Warrior 36 by Casemate Publishers Ltd

Welcome readers, to the second edition of The Warrior for 2020! Across both World Wars many soldiers were taken prisoner. Some of these men were treated well, some were treated poorly, but many were treated even worse. No matter the means of their capture, no matter the identity of their captor, one thing was on all their minds, escape! In our special ‘Escape!’ section (pp 5 – 9) you can explore the tales of these brave prisoners of war. Learn of their hardships, their perseverance, their longing for liberation, and their attempts at reclaiming their freedom. For those readers interested in other parts of history, never fear, The Warrior has something for everyone. Pick the brains of six outstanding American military leaders as they share their life experiences and the leadership lessons they have learned through their service in Breaching the Summit (p 3). Read about the horrific battle of Antietam, the single bloodiest day in America’s history where the blood of 22,000 men soaked the soil of Civil War Maryland in The Cornfield (p 18). Or step back into medieval history and learn the way of the sword in The Art of Sword Combat (p 12). And as always, the back of the catalog (pp 57 – 62) is chock full of fresh bargains, all a full 50% off! If you love military history, you’ve come to the right place. Happy reading, Will, Girard, & Courtney The Warrior Team

New from Casemate U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II 1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Didier Andres From 1940 to 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. Over 160,000 of these trucks were G-506 light four-wheel-drive trucks—which became the standard 1 1/2-ton, 4x4 truck for the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps during the war. Many more thousands were delivered to Allied forces as part of the Lend-Lease program, including nearly 50,000 to the Soviet Union. Tough, well-built and more agile than the deuce and a half, the Chevy 1½ ton played a part in every theater of operations. 008639, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 144 pages

The Freedom Shield The 191st Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam Maj. John D Falcon (Ret) The Freedom Shield brings together stories of veterans of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company, tasked with carrying troops into battle, attacking enemy positions and evacuating the wounded in their UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopters. The 191st pilots, crews, and support personnel vividly share details of what it was like to be at war, forced to rely on fellow crewmembers for survival. Their accounts of helicopter combat at the height of the Vietnam conflict accurately recreate the sights and sounds of the battlefields, the fear and horror of watching close friends torn to pieces, their feelings on returning to base. 008608, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 384 pages

The front cover image is from Military Reconnaissance: Eyes and Ears of the Army by Alexander Stilwell, Casemate Publishers, 2020 Typeset by Courtney Huntzinger

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • Across the Rhine January–May 1945 Simon Forty Tom Timmermans The last rites were administered to the Third Reich from the west by a massive concentration of Allied forces and firepower. With France secured, Hitler’s vain counterattack in the Ardennes held and the Channel and North Sea ports cleared, little stood in the way of the Allies other than the dominant geographical feature of western Europe: the mighty Rhine. Ahead of the Allies were the remains of German forces, often no more than Volkssturm or Hitlerjugend, determined to resist for as long as possible so that their Fuhrer had time to unleash his super weapons. In the end, these proved figments of Hitler’s imagination and the defenders crumbled. 008509, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay Brian Izzard This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. Initially, it was thought that 40,000 troops at most could be rescued. But Ramsay’s planning and determination led to some 330,000 being brought back to fight another day, although the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy paid a high price in ships and men. Ramsay continued to play a crucial role in the Second World War – coordinating and commanding the 7,000 ships that delivered the invasion force onto the beaches of Normandy. 008387, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Breaching the Summit Leadership Lessons from the U.S. Military’s Best Kenneth O Preston Michael P Barrett Breaching the Summit brings together the stories of six former senior enlisted advisors to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Each tells in their own words how they got their start, how mentors encouraged them along the way, and how they eventually became the highest-ranking enlisted member in their respective service. With invaluable lessons this is a book for junior service members, senior enlisted leaders, officers, and leaders in civilian life. 008714, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Japan Runs Wild, 1942–1943 Peter Harmsen In early 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating their US, British and Dutch foes throughout the Asia Pacific. In a matter of months, the soldiers and sailors of the Rising Sun conquered an area even bigger than Hitler’s empire. Fast forward to the end of 1943, and the tables had been turned entirely. A reinvigorated American-led military machine had kicked into gear, and the Japanese were fighting a defensive battle along a frontline that crossed thousands of miles of land and ocean. Japan Runs Wild, 19421943 details the astonishing transformation that took place in that period. 006253, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 216 pages

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• NEW FROM CASEMATE • The Longest Campaign Britain’s Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939–1945 Brian Walter For four centuries the British realm depended upon sea power to defend its interest and independence against a myriad of threats. During this time the Royal Navy established itself as the “Sovereign of the Seas,” helping transform England, and later Great Britain, from an unassuming island nation perched on the edge of the European continent to the center of a global empire.Yet the advent of World War II presented Britain’s maritime services with their greatest challenge to date. At stake was the survival of the nation. The Longest Campaign tells the story of this epic struggle. 008561, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 360 pages

Leningrad The Advance of Panzer Group 4, 1941 W. Charles de Beaulieu Lyons Linden This account of Panzer Group 4’s advance was written by Walter Charles de Beaulieu, chief of staff of Panzer Group 4. Published in German in 1961, this is the first English translation. Beaulieu not only gives a detailed account of the Panzer Group’s advance, but also offers an assessment of the fighting. 008752, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 216 pages

Jayhawk Love, Loss, Liberation, and Terror Over the Pacific Jay A Stout George L Cooper Not just another flag-waving story of air combat, Jayhawk describes the war as it really was—a conflict with far-reaching tentacles that gripped and tore at not only the combatants, but also their families, friends and the way they lived their lives. 008837, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 264 pages

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A Final Valiant Act The Story of Doug Dickey, Medal of Honor Lt Col John B Lang USMC (Ret) Private First Class Douglas E. Dickey was just 20 years old when he dove on a grenade, saving four men, including his platoon leader. The young Marine’s actions, on Easter Sunday 1967, resulted in a posthumous Medal of Honor. Doug’s comrades in 2nd Platoon never forgot him, they started holding yearly reunions in 1997, and that first one was held in Doug’s home town. They continue to hold reunions in the home towns of their fallen comrades. This biography of Dickey places his final, valiant act in the context of his life and that of his comrades and family. 00757A, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 296 pages

Phoenix Rising From the Ashes of Desert One to the Rebirth of U.S. Special Operations Col Keith Nightingale (Ret) This historically significant post-analysis of Eagle Claw gives unparalleled insight into how a very dedicated group of people from the Chief of Staff of the Army to lower-ranking personnel subjugated personal ambition to grow the forces necessary to address the emerging terrorist threat. 008776, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 336 pages

Risk Taker, Spy Maker Tales of a CIA Case Officer Barry Michael Broman Joining the CIA after fighting in Vietnam as a Marine, Broman’s first posting was war-torn Cambodia. During his career, he was twice chief of station, once a deputy chief of station, and supervised an international paramilitary project in support of the Cambodian resistance to Vietnamese invaders. Broman’s engaging tone is perfectly complemented by photographs taken throughout his career, many of them his own. 008967, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 312 pages

• ESCAPE! • I Escape! The Great War’s Most Remarkable POW Captain J.L. Hardy DSO, MC Of all the daring PoW escape stories that have come to light in the last 100 years and immortalized by Steve McQueen in the film The Great Escape, the story of J.L. Hardy has to be one of the most remarkable. A PoW for threeand-a-half years, Hardy made no less than twelve escape attempts while imprisoned by the Germans in the First World War, five of which being successful. 823761, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 176 pages

Escape and Liberation, 1940-1945 Alfred John Evans These gripping stories of RAF escapes and evasions illustrate some of the difficulties and problems facing the prisoners of war. In the first chapter, an attempt was made to compare the conditions and problems experienced by prisoners in the 1940 war with those met by prisoners in the First World War. With the exception of Von Werra’s adventure, these stories were told to the author by the men themselves and prior to this book no other record existed of their experiences. 551288, $25.95, $16.99, Paperback, 224 pages

Escape from the Japanese The Amazing Tale of a PoWs Journey From Hong Kong to Freedom Ralph Burton Goodwin OBE RNZVR Trapped in the depths of Japanese-held territory, it was rare for Allied prisoners of war to attempt escape. There was little chance of making contact with anti-guerrilla or underground organizations and no possibility of Europeans blending in with the local Asian populations. Failure, and recapture, meant execution. This was what Lieutenant Commander R.B. Goodwin faced when he decided to escape from the Shamsuipo PoW Camp in Kowloon, Hong Kong in July 1944 after three years of internment. 329294, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 Pages

Escape, Evasion and Revenge Marc H. Stevens Peter Stevens was a GermanJewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He completed twenty-two missions before being shot down and taken prisoner by the Nazis in September 1941. To escape became his raison d’être. He was recaptured after each of his several escapes, but the Nazis never realized his true identity. 845541, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

My Escape from Donington Hall Gunther Plüschow It was an escape from a PoW camp as daring and fraught with danger as any immortalized by Hollywood.Yet the story is less familiar than most – as it concerns the only German prisoner of war to escape from captivity in mainland Britain and make it home during either World War. After being caught in Gibraltar during an earlier attempt to return to his homeland, Pluschow and other captured Germans were shipped to Plymouth and then on to the PoW camp at Donington Hall. 827059, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 160 pages

From Battle of Britain Airman to PoW Escapee The Story of Ian Walker RAF Angela Walker This is the story of a champion cyclist turned airman. Ian Walker served as a member of Bomber Command and survived three plane crashes. The last of these saw him crash in enemy territory, where he was taken prisoner. In a POW camp, he hatched a plot to escape. It was successful, until he was captured and taken back to prison. The little-known story of the history-making exchange that took place in Barcelona in October 1943. 890725, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

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• ESCAPE! • Prisoners and Escape Those Who Were There Esther Bilton Rachel Bilton A wide range of personal experiences are covered in the eleven chapters of this book. Nearly all the stories are written by the participants who describe exactly what happened to them during the war. What makes them special is that they were written while the images were fresh in their minds. The experiences recorded are those of civilians and soldiers. Where possible information about these men has been provided to explain their life before and after the war. 867093, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 176 pages

Escape Artist The Incredible Second World War of Johnny Peck Peter Monteath Johnny Peck was first thrown into battle against Italian forces in the Western Desert. Campaigns in Greece and Crete followed. When Crete fell to the Germans at the end of May 1941, Peck was trapped on the island with hundreds of other men. When Peck’s luck ran out, he was taken captive by the Germans, then the Italians. Later, after his release from a Piedmontese jail following the Italian Armistice of 1943, Peck devoted himself to helping POWs cross the Alps to safety. 727534, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 304 pages

Great Escapes of the First World War Rachel Bilton Contained within this book are the daring true stories of fifteen soldiers and their escapes from prison camps during the Great War. What makes these tales special is that they are first-hand accounts, written at the time when the experiences were still fresh in the soldiers’ minds. Shocking, moving, exhilarating, humorous, dark. There is not an emotion left unexplored in this selection of accounts. 887732, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

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The Kaiser’s Escapees Allied POW escape attempts during the First World War Philip Chinnery Following on from his first book, Philip Chinnery now turns his attention to the attempts by allied prisoners of war to escape the Kaiser’s clutches and return to their homeland. As the war progressed, the treatment of allied prisoners worsened as the blockade of Germany reduced food and material coming into the country. The majority of the prisoners were too weak or ill-equipped to attempt to escape, but there were others who were determined to pit their wits against their jailers. 701435, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 160 pages

Death March Escape The Remarkable Story of a Man Who Twice Escaped the Nazi Holocaust Jack J Hersch In June 1944, the Nazis locked eighteen-year-old Dave Hersch into a railroad boxcar and shipped him from his hometown of Dej, Hungary, to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, the harshest, cruellest camp in the Reich. After ten months in the granite mines of Mauthausen’s nearby sub-camp, Gusen, he weighed less than 80lbs. Using only his father’s words for guidance, Jack takes us along as he flies to Europe to learn the secrets behind the photograph, secrets his father never told of his time in the camps. 740229, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Escape from Stalag Luft III The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok Bram Vanderstok Simon Pearson On the night of 24 March 1944, Bram Vanderstok was number 18 of 76 men who crawled beyond the barbed wire fence of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. The 1963 film, The Great Escape, was largely based on this autobiography. His memoir sets down his wartime adventures before being incarcerated in Stalag Luft III and then in extraordinary detail describes various escape attempts which culminated with the famous March breakout. 384340, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

• BATTLE OF THE• BULGE • • ESCAPE! Escape From Auschwitz Andrej Pogozhev On 6 November 1942, 70 captured Red Army soldiers staged an extraordinary mass escape from Auschwitz. Among these men was prisoner number 1418 Andrey Pogozhev. He survived, and this is his story. Pogozhev was caught by the Germans in 1941 and was sent to Auschwitz. The fact that Pogozhev survived the appalling conditions in the camp is remarkable in itself. That he should also have taken part in one of the few successful escapes makes his gripping narrative rare indeed. 776495, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 192 pages

The Last of the 39-ers The Extraordinary Wartime Experiences of Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp Sean Feast Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp was the oldest surviving and longestserving British POW until his death in 2012 – the last of the so-called ‘39-ers’. Held during World War II in the Nazi PoW, Stalag Luft III, he was a veteran of the real Great Escape, and had the sadness of seeing his own skipper – Mike Casey – shot as one of the ‘50’. But Alfie’s story begins well before the outbreak of the Second World War. 166158, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Life on the Death Railway The Memoirs of a British POW Stuart Young Tony Pollard As a young man, Stuart Young endured the horrors of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and survived. Later in life, in graphic detail, he recorded the experience—the dreadful conditions, the brutal treatment, the sickness and starvation, the merciless routine of forced labor.Yet he also recorded the comradeship among the prisoners, their compassion and strength, and the pastimes that helped them to come through an ordeal that is hard to imagine. 848207, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Death Was Our Bedmate 155 (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment and the Japanese 1941-1945 Agnes McEwan Campbell Thomson The book tells the story of a little known artillery regiment, the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA that saw constant action during the ill-fated Malayan Campaign of 1941/42 and whose members later experienced the worst kind of hell as POWs. The Gunners slaved, suffered and died on the infamous Burma Railway, in copper mines of Formosa and camps throughout the Far East. More men of the Regiment died as POWs than fell in action. They should not be forgotten. 591697, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 208 pages

The Will to Live A Japanese POWs Memoir of Captivity and The Railway L L Baynes Len Baynes’ courage and mental and physical strength kept him alive during the 1000 days of captivity by the barbarous Japanese army. As a result of this extraordinary feat, Len’s record is pure fact. To read his account of life and death first during the fruitless fighting and then captivity in numerous camps in Singapore and Thailand is a humbling and moving experience. He describes not just the appalling hardship and brutality but his relationships with fellow POWs, his captors and the local population. 593004, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The Long Road Trials and Tribulations of Airmen Prisoners from Stalag Luft VII (Bankau) to Berlin , June 1944 May 1945 Oliver Clutton-Brock Raymond Crompton This book is a testament to those who found themselves imprisoned at Stalag Luft VII, Bankau. Having survived the trauma of action against, and capture by, the enemy, some as far back as 1940, they came from France, the Low Countries, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland, the Balkans, Italy, Hungary, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Many of their experiences have never been documented before. It is also the complete history of their POW camp, Luft 7, told in full detail for the first time. 166202, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 400 pages

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• BATTLE OF THE• BULGE • • ESCAPE! Captured at Arnhem From Railwayman to Paratrooper Norman Hicks Tom Hicks’ storyfollows his early life on the railways in the 1930s, through enlistment, training as a paratrooper, wartime service, imprisonment and his return to the LMS as an engine driver. The rigors of parachute training as part of the 1st Parachute Squadron of the Royal Engineers are described in detail, as are the comradeship and humor of this small 150-man unit that fought throughout the Second World War. With insightful commentary from Tom’s son Norman, this is the story of an ordinary soldier, who was motivated by pride in his unit. 030330, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Shot Down The Secret Diary of One POW’s Long March to Freedom Alex Kerr Alex Kerr’s Wellington was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalized with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. He describes being part of the infamous ‘Long March’ during which he and his comrades were strafed by Allied aircraft; 60 POWs were killed and 100 wounded. Alex escaped the march with a mate, passing through the front lines between the British and German forces to commandeer a German mayor’s car and drive back to Brussels to take the next aircraft to freedom. 878020, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Stalag Luft I An Official Account of the PoW Camp for Air Force Personnel 19401945 Air Ministry Personnel Stalag Luft I was one of a number of Stammlager Luftwaffe, these being permanent camps established and administered by the Luftwaffe, which were used to house Allied air force prisoners of war. Originally built for RAF personnel, by the time the camp was liberated in May 1945, it contained approximately 7,500 American and 1,300 British and Commonwealth prisoners. This Official History of Stalag Luft I was prepared for the War Office just after the war, but was never released to the general public. 708793, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 256 pages

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You Never Know Your Luck Battle of Britain to the Great Escape: The Extraordinary Life of Keith ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie DFC Keith C. Ogilvie When the Royal Canadian Air Force wouldn’t accept him as a pilot, Skeets Ogilvie walked across the street and joined the Royal Air Force. Shot down over France the following July, he was fortunate to be treated for grievous injuries by top German surgeons. Skeets’ home for the balance of the war was Stalag Luft III prison camp. He was the second last man out of the ‘Great Escape’ tunnel but was recaptured three days later. For reasons he never understood, Skeets was one of 23 escapees who were spared from being murdered by the Gestapo. 50 of his fellows were not so lucky. 415227, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Surviving the Japanese Onslaught An RAF PoW in Burma William Tate Penned by his son and framed within the factual history of his service career in the Royal Air Force, these are the firsthand memoirs of the late William Albert Tate. This gripping narrative relays William’s recollections of his time spent as a Japanese Prisoner of War for two years in Rangoon Gaol. Tales of the harsh brutalities inflicted by his captors in unsanitary conditions offer a real sense of the everyday realities experienced by Japanese Prisoners of War. 880733, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 200 pages

Voices in Flight: Escaping Soldiers and Airmen of World War I Martin W Bowman This thrilling volume focusses on British, Canadian, Australian and German soldiers and airmen who were captured during the First World War. Determined that they wouldn’t spend the rest of the conflict incarcerated uselessly behind bars, they endeavored to escape. These are their stories. All aspects of prison life are covered here, and the author examines the various escape tactics that were employed by British soldiers and airmen held in PoW camps all over Germany and Turkey. 863224, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 288 pages

• BATTLE OF THE•BULGE • • ESCAPE! Prisoner of the Samurai Surviving the Sinking of the USS Houston and the Death Railway James Gee Rosalie H. Smith James Gee was fresh out of college and making plans for his future when World War II interrupted his happy pursuits. His ship was attacked during the battle of the Flores Sea and subsequently sunk by the Japanese fleet during the battle of the Java Sea. After Gee’s liberation, he was sent to Guantanamo Bay Naval Hospital, where, he met Rosalie Hamric Smith, who was serving as Charge Nurse in the Psychiatric Ward, and who helped him to record his experiences. 005973, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 224 pages

A Cruel Captivity Prisoners of the Japanese – Their Ordeal and The Legacy Ellie Taylor A Cruel Captivity describes the ordeals of, and lasting impact on, survivors of Japanese captivity. Differing in a number of respects from other POW accounts, this book covers the experiences of 22 servicemen who were held captive in numerous locations through South East Asia. Some had to endure the inhumane conditions during hazardous journeys on the ‘hellships’ and all suffered appalling cruelty, starvation, disease and prolonged degradation.Yet these were the fortunate ones – many thousands perished and their graves were unmarked. 732613, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Escaping Has Ceased to be a Sport A Soldier’s Memoir of Captivity and Escape in Italy and Germany Frank Unwin MBE After being taken prisoner at Tobruk and transported to Italy, the author was determined to escape. His first escape lasted just one week. He then joined a tunnel party and escaped again. After six weeks on the run he was offered shelter in Montebenichi. There he enjoyed five months of freedom, living the lifestyle and ancient customs of these peasant people. While attempting to re-join the Allied armies, Frank and two fellow POWs were re-captured and sent to a brutal work camp in Germany. 714930, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 264 pages

From Normandy to Auschwitz Paul le Goupil The odds on Paul le Goupil living to see the end of the Second World War let alone the 21st century were negligible in 1944.Yet he did. Active resistance to, and defiance of, the German occupation came naturally to Paul, but led to his capture, beating and interrogation by the Gestapo and solitary incarceration. He ended up in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. He experienced starvation, slave labor, unbelievable hardship. All this and far more make this memoir an unforgettable and moving account. 721914, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 232 pages

