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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

Formed out of the Royal Irish Constabulary at the time of Partition, the RUC's history is predictably a turbulent one right through to its replacement in 2001 by the Police Service of Northern Irela……続きを見る

A detailed history of a pivotal, bloody battle in a clash of European dynasties, with illustrations included. The Battle of Fontenoy marked a turning point in the War of the Austrian Succession, yet……続きを見る

The British Army veteran and oral historian presents vivid firsthand accounts of soldiers on the frontlines of the Troubles in the early 1970s. This volume in Ken Wharton's series of oral histories ……続きを見る

A journey inside the submarines that patrolled beneath the surface to keep the peace during the Cold War, from a Royal Navy officer and engineer. During the Cold War, nuclear submarines quietly help……続きを見る

The story of British Falkland Islanders under Argentine occupationーwith a new chapter on postwar developments: "Reads like a gripping adventure yarn." ー British Heritage Magazine Falkland Islander……続きを見る

A firsthand account of the battle of Isandlwana from one of the only survivors of the Zulu attack, Lieutenant Henry Curling of the Royal Artillery. The crushing defeat suffered by the British Army b……続きを見る

Northumbria at War explores war and conflict in Northumberland and Durham from the Celtic age to modern times. Rebellion, feud and civil disorder have smoldered and crackled across the North, destro……続きを見る

A centuries-spanning study of twenty-five pivotal wars that shaped world history, from the Greco-Persian War to the Soviet-Afghan War. Driving and dispersing peoples across the globe, giving birth t……続きを見る

The untold story of US Special Forces in Laos, one of the longest secret wars of the Cold Warーby a military historian and Special Forces veteran. The Secret War in Laos was one of the first "long w……続きを見る

"[A] vivid, gripping account of inhuman cruelty, laced with rays of hope and courage and dignity amidst the horrors" (Noam Chomsky, leading public intellectual and author of Hopes and Prospects). A ……続きを見る

"A superb read . . . destined to become the go-to book for anyone interested in this long-neglected period of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars." ー The Napoleon Series To crush the French Revol……続きを見る

Fascinating facts and debunked myths about Catholic vs. Protestant, King vs. Parliament, England vs. Scotland, Cromwell vs. Ireland, and more. What was life like during the English Civil War? Did th……続きを見る

An "in-depth [and] well-researched" look at soldiers-for-hire and their role in modern warfare around the globeーincludes photos ( Portland Book Review). Mercenaries have been a part of warfare for ……続きを見る

Andrew Jackson's new history tells the story of the Great War as it was experienced by the men of the 11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington Pals), the 158th (Accrington and Burnley) B……続きを見る

A fascinating chronicle of the Cold War battle where US and Soviet weapons, as well as Cuban and South African troops, took part in the Angolan Civil War. In the late 1980s, as America prepared to c……続きを見る