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The Royal Welch Fusiliers were present at all Marlborough's great victories; they were one of the six Minden regiments; they fought throughout the Peninsula and were present at Wellington's final gl……続きを見る

A collection of the military communications that describe Britain's army and navy operations during the Crimean Wars. The Crimean War was the most destructive armed conflict of the Victorian era. It……続きを見る

It is a curious paradox that, while for many centuries there has been deep antagonism between the British and the Irish, the latter have fought the former's wars with exemplary courage and tenacity.……続きを見る

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 19391940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied……続きを見る

While written under the auspices of the Trustees of the Military Intelligence Museum, Sharing the Secret is not an academic regimental history. Rather it gives a privileged glimpse into a necessaril……続きを見る

The "acclaimed naval historian . . . takes the reader through the intricacies of warship design and construction in both French and British navies." ー Historical Novel Society In the series of wars……続きを見る

A "brilliant" examination of American complacency and how it puts the nation'sーand the world'sーsecurity at risk ( The Wall Street Journal). The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into ……続きを見る

The author of Fighting for Spain delivers "a military history focused on three major battles, Brunete, Belchite and Teruel . . . meticulously researched" ( Historical Novel Society). Why did the Spa……続きを見る

In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falkland Islands ー ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century ー would put an end to years of pol……続きを見る

"A well-organized and excellently researched work" ( H-War) on one of the crucial battles of China's civil war. In the spring of 1946, Communists and Nationalist Chinese were battled for control of ……続きを見る

This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison ……続きを見る

A gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's most significant modern warships. The HMS Invincible is a ship whose eventful life story, it is argued, embodies that of the Royal Navy itself during th……続きを見る

A concise history of the Battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, c……続きを見る

This ancient military history examines how the Macedonian empire descended into a maelstrom of violent rivalry after the death of Alexander. When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC, he le……続きを見る

The story of the battle for independence from the British Empire in South Africa by " a vivid chronicler of military forces, generals, and wars" ( Kirkus Reviews). The Great Boer War (1899-1902), mo……続きを見る

Familiar to tourists at Buckingham Palace, the Coldstream Guards are also a fully operational combat unit. The regiment played a key role at Blenheim and Waterloo, fought at Monmouth in the American……続きを見る

A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period. The sources used include accounts of the Napoleonic Wars, ships' logs, Admiralty documents, private and official reports, letters……続きを見る

The official volume marking the centenary of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, known as the 'Wavy Navy' because of the distinctive wavy gold stripes on the reservists' uniforms, from its formation ……続きを見る

Martello towers were built in the early part of the nineteenth century to defend the coast of England against Napoleonic invasion. Almost 200 years later forty-one of these handsome brick towers sti……続きを見る

A memoir of how a small number of British officers led Muslim soldiers in the hard-fought anti-insurgency war that has shaped today's Gulf. While the Americans were fighting in Vietnam, a struggle o……続きを見る

A bomb-disposal expert shares stories from conflict zones ranging from the Falklands to Kosovo to Iraq. Michael Haygarth left home just before his seventeenth birthday to join the Royal Air Force as……続きを見る

A look at one of the most influential aristocratic families in Scottish history and their role in eighteenth-century politics. Based in Perthshire, the Murray family played an important role in all ……続きを見る

An extensive study of the strategy and technology employed by the Franks and Muslims as they fought each other in the Holy Land. Sieges played a key role in the crusades, but they tend to be oversha……続きを見る

"Stuffed with great images . . . and perfectly detailed information, superbly illustrating one of the first major international crises of the Cold War." ー Vintage Airfix During the multinational oc……続きを見る

A military history of the former British colony of Southern Rhodesiaーnow Zimbabweーspanning from 1890 to the 1970s. In this exciting book, authors Paul Moorcroft and Peter McLaughlin examine the mi……続きを見る

The story of the British commander who led a three-hundred-mile march from Kabul to Kandahar and became the toast of Victorian England. This book examines the role of Frederick Roberts in the Second……続きを見る

An in-depth look at the army of Africa's Zulu kingdom leading up to their epic battle against the British army in 1879. Forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British ……続きを見る

The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards were then known).The book opens with a resum o……続きを見る

William Morris was in the front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. This is his story. M.J. Trow's vivid biography of this typica……続きを見る

A military history of native sub-Saharan African armies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, exploring their training, weapons, tactics and more. In The African Wars, Chris Peer……続きを見る