During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, US Navy Special Warfare units played a variety of vital combat roles amid two of…

During the 14th and 15th centuries military tactics in Europe underwent a period of sustained transformation of which the…

From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armored cavalry to serve in their…

The period from 1200 BC onwards saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Greek mainland and islands as…

Diocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary…

The German invasion of the Netherlands was meant to be a lