms assessed. A return of all the clothing to be disposed of was made, and the appropriate number of new items ordered. Items needing repair were also recorded, as was how many pieces had been repaired since the last inspection. Upon joining a regiment, the recruit was given his first full set of clothing and equipment, which came from stoppages in his pay. Each item of clothing had a specified life – a bearskin had to last twenty years, for example. If the items needed repair or replacement inside the prescribed period due to misuse, the cost was borne by the soldier. All of this was recorded. These sources provide bias free empirical data from which we can reconstruct the story of a regiment, its officers and above all its clothing and equipment. In addition to official records, the author has constructed how the regiments were dressed from diaries, letters, and even cases of fraud. As well as providing the recorded details, this book shows in scores of beautiful illustrations exactly how each regiment appeared. These images include period paintings as well as works specifically commissioned for this book, plus unique photographs of existing items of uniform. Now, for the first time since the days of Napoleon, we can say exactly what was worn by Napoleon’s light cavalry.
• A definitive guide to the dress, weapons and accruements of the seventeen regiments of hussars and the thirty-two regiments of chasseurs à cheval that existed during the course of the 1e Empire.
• Reveals exactly how the equipment and uniforms developed and evolved during the Napoleonic period.
9781526784193 • £28.00
224 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 200+ colour
ALA: Wakefield, UK
January 2024 • WLR
NAPOLEON’S
HEAVY CAVALRY
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CUIRASSIERS AND CARABINIERS, 1805–1815
Paul L Dawson
Created during the Peace of Amiens, the nineteen regiments of cuirassiers that existed during the course of the 1e Empire were, after the Imperial Guard, perhaps the most famous and recognisable soldiers of the epoch. This book explores the long gestation of clothing and equipping the cuirassiers, the development of the arm from twelve regiments to twenty-one – if we include the carabiniers from 1811 – and how their clothing evolved across the period. As well as assessing the cuirassiers, the story of the evolution of the uniforms of the carabiniers is also told. Much ink has been spilt on the two regiments and their uniforms, yet, as with the cuirassiers, precious little archive research has been carried out. Forming part of a series of ground-breaking books, using archive sources found in the Archives Nationales and Service Historique du Armee de Terre in Paris, the author’s unrivalled research over a period of twenty years will reveal exactly how, for the first time in over 200 years, Napoleon’s army was mounted, clothed and equipped. Having been granted to access to over 1,000 archive boxes, the author assesses how the regulations were adopted in practice. This vast resource, as yet untapped by the majority of researchers and historians for understanding the Napoleonic era in general, include the many regimental archive boxes preserved in the French Army archives. These sources provide, potentially bias free empirical data from which we can reconstruct the life story of a regiment, its officers and above all its clothing. What did trumpeters wear? Did cavalry regiments really have sapeurs? We answer these questions and present the reality of how regiments were dressed derived from diaries, letters, inspection returns, regimental accounts and even cases of fraud. For the first time, this unique series of books discusses the wide ranging 1806 uniform regulation and the more famous Bardin regulation which applied to all arms of the Army and explores the way in which regiments on campaign adopted and adapted their uniforms. For the first time since the days of Napoleon, we can now say exactly what was worn by the French army.
• A definitive guide to the dress, weapons and accruements of the twenty-one regiments of cuirassiers and carabiniers that existed during the course of the 1e Empire.
• Reveals exactly how the equipment and uniforms developed and evolved during the Napoleonic period.
• Examines some of the most important and famous units of the Napoleonic era.
• Supported by an unrivalled collection of full colour illustrations, many of which have never been published before.
9781399037723 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Wakefield, UK
February 2024 • WLR
THE NAPOLEONIC ‘DAD’S ARMY’ THE BRITISH VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT, 1794-1814
Paul L Dawson
During the crisis year of 1792 when war against France was at its closest, a variety of societies and associations of ‘Loyal Britons’ were set up throughout Britain. Their aim was to organise patriotic, anti-French forces in defence of king and country, and to help maintain the established order. The need to provide an internal defence force resulted in the Volunteer Act of 1794. It witnessed the formation of hundreds of volunteer regiments on the upswell in loyalist sentiment following the disorder and instability witnessed across the Channel in Revolutionary France. By 1798, there were 118,000 volunteers but, faced with the possibility of a French invasion of Southern England, William Pitt’s government aimed to expand this number substantially. By 1804 there were an astonishing 380,000 volunteers under arms and the various Corps made up half to one third of all the home service forces. When we add in those volunteers who agreed to serve overseas, as garrison troops in India for example, the number grows to approximately 800,000 – meaning that around one in every five adult males participated in military activities. This amazing groundswell of patriotic fervour has seldom been investigated before. Using diaries and archive sources, this book seeks to explore the ‘Dad’s Army’ of the Napoleonic Wars. These men were far more than local bands of volunteers, they represented a militarisation of society not previously seen and which was repeated again when the world was thrown into war in the twentieth century.
• A book that explores what is often described as the Dad’s Army of the Napoleonic Wars.
• The Volunteer Act of 1794 led to the formation of hundreds of volunteer regiments.
• Reveals how the Supplementary Militia act of 1796 demanded an additional 60,000 men be drawn for the Militia.
• Explores how the supplementary militia was not funded by central government and quotas were by and largely filled by members of the middling and upper-class.
• Author discusses how each of the Militia Acts passed from 1757 onwards included a clause which allowed balloted men to pay a fine, or to provide a substitute, in order to avoid personal service.
• By 1804 there were an astonishing 380,000 volunteers under arms and the various Corps made up half to one third of all the home service forces.
9781399060578 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: United States; Canada
March 2024 • WLR
WELLINGTON’S
LIGHT
DIVISION AND THE DEFENCE OF PORTUGAL THE BATTLES OF 1811
Robert Burnham, Ron McGuigan
There are many books on Wellington’s campaigns during the Peninsular War. Yet very few examine the pivotal year of 1811, when he went on the offensive and forced Napoleon’s armies back over 300 kilometres, from the doors of Lisbon to the Spanish border. For two months he pursued the retreating French. The French finally halted at the Spanish border and turned on Wellington in early May, where an epic three-day battle was fought at Fuentes de Oñoro. The rest of the year, Wellington defended the border while making plans to liberate Spain. Wellington’s Light Division and the Defence of Portugal looks at the famed Light Division as it led the pursuit of the French and was involved in almost every combat and battle fought that year. The book also explores the stalemate of January and February 1811, where the division maintained outposts overlooking French positions in the vicinity of Santarem, as well as the pursuit of the French Army back to Spain in March and April, when the division fought many skirmishes, combats, and small battles, often on its own. These include the actions at Pombal, Condeixa, Redinha, Casal Novo, Foz d’Arouce, Freixada, and Sabugal. May saw the Light Division in a desperate fight at Fuentes de Oñoro, where for much of the battle it held the army’s right flank. For the rest of the year the Light Division was in the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, occupying ground that it held for much of 1810, where it served as Wellington’s advance outposts. The assumed similar positions and were engaged at Fuente Guinaldo and El Bodon. In addition to these fights, the book examines the changes in the organization of the division, with the addition of new battalions and release of other units. It will also go into great detail on the problems it had with command and control – with its leading officers exhausted, requesting permission to return home to recuperate. Drawing on diaries, letters, and memoirs, the authors tell the story of the officers and men who fought in the division. Many of these sources have never been published before.
• Examines Wellington’s campaign of 1811 in the Peninsular War.
• It was a period when Wellington went on to the offensive and forced Napoleon’s armies back over 300 kilometres.
• Explores the epic three-day battle of Fuentes de Oñoro at which the French finally halted Wellington’s advance.
• Details the stalemate of January and February 1811, when the Light Division maintained outposts overlooking French positions in the vicinity of Santarem.
GREENHILL BOOKS
9781784389772 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback
234 x 156mm • 8 pages b&w
ALA: UK
October 2023 • UK rights only
9781805000143 • £14.99
232 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: UK
October 2023 • US rights sold to Skyhorse Books
9781805000709 • £17.99
352 pages • Paperback
ALA: United States; Italy
October 2023 • US Rights to NIP
THE YOUNG HITLER I KNEW THE MEMOIRS OF HITLER’S CHILDHOOD FRIEND
August Kubizek
Introduction by Ian Kershaw
‘A fascinating portrait for every reader who is interested in Hitler.’ Simon Sebag Montefiore
‘An indispensable source … Kubizek’s account stands alone in offering insights into Hitler’s character and mentality between 1904 and 1908. It is [also] the only description from any period of Hitler’s life provided by an undoubted personal friend.’ Ian Kershaw
August Kubizek met Adolf Hitler in 1904 while at the opera. Their mutual passion for music created a strong bond, and over the next four years they became close friends. The two boys would often talk for hours, and the young Adolf confided in his friend about his hopes and dreams. Kubizek describes a reticent young man, painfully shy, yet capable of bursting into hysterical fits of anger if anyone disagreed with him. In 1908, Kubizek shared a room with Hitler in Vienna, during which time, Hitler tried unsuccessfully to get into art school. With his money fast running out, he found himself sinking into an unkind world of isolation and poverty. Kubizek’s memoir tells the story of their extraordinary friendship and offers a fascinating glimpse into Hitler’s character during these formative years.
• Memoir of one of Hitler’s closest childhood friends, who shared their flat in Vienna.
• A unique insight into Hitler’s character during his formative years.
• Revised edition that includes important sections that were excised from the original English translation.
SKORZENY’S SPECIAL MISSIONS
THE MEMOIRS OF HITLER’S MOST DARING COMMANDO
Otto Skorzeny
Foreword by Charles Messenger
‘A great account of one man’s highly unusual war.’ British Army Review
Otto Skorzeny – Germany’s top commando in the Second World War – is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure, including the daring glider rescue of Mussolini during his imprisonment in Italy, for which he won the Knight’s Cross. Skorzeny’s talents were brought into play again when he was sent to Budapest to stop the Hungarian regent Admiral Horthy from signing a peace with Stalin in 1944. Now dubbed the most dangerous man in Europe by the Allies, Skorzeny was awarded the German Cross in Gold. Later, he played a critical role in the Ardennes Offensive with a controversial plan to raise a brigade disguised as Americans with captured Sherman tanks. In these highly readable memoirs, he tells his remarkable story in full, providing a vivid depiction of commando action and an important addition to special forces literature.
• Personal story of Germany’s top special forces man.
• Fast-paced World War II commando action.
• Covers the rescue of Mussolini, action in the Ardennes, and much more.
NAVAL WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940–1943
Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani
‘This seminal work stands out for its solid research, breadth of coverage and balanced point of view.’ Vincent P O’Hara
‘An excellent and persuasive work of scholarship.’ The Mariner’s Mirror
This superbly researched book gives a complete account of the war in the Mediterranean on, above and beneath the sea up until Italy’s armistice in September 1943. Written with full access to Italian sources, it not only provides a detailed and fascinating narrative of the entire naval war, but also sets the individual actions in their strategic context for both the Axis and the Allies. Topics include: the distrustful relationship between the Italians and their German allies, which culminated in open conflict after the Italian armistice in 1943; the battle for Malta, and that island’s vital role in threatening Axis supply lines to North Africa; and the exploits of the Italian human torpedoes of the X MAS flotilla, which threatened to change the balance of power in the Mediterranean.
• Revised edition of a critically acclaimed work.
• Brilliantly researched and balanced account that makes use of Italian sources.
• Essential reading for all those interested in the naval war in the Mediterranean.
• Analyses the weaknesses of the Italian navy and air force and how they affected Italy’s ability to fight the war.
ONE STEP IN A POPPY FIELD
THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF LANCE CORPORAL CAYLE ROYCE MBE
Bronwyn Royce
This is an astonishing true story of a brave soldier who was blown up by the Taliban, losing both legs, part of his left hand and his lungs crushed leaving him with seemingly, no hope of survival. Except that death hadn’t reckoned on the fortitude and resilience of Cayle Royce, underpinned by the all-embracing love and dedication of his remarkable mother Bronwyn. The book is told by both of them and might be the most moving and joyous account of determination against all odds you will ever read.
Just 18 months after injury, and as part of a team of four servicemen, Cayle rowed across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Told mostly from a mother’s perspective with contributions from Cayle, the genesis of the book was in the diary she kept while he was in a medically induced coma. It is the story of an extraordinarily brave man.
• First hand account of Lance Corporal Cayle Royce MBE suffering a life changing injury in Afghanistan.
• Told from the unique viewpoint of Bronwyn Royce, Cayle’s mother, with supporting chapters by Cayle himself, gives a fully rounded view of the true cost of military service.
• An astounding tale of bravery on all sides and the incredible accomplishments Cayle has gone on to achieve.
9781399057363 • £25.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 colour
ALA: Blackawton, Devon, UK
November 2023 • WLR
HEAD HUNTERS IN THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY
THE ATROCITY AND COVER-UP
Dan Poole
WAR
AND PEACE
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL SIR RICHARD BARRONS
Richard Barrons
The events are set out not just from a high command perspective but from grass-roots, with all the human suffering, trauma, compassion and even survival. There is real compassion and human understanding, especially in Bosnia, with sufferings of all sides. The writing is attractive and very readable , modest, self-effacing, honest, with hints of P G Wodehouse(!), and intimate. Readers will feel involved and brought into author’s confidence – and this is a gift of good authorship. There are deep and important themes apart from immediate policy and action, notably the nature of war and warfare as a fundamental human condition, the real-life horror of war, and self-sacrifice. And examination of leadership is very impressive, with the trust which is vital to success. A chapter on ‘surprise’ in political and military history is fascinating for historians. Technology is a vital theme and covered for the lay reader to grasp and even cyber technology. The chapters on relations with other arms, government bodies including the MOD and distinguished colleagues, and all ranks, are highly informative and reveal what to some is a secret world.
• Inside story from former leader of UK Joint Forces Command – both serious and with humour.
9781399054980 • £25.00
280 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: Newbury, Berkshire, UK
March 2024 • WLR
VIETNAM AND THE COLD WAR 1945–1954
FRENCH IMPERIAL DECLINE AND DEFEAT AT DIEN BIEN PHU
John Pike
Head Hunters in the Malayan Emergency investigates the infamous political scandal sparked after horrific photographs of war crimes during the Malayan Emergency that were leaked to the British press. These photographs depicted British forces and their allies in Malaya scalping corpses and posing with decapitated human heads. The subsequent scandal, involving British generals, police, trade unions, and even Winston Churchill, led to the further discoveries that British forces had deployed over 1,000 men from Bornean headhunting tribes to Malaya, were publicly displaying corpses to terrify Malaya’s civilian population into submission, and that photographs of such atrocities had become popular souvenirs among British troops. Using newly uncovered photographs, eyewitness accounts, and government documents, this research is the first ever attempt by any historian to create a complete history of the scandal, its political consequences, the stories of those involved, and its attempted cover-up.
• First ever complete history of the British-Malayan Headhunting Scandal of 1952.
• Timeline of events from the recruitment of headhunters, media exposure, political and military reaction, to the legacy of these events.
9781399057417 • £20.00
176 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 27 mono
ALA: Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
A forensic study of war, imperial history and international relations, following the Second World War and leading into the Cold War and defeat of Western imperialism in Asia. And above all, the story of the pivotal battle and French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. It shows France’s revanchist attempt to regain imperial ‘glory’ in her former Asian empire following humiliation in the Second World War – defeat and Vichy. The effort was spurred by de Galle’s chauvinism and desire to recover France’s honour and reputation, after so many humiliations by friend and foe. The Communist led Vietminh, were guided to victory by ruthless revolutionary Ho Chi Min – far from the attractive ‘Uncle Ho’ who is revered as a communist saint in contrast to louche playboy emperor Bao Dai – and the very able General Giap. Communist strength in rural Vietnam society – the Vietminh represented a nation in arms – was backed by supplies from Communist China and the Soviet Union. It was an existential struggle on the French side – the end of cafe society, and the gravy train for planters, officials, the military, and politicians.
9781526789297 • £25.00
448 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 8 b&w illustrations
ALA: Bath, Somerset, UK
Jan 2024 • WLR
9781399019712 • £28.00
256 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 200 colour
ALA: United States
November 2023 • WLR
9781399031424 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Vale of Glamorgan, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399031769 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour
ALA: United States
November 2023 • WLR
NATO AND WARSAW PACT ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE COLD WAR
Michael Green
During the Cold War, NATO and Warsaw Pact (WP) armies fielded a wide array of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). These included armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers (APCs), anti-aircraft vehicles and self propelled artillery. APCs, vital to all frontline units, evolved from battlefield taxis such as the US M113 and Soviet BTR-60 series into sophisticated infantry fighting vehicles such as the Soviet BMP-1, US Bradley M2/M3, West German Marder and British Warrior and CVR series.
The Soviet BRDM-2 series was the most numerous armoured car. The British fielded the Saladin, Ferret and Fox and the German Army the eight-wheeled Luchs and tracked SPZ11-2 Kurz.
Early anti-aircraft vehicles, such as the American M42, were superseded by the formidable Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka and the West German Geopard.
This authoritative and superbly illustrated book covers the full range of AFVs in service over the four decades of the Cold War.
• Comprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Cold War Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
• Covers both NATO and Warsaw Pact wheeled and tracked AFVs and specialist variants.
• Detailed text giving specifications and operational details.
• Superb contemporary images.
• Compiled by leading author and expert on weapons.
PUTIN’S WARS AND NATO’S FLAWS WHY RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE
Paul Moorcraft
This book explores why there is a major war again in Europe. Putin’s actions need to be understood if not forgiven. With the Ukraine conflict increasingly seen as a proxy war of NATO versus Russia, how likely is the fighting to spread? The author, a highly respected journalist and political commentator, explains why Russia invaded a sovereign neighbour. To what extent did NATO’s expansion to Russia’s borders in the aftermath of the Cold War provoke Putin? Did the West’s recent humiliating defeats in the Middle East and South Asia encourage Putin to exploit what he saw as its decadent strategic weakness and lack of resolve? What were the reasons for Russia’s savage behaviour in Ukraine? How might the Ukraine war end and what will the post-bellum world look like? The war in Ukraine has had worldwide impact with cost of living, food and energy crises and raised the risk of nuclear Armageddon by accident or intent so this book has universal appeal; not just to military buffs. It examines the complex military and political issues in layman’s language while the story is told as a compelling historical narrative. Professor Moorcraft, who has worked in Ukraine and has witnessed Russian troops in action in Afghanistan and other theatres, is superbly qualified to write this work.
• Study of the origins and causes of the first major war in Europe since WW2.
• Analyses the events leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in February 2022.
• Describes the strategic and tactical course of the conflict.
• Highlights the major turn of events.
• Studies the possible medium and long term implications for NATO and Russia.
• Written by highly experienced war correspondent and much published military historian.
THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE, FEBRUARY–DECEMBER 2022
DESTROYING THE MYTH OF RUSSIAN INVINCIBILITY
John S Harrel
On 24 February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, intending to overthrow the Zelensky government and bring the former Soviet republic back into the Russian sphere of control. Vladimir Putin clearly expected a quick victory and many in the West also predicted that Kiev would fall in a few days. But they hadn’t counted on the skilled, courageous and determined resistance of the Ukrainian forces, nor the degree to which Russian military might had been overestimated. The initial Russian dash for Kiev was repelled and their advances elsewhere slowed by a combination of fierce resistance and their own unpreparedness, inadequate logistical planning and incompetent command. While the Russians ground their way forward in the east and south, they paid a heavy price in casualties and equipment losses. A carefully planned Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer forced the invaders into a series of humiliating retreats. As winter approached, the Russians still held considerable territory but the initiative and strategic momentum had clearly swung to the defenders. The illusion of Russian invincibility was shattered forever. US Major General (retired) John S Harrel, trained with the Ukrainian army in the 1990s and in 2006, and commanded Ukrainian troops as part of the NATO force in Kosovo in 2005. His military expertise and detailed knowledge of the combatants informs this clear assessment of the first 10 months of the war. He explains the failure of the Russian invasion and how the Ukrainian defence exceeded expectations, while acknowledging that strategic mistakes were made on both sides.
• Clear narrative of the war from the start of the invasion to the end of 2022.
• Expert, well-informed analysis from former US army officer who helped train Ukrainian army and previously commanded Ukrainian troops on UN operations.
THE GERMAN WAY OF WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT, 1941–1943
A LESSON IN TACTICAL MANAGEMENT
Jaap Jan Brouwer
On 22 June 1941, Operation Barbarossa began. Hitler expected his troops would be on the Volga before the end of the year and that important cities such as Moscow and Leningrad would have been captured. But the reality was very different; the Germans made impressive territorial gains, but their offensive eventually came to a halt at Stalingrad in December 1942, which proved to be a turning point in the war. This titanic battle is illustrated here using eyewitness accounts from generals, soldiers and civilians. Attention is not only paid to the course of the battle, but also to the tactics and organizational dimensions of the armies involved, the challenges of the vastness of the country, the dilemmas for people in the conquered areas, and the way the Germans tried to conquer their hearts while at the same time fighting a fierce guerrilla war.
• Learn about the tactics and organizational dimensions of the armies involved, their structure, weapons, leadership style and command structure, the role of their officers and NCOs and the recruitment and training of their men.
• Understand why the German army had such a high battlefield performance and the Soviets were such thorough fighters.
9781399032940 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 60 mono
ALA: Netherlands
January 2024 • WLR
A GERMAN SOLDIER ON THE EASTERN FRONT
A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE BEGINNINGS OF OPERATION BARBAROSSA
Franz Taut
Following the German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941, the German-Soviet non-aggression pact was officially broken. After initial successes, it quickly became clear that the enemy could not be defeated that easily, as the unknown terrain and extreme weather conditions continued to exacerbate the problems.
Lieutenant Hohberg, who had previously fought in the French campaign, had been sent to the East after receiving his promotion. Having led his battery several times, he was now waiting in vain for tank support. However, the lack of supplies, not to mention the fire raids and air raids, made any further advance impossible, and with the Russian winter approaching, he knew that they would have to reach the Donets as soon as possible….
• Based on first-hand account of a frontline soldier.
• The opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa.
• Describes the desperate plight of the soldiers on the frontline.
9781399058735 • £20.00
200 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Germany
March 2024 • ELR throughout the world
PANZERKORPS GROSSDEUTSCHLAND
THE BATTLE OF FRANCE TO OPERATION BARBAROSSA
Helmuth Spaeter
This is the first book in a monumental history of one of the most elite units in the German military in WWII. This book covers the “GD” from its inception as a “Wach”-Regiment in 1921 through its evolution into an infantry regiment. Covered are the unit’s first actions in France in 1940, its preparations for Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of Britain, repositioning in the Balkans and subsequent transfer to the Eastern Front to participate in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
• Elite combat unit of the German Wehrmacht
• Excellent mix of first-person accounts and operational history.
9781399023849 • £25.00
592 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: UK
March 2024 • ELR throughout the world
THE WAFFEN SS ORDER OF BATTLE IN NORMANDY
VOLUME II: 1ST SS PANZER DIVISION LIEBSTANDARTE ADOLF HITLER
Jeff Dugdale, Ian Michael Wood
The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler started life as Hitler’s personal bodyguard and would grow exponentially during the course of the Nazi regime to an absolute elite panzer division. Transferred from the Eastern Front, The 1st would engage in combat in Normandy in late June, 1944.
The aim of this series on the Waffen SS divisions in the Normandy Campaign is to detail the exact composition, strength and losses of all the SS Panzer units that saw combat in summer of 1944. Each book in the series will be crammed with hitherto unpublished information, with the minutely detailed tables offering a unique insight into late war SS Panzer Divisions.
• New, previously unpublished information detailing the vehicle and weapons deliveries to the 1st SS from late 1943 up until the end of the Normandy Campaign.
• Details will include information on everything from fuel, ammunition and food supply echelons, workshop units, medical units, field kitchens etc.
• This book, the second in a series on the Waffen SS in Normandy, is the most comprehensive and detailed work on this subject ever undertaken.
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9781526760548 • £25.00
232 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 b&w & 36 charts
ALA: Thornton-Cleveleys; Reading, UK
March 2024 • WLR
GUDERIAN 1941
THE BARBAROSSA CAMPAIGN
David R. Higgins
During the first few weeks of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Heinz Guderian’s Second Panzer Group played a leading role, cutting through the defences on the border, then taking part in the massive encirclement battles near Minsk, Smolensk, and Kiev. The extraordinary speed of the advance reflects the experience of the Wehrmacht as a whole during the first phase of the war on the Eastern Front. David Higgins’s graphic narrative as told from the German perspective describes how Guderian’s forces achieved enormous success before they were forced to halt, is a fascinating story, vividly told drawing on a wide range of official German and Soviet records
• In-depth account of the advance of Heinz Guderian’s Second Panzer Group (later Second Panzer Army) across the central Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa in 1941.
• Vivid depictions of the formation’s actions as an armoured spearhead in history’s largest invasion, including the massive encirclement battles near Minsk, Smolensk, and Kiev.
• Illustrates the Wehrmacht at the height of its offensive effectiveness employing all-arms battlegroups as part of a hightempo, blitzkrieg campaign at the start of the war on the Eastern Front.
• Presented from the German perspective.
9781526762122 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 b&w illustrations
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
FIRST BLOOD IN NORMANDY
THE COMBAT HISTORY OF THE 17TH SS PANZER GRENADIER DIVISION GOTZ VON BERLICHINGEN
Hans Stober
This is the first book in a series that describes in detail the establishment and combat history of the 17th SS Panzer-Grenadier-Division “Gotz von Berlichingen”. This very detailed history excels on three levels: the author provides a continuous account of the overall situation on the Northwestern Front, daily and hourly reports on the actions of the division’s units, and humanizes the fighting with many personal accounts by its soldiers. Maps and appendices provide a detailed picture of the division, its sub-units, and decisions undertaken by the higher command.
• Fantastic detail based on first person accounts and original documents.
• Maps and photos throughout book.
9781399024044 • £25.00
520 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40
ALA: UK
March 2024 • ELR throughout the world
SOLDIERS OF THE LEIBSTANDARTE DIVISION IN WWII
SS Major General Wilhelm Mohnke, Panzergrenadier, Engineer, and Artillery Troops
Thomas Fischer
The Leibstandarte, which started out as Hitler’s personal bodyguard, was considered the elite within the elite of the SS. The author has gone to extraordinary lengths to locate and interview surviving members of the Leibstandarte, including the central figure of this narrative, SSBrigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Mohnke, who was with the Leibstandarte from the very beginning serving on the first guard mount at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin to the very end when he was in charge of the final defense of the governmental seat of power. He provides fascinating insights into the inner circle around the Führer and, indeed, Hitler’s final moments and what transpired after his suicide. This book, the first of two exploring the men who made up the Leibstandarte, will focus on the Artillery, Panzer Grenadier, and Engineer units.
• Exceptional photographs of the forces in the field in addition to their weapons and equipment.
9781399023948 • £25.00
552 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 350
ALA: UK
March 2024 • ELR throughout the world
HITLER’S COMMAND
LUFTWAFFE, KRIEGSMARINE, V WEAPONS, JETS AND THE A BOMB
Rex Bashford
Hitler arrogated to himself the power to make all critical decisions relating to the strategic and operational deployment of the entire Wehrmacht, and this volume analyses the effect of his decisions on the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine. How did his decisions affect the development of German Jet aircraft, the types of U-Boats used and how did he decide what priority to assign to key weapons in the overall German war effort?
Hitler’s Command is the third in a three part in depth study and deals with Hitler’s influence on the Wehrmacht and how his decisions influenced the advancement of weapons technology in this pivotal era of the Second World War.
• Third book in a three part in depth study on Hitler’s looking at Hitler’s influence on the Wehrmacht.
• Focuses on his influence on the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine.
• Uses primary and secondary sources to demonstrate what key figures of the time thought of Hitler’s Command including Field Marshals von Rundstedt, Rommel, Kluge, Bock, Model and Kleist.
9781399070362 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Australia
February 2024 • WLR
THE FALL OF THE III WAFFEN SS PANZER KORPS
A HISTORY OF THE FINAL BATTLES, 1945
Wilhelm Tieke
A masterfully researched, factual and expansive examination of the III SS Panzer Korps in its final years as the tide of war turned against Germany. Translated from the original German, this book represents the best English account of many of the SS formations that made up the III Corps, including the 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division “Nordland”, the 5th SS Wiking Division, and the 4th SS-Panzergrenadier-Brigade “Nederland”.
9781399075978 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: Canada
November 2023
BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS
JAPANESE MILITARY ATROCITIES 1931–1945
Cecil Lowry
From its invasion of Manchuria through to the Allies’ victory in 1945 the Japanese Imperial Army was guilty of widespread atrocities against its enemies and, in particular, the civilians of occupied countries. Massacre, human experimentation, starvation, forced labour and even cannibalism were commonplace during that period. Using this appalling record the author explains in graphic detail the cruelty of Japanese military forces, drawing attention to the impact on ordinary people. As his father Hugh Lowry suffered grievously as a Prisoner of War on the infamous Thai/Burma Railway, the author knows first-hand of the lasting psychological and physical wounds suffered by victims of Japanese brutality. This disturbing book should serve as a warning that such extreme and widespread behaviour should never be repeated.
• Describes the inhuman behaviour of Imperial Japanese Army 1931 – 1945.
• Covers the Japanese conquest and occupation of all Far Eastern Countries.
• Graphic accounts of atrocities.
• Interest in the treatment of FEPOWs is intense.
• Written by published author and authority on the war in the Far East.
9781399037877 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Stockport, UK
February 2024 • WLR
MUSSOLINI, MUSTARD GAS AND THE FASCIST WAY OF WAR ETHIOPIA, 1935–1936
Charles Stephenson
In early October 1935 and without any declaration of war some two hundred thousand men, comprising soldiers and airmen of the Italian armed forces, Fascist ‘Blackshirt’ Militia, Eritrean ascari and Somali dubats, invaded the independent state of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). It was an operation entirely of choice, the chooser being Il Duce: Benito Mussolini. The resultant conflict is often described as a colonial war. Whilst it was certainly launched with the intent of turning Ethiopia into an Italian possession, it was in fact a war of aggression against an independent, sovereign, state with membership of the League of Nations. The swiftness of the Italian victory resulted from their possession and ruthless use of technology; most particularly aircraft, mustard gas, and motorisation/mechanisation. Since they were fighting an enemy who possessed none of these things, then they were able to wage, indeed inaugurate, what the prominent military theorist JFC Fuller dubbed ‘totalitarian warfare’ or, as it became known a few years later, total war.
• The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935-36; a war of naked aggression and annexation which, viewed from that perspective, is arguably comparable with the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
9781399051668 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: Flint Mountain, UK
January 2024 • WLR
THE EVACUATION OF SINGAPORE TO THE PRISON CAMPS OF SUMATRA
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF TRAGEDY AND SUFFERING DURING WW2
Judy Balcombe
The Evacuation of Singapore to the Prison Camps of Sumatra aims to describe the events prior to, during and after the Fall of Singapore and the ways in which former prisoners are remembered on Bangka Island today. It is the product of many years of detailed historical research, interviews with camp survivors and personal experiences discovering and locating the former Japanese civilian prison camp sites of Bangka Island and Southern Sumatra. Judy’s aim has been to compile an accurate description of the fate of evacuees from Singapore who were bombed and killed in the South China Sea and Bangka Strait or imprisoned in harsh Japanese civilian prison camps. Many families have not known the fate of their relatives until contacting the author through the Muntok Peace Museum.
• Details background life in pre-War Malaya and the Japanese invasion of the Malay peninsula in December 1941 leading to the Fall of Singapore.
9781399067157 • £25.00
200 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 100 mono
ALA: Australia
October 2023 • WLR
THE BATTLE OF ITTER CASTLE, 1945
Stephen Wynn
The Battle of Itter Castle was one of only two occasions during the war in which Americans and Germans fought side by side. Used by the Nazis as a five-star prison for a number of high-ranking French dignitaries, in the final days of the war, those inside the castle realised they needed help. This eventually arrived in the shape of United States Army Captain John C. “Jack” Lee’s tank and a handful of his men, along with German Wehrmacht officer Major Josef “Sepp” Gangl and a small group of soldiers. The subsequent battle started early on 5 May and continued until mid-afternoon when a larger American force arrived and defeated the remaining SS forces.
• One of only two known times in the Second World War when Americans and Germans fought side by side.
• Were the dignitaries at Itter Castle to be used as ‘bargaining chips’ against the Allies?
• Who were the real heroes of the Battle of Itter Castle?
9781399007078 • £20.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 b&w
ALA: Basildon, Essex, UK
March 2024 • WLR
FIGHTING THROUGH TO ANZIO
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR (6TH BATTALION AND 1ST LONDON SCOTTISH)
Stewart Mitchell
This is the inspiring story of two Gordon Highlanders Territorial Army battalions which saw action in some of the Second World War’s fiercest battles.
After Dunkirk, 6th Gordons fought in Tunisia in 1943 while the 1st London Scottish fought in Sicily and then the Battle of Monte Cassino where Private George Mitchell won his posthumous Victoria Cross, one of numerous gallantry awards to the men of both battalions.
In January 1944, the 6th Gordons landed at Anzio and in the following fighting, despite appalling casualties, heroically held on. The 1st London Scottish arrived to assist their Regimental ‘brethren’ suffering equally heavily.
Both battalions fought up through Italy and eventual victory.
• The two Battalions fought in many of the campaigns of WW2.
• Describes action in France 1940, North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
• Anzio saw some of the fiercest fighting of the War.
• Many individual accounts of war fighting and gallantry.
• Strong appeal in Scotland and London with possible serialisation.
9781399058216 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Aberdeen, UK
October 2023 • WLR
BLOOD IN THE ODER THE FALL OF BERLIN, 1945
Wilhelm Tieke
Blood in the Oder, is the second of two volumes exploring the Battle for Berlin and the last months of the Third Reich and the defence of Berlin. It describes in detail the German attempts to stem the Soviet tide at the Oder River and the Russian drive on Germany’s capital and Hitler’s increasingly frantic and delusional efforts to halt the onslaught of the Red Army. The reader has the opportunity here to relive the last days of the Third Reich, as seen through the eyes of the German soldiers and the foreign volunteers who fought before and in Berlin. In one of the ironic incidents of the war, as German soldiers were trying to bypass Berlin to the north, a force of French Waffen-SS troops was trying to enter the city to defend it.
• First-hand accounts of the last months of the war in Berlin in 1945.
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9781399057660 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Canada
March 2024 • ELR throughout the world
THE CHURCHILL CROCODILE: 141 (THE BUFFS) REGIMENT RAC FLAME THROWERS IN NORMANDY
Tim Saunders, Richard Hone
The British Army started to develop flame throwers in 1938, but interest was side-lined after Dunkirk while the army reequipped. Investment in a flame-throwing tank only returned thanks when General Percy Hobart developed ‘funnies’ for 79th Armoured Division and the concept gained the support of General Sir Alan Brooke. 141 (The Buffs) Regiment RAC had converted to Churchill Tanks at the end of 1941 and in early 1944 their role changed with the Crocodile conversion of the new Mk VII Churchill. By D-Day only one squadron was equipped and trained, with space on the landing craft only available for two troops to land in support of 50th Division. The rest of the regiment arrived by the end of June and were in action with various formations across the front. By the middle of the campaign a clear doctrine for the Crocodile had emerged and they were in great demand.
• The Crocodile: a new, secret and controversial weapon system rushed into service for the Normandy Campaign.
• A case study of the introduction of a new weapon system.
• 141 (The Buffs) Regiment RAC took part in virtually all the major British and Canadian battles.
9781399039987 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 70 mono
ALA: Warminster, UK
March 2024 • WLR
FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT
THE SIEGE OF SANGSHAK, INDIA/BURMA BORDER, 1944
David Allison
Fight Your Way Out describes this little known but critical first major battle between Indian and Japanese armies on Indian soil. The siege is described in detail using first-hand accounts as is their daring escape through the jungle and the experiences of Indian and British survivors captured by the Japanese. The crucial battle of Sangshak cost the invaders precious time from which they never recovered and set the scene for their eventual defeat at the final battles of Kohima and Imphal.
• The Siege at Sangshak arguably saved India from a disastrous Japanese invasion. It certainly bought time for the preparation of defences at Kohima and Imphal.
• It has been overlooked by historians.
• A very comprehensive, well researched work using copious first-hand accounts.
• The Battle for India and defeat of the Japanese in Burma are popular subjects for readers.
9781399056311 • £22.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Hong Kong
October 2023 • WLR
FROM SOE HERO TO DRESSING THE QUEEN
THE AMAZING LIFE OF SIR HARDY AMIES
Lynda Rowland
Sir Hardy Amies was one of Britain’s foremost fashion designers who led a fascinating double life as a couturier and an intelligence officer during WW2. His work for the Belgian resistance effort was so significant that he was awarded l’Ordre de la Couronne by the Belgian Government in 1948. Whilst conducting these operations, he also developed his burgeoning fashion business through the British Board of Trade’s drive to promote UK manufacturing throughout the conflict. He was a man who at once epitomised and challenged the reality of being homosexual in an era when society was deeply unaccepting. His work for Queen Elizabeth II saw him awarded the CVO in 1977 and this was elevated to the KCVO in 1989.
• Contains interviews with people who worked with Sir Hardy, and those who were close friends with him, as well as photographs from his personal collection.
• Reveals Hardy’s personal view of his time in the SOE and his agony over the destruction and loss of life which resulted from many of its operations.
• Highlights the lesser-known aspect of the war-time contribution of gay men in the military during the Second World War.
9781399049948 • £25.00
264 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Cheltenham, UK
October 2023 • WLR
BREAKING THE SIEGFRIED LINE RHINELAND 1945
Tim Saunders
In this second volume on the opening stage of the 1945 Rhineland Campaign, the focus is to the north of the Reichswald, on the flood plain of the River Rhine and a narrow strip of slightly higher ground. Amidst the rapidly rising flood waters, 3rd Canadian Division earned the nickname ‘The Water Rats’ as they fought to clear villages and dykes, while on their right, the tanks of 15th Scottish Division became deeply bogged before facing the Siegfried Line defences. Aiming to maintain momentum, General Horrocks, commander of XXX Corps, released 43rd Wessex Division and 8 Armoured Brigade into the narrow corridor between the floods and the Reichswald, resulting in a terrible traffic jam. Despite this, the West Country soldiers were soon in the badly bombed ruins of Kleve, the first substantial German city to be taken by the British.
• The left flank of XXX Corps in Operation VERITABLE, north of the Reichswald.
• Terrible ground conditions slow the pace of the attack on the Siegfried Line.
• A single route under increasingly deep floods leads to logistical and difficulties for the Scots and Wessex.
• Kleve – the first major German city to be taken by the British.
• Defeat of the German counter-attacks.
9781399055284 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 90 mono
ALA: Warminster, Wiltshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
SECRET AGENT, UNSUNG HERO
THE VALOUR OF BRUCE DOWDING
Peter Dowding, Ken Spillman
Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied servicemen from occupied France and paid the ultimate price. He was beheaded by the Nazis just after his 29th birthday in 1943.
• Uses first-hand accounts to evoke life in France before, during and after the German invasion.
• Dissects the early history of Allied escape and evasion during World War II, highlighting the contribution of Spanish exiles and French Resistants.
• Unravels ties between MI9’s exfiltration network and Varian Fry’s American project rescuing Jewish intellectuals, artists and musicians.
• Sheds new light on the duplicity of one of history’s most famous traitors, Harold ‘Paul’ Cole.
• Examines the life of prisoners after the Nacht und Nebel decree and the Nazis’ secret use of the guillotine.
• Brings from the shadows a forgotten Australian hero, denied France’s highest national honour by his own government’s negligence.
9781399055437 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 mono
ALA: Australia
October 2023 • WLR
DE GAULLE AND CHURCHILL
THE FOUNDATIONS OF A PERPLEXING FRANCO-BRITISH RELATIONSHIP, 1940–1946
Evan McGilvray
De Gaulle and Churchill examines the tense and complicated relationship between General de Gaulle as leader of the Free French on the one hand and Winston Churchill and the British Government on the other. Evan McGilvray shows that De Gaulle was a career soldier, not a politician by any means, prior to 1940 but stepped into the leadership vacuum after the fall of France to provide a vital figurehead and rallying point for the Free French movement. Churchill valued the Free French contribution but demonstrated his ruthless willingness to ride roughshod over French sensibilities, most famously demonstrated by the sinking of the French fleet to prevent it falling into German hands. The author shows how early mistrust grew into a warmer, more mutually respectful relationship.
• Examines the tense and complicated relationship between General de Gaulle as leader of the Free French and Churchill and the British Government.
• Shows De Gaulle was a career soldier, not a politician by any means, prior to 1940 but stepped into the leadership vacuum after the fall of France to provide a vital figurehead and rallying point for the Free French movement.
9781526786463 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 b&w illustrations
ALA: Leeds, UK
March 2024 • WLR
DAY FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
KNIGHT’S CROSS HOLDERS 1943–1945
Jeremy Dixon
The German fighter pilots of the Second World War are among the undoubted heroes of the conflict, their reputation for flying skill, singleminded determination and solitary courage hasn’t diminished or been clouded by controversy over the years. Their daring and commitment, often displayed when, towards the end of the war, they were fighting against the odds, matches that of any of the other air forces they fought against. This detailed, highly illustrated reference book, which covers the exploits of the most famous and successful individuals among them, shows just how effective and undaunted they were. All the Luftwaffe day fighter pilots who flew single-seater aircraft and won the Knight’s Cross during the war are featured. Jeremy Dixon’s book will be fascinating reading and reference for anyone who is interested in the aviation history of the Second World War.
• The second of two comprehensive directories of all the Luftwaffe’s singleseater fighter pilots who were awarded the Knight’s Cross during the Second World War.
• Records how many aircraft each Knight’s Cross holder shot down, the type of aircraft involved and where and when the combat took place.
9781399030731 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 300 mono
ALA: Dartford, Kent, UK
October 2023 • WLR
A CHURCHILL TREASURY SIR WINSTON’S PUBLIC SERVICE THROUGH MEMORABILIA
Brian E Krapf
A Churchill Treasury fulfills a market need for publishing a new book documenting memorabilia from Sir Winston Churchill’s decades of public service. Globally called Churchilliana, these items encompass over 60 years of materials, including badges, ribbons, textiles, porcelain, glassware and ephemera with the last Churchilliana book being published over 20 years ago as a collectors’ guide. This book will be enjoyed by collectors as well as readers interested in history since it uses period items to portray and explain Sir Winston’s public service, starting with his father and chief inspiration, Lord Randolph and ending with retirement after his second premiership. Including many rare items and pieces seen by the public for the first time, this is a book that will suit all ages.
• Unique approach to describing and documenting the career and public service of the immensely popular Sir Winston Churchill.
• Designed to appeal to readers of all ages and backgrounds.
• Numerous illustrations and descriptions of many unique and one of a kind Churchill items.
• Enthusiastically endorsed by the International Churchill Society.
9781399017015 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 150 colour
ALA: Savannah, Georgia; UK
January 2024 • WLR
OPERATION AMHERST
THE LAST AIRBORNE OPERATION OF WWII
Joël Stoppels, Harold de Jong
In preparation for the liberation of the northern part of the Netherlands, Operation Amherst was launched on the night of 7 to 8 April 1945\. This last airborne operation of the Second World War was carried out by 702 French (SAS) paratroopers. The fighting developed quickly after the landings in the province of Drenthe and a part of southeast Friesland. Canadian and British forces would then engage in the liberation of Groningen and the Westerbork concentration camp, and the elimination of the Delfzijl Pocket.
• Details the final airborne operation conducted in World War Two.
9781399014663 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 b&w & maps
ALA: Netherlands
March 2024 • WLR
ALLIED VICTORY OVER JAPAN 1945
RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WARTIME ACHIEVES
Jon Diamond
In 1944, Japan still occupied vast swathes of South East Asia and the Pacific. In Burma, the Japanese advance was halted at Imphal and Kohima and in Spring 1945 British-led forces seized first Mandalay and Rangoon after a year of gruelling fighting.
Admiral Nimitz’s and General MacArthur’s forces meanwhile were overcoming fanatical Japanese resistance in the Pacific. Late Spring/early Summer 1945 saw the recapture of Brunei, Borneo and former Dutch colonies. The Soviets were advancing into Manchuria and Korea.
The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 finally forced the Japanese to surrender without a costly invasion.
The final year of the Second World War in the Far East is brilliantly described here in contemporary well captioned images and succinct text.
• Concise account of the defeat of the Japanese in 1944 and 1945.
• Describes invasions of the Japanese held Pacific Island.
• Summarises recapture of Burma, Malaya and Singapore.
• Events leading up to the Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
9781399042888 • £18.99
232 pages • Paperback
246x189 • 250 mono
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
ROMMEL’S GHOST DIVISION: VICTORY IN THE WEST
RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WARTIME ARCHIVES
David Mitchelhill-Green
June 1940. In just weeks, General Erwin Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division –dubbed the ‘Ghost Division’ — had driven headlong through Allied forces in Belgium and France to reach the English Channel. Pushing south along the Channel coast past Le Harve, Rommel’s spectacular victory at Saint-Valéryen-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg. Following the FrancoGerman Armistice and a victory parade in Bordeaux, cameras rolled as Rommel re-enacted crossing the Somme for the Nazi propaganda documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West).
• A new and richly illustrated account of Erwin Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division— known as the ‘Ghost Division’—during the 1940 Battle for France and the follow up to Rommel’s Ghost Division: Dash to the Channel
– 1940.
• The book contains approximately 250 digitally-enhanced B&W photos together with detailed captions. The book is a companion volume to David Mitchelhill-Green’s earlier Images of War books – With Rommel in the Desert and Rommel in North Africa.
9781399078054 • £16.99
256 pages • Paperback
246x189 • 250 mono
ALA: Australia
November 2023 • WLR
HERMANN GÖRING: THE
RISE AND
FALL
RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WARTIME ARCHIVES
Ian Baxter
A former Great War fighter pilot, Hermann Göring became, at his height, the second most powerful Nazi. Ambitious and ruthless, his appointments included Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, and playing a leading role in the Final Solution to the ‘Jewish Question’. By 1939, he was acknowledged as Hitler’s successor and in 1940 was given the special rank of Marshal of the Empire. Following a number of military disasters, Göring was expelled from the Party for ‘illegally attempting to seize control of the State’. Found guilty at Nuremberg of being a leading war aggressor, he cheated the hangman by committing suicide.
Göring’s career is admirably described here in words and copious images.
• Hermann Göring was the most colourful and, after Hitler, arguably the best-known Nazi.
• Rare graphic contemporary images of Göring and other leading Nazis.
• Examines his controversial contribution and his fall from grace.
• Well researched and authoritative descriptive text.
• Latest in the popular Images of War series.
9781399050432 • £14.99
128 pages • Paperback
246x189 • 250 mono
ALA: Witham, Essex, UK
March 2024 • WLR
KINGS OF BATTLE US SELFPROPELLED ARTILLERY, 1963-2023
David Grummitt
It is for good reason that artillery is known as the ‘king of battle’. As well as describing in detail the technical development and operational history of these guns, this book gives a full account of the wide range of modelling kits and accessories available in all the popular scales. Included is a modelling gallery which covers a range of variants and a section of large-scale colour profiles which provide both information and inspiration for modellers and military enthusiasts alike.
• Full colour illustrations depicting 13 different vehicles.
• Technical and operational history of US self-propelled artillery since the end of World War II.
• Accounts of guns in action from Vietnam to Iraq with the US and other nations.
• Full listing and discussion of the available kits and accessories in all the popular scales.
9781399040518 • £16.99
64 pages • Paperback
297x210 • 150 colour, 150 mono
ALA: Whitstable, Kent, UK
November 2023 • WLR
VOLUNTEERS
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF KITCHENER’S ARMY THROUGH SOLDIERS’ AND CIVILIANS’ OWN WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Richard van Emden
In August 1914, what more fitting role was there to play than to answer the country’s call to arms? The raising of this New Army – a purely volunteer army – lives on in the public consciousness, their collective story part of our heritage. Who were these volunteers who poured into recruiting offices, overwhelming the staff? What motivated these men – too often just boys – to join up? Best-selling Great War historian Richard Van Emden returns to the beginning of the War, including an unparalleled collection of soldiers’ own photographs taken on their privatelyheld cameras. Drawing on long-forgotten memoirs, diaries and letters written by the men who enlisted, Richard tells the riveting story of Kitchener’s volunteers, before they went to fight.
• Bestselling WW1 author of all time.
• Never before seen pics and accounts.
• National media interest.
• Will appeal to family and military historians.
9781473891869 • £25.00
376 pages • Hardback
235x170 • 100 illustrations
ALA: London, UK
October 2023 • WLR
VICTORIA CROSSES ON THE WESTERN FRONT
BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE –ST QUENTIN, BEAUREVOIR, CAMBRAI 1918 AND THE PURSUIT TO THE SELLE OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 1918
Paul Oldfield
This book is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battlelines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.
• Offers a full explanation of the wider situation to set each VC action within the bigger picture.
• Comprehensive accounts of the VC actions and the recipients’ life stories.
9781526735751 • £19.99
304 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 200 b&w
illustrations
ALA: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
February 2024 • WLR
A HERO FOR ALL TIMES MARSHALL VC IN THE GREAT WAR
Peter Lees
In September 1914 Neville Marshall gave up a successful horse treatment practice to join first the Belgian and then the British Army. His diary, dormant in family archives for 105 years, and letters describe his tumultuous war service. While undoubtedly a patriot and a hero, Marshall VC was not without character flaws, impetuously rushing to judgements. In this superbly researched book, his diaries and letters are supplemented from a wide range of archival and other sources. The result is no ordinary biography of an extraordinary officer who gave his life for his country.
• Neville Marshall VC ranks among the finest heroes of The Great War.
• Decorated 5 times, he was wounded at least 9 times.
• Served with both the Belgian and British Armies.
• Outspoken and controversial, he was seconded from the Irish Guards to serve with three Lancashire battalions.
• Killed winning his VC in the closing stages of the War.
• Author draws heavily on Marshall’s diaries and letters.
9781399035323 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour, 16 mono
ALA: Welwyn, Hertfordshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT
RACE AND COLOUR ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Dominiek Dendooven
This is a military-political history with a vital and all-pervading cultural and social theme which shapes the narrative – race, colour and prejudice. But despite this, there is an extraordinary underlying theme of empire loyalty among serving soldiers – NCOs and private soldiers – and a growing grasp of political ideas and liberal democracy. And the loyalty to the British crown as an agent of the ending of slavery will be amazing to some readers. War experience was a powerful catalyst and contributed to a ‘West Indianess’ and desire for political advance. But even here the desire was for independence within the empire – a ‘West Indian Dominion’ as with ‘elder sisters’ of empire, the Dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The political and economic status of the islands was a potent reason for the ‘coloured contingents’ enlisting – work was scarce – but a major impetus was the cultural concept of ‘manliness’ and empire-status – shared by George V, who insisted, against government pressure, on allowing West Indians to serve with white British soldiers. But all were volunteers and not enlisted men.
9781399067690 • £20.00
144 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 8 mono
ALA: Belgium
October 2023 • WLR
9781399051378 • £20.00
176 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Solihull, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399051521 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 50 mono
ALA: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399060325 • £35.00
736 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono, 16 colour
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
GUERRILLA WAR IN THE EASTER RISING
Joseph McKenna
On Easter Monday 1916, Irish rebels seized a number of strategic buildings in Dublin, including the General Post Office on O’Connell Street, and declared an Irish Republic. Within a week they had been bombarded into surrender. Out in the countryside, amidst chaos and confusion over counter orders, the Rising failed to materialize as planned. The one notable exception was the campaign of the Fingal Brigade of North County Dublin. Their leader, the charismatic Tom Ashe, launched a fast moving guerrilla campaign against the para-military Royal Irish Constabulary, seizing barracks and capturing arms. At Ashbourne the Irish Volunteers, having captured the RIC barracks, were faced with the arrival of a numerically superior force of armed policemen. Using tactics evolved from British army training manuals, they overcame and defeated the police. Ashe and Fingal Brigade had shown that fast moving guerrilla warfare was the way ahead in the future struggle for Irish independence This little-known yet crucial development in the Irish War of Independence is well researched and described in this over-due account.
• The 1916 Easter Rising marked the start of the 20th armed struggle against British rule in Ireland.
• The rebels were quickly defeated in Dublin, and subjected to harsh justice.
• In contrast the actions of the Fingal Brigade of North County Dublin were the most successful and held off against superior number of Police and British Army.
• The tactics employed by the rebels were to be replicated with success over the coming years and to result in the creation of the Irish Republic.
• The actions of Thomas Ashe, the commander, and his men are described in detail in this work.
WITH THE BRITISH CAVALRY IN 1914
Matthew Richardson
The opening months of the First World War were the golden sunset for the horsed regiments of the British army. Whether they were Lancers, Hussars or Dragoons, their names were redolent of glory and grandeur. Trained for shock tactics as well as scouting and reconnaissance, several times in 1914 they clashed dramatically with their German counterparts on the battlefields of France. Yet at the same time, the role of the cavalry was shifting inexorably away from these romantic charges, with trumpets, gleaming lances and swirling sabres. In the new warfare of the Twentieth Century, the true value of these regiments was as an intensively trained, highly mobile reserve. Despite their misgivings about the role, the Regular cavalry (latterly with Yeomanry alongside them) were also a highly effective force when fighting on foot. Able to arrive quickly at trouble spots, they were equally skilled with the rifle, and on more than one occasion in 1914 they were able to retrieve a critical situation.
• Explores the experience of the British cavalry from Mons to Ypres.
• Dramatic first-hand accounts from the opening months of the war.
• Analysis of the performance of the British mounted regiments against their German counterparts.
• Assesses the effectiveness of the cavalry, from heroic charges to trench warfare.
ALL THE WORLD AT WAR PEOPLE AND PLACES, 1914–1918
James Charles Roy
While battles and wars and ‘the clash of civilizations’ are as old as time itself, there is little doubt that the conflagration of 1914–1918 was something unique and terrifyingly new. There was not a corner of the globe that did not feel its effects, some more than others, but the scope of its impact on economies, populations, food supplies, the character of governments in general and the day-to-day lives of numberless ordinary people, were such as the world had never experienced, nor expected. Little did anyone dream that the assassination of relatively minor figures of the Habsburg royal family, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, carried out by an unknown Serbian teenager on the street corner of an obscure town called Sarajevo that few had ever heard of, could possibly provide a spark that would plunge the entire European continent into an industrialized war of catastrophic destruction. But it did: the two shots that youth fired were surely ‘heard around the world’, and several million people would perish or be maimed as a result. The story of World War I has been told by many different writers, historians and participants in many different ways, especially so before and during the centennial of its events that just concluded. All the World at War stands apart from many of these standard studies. It presents a familiar story from points of view that many readers might find surprising: unexpected details, different perspectives, atypical and generally insightful observations from contemporaries (often obscure to modern readers), who witnessed the events and personalities that pushed the war along from phase to phase. The narrative is chronologically arranged, beautifully written, with something new or intriguing on every page. This is a unique and finely paced account of ‘The War to End all Wars’ that didn’t.
• ‘The First World War has produced a vast literature and Roy’s treatment of the subject ranks with the best. He has immersed himself in a vast range of primary and secondary sources and his text demonstrates a sophisticated appreciation of the issues involved in that conflict.
THE NILE CAMPAIGN, 1884–1885
THE LETTERS AND SKETCHES OF RUDOLPH DE LISLE
Gerard de Lisle
Rudolph de Lisle RN entered Naval College aged 13, and was only 31 when he died at the Battle of Abu Klea in January 1885.
In August 1884, Rudolph joined the Naval Brigade in the Gordon Relief to organise transporting the troop boats over the cataracts on the way up the Nile to Khartoum.
Rudolph’s letters graphically describe the hardships and dangers of this seemingly impossible task. His sketches, some of which were published in the Illustrated London News, vividly portray the challenges facing the Expedition.
Gerard de Lisle, Rudolph’s great nephew, has compiled this superb collection which provide a fascinating insight into this famous military campaign. The result will appeal particularly to art collectors and naval historians.
• Contemporaneous, in-person account of the Naval Brigade’s daring expedition up the River Nile to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum.
• Includes superb colour drawings of the expedition by the Subject.
• Major and historic military event as experienced by a participant.
• Covers the contribution of the Naval Brigade.
• The little known role of the Voyageurs from Canada.
• History of the British Empire, Sudan, and Egypt.
9781399058360 • £35.00
176 pages • Hardback
220x220 • 60 colour, 60 mono
ALA: Billesdon, UK
January 2024 • WLR
THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN
W.A. Wallace
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer died at the hands of native americans by the banks of the Little Big Horn in Montana 25th June 1876. This is an established undisputed fact. What is disputed is the real reason that he died. George Custer was an anathema to his superiors, but the populace loved him. If he were to stand for president in the coming elections there was a strong possibility that he would win. Neither William T. Sherman nor ‘Little Phil’ Sheridan could allow that to happen. Thus they conspired to put Custer in a position in the field where the opposing Sioux and Cheyenne were stronger and could deliver the ‘Coup de Gras’. This is the second of two books dealing with the circumstances that arose leading the native americans on a collision course with the US Army that fateful day and the death of a national hero. Subsequently the conspiracy is uncovered and shows how these men used their powers and positions and so deftly covered their tracks. Perhaps, but not quite. 30 years of diligent research has uncovered the truth in this ground breaking history.
• The cover up of the murder conspiracy of Generals Sheridan and Sherman to murder G. A. Custer.
• The aftermath of the battle and the Reno Court of Inquiry.
• The orchestration to deliberately distort to profile of G. A. Custer in future history.
9781399046763 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Market Harborough, UK
January 2024 • WLR
AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR OF THE ANGLO-ZULU BATTLEFIELDS
Adrian Greaves
In 1878 army commander General Lord Chelmsford and the High Commissioner Sir Henry Bartle-Frere without any government permission, invaded Zululand ignoring the serious implications of their two recently failed expeditions against the Zulus’ neighbouring King Sekhukhune and his Pedi people. The Zulu War lasted only six months and witnessed two separate British invasions of Zululand – one catastrophic, one successful.
This book gives a general overview of the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 with descriptive text, location photographs and illuminating map overviews of the twelve main battles including Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. The maps clearly explain each battlefield’s layout and sequence of events and many other details of each engagement providing an invaluable insight into these bloody and complex battles.
• The author is a foremost authority, author and battlefield guide on the Anglo-Zulu War.
• He is a founder of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical Society and editor of the Society’s Journal.
• The maps in this book are the result of years of research and provide invaluable information.
• Complemented by informative text and rare images.
9781399040686 • £22.00
208 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 50 colour, 30 mono
ALA: Tenterden, Kent, UK
November 2023 • WLR
A GUARDSMAN IN THE CRIMEA
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM SCARLETT
Martin Sheppard
William Scarlett, a captain in the Scots Fusilier Guard and one of the most active junior officers in the regiment, fought throughout the entire Crimean campaign. After the Allied landing at Kalamita Bay, Scarlett rallied his regiment at a critical moment during the Battle of the Alma, supported by his company sergeant, who was awarded the VC. After the Battle of Balaklava he became an aide-de-camp to his uncle, General James Scarlett, the commander of the Heavy Brigade. This meant that William did not fight at Inkerman but, returning to the trenches early in 1855, he was involved in all the phases of the siege of Sebastopol until its fall in that September. The survival of 139 previously unpublished letters record Scarlett’s deeds and thoughts, providing a forceful commentary on the war.
• A personal account of the Crimean War from beginning to end.
• The sufferings, experiences, friendships and opinions of a Guards officer.
• 139 previously unpublished letters from the Crimea.
• William Scarlett played a heroic part in the Battle of the Alma.
• William was the nephew and aide de camp of General Scarlett of the Heavy Brigade, hero of the Battle of Balaclava.
9781399069786 • £25.00
320 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour, 20 mono
ALA: London, UK
November 2023 • WLR
SIR GARNET WOLSELEY
SOLDIER OF EMPIRE
Stephen Manning
Stephen Manning’s perceptive military biography examines each of Wolseley’s campaigns in vivid detail, including graphic descriptions of the major battles in which he took part, either as an officer or a general. His performance as a commander, from his great success during the expedition against the Asante to his failure to rescue Gordon from Khartoum, is critically assessed. His efforts as an army reformer are examined too, in particular whether he could have done more to prepare Britain for war against the Boers. This incisive account of Wolseley’s career will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the British army in the nineteenth century, in colonial warfare and in the exploits of one of Queen Victoria’s most admired generals.
• Incisive account of the military career of Queen Victoria’s most famous general.
• Looks critically at Wolseley’s performance as a soldier, commander and reformer.
• In-depth reconstruction of Wolseley’s major campaigns and battles.
• Reassesses Wolseley as an organizer and administrator as well as a commander.
• Insight into Wolseley’s role in nineteenth-century colonial warfare.
9781399072441 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Exeter, Devon, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE BRITISH ARMY, 1783–1815
Kevin Linch
This balanced and perceptive study by Kevin Linch brings together fresh perspectives on the army in one of its most tumultuous – and famous – eras, exploring the global range of its deployment, the varieties of soldiering it had to undertake, its close ties to the political and social situation of the time, and its complex relationship with British society. In the face of huge demands on its manpower and direct military threats to the British Isles and territories across the globe, the army had to adapt. Linch challenges the ‘Road to Waterloo’ narrative of the army’s steady progress from the nadir of the 1780s and early 1790s, to its strong performances throughout the Peninsular War and its triumph at the Battle of Waterloo.
• An in-depth scholarly history of the British army as an institution during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
• A fresh perspective on the army in one of its most tumultuous – and famous – eras.
• Focuses on the Army’s global commitments and conflicts and its multi-national composition during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
• Explores the army’s political and social situation at the time, and its complex relationship with British society and culture.
• Essential reading for all serious students of the army’s history.
9781526737991 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 b&w illustrations
ALA: Settle, North Yorkshire, UK
February 2024 • WLR
BLACK REDCOATS THE CORPS OF COLONIAL MARINES, 1814–1816
Matthew Taylor
During the Anglo-American War of 1812, British forces launched hundreds of amphibious raids on America, targeting rich slave-states. Thousands of African Americans fled to British forces in what became the largest emancipation of enslaved Americans until the abolition of slavery in the USA. From these refugees from slavery, the British built a force – the Corps of Colonial Marines. Black redcoats, they turned Britain’s campaign on America’s coasts from one of harassment to one of existential threat. Fighting to liberate their own families as much as for Great Britain, they paralysed American resistance with fear of a widespread slave uprising. This book brings black history to the fore of the War of 1812, highlighting the bravery and initiative of those enslaved people to gain precious freedom.
• ‘With this extremely well researched, well written and fascinating first book, Matthew Taylor makes a glittering debut as a serious and substantial historian. In both British and American history, Africans who suffered enslavement are understandably depicted as victims, yet here is an entire regiment of them acting with agency, courage, efficacy, discipline, despatch and high morale against American slaveowners in the War of 1812. If Hollywood invented it, the movie would be a blockbuster, but with Taylor every word is true.’ Andrew Roberts, author: ‘Churchill Walking with Destiny’
9781399034012 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 15 mono
ALA: Milton Keynes, UK
March 2024 • WLR
ROAD TO CIVIL WAR, 1625-1642
THE UNEXPECTED REVOLUTION
Timothy Venning
A revisionist history showing a gradual build-up of opposition and a drift to conflict which few expected or wanted. And this was despite growing Stuart absolutism, threats to Parliament and the accepted civil order and religious controversy. It is forensic study, full of fascinating and even unexpected details, principal actors come to life and readers will feel involved in an existential crisis of the British state(s).
The study of the three Kingdoms covers the major themes of religious dispute with Laud, Wentworth and Strafford
– towering figures – church reform, ‘godly’religions and explosion of ‘news’ and pamphlets, the King and Lords and Commons, the Queen’s, often suspect influence, King Charles’ absolutism and rigidity, and iconic events like the Grand Remonstance, arrest of the Five Members, Charles’ departure from London and the raising of the Royal Standard for war.
• Revisionist history – moves from traditional view of war as a deterministic process.
• Huge rise of popular ‘news media’by opposition.
• Opposition to Church reforms.
• Fear of tyrannical ‘thorough’ Royal governement.
• Prayer Book war in Scotland.
• Tipping-point – reluctant – following Grand Remonstrance and attempted arrest of MPs.
9781399055888 • £25.00
304 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Lymington, Hampshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
TANGIER
THE EARLIEST BATTLE HONOUR
John Hawkins
In 1661 Portugal ceded Tangier to Charles II as part of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry settlement. Thus started the adventure known as ‘English Tangier’ whereby the Stuart monarch spent a king’s ransom defending a city perched precariously on the North African coast surrounded by hostile powers. Woven into the historical fabric of C17th, this is a compelling narrative history bringing to life the characters that comprised English Tangier, and the greed, ambition and religious fervour which drove the political manoeuvrings, ignited the emotions and produced acts of extreme heroism in the struggle to impose British rule on an alien culture. The book describes the surreal reality of life in Tangier, the Tangier Regiment, the developing army tradition of dashing gallantry and unselfish bravery, and other regiments holding the earliest battle honour – ‘Tangier’. It also highlights the actions of those who determined the development of the town and its eventual fate.
• Portrayal of the Tangier occupation through the experiences of contemporary characters.
• Scrutiny of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry settlement.
• Descriptions of military actions, with maps of the terrain and fortifications.
• Charles II’s wavering colonial aspirations as well as the effect of his mistresses and financial mismanagement.
9781399073066 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 50 mono
ALA: Newbury, UK
November 2023 • WLR
WARFARE IN THE AGE OF CRUSADES EUROPE
Brian Todd Carey, Joshua B Allfree
This book explores the key campaigns, battles and sieges that shaped the crusading period in Europe during the Middle Ages, giving special attention to military technologies, tactics and strategies. Key personalities and political factors are addressed, including the role of the papal monarchy in initiating the crusading expeditions and the use of crusade in the Christianization of the Baltic region and against heresies in Europe. Chapters focus on the Iberian crusades beginning in the eleventh century through to the final surrender of the Emirate of Granada in 1492. The narrative covers the involvement of the Holy Roman emperors and the popes, the military capabilities of the Baltic peoples, and the parts played by the Scandinavians as well as the Russians and Mongols.
• Fascinating new study of the key campaigns, battles and sieges that shaped the crusading period in Europe during the Middle Ages.
• In-depth analysis of the military technology, tactics and strategies of the time.
• Fully illustrated with regional, strategic and multi-phase tactical maps.
• Offers a fresh and finely detailed insight into this aspect of medieval military history.
9781526730176 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 50 illustrations
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
THE HOSPITALLER KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOHN AT RHODES 1306-1522
Gordon Ellyson Abercrombie
The Hospitaller Knights developed during the Crusades from a monastic order providing hostels for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. The Hospitallers evolved into a Military Order due to the need to provide armed escorts to these pilgrims. An elite component of Crusader armies, Hospitallers were involved in most largescale Christian-Saracen engagements following the First Crusade. Abercrombie draws on the work of the Order’s official historians, Giacomo Bosio and his successor Bartolomeo dal Pozzo, transcribing their writings for the modern reader, while presenting new information revealed in the 400 years of scholarship since Bosio’s death. Complete with an extensive glossary of notable figures, this volume is believed to be the only continuous history since Bosio of the Hospitallers during the period 1306 through 1522.
• The first of a series of books on the Hospitaller Knights of Saint John.
• The only continuous history of the Hospitallers during the period 1306 through 1522 in the English language.
• Draws on the work of the Order’s official historian, Giacomo Bosio, as well as that of Bosio’s 1671 successor Bartolomeo dal Pozzo, transcribing their writings for the modern reader.
9781399048002 • £28.00
424 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: Derby, UK
November 2023 • WLR
CRUSADER CASTLE
THE DESERT FORTRESS OF KERAK
Michael S Fulton
The formidable strongholds built by the crusaders are among the most iconic castles of the Middle Ages. The castle of Kerak, in modern Jordan, is one of the largest, most imposing and best preserved of them all. This detailed, authoritative and highly illustrated account is the ideal guide to it. Fulton’s close analysis of the fabric of this monumental building, and his description of the centuries of conflict associated with it, make absorbing reading. A part-by-part examination of the castle and surviving elements of the adjoining medieval town allows readers to appreciate the different stages in the development of this incredible structure and to visualize how it evolved and functioned at different points in time.
• History and guide to Kerak, one of the greatest crusader castles.
• Describes in close detail the pivotal role Kerak played during the crusades and in the later history of the Holy Land.
• Vivid account of Saladin’s sieges of Kerak during the late twelfth century.
• Traces the architectural history of Kerak over the course of 800 years.
• Sets the castle in the context of castle building in Europe and the Holy Land.
• Minutely detailed structural and archaeological analysis of the castle as it exists today.
9781399091268 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 colour & 20 b&w
ALA: Canada
January 2024 • WLR
9781399058407 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 8 colour, 8 mono
ALA: London, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399044257 • £25.00
328 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: Warrington, Cheshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
9781399041416 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour
ALA: Cardiff, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE DEATH OF JOACHIM MURAT
1815 AND THE UNFORTUNATE FATE OF ONE OF NAPOLEON’S MARSHALS
Jonathan North
Joachim Murat had won his spurs as Napoleon’s finest cavalry general and then won his throne when, in 1808, Napoleon appointed him king of Naples. He loyally ran this strategic Italian kingdom with his wife, Napoleon’s sister Caroline, until, in 1814, with Napoleon beaten and in retreat towards exile, the royal couple chose to betray their imperial relation and dramatically switched sides. This notorious betrayal won them temporary respite, but just a year later Murat engineered his own dramatic fall. A series of blunders took the cavalier king from thinking he had secured his dynasty to fleeing his kingdom. Murat eventually resolved to bet everything on a hare-brained plan to return to Naples as a conquering hero and king, planning to take a small band of followers, land near his capital, organise regime change and reclaim his throne. In September 1815, he set off and what happened next forms the core of this part-tragic, partridiculous story and a lesson in how not to stage a coup. Just five days after landing in Calabria, King Joachim was hauled before a firing squad and executed. The fall of Joachim Murat is the final act of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe as well as being a dramatic story in its own right. Based on research in the archives of Paris and Naples, Jonathan North’s book aims to throw light on the fate of the mightily fallen Murat and restore some history to a tale that, until now, lay smothered under two centuries of fable and neglect.
• The only English-language book on the fall and death of Joachim Murat.
• How fine the line is between a fool and a hero.
• Murat was Napoleon’s most colourful marshal, and in 1808 Napoleon appointed him king of Naples.
• The final act in the drama of the Napoleonic Wars.
A SURGEON IN NAPOLEON’S GRANDE ARMÉE
THE CAMPAIGN JOURNAL OF BARON PERCY
Calum Johnson
Pierre-François Percy was Surgeon-in-Chief of Napoleon’s Grande Armée. This is the first English translation of Baron Percy’s notebooks. Percy writes intimately about his life on campaign, recounting his experiences across Europe, particularly in Switzerland (Helvetia), Germany, and Poland. The journal shows Percy’s delight at seeing his surgeons recognised for their work, and his shock at the brazen corruption of military officials and the indiscriminate pillaging to which the French army frequently resorted. He recounts his audiences with Napoleon, during which his pleas for more resources and a more professional military surgical corps frequently fell on deaf ears. Details that may have seemed trivial to Percy’s contemporaries – about food, accommodation, dress, and transport – now offer a vital insight into the persistent struggles, and occasional pleasures, of those who followed Napoleon on his quest to conquer Europe. Percy documents his experiences of some of the major battles of the period; namely, Jena, Eylau, and Friedland. As a surgeon, he witnessed the enormous scale of devastation wrought by these significant battles, so often glorified in the historiography as tactical successes. His descriptions are meticulous and personal; injuries are described scientifically, their stark details offering a vivid and horrifying picture of the aftermath of the fighting. Percy’s singular position –living with the soldiers and sharing in their poor conditions, while also being aware of the administrative decisions that governed (and often negatively impacted) their lives – makes for an account that is simultaneously fascinating for the general reader and invaluable for scholars of military and surgical history.
• The first English translation of Pierre-François Percy’s journal, describing life as Surgeon-in-Chief of Napoleon’s Grande Armée.
• Offers an intimate and unique view of life during the Napoleonic campaigns.
FEEDING WELLINGTON’S ARMY IN THE PENINSULA
THE JOURNAL OF ASSISTANT COMMISSARY GENERAL TUPPER CAREY – VOLUME I
Gareth Glover
Transcribed for the first time from Commissary General Tupper Carey’s handwritten journals, this is the first of two volumes which cover the lively career of a Commissary who served throughout the Peninsular war and Waterloo campaign. Written with vivid detail, these journals offer a unique window into the life of a Commissary and the campaigns in which he served. Although a civilian and discouraged from putting himself in mortal danger, Tupper often watched the fighting from some nearby vantage point and describes the actions he witnessed, particularly where it affected his own charge. Interspersed with these primary roles, he was often seconded to form supply bases in the rear of the army, or to hastily remove or destroy stores when threatened by enemy advances. He also talks freely about fellow officers, and being a private journal written simply for the eyes of his immediate family, he is not shy in giving his honest opinions of both his subordinates or indeed his superiors. This first volume covers Tupper’s early life, joining as a clerk and his early years as a Commissary up until the spring of 1813, just before the Duke of Wellington launched his troops on that memorable campaign, designed to drive the French back out of Spain, across the Pyrenees. Also detailed are Tupper’s role in the Corunna campaign, The Border War, Battle of Salamanca and the Siege of Burgos. The rest of Tupper’s incredible career will be covered in the second volume.
• The first of two volumes on the incredible career of Commissary General Tupper Carey, who served throughout the Peninsular war and Waterloo campaign.
WELLINGTON’S MEN REMEMBERED
A REGISTER OF MEMORIALS TO SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE PENINSULAR WAR AND AT WATERLOO – VOL III
Janet Bromley, David Bromley
Wellington’s Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.
• A register of memorials to British and Allied soldiers who served in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo.
• Volume One contains 1,800 memorials to soldiers who served in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo.
• Arranged alphabetically with locations of memorials, inscriptions and photographs.
• Biographical summaries with rank and regiment, service records, honours and awards, family links and bibliographical sources.
• Regimental and place indexes.
9781399040839 • £50.00
584 pages • Hardback
246x189 • 120 mono
ALA: Knutsford, UK
March 2024 • WLR
THE DAWN OF GUERRILLA WARFARE
WHY THE TACTICS OF INSURGENTS AGAINST NAPOLEON FAILED IN THE US MEXICAN WAR
Benjamin J Swenson
During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the Spanish launched an unprecedented guerrilla insurgency undermining Napoleon’s grip on that state and hastening the destruction of the French Army in Europe. The advent of this novel “system” of warfare changed the modern rules of war. A generation later, during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Winfield Scott and Henry Halleck used the knowledge from the Peninsular War to implement a counterinsurgency program designed to conciliate Mexicans living in areas controlled by the U.S. Army. In this first transnational history of the Mexican-American War, historian Benjamin J. Swenson chronicles the emergence of guerrilla warfare in the Atlantic World. He demonstrates how the Napoleonic War in Spain informed the U.S. Army’s 1847 campaign in Mexico, and the danger of disastrous imperial overreach exemplified by the French in Spain.
• Historiographically groundbreaking transnational history of the MexicanAmerican War.
9781399053693 • £25.00
264 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: South Korea
November 2023 • WLR
THE BRITISH CHEER PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE IN THE NAPOLEONIC ERA
Paul Thompson
This is a bold, painstakingly researched and wide-ranging assessment of the British Cheer in the Napoleonic era. Reference to the Cheer in accounts of the time is virtually ubiquitous and repeatedly the claim was made for cheering as an integral part of British offensive operations. Based upon a vast range of contemporary sources, this book suggests that the Cheer wielded genuine power as a ‘weapon of war’. The book first surveys the history of acclamations in battle worldwide and British battlecries from all periods, before addressing the question of what the British Cheer actually sounded like. Issues of acoustics, physics and the psychology of battlefield morale are considered, along with commentaries from military scholars throughout history, in this unique and thought-provoking new study.
• An innovative new study on the role of the Cheer and its psychological motivations in combat.
• Assesses cheering as a vital a ‘weapon of war’, which has been overlooked in previous studies.
• Based upon hundreds of contemporary, first-hand accounts as well as modern research and analysis.
• Includes commentaries from significant military scholars throughout history.
• Depicts the realities of the British soldier’s experience during the Napoleonic era.
9781399048439 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 12 mono
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
THE GERMAN LIBERATION WAR OF 1813
THE MEMOIRS OF A RUSSIAN ARTILLERYMAN
Alexander Mikaberidze, Peter G A Phillips
The second of three volumes, this is the first English translation of the memoirs that rank among the best in Napoleonic memoir literature. The author, Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii, served with distinction during the wars against Napoleon and wrote down his reminisces shortly after the war based on notes he kept while campaigning.
Serving as an artillery lieutenant, he saw action in virtually every major battle of that historic campaign. This volume follows Radozhitskii across Germany in 1813-1814 as the Russian army, buoyed by the victory over Napoleon in 1812, marched on to liberate German states. Radozhitskii’s narrative contains striking descriptions of wartime experiences and vivid accounts of the battles. When published in Russia, these memoirs garnered considerable attention and Leo Tolstoy consulted them extensively while writing “War and Peace”.
• First English translation of Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii’s memoirs, a Russian artillery officer who served with distinction during the wars against Napoleon.
• The second in a three-volume series of Radozhitskii’s memoirs.
• Offers fresh insight into experiences of Russian officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
9781399042154 • £22.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: United States; Philippines
October 2023 • WLR
9781399066112 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
156x234 • 40 colour, 60 mono
ALA: Sheffield, UK
January 2024 • WLR
9781399073356 • £35.00
688 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour & 24 mono
ALA: UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399040594 • £28.00
312 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 100 mono
ALA: Tetbury, UK
November 2023 • WLR
BATTLESCAPES
THE IMPACT OF TERRAIN ON WAR AND MILITARY STRATEGY
Ian D Rotherham
Throughout history, nature – its resources, landscape and terrain – has shaped the tactics of warfare and determined its outcomes. From the medieval English Fens to the 20th century Iraqi Marsh Arabs, landscapes have fostered resistance and dissention. Harnessed by people under threat the landscape has influenced strategies and tactics. Water and wetland halted campaigns in the Florida Everglades and in the Franco-Prussian War of the late 1800s. In the Second World War the Dutch flooded the drained polders to halt the Nazi advance and in 1938 the Chinese nationalist forces breached the flooddykes of the Yellow River to halt the Japanese advance. Mountain ranges and deserts have long provided landscapes for resistance fighters. From the former Yugoslavia to Afghanistan these gnarly battlescapes traverse time and space. Libyan fighters held off invading Italian forces by operating from the caves and valleys of the Green Mountains and the Welsh defended their mountainous principalities against the Angevin Normans. The landscapes and heritage of past conflicts, defensive and offensive structures, and much more are brough together in this comprehensive study.
• 350 colour and black and white photographs.
• Author of several books, incl Yorkshire’s Forgotten Fenlands.
• Author regularly featured on BBC radio and television.
THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY AT WAR
THE STORY OF THE SECOND HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY REGIMENT
Roden Orde
The Second Household Cavalry Regiment’s war was a short and exciting one, from Normandy in July 1944 to Germany in May 1945. In the vanguard of the Guards Armoured Division, 2 HCR, an armoured reconnaissance regiment, was continuously on the advance and rarely out of contact with the enemy. Sometimes progress was slow and grinding, while at other times it was with exhilarating speed. Written shortly after the War, this book draws on the recollections of those who were in the thick of the action; the young troop leaders, their corporals-of-horse, and troopers. Roden Orde has taken great care to weave an accurate, balanced and readable account, the story of an entire regiment, from the commanding officer to the youngest trooper. This inclusive style was ahead of its time, with a narrative that has a contemporary feel to it. The story cracks on and Sir Winston Churchill later described it as ‘the best regimental history I have ever read’. The book is well illustrated with many contemporary photographs, hand-drawn maps, and wonderful paintings and drawings, some of which have not been seen for many years.
• 2HCR fought with distinction from D-Day through to VE Day.
• Acclaimed regimental history, ‘The best regimental history I have ever read’ Sir Winston Churchill.
• Lavish, superbly illustrated production.
• Superb record of the NW Europe campaign.
• Many personal accounts.
HUNGER: FOOD DEPRIVATION AS A MILITARY WEAPON
N S Nash
Throughout the ages, more combatants and civilians have died in war of the effects of starvation and resulting disease than have been killed by bullet or bomb. The author of this fascinating work argues that, over the last 160 years, conflicts have been decided not just on the battlefield but by the denial of an adversary’s access to food. The starvation that followed led to military indiscipline, social unrest, and a failure of governance. Numerous examples prove his point, not least Germany in 1919. The Union blockade of the Confederacy in 1861 was a major factor in the outcome of the Civil War as was the American strategy against Japan in 1943-1945\. The fates of besieged forces both at Vicksburg in 1863 and the British at Kut in 1916 were sealed when control of their respective supply routes was lost. Churchill’s fears over Hitler’s U-boat campaign were well justified. ‘Logistics’ is a modern word, but it describes a fundamental element of generalship, amply demonstrated at Metz in 1870 when logistic illiteracy resulted in a vast and hitherto undefeated French army having no option but to surrender. This thought-provoking book vividly demonstrates that extreme hunger is the precursor to starvation and, consequently, almost inevitable defeat. It proves that deprivation of food is a potent weapon that no commander can ignore.
• An original and thought-provoking subject.
• Proves the potency of food deprivation as a weapon of war.
• Underlines the strategic and tactical importance of sound logistics.
• Draws on conflicts worldwide over the last 160 years.
• Written by a senior military officer and much published military historian.
MILITARY
9781399047357 • £25.00
160 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 80 colour
ALA: Italy
March 2024 • WLR
9781399047401 • £25.00
168 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 90 colour
ALA: Italy
January 2024 • WLR
9781399067447 • £25.00
176 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 60 colour
ALA: Italy
October 2023 • WLR
ARMIES OF THE SCYTHIANS AND SARMATIANS 700 BC TO AD 450
WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT AND TACTICS
Gabriele Esposito
The Scythians were horse nomads from the central Eurasian steppes who, from the seventh century BC, migrated south and west into the region around the Black Sea which they dominated until replaced and absorbed by the Sarmatians from the third century BC. A harsh life spent riding, herding and hunting on the steppes made them into tough warriors, and highly skilled horsemen and archers. Their armies were highly mobile, mostly comprising swift mounted archers capable of elusive hit-and-run attacks but with the wealthier warriors constituting a core of heavier cavalry armoured and equipped for close combat. Interestingly, some Scythian women fought alongside the men, probably providing the inspiration for the legendary Amazons.
Over hundreds of years the Scythians fought, and often defeated, such notable opponents as the Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Greeks and Macedonians. Their Sarmatian successors had a similar military culture and employed the same mix of horse archers and heavier cavalry, the latter continuing the trend towards more armour for horses and riders. Although their fully armoured cavalry is famously portrayed on Trajan’s Column being defeated, the Sarmatians were among Rome’s most dangerous opponents for several centuries. Gabriele Esposito discusses these remarkable warriors of the steppes, analysing what made them such formidable opponents to their neighbours over the centuries. He describes in detail their weapons, armour, equipment and tactics as they evolved through the period. The fascinating text is supported by dozens of beautiful colour photographs of replica costume, arms and equipment in use.
• They dominated the region around the Black Sea from the seventh to the third century, until displace and/or absorbed by the similar Sarmatians.
ARMIES OF THE NORMANS 911–1194
ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT AND TACTICS
Gabriele Esposito
The Norman story began in 911, when a frightened French king (Charles III ‘the Simple’) gave land on the Channel coast to the Viking leader Rollo in return for adopting Christianity and helping repel other Viking marauders. Rollo and his fellow Norsemen (hence ‘Normandy’ and ‘Normans’) adopted all the trappings of feudalism, evolving from pagan ship-borne raiders to archetypal Christian knights and builders of castles. However, they seem to have lost none of their ferocity and adventuring spirit. Undoubtedly, their most famous exploit was Duke William’s great expedition of conquest across the English Channel but Norman forces (often mercenaries) conquered territories in Spain, Sicily, Malta, Italy and Albania and formed the hard core of the early Crusades. Bohemond captured Antioch from the Turks and set up a principality that endured almost two centuries. Gabriele Esposito discusses the armies of the Normans in all these theatres, incorporating not only the Norman knights but the various feudal levies, local auxiliaries and mercenary contingents that fought with them. Having outlined the major battles and campaigns, he details their equipment, weapons and tactics, showing the many regional variations as the Normans encountered, and were influenced by, new foes. The accessible text is supported by numerous colour photographs of replica costume, weapons and equipment in use.
• The Normans were among the most respected and feared forces in Europe and beyond in this period.
• Norman forces fought for the opportunistic and ambitious agendas of their own leaders or as mercenaries for other powers, such as the Papacy or the Byzantines.
• They fought against such diverse enemies as Arabs, Byzantines, the Holy Roman Emperor, French, Italians, Turks and, of course, the English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh, among others.
ARMIES OF THE CRUSADERS, 1096–1291 HISTORY, ORGANIZATION, WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Gabriele Esposito
The Crusades were among the most astonishing historical events that took place during the Middle Ages. After centuries of relative isolation following the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe looked again towards the Middle East in search of lands to conquer. Incited by the Church to believe that the Holy Land must be ‘liberated’ from its Muslim rulers (who had by then occupied it for centuries), and that to do so would bring spiritual salvation, many thousands from all over Christian Europe ‘took the cross’ and joined the Crusades. Led by some of the most illustrious personalities of the age, such as Richard the Lionheart and Frederick Barbarossa, they fought numerous campaigns and even founded new ‘Crusader states’, some of which lasted for almost two centuries. Gabriele Esposito gives an overview of the key events of these campaigns, from the First Crusade in 1096 to the fall of Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land, in 1291. He analyses the various contingents that made up the Crusader forces, describing their equipment and tactics and showing how they attempted to adapt to unfamiliar terrain and enemies. Included, of course, are the military orders (the Templar, Hospitaller and Teutonic knights) who combined the religious fervour of a monastic brotherhod with martial prowess, forming an elite core to the Christian armies. As usual, the informative text is lavishly illustrated with colour photos depicting replica weapons and equipment in use.
• Covers from the First Crusade to the fall of Acre in 1291.
• Gabriele Esposito describes the organization, equipment and tactics of the Crusader forces.
• Narrative and analysis of the key battles and sieges of the era.
• Detailed coverage of the elite Military Orders, whose members combined the fervour of a religious brotherhood with elite military professionalism.
9781399070669 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: Aberdeen, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399096256 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16
ALA: France
February 2024
9781526793669 • £22.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 b&w illustrations
ALA: Plymouth, UK
February 2024 • WLR
INSIDE THE ROMAN LEGIONS
THE SOLDIER’S EXPERIENCE 264–107 BCE
Kathryn Milne
Inside the Roman Legions aims to tell the story of the Roman soldier through a holistic, empathetic examination of what the experience of military service was really like. Focussing on the relatively neglected period of the Middle Republic, when the legions were still a true conscript militia, Kathryn Milne’s thorough research draws on the literary sources, archaeological evidence, comparative evidence of later periods and modern observations in the fields of military sociology and psychology. She traces real examples of soldiers described in the ancient sources to reveal how they travelled, how they were organized and what campaign objectives they faced. Focussing on Spurius Ligustinus, whose life is related by the historian Livy, as an exemplar of the ordinary soldier, she details the experiences of his career. The book begins by discussing the young future soldier’s background and what military values were conveyed to him through the prevailing culture of the time, then follows him through a range of experiences, such as camp conditions, life on campaign and training with various types of weapons and armour. It proceeds to take the reader through the experience of fighting in a pitched battle step by step and also discusses the storming of towns and their aftermath. It also addresses experiences that only some soldiers would have had, such as escaping a total defeat, deserting, or being subject to unusual punishments. Throughout, the focus of the book is on how the individual might be shaped by the experiences as they are described.
• Discusses the experience of the ordinary Roman soldier from recruitment through every aspect of his career with the legions.
• Based on thorough research of the literary sources, archaeological evidence, comparative evidence of later periods and modern observations in the fields of military sociology and psychology.
THE BATTLE OF THE FRIGIDUS RIVER, AD 394
THEODOSIUS’ MIRACLE
Nic Fields
The Battle of the Frigidus River, fought on 5 and 6 September 394 in what is now Slovenia, was a crucial clash between the Eastern Roman emperor, Theodosius (later ‘the Great’), and the usurper Eugenius, who had seized power in the Western Empire. The battle was hard fought and lasted two days. At the end of the first, Theodosius was on the brink of defeat but the following day a great wind blowing against his enemy resulted in him securing a decisive victory. Eugenius, like Theodosius, was a Christian but, unlike Theodosius, he was tolerant of pagans, so this wind was seen as miraculous and the victory was attributed to God’s favour. Nic Fields’ narrative sets the battle in the context of the political situation within the empire and the campaigns leading up to this pivotal showdown. The armies of both protagonists are described, the tactics and strategy of the time discussed. Drawing on his detailed knowledge of the sources, the latest research and his own visits to the battlefield and surrounding terrain, the author then recounts the battle itself. Importantly he reveals the natural phenomenon behind the ‘miracle’ that saved Theodosius. Finally, the author analyses and assesses the aftermath and consequences of this significant clash, which included Eugenius’ execution and the temporary reunification of the Eastern and Western Roman empires.
