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On 4 July 1918, American and Australian troops captured the village of Hamel and the ridge overlooking it. It was not a big battle: the equivalent of one Australian division and one battalion of new……続きを見る

Having established himself as one of the foremost military historians in the world, Martin Middlebrook's books are eagerly awaited and prized by publishers. He does so with not just his usual flair ……続きを見る

The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 has a character that inspires and fascinates readers and increasing numbers of visitors to South Africa. The two volume biographical dictionary of the participants is a un……続きを見る

Fourteen of history's longest-running military conflicts, from the Greco-Persian Wars to the Sudanese Civil War. Sometimes the causes of war are so intractable, the opponents so unyielding, and the ……続きを見る

Between 1933 and 1939, the strength and influence of the SS grew considerably with thousands of men being recruited into the new ideological armed formation, many into units known as the SS-Verfgung……続きを見る

With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma, Orde Wingates plans to conduct long range deep penetration operations behind Japanese li……続きを見る

A complete history of paratroopers and their role in modern war, including a glossary and photos. Many books have been written about military parachuting, particularly about famous operations like C……続きを見る

This critical study of US intervention in the Laotian Civil War is "a major contribution to the literature on America's Southeast Asian involvement" ( Publishers Weekly). In the decade preceding the……続きを見る

Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings . . . A sweeping history of this part of Northern England, and the many who have inhabitedーand invadedーit over the centuries. This is a story about Yorkshire and it……続きを見る

This authoritative military history chronicles the significant but overlooked colonial wars between the British and the Asante of West Africa. Throughout the nineteenth century, Britain fought three……続きを見る

This book explores the era of the 1970s right up to the present day, illustrating howfighter-bombers and tactics have developed and evolved during this time. It covers all the most significant milit……続きを見る

The first volume in this two-part oral history brings to life the experiences of British Army soldiers during the Troubles in the mid 1970s. British Army veteran Ken Wharton has written extensively ……続きを見る

This fascinating account of an unsung English monarch and military leader is "a pleasing and well-informed appraisal of the first Yorkist king" (Dr. Michael Jones, author of Bosworth 1485: Psycholog……続きを見る

A balanced account of the skirmishes along Texas' borderland during the years between the Battle of San Jacinto and the Mexican seizure of San Antonio. The stage was set for conflict: The First Cong……続きを見る

The Sturm Abteilung der NSDAP (SA, assault battalion of the Nazi party) created in August 1920 were squads of strong arms intended to protect the Nazis meetings, to provoke disturbance, to break up ……続きを見る

Scottish Lion on Patrol was first published in 1950, the record of the 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiments formation, training and service in the campaign that took them from Normandy to the Balt……続きを見る

A Royal Navy helicopter pilot's firsthand account of British Special Forces operations in the Falklands Islands and a failed raid on mainland Argentina. In 1982, Argentina's invasion of the Falkland……続きを見る

A "beautiful and disturbing" account of the Bosnian conflict by a war correspondent grappling with addiction and a family legacy of military heroism ( The Wall Street Journal). In an earlier era, An……続きを見る

A revealing account of the US conflict with Iran over the Persian Gulf during the Reagan eraーand the groundwork it set for today's tensions. In May 1987, the US frigate Stark was blown apart by an ……続きを見る

Reasons in Writing tells Southby-Tailyour's story of the Falklands War largely through the medium of diaries and letters written during his peacetime tour of duty in the seventies and the war itself……続きを見る

This vivid account of WWII aerial warfare follows two frontline fighter units locked in deadly combat during the Battle of Britain. This is the story of the Air Battle for England as experienced by ……続きを見る

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna's troops at the Battle of the Alamo. "Probably the best of all Alamo accoun……続きを見る

This book is called 'An Agony Continued' because it was simply that: an agony. It was an agony which commenced at the end of the 1960s and as the new decade of the 80s arrived, so the pain, the grie……続きを見る

An authoritative and fully illustrated study of the German military vehicles that fought in the Spanish Civil Warーfrom motorcycles to Panzer Tanks. This comprehensive volume examines the combat and……続きを見る

To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and Spain, driving them hard and generally taking a toug……続きを見る

A fascinating collection of personal accounts of operating Britain's first V bomber by aircrew and ground crew. Valiant Boys tells the story from the aircraft's birth, taking off from Vickers' tiny ……続きを見る

The story of an era shrouded in mystery, and the gradual changing of a nation's cultural identity. We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that……続きを見る

Unravels facts from fiction about one of the most controversial episodes in military history: the British cavalry's Crimean War disaster. This book shatters many long-held conceptions of how and why……続きを見る

A gripping account of an award-winning journalist's journey into the heart of rebel territory during the First Iraqi-Kurdish War. On July 4, 1962, New York Times foreign correspondent Dana Adams Sch……続きを見る

"Evokes the blood and mud and terror of combat . . . A good primer of the Battle of Poitiers . . . with prose that is by turns professional and passionate." ー De Re Militari On September 13, 1356, ……続きを見る