Survival on the Death Railway and Nagasaki Jim Brigginshaw Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942, Jim Brigginshaw was first sent to work in Burma, to build what has become known as the Death Railway. Jim describes how the conditions in the ‘Hell pits of Sendryu’ were even worse than those experienced in Burma, but were ultimately the reason why he survived the war. On the 9th August 1945, the Americans dropped the second nuclear bomb on Nagaski. Jim was fortunately underground at the time, but re-lives the harrowing aftermath. 740106, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 152 pages

The Colditz Hostages Hitler’s VIP Pawns Giles Romily Michael Alexander Giles Romilly and Michael Alexander were amongst a select group of prisoners of war who were segregated from the other prisoners and were labelled the Prominente. The authors recount their varied experiences in captivity. Romilly, a journalist covering the Norway Campaign, was captured at Narvik in April 1940. Alexander was taken in August 1942 when engaged in a raid behind the German lines in North Africa. Because of their family connections to people of influence, both of them ended up in an isolation area of Colditz Castle. 735713, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 256 pages

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• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • CHURCHILL’S 145TH • Gaius Marius The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Saviour Marc Hyden Gaius Marius was one of the most remarkable and significant figures of the late Roman Republic. At a time when power tended to be restricted to a clique of influential families, he rose from relatively humble origins to attain the top office of consul. He even went on to hold the post an unprecedented seven times. Marius’ subsequent career was primarily that of an elder statesman, but it was dominated by his rivalry with his erstwhile subordinate, Sulla, which ultimately led to the latter’s bloody coup. 702333, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 344 pages

The Emperor Commodus God and Gladiator John S McHugh Commodus is synonymous with debauchery and megalomania, best remembered for fighting as a gladiator. Modern popular culture knows him as the patricidal villain in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. John McHugh reviews the ancient evidence to present the first full-length biography of Commodus in English. Openly autocratic, Commodus compromised the privileges and vested interests of the senatorial clique, who therefore plotted to murder him. 827554, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 320 pages

Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man Paolo De Ruggiero Mark Antony was embroiled in the tumultuous events of the mid-1st century BC, which saw the violent transformation from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. After being defeated by Augustus he has often been characterized by hostile historians as a loyal henchman of his uncle Julius Caesar but without the guile and vision to attain greatness in his own right. But Paolo de Ruggiero re-assesses this pivotal figure, analyses the arguments of his many detractors, and concludes that he was much more than a simple soldier. 462704, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 320 pages

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Caracalla A Military Biography Ilkka Syvänne Caracalla has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor.Yet his reign was considered by at least one Roman author to be the apogee of the Roman Empire. Guilty of many murders and massacres (including his own brother, ex-wife and daughter) he was, however, popular with the army, improving their pay and cultivating the image of sharing their hardships. The biography offers the first complete overview of the reign and explains how and why these contributed to the military crisis of the third century. 895249, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 368 pages

Belisarius The Last Roman General Ian Hughes A military history of the campaigns of Belisarius, the greatest general of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor Justinian. He twice defeated the Persians and reconquered North Africa from the Vandals in a single year, before going on to regain Spain and Italy, including Rome (briefly), from the barbarians. It discusses the evolution from classical Roman to Byzantine armies and systems of warfare, as well as those of their chief enemies, the Persians, Goths and Vandals. 822979, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 288 pages

Imperial Brothers Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople Ian Hughes The latest of Ian Hughes’ Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors,Valentinian and Valens.Valentian was selected and proclaimed as emperor in AD 364. He decided the responsibility had to be divided and appointed his brother as his co-emperor to rule the eastern half of the Empire. Ian Hughes, by tracing the careers of both men in tandem, compares their achievements and analyzes the extent to which they deserve the contrasting reputations handed down by history. 844179, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 208 pages

• ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL • CHURCHILL'S 145th CHURCHILL’S 145TH • Caesar’s Gallic Triumph Alesia 52BC Peter Inker In 52 B.C. at Alesia in what is now Burgundy in France Julius Caesar pulled off one of the great feats of Roman arms. His heavily outnumbered army utterly defeated the combined forces of the Gallic tribes led by Vercingetorix and completed the Roman conquest of Gaul. In this, the first full-length study to be published in recent times, Peter Inker reconstructs the battle in graphic detail, combining ancient and modern sources and evidence derived from archaeological research. 156757, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Carthage’s Other Wars Carthaginian Warfare Outside the ‘Punic Wars’ Against Rome Dexter Hoyos Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a predominantly mercantile state, Carthage fought many wars, both aggressive and defensive, before and in between the contests with the Roman parvenus. The Greek states of Sicily, above all Syracuse under its tyrants Dionysius the Great and then Agathocles, were her most resolute opponents, but in North Africa itself, in Sardinia, and later on in Spain she won—and sometimes lost—major wars. This is the first fulllength study dedicated to these other wars which furthered Carthage’s interests for over half a millennium. 593578, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East M C Bishop Lucius Verus is one of the least regarded Roman emperors, despite the fact that he was coruler with his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius for nine years until his untimely death. This volume looks at the upbringing of the boy who lost two fathers, acquired a brother, had his name changed twice, became a general overnight, and commanded the army that defeated one of Rome’s greatest foes in the 2nd century AD. 84760A, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 213 pages

Caesar’s Great Success Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign Alexander Merrow In Caesar’s Great Success: Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign the authors examine and detail the world’s first ever fully-developed logistical supply system – the forerunner of today’s complex arrangements. This includes an examination of the sea, river and land transportation of food while on campaign, and of how the food was assembled at the operational bases and subsequently distributed. 855878, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 248 pages

The Pope’s Army The Papacy in Diplomacy and War John Carr For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters. The period of political and military activism can be dated to roughly between 410, when Pope Innocent I vainly tried to avert the sack of Rome by the Visigoths, and about 1870, when Pope Pius IX was abandoned by his protectors, the French Army, and forced to submit to the new Italian state by surrendering any political power the Vatican had left. 714893, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 320 pages

The Battle of Actium 31 BC War for the World Lee Fratantuono A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. The victory Octavian enjoyed that day set the state for fortyfour years of what would come to be known as the Augustan Peace, and was the dawn of the Roman Empire.Yet, what exactly happened at Actium has been a mystery. Professor Lee Fratantuono re-examines the ancient evidence and presents a compelling and solidly documented account of what took place in the waters off the promontory of Leucas in late August and early September of 31 BC. 847149, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 232 pages

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••ANCIENT ANCIENT&&MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL•• Handbook to Roman Legionary Fortresses M.C. Bishop This is a reference guide to Roman legionary fortresses throughout the former Roman Empire, of which approximately eighty-five have been located and identified. This book brings together for the first time the legionary fortresses of the whole empire.The book will be accompanied by a website providing online links to sites relevant to particular fortresses and a Google Earth file containing all of the known fortress locations. 841383, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Warfare in the Ancient World Brian Todd Carey Joshua B. Allfree Warfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe over a period of 2000 years. Through the use of dozens of tactical maps, this fascinating one-volume introduction to the art of war during western civilization’s ancient, and classical periods offers a fresh perspective on the sophisticated nature of pre-modern warfare. 59263P, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Great Walls and Linear Barriers Peter Spring Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China and knows of Hadrian’s Wall and the other barriers lining stretches of Rome’s imperial frontiers. But Peter Spring’s original new study demonstrates that far from being exceptional, the building of walls and other linear defenses was commonplace among the peoples and states of pre-modern era. He finds examples virtually all across the globe and analyses their forms and strategic functions. He finds patterns for their distribution, an important recurrent theme being the divide between settled agriculture and nomads. 843776, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 320 pages

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The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions Discovering the Varus Battlefield Tony Clunn In 9 A.D., the 17th, 18th, & 19th Roman legions and their auxiliary troops under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus vanished in the boggy wilds of Germania. Fueled by an unshakeable curiosity and burning interest in the story, a British Major named J. A. S. (Tony) Clunn delved into the nooks and crannies of times past. His discovery of large numbers of Roman coins in the late 1980s, followed by a flood of thousands of other artifacts, ended the mystery once and for all. This book is a masterful retelling of Clunn’s search to discover the Varus battlefield. 714708, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 414 pages

The Art of Sword Combat A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship Joachim Meyer Jeffrey L. Forgeng The author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced around 1568, is illustrated with thirty watercolor images and seven ink diagrams. The text covers combat with the long sword, dusack, and rapier. The manuscript’s theoretical discussion of guards is one of the most critical passages to understanding this key feature of the historical practice. 876750, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 144 pages

Women at War in the Classical World Paul Chrystal Paul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the Graeco Roman world. Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized by men, there were plenty of exceptions with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants. More commonly, of course, women were directly affected by war as noncombatant victims of rape and enslavement as spoils of war and this makes up an important strand of the author’s discussion. The portrayal of female warriors and goddesses in classical mythology and literature, and the use of war to justify gender roles and hierarchies, are also considered. 781468, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 272 pages

••ANCIENT ANCIENT& &MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL•• The Attack on Troy Rodney Castleden 3300 years ago Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world, and the search for the truth behind the legend has intrigued scholars ever since. In this fascinating new investigation Rodney Castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient warfare. 766762, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 224 pages

Swords and Cinema Hollywood vs the reality of ancient warfare Jeremiah McCall The battles and sieges of the Classical world have been a rich source of inspiration to film makers since the beginning of cinema. While Hollywood interpretations of Classical battle continue to spark interest in ancient warfare, to casual viewers and serious enthusiasts alike they also spark a host of questions about authenticity. This original book discusses the merits of battle scenes in selected movies and along the way gives the reader an interesting overview of ancient battle. It should appeal to the serious student of ancient warfare, movie buffs and everyone in between. 844766, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Expedition to Disaster Philip Matyszak The Athenian expedition to conquer Sicily was one of the pivotal events of the classical period. At this time (415 BC), Athens was locked in a decades-long struggle with Sparta for mastery of the Greek world. The expedition to Sicily was intended to give Athens the extra money and resources to crush the Spartans. New archaeological discoveries allow the ensuing siege to be reconstructed in greater detail than ever before. 848870, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon? A bold re-appraisal of one of history’s most famous battles Constantinos Lagos Fotis Karyanos The Battle of Marathon is one of the most decisive battles in Antiquity and has been studied for centuries. It is famed as a triumph of the Greek hoplite heavy infantry phalanx against massively superior Persian numbers. But this re-assessment of the evidence overturns many long-held assumptions. This thoroughly researched and compelling re-assessment is an exciting new take on this justly famous event. 758064, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 320 pages

Antigonus The OneEyed Greatest of the Successors Jeff Champion After Alexander’s death, Antigonus, then governor of the obscure province of Phrygia, seemed one of the least likely of his commanders to seize the dead king’s inheritance.Yet within eight years of the king’s passing, through a combination of military skill and political shrewdness, he had conquered the Asian portion of the empire. 774897, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 256 pages

Ambush Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare Rose Mary Sheldon Greek warfare actually consists of many varieties of fighting. It is common for popular writers to assume that the hoplite phalanx was the only mode of warfare used by the Greeks. The fact is, however, that the use of spies, intelligence gathering, ambush, and surprise attacks at dawn or at night were also a part of Greek warfare, and while not the supreme method of defeating an enemy, such tactics always found their place in warfare when the opportunity or the correct terrain or opportunity presented itself. 325920, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 322 pages

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• •ANCIENT ANCIENT&&MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL• • The Black Prince and the Capture of a King Poitiers 1356 Marilyn Livingstone Morgen Witzel The battle of Poitiers in 1356 is less well known than more famous clashes such as Agincourt, however, Poitiers was no less dramatic, and equally important in terms of the course of the Hundred Years War. The core of the book is a day-by-day description of the campaign of July-September 1356, climaxing with a detailed description of the Battle of Poitiers itself. 004518, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Britain in the Age of Arthur A Military History Ilkka Syvänne King Arthur is one of the most controversial topics of early British history. Are the legends based on a real historical figure or pure mythological invention? Ilkka Syvanne’s study breaks new ground, adopting a novel approach to the sources by starting with the assumption that Arthur existed and that Geoffrey of Monmouth’s account has preserved details of his career that are based on real events. 895201, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 256 pages

England, France and Aquitaine From Victory to Defeat in the Hundred Years War

Warrior of God Jan Zizka and the Hussite Revolution Victor Verney Born in 1360, Jan Zizka was a formidable figure whose life and military career was set amidst the whirlwind of monumental revolutions - military, religious, political and social - that engulfed medieval Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. The leader of Bohemia’s Hussite Revolution, the first of the religious wars during the Protestant Reformation, he was a forward-thinking military genius whose record is virtually unmatched. 766700, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 256 pages

Medieval Mercenaries The Business of War William Urban The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time when the fate of nations was most often decided on the battlefield, and strength of arms was key to acquiring and maintaining power. In this benchmark work, William Urban explores the vital importance of the mercenary to the medieval power-broker, from the Byzantine Varangian Guard to fifteenth-century soldiers of fortune in the Baltic. Through contemporary chronicles and the most up-to-date scholarship, he presents an in-depth portrait of the mercenary across the Middle Ages. 328549, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 Pages

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Richard Ballard This is a narrative history of England and France during the Hundred Years War, from the triumphs of Henry V to the defeat of the English and loss of Gascony and Bordeaux - a huge blow to English prestige and economic interest. The Peace of Picquigny brought to an end a decisive episode in the Hundred Years War, foreshadowing England’s future total withdrawal from France. 768599, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Agincourt War A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1369 to 1453 Alfred H. Burne Henry V’s stunning victory at Agincourt was a pivotal battle of the Hundred Years War, reviving England’s military fortunes and changing forever the course of European warfare. In this exciting and readable account Colonel Burne recreates the years leading up to Agincourt and its bitter aftermath. He also puts the battle in the perspective of the other important, yet less well known, engagements of the war such as the battles of Verneuil and Fresnay. 327658, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 360 pages

•• 17TH ANCIENT / 18TH & CENTURY MEDIEVAL • • ‘Britain Turned Germany’: The Thirty Years’ War and its Impact on the British Isles 1638-1660 Proceedings of the 2018 Helion and Company ‘Century of the Soldier’ Conference

Cromwell’s Convicts The Death March from Dunbar 1650 John Sadler Rosie Serdiville On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar – a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour – but the aftermath, the forced march of 5,000 prisoners from the battlefield to Durham, was one of the cruelest episodes in his career. Cromwell’s Convicts is the first book to describe their ordeal in detail and, by using archaeological evidence, to bring the story right up to date. 738202, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Serena Jones The speakers at the 2018 Helion conference offer a variety of insights into the depth and direction of research into the Thirty Years’ War, with particular reference to the war’s effect on the British Isles, the careers of the officers from its shores who participated in the conflict, and the ‘trickle-down’ effect of the war into the military thinking and technology of those isles. 866625, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 138 pages

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 16431715. Volume 2 The Infantry of Louis XIV René Chartrand The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a defining epoch for western military, diplomatic, and economic matters. Most of those years were marked by conflict between major European powers and the Sun King’s forces. This four-volume series is the first that present an extensive account of the many facets of the French army and the wars it fought. 866540, $44.95, $29.50, Paperback, 278 pages

French Dragoons. Volume 1 1669-1749 Ludovic Letrun The Dragoon corp. got its origins under the reign of Henry II, with the mounted arquebusiers, created in 1554. Those were mostly small units of infantrymen, traveling on horses and firing when dismounted. The nickname dragoon actually appeared later, under the reign of Henri III, and designates as well mounted arquebusiers, carabiniers and musketeers. In this book, you will discover the magnificent uniforms of those cavalrymen, from the first XVIIth century wars, to the battles led by Louis XV’s generals. 66 plates illustrated 200 horsemen and 60 flags. 503545, $29.99, $19.50, Paperback, 80 pages

Charles XI’s War The Scanian War Between Sweden and Denmark, 1675-1679 Michael Fredholm von Essen The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark– Norway and, on the other, SE - Sweden. The book describes the war and its results, and summarizes the archaeological findings. 628002, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 262 pages

Battle for Britain Wargame: The English Civil Wars 1642-1651 Peter Dennis In this series renowned historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life into the 19th Century paper soldier and invites the reader to re-fight the wars that surged across the nation of Britain. All the artwork needed to make historically- accurate armies is presented in a source-book format, copyright free for personal use. In this first title, the Horse, Foot, and Dragoons of King and Parliament, along with period buildings can be made, using traditional skills with scissors and glue. Simple ‘one sheet’ rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan enable the maker to stage battles limited only by the size of the player’s available table-space. 777909, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 48 pages

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ANCIENT & CENTURY MEDIEVAL •• 17TH / 18TH • • A History of the 9th (Highlanders) Royal Scots The Dandy Ninth Neill Gilhooley Edinburgh is forever bound to The Royal Scots, the oldest in the British Army and now part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. For a period in the early twentieth century, it also had a Highland battalion, the kilted 9th Royal Scots, which became affectionately known as the Dandy Ninth. Some 6,000 men passed through the ranks of the Dandy Ninth and over a thousand never returned. 735270, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 352 pages

Frederick the Great A Military History Dennis Showalter Frederick the Great is one of history’s most controversial leaders. Famed for his military successes and domestic reforms, his campaigns were a watershed in the history of Europe, securing Prussia’s place as a continental power and inaugurating a new pattern of total war that was to endure until 1916. However, much myth surrounds this enigmatic man, his personality and his role as politician, warrior and king. Showalter’s cleverly written book provides a multidimensional depiction of Frederick the Great and an objective, detailed reappraisal of his military, political and social achievements. 774927, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 384 pages

In the Shadow of Nelson The Life of Admiral Lord Collingwood Denis Orde Vice Admiral Cuthbert (Cuddy) Collingwood may have been 10 years older than Horatio Nelson but he was Nelson’s close friend from the outset. They served together for over 30 years and only at Trafalgar, was Nelson his superior officer. The relationship is all the stranger as their temperaments greatly differed. Collingwood was reserved, austere and shy but utterly competent which was why Nelson’s meteoric career was so closely linked to his. 761125, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 304 pages

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Marlborough’s Wars Eyewitness Accounts, 1702–1713 James Falkner James Falkner has brought together a vivid selection of contemporary accounts of every aspect of the war to create a panoramic yet minutely detailed picture of those years of turmoil. The story is told through memoirs, letters, official documents, dispatches, newspaper reports and eyewitness testimony from the French and Allied sides of the conflict. 766649, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Instrument of War. Volume 1 The Austrian Army in the Seven Years War Christopher Duffy How did an 18th Century army work? This book is the most important examination of such an army yet done, written by the premier military historian of the era. Maria Theresa had seen her inheritance almost lost to unprovoked attacks from her neighbors. Her army had stood by her then, and was now trying desperately to improve, as it had to face Frederick the Great, the master-soldier of the era. But she and her ministers soon faced the dilemma of how to fight a war without sacrificing what they were fighting for. 390960, $79.95, $51.99, Hardback, 556 pages

Swiss Regiments in the Service of France 1798-1815 Uniforms, Organization, Campaigns Stephen Ede-Borrett This is the first full-length detailed study of the uniforms, organization, personnel and campaigns of the numerous Swiss units that served in the armies of Revolutionary, Directorate, and Imperial France from the campaigns of 1798 in Switzerland until the Hundred Days of 1815. The author covers not just the regulation uniforms but also the numerous variations recorded in contemporary documents and plates. 628125, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 148 pages

• 17TH / 18TH CENTURY • Zweybrücken in Command The Reichsarmee in the Campaign of 1758 Neil Cogswell The Reichsarmee – the ‘Army of the Empire’ made up of contingents from the minor German states – reached the nadir of its fortunes in 1757 with defeat at Rossbach. The core of this volume is the ‘Journal of the Army’, translated from the original French and annotated by historian Neil Cogswell. To place the combined account in context, over 50 tables and plates are also included, including maps, order of battle, and color depictions of the army’s uniforms and flags. 628552, $35.00, $22.99, Paperback, 134 pages

A Few Lawless Vagabonds Ethan Allen, the Republic of Vermont, and the American Revolution David Bennett This is an account of the threeway relationship between Ethan Allen, the Republic of Vermont (1777–1791) and the British in Canada during the American Revolution. This book is the first systematic attempt, using archival sources, to show that the Allens were utterly serious in their aim to turn Vermont into a Crown colony. 002408, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Road to Marston Moor David Cooke The Battle of Marston Moor was key in English history. It was the largest battle of the Civil Wars, and was decisive. This fresh study reconstructs the battle in graphic detail, and tells the story using the words of those who took part. 156382, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

