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this maritime and naval imprint ofPen & Sword began publishing sixyears ago and 2014 saw the list reachmore than two hundred titles. thedemand for books on ships and the seais as strong as ever, and much of thedemand stems from that fascinationwith what John ruskin described as‘the most honourable thing a man hasever produced’, the ship.

many of our most successful titlesfocus on ships and ship types, ontheir genesis and their design, theirconstruction and their careers. Some,such as Fighting the Great War at Seaby norman friedman (page 6), offersophisticated analysis of ship designand development and explain howstrategy and ensuing events shapedships and fleets. equally popular arereference books that are very strongon description through tables ofspecifications, line drawings andphotographs. r a Burt’s series onBritish battleships has won a hugefollowing, and German Battlecruisersof World War One contains a similarmix of extensive line artwork andsuperb photographs (see page 6).

Ship modellers the world over seekto replicate their subjects withprecision and accuracy, and Seaforthbooks like German Naval Camouflage,Volume ii (see page 5), aim to givethem an unrivalled level of reliableinformation and detail.

of course maritime history is notjust about ships, but also about theevents and people who drove them,and there is always a demand forgood narrative history. the newpaperback edition of arthurmarder’s From the Dreadnought toScapa Flow (see page 6) has met withgreat enthusiasm, but then thequality of his writing and his analysisof events makes compulsive reading.

Seaforth books seek to bring newand significant material to readersand make important contributions totheir fields of interest; and reflectingthe beauty and complexity of theirprimary subject, all are produced tothe highest standards – design andprint quality are paramount.

we are sure you’ll find plenty totempt you in this catalogue.

Front cover: Surrender of the German HighSeas Fleet. (© National Maritime Museum,Greenwich, BHC0670)

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BritiShBattLeShiPS1889–1904R A Burt

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ShiPdioramaSDavid Griffith

9781848321687 • £25.00 £20.00

History: King Edward VIILaid down at Devonport 8 March 1902 and launched by HMKing Edward VII 23 July 1903. In giving consent for the ship tobear his name, King Edward is reported to have stipulated that sheshould always serve as Flagship.This was carried out, although atthe date of her loss, when en route from Rosyth to Devonport forrefit, the flag had been temporarily transferred.7 Feb 1905 Commissioned at Devonport as Flagship CinC,

Atlantic Fleet, until Mar 1907.1906–7 Refit.4 Mar 1907 Paid off at Portsmouth and recommissioned on 5th

for service as Flagship of Admiral Lord Charles Beresford,CinC, Channel Fleet, until Mar 1909.

1907–8 Refit at Portsmouth. Channel Fleet became 2nd Division,Home Fleet on reorganization in Mar 1909, and King EdwardVII was commissioned at Portsmouth 27 Mar as Flagship (VA),Home Fleet, Mar 1909–Aug 1914.

Dec 1909–Feb 1910 Refit at Portsmouth.1 Aug 1911 Commissioned at Portsmouth as Flagship (VA), 3rd

and 4th Divisions, Home Fleet. 14 May 1912 Completed tofull crew at Sheerness as Flagship (VA), 3rd BS, First Fleet.

Nov 1912 3rd BS detached to Mediterranean because of troublesin the Balkans. Took part in blockade of Montenegro byInternational Force, and subsequent occupation of Scutari.

27 June 1913 Rejoined Home Fleet.Aug–Nov 1914 Grand Fleet (Flagship, 3rd BS). Squadron

employed with Grand Fleet cruisers on Northern Patrol area,augmented by five Duncans for this purpose.

2 Nov 1914 Detached to reinforce Channel Fleet (Flagship, 3rdBS), until end of month. Returned to Grand Fleet on last dayof November 1914.With Grand Fleet until Jan 1916.

6 Jan 1916 Mined and sunk off Cape Wrath in field laid byGerman raider Moewe. Explosion occurred under starboardengine room, and ship immediately listed slightly to starboard.Attempts to tow her by the collier Princess Melita and the leaderKempenfelt in a strong wind and rising sea proved unsuccessful,the ship becoming very low in the water and quite unmanage-

286 287KING EDWARD VII CLASSBRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1889–1904

Left and right: Hibernia seen atWeymouth January 1912 afterreceiving the flying-off equipment.There are many photographs forthe Hibernia tests but very fewfor those of Africa. Note the largederrick for retrieving the aircraftfrom the water.

HIBERNIAOutboard profile, as fitted for aircrafttake-off experiments, 1912

Note runway over forecastle and aircrafthandling derrick to foremast

BritiShaircraftcarrierSDavid Hobbs

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the SLooP ofwarIan McLaughlan

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BritiSh warShiPS in theaGe of SaiL 1817–1863Rif Winfield

the publication of this book sees the completionof a monumental work listing the technical detailsand career histories of every significant Britishwarship between 1603 and 1863. with its uniquedepth of information, this is a work of the utmostimportance to every naval historian and generalreader interested in the navy of the sailing eraand the formative years of the steam navy thatsupplanted it.

dutch warShiPS in the aGeof SaiL 1600–1714James Bender

the most significant contribution of this book isto produce the first definitive listing of all dutchfighting ships – whether purpose-built,purchased, hired or captured – from the heydayof the united Provinces, complete with technicaldetails and summaries of their careers. it alsoprovides an appreciation of the administrative,economic and technical background, and outlinesthe many campaigns fought by one of the mostsuccessful navies in history. with its unique depthof information, this is a work of the utmostimportance to every naval historian and generalreader interested in the navies of the sailing era.

Pirate nationDavid Childs

the practice of piracy taught english seamen howto fight and, when the nation was at its greatestperil, in 1588, it was pirates who kept the armadaaway from the coast. effingham, Grenville,ralegh and drake, became ‘admirals all forengland’s sake’, but this highly original bookargues that their deeply ingrained piraticalapproach to naval warfare almost allowed thearmada to succeed. this is only one of a numberof startling insights into the reality of elizabethannaval policy offered by this honest and eminentlyreadable reappraisal.

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BattLeShiPS of theBiSmarck cLaSSGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

this volume covers the battleshipsBismarck and Tirpitz, whose careersstand in stark contrast to each other,one with a short but glorious life,while the other was to spend ahunted existence in norwegianfjords.

9781848321977 • 160 pages

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Pocket BattLeShiPSof thedeutSchLand cLaSSGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

this volume covers the three ships ofa design so revolutionary that itdefied conventional categories. theywere termed panzerschiffe but wereknown by the far more evocativeterm pocket battleships.

9781848321960 • 224 pages


BattLeShiPS of theScharnhorStcLaSSSGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were themost active and successful of thekriegesmarine's major warships,taking part in numerous famousoperations, including the infamous'channel dash'.

9781848321922 • 176 pages


German deStroyerSof worLd war iiGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

all the 40 or so German destroyersthat saw service during the war aredetailed here, including capturedships. chapters cover appearancedifferences, camouflage schemes andmodifications.

9781848321939 • 224 pages


German LiGhtcruiSerS of worLdwar iiGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

these six ships, from Emden toNürnberg, were built between thewars. Primarily intended forcommeree-raiding, they were toprovide useful suport for operationsin the Baltic and north Sea.

9781848321946 • 224 pages


heaVy cruiSerS ofthe admiraL hiPPercLaSSGerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

these ships enjoyed contrastingfortunes: Seydlitz and Lützow werenever completed; Blücher was the firstmajor German warship sunk in action;while Admiral Hipper was one of themost successful raiders of the war.

9781848321953 • 208 pages



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BritiSh andcommonweaLthwarShiPcamoufLaGe of wwiiMalcolm George Wright

employing more than 750 colourprofiles mal wright illustrates boththe official and unofficial paintschemes that adorned ships of theroyal navy and commonwealth,along with discussion on changes ofarmaments and electronics thataffected the outward appearance ofeach ship.

German naVaLcamoufLaGe:VoLume iiEric Leon, John Asmussen

this book completes a highly originaland superbly illustrated two-volumesurvey of German naval camouflageand markings in the nazi era. onfirst publication in 2012 the1939–1941 volume was quicklyrecognised by warship enthusiastsand modelmakers as a major stepforward in the understanding of acomplex and much debated topic. itis already considered the standardreference, and this second volume iskeenly awaited.

a ShiPyard at warIan Johnston

Like most shipyards ofthe time, clydebank employedprofessional photographers to recordthe whole process of construction,using large-plate cameras thatproduced pictures of stunning clarityand detail; but unlike most shipyardphotography, clydebank’s collectionhas survived, although relatively fewof the images have ever beenpublished. for this book some 200 ofthe most telling were carefullyselected, and scanned to the higheststandards, depicting inunprecedented detail every aspect ofthe yard’s output, from the linerAquitania in 1914 to the cruiserenterprise, completed in 1920.

torPedoRoger Branfill-Cook

the torpedo was the greatest singlegame-changer in the history of navalwarfare. for the first time it allowedany small, cheap torpedo-firingvessel – and by extension a small,minor navy – to threaten the largestand most powerful warships afloat.the traditional concept of seapower,based on huge fleets of expensivecapital ships, required radicalrethinking. Torpedo is the firstdedicated study of this highlysignificant subject for over thirtyyears, a period in which much newinformation has come to light and thecapabilities of the weapon itself haveimproved beyond recognition.

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9781848322165

192 pages

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warShiPS of theGreat war eraDavid Hobbs

this book is one of a series that takesa selection of the best models to tellthe story of specific ship types – inthis case, the various classes ofwarship that fought in the firstworld war, from dreadnoughts tocoastal motor boats. it reproduces alarge number of model photos, all infull colour, and including manyclose-up and detail views. these arecaptioned in depth, but many arealso annotated to focus attention oninteresting or unusual features.although pictorial in emphasis, thebook weaves the pictures into anauthoritative text, producing anunusual and attractive form oftechnical history.

fiGhtinG the Greatwar at SeaNorman Friedman

this radical new book concentrateson the way in which each side tried,during wwi, to use or deny the seato the other, and in so doing itdescribes rapid wartime changes notonly in ship and weapon technologybut also in the way naval warfarewas envisaged and fought. combatproduced many surprises: some, likethe impact of the mine and torpedo,are familiar, but this book also bringsto light many previously unexploredsubjects, like creative new tacticalpractices and improved commandand control.

GermanBattLecruiSerS ofworLd war oneGary Staff

in this new book theauthor details the design andconstruction of the seven wwiGerman battlecruisers, and traces thefull service history of each ship,recounting their actions, largely fromfirst-hand German sources andofficial documents, many previouslyunpublished in english. a superbseries of full-colour, specially-commissioned computer graphicsshow full length profiles and top-down views of each ship in preciseand clear detail.

from thedreadnouGht toScaPa fLow VoL 1–5

the five volumes that constitute From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flowrepresent arguably the finestcontribution to the literature of navalhistory since alfred mahan, and arestill regarded by many as thedefinitive history of naval eventsleading up to and including theGreat war.

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9781848322127

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Seaforth worLdnaVaL reView 2014Edited by Conrad Waters

the World Naval Reviewis the authoritative butaffordable summary of all that hashappened in the naval world in theprevious twelve months. it combinesthe standing features of regionalsurveys with one-off major articleson noteworthy new ships and otherimportant developments. this year'sedition looks in detail at the frenchnavy and the Bangladesh andmyanmar navies, while significantships include the Montford Point classmobile landing platforms and theSkjold fast attack craft.

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coLd warcommandRichard Woodman & Dan ConleyForeword by Admiral the Lord Boyce

this revealing and hard-hittingpersonal account brings us as close asis possible to the realities ofcommanding nuclear hunter-killersubmarines, routinely tasked to huntout and covertly follow Sovietsubmarines in order to destroy themshould there be any outbreak ofhostilities. this gripping read takesyou onboard a nuclear submarineand into the depths of the ocean, andrelays the excitement andapprehensions experienced by Britishsubmariners confronted by a massiveSoviet navy.

9781848322202

192 pages

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exocet faLkLandSEwen Southby-Tailyour

this is a revelatory account of threeun-tabulated special forcesoperations, Plum duff, mikado andkettledrum, that failed to destroyargentina’s exocet missiles duringthe 1982 falkland’s campaign. in thatcontext alone this book is ofinternational military importance.exocet falklands is a groundbreakingwork of investigative military history.