• The Battle of the Frigidus river was a crucial clash between the Eastern Roman emperor, Theodosius (later the Great), and Eugenius, usurper of the Western Empire.
• Theodosius was on the brink of defeat but a ‘miraculous’ wind on the second day helped him turn the tide and secure a decisive victory.
• The armies of both protagonists are described, period tactics and strategy discussed and the course of the battle narrated, drawing on latest research and author’s visits to the battlefield and surrounding terrain.
THE BATTLE OF THAPSUS (46 BC)
CAESAR, METELLUS SCIPIO, AND THE RENEWAL OF THE THIRD ROMAN CIVIL WAR
Gareth C Sampson
Despite defeating his opponent Pompeius Magnus at Pharsalus, and the latter ’s subsequent murder, Caesar still faced a determined opposition in the Civil War that had engulfed the late Roman Republic. Having become entangled in the intrigues and wars of the East, not to mention his dalliance with Cleopatra, Caesar gave his opponents time to regroup under the lead of Metellus Scipio and Cato the Younger, scions of two of the Republic’s greatest families. Under their leadership Caesar’s dominance of the Republic was seriously challenged, culminating in a decisive battle at Thapsus in what is now Tunisia. Gareth Sampson describes the campaigns that set the context for the battle, including the role played by the various regional powers drawn into the Roman Civil War. He then recounts the battle itself in detail, analysing the relative strengths of the armies involved, their organization, equipment and tactics. Caesar was outnumbered, particularly in cavalry and his enemies also had a significant force of war elephants but Caesar’s army included a tough core of veteran legions. Sampson assesses the opposing commanders and the strategies on the day which led to another victory for Caesar. He concludes with a discussion of the bloody aftermath of this significant but neglected battle and the myths that developed around the deaths of Caesar’s opponents.
• Detailed analysis of a significant but neglected battle between Julius Caesar and Pompeian die-hards.
• Describes the political and strategic context, with Caesar’s opponents rallying in North Africa while he dallies with Cleopatra in Egypt.
• Detailed discussion of the opposing forces, their relative strengths and weaknesses, organization, equipment and tactics.
9781399069830 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 36 mono
ALA: Mereworth, Kent, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399039048 • £22.00
216 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Australia
March 2024 • WLR
9781526793508 • £20.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 b&w illustrations
ALA: United States
November 2023 • WLR
GREAT BATTLES OF THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
Simon Elliott
Dr Simon Elliott describes eight of the greatest, most decisive battles and sieges fought by the Roman Empire from the first to third centuries AD. The list includes engagements spread right across the empire from the highlands of Scotland and the forests of Germany to the deserts of the Middle East. They show how the vaunted Roman legions adapted to extremes of terrain and climate as well as a wide array of very different foes, from the wild Caledonian tribes to the sophisticated, combined-arms armies of Sassanid Persia with their war elephants and superb cavalry. Some of the battles even pit the Roman legions against their own kind in brutal civil wars. After an introductory chapter on the Imperial Roman army, detailing its organization, equipment, tactics and doctrine, the author moves on to describing each battle in detail. He sets the strategic context and background of the chosen engagement before analysing the size and composition of the opposing forces, also detailing the nature of the enemy faced. The manoeuvres leading up to the battle are described, followed by deployment and the course of the fighting itself. Finally, the aftermath and implications of the battle’s outcome are assessed. The well-researched and engaging text is supported by clear maps. Those included are: Teutoburg Forest (AD 9), River Medway (AD 43), Watling Street (AD 60/61), Siege of Masada (AD 73/74), Mons Graupius (AD 83), Carnuntum (AD 170), Lugdunum (AD197) and Nisibis (AD 217).
• Presents 8 of the greatest, most decisive or significant Roman battles of the first two and a half centuries of the Imperial period.
• After an introductory chapter on the Roman army and warfare, each chapter narrates a battle in detail, describing the opposing forces, deployments and manoeuvres during the battle and the aftermath.
• The battles included are: Teutoburg Forest (AD 9), River Medway (AD 43), Watling Street (AD 60/61), Siege of Masada (73/74), Mons Graupius (AD83), Carnuntum (AD 170), Lugdunum (AD 197), Nisibis (AD 217).
ROME, PERSIA AND THE WAR THAT SHAPED THE WORLD, 565–630
Luke Edenfield
For seven centuries, Rome and Persia clashed as the superpowers of the Ancient World. The final phase of their great war is one of the most dramatic, surprising, and critical events in world history. The victor would endure for another eight centuries, the vanquished would fall into oblivion – its religion close to extinguished, its people all but forgotten. By 626, Persia had seized most of the Roman Empire and was on the brink of destroying Constantinople, the city that sheltered the knowledge of Greece and Rome, and the vulnerable western world that would one day inherit it. Then came the most astonishing comeback in military history. Led by the Emperor Heraclius in person, the Romans entrusted their exposed capital to God and marched deep into Persia with almost insane audacity. Hunted by three separate armies, they would somehow have to survive, defeat the great King of Kings, and save Constantinople. The knife-edge contest determined which civilization would survive into the Middle Ages, and thus carved the contours of the modern world. Yet for all its drama and significance, the war and its heroes are little known. Rome, Persia and the War that Shaped the World is an engaging and accessible history that narrates the climactic stages of the war. It is full of battles, sieges, heroism and treachery, murder and martyrdom, rebellion and fidelity, intrigue, depravity, miracles and religious fervour. It is populated with memorable figures, such as the heroic Heraclius, Narses the eunuch general, the detested Phocas and the wily, seductive Empress Sophia.
• Very lively and accessible narrative of dramatic, world-changing events; full of battles, sieges, heroism and treachery, intrigue, depravity, miracles and religious fervour.
• Recounts the turbulent events from the death of Justinian in 565 to Heraclius’ final victory over the Persians in 630, the final round of the long wars between the Romans and the Persian Empire.
THE THIRD MACEDONIAN WAR AND BATTLE OF PYDNA
PERSEUS’ NEGLECT OF COMBINED-ARMS TACTICS AND THE REAL REASONS FOR THE ROMAN VICTORY
Graham Wrightson
The Third Roman-Macedonian War was a disaster for Macedon, a defeat leading to the effective end of that kingdom’s independence. This is usually attributed to an innate superiority of the Roman legionary tactics over the Macedonian system. Graham Wrightson, on the other hand, argues that the blame lies entirely with Perseus, the last king of Macedon. He analyses the whole war, following the primary source accounts and focusing on Perseus’ military decisions and his battlefield strategies. It confirms the prevailing view of the sources that Perseus was too hesitant and non-committal in his early conduct of the war. More significantly it argues that Perseus mishandled the Macedonian army when it comes to combined-arms tactics by adopting a defensive posture, particularly at the final battle of Pydna. The Macedonian military system based on a slow sarissa phalanx was suited entirely to an offensive battle plan coordinating a frontally irresistible phalanx in the centre and a rapid heavy cavalry attack on one wing. It could have defeated the Roman army if it had been handled more aggressively, especially at Pydna. Most importantly, though, Perseus refused to spend money to hire 10,000
Gallic horsemen that were available, and the lack of cavalry cost him the initiative and the victory. This is a fascinating and thoroughly researched study of these dramatic events that adds fresh insight to the question of the legion’s supposed supremacy over the phalanx.
• The Third Macedonian War is often cited as an example of the Roman legion’s superiority over the Macedonian phalanx, but Graham Wrightson instead blames Macedon’s defeat on King Perseus.
9781399072199 • £22.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: United States
January 2024 • WLR
9781526790668 • £22.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 b&w
ALA: China
October 2023 • WLR
9781526753977 • £20.00
208 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 b&w
ALA: Canada
November 2023 • WLR
THE CORINTHIAN WAR, 395–387 BC THE TWILIGHT OF SPARTA’S EMPIRE
Jeffrey Smith
At the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, Sparta reigned supreme in Greece. Having vanquished their rival Athens and quickly dismantled the wealthy and powerful Athenian Empire, Sparta set its sights on dominating the Mediterranean world and had begun a successful invasion of the vast Persian Empire under their legendary king Agesilaus II. But with their victory over Athens came the inheritance of governing Athens’ territories – and Sparta desperately lacked both a cogent vision of empire and the essential economic and trade infrastructure to survive in the role of hegemon. Sparta’s overextension of empire compounded with internal political conflict to antagonize the rest of Greece with heavy-fisted and uneven interventionism. Soon the unlikely confederacy of Athens, Corinth, Thebes, Argos, and Persia united against Sparta in a war that, despite a Spartan victory, had devastating ramifications for their empire.
The Corinthian War (395-387 BC) was a fascinating entanglement of clashing empires, complex diplomatic alliances and betrayals, and political fissures erupting after centuries of tension. Situated between the great Peloponnesian War and the Theban-Spartan War, the Corinthian War is often overlooked or understood as an aftershock of the civil war Greece had just endured. But the Corinthian War was instead a seminal conflict that reshaped the Greek world, illustrating the limits of Sparta’s newfound imperial experiment as they grappled with their own internal cultural conflicts and charted the rise and fall of their newfound hegemony and the future of Greece.
• Narrates and analyses an oft-neglected war between Sparta and an unlikely alliance of Athens, Persia, Thebes, Corinth and Argos.
• Demonstrates that the war was crucial in demonstrating Sparta’s inability to rule and empire and leaving it fatally weakened.
THE HAN-XIONGNU WAR, 133 BC–89 AD
THE STRUGGLE OF CHINA AND A STEPPE EMPIRE TOLD THROUGH ITS KEY FIGURES
Scott Crawford
The Han-Xiongnu War (133 BC–AD 89) pitted the Han dynasty of China against a confederation of nomadic steppe peoples, the Xiongnu Empire. In campaigns waged on a huge scale by the standards of contemporary western warfare (perhaps half a million soldiers were fielded at the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC), the two states fought for control of Central Asia, hungry for its rich resources and Western trade links. China’s victory set the stage for millennia of imperial rule and a vast sphere of influence in Asia. Scott Forbes Crawford examines the war in a lively, engaging narrative. He builds a mosaic encompassing the centuries of conflict through lively and engaging biographies of fifteen historical figures: the Chinese and Xiongnu emperors who first led their armies into battle; ‘peace bride’ Princess Jieyou, whose marriage to a steppe king forged a vital Chinese alliance and positioned her to feed intelligence to the Han Court; the explorerdiplomat Zhang Qian, who almost inadvertently established the Silk Road, among other pivotal individuals. Their stories capture the war’s breadth, the enduring impact on Han society and statecraft in what became a Chinese golden age, and the doomed resistance of the Xiongnu to an ever-strengthening juggernaut. Scott Crawford has succeeded in making a long, complex and unfamiliar conflict into an enthralling and illuminating tale.
• The narrative spans the centuries of the war through a series of novelistic biographies, portraying historical figures’ roles in landmark events and developments of their times.
• Narrates a conflict that began as a fight for survival by the Han Chinese empire, only to ultimately herald a golden age for China.
UNDERSTANDING ANCIENT BATTLE
COMBAT IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD FROM THE UNIT COMMANDER’S PERSPECTIVE
Hugh Elton
Traditional military history of battles focussed on the strategies of great leaders, though in modern times many scholars have discussed the ‘face of battle’, describing the personal experience of the ordinary soldier. But in between, there still lies a major gap in our understanding of ancient combat: the officer’s battle. This focuses on how units actually fought and manoeuvred in battle. Hugh Elton seeks to redress this through analysis of the interaction of equipment, morale, leadership, and terrain. After discussing source material and the general model of warfare the author follows, this book outlines by major periods what we know of equipment, organization and tactics, and examines the interplay of these with discipline, formation and command. He then shows how battle worked in a series of case studies including include such pivotal engagements as Marathon, Issus, Cannae, Cynoscephalae, Mons Graupius, and Adrianople. A total of twenty-four battles are analyzed between the fifth-century BCE and the sixth century CE, covering the wars described by the great historians between Herodotus and Procopius, including accounts written by the soldiers Xenophon, Julius Caesar, and Ammianus Marcellinus. The result is a clearer understanding on the mechanics of ancient battle and the determinants of success. Black and white line drawings of significant troop types, as well as tactical diagrams of formations, support the text.
• Detailed analysis of how ancient battles were fought.
• Unlike many competitors, it looks at the unit commander’s perspective, rather than that of soldier or general.
• Examines the interplay of unit equipment, tactics, formations, organizations, discipline and leadership and command.
• Draws on a wide range of evidence with twenty-four detailed case studies ranging from Marathon (490 BCE) to Taginae (552 CE).
CHURCHILL’S LAST WARTIME SECRET
THE 1943 GERMAN RAID AIRBRUSHED FROM HISTORY
Adrian Searle
• Reveals the remarkable truth behind Nazi Germanys long-rumoured seaborne raid on UK soil.
• Exposes the cover-up that ensured it would remain a State secret for more than 70 years.
• Describes the raid, its purpose, target and the men who made up the attacking force.
• Examines the outcome and repercussions of this astonishing midwar incident.
9781399077705 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 16 b&w ALA: Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
October 2023
THE NAZIS’ NUREMBERG RALLIES
James Wilson
9781399077880 • £14.99
176 pages • Paperback
235x170
ALA: Darwen, Lancashire, UK
October 2023
THE GERMAN WAY OF WAR A LESSON IN TACTICAL MANAGEMENT
Jaap Jan Brouwer
• Provides an insight into one of the mightiest fighting organisations of all time.
• Shows how the organisation was managed and allows the reader to understand why it had such an amazingly high battlefield performance.
• Describes how time and again this army learned to adapt itself quickly to ever changing situations and take advantage of the chaos of the battlefield.
9781526797179 • £15.99
240 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Netherlands
February 2024 • WLR except Dutch language rights
GERMAN MILITARY AND THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
Karen Schaefer
9781526766274 • £14.99
288 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 8 b&w
ALA: Germany
October 2023 • WLR excluding German language rights
HITLER’S PANZERS
Anthony Tucker-Jones
9781399021210 • £14.99
240 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Barnstaple, Devon, UK
February 2024
9781399077866 • £16.99
224 pages • Paperback
235x170
ALA: Darwen, Lancashire, UK
October 2023
9781399077729 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK
October 2023
9781526797278 • £18.99
376 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 100 b&w & 40 maps
ALA: Warminster, Wiltshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS OF THE LUFTWAFFE
James Wilson
• Unique collection of contemporary Nazi postcards.
• Traces the history of the Luftwaffe from its beginning to defeat in 1945.
• Companion volume to Hitlers Alpine Retreat highly successful.
• Will appeal to aviation enthusiasts and postcard collectors.
9781399023054 • £14.99
240 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Finland
October 2023 • Polish and US rights unavailable
LAST STAND AT LE PARADIS
THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE SS MASSACRE OF THE NORFOLKS 1940
Richard Lane
• Detailed investigation and account of one of the most infamous German atrocities of the Second World War.
• Of the 1000 men of the Norfolk Regiment who sailed for France in September 1939, only 139 returned safely to England in early June 1940.
WAR OF THE WHITE DEATH
FINLAND AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION, 1939-40
Bair Irincheev
• Compelling new account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
• Based on eyewitness testimony, war diaries, battle reports, and other records from the Finnish and Russian archives.
• Authentic portrayal of frontline fighting in the harshest of conditions.
• Over 90 illustrations.
9781399021517 • £14.99
304 pages • Paperback 234x156
ALA: Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
October 2023
BATTLE FOR THE BOCAGE, NORMANDY 1944
POINT 103, TILLY-SURSEULLES AND VILLERS BOCAGE
Tim Saunders
• The story of the Allies’ fight for Point 103, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Vilers Bocage against the elite German Panzer divisions.
• Elite 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division and 130th Panzer Lehr Division.
• The attritional struggle in the hedgerows of Normandy.
9781399077668 • £16.99
280 pages • Paperback 234x156 • 20 illustrations
ALA: Pershore, UK
October 2023
FIGHTING THROUGH TO HITLER’S GERMANY
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE MEN OF 1 SUFFOLK 1944–45
Mark Forsdike
• Graphic personal accounts of the Allied Landings and advance to Germany.
• 1 Suffolk had an enviable fighting record.
• Coincides with 75th Anniversary of VE Day.
• Interest in WW2 continues to grow.
• The Suffolk Regiment has a particularly strong following.
SECTION D FOR DESTRUCTION
FORERUNNER OF SOE AND AUXILIARY UNITS
Malcolm Atkin
• The first comprehensive history of Section D since the release of secret documents on its operations into the public domain.
• Describes plans for a no-holdsbarred secret war against the Nazis.
• Details of the bribery, black propaganda and sabotage that were to be employed.
• Not the conventional story of Allied agents parachuted into Europe to lead foreign resistance.
9781399024396 • £14.99
160 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: United Kingdom
January 2024
9781399024433 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
234x156
March 2024
9781399021401 • £15.99
272 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Cramlington, United Kingdom
March 2024
9781399023818 • £14.99
152 pages • Paperback 234x156
ALA: United Kingdom
October 2023 • WLR
9781399024501 • £25.00
512 pages • Paperback
246x189
ALA: Barnsley, United Kingdom
October 2023
9781399023764 • £18.99
312 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 100 mono illustrations
ALA: Newport, Shropshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399023214 • £12.99
168 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Poole, UK; Chelmsford, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399083669 • £15.99
224 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Glasgow, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399024471 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 30 colour & mono
ALA: Oxford, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399021203 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
January 2024
9781399020268 • £16.99
400 pages • Paperback
246x172
ALA: United States
March 2024
9781526796936 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback 235x170 • 150 b&w
ALA: United States; United States
February 2024 • WLR
9781399020305 • £14.99
360 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: UK
January 2024
9781399020213 • £14.99
224 pages • Paperback 234x156 • 150 mono
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399021319 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback 234x156 • 50 b&w
ALA: Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, UK
October 2023
9781399021920 • £14.99
304 pages • Paperback 234x156
ALA: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
October 2023
9781399021456 • £16.99
304 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Finland
October 2023
9781399006965 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 28 colour
ALA: Mereworth, Kent, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399013796 • £14.99
400 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 10 mono maps
ALA: Alconbury, UK
November 2023 • WLR
AURELIAN AND PROBUS
THE SOLDIER EMPERORS WHO SAVED ROME
Ilkka Syvänne
• Reconstructs the military campaigns of the period in unprecedented detail.
• Explains how Aurelian and Probus ensured the Roman Empire survived the ‘Third Century Crisis’ more or less intact.
• Narrates Roman campaigns against a wide range of enemies: Goths, Alamanni, Franks, Sarmatians/Alans, Palmyrans, Persians, Blemmyes and the usurpers.
ROMAN BRITAIN’S MISSING LEGION
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO IX HISPANA?
Simon Elliott
• Casts new light on an old mystery that has fascinated for decades: the apparent disappearance of legio IX Hispana in 108 (the last inscription bearing their name) or shortly after.
• The mystery of the IX’s fate has been much debated, made famous by Rosemary Sutcliffe’s novel The Eagle of the Ninth and more recently popularized by films.
• Sutcliffe popularized an existing theory that legio IX was wiped out in Caledonia (Scotland).
THE LONG WAR FOR BRITANNIA, 367–664
ARTHUR AND THE HISTORY OF POSTROMAN BRITAIN
Edwin Pace
• Resolves dating discrepancies between the various sources for this period, restoring their collective credibility.
• Gives a coherent narrative for the wars for Post-Roman Britain between native Britons and Irish, Pictish and Saxon interlopers. These are wars that ultimately shaped the kingdoms of England, Wales and Scotland.
9781399021463 • £14.99
272 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Italy
January 2024
9781399023047 • £14.99
272 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Finland
November 2023 • Polish rights sold to Wydawnictwo RM; North America – Skyhorse
9781399024495 • £14.99
240 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 1 mono map
ALA: Lymington, UK
March 2024 • WLR
ROME’S SICILIAN SLAVE WARS
THE REVOLTS OF EUNUS AND SALVIUS, 136–132 AND 105–100 BC
Natale Barca
• Highlights two significant but neglected episodes in Roman social and military history.
• Sets the revolts of Ennius and Salvius in their social context, describing the nature of slavery in the Late Republic and explaining the causes of revolt.
• Narrates the course of each of the revolts and the Roman response to it.
THE VIKINGS AND THEIR ENEMIES
WARFARE IN NORTHERN EUROPE,
750–1100
Philip Line
• Fresh in-depth up-to-date exploration of Viking warfare.
• Analysis of Viking military organization, recruitment, equipment, weapons, supply, tactics, fighting methods.
• Reconsiders Viking naval power and fortifications.
• Insight into Viking campaigns, battles and raids.
AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF BRITAIN: THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR
Timothy Venning
SEAFORTH PUBLISHING
9781526799838 • £50.00
408 pages • Hardback
289x245 • 300 b&w photos, drawings, colour photos
ALA: Hindhead, Surrey, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399031028 • £30.00
384 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 12 colour, 24 mono
ALA: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399023115 • £35.00
192 pages • Hardback
240x254 • 200 colour & mono
ALA: October 2023 • WLR
BRITISH FIJI CLASS CRUISERS
AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Conrad Waters
A highly detailed reference work covering the Fiji class of British cruisers as well as the later Uganda, Minotaur and Tiger designs that were derived from them. Often called the ‘Colony’ class, these gallant ships were an attempt to incorporate the characteristics of the preceding ‘Town’ class within the reduced 8,000-ton limit agreed under the 1936 London Treaty. They turned out to be very cramped ships which struggled to accommodate all the wartime additions of extra electronics and light AA guns, as well as the increased crew needed to man them. Nevertheless, they were built in significant numbers and gave sterling service across all theatres during the Second World War.
Conrad Waters makes extensive use of archive material to provide a technical evaluation of the Fiji class design and its subsequent performance. He outlines the class’s origins in the context of inter-war cruiser policy, explains the design and construction process, and describes the characteristics of the resulting ships and how these were adapted in the light of wartime developments. An overview of service focuses on major engagements, assessing the extent to which the class met its designers’ expectations. Later chapters continue the story into the Cold War era, examining the post-war modernisation programmes and concluding with the radical redesign of the Tiger class, the Royal Navy’s last conventional cruisers. Heavily illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings here is the definitive reference to one of the Royal Navy’s most important Second World War warship designs.
• The first in-depth study of this innovative cruiser design and the modified classes that followed it.
• A follow-up to the author’s highly regarded history of British ‘Town’ class cruisers.
• Heavily illustrated with plans, photographs and colour camouflage drawings.
BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN THE AGE OF SAIL
1649–1860
David Hepper
A significant new reference book that provides a complete list of the ships of the Royal Navy which were lost at sea in the age of sail. Arranged in chronological order, it begins in 1649, the date of the execution of Charles I, and ends in 1860 with the launch of the steam-powered and iron-hulled Warrior, effectively the end of the great era of the wooden-hulled sailing warship. Life at sea in the age of sail was a hazardous pursuit, and there were many reasons for a ship being lost, from being short of crew, abandonment without sufficient cause, the poor condition of a ship, incorrectness of charts, poor dead-reckoning as well as less obvious reasons such as ‘the presence of captains’ wives and other women.’ Navigational error, poor weather in the form of fog or gales were also perils. Collisions and fire feature regularly as does, of course, loss to the enemy. Each entry includes details of the ship, its name and type, tonnage and dimensions, origin and place of build, the circumstances of the loss, the date and a list of the main references used. All this material is presented here in a single and highly accessible volume, and represents a major milestone both in naval research and publishing; it offers too a fund of fascinating and compelling stories of maritime misadventure.
• Destined to become the standard reference book on the subject.
• Much original research from primary sources.
• Indexes and cross referencing make for a reference book of great utility.
SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2024
Edited by Conrad Waters
For more than a decade this annual volume has provided an authoritative summary of all the developments in the world’s navies and their ships in the previous twelve months. It combines regional surveys with major articles on important new warships, and looks at wider issues of significance to navies such as aviation and weaponry. The contributors come from around the globe and as well as providing a balanced picture of naval developments, they interpret their significance and explain their context. As well as its regular regional reviews, the 2024 volume focusses on three fleets: the Brazilian Navy, the Hellenic Navy and the Royal Navy. There are in-depth articles on the French Auguste Benebig class of overseas patrol vessels, the Indian P15A & P15B Kolkata/Visakhapatnam class destroyers, and the Spanish S-80 Class Isaac Peral class submarines. The third regular section of the volume is devoted to reviews of important technological developments around the world. David Hobbs looks at aspects of naval aviation and focusses on US unmanned systems. Norman Friedman outlines developments in naval propulsion systems, while Richard Scott analyses the Kongsberg/Raytheon naval strike missile. Now firmly established as the only annual naval overview of its type in the world, The Seaforth World Naval Review is essential reading for professional and enthusiast alike. It takes the reader to the heart of contemporary maritime affairs.
‘ … this is a marvellous asset for those wishing to keep up to date with naval matters. Very highly recommended.’ Warship World
• The only single-volume annual survey of naval developments around the world.
• Written by a team of internationally-renowned experts.
• Superbly illustrated with more than 200 of the very latest photographs.
• Hugely valuable for defence professionals and naval enthusiasts alike.
THE WAR FOR ENGLAND’S SHORES
S-BOATS AND THE FIGHT AGAINST BRITISH COASTAL CONVOYS
G H Bennett
A detailed narrative describing the Kriegsmarine’s S-Boat offensive along the English Channel and the North Sea from 1940 to 1945, together with British responses to nullify that threat. S-Boats posed a serious threat to the convoys that were forced to run close along the British coast, and despite the significance of this campaign and the real threat to the whole British war economy, it has been, until now, strangely overlooked by historians. The author examines why the Germans failed to make the most of the opportunity to disrupt British trade, and analyses how the RN slowly countered the threat by embracing new technologies and developing a system of sea control that gradually forced the German S-Boat arm on to the defensive.
• The first systematic examination both of the German coastal campaign and the British response to it.
• Set within the context of the wider Battle of the Atlantic, and current concerns about war in the littoral zone.
• Wide appeal to historians, enthusiasts, defence analysts and naval personnel.
9781399077910 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 17 b&w photos
ALA: Plymouth, Devon
October 2023
THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE DEDICATED TO NAVAL HISTORY IN THE NELSON ERA: NEW SERIES 8
The Trafalgar Chronicle is the publication of choice for new, scholarly research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called ‘Nelson’s Navy’. This year’s volume includes a deeply researched piece into early nineteenth-century court records to document the many incarnations of a Royal Navy schooner, Whiting, which, after capture by a French privateer in the War of 1812, became, herself, a privateer and a pirate ship. Three articles describe what Nelson thought of privateers, especially after the French xebec L’Esperance took his cutter Swift as a prize; and to recognise the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Swedish Navy, there are included three articles on that country’s naval history. Handsomely illustrated throughout, this issue will make a fascinating and admired addition to any naval library.
• An esteemed yearbook now made more widely available.
• Contains the finest writing and the latest research.
• Profusely illustrated throughout.
9781399039000 • £20.00
208 pages • Paperback
210x148 • 12 colour, 80 mono
ALA: United States
November 2023 • WLR
SHIPCRAFT SERIES
BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS HERMES, ARK ROYAL AND THE ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS SHIPCRAFT 32
Robert Brown
Hermes was the world’s first purposebuilt carrier, laid down in 1918, but she was followed by a series of conversions from other types and it was not until the mid-1930s that another was designed and built from scratch. This was the famous Ark Royal, a far larger and more capable ship, but destined to be a oneoff as the Navy switched its focus to a ship capable of surviving in the most hostile environments. This requirement produced the radically different armoured carriers of the Illustrious class, arguably the toughest aviation ships of the Second World War. This book is simply the best reference for any modelmaker setting out to build one of these challenging subjects.
9781399036269 • £16.99
64 pages • Paperback
297x210 • 60 colour, 60 mono
ALA: Canada
January 2024 • WLR
BRITISH LIGHT CRUISERS 2
TOWN, COLONY AND LATER CLASSES
SHIPCRAFT 33
Les Brown
This is the second of two volumes covering Royal Navy 6-inch cruisers of the 1930s and later, this one devoted to the ‘second generation’ designs armed with triple mountings. The Southampton class marked a return to large cruisers, but the urgent requirement for numbers led to the smaller ‘Colonies’ from which all the later RN 6-inch cruisers were derivatives. These ships formed the backbone of British cruiser forces during the Second World War.
The ShipCraft series contain:
• Summary of the historical background.
• Full details of types, variations and modifications.
• Colour reference for paint schemes.
• Gallery of photographs of outstanding models.
• Critical reviews of available kits.
• Sources of further information from books to websites.
9781399037532 • £16.99
64 pages • Paperback
297x210 • 70 colour, 60 mono
ALA: Fareham, Hampshire, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399077965 • £16.99
192 pages • Paperback
286x186
ALA: Evercreech, Somerset, UK
January 2024
9781399077958 • £16.99
176 pages • Paperback
260x200
ALA: Epsom, Surrey, UK
October 2023
9781399019460 • £16.99
232 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 70 b&w
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE LIFE AND SHIP MODELS OF NORMAN OUGH
Alistair Roach
Norman Ough is considered by many as simply the greatest ship modeller of the twentieth century and his exquisite drawings and meticulous models have come to be regarded as masterpieces of draughtsmanship, workmanship and realism, and this heavily illustrated book is both a tribute to his lonely genius and a practical treatise for model shipwrights. Incorporating many of his original articles from Model Maker Magazine, his detailed line drawings and photographs of his models held in museums and at Mountbatten’s house, this book presents an extraordinary level of practical information, as well as an inspiring panorama of perhaps the most perfect warship models ever made
• A new softcover edition describing the world’s greatest ship modeller.
• A modern practical manual as well as a compelling autobiography.
• Superbly illustrated with line work and close-up colour photos.
TRIBALS, BATTLES & DARINGS
THE GENESIS OF THE MODERN DESTROYER
Alexander Clarke
The ships that dominate so much of the history of the Royal Navy in the Second World War are more often than not the carriers or battleships – Ark Royal, Warspite, Hood – and rarely do ships smaller than cruisers move centre stage. Apart, that is, from one class, the Tribal class destroyers, heroes of the Altmark incident, of the battle of Narvik, and countless actions across all theatres of operation. Yet there has been surprisingly little written about these critical ships, still less about their wartime successors, the Battle class, or their post-war incarnations, the Daring class. This book seeks to rectify this by describing the three classes, each designed under different circumstances along destroyer lines but to general-purpose light cruiser form, from the interwar period through to the 1950s. Taken together these classes represent the genesis of the modern general-purpose destroyer, a self-reliant, multi-purpose combatant capable of stepping up to the cruiser’s traditional peacetime patrol missions whilst also fulfilling the picket and fighting duties of the wartime light cruiser or heavy destroyer. This is the first work to analyse these three classes side by side, to examine their conception, their creation and their operational stories, many heroic, and provide an insight into ship design, operation and culture. In doing so the book aims to contribute a better understanding of one of the most significant periods in the Royal Navy’s history. This new softcover edition will bring their story to a whole new coterie of readers.
● The first technical analysis of these ships now in an affordable softcover format.
● Illustrated throughout with a fine collection of photographs and ships’ plans.
● Wide appeal to professionals, historians, enthusiasts and ship modellers.
EARLY SHIPS AND SEAFARING WATER TRANSPORT BEYOND EUROPE
Sean McGrail
In this book, Professor McGrail’s study of European water transport is extended to Egypt, Arabia, India, South-east Asia, China, Australia, Oceania and the Americas. Each chapter presents a picture of ancient boatbuilding and seafaring that is as accurate and as comprehensive as it is now possible to achieve. The early rafts and boats of those regions were, as in Europe, hand-built from natural materials and were propelled and steered by human muscle or wind power. This volume ranges in time from the prehistoric period to today, when a number of such traditional craft continue to be built. In Egypt, not only have accounts, models and illustrations of ancient rafts and boats survived, but several early vessels have also been excavated, some dated as early as the 3rd Millennium BC. In regions such as the Americas, on the other hand, where few ancient craft have been excavated, we are able to draw on accounts and illustrations compiled, from the 16th century AD onwards, by European seamen and explorers. In most regions of the world a variety of water transport has been built, limited only by the raw materials available. On the island of Tasmania, however, an early rise in sea levels cut contacts with Australia, leaving Tasmanians with simple types of Stone Age water transport that survived in use until Europeans discovered them. Worldwide, much remains to be learnt about early water transport by excavation, and by ethnographic studies of those traditional rafts and boats that have survived.
• Written by a leading professor of maritime archaeology.
• Aimed at anyone with an interest in the building and uses of ancient and medieval boats.
• Offers a background in the theory and techniques used in the study of early boats.
ARCTIC CONVOY PQ18
25 DAYS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE WAR
John R McKay
The importance of the Arctic convoys providing the Soviets with the necessary equipment needed to win the war on the Eastern Front has too often been underestimated. This book now puts that right. Following PQ17, the worst Allied maritime disaster of the Second World War, it was imperative that PQ18 got through. The stakes could not have been higher. Had the convoy suffered unacceptable shipping and war supply losses, the Arctic route would have had to be suspended. Consequently, as this work vividly describes, it was both the most heavily defended and the most heavily attacked convoy of the whole war.
The Author draws on contemporaneous accounts of the combatants from both sides including U-boat crews, airmen and, of course, the crews of the warships and merchantmen.
• Arctic Convoys are a popular genre.
• PQ18 was pivotal to the success or failure of the Russian Convoy story.
• High stakes for both Allies and Nazis following the PQ17 disaster.
• Combatants’ personal accounts, from both sides.
• Written by published author with deep knowledge of his subject.
9781399036603 • £22.00
208 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Wigan, Lancashire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM FOR SLAVES ESCAPING IN BRITISH SHIPS
THE EMANCIPATION REVOLUTION, 1740–1807
Theodore Corbett
Although Africans and African Americans have been left out of most accounts of the Revolutionary years, this book pieces together their emerging path toward freedom. From Britain came the Great Awakening, the advent of evangelism in America, which would provide slaves with hope for future freedom. In 1775, black emancipation commenced in Chesapeake Bay with Lord Dunmore’s proclamation and the resulting fleet, which attracted blacks, creating the first mass emancipation of slaves in British colonial history. At the end of the War for Independence, the British evacuations of loyal subjects from 1782 to 1785 were the turning point in the Emancipation Revolution. A majority of free and enslaved blacks would remain where the Royal Navy transports landed them in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Nova Scotia, or Britain. Blacks’ love of freedom is concluded with the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire.
• An uplifting work of black history in the context of the American War for Independence.
9781399048200 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 35 mono
ALA: United States
January 2024 • WLR
ALLIED CONVOYS TO NORTHERN RUSSIA, 1941–1945
POLITICS, STRATEGY AND TACTICS
William Smith
The political, diplomatic and military factors that dominated the Allied convoys to North Russia between August 1941 and May 1945 have received little coverage. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin each had their own agendas and competing national priorities. These inevitably gave rise to differences.
In 1942 Churchill came under Soviet and American pressure to increase convoy numbers when the there was a lack of escorts, heavy merchant shipping losses and the demands of Operation TORCH. The convoy suspension in 1943 followed the deployment of German heavy warships to Norway and the demands of Operation HUSKY. After resumption, operations ran uninterrupted until May 1945 apart from over the period of D-Day.
This carefully researched strategic overview of the war-winning Arctic convoy programme will be welcomed by experts and laymen.
• Comprehensive account of the political, strategic and military factors affecting convoy operations to Northern Russia during WW2.
• Recognises that the programme was interrupted by political differences and conflicting national priorities.
• Highlights scale of US contribution often overlooked.
9781399054737 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 mono
ALA: Corsham, Wiltshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
MANXMEN AT SEA IN THE AGE OF NELSON, 1760-1815
Matthew Richardson
For many generations, the people of the Isle of Man have made their living from the sea, sometimes as fishermen, but often as crewmen aboard merchant vessels or warships. As smugglers or as privateers they made their living on the waves. Whether taken by a Press Gang, or enlisted voluntarily, they saw action in some of the greatest naval events between 1760 and 1815. Some, such as Peter Heywood, were eyewitness to the most famous event in naval history, the Mutiny on the Bounty. Others, such as John Quilliam, climbed the naval career ladder, served with Nelson and gained distinction at the greatest sea battle in history, Trafalgar. In this book we meet them all.
• Major contribution to the study of 18th Century and Napoleonic naval warfare.
• Explores the effect of war on the Transatlantic slave trade, and charts the involvement of slave ship captains in naval conflict.
• Highlights the enormous part the Isle of Man has played in British maritime history.
• First-hand accounts from men who were seized by Press Gangs, or were held as prisoners of war.
• Eyewitness testimony from world famous events such as the Captain Cook expeditions to Australia & New Zealand, The American War of Independence, the Mutiny on the Bounty, the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Copenhagen.
9781399044493 • £20.00
176 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
January 2024 • WLR
JAPANESE FIGHTING HEROES WARRIORS,
SAMURAI AND RONINS
Jamie Ryder
Japanese mythology is filled with stories of larger-than-life characters They are the folk heroes who slayed monsters, fought in epic battles and reflected the most complicated emotions of the people who created them. Japanese Fighting Heroes follows the lives of samurai, warriors and iconoclasts who forged their own paths. Legendary fighters like the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu, creative heroes like the father of Japanese short stories Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and trailblazers like the feminist Hiratsuka Raicho. These Japanese folk heroes led fascinating lives that provide insight into our own through the principles and practices they lived by. Whether you’re looking to learn about Japanese history or fall down a philosophy rabbit hole, these heroes can teach us timeless lessons.
• Find out about the fascinating world of Japanese warriors and folk-heroes.
• Read about the lives of samurai, warriors, outliers and iconoclasts who forged their own paths.
• From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, each story can teach us timeless lessons.
9781399057066 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Manchester, UK
January 2024 • WLR
LIFE IN BRITAIN AND GERMANY ON THE ROAD TO WAR KEEPING AN EYE ON HITLER
Anton Rippon, Nicola Rippon
In December 1922, the foreign correspondent Leonard Spray warned Britain to ‘keep your eye on Hitler’. The cost of WW1 had already triggered Britain’s decline as the world’s greatest economic power, and the Great Depression now saw Britain riven by unemployment and poverty. And all the time, an Austrian ex-corporal by the name of Adolf Hitler was on the rampage, first with his ‘swashbuckling gangs’ in Bavaria, and then on an inexorable march to power throughout the rest of Germany and beyond. This book tells the story of one of the most eventful, tumultuous and heart-breaking periods in history. The twenty-one years that separated the First and Second World Wars and that eventually saw everyone’s eyes firmly fixed on Hitler.
• Full assessment of the events that led to the Second World War.
• Hitler’s rise to power from the beer halls of Munich to Austria, Czechoslovakia and beyond.
• Strikes and hunger marches – Britain’s political upheavals in the 1920s and 30s.
• Oswald Mosley and the fascists in Britain.
• The abdication crisis and the crowning of a new king.
• Bluffs, bargains and threats as peace ebbs away.
9781399047166 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Derby, UK
January 2024 • WLR
MILITARY ARCHAEOLOGY HOW DETECTORISTS AND MAJOR FINDS IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY
Tim Heath, Julian Evan-Hart
Once considered the pursuit of learned history professors, military archaeology has flourished around the world into what can only best be described as a hugely popular pastime. Yet despite it’s popularity in unearthing answers to the questions of our past, there are few texts available on what is arguably a fascinating and historically important subject. Includes an analysis of various battles fought around the world from medieval times to the present, and the archaeology recovered from investigations carried out by professionally sanctioned groups and hobbyists. Looking at general battlefield recovered artefacts, military aviation crash sites, Second World War pill boxes, POW Camps and others, this book is a valuable addition to the military and literary analysis of the archaeology of warfare.
• Military Archaeology: How Detectorists and Major Finds Improve our Understanding of History is a valuable addition to the military and literary analysis of the archaeology of warfare from the Boudiccan uprising to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
9781399023238 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 mono
ALA: Evesham, UK; Braintree, UK
November 2023 • WLR
CHILDREN’S PROPAGANDA GAMES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
PLAYING
AND
COLLECTING
NAZI AND ALLIED WAR GAMES
Nicholas Milton
During WWII, hundreds of children’s games were manufactured by the British, Germans and Americans. Despite being cheaply made due to the wartime economy, the games were often fun to play and challenging to win. They also had considerable propaganda value helping to manipulate children into supporting the war. This book features a large selection of different games produced by the British, Germans and Americans. The games featured in this book include roll and move games, pinball and similar ‘shooting’ games, dexterity and other puzzles and card games. They were made out of paper, card, wood, rubber, bakelite plastic and initially metal. Today many of the games have become scarce so for collectors a guide to their value and rarity is included.
• Find out about the children’s games produced as wartime propaganda.
• From board games to card games, many were based on real wartime events Includes a guide for collectors.
9781399060998 • £25.00
264 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 100 mono
ALA: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
March 2024 • WLR
CHURCHILL’S GERMAN SPY
REVELATIONS ON APPEASEMENT, OPERATION TORCH AND NAZI INTELLIGENCE FROM DOUBLE AGENT HARLEQUIN
David Tremain
Compared to other MI5 double agents, HARLEQUIN’s career was very short-lived, lasting only for a few months in 1943. During that time he provided insights into the various parties involved in the Appeasement process in 1938, the Czech crisis of 1939 and relations between the German intelligence services – the Abwehr, Gestapo, and Sicherheitsdienst, the intelligence arm of the SS. Furthermore, he revealed the German Armistice Commission’s involvement in espionage and their links to the Abwehr. MI5 shared this intelligence with the FBI and the Office of Strategic Services before HARLEQUIN requested he be returned to American custody where he remained for the rest of the war. His effectiveness as a double agent will be examined using newlyreleased official files.
• The story of double agent Harlequin, Churchill’s German spy.
• Includes new information from recently released official files.
• Examines his involvement in Operation Torch and Nazi Intelligence.
9781399053846 • £20.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Canada
October 2023 • WLR
THE END OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
ALICANTE 1939
Jonathan Whitehead
When the Spanish Civil War ended in Alicante, tens of thousands of refugees arrived in hope of rescue. A single hero emerged; Captain Archibald Dickson, the Welsh master of the Stanbrook who ditched his cargo and transported 3,000 refugees to safety in North Africa.
On 30 March 1939, Franco’s vanguard, the Italian ‘Volunteer’ Corps, occupied a town already controlled by the Fifth Column. Two days later the war was over. Many Republicans captured in the port were marched to an internment camp, known as the Campo de los Almendros (Field of Almond Trees) and then transferred to the infamous concentration camp at Albatera to share the fate of defeated Republicans and to undergo the programme of ideological cleansing of the new fascist authorities.
• As the Spanish Civil War approached its end, attention focused on Alicante, the town that would become the last bastion of the Republic and the last desperate hope of salvation for the defeated Republicans.
• The End of the Spanish Civil War tells the story of the final weeks of the conflict through the perception and experiences of the town. It describes: the air raid on the marketplace by the Italian air force in 1938 that equalled Guernica in drama but was ignored by the world.
9781399063913 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 mono
ALA: Spain
November 2023 • WLR
ARMORED THUNDER
THE CANADIAN SHERBROOKE FUSILIER REGIMENT IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN
Daniel Braün
The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was a Canadian armoured regiment attached to the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade which landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and then fought through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany until VE-Day. As an independent armoured regiment, it was assigned to support various infantry formations. As such, it fought the first major tank battle on European soil when it went up against the panzers and panzergrenadiers of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision (Hitlerjugend) on 7 June 1944. Its tanks entered Caen on 9 July and then took part in the advance to and the clearing of the town of Falaise. From there, the regiment pursued the retreating German forces towards the Seine River at Rouen.
• Deeply research unit history of one of Canada’s premier armoured regiments in World War Two.
9781399051422 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 colour, 37 mono
ALA: Canada
March 2024 • WLR
IN A FLANDERS FIELD
A TERRITORIAL BATTALION AT YPRES, OCTOBER 1917
John Waite
Written neither as a conventional biography or battalion history, this work centres on the remarkable life of Joe Waite, a boy soldier of the Great War. In telling his story, the names and lives of 64 of his fallen comrades are also revealed. All were lost in just one month of fighting, during the hell that was the Third Battle of Ypres – also known as Passchendaele. The stories of the fallen are told, together, for the first time. Men who eventually became soldiers in an infantry battalion originally raised in Coventry, but whose makeup changed so much, as war exerted its toll. Where records allow, it also tells of how their families and communities remembered the fallen, so many of whom have no known resting place.
• Retrace the journey of the 1/7th Royal Warwicks at Passchendaele.
• Find out what happened to Joe Waite and the boys of the battalion as they fought in the mud of Ypres.
• Read a fitting tribute to the fallen ‘Warwicks’ of October 1917.
9781399037235 • £25.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 80 mono
ALA: Coventry, Warwickshire, UK
March 2024 • WLR
TWO ROMAN REVOLUTIONS
THE SENATE, THE EMPERORS AND POWER, FROM COMMODUS TO GALLIENUS (AD 180-260)
John D Grainger
Two Roman Revolutions offers a new perspective on the Roman Empire in the period from the reigns of Commodus to Gallienus. The author argues that this period is as distinct as that of the Antonines or Julio Claudians and worthy of study as a whole. The focus is on the shifting balance of power between Senate and Emperor, with the revolutions of 192/3 and 238 being the crucial crises. The ‘Year of the Four Emperors’ (69) is more famous but the upheavals of 193 and 238 saw respectively six and seven emperors in a year. This period boasts some of the most remarkable and notorious emperors and saw the end of senatorial power and the final establishment of the Empire as an autocracy.
• A new perspective on the Roman Empire in the period from the reigns of Commodus to Gallienus.
• The author argues for this period being as distinct as that of the Antonines or Julio Claudians and worthy of study as a whole.
• The focus is on the shifting balance of power between Senate and Emperor, with the revolutions of 192/3 and 238 being the crucial crises.
THE LIFE
9781399037181 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Evesham, UK
February 2024 • WLR
OF CICERO
LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE GREATEST ORATOR OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
Philip Kay-Bujak
Cicero was Rome’s greatest orator and one of the key statesmen of the late Roman Republic. He championed traditional Republican values against populist demagogues like Julius Caesar during a tumultuous period of civil war and unrest. During his term as consul (63 BCE), his decisive actions thwarted a plot to overthrow the Senate controversially having the ringleaders executed. He outlived Caesar but then mounted a virulent opposition to Mark Antony, which led to Cicero’s proscription and execution as an enemy of the state. The legacy of his speeches, letters and treatises on politics, law, oratory and other subjects endured, however, and was massively influential on Latin literature and, when rediscovered in the Middle Ages, formed one of the cornerstones of the Renaissance. The period in which Cicero flourished and died was one in which democracy was under attack from radical demagoguery and Philip Kay-Bujak believes his career holds important parallels and lessons for our own times. Written in a clear and accessible style, this fresh look at Cicero’s life demonstrates his relevance to a modern audience.
• Fresh new look at the life of Cicero, Rome’s greatest orator and one of the key figures of the 1st century BCE.
9781399097413 • £25.00
368 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 17 colour and b&w
ALA: Chelwood Gate, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE ROMAN EMPERORS OF BRITAIN
Tony Sullivan
This book will cover not the reign of Roman Emperors, but what posts they held in Britain prior to their achieving the throne. Titus served as a tribune directly after the Boudiccan revolt. Pertinax served in three posts: equestrian tribune of the Sixth Legion; praefectus of an auxiliary unit; and finally as a governor of Britannia. It will cover the civil war between Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus and the later campaigns into Scotland. The upheavals of the third century and the breakaway regimes of Postumus and Carauius, ‘the pirate king’. Constantine III was to be the last emperor to lead troops from Britain to Gaul, leaving the province to fend for itself into the fifth century.
• Gives a unique take on the history of Roman Britain covering the Emperors, usurpers and tyrants who set foot in Britain.
• From Julius Caesar’s first invasion to the end of Roman authority.
• Covers all the rebellions, civil wars and final break with Rome.
• Demonstrates that Britain was always a land ‘fertile in tyrants’.
• Contains over 60 maps, images and illustrations.
9781399064415 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono illustrations
ALA: Bromley, London, UK
January 2024 • WLR
ANCIENT ROME’S WORST EMPERORS
L J Trafford
Between 27 BCE and 476 CE a series of men became Roman Emperor. Some of them did this rather well, expanding Rome’s territories further, installing just laws and maintaining order. Others were distinctly less successful at the job. This book takes an engaging and amusing look at the mad, the bad and the catastrophically incompetent of Rome’s rulers. From the sadistically cruel Caligula to the hopelessly weak Valentinian II, there were many who failed dismally at the top job for a variety of reasons. Join us on a tour of the very worst leadership ancient Rome has to offer as we delve into acts of cruelty, paranoia, poor decision-making skills and the danger of being the wrong man at the wrong time.
• A tour of the very worst leadership in ancient Rome.
• Who qualifies as the worst of Roman emperors and why.
• Featuring Caligula, Commodus and many more.
9781399084420 • £20.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 40 mono
ALA: Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
WOMEN AND WARFARE IN THE
ANCIENT WORLD
MYTH, LEGEND AND REALITY
Karlene Jones-Bley
Women and Warfare in the Ancient World presents a broad view of women and female figures involved in war in the ancient world, incorporating mythological, legendary, archaeological, and historical evidence for women in a military setting. Within this context are found not only fighters but also strategists, trainers, and leaders who may not have been on the actual battlefield. Exploring women and war within the Indo-European and Near Eastern worlds, this title seeks to challenge the view that women do not fight and that war is completely a male occupation. Karlene Jones-Bley explores war goddesses, legendary, and historical women giving insights into different cultures, their attitudes towards women and how these have developed over time.
• Considers the different roles that women played in war in the Ancient World.
• Explores mythological, legendary, archaeological, and historical evidence of women in a military setting.
9781399068918 • £25.00
288 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: United States
January 2024 • WLR
THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF OUTREMER
FORGOTTEN HEROINES OF THE CRUSADER STATES
Helena P Schrader
In the Mediterranean, a prosperous, urbanised society inhabited by various ethnic and religious groups living harmoniously together for nearly twohundred years. At the apex of this society, ruled a feudal elite composed of politically savvy, diplomatically adept, well-educated and multilingual men –and women. These women played an astonishing and indispensable role in shaping the character of their society. They were ruling queens, independent barons, nuns and pilgrims. They were merchants and artisans, diplomats and spies. They were warriors defending besieged cities and the most pitiful victims of conflict as slaves after a defeat. The Powerful Women of Outremer offers a clearer understanding of the importance of women to the history of the Near East and a richer picture of the women themselves.
• Find out more about the twelfth and thirteenth-century women inhabitants of Outremer.
• From ruling queens to diplomats and spies, these women played an astonishing and indispensable role in shaping the character of their unique society.
9781526787552 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour & b&w
ALA: United States
March 2024 • WLR
FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES
THE UNTOLD HISTORY BEHIND THE BATTLE FOR THE CROWN
Jo Romero
The Wars of the Roses were fought in England from the mid-fifteenth century, as the supporters of Lancaster and York wrestled over control of the crown. Books have analysed the politics, battles and motives of its key characters. However, a discussion of women’s roles relating to the conflict is so far missing. This book highlights their involvement, their wartime lives and the consequences of their actions.
• First book to detail women’s roles in the Wars of the Roses.
• Includes lower-born women’s stories, as yet untold.
• Reassesses outdated views on Anne Neville, Anne Duchess of Exeter, Alice Chaucer and Cecily of York.
• Highlights the physical, psychological, social and financial damage caused by the wars.
• Showcases relationships between women, as well as their individual efforts.
9781399066167 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour
ALA: Tilehurst, Berkshire, UK
February 2024 • WLR
FEMALE FACTORY WORKERS IN WW1 AND WW2
Paul Chrystal
This book is about women in World Wars I & II – women working in factories and on farms, toiling perilously in field stations just behind the front lines, in inhospitable hospitals and convalescent homes. It is, therefore, about the prodigious contribution women made to the war efforts from 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, standing in for the men who had left their places of work for the various theatres of war. The book is different because it deals with women’s labour in both world wars and in all occupations, it covers the discrimination and prejudice they faced from men at every level, military and civilian, even when they had demonstrated beyond doubt that they were quick learners, industrious and proficient.
• Extracts from Edith Appleton’s diaries.
• VAD photograph of Richard West’s three great aunts.
• Images from Devil’s Porridge Museum, Gretna.
• Covers all war work in both wars.
• Asks why it took so long for women’s contribution to be recognised, and why some remain unrecognised.
9781399071260 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: York, North Yorkshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
MARY NEAL AND THE SUFFRAGETTES WHO SAVED MORRIS DANCING
Kathryn Atherton
In the early 1900s Morris dancing had all but died out in much of England but Mary Neal, life-long radical campaigner for the rights of women and children, was to change that. Mary sat on the national committee of Mrs Pankhurst’s militant Women’s Social and Political Union, the most notorious of the groups campaigning for the vote for women, whilst simultaneously growing the Morris revival from an entertainment in a club for impoverished girls into a nationwide initiative. Her associates in the dance revival ranged from young girls who worked in the militant campaign’s offices to hungerstriking daughters of the aristocracy. This is their story, and that of how Mary provided the leadership and commitment that enabled two radical movements to flourish.
• Tells the story of the indomitable and irrepressible Mary Neal and her suffragette collaborators in the Morris dance revival – Lady Constance Lytton, Evelyn Sharp, Mabel Tuke, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Laurence Housman, Lady Isabel Margesson and the young women of the Esperance Club.
• Examines the early history of the Morris revival within the context of the campaign for the vote for women, adding to our understanding of the radical social philosophy that inspired both movements.
9781399061506 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Mid Holmwood, Surrey, UK
January 2024 • WLR
POLITICAL WOMEN
FIFTEEN CAMPAIGNS THAT SHAPED TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY BRITAIN
Maggie Andrews
The lives of women changed immeasurably during the twentieth century as a result of small and large, local, national and international political campaigns by women. This book focuses on 15 such campaigns. Some fought for workers’ rights or the right to education, some prioritised stopping male violence on the streets or in the home. Women organised self-help childcare, rape crisis centres and peace camps. They set up birth control clinics and women’s refuges. Ordinary women took on exploitive landlords, immigration officers, international companies, local councils, the media and successive governments. Their motivations and contributions were varied, many made sacrifices to be involved in political battles, but this book seeks to celebrate some of these unsung heroines who tried to make a difference.
• Explore fifteen campaigns that changed the lives of twenty-first-century women and beyond.
• From equal pay to the right to education, political women actively sought to bring about immeasurable change in women’s lives.
• This book celebrates these unsung heroines who truly made a difference.
9781399012348 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 b&w illustrations
ALA: Chichester, UK
January 2024 • WLR
SECRET MISSIONS OF THE SUFFRAGETTES
GLASSBREAKERS AND SAFE HOUSES
Jennifer Godfrey
Over two evenings in March 1912, more than 250 women were arrested and charged with using hammers and stones to smash the windows of shops and offices across London. These two evenings would later become known as the Women’s Social and Political Union’s window smashing Great Militant Protest. Secret Missions of the Suffragettes examines these two evenings in great detail, before going on to explore ‘behind the scenes’ of the movement; the safe houses and rest homes used by the history-shaping women involved, together with stories of the women themselves, as well as their self defence training and use of disguises and alias names, all of which were needed to be a part of such a militant campaign.
• Explores the Women’s Social and Political Union’s window smashing Great Militant Protest in great detail.
• Examines what happened to the women following arrest; their lives in prison, including hunger strikes and force feeding.
• Discusses the use of the safe houses by the Suffragette movement which were vital to ensure safety of the members and the defensive measures taken by them.
9781399013963 • £20.00
160 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 50 b&w illustrations
ALA: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK
March 2024 • WLR
ELIZABETH HEYRICK: THE MAKING OF AN ANTISLAVERY CAMPAIGNER
Jocelyn Robson
Elizabeth Heyrick fought fiercely for the rights of oppressed people. After a disastrous marriage, she became a prolific pamphleteer, a Quaker and one of the most outspoken anti-slavery campaigners of her time. Despite renewed contemporary interest in slavery, and in the stories of those who opposed it, female abolitionists are still much less well-known than their male counterparts. Yet they were often more radical and more daring. Heyrick defied male authority and she led others in challenging William Wilberforce and his colleagues to fight for the immediate abolition of slavery. This book is the first full-length biography of Elizabeth Heyrick and it sets her life in the context of the British anti-slavery movement of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
• A photograph of the original handmade silhouette (or shadow picture) of Elizabeth Heyrick, previously unseen.
• Extracts from some unpublished family letters.
• One family’s experiences of life in a Midlands town during the industrial revolution.
• A timeline in the fight for the abolition of British slavery which includes women’s contributions.
9781399068383 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: London, UK
March 2024 • WLR
HISTORY
9781399056519 • £22.00
216 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: United States
October 2023 • WLR
9781399099387 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Warwick, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399009003 • £20.00
216 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 80 b&w illustrations
ALA: Cirencester, UK
November 2023 • WLR
A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS EXPLORING THE TRAILBLAZERS OF STEM
Dale DeBakcsy
From ancient Greece to medieval Baghdad, from Revolutionary France to China’s Qing Dynasty, women mathematicians have worked alongside men to a degree that was denied them in most other fields of scientific inquiry. Locked out of biological studies first by restrictions on their freedom of travel and later because of concerns that they would be corrupted by evolutionary thought, effectively barred from experimental physics for centuries through lack of access to specialized equipment, and inconsistently permitted a medical education, women have, for 3,000 years and more, been a steady presence during every great mathematical era. They have contributed to the fundamentals of geometry and the expansion of algebra from the earliest days of those disciplines, and stepped in to save the mathematical traditions of their home countries from death by ossification. They have guided us through the twisted realms of non-Euclidean space, gifted us the mathematical models we need to understand the behavior of the metals of our buildings and the soils we construct them upon, and given us an at times chilling view into the fates of super-massive systems over deep time. This book tells the stories of over 100 women, some of whom had to go to the lengths of lying about their gender in correspondence, or secrete themselves behind screens during lectures to access the mathematical resources that their male counterparts took for granted, but many of whom had positions of academic honor and international prestige that women in other fields would have to wait centuries to attain.
• The first comprehensive history of women mathematicians in 35 years.
• Features 27 in-depth biographies and 84 brief portraits of women mathematicians.
• Uncovers the stories of women at the heart of mathematical discoveries stretching from Ancient Greece to Qing Dynasty China, and from medieval Baghdad to 21st century Silicon Valley.
FAY TAYLOUR, ‘THE WORLD’S WONDER GIRL’ A LIFE AT SPEED
Stephen M Cullen
Fay Taylour (1904-1983) remains the most successful female motorsports champion. She defeated the foremost male motorcycle speedway stars of the 1920s and 1930s. A household name in Britain and her native Ireland, she won further fame on the track in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Her successes against men led to a ban on women competing against them in the UK, but Fay Taylour carried on, racing around the world. She also built a new career in long distance car racing and carved a name for herself in the new sport of midget car racing. All of this came to a halt with the outbreak of the Second World War, which, controversially, saw Fay Taylour join Oswald Mosley’s fascist movement and become part of an underground pro-Hitler campaign in London. She was imprisoned for three years by the British authorities. After the war, she was one of the very few pre-war women motorsports champions to return to the track. She re-established her career with highly successful tours in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, before moving to the USA. There she first sold sports cars in Hollywood before returning to midget-car racing across America. Later banned from the USA for her earlier politics, she again took to racetracks around the world, competing against the world’s best well into her fifties. This first full biography of Fay Taylour is based on her extensive personal papers, media reports of her racing career around the world, and decades of UK government security files. It covers Taylour’s life on and off the track, her struggles with sports and security authorities, her battles against anti-female prejudices, and her many passionate love affairs.
• The first full biography to explore the complex and controversial life story of the most successful female motorsports champion ever.
MRS BEETON AND MRS MARSHALL A TALE OF TWO VICTORIAN COOKS
Emma Kay
The name Mrs Beeton has endured for well over a century, synonymous with all things reassuringly culinary, including her 1861 work Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management, while her contemporary Agnes Bertha Marshall remains somewhat of an enigma. Both Isabella Beeton and Agnes Bertha Marshall, two Victorian culinary pioneers, lived within a short distance of each other in Pinner, worked in London, wrote about, and shared a passion for food, all just a couple of decades apart. While Isabella Beeton compiled one successful book of collected recipes, Agnes built a cookery empire, including a training school, the development of innovative kitchen equipment, a range of cooking ingredients, an employment agency and a successful weekly journal, as well as writing three incredibly popular recipe books. Known as the “Queen of Ices”, she became famous for her ice cream and other frozen desserts. Mrs Beeton and Mrs Marshall: A Tale Of Two Victorian Cooks intrudes on the private lives of both these women, whose careers eclipsed two very different halves of the Victorian era. While there are similarities between the two, their narratives explore class and background, highlight the social and economic contrasts of the nineteenth century, the ascension of the cookery industry in general and the burgeoning power of suffragism. Popular food historian Emma Kay explores the women’s private lives, their backgrounds and careers using previously unpublished images and recreations of their recipes.
• This book examines the lives of Isabella Beeton and Agnes Bertha Marshall, two Victorian culinary pioneers.
• Popular food historian Emma Kay explores the women’s private lives, their backgrounds and careers.
• Featuring previously unpublished images and recreations of their recipes.
9781399071123 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: Tadley, Hampshire, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399043618 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour
ALA: Egremont, Cumbria, UK
January 2024 • WLR
9781399042000 • £20.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Wolverhampton, UK
February 2024 • WLR
JANE AUSTEN: DADDY’S GIRL
THE LIFE AND INFLUENCE OF THE REVD GEORGE AUSTEN
Zöe Wheddon
Jane Austen: Daddy’s Girl is a poignant examination of a relationship which became the cornerstone of Jane’s life. Dovetailed in with this revealing biography of Reverend George Austen is a thorough interpretation of fatherhood as a theme, as outlined in Jane’s novels, with scrutiny of the fathers of all her most beloved fictional families. As we draw George and Jane’s relationship closer to us, we understand anew the many layers of clever meaning that Jane Austen interlaced within her stories. Through an examination of this unique father-daughter bond, Jane Austen fans everywhere can pull up a footstool in George’s library and become further united in spirit with their beloved novelist.
• The Reverend George Austen has so often been painted as just a quiet, country clergyman. This book reveals he was anything but and that the parsonage Jane Austen lived in was a very lively and literary place.
• Through retracing the footsteps of the Reverend Austen, readers gain an insight into some of Jane’s thoughts, ideas and writing processes.
• This book is an encouragement to readers – to pay it forward, to facilitate the dreams of others and to chase down our own, no matter what!
• A key, yet previously overlooked, relationship explored in fascinating detail and in relation to Jane Austen’s novels.
TUDOR FEMINISTS
10 RENAISSANCE WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
Rebecca Wilson
The term ‘feminist’ would have been anachronistic in the Tudor period, but surely we would not hesitate to call the lady, who would be queen, Anne Boleyn, a feminist? All ten women, from Catherine Par to Margaret Beaufort, lived their lives in a way that challenged the patriarchal world they lived in. Each chapter is dedicated to one remarkable woman, ahead of her time. It explores her achievements and examines the impacts she had on a male-dominated world, while placing her in the context of her particular circumstance and background. These Renaissance women, from the high born to the merchant class, were rule breakers, they railed against the rigid social norms of their time and stand out vividly against a backdrop of domestic servitude.
• Margaret Beaufort: Mother of a Dynasty.
• Margaret Pole: A Strong and Constant Man.
• Katherine of Aragon: Humble and Loyal.
• Anne Boleyn: The King’s Concubine.
• Catherine Parr: The Writer and Survivor.
• Anne Askew: Heretic and Poet.
• Bess of Hardwick: The Much-Married Visionary.
• Grace O’Malley: The Pirate Queen.
• Aemilia Lanier: The Dark Lady.
• Lady Arbella Stuart: The Forgotten Queen.
WOMEN’S LIVES IN THE TUDOR ERA
Amy McElroy
Women in the Tudor age are often overshadowed by their male counterparts. Even those of royalty were deemed inferior to males. Whilst women may have been classed as the inferior gender, women played a vital role in Tudor society. As daughters, mothers and wives they were expected to be obedient to the man of the household, but how effective would those households be without the influence of women? How did wealth and status change the role of a mother? How did widows overcome the burden of being alone in a make dominated world?
In this book, the author reviews a girl’s childhood and the way it would prepare a girl for adulthood. In adolescence, how they would learn to run a household, seek appointments at court and find a husband. Tudor brides often had arranged marriages and dowries but there were some that also chose to become a bride of God.
Many opportunities including much formal education and professions were closed to women, their early years spent imitating their mothers before learning to run a household in preparation for marriage. Once married their responsibilities would vary greatly according to their social status and rank. Widowhood left some in vulnerable conditions while for others it enabled them to make a life for themselves and become independent in a largely patriarchal society. Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era aims to look at the roles of women across all backgrounds and how expectations of them differed during the various stages of life.
• A detailed look at women’s experiences of Tudor England.
• Much of women’s lives took place behind the scenes, overshadowed by men.
• This book prises open the Tudor household and examines women’s key roles within.
HENRY VIII’S TRUE DAUGHTER CATHERINE CAREY, A TUDOR LIFE
Wendy J Dunn
As the possible daughter of Henry VIII, the niece of Anne Boleyn and the favourite of Elizabeth I, Catherine’s life offers us a unique perspective on the reigns of Henry and his children. Following the faint trail provided of her life from her earliest years to her death in service to Queen Elizabeth, Dunn examines the evidence of Catherine’s parentage and views her world through the lens of her relationship with the royal family she served. This book presents an important story of a woman who experienced much tragedy and political turmoil. This book draws Catherine out of the shadows of history to take her true place as the daughter of Henry VIII.
• A detailed account of the life of Catherine Carey, the daughter of Mary Boleyn.
• Looks at her early years and examines whether Henry VIII was truly her father.
• Examines her years of service to the crown and her marriage to one of Elizabeth I’s privy councillors.
• Forward by Dr Owen Emmerson, Historian & Author of The Boleyns of Hever Castle & Becoming Anne.
9781399012249 • £20.00
240 pages • Hardback
234x156 • Integrated b&w
ALA: Australia
November 2023 • WLR
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF KATHERINE PARR WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HENRY VIII’S LAST QUEEN?
June Woolerton
Katherine Parr was the ultimate Tudor survivor, the queen who managed to outwit and outlive Henry VIII. Yet just over eighteen months after his passing, Katherine was dead. She had been one of the most powerful people in the country, yet she had died hundreds of miles from court and been quickly buried in a tiny chapel with few royal trappings. Her grave was lost for centuries only for her corpse to be mutilated after it was rediscovered during a tea party. This book brings together, for the first time, all the known accounts of the strange rediscovery of Katherine’s tomb, and the even odder decision to leave it open to the elements and graverobbers for decades, to ask – how did Katherine Parr really die?
• Raises fresh questions about how Katherine Parr actually died and why she was buried so quickly.
• Discusses the suspicions that arose around Katherine Parr’s death almost immediately.
• Provides insight into the discovery of her lost tomb over 200 years after her death.
• Paints a vivid picture of the last days of a powerful queen.
9781399054447 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Brentwood, Essex, UK
March 2024 • WLR
KATERYN PARR HENRY VIII’S SIXTH QUEEN
Laura Adkins
Katheryn Parr is remembered today as being the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, the one who ‘survived’. Katheryn was not only a wife but a queen, mother, reformer, and author. Katheryn would face events in her lifetime including being held to ransom during the Pilgrimage of Grace, being placed as regent while Henry was in France, and overcame a plot which would have led to her arrest and execution. Katheryn became a reformer and went on to write a number of religious texts, being the first female in England to ever have a book published under her own name. This book explores the various roles she had in her lifetime and the passion and duty she put into them.
• This is the story of Katheryn Parr: mother, reformer, author and Henry VIII’s sixth and final Queen.
• Details her background and childhood, her literary achievements and loves.
• Explores her varied roles and relationships at court, and the legacy she passed on to the future Queen Elizabeth I.
9781399082853 • £20.00
208 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Southend-on-Sea, UK
February 2024 • WLR
WILLIAM MARSHAL’S WIFE
ISABEL DE CLARE, WOMAN OF INFLUENCE
Julia A Hickey
Isabel de Clare was one of the wealthiest heiresses in Henry II’s kingdom. A key figure in the history of Ireland, England, Wales and Normandy, Isabel’s role as a daughter, wife, mother and countess in her own right is the story of medieval aristocratic women and the power that they could wield. She married William Marshal – known as the greatest knight who ever lived – when just eighteen. Together they established powerbases in Ireland and in Wales, negotiated the perils of serving King John; and built a powerful kinship network. Isabel was a prize, not a pawn, who knew how to balance her role as a wife and mother alongside the brutal politics of the period.
• The real story of Isabel de Clare, William Marshal’s wife.
• A powerful woman who was a key figure in the history of Ireland, England, Wales and Normandy.
• Her story is also the story of medieval aristocratic women and the power that they could wield.
9781399043274 • £20.00
232 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 12 mono
ALA: Buxton, UK
February 2024 • WLR
SISTERS OF RICHARD III
THE PLANTAGENET DAUGHTERS OF YORK
Sarah J Hodder
Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret Plantagenet were the daughters of Richard, Duke of York and his wife, Cecily Neville, and therefore sisters to Edward IV and Richard III. These women watched from the sidelines as the Plantagenet dynasty fell, making way for the reign of the Tudors. But they were not just bystanders; they had their own stories to tell. Anne of York was married to the Lancastrian Duke of Exeter, Elizabeth of York married John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk and Margaret of York became Duchess of Burgundy, a hugely influential woman in her adopted kingdom. Between them, they witnessed and contributed to one of the most turbulent times in English history.
• Find out more about the Plantagenet Daughters of York.
• Follow the lives of Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret Plantagenet.
• Discover their stories as they live through one of the most turbulent times in English history.
9781399063869 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Aylesbury, UK
February 2024 • WLR
LOUIS XIV’S ARCHITECT
LOUIS LE VAU, FRANCE’S MOST IMPORTANT BUILDER
Richard Ballard
THE ROYAL WOMEN WHO MADE ENGLAND
THE TENTH CENTURY IN SAXON ENGLAND
M J Porter
Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognised today, formed. Not one but two kings would be murdered, others would die at a young age, and a child would be named king on four occasions. Two kings would never marry, and a third would be forcefully divorced from his wife. Who then ensured ‘England’s’ stability? The royal woman of the House of Wessex came into prominence; perhaps the most well-known being Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred. Perhaps the most maligned being Ælfthryth (Elfrida), accused of murdering her stepson to clear the path to the kingdom for her son, Æthelred II, but there were many more women whose names and landholdings can be traced and names taken from obscurity.
• Lady Æthelflæd was praised for ruling Mercia following the death of her husband, Lord Æthelred. but what happened to their daughter, Lady Ælfwynn, who disappeared from the historical record after her mother’s death in 918, despite the fact it is the first such known occurrence of a woman being succeeded by her daughter?
9781399068437 • £20.00
216 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Alnwick, UK
January 2024 • WLR
ROYAL INBREEDING AND OTHER MALADIES
A HISTORY OF ROYAL INTERMARRIAGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Juliana Cummings
This is a study of political ideas expressed in architecture to establish Versailles as the centre of French world power and royal prestige. It is also a personal story, full of social, cultural, and economic history of the period as seen in the life and work of Louis Le Vau, from a humble family of craftsmen, who was a self-taught architect in the early history of the profession, skilled in technical craft skills and even grand design. He was a major contributor to the architectural glories of Paris including the Louvre, Vincennes, Versailles and the College of the Four Nations. And all achieved despite interference from the great magnates of the age like Mazarin and Colbert and constant mind-changing by the King who wanted every feature in the buildings to reflect his concept of personal, royal, prestige. Le Vau was Louis XIV’s First Architect from 1654 until his death and disgrace in 1670. The social, cultural, economic and political backdrop is striking with court intrigue, scandal, corruption, luxury, indulgence and the rise of a rich bourgeoisie, but the main thrust of the story concerns Louis XIV and the royal personal ambition, and the work of a stone-cutter’s son who became the Sun King’s instrument. The study is good on the more technical features of architectural history – reminiscent of Pevsner’s marvellous Buildings of England series.
9781399054195 • £25.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: France
October 2023 • WLR
With the history of royal families comes a long and twisted history of genetics and family intermarriage that is often swept aside. Find out about the atrocities of the Ptolemy Dynasty as they continued to marry brothers and sisters to fend off political outsiders, the centuries of intermarriage in European’s most prominent royal family, and the devastation of mental illness that befell reigning monarchs of The Hundred Years War and plagued George III of England, Juana of Castile and the Wittlebach Empire. Learn how the decades of physical and mental ailments tormented the Hapsburgs, and how their empire ended with the most inbred royal in history, Charles II of Spain, proving how genetics was the ultimate game-changer in most families.
• Juliana Cummings examines the twisted and tragic history of royal intermarriage in Europe.
• Boldly analyses a web of familial connections that is often glossed over.
• Featuring George III of England, the Romanovs, the Hapsburgs and more.
9781399012195 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 b&w illustrations
ALA: United States
February 2024 • WLR
EDWARD II
HIS SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS
Kathryn Warner
Edward II’s Relationships looks at the men in the king’s life and examines the relations he had with them in the context of medieval notions of sexuality. It also investigates Edward’s associations with women and the notion that Edward was bisexual. Edward’s marriage to the king of France’s daughter Isabella has often been depicted as a tragic disaster from start to finish. Edward II’s Relationships takes a detailed look at the royal marriage and at the evidence that it was in fact a happy and mutually supportive partnership. Because Edward is often assumed to have been solely attracted to men, numerous authors have depicted him as a grotesque caricature of a camp, weak, foppish gay man. Edward II’s Relationships reveals him as he truly was.
• An investigation of Edward II’s sexual and romantic relationships, with both men and women.
• Sheds new light on Edward’s marriage to Isabella of France.
• Cuts through misconceptions and presumptions that have historically been made about Edward II, ‘one of the strongest men in his realm.’
9781399098175 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: Ulverston, Cumbria, UK
February 2024 • WLR
THE JACOBITE REBELLIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Andrew Jackson
James II’s removal from the throne created the spark for his supporters to orchestrate a series of revolts, known as the Jacobite Rebellions. These uprisings, which included the rebellions from the Highlands of Scotland, and the Williamite Wars in Ireland, also formed part of the wider picture of a European war, known as the Nine Years War; the War of the Grand Alliance; or the War of the League of Augsburg (1688-1697). Jacobite risings in Scotland ultimately led to Bonnie Prince Charlie’s audacious bid for the British throne in 1745. The ‘45 rebellion was eventually put down in the crushing military defeat at Culloden in 1746 when the last pitched battle on British soil finally sounded the death knell for the Catholic and Stuart monarchy.
• Find out more about the Jacobite Rebellions.
• Discusses the chain of events set in motion by the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
• Examines the last pitched battle on British soil; the Battle of Culloden.
9781399089074 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 mono
ALA: Wimborne, Dorset, UK
January 2024
JAMES I’S TUMULTUOUS FIRST YEAR AS KING PLAGUE, CONSPIRACY AND CATHOLICISM
Ben Norman
This is the story of a crucial year in England’s history, brimming with great political and social upheaval: 1603. It saw an aged queen die and a king from the far north rise as sovereign over a foreign nation. It also witnessed an unprecedented outbreak of bubonic plague, killing up to 30,000 people. The presence of Catholicism would lead to an attempt to dethrone King James I in the very first months of his reign. The present work considers the entirety of the year 1603 in England, from January to December. In this same spirit, it also pays attention to the lives of ordinary men and women, as well as the lives of the great and powerful of the land.
• Learn in intimate, month-by-month detail about a pivotal year in English history.
• Discover the gruelling demise of an old Tudor queen and the triumphant rise of a youthful Stuart prince from Scotland.
• Plunge into the chaos of a country desperately battling – and often losing against – bubonic plague.
• Experience the anxieties and fears of a peoples divided by religion – and the consequences of such a climate on the security of both the nation and the monarchy.
9781399057165 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: York, North Yorkshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE EIGHT KING HENRYS OF ENGLAND
Philip J Potter
During the 1,000-year history of the English monarchy there have been eight kings with the name of Henry. The Eight King Henrys of England is the history of the reigns of these sovereign lords. Starting in 1100, the book explores the succession of Henry I to the crown of England after the death of his brother William II. The book follows the course of the Henrys’ reigns, charting Henry V at Agincourt, Henry VI’s murder in the Tower of London, and his son’s success at Bosworth Field to claim the crown as Henry VII. The book ends with Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, discussing his numerous wars with the French and the subsequent Field of the Cloth of Gold.
• Battles at Agincourt and Bosworth Field.
• Rise of England as the dominant European power.
• Downfall of Cardinal Wolsey orchestrated by Henry VIII.
• Recognition of King Henry V as heir to French crown.
• Henry V acknowledged as one the greatest warrior kings of the Medieval Ages.
9781399009355 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 14 b&w illustrations
ALA: United States
March 2024 • WLR
THE GREAT SURVIVOR OF THE TUDOR AGE
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LORD WILLIAM PAGET
Alex Anglesey
Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one of Henry VIII’s most powerful ‘new men’. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I of France, he became Henry’s most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a close relationship with Emperor Charles V. He became the Lord Protector’s ‘right-hand man’ in the reign of Edward VI and went on to have a major role in delivering the Crown to the Catholic queen, Mary, and in arranging her marriage to Philip II of Spain. The story is partly told from previously unexamined family letters. Court intrigues, conspiracies, rebellions and coups, follow one after the other with William usually in the thick of it, the power behind the throne.
• Lord William Paget was the Great Survivor of the Tudor Age. Under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth, he was often the power behind the throne.
• Coming from nowhere, he was one of Henry VIII’s ‘new men’, Ambassador to France and the Emperor Charles V. • Deputy to Somerset in Edward VI’s reign.
9781399035095 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Henley-on-Thames, UK
October 2023 • WLR
ROYAL MYSTERIES OF THE STUART AND GEORGIAN PERIODS
Timothy Venning
‘There is nothing new under the sun’, a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of ‘modern’ themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism – attempted –religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and ‘suspicious’ deaths, ‘fake news’ and international threat from superpowers. The earlier ‘Royal Mysteries’ in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving ‘poisoned tarts’, James’ ‘toyboy’, and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism – the religion of European superpowers; did George I ‘disappear’ (a ‘hit’ in modern terms) his divorced wife’s lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired ‘respectable’ George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
9781399054249 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Lymington, Hampshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
ROYAL MYSTERIES OF THE TUDOR PERIOD
Timothy Venning
The Tudor period is familiar to British public in reading and viewing in books, TV series and film – list is endless, from Shakespeare and Fletcher in the 1600s to Hilary Mantel et al, and involving internationally famous authors and actors. This is backdrop to the ‘Royal Mysteries’ which reflect aspects of enduring modern interest. These include royal family drama, sex, scandal, violence, tragedy, murder both judicial and from personal rivalry. The period is dominated and overshadowed by the gigantic and brutal figure of Henry VIII , the ‘British Stalin’, with his six wives with two got rid of by judicial murder. Royal Mysteries occur throughout the period. The battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 did not end the Wars of the Roses, Henry VII’s claim was disputed by Pretenders, and following the unresolved disappearance of the ‘Princes in the Tower’, Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck with considerable and allegedly Yorkist support. Then came Anne Boleyn, who to many, including modern writers and top historians, a religious reformer, idealist and gifted woman, ruthlessly put down and maligned and executed by the brutal Henry VIII and victim of manipulating figures like Cromwell in a royal court full of ‘spin’ and ‘fake news’. And the stories Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots are similarly packed with mystery and scandal. Elizabeth’s possible suitor and potential husband was Robert Dudley and his ailing wife died in suspicious circumstances.
9781399054294 • £25.00
280 pages • Hardback 234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Lymington, Hampshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
A GUIDE TO THE MEDIEVAL CASTLES OF ENGLAND
Malcolm Hislop
This is a compact, authoritative and well illustrated new guide to English castles. Individual entries highlight points of interest including historical context, building history and architectural character. The defensive and domestic purposes of these remarkable buildings are explained, as is the way in which their layout and role developed over time, from the earth and timber fortresses of the Normans to the complex stone castles of the later Middle Ages. Hislop’s experience as an archaeologist specializing in medieval buildings as well as his eye for structural detail, make his guide is a necessary handbook for those keen on medieval history and warfare, and for visitors who are looking for an accessible introduction to these monumental relics of England’s military past.
• A well illustrated expert guide to the castles of England.
• Precise accounts of the architecture and building histories.
• Ranges from the earth and timber fortresses of the Normans to the complex stone castles of the later medieval period.
• Descriptions of defensive features and domestic buildings.
• Concise accounts of what remains to be seen at each site.
9781399001106 • £25.00
304 pages • Hardback
234x156 • Integrated b&w
ALA: Buckley, Flintshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
EXPLORING ROMAN LONDON
Simon Webb
Exploring Roman London is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the early history of England’s capital city. In addition to containing information on every site in London where Roman remains can be seen, the history of the foundation of the city and its subsequent development is meticulously chronicled. Even those who pride themselves on their knowledge of the city will find much here which is new to them, as street-bystreet instructions for self-guided walks around central London allow those interested to follow the hidden rivers and lost roads of the Roman town. From the huge statue of Minerva which was standing unnoticed in a churchyard until two years ago, to the Roman house which lies in a church crypt, this book will allow anyone curious about London’s history to examine the archaeology for themselves.
• A combined guidebook to, and history of, Roman London.
• Self-guided walks explaining in detail what to see and how to get there.
• The first guidebook to list all visible Roman remains in Greater London.
• An invaluable companion when exploring the City of London.
• Illustrated with more than fifty original photographs.
9781399058490 • £16.99
248 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 60 mono
ALA: Loughton, Essex, UK
November 2023 • WLR
TOURISM IN EGYPT THROUGH THE AGES A
HISTORICAL GUIDE
Charlotte Booth
Let’s go on a journey through 5,000 years of tourism in Egypt starting with the pre-2011 economic height, back through the Thomas Cook cruises in the nineteenth century to the ancient Egyptians themselves making journeys down the Nile to visit Abydos and Memphis on pilgrimage, or to travel for work. This book explores the tourism industry and its development from selling amulets at ancient temples, through manufacturing mummies for tourists to buy to adventure trips in the modern day and provides a comprehensive introduction to Egypt and its attraction to tourists from the pharaonic period to the modern day. Whilst thousands of years separate us the evidence shows many travelled for the same reasons people do today.
• Explores the tourism industry and its development in Egypt, from the Ancient Egyptians through to modern day.
• From manufacturing mummies for tourists, to modern cruises and adventure trips.
• From the author of How To Survive in Ancient Egypt, shortlisted for the 2022 Peter Mackenzie Smith Book Prize by the British Egyptian Society.
9781399043564 • £25.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK
March 2024 • WLR
TUDOR PALACES OF LONDON
Hazel Baker
Travel back in time to the Tudor era and explore the magnificent royal palaces of London along the River Thames. Discover the stories and events that unfolded within their walls, from the new palaces built by Henry VII to the luxurious court of Henry VIII and the turbulent reign of Elizabeth I. Visit Hampton Court palace, where Henry VIII entertained his guests in the Great Hall and attempted to erase evidence of his previous wives. Walk through the streets where the Palace of Whitehall once stood. Pass under a Tudor gatehouse and into the palace grounds enjoyed by all Tudor monarchs. Royal Tudor Palaces in London brings to life the Tudor court’s glamour, intrigue, and drama in their physical settings.
• An expert history of Tudor Palaces, told from a fresh new angle.
• Written by the CEO and founder of London Guided Walks.
• Including Hampton Court Palace, the Palace of Whitehall and more.
9781399064958 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: London, UK
February 2024 • WLR
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BEERS
A GLOBAL HISTORY OF BREWING
Martyn
Cornell
Come with us on a beer-fuelled journey crisscrossing the globe, taking in every continent and more than 40 different countries, as we discover the huge range of different brews available today around the world, explore their backstories, take a deep dive into the history of beer, going back 13,000 years to the dawn of civilisation, and come right up to the 21st century to discover beer styles invented only a few years ago. Around the World in 80 Beers travels from the pine forests of Finland to the rocky coasts of New Zealand. It covers all the great brewing cities of the world – Munich, Pilsen, London, Dublin, Milwaukee – and also looks at beer brewing in diverse places.
• Take a journey around the globe with 80 different beers.
• Visit the great brewing cities of the world including Munich, Pilsen, London and Dublin.
• From British bitter to Burmese buuhletan zu, from Polish porter to Andean chicha, and from pils to IPA, explore the origins of these beers and uncover their amazing stories.
9781526791467 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 100 b&w
ALA: Teddington, Middlesex, UK
March 2024 • WLR
CASANOVA’S LIFE AND TIMES LIVING IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
David John Thompson
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe, rubbing shoulders with numerous of the eighteenth century’s greatest men and women, from Frederick the Great to Catherine the Great, from Voltaire to Albrecht von Haller, from Pope Benedict XIV to Pope Clement XIII. An adventurer and a man of learning, his was an extraordinary life whose story was intertwined with the story of eighteenth-century Europe. To try to understand this fascinating character we need also to try to understand the period in which he lived. This is the aim of Casanova’s Life and Times.
• The life of Giacomo Casanova and a chronicle of eighteenth-century Europe.
• Explores how a low-born son of actors could become a wealthy adventurer and man of learning.
• Find out how he achieved celebrity status and rubbed shoulders with some of the century’s greatest men and women.
9781399052054 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Nr Epping, Essex, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE
UNTOLD STORY OF CAPTAIN
JAMES
COOK RN REVELATIONS OF A HISTORICAL RESEARCHER
Colin Waters
The explosive findings within this book discount the age-old belief that Captain James Cook left no modern direct descendants. Using compelling, detailed and verifiable evidence, Colin Waters unravels, for the first time, the full fascinating story concerning the mysterious supposed 18th-century drowning of his son, James Cook junior. The author presents genealogical evidence to support old rumours that after faking his own death, James travelled to North Yorkshire where he joined his wife & son, leaving behind him a scandal that resulted in him being virtually expunged from official naval records. The resulting Royal Navy coverup matches any modern-day conspiracy theory and gives credence to those who today claim to be direct descendants of the famous Captain James Cook R.N.
• Verifiable, history-changing revelations using intensive research & numerous photographs.
• Fascinating & unique genealogical evidence that supports those who claim to be direct descendants of Captain Cook.
• Unravels for the 1st time, the truth behind the unsolved mystery of James Cook junior’s drowning.
9781399056960 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Newton Stewart, UK January 2024 • WLR
PETER OF SAVOY THE LITTLE CHARLEMAGNE
John Marshall
Peter of Savoy came to England as the uncle of Queen Alianor de Provence, the consort of King Henry III. He found favour as one of Henry’s closest advisers and noblemen and was in effect Queen Alianor’s right-hand man in England, her protector, and subsequently the protector of the future King Edward I. He played a key role in Henry’s military and diplomatic efforts to recover his ancestral lands in France which culminated in the 1259 Treaty of Paris. Returning to Savoy he laid the foundations for the County of Savoy to become a powerful Duchy which in turn almost became a country before it was dismembered by Switzerland, Italy and France. This work is an attempt to discover the real Peter of Savoy.
• Whose stylised statue sits outside the Savoy Hotel in London on the site of his former palace?
• Whose castle of Pevensey endured successfully the longest English siege to date between 1264 and 1265?
• Why does much of Switzerland speak French to this day?
• Why do we find elements of the Magna Carta in the Statutes of Savoy?
9781399065665 • £25.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour plates
ALA: Switzerland
November 2023 • WLR
THE ENDEAVOUR JOURNALS
CAPTAIN COOK IN AUSTRALIA
John MacDonald, Clare MacDonald
In 1770 H.M. Bark Endeavour arrived in New Holland, Australia. On board were Lieutenant James Cook, gentleman naturalist Joseph Banks, natural history artist Sydney Parkinson, and Midshipman James Magra. For the first time, this book combines the journals of these men to present a single, cohesive narrative that brings the story to life as never before. The journals are complimented by over 300 images, including charts, costal profiles, and many of the original drawings executed during the voyage of the animals, people and landscape unique to the region. Focusing on the contact with the Indigenous people and how they were first described by Europeans, this is an adaption of the discovery story told in the words of the explorers themselves.
• First hand accounts from Lieutenant James Cook, Joseph Banks, Sydney Parkinson, and James Magra.
• The only account which combines the journals to present a single, cohesive narrative.
• The story of New Holland is told in the words of the explorers themselves.
• Includes over 300 images, including charts, costal profiles, plans of harbours, and original drawings.
• Features numerous natural history drawings executed during the voyage.
9781399064095 • £25.00
280 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 colour, 300 mono
ALA: Australia; Australia November 2023 • WLR
THE ARTIST EXPLORERS
PAINTING THE NEW WORLD
John Fairley
It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out to unknown lands. These intrepid explorers were frequently accompanied by artists to record in pictorial form their exploits and experiences.
James Cook and his botanist Joseph Banks recruited Alexander Buchan and Sydney Parkinson for their initial voyage to the South Seas. Thomas Baines travelled with Livingstone while Charles Heaphy in New Zealand and the Governor’s wife in India were amongst many others who produced drawings and paintings.
The many fine works in this book fashioned the British public’s image of their countrymen’s discoveries and, later, of the lives of those who remained in these faraway places.
• Superb collection of artwork depicting British explorers and their journeys over the centuries.
• Visually stunning.
• Wide range of styles and subject matters created by distinguished artists.
• Interesting and highly informed text.
• Will appeal to art lovers.
• Follows on from the success of the author’s similar books on war on sea, land and in the air.
9781399047111 • £25.00
168 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 16 colour, 32 mono
ALA: Norton, North Yorkshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
INGENIOUS BRITAIN
101 INNOVATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Steven Williams
Britain has a rich and spectacular history. This book is the first to provide a universal view of British history’s positive impact on the modern world, and does so, rather uniquely, through tangible examples including scientific endeavour, artistic style, musical talents, author creativity and inventors’ curiosity, all of which have significantly shaped and benefitted the modern world. Whilst history is broad and complex, the author simplifies and shortens each account into a deliberately concise overview of a historical development that can be easily digested and used as a springboard for further reading. British ingenuity is across so many different fields, from entertainment, sport, literature and gastronomy through to philosophy, engineering, medicine and science. This book gives 101 examples of it.
• It demonstrates the impact through tangible examples including scientific endeavour, artistic style, musical talents, author creativity and inventors’ curiosity.
• It blends a fusion of people, systems, ideas, inventions, innovations, theories and explorations from which we benefit, and are still utilised across the globe today, shaping the world in which we live and breathe on a daily basis.
9781399034890 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: London, UK
February 2024 • WLR
THE FIRST NHS HOW JOHN TOMLEY’S WORK LED TO MODERN HEALTHCARE
Emma Snow
We all think the NHS was first dreamed up by Nye Bevan when he became minister of health in 1945. Yet experiments with the NHS started many years before. Inspired by a doctor who coined the phrase “national health service” in 1910, John Tomley and David Davies took steps to pilot the first ever national health service, focusing on TB in Wales. John successfully led the campaign for the government’s Welsh TB Inquiry, which led directly to the Beveridge Report and the founding of the NHS and wider welfare state in 1948. By understanding the crucial information John gave us from his life’s work, we can tackle the social determinants of health today, and change people’s lives for our generation and future generations.
• Incredibly timely for the 75th Anniversary of the NHS in 2023, this book provides a fascinating insight into the decades of work which went on before our modern NHS was founded in 1948.
• Covers medical history in Wales before the NHS, a previously little examined topic in popular history books, despite its UK-wide importance.
• Explains the key reasons behind the original design of the NHS and welfare state, and why the 1948 model worked well because it was based on decades of experience and pilots.
9781399038164 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD
HOW THE PAST IS FILMED
M J Trow
Film studios have been making historical movies now for over a century. In that time, thousands of films have been made covering not just centuries but millennia. Did Neanderthal woman really look like Raquel Welch in her bearskin bikini? Did 6,000 rebellious slaves claim that they were Spartacus? These aren’t questions of history; they are questions of Hollywood. John Wayne was a tad too American for Genghis Khan, and Warren Beatty and Fay Dunaway were far too gorgeous for bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Hollywood never gets it right. History and its characters are endlessly complicated, and directors have a limited time to explain what happened. Yet for all Hollywood’s shortcomings in recreating the past, it has managed to evoke eras and people long dead in a magical way that has kept millions of us enthralled for generations.
• Highlights the many gaffes of Hollywood’s historical movies.
• Pinpoints the historical films that were pivotal in terms of our understanding of the past.
• Pokes gentle fun at the worthy actors, actresses, directors, writers and costume designers who thought they were getting it right.
• Written in a light, easy to read style, the book also raises issues and creates debate about both film and history.
9781399066501 • £20.00
264 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
March 2024 • WLR
SCANDALOUS LEADERSHIP
PRIME MINISTERS’ AND PRESIDENTS’ SCANDALS AND THE PRESS
M J Trow
Scandalously, there are still no qualifications necessary for the job of prime minister or president, two of the most important positions in the world. And that lack of ability shows itself in spades throughout these pages. Robert Walpole knew that ‘every man has his price’ and bought people accordingly. George Washington, the revered saint of American creation, blew with the wind and owned slaves. Abraham Lincoln was prepared to send African Americans back to Africa to save the Union. William Gladstone popped out from Downing Street to ‘save’ prostitutes. David Lloyd George gave people titles for money. Warren Harding had a string of mistresses, as did John Kennedy. And all this happened before Donald Trump! If you thought – and prayed – that the occupants of No. 10 and the White House were honourable, competent people, you’re in for a bit of a shock.
• Lifts the lid on the 98 men and 3 women who have held the top job in Britain and the United States (are those numbers a scandal in themselves?).
• Exposes scandal of all sorts – sexual, financial and just sheer incompetence.
• Examines the strong relationship of prime ministers and presidents with the media.
9781399066556 • £22.00
296 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE PROFUMO AFFAIR
Vanessa Holburn
In the hot and steamy July of 1961, a hedonistic weekend at Lord Astor’s Buckinghamshire estate Cliveden set in motion a chain of events like no other. It was where John Profumo, Secretary of State for War, first decided he must bed the 19-year-old Christine Keeler, a model and showgirl. The heady mix of sex and espionage soon exploded. But how and why did a brief romance between a married MP and a young showgirl go on to shatter so many lives and bring down the government of Harold ‘Supermac’ Macmillan? Using the official Denning Report, recently released archival material and the accounts of those involved, Vanessa Holburn pieces together this surprisingly relatable story and asks; what really happened behind the headlines?
• A clear and concise retelling of all sides of the story gathered in one single book.
• Uses new material from recently released MI5 archives.
• Examines the latest developments to the story including the campaigns for pardons for both Ward and Keeler.
• 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the trial, and death by suicide, of Stephen Ward, who was accused of being Keeler’s pimp.
• Looks at the discrimination and power imbalance Keeler faced at the time, particularly important in our post #MeToo generation and what we now understand as grooming and coercive relationships.
9781399062473 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Reading, Berkshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
AFTER WATERGATE
POLITICAL SCANDALS FROM NIXON TO TRUMP
Peter J Ling
Scandals and high political office regularly coincide. Over the last five decades, with the world watching the American president as its preeminent international figure, scandals affecting the president have had both international origins and international consequences. Every president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump has faced scandal but only a handful have faced a scandal so large that it threatened impeachment or even the political system itself. Hence, this is a study of five scandals or in the case of Clinton and Trump, scandalous presidencies that produced impeachments; Nixon and Watergate, Reagan and Iran-Contra, Clinton and Impeachment, Bush and the 2000 election/Trump and the 2016 election and Trump’s Impeachments.
• Discover the major political scandals from Nixon to Trump.
• Find out more about the scandalous presidencies that shaped America.
• Read about their international origins and international consequences.
9781526764829 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 25 b&w illustrations
ALA: Nottingham, UK
March 2024 • WLR
CALENDAR BOY
Austin Mitchell
These are the highly controversial memoirs of Austin Mitchell, local TV star of the 1970s and MP for Great Grimsby. Austin was the poster boy for Calendar TV at a time when local television had a much greater impact than national TV, and its stars were the celebrities of the day. Austin charts his career path and reveals how he fell into his role at Yorkshire Television and went on to become its most popular presenter. He reveals the truth behind some of the most popular moments in TV history, including the infamous spat between Brian Cough and Don Revie. After his television career, Austin went on to serve as MP for Great Grimsby taking over the seat in 1977.
• Autobiography of the popular and controversial media figure and MP.
• Highly controversial but very funny account of life in 1970s television and as an MP.
• Covers the highly controversial TV show down between Brian Cough and Don Revie, immortalised in the popular book and film The Damned United.
9781399023023 • £19.99
264 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 80 mono
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WLR
WITCHES AND WITCH HUNTS THROUGH THE AGES
Phil Carradice
This book looks at witchcraft from the early days, tracing its development as a pseudo-religious cult, the good and the bad, from the wild plains of Babylon to the present day. It highlights witch scares and individuals, particularly the witch hunts of the medieval period when 100,000 women were accused of witchcraft and nearly 80,000 executed. It examines the concept of witch hunting, detailing the activities of men like Matthew Hopkins, the famous Witchfinder General. The book does not just focus on medieval and ancient witches, it takes in modern witch hunting – with people like Senator Joe McCarthy during his Communist witch hunts of the 1950s –and the continued modern persecution of women and men accused of witchcraft in African, Indian and Caribbean states.
• A history of witch hunts and witchcraft, from its ancient origins to the present day.
• Phil Carradice leads us through the development of witchcraft and its effects.
• Featuring familiar characters such as Circe, Morgan le Fey and the Witchfinder General.
• Examines the role witches play in relation to spirits, demons, enchantresses and the like.
9781399071819 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: St Athan, Glamorgan, UK
February 2024 • WLR
DEATH AND THE VICTORIANS A DARK FASCINATION
Adrian Mackinder
From spooky stories and real-life ghost hunting, to shows about murder and serial killers, we are fascinated by death – and we owe these modern obsessions to the Victorian age. Walk among London’s festering graveyards, where the dead were literally rising from the grave. Visit the Paris Morgue, where thousands flocked to view the spectacle of death every single day. Find out why the Victorian era is considered the golden age of the ghost story, exemplified by tales from the likes of Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Oscar Wilde and Henry James. Death and the Victorians exposes the darker side of the nineteenth century, a time when the living were inventing incredible ways to connect with the dead that endure to this day.
• This entertaining and accessible romp through Victorian culture challenges many traditional perceptions of the era.
• Offers fresh and illuminating perspectives on aspects of modern popular culture that will surprise and delight.
• Written using original sources and primary evidence, combined with the latest academic research within the field of nineteenth century history.
• Includes over thirty images revealing the fascinating and gruesome ways the Victorians revered, feared and exploited death.
9781399082556 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Denmark
January 2024 • WLR
STRANGE WAYS TO DIE IN HISTORY
THE HEROIC, TRAGIC AND FUNNY
Ben Gazur
Death comes for us all in the end. But it does not always come in a way you might expect. Throughout history there have been people who have suffered extraordinary, unusual, and downright weird demises. In Strange Ways to Die in History you will find out about the true stories behind unlikely stories of bizarre accidents, assassinations, and misadventures. Did a playwright really die from a tortoise being dropped on his head by an eagle? Why did an English vicar end up being eaten by lions? And what are the chances of fatality from falling into a toilet? Looking at the lives that came before the deaths reveals some of history’s most fascinating individuals.
• Over 100 of the weirdest deaths in recorded history.
• Drawing on historical sources and texts the lives of those who died strange deaths are examined.
• Gives detailed information about how historical figures met their ends, and what people said about them later.
• Explores how deaths have been depicted in art and literature throughout history.
• Describes what effect these bizarre deaths had on history.
9781399045520 • £20.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 mono
ALA: London, UK
January 2024 • WLR
WHO WERE THE REAL OLIVER TWISTS?
CHILDHOOD POVERTY IN VICTORIAN LONDON
Lynn Hamilton
Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist exposed a brutal but commonplace system of child exploitation to Victorian readers. Conditions in workhouses, factories, and child criminal gangs posed lethal and daily hazards to children born to poverty. Several much-needed reforms took place in the aftermath of Oliver Twist’s publication. But what were the circumstances of childhood poverty in Victorian London and other English cities? And who were the real Oliver Twists? This book explores how nineteenth-century laws and social institutions entirely failed to protect children born to poor and unstable families. Despite a horrible labyrinth of ten-hour workdays, illegal indentures, and forced emigration, however, many children overcame terrible prospects and thrived. Some of these remarkable stories of childhood resilience, innovation, and enterprise are brought back to light.
• Discover the realities of Victorian England that informed the famous Dickens characters.
• Lynn Hamilton explores how nineteenth-century society failed the children of poorer and unstable families.
9781399054546 • £20.00
232 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: United States
March 2024 • WLR
9781399003803 • £14.99
176 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 25 b&w illustrations
ALA: Kilmersdon, Somerset, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399023207 • £14.99
224 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Tamworth, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399021142 • £14.99
264 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Ulverston, UK
January 2024
9781399008624 • £14.99
240 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 70 b&w illustrations
ALA: Loughborough, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399004206 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
156x234 • 20 colour & 50 b&w
ALA: Cramlington, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781399078023 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 8 pages of b&w images
ALA: Milton Malsor, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781526767080 • £14.99
256 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 20 b&w illustrations
ALA: Nailsea, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399098267 • £15.99
272 pages • Paperback
ALA: Bwlch, Powys, UK
October 2023
THE SALVATION ARMY
150 YEARS OF BLOOD AND FIRE
Stephen Huggins
• The history of The Salvation Army, and the women and men behind its creation.
• The Salvation Army plays a crucial role in modern British history, holding a mirror up to issues of power, class, gender and race from Victorian times through to modern day.
• Features previously unpublished images of the Army’s history, gathered from around the world.
• For the general reader and those interested in the interplay of people, events and ideas, and issues related to power.
9781399021470 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 32 b&w
ALA: Derby, UK
March 2024
BRITAIN 1940
THE DECISIVE YEAR ON THE HOME FRONT
Anton Rippon
• Dramatic accounts of living through the Blitz.
• Insights into the political background to the first year of the Second World War.
• How the nation’s mood changed after Dunkirk.
• Sport and entertainment affected by wartime restrictions.
• Fascinating story of the early days of the Home Guard.
9781399021425 • £14.99
328 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 23 b&w
ALA: United States
March 2024
THE MIGHTY WARRIOR KINGS FROM THE ASHES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO THE NEW RULING ORDER
Philip J Potter
• Follow the mighty warrior kings as they seize power and transform the remnants of the once all-powerful Roman Empire into a new European order.
• Trace the sovereignties of nine mighty warrior kings, who seized dominance over their rebellious nobles and conquered their neighbouring kingdoms creating the beginnings of current-day England, France, Germany and Italy.
9781399021234 • £14.99
192 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Loughton, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399021432 • £14.99
336 pages • Paperback
234x156
ALA: Evesham, UK
February 2024
9781399000505 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156 • Integrated
ALA: Chichester, UK
November 2023
Rights:
SECRET CASUALTIES OF WORLD WAR TWO UNCOVERING THE CIVILIAN DEATHS FROM FRIENDLY FIRE
Simon Webb
• Reveals the true and shocking history of one of Britain’s most treasured tales.
• Demonstrates the callous disregard for the lives of citizens displayed by successive British governments in wartime.
• Uncovers the way that the history of Britain during the Second World War is still being distorted to this day.
THE ROMAN IMPERIAL SUCCESSION
John D Grainger
• Analyses the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor.
• Discusses the successive crises with frequent periods of chaos and civil wars over who should be raised to the purple – AD69, the infamous ‘Year of the Four Emperors’ is only the most famous of these.
• Supported by 22 genealogical tables.
• Approximately 100 images illustrate most of the Emperors.
BRITAIN AND THE OCEAN ROAD
SHIPWRECKS AND PEOPLE, 1297–1825
Ian Friel
English language rights throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and throughout the British Commonwealth excluding Canada and non-exclusive English language rights in the USA and Canada No audio rights
• The sea has played an important part in shaping Britain’s identity, and the country has long needed to look outwards, not inwards, for its trade and security.
9781399078009 • £14.99
304 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 32 b&w
ALA: London, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399011082 • £14.99
200 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 40 b&w
ALA: Bromley, London, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781399023283 • £14.99
224 pages • Paperback
234x156 • Integrated
ALA: Gravesend, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE DARK SIDE OF ISAAC NEWTON A MODERN BIOGRAPHY
Nick Kollerstrom
Isaac Newton was accorded a semi-divine status in the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby his image linked together religion and science. The real human being behind the demi-god image has tended to be lost. He was a person who took credit from others, and crushed the reputations of those to whom he owed most. This most brilliant of mathematicians could alas be devious, deceptive and duplicitous. This work doesn’t go looking at unpublished alchemical musings as is nowadays fashionable, rather it sticks to the historical record. At the time when the new science was born, we scrutinise the ways in which he failed to discover the law of gravity or invent calculus. What exactly did Leibniz mean by describing him as ‘a mind neither fair nor honest’? Why did Robert Hooke describe him as ‘the veriest knave in all the house’ and why was the astronomer Flamsteed calling him SIN (Sir Isaac Newton)? We are here concerned to give him credit for what he did discover, which may not be quite what you had been told. This book redefines the genius of Isaac Newton, but without the heavily mythologised baggage of a bygone era. He believed in one God, one law and one bank.
• ‘If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be progress. For the price Newton had to pay for being a supreme intellect was that he was incapable of friendship, love, fatherhood, and many other desirable things. As a man he was a failure; as a monster he was superb.’ – Aldous Huxley
• This book seeks to redefine the genius of Isaac Newton, casting off the mythologised baggage of bygone eras.
• It looks at the man behind the myth. He was a brilliant mathematician, but he could also be devious, deceptive and duplicitous. Some of his greatest ‘discoveries’ may not be quite what they appear either.
HOUSE OF TUDOR A GRISLY HISTORY
Mickey Mayhew
Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers some forty-five ‘events’ from the Tudor reign, taking in everything from the death of Richard III to the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and a whole host of horrors in between. Particular attention is paid to the various gruesome ways in which the Tudors despatched their various villains and lawbreakers, from simple beheadings, to burnings and of course the dreaded hanging, drawing and quartering. Other chapters cover the various diseases prevalent during Tudor times, including the dreaded ‘Sweating Sickness’ – rather topical at the moment, unfortunately – as well as the cures for these sicknesses, some of which were considered worse than the actual disease itself. The day-to-day living conditions of the general populace are also examined, as well as various social taboos and the punishments that accompanied them, i.e. the stocks, as well as punishment by exile. Tudor England was not a nice place to live by 21st century standards, but the book will also serve to explain how it was still nevertheless a familiar home to our ancestors.
• Dive headfirst into the grisly and gruesome events during the long reign of the House of Tudor.
• From Henry VIII beheading wives in desperate pursuit of an heir, to Bloody Mary’s tyrannical reign and Elizabeth I’s botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the story of the Tudors is brutal and littered with macabre tales.
• This fresh take on the Tudor age takes the reader through 45 cut-throat events that shaped and defined a revered period of British history.
• Peeks beyond the gruesome legacy of the court and to everyday life – showing how the dreaded ‘Sweating Sickness’ reigned supreme and examines the day-to-day living conditions of the general populace.
HOW TO SURVIVE IN TUDOR ENGLAND
Toni Mount
Imagine you were transported back in time to Tudor England and had to start a new life there, without smartphones, internet or social media. When transport means walking or, if you’re lucky, horseback, how will you know where you are or where to go? Where will you live and where will you work? What will you eat and what shall you wear? And who can you turn to if you fall ill or are mugged in the street, or God forbid if you upset the king? In a period when execution by beheading was the fate of thousands how can you keep your head in Tudor England? All these questions and many more are answered in this new guidebook for time-travellers: How to Survive in Tudor England. A handy self-help guide with tips and suggestions to make your visit to the 16th century much more fun, this lively and engaging book will help the reader deal with the new experiences they may encounter and the problems that might occur. Enjoy interviews with the celebrities of the day, and learn some new words to set the mood for your time-travelling adventure. Have an exciting visit but be sure to keep this book to hand.
• What was life really like in Tudor England?
• What did people eat and wear?
• Where did they live and work?
• Step back in time to visit, and survive, this most popular era in English history.
9781399062282 • £12.99
128 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Ballymena, County Antrim February 2024 • WLR
TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY USING IRISH NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS
A GUIDE FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
Natalie Bodle
Tracing your Family History using Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Materials is a great introduction for the family historian into Irish newspapers, journals and periodicals and how these resources can be used to paint a picture of the lives of your ancestors with so much more than what can be found in primary source material. An informative guide with hints and tips throughout, as well as case studies and excerpts that show you the type of material you can find on your ancestors, their lives and where they lived. Natalie Bodle explores how to find information in biographies, genealogies and name books, as well as how to find your ancestors in the official record, The Gazette, and how to track them down in street directories, including a range of physical and online libraries, portals and book publishers who have a focus on Irish genealogy material.
• Details how to track down Irish newspaper titles for a time and place.
• Describes the main physical repositories for Irish newspapers and online Irish newspaper collections.
• Lists where to find Birth, Marriage and Death indexes along with contemporary online death notices.
• Provides sources for abstracts and databases compiled from newspaper entries such as obituaries, missing emigrants and freeholders with the right to vote.
• Includes key periodicals and journals such as the Belfast and Dublin editions of The Gazette as well as historical journals and Irish genealogical society publications.
• Details where to find biographies of prominent Irishmen and women along with a range of genealogical pedigree works and Irish name books.
• Provides a comprehensive list of almanacs and street directories to help with tracking the occupations and addresses of ancestors.
• Describes Irish gazetteers and topographical dictionaries which provide the history and descriptions of places along and often name people of importance in an area.
• Lists the publishers of contemporary Irish interest books along with how to find books of interest in a range of online libraries and portals.
9781399061858 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Bideford, Devon, UK
February 2024 • WLR
TRACING YOUR MARGINALISED ANCESTORS A
GUIDE FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS
Janet Few
Often, our most fascinating ancestors are those on society’s margins. They might have been discriminated against due to personal misfortune, or have been a victim of society’s fear of difference. You may have ancestors who were poor, or sick, illegitimate, or lawbreakers. Were your family stigmatised because of their ethnicity? Perhaps they struggled with alcoholism, were prostitutes, or were accused of witchcraft. This book will help you find out more about them and the times in which they lived. The nature of this book means that it deals with subjects that can make uncomfortable reading but it is important to confront these issues as we try to understand our ancestors and the society that led to them becoming marginalised. In Tracing your Marginalised Ancestors, you will find plenty of suggestions to help you uncover the stories of these, often elusive, groups of people. Will you accept the challenge to seek out your marginalised ancestors and tell their stories?
• A practical guide to researching those ancestors who may have faced discrimination due to their own misfortune or society’s judgement on their circumstances.
• Features chapters on those living in poverty, illegitimate ancestors, those accused of witchcraft, as well as disabled ancestors and those suffering from sickness.
• Uses case studies and helpful tips to help you with your family history research.
TRUE CRIME/HISTORY
9781399068338 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: Newbury, Berkshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
AMANDA KNOX
CRIME, TRIAL, RELEASE AND CONTROVERSY
Helen Saxton
In November 2007 the body of British student Meredith Kercher was discovered in her bedroom in Perugia, Italy. She had been brutally killed. Over the course of the next eight years one man, Rudy Guede, would be convicted of her murder and two other suspects, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, would be convicted, acquitted and convicted again for their part in the crime, before having their convictions overturned for the final time in 2015. Almost two decades on from this horrific event Rudy Guede is now a free man, released in 2021 after spending 13 years in jail. Amanda Knox is married with a daughter and Raffaele Sollecito has slipped into relative obscurity. For many, Amanda was, and remains, the central character in this story. Why? And why the controversy? Through piecing together a timeline of events and investigating the conflicting opinions found in the countless books, articles, films, documentaries, and discussions which have emerged over the years, the author takes the reader on a journey to find out.
Including interviews with often unwavering web forum users where posters pit allegations of corruption, coerced confessions, and flawed procedures against those of wilful deceit, callous disregard for life, damning forensics and inappropriate behaviour, Helen investigates if confirmation bias plays a part and asks the ultimate question; can any of us who weren’t there that fateful night ever really claim to know what happened?
• First major publication about the case since Amanda and Raffaele’s final exoneration and Rudy’s release from prison.
• Explores the wildly differing opinions on the outcome and discusses the portrayal of the suspects in the media.
• Gives a unique insight into the world of internet forums including revealing interviews with members.
• Examines which pieces of key evidence cause the most controversy, and why.
• Investigates confirmation bias by proposing various versions of events based on different interpretations of the evidence.
9781399054836 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 13 mono
ALA: Mere, Wiltshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
BRITAIN’S MOST PROLIFIC BURGLAR FLANNELFOOT AND THE SCOTLAND YARD MEN WHO HUNTED HIM
Martyn R Beardsley
Harry Edward Vickers, aka Flannelfoot, was possibly Britain’s most successful ever burglar. Not financially – he stole cash and low-value items (even, bizarrely, false teeth!). The success was in his hundreds of burglaries spread over many years without being caught. The lives of career criminals are invariably dotted with prison sentences, but thanks to his caution and cunning, Flannelfoot operated night after night, year after year with an impunity which embarrassed the police. In the twenties and thirties, Londoners were deserting the overcrowded capital for the burgeoning suburbs of ‘Metroland’. Flannelfoot was equally attracted to these areas, and one of his hallmarks was to steal a bicycle at the scene of his last break-in of the night and cycle to the nearest tube station. Burglars and burglaries are never glamorous, but one reason why the Flannelfoot saga engendered fascination more than fear is that he was never confrontational, never violent, and in fact so stealthy that few ever saw him. His one-man crime epidemic led to Scotland Yard assembling a team more used to solving murders than the plundering of gas meters. After a lengthy and painstaking investigation, a carefully planned night-time surveillance operation involving several teams of officers led to the sensational capture of Flannelfoot. Flannelfoot routinely features in crime anthologies and was the subject of a feature film, but this is the first full biography of the man who became a legend in his own lifetime.
• The first biography of the legendary burglar of the thirties, Flannelfoot.
• Details of the hunt to catch him from Scotland Yard’s own files, revealed in print for the first time.
• Flannelfoot’s careful and clever methods, and why he remained at large for over a decade.
• The fascinating careers of the senior detectives on the case, including the high-profile murder cases they investigated.
• The pioneering female plain clothes officers involved in the hunt for Flannelfoot, and the shocking end to the career of one of them when the hunter became the hunted.
TRUE CRIME
A DICTIONARY OF TRUE CRIME A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE DARK AND CURIOUS CRIMES OF BRITISH HISTORY
Stephen Wade
A Dictionary of True Crime is a guide to the most compelling cases of extreme and violent crime in the writing files, from the 17th century to present day. Amongst notorious criminals, lesser-known but provoking cases are also discussed, with questions and theories posed. As well as murder, other crimes, including baby farming and treason are also discussed, along with criminals such as pirates and highwaymen and punishments including hanging, flogging and being burnt at the stake. Professions within crime, for example detectives and hangmen feature, along with cases that have formed points of law which impact the courts even today. Arranged in an A-Z format, this well-researched dictionary from Stephen Wade is the perfect read for fans of true crime.
• Footnotes to the big picture of major crimes.
• Stories from the darker side of man’s nature.
• Provoking cases that will ask for your own verdict.
• Explanations of infamous murders and heinous transgressions.
9781399034494 • £20.00
208 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Scunthorpe, UK
March 2024 • WLR
THE CRIMINAL CLASSES WHO DOES SOCIETY FEAR AND WHY?
Barry Godfrey, Alexandra Godfrey
We explore why the idea of the criminal class came into being. How do we know what dangers apparently lurk in the inner cities? What part did the newspapers, authors and social investigators play in sensationalising some crimes, and were they right to do so? The book compares real-life criminals with fictional accounts, and the scenes that social investigators such as Henry Mayhew dragged back from the criminal rookeries to entertain and frighten respectable people. Perhaps most importantly, the book shows which groups have been targeted as the criminal classes, particularly the young, as well as ethnic and racial minorities, and concludes by asking, “Who are the new criminal classes likely to be?”.
• The first history of the criminal classes which stretches from the 18th century to today.
• Illustrated throughout with drawings, photographs, and images, together with extracts from historic and modern newspapers and media.
• Studded with detailed case studies and life studies from the last two hundred years.
• The authors are from two generations, offering a fascinating perspective on historical and modern criminality which is unique. Overall, this book offers a dramatic history of society’s fears about crime.
9781399067102 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Nantwich, Cheshire, UK
January 2024 • WLR
UNSOLVED MURDERS OF THE UK
COLD CASES FROM 1951 TO PRESENT DAY
Phil Drake
This title delves into the mysterious and haunting cases of individuals who were brutally taken from this world, yet their killers were never brought to justice. From mysterious disappearances to seemingly motiveless killings, as well as other cases that continue to perplex law enforcement, this book takes a closer look at the victims, the crimes and the police investigations, as well as the theories surrounding each case. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the most intriguing and disturbing murders in the UK’s recent history. Join us as we explore the twisted minds of the killers and the relentless pursuit of justice for the victims and their families. This book will captivate true crime enthusiasts and armchair detectives alike.
• A collection of the most intriguing and disturbing unsolved murders in the UK’s recent history.
• Features 60 unsolved cases from around the UK from 1951 to the present day.
• Explores the facts; the crimes and the police investigations, as well as the theories surrounding each case.
9781399032551 • £20.00
184 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 80 mono
ALA: Southampton, UK
February 2024 • WLR
WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER? ALL THE SUSPECTS REVEALED
Richard Charles Cobb
Jack the Ripper is the ultimate cold case. The Whitechapel Murders of 1888 have remained unsolved for over 130 years and hundreds of theories have been suggested as to the killer’s identity. Despite numerous books claiming to unmask the infamous Victorian villain, none have come close …. until now. Taking the original police reports, eye witness accounts and research by the world’s leading authorities into account, we ask two crucial questions: Who did the police suspect at the time? Who was in the area to commit the murders? With each chapter discussing a separate suspect in detail, this book is the ultimate guide to solving the world’s greatest murder mystery.
• Using 21st century profiling techniques, it’s time to reveal the truth behind the men most likely to have been Jack the Ripper.
• The murders in Whitechapel have remained unsolved for over 130 years. The authors of this book are all members of H Division Crime Club, the world’s largest body of experts on the Jack the Ripper murders. They have compiled evidence from a range of sources, presenting profiles of all the suspects.
• Each chapter discusses a separate suspect in detail.
• This is the ultimate guide to solving the world’s greatest murder mystery.
9781399019439 • £14.99
208 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 32 b&w
ALA: Keighley, UK
October 2023 • WLR audio rights not available
9781036104184 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 colour, 64 mono
ALA: Weston-super-Mare, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399086059 • £14.99
184 pages • Paperback
234x156 • 16 Mono
ALA: Hale, Cheshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399047265 • £20.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 28 mono
ALA: Diss, Norfolk, UK
February 2024 • WLR
FRANKIE DETTORI’S BRITISH CLASSIC WINNERS
BRITISH
CLASSIC WINNERS
Rupert Collens
Frankie Dettori is certainly one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries’ truly great international jockeys. Italian by birth – he rode his first winner there – we have been lucky in England that he came to live in Newmarket aged fifteen and has ridden mainly here.
A great and popular figure, quietly and privately he has done much for disabled people. In fact, he is a good example by any standards of a superb sportsman on and off the racecourse.
Perhaps most famous for riding all seven winners at Ascot on 28 September 1996, his record in the English classics over 30 years gives a true indication of his ability and dedication.
Frankie Dettori’s record in the classics is super – 23 wins. Since 1945, he and Lester Piggott are the only jockeys to ride at least two winners of each of the classics. To put Frankie’s record into perspective, Sir Gordon Richards, 26-time champion flat jockey between 1925 and 1953, rode only fourteen classic winners.
This highly readable but erudite book devotes a double page spread to every winning ride, and there is a colour section of photographs of him aboard his winning mounts by the famous racing journalist John Crofts.
This book is a superb record of greatness in the saddle over 30 years. His first classic winner was in the 1994 Oaks at Epsom on Balanchine and his last in 2023, once again in the Oaks, on Soul Sister.
• A superb record of greatness in the saddle over 30 years.
• Written by very well-known racing character, Sir Rupert Mackeson Bart.
• Includes photographs of Frankie aboard his winning mounts by famous racing journalist John Crofts.
THE DEATH OF YOU LIFE AFTER ELITE SPORT
Luke Sutton
Arguably the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, with twenty-eight Olympic medals to his name, was asked if he would like his children to follow in his footsteps. His answer, ‘Honestly, in a perfect world, I’d say no. Just because I don’t want them to live in my footsteps. And I also know everything about it – I know the ins and the outs, the good, the bad, and the ugly. So, you know, as a parent, it just – it frightens me.’ The truth is that the vast majority of the public don’t understand this alarming answer from Phelps. The question as to why so many elite sportspeople fall off the edge of a cliff in life when they retire is often answered in either a too complicated or too simplistic way to give people a meaningful answer. This book changes that. Using brutally honest interviews with sport stars Matthew Hoggard, Paul Walsh, Gail Emms, Tom May, Johnny Nelson and Clare Shine, Luke Sutton breaks down why this happens for a reader in a way that hasn’t been done yet. Anyone fascinated by sport or elite performance in general will be enthralled by this book. There is so much to take from it.
• Sports stars Matthew Hoggard, Paul Walsh, Gail Emms, Tom May, Johnny Nelson and Clare Shine give brutally honest accounts of their experiences in dealing with retiring from elite sport.
• Luke Sutton breaks down this subject matter in a way that has not been done before and is easily digestible for a reader.
• The book includes incredible stories from the worlds of professional cricket, football, badminton, rugby and boxing.
• Paul Walsh and Clare Shine open up about their battles with alcoholism and what forced them into recovery.
• Luke Sutton finishes the book with a vital message to all retiring elite sportspeople.
MUHAMMAD ALI THE MAN WHO CHANGED BOXING
Ralph Oates
A number of fighters in boxing history have been considered great over the years. However, it must be said that in some cases their respected claims to greatness do not stand up when closely scrutinised. The same cannot be said of Muhammad Ali. Now this man was a true great, no argument. Ali would often state when in his pomp that he was the greatest of all time. Many experts even today agree with that statement. Ali changed the way the general public viewed the sport. He in fact changed boxing, shook it up in a way that it had never been shaken before. Ali was different, he was special, he talked a good fight, making bold statements prior to his fights which he backed up with his outstanding talent. The man was a master in the ring a craftsman who often overcame the odds when in combat. Ali fought the very best fighters available – he dodged no man, a true champion in every sense of the word, he gave every contender their chance. Ali became the first boxer to win the world heavyweight crown on three different occasions. Whenever heavyweight boxing is discussed, the name Muhammad Ali is mentioned – how can it not be when considering his magnificent record? This book covers the many achievements of the fighter and those associated with him during his long career in an interesting way which fight fans will find informative.
• Easy to read.
• A great deal of statistics given on Ali and his opponents.
• Excellent images presented in the book.
• Outlines the period where upon a number of outstanding heavyweights.
• Will appeal to boxing fans.
WHITE OWL
THE REAL ARTHUR MILLER
THE PLAYWRIGHT WHO CARED
Andrew Norman
During his lifetime, US playwright Arthur Miller was affronted in numerous ways by what he experienced, either personally, or vicariously through the experiences of others. For example: by the anti-Semitism that existed in the USA and elsewhere in the 1930s, culminating in the Nazi Holocaust in which so many people of his own ethnic group, the Jews, together with millions of other innocents, perished. By the way that atheism, to which he himself subscribed, was considered to be subversive and unpatriotic. Despite his disillusionment with life, Miller strove to illuminate a path to a better way and in doing so, offered hope to the inhabitants of the flawed and troubled world in which he found himself, not just in the USA but also elsewhere.
• During his lifetime, US playwright Arthur Miller was affronted by what he experienced, either personally, or vicariously through the experiences of others. For example: anti-Semitism; by the way he and others, including many connected with the arts, were persecuted for alleged communist sympathies; by the way that atheism, to which he himself subscribed, was considered to be subversive and unpatriotic.
9781399040730 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Poole, Dorset, UK
February 2024 • WLR
NEIL YOUNG: ALBUM BY ALBUM
Chris White
Neil Young: Album by Album is the most complete retrospective of the great Canadian’s discography ever written. Covering his entire solo career from his 1968 debut to 2022’s World Record, the book offers in-depth, track-by-track reviews of every Young studio album, providing an engaging insight into the restless creativity that gave the world classics like After the Goldrush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. Also including detailed timelines covering the different phases of Young’s life, sections on the artist’s early years and his live and archive releases, and an entertaining essay ranking his solo albums from worst to best, this comprehensive book is equally indispensable for both diehard Young fans and those listeners seeking to discover more of his formidable body of work.
• The most comprehensive, up to date overview of Neil Young’s music available, covering all his solo studio albums from 1968 up until the end of 2022.
• The in-depth, track-by-track reviews offer a multi-faceted insight into each album, with reviews split into sections each covering a different phase of Young’s career.
• Detailed timelines are included at the end of each section of the book, providing a year by year synopsis of the key milestones in the artist’s life.
• There are also additional sections covering Young’s early life up to the beginning of his solo career, and his extensive back catalogue of live albums and archive releases.
9781399068185 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 16 mono
ALA: London, UK
January 2024 • WLR
THE CREATORS OF
WINNIE
THE POOH
A A MILNE AND E H SHEPHARD
Andrew Norman
A. A. Milne was clearly motivated to compose his Winnie-the-Pooh stories in order to entertain his young son. Was there a deeper reason why Milne created Winnie-the-Pooh? Possibly yes. The author had served as a soldier in the First World War, and by creating Pooh and his ‘Hundred Acre Wood’, he had created a world into which he could withdraw whenever he chose, and thereby mitigate the post-traumatic stress disorder which all military combatants suffer, to a greater or lesser degree. The same applied to Shepard, who also served in that conflict. Having been given the Pooh books as a child, I re-read them as an adult and laughed just as uproariously as I had done all those years ago.
• Winnie-the-Pooh is undoubtedly the most famous fictional bear in the world.
• A. A. Milne used the forenames of his son Christopher Robin as the name of Pooh’s owner in the Pooh books. Christopher Robin Milne came bitterly to resent this.
• What inspired Milne to create his two famous Winnie-the-Pooh stories? A desire to entertain his son, certainly, but was there a deeper reason, whose roots were to be found in the First World War, in which Milne had served as a soldier?
9781399064231 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 mono
ALA: Poole, Dorset, UK
January 2024 • WLR
NIRVANA
A DETAILED GUIDE TO THE BAND THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Marc Burrows
After Nirvana, everything changed. Kurt Cobain and his band ushered in a new era in music, bringing the authenticity of US underground punk to mainstream rock audiences. Award-winning biographer and music critic Marc Burrows dives into the world of Nirvana, providing an exhaustive day-by-day account of the lifespan of the band, from their early days touring the dive bars of the Pacific NorthWest through the release of ’Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and Nevermind, the dark masterpiece of In Utero and Kurt Cobain’s tragic death in 1994. The timeline is augmented by hyper-detailed footnotes, diving deep into the songs and albums, the impact and the fascinating unexplored corners of one of the most exciting and impactful bands that have ever been.
• A day-by-day timeline of the band from 1986-1994.
• Detailed footnotes diving into every aspect of the world of Nirvana.
• Written by award-winning biographer and music critic Marc Burrows.
• Foreword by John Robb, one if the first British journalists to interview the band.
• Rare pictures covering every era of the band’s career.
9781399053396 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 colour
ALA: London, UK
November 2023 • WLR
FANS AND FANDOM
A JOURNEY INTO THE PASSION AND POWER OF FAN CULTURE
Holly Swinyard
It’s hard to deny fan culture as part of the world now, there’s a fandom for everyone, but what does that actually mean, and where did it come from? From ancient times to modern media, humans have shared their love for the stories that mean something to them and brought in others to be fans of them too. We’ve written ourselves in, made art of, and celebrated with others who love the same things as us all in the name of being a fan, even before the word fan existed. From Shakespeare to Superman, Dickens to Daleks, and fanfiction to Frodo there is so much more to fandom than meets the eye. And a whole lot of references to pack in too.
• Take a deep dive into fandom history beyond the 20th and 21st centuries, including the Shakespeare Jubilee in 1769, likely to be one of the first “fan conventions”, how the Brontë siblings wrote fanfiction, and the early sci-fi and literature fanclubs that grew out of the 1800s.
• Learn about fan culture with academic experts on fandom, as well as from fans discussing their experiences, love of fandom, the society around it and its history.
• Step into this approachable look into a complex subject, accessible to those who have an understanding of fandom and pop culture on every level.
9781399042833 • £25.00
184 pages • Paperback
297x210 • 150 colour
ALA: Wokingham, Berkshire, UK
March 2024 • WLR
THE MOST RELAXING VIDEO GAMES
Ryan Janes
Video games are so much more than just full throttle blasts of gunfights, violence and white-knuckle competition. They can also be beautiful, cosy and even emotionally uplifting journeys too. The ideal escapism after a day you’d sooner forget or the perfect sedative following a particularly stress-filled afternoon. This book will walk you through a selection of gaming experiences sure to help you unwind. Covering over 50 video games and spanning nearly thirty years, this comprehensive guide includes detailed explanations of every peaceful entry along with full-colour screenshots, standout moments, fascinating facts and of course what it is that makes them such a relaxing alternative. Sit back, get comfy and discover the relaxing side that video games have to offer.
• Explore over 50 of the most chilled and relaxing video games.
• Includes over 170 screenshots.
• Features video games spanning decades from SNES to PS5.
• Detailed explanations of every game and their relaxing qualities.
• Includes over 100 interesting and surprising video game facts.
9781399041805 • £30.00
208 pages • Hardback
297x210 • 140 colour
ALA: Camberley, Surrey, UK
March 2024 • WLR
STAR TREK: DISCOVERING THE TV SERIES
THE ORIGINAL SERIES, THE ANIMATED SERIES AND THE NEXT GENERATION
Tom Salinsky
How well do you know Star Trek? This book covers the 79 television episodes which started it all, the animated series which briefly brought it back in the 1970s, the first six original movies and the full run of The Next Generation. As well as having fun saluting the show’s triumphs, cringing at its lapses in taste, and admiring its willingness to swing for the fences, there’s lots of fascinating behind-thescenes information here. Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a casual viewer, or just someone interested in the history of television, you’ll adore coming on this daily journey though the highs and lows of one of the most significant and muchloved media properties in the world.
• An episode guide to the whole of Star Trek, starting with the original 1960s series, and going up to The Next Generation
• A celebration of the show while not being blind to its faults, Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series is an absorbing read for the dedicated fan and an eye-opening education for those who haven’t already been on this journey.
9781399035040 • £20.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 32 colour
ALA: UK
March 2024 • WLR
CURIOUS VIDEO GAME MACHINES
A COMPENDIUM OF RARE AND UNUSUAL CONSOLES, COMPUTERS AND COIN-OPS
Lewis Packwood
The story of video games is often told as the successive rise of computers and consoles from famous names like Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Microsoft. But beyond this familiar tale, there’s a whole world of weird and wonderful gaming machines that seldom get talked about. Curious Video Game Machines reveals the fascinating stories behind a bevy of rare and unusual consoles, computers and coin-ops – like the RDI Halcyon, a 1985 LaserDiscbased machine that could recognise your voice. There’s also a range of bizarre arcade machines, from early attempts at virtual reality to pedal-powered flying contraptions. Featuring exclusive interviews with creators, developers and collectors, this book finally shines a light on the forgotten corners of video-game history.
• Features exclusive interviews with creators and developers including Chris Crawford (creator of Kimtanktics and games such as Balance of Power), David Crane (co-founder of Activision), Voja Antonić (creator of the Galaksija computer), Nick Oakley (designer of the Enterprise 64) and Richard Holmes (co-founder of Virtuality).
9781399073776 • £28.00
240 pages • Hardback
297x210 • 200 colour
ALA: Darlington, UK
November 2023 • WLR
WHITE OWL
9781399040464 • £30.00
192 pages • Hardback
297x210 • 150 colour
ALA: Brighton, East Sussex, UK
January 2024 • WLR
9781399093248 • £25.00
168 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 100 colour
ALA: St Albans, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399069540 • £28.00
248 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 170 mono
ALA: Wotton-under-Edge, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE CONSOLE 50 YEARS OF HOME VIDEO GAMING
Mike Diver
THE CON50LE is a comprehensive yet conversational account of 50 years of home video gaming history, leaving no rarely sighted system unturned and providing a chronological account of the evolution of the biggest entertainment medium in the world. From the earliest consoles of the 1970s to the cutting-edge machines of the here and now, a line is drawn from one man’s eureka moment to the multi-billion-dollar global industry of today. All the well-known names and massive-selling consoles are here: the Nintendo Entertainment System, the SEGA Mega Drive, the Atari 2600, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 2. But there’s plenty of room for hardware that many a gamer won’t have heard of before, from Japan-only releases and home computer conversions to ill-advised experiments with VHS and all manner of micro-console magic. Learn about the creators and their inspirations, the games that made the biggest consoles’ eternal reputations, and the failures and flops along the way. Even the consoles that came and went without notable commercial success left a mark, an imprint, on this compelling history – and THE CON50LE unravels it, explains it, one fascinating machine at a time.
• Detailed but conversational history of video game consoles.
• The weird and wonderful of gaming history profiled alongside the commercial heavyweights.
