The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history ..
World War II had many influential figures, whose incredible acts of bravery, skill and intelligence helped to turn the tide of the war. But few of them receive the recognition their actions deserve. I..
This is the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern world
From the build-up to the fighting, through to..
The incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Jap..
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From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.
The legendary 'Red Devils' were among ..
They were doomed from the very beginning.
During the Second World War, it didn't take long for the British Secret Services to discover that Nazi Germany's cohorts of espionage agents - influen..
'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily Mail
'An unmissable read' Sunday Times
Soldiers is a very personal gathering of spar..
This is the absorbing story of the development, combat use and legacy of the influential sidearms used by the armed forces of the Soviet Union.
Featuring archive and present-day photography and s..
From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle.
4.31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious.
5.01 pm: Enemy ...
Winning the war of the air and airwaves helped the Allies win World War II. This is the thrilling story of the maverick genius Reginald Jones who made that possible.
'Deeply researched and engagi..
Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942.
The ba..
'A multiple biography with overlapping chronology is a tricky feat and Buruma pulls it off magnificently.' Ben Macintyre, The TimesOn the face of it, the three characters here seem to have little in c..
'Utterly fascinating.' - James Holland
'First-class... The intense rivalry of Monty and Patton is one of the great stories of the war, and has never been told better.' - Andrew Roberts
Born ..
The Convoy represents a fresh approach to the story of the Battle of the Atlantic. It is also the first to deal with the more spectacular story of HG-76, a major turning point in the naval war.
H..
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs.
This powerful study chroni..
This work looks at the development of the medical services immediately prior to the Great War and its involvement in the failed Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. The medical services were crucial to the who..
'Read this book, it will only serve you well' Ant Middleton
'Incredible ... Staz is an inspiration' Nims Purja
'A must read for anyone who wants to succeed and thrive under pressure' Dylan ..
From the critically acclaimed author of Dunkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.
In t..
Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars...
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily Express
In the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston C..
A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.
To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the wa..
Today the Russian state declares that there are three sacred battlefields in its Motherland where 'victory' changed the course of the nation's history:
The first is at Kulikovo. At this location Dmi..
The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.
It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.
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This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and bestselling historians
With the invasion..
The most pivotal, brutal and shattering campaign the Allies faced in World War II by bestselling historian James Holland.
'Holland knows his stuff when it comes to military matters' Daily Mail
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Britain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980
On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burs..
At 5.00 pm on 11 October 1899 the unthinkable happened - the Boer Presidents of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and Orange Free State declared war on Great Britain, arguably the world's super-p..
The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023. It is the biography of a family of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant ..
A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material.
'[An] excellent account.' - Richa..
A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain.
The British Army won a convinc..
Ian Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a comprehensive and stirring history of the Victorian army between 1837 to 1860, from the Battle of Bossendon Wood to the Crimean War, a period of seismic change.
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Ian Knight's Warriors in Scarlet is a comprehensive and stirring history of the Victorian army between 1837 to 1860, from the Battle of Bossendon Wood to the Crimean War, a period of seismic change.
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"Highly recommended as a sobering but enlightening account." Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Japanese Empire
In the 44 months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacif..
This is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993.
In 1993 Lieutenant James Le..
The ultimate guide to World War I
A uniquely accessible military history of one of the world's most devastating conflicts
Now revised and updated, World War I- The Definitive Visual Guide t..
This defining period in world history is explored and explained as never before
World War II is captured in hundreds of compelling images, presenting the people, places, and politics involved ..