LoGiSticS in thefaLkLandS warKenneth L. Privratsky

while many books havebeen written on the falklands war,this is the first to focus on the vitalaspect of logistics. the challengeswere huge; the lack of preparationtime; the urgency; the huge distancesinvolved; the need to requisition shipsfrom trade to name but four. after abrief discussion of events leading toargentina’s invasion the bookdescribes in detail the rush to re-organise and deploy forces, despatcha large task force, the innovativesolutions needed to sustain the taskforce, the vital staging base atascension island, the in-theatreresupply, the set-backs and finally therestoring of order after victory.

terror attackBriGhton – BLowinGuP the iron LadyKieran Hughes

the Brighton bombing in 1984 wasthe most audacious terrorist attackever on the British Government. theProvisional i.r.a. detonated a bombat the Grand hotel on 12th october1984. most of the Government werestaying at the hotel at the time. fivepeople were killed in the explosion,and more than thirty were injured. itcame very close to wiping out mostof the Government, including thePrime minister, margaret thatcher.this is the complete story of thiscontroversial moment in history.

caLendar BoyAustin Mitchell

austin was the poster boy forcalendar tV at a time when localtelevision had a much greater impactthan national tV and its stars were thecelebrities of the day. austin charts hiscareer path and reveals how he fellinto his role at yorkshire televisionand went on to become its mostpopular presenter. he reveals the truthbehind some of the most popularmoments in tV history, including theinfamous spat between Brian coughand don revie. calendar Boy is ahighly entertaining read for anyonewho remembers the glory days ofcalendar and wants to learn about thetruth behind working life at a hugelypopular tV prgramme that many triedto imitate but never bettered.


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the iraq warAnthony Tucker-Jones

the iraq war is a visualrecord of the american-ledoperation iraqi freedom of2003, which resulted in thedramatic overthrow ofdictator Saddam hussein. ina striking sequence ofphotographs anthonytucker-Jones shows how thiswas achieved by theamerican and British armedforces in a lightningcampaign of just two weeks.

the GuLf warAnthony Tucker-Jones

each stage in the Gulf war,the liberation by american-led un forces of iraqi-occupied kuwait in 1990-91,is vividly described in thisphotographic history. over180 photographs provide aremarkable visual account ofoperation desert Storm inthe air, at sea and on land,and they show the vast arrayof military equipmentdeployed by both sides.

the afGhanwarAnthony Tucker-Jones

drugs, war and terrorismwere the unholy trinity thatbrought the uS-led aircampaign crashing down onthe taliban regime inafghanistan in october 2001in operation enduringfreedom, and thisphotographic history is agraphic introduction to it.anthony tucker-Jones coversthe entire course of theconflict.

a SniPer’SconfLictMonty B.

the author sets the scenewith action on a 2004 tour iniraq where hard lessons werelearnt. next stop helmanddistrict, afghanistan, afterrigorous training. By now hehad been a Sniper instructorfor eight years and his depthof knowledge makes thisalmost a sniper’s manual.this is a thrilling andinstructive read.

SniPer inheLmandJames Cartwright, foreword byAndy McNab

this book, the first to bewritten by a trained sniper inafghanistan, reveals thepsychological pressures andawesome life-and-deathresponsibility of his role and,in particular, the deadly cat-and-mouse ‘games’ with theenemy snipers intent on theirown kills. Sniper in helmandis a thrilling action-packed,yet very human, account.

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BritiSh miLitaryoPerationS inaden and radfanNick Van der Bijl

the book examines themilitary history of adencolony from 1839 includingthe fractious turn of thecentury Border commissionswith turkey and the defeat ofBritish forces near aden bythe turks in 1915. aden was akey British base east of Suezfor over 100 years and thestory of the British occupationand withdrawal has not beentold in detail before.

adeninSurGencyJonathan Walker

‘this detailed andmeticulously researchedaccount charts the politicaland military aspects of theconflict from the grandstrategic to the sub-tacticaland from the corridors ofwhitehall to streets, sewersand mountains of Southarabia.’ military historicalSociety

GiLGit reBeLLionWilliam Brown

this is a remarkable accountof how one young officerchanged the course ofhistory. without majorBrown’s initiative Gilgitwould have gone to indiarather than Pakistan withhuge ramifications for theregion. using rare first handexperiences of life in anoutpost of the empire in the1940s the author looks atwhether Brown should beregarded as a mutineer orhero.

armouredwarfare in theVietnam warMichael Green

historian and collectormichael Green shows in thisfascinating and graphicallyillustrated book that the twowars that engulfed indochinaand north and SouthVietnam over 30 years werefar more armoured in naturethan typically thought of. Byskilful use of imagery anddescriptive text he describesthe many variants deployedand their contribution.

the VietnamwarAnthony Tucker-Jones

anthony tucker-Jones, in thisphotographic history of tet –and of american involvementin the struggle against theforces of the Viet cong and theregular north Vietnamesearmy – uses over 180contemporary images, colourand black and white, to showall sides of the conflict and toreassess a defining moment inthe protracted and bittercampaign against communismin South-east asia.

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kamikaze – to diefor the emPeror Peter C. Smith

in this brand new publication from eminenthistorian Peter c. Smith, we are regaled with theengaging and often incredibly disturbing historyof the kamikaze tradition in Japanese culture.tracing its history right back to the originaldivine wind (major natural typhoons) that savedJapan from invaders in ancient history, Smithexplores the subsequent resurrection of the cult ofthe warrior in the late nineteenth century. he thenfollows this tradition through into the Secondworld war, describing the many kamikazesuicide attacks carried out by the emperor’s pilotsagainst allied naval vessels in the closing stagesof the Pacific campaign.

fLiGht craft 3:hawker hurricaneTony O’Toole with Neil Robinson and Martin Derry

this new edition to the flight craft series profilesthe iconic hawker hurricane. Split into threeprimary sections, it offers a concise yetinformative history of the hurricane’sdevelopment, operational career and designimprovements, which includes over 80contemporary photographs with detailedcaptions; a 16-page colour illustration sectionfeaturing 48 separate aircraft (in profiles and 2-views); and finally a section prepared by thatwell-known and established doyen of modelmakers, tony o’toole, listing and illustrating theplastic model kits produced of the hurricane inall scales.

fLiGht craft 4: aVroLancaSter 1945–1964Neil Robinson, Martin Derry

the avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skiesduring the Second world war, also enjoyed acolourful and exciting post-war career. it is this erathat the authors have chosen to focus on here,profiling the aircraft type across its many variants.colour photographs, profiles, 2-views andinstructional model-making content all feature.

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BoeinG 747: a hiStoryMartin Bowman

there is perhaps no other commercialairliner as iconic as the Boeing 747.the book focusses not only on theiconic 747, but also its many variants,including the yaL-1a, which Boeingdeveloped for the uS air force, andthe evergreen 747 Supertanker, a 747-200, modified as an aerial applicationfor fire-fighting. across its types, the747 carries around half the world’sair freight. accordingly, freightvariants feature here too, includingthe 747-8.

the airBuS a380: a hiStoryGraham Simons

every 7 minutes, an a380 takes off orlands somewhere in the world…operated by airlines such asemirates, Singapore airlines,quantas and Lufthansa, the story ofthe a380 could be said to representthe story of modern-day travel itself,characterised by major technologicaladvances across the world thatconstantly push the boundaries ofexpectation. Sure to appeal broadlyacross the market, this is very much acommemorative volume, preservingthe history of this iconic craft inwords and images.

mitSuBiShi zeroPeter C Smith

Peter c. Smith takes thereader on a journey from inspiredinception to the blazing terminationof this unique aircraft, the first navalfighter to be superior to land-basedaircraft. it describes in detail themany victories that punctuated theearly days of its operational career aswell as the desperate dying days ofthe Second world war whichwitnessed her final demise. Smithalso lists the preserved zero aircrafton display today. this is a fast-pacedand fascinating history of a fighteraircraft like no other.

PeGaSuS – the heartof the harrierAndrew Dow

this book takes an in-depth look at the engine’s originaldesign concept, initial productionand flight testing. it then goes on toexplain how the developments andimprovements have been made overthe ensuing years and includesexperiences of operational combatflying, both from land and sea.thebook is written in a non technicalstyle that makes comfortable readingfor all enthusiasts and historians andis copiously illustrated with manypreviously unseen photographs anddiagrams.


9781783030392

256 pages

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256 pages

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9781473827608

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hitLer’S SPyPLaneoVer normandy1944Philippe Bauduin, Translated by HeatherWilliams

this is the story of the arado 234, anaircraft that on one day in 1944, in theskies above normandy, heralded thebeginning of a new era in aviation: thejet era… in addition to many top-secret aerial images, this book isenriched with around twentyphotographs from the personalarchives of erich Sommer, the aradopilot, which have never before beenpublished. the book is packed withboth colour and black and whiteimages and represents an impressivepictorial history of the world’s first jet.

the Secret BetrayaLof Britain’Swartime aLLieSJim Auton MBE

as a British airman ofthe Second world war, Jim autondropped bombs on enemy targets allover central and eastern europe. hewas also engaged in a number of lowflying operations, organised in orderto drop containers of explosives andammunition in an effort to assistgroups of partisans in enemyoccupied countries. in this, hissecond work of autobiographicalmemoir, auton provides anenthralling first-hand account ofintrigue, assassination, espionageand shameful betrayal on both sidesof the iron curtain.

LaSt of theLancaSterSMartin Bowman

this riveting and highly intriguingcollection of pilot and civilianreminiscences works tocommemorate the spirit of thealmighty Lancaster bomber. eachchapter is dedicated to a uniqueindividual or group of individualswho took part in its history in somecapacity. Be they pilot, civilian, orjournalist, each played their own partand their accounts offer a host offascinating insights.

coaStaL command’Sair war aGainSt theGerman u-BoatSNorman Franks

this book summarises the story ofhow raf coastal commandovercame the German u-boat dangerduring the Second world war andhow the escalation of the u-boat warpromoted the development of anti-submarine warfare, leading to victoryover this menace in the atlantic.thisnew addition to the images of warseries serves as a tribute to thesemen, recording their exploits inwords and images.

9781473823396

192 pages

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9781783831586

176 pages

30 illustrations

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9781783831746

264 pages

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they GaVe me aSeafireCommander R. ‘Mike’Crosley, DSC*, RN.

a classic in every sense of the word,the re-issuing of this book is sure toprovoke an enthusiastic response.the narrative is well written in afrank and often scathingly criticalway of fleet air arm operationsduring the Second world war andbeyond. the book looks set to bringthe endeavours of crosley to a wholenew generation of enthusiasts, and itshould appeal across the board tofans of aviation, naval history andfamilies and friends of armed forces,past and present.

the miLLionaireS’SquadronTom Moulson

601 (auxiliary) Squadron of the rafis famed for a host of reasons.notable for the social calibre of itsmembers, gleaned from the eccentricand elite membership of theexclusive white’s club, London,(upon inception in 1924) the unitcame to be known as ‘themillionaires’ Squadron’, seeing realaction in the Battles of Britain andmalta, with many of its memberssecuring distinguished victories.originally published in 1964 to greatacclaim, this second edition featuresa wealth of brand new content in theform of newly uncovereddocumentation and photoillustrations.

howard huGheSand the SPruceGooSeGraham M Simons

howard hughes’ life ambition wasto make a significant contribution tothe field of aviation development.But the monumental folly of hisendeavours meant that he came to beknown and remembered to a greatextent for all the wrong reasons. the‘Spruce Goose’ became a product ofhis wild fixation on perfection andscale. once completed, it was thelargest flying machine ever built. yetit only completed one flight; flyingfor a mile on its maiden voyageabove Long Beach harbour, beforebeing consigned to the history booksas a failure.

hurricaneSquadron aceNick Thomas

this new and engagingbiography profiles a pilotwho, until now, hasn’t been thesubject of such a thorough book-length study. the story of his careeris incredibly entertaining, featuring anumber of hair-raising episodes, andis sure to appeal to fans of aviationhistory as well as the more generalreader seeking out an action-packedbiography offering fresh insights intoone of the most pivotal conflicts ofthe twentieth century.


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an exPendaBLeSquadronRoy Conyers Nesbit

roy nesbit’s highly illustratedhistory of coastal command’s 217Squadron – the squadron in which heserved – gives a first-hand insightinto the hazardous low-levelmissions the squadron flew againstenemy shipping and ports during theSecond world war. in addition totelling the story of the squadron andthe men who served in it, thenarrative describes the conditionsendured by the french people in theports 217 attacked. an expendableSquadron will be absorbing readingfor anyone who has a special interestin the history of coastal command,in the aircraft 217 Squadron flew, andin the experience of combat flyingseventy years ago.

deeP Sea hunterSMartin Bowman

this enthralling newrelease from martin Bowman detailsall the varied and dynamicoperations at sea carried out by rafcoastal command against the u-boats and the German navy duringthe Second world war. Beginningwith the disastrous norwegiancampaign, it takes in the numerousattacks on the bustling Germansubmarine base at Lorient, the attackon Brest, as well as many otherpivotal and memorable events toenliven the history of the sea-lanesduring the Second world war.

BattLefieLd BomBerS:deeP Sea attackMartin Bowman

featuring a uniqueselection of wide-ranging experiencesof British and commonwealthBomber command aircrew duringworld war two, this new releasedetails the deep sea bombing raidsthat occurred within this time-frame.with characteristic self-effacingmodesty, the pilots, gunners,navigators and engineers tell of actsof great heroism, of dreadful injuriesbravely borne, and personal fearsovercome in the heat of battle. acomprehensive account of rafBomber operations on the infamousGerman warship tirpitz is included,alongside many other similarlydramatic episodes.

the diSaStrouS faLLand triumPhantriSe of the fLeet airarm from 1912 to 1945Henry ‘Hank’ Adlam

in this riveting critique of the fleetair arm’s policy across two worldwars, former faa fighter Pilothenry adlam charts the course of itshistory from 1912 to 1945. offeringcriticism on the service hierarchiesthat made up the fleet, backed up byhis having served in six carriers andflown from them in all five theatresof sea warfare during five years ofthe Second world war, adlampresents a highly entertaining andpotentially controversial study whichis sure to appeal to a wide array ofaviation enthusiasts.

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the men who GaVeuS winGSPeter Reese

why did the British, then the leadingnation in science and technology, fallfar behind in the race to develop theaeroplane before the first worldwar? despite their initial advantage,they were overtaken by the wrightbrothers in america, by the frenchand the Germans. Peter reese, in thishighly readable and highlyillustrated account, delves into thefascinating early history of aviationas he describes what happened andwhy.

a century of airwarfare with nine(ix) Squadron, rafGordon Thorburn

this is the story of the men andwomen of the raf’s senior bombersquadron across a hundred years ofwar and peace, and their words fillthis book. we go from thosebeginnings in wood, wire and fabrickites over france and a pilot armedwith a service revolver, to the world’sfirst tornado squadron in the Gulfwars, over kosovo and afghanistan,and so to the present, a century on.itreally is one hell of a story.

howard Pixton –teSt PiLot andPioneer aViatorStella Pixton

this book is a truly remarkableaccount that captures the atmosphere,thrills and danger of the pioneeringdays of aviation. howard Pixton wasflying for a V roe at Brooklands in1910 when S f cody at Laffan’s Plaintried to persuade him to join him. Butin 1911 he test flew a V roe’s ‘tractorbiplane, the forerunner of the 504. Bynow acknowledged as the firstprofessional test pilot, he left a V tojoin Bristols and for two yearsdemonstrated new models todignitaries across europe. for abiography of an early aviationpioneer of the top rank, this bookcannot be bettered.

the BritiShaeroSPace hawk: a PhotoGraPhictriButeMichael Leek

through a collection of dramatic andinformative photographs,supplemented by cutawayillustrations, this book, the first in amini series of three, highlights theagility and flexibility of thisdedicated raf and rn trainer. withthe t1 and t1a versions soon to beretired from uk service (eventuallyto be replaced by the Bae Systemshawk t2) this book looks set torepresent a fitting tribute to the type,flown by all fast jet pilots since itsintroduction into service in late 1976.


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oPeration oySter:ww ii’S forGottenraidKees Rijken, PaulSchepers, Arthur Thorning

the story of this raid has beenunderreported, and the efforts of theaircrew who took part have beenlittle recognized. By comparison, thedambuster raid which came sixmonths later has entered intofolklore. here, for the first time, theoverlooked oyster raid is affordedthe attention it deserves.

conStantViGiLanceDr Nigel W. M. Warwick

the raf regiment was created inthe early years of world war ii forthe active dedicated defence of rafairfields and installations. this booksconcerns the regiments operationalhistory in South-east asia commandand draws on the diaries andrecollections of the men who servedin that theatre. it is stronglysupported by maps and diagramsfrom official records. the regimentplayed a vital and significant role inthe two major battles for Burma,imphal and meiktila. the struggle atimphal ranks alongside Stalingradand alamein in its significance forthe defeat of the axis.

BLack niGht forBomBer commandRichard Knott

Black night for Bomber commandtells the story of how five hundredheavy bombers, almost entirelyLancasters, set out for Berlin fromtheir bases in north yorkshire tosouthern cambridgeshire. they liftedoff at around 4 pm to bomb the targetfour hours later and were expected toreturn at midnight. 328 aircrew losttheir lives that night – they were thevictims of the weather, not theGermans. this book relates the tragiccircumstances of individual crews asthey struggled to find their homebases in low cloud and fog. it alsoincludes stories from the local peoplewho remember that night.

the miGhty eiGhthat warMartin Bowman

the entry into the war of the unitedStates and the subsequent arrival inthe uk of the eighth air force was tomore than double the alliedcapability. the flying fortress andLiberator heavy bombers weremostly flown across the atlantic bytheir young unblooded aircrew andmany succumbed en route and neverarrived. this book explains,including many first-hand accounts,how the american bomber forcehelped fight to eventual victory bydecimating German industry,transport systems and breaking thenazi war spirit.

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the ancientperiod was atime of mightyempires,ambitiousrulers and epicconflicts.centre stage

(from a european perspective ofcourse), is the inexorable rise andthen dominance of roman power.the Roman Conquest seriesdescribes the fierce campaigns bywhich each region of the empirewas conquered, explaining howthe roman military evolved tomeet the challenges of newenemies and varied terrain. it alsoshows us that their triumph wasnot inevitable.

the Spartans, that uniquewarrior state, were already pasttheir heyday before the romansclashed with them (see the twobooks on p. 21) but carthage andthe Seleukid empire were tackledand overcome when they were attheir greatest. Rome VersusCarthage recounts the vitalstruggle for mastery of themediterranean sea, while The Riseof the Seleukid Empire and

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Antigonos the One-eyed remind usthat the Seleukid empire was oncelargest empire in the world andworthy of study in its own right,not just as the losing side at theBattle of magnesia.

the growth of the empire ofcourse led inevitably to internalpower struggles, with civil warsand succession crises like thosedescribed in Cataclysm 90 BC andAD69 being at least as bitter as anyforeign conflict. The Roman Empireand the Indian Ocean reminds usthat the legions who fought for andover the empire were paid for, inlarge part, by trade and commerceand shows that the romans’horizons were broader than weoften assume. Swords and cinemalooks at the enduring appeal ofancient conflict in modern movies,while Great Walls and Linear Barriersanalyses a more physical legacy.

the wars of the middle agessaw kings and princes still tryingto carve their own empires amidthe ruins of the romans.’ on p. 22we have three excellent books onthe most famous of these dynasticstruggles.

EDITOR SPOTLIGHT – PHIL SIDNELL



ad69Nic Fields

with the death of nero by his ownshaky hand, the ill-sorted, ill-starrediulio-claudian dynasty came to anignominious end, and rome was upfor the taking. this was 9 June, ad68. the following year, commonlyknown as the ‘year of the fouremperors’, was probably one ofrome’s worst. nic fields narrates thetwists and turns and the militaryevents of this short but bloody periodof roman history.

catacLySm 90 BcPhilip Matyszak

we are accustomed to think of thelate republic as a period in whichrome enjoyed almost uninterruptedmilitary success against foreignenemies. yet at the start of the firstcentury Bc, rome, outnumbered andout-generalled, faced a hostile armyless than a week’s march from thecapitol. it is probable that only aswift surrender prevented the cityfrom being attacked and sacked.Before that point, three romanconsuls had died in battle, and tworoman armies had been soundlydefeated – not in some foreign field,but in the heartland of italy. So whowere this enemy who socomprehensively knocked rome toits knees?

the riSe of theSeLeukid emPire(323–223 Bc)John D Grainger

the Seleukid kingdom was the largeststate in the world for a century andmore between alexander’s death andthe rise of rome. in this first volume,John d Grainger relates theremarkable twists of fortune anddaring that saw Seleukos, an officer inan elite guard unit, emerge from thewars of the diadochi (alexander’ssuccessors) in control of the largestand richest part of the empire of thelate alexander the Great. the volumeends with the deep internal crisis andthe wars of the brothers, which leftonly a single member of the dynastyalive in 223 Bc.

antiGonuS the one-eyedJeff Champion

Plutarch described antigonus theone eyed (382–301 Bc) ‘as ‘the oldestand greatest of alexander’ssuccessors,’ antigonus loyally servedboth Philip ii and alexander theGreat as they converted his nativemacedonia into an empire stretchingfrom india to Greece. Jeff championnarrates the career of this titanicfigure with the focus squarely on themilitary aspects.

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the roman emPireand the indianoceanRaoul McLaughlin

this book examines romancommerce with indian kingdomsfrom the indus region to the tamillands. it investigates contactsbetween the roman empire andpowerful african kingdoms,including the nilotic regime thatruled meroe and the rising axumiterealm. the roman empire and theindian ocean is the first book to bringthese subjects together in a singlecomprehensive study that revealsrome’s impact on the ancient worldand explains how international tradefunded the Legions that maintainedimperial rule.

BeLiSariuSIan Hughes

a military history of the campaignsof Belisarius, the greatest general ofthe eastern roman (Byzantine)emperor Justinian. he twice defeatedthe Persians and reconquered northafrica from the Vandals in a singleyear at the age of 29, before going onto regain Spain and italy, includingrome (briefly), from the barbarians.it discusses the evolution fromclassical roman to Byzantine armiesand systems of warfare, as well asthose of their chief enemies, thePersians, Goths and Vandals. itreassesses Belisarius’ generalship andcompares him with the likes ofcaesar, alexander and hannibal.

rome VerSuScarthaGeChrista Steinby

the epic struggle between carthageand rome, two of the superpowersof the ancient world, is most famousfor land battles in italy, on the iberianpeninsula and in north africa. Butwarfare at sea, which played a vitalrole in the first and Second Punicwars, rarely receives the attention itdeserves. and it is the monumentalclashes of the carthaginian androman fleets in the mediterraneanthat are the focus of christa Steinby’sabsorbing study.

Great waLLS andLinear BarrierSPeter Spring

everyone has heard ofthe Great wall of china and knowsof hadrian’s wall and the otherbarriers lining stretches of rome’simperial frontiers. But Peter Spring’soriginal new study demonstrates thatfar from being exceptional, thebuilding of walls and other lineardefences was commonplace amongthe peoples and states of pre-modernera. this original and thought-provoking study brings new lightand insight to a fascinating andneglected aspect of human politicaland military history.


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SwordS and cinemaJeremiah McCall

the epic battles of theclassical world havebeen a rich source of inspiration tofilm makers since the beginning ofcinema and the genre has gainedrenewed popularity ever since ridleyScott’s Gladiator. But what doeshollywood get right and wrongabout weapons, organization, tacticsand the experience of combat? didthe Spartans really fight clad only intheir underpants against mysterious,silver-masked assassins? this originalbook discusses the merits of battlescenes in selected movies and alongthe way gives the reader aninteresting overview of ancient battle.a must for serious students of ancientwarfare and movie buffs alike.

eaGLeS in the duStAdrian Coombs-Hoar

the battle of adrianople(ad 378), in whichemperorValens lost his life, isregarded as one of the worst defeatsever suffered by roman arms.ammianus marcellinus, acontemporary, called it the worstmassacre since cannae, nearly 600years before. modern historians haveaccorded it great significance both ata tactical level, due to the success ofGothic cavalry over the vauntedroman infantry, and strategically,often citing it as the beginning of theend for the empire. adrian coombs-hoar untangles the debate that stillsurrounds the battle with aninsightful account that draws on thelatest research.

SParta at warDr Scott M Rusch

Scott rusch examines what is knownof the history of Sparta, from thesettlement of the city to her defeat attheban hands, focusing uponmilitary campaigns and the strategiccircumstances that drove them.rusch offers fresh perspectives onimportant questions of Spartanhistory, and illuminate some ofantiquity’s most notable campaigns.

SParta: unfit foremPireGodfrey Hutchinson

while noting the political issues,Godfrey hutchinson’s focus is uponthe strategic and tactical elements ofwarfare in a period almost whollycoinciding with the reign of thebrilliant commander, agesilaos, oneof the joint kings of Sparta, who,astonishingly, campaignedsuccessfully into his eighties.

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the aGincourtwarAlfred H. Burne

colonel Burne’s outstandingreconstruction of the war iswritten for layman andhistorian alike and conveysthe drama that agincourtand its heroes have always sovividly evoked. this newedition of a classic textincludes a new introductionby anne curry, the world’sleading authority on thebattle of agincourt.

aGincourtStephen Cooper, Foreword byAnne Curry

this epic story of how anexhausted, outnumberedarmy, commanded by aninspirational leader, crusheda huge french force onfrench soil has given rise tolegends and misconceptionsthat make it difficult for us toreach a clear understandingof what really happened onthe battlefield 600 years ago.But that is what Stephencooper attempts in thisfascinating reconstruction.

aGincourt 1415Peter Hoskins with Anne Curry

henry V’s english armytriumphed over the french atagincourt in northern franceon 25 october 1415 in one ofthe defining battles of thehundred years war. Sixhundred years later thisfamous event still excitespassionate interest andprovokes controversy, yetthere are no up-to-date guidesto the 1415 campaign, thebattle itself and the aftermath.that is why the publication ofthis practical and authoritativeguidebook by Peter hoskinsand anne curry is so timely.

medieVaLcomBatHans Talhoffer

this unparalleled guide tomedieval combat, illustratedwith 268 contemporaryimages, provides a glimpseof real people fighting withskill, sophistication andruthlessness. this is one ofthe most popular andinfluential manuals of itskind.