• Complete with photographs of key systems and standout games.
• Collector spots offer insights into how players collect retro games.
• Must-play games listed for major consoles.
THE SECRET LIFE OF BIRDS OF PREY FEATHERS, FURY AND FRIENDSHIP
Chloé Valerie Harmsworth
Enter the fascinating world of the UK’s birds of prey. These noble hunters, with their remarkable flying skills, good looks and mysterious ways, are amongst our most attractive and interesting wildlife. They are some of the most enigmatic and rare species too, and this book will reveal them to you. Learn about the falcons, hawks, kites, osprey and eagles that grace our skies and landscape – from their impact on our culture in past and recent times, their value and uses in falconry, the history of their persecution and decline at the hands of humans, to their return to the UK through our reintroduction and conservation efforts. Admire their beauty up close with gorgeous photography and take an extraordinary peek into their secretive world. Be inspired by the moving words of people across the UK, who have described their thrilling, first-hand encounters, and discover where you can ethically experience these birds for yourself, to form an enduring connection with nature and make memories that will last a lifetime. This accessible and inspiring guide will help you to uncover the details of the habits, habitat, behaviour and diet (and much more) of our UK birds of prey, and show you how they bring delight and magic into our lives.
• See the beauty of these birds up close with stunning photography.
• Learn about each species and how they raise their young.
• Understand the issues they face and how we can help them.
• Read inspiring first-hand experiences from people across the UK.
• Discover where to ethically see these birds to create your own enduring connection.
A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITAIN’S FISHERIES INSHORE AND DEEP SEA FISHING
Mike Smylie
Wherever you fit into the debate about food – vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, or carnivore – you cannot argue against the fact that fish have influenced our diet for millennia, and, for many, continue to do so today. We are, after all, an island nation surrounded by seas that were once extremely rich and diverse in its variety of both fish and shellfish, and it’s well known that early man was as much a hunter-gatherer on water as on land for fish are a great supplier of protein. Yet only in the last couple of centuries has fishing become an established occupation, and the last forty years has seen a multitude of change in what is now an industry. Outside the industry, little has been written about how this seafood is caught, landed and then reaches us, the consumer. We all know about fish and chip shops, but do we know the difference between a beam and otter trawl? What is the difference between a lobster pot and a lobster creel? Did you know oysters and salmon were once caught in such huge amounts they were regarded as poor man’s food? We all like ambling around colourful fishing harbours gazing at the boats, but just how much do we know about those that go out in such a dangerous environment and bring back the catch? With fish much talked about in today’s news, alongside the unhealthy state of the oceans, here we have the definitive guide to Britain’s commercial fisheries.
• Gives a general overview of commercial fisheries, including British landings.
• Discusses methods of catching.
• Describes the variety of fishing vessels over two centuries.
• Covers ports and beach landings around Britain.
• Brings in legislation and politics.
WEAVING WITH NATURAL DYES
LEARN HOW TO DYE AND WEAVE YARNS TO CREATE 12 BEAUTIFUL SEASONAL PROJECTS FOR HOME
Lucy Rowan
Weaving with Natural Dyes is a comprehensive guide to the art of weaving with eco-friendly, natural dyes, featuring 12 stunning woven projects with step-bystep imagery that will inspire and guide weavers of all skill levels. This book takes you on a journey through the seasons, exploring the beauty of natural hues found in leaves, flowers, and vegetables. Each project is designed to highlight the colours of the season, from the warm oranges and browns of autumn to the bright pinks and yellows of spring. You’ll learn everything you need to know about using natural dyes in your weaving projects. You’ll discover how to dye yarns with materials found in nature, using eco-friendly methods that are as beautiful as they are sustainable.
• This book provides a comprehensive guide to using natural dyes in your weaving projects. You’ll learn everything you need to know about dyeing yarns with materials found in nature and discover the beauty of ecofriendly methods.
• The book features 12 beautiful woven projects with step-by-step imagery that will inspire and guide you through the weaving process. Each project is designed to highlight the natural hues of the seasons.
9781399060677 • £16.99
112 pages • Paperback
282x216 • 160 colour
ALA: Worthing, UK
March 2024 • WLR
SUSTAINABLE CRAFTS, GIFTS AND PROJECTS FOR ALL SEASONS
Becci Coombes
Take advantage of nature’s bounty and craft in time with the seasons! Whether potting up dandelion honey, cooking and crafting with rose petals or preserving autumn leaves and acorns, there are so many wonderful gifts, ornaments and treats that can be made from either a short walk in the woods or a rummage in your cupboard. With an emphasis on foraging and upcycling, Becci explores the ways we can create beautiful projects using materials readily available in the garden and home. Upcycled projects include mini lampshade fairy lights for a summer’s evening and even a fabulous picnic table from an old suitcase. Capture the breeze of autumn with wind chimes made from old necklaces and cutlery.
• Focuses on upcycling old materials and foraging for new ones, and the majority of materials used can be found at home and repurposed.
• Divided into chapters for each season, and each one features recipes, activities, gift ideas and craft projects.
• Readers can capture the essence of each season through the fun and accessible projects.
• Each of the 37 projects features step-by-step instructions and lovely photographs.
9781399064330 • £16.99
160 pages • Paperback
276x215 • 220 colour
ALA: Wisborough Green, UK
November 2023 • WLR
THE MODERN EMBROIDERY HANDBOOK
LEARN OVER 70 HAND EMBROIDERY STITCHES STEP-BY-STEP, PLUS 20 COLOURFUL PROJECTS AND A SAMPLER
Clare Albans
Unleash your creativity and learn a whole variety of hand embroidery techniques with Clare Albans from Hello! Hooray!. The Modern Embroidery Handbook is a perfect guide for stitchers of all levels, and is something you’ll want to pick up from your bookshelf to refer to time and again. Inspired by vintage sewing companions, the follow up to Colourful Fun Embroidery contains step-bystep instructions for 72 different hand embroidery stitches, plus a large-scale sampler, alongside 20 brand new projects. The 20 modern projects give you an opportunity to try out all the stitches, and each one includes full step-by-step instructions, beautiful photos, and templates for you to create them yourself at home.
• The Modern Embroidery Handbook contains step-by-step instructions for 72 hand embroidery stitches, covering the basics, borders and edging, decorative stitches and motifs, and textures and knots, which can be stitched on the large-scale, vibrant sampler.
9781399041324 • £16.99
128 pages • Paperback
282x216 • 150 colour
ALA: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
March 2024 • WLR
THE ART LOVER’S GUIDE TO BARCELONA
Ruby Boukabou
Unlock the secrets behind Barcelona’s artistic allure with this handy visual guidebook. Delve into the history of the Catalan capital’s most famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí and Antoni Tàpies, and discover today’s exciting creators working across many styles from figurative to abstract art, and sculpture to urban art. Whether you’re a Barcelona regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its unique and thriving art scene, as well as recommend ways to experience it more fully with a self-guided public art walking tour, museum and gallery listings and tips and suggestions of tapas bars, churches, arty day trips, art events and much more. The guide includes:
• Museum and gallery listings and hundreds of practical tips from the experts.
• A street sculpture self-guided walking tour.
• Exclusive interviews with Barcelona born and adopted artists, including street art superstars El Pez, Btoy & Ivana Flores; abstract painter and studio owner Callum Robertson; figurative painter Peter Churcher; and muralist Philip Stanton) and Barcelona’s arty movers and shakers, including the director of the Picasso museum and Miró Foundation; curators from MABCA and Tàpies Foundation; The Green Parrot; and Revive Project).
9781526794505 • £14.99
184 pages
• Paperback
190x140 • 120 colour
ALA: Australia
February 2024 • WLR
KEY PUBLISHING
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND
Kevin Wright
TAC was the largest of the USAF’s major Cold War combatant commands. Formed in 1946 and headquartered at Langley AFB, Virginia, it operated a huge range of aircraft over the following 46 years until it was inactivated in 1992. In 1946, it was equipped with mainly World War Two aircraft types including P-47s and P-51s. It soon ushered into service jet aircraft operations with the P-80 and F-86. Within a few years, TAC was operating a wide range of tactical fighters, ground attack fighters, light bombers, tactical missiles, photographic reconnaissance and special mission aircraft (reconnaissance, special operations, and electronic warfare).
9781802826739 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 170
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WAL
BRITISH MILITARY BIPLANES
1912–19
Roger Staker
Covering the period from the establishment of the Royal Flying Corps in 1912 to the end of World War One, this book explores the development of the major stalwart of military aviation: biplanes. Throughout this period, the birth of the British aviation industry took place with names such as de Havilland, Bristol, Handley-Page and many others emerging and eventually becoming synonymous with British aviation. World War One spurred innovation and development with the need to maintain or restore competitive advantage in air warfare. During this period, in addition to those aircraft that became household names, many prototype and experimental aircraft were constructed for military purposes, but did not enter service, either at all or in meaningful numbers. Nevertheless, the science of aviation was advanced. This book is a unique reference source for aviation historians and enthusiasts.
Artwork not yet available
9781802825992 • £40.00
160 pages • Hardback
297x210 • Over 130
ALA: UK
November 2023 • WAL
BRITISH TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT OF THE 1970S AND ‘80S
Chris Goss
Following on in the series of British aircraft in the 1970s and ‘80s, this book explores the transport aircraft that served during this time period, including the Argosy, Belfast, Hastings and more.
9781802827200 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WAL
BRITISH MILITARY BIPLANES
1920–40
Roger Staker
Covering the period from the end of World War One to the end of World War Two, this book explores the development of the major stalwart of military aviation: biplanes. Post-World War One, the demand for military aircraft diminished. Even so, new designs emerged, and innovation took place aided by engine and materials research and development. Again, not all aircraft were successfully entered into service.
Following on from British Military Biplanes: 1912–19, this book is a unique reference source for aviation historians and enthusiasts.
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9781802827170 • £40.00
160 pages • Hardback
297x210 • Over 120
ALA: UK
December 2023 • WAL
F-14 BOMBCAT
THE US NAVY’S ULTIMATE PRECISION BOMBER
Tony Holmes
The Tomcat is the most popular US Navy aircraft of all time and quite possibly the best-known Cold War jet fighter of them all. This book covers the F-14 Tomcat/Bombcat’s role as a precision bomber from the early 1990s through the early stages of the War on Terror until its retirement in 2006\. Filled with first-hand accounts, in-action photos, and detailed histories on its operations, this book showcases the Tomcat in all its glory.
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9781802825602 • £35.00
416 pages • Hardback
210x295 • Over 300
ALA: UK
January 2024 • WAL
MUSTANG
THE UNTOLD STORY
Matthew Willis
The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft, the subject of many hundreds or thousands of books and articles. However, much of what is commonly understood about the Mustang, particularly its early Allison-powered variants, is not entirely correct, nor entirely complete. The published record is strewn with myths and misconceptions, which have persisted across decades. The Allison Mustang proved to be no worse than the best aircraft of the war in the roles where it found its niche. Through this new account, it is hoped that the significance of this vital aircraft can finally be appreciated.
9781802826838 • £9.99
288 pages • Paperback
210x135 • 130
ALA: UK
March 2024 • WAL
AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTER
Greg Davis, Daniel McClinton
Showcasing the AH-64 Apache helicopter, this book provides a look at the history of the aircraft, the operations it has been used on, its international operators, the manufacturing process and test flights, and worldwide color schemes and markings. With over 200 images, this book will include photographs from combat flights and engagements, aerial photo shoots, weapons training and markings.
9781802823622 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 200
ALA: UK
March 2024 • WAL
LOCKHEED U-2
Bob Archer
The U-2 was a long-range Lockheed reconnaissance ‘black’ jet that emerged during the 1950s. It was produced under tremendous secrecy and initially flown from areas away from public gaze. It was stationed in the USA but plied its trade from a handful of selected sites worldwide. Its missions were flown by the USAF, but often on behalf of other agencies – the U-2 was initially funded and operated for 18 years by the CIA. Despite uninformed sources suggesting that UAVs and satellites could do the same role, but without risk to a pilot, the U-2 has proved this not to be the case. Indeed, attempts to retire the fleet have all met with opposition, enabling the aircraft to remain in service to this day. Illustrated with over 160 illustrations, this book will detail the operations, select missions and the colour schemes/markings of this long-serving aircraft.
Artwork not yet available
9781802822519 • £15.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170
ALA: UK
March 2024
KEY PUBLISHING
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE
HOME OF THE 355TH WING
Pierre Meilhac
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is part of the 12th Air Force and the Air Combat Command. It flies the A-10C and has participated in the major conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. This book traces the origin of the base, its history throughout the years and the evolution of its mission. It analyses the different units of the base and the different aircraft employed in these units, including the Heritage Flight Training Course, which happens every year thanks to the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team based at DavisMonthan.
Artwork not yet available
9781802827736 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 100
ALA: UK
January 2024 • WAL
CLIPPED WINGS
Ian
Ormes, Ralph Ormes
The story of aviation is, above all, the story of success. Few, if any, industries could have equalled the astounding pace of the development of flight. For many, however, it was also the story of failure – of wasted ideas, wasted designs and wasted money. There is also a third category of aviation. A sort of success-failure story. These were the aircraft that never completely made the grade – and their histories and development are as fascinating as any. This book explores ten of these ‘middle of the road’ aircraft. Some were just poor aircraft; some came at the wrong time; some were misused; and some found themselves in the most awful of predicaments – they became the target of political bias. But they were all characters.
9781802826418 • £25.00
192 pages • Hardback
234x156
ALA: UK; UK
November 2023 • WAL
FOKKER F-27 FRIENDSHIP
Ron Mak
This book showcases the Fokker F-27 Friendship around the globe.
9781802827163 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: UK
October 2023 • WAL
PRESERVED AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD REST OF THE WORLD
Gerry Manning
Preserved aircraft can be found around the world, showcasing paint schemes and names that may have been lost to history otherwise. Focusing on the rest of the world, this book looks at a mix of new and old aircraft. With over 180 images, the aircraft, their history and current locations are all detailed. This book contains a wide range of aircraft, whether they are a common preserved type or the last of their kind.
9781802825985 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: UK
November 2023 • WAL
ROARING TEXANS
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN T-6 RACING AIRCRAFT
Bob Kennedy
The book is a complete history of T-6/SNJ/HARVARD (Texans) Closed Course Pylon racing from Cleveland 1946 to Reno 2019 with details of all races, a who’s who of who raced, when, what aircraft they flew, who finished, who crashed and photos of every aircraft that carried a race number from #0 to #736\. A narrative of each venue that held Texan racing is provide by location and dates races were held with race results and participants.
9781802826463 • £40.00
288 pages • Hardback
210x297 Over 370
ALA: United Kingdom December 2023 • WAL
ALITALIA
Jozef Mols
9781802826760 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 100
ALA: United Kingdom November 2023 • WAL
AEGEAN AIRLINES
Babak Taghvaee
Founded in 1999 in Athens, Aegean Airlines is the largest airline in Greece today, with a fleet of 53 narrow-body airliners. Since the airline commenced operations, its fleet has been modernised several times. Its ATR-42/72 regional propliners were all retired by 2004, while its BAe-146s and Boeing 737-300 and 400 narrow-body jetliners were replaced by Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s. Starting in 2020, the airline has begun replacing its A320ceo and A321ceo aircraft with the modern A320neo and A321neo. This book covers the history and current fate of the airline’s aircraft and looks at Aegean Airlines’ climb to the top of Greece’s aviation industry.
9781802827224 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom October 2023 • WAL
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AIR FORCES OF LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL
Santiago Rivas
9781802827729 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom January 2024 • WAL
DELTA AIR LINES
Matt Falcus
9781802827712 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 140
ALA: United Kingdom March 2024 • WAL
KEY PUBLISHING
PATHFINDERS THE DEFINITIVE STORY
Sean Feast
Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who led the greatest striking force ever known. The story explores the genesis of Pathfinder Force (PFF), from its initial inception and less-thanspectacular start to its development as a precision instrument that gave the razor edge to the RAF bomber offensive. It looks at its difficult birth – Sir Arthur Harris was vehemently opposed to its creation – and the key personalities and squabbles, in particular the increasingly bitter rivalry between the mercurial PFF commander, Australian Donald Bennett, and his rival in 5 Group, Sir Ralph Cochrane, and what Bennett saw as Harris’ ultimate betrayal.
9781802826005 • £9.99
288 pages • Paperback
210x135 • 65
ALA: United Kingdom December 2023 • WAL
THE BRITISH ARMY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
Gabriele Esposito
9781802826012 • £17.99
128 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 110
ALA: United Kingdom November 2023 • WAL
JET
THE ENGINE THE CHANGED THE WORLD
Graham Hoyland
Although the world’s first jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet, Britain then gave away the technology – not only to the United States but to the Soviet Union as well. The Jet Set, the air hostess and the package holiday all followed. The dream of cheap, exotic travel had been realised. Yet, just like the impact of the internet, there were downsides to the world-reaching power of this phenomenon. Jet tells the story of this brilliant new technology, how it shrank the world and how it changed life forever.
9781802826784 • £9.99
288 pages • Paperback
210x135 • 40
ALA: United Kingdom
December 2023 • WAL
Artwork not yet available
RUSSIAN ARMOUR AND FIGHTING VEHICLES
Craig Allen
9781802825978 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom December 2023 • WAL
CLASSIC AMERICAN SEDANS OF THE 1950S
Norm Mort
9781802827743 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom December 2023 • WAL
KEY PUBLISHING
ALEXANDER DENNIS BUSES
Gavin Booth
Dennis and Alexander both grew separately. Dennis was very much a specialist chassis builder with a list of regular customers, while Alexander’s roots were in building bodies for a group of Scottish bus companies. Alexander broadened its customer base from the 1950s and was soon supplying bodies for bus operators throughout the UK and in several export markets. Alexander Dennis is one of the very few manufacturers building buses in the United Kingdom. With over 180 images, this book provides the history of the company and its subsequent emergence as a clear market leader.
9781802825763 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom December 2023 • WAL
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RAILWAYS AROUND YORK
Mike Wedgewood
9781802826807 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 180
ALA: United Kingdom
February 2024 • WAL
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED
GREATER MANCHESTER TRANSPORT A DARKER SHADE OF ORANGE
Jim Collins
This book explores the transport systems of Manchester, including the buses and rail network.
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9781802826814 • £18.99
128 pages • Hardback
243x170 • Over 200
ALA: United Kingdom February 2024 • WAL
RAIL FREIGHT EAST ANGLIA AND LINCOLNSHIRE
Paul Shannon
9781802825640 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 120
ALA: United Kingdom February 2024 • WAL
Artwork not yet available
CLASS 56 AND 58
Mark Pike
9781802826791 • £16.99
96 pages • Paperback
243x170 • Over 200
ALA: United Kingdom January 2024 • WAL
BRANCH LINE BRITAIN
LOCAL PASSENGER TRAINS IN THE DIESEL ERA
Paul D Shannon
This book looks at the branch line scene in Britain, through the lens of a camera, taking in the atmosphere and variety of operations on the remaining branch lines across the country, from the 1970s through to the first decades of the twenty first century. The book covers the different types of trains and rolling stock used, the stations and structures to be found and the operations on what has become the basic rural and town services. The author has travelled extensively through Britain and managed to photograph some rare and interesting scenes across the whole network. The book is a colourful mixture of train liveries and different operators over a period of time from the 1970s through to the twenty first century, taking the reader from the nationalised system through to early privatisation.
• Good Pictorial Record.
• Well Researched Text.
• Useful to Modellers.
• Informative Captions.
9781399089906 • £30.00
152 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 200 colour, 50 mono
ALA: Chester, Cheshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY, THE EARLY HISTORY, 1811–1862
Charles Phillips
This is the second of three volumes of history covering the Great Eastern Railway, this book takes the reader from the 1860s through to the railway grouping in 1923, when the Great Eastern became part of the newly formed L N E R. The Great Eastern Railway operated in most of East Anglia, from east London through to the North Norfolk coast, it also had running powers to the North of England with through trains to York. The work looks at the operation of the railway, its development and how its locomotive and rolling stock developed during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. This book is a colourful and interesting insight into a famous and well-loved pre grouping railway, which still has a great following today.
• Good Well Researched Text.
• Interesting New Facts and Information.
• Good Pictorial Coverage.
• Useful to modellers.
9781399024709 • £25.00
240 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 30 mono
ALA: Ingatestone, Essex, UK
November 2023 • WLR
RAILWAY TOWNS
AN OVERVIEW OF TOWNS THAT DEVELOPED THROUGH RAILWAYS
David Brandon
David Brandon is a well-known historian and writer, who has written many books over the last thirty years. This volume covers Railway Towns, which in subject matter terms can mean a town where there is a sizable railway presence like Crewe or Swindon or a town that has developed because of the presence of the railway, like Woking or Burton on Trent. The book is well researched with many new facts and information about a large number of these towns which exist today because of their railway connections. This volume will be of great use to social and transport historians, as well as being of interest to those interested in how Britain developed as a nation from the early 19th century to the present day.
• Well Researched Text.
• New Historical Facts.
• Good Insight into Modern British History.
• Good Illustrations.
9781399051071 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 64 mono
ALA: Peterborough, UK
February 2024 • WLR
THE SOUTHERN REGION (B R) CLASS 73 AND 74 LOCOMOTIVES A PICTORIAL OVERVIEW
Fred Kerr
Fred Kerr is a well-known railway photographer who has travelled widely in Britain, covering most areas of railway operation. This new book covers the history in pictures of the Southern Region of British Railways, classes 73 and 74, electro diesel service with various freight operating companies across Britain. This book covers the history of both classes, throughout their lives, including any modifications and liveries. locomotives. These machines were exclusive to the Southern Region, with members of the 73 class used on inter regional freight transfer operations in the London area and passenger and parcels services across the Southern network. The class 74 locomotives were mainly used on passenger and parcels trains, mostly on the South Eastern and South Western divisions.
• Well Researched Text.
• Extensive Photographic Record.
• Informative Captions.
• Useful to Modellers.
9781399048811 • £20.00
120 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 221 colour
ALA: Southport, Merseyside, UK
October 2023 • WLR
RAILWAY TRAVEL IN WORLD WAR TWO
Peter Steer
Peter Steer is a professional historian, who has won awards for his work, this volume covers the history of travel on the railway network in World War Two. The volume covers both civilian and military personnel who extensively used trains during the conflict, highlighting the way people coped with a system that was under great strain, owing to the demands of heavy goods traffic during war time. The work has taken some years to complete and is based on a university thesis the author produced for a post graduate degree at the University of York. The book has a selection of rare and interesting illustrations and is well researched, having a good index for cross referencing.
• Good Well Researched Text.
• Interesting Selection of Illustrations.
• Useful to Social Historians.
• Good Index.
9781399063173 • £25.00
272 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 30 mono
ALA: Reading, Berkshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
FLYING SCOTSMAN, AND THE STORY OF GRESLEY’S FIRST PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
Tim Hillier-Graves
Tim Hillier-Graves has written many of the Locomotive Portfolio series for Pen and Sword books, this latest offering covers the Flying Scotsman locomotive, which marks its centenary in 2023. Flying Scotsman one of the most famous locomotives in the world, was outshopped from Doncaster Works in 1923 as the third Gresley A1 class pacific, it was later reconstructed into an A3 pacific. This book not only looks at Flying Scotsman and its operational life, but also the rest of the class of A1 and A3 Pacific’s. The volume is well researched with many previously unpublished pictures, new information and has informative captions to the illustrations. This book adds great additional information to the Flying Scotsman story with much new material covering Flying Scotsman after it was preserved by Alan Pegler and later owned by William Mc Alpine, before being saved for the National Collection.
• Well Researched Text.
• New Factual Information.
• Good Selection of Unpublished Illustrations.
• Useful to Historians and Railway Modellers.
9781399059534 • £30.00
208 pages • Hardback
240x250 • 30 colour, 220 mono
ALA: Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
ALLIED RAILWAYS OF THE WESTERN FRONT – NARROW GAUGE IN THE YPRES SECTOR BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Martin J B Farebrother, Joan S Farebrother
Martin and Joan Farebrother are both professional researchers who specialise in the history of railways on the Western Front during World War One. They have already published two in depth volumes covering other areas operated by the British during the conflict, this is the final volume which covers the Ypres sector. This volume looks at the extensive narrow gauge system of lines that supplied the British troops during the war and the way that they were planned, operated and maintained. The book also takes a wider look at the battles and the tactics used by the high command, which effected the use of the supply railways. This is a well-researched and written work, with much new information and often rare illustrations to back up the text and excellent maps.
• Good Well Researched Text.
• Well Illustrated, With Rare Pictures.
• Good Maps and Index.
• Useful to Military Historians.
9781526788818 • £40.00
232 pages • Hardback
297x210 • 160 colour & b&w
ALA: Rochester, Kent, UK
March 2024 • WLR
WESTERN REGION STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS A PICTORIAL STUDY
Laurence Waters
This book covers all the former steam sheds on British Railways Western Region, covering the period from 1948 until the final closure of the last Western Region steam shed in January 1966. The book is well illustrated with previously unseen pictures and maps of each depot, showing the track layout. There is also much new information about the history and locomotive allocations for each shed, which also covers when each location finally closed. The author has spent many years researching this in-depth volume, which should appeal to those interested in the locomotive sheds of the former Great Western Railway and Western Regions. The book will be of great use to those further researching Great Western locomotive history and also those who are railway modellers.
• Newly Researched Information.
• Good Selection of Illustrations.
• Informative Text and Pictorial Captions.
• Useful to Historians and Railway Modellers.
9781399070225 • £28.00
144 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 300 mono, 60 colour
ALA: Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
TRANSPORT
9781526776174 • £30.00
240 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 200 colour & b&w
ALA: Leicester, UK
February 2024 • WLR
9781526702210 • £25.00
120 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 140 illustrations
ALA: Shrewsbury, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781526773425 • £30.00
208 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 200 colour & b&w
ALA: Shrewsbury, UK
October 2023 • WLR
THE SHROPSHIRE & MONTGOMERYSHIRE LIGHT RAILWAY
THE RISE AND FALL OF A RURAL BYWAY
Peter Johnson
The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway was one of the lines managed and operated by Lt Col Holman Fred Stephens, the light railway promoter and administrator, who constructed and ran more light railways in Britain than any other person.
The volume looks at the reconstruction of the former Potteries Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway, from a derelict bankrupt line into a new light railway in 1912, until its closure by the Army and Western Region of British Railways in 1960.
This book covers all aspects of the lines history and the later period during and after the Second World War, when the Army used the railway to serve supply depots along its formation.
Peter Johnson is a well-known writer of minor railway books, who has written many books for Pen and Sword.
• Good Informative Text.
• Interesting Selection of Illustrations.
• New Factual Information.
• Useful to Railway Modellers.
THE KEIGHLEY AND WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY
Peter Waller
Peter Waller has written a number of definitive volumes for Pen and Sword and is a much respected author of transport history. This book covers the history of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, which is now one of Britain’s premier pioneer heritage railways. The book not only covers the preservation era but also the earlier period, right back to the lines construction in the mid-19th century. The author has managed to find some very rare and interesting pictures to illustrate this informative and fascinating volume. This book should be of interest not only to the railway enthusiast, but also to those who visit the line and wish to learn more about its history. The work has much new information and detailed factual material about the historic locomotives and rolling stock, on the heritage line.
• Good Informative Text.
• Newly Researched Information.
• Informative Long Picture Captions.
• Useful to Visitors and Enthusiasts.
THE RAILWAYS OF BRADFORD AND LEEDS THEIR HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT
Peter Waller
This volume looks at the important network of lines linking Bradford to Leeds, taking in the construction, operation and history of both lines that are still in use today and those that have been closed.
The author was for many years a native of Bradford, so has a special interest in the railways that operated in that area.
The volume is well researched and written with new factual information on all aspects of the railways and there function in the area.
The work has detailed information about the types of locomotives and rolling stock used in the past and also the present on the services in the district.
This book will be of interest to railway enthusiasts and historians of the lines in the north of England and especially Yorkshire.
• Well Researched Text with new information.
• Informative Picture Captions.
• Interesting Historic Illustrations.
• Useful to Historians and Enthusiasts.
9781399073028 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 40 mono
ALA: Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
October 2023 • WLR
9781399055635 • £25.00
192 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 250 mono
ALA: London, UK
November 2023 • WLR
9781399096218 • £35.00
144 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 170 colour, 50 mono
ALA: London, UK
January 2024 • WLR
THE CLAPHAM TRAIN ACCIDENT
CAUSES, CONTEXT AND THE CORPORATE MEMORY CHALLENGE
Greg Morse
This is the complete story of the Clapham Train Accident, which happened on the 12th December 1988, when three trains were involved in a serious collision in Clapham cutting, resulting the deaths of 35 people and injuries to 484 others. The book looks at the disaster and its aftermath, with much new information about the circumstances of the accident and the later enquiry, led by Lord Justice Hidden. This is the first in depth book on the subject and has taken many years to research from many different sources of information. Greg Morse is a transport professional who has spent many years looking into causes of accidents on railways and other forms of transport. This volume covers new ground and should be of interest to those who work in transport health and safety and also to those involved in serious transport historical research.
• Very in depth analysis of the Accident.
• Well Researched Text.
• Good Coverage of the Accident and its Aftermath.
THE LONDON UNDERGROUND, 1968–1985
THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL YEARS
Jim Blake
Jim Blake has been taking pictures of the Underground and London buses for over sixty years and has had several books published by Pen and Sword in the past. This volume is his latest work featuring photographs of the London Underground from 1968 to 1985. This volume looks at the whole network during that period, covering all aspects of operation, including the surface and sub surface lines, also the engineering department, which still used some steam traction until June 1971. The volume has a large number of illustrations covering rolling stock, much of which was vintage in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which was later replaced with newly delivered replacement units for the District, Hammersmith and City and Circle lines. The book has good quality pictures of trains and infrastructure, which will be of interest to historians and those who model the London Underground.
• Good Pictorial Coverage.
• Informative Long Captions.
• Newly Researched Information.
• Useful to Railway Modellers and Historians.
BUSES IN THE BORDER TOWNS OF LONDON COUNTRY 1969-2019 (SOUTH OF THE THAMES)
Malcolm Batten
This volume covers the London country bus network and services, south of the Thames, looking at the routs and types of vehicles used during the period from 1969 to 2019. Malcolm Batten the author has researched and photographed these bus services for many decades and is an authority on the subject. There have been quite a number of operating companies that have come and gone in the period covered in this book and the author has managed to record most of them with his camera. After London Transport ceased to operate country services and Green Line Coaches in December 1970, London Country was set up by the National Bus Company to run the former L T network around and across the capital. This book looks at what happened during and later, when the N B C was wound up in the 1980s and private companies took over the routs. This volume will be of great interest to Historians, Enthusiasts and Bus Modellers.
• Well Researched Text.
• Good Pictorial Coverage.
• Long Informative Captions.
• Useful to Historians, Enthusiasts and Bus Modellers.
THE LONDON MINI AND MIDI BUS TYPES
David Beddall
This is the history of the smaller bus types used on lightly used and outer area routs around London. The author has for many years been studying and photographing both the buses and the services these vehicles can be found on. The book starts by looking at the pre and post war vehicles used by London Transport and its predecessors to operate minor services within its operating area, moving on to the types of vehicle introduced in the last fifty years. The volume is well illustrated with good quality pictures of most of the types used during this time, including detailed information that will interest bus historians, enthusiasts and modellers, a highly recommended book for those interested in a much under researched area of London bus history.
• Well Researched Text.
• Interesting New Facts.
• Good Selection of Illustrations.
• Useful to Bus Modellers.
9781399095266 • £30.00
224 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 100 colour, 100 mono
ALA: Rushden, UK
March 2024 • WLR
LOTHIAN BUSES AN ERA OF CHANGE IN EDINBURGH
Fred Kerr
Fred Kerr is a prolific transport photographer who has over many years taken many thousands of pictures of buses and railways. This volume on Lothian Buses is his latest offering and covers a subject close to his heart, that of the buses of Edinburgh. The volume looks at the system and its services, with special emphasis on the types of buses and there operation. This book is a tribute to the maroon buses that are so much a part of Scotland’s capital city and are known across the world. The book is a full colour production with high quality illustrations throughout, backed up by informative captions.
The author has managed to find new information which will interest bus historians, enthusiasts and modellers.
• Full Colour Illustrations.
• Well Researched With New Information.
• Long Informative Captions.
• Useful to Bus Modellers.
9781399054348 • £25.00
144 pages • Hardback
246x172 • 250 colour
ALA: Southport, Merseyside, UK
February 2024 • WLR
THE LONDON ENVIRO 200
David Beddall
The London Enviro 200 was introduced in 2004 and in its original form was not a great success, however after a re design in 2006 the bus type was reintroduces with far more successful results. The Enviro 200 single decker replaced earlier single deck vehicles used by London bus operators on lightly used and less busy routs across the capital and in outer areas, bordering London. The author has recorded the use of these vehicles from their introduction and this book covers there use in London since 2004. The book is well illustrated, with many new and interesting historic images, the text is equally well researched with new information and long informative picture captions, which will make the work invaluable to bus enthusiasts and historians.
• New Factual Information.
• Well Researched Text.
• Long Informative Picture Captions.
• Useful to Bus Historians, Enthusiasts and Modellers.
9781399095228 • £30.00
216 pages • Hardback
282x216 • 100 colour, 100 mono
ALA: Rushden, UK
November 2023 • WLR
HONDA: THE GOLDEN AGE (ISLE OF MAN TT 1959–1967)
Matthew Richardson
When the fledgeling Honda Motor Company wanted to break into Europe, they knew their machines had to prove themselves at the greatest motorcycle race in the world, the Isle of Man TT. In 1959, Honda machines proved themselves reliable – and fast. They were soon picking up race victory after race victory and the likes of Jim Redman, Luigi Taveri and Mike Hailwood were queueing up to ride them. When they walked away from Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 1967, Honda had won everything there was to win on two wheels at the Isle of Man TT. A legend was born, and the Honda name would go from strength to strength.
• The fascinating story of how a tiny island in the Irish Sea helped shape a global super-company.
• Captures the atmosphere of one of the greatest eras in TT motorcycle racing.
• Charts the technical development of the machines, and the stories of the men who rode them.
• Contains first-hand accounts from Mike Hailwood, Jim Redman, Tommy Robb, Luigi Taveri and a host of others.
• Features evocative colour images.
• International interest.
9781399051477 • £25.00
224 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 20 colour, 12 mono
ALA: Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
March 2024 • WLR
A HISTORY OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY
A STORY IN THREE CONTINENTS
Anthony Burton
Anthony Burton is a well-known industrial and transport historian, who has written over 100 books on industrial archology. This volume covers the history of the cotton industry from its beginnings, to the present day. The cotton industry developed extensively in Europe and other parts of the world, the Southern States of America, India and benefitted from the advancement of technology during the late 18th century and Victorian period. This work looks at all the developments and changes the industry went through, during its existence to the present day. The author has drawn on many archives and collections to produce this full history of this important world industry, the book also has some interesting and unusual illustrations from various libraries across the globe.
• In depth Historical Research.
• Good Interesting Illustrations.
• Well Researched Text and Index.
• Useful to Historians.
9781399057318 • £25.00
208 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 80 mono
ALA: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
November 2023 • WLR
A HISTORY OF SHIP LAUNCHES AND THEIR CEREMONIES
George Hodgkinson
Throughout history, man has been performing rituals at the launch of a new ship to seek supernatural or divine protection for his ship and those who will sail in her. The form of the ritual varies according to local custom and religion: from the breaking of a coconut to the release of doves, to the role of astrologers in choosing an auspicious day for the launch. The evolution of this practice into today’s tradition of breaking a bottle of wine against the bow of a ship before launch, still symbolising sacrifice, is explored as well as the now widely-practised custom of inviting ladies to name and launch new ships.
• It is believed that this is the first comprehensive study to be written on the history of ship launches and their ceremonies.
• This book will be of interest to a wide readership as well as maritime enthusiasts.
• This book is well illustrated with some spectacular pictures of ship launches, some of which did not go to plan.
• Ship launching methods, colourful launch rituals and ceremonies in different countries are described, from Noah’s Ark to the present day.
9781399049450 • £25.00
344 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 46 mono
ALA: Cirencester, UK
November 2023 • WLR
MODEL BUILDING AND SUPER DETAILING
DETAILING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING 3D PRINTING
David Ashwood
David Ashwood is a member of the Market Deeping Model Railway Club and is involved with writing a series of books on model railway building. This is the second volume in the series covering the methods used to construct buildings and structures for railway layouts. The book is written in an easy to follow style, which newcomers to the hobby can grasp and use to construct good quality buildings. Other aspects of the publication cover how to adapt plastic and card kits and how to improve already constructed model buildings. This work is in many ways a first, as unlike so many other model railway construction books, which are often written for experienced railway modellers, this volume uses an easy to understand approach, to encourage the newcomer who is starting out. This book is also useful to War Gamers, who might like to construct buildings and structures.
• Quality illustrations to help the beginner.
• Easy to understand informative text.
• Useful to railway modellers and war gamers.
• Useful tips and methods of model construction.
9781399094887 • £30.00
112 pages • Hardback
297x210 • 200 colour
ALA: Kirkby Underwood, UK
January 2024 • WLR
A HISTORY OF BRITISH RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Richard Marks
This is the first full history of British Rail Engineering Ltd, which has taken many years to research and write. Richard Marx is a professional historian specialising in transport and industry, this is his first major work, covering the former railway workshops of the British railway industry. The book takes the reader from the pre grouping and big four era, through nationalisation in 1948 and looks at how the corporate structure of the once extensive railway workshops changed over a period of sixty years and how the industry after privatisation in 1994 changed further. The book is well illustrated with many rare pictures and has a well-researched text with much new factual information.
• Well researched text.
• New factual information.
• Good selection of illustrations.
• Useful to historians.
9781399066358 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 100 mono
ALA: Binfield, Berkshire, UK
March 2024 • WLR
9781636243399 • £32.95
320 pages • Hardback
229x152
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636242873 • £29.95
240 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 50+ photos and maps
January 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781636243962 • £22.50
192 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 15–20 illustrations
December 2023
Casemate Publishers
POWER UP
Leadership, Character, and Conflict Beyond the Superhero Multiverse
Edited by Steven Leonard, Jonathan Klug, Kelsey Cipolla, and Jon Niccum
Entertaining and innovative, Power Up brings together a talented author team from different backgrounds. Through the lens of the superhero genre, they explore contemporary challenges in leadership, team building, and conflict, while emphasising the role of humanity and human nature in our own world.
9781636243337 • £22.50
240 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 80 illustrations
December 2023
Casemate Publishers
VANDAL HEAVEN
Reinterpreting Post-Roman North Africa
Simon Elliott
North Africa was one of the richest parts of the Roman Empire, and its loss to the Vandals in the first half of the 5th century AD was the mortal blow which precipitated the fall of the western empire, and set the eastern empire back for decades. However, new research –published here for the first time – shows that, counter to popular theories, postRoman North Africa thrived under the Vandals.
9781636243573 • £25.00
336 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 35 photographs
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
LIFE AND DEATH AT ABBEY GATE
The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save our Allies
Mikael Cook and Robert Conlin
As America’s involvement in Afghanistan came to a chaotic end, an ad-hoc group of veterans, intelligence assets, and legislative aides undertook an extraordinary mission to honour the U.S. battlefield creed – leave no comrade behind. Tells the story behind the mass evacuation of over 124,000 Americans and Afghan allies during a two-week period in the summer of 2021.
9781636243351 • £22.50
196 pages • Paperback
229x152
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
MISSION IRAN
Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79
James Stejskal
The unique role of Special Forces Berlin in the attempted rescue of the American hostages in Tehran. On 4 November 1979, “student” supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over 60 hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States. Veteran and historian James Stejskal details Detachment A’s unique and integral role in Operation Eagle Claw, based upon firsthand accounts of the operatives involved.
FORGOTTEN WAR
The British Empire and Commonwealth’s Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941–1945
Brian E. Walter
Often overlooked by history, this substantial war effort against Imperial Japan in the Asia/ Pacific theatre during World War II is fully explored in this meticulously researched book which provides a balanced and insightful account of the role that British and Commonwealth forces played on land, sea and in the air.
NEXT WAR
Reimagining How We Fight
John F. Antal
An analysis of the lessons learned from recent wars, including the conflict in Ukraine, and how top warfighting disrupters are transforming the methods of warfare. Written by an experienced author and expert in military leadership and strategy, this is a timely and important contribution to conversations about national defence and strategy.
9781636243313 • £25.00
256 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 60 illustrations
January 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781636243276 • £32.95
320 pages • Hardback
229x152 • B&w & colour
January 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781636244051 • £27.95
304 pages • Hardback
229x152
March 2024
Casemate Publishers
BERNHARD SINDBERG
The Schindler of Nanjing
Peter Harmsen
In December 1937, the Chinese capital, Nanjing, falls and the Japanese army unleash an orgy of torture, murder, and rape. Over the course of six weeks, hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war are killed. The story of how Bernhard Sindberg single-handedly saved thousands of civilians during the Japanese orgy of violence in the Chinese capital in late 1937 and early 1938, demonstrating that the determined actions of one person – any person – can make a huge difference.
9781636242750 • £29.95
256 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 40 images plus maps
March 2024
Casemate Publishers
AFRICA
In the Line of Fire
Al J. Venter
Africa currently faces more wars, insurgencies, army mutinies, coups d’état and rebellions than at any time since World War II. Conflict in all forms has become endemic, now accentuated by a relative newcomer: Jihadism, increasingly linked to either Islamic State or al-Qaeda. Veteran war correspondent Al Venter brings his decades of experience to illuminate how Jihadist forces are responsible for instigating and escalating conflicts in countries across Africa.
9781636244211 • £19.95
672 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 16 page plates
March 2024
Casemate Publishers
THE WAY OF THE HUNTER
The Story of Gottfried Winkler, his Comrades and his Enemies
Brian R. Johnson
This is the story of a naïve patriotic teenage German boy willingly drafted into the Wehrmacht and posted to Yugoslavia where he is immersed in a bloody civil and world war. On April 6, 1941, German troops along with Italian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian military units invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Based on years of research, this book provides a distinctive account of what happened in the relatively unknown and under-researched Yugoslavian theatre of conflict in WW2.
9781636243511 • £22.50
216 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 20 photographs
December 2023
Casemate Publishers
FRANCO’S
PIRATES
E. R. Hooton
The naval element of the Spanish Civil War began with a rebellion followed by a mutiny and a massacre. This is the first full account of the naval aspects of the Spanish Civil War which was won and lost upon the high seas; a story of exploitation, heroism, chauvinism, piracy, international inaction, and espionage which has never been told. It includes details of such things as the first aerial campaign against shipping and the first operational use of sonar against a submarine.
COUNTDOWN TO D-DAY
The German Perspective
Peter Margaritis
In December 1943 with the rising realisation that the Allies are planning to invade Fortress Europe, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is assigned the title of General Inspector for the Atlantic Wall. His mission is to assess their readiness. This book takes a detailed day-to-day journal approach tracing the daily activities and machinations of the German High Command as they try to prepare for the Allied invasion. New in paperback.
FROGMAN STORIES
Life and Leadership
Lessons from the SEAL Teams
Rick Kaiser
Silver Star recipient Rick Kaiser shares his leadership lessons from over four decades with the Navy SEAL Teams. A compelling look at US Navy SEALs through a true-tolife lens focused on the triumphs and challenges of the elite warriors of the Special Forces community. It is not a blood-and-guts portrayal of battlefield victories and losses, but an authentic view of how things are done in the Teams.
9781636243788 • £29.95
320 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 5 photographs
December 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636244136 • £32.95
256 pages • Hardback
229x152
February 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781952715167 • £39.95
360 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 150 photographs
November 2023
Casemate Publishers
STRONG IN WILL
A First-Hand Account of Working for the American Embassy in Paris During the Occupation
Marie-Louise Dilkes and Edited by Virginia A. Dilkes
Describes the experience of the staff of the American Embassy in Paris who stayed despite all odds during World War II. Marie-Louise Dilkes takes us through the conquest and occupation of Paris by German forces, and includes the war-time journey of the American consulate in Paris – from Paris to Lisbon, and Lyon to Bern and back to Paris. She ends with the triumphant return of members of the American Embassy staff after the Allies forced the German Army out of Paris.
THE EAGLES OF BASTOGNE
The Untold Story of the Heroic Defense of a City Under Siege
Martin King, Michael Collins and Bob Allen
This book digs deeper into the defence of Bastogne, revealing more details about those indomitable “Screaming Eagles” and the other units that stood with them during that punishingly bitter cold winter of 1944/45. It also presents the perspective of the German soldiers trying to re-take Bastogne. A story of sacrifice, dedication to duty, and honour in the face of terrible adversity, but more importantly it’s a human story, one that encapsulates the finest attributes of humankind in the absolute direst of circumstances.