The Wild Goose and the Eagle A Life of Marshal von Browne 1705-1757 Christopher Duffy Maximilian von Browne is counted among the finest soldiers of the old Imperial Austrian Army. As the present biography sets out to show, he was outstanding in his time for his vigorous conduct of war, and his extremely advanced idea of leadership and responsibility. Few commanders have taken so literally the phrase ‘to share the hardships of his men’. The Wild Goose and the Eagle is founded on a thorough investigation of the Viennese archives and of the terrain of the Marshal’s battles. 390946, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Zulu Kings and Their Armies Diane Canwell Jon Sutherland Covering nearly one hundred years of Zulu military history, this book focuses on the creation, maintenance, development, tactics and ultimate destruction of the Zulu army. It studies the armies, weapons and tactics under the rule of the five Zulu kings from Shaka to Dinizulu. 150601, $39.99, $25.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Bayonets for Hire Mercenaries at War, 1550–1789 William Urban From the Greek professional armies of Alexander, through the Hundred Years War, to today, mercenaries have been ever-present, their role constantly evolving. In this compelling history William Urban takes up their captivating and turbulent story from 1550 to 1789: from the Wars of Religion to the eve of the French Revolution. 328280, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 304 Pages

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• 19TH CENTURY • • 17TH / 18TH CENTURY • The Cornfield Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point David A Welker Antietam. For generations of Americans this word held the same sense of horror and carnage that 9/11 does for modern America. But Antietam eclipses even this tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche, a battle bathed in blood that brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know. What they didn’t know is why this is so—until now. 008325, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 384 pages

The Real Horse Soldiers Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi Timothy B. Smith Winner, 2018, Operational / Battle History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award Winner, 2018, Fletcher Pratt Literary Award, Civil War Round Table of New York Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry thrust through Mississippi is one of the most well-known operations of the Civil War. The last serious study was published more than six decades ago. Since then other accounts have appeared, but none are deeply researched full-length studies of the raid and its more than substantial (and yet often overlooked) results. The publication of Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid through Mississippi rectifies this oversight. 215304, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 376 pages

Lincoln Takes Command The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia Steve Norder On a rainy evening during the Civil War’s second May, President Abraham Lincoln and two of his cabinet secretaries boarded the revenue cutter Miami and sailed to Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads,Virginia. There, for the first and only time in our country’s history, a sitting president assumed direct control of military forces, land and sea, to launch a campaign with wide-ranging consequences. This fascinating and multi-dimensional slice of the war and its effect on the president is but little-known. Thankfully, that gap in the war’s historiography has been ably filled by Steve Norder’s Lincoln Takes Command: The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia. 214574, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

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America’s Buried History Landmines in the Civil War Kenneth R. Rutherford Despite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect that has never received the in-depth attention it deserves is the widespread use of landmines across the Confederacy. These “infernal devices” dealt death and injury in nearly every Confederate state and influenced the course of the war. Kenneth R. Rutherford rectifies this oversight with America’s Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War, the first book devoted to a comprehensive analysis and history of the fascinating and important topic. 214536, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 216 pages

Caught in the Maelstrom The Indian Nations in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Clint Crowe The sad plight of the Five Civilized Tribes -- the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole -- during America’s Civil War is both fascinating and often overlooked in the literature. From 1861-1865, the Indians fought their own bloody civil war on lands surrounded by the Kansas Territory, Arkansas, and Texas. Clint Crowe’s magisterial Caught in the Maelstrom: The Indian Nations in the Civil War reveals the complexity and the importance of this war within a war, and explains how it affected the surrounding states in the Trans-Mississippi West and the course of the broader war engulfing the country. 213362, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 288 pages

The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 18591865 John Horn The 12th Virginia has an amazing history. John Wilkes Booth stood in the ranks of one of its future companies at John Brown’s hanging. The regiment refused to have Stonewall Jackson appointed its first colonel. Its men first saw combat in naval battles, including Hampton Roads and First Drewry’s Bluff, before embarrassing themselves at Seven Pines—their first land battle—just outside Richmond. Thereafter, the 12th’s record is one of hard-fighting from the Seven Days’ Battles all the way to Appomattox. 214369, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 452 pages

• 19TH CENTURY • • • 17TH / 18TH CENTURY Johnsonville Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864 Jerry T.Wooten “Johnsonville” doesn’t mean much to most students of the Civil War. Its contribution to Union victory in the Western Theater, however, is difficult to overstate, and its history is complex, fascinating, and heretofore mostly untold. Johnsonville: Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4–5, 1864 remedies that oversight. 214772, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Jennie Wade of Gettysburg The Complete Story of the Only Civilian Killed During the Battle of Gettysburg Cindy L. Small In the 21st-century wars, civilian deaths are very common, but during the Civil War, citizens were usually unscathed if they were able to stay out of harm’s way. However, on July 3 Jennie was kneading dough for biscuits at her sister’s home on Baltimore Street when she was killed instantly as a bullet passed through two wooden doors and struck her heart. That, unfortunately, is usually all visitors hear about this “Gettysburg Maid”—a mere sentence or two. Now, with this book, a visitor seeking more of her story may now be satisfied. 863199, $13.95, $9.50, Paperback, 104 pages

The Blue & Gray Almanac The Civil War in Facts & Figures, Recipes & Slang Albert Nofi A fascinating and entertaining anthology about the American Civil War, throwing new light on all aspects of the war, and how it affected America and Americans, then and down to the present. Albert Nofi tells the story of the American War through a range of insightful essays, anecdotes, and facts. 005522, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 304 pages

The Last Siege The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865 Paul Brueske The Last Siege explores the events surrounding this siege and capture of Mobile, Alabama. The Union victory at the battle of Mobile Bay in 1864 ended blockade running from the port of Mobile. This book gives a new perspective on the strategic importance of Mobile as a logistical center which had access to vital rail lines and two major river systems, essential in moving forces and supplies. 006314, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 304 pages

Year of Glory The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862June 1863 Monte Akers No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the “cavalier mystique” as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Confederacy were at their apex.Year of Glory focuses on the twelve months in which Stuart’s reputation was made, following his career on an almost day-to-day basis from June 1862, when Lee took command of the army, to June 1863, when Stuart turned north to regain a glory slightly tarnished at Brandy Station, but found Gettysburg instead. 005652, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 392 pages

Bacteria and Bayonets The Impact of Disease in American Military History David Petriello For hundreds of years men have fought and died to expand and protect the United States relying on martial skill and patriotism. This book not only traces the path of disease in American military history but also recounts numerous small episodes and interesting anecdotes related to the history of illness. Overall it presents a compelling story, one that has been overlooked and under appreciated. 003412, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 264 pages

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• 17TH • 19TH / 18TH CENTURY CENTURY • • General Gordon Granger The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind “Juneteenth” Robert C. Conner This is the first full-length biography of the Civil War general who saved the Union army from catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, and went on to play major roles in the Chattanooga and Mobile campaigns. This longoverdue biography sheds fascinating new light on a colorful commander who fought through the war in the West from its first major battles to its last, and even left his impact on the Reconstruction beyond. 001852, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 264 pages

“Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken” Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863 Thomas J. Ryan Richard R. Schaus Thousands of books and articles examine nearly every aspect of the Civil War, but the important retreat of the armies from the Gettysburg battlefield to the Potomac River has been but little covered. Until now, no one had produced a critical analysis of the command decisions made during that fateful time based upon available intelligence. “Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken” is a sequel to Thomas Ryan’s Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign. 214598, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 384 pages

The Generals of Shiloh Character in Leadership, April 6-7, 1862 Larry Tagg This is a unique and invaluable study of the high-ranking combat officers whose conduct in April 1862 helped determine the success or failure of their respective armies, the fate of the war in the Western Theater and, in turn, the fate of the American union. Tagg’s new book presents detailed background information on each of his subjects. 213690, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 312 pages

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A Civil War Captain and His Lady Love, Courtship, and Combat From Fort Donelson through the Vicksburg Campaign Gene Barr More than 150 years ago, 27-year-old Irish immigrant Josiah Moore met 19-year-old Jennie Lindsay. The Civil War had just begun, Josiah was the captain of the 17th Illinois Infantry, and his war would be a long and bloody one. Their courtship and romance, which came to light in a rare and unpublished series of letters, forms the basis of Gene Barr’s memorable book. 214437, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 360 pages

Challenges of Command in the Civil War Generalship, Leadership, and Strategy at Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Beyond, Volume I: Generals and Generalship Richard J. Sommers This book distills six decades of studying the Civil War into two succinct, thought-provoking volumes. Each chapter is a freestanding essay that can be appreciated in its own right. Challenges of Command invites readers to think—and rethink—about the generalship of Grant, Lee, and senior commanders of the Civil War. 214321, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 288 pages

Silent Sentinels A Reference Guide to the Artillery of Gettysburg George W. Newton Artillery played an important and perhaps decisive role in the July 1863 battle of Gettysburg. Newton’s well-written and illustrated study was designed to be of use to both the casual battlefield visitor and the serious Civil War scholar.This outstanding and useful historical guide includes detailed endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. Readers can peruse and enjoy this versatile study from the comfort of an easy chair or while walking the magnificent Pennsylvania field. 212471, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 288 pages

• 17TH / 18TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • • The Chickamauga Campaign—Barren Victory The Retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate Pursuit, and the Aftermath of the Battle, September 21 to October 20, 1863 David A. Powell Barren Victory is the concluding volume of the magisterial Chickamauga Campaign Trilogy, a comprehensive examination of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War. David Powell examines the immediate aftermath of this great battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. The narrative opens at dawn on Monday, September 21, 1863, with Union commander William S. Rosecrans in Chattanooga and most of the rest of his Federal army in Rossville, Georgia. 213843, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 392 pages

In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg The 6th Wisconsin of the Iron Brigade and its Famous Charge William J.K. Beaudot Lance J. Herdegen The storied Iron Brigade carved out a unique reputation during the Civil War. Its men fought on many hard fields, but they performed their most legendary exploits just outside a small Pennsylvania town called Gettysburg on the first day of July in 1863. There were many heroic actions, but the fight along an unfinished deep scar in the ground north of the Chambersburg Pike was one never forgotten, and is the subject of In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg: The 6th Wisconsin of the Iron Brigade and its Famous Charge. 212921, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 408 pages

Hurricane from the Heavens The Battle of Cold Harbor, May 26 - June 5, 1864 Daniel T. Davis Phillip S. Greenwalt Historians Daniel T. Davis and Phillip S. Greenwalt have studied the 1864 Overland Campaign since their early days working at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, where Grant first started on his bloody road south—a road that eventually led straight into the eye of a proverbial “Hurricane from the Heavens.”Hurricane from the Heavens can be read in the comfort of one’s favorite armchair or as a battlefield guide. It is part of the popular Emerging Civil War Series, which offers compelling, easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil War’s most important stories. 211870, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Resisting Sherman A Confederate Surgeon’s Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865 Thomas Heard Robertson Jr. Surprisingly little has been written on the final months of the Civil War in the Carolinas, despite its fascinating cast of characters, host of combats large and small, and its impact on the course of the war. This book fills in many of the gaps and adds tremendously to our knowledge of this region and those troubled final days of the Confederacy. Surgeon Francis Robertson kept a daily journal for the final three months of the Civil War while traveling more than 900 miles through four states. 213867, $18.95, $12.50, Paperback, 192 pages

The Siege of Petersburg The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1864 John Horn The nine-month siege of Petersburg was the longest continuous operation of the American Civil War. Grant’s Fourth Offensive, August 14-25 is the subject of John Horn’s revised and updated Sesquicentennial edition of The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1864. Revised and updated for this special edition, Horn’s outstanding tactical battle study, which emphasizes the context and consequences of every action, is supported by numerous maps and grounded in hundreds of primary sources. 212167, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 384 pages

Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 -3, 1863 Eric J.Wittenberg Few aspects of the battle of Gettysburg are as misunderstood as the role played by the cavalry of both sides. Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 - 3, 1863 by award-winning author Eric J. Wittenberg is the first and only book to examine in significant detail how the mounted arm directly affected the outcome of the battle. 210941, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 224 pages

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• •19TH 19THCENTURY CENTURY• • Gettysburg’s Unknown Soldier The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston

Divided Loyalties Kentucky’s Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War James W. Finck On May 16, 1861, the Kentucky state legislature passed an ordinance declaring its neutrality. Kentucky’s declaration and ultimate support for the Union stood at odds with the state’s social and cultural heritage. After all, Kentucky was a slave state and enjoyed deep and meaningful connections to the new Confederacy. Much of what has been written to explain this curious choice concludes Kentucky harbored strong Unionist feelings. Divided Loyalties shatters this conclusion. 211023, $26.95, $17.99, Hardback, 264 pages

Hellmira The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp - Elmira, NY Derek Maxfield Chris Mackowski PhD In Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War, Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira. In the end, Maxfield suggests that it is time to move on from the blame game and see prisoner of war camps—North and South—as a great humanitarian failure. 214871, $14.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

Along The Lines of Devotion The Bloodstained Field of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 James Smith II The fighting that began on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg built the foundation to what would become known as the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil, yet locations such as McPherson’s Ridge, Oak Hill, and Barlow’s Knoll remain some of the most overlooked locations around the battlefield, cast into the shadows of much more scenic locations, such as Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, the Wheatfield, and others. This comprehensive narrative shines light on this portion of the battlefield that is so often overlooked. 450562, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 160 pages

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Mark H. Dunkelman Errol Morris Lying dead in Gettysburg in 1863, a solitary Union soldier lacked any standard means of identification. Only a single clue was clutched in his fingers: an ambrotype of his three young children. This paperback reprint edition is updated with a new introduction by the author, as well as a foreword by Academy award-winning film director Errol Morris. 627602, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 304 pages

The Fights on the Little Horn Unveiling the Mysteries of Custer’s Last Stand Gordon Harper This remarkable book synthesizes a lifetime of in-depth research into one of America’s most storied disasters, the defeat of Custer’s 7th Cavalry at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, as well as the complete annihilation of that part of the cavalry led by Custer himself. The author, Gordon Harper, spent countless hours on the battlefield itself as well as researching every iota of evidence of the fight from both sides, white and Indian. 005638, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 408 pages

A Vast Sea of Misery A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1-November 20, 1863 Gregory A. Coco Nearly 26,000 men were wounded in the three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). It didn’t matter if the soldier wore blue or gray or was an officer or enlisted man, for bullets, shell fragments, bayonets, and swords made no class or sectional distinction. Almost 21,000 of the wounded were left behind by the two armies in and around the small town of 2,400. Most ended up being treated in makeshift medical facilities overwhelmed by the blood of the injured 214062, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 224 pages

• •19TH 19THCENTURY CENTURY• • Napoleon in 100 Objects Gareth Glover In this engaging and hugely informative book, the author takes us on a journey across Napoleonic Europe to discover the places, people and objects that tell the story of one man’s life. It is a story of one of the most turbulent eras in history, one that, to this day, still bears Bonaparte’s name. But his legacy lives on in the French legal and social systems and he remains as enigmatic a figure today as he did 200 years ago. 731364, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 184 pages

The Battle of Znaim Napoleon, The Habsburgs and the End of the War of 1809 John H Gill The little known Battle of Znaim (10th-11th July 1809) was the last battle to be fought on the main front of the Franco-Austrian War. Cut short to make way for an armistice it effectively ended hostilities between France and Austria and is now uniquely considered to be an episode both of conflict and simultaneously of diplomacy. Gill’s book is an unrivaled analysis of the Battle of Znaim. Accessible, highly detailed and expertly crafted, it sheds new light on this fascinating moment in Napoleonic history. 38450A, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 512 pages

The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1808–1811 Tim Saunders Rob Yuill Histories of the Light Division have tended to be incomplete, being based on memoirs of a few well known diarists, principally from the 95th Rifles. The authors of this book, the first volume of two, have sought memoirs from across the division, including the artillery, the King’s German Hussars and others to complete a broader history of Wellington’s elite division. This history of the Light Division is not simply a series of set piece battles but provides a wider picture of campaigning and what it was to be a light infantry soldier. 757326, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 232 pages

Wellington’s Spies Mary McGrigor Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it by spies and informers. The author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellington’s most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent, were very different in character. One was killed in action and another taken prisoner and after narrowly avoiding summary execution made a dramatic escape. There is a romantic angle, too. 766960, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 288 pages

The French at Waterloo: Eyewitness Accounts Napoleon, Imperial Headquarters and 1st Corps Andrew W Field Andrew Field has established himself as one of the leading experts on the French perspective of the campaign. Using selected extracts from French eyewitness accounts that haven’t been published before in English, he has added a new dimension to our understanding of what happened on the battlefield on 18 June 1815. This, the first of two volumes of the French accounts, features Napoleon’s own description of the battle, those of his immediate household and the Imperial headquarters, and those of members of 1st Corps. 768469, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 176 pages

Wellington Against Massena The Third Invasion of Portugal, 1810–1811 David Buttery Wellington’s clash with Massena was one of the most remarkable contests between two commanders in the Peninsular War. These two formidable generals carried on a campaign of maneuver, battle and attrition across Spain and Portugal in 1810 and 1811 which had a decisive impact on the outcome of the war. Wellington’s reputation was enhanced, Massena’s was ruined. David Buttery’s close analysis of this extraordinary encounter offers a penetrating insight into the personalities of these two outstanding soldiers. 752536, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 240 pages

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19THCENTURY CENTURY• • • •19TH Napoleon at Dresden The Battles of August 1813 George Nafziger This work is the second in a three-volume series on the 1813 campaign; it is the first significant study on the 1813 campaign since Petre. It was prepared using French archival and published sources, as well as German, Danish and Russian published sources. It discusses every battle and significant action in all parts of Germany - including various sieges. Detailed color maps support the major battles and a large collection of orders of battle drawn from the French Archives, as well as period-published documents, support the discussion of the campaign, complemented by a large selection of images. 512813, $69.95, $45.50, Hardback, 388 pages

Murat’s Army The Army of the Kingdom of Naples 1806-1815 Digby Smith Although its crown was initially given to Joseph Bonaparte, the brief history of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples will be forever best associated with the reign of King Joachim Murat, Napoleon`s famous and flamboyant cavalry commander, from 1808 to 1815. Known more for the splendor of its uniforms than the achievements of its troops, Naples under Murat nevertheless became a major, if short-lived, player on the Italian Peninsula. This book is based around a series of 99 plates from the work of the military illustrator Henri Boisselier covering the army and navy of the Kingdom of Naples, reproduced with the kind permission of the Anne S.K. Brown Collection. 390090, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 120 pages

1815 The Return of Napoleon Paul Britten Austin Drawing on hundreds of firsthand accounts by Napoleon’s supporters and opponents, Paul Britten Austin recreates the drama of those tumultuous days of the spring of 1815: Napoleon’s dramatic landing at Antibes in the south of France, the first heady days of his arrival after almost a year of exile, his almost miraculous march across France, his arrival in Paris, and the coup which led to the fall of the Bourbons. 328341, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 320 pages

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Lutzen and Bautzen Napoleon’s Spring Campaign of 1813 George Nafziger One army lost in the Russian winter, Napoleon raised another to keep his grip on Europe. A tired Russian Army and a raw Prussian force marched to meet him. ‘Lutzen and Bautzen’ is a detailed and masterful study of a misunderstood and little covered campaign. Yet it was a war between titans as Napoleon led his conscripts to crush a foe worthy to face him. From the great battles of Lutzen and Bautzen to the skirmishes with marauding Cossacks, George Nafziger follows the complete campaign in Germany from top to bottom, with a wealth of detail. 512271, $69.95, $45.50, Hardback, 388 pages

Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807 Alexander Mikaberidze After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody battle in a blizzard at Eylau, which decimated both armies. Operations resumed in the spring and on 14 June Napoleon wrecked the Russian field army at Friedland. Napoleon and Emperor Alexander met at Tiltsit, and French mastery of northwest Europe was confirmed. This is the first book to bring together dozens of Russian letters, memoirs and diaries, with authors ranging from the commander-in-chief to NCOs. 327627, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Waterloo: The Truth At Last Why Napoleon Lost the Great Battle Paul L Dawson Forget what you have read about the battle on the Mont St Jean on 18 June 1815; it did not happen that way. The start of the battle was delayed because of the state of the ground – not so. Marshal Ney destroyed the French cavalry in his reckless charges against the Allied infantry squares – wrong. This book has been described as ‘a game changer’, and is certain to generate enormous interest, and will alter our previously-held perceptions – forever. 702456, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 568 pages