Sheriffmuir 1715Stuart Reid

in this lively new study byacclaimed military historianStuart reid, a completelyfresh look is taken at thecampaign, while the battle isreassessed in the light of athorough knowledge of theground and the armies whichfought there.

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Lord cheLmSfordand the zuLu warThe Hon. Gerald French D.S.O.

this book is a comprehensive anddetailed coverage of the anglo zuluwar from the initial invasion to thefinal battle of ulundi some monthslater, and has been used extensivelyas bibliography by authors whenaddressing the subject of the anglo-zulu war. this book is highlyrecommended for those with ahistorical interest of the events of1879 and the demise of the zulunation.

iSandLwana zuLuBattLefieLdF R Lock, P R Quantrill

in 1879 the colonial Government ofnatal ordered a British army, led byGeneral Lord chelmsford andequipped with the most modernweaponry, to invade the zulukingdom. overconfident andcontemptuous of his zuluadversaries, Lord chelmsfordbelieved that his biggest problemwould be in bringing the zulus tobattle. Shortly after crossing theBuffalo river the British column setup camp in the shadow of a Sphinxshaped hill called isandlwana. thefollowing day, Lord chelmsford,with over half his force,went inpursuit of what he believed to be thevanguard of the zulu army.

John dunncetywayo and thethree GeneraLS1861–1879Edited by D. C. F. Moodie

John dunn, resembling a hero offiction rather than a normal man,was one of the most extraordinarycharacters of 19th century Southafrica.this autobiography is not onlya fascinating insight into one of themost influential men in natal historybut also states his candid perceptionof several British generals includingLord chelmsford and Sir Garnetwolseley.

the zuLu warJournaLColonel Henry Harford CB

written by henry charles harfordc.B., the zulu war Journal offersunprecedented insight into one ofhistory’s most famous conflicts. fromthe catastrophe at isandhlwana to thehunt for the zulu king cetshwayo,this journal chronicles the eventscentral to the zulu wars, andremembers the men who bravelyfought in them. a truly fascinatingpiece of history, the zulu warJournal is essential for all lovers ofmilitary history and of africana.

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BritiSh BattLeS ofthe crimean warS1854-1856Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

the crimean war was a conflictbetween the russian empire and analliance of the french empire, Britishempire, ottoman empire and thekingdom of Sardinia. the war waspart of a long-running contestbetween the major european powersfor influence over territories of thedeclining ottoman empire. thisunique collection of original accountswill prove to be an invaluableresource for historians, students andall those interested in what was oneof the most significant periods inBritish military history.

the crimean warMartin Mace, John Grehan

this unique collection of 150-160images will prove to be an invaluableresource for historians, students andall those interested in what was oneof the most significant periods inBritish military history. each picturewill tell its own story, and will befully captioned with historical detail.

LetterS from theLiGht BriGadeAnthony Dawson

the charge of the Light Brigade isone of the most famous, controversialand emotive small-scale actions inmilitary history. over the 160 yearssince the event, and since it wasimmortalized in tennyson’s poem, ithas generated a stream of writingand debate. yet, as this new book byanthony dawson shows, the subjectis far from exhausted. his selectionof previously unpublished letters andjournal accounts of the two cavalrycharges at the Battle of Balaklava is anotable addition to the literature onthe crimean war.

one-hourwarGameSNeil Thomas

one of the biggest problems facingwargamers is finding the time toactually play. most commerciallyavailable sets of rules require severalhours to set up and play to aconclusion; some can easily swallowup a whole day or weekend. formany gamers this means that theirlavishly prepared miniature armiesrarely get used at all. apart fromtime, the other consideration is space,which further constrains theopportunities for a game. in one-hour wargames, veteran gamer andrule-writer neil thomas hasaddressed both these problems. nowit is practical to play a game inaround an hour on a normal diningtable or living room floor.


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eScaPinG from thekaiSerH W Tustin

only a week after joining the 8thdurhams in april 1915 Privateherbert tustin was captured at theBattle of ypres. he describes thehorror of trench warfare, histreatment on being taken a Pow andthe three day train journey intoGermany. there followed 16 monthscaptivity at rennbahn Pow campwith its hunger, hardships, brutality,work regime, friendships, humourand the different nationalcharacteristics of fellow Pows. thisis one amazing story of war.

Veteran VoLunteerEdited by Jamie Vans and PeterWiddowson

frank Vans agnew left america in1914 and claiming to be 40 (ratherthan 46) enlisted in 2nd kingedward’s horse. he arrived infrance in 1915 at festubert and wasgiven a commission. after attendingthe machine Gun School he was atthe Somme before volunteering forthe tank corps. in 1917 he waswounded at messines, where he wonhis mc. his extraordinary and variedexperiences are superbly recorded inthis beautifully crafted memoir.

i SurViVed didn’t i?Edited by Joy Cave

charlie (“Ginger”) Byrne was atypical young “tommy” who had noliking or aptitude for writing, but atthe age of 82, sound in body andhaving a mind blessed with totalrecall, he was persuaded to tell hisstory to an interested and observantlistener. Joy cave has achieved thetransition into print of charlie’s war,set down in the form in which herelated it, with an added commentaryon the larger events in which, like somany of his generation, this humblesoldier found himself caught up. it isnot a narrative of grand strategy, nora recital of epic heroism, but thereminiscence of the ordinaryinfantryman – the individualviewpoint of one tiny cog in acolossal war machine.

armaGeddon roadBilly Congreve, Edited by Terry Norman

Billy congreve was an exceptionalsoldier and an exceptional man. Bythe time he was killed on the Sommein July 1916 at the age of twenty-fivehe had been awarded the dSo, mc,and the Légion d’honneur, and forhis many deeds of gallantry on theSomme, a posthumous Vc. terrynorman carefully edited his diary toset his story in the context of the war,and thus provide an exceptionalpicture of what an officer thought ofthe conduct of the war side by sidewith his personal grief at the loss ofhis friends and the wastage ofhuman life.

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nigel cave is the longstanding editor of the ww1Battleground europe series

and the author of numerous Greatwar books currently in print withP&S. nigel is arguably one of themost respected wwi historians alivetoday. as well as being a consultanton many P&S titles, he has alsopresented a series of dVds with edSkelding on walking the westernfront, also with P&S. he is a memberof the durand Group and has beeninvolved in its undergroundinvestigations from its origins. nigelhas also worked for some years withVeterans affairs canada.

i eScaPe!Captain J.L. Hardy DSO,MC Introduction by SirArthur Conan Doyle

of all the daring Pow escape storiesthat have come to light in the last 100years and immortalized by Stevemcqueen in the film the Greatescape, the story of J.L. hardy has tobe one of the most remarkable. aPow for three-and-a-half years,hardy made no less than twelveescape attempts while imprisoned bythe Germans in the first world war,five of which being successful.written in hardy’s own words, thisbook reads like a wartime thriller orhollywood screenplay and his Greatwar story makes for fascinatingreading.

in Good comPanyThe Hon William Fraser, Edited by DavidFraser

in Good company is agraphic account by thehon. william fraser, Gordonhighlanders, of his service in thefirst world war. Several timeswounded, he went to flanders in1914 with the 2nd Battalion andcommanded successively a platoon, acompany, a territorial battalion and aregular battalion, ending the war asa lieutenant-colonel of twenty-eight,having survived the battles of first,Second and third ypres, arras,cambrai and the final triumphs of1918. in Good company gives aremarkable insight into some of themost terrible and challenging yearsof the army’s life.

amateur GunnerS Ian Ronayne

together, the book andletters offer a fascinating insight intothe life of a first world war artilleryofficer. Lucidly written in a candidstyle, thorburn shows excellentobservation, description andnarration skills. while amateurGunners itself is worthy of reprint,when combined with thorburn’sprivate letters and historical contextfrom author ian ronayne, this bookoffers a unique look at a gunner’sexperience during the Great war.


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a wood caLLedBourLonWilliam Moore

after the great victory in the famoustank battle at cambrai in 1917 thechurch bells, having been silent forthree years, rang out joyously allover Britain. But within ten daystriumph had turned to disaster. howdid this happen and why? williammoore, a distinguished first worldwar historian, attempts to explainwhat went wrong. all the advantagesgained were thrown away; thousandsof British troops were captured andhundreds of guns were lost.

the BattLe Book ofyPreSBeatrix Brice

the Battle Book of ypres, originallypublished in 1927 and now presentedagain as a special centenary edition,comprises a chronological account ofthe fighting in the ypres Salientduring the first world war, followedby a useful and unique alphabeticalreference to the events in and aroundeach hamlet, village or wood – namesfamiliar to those who fought orfollowed the course of war all thoseyears ago, names now once again lostin insignificance.

the BattLe ofBeLLewaarde, June1915Carole McEntee-Taylor

it was 2am on the 16th June 1915and dawn was slowly breaking overBellewaarde. it was exceptionallyquiet, the troops of 3rd division weresituated on the western edge ofrailway wood and shrouded in athick mist which reduced visibilityand gave the illusion of safety. fiftyminutes later the planned Britishartillery bombardment began. By theend of the day more than 4,000 menwould be casualties on a fieldapproximately half a mile square.the book is a tribute to those whofought and died at Bellewaarde onthe 16th June 1915 and authorroyalties will be donated to a fund tohelp raise money for a memorial.

retreat andrearGuard – Somme1918Jerry Murland

historian Jerry murland hasresearched and visited the scenes ofdesperate actions during late march1918. he describes in graphic detailthe battles fought by British, irishand South african regiments in thearea from St Leger in the north to Lafere in the South. he unearths theextraordinary stories of unit andindividual courage. he also examinesthe work of the royal engineers whoblew bridges and disrupted lines ofcommunication.this originalapproach covers battles that in manycases have only been describedbriefly in official histories.

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LoSt winGS of wwiMartin Bowman

this new publication from eminentmilitary historian martin Bowmanchronicles the stories of airmendowned on the western frontbetween 1914 and 1918, representinga contribution on the author’s part tothe 100th anniversary of the Greatwar. it’s speciality focus makes for atruly unique compendium of visceralfirst world war accounts of theincredible, bloody, aerial battlesflown by the rfc, German,american, British andcommonwealth pilots shot downover the western front, alsoincluding stories of their escapes andlives in Pow camps.

Great war fiGhteraceS 1914-1916Norman Franks

here, norman franks tells the story,in words and images, of theemergence of some of the greatestfighter aces to see action during thefirst half of the first world war. heexplores the manner in which thesituation developed from late 1914 tothe late summer of 1916, the point atwhich oswald Boelcke helped formthe German Jasta system that wouldprove so devastating to the rfc andrnaS. utilising images drawn fromhis large personal archive ofphotographs, franks profiles some ofthe greatest and most notorious aces,as well as the aircraft in which theyflew.

VoiceS in fLiGht:the royaL naVaL airSerVice durinG theGreat warMalcolm Smith; Foreword by GrahamMottram, Museum Director, Fleet Air ArmMuseum

following in the same style as hisprevious book of fleet air armrecollections, malcolm Smith hascollected a compendium ofreminiscences from pilots who flewfor the royal navy and the royalmarines during the first world war.he includes first-hand testimoniesfrom pilots manning early seaplanestations and an enthralling accountfrom f.J. rutland who became thefirst pilot to take off in a SopwithPup from a platform on the roof ofone of hmS yarmouth’s gun turrets.

my war in the air1916‘Contact’ Captain Alan Bott MC

originally published under the titlean airman’s outing, thismagnificent title chronicles the dailylife of the flying officer during theGreat war. touchingly dedicated to‘the fallen of umpty Squadronr.f.c.’, Bott chronicles the lives andlosses of his squadron as they carriedout their duties over france in 1916.a modest and unflinching account ofGreat war aviation, Bott neitheraggrandises nor dismisses anyachievement of his crack squadron.