GENERALS AND ADMIRALS OF THE THIRD REICH
Volume 2: H–O
James Jack Webb
This second volume of a threevolume set offers concise biographical information for generals and admirals of the Third Reich with surnames between H and O. The set covers all branches of service, providing a brief but scholarly overview of each individual, including personal details and dates for all attachments to unit, and medals awarded, offering a readily accessible go-to reference work for all World War II researchers and historians.
9781636243771 • £19.95
240 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 30 photographs
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636241913 • £39.95
192 pages • Hardback
228x152
December 2023
Die Wehrmacht im Kampf
9781952715204 • £69.95
576 pages • Hardback
229x152 • B&w & colour
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
NAZIS ON THE POTOMAC
The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win World War II
Robert K. Sutton
Fort Hunt, Virginia, about 15 miles south of Washington, DC. was the site of one of the highest-level, clandestine operations during World War II. Known by the code name PO Box 1142, this facility interrogated and eavesdropped on the highest-level Nazi prisoners and also translated and analysed captured German war documents. This is the first book to describe the intelligence operations at PO Box 1142 and their part in winning the war against Hitler.
ANZIO NETTUNO 1944
Jörg Staiger and Translated by Linden Lyons and Series edited by Matthias Strohn
First English translation of the best German account of the defence against the Allied Operation Shingle, the landing at Anzio, Italy. The battle lasted over six weeks, with mistakes made by leadership on both sides, and consequently also great sacrifice by soldiers on both sides. But the operation was not a German success either, and attempts to prevent the creation of a strong bridgehead failed. Ultimately the Allies would reach Rome, and the Allies applied lessons from this battle.
NAZI OCCUPATION POLICIES IN THE EAST, 1939–44
Antonio J. Muñoz
An in-depth analysis of the policies that the Nazis employed in their attempt at empire building in the East, and the causes for its failure. It covers German rule in Poland, the Baltic States, Belorussia, Ukraine and Russia, looking at occupation locations and the rise of resistance against it. The German anti-partisan drives are discussed, as well as their changing strategies, and how German forces tried to deal with the growing partisan threat.
The Casemate Illustrated series explores key elements of military history, from campaigns, units and battles to aircraft, ships and weapons. Extensively illustrated with photographs and colour profiles of tanks, aircraft and other vehicles, each volume provides a wealth of visual detail. With profiles of key personnel, a timeline, and explanatory text boxes, the concise text gives a clear overview of events and highlights the most important information on any given topic.
9781636243375 • £34.95
160 pages • Hardback
254x203 • 200 photos
November 2023
Casemate Illustrated Special
9781636243696 • £24.95
128 pages • Paperback
240x170 • 100–120 photos
November 2023
Casemate Illustrated
9781636242897 • £24.95
128 pages • Paperback
241x170 • 100+ illustrations
February 2024
Casemate Illustrated
9781636242569 • £49.95
240 pages • Hardback
254x203 • B&w & colour images
November 2023
Casemate Illustrated Special
THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN
Battle for the Heartland
Sean Michael Chick
A fully illustrated history of the Shiloh campaign, from its earliest origins and the armies and commanders on both sides to the strategy of the campaign from both perspectives, how the armies ended up along the Tennessee River at Shiloh, and the two-day battle that unfolded thereafter. It includes a discussion on the related river war and the naval vessels involved, the retreat from the battlefield, the casualties, treatment of wounded, burial of the dead, and establishment of the National Military Park.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN, 1864
Sherman’s Campaign to the Outskirts of Atlanta
David A. Powell
The campaign for Atlanta was pivotal to the outcome of the American Civil War. Roughly 190,000 men waged war across northern Georgia in a struggle that lasted 133 days. Today a national park at Kennesaw commemorates this titanic fight, and there are a surprising number of physical reminders still extant across the state. This work portrays the first half of the Atlanta Campaign in text and images, using both historic sketches and photographs, as well as post-war and modern images.
9781636243733 • £24.95
128 pages • Paperback
254x178 • 100–120 photos
November 2023
Casemate Illustrated
9781636242910 • £24.95
128 pages • Paperback
241x170 • 100+ illustrations
February 2024
Casemate Illustrated
9781636242606 • £49.95
240 pages • Hardback
254x203 • B/W illustrations
November 2023
Casemate Illustrated Special
THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN
Grant’s Failed Offensive Andrew R. Miller
This is a fully illustrated account of the 14-month campaign to regain the control of Mississippi River by capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi which stands as the prime example of how the Civil War would be fought and won. Technological advances created by the war itself and used by progressive thinking Federal and Confederate commanders ensured that this vital southern supply and logistics base would be the focal point of the war on the western waters.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN, 1864
Peachtree Creek to the Fall of the City
David A. Powell
The second volume on the Atlanta campaign portrays the final months of the struggle for Atlanta, from mid-July to September, including what remains to be seen of the battles around the city: Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Decatur, and Ezra Church. The siege covers historic views of Atlanta, operations east of the city, and the city’s capture. The cavalry chapter focuses on the Union cavalry raids south of Atlanta which ended in disaster. Finally, the fighting at Jonesboro will bring the series to a close.
9781636241999 • £29.95
240 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 50 maps & photos
November 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636243849 • £25.00
208 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 30–40 photos
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636243948 • £34.95
432 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 15–30 illustrations
November 2023
Casemate Publishers
TENTH ARMY COMMANDER
The Writings of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., 1944–45
Edited by Christopher L. Kolakowski
The first full publication of the writings of Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., a major figure of the Pacific War. General Buckner kept a diary covering the period from January 1, 1944 to June 17, 1945, which has never been fully published until now. The diary text is augmented by letters from General Buckner to his wife Adele during March to June 1945, and a letter from the Tenth Army Chief of Staff to Adele detailing Buckner’s death.
EYES ON THE ENEMY
U.S. Military Intelligencegathering Tactics, Techniques and Equipment, 1939–45
Chris McNab
The documents collected in this book reveal the theoretical and practical principles behind wartime intelligence gathering and analysis, from the frontline intelligence officer to the Washingtonbased code-breaker. They explain fundamentals such as how to observe and record enemy activity and intercept enemy radio traffic, through to specialist activities such as cryptanalysis, photoreconnaissance, prisoner interrogation, and undercover agent operations.
IN STRANGE COMPANY
An American Soldier with Multinational Forces in the Middle East and Iraq
Roland J. Tiso and Anthony C. Zinni
9781636243825 • £25.00
208 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 30–40 photos
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636243863 • £25.00
208 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 30–40 photos
October 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636244075 • £32.95
288 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 30 illustrations
FIGHTING FROM THE HEAVENS
Tactics and Training of USAAF Bomber Crews, 1941–45
Chris McNab
During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) projected American military might across distances and with destructive force unimaginable just a decade previously. Fighting from the Heavens presents an invaluable collection of material from U.S. wartime manuals, including doctrinal, training, technical, aircraft-specific, and position-specific publications.
CLEARING THE WAY
U.S. Army Engineers in World War II
Chris McNab
The book brings together an exceptional collection of primary sources from engineering field manuals, technical manuals, and other official publications. They provide a detailed insight into the work and skills of the U.S. Army engineers, including building a field fortification, laying and defusing mines, making a contested river crossing, or camouflaging a defensive position properly. Through these texts, we gain practical insight into the exceptional individuals who often combined first-rate infantry fighting skills with engineering skill and problem-solving ingenuity.
A unique perspective on the planning and execution of coalition warfare and the employment of multinational forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom It offers a valuable contribution to the background, planning and execution of the operation and the training and integration of Iraqi and multinational forces into the Coalition effort. Coalition warfare as seen through the entire spectrum of war from the tactical to the operational to the political-strategic. WITNESS TO NEPTUNE’S INFERNO
January 2024
Casemate Publishers
The Pacific War Diary of Lieutenant Commander
Lloyd M. Mustin, USS Atlanta (CL 51)
David F. Winkler
Rare first-hand account of USS Atlanta’s war – including the battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal, where the ship was sunk. Diaries were not supposed to be kept by U.S. Navy personnel during the war, so this day-to-day account of the Pacific War is rare, and refreshingly candid.
9781636244013 • £32.95
288 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 40 illustrations
November 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781636244174 • £29.95
288 pages • Hardback 229x152
March 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781955041270 • £29.95
240 pages • Hardback 229x152
March 2024
Brookline Books
THE BATTLE OF BONG SON
Operation Masher/White Wing, 1966
Kenneth P. White
Full boots-on-the-ground account of the first large-scale search & destroy campaign in Vietnam, demonstrating the efficacy of the strategy at an operational level. Operation Masher/ White Wing targeted the regiments of the North Vietnamese Army Sao Vang Division operating in the Bong Son area in northeast Binh Dinh Province in central South Vietnam. The operation started on January 24, 1966, immediately after the Vietnamese New Year (Tet) and ended six weeks later.
DUTY CALLS
Transforming the U.S. Military
Lanny L. Snodgrass
The oldest American to join the U.S. Army, psychiatrist Lanny Snodgrass challenges the paradoxical age restrictions in military service, invoking an urgent call for reform through his extraordinary journey. He scrutinizes the age limits on military service, addressing the antiquated criteria that have remained largely unchanged for over a century. If we continue to send our young to war while overlooking the potential of older, willing Americans, tragic consequences will persist.
PERCEPTIONS OF BATTLE
George Washington’s Victory at Monmouth
Jeff Dacus
A towering figure on a white horse, George Washington led his Continental Army to victory over the British Army in the longest battle of the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1778. This is that story, told by the people who experienced it. This book is different in that it uses only first-person accounts to reach conclusions or render judgments.
9781636244099 • £29.95
240 pages • Hardback 229x152
January 2024
Casemate Publishers
9781636240701 • £22.50
288 pages • Paperback 228x152
December 2023
Casemate Publishers
9781955041294 • £34.95
395 pages • Hardback 229x152
February 2024
Brookline Books
THE FIRST HELLCAT ACE
Hamilton McWhorter and Jay A. Stout
Hamilton McWhorter was a WWII naval aviator and the first-ever F6F Hellcat ace. Although he objected to being characterised as such, Hamilton McWhorter III’s service to family and country make him a standout among America’s Greatest Generation. McWhorter’s combat service, from the beginning of the war to the last campaign off the shores of Okinawa, makes his story a must-read for the serious student of the Pacific air war.
HUNTERS ISLAND
Beyond
Honor
Gordon L. Rottman
On a tiny island in the shadow of Guadalcanal a deadly game of cat and mouse is taking place between American and Japanese forces, both determined to evade and defeat each other. Written by a Marine veteran turned acclaimed military historian, this historically-accurate new fiction book packs a punchy plot. Private Henrik Hahnemann is an eighteenyear-old Missouri farm boy growing up in the hard scrabble times of the Great Depression. Shaken and bitter by the attack on Pearl Harbor, he is fixated on revenge.
THE KILLING SHORE
The True Story of Hitler’s U-boats Off the New Jersey Coast
K. A. Nelson
The shocking story of Nazi Germany’s naval assault in American waters told through the eyes of seafarers who experienced it off New Jersey. It is January 1942. Nazi Germany is about to commence an assault along the US East Coast, but this “Atlantic Pearl Harbor” would prove far more devastating than Japan’s attack on Hawaii five weeks earlier.
9780645700442 • £32.95
108 pages • Paperback
250x176 • Fully illustrated October 2023
Avonmore Books
9781950394128 • £39.99
256 pages • Paperback
280x210 • Colour maps, photos
November 2023
Harpia Publishing
9781950394142 • £40.99
256 pages • Paperback
280x210 • Colour maps, photos
January 2024
Harpia Publishing
PACIFIC PROFILES VOLUME 12
Allied Fighters: P-51 & F-6 Mustang series New Guinea and the Philippines 1944-1945
Michael Claringbould
Pacific Profiles Volume 12 covers the P-51 and F-6 Mustang series which served in New Guinea, the Philippines and then the Japanese islands, serving with a total of ten USAAF Fifth Air Force fighter and reconnaissance squadrons, and also with New Guinea’s Combat Replacement Training Centre. The author is worldrenowned for his expertise on the Pacific air war.
OPERATION ELDORADO CANYON
The 1986 US Bombing Raid on Libya
Jim Rotramel
Operation Eldorado Canyon is usually remembered as a long-range mission by British-based F-111s. However, it was an amazingly complex mission that involved two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and a unique air refuelling plan that involved more than half of the then new KC-10 tanker inventory. For the first time, the events leading up to this operation are described, including previously unrevealed contingency operations, missions testing the ability of the F-111s to fly such an extended mission, and the mission itself from the crews that flew it.
RED DRAGON BOMBERS
China’s Long-range Bomber Force Since 1956
Andreas Rupprecht
Compared to Chinese fighters, much less has been published on the development of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) offensive types. Until now, scant information has been available, despite the multiple versions of the H-6 bomber now in service and the wide variety of roles in which it serves. This book sheds light on how the PLAAF has managed to find innovative interim solutions to address its much-needed long-range strike capabilities.
9780645700459 • £36.95
200 pages • Paperback
250x176 • Fully illustrated
October 2023
Avonmore Books
9781950394135 • £40.99
256 pages • Paperback
280x210 • Colour maps, photos
January 2024
Harpia Publishing
SOLOMONS AIR WAR VOLUME 2
Guadalcanal & Santa Cruz October 1942
Michael Claringbould and Peter Ingman
This second volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare in the Solomon Islands theatre during the critical month of October 1942. It can be read alone or as part of the ongoing Solomons Air War series. This chronicle has been written using both Allied and Japanese sources, to give a fresh, factual and highly detailed account of all aspects of the Solomons air campaign.
MODERN TURKISH AIR POWER
The Turkish Air Force Today Cem Dogut
An in-depth look at the Turkish Air Force focusing on the varied manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) currently in service, its structure, units and markings. After establishing an indigenous aviation industry, Turkey began to produce its own aircraft. Recent developments covered here include a range of UAVs, as well as its indigenous fighter design, known as TF-X.
LUFTWAFFE SEARCH LIGHTS AND RANGE FINDING EQUIPMENT
Volume 2
Alan Ranger
This new photo album is number 32 in the MMP Books/Stratus ‘Camera On’ series and is the second volume to cover such equipment as Luftwaffe search lights and range finding equipment, of which the book contains 140+ photographs. In this volume, we endeavour to show this rarely illustrated equipment in some detail but still show it as the soldiers viewed it as both their work place and also their home. This book is an invaluable reference for military historians and modelers alike.
POLISH ARMOURED
TRAINS
1921–1939
Volume 3
By Adam Jonca
Adam Jońca, an undisputed expert on the subject, extensively covers the history of armoured trains used by the Polish army from the end of the Soviet war to the conclusion of the 1939 campaign. The book delves into the history, organisation, and equipment of each individual composition in great detail. Readers can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter from this well-researched and informative book.
9782815107792 • £10.30
48 pages • Paperback 170x240
October 2023
OREP
THE RADAR STATION
Douvres-la-Delivrande 6th–17th June 1944 – Fights for Distelfink
Luc Bollinger and Xavier Lepley
Among the many objectives to be achieved by the Allied troops during the D-Day Landing of June 6, 1944, was the radar station built in 1942 by the Todt Organization. Covering an area of more than 35 hectares, it included thirty structures with surveillance and guidance installations, such as the iconic Würzburg-Riese and its 7.5 meter diameter parabola.
Aviation Artist Richard J. Caruana commemorates the Centanary of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) with a theme that he has been his speciality since his very earliest published works, over 50 years ago: the Regia Aeronautica. The Italian campaigns against Great Britain and Russia are probably the least chronacled of all of the Regia Aeronautica’s history of World War II. This study provides an endless source of inspiration for modellers seeking that ‘something special’ to add to their collection.
9782815107143 • £33.45
208 pages • Hardback 160x240
October 2023
OREP
9782815107495 • £16.80
128 pages • Paperback 170x240
October 2023
OREP
TILL THE JOB IS DONE
World War II Letters from an officer in the US 4th Infantry Division (1944–1945)
Clément Horvath
Illustrated with colourised wartime photographs and original battle relics, read for the first time the complete correspondence of an American officer in the 4th Infantry Division, from the battlefields of Normandy to the dark forest of Hürtgen and the liberation of Paris. These poignant letters and true story make us reflect on the terrible effects of war and the importance of peace.
SUPER SOLDIER
Jean-Marc Djian and Jay Laine
1943, on a farm in Arkansas, two brothers, Eddy and Johnny Collins, receive their mobilisation letter: one will disembark at Omaha Beach while the other will have to climb a vertiginous cliff held by the enemy. Will the two brothers meet again?
SAVAS BEATIE PUBLISHING
9781611215960 • £21.99
312 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 100 images, 10 maps
October 2023
Emerging Civil War Series
Savas Beatie
9781611214765 • £19.99
336 pages • Hardback
229x152
December 2023
Savas Beatie
9781611216134 • £22.99
312 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 70 images, 6 maps
December 2023
Savas Beatie
WAR IN THE WESTERN THEATER
Edited by Chris Mackowski and Sarah Kay Bierle
Revisits some of the Civil War’s most legendary battlefields. Often relegated to a backseat by action in the Eastern Theatre, the Western Theatre is actually where the Federal armies won the Civil War. In the Eastern Theatre, the principal armies fought largely within a 100-mile corridor between the capitals of Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, while the Western Theatre included the entire area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River – a vast geographic expanse that can be still challenging to understand.
THE GUNS OF SEPTEMBER
A Novel of McClellan’s Army in Maryland, 1862
Alexander B. Rossino
A sweeping account that will linger with you long after you finish the book. Readers live the high-stakes drama through the gritty minutiae experienced by a host of historical characters—including a diligent General McClellan, the hard-fighting Joseph Hooker, a frustrated Ambrose Burnside, and the aggressive George Armstrong Custer. Rossino also displays a keen understanding of daily travails undergone by the common foot soldier, including experienced veterans from Ohio and greenhorns from central Pennsylvania.
MORE GREAT
“WHAT IFS” OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL
WAR
Edited by Chris Mackowski and Brian Matthew Jordan
Historians at Emerging Civil War tackle more of the war’s most enduring questions to help the reader look at what could have happened with a full multitude of choices and clear and objective eyes. Each essay focuses on a key event of the war and, much like an army staff ride, examines the options of the moment. This is not a collection of alternate histories or counterfactual scenarios. Rather, it is an invitation to ask, to learn, and to wonder, “What if…?”
Chris Mackowski, Kristopher White and Daniel Davis
The book recounts the oftenoverlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the battle’s fateful final day. July 1, 1863, had gone poorly for the Union army’s XI Corps. Shattered in battle north of the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, the battered and embarrassed unit ended the day hunkered at the crest of a cemeterytopped hill south of the village. Reinforcements fortified the position, which extended eastward to include another key piece of high ground, Culp’s Hill.
THUNDER IN THE HARBOR
Fort Sumter and the Civil War
Richard W. Hatcher
The first modern monograph to document the role of both the fort and the city throughout the entire Civil War. Hatcher, the former historian at Fort Sumter, mined a host of primary sources to produce an in-depth and fascinating account of the intricacies, complexities, and importance of this campaign to the overall war effort and fills a large gap in the historiography of the war and underscores that there is still much to learn about the endlessly fascinating Civil War.
THE BOY GENERALS
Adolfo Ovies
This second installment encompasses a period jammed with tumultuous events for the cavalry on and off the battlefield and a significant change of command at the top. Adolfo Ovies’ well-researched and meticulously detailed account of the increasingly dysfunctional relationship between Custer and Merritt follows the same entertaining style in the first installment. The Boy Generals changes the way Civil War enthusiasts will understand and judge the actions of the Union’s bold riders.
SAVAS BEATIE PUBLISHING
9781611216196 • £18.99
168 pages • Hardback
216x140 • 30 images, 4 maps
November 2023
Savas Beatie
DESTINED TO FAIL
The Johnson-Gilmor Cavalry Raid around Baltimore, July 10-13, 1864
Eric Wittenberg
The Johnson-Gilmor Raid represents one of three attempts to free prisoners of war during the American Civil War. Like the other two, it was destined to fail for a variety of reasons. Part of Wittenberg’s cogent analysis compares and contrasts this raid to a pair of other unsuccessful attempts to free Union prisoners of war. This book will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the Civil War, highstakes cavalry operations, or the politics of Civil War high command.
9781611216684 • £27.99
288 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 30 images, 12 maps
December 2023
Savas Beatie
9781611216844 • £27.99
216 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 20 images, 1 map
December 2023
Savas Beatie
9781611216653 • £24.99
228 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 40 images
December 2023
WE SHALL CONQUER OR DIE
Partisan Warfare in 1862
Western Kentucky
Derrick Lindow
A deadly and expensive war within a war was waged behind the lines (and often out of the major headlines) in western Kentucky. In 1862, the region was infested with guerrilla activity that pitted brother against brother and neighbour against neighbour in a personal war that often recognized few boundaries. The partisan guerrilla fighting and efforts to bring it under control helps put the Civil War in the Western Theatre in context.
THE WORLD WILL NEVER SEE THE LIKE
The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913
John L. Hopkins
The 1913 Gettysburg reunion is a story of 53,000 old comrades and former foes reunited. The first full story of this extraordinary event’s genesis and planning, the obstacles overcome on the way to making it a reality, its place in the larger narrative of sectional reunion and reconciliation, and the individual stories of the veterans who attended. Every reader interested in Gettysburg will find this a welcome addition to their library.
9781611216820 • £28.99
312 pages • Hardback 229x152 • 42 images, 19 maps
October 2023
Savas Beatie
9781611215410 • £14.99
224 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 9 maps, 52 images
December 2023
Savas Beatie
UNFORGETTABLES
Some Winners, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War Era
John C. Waugh
This book is a presentation of forty of the most memorable and impactful individuals the author has come across during his three decades of researching and writing about the American Civil War. Waugh’s unique pen and spritely style bring to life a mix of the famous and the infamous, the little-known and the unremembered. The author’s hope is that these sketches and word portraits rekindle that passion and hook a few non-believers on the undeniable drama that is history.
A MISMANAGED AFFAIR
The Battle of Seven Pines / Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862
Victor Vignola
Surprisingly little has been written about the important Battle of Seven Pines/Fair Oaks. It left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake and the primary Southern army without its commander. Author Vignola based his study on a host of primary and archival sources, many of which have never been published. The result is a well-illustrated and mapped readable tactical and leadership account that will please the most discriminating reader.
JOHNSONVILLE
Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4–5, 1864
Jerry T. Wooten
Wooten, a former Park Manager at Johnsonville State Historic Park, unearthed a wealth of new material that sheds light on the creation and strategic role of the Union supply depot, the use of railroads and logistics, and the depot’s defence. His study covers the emergence of a civilian town around the depot, and the role all of this played in making possible the Union victories with which we are all familiar.
The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting began in early June 1864 and would not end for nine long months. Accompanying the chapters are original maps by Civil War cartographer George Skoch, together with photos and illustrations.
TOO USEFUL TO SACRIFICE
Reconsidering George B. McClellan’s Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam
Steven R. Stotelmyer
The importance of Robert E. Lee’s first movement north of the Potomac River in September 1862 is difficult to overstate. Stotelmyer combines extensive primary research, smooth prose, and a keen appreciation for the infrastructure and capabilities of the terrain of nineteenth century Maryland. The result is one of the most eye-opening and groundbreaking essay collections in modern memory. Readers will never look at this campaign the same way again.
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862
Vol. II: Antietam
Ezra A. Carman and Edited by Thomas G. Clemens
This is the eagerly awaited second volume of Ezra Carman’s magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862. Jammed with firsthand accounts, personal anecdotes, detailed footnotes, maps, and photos, this long-awaited study, and the most comprehensive and detailed account of the battle ever produced, will be read and appreciated as battle history at its finest. Indeed, we will never see such a study again.
The Western Front Battles, September 1864–April 1865
Edwin C. Bearss and Bryce A. Suderow
This is the most comprehensive and thorough understanding of the major military episodes comprising the fascinating Petersburg Campaign. Taken together, these two volumes present the most comprehensive and thorough understanding of the major military episodes comprising the fascinating Petersburg Campaign.
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862
Vol. I: South Mountain
Ezra A. Carman and Edited by Thomas G. Clemens
When Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland in early September 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan moved his reorganised and revitalised Army of the Potomac to meet him. The campaign that followed included some of the most dramatic marching and influential combat of the entire Civil War.
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862
Vol. III: Shepherdstown Ford and the End of the Campaign
Ezra A. Carman and Edited by Thomas G. Clemens
Jammed with firsthand accounts, personal anecdotes, detailed footnotes, maps, and photos, this long-awaited study will be appreciated as Civil War history at its finest.
SAVAS BEATIE PUBLISHING
9781611216233 • £13.99
214 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 18 images, 9 maps
January 2024
Savas Beatie
9781611216417 • £12.99
192 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 75 images, 8 maps
January 2024
Savas Beatie
9781611216646 • £18.99
432 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 28 images, 14 maps
December 2023
Savas Beatie
THE CAMPAIGN FOR ATLANTA & SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA
Volume
1
Edited by Theodore Savas and David Woodbury
Despite its decisive impact on the war, the Georgia campaigns have still not received the attention they deserve. In the 1990s, editors Savas and Woodbury put together two volumes of wideranging and especially thoughtful essays by leading historians and students of war with footnotes, original maps, photos, and index that quickly sold out.
NEVER SUCH A CAMPAIGN
The Battle of Second Manassas, August 28–August 30, 1862
Robert Orrison and Dan Welch
Historians Robert Orrison and Dan Welch follow Lee and Pope as they converge on ground once-bloodied just thirteen months earlier. Since then the armies had grown in size and efficiency, and combat between them would dwarf that first battle. For the second summer in a row, forces would clash on the plains of Manassas, and the results would be far more terrible.
CONFEDERATE GENERAL WILLIAM “EXTRA BILLY” SMITH
From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat
Scott L. Mingus
This biography draws upon a wide array of newspapers, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts to paint a colourful portrait of one of the South’s most interesting leaders and devoted sons. William “Extra Billy” Smith, was the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg. Complete with original maps and photos, this book will satisfy anyone who loves politics, war, and a great story well told.
9781611216240 • £13.99
220 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 14 images, 10 maps
January 2024
Savas Beatie
9781611216578 • £18.99
480 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 40 images, 38 maps
December 2023
Savas Beatie
9781611216622 • £18.99
312 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 56 images
October 2023
Savas Beatie
THE CAMPAIGN FOR ATLANTA & SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA
Volume
2
Edited by Theodore Savas and David Woodbury
According to historian Richard McMurry, the 1864 campaign “through the woods and across the hills, valleys, and streams of North Georgia was one of the biggest, longest, and most spellbinding of the American Civil War. It was also one of the most important.” Despite its decisive impact on the war, the Georgia campaigns have still not received the attention they deserve.
MEADE AND LEE AT BRISTOE STATION
Jeff Wm Hunt
This is a fast-paced and dynamic account of how the Army of Northern Virginia carried the war above the Rappahannock River once more in an effort to regain the initiative and retrieve the laurels lost in Pennsylvania. It’s grounded upon official reports, regimental histories, letters, newspapers, and other archival sources. Together, they provide a day-by-day account of the fascinating high-stakes affair during this threemonth period. Coupled with original maps and outstanding photographs, this new study offers a significant contribution to Civil War literature.
THE LOST PAPERS OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD
By Stephen M. Hood
Historians and other writers have spent generations speculating about Hood’s motives, beliefs, actions, and objectives and the result has not always been flattering or even fully honest. Now, long-believed “lost” firsthand accounts previously unavailable offer insights into the character, personality, and military operations of John Bell Hood the general, husband, and father.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY SAVAS BEATIE PUBLISHING
9781611216639 • £16.99
248 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 75 images, 19 maps
January 2024
Savas Beatie
9780813196633 • £59.00
784 pages • Hardback
235x156 • Maps & illustrations
December 2023
American Warriors Series University Press of Kentucky
“NO SUCH ARMY SINCE THE DAYS OF JULIUS CAESAR”
Mark A. Smith and Wade
Sokolosky
The final days of the Confederacy saw a kaleidoscope of action in the Eastern Theatre, with most Civil War historians focusing on the imminent demise of the Army of Northern Virginia. However, to both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, it was the inexorable advance of the Union armies that dictated their final moves. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, this book explores a long-overlooked clash that had consequences beyond the gallant sacrifices of the men,
JOHN J. PERSHING AND THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN WORLD WAR I, 1917-1919
Volume 3: January 1–March 20, 1918
Edited
by John T. Greenwood
John J. Pershing (1860–1948) had a long and decorated military career but is most famous for leading the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. His letters during this period convey a long and arduous struggle to build an American army at the front.
UNITING AGAINST THE REICH
The American Air War in Europe
Luke W. Truxal
This comprehensive account offers a new assessment of the development of the American war in Europe and emphasises the importance of developing an ‘air-mindedness’ when evaluating and strategising large-scale operations.
9780813198286 • £72.00 • 270 pages • Hardback
229x152 • Charts & illustrations • October 2023
9780813199283 • £36.00 • Paperback
Aviation & Air Power
University Press of Kentucky
9781611216738 • £13.99
192 pages • Paperback
229x152 • 75 images, 10 maps
December 2023
Savas Beatie
9780813198712 • £36.00
470 pages • Hardback
235x156 • Maps & illustrations
January 2024
American Warriors Series University Press of Kentucky
A FINE OPPORTUNITY LOST
Ed Lowe
Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s deployment to East Tennessee promised a chance to shine. Reassigned to the Western Theatre because of sliding fortunes there, the Old Warhorse hoped to run free with – finally – an independent command of his own. Unexpectedly, Longstreet and Burnside from the Eastern Theatre now found themselves transplanted in the Western – familiar adversaries on unfamiliar ground. The fate of East Tennessee hung in the balance, and the reputations of the commanders would be won or lost.
PATTON’S TACTICIAN
The War Diary of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes
Geoffrey Keyes and Edited by James W. Holsinger
This is the first transcribed edition of Keyes’s personal diary to be published. Holsinger has integrated a variety of related sources, including correspondence between Keyes, Patton, and Eisenhower. A day-to-day chronicle of Keyes’s experiences in the World War II Mediterranean theatre and the early days of the Cold War in occupied Germany and Austria, this is an invaluable primary source.
COMMANDING PROFESSIONALISM
Simpson, Moore, and the Ninth US Army
William Stuart Nance
Examines the achievements of leaders William Simpson, commander of the US Ninth Army, and James Moore, his chief of staff. Focusing on their careers from 1940 through the end of World War II, author William Stuart Nance recounts the pair’s working relationship.
9780813198231 • £54.00 • 210 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 5 maps, b&w illustrations • October 2023
9780813199269 • £27.00 • Paperback
American Warriors Series University Press of Kentucky
9798888570388 • £34.95
160 pages • Paperback
240x170
November 2023
Oxbow Books
9798888570548 • £25.00
136 pages • Hardback
279x216 • 70 mostly colour
September 2023
Oxbow Books
9781789258592 • £38.00
208 pages • Paperback
280x216 • B&w & colour
December 2023
Oxbow Books
MONUMENTAL TIMES
Pasts, Presents, and Futures in the Prehistoric Construction Projects of Northern and Western Europe
Richard Bradley
This book examines the history of early monuments: their uses and subsequent impact; their distinctive time scales; changing concepts of time (both past and future), and the implications of this for archaeological research. It is concerned with the archaeology of Western and Northern Europe, with an emphasis on structures in Britain and Ireland, and the period between the Mesolithic and the Viking Age. It begins with two famous groups of monuments and introduces the problem of multiple time scales.
EILEAN DONAN CASTLE
Exploring an Icon, Archaeological Research Excavations
2009–2017
Cecily Shakespeare, Jonathan Clark, Justin Garner-Lahire, Richard Oram and Nicola Toop
Packed with colour images, this book explores results of archaeological research undertaken at Scotland’s iconic and world-renowned Eilean Donan Castle, focusing on its medieval remnants.
IN THE DARKEST OF DAYS
Re-investigating Human Sacrifice and Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory
Edited by Matthew J. Walsh, Sean O’Neill and Lasse Sørensen
This book collects recent works on sacrificial offerings, ritualised violence and the relative values thereof in the contexts of Scandinavian prehistory from the Neolithic to the Viking era. The contributions cover a broad spectrum of issues, engaging in questions of identity, cosmology, economics and social relations.
9798888570326 • £45.00
240 pages • Paperback
240x170 • October 2023
Neolithic Studies Group Seminar
Papers
Oxbow Books
9781842173008 • £45.00
496 pages • Hardback
246x189 • 200 illus and plans
December 2023
Oxbow Books
9798888570463 • £39.95
144 pages • Paperback
280x216 • 120 b&w illustrations
December 2023
Oxbow Books
REVISITING GROOVED WARE
Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200–2400 cal BC
Edited by Mike Copper, Alasdair Whittle and Alison Sheridan
This is the first overview of British Grooved Ware in 25 years. Specialist contributors offer both regional and thematic perspectives on this important ceramic tradition. Chapters cover the development of Grooved Ware in Orkney as well as the timing and nature of its appearance, development, and subsequent demise in different regions of Britain and Ireland.
ALL THE EMPEROR’S MEN
Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan’s Column
Jon Coulston
This beautifully-illustrated book explores the reliability of the Trajan’s Column as a historical source in documenting the emperor’s popularity and the Roman armies at war. Never before has this volume of material about the Column been studied in its entirety, using modern methods of recording, comparison and analysis. The author was granted unprecedented access to the Column by the Roman authorities during conservation work, allowing for uniquely close study and detailed photographic evidence to be collected.
THE LATE MINOAN III NECROPOLIS OF ARMENOI
Volume II –Biomolecular and Epigraphical Investigations
Edited by Yannis Tzedakis, Holley Martlew, Michael J. Tite and Robert Arnott
The Late Minoan III Necropolis of Armenoi, Crete is the only intact, complete Late Minoan necropolis presently known, of which 232 tombs have been excavated. This volume details a research project which was the first large-scale genomic sampling of skeletal material from a single site in Bronze Age Greece.
9781789259964 • £50.00
304 pages • Hardback
240 x 170
October 2023
Oxbow Books
9781789259018 • £50.00
272 pages • Hardback
240x170 • B&w illustrations
October 2023
Contexts of and Relations
Between Early Writing Systems
Oxbow Books
9798888570340 • £45.00
208 pages • Paperback
297x210 • November 2023
Journal of Roman Pottery Studies
Oxbow Books
ECONOMIC CIRCULARITY IN THE ROMAN AND EARLY MEDIEVAL WORLDS
New Perspectives on Invisible Agents and Dynamics
Edited by Irene Bavuso, Guido Furlan, Emanuele E. Intagliata and Julia Steding
The concept of economic circularity has gained momentum in academia, in part due to contemporary environmental concerns. This timely volume enhances our understanding of circular economic processes by exploring circular economy over the longue durée, and by integrating an interdisciplinary perspective.
EXPLORING WRITING SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES IN THE BRONZE AGE AEGEAN
Philippa M. Steele
Writing does not begin and end with the encoding of an idea into a group of symbols. It is practised by people who have learnt its principles and acquired the tools and skills for doing it, in a particular context that affects what they do and how they do it. Focusing on the syllabic systems of Bronze Age Greece, this book brings together different perspectives to create an innovative interdisciplinary outlook on what is involved in writing.
JOURNAL OF ROMAN POTTERY STUDIES
Volume 20
Edited by Eniko Hudak and Jane Evans
Volume 20 of the long-running Journal of Roman Pottery Studies includes conference proceedings of the 2019 conference held at Atherstone, Warwickshire, and the 50th anniversary conference of the Study Group for Roman Pottery held online with Newcastle University. Papers reflect on recent advances in methodological approaches and their applications, the past and future role of the society, new studies on pottery production sites, and new initiatives in archiving policies and their implications.
9781785708855 • £38.00
256 pages • Paperback
246x189 • B&w, colour
December 2023
American Landscapes Oxbow Books
9781789259759 • £60.00
384 pages • Hardback
297x210
December 2023
Explorations in Western Desert Rock Art
Oxbow Books
9798888570364 • £42.00
272 pages • Paperback
240x170 • December 2023
University of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology Monograph Oxbow Books
CAHOKIA
CITY OF THE COSMOS
John E. Kelly and
By
James A. Brown
The large American Indian city of Cahokia sits amidst a diverse natural landscape within the larger central Mississippi river valley. In this volume the editors and authors attempt not just to focus on Cahokia and its configuration, but also the other towns and settlements dispersed throughout the region extant for nearly four centuries. The editor’s investigations over nearly 25 years have helped elucidate the significance of Cahokia as an urban centre and the processes leading to its creation.
ROCKS IN MOTION
Dakhleh Oasis Petroglyphs in the Context of Paths, Roads and Mobility
Paweł L. Polkowski
This book is the first ever monograph on Dakhleh Oasis rock art, providing both an introduction to the versatile topic as well as an overview of the current state of research. It is designed as a collection of essays that deal with specific aspects of the research. The reader is offered here not only old and new documentation, much of it previously unpublished, but also a great deal of innovative interpretation.
ROMAN URBANISM IN ITALY
Recent Discoveries and New Directions
Edited by Alessandro Launaro
This volume brings together scholars whose recent work at key sites is contributing to expand, change or challenge our current knowledge and understanding of Roman urbanism in Italy. The individual chapters showcase some of the most recent methods and approaches applied to the study of Roman towns, discussing the broader implications of fresh archaeological discoveries from both well known and less widely known sites.
9781785709500 • £48.00
688 pages • Hardback
297x210
December 2023
Oxbow Books
9781789258684 • £40.00
352 pages • Hardback
297x210 • B&w, colour
November 2023
Oxbow Books
9781789259674 • £50.00
224 pages • Hardback
279x216 • B&w, colour
January 2024
Oxbow Books
HIGH PASTURE CAVE
Ritual, Memory and Identity in the Iron Age of Skye
Steven Birch, Jemma Cruickshank, and Jo McKenzie
High Pasture Cave, located on the island of Skye, Scotland, occupies a liminal location on the very edge of a settlement, and appears to have been a focus for specific and special activities. This book details the research-led excavations at the cave and its context in the landscape, including geology and stratigraphy, the use and transformation of the cave from the Neolithic, postMedieval activity after the site’s closure, chronology and radiocarbon dating, the human remains, and stable isotope analysis.
BURIALS AND THE BLACK DEATH IN HEREFORD
New Library Excavation, Hereford Cathedral
Edited by Derek Hurst
The excavation at Hereford Cathedral that took place in 1993 revealed extensive remains, some potentially dating back to the 7th/8th century, including timber-built buildings and a late Saxon cemetery. Excavation of over 1000 burials has provided a full crosssection of the medieval population. This volume reports on these excavations, providing details of some notable individual artefacts, and a thorough study of the human remains.
COLONISATION AND CHRISTIANITY
The Long Settlement of Viking Age and Medieval Skagafjörður, North Iceland
Edited by John M Steinberg, Douglas Bolender, Kathryn A Catlin, Brian N Damiata and Guðný Zoëga
Providing details of the methods and results of a joint Icelandic–US archaeological project in North Iceland, this volume traces the development of Viking and Medieval farmstead settlement patterns in the region c. AD 870–1300. It also explores the impact of Christianity.
9781789257953 • £65.00
544 pages • Hardback
280x216 • B&w & colour
January 2024
Oxbow Books
9781789259636 • £60.00
448 pages • Hardback
298x210 • B&w, colour
December 2023
Oxbow Books
9781789259940 • £45.00
288 pages • Paperback
279x216
October 2023
Oxbow Books
THE BRONZE AGE COLLECTIVE GRAVES OF QARN AL-HARF, RAS ALKHAIMAH (UAE)
Southeast Arabia at the Dawn of the Second Millennium
Derek Kennet, Alyson Caine, Anna Hilton and Lloyd Weeks
This book reports on the excavation of a number of monumental collective tombs that were built in Ras alKhaimah and used through the early part of the 2nd millennium. The way that they were constructed and used as well as the burial goods that they contain throw light on the population of this area, and give an indication of how and why it was that life continued in this small pocket in a way that was different to surrounding regions.
THE EXCAVATIONS AT ISMANT ALKHARAB
Volume II – The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries
Edited by Gillian E. Bowen
This volume includes a major presentation of the skeletal material, bioarchaeology and grave goods from over 800 graves, charting the transition from traditional burial practices through the adoption of Christianity.
ARCHITECTURES OF THE ROMAN WORLD
Models, Agency, Reception
Edited by Niccolò Mugnai
This interdisciplinary volume reassesses Roman-period architecture outside of Rome and the Italian peninsula, looking at the regions that formed part of the Roman Empire from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. Moving beyond traditional views of ‘Roman provincial architecture’, it highlights the multifaceted features of these architectures, their function, impact and significance within the local cultures, and the dynamic relationship between periphery and centre.
EXCAVATIONS AT TLACHTGA, HILL OF WARD
Co. Meath, Ireland, 2014–2016
Stephen Davis and Caitriona Moore
Tlachtga is one of very few quadrivallate ringforts in Ireland and a site that has long been regarded as of potential ‘Royal’ status. It is a site with significant associated folklore and historical narrative associated with it. In the 12th century, Tlachtga was the scene of negotiations between Hugh de Lacy and Tighernan Ui Ruairc, king of Breiffne, at which Ui Ruairc was said to have been slain by treachery and his head sent to Henry II in London.
Initial remote sensing survey in 2011–12 using both lidar and multi-method geophysical survey highlighted the presence of multiple, partially overlapping phases of enclosure at the site. Three subsequent seasons of excavation yielded over 15,000 fragments of animal bone, human remains, charred material, evidence of metalworking, and a hoard of 23 AngloSaxon silver pennies. The earliest material culture comprises lithics and two small sherds of middle Neolithic pottery.
The main activity at the site seems to span two periods: a late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (1100–400 BC) trivallate hilltop enclosure and a late Iron Age to early medieval (AD 400–1000) enclosure phase. This latter in particular sees a great deal of development from a 40 m univallate enclosure to a 150 m quadrivallate enclosure, and finally a phase of mound building where the central space is converted to a ‘rath mound’ probably in the mid-10th century. This is contemporary with the deposition of the coin hoard just east of the main complex in an apparent craft-working area. The final phase examined seems to indicate a timber stockade constructed on the central mound, most likely in the 12th century.
9798888570449 • £35.00
176 pages • Paperback
297x211 • Colour, B&w images
December 2023
Oxbow Books
PALMYRA AFTER ZENOBIA
AD 273–750
An Archaeological and Historical Reappraisal
Emanuele E. Intagliata
This book casts light on a much neglected phase of the UNESCO world heritage site of Palmyra, namely the period between the fall of the Palmyrene ‘Empire’ (AD 272) and the end of the Umayyad dominion (AD 750). The goal of the book is to fill a substantial hole in modern scholarship - the late antique and early Islamic history of the city still has to be written.
In late antiquity Palmyra remained a thriving provincial city whose existence was assured by its newly acquired role of stronghold along the eastern frontier. Palmyra maintained a prominent religious role as one of the earliest biosphorics in central Syria and in early Islam as the political center of the powerful Banu Kalnb tribe.
Post-Roman Palmyra, city and setting, provide the focus of this book. Analysis and publication of evidence for postRoman housing enables a study of the city’s urban life, including the private residential buildings in the sanctuary of Ba’alshamin. A systematic survey is presented of the archaeological and literary evidence for the religious life of the city in Late Antiquity and Early Islam. The city’s defenses provide another focus. After a discussion of the garrison quartered in Palmyra, Diocletian’s military fortress and the city walls are investigated, with photographic and archaeological evidence used to discuss chronology and building techniques. The book concludes with a synthetic account of archaeological and written material, providing a comprehensive history of the settlement from its origins to the fall of Marwan II in 750 AD.
9798888570609 • £35.00
168 pages • Paperback
279x216 • 72 Illustrations
October 2023
Oxbow Books
NORDIC ACADEMIC PRESS
AN EXAMINATION OF PREHISTORIC STONE BRACERS FROM BRITAIN
Ann Woodward, John Hunter, David Bukach and Fiona Roe
This volume presents a detailed study of the thin, usually rectangular, pieces of pierced fine stone that occur in inhumation graves of Beaker date mainly of the second half of the third millennium cal BC. These objects are considered to be archer’s bracers or wristguards. The study forms part of a more wide-ranging research project to identify more accurately the significance of burial assemblages from Beaker and Early Bronze Age contexts in England and Wales. The key objective is to produce a detailed analysis of the nature and function of these grave goods, beginning with the bracers, and to test the hypothesis that many of the artifacts were originally designed for use as components of ritual costume or as equipment for use in religious acts and ceremonies. The volume includes an illustrated database of all recorded bracers.