• 19TH CENTURY • Napoleon 1814 The Defence of France Andrew Uffindell In 1814, after two successive years of defeat in Russia and central Europe, Napoleon was faced with the ultimate disaster - an Allied invasion of France itself. The conduct of the intense, fast-moving campaign that followed has been widely hailed as one of his greatest feats as a commander, yet it has rarely been described fully and objectively. Andrew Uffindell, in this gripping and original study, reconstructs the campaign, reassesses Napoleon’s military leadership and provides a masterly account of a campaign that helped shape modern Europe. 84256A, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 336 pages

The Siege of Sevastopol 1854 - 1855 The War in the Crimea Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There Anthony Dawson The Crimean War, the most destructive and deadly war of the nineteenth century, has been the subject of countless books, yet historian Anthony Dawson has amassed an astonishing collection of previously unknown and unpublished material, including numerous letters and private journals. Many untapped French sources reveal aspects of the fighting in the Crimea that have never been portrayed before. 329577, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 288 pages

Napoleon and Grouchy The Last Great Waterloo Mystery Unravelled Paul L Dawson One of the enduring controversies of the Waterloo campaign is the conduct of Marshal Grouchy. Given command of a third of Napoleon’s army and told to keep the Prussians from joining forces with Wellington, he failed to keep Wellington and Blücher apart with the result that Napoleon was overwhelmed at Waterloo. Grouchy, though, was not defeated. He kept his force together and retreated in good order back to France. Now, for the first time, Grouchy’s conduct during the Waterloo campaign is analyzed in fine detail. 700674, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 352 pages

Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars Digby Smith Cavalry was the queen of the Napoleonic battlefield. Surging squadrons of dragoons, dashing hussars or the awesome might of heavy cuirassiers often snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and decided the fate of kingdoms. In this dramatic and spirited history of cavalry in the Napoleonic period, Digby Smith examines how battles could be decided by the skillful use of cavalry. 328198, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 304 pages

Napoleon on St Helena Mabel Brookes Mabel Brookes’ Napoleon on St Helena is one of the best accounts of the fallen Emperor’s 5½-year imprisonment, which ended in 1821 with his death from a stomach ulcer. It presents the full story of Napoleon’s household, with its conflicting personalities and domestic arrangements, his relationship with the local and military residents, and the long-standing feud between Plantation House and Longwood. 551714, $25.95, $16.99, Paperback, 256 pages

Marshal Ney At Quatre Bras New Perspectives on the Opening Battle of the Waterloo Campaign Paul L Dawson Fought on 16 June 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Quatre Bras has been described as a tactical Anglo-allied victory, but a French strategic victory. ey was uncharacteristically cautious. By the time he mounted a full-scale attack on Quatre Bras, Wellington had been able to concentrate enough strength to hold. This study draws primarily on unpublished French accounts to present a balanced view of a battle normally seen only from the Anglo-Allied perspective. 700711, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 256 pages

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• 19TH CENTURY • Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815. Volume I From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras John Hussey Hew Strachan The first of two groundbreaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this book is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, and their resolution; it studies the problems of feeding and paying for 250,000 Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the ‘undeclared war’, and how a strategy was thrashed out. 381967, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 736 pages

Fighting Napoleon The Recollections of Lieutenant John Hildebrand 35th Foot in the Mediterranean and Waterloo Campaigns Gareth Glover It is often forgotten that Britain’s struggle against Napoleon ranged across the continents, and the extensive operations in the Mediterranean was a key battleground in this prolonged war of attrition. Lieutenant John Hildebrand arrived in the Mediterranean as part of the garrison of Malta in 1810. These lively and entertaining memoirs, edited and annotated by renowned historian Gareth Glover, are certain to find a wide readership amongst Napoleonic enthusiasts, providing an intriguing counterpoint to Wellington’s operations in the Iberian Peninsula. 886841, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

The Forgotten War Against Napoleon Conflict in the Mediterranean Gareth Glover The campaigns fought against Napoleon in the Iberian peninsula, in France, Germany, Italy and Russia and across the rest of Europe have been described and analyzed in exhaustive detail, yet the history of the fighting in the Mediterranean has rarely been studied as a separate theater of the conflict. Gareth Glover sets this right with a compelling account of the struggle on land and at sea for control of a region that was critical for the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars. 833951, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 288 pages

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Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815. Volume II From Waterloo to the Restoration of Peace in Europe John Hussey Mungo Melvin The concluding volume of this work provides a fresh description of the climatic battle of Waterloo placed in the context of the whole campaign. Close attention is paid to the negotiations that led to the capitulation of Paris, and subsequent French claims. The allegations of Las Cases and later historians that Napoleon’s surrender to Captain Maitland of the Bellerophon amounted to entrapment are also examined. 382001, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 616 pages

Waterloo: Rout and Retreat The French Perspective Andrew W Field This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field’s highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase – the rout and retreat of Napoleon’s army. The text is based exclusively on French eyewitness accounts which give an inside view of the immediate aftermath of the battle and carry the story through to the army’s disbandment in late 1815. 701718, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 352 pages

Wellington’s Eastern Front The Campaign on the East Coast of Spain 1810-1814 Nick Lipscombe At last, in this absorbing and authoritative study, the story of the epic struggle on Spain’s eastern front during the Peninsular War has been told. Nick Lipscombe, a leading historian of the Napoleonic Wars and an expert on the fighting in the Iberian peninsula, describes in graphic detail the battles fought by the French army of General Suchet against the Spanish regulars and guerrillas and subsequently the Anglo-Sicilian force sent by the British government to stabilize the region. 850712, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 256 pages

• WORLD WAR 1 • The First Blitz in 100 Objects Ian Castle The First World War ushered in many new and increasingly deadly weapons, along with strategies for using them. No more so than Germany’s sustained aerial bombing campaign against Britain, which opened an entirely new theater of war — the Home Front. This first-time assault from the air both terrified and fascinated our forebears. Unexpectedly, a significant trade in air raid souvenirs developed, from postcards of wrecked houses and bomb craters to china models of Zeppelins and their bombs, and pieces of Zeppelin wreckage. Amongst the 100 Objects brought together in this book, there can also be found tales of resilience and determination as well as humor, which all have their place in the story of this First Blitz. 732897, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 264 pages

Missing The Need for Closure after the Great War Richard van Emden In May 1918, Angela and Leopold Mond received a knock on the front door. It was the postman and he was delivering the letter every family in the UK dreaded: the notification of a loved one’s battlefield death, in their case the death in action of their eldest child, Lieutenant Francis Mond. The twenty-two year old pilot had been shot down over no man’s land, If there was one crumb of comfort, it was the news that a brave Australian officer had gone out under fire and recovered the body: there would at least be a grave to visit. And then, nothing. No further news was forthcoming. And so began one of the most extraordinary private investigations undertaken in the aftermath of the Great War. 76100A, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 312 pages

Victory at Gallipoli, 1915 The German-Ottoman Alliance in the First World War Klaus Wolf The German contribution in a famous Turkish victory at Gallipoli has been overshadowed by the Mustafa Kemal legend. The commanding presence of German General Liman von Sanders in the operations is well known. But relatively little is known about the background of German military intervention in Ottoman affairs. Klaus Wolf fills this gap as a result of extensive research in the German records and the published literature. 768162, $52.95, $34.50, Hardback, 384 pages

An Anzac on the Western Front The Personal Recollections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918 H.R.Williams This is a graphic account of one soldier’s service in the First World War, an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as the best soldier’s story I have yet read in Australia. 766656, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 208 pages

The German Army at Cambrai Jack Sheldon This latest German Army book by Jack Sheldon covers a shorter (three week) timeframe than his earlier works. After an introductory chapter tracing the development of the Hindenburg Line, the author concentrates on German aspects of the bitterly fought battle of Cambrai from 20 November to 6 December 1917. As with his other books full use is made of primary source material from the Munich Kriegsarchiv, the Hauptstaatsarchiv in Stuttgart, regimental histories and personal accounts. 766724, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 352 pages

The King’s Men The Sandringham Company and Norfolk Regiment Territorial Battalions, 1914–1918 Neil R Storey The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate. The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions’ distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. 765116, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 216 pages

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WORLDWAR WAR1 1• • • •WORLD Courage Without Glory The British Army on the Western Front 1915 Spencer Jones The year 1915 was one of unprecedented challenges for the British Army. Short of manpower, firepower and experience, the army needed time to adapt before it could hope to overcome the formidable German defenses of the Western Front.Yet the insistent demands of coalition warfare required immediate and repeated action. The result was a year of disappointments, setbacks and costly fighting. This book offers a fresh and insightful evaluation of the experience of the British Army through a series of thematic essays examining the strategic, operational, tactical and logistical problems that shaped the fighting. 174119, $59.95, $38.99, Paperback, 464 pages

Burden of Guilt How Germany Shattered the Last Days of Peace, Summer 1914 Daniel Allen Butler Working from government archives, as well as personal papers and memoirs of the men who carried Europe to war, Butler interweaves the events of summer 1914 with portraits of the monarchs, diplomats, prime ministers, and other national leaders involved in the 1914 crisis. He explores the national policies and goals these men were pursuing, and shows conclusively how on three distinct occasions the Imperial German government was presented with opportunities to contain the spreading crisis yet each time, the German government consciously and deliberately chose the path which virtually assured that the Continent would go up in flames. 149279, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Battalions at War The York & Lancaster Regiment in the First World War John Dillon The First World War is history; the last survivors of that conflict are now all dead. Three generations on, public perceptions of the war are formed from books, films and photographs. The battalion war diaries show us how limited was the overview of the ordinary soldier and his regimental officers, there is little context to the actions in which they were involved beyond their immediate front and flanks. 174058, $69.95, $45.50, Hardback, 287 pages

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Stars in a Dark Night Hornsea and the Great War Barrie S Barnes This is the story of the small east coast town of Hornsea during and after the Great War. The war touched every aspect of life on the home Front and those who were left behind suffered terribly as the war dragged on. This study meticulously explores the problems, hardships and grief faced by the people of Hornsea and is a microcosm of the experience of the nation generally. 174997, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 208 pages

Letters from the Front Letters and Diaries from the BEF in Flanders and France, 1914-1918 Kevin Smith By taking a fresh look at the letters and diaries of the BEF soldiers who fought this war, Kevin Smith has uncovered first person accounts long undisturbed in the archives of the Imperial War Museum. There is humor: tales of city dwellers learning to ride horses. There is pathos: men returning from leave, freshly married, to be killed by a random shell. Above all, there is the human reaction to the stench, to the mud, to the lousy food and oh yes the lice, too. 553381, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

A School in Arms Uppingham and the Great War Timothy Halstead In this book, the author discusses the involvement of more than 2,300 ‘Old Boys’ who served in the Great War. Based mainly on material from the school’s archives and the accounts and papers of the ‘Old Boys’, it provides the first comprehensive account of the school and the war. This book is not just about the 20 percent who died; it is just as much about the 80 percent who survived. 512646, $59.95, $38.99, Hardback, 312 pages

• WORLD WAR 1 • Martin Leake Double VC Ann Clayton Only three men have ever won a bar to the Victoria Cross; but only two lived to wear the medal and bar, the other, Noel Chavasse, being awarded his bar posthumously. Of the three, the third being Charles Upham of the New Zealand Military Forces, Arthur Martin-Leake was the first to achieve this extraordinary distinction. And it is worth bearing in mind that both Martin-Leake and Chavasse were non-combatants, being members of the RAMC. Surprisingly, this is the first biography of this most remarkable man, now printed in paperback format, for which Ann Clayton has been given access to all the family papers. 84182A, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Poetry and Myths of the Great War How Poets Altered our Perception of History Martin Stephen The Great War has obsessed twentieth-century society as the conflict which brought home the full horror of modern, industrialized war. It is also the only war where literature played a major part in forming society’s perception of it, so much so that the phrase ‘war poets’ is now taken to mean the poets of the First World War. This book explores the historical and sociological myths of the Edwardian Summer, the supposedly banal nature poetry of the pre-war Georgian poets and the image of the British public schools as factories for unthinking cannon-fodder. 463862, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 272 pages

Understanding the Ypres Salient An Illuminating Battlefield Guide Steven Heys Thomas Scotland This work provides the reader with a clear understanding of what happened in the Ypres salient between 1914 and 1918. It transports the visitor around sites of importance for the First, Second and Third Battles of Ypres – and in so doing, brings the battlefield to life. 512509, $39.95, $39.50, Paperback, 296 pages

Byng of Vimy General and Governor General Jeffery Williams Field-Marshal the Viscount Byng of Vimy did not fit into a conventional mold in the Army, as Governor-General of Canada, or as Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police. Few officers commanded more widespread affection from their troops and none knew them and treated them with such respect as he did. With Byng of Vimy, Jeffery Williams has written the definitive biography of an innovative and energetic soldier and statesman. 823822, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 424 pages

Kaiser’s Martin Middlebrook At 9.30am on 21 March 1918, the last great battle of the First World War commenced when three German armies struck a massive blow against the weak divisions of the British Third and Fifth Armies. It was the first day of what the Germans called the Kaiserschlacht (‘the Kaiser’s Battle’), the series of attacks that were intended to break the deadlock on the Western Front, knock the British Army out of the war, and finally bring victory to Germany. The clever blending of written and oral accounts from some 650 surviving British and German soldiers makes the book an extremely convincing reconstruction. 154982, $32.95, $21.50, Paperback, 430 pages

Armistice 1918 Voices From The Past Paul Kendall At 11.00 hours on 11 November 1918, the guns fell silent across the battlefields of Europe. After the deadliest conflict the world had ever seen, peace had finally arrived. The story of the efforts to bring the war to a conclusion, and those final days and hours of the First World War, are told in the words of the politicians, soldiers and newspaper columnists who were there at the time. 324619, $39.95, $39.50, Hardback, 256 pages

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Aristocrats Go to War Uncovering the Zillebeke Cemetery

Boesinghe Stephen McGreal In the aftermath of the War, the war-ravaged countryside was restored and the trenches of the Western Front were filled in. 75 years after the War a group of Belgians, known as the Diggers, excavated a classic trench system at Boesinghe, discovering many artifacts as well as remains of the Fallen. One section has been

Jerry Murland The author has researched into the exploits and backgrounds of 27 fallen soldiers, the majority being officers of the Guards and Cavalry, as well as ‘other ranks’ and six Canadians. The outcome is a fascinating and moving book that emphasizes the indiscriminate nature of war. The 1st Battle of Ypres in late 1914 was in many ways the last stand of ‘Britain’s Contemptible Little Army’ (as the Kaiser called it) and the Ypres Salient was to remain the focus of so much fighting over the next four years. 841529, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 192 pages

preserved. 840461, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 208 pages

John Masefield’s Great War Collected Works

Liverpool VCS James Murphy In Liverpool local heroes tend to be drawn from football or the music business or from the period when the city was one of Britain’s greatest ports. Although it has produced many military heroes, only double VC winner Noel Chavasse has had the recognition he deserves. James Murphy, in this meticulously researched and sympathetically written book, sets the record straight. His biographies of twenty-three Liverpool VC winners show what extraordinary sacrifices the men of the city made when they were called on to fight for their country. 157808, $45.00, $29.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Philip W. Errington John Masefield wrote four books on The Great War: Gallipoli, The Old Front Line, War and the Future and Battle of the Somme. These have been acclaimed as perceptive and beautiful crafted works, which bring home the full horror and hopelessness of war. This is the first opportunity for historians and general readers to purchase all four in a handsome yet reasonably priced volume, which is definitely a collectable. 156504, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 320 pages

Old Front Line John Masefield July 1st 1916 is a date that remains embedded in the British folk memory. It was the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the day on which British and Empire troops suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, a third of them fatal. In this evocative classic memoir John Masefield, the future Poet Laureate, describes the battleground over which the armies were to fight. He had spent months at the front and was familiar with the men, the trenches that they inhabited and the conditions that they endured. 154456, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

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Britain’s Last Tommies Final Memories from Soldiers of the 191418 War - In Their Own Words Richard van Emden The First World War as a living history is to all intents and purposes over. As of February 2005, there were only twelve veterans from six million alive who served on the Western Front. Britain’s Last Tommies offers a unique list of veterans, all of who individually hold the poignant title of being the last Gallipoli veteran, the last Royal Flying Corps veteran, the last Distinguished Conduct Medal holder, the last cavalryman, the last Prisoner of War. 153152, $39.99, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

• WORLD WAR 1 • Fromelles French Flanders Peter Pedersen The attack at Fromelles is significant for a number of reasons. It was the Australians’ first major operation on the Western Front and pitted them against a part of the German line that was an object lesson in the siting of a defense. Before the battle, the Australian Gallipoli veterans had airily dismissed the fighting in the new theater as ‘pleasant’. After it, they said grimly that Anzac was ‘a picnic’ compared to France. Fromelles came as a terrible shock and was a foretaste of things to come. 529289, $16.95, $11.50, Paperback, 160 pages

Alpenkorps Le Corps Alpin Allemand 1915-1918 Jean-Claude Laparra Patrice Loiseleux-Ranis The German Alpine Corps, established in May 1915 as the first major German mountain unit, fought until 1918 on several fronts. Initiated mostly based on the purpose of its creation – to fight in the mountains – it went from one to the other based on strategic priorities. The multiple journeys it carried out throughout Europe and many theaters of operation where it was engaged derived its reputation for being an elite unit. 504382, $34.95, $34.50, Paperback, 160 pages

In Good Company The First World War Letters and Diaries of The Hon. William Fraser Gordon Highlanders The Hon.William Fraser This is a graphic account by the Hon. William Fraser, Gordon Highlanders, of his service in WWI. Several times wounded, he went to Flanders in 1914 with the 2nd Battalion and commanded successively a platoon, a company, a Territorial battalion and a Regular battalion, ending the war as a lieutenant-colonel of twenty-eight, having survived the battles of First, Second and Third Ypres, Arras, Cambrai and the final triumphs of 1918. 827332, $39.95, $39.50, Hardback, 368 pages

A Guide To War Publications of the First & Second World War From Training Guides to Propaganda Posters Arthur Ward This book is concerned with the plethora of printed ephemera that was designed to educate, instruct, inform and entertain. Such original material can still be bought and is easy to store – the posters also often making attractive items for display – but as with all other authentic historical material supply is finite and examples of wartime publications in first class condition command a high price. This is the first time a single volume has been dedicated entirely to a long overlooked component of wartime collectibles. 831548, $39.95, $39.50, Hardback, 272 pages

Murderous Tommies Mark Dunning Julian Putkowski Much has been written about the soldiers executed during WW1 for military offenses, all of whom were conditionally pardoned in 2006. However, until now very little attention has been paid to the cases of men who were tried under the Army Act and executed for murder. This book provides for a full account of the cases involving the fourteen soldiers and one officer whose homicidal misdeeds were committed in France and Flanders while hostilities were in progress. 846265, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Ghosts on the Somme Filming the Battle, JuneJuly 1916 Alastair Fraser Steve Roberts The Battle of the Somme is one of the most famous, and earliest, films of war ever made. It had a huge impact when it was shown in Britain during the war. Since then, images from it have been repeated so often in books and documentaries that it has profoundly influenced our view of the battle and of the Great War itself.Yet this book, now in paperback, is the first in-depth study of this historic film, and it is the first to relate it to the surviving battleground of the Somme. 878211, $24.95, $24.50, Paperback, 224 pages

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• WORLD WAR 1 • The Great War through Picture Postcards Guus de Vries During World War I, the picture postcard was the most important means of communication for the soldiers in the field and their loved ones at home, with an estimated 30 billion of them sent between 1914 and 1918. These postcards create a vivid record of life at home and abroad during the Great War, both from the messages they carried and the pictures on the cards themselves. 856684, $39.95, $39.50, Hardback, 256 Pages