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the Great warexPLainedPhilip Stevens

this is much more than just anotherbook to add to the thousands on theGreat war. it sets out to fill a gap.written for the layman by a layman(who is also an articulate andexperienced battlefield guide) itsummarises the key events andcontributions of key individuals,some well, others unknown but witha story to tell. it is designed tocapture the imagination and feed themind of those ever increasingnumber of people who seek a betterunderstanding of the Great war.

the Great warhandBookGeoff Bridger, Foreword by CorrelliBarnett

Geoff Bridger’s the Great warhandbook answers many of the basicquestions newcomers ask whenconfronted by this enormous andchallenging subject – not only whathappened and why, but what was theGreat war like for ordinary soldierswho were caught up in it. hedescribes the conditions the soldiersendured, the deadly risks they ran,their daily routines and the smallroles they played in the complexmilitary machine they were part of.

kitchener’S armyPeter Simkins

numbering over five million men,Britain’s army in the first world warwas the biggest in the country’shistory. remarkably, nearly half thosemen who served in it werevolunteers. 2,466,719 men enlistedbetween august 1914 and december1915, many in response to theappeals of the field-marshal Lordkitchener, by then a natural hero.the book will be of interest not onlyto those studying social, political andeconomic history, but also to generalreaders who wish to know moreabout the story of Britain’s citizensoldiers in the Great war.

the firSt worLd warCyril Falls

the years 1914 to 1918saw europe engaged in a conflictinvolving a greater area and a greaternumber of men than history had everbefore recorded. in this book,captain cyril falls, known in Britishacademic and governmental circlesas an expert in military history,discusses the military side of worldwar i in the light of its battles, tacticsand weapons; its problems of supplyand transport; its armies and theircommanders. the engagements inthe many theaters of war in europe,asia and africa are described invivid detail, but particular attentionis focused on the western front,where the principal and decisivebattles were fought.


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fataL fortniGhtDuncan Marlor

numerous books have beenpublished about the first world warbut few have focused on themachinations in the Britishparliament and the role it played inthe decision to go to war. Britain,after all, could not have entered theconflict without clear approval frommPs. one hundred years on, fatalfortnight re-examines the argumentswhich Parliament heard againstBritish war entry and reflects on howthe world might have been had thedecision gone a different way.

if you’re readinGthiSSiân Price

‘… tales of love and heroism fromconflicts such as the napoleonic warsand afghanistan today’ The Mirror

‘the poignant farewells encapsulatethe final words of servicemen to theirloved ones before they were killed inaction.’ The Telegraph

in this profoundly moving collectionof ‘farewell letters’, Siân Price offers aremarkable insight into the heartsand minds of some of the soldiers,sailors and airmen of the past 300years.

from BoiLed Beef tochicken tikkaJanet Macdonald

Janet macdonald, authorof the acclaimed feedingnelson’s navy, now turns herattention to food in the British armyover the past two centuries.napoleon’s remark ‘an army marcheson its stomach’ has become an over-used cliche. it is a simple statementand undoubtedly true, but like manysuch simple statements, the actualityof what fills that stomach and how itis provided is far more complex. themore you think about this subject, themore questions come to you and hereare the answers, with some insightsinto the personalities who made adifference – the unsung heroes of theBritish military machine.

GaLLiPoLiChristopher Pugsley

the definitive account of newzealand’s role in the disastrous 1915Gallipoli campaign, when a British-led expeditionary force met theturkish army in an attempt to wrestcontrol of the dardanelles, comesalive in an updated edition, liberallyillustrated and brilliantly analysed bythe doyen of military historians.

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hitLer’S LaStwitneSSRochus Misch

after being seriously wounded inthe 1939 Polish campaign, rochusmisch was invited to join hitler’s SS-bodyguard. his memoirs offer anintimate view of life in closeattendance to hitler and of theendless hours deep inside thebunker; and provide new insightsinto military events such as hitler’sinitial feelings that the 6th armyshould pull out of Stalingrad.Shortly before he died misch wrote anew introduction for this first-everenglish-language edition. the bookalso contains new introduction byroger moorhouse.

hitLer’SParatrooPer Gilberto Villahermosa

rudolf witzig entered the historybooks as the heroic captor ofBelgium’s supposedly impregnablefortress eben emael in may 1940 –the first time that glider-borne troopswere used in the war. to manypeople, he is also known as thecommander of the battle group thatfired the first shots of the tunisiancampaign. remarkably, next tonothing has been written about himas an individual. this biography,completed with the full support ofwitzig’s widow and son, is acomprehensive history of the manand also provides important newdetail on the German parachute armthat he served.

the hitLer oPtionSEdited by Kenneth Macksey

‘a thought-provokingstudy of what might have been.’British army review in thiscompelling book, ten leading militaryhistorians explore what might havehappened if at ten crucial turning-points of the war hitler had taken adifferent direction, or how he wouldhave reacted if the allies hadchanged course. each scenario isbased on real situations anddecisions that were available and arewithin the bounds of what couldgenuinely have occurred. with vividand realistic descriptions of theensuing campaigns and battles, thehitler options is a gripping, thought-provoking and, at times, disturbinglook at what could have been.

aceS of theLuftwaffePeter Jacobs

in Luftwaffe fighter aces, PeterJacobs examines the many campaignsfought by the Luftwaffe from itsfledgling days during the Spanishcivil war to its last days defendingthe reich, and includes the exploitsof erich hartmann, the highestscoring fighter pilot of all time, hans-Joachim marseille, the Star of africa,werner mölders, the first recipient ofthe diamonds, and adolf Galland,perhaps the most famous of all.


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asa Briggs is one of the mosthighly respected Britishhistorians. he is the author of

Victorian People, Victorian cities andVictorian things. aSa has alsowritten a five-volume history ofbroadcasting in the united kingdomand was made a life peer in 1976. hisaccount of his wartime work as acryptographer at Bletchley Park,Secret days and his first memoir,Special relationships: People andPlaces, were both published byfrontline, an imprint of Pen andSword.

LooSe endS andextraS Asa Briggs

Loose ends and extras is the last in atrilogy of books Lord Briggs hascompleted since his 90th birthday inmay 2011. following on from Specialrelationships: People and Places, itdeals with our relationship withtime, and the differences betweenmemory and history, in the context ofhis long and remarkable career.

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Gordon weLchmanJoel Greenberg

Bletchley Park historian and tourguide Joel Greenberg has drawn onwelchman’s personal papers andcorrespondence with wartimecolleagues which lay undisturbed inhis son’s loft for many years. Packedwith fascinating new insights,including welchman’s thoughts onkey Bletchley figures and thedevelopment of the Bombe machine,this is essential reading for anyoneinterested in the clandestine activitiesat Bletchley Park.

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codenameddorSetPeter Jacobs

this gripping new historytells the little-known story ofone of the most courageousmen to have served with thenewly formed commandosand Soe during the Secondworld war. it is a story ofextreme courage and arevealing portrait of a manwho ultimately gave his lifeto the liberation of france.

no cLoak, nodaGGerBenjamin Cowburn

‘the best of memoirs by aSpecial operations executiveagent. tough, laconic,humbling’ – Sebastian Faulks

‘rings with authenticity.cowburn’s gripping accountis among the finest of Soememoirs’ – Dr Roderick Bailey

this new edition contains anintroduction by m. r. d footand a foreword by Sebastianfaulks.

oVer the toPPeter Tsouras, Spencer Jones

although separated from themodern reader by a fullcentury, the first world warcontinues to generatecontroversy and interest asthe great event upon whichmodern history pivoted. thisthought-provoking bookexplores ten alternatescenarios in which the courseof the war is changed forever.expertly written by leadingmilitary historians, this is acompelling and credible lookat what might have been.

ProfeSSorPorSche’S warSKarl Ludvigsen

regarded as one of the greatautomotive engineers of thetwentieth century, ferdinandPorsche is well rememberedtoday for his remarkableautomotive designs. yet thereis another side to hisextraordinary career. karlLudvigsen’s accountconfirms the pre-eminence offerdinand Porsche as abrilliant and prolificengineer, one of the mostremarkable of his generation.

a SPy’S LondonRoy Berkeley

in ‘this remarkable book’ (asintelligence historian nigelwest describes it in hisforeword), the reader will bestruck by the vibrancy ofhistory made real. with hisevocative photographs andcompelling observations,Berkeley ensures that we willnever see the streets ofLondon – or these particularactors on the stage of history– in quite the same wayagain.

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SurViVorS ofStaLinGradReinhold Busch

the book includes first-handaccounts of soldiers who werewounded or fell ill and wereflown out of the encirclement;as well as those who foughtto the bitter end and weretaken prisoner by the Soviets.they reflect on the severity ofthe fighting, and reveal theslowly ebbing hopes forsurvival. together theyprovide an illuminating andtragic portrait of the appallingevents at Stalingrad.

war on theeaStern frontJames Lucas

a posting to the easternfront during world war iiwas rightly regarded withdread by the Germansoldiers. they were faced bythe unremitting hostility ofthe climate, the people andeven, at times, their ownleadership. few of them wereto survive the fivenightmarish years of struggle.in this classic account leadingmilitary historian JamesLucas examines differentaspects of the fighting.

a GermanGeneraL on theeaStern frontJohannes Hurter, Translated byChristine Brocks

the eastern front, 1941.operation Barbarossa.hitler’s armies advance intothe Soviet union to conquerLebensraum in the east.among the corpscommanders is GeneralGotthard heinrici, a careersoldier. with remarkablecandour he described hisexperiences at the front andthe everyday lives of thetroops under his command.

the waffen SSon the eaSternfrontthis is the illustrated historyof the waffen SS on theeastern front. the life anddeath of the waffen SS can betraced in the survivingphotographs, and thebrooding saga of the declinefrom triumph into disaster istold through these powerfulimages which clearlydocument the reality ofcombat on the russian front.

SoVietconqueStTony Le Tissier

how did top red armycommanders see the assaulton Berlin in 1945 – what wastheir experience of the last,terrible battle of the Secondworld war in europe?Personal accounts by the mostfamous generals involvedhave been published inenglish, but the recollectionsof their principal subordinateshaven’t been available in thewest before, and it is their rolethat is the focus of tony Letissier’s fascinating book.

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GaLLantry anddiSciPLineAndrew Bamford

the book is divided into two halves,first providing an overview of theregiment and the role of Steuart ascolonel, before moving onto anaccount of the regiment on homeservice during the early years of thenapoleonic wars and then on activeservice in the Peninsular war and atwaterloo. this concludes with adiscussion of the lessons learntduring the war, as particularlyexemplified by the 12th being one ofthe regiments selected for conversionto lancers in the aftermath ofwaterloo.

the waterLooarchiVe: VoLume ViGareth Glover

So much has beenwritten on the subject ofthe Battle of waterloo and thecampaign that surrounds it that thereader might think that there issimply nothing new to tell. however,the archives of europe are teemingwith fascinating documents –personal letters to family and friends,private journals and official reports –that have been virtually ignored inmany standard histories of theperiod. in this sixth and final volumein the series, published to coincidewith the two hundredth anniversaryof the campaign, Glover has againturned his attention to the Britishsources.

PreLude towaterLoo: quatreBraSAndrew W Field

the Battle of quatre Bras was criticalto the outcome of the waterloocampaign – to the victory of theallied armies of wellington andBlücher, the defeat of the french andthe fall of napoleon. But it has beenovershadowed by the two larger-scale engagements at Ligny and atwaterloo itself. and too often theclash at quatre Bras has been seenmainly through the eyes of theBritish and their allies – theviewpoint of the french has beenneglected. it is this weakness in thehistory of the battle that andrewfield focuses on in this original andhighly readable new study.

waterLooGareth Glover

Gareth Glover has spent a decadeuncovering hundreds of previouslyunpublished eyewitness accounts ofthe battle and campaign, which havehighlighted many of these myths anderrors. in this ground-breakinghistory, based on extensive primaryresearch of all the nations involved,he provides a very readable andbeautifully balanced account of theentire campaign while challengingthese distorted claims and myths,and he provides clear evidence toback his version of events.


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deStructiVeand formidaBLeDavid John Blackmore

in the seventeenth andeighteenth centuries, theBritish army’s victories overthe french were largelycredited to its infantry’sparticularly effective anddeadly firepower. for thefirst time, david Blackmorehas gone back to originaldrill manuals and othercontemporary sources todiscover the reasons behindthis.

marLBorouGh’Swar machine1702–1711James Falkner

James falkner’s penetratingaccount of the compositionand operation ofmarlborough’s army is ofincredible value. his clearanalysis gives a fascinatinginsight into marlborough’swar machine and into theconduct of war in europe 300years ago.

inSideweLLinGton’SPeninSuLararmy: 1808–814 Rory Muir, Ron McGuigan, HowieMuir, Robert Burnham

wellington’s celebratedPeninsular army played avital role in the defeatnapoleon’s french forces inPortugal and Spain. thisimportant new studyprovides a wide-rangingsurvey of the latest researchinto the subject, and is amajor contribution to thehistory of the Peninsular war.

the fortS andfortificationSof euroPe1815–1945: thecentraL StateSJ E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

after the napoleonic warsthe borders of centraleurope were redrawn andrelative peace endured, butthe volatile politics of the late19th century generated anatmosphere of fear anddistrust, and gave rise to anew era of fortress building,and this is the subject of thishighly illustrated new study.

the fortS andfortificationSof euroPe1815–1945: theneutraL StateSJ E Kaufmann, H W Kaufmann

in the neutral states situatedbetween france andGermany – the netherlands,Belgium and Switzerland –the need for extensive fixeddefences was particularlyurgent, and this is the subjectof this highly illustrated newstudy.