9798888570616 • £42.00
192 pages • Paperback
297x210 • Colour, B&w images
November 2023
Oxbow Books
VASA II
Part 1. Martnet, whipstaff, and spritsail topsail. The material remains of a 1628 warship rig
Edited by Fred Hocker
When Vasa was raised in 1961 a lost world was revealed in astonishing detail. Among the most remarkable finds were the remains of the rigging. Normally shipwrecks offer only a few clues to the structure above the waterline, but on Vasa the lower masts, a myriad of blocks and deadeyes, hundreds of metres of rope and cable and – most astonishingly – nine sails from the ship and its boat survive. The unique finds provide an unparalleled opportunity to reconstruct the rigging in detail and to form an understanding of how ships were sailed in the seventeenth century. With a sail plan, rigging, and steering gear that are substantially different to the classical full-rigged ship of the nineteenth century, the evidence from Vasa paints a vivid picture of ship-handling in the Age of Sail. Vasa II Part 1 presents more than a thousand finds of wood, metal, and cloth from the most complete rig to survive from before 1800, which form the basis for a complete reconstruction of the rig and sailing performance of a large warship of the 1620s.
This extensively illustrated book has been organized geographically into tours and covers the governmental regions of East of England, East Midlands, and West Midlands. It features 62 bridges and beautiful full colour photographs of each bridge are included. A brief history is incorporated with each bridge. Additionally, information about the construction, materials used, and unique features are related, as well as historically relevant documents and images. Directions to each bridge and local attractions are also given.
9781914427299 • £40.00
224 pages • Hardback
216x279 • 224 colour images
January 2024
Windgather Press
VIKING MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT IN EAST ANGLIA
The Place-Name Evidence
David Boulton
This volume reassesses traditional interpretations of how Scandinavian place-names in England came into being, proposing new models for exploring Viking settlement. Boulton’s analysis of Scandinavian-influenced place-names in their landscape contexts has provided crucial new evidence of differing patterns and phases of Viking migration and settlement patterns in East Anglia between the late 9th and 11th centuries. He examines place-name categories linguistically, and explores the landscape and archaeological contexts of the settlements associated with them with the aid of GIS-generated maps.
• The first comprehensive analysis of Scandinavian-influenced place-names in East Anglia.
• Proposes an innovative hypothetical model for the formation of the Scandinavian-influenced place-names in East Anglia.
• Explores the hitherto disregarded migrationary context of Viking settlement in the region, engaging with a significant and topical new area of academic discourse in the field of Viking studies.
9781914427251 • £39.95
208 pages • Paperback
246x183 • Illustrations
September 2023 • Windgather Press
BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ GUY POINTS
9781912667956 • £40.00
640 pages • Hardback
216x138
December 2023
Spink Books
9781912667727 • £50.00
480 pages • Hardback
216x138
November 2023
English Gold Coinage
Spink Books
9780993033964 • £49.00
440 pages • Paperback
245x170 • 66 b&w/704 colour
August 2023
Guy Points
COINS OF ENGLAND 2024 PRE-DECIMAL
Edited by Emma Howard
The 59th volume of Coins of England & the United Kingdom 2024, Pre-Decimal Issues, which combined with the Decimal volume comprises the Standard Catalogue of British Coins. This historic reference work for British coins is still the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the Decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties.
ENGLISH GOLD CONAGE FROM 1860
Volume II
Maurice Bull
The second volume of this brand new comprehensive guide covers every type of English gold coin from 1816 onwards and includes many new varieties, along with rarity values, arranged by monarch. Accompanying Bull reference numbers are again cross-referenced to the Standard Catalogue of British Coins.
9781912667963 • £20.00
464 pages • Hardback
216x138
December 2023
Spink Books
9781912667796 • £50.00
400 pages • Hardback
305x203
October 2023
Spink Books
ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH ARCHITECTURE & STONE SCULPTURE
Guy Points
This book provides a comprehensive guide with detailed explanations, illustrations and photographs of late-7th century to 11th century Anglo-Saxon Churches and stone sculpture. It is divided into four parts and provides a page and photographic index of all the churches and museums where they are referred to in the text. All the places referred to in the text have been personally visited by the author.
9780903472418 • £15.00
152 pages • Paperback
234x156
August 2023
British Institute for the Study of Iraq
COINS OF ENGLAND 2024 DECIMAL
Edited by Emma Howard
The 10th volume of Coins of England & the United Kingdom 2024, Decimal Issues. This edition is of note as it contains all coins minted during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, also introducing the new coinage of King Charles III. The Decimal Issues gives a comprehensive overview of all individual coins and sets issued by the Royal Mint since 1971 (and in circulation since 1968), offering an authoritative catalogue of modern British coins.
WILLIAM WYON
Mark Jones
Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint and the leading medallist of his time William Wyon RA (1795-1851) produced some of the best known and most widely distributed images ever made. This book aims to understand how and why Wyon’s work was commissioned and how it was received, using institutional archives, contemporary correspondence and reminiscence, and the popular press, to create a rounded picture of his life, work, networks, influence and impact.
WILLIAM KENNETT LOFTUS
A 19th Century Archaeologist in Mesopotamia
Letters transcribed and introduced by John Curtis
Gathers together hitherto unpublished letters from William Kennett Loftus (1820–1858) to friends and relatives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Loftus is regarded, alongside his contemporary Austen Henry Layard, as one of the foremost British archaeologists of the Victorian period.
9781915401090 • £90.00
432 pages • Hardback
280x245 • 500 illustrations
October 2023
Ad Ilissvm
FOUR CENTURIES OF BLUE AND WHITE
The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese & Japanese Export Porcelain
Becky MacGuire
This beautifully illustrated and scholarly book presents the Frelinghuysen collection of Chinese and Japanese export porcelain. It is the first major publication to consider Chinese and Japanese blue and white together. More than 300 pieces from the collection are illustrated and discussed in full and another 250 are illustrated in a compendium, all divided into thematic chapters that reflect the many ways Chinese and Japanese porcelain has been traded, collected and lived with around the world.
9781910221532 • £35.00
184 pages • Hardback
240x190 • 87 illustrations
October 2023
Anomie Publishing
9781999314583 • £40.00
344 pages • Hardback
270x215 • 1,000 illustrations
March 2024
Liss Llewellyn Fine Art
9781915401076 • £80.00
432 pages • Hardback
280x245 • 280 illustrations
October 2023
Ad Ilissvm
ANDREW CRANSTON –NEVER A JOINER
Andrew Cranston
Never a Joiner features over eighty-five paintings made on the linen-bound covers of old books by Glasgow-based Andrew Cranston (b. 1969, Hawick), accompanied by texts by the artist. Produced by Ingleby, Edinburgh, it has been published to coincide with an exhibition at Ingleby and launched as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival 2023.
9781910221501 • £30.00
192 pages • Paperback
265x215 • 200 illustrations
October 2023
Anomie Publishing
ALBERT DE BELLEROCHE
Works from the Artist’s Studio & Catalogue
Raisonné of the Lithographic Work
George Kenney, Elaine Kilmurray and Paul Liss
First major publication concerning the works of the British artist Albert de Belleroche, including a catalogue raisonné of lithographic work.
9781739603311 • £10.00
146 pages • Paperback
270x215
October 2023
Liss Llewellyn Fine Art
THE WIDER GOLDSMITHS’ TRADE IN ELIZABETHAN AND STUART LONDON
David M. Mitchell
The Wider Goldsmiths’ Trade in Elizabethan and Stuart London is the first book to study all aspects of the Goldsmiths’ trade. It challenges the assumption that the manufacture of silver plate and gold jewellery was the company’s only activity during the seventeenth century. It considers allied trades such as refining, wiredrawing, and the making of small-swords and watches, as well as the development of the modern banking system.
TOM DE FRESTON – I SAW THIS
Tom de Freston, with contributions from Habda Rashid, Yasmina Floyer, Mark Jones and Ali Souleman
I Saw This is a collaborative arts project by artist Tom de Freston, documentary filmmaker Mark Jones and Oxfordbased academic Ali Souleman. Inspired by the Syrian war and the terrorist explosion that left Souleman blind, the project explores trauma and suffering, sight and memory, inner and outer worlds, and questions of hope, life and death.
BRITISH PAINTINGS 1880–1980
Edited by Paul Liss and George Richards
This catalogue brings together 100 years of British painting from 1880–1980. Women are at the forefront: the essential process of rewriting their work into the narrative continues. Among the women celebrated here are Marion Adnams, Averil Burleigh, Hilda Carline, Ithell Colquhoun, Evelyn Dunbar, Margaret Gere, Kathleen Guthrie, Winifred Knights, Rachel Reckitt and Paule Vézelay.
9781913645533 • £45.00
328 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 72 illustrations
November 2023
Paul Holberton Publishing
9781913645519 • £30.00
176 pages • Paperback
280x240 • 100 illustrations
October 2023
Paul Holberton Publishing
9781910221525 • £40.00
228 pages • Hardback
260x210 • c.168 images
November 2023
Anomie Publishing
THE ARTIST HELEN COOMBE (1864–1937)
The Tragedy of Roger Fry’s Wife
Martin Ferguson Smith
This fascinating book presents the first biography of Helen Coombe, a woman admired not only for her artistic skill, but also for her intellect, personality and wit. It reveals her family background and education, her place in the Arts and Crafts Movement and her outstanding artistic output.
REAL FAMILIES
Stories of Change
Edited by Susan Golombok, with an introduction by Luke Syson, and with contributions from Mary Beard et al.
What is a family? And how is family experienced? These questions, explored through artists’ eyes, are at the heart of the exhibition, Real Families: Stories of Change, a collaboration between the Fitzwilliam Museum and the University of Cambridge Centre for Family Research. The book provides a catalogue of the exhibition in four sections, containing twelve illuminating essays that discuss the concept of the family.
9781399959155 • £50.00
600 pages • Hardback
234x156 • 150 illustrations
October 2023
Paul Holberton Publishing
9781911408901 • £40.00
180 pages • Hardback
300x250
November 2023
Sansom & Company
GIDEON RUBIN
Look Again
Edited by Rosie Robertson and Matt Price
Gideon Rubin (b. 1973, Israel) is an artist who lives and works in London. Exploring identity, history and the inheritance of trauma in his enigmatic paintings, Rubin’s subject matter draws on myriad references such as film, popular culture, art history and literature, creating and investigating mythologies from the recent past. This second major trade monograph showcases his substantial body of work since 2015, including studies of people in nature and scenes of solitude and intimacy. Contributions from Jennifer Higgie, Matthew Holman, Varda Caivano and Park Joon.
9781915670120 • £20.00
112 pages • Paperback
196x180
August 2023
Sansom & Company
JOHN CARR OF YORK
Collected Essays
Ivan Hall and Edited by Kenneth Powell
John Carr of York (1723 – 1807) was one of the most prolific and significant architects of the eighteenth century, with an output of over 400 designs, most of which were executed. His designs vary from simple gateways through to the grandest schemes, such as that for the palatial hospital at Oporto in Portugal, Harewood House and village in Yorkshire, and Basildon Park in Berkshire.
MICHAEL SANDLE WORKS ON PAPER
Jon Wood with a foreword by John McEwen
This new publication looks closely at Michael Sandle’s works on paper across his whole career. It presents his two-dimensional work from his early years whilst training at Douglas School of Art (1951–54), at the Slade School of Art (1956–59), where he studied painting and printing, and at the Atelier Patris in Paris (1960), right up to the present day. Alongside lithographs and etchings, it shows pages from his sketchbooks and many medium and larger format drawings.
EGON ALTDORF
Poems + Images
Egon Altdorf and Edited by Judith LeGrove and By Michael Trevor
This first edition of Egon Altdorf’s poetry in German with parallel English translations includes previously unpublished texts. Illustrated throughout with archival photographs and examples of his woodcuts, sculptures and stained glass, Poems + Images illuminates key aspects of Altdorf’s art and creative identity.
9781915023117
£12.95
318 pages Paperback 203x127
October 2023
Gay Street Chronicles EnvelopeBooks
BELLE NASH AND THE BATH CIRCUS
William Keeling
It is 1835, and Belle Nash is glad to be back in Bath, but pained by the absence of his most recent Caribbean love. His heartache leads to confusions when he meets Pablo Fanque, the Black equestrian acrobat from Norfolk longing to set up his own circus. As ever, William Keeling’s whimsical tale brings his gay hero, into a situation where comedy does not obscure stark moral issues that are as alive today as they were in the Regency.
9781915023131
£12.95
162 pages Paperback 203x127
November 2023
EnvelopeBooks
PRINCESS BRR-RAINY
Stephen Games
Princess Raine is a bright kid—a very bright kid. And that’s her problem. No one likes smart kids, especially when they’re unaware of the effect they have on other people. To make things worse, she has two funny, silly, younger brothers whom everyone loves. It’s not fair. So when the kingdom of Rainland is threatened by a massive and abnormal heatwave, the reason has to be a natural phenomenon—right? It couldn’t be the arrival of some mythical, firebreathing monster. Could it?
9780822967088 • £15.00
72 pages • Paperback
222x146
October 2023
Pitt Poetry Series
University of Pittsburgh Press
OCTOBERS
Muradi Sahar
This collection traces the four great tumults of the author’s life, all of which originated in that jagged month of different years. Ultimately, the collection is concerned with language – as witness and buoy in the white waters of loss, as a tool for violences small and state-crafted, as an asymptote both approaching ideas of “home” and estranged from it, and, beyond it all and still, as a source of wild wonder.
9781915023148
£12.95
246 pages Paperback 203x127
October 2023
EnvelopeBooks
A GIRL’S OWN WAR
K.J. Kelly
Ex-convent-girl Mary Collins dreams of leaving wartime Ireland and start an exciting new lifeline Hollywood, then finds herself fought over by two British and German servicemen who wash up in her town. But what are they actually doing there at all?
9781915023124
£12.95
314 pages Paperback 203x127
November 2023
EnvelopeBooks
THE ATTRACTION OF CUBA
Because a Little Crazy is Good
Chris Hilton
Chris Hilton went to Havana in the early 2000s to escape the drudgery of everyday life in England—and, boy, did he escape it. Suddenly he found himself mixed up with a variety of gangland chancers, some Cuban, one British, all living on the edge of legality. There was always a risk of their moneymaking schemes getting rumbled by the police but that’s what made it so compelling: the chance, the risk. Office life this wasn’t.
9780822947998 • £20.00
150 pages • Hardback 229x152
October 2023
University of Pittsburgh Press
SMALL IN REAL LIFE STORIES
Kelly Sather
This volume invokes the myth and melancholy of Southern California glamour, of starry-eyed women and men striving for their own Hollywood shimmer and the seamy undersides and luxurious mystique of the Golden State. When hunger for power, fame, and love betrays the senses, the characters in these nine stories must reckon with false choices and their search for belonging with the wrong people. This is an insider’s view of California and the golden promises of possibility and redemption that have long made the West glitter.
9781950564330 • £23.00
144 pages • Hardback
216x140 • November 2023
University Press of Kentucky
9780822967194 • £15.00
80 pages • Paperback
229x152 • October 2023
Pitt Poetry Series
University of Pittsburgh Press
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY
DAUGHTERS OF MUSCADINE
Stories
Monic Ductan
Two events tie together the nine stories in Monic Ductan’s gorgeous debut: the 1920s lynching of Ida Pearl Crawley and the 1980s drowning of a high school basketball player, Lucy Boudreaux. Covering the last one hundred years, this book presents stories of people whose voices have been suppressed and erased for too long: Black women, rural women, Appalachian women, and working-class women. Ductan presents the extraordinary nature of everyday lives in an engaging, engrossing, and exciting new voice.
GHOST VARIATIONS
Poems
Elton Glaser
Elton Glaser’s ninth book of poems is haunted by the loss of his wife, each April bringing back the memory of her death. As the book progresses through the seasons, it evokes the places that remind him of their times together, in the South of their youths, in the Midwest of their long marriage, and in their travels here and abroad. And yet there is also another strain that keeps breaking through, the particulars of joy in family and the natural world.
BETWEEN A BIRD CAGE AND A BIRD HOUSE
Poems
Katerina Stoykova
Through themes of domestic abuse, the death of a parent, the loss of a friend, and the search for cultural identity, the poems in this collection transcend the borders of language and nation-states. With every line of verse, Stoykova’s unique grasp on the turns of the English language brings a fresh perspective.
9780813198675 • £27.00 • Hardback
9780813198682 • £18.00 • Paperback
100 pages • 216x140 • January 2024
University Press of Kentucky
9780822967156 • £15.00
80 pages • Paperback
229x152 • October 2023
Pitt Poetry Series
University of Pittsburgh Press
THE ROCK THAT IS NOT A RABBIT
Poems
Corey Marks
Change arises as something both desired and mourned in poems that reckon with a world where perspectives blur. A statue of Lenin topples in a Georgian square only to be raised again in a Dallas backyard. Antlers sprout from Actaeon’s head, rendering him unrecognizable to the dogs he loves. Meditative and richly imaginative, these poems cast and recast the self and its relation to other selves, and to memory, history, power, and the natural world.
I SAY THE SKY
Poems
Nadia Colburn
In poems at once profound and accessible, Nadia Colburn finds splendor and astonishment in a natural world – and a human world – that is deeply troubled yet still majestically beautiful. Both elegy and celebration, I Say the Sky addresses some of the most challenging aspects of human existence, from childhood trauma to environmental devastation, and discovers, in unexpected and clear-sighted ways, wisdom, wonder, and peace.
9780813198637 • £27.00 • Hardback
9780813198644 • £18.00 • Paperback
104 pages • 216x140 • January 2024
New Poetry & Prose Series
University Press of Kentucky
THE SAFETY OF SMALL THINGS
Poems
Jane Hicks
The Safety of Small Things meditates on mortality from a revealing perspective. Jane Hicks captures contemporary Appalachia in all of its complexities: the world she presents constantly demonstrates how the past and the present (and even the future) mingle unexpectedly.
9781950564361 • £27.00 • Hardback
9781950564378 • £18.00 • Paperback
96 pages • 216x140 • January 2024
University Press of Kentucky
PRETEND THE BALL IS NAMED JIM CROW
The Story of Josh Gibson
Dorian Hairston
Dorian Hairston’s debut poetry collection explores the Black American experience through the lens of Joshua Gibson’s life and seventeen-year baseball career, which culminated in his posthumous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
9780813198873 • £40.00 • Hardback
9780813198880 • £20.00 • Paperback
112 pages • 216x140 • February 2024
University Press of Kentucky
THE RUINS OF NOSTALGIA
Donna Stonecipher
In a series of 64 gorgeous, ramifying, unsettling prose poems addressing late-twentieth- and twenty-first century experience and its discontents, The Ruins of Nostalgia offers a strikingly original exploration of the misunderstood phenomenon of nostalgia as both feeling-state and historical phenomenon. Each poem, also titled The Ruins of Nostalgia, is a kind of lyrical mini-essay, playful, passionate, analytic.
9780819500830 • £20.50 • Hardback
9780819500847 • £12.50 • Paperback
80 pages • 254x178 • October 2023
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
LIBRARY OF LIGHT
Danielle Vogel
Written in elegant, crystalline prose poems, this memoir begins and ends in an incantatory space, one in which light speaks. A mesmerising elegy infused with studies of epigenetic theory and biophotonics, A Library of Light shows that to take part in language is to take part in transmission, transmutation of energy, and sonic (re)patterning of biological light.
9780819500915 • £19.50 • Hardback
9780819500878 • £12.50 • Paperback
112 pages • 203x152 • February 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
MAKESHIFT ALTAR
Poems
Amy M. Alvarez
Amy M. Alvarez explores the cultural, spiritual, and place-based experiences of Afro-Caribbean and African American diasporic peoples in this haunting and emotionally charged collection of poems that meditates on the meaning of home and existence.
9780813199023 • £40.00 • Hardback
9780813199030 • £20.00 • Paperback
112 pages • 216x140 • March 2024
University Press of Kentucky
9780819500984 • £19.50
140 pages • Hardback
229x178 • 14 b&w photos
February 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
ROOM SWEPT HOME
Remica Bingham-Risher
Marrying meticulous archival research with Womanist scholarship and her hallmark lyrical precision, BinghamRisher’s latest collection treads the murky waters of race, lineage, faith, mental health, women’s rights, and the violent reckoning that inhabits the discrepancy between lived versus textbook history.
9780819500939 • £19.50
120 pages • Hardback
229x178
February 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
SEPTET FOR THE LUMINOUS ONES
fahima ife
In this brilliant second collection, poet fahima ife articulates various scenes of subduction. Spoken in quiet recognition and grounded in desire, this book imagines a lush soundscape textured in oblique spiritual fusion of the Taíno and Yoruba. What resounds in these poems is an ecstatic love song of the Caribbean Americas, of the main lands and islands, shaped and reshaped as breathwork, ritual, communion, and fantasy.
9780819500960 • £19.95
400 pages • Paperback
203x152
October 2023
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
9780819501226 • £13.95
200 pages • Paperback
229x178 • 34 colour photos
February 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
9780819501011 • £5.95
40 pages • Paperback
152x102
February 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
BE BRAVE TO THINGS
The Uncollected Poetry and Plays of Jack Spicer
Jack Spicer and Edited by Daniel Katz
Much of the poetry in this collection has never before been published, but the volume also includes much out-of-print or hard to find work, as well as Spicer’s three major plays, which have never been collected. Here one finds major unfinished projects, early and alternate versions of well-known Spicer poems, shimmering stand-alone lyrics, and intricate extended ‘books’ and serial poems. This new cache of Spicer material will be indispensable for any student of 20th century American poetry.
IN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LATER
Brenda Hillman
An iconoclastic ecopoet who has led the way for many young and emerging artists, Brenda Hillman continues to re-cast innovative poetic forms as instruments for tracking human and non-human experiences. At times the poet deploys short dialogues, meditations or trance techniques as means of rendering inner states; other times she uses narrative, documentary or scientific materials to record daily events during a time of pandemic, planetary crisis, and turmoil. Hillman’s work represents what is most necessary and fresh in American poetry.
NOTICE
Rae Armantrout
Notice is the product of a life-long interest in natural sciences by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Rae Armantrout. The collection calls attention to how language frames and shapes our relationships to climate and kin. The title is a call to take heed of the signs coming to us daily. The author has selected poems that respond in various ways to the environmental crisis which we all see developing and about which we don’t seem to be able to take appropriate action.
9780819501080 • £16.95
296 pages • Paperback
229x152
January 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
9780819501233 • £25.95
994 pages • Paperback
229x152
January 2024
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Wesleyan University Press
HER BIRTH AND LATER YEARS
New and Collected Poems, 1971–2021
Irena Klepfisz
This book is the first complete collection of the work of Irena Klepfisz. For fifty years, Klepfisz has written powerful, searching poems about relatives murdered during the war, recent immigrants, a lost Yiddish writer, a Palestinian boy in Gaza, and various people in her life. Her Birth and Later Years was a Finalist for the Jewish Book Award and winner of the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry.
THE COMPLETE POETRY OF AIMÉ CÉSAIRE
Bilingual Edition
Aimé Césaire, translated by Clayton Eshleman and A. James Arnold
This volume gathers all of Cesaire’s celebrated verse into one bilingual edition. It provides a truly comprehensive picture of Cesaire’s poetry and poetics is made possible thanks to a thorough set of notes covering variants, historical and cultural references, and recurring figures and structures, a scholarly introduction and a glossary. It provides a new cornerstone for readers and scholars in 20th century poetry, African diasporic literature, and postcolonial studies.
9781739789268 • £22.95
312 pages • Paperback
240x170 • 50 illustrations
October 2023
The Liffey Press
9781922669537 • £28.00
266 pages • Paperback 229x152
January 2024
Australian Scholarly Publishing
9781922952783 • £120.00
320 pages • Hardback
280x210
January 2024
Australian Scholarly Publishing
AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS
OOPS! WHY THINGS GO WRONG
Understanding and Controlling Error
Niall Downey
Niall Downey – a cardio-thoracic surgeon who retrained to become a commercial airline pilot – uses his expertise in medicine and aviation to explore the critical issue of managing human error. This book provides a Safety Management System that can be used in organisations of all kinds.
9788772196732 • £42.00
400 pages • Hardback
Illustrations, colour
October 2023
Aarhus University Press
THE ‘YACHTIES’
Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940–45
Janet Roberts Billett
A saga of exceptional valour in World War II by Australian volunteers in the Royal Navy. Their service was diverse and dangerous, in the Battle of the Atlantic; the Arctic convoys to Murmansk in Russia; mine-clearance, covert sorties, Combined Operations in the Mediterranean and Normandy, and SE Asia. Recruited under the Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme, the Yachties war service in the Northern Hemisphere was as diverse as it was dangerous.
THE ‘BOUNTY’ AND BEYOND
John A. Fish
Commander William Bligh’s official and private journals and his manuscript relating to the mutiny on HMS Bounty are comprehensively examined and compared in this original study. Numerous surprising and important differences in these accounts are revealed, particularly those relating to food and drink and Bligh’s relationships with his officers and men. The comparison of these works is preceded by a thorough historical and bibliographical investigation of Bligh’s three first breadfruit expedition journals.
9781922952226 • £15.00
140 pages • Hardback 203x127
January 2024
Arden
9781901192643 • £85.00
184 pages • Hardback 288x248
October 2023
Piano Nobile
FIGURING HORROR AND HARM
Rudolf von Deventer’s Handbook of Gunpowder and Fireworks (1585)
Edited by Maria Fabricius Hansen and Anne Haack Christensen
This book offers a transcription and translation into modern English of a unique and spectacularly illustrated sixteenth-century manuscript on war and festival culture during the reign of the Danish King Frederik II (r. 1559–1588). It constitutes an exceptional source for knowledge on and further research into North European war, artillery, technology, fireworks, and festival culture in the early modern period.
JAMES JOYCE A LIFE
Gabrielle Carey
If you know nothing about James Joyce but would like to this is the book for you. If you know a little about James Joyce and would like to know more but not too much, this is the book for you. And if you are a die-hard Joycean who has spent your life puzzling over his work but know nothing about his life, this is also the book for you.
R.B. KITAJ
LONDON TO LOS ANGELES
Andrew Dempsey, Marco Livingstone and Colin Wiggins
This book explores the relationship between Kitaj’s art and the places where he lived. This is the first significant publication about the artist in over a decade and provides a chronological overview of Kitaj’s career. Published to accompany Piano Nobile’s exhibition of the same title, it includes 43 paintings and drawings with catalogue entries containing original research, in many cases presenting new information about Kitaj’s sources and sitters for the first time.
9781942699514 • £22.95
144 pages • Paperback 216x140
October 2023
Holy Trinity Seminary Press
9780884654995 • £17.99
160 pages • Paperback 178x127
March 2024
Holy Trinity Seminary Press
9788869774317 • £14.99
180 pages • Paperback 210x140
November 2023
Atmospheric Spaces
Mimesis International
WHAT IS THEOLOGY?
An Orthodox Methodology
Jean-Claude Larchet and Translated by Michael Lomax
A timely explication of the Orthodox understanding of theology, contrasted to common usage in academia. In a globalised world where all borders have been abolished and identities are blurred, it constitutes a precious guide for a return to the sources of Orthodox theology in its forms and contents.
9781942699507 • £22.95
288 pages • Paperback 178x127
October 2023
Holy Trinity Seminary Press
THE PURSUIT OF GODLINESS
Five Centuries on Spiritual Ascent
Irenei Steenberg
In this concise volume, Bishop Irenei renews his exploration of the patristic genre of centuries — 100 short paragraphs that can be read individually but are connected by a common theme. Here, His Grace offers five centuries that impart eternal truths expressed by the Holy Fathers on Love, on the Church, and more.
9780884655046 • £29.99
360 pages • Spiralbound 153x229
January 2024
Holy Trinity Seminary Press
OSMOSPHERES
Smell, Atmosphere, Food
Elena Mancioppi
Offering an overview of the relationship between smell and atmospheres as proposed within the humanities, this volume aims at interpreting the “olfactive” as a cross-sensorial and ecological modality of perception. Taking food as a central case study, it investigates osmospheres – i.e., the olfactory irradiances which provide persons, commodities, situations and places with an aura, a vague but unique flavour – from the perspective of relational and social aesthetics.
9788869774416 • £13.99
140 pages • Paperback 210x140
November 2023
Philosophy
Mimesis International
FOUNDATIONS OF RUSSIAN CULTURE
Alexander Schmemann and Translated by Nathan K. Williams
Introduction by Serge Schemann
This book presents a very timely history of Russian culture and its particular trends and tendencies, which are shown to be frequently contradictory and even mutually exclusive. Schmemann argues for the supremacy of culture over political life in determining questions such as the apparent lack of political freedoms, law and order and civil rights in a Russian context.
This liturgical guide offers detailed rubrics for every Sunday and major feast of the year, as well as certain lesser feasts and lenten days. The calendar also provides a list of commemorated saints and appointed scripture readings for each day of the year.
PHILOSOPHY AND MADNESS
From Kant to Hegel and Beyond
Edited by Francesca Iannelli and Mariannina Failla
This book aims to reflect on mental illness through considering the influence that criticism and German idealism exerted on directions of philosophical, scientific and psychoanalytical thought in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and which can still be perceived today. It aims, therefore, not only to offer today’s cultural and scientific debate an analysis of otherwise undetected aspects of classical German philosophy but also to shed light on subjects and issues present within current philosophical, psychiatric and scientific investigation.
9788869774362 • £14.99
160 pages • Paperback
210x140
October 2023
Drift Maps
Mimesis International
9780822947295 • £39.00
200 pages • Hardback 229x152
January 2024
Composition, Literacy, and Culture
University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822946397 • £45.00
320 pages • Hardback 229x152 • October 2023
Intersections: Histories of Environment University of Pittsburgh Press
MIGRATIONS: GOVERNANCE, POLICIES, AND RIGHTS
Edited by Serena Marcenò and Giulia Sajeva
This volume demonstrates some of the limits and inadequacies of current migration initiatives, while also identifying – as in the case of the Global Compact – inclusive strategies that respect human rights and international law, and safeguard global security. As the Global Compact emphasises, migration should be considered as “a cooperative structure” that examines human movement in all its dimensions. This collection brings together essays that propose new ideas, themes and approaches that speak to various aspects of migration studies.
LITERACIES OF/FROM THE PLURIVERSAL
Tools for Perseverance and Livable Futures
Edited by Damián Baca, Romeo Garcia and Ellen Cushman
This volume seeks to engage Indigenous contexts on their own terms, starting with the very tools of representation: language. The editors and contributors argue for epistemic change at the level of the language and media that people use to represent meaning. The range of topics covered includes American Indian and Indigenous representations, literacies, and rhetorics, critical revisionist historiography and comparative rhetorics.
TRANSPLANTING MODERNITY?
The Environmental Legacy of International Development
Edited by Jenny Leigh Smith and Tom Robertson
In general, “development” denotes movement or growth toward something better in the future. International development was an effort at purposeful change in landscapes around the world. Contributors to this volume argue that these projects constituted an effort to transplant modernity from places seen as more developed to places perceived as un- or underdeveloped. The book questions how science, technology, and faith in Western notions of progress have influenced the pace, scope, and scale of development.
9788869774430 • £17.99
200 pages • Paperback 210x140
November 2023
Politics
Mimesis International
9780822947974 • £44.50
248 pages • Hardback 229x152
December 2023
Composition, Literacy, and Culture University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822947899 • £51.50
248 pages • Hardback 229x152 • November2023
Pitt Latin American Series University of Pittsburgh Press
BOUNDLESS FRONTIERS
Riace: The Exception that Rejected the Rule
Edited by Alessandro Tedde and Fulvia Teano
This book derives from the collective efforts of a group of young social scientists in the fields of politics, law, economic geography, and media analysis, all of whom have past and present practical experience in the field. It represents an attempt to speak to a broad public in order to challenge ‘common sense’ and easy narratives on the complex issue of migration.
A SOCIETY OF OUTSIDERS
Women and Political Nonfiction, 1960–2001
Ann Jurecic
With this volume, Jurečič begins to correct the longstanding dearth of scholarly studies on the importance of women and their political essays— works that continue to be relevant more than two decades into the twenty-first century.
BUSINESS POWER AND THE STATE IN THE CENTRAL ANDES
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru in Comparison
John Crabtree, Jonas Wolff and Francisco Durand
This coauthored monograph examines how business groups have interacted with state authorities in the three central Andean countries from the mid-twentieth century through the early twenty-first. This time span covers three distinct economic regimes in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. These countries reveal how power is manifested.
9780822947882 • £45.00
232 pages • Hardback
229x152
November 2023
Pitt Latin American Series
University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822948025 • £40.50
432 pages • Hardback
229x152 • October 2023
Russian and East European Studies
University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822947905 • £60.50
420 pages • Hardback
229 x 152 • November 2023
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century University of Pittsburgh Press
TRANSATLANTIC RADIO DRAMAS
Antonio Callado and the BBC Latin American Service During World War II
Thomaz Daniel Mandur
Brazilian writer Antônio Callado got his start writing radio drama scripts for the BBC LAS during and after World War II. Largely forgotten until Daniel Mandur Thomaz collected them in a 2018 volume published in Brazil, these radio scripts were part of a concerted effort to win sympathy for Britain and the Allies in Latin America. This volume analyzes the scripts themselves, but also examines the institutions, material practices, and beliefs that allowed modernist transatlantic networks like the BBC LAS to flourish.
THE SECRET POLICE AND THE SOVIET SYSTEM
New Archival Investigations
Michael David-Fox
In the last decade, the opening of non-Russian KGB archives, notably in Ukraine after 2015, has allowed scholars to explore state security organizations in ways not previously possible. Moving beyond well-known cases of highprofile espionage and repression, this study is the first to showcase research from a wide range of secret police archives in former Soviet republics and the countries of the former Soviet bloc.
SCIENTIFIC ADVICE TO THE NINETEENTHCENTURY BRITISH STATE
Roland Jackson
In twenty-first-century Britain, scientific advice to government is highly organized, integrated across government departments, and led by a chief scientific adviser who reports directly to the prime minister. But at the end of the eighteenth century, when Roland Jackson’s account begins, things were very different. This book draws attention to the men of science of the day, focusing on the essential role they played in proffering scientific advice to the state, and the impact of that advice on public policy.
9780822947981 • £69.00
376 pages • Hardback
229x152
January 2024
Pittsburgh Cuban Studies University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822948032 • £45.50
378 • Hardback
229x152 • October 2023
Russian and East European Studies University of Pittsburgh Press
9780822947929 • £56.00
400 pages • Hardback
229x152 • November 2023
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century University of Pittsburgh Press
CUBAN STUDIES 53
Edited by Alejandro de la Fuente
Cuban Studies is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Each volume includes articles in English and Spanish and a large book review section. In publication since 1970, and under Alejandro de la Fuente’s editorial leadership since 2013, this interdisciplinary journal covers all aspects of Cuban history, politics, culture, diaspora, and more. Issue 53 contains twelve articles and two sections of primary sources.
MULTICULTURAL COMMONWEALTH
Poland-Lithuania and Its Afterlives
Edited by Stanley Bill and Simon Lewis
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795) was once the largest country in Europe—a multicultural republic that was home to a huge variety of ethnic and religious groups. This interdisciplinary book brings together the expertise of world-renowned scholars to present perspectives on both the Commonwealth’s historical diversity and the memory of it. It asks how various contemporary conceptions of multiculturalism can be applied to the region through a critical lens that also seeks to understand the past on its own terms.
EVOLUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY
National, Transnational, and Global Perspectives, 1800-1920
Edited
by
Bernard Lightman and Sarah Qidwai
This volume captures the complexity of cultural engagement with evolution and religion in the long nineteenth century. Historians of science and religion examine the relationship between the two concepts through diverse mediums, geographic contexts, and religious traditions.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY
9780822947400 • £46.50
176 pages • Hardback
216x140
October 2023
University of Pittsburgh Press
THE INVENTION OF IMAGINATION
Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche
Justin Humphreys
Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. This book reveals how imagery was introduced into systematic psychology in fifthcentury Athens and ultimately made mathematical science possible. It offers new insights about major philosophers in the Greek tradition while offering space for a critical reflection on how we understand ourselves as thinking beings.
JOHN FORD
Joseph McBride and Michael Wilmington
This groundbreaking critical study provides an overview of Ford’s career as well as in-depth analyses of key Ford films. Analysing recurring Fordian themes and relating each film to his entire body of work, the authors insightfully explore the full richness of Ford’s tragicomic vision of history.
This book is photographer Carol Peachee’s love letter to the cultural artifacts of one of America’s most influential utopian societies. Rebecca Soules, curator of collections at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, provides an informative foreword, while Peachee herself offers a lovingly written introduction explaining her personal connection to the subject. The attention to detail in the simple yet beautifully composed photographs evokes the ‘spirit of the maker’ and serves as an elegant and respectful tribute to the history and legacy of the Pleasant Hill Shakers.
9780822967132 • £14.00
263 pages • Paperback
229x152
October 2023
University of Pittsburgh Press
9780813199108 • £30.00
304 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 9 b&w illustrations
March 2024
Horses in History
University Press of Kentucky
9780813197838 • £45.00
1,184 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 578 b&w images
November 2023
University Press of Kentucky
KAUFMANN’S
The Family That Built Pittsburgh’s Famed Department Store
Marylynne Pitz and Laura Malt Schneiderman
Generous and powerful philanthropists, the Kaufmanns left an indelible mark on the Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. This volume recounts the story of one of the city’s most beloved department stores, pulling back the curtain to reveal the hardships, triumphs, and complicated legacy of the prominent family behind its success.
SKY WATCH
Chasing an American Saddlebred Story
Emma Hudelson
This is not only the tale of a remarkable horse, but of the American Saddlebred breed and the way these horses carried one rider back to herself. Tracking the path of Sky Watch’s success, Hudelson’s book is a deeply personal homage to one of the sport’s greatest show horses and the indelible impression he left on the breed and in the hearts of those who loved him.
FINAL WORDS
By 578 Men and Women
Executed on Texas Death Row and Randall Horton
This book addresses the death penalty in the United States as a violation of human rights. Each set of pages reveals a portrait of a life bookended by violence. The compilation stands as a stark indictment of a system built by institutions rampant with racism, classism, and sexism. Each entry, each story, each utterance will challenge readers to answer the question: is there room for humanity in the American justice complex?
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY
9780813197944 • £36.00
208 pages • Hardback •
229x152 • 26 b&w illustrations
January 2024
Screen Classics
University Press of Kentucky
9780813197524 • £36.00
392 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 96 b&w illustrations
October 2023
Screen Classics
University Press of Kentucky
MAVERICKS
Interviews with the World’s Iconoclast Filmmakers
Gerald Peary
This book amplifies the voices of a wide-ranging group of groundbreaking filmmakers whose identities, perspectives, and works don’t conform to typical Hollywood standards. It presents a riveting collection of interviews with idiosyncratic directors – including Black, queer, female, and non-Western filmmakers—whose unconventional work is marked by their unique artistic points of view and molded by their social and political consciousness. It reveals the brilliance of these maverick directors and offers readers a lens into the minds of these incredible and engaging artists.
THEY MADE THE MOVIES
Conversations with Great Filmmakers
James Bawden and Ron Miller
This volume pays tribute to film pioneers who lit up Tinseltown from the 1930s through the 1960s. It features conversations with legendary directors who created many of film’s all-time classics, including Frank Capra and Alfred Hitchcock. It also celebrates the contributions of marginalized filmmakers such as Ida Lupino, James Wong Howe, Oscar Micheaux, and Luis Valdez, who prevailed in Hollywood despite the discrimination they faced throughout their careers. It appeals to film and television enthusiasts of all ages.
THE LAND IS SUNG
Zulu Performances and the Politics of Place
Thomas M. Pooley
Musicologist Thomas Pooley shows how performances of song, dance, and praise poetry connect Zulu communities to their ancestral homes and genealogies. His analysis draws on genres of music and dance recorded in the midlands and borderlands of South Africa, and in Johannesburg’s inner city.
9780819500571 • £70.50 • Hardback
9780819500588 • £19.95 • Paperback
288 pages • 229x152 • October 2023
Music/Culture • Wesleyan University Press
9780813198606 • £36.00
296 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 33 b&w illustrations
January 2024
Screen Classics
University Press of Kentucky
9780813198545 • £23.00
192 pages • Paperback
216x140 • 7 b&w illustrations
January 2024
University Press of Kentucky
YVES MONTAND
The Passionate Voice
Joseph Harriss
This volume profiles Montand’s complex, dynamic, and extraordinary life. From his birth in an Italian village near Florence in 1921 to his ‘accidental’ immigration to France, his international success as an actor, singer, and activist to his sudden death from a heart attack in 1991, it covers every aspect of Montand’s life and career. Drawing on foreignlanguage biographies, Montand’s autobiography, specialized studies, interviews, and other archival materials, it presents a riveting and multidimensional account of Montand’s story and legacy.
BOUND TO THE FIRE
How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine
Kelley Fanto Deetz
Drawing upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore, this volume presents a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. It restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history by uncovering their rich and intricate stories and celebrating their living legacy with the recipes that they created and passed down to future generations.
THE LIFE OF MUSIC IN SOUTH INDIA
T. Sankaran and Edited by Matthew Harp Allen and Daniel Neuman
This book offers an account of Carnatic musical culture, drawing on the knowledge of T. Sankaran and his long affiliation with cultural institutions including All India Radio (AIR) and the Tamil Isai Sangam (Tamil Music Academy).
9780819500731 • £62.95 • Hardback
9780819500748 • £19.95 • Paperback
244 pages • 229x152 • October 2023
Music / Culture • Wesleyan University Press
9780819500861 • £18.50
264 pages • Paperback
229x152
October 2023
Music / Culture
Wesleyan University Press
ANIMAL MUSICALITIES
Birds, Beasts, and Evolutionary Listening
Rachel Mundy
This volume traces music’s taxonomies from Darwin to digital bird guides to show how animal song has become the starting point for enduring evaluations of species, races, and cultures. By examining the influential efforts made by a small group of men and women to define human diversity in relation to animal voices, this book raises profound questions about the creation of modern human identity, and the foundations of modern humanism.
ALLEGORICAL MOMENTS
Lyn Hejinian
This volume is a set of essays dedicated to rethinking allegory and arguing for its significance as a creative and critical response to sociopolitical, environmental, and existential turmoil affecting the contemporary world. Traditionally, allegorical interpretation was intended to express an orthodoxy and support an ideology.
9780819580849 • £70.50 • Hardback
9780819580856 • £19.95 • Paperback
352 pages • 229x152 • November 2023
Wesleyan University Press
9780819500908 • £36.95
320 pages • Paperback
197x137
October 2023
Wesleyan University Press
DANCE HISTORY(S)
Imagination as a Form of Study
Edited
by Annie-B Parson and Thomas DeFrantz
This multivoiced dance history book, authored by twelve diverse choreographers, aims to deepen our understanding of what dance is and how it has functioned throughout human history. It is dedicated to an artist-centric perception of dance history. Dance artists from the American dance field contribute personal views of how dance has unfolded over time, answering the question: ‘Who is in your imaginary dance family tree, FROM the beginning of time to YOU/now?’
9780819500632 • £70.50
288 pages • Hardback
229x152 • 22 b&w photos
October 2023
Music / Culture
Queer Arrangements
9780819501097 • £33.50
400 pages • Hardback
229 x 152 • 49 b&w photos
March 2024
Wesleyan University Press
9781910221518 • £50.00
208 pages • Hardback
290 x 345 • c. 150 images
October 2023
Anomie Publishing
QUEER ARRANGEMENTS
Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury Jazz Collaboration
Lisa Barg
This book explores the ways in which Strayhorn’s identity as an openly gay Black jazz musician shaped his career, including the creative roles he could assume and the dynamics between himself and his collaborators. This new portrait of Strayhorn combines critical, historically-situated close readings of selected recordings, scores and performances with biography and cultural theory to pursue alternative interpretive jazz possibilities, Black queer historical routes and sounds.
SIMONE FORTI
Improvising
a Life
Ann Cooper Albright
This beautifully written book presents a biography of the groundbreaking improviser and visionary artist, Simone Forti. Author Ann Cooper Albright braids archival research, extensive interviews, and detailed movement analyses of Forti’s performances to provide the first kinesthetically-informed and critically-nuanced history of Forti’s multifaceted and extensive career.
JONATHAN WATERIDGE
Uncertain Swimmer
Edited by Matt Price, with contributions from Marco Livingstone and Caroline Walker
This is the second monograph on the work of British artist Jonathan Wateridge (b. 1972, Lusaka, Zambia), presenting around eighty paintings and works on paper made between 2019 and 2022. Uncertain Swimmer develops the artist’s interest in modes of representation and the legacies of twentieth century modernist painting through an exploration of the motif of the pool, depicting swimmers and sunbathers, often by night.
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