Iron Man Rudolf Berthold: Germany’s Indomitable Fighter Ace of World War I Peter Kilduff As one of the most successful German fighter pilots of World War I Hauptmann Rudolf Berthold was victorious in forty-four aerial combats. He was also shot down or forced to land after six fights and survived crash landings in every case. Early in World War I, when only fighter pilots were awarded the Kingdom of Prussia’s (and de facto, Imperial Germany’s ) highest bravery decoration, the Pour le Mérite, Rudolf Berthold became the tenth recipient of the honor. Of that early cohort of air heroes, only Berthold and one other pilot survived the war. This book tells his remarkable story. 117373, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Haig’s Medical Officer The Papers of Colonel Eugene ‘Micky’ Ryan CMG DSO RAMC Eugene Ryan Eugene (Micky) Ryan was born in Ireland and studied medicine at Cork and Edinburgh. After meeting Douglas Haig in 1912 the two men’s lives became intertwined and their relationship, while primarily professional, blossomed into a friendship of mutual respect. Ryan became Medical Officer to HQ 1 Corps under Haig in August 1914, and when Haig took command of 1st Army, Ryan moved with him. Ryan was in effect the Haig family doctor. The correspondence in this book proves the degree of trust and friendship between Ryan and both Haig and his wife. 593165, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

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Battle of Loos Philip Warner Loos is a small mining town between Lens and La Bassee in northern France. But on 25th September 1915, and for a few days after, it was the center of one of the most intense and bloody battles of the First World War. The author has traced survivors from all parts of the line, infantry, gunners and officers, and through their words has revealed one of the most horrific tales of war yet to be published as well as the determination and heroism that in the end turned the scales to victory. 840768, $39.99, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Trapped Behind Enemy Lines Accounts of British Soldiers and their Protectors in The Great War John Anderson Victor Piuk As 1914 ends, the war which was supposed to be over by Christmas, had settled down to an entrenched stalemate. Trapped behind enemy lines are many British soldiers who are hidden by brave French families. The risks are high for both fugitives and their protectors. This book tells their story, while focussing on a young Scot who emerges from hiding as Mademoiselle Louise, leading an amazing double life for almost two years, ending in betrayal. 838017, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 176 Pages

Haig: A Re-Appraisal 80 Years On Brian Bond Nigel Cave Field Marshal Earl Haig’s reputation continues to arouse as much interest and controversy as ever. This volume represents the collaboration of two leading historical societies, The British Commission for Military History and The Douglas Haig Fellowship. Leading historians have produced a comprehensive and fascinating study of the most significant and frequently debated aspects of Haig’s momentous career. 158874, $25.99, $16.99, Paperback, 288 pages

• WORLD WAR 1 • The Battle of Neuve Chapelle Britain’s Forgotten Offensive of 1915 Paul Kendall After the reverses of 1914, the French and British commanders were determined to turn the tables on the Germans and take the war to the enemy. A combined offensive was planned in the Artois region of France but the French had to cancel their part in the operation. This did not deter the commander of the British Expeditionary Force and on 10 March 1915, the British attacked the German positions centered on the village of Neuve Chapelle. In what was the first British planned offensive of the First World War, the attackers overran the German lines and almost achieved an unparalleled breakthrough. 847187, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 288 pages

The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered Peter Liddle Twenty-four years after the publication of his classic study of the Somme, Peter Liddle reconsiders the battle in the light of recent scholarship. The battle still gives rise to fierce debate and, with Passchendaele, it is often seen as the epitome of the tragic folly of the First World War. Peter Liddle, in this authoritative study, reexamines the concept and planning of the operation and follows the course of the action through the entire four and a half months of the fighting. 400515, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Irishmen in the Great War: Reports from the Front 1914 Tom Burnell Twenty-seven Irish newspapers for the period covering the Great War have been trawled through to deliver the amazing stories of those years which changed the world for ever. These are the accounts of local men at the front; of torpedoed ships; drunken wives; final letters and requests from the trenches. Also eyewitness accounts of the slaughter as it was happening; battle reports from officers serving in Irish regiments; quirky snippets; chaplains’ sympathetic letters; P.o.W reports of conditions and war poetry. 821200, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

War! Hellish War! Star Shell Reflections 1916–1918 The Illustrated Diaries of Jim Maultsaid Jim Maultsaid Barbara McClune Jim Maultsaid’s illustrated diaries of his Great War service offer a unique and completely original perspective of a fighting man’s experiences. On 1 July 1916 the first day of the Somme, Sergeant Maultsaid was seriously wounded. Unlike so many, Jim survived and was hospitalized in ‘Blighty’. War! Hellish War! is more than a Great War diary – it is a masterpiece and a collector’s item of great historical and educational value. 879430, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Dictionary of Tommies’ Song and Slang John Brophy Eric Partridge During the First World War the British soldiers were renowned for their chirpy songs and plucky sayings. Indeed nothing would lift the spirits of the often exhausted and demoralized troops more than a hearty sing-a-long. These cheery and at times ribald and satiric songs and sayings have been collected together to give a fascinating insight into the more lighthearted side of trench life. The songs include marching tunes, songs for billets and rude chants for when no commanding officer was present. Each song is accompanied by a short passage that traces the origins of the melody and accounts for lyrical alternatives. 157105, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Somme Campaign Andrew Rawson A concise account of each stage of the Somme battles. This book concentrates on the British Army’s experience during the five and a half month long campaign on the Somme during July and November 1916. The information contained in the book has been gathered from a variety of sources. It also includes a series of controversial conclusions on the conduct of the campaign and the casualties. 030514, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 256 pages

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• WORLD WAR 1 • Reporting the Great War Stuart Hylton Stuart Hylton’s fascinating account of the British home front during the Great War, as it was seen through the newspaper columns of the day, shows a nation seemingly sleepwalking into a war in 1914 and emerging, four years later, with the hope that a better world would come with the peace. 463572, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Somme Intelligence Fourth Army HQ 1916 William Langford In the buildup months to Haig’s Great Push, a steady flow of intelligence was being compiled; captured German documents, intercepted messages, prisoners’ letters, diaries, and information gleaned from prisoner interviews were entered into ledgers where the planners could peruse them. Harry Platt originally compiled the hand-written journal of intelligence reports upon which this work is formed. 590829, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 160 pages

Tanks on the Somme From Morval to Beaumont Hamel Trevor Pidgeon On 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, tanks - one of the decisive weapons of twentieth-century warfare - were sent into action for the first time. In his previous books Trevor Pidgeon, one of the leading authorities on the early tanks, has told the story of that memorable day, but only now has his account of later tank operations during the Somme battle become available. This book reconstructs the tank actions that took place between late September and November when the Somme offensive was closed down. 842533, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 176 pages

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Ypres 1914: Langemarck Nigel Cave Jack Sheldon These three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Front. Although fought over a relatively small area and short time span, the fighting was even more than usually chaotic and the stakes were extremely high. Authors Nigel Cave and Jack Sheldon combine their respective expertise to tell the story of the men – British, French, Indian and German - who fought over the unremarkable undulating ground that was to become firmly placed in British national conscience ever afterwards. 591994, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 208 pages

Captured Memories Across the Threshold of War Peter Liddle Peter Liddle was a pioneer in the recording of memories of personal experience in the First World War. In a planned two volume collection of the most outstanding interviews of the four thousand he made, for the first volume he has chosen memories which take the reader back as many as a hundred and twenty years to days in sailing ships, a Hebridean boyhood, suffragist action, pre-1914 working class life and work in the North-East of England, city life in London, service in the Boer War, pioneering a settlement in Manitoba, Canada, and the Army’s experiments in the use of man-lifting kites, airplanes and balloons. 842342, $50.00, $32.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Campaigns of Alexander of Tunis 1940 – 1945 Adrian Stewart Alex, as he was known whether by Prime Ministers or the rank-and-file, was a legendary figure. A hero from the Great War he saw active service in Russia in 1919 – 20 and against the Pathans on the North West Frontier in 1935. By 1940 he was a divisional commander with the B.E.F. in France. His conduct during the withdrawal through Dunkirk where he took over the British 1st Corps in the crisis confirmed his outstanding ability. In the dark days of 1942 by now a full general he was sent to Burma with orders to hold the Japs at Rangoon. Just in time he realizes it was impossible and his decision to withdraw prevented a total disaster. 157723, $45.00, $29.50, Hardback, 264 pages

• WORLD WAR 2 • Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939–42 Neil Page This first volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe’s day fighter arm (der Tagjagd) from its inception to 1942. Organized campaign by campaign, this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details, newly translated personal accounts and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser known Luftwaffe aces. Around 500 Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knight’s Cross, accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. 008486, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

U.S. Army Ambulances and Medical Vehicles in World War II Didier Andres Of all the armies involved in World War II, the U.S. Army developed the most sophisticated system for the transport and treatment of injured and sick soldiers, pushing the boundaries of available technology to give their men the best chance of not only survival but a full recovery. This fully illustrated, comprehensive book covers all types of medical vehicles used both in-theater and in the United States, including ambulances and technical support vehicles. 008653, $37.95, $24.99, Hardback, 144 pages

The Home Front Pocket Manual 1939–1945 Lucinda Gosling Compiled from the Mary Evans archives, this manual brings together articles from fashionable contemporary magazines including Britannia & Eve, the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, and Tatler, on all aspects of the home front in WWII. These fascinating articles cover complying with black-out regulations; what to do with the family car; augmenting rationed foods and turning them into tasty meals; contributing to the war effort by keeping livestock, salvaging valuable materials, and growing food; all the while remaining fashionable and keeping up appearances. 008677, $15.95, $10.50, Hardback, 160 pages

Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45 Neil Page This volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe’s day fighter arm from 1942 through to the end of the war in Europe, covering missions over Russia in 1943, over the West and the Reich, the Eastern Front and the Mediterranean. Organized campaign by campaign, this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details, newly translated personal accounts and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser known Luftwaffe aces. 008790, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

The 110th Holds in the Ardennes The Blunting of Hitler’s Last Gamble and the Invasion of the Reich Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr. In the early morning hours of 16th December 1944, the 28th Division received a message from higher headquarters telling them to “hold at all costs.” From 05:30 on the 16th until sometime in the afternoon of the 18th, the men of the 110th Infantry Regiment fought and held, giving ground only when forced out. That these scattered and battered 110th units could hold at all against such odds, and delay the Germans as long as they did, was an incredible feat. 556054, $35.00, $22.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Hitler’s Interpreter Paul Schmidt As the main interpreter for Adolf Hitler during the key prewar moments, such as the Munich Agreement, the British Declaration of War and the surrender of France, Paul-Otto Schmidt was well placed to record his impressions of events from 1935 up to 1945. He was an interpreter working in the German foreign ministry where he served from 1923 to 1945, and being fluent in English and French he gained respect and was Hitler’s usual first choice for the important meetings. Schmidt’s book is helpful in gaining an insight into the minutiae of Third Reich thinking and planning—as much as planning went beyond Hitler’s will. 555163, $32.95, $21.50, Paperback, 248 Pages

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• WORLD WAR 2 • A Royal Engineer at War 1940-1945 From Crossing the Desert to Crossing the Rhine Martyn R. Ford-Jones This is a British soldier’s account of his life, both private and military, while serving with the Corps of Royal Engineers between 1940 and 1946. Based on the diaries of Driver First Class Robert “Robb” Jones, the reader follows this Royal Engineer across the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, endures the bombing of Tripoli Harbor, and accompanies him on both the invasion of Sicily and the landings on the Normandy beaches. The reader follows the advance up through Belgium and Holland and is given a firsthand account of the battle that became known as the Rhine Crossing. 555958, $35.00, $22.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Leibstandarte Tome 1 1933-1942 Charles Trang TEXT IN FRENCH: Starting with the basic core of 117 men who made up the Stabswache in 1933, the Leibstandarte, Hitler’s personal bodyguard, became an elite motorized unit, then a brigade then a division. It distinguished itself in Poland, in the West and obtained its first military notoriety in the Balkans where Kurt Meyer distinguished himself in particular. It’s a fabulous book, a milestone, a limited edition which should be put into any serious library. 485391, $95.00, $61.99, Hardback, 500 pages

Bloody Streets The Soviet Assault on Berlin A. Stephan Hamilton When Bloody Streets was first published in 2008 it detailed the tactical street fighting in Berlin day-by-day for the first time through vivid first person accounts and period aerial imagery of the city. Ten years later this ground breaking study is back in print completely revised. Previously unpublished first person accounts from both the German and Soviet perspectives supplement archival documents that include new data from the operational war diaries of the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. The book is highly illustrated throughout with period images of the city, aerial overviews, and wartime photos. 866137, $89.95, $58.50, Hardback, 574 pages

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The Fairey Battle A Reassessment of its RAF Career Greg Baughen The Fairey Battle is best known for being one of the worst aircraft ever to serve in the RAF. On operations, it suffered the highest loss rate of any plane in the RAF’s history, and the missions flown by its brave crews became a byword for hopelessness and futility. Born out of muddled thinking, condemned before it even reached the squadrons, and abandoned after the briefest of operational careers, the plane seems to thoroughly deserve its reputation. However, a fresh look at the documents of the time reveals a different story. 555859, $30.00, $19.50, Hardback, 176 pages

The Noise of Battle The British Army and the Last Breakthrough Battle West of the Rhine, February-March 1945 Tony Colvin Half of the book is a detailed description, mainly told in the words of participants, of three battles fought over four days in the Rhineland south of Goch between 27 February and March 2 1945. The battles were between 3rd Division supported by 6 Guards Armoured Brigade, and 8. Fallschirmjäger Division. For the first time the combined actions of over 50,000 men during 96 hours have been analysed from the ground up in an unprecedented attempt to provide understanding of a significant military event. 62841A, $49.95, $32.50, Paperback, 824 pages

Fallschirmjäger! A collection of firsthand accounts and diaries by German Paratrooper veterans from the Second World War Greg Way The veterans featured in this book took part in the both the airborne operations and ground campaigns on many fronts during the war from the heat of Crete and Africa to the frozen battlefields of Russia and East Prussia and from the fields and hedgerows of Normandy to the mountains of Italy. Their words provide a fascinating insight into their training, combat, capture and subsequent captivity, creating an important historical record of their military service during the Second World War. 866182, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 308 pages

• WORLD WAR 2 • Dunkirk Evacuation Operation Dynamo Nine Days that Saved an Army John Grehan Alexander Nicoll The ‘miracle’ of Dunkirk is one of the most inspiring stories of all time. One man in particular, SubLieutenant John Rutherford Crosby, a member of the crew of the minesweeper, and converted Clyde paddle steamer, HMS Oriole, left a legacy of dramatic images. These include the never-to-be-forgotten scenes of long lines of tired and anxious troops stretching into the sea and of bombs exploding on the packed beaches – all with his own personal little camera. 770356, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 168 pages

Siege of Malta 1940–42 Anthony Rogers For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another. This is an account of that desperate time, as witnessed by those who were there and illustrated by their wartime photographs. Included is a special color section focusing on reminders of the battle in a series of more recent images. 38459A, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 160 pages

MacArthur’s Papua New Guinea Offensive, 1942–1943 Jon Diamond MacArthur’s priority was to regain Northeast New Guinea and New Britain. The capture of airfields at Buna and reoccupation of Gona and Sanananda Point were prerequisites. The Allied offensive opened on 16 November 1942 with Australian infantrymen and light tanks alongside the US 32nd Infantry Division. Overcoming the Japanese and the inhospitable terrain in tropical conditions proved the toughest of challenges. It remains an achievement of the highest order that the campaign ended successfully on 22 January 1943. This account with its clear text and superb imagery is a worthy tribute to those who fought and, all too often, died there. 757401, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 240 pages

Hitler’s Anti-Tank Weapons 1939–1945 Hans Seidler Hitler’s Wehrmacht and SS units will be remembered for their aggressive ‘Blitzkrieg’ tactics. But, as the war progressed, the Germans, recognizing the offensive capability of armored warfare, developed an impressive range of antitank warfare weaponry and munitions. Using many rare unpublished images this Images of War book covers the full Nazi anti-armor capability from the 3.7cm Pak 35, 5cm Pak 38 and 7.5cm Pak 40 to the versatile 8.8cm Flak feared by the Allies. Also featured are the halftracks and converted Panzers that pulled or mounted these weapons and carried forward observers and reconnaissance elements. 749833, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

The Destruction of 6th Army at Stalingrad

The Battle for Warsaw, 1939–1945

Ian Baxter The scale of death and destruction during the Battle of Stalingrad during late 1942 and early 1943 remains unprecedented in the history of warfare.

Anthony Tucker-Jones During the Second World War five brutal battles were fought in and around Warsaw. Each proved to be dramatic, decisive and bloody, and in this volume of the Images of War series Anthony Tucker-Jones records them all in graphic detail.

Thanks to a superb collection of unpublished photographs, this Images of War book provides an absorbing insight into the dramatic events of the last months of 6th Army’s doomed existence. 747952, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

The photographs and the detailed narrative give the reader a powerful impression of the experience of the people of Warsaw during this tragic period in their history and document the widespread devastation the fighting left in its wake. 741509, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 144 pages

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front. Volume II Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, and the Battle for East Prussia Hans Heinz Rehfeldt Gilberto Villahermosa Returning to his old unit, the grenade launcher experienced the heavy defensive battles in Romania, East Prussia and Lithuania. Constantly exposed to the attacks of Russian bombers and fighter planes and severely wounded by shrapnel on the leg, he manages, with the help of a Russian volunteer and a horse-drawn vehicle from Balga to Rosenberg, from there by ship transport via Pillau to Swinoujscie and by train to Schwerin. 383657, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 352 pages

Enemy Coast Ahead The Illustrated Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson Guy Gibson James Holland Guy Gibson was the leader of the famous Dambusters raid and Enemy Coast Ahead is a vivid, honest account, widely regarded as one of the best books on World War II. It is also an insider’s account that sets down in clear, honest detail the challenges that the RAF faced in the war against Germany’s Luftwaffe. This new book has been published to mark the 75th anniversary of his death. 384906, $17.95, $11.99, Paperback, 536 pages

A Champion Cyclist Against the Nazis The Incredible Life of Gino Bartali Alberto Toscano Italy, 1943. Although allied with Hitler, there were those who refused to accept the fascist policies of racial discrimination and deportation. Among them was Gino Bartali. A champion cyclist, he won the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) three times and the Tour de France twice. But these weren’t his only achievements. Deeply religious, Bartali never spoke about what he did during those dark years, when he agreed to work with the Resistance and pass messages from one end of the country to the other. In this book, Alberto Toscano shares the incredible story of this great sportsman and recalls the dramatic moments in Italy and Europe in the twentieth century. 753397, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 176 pages

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Death March into Russia The Memoir of Lothar Herrmann Klaus Willmann Roger Moorhouse In this rare World War II memoir, Lothar Herrmann, a soldier from the Wehrmacht, details his unimaginable experience as a German Prisoner-of-War in the Soviet Union. Depicting the challenges of growing up in Nazi Bavaria to becoming a Soviet prisoner-of-war, this is a gripping and enlightening account from a necessary but rarely explored perspective. 385033, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Hitler’s Hangmen The Plot to Kill Churchill, December 1944 Brian Lett This is the incredible, disturbing story of how close British Fascists came to impacting the outcome of the Second World War. It is also a comprehensive investigation into the Break Out Plot as it unfolded across Britain: how it came to fruition and how it was quashed, its repercussions and the many little-known stories of escape and recapture which took place throughout the country. 385293, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Supplying the British Army in the Second World War Janet Macdonald During the Second World War, how were the multitude of items required by the soldiers in the front line selected, ordered and delivered, and how were they produced? In this the second volume in her detailed, scholarly study of the army’s logistical system, Janet Macdonald describes the necessity for central advanced planning for each expeditionary force as well as those engaged in home defense, and the complex organization of personnel who performed these tasks, from the government and military command in London to those who distributed the equipment on the battlefield. 725332, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 256 pages

• WORLD WAR 2 • A G.I. in The Ardennes The Battle of the Bulge Denis Hambucken A G.I. in the Ardennes focuses on the human experience during wartime. What was life like for a regular American soldier who gave his life to combat fascism? By immersing himself in historical documents, hundreds of letters and several interviews from that period of time, Denis Hambucken managed to accurately reconstruct the daily life of an American soldier in impressive detail. 756183, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 144 pages

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941– 1942 Schwerpunkt Robert Forczyk The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt - main effort - to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries. Robert Forczyk’s incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tactics and weaponry during the critical early years of the Russo-German War. 781543, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 304 pages

Tank Attack at Monte Cassino The Cavendish Road Operation 1944 Jeffrey Plowman Early morning, 19 March 1944. Tanks manned by New Zealanders, Indians and Americans launch a daring attack along a narrow mountain track on German positions north of Monte Cassino. So began one of the most audacious Allied attempts to break through the Gustav Line and advance on Rome – and it almost succeeded.Yet the extraordinary story has seldom been told, and it has never been told before in the vivid detail Jeffrey Plowman brings to this new account. 764904, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 182 pages