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neLSon’SmediterraneancommandDenis Orde

in 1798 napoleon Bonaparte, whowas all but master of europe,assembled a formidableexpeditionary force at toulon. whileits purpose was unknown there wasevery reason to believe that GreatBritain was its destination and thenation was on invasion alert. theoverwhelming British priority wasfor a fleet to be assembled and sentto the mediterranean to destroy thisthreat before the french force couldset sail. nelson’s and orde’sacrimonious relationship erupted inthe months before the Battle oftrafalgar and is well documented inthis fascinating book.

BritiSh camPaiGnSin the SouthatLantic 1805-1807John D Grainger

Between 1805 and 1807the British mountedseveral expeditions into the Southatlantic aimed at weakeningnapoleon’s Spanish and dutch allies.the targets were the dutch colony onSouth africa’s cape of Good hope,which potentially threatened Britishshipping routes to india, and theSpanish colonies in the rio de la Platabasin (now parts of argentina anduruguay). one of the major themes ofthis new account is the strong Scottishconnection – Baird and Popham wereboth Scots, and the 71st highlandersmade up the main force in the capeand Popham’s adventure.

naVaL BattLeS ofthe firSt worLdwarGeoffrey Bennett

this classic history of the Great warat sea combines graphic and stirringaccounts of all the principal navalengagements – battles overseas, inhome waters and, for the first time,under the sea – with analysis of thestrategy and tactics of both sides.Geoffrey Bennett brings these seabattles dramatically to life, andconfirms the allied navies’ vitalcontribution to victory.

the royaL naVy andthe war at Sea –1914-1919Martin Mace and John Grehan

this unique collection of originaldocuments will prove to be aninvaluable resource for historians,students and all those interested inwhat was one of the most significantperiods in British military history.despatches in this volume includethose relating to the events atantwerp in 1914, royal navyarmoured car squadrons, the Battle ofdogger Bank, the Battle of thefalklands, the Battle of heligolandBight, minesweeping operations,royal naval air Service operationsand attacks, and, of course, the Battleof Jutland.


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rhnS aVerofJohn Carr

in 1945 averof was laid up on theisland of Poros and neglected until1984 when the Greek admiraltydecided to resurrect the ship. as wellas giving full technical specificationsand operational history, includingdetails of her restoration, John carrdraws on first-hand accounts of theofficers and men to relate the longand remarkable career of this fineship.

dönitz and thewoLf PackSBernard Edwards

this book faithfully records theprogress of the Battle of the atlantic,which began within hours of thedeclaration of war on 3 September1939 and continued without let-upuntil the last torpedo was fired onthe night of 7 may 1945, just onehour before Germany surrendered.the story is told from both sides ofthe periscope.

ScaPeGoat: thedeath of Prince ofwaLeS and rePuLSeMartin Stephen

Scapegoat: the death of Prince ofwales and repulse’ is a radical newaccount of one of Britain’s greatestnaval disasters. ‘Scapegoat’ is aconvincing attempt to right a wrongthat has been allowed to stand forover 70 years, as well as a primeillustration of the way in which theestablishment always protects itselffirst.

BattLeShiPS of theunited StateS naVyMichael Green

from 1895 to 1944 the uSnavy commissionedsome 60 steel-clad battleships; thefirst being indiana (BB-1) and the lastuSS missouri (BB-63).the last uSbattleship retired in 1992 havingserved in the korean and Vietnamwar, the middle east and finallydesert Storm. this fine book givesthe expert and layman a privilegedoverview of one of the greatestweapon systems in military history.

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far eaSt airoPerationS 1942–1945Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

despatches in this volume includeair operations in Burma and Bay ofBengal 1 January to 22 may 1942 byGeneral wavell, the despatch on airoperations in South-east asianovember 1943 to may 1944, by airchief marshal Sir r.e.c. Peirse, thedespatch on air operations in South-east asia from June 1944 to may1945, by air chief marshal Sir keithPark, and the despatch on airoperations in South east asiabetween may 1945 and September1945, by air chief marshal Sir keithPark.

no Surrender inBurmaFred C Goode

this is the extraordinary true story ofa British commando in Burma who,cut off behind enemy lines, walked2,000 miles towards india andfreedom in 1942, but was betrayed tothe invading Japanese only 20 milesshort of his destination, tortured bythe infamous kempeitai and finallyincarcerated as a Pow in rangoon’snotorious central Jail for the rest ofthe war. while not an educated man,fred tells his extraordinary story ofendurance and survival with brutalhonesty. his account makes forcompelling reading.

orde winGateSimon Anglim

major General orde wingate (1903-1944) was the most controversialBritish military commander of theSecond world war, and perhaps ofthe last hundred years. he splitsopinion among soldiers, academicsand writers seven decades after hisdeath. his exploits in ethiopia andBurma, in particular his creation ofthe chindits, special forces who weretrained to use guerrilla tactics behindthe Japanese lines, have made himinto a key figure in the history ofirregular warfare. But, as Simonanglim reveals, myths andmisunderstandings tend to cloudunderstanding of wingate’s career,and he seeks to put the recordstraight.

diSaSter in the fareaSt 1941–1942Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

this unique collectionof original despatchesdocuments will proveto be an invaluable resource forhistorians, students and all thoseinterested in what was one of themost significant periods in Britishmilitary history. this book offers aunique insight into what happenedfrom those in command and gives forthe first time a full collection ofdespatches reports.


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nazi concentrationcamP commandantS1933–1945Ian Baxter

using many rare and unpublishedimages this book identifies and delvesinto the characters of the notoriousmen who were instrumental in one ofthe greatest crimes against humanityin world history. every occupiedcountry in europe was touched by the‘final Solution’ and despite thecapture, trials and punishment ofthese leading perpetrators the stain ofman’s inhumanity to man, womanand child remains ineradicable. Justicecame too late for millions but thelessons learnt must never be forgottenand this book throws new light on themanagers of the murderous holocaustprocess.

BeLSen and itSLiBerationIan Baxter

the book is an absorbing insight intohow the SS played a key part inmurdering, torturing and starving todeath tens of thousands of inmates.during the latter part of the war asmany as 500 a day were perishingfrom the long-term effects ofstarvation as well as the resultantdiseases. there is a wealth ofinformation on how the camp wasrun and all aspects of life inside thecamp for the inmates are covered.

StiLweLL and thechinditSJon Diamond

this latest book in the highlysuccessful images of war seriescovers the dramatic events that sawultimate allied victory over theJapanese in remote northern Burmaon the chinese border. this newedition to the series is superblyillustrated and researched in true‘images of war style.

hitLer’S LiGhtPanzerS at warPaul Thomas

using 250 rare andunpublishedphotographs together with detailedcaptions and accompanying text,hitler’s Light Panzers at warprovides a unique insight into themany variants that saw action on thebattlefield. it provides a vividaccount of light Panzer operationaldeployment from the early Blitzkriegcampaigns to the final demise of thenazi war machine.

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the BattLe of theBuLGePatrick Delaforce

By late 1944 the allies were poised tosmash the Siegfried Line and breakinto Germany. Supply lines wereshorter thanks to the port ofantwerp. arnhem aside, there hadbeen a long run of victories and therewas no intelligence even fromuLtra to suggest a German counter-offensive.So the major decemberattack through the mountainousardennes by massed Panzers andinfantry took the allies totally bysurprise. all this and more isgraphically narrated in this finestudy of a pivotal battle, that sonearly changed the course of war.

a tour of the BuLGeBattLefieLd –reViSed editionWilliam C C Cavanagh and Karl Cavanagh

no other conflict hassparked the imaginationor interest of so manypeople worldwide as world wartwo. most americans are patriotic,their interest in world war twohaving been stimulated by suchmovies as ‘’Saving Private ryan’’.this guidebook serves as a memorialto those who served. it will enablethose who didn’t, to learn somethingabout the hardship endured by aprevious generation in the name offreedom.

kamPfGruPPe PeiPerDavid Cooke and Wayne Evans

in december 1944hitler’s last greatoffensive commenced,pushing through the difficult terrainof the ardennes in Belgium. at theforefront of the German assault waskampfgruppe Peiper of the SSLeibstandarte adolf hitler division.it was delayed by american combatengineers who blew up bridges, thenbrought to a halt by americanreinforcements. as the tide turned,the kampfgruppe fought for its life,holding out for days in a desperaterearguard action against increasingodds. david cooke and wayneevans use contemporary accountsand a wealth of illustrations to tellthe story in unprecedented detail.

hitLer’S LaStoffenSiVePeter Elstob

this is the full story of the Battle ofthe ardennes. in the last weeks of1944 the German armies in the west,after a continuous retreat since theBattle of normandy five monthsearlier were regrouping in what theythought was to be the last battle indefence of the fatherland. But hitlerhad other plans – to mount anoffensive through the ardennes thatwould deal such a blow to thewestern allies that they would bewilling to negotiate a separate peace.this is the offensive known as theBattle of the Bulge.


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eiGhth army initaLy 1943–45Richard Doherty

eighth army, Britain’s most famousfield army of the twentieth century,landed in italy in September 1943and fought continously until thedefeat of the Germans in early-may1945. this book studies theexperience of eighth army in theitalian campaign, examining how aforce accustomed to the open spacesof north africa adjusted to thedifficult terrain of italy wherefighting became much more a matterfor the infantry than for the armour.it also compares the qualities of thecommanders of eighth army in italy:montgomery; Leese and, finally,mccreery.

the war in itaLy1943–1944Compiled by John Grehan & Martin Mace

this unique collection of originaldocuments will prove to be aninvaluable resource for historians,students and all those interested inwhat was one of the most significantperiods in British military history.this book offers a unique insight intowhat happened from those incommand and gives for the first timea full collection of despatchesreports.

an extraordinaryitaLianimPriSonmentBrian Lett

this book tells the story of prisonerof war camp PG 21, at chieti, italy,between august 1942 and September1943. it was grossly overcrowded,with little running water, no propersanitation, and in winter no heating.after the italian armistice, inSeptember 1943, the Britishcommander refused to allow the ex-prisoners to leave camp. Germanstook over the camp, and mostprisoners were transported toGermany. Some managed to hide,and more than half of thesesubsequently escaped. after the war,a number of the camp staff werearrested for war crimes.

BattLeS of aGunner officerPeter Pettit, Edited by John Philip Jones

Peter Pettit’s diary, covering hisentire wartime career in the royalartillery, edited and with anextensive introduction by John PhilipJones, offers a rare insight into theday-to-day existence of a gunner atwar, and it is a valuable record of therole played by the royal artilleryduring the conflict.

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ViSionS of war –PriVate hitLer’S warBob Carruthers

during the Great war adolf hitlerserved in the ranks of the 16thBavarian reserve infantry regimentfrom 1914 to 1918, and was awardedthe iron cross. in later years, underthe masterful control of doctorGoebbels, hitler was successfullyportrayed by the nazis as a valiantfront-line soldier who, for four longyears, had fought many hard battlesin the front-line of trenches. now,almost a century later, as a result of aseries of painstaking investigations,the producers of the ground-breakingdocumentary Private hitler’s warhave resolved the century longcontroversy over hitler’s service inthe Great war.

hitLer – a Life inPictureSthis exceptional source is probablythe best of the contemporaryaccounts of hitler in power, albeitfrom a heavily pro-nazi stance. thetestimonies collected together werebased on interviews conducted byheinz a. heinz in 1933 and 1934,shortly after hitler had taken power.the book incorporates sections onhitler and the German people, hitlerand the German workers, hitler andpublic works and so on, allaccompanied by a series of excellentphotographs which form aremarkable record of the public faceof a man during his brief spell ofabsolute power.

hitLer – PerSonaLrecoLLectionSHeinz A. Heinz

heinz a. heinz was the only writerauthorised by the nazi Party to drawa biography of the führer forpublication in the english speakingworld. included are vivid and uniquedescriptions of hitler at school, hisfirst world war battlefieldexperiences, the early politicalstruggles, the full story behind the9th november Beer hall Putsch,hitler in prison, and the struggle topower from 1926 to 1933. featuring anew introduction this book is a vitalprimary source reference work foranyone interested in understandinghow and why hitler won the totaladulation and support of such a largesection of the German people.

GuardinG hitLerMark Felton

Based on intelligence documents,personal testimonies, memoirs andofficial histories, including materialonly declassified in 2010, Guardinghitler provides the reader with afascinating inside look at the secretworld of hitler’s security anddomestic arrangements. the bookfocuses in particular on both theofficial and private life of hitlerduring the latter part of the war, atthe wolfs Lair at rastenburg, andhitler’s private residence atBerchtesgaden, the Berghof.


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command andmoraLeGary Sheffield, Foreword by Peter Simkins

Gary Sheffield is one of the mostversatile and stimulating of militaryhistorians at work today. for 25years, in a series of perceptive booksand articles, he has examined thefirst world war from many angles –from the point of view of thepoliticians and the high commandthrough to the junior officers andother ranks in the front line. moraleand command presents in a singlevolume a range of his shorter work,and it shows his scholarship at itsbest.

BynG of Vimy Jeffery Williams

field-marshal the Viscount Byng ofVimy did not fit into a conventionalmould in the army, as Governor-General of canada, or ascommissioner of London’smetropolitan Police. few officerscommanded more widespreadaffection from their troops and noneknew them and treated them withsuch respect as he did. with Byng ofVimy, Jeffery williams has writtenthe definitive biography of aninnovative and energetic soldier andstatesman.

BritiShexPeditionaryforce – the 1914camPaiGnAndrew Rawson

this narrative provides an insightinto the British army’s experienceduring those early days of the firstworld war. this is about the menwho made a difference, the men whofought off many times their number,those who led the counterattacks andthose who were awarded the Victoriacross. discover the real 1914campaign fought by the British armyand learn how the brave soldiers ofthe Bef fought hard to achieve theirobjectives.

the Great warexPLainedPhilip Stevens

this is much more than just anotherbook to add to the thousands on theGreat war. it sets out to fill a gap.written for the layman by a layman(who is also an articulate andexperienced battlefield guide) itsummarises the key events andcontributions of key individuals,some well, others unknown but witha story to tell. to get a true picture ofthis monumental event in history, itis necessary to grasp thefundamentals, be they military,political, social or simply human. theslaughters at Verdun, Somme andPasschendaele are no more thanstatistics without the stories of thosethat fought, drowned and died there.

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waLkinG intoheLLEdward G.D. Liveing and Sir PhilipGibbs

the 1st July 1916 was theblackest day in the history ofthe British army when 60,000unsuspecting men of theBritish 4th army advancedinto the teeth of a hurricaneof German fire. twoincredible and contrastingaccounts provide aremarkable insight into thechaotic events as theyunfolded on the battlefield.

BLood in thetrencheSCaptain A. Radclyffe Dugmore

written by captain a.radclyffe dugmore of theking’s own Light infantry,this personal memoirprovides an excellent accountof the Great war up to theBattle of the Somme. a wideranging and perceptiverelation of events, radclyffedugmore’s pedigree as aprofessional writer shinesthrough.

memoirS fromthe BritiShexPeditionaryforce 1914–1915Lord Edward Gleichen KCVO CBCMG DSO

detailed accounts bybattlefield commanders from1914 are surprisingly rare.this long out of printaccount of the actions of theBritish expeditionary force,which was first published in1917, was based on a diary ofevents written at the time byBrigadier General edwardGleichen.

the kaiSer’ScaPtiVeAlbert Rhys Williams

albert rhys williams was anamerican journalist andauthor. in 1914, williamstravelled to europe as thespecial war correspondentfor outlook magazine, taskedwith the duty of reportingthe events of the Great war.this fascinating book detailswilliams’ experiences bothon the front and in Germancaptivity and provides a rareopportunity to discover theevents as they unfoldedbehind the German lines.

LetterS from aSoLdier offrance 1914–1915Preface by André Chevrillon

in march 1915, a youngfrench artist-turned soldierwent missing in action. heleft behind a remarkableseries of letters which, due towartime security, had to beedited and publishedanonymously under the titleLetters of a Soldier1914–1915.

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foLLow me! iwiLL Lead youGeorge Brenton Laurie

‘follow me! i will lead you!’were the last words of Lt.col. George Brenton Laurie.he died with his revolver inhand while leading his menin an assault on the Germanlines. Laurie left behind aremarkable collection ofletters, which provide uswith a privileged insight intothe day to day experience ofa battalion commander.

in BattLe andcaPtiVity1916–1918Henry Gilbert Nobbs

this is the astonishingautobiographical account ofhenry Gilbert nobb. theharrowing memories andexperiences of nobbs at theBattle of the Somme and afterare captured here in a rareaccount of what proved to beone of the most ultimatelyfutile battles and theagonising aftermath.

fiGhtinG onthree frontSMajor D.D. Ogilvie

this classic account, based onwartime diaries, written bymajor d. d. ogilvie, detailsthe absorbing story of howthe fife and forfar yeomanryevolved over the course ofthe war, and presents a rareprimary source record of ahard fighting battalion thatsaw action on three fronts.

with theBritiSh armyon the SommeSir William Beach Thomas

a rare and vivid account oflife on the Battlefields of theGreat war, with the Britisharmy on the Somme detailsthe experiences of warjournalist william Beachthomas. one of only fivemen chosen in 1915 todocument the war from thewestern front, thomas wasin the terrifying and uniqueposition of supplying thepeople of england with aglimpse of the Somme.

the GunnerS ofauGuSt 1914John Hutton

Published in association withfirepower, the royalartillery museum, the authortells the story of the war asthe gunners themselves sawit, focusing on the first fewmonths of warfare whichwere fundamental to theconduct of the campaign.

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tiLL the BoyS comehomeTonie Holt, Valmai Holt

this is a new edition of this classicbook which includes, in its over 700postcards, many new, powerfulpropaganda images from nations onboth sides of this epic conflict. all arefaithfully reproduced from theoriginal, whether in dramatic blackand white or in exuberant colour andthey are all at least 100 years old. Butthis is not just a picture book. thishandsome and fascinating book useshundreds of the immensely popularpicture postcards of the ‘14-’18period to document the course andeffects of the Great war, with all itsdramatis personae, its humour,suffering, patriotism, sentimentalityand fervour.

conScientiouSoBJectorS of thefirSt worLd warAnn Kramer

conscientious objectorsof the first world war: a determinedresistance tells the stories ofremarkable men. it looks at who theywere, why they took the stand theydid and how they were treated. tobring their voices and experiences tolife, ann kramer, has used extensiveprime source material, includinginterviews, memoirs andcontemporary newspapers. workingfrom these she describes what it waslike for cos to face hostile tribunals,be forced into the army, defy armyregulations, be brutalised and endurerepeated terms of imprisonment.

Britain’S Great warexPeriencePeter Liddle

expertly written and beautifullypresented, this book of outstandingphotographs, documents and artwork captures the spirit of the Britishpeople as they faced and successfullycame through the prolongedchallenge of the first world war.with almost four hundredillustrations, the book spans theBritish isles and the most remotefighting fronts.

SheLL ShockedBritainSuzie Grogan

we know that millions of soldierswere scarred by their experiences inthe first world war trenches, butwhat happened after they returnedhome? Suzie Grogan reveals the firstworld war’s disturbing legacy forsoldiers and their families. how dida nation of broken men, and ‘spare’women cope?


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the couraGe ofcowardSKaryn Burnham

an innovative new history ofconscientious objectors during thefirst world war. drawing onpreviously unpublished archivematerial, karyn Burnhamreconstructs the personal stories ofseveral men who refused to fight,bringing the reader face-to-face withtheir varied, often brutal,experiences.

eVacueeSGillian Mawson

on the outbreak of the Second worldwar, during the first week ofSeptember 1939 over three millionpeople were evacuated. operationPied Piper was the largest evertransportation of people acrossBritain, and most of those moved tosafety in the countryside wereschoolchildren. Social historianGillian mawson has spent yearscollecting the stories of formerevacuees and this book includes thepersonal memories of over 100, intheir own words. their accountsreveal what it was like to settle into anew home with strangers, oftenstaying for years.

the SuffraGetteBomBerSSimon Webb

Simon webb explores the way inwhich the suffragette bombers havebeen airbrushed from history, leavingus with a distorted view of thestruggle for female suffrage. not onlywere the suffragettes far moreaggressive than is generally known,but there exists the very real andsurprising possibility that theirmilitant activities actually delayed,rather than hastened, the granting ofthe parliamentary vote to Britishwomen.

we aLSo SerVedVivien Newman

we also Served is asocial history of women’sinvolvement in the first world war.dr Vivien newman disturbs mythsand preconceptions surroundingwomen’s war work and seeks toinform contemporary readers ofcountless acts of derring-do,determination, and quiet heroism byBritish women, that went on behindthe scenes from 1914-1918. ignoringearly war office advice to ‘go homeand sit still’, by 1918 hundreds ofthousands of women from all cornersof the world had lent their individualwills and collective strength to theallied cause. this book lets these allbut forgotten women speak directlyto us of their war, their lives, andtheir stories.

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the workhouSeSimon Fowler

during the nineteenthcentury the workhouse cast ashadow over the lives of thepoor. a grim mythology hasgrown up about the horrorsof the ‘house’ and themistreatment meted out tothe innocent pauper. in thisfully-updated and revisededition of his bestsellingbook, Simon fowler takes afresh look at the workhouseand the people who soughthelp from it.

Life in theVictorianaSyLumMark Stevens

Life in the Victorian asylumreconstructs the lost world ofthe nineteenth century publicasylums. this fresh take onthe history of mental healthreveals why county asylumswere built, the sort of peoplethey housed and thetreatments they received, aswell as the enduring legacyof these remarkableinstitutions.

the SecretworLd of theVictorianLodGinG houSeJoseph O’Neill

Joseph o’neill’s freshresearch into this lost worldof the ‘night-time havens ofthe wandering tribes’ flingsopen the door to thenineteenth century lodginghouse, and tells the forgottenstories of those who spenttheir nights sharing bedswith bugs, thieves, and muchworse…

a hiStory ofadoPtion inenGLand andwaLeS (1850–1961)Gill Rossini

Gill rossini’s social history ofadoption between 1850 and1961 uncovers theperspectives of all thoseconcerned in adoption.rossini charts thetransformation of theadoption process from achaotic informal arrangementto a legal procedure.

Beneath theBiG toP Steve Ward

Beneath the Big top is asocial history of the circus,from its ancient roots to therise of the ‘modern’ tentedtravelling shows. aperformer and founder of acircus group, Steve warddraws on eye-witnessaccounts and contemporaryinterviews to explore thetriumphs and disasters of thecircus world.

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a ViSitor’SGuide to JaneauSten’SenGLandSue Wilkes

immerse yourself in thevanished world inhabited byausten’s contemporaries.Packed with detail, andanecdotes, this is an intimateexploration of how themiddle and upper classeslived from 1775, the year ofausten’s birth, to thecoronation of George iV in1820.

Life in theVictoriankitchenKaren Foy

have you ever wonderedwhat life was like for domesticservants, the etiquetteinvolved during upper classbanquets, or simply wishedfor a glimpse of day-to-daylife in the Victorian kitchen?karen foy takes readers on anentertaining and informativejourney through a lostculinary world, uncoveringthe customs and traditionssurrounding some of Britain’sbest loved dishes.

tracinG youranceStorSthrouGhfamiLyPhotoGraPhSJayne Shrimpton

Jayne Shrimpton’s completeguide to dating, analysingand understanding familyphotographs is essentialreading and reference foranyone undertakinggenealogical and localhistory research.

tracinG yourfamiLy hiStoryon theinternetChris Paton

this fully revised secondedition of chris Paton’s best-selling guide is essentialreading if you want to makeeffective use of the internet inyour family history research.

writinG yourfamiLy hiStoryGill Blanchard

Gill Blanchard’s practicalstep-by-step guide to writinga family history is designedfor anyone who wants tobring their ancestors’ storiesto life. She looks at ways ofovercoming the particularproblems family historiansface when writing a familyhistory and when to stopresearching and start writing.

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a woman in theShadow of theSecond worLd warHelena Hall, Edited by Linda Grace,Margaret Nicolle

helena hall’s daily diaryof the war years, from1940 to 1945, is one of the most vivid,detailed and evocative personalrecords of the Second world war as itwas experienced by people living inan english village. each daily entrygives us an insight into theextraordinary impact of the conflicton local lives, and shows how muchenergy and commitment ordinarypeople put into the war effort.

facinG fearfuLoddSJohn Jay

on 22 may 1940 alec Jay arrived incalais with his Battalion, the queenVictoria rifles. after four days ofintense fighting, he was takenprisoner of war along with those ofhis colleagues who were not killed.the calais Garrison was notevacuated. his situation as a Powwas exceptionally perilous as he wasa Jew. made to wear distinctiveclothing, he was all too aware of thenazis’ determination to eradicate hisrace. undeterred he made five escapeattempts as well as leading asuccessful protest strike, one of thefew during the war. when he finallyescaped, he teamed up with czechpartisans and fought alongside themduring the closing stages of the war.