The Budapest Operation An OperationalStrategic Study Soviet General Staff Richard W. Harrison The Budapest Operation examines the Red Army’s operations on the approaches to Budapest and the city’s capture following a long siege. The first part of the study deals with the Red Army’s arrival in Central Hungary and the subsequent development of the offensive through Romania, Bulgaria and Eastern Yugoslavia. This study examines the rapid advance to the outskirts of Budapest, where stubborn German-Hungarian resistance forced them to halt – after which the Soviets sought to surround the city. 512424, $79.95, $51.99, Hardback, 360 pages

Marching from Defeat Surviving the Collapse of the German Army in the Soviet Union, 1944 Claus Neuber In June 1944, in Belarus on the Eastern Front, the Red Army launched Operation Bagration, the massive offensive that crushed Hitler’s Army Group Centre. German soldiers who weren’t encircled and captured had to fight their way back towards their own lines across hundreds of miles of enemy territory. This is the story of one of them, Claus Neuber, a young artillery officer who describes in graphic detail his experiences during that great retreat. 704269, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 272 pages

Designing the T-34 Genesis of the Revolutionary Soviet Tank Peter Samsonov When the German army launched Operation Barbarossa – the invasion of the Soviet Union – on June 22, 1941, it was expecting to face and easily defeat outdated and obsolete tanks and for the most part it did, but it also received a nasty shock when it came up against the T-34. Using original wartime documents author and historian Peter Samsonov, creator of the Tank Archives blog, explains how the Soviets came to develop what was arguably the war’s most revolutionary tank design. 658306, $19.99, $12.99, Paperback, 90 pages

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Pacific War How the United States Fought back Jack Harrison During the early months of the Pacific War, Japanese forces racked up victory after victory. They pushed the limits of Japan’s vast Pacific empire and appeared unstoppable.Yet by June 5, 1942, Japan’s campaign was in tatters. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, this volume looks in detail at the defining naval engagement, how US and Japanese forces came to collide, and how Midway led directly to American victory in the 20th century’s second major global conflict. 276357, $10.99, $7.50, Paperback, 132 pages

The Empire Strikes South Japan’s Air War Against Northern Australia 194245 (Second Edition) Dr Tom Lewis OAM Very few Australians today know of the fierce air battles fought across the Top End of Australia in World War II. For more than two years Japanese aircraft crossed the coast and bombed relentlessly. Nearly 200 Japanese aircrew died in the onslaught. This book lists all of their names and describes all of the combat missions – and reveals for the first time that the number of combat flights, aircraft shot down, and aircrew who died is far higher than previously thought. 665939, $39.95, $25.99, Paperback, 208 pages

Of Islands, Ports and Sea Lanes Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Second World War Ashley Jackson Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theater of military operations throughout the conflict, though one that is overlooked in most historical studies. 390748, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 324 pages

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Pacific Adversaries. Volume One Japanese Army Air Force vs The Allies, New Guinea 1942-1944 Michael John Claringbould This volume conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the exaggerated claims made by both sides upon which many traditional histories have relied to date. Further, for each of the chosen stories photographic or other evidence enables an accurate depiction of the aircraft involved. 803142, $36.95, $24.50, Paperback, 112 pages

Battle of Manila Nadir of Japanese Barbarism, 3 February – 3 March 1945 Miguel Miranda Nearly four years of brutal Japanese occupation in WW2 has dimmed Manila’s luster. The Philippine capital, surrounding an old Spanish fortress, was once a glittering jewel among America’s overseas possessions. From the closing days of January until early March 1945, Manila is to endure the most bitter fighting in the Pacific theater, leaving it a charred wasteland littered with the bodies of the dead, soldier and civilian alike, the latter deliberately targeted by Japanese death squads. Such is the carnage and conquest of Manila. 729057, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

Fabled Fifteen The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15 Thomas McKelvey Cleaver The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy’s “Ace of Aces.” In documenting the saga of Air Group 15’s momentous six months at war, the author provides an intimate and insightful view of the group’s fabled combat tour, including details of daily life and human interactions aboard the fleet carrier USS Essex during the busiest phase of the Pacific War. 002576, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 280 pages

• WORLD WAR 2 • Soldiers to the Last Day The RhinelandWestphalian 6th Infantry Division, 19351945 Denis Havel Among the first divisions established by the Wehrmacht, the 6th Infantry Division had one of the longest and bloodiest records of continuous combat of any division—Allied or Axis. Engaging in combat within weeks of the outbreak of WWII, the division fought to the last hour of the war. Based primarily on German sources, Soldiers to the Last Day presents the German view of the war from inside divisional headquarters and down to the individual Landser. It is a tale of courage, determination, suffering, and betrayal. 557440, $40.00, $26.50, Hardback, 288 pages

Hitler’s Spanish Division Pablo Sagarra Óscar González On 22 June 1941, Hitler’s armies launched Operation Barbarossa and swept in to the Soviet Union. On the same day, the Spanish Foreign Minister, Ramon Serrano Suner, contacted the German embassy in Madrid with an extraordinary proposal – would the German government welcome the addition of a force of Spanish volunteers in the war against the Russians? This highly illustrated book examines the history, personalities, and uniforms and equipment of those men and women who volunteered to serve alongside Hitler’s armies. Along with full color drawings, there are many rare photographs provided by survivors. 878877, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 208 pages

Peiper’s War The Wartime Years of SS Leader Jochen Peiper, 1941–44 Danny S Parker The story follows the wartime career of Waffen SS Colonel Jochen Peiper, a handsome Aryan prodigy who was considered a hero in the Third Reich. Peiper had been Heinrich Himmler’s personal adjutant in the early years of the war, and, having procured a field command in Hitler’s namesake fighting force, the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, he become famous for a flamboyant and brutal style of warfare on the Eastern Front. There, in his sphere, few prisoners were taken, and motives of racial genocide were never far from unspoken orders. 743428, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 608 pages

The Wreck Hunter Battle of Britain & The Blitz Melody Foreman As long ago as 1961 a young Terry Parsons, then still in his twenties, began his long search for lost aircraft and memories of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. What he discovered over the decades that followed went far beyond the tangled wreckage of military aircraft, both fighters and bombers. For with each of the thousands of RAF and Luftwaffe artifacts he unearthed, came the intricate weave of life stories linking the valiant and the brave, the living and the dead. 712585, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Operation Colossus The First British Airborne Raid of World War II

Tiger Battalion 507 Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler’s Regiment

Lawrence Paterson Maj Gen Adrian Freer Lawrence Paterson’s groundbreaking new book is a detailed account of the now legendary Operation Colossus, the first British airborne raid of the Second World War, which took place in Basilicata, Italy on 10 February 1941.

Helmut Schneider Robert Forczyk This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.

Often overlooked in British military history, Paterson brings this extraordinary episode to light, drawing on verbatim testimony and interrogating the truth of previous accounts. 383787, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 256 pages

The account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. 384968, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 288 pages

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• WORLD WAR 2 • Battle of Britain Broadcaster Charles Gardner, Radio Pioneer & WWII Pilot Robert Gardner MBE In 1936 Charles Gardner joined the BBC as a sub-editor in its news department. Shortly afterwards, he was joined by Richard Dimbleby and together they became the very first BBC news correspondents. They covered everything from shipwrecks to fires, floods to air raid precautions and, in Garner’s’ case, new aircraft. Their exploits became legendary and they laid down the first principles of news broadcasting – of integrity and impartiality – still followed today. 746870, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 272 pages

Heroes of Coastal Command The RAF’s Maritime War 1939 - 1945 Andrew D Bird Thirty was the number of minutes it took for one Coastal Command crew to sink two U-boats. This remarkable achievement was carried out by the crew of Flying Officer Kenneth ‘Kayo’ Moore in their 224 Squadron Liberator on the evening of 7/8 June 1944. Whilst patrolling the western end of the English Channel, Moore’s crew first dispatched U-629, followed, just under thirty minutes later, by U-373. The story of this remarkable engagement is just one of many recounted by the author in Heroes of Coastal Command. 710697, $44.95, $29.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Hitler Dictator or Puppet? Andrew Norman Written by an authority on Adolf Hitler, this book charts new ground and shows how the writings of a deluded ex-monk, Lanz von Liebenfels and the pseudo-science of Liebenfels and other writers convinced Hitler that Germanys destiny was to save the world from a Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy. 766663, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Hitler’s Panzers The Complete History 1933–1945 Anthony Tucker-Jones Often it is assumed that Hitler’s panzers stormed into action perfectly formed, driving through the armies of the Poles in 1939 and the French in 1940 and defeating them. The dramatic blitzkrieg victories won by the Wehrmacht early in the Second World War – in which the panzers played a leading role – tend to confirm this impression. But, as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates in this illustrated, comprehensive and revealing history of the panzers, this is far from the truth. 741585, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 229 pages

Myths and Legends of the Eastern Front Reassessing the Great Patriotic War

Holocaust The Nazis’ Wartime Jewish Atrocities Stephen Wynn This book looks at the build up to the Second World War, from the time of Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor of Germany in January 1933, as the Nazi Party rose to power in a country that was still struggling to recover politically, socially and financially from the aftermath of the First World War, whilst at the same time, through the enactment of a number of laws, making life extremely difficult for German Jews. 728210, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 168 pages

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Boris Sokolov Richard W Harrison The memory of the Second World War on the Eastern Front – still referred to in modern Russia as the Great Patriotic War – is an essential element of Russian identity and history, as alive today as it was in Stalin’s time. As a result, as Boris Sokolov shows in this powerful and thought-provoking study, the heroic and tragic side of the war is highlighted while the dark side – the incompetent, negligent and even criminal way the war was run – is overlooked. 742261, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 400 pages

• MODERN • WORLDWARFARE WAR 2 • • Soviet Cavalry Operations During the Second World War and the Genesis of the Operational Manoeuvre Group John S Harrel While the development of tanks had largely led to the replacement of cavalry in most armies by 1939, the Soviets retained a strong mounted arm. In the terrain and conditions of the Eastern Front they were able to play an important role denied them elsewhere. John Harrel shows how the Soviets developed a doctrine of deep penetration, using cavalry formations to strike into the Axis rear, disrupting logistics and lines of communication, encircling and isolating units. 743022, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 336 pages

From Hunter to Hunted The U-Boat in the Atlantic, 1939–1943 Bernard Edwards In the early stages of the Second World War, Donitz’s U-boats generally adhered to Prize Rules, surfacing before attacking and making every effort to preserve the lives of their victims’ crews. But, with the arming of merchant men and greater risk of damage or worse, they increasingly attacked without warning. Expert naval author and historian Bernard Edwards traces the course of the battle of the Atlantic through a series of thrilling engagement case studies. 763594, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 208 pages

The Black Bull From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division Patrick Delaforce The 11th Armoured Division, famous for its Black Bull insignia, was widely recognized as being among the best armored divisions in north-west Europe during the Second World War. This book tells the story of the Division in the words of the soldiers who fought with it: of its part in the three ferocious battles in Normandy Operations EPSOM, GOODWOOD and BLUECOAT, the great Swan to Amiens, the taking of Antwerp; right flanking for MARKET GARDEN, back-up in the Ardennes and the final slog into Germany across well-defended river barriers, to the liberation of Belsen, Lbeck and the Danish frontier. 784285, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Poland and the Second World War, 1938–1948 Evan McGilvray Evan McGilvray, drawing on intensive research in Polish sources, gives a comprehensive account of Poland’s war. He reveals the complexities of Poland’s relationship with the Allies (forced to accept their Soviet enemies as allies after 1941, then betrayed to Soviet occupation in the post-war settlement), as well as the divisions between Polish factions that led to civil war even before the defeat of Germany. 834101, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 352 pages

Code Wars How ‘Ultra’ and ‘Magic’ led to Allied Victory John Jackson Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA (the intelligence derived from breaking secret enemy signals) on major events of the Second World War. It examines how it influenced the outcome of key battles such as D-Day, El Alamein, Crete, key naval battles, the controversy surrounding Churchill and Coventry, the shadowing of Hitlers V1 pilotless aircraft and the V2 rocket. 774910, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 224 pages

German Military and the Weimar Republic General Hans von Seekt, General Erich Ludendorff and the Rise of Hitler Karen Schaefer General Hans von Seekt (1866-1936) was the military counterpart of the Weimar Republic who attempted to restore Germany’s international acceptance and security following defeat in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. The failure of both led eventually to the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. 764324, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 288 pages

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• MODERN • • WORLD WARFARE WAR 2 • Ian Fleming and SOE’s Operation POSTMASTER The Untold Top Secret Story Brian Lett This is a true story of a force of ”licensed to kill” secret agents, commanded by a real war time secret service chief code names M, with whom Ian Fleming worked, and upon whom his James Bond stories were based. The author, an experienced criminal QC, proves beyond doubt that this thrilling operation, and the men who carried it out, were the inspiration for Fleming’s James Bond. 760685, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 272 pages

Hitler’s Invasion of East Anglia, 1940 An Historical Cover Up? Martin W Bowman Did a German invasion or invasions take place along the shores of East Anglia in 1940? Though Operation ‘Sealion’, the intended invasion of southern England, never materialized, Hitler openly confided that ‘even a small invasion might go a long way’, and asked that his forces might mount one, two or even three ‘small invasions’ in 1940. This is a thrilling edge of your seat publication, drawing upon details of actual Allied and German airborne operations during the Second World War. It is complemented by an extensive Appendix section and scores of previously unpublished photos. 705488, $49.95, $32.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Night of the Bayonets The Texel Uprising and Hitler’s Revenge, April– May 1945 Eric Lee In the final days of World War II in Europe, Georgians serving in the Wehrmacht on Texel island off the Dutch coast rose up and slaughtered their German masters. Hitler ordered the island to be retaken and fighting continued for weeks, well after the war’s end. Eric Lee explores this fascinating but little known last battle of the Second World War: its origins, the incredible details of the battle and its ongoing legacy. 384685, $29.95, $19.50, Hardback, 232 pages

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Tank Battles in East Prussia and Poland 1944-1945 Vilkavishkis, Gumbinnen/ Nemmersdorf, Elbing, Wormditt/Frauenburg, Kielce/Lisow Igor Nebolsin This new study by Igor Nebolsin covers, in remarkable detail, a number of forgotten and overlooked armored engagements on the Eastern Front during the final year of the war, based firmly on Soviet and German archival records. 174065, $89.95, $58.50, Hardback, 544 pages

Hitler’s Vineyards How the French Winemakers Collaborated with the Nazis Christophe Lucand During the Second World War, French wine was hardly a trivial product. Indeed, following the Fall of France, it proved to be one of the most valuable French commodities in the eyes of the Nazi leaders. In 1940, ‘Weinführer’ (official delegates and wine experts appointed by Berlin), were sent to all the wine regions of France to coordinate the most intense looting that the country had ever seen. Christophe Lucand reveals the history of the world of French wine that was subjected to the tests of war, 750716, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Hitler’s Terror from the Sky The Battle Against the Flying Bombs Graham A Thomas Located in an Observer Corps post on the top of a Martello tower on the seafront at Dymchurch in Kent, Mr E.E. Woodland and Mr A.M. Wraight were on duty on the morning of 13 June 1944. A new battle of Britain was about to begin. In this book the author takes the reader through the day by day battle. Accounts from some of those who survived the buzz bomb attacks bring the story to life as people tell about their fears and experiences. 766779, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 240 pages

• MODERN • • WORLD WARFARE WAR 2 • The Nuremberg Raid 30–31 March 1944 Martin Middlebrook This book describes one twenty-four-hour period in the Allied Strategic Bomber Offensive in the greatest possible detail. The author sets the scene by outlining the course of the bombing war from 1939 to the night of the Nuremberg raid, the characters and aims of the British bombing leaders and the composition of the opposing Bomber Command and German night fighter forces. 774903, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 384 pages

Flying in Defiance of the Reich A Lancaster Pilot’s Rites of Passage Squadron Leader Peter Russell DFC This is the vivid memoir of a young man who served with both Coastal Command and Bomber Command throughout the Second World War. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, Peter Russell was mobilized in August 1939 and, after training, became operational with Coastal Command’s 233 Squadron flying Lockheed Hudsons from Leuchars, Aldergrove and St Eval in Britain’s battle for survival in the Atlantic. 766687, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 272 pages

Airmen of Arnhem Martin W Bowman Martin Bowman presents us here with an unparalleled account of events as they unfolded in the skies above Holland during Operation ‘Market-Garden’ in September 1944. ‘Market-Garden’ was a heroic failure conducted at great cost; combined losses - both airborne and ground forces - in killed, wounded and missing amounted to more than 17,000. 746115, $42.95, $27.99, Hardback, 336 pages

Twenty Days in the Reich Three Downed RAF Aircrew in Germany During 1945 Flying Officer Squire ‘Tim’ Scott On 15 March 1945, a force of sixteen Avro Lancasters from RAF Bomber Command’s Nos 9 and 617 Squadrons was dispatched to attack a viaduct at Arnsberg. The fourteen aircraft from 9 Squadron carried Tallboys, while the two remaining Lancasters, from 617 Squadron, were loaded with Grand Slams. During the mission, which failed to cut the viaduct, three crew members from one of the 9 Squadron Lancasters baled out from their badly damaged aircraft over the eastern Ruhr. The author of this book, Flying Officer Squire Tim Scott, the Lancaster’s navigator, was one of those men. 766632, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

Flight 777 The Mystery of Leslie Howard Ian Colvin On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort. Also on board was Howard’s tax adviser, Alfred Chenhalls, who smoked cigars and looked remarkably like Winston Churchill. Did the Germans believe that Churchill was on board Flight 777? 766793, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 288 pages

The Battle of the Atlantic Bernard Ireland The authoritative naval historian Bernard Ireland takes a fresh and fascinating look at the long and bitter struggle waged by the Allies against the Nazi U-boat threat. After sifting through the evidence, old and new, he questions the popular theory that it was a ‘damn close-run thing’. He cites the massive resources that the United States brought to bear both at sea and in their shipyards, together with advances in technology and the breaking of German codes by Enigma. 785893, $26.95, $17.99, Paperback, 224 pages

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• WORLD WAR 2• • MODERN WARFARE • Thetis Down The Slow Death of a Submarine Tony Booth On 1 June 1939 His Majesty’s Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials. Her loss is still the worst peacetime submarine disaster the Royal Navy has yet faced when ninety-nine men drowned or slowly suffocated during their last fifty hours of life. After four years of painstaking research Thetis Down; The Slow Death of a Submarine explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. 766601, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 240 pages

Korsun Pocket The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944 Anders Frankson Niklas Zetterling During the second half of 1943, after the failure at Kursk, Germany’s Army Group South fell back from Russia under repeated hammer blows from the Red Army. Under Erich von Manstein, however, the Germans were able to avoid serious defeats, while at the same time fending off Hitler’s insane orders to hold on to useless territory. In The Korsun Pocket, Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson provide a highly detailed and often breathtaking account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. 149842, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 320 pages

Erich Von Manstein Hitler’s Master Strategist Benoît Lemay Curtis Key Manstein sought only to serve Germany and was a military man, not a politician. Though not bereft of personal opinions, his primary allegiances were, first, to Deutschland, and second, to the soldiers under his command, who had been committed against an enemy many times their strength. With his grasp of strategy, tactics, and combined arms technology, he proved more than worthy of their confidence. This book is a must-read for all those who wish to understand Germany’s primary effort in World War II, as well as its greatest commander. 149262, $55.00, $35.99, Hardback, 528 pages

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Arras Counter-Attack 1940 Tim Saunders On 21 May 1940 during the ill-fated Dunkirk Campaign the British launched an operation spearheaded by two tank regiments to help secure the city of Arras. This was the only significant armored operation mounted by the British during the campaign.Poorly coordinated and starting badly, the Matilda tanks ran into the flanks of Rommel’s overextended 7th Panzer Division. 889125, $19.95, $12.99, Paperback, 176 pages

Hitler’s Preemptive War The Battle for Norway, 1940 Henrik O. Lunde This book describes the often overlooked World War II campaign for Norway—a complex series of battles in which Hitler out-gambled Churchill in order to secure a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich. Henrik Lunde, a native Norwegian and former U.S. Special Operations colonel, has written the most objective account to date of a campaign in which 20th-century military innovation found its first fertile playing field. 149330, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 600 pages