SPirit of reSiStanceNigel Perrin

one of the most determined andcourageous secret agents of theSecond world war, harry Peulevéjoined the Bef in 1940 beforevolunteering for f Section of theSpecial operations executive. on hisfirst mission to occupied france toset up the ScientiSt circuit, hebroke his leg on landing and, afternumerous close calls, made an heroiccrossing of the Pyrenees on sticks indecember 1942. imprisoned, heescaped and eventually returned toengland in may 1943. he formed aclose friendship with Violette Szabobefore setting out to train a maquisgroup in central france. despite theGestapo’s repeated attempts to catchhim he built up a secret army ofseveral thousand resistance fighters.

GunBoat commandAntony Hichens

this biography draws heavily on thepersonal diaries of the subject, roberthichens. hitch was the most highlydecorated rnVr officer of the warwith two dSos, three dScs and threementions in despatches. he wasrecommended for a posthumous Vc.we read of his early days invulnerable minesweepers and thedunkirk ‘dynamo’ operation, (hisfirst dSc). the book containsdetailed and graphic accounts ofrunning battles against the moreheavily armed e-boats.


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BeLGium in theSecond worLd warJean-Michel Veranneman De Watervliet

when the nazis invaded neutralBelgium in may 1940, defeat andoccupation were inevitable butBelgian armed forces held out againsta vastly superior enemy for 18 days.the elected Government went intoexile in London but king Leopold iiicontroversially remained with hispeople as a prisoner. the Belgianresistance organized escape routes,sabotaged their occupiers’ activitiesand spied for the allies. this is anoverdue and honest account of onenation’s very varied experiencesduring five years of nazi occupationand oppression.

GLider PiLotS atarnhemMajor M L Peters & Luuk Buist

the fierce struggle between theBritish 1st airborne division and thesuperior German forces in andaround arnhem is well documented.this book tells of the role played inthe battle for oosterbeek and thebridge at arnhem itself by the men ofthe Glider Pilot regiment (GPr).these men were already experiencedsoldiers who volunteered to join theairborne forces and take the fight tothe Germans in a totally newregiment.

the Second worLdwar’S miLitaryLeGacyDavid Wragg

well-known author and militaryexpert david wragg has studied thewhole range of land, sea and airtechnical innovations that originatedduring the Second world war. mostobvious and strategically importantis the atomic Bomb (and itssuccessor the hydrogen Bomb) butthe list is truly fascinating – cruiseand ballistic missiles, landing craft,self-propelled guns assault ships, iff(identification friend or foe), jetengines, sonar, ejection seats to namebut some. this is an original andthought-provoking book by a highlyrespected military history author.

oPerationS innorth africa andthe middLe eaSt1939–1942Compiled by John Grehan& Martin Mace

this unique collection of originaldocuments will prove to be aninvaluable resource for historians,students and all those interested inwhat was one of the most significantperiods in British military history,giving a unique insight into whathappened from those in command.

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riSe of thetank Michael Foley

rise of the tank will beconcentrated on the period ofthe development of the tankand its use in the first worldwar. using the resources ofthe imperial war museum,the national archives andthe tank museum, rise ofthe tank contains lots ofinformation available on thedevelopment and use of theearly tanks as well aspersonal reminiscences ofthose who fought in them.

BritiSh SteamLocomotiVeBuiLderSJames W Lowe

from the early 1800s and fornearly 170 years, steamlocomotives were built inGreat Britain and ireland, bya variety of firms, large andsmall. this useful and wellresearched book is a must forany serious railway historianor locomotive enthusiast, 704pages with reference to 350builders, 541 illustrations and47 diagrams.

the raiLway –BritiSh trackSince 1804Andrew Dow

andrew dow’s account ofthe development of track,involving deep research inthe papers of professionalinstitutions as well as rarebooks, company records andpersonal accounts, paints avivid picture of developmentfrom primitive beginnings tomodernity.

VoyaGeS fromthe PaStSimon Wills

a social history of sea travelfrom the passengers’perspective, encompassingall walks of life and vesselsdeparting from a variety ofuk ports. Simon wills tellsthe stories of ordinary peoplewho travelled by seabetween 1600 and 1940, fromearly american pioneers toGi brides.

earLy ShiPS andSeafarinG:euroPean watertranSPortSeán McGrail

Seán mcGrail introduces thereader to this relatively newdiscipline through the theoryand techniques used in thestudy of early boats as wellas the many different typesof evidence available to us,including archaeological,documentary, iconographic,experimental andethnographic, and thenatural, physical laws.

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anarchaeoLoGicaLhiStory of BritainJonathan Mark Eaton

Jonathan eaton has provided theessential volume for all students ofarchaeology, classical civilisationsand ancient history by condensingthe entire archaeological history ofBritain into one accessible volume.

thearchaeoLoGicaLexcaVationdictionary Anna Kiebur

this dictionary translates over 2,000words and terms associated witharchaeological excavations into eightlanguages – english, German,french, italian, Spanish, Greek,turkish and arabic – making it anessential tool for anyone diggingabroad. it contains all necessaryterms for the archaeologicalexcavation and survey of sites of anyperiod.

an anthoLoGy ofancient eGyPtiantextSConstanze Holler

this book provides a small collectionof love stories, biographies, fairytales, reports of military campaignsand other textual accounts of life inancient egypt. they range widelyand so provide a varied andinteresting view of life in ancientegypt for many areas of society andso gives an insight into daily life.this is a welcome and insightfulview into the world of the pyramidsand the pharaohs which can easilyseem so far detached from our ownlives that it can be hard tounderstand.

the worLd ofmummieSAlbert Zink

mummies are not just a phenomenonof ancient egypt. mummified corpseshave also been discovered high in themountains and the deserts of Southamerica, in the ice of Greenland, ineuropean churches and graves, innorth european swamps and inasia. the oldest mummies are nearly9,000 years old while some of themost recent mummies include Leninand evita Peron.the distinguishedmummy-researcher albert zinkexplains the different processes thatconserve the human bodies in eithera natural or artificial way.

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the VikinGS andtheir enemieSPhilip Line

the Vikings had an extraordinaryhistorical impact. from the eighth tothe eleventh centuries, they rangedacross europe – raiding, exploring,colonizing – and their presence wasfelt as far away as russia andByzantium. they are most famous aswarriors, yet perhaps their talent forwarfare is too little understood.Philip Line, in this scholarly andhighly readable survey of the Vikingage, describes how the Vikings andtheir enemies in northern europeorganized for war.

VikinG weaPonSand comBattechinqueSWilliam R. Short

Viking weapons and combattechniques provides an introductionto the arms and armor of the Vikings,the people who lived in northerneurope during the Viking age,roughly the years 793–1066. using avariety of available sources theauthor and his colleagues athurstwic (a Viking-age living historyorganization) and at the higginsarmory Sword Guild havereconstructed the combat techniquesof the Viking age and what is knownabout the defensive and offensiveweapons of the time in general.

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rePortinG theGreat warStuart Hylton

the Great war of 1914-1918was the world’s first totalconflict. it drew the wholepopulation into the wareffort as never before. thelocal newspapers of thoseyears provide a uniquepicture of these momentouschanges, and reporting theGreat war uses their wordsto recapture the experience ofthe time.

rePortinG fromthe front Brian Best

when the war was declaredin august 1914, one of thefirst acts to be implementedby the politicians andmilitary was a strictcensorship on thenewspapers. Later, diariesand letters revealed howmany of them really felt andthey had to bear the post-warshame of not writing thetruth.

they werethere in 1914Edited by William Langford

they were there has allowedthese stories of 1914 to beaired once more – coveringexciting accounts from monsto the christmas truce, 1914,and to the German navalbombardment of the eastcoast of england indecember of that year. weare confident that many willagree, these stories are wellworth ressurecting.

the BioGraPhyof caPtainBruceBairnSfather Major and Mrs Holt

Bruce Bairnsfather createdone of the best-knowncartoon characters of the firstworld war – ‘old Bill’ – andhe drew what many considerto be the most enduringcartoon of all time – the‘Better ole’. the authorstrace Bruce Bairnsfather’s lifein fascinating detail.

LiaiSon 1914Edward Spears

thanks to his fluent frenchedward Louis Spears wassent in mid august 1914 toliaise between field marshalSir John french and thefrench high command. inthe weeks that followed,events moved at lightningspeed and decisions weremade without consulting orinforming their counterparts.it fell to Spears to update theBritish of their ally’s moves.with a foreword by winstonchurchill this makes afascinating read.

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a frenchSoLdier’S wardiary 1914–1918Henri Desagneaux, Edited byJean Desagneaux, Translated byGodfrey Adams

this diary, one of the classicfrench accounts of theconflict, gives a vivid insightinto what it was like toexecute those orders, and tolive in the trenches withincreasingly demoralized,unruly and mutinous men.

temPoraryheroeSRichard Van Emden

this is a short book based onthe letters written between1915 and 1916 by an officerserving with the 1/4thGordon highlanders. SecondLieutenant down wroteregularly to his girlfriendthroughout his time in france,letters which were publishedin 1917 after he was woundedand discharged from thearmy. this is one of the mostenjoyable books to be read onthe war.

SurGeon withthe kaiSer’S armyStephan Kurt Westmann, Editedby Michael Westman

the author gave up hismedical studies at freiburguniversity in 1914 to enlist inthe German army. he wassoon involved in bloodyhand-to-hand fightingagainst the french beforemoving to the russian front.his writing graphicallyillustrates life and death inthe front line, the carnageand humour that sustainedsoldiers of all nationalities.

Before action –wiLLiam noeLhodGSon andthe 9th deVonSCharlotte Zeepvat

the Great war may havemade hodgson’s reputationas a poet but it also killedhim. Like so many of hisgeneration he was anunlikely soldier and this firstground-breaking biographyexplores his early life and hisreasons for abandoning it andvolunteering for the army.

LetterS fromthe trencheSJacqueline Wadsworth

Letters from the trenchesreveals what people reallythought and felt during thefirst world war. Jacquelinewadsworth skilfully uses theletters to show whatmattered to Britain’s soldiers,sailors and airmen and theirfeelings about the war; howthe conflict changed people;and how life continued onthe home front.

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tank BattLeS ofworLd war iBryan Cooper

Bryan cooper describes theearly tank actions in vividdetail, with many eye-witness accounts. he tells ofthe courage and enduranceof the crews not just in battlebut in the appallingconditions in which they hadto drive and fight theirprimitive vehicles.

theunderGroundwarPhillip Robinson, Nigel Cave

‘this first book in the seriesdetails the extensive miningoperation along Vimy ridgeto arras. the authors explainthe background to themining operations and theyprovide comprehensive mapsof the network of runnelsthat covered this stretch ofthe front.’ Britain at War

underGroundwarfare1914–1918Simon Jones

Simon Jones’s graphic historyof underground warfareduring the Great war usespersonal reminiscences toconvey the danger andsuspense of thisunconventional form ofconflict. he describes howthe underground soldiers ofthe opposing armies engagedin a ruthless fight forsupremacy.

from theSomme toVictoryPeter Simkins

Peter Simkins has establisheda reputation over the lastforty years as one of the mostoriginal and stimulatinghistorians of the first worldwar. this collection of hismost perceptive andchallenging essays, whichconcentrates on Britishoperations in france between1916 and 1918, shows thatthis reputation is richlydeserved.

SommecamPaiGn Andrew Rawson

the emphasis of this bookexplains the art of wagingtrench warfare during theSomme campaign. you willfind plenty of information onthe reasoning behind eachbattle and the objectives andthere is discussion on thesuccesses and failures of eachattack.

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catiLine, themonSter of rome Francis Galassi

in catiline, the monster of rome: anancient case of Politicalassassination, economic historianfrancis Galassi provides the firstbook-length account of catiline inmore than a generation. rome firstachieved a status as an empireduring catiline’s lifetime. therepublic was, however, constantly atwar with foreign powers andoccasionally its own allies, and thedisparity between the wealthy andthe poor threatened to destabilizesociety.

the LoSt Book ofaLexander theGreat Andrew Young

in the Lost Book of alexander theGreat, andrew young explores theworld of ancient writings about themacedonian leader in order todetermine whether any of Ptolemy’swritings can be recovered. inspiredby Stephen Greenblatt’sdistinguished biography ofShakespeare, will in the world, andwritten for the general reader, theauthor uses literary forensics tosuggest which parts of later booksabout alexander the Great, mostnotably the account by arrian ofnicomedia, might be the words ofPtolemy.

eVanS carLSon,marine raider Duane Schultz

in evans carlson, marine raider: theman who commanded america’sfirst Special forces, psychologist andacclaimed history writer duaneSchultz presents a fascinating andabsorbing portrait of this complexofficer. Son of a congregationalpreacher, carlson left home at anearly age, and when he was justseventeen, the tall, lanky underageteenager bluffed his way into thearmy. he began his eventful militarycareer against Pancho Villa, andcontinued through world war i andthe unrest in central america and inchina.

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