Two Soldiers, Two Lost Fronts German War Diaries of the Stalingrad and North Africa Campaigns Wilhelm R. Gehlen Don A. Gregory This book is built around two recently discovered war diaries—one by a member of the 23rd Panzer Division which served under Manstein in Russia, and the other by a member of Rommel’s AfrikaKorps. Together, along with detailed timelines and brief overviews, they comprise a fascinating “you are there” look at the German side of World War II. The stories are told primarily in the first person present tense, as events occurred, and without the benefit (or liability) of postwar reflection. 149057, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 288 pages

• WORLDWARFARE WAR 2 • • • MODERN Korsun Pocket The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944 Anders Frankson Niklas Zetterling In The Korsun Pocket, Niklas Zetterling, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College since 1995 and Anders Frankson, have provided a highly detailed and often breathtaking account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. From grand strategy to soldiers’ voices on the ground, including expert statistical analysis, the action, and the stakes, of the battle at Korsun are made vividly clear. 033885, $40.00, $26.50, Hardback, 320 pages

Free France’s Lion The Life of Philippe Leclerc, de Gaulle’s Greatest General William Mortimer Moore Martin Windrow But for his early death, many Frenchmen believe Leclerc would have been their greatest figure to emerge from World War II. Surprisingly, Leclerc has never yet been the subject of a thorough biography in English. Nevertheless many Americans and Englishmen will inevitably have noticed the plethora of monuments to Leclerc in any moderately sized French town. With a fast-paced narrative covering combat at all levels of command and a foreword by Martin Windrow, author of The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam, Free France’s Lion will make fascinating reading for any serious student of the full scope of World War II. 000688, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 528 pages

Monty’s Northern Legions Patrick Delaforce Monty’s desert legions - 7th Armored Division, 51st Highland Division and 50th Northumbrian Division helped him win at El Alamein and throughout North Africa, and eventually in North West Europe after D-Day. Monty’s Northern Legions is the story of two distinguished formations who played significant roles in the liberation of North West Europe. 553992, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 192 pages

Surrounded by Heroes Six Campaigns with Divisional Headquarters, 82d Airborne, 1942 - 1945 Leonard Lebenson When the author was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942 he had no reason to expect special treatment. Instead, because he was a typist and draftsman, he was grabbed up by an outfit desperately in need of those skills. It was the G-3 (Operations) Section of the 82nd Airborne. Len Lebenson thus gained a ringside seat for some of the greatest campaigns of World War II. 033588, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Churchill’s and Stalin’s Secret Agents Operation Pickaxe at RAF Tempsford Bernard O’Connor Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Churchill and Stalin secretly agreed that Britain would infiltrate Soviet agents into occupied Western Europe. Transported in convoys across the Arctic Ocean thirty-four men and women arrived in Scotland. To stop people finding out that Britain was helping the Communists, the agents were given false identities and provided with accommodation and training at remote country houses. Code named PICKAXES, they were sent for parachute practice at Ringway aerodrome, provided with documents, cover stories and wireless sets and sent on clandestine missions. Only a few survived the war as most were caught, interrogated and executed. 550021, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 224 pages

From Moths to Merlins RAF West Malling Airfield: Premier Night Fighter Station Robin Brooks As a flying club airfield during the 1930s, West Malling was well known and very popular. 1939 saw it requisitioned by the military and it became a forward landing ground to Biggin Hill and Kenley. Though out of use during the Battle of Britain due to noncompletion of the building work, and heavy bombing by the Luftwaffe, from 1941 onwards it became the premier nightfighter station in No. 11 Group, Fighter Command. 553350, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 128 pages

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• COLD • MODELING WAR & BEYOND • • Korean War - Imjin River Fall of the Glosters to the Armistice, April 1951–July 1953 Gerry van Tonder As of October 1950, a quarter of a million Communist Chinese troops, in twenty-seven divisions, had poured across the Yalu River into North Korea, with the singular objective of forcing General Douglas MacArthur’s United Nations troops back across the 38th Parallel and into the Sea of Japan. 778130, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

No Mercy, No Leniency Communist Mistreatment of British Prisoners of War in Korea Cyril Cunningham This is the most authoritative and comprehensive British account ever published of the brutal North Korean and Chinese mistreatment of British POWs during the Korean War. The author, a psychologist, was a scientific advisor to the POW Intelligence Organisation during the Korean War. He explains in detail how many prisoners were bribed, starved, flogged and tortured into informing on their compatriots and infiltrated into every prisoner group to sniff out potential progressives and reactionaries. 766786, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 224 pages

North Vietnam’s 1972 Easter Offensive Hanoi’s Gamble Stephen Emerson With the rumble of men and mechanized equipment breaking the early morning silence, some 40,000 North Vietnamese troops advanced across the demilitarized zone into South Vietnam on March 30, 1972 in what would become the largest conventional attack of the war. Ill-prepared and poorly led, South Vietnamese troops in the far north were quickly routed in the face of the ensuing onslaught. 757128, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 136 pages

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Korean War - Chinese Invasion People’s Liberation Army Crosses the Yalu, October 1950–March 1951 Gerry van Tonder In his first four volumes on the Korean War, the author traces the war’s progress from the North Korean invasion of June 1950, the desperate American defense of the Pusan Perimeter, General Douglas MacArthur’s daring and highly successful amphibious offensive at Inchn, and his subsequent advance across the 38th Parallel to the Yalu River on the Chinese Manchurian border. 778093, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 128 pages

Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV Stephen Wynn Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV examines all aspects of the Vietnam War, particularly the events of 1965, and how tensions in the region heightened as the first American combat troops arrived in Vietnam. It investigates the role of the CIA, and whether their involvement had any bearing on the disappearance of flight F-BELV. It looks at those on board the aircraft, including James Sylvester Byrne, a sergeant in the Canadian Army and a relation to the author of this book. 845954, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Cameras, Combat and Courage The Vietnam War by the Military’s Own Photographers Dan Brookes Joseph L. Galloway What was it like to be a military combat photographer in the most photographed war in history — the Vietnam War? Cameras, Combat, and Courage, a companion volume to Shooting Vietnam, takes you there as you read the firsthand accounts and view the hundreds of photographs by men who lived the war through the lens of a camera. They documented everything from the horror of combat to the people and culture of a land they suddenly found themselves immersed in. 750235, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 208 pages

• MODELING • • COLD WAR & BEYOND • United States Marine Corps in Vietnam Michael Green With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the form of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) brigade of approximately 3,000 men on March 8, 1965. So began a massive and costly 10-year commitment. 751232, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 160 pages

Harrier Boys Volume One Cold War Through the Falklands 1969-1990 Robert Marston In Harrier Boys Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990, Bob Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history. The excitement, camaraderie and pride of Harrier operators shine through in the personal stories of those whose lives were changed by their experience of this iconic aircraft, both on land and at sea. 621898, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 192 pages

The Battle for Laos Vietnam’s Proxy War, 1955–1975 Stephen Emerson The battle for Laos is the story of entire communities and generations caught up in a war seemingly without end, one that pitted competing foreign interests and their proxies against each other, and one that was forever tied to Washington’s pursuit of victory in Vietnam. 757043, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 136 pages

The Berlin Airlift The World’s Largest Ever Air Supply Operation John Grehan The choice faced by the Allies was a stark one – let Berlin fall, or risk war with the Soviets by breaking the Soviet stranglehold. In a remarkably visionary move, the Allies decided that they could keep Berlin supplied by flying over the Soviet blockade, thus avoiding armed conflict with the USSR. On 26 June 1948, the Berlin Airlift began. Throughout the following thirteen months, more than 266,600 flights were undertaken by the men and aircraft from the US, France, Britain and across the Commonwealth, which delivered in excess of 2,223,000 tons of food, fuel and supplies in the greatest airlift in history. 758262, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 192 pages

Special Forces Berlin Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army’s Elite, 1956–1990 James Stejskal It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. 004440, $32.95, $21.50, Hardback, 336 pages

Berlin Cold War 19451989 Companion David McCormack This highly detailed, absorbing Cold War guide is the ideal companion for anyone wishing to explore the once divided capital of Berlin. Using his indepth knowledge as a historian and battlefield/historical guide, David McCormack describes in vivid detail the tension and drama of the long standoff between the superpowers which shaped the landscape of both a defeated Germany and Europe for years to come. Meticulous historical research combines with the author’s intimate knowledge of Berlin to produce a user friendly guide rich in historical detail. 557280, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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• COLD WAR & BEYOND • • MODELING • The Biafran Army 196770 Build-Up and Downfall of the Secessionist Military Philip Jowett Based on years of thorough research, Biafran Army is the first work ever to offer a comprehensive, in-depth study of the build-up, training, composition, equipment, and combat operations of all the three branches – the army, the air force, and the navy – of the secessionist military during the Nigerian Civil War. Illustrated by more than 120 rare photographs, maps, and color profiles, this account provides a unique source of reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike. 628637, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 88 pages

1973: The First Nuclear War Crucial Air Battles of the October 1973 ArabIsraeli War Tom Cooper Abdallah Emran Discussing all the available information, strategy, tactics, equipment and related combat operations of both sides, ‘1973: the First Nuclear War’ provides an in-depth insight into the Israeli efforts to prevent the deployment of Egyptian Scud missiles – whether armed with Soviet nuclear warheads or not – in the Port Said area: an effort that dictated a lengthy segment of the application of air power during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and resulted in some of the most spectacular air-to-air and airto-ground battles of that conflict. 628712, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 88 pages

Hunt for the U-2 Interceptions of Lockheed U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft over the USSR, Cuba and People’s Republic of China, 1959-1968 Krzysztof Dabrowski Richly illustrated with 100 photographs and authentic, full color profiles of the aircraft involved The Hunt for the U-2 is a succinct operational history of how the confrontations between that reconnaissance aircraft and those trying to catch it played out and, last but not least, what kind of impact these operations had in not so distant history. 118686, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 64 pages

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Battle for Cassinga South Africa’s Controversial CrossBorder Raid, Angola 1978 Mike McWilliams Battle for Cassinga is the first-hand account by a South African paratrooper who was involved in the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN, SWAPO’s armed wing. The battle, although a resounding success, suffered setbacks which could have proved disastrous to the South Africans had they not maintained the initiative. McWilliams examines why the South African government took the political risk in attacking ‘Fortress Cassinga’ in a cross-border operation that would clearly attract the ire of the world. 866847, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 72 pages

Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 Volume 1: Military Flying Services in Arab Countries, 1909-1918 Dr. David C. Nicolle Air Vice Marshal Gabr Ali Gabr Based on decades of consistent research, but also newly available sources in both Arabic and various European languages, and richly illustrated with a wide range of authentic photography,Volume 1 of the ‘Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955’ mini-series is telling the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab World. 866434, $29.95, $19.50, Paperback, 96 pages

The Trieste Crisis 1953 The First Cold War Confrontation in Europe Bojan Dimitrijevic The Trieste Crisis focusses on military-related affairs in this part of the world from the ‘race to Trieste’ of May 1945 until the creation of the Free Territory of Trieste and the culmination of tensions between Italy and former Yugoslavia, in October 1953. By the later date, the crisis had reached a point where it resulted in the largest deployment of military forces from both countries. Correspondingly, this work provides a detailed account of the Allied, Italian and Yugoslav military presence in the area before, and their build-up during this near-war. 866342, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 72 pages

• MODELING • • COLD WAR & BEYOND • Prague Spring Warsaw Pact Invasion, 1968 Phil Carradice It is the end of the Prague Spring, the reformation of Czechoslovakia having ended in ruins. But despite the brutal crushing of Czech hopes and dreams, the events of 1968 lay the foundations for future change. It will take another two decades but it is, ultimately, where the unraveling of the Communist bloc begins. 757005, $22.95, $14.99, Paperback, 136 pages

The Fourth Reich and Operation Eclipse Patrick Delaforce In this third volume on the progress of the Second World War after the D-Day landings, Patrick Delaforce examines the final weeks of World War Two, beyond the Yalta Conference, when the question to be asked was not who would win, but how to prevent the war dragging on and also how to prevent Hitler from implementing a scorched earth policy across the Reichland. Then there was the race to win territory as the Russians, too, clawed their way across Europe. 554005, $28.95, $18.99, Paperback, 284 pages

Biafra’s War 1967-1970 A Tribal Conflict in Nigeria That Left a Million Dead Al J Venter Almost half a century has passed since the Nigerian Civil War ended. But memories die hard, because a million or more people perished in that internecine. Biafra’s war was was based largely on ethnic, by inference, tribal grounds. It involved, on the one side, a largely Christian or animist southeastern quadrant of Nigeria which called itself Biafra, pitted militarily against the country’s more populous and preponderant Islamic north. This book is an important contribution towards understanding Nigeria’s ethnic divisions, which are no better today than they were then. 174720, $49.95, $32.50, Paperback, 314 pages

In the Service of the Sultan A first-hand account of the Dhofar Insurgency Ian Gardiner While the Americans were fighting in Vietnam, a struggle of even greater strategic significance was taking place in the Middle East: the Sultanate of Oman guards the entrance to the Arabian Gulf, and thus controls the movement of oil from that region. This book tells the largely unknown story of a small number of British officers who led Muslim soldiers in this hard-fought anti-insurgency war which has shaped today’s Gulf. After outlining the historical, geographical and political background, the book describes military action in a stark and mountainous environment. 154678, $39.95, $25.99, Hardback, 208 pages

Thor Ballistic Missile The United States and the United Kingdom John Boyes In the mid-1950s, the United States sought to develop an IRBM to act as a stop-gap until the Atlas ICBM became operational. Intense interservice rivalry followed before the US Air Force gained the upper hand in deploying the missile. Covering activities on both sides of the Atlantic, the book features a number of previously unpublished photographs and includes plans and diagrams of the missile sites and equipment. 554814, $40.00, $26.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Putin’s Virtual War Russia’s Subversion and Conversion of America, Europe and the World Beyond William Nester As the Kremlin’s latest ruler, Putin, like most of his predecessors, is as realistic as he is ruthless. He knows the limits of Russian hard and soft power while constantly trying to expand them. He is doing whatever he can to advance Russian national interests as he interprets them. In Putin’s mind, Russia can rise only as far as the West can fall. And on multiple fronts he is methodically advancing to those ends. Putin’s Virtual War reveals just how and why he does so, and the dire consequences for America, Europe, and the world beyond. 771186, $34.95, $22.99, Hardback, 320 pages

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• BARGAIN BOOKS • • MODELING & REFERENCE • Panzer III Ausf. J/L/M/K Stefan Draminski The PzKpfw III (Panzerkampfwagen III) is a German medium tank designed by Daimler-Benz AG. The first tests of the vehicle took place in 1936. The construction of the PzKpfw III consisted of four main modules: the turret, the front of the hull, the rear of the hull with the engine compartment cover and the lower hull. The first version of PzKpfw III – Ausf. A – was produced in May 1937. Soon after, the Ausf. B and C versions also entered production. Ausf. D version was introduced in January 1938. 148857, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 24 pages

Medium Tank M3 Lee / M3 Grant M3A1, M3A2, M3A4, M3A5 Slawomir Zajaczkowski M3 General Lee – an American medium tank from World War II era, also used by the British army. In the US, known as Lee, in the United Kingdom as Grant. M3 tank was created as a result of the need to replace the obsolete M2 tank, which did not match the WWII battlefield. The serial production began in August 1941. The M3 tank had many components from the M2 light tank, including chassis, Wright R975 EC2 star engine and the shape of the combat compartment. 148796, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 28 pages

Fairey Swordfish Mk. I, II, III, IV, Floatplane Anirudh Rao Fairey Swordfish was a British biplane torpedo-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed to operate from aircraft carriers or as a reconnaissance seaplane operating from catapult launchers. The prototype was built in 1933 at the Fairey Aviation Co. Ltd. The aircraft had its first flight in 1933, too. 148871, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 20 pages

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Jagdpanther Krzysztof Mucha Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanther is a German tank destroyer developed by Krupp and Daimler-Benz. The order was placed in August 1943 and the vehicle entered service in the first months of 1944. It was armed with a very effective antitank tank gun. PaK 43 cal. 88 mm. The destroyer’s combat compartment was armored with 40 to 100 mm thick (front plate) armor plates. From January 1944, 415 pieces were produced (at the MIAG, MNH and MBA factories). Jagdpanthers proved to be the most effective German tank destroyers, but they appeared too late and in too few numbers to significantly influence the course of the war. 148772, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 34 pages

Gloster Gladiator Mk. I, I Trop, II, II Meteo, Sea Gladiator, J-8 Marek Ry Gloster Gladiator is a British fighter constructed at the Gloster Aircraft Company. The prototype was created in 1934. It was powered by a 645 HP Bristol Mercury VIS engine. Gloster Gladiator Mk I had a 8382 mm long fuselage, which consisted of four numbered sections. The first of these included the engine bed. The second front fuselage, the third – the rear fuselage, and the fourth – tail. 148864, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 24 pages

The British Fighter Aircraft S.E. 5a Maciej Noszczak In 1916, the command of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) urgently needed a fighter that could successfully oppose the new German fighter planes: Albatros D.III and Fokker D.VII. The Royal Aircraft Factory in Farnborough was ordered to design and build a fighter that would match the armament, performance and engine power of its adversaries. An important requirement was also the ease of piloting, so that new pilots could gain combat value as soon as possible. 148765, $24.95, $16.50, Paperback, 20 pages

• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • The American Destroyer USS Fletcher 1942 Waldemar Góralski When, in the early 1930s, the Americans began modernizing their navy, they considered the replacement of old destroyers from the Great War as one of the most urgent tasks. However, the new projects, disappointed and dissatisfied the sailors. Some of these vessels were heavily overloaded (e.g. Sims class and early Benson ships), as a result some of the weaponry had to be removed. By proceeding with the design of subsequent series of destroyers, efforts were made to respect the Treaty restrictions (London, 1936). 148826, $37.95, $24.99, Paperback, 84 pages

The Battleship Vittorio Veneto Carlo Cestra Battleship Vittorio Veneto was one of three Italian Littorio class battleships operating in World War II. She was one of the most modern and powerful battleships of her time and the first battleship to exceed the limit of 35,000 tons of displacement imposed in the Washington Naval Treaty. She was launched in July 1937 and began her service in the Italian Fleet (Regia Marina) by August 1940. 437303, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 84 pages

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi Stefan Draminski This vessel, which was to become the most famous Japanese aircraft carrier and the symbol of the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy aviation, was initially built as a battlecruiser. Only as the result of the resolutions of the Washington Naval Treaty the Akagi (“Red Castle”, the name of a Japanese mountain) was completed as an aircraft carrier. 596810, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 84 pages

The Soviet Skoryi Class Destroyer Oleg Pomoshnikov The “Smelyi” type destroyer, Project 30 bis (Skoryi class, according to NATO classification), was the first destroyer designed and built after World War two with new shipbuilding technologies available in the USSR. World War Two demonstrated that all early-built Soviet destroyers had serious flaws. 148307, $37.95, $24.99, Paperback, 84 pages

The Battleship Tirpitz Stefan Draminski The Tripitz, sister ship of the legendary Bismarck, was the last battleship to be procured by the German Kriegsmarine. As fate would have it, she spent almost the entire war in Norway and although she never got a chance to use her guns against enemy warships, her existence alone was a major threat to Allied shipping. 596698, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 100 pages

The German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin Carlo Cestra The 1930s was the period of extensive growth of military aviation throughout the world, including carrier-based aviation. The world’s greatest navies began extensive efforts to produce aircraft carriers. The German Navy, rebuilding its potential after the First World War, also had the ambition to possess carriers. The first of them was the Graf Zeppelin, but it was never to enter service. 437143, $34.95, $22.99, Paperback, 84 pages

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• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • Su-57 Self Propeller

Yak 23

Gun

Albert Osiski • Includes free decals and masking foil

Grzegorz Okoski • Includes free decals and masking foil

• Packed with color photos The Yak-23 was developed as a simple lightweight jet fighter, as a development of the earlier Yak-15 and Yak-17 fighters, retaining their non-conventional layout with a jet engine in the fuselage nose and exhaust under the cockpit, but the construction was all new. Its wings were derived from the Yak-19. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike. All photo captions are in English with a Polish summary provided. 088994, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 44 pages

• Packed with color photos The SU-57 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, armed with two 57 mm auto cannons. It was the first Soviet mass produced tracked self-propelled ant-aircraft gun. In the USSR it had the unofficial nickname “Sparka”, meaning “pair”, referring to the twin auto cannon with which the vehicle is armed. This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike. 445747, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 44 pages

An-26

Uaz-469b

Stanislaw Krzysztof Mokwa • Includes free decals and masking foil

Ryszard T. Kominek • Includes free decals and masking foil

• Packed with color photos

The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined light turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.

The UAZ-469 is an all-terrain vehicle used by the Red Army and other Warsaw Pact forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries.

This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike.

Modifications include a basic UAZ-469B with ground clearance of 220 mm.

About the Series

This album of detailed photographs is invaluable for the modeler or enthusiast alike.

This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. 445198, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 40 pages

About the Series This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. 445044, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 44 pages

BM-13N Katyusha on ZIS-6

GAZ-67 Albert Osiski • Includes free decals in 1:72 and 1:35 scales • Packed with photos in color and black and white The GAZ-67 and the subsequent GAZ-67B were general purpose four wheel drive Soviet military vehicles built by GAZ starting in 1943. By the end of the war, it was the soviet equivalent of the Willy’s Jeep.

Albert Osiski • Includes free decals and masking foil • Packed with color photos Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. This pictorial album of detailed photographs provide a great resource for the modeler and enthusiast. About the Series

About the Series This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. 088819, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 44 pages

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This is a classic series of highly illustrated books on the best machines of war, with several hundred photographs of each aircraft or vehicle. 088949, $12.95, $8.50, Paperback, 36 pages

• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • T-34 on the Battlefield. Volume 2 Neil Stokes This is the second book in the ‘On the Battlefield’ series dealing with the Soviet Medium Tank T-34. The book provides an overview of the development, production and operational deployment of the T-34 in Soviet service during WW2. It includes details of unit organization within the RKKA, along with the many changes in organization, particularly during the early war years. The majority of the book however, is dedicated to captioned wartime photographs of T-34 tanks, many of which are previously unpublished. 583117, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

SU-76 on the Battlefield Neil Stokes The SU-76 and SU-76M were the most widely produced Soviet self-propelled artillery pieces of the Second World War, second only to the T-34 tank in terms of production numbers. The SU-76M saw action in all campaigns in the latter years of the war and continued to serve with the Soviet Army and other states long after the war. This book provides a concise yet comprehensive description of the development, production and service of this important series, followed by extensive photographic coverage of the SU-76 and SU-76M in service. 583001, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

SU-85 and SU-100 on the Battlefield Neil Stokes The SU-85 and SU-100 selfpropelled guns were based on the proven chassis of the T-34 Medium Tank, and were used primarily in the antitank role. From mid-1943 onward, the SU-85 gave the Soviet forces a useful tank destroyer with a significant firepower advantage over the T-34’s 76.2mm gun. With the introduction of the T-34/85 in early 1944, the SU-85 design was upgraded with a 100mm gun to retain its firepower advantage, though a shortage of 100mm guns led to a number of improved hulls being armed with 85mm guns as the SU-85M. This book provides a pictorial history of the development and combat deployment of the SU-85, SU-85M and SU-100, illustrated with around 100 photographs. 007207, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

Panzerjäger on the battlefield Jon Feenstra 583070, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

Panther on the Battlefield, Volume 2 Peter Barnaky This publication from PeKo Publishing gives an overview of three subversions of the Panther medium tank with the help of 103 original, large and high quality photographs, many of which were unpublished so far. 007290, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

Sturmgeschutz III on the Battlefield, Volume 3 Mátyás Pánczél The eight volume of PeKo Publishing’s photo-monograph series, Sturmgeschütz III on the battlefield 3, has the publisher’s usual corporate image displayed. The hardcover, landscape formatted book’s brief introduction is followed by more than a hundred mainly unpublished photographs, published in the highest possible quality. Both the introduction and the captions are bilingual (English / Hungarian). 962393, $41.95, $27.50, Hardback, 112 pages

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• MODELING & REFERENCE • • BARGAIN BOOKS • T-34

Panzerknacker

Tomasz Janiszewski This early production T-34/76 with F-34 gun was repainted Dunkelgrau RAL 7021 and used by Waffen-SS. An additional storage box was fitted to the left side of the hull.

Massimiliano Afiero Seventy years after the battle of Kursk, which was probably the greatest tank battle of the Second World War and perhaps of all military history, comes this new publication. Characterized by hundreds of period photos, allowing the reader to relive those tragic and terrible events.

T-34/76 with L-11 gun captured and used by Wehrmacht. It remained in its original camouflage scheme of overall 4BO dark green. A STZ-built T-34/76 model 1941 with F-34 gun coded 4 of 21st Independent Tank Brigade, autumn 1941. It received a standard finish in 4BO dark green. A STZ-built T-34/76 model 1941 with F-34 gun. The tank was painted in 4BO dark green and sported a white propaganda inscription “Beat the fascists” on both sides of the turret. 148840, $23.95, $15.99, Paperback, 56 pages

Würzburg Radar & Mobile 24KVA Generator Alan Ranger This photo album is the first to cover such equipment as this historically significant mobile radar and its associated power generation equipment. The book contains 140+ photographs of the Wurzburg Radar & various sub-types, its power generation sets and many of the types of prepared & temporary installations it operated from, the majority of the photos being from private collections taken by ordinary German soldiers not professional propagandists. In this volume we endeavor to show this rarely illustrated equipment in some detail but still show it as the soldiers viewed it as both their work place and also their home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. 958532, $21.00, $13.99, Paperback, 64 pages

Battleships Rodney & Nelson Witold Koszela This book is a compilation in which we will find in one place the technical description of of all the British Rodney and Nelson battleships. The author describes their technical aspects, precisely describing the differences among others. All the ships are described and illustrated with full technical specifications. 958358, $42.00, $27.50, Hardback, 120 pages

The photos of men, weapons, and vehicles taken on the battlefield before, during, and after the engagements during the rare moments of rest are a true testament to military history. An exceptional photographic documentation, which will be useful to historians, military history students and modelling enthusiasts. 148260, $37.95, $24.99, Paperback, 96 pages

Sd.Kfz. 7 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t vol. 2 Alan Ranger This new photo album is number 17 in the MMPBooks/ Stratus “Camera On” series and is the second volume on the Sd.Kfz. 7. The book contains 140+ photographs of the Sd. Kfz 7 and its various sub-types, the photos mostly unpublished before now and are all from German sources, with the majority being private photos taken by ordinary German soldiers, not professional propagandists. In this volume we endeavor to show the vehicle in even more depth and cover the sub-types in more detail than only one volume allowed, however still show the vehicle as the soldier viewed it as his work place and often also his home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. 958525, $25.00, $16.50, Paperback, 80 pages

Just Paint How to Paint Your Military Model Artur Waachowski The book describes painting models of armored weapons, showing various simple painting and weathering techniques that allow the reader to create a spectacular model. A guide for both beginners and advanced modelers. The techniques presented with the use of products from various manufacturers, without the promotion and advertising of one selected producer, shows what is good, tried and brings expected results. Techniques shown when building 9 models (1/72, 1/48, 1/35 and 1/16 scales) in about 200 photos. 958495, $25.00, $16.50, Paperback, 104 pages

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• BARGAINS • • • BARGAIN BOOKS Operation Oyster: WW II’s Forgotten Raid The Daring Low Level Attack on the Philips Radio Works Kees Rijken Paul Schepers Operation Oyster was carried out on the 6th December, 1942 by 2 Group RAF. Considered to be a success for the allies, it cost the Germans an estimated six months of lost production time at a critical point in the conflict. 821095, $34.95, $17.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Marching to the Sound of Gunfire North-West Europe 1944 – 1945

Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945 David Wragg Tells the story of Allied and German fighter pilots in Europe, over the Mediterranean and in North Africa during the Second World War. 844810, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 224 pages

War Crimes Underworld Britain in the Second World War

Patrick Delaforce In this delightful book, scores of British soldiers tell their amazing stories of life – and death - in the front line of the Allies’ advance from Normandy to Hitler’s Germany. 462643, $34.95, $17.50, Hardback, 224 pages

M.J.Trow One of the most extraordinary aspects of WWII was the effect it had on crime - and this is the focus of M.J. Trow’s compelling survey. His account highlights the un-heroic, the weak and the corrupt. 157280, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 224 pages

The British Army Guide 2012-2013

Secret History of Chemical Warfare

Charles Heyman This invaluable information resource which deals with all aspects of British Army organization, has been extremely popular with service personnel, the defense industry, military libraries and other groups who are interested in the British Army. 841079, $15.95, $7.99, Paperback, 224 pages

Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 20072008 Charles Heyman This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-todate details of all British military organizations and structures. This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoD’s latest future force proposals. 154890, $12.99, $6.50, Paperback, 256 pages

Nick McCamley This book offers a full examination and description of all the toxic chemical and microbiological agents, either tested, manufactured or used since 1914. It identifies the major research, testing and manufacturing plants worldwide with special emphasis on the UK and North America. 153411, $39.99, $19.99, Hardback, 216 pages

Nelson’s Hero The Story of His ‘SeaDaddy’ Captain William Locker Victor T. Sharman The Nelson Society Horatio Nelson’s first captain was William Locker who recognized the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. Captain William Locker’s career as a Sea Captain fighting the King’s enemies on the high seas makes gripping reading and high drama. 152667, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 256 pages

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• BARGAIN BOOKS • BARGAINS • • Fortress Falklands Graham Bound Decades after the conflict, the causes of conflict in the Falklands have not been resolved. Simmering tensions means that a powerful military machine remains on the islands, and its guard is never relaxed. 847453, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 224 pages

Anthony Leask Scotland’s fighting men have played a part in shaping the history of our world, and many of the individual countries in it. Everyone with a Scottish connection will understand and be able to relate to this book, which is the story of an unrivaled military heritage. 154050, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 224 pages

The World of Mummies From Ötzi to Lenin

Jewish Lives Britain 1750-1950

Albert Zink Mummies are not just a phenomenon of ancient Egypt. The oldest mummies are nearly 9,000 years old while some of the most recent mummies include Lenin and Evita Peron. 463701, $34.95, $17.50, Hardback, 160 pages

Melody Amsel-Arieli This selection of revealing life-stores will prove fascinating for family historians and researchers, Jewish and nonJewish alike, by offering parallels with their own lives and the lives of their ancestors. 844117, $22.95, $11.50, Paperback, 192 pages

The Battles of Coronel and the Falklands, 1914 Geoffrey Bennett The defeat that Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock suffered at Coronel in 1914 was the most humiliating blow to British naval prestige since the eighteenth century and had to be avenged immediately. 462797, $19.95, $9.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Lightning from the Cockpit Flying the Supersonic Legend Peter Caygill The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed and rate of climb. 153558, $24.99, $12.50, Paperback, 192 pages

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Sword of Scotland ‘Our Fighting Jocks’

Britannia’s Daughters Ursula Stuart Mason The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed in 1917, and it was to be 1939, when the Wrens were reformed. This is their story. 846784, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 192 pages

Bomber Command: Kept in the Dark Wing Commander John Stubbington This fascinating historical revelation goes to the very heart of British and Allied Intelligence during World War II, specifically in the context of planning, control and implementation of the combined bomber offensive against Germany. 84183C, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 300 pages

• BARGAINS • My War in the Air 1916 Memoirs of a Great War Pilot Captain Alan Bott MC Originally published under the title An Airman’s Outing, this magnificent title chronicles the daily life of the Flying Officer during the Great War. 463169, $24.95, $12.50, Hardback, 152 pages

Fighter Command 1936-1968 An Operational & Historical Record Ken Delve This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. 156139, $38.27, $19.50, Hardback, 320 pages

The Men Who Gave Us Wings Britain and the Aeroplane 1796-1914 Peter Reese Why did the British fall far behind in the race to develop the airplane before the First World War? Peter Reese delves into the fascinating early history of aviation as he describes what happened and why. 84848P, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 272 pages

Back Bearings A Navigator’s Tale Group Captain Eric Cropper This is a fascinating memoir of one of the RAF’s senior navigational experts that explains both service life and the revolution in navigational techniques that took place during his service career. 841512, $60.00, $30.50, Hardback, 336 pages

RAF Strike Command 1968-2007 Aircraft, Men and Action Kev Darling This book looks at the operations that took place during Strike Commands existence, the aircraft they flew and the men who flew them. It is a tribute to the fast-dwindling strike power of the Royal Air Force. 848986, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 256 pages

Pegasus: The Heart of the Harrier The History and Development of the World’s First Operational Vertical Take-off and Landing Jet Engine Andrew Dow The conception of the Pegasus engine in 1957 upset all the conventions of aircraft design. It was previously usual for aircraft designers to seek a suitable engine, but this was an engine that sought an aircraft. 827608, $50.00, $25.50, Paperback, 528 pages

Hurricane Squadron Ace The Story of Battle of Britain Ace, Air Commodore Peter Brothers, CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar Nick Thomas This new and engaging biography profiles a pilot who, until now, hasn’t been the subject of such a thorough book-length study. 593110, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Tiger Cub The Story of John Freeborn DFC* John Freeborn Christopher Yeoman Acting Pilot Officer John Freeborn reported to RAF Hornchurch on 29 October, 1938. John was posted from Flying Training School to join the already acclaimed 74 ‘Tiger’ Squadron at eighteen years of age. 840232, $39.99, $19.99, Hardback, 224 pages

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• BARGAINS • Fly By Nights Navigating RAF Lancasters in 1944 -5

Dinghy Drop 279 Squadron RAF 1941 - 46

Donald W. Feesey At the age of eighteen Don Feesey volunteered for pilot training with the RAF, an eye problem was detected and he was switched to navigational training. He completed a tour of thirty-four successful operations. 154708, $39.95, $19.99,

Tom Docherty September 1941 approval was given for the formation of two long-range Air-Sea Rescue squadrons. No 279 Squadron was formed at Bircham Newton in Norfolk. 154821, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 256 pages

Flying into the Flames of Hell Flying with Bomber Command in World War II

Bomber Command Airfields of Yorkshire

Hardback, 224 pages

Peter Jacobs As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the accomplished military author and former RAF Officer Peter Jacobs takes us to the county of Yorkshire and to its many bomber airfields of the Second World War. 463312, $29.95, $14.99, Paperback, 240 pages

Martin W. Bowman The book contains twenty-three stirring accounts of what life flying as air-crew in World War Two was really like. It conveys the terror of being coned by German searchlights over the target, attacks by Luftwaffe night-fighters, catastrophic damage to aircraft and the ensuing struggle to keep the machine airborne. 153893, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 240 pages

Missing: Believed Killed Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Glenn Miller and the Duke of Kent Roy Conyers Nesbit The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a century after their final flights, what happened to them is still the subject of speculation, conspiracy theory and controversy. 843196, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 208 pages

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Shan Hackett The Pursuit of Exactitude Roy Fullick Shan’ Hackett is remembered for a variety of achievements. A superb fighting soldier, he served with the Trans-Jordan Force, had fought through North Africa and was involved in the formation of the Long Range Desert Group. 158966, $25.99, $12.99, Paperback, 248 pages

• BARGAINS • Sniper in Helmand James Cartwright Andy McNab Few soldiers are deemed good enough to be selected and trained as snipers. The Author is one such man who recently served a full tour of duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 822733, $18.95, $9.50, Paperback, 192 pages

Blue Diamonds The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 19452015 Michael John William Napier Having had access to oral and written accounts from a large number of ex-Squadron members, the author has been able to produce as complete an account as is presently possible of the operational history of 14 Squadron. 823273, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 320 pages

Trailblazer in Flight Britain’s First Female Jet Airline Captain Yvonne Pope Sintes Whilst many women were consigned to the role of housewife,Yvonne chose a different path. Her dream was to join the ranks of the Royal Air Force, crisscrossing international skies. 462674, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 192 pages

Dambuster Who Cracked the Dam The story of Melvin ‘Dinghy’ Young Arthur G.Thorning On 15 May the Order for Operation Chastise was issued Melvin Young and his crew made their attempt on the Mohne dam, but on the return, fell victim to enemy guns. 156672, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 192 pages

The History of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association Commemorating the Few Geoff Simpson In 1945 it was announced that Allied airmen who had taken part in the Battle of Britain in 1940 would be entitled to the “immediate” award of the 19391945 Star, with Battle of Britain Clasp. This was the only Clasp awarded with the 1939-1945 Star. 593875, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 192 pages

Wings over the Waves The Biography and Letters of Lieut. Com. Roy Baker-Falkner DSO DSC RN Graham Drucker This is the biography of one of the Royal Navy’s legendary pilots. ‘BF’ or ‘Daddy’ as he was known, started his career at Dartmouth and then spent his early seagoing years in Hong Kong, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. 843059, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 256 pages

A Reluctant Hero The Life of Captain Robert Ryder VC Richard Hopton This is the first biography of Captain Robert Ryder V.C., one of the greatest naval heroes of the Second World War. 84370P, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 240 pages

Perilous Road to Rome and Beyond The Memoirs of a Gordon Highlander Edward Grace The author fought with the 6th Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders during the campaigns of 1st Army in Tunisia and in Italy. Wounded at Anzio, he wrote notes of all that had happened, the result is a memoir both fresh and authentic. 155606, $39.95, $19.99, Hardback, 256 pages

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• BARGAINS • Without Tradition 2 Para - 1941-1945 Robert Peatling This is the inspiring story of the airborne battalion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Frost. Part of the new First parachute Brigade, the battalion was in almost constant action until its legendary stand at the Arnhem bridge. 151110, $25.99, $12.99,

SS Kommando Charles Whiting The vast number of written accounts studying the British Special Forces in the Second World War overlook the fact that the Germans were actually the first to utilize this unconventional style of warfare. 842755, $19.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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Soldier At Heart From Private to General Major General Michael Reynolds CB Mike Reynolds became so interested in soldiering that he decided to make the Army his life. Joining as a National Serviceman, he was commissioned into The Queen’s Royal Regiment. 590263, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 320 pages

Gerard Keijsper The Joint Strike Fighter is being developed and the aircraft has been ordered for the Royal Air Force/Navy, the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps. This book looks at all the many research programs that are taking place. 156313, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 288 pages

Britain’s Greatest Aircraft Robert Jackson This book describes the design-history, development and operational careers of twentytwo legendary British military and civil airplanes. Each one has played a significant part in aviation history. 156009, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 320 pages

Missing Believed Killed Casualty Policy and the Missing Research and Enquiry Service 19391952 Stuart Hadaway The Missing Research Section of the Air Ministry was set up in 1941 in an attempt to establish the fate of missing aircrew. 846593, $24.95, $12.50, Paperback, 224 Pages

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Joint Strike Fighter Design and Development of the International Aircraft

Three’s Company An Illustrated History of No. 3 Squadron RAF Jack TC Long This book is a highly-illustrated history of the No. 3 Squadron RAF’s operations throughout its history. The rare photographs have been collected by the author over many years and the text includes firsthand accounts from the Squadron archives. 151585, $50.00, $25.50, Hardback, 224 pages

Military History on the Web Simon Fowler This unique book helps you find the websites that will help with your research whether you are checking out a soldier ancestor or an airman or researching a naval campaign. 156061, $19.95, $9.99, Paperback, 192 pages

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Martin King & Ken Johnson green and right in the pathway of the 5th German Army the of Britain Thewhen Battle Battle of the Bulge began Pocket on December 16, 1944.Manual 1940 Chris McNab From this division 6,800 This pocket manual covers men were taken prisoner, but their story didn’t end the training that these young there. For the ones who miraculously pilots would have had, and escaped, there was a battle to fight, and fight the air combat tactics they it they would with every ounce of strength were and courage they could muster. Theytaught would to use against the German raiders. It also covers fight debilitating weather conditions more reminiscent of Stalingrad thanthe the role Belgian of the ground crews, Ardennes. They would fight a determined control and command systems, enemy and superior numbers antiaircraft and despite all defenses, and radar adversity they would eventually prevail. This and raid detection. book covers the history along with the 008691, $15.95, $10.50, individual stories of the incredible heroism, Hardback, pages sacrifice and160 tenacity of these young Americans in the face of overwhelming odds. 9781612004587, $32.95, $21.50, hardback, 336p.

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condemned it as being too dangerous for carrier operations and refused to certify it safe for use at sea. This book describes the Corsair’s development and tells the sad but inspiring story of the young men who struggled and suffered to make the Corsair a going concern in the most vicious unforgiving war one can imagine. 008691, $15.95, $10.50, Hardback, 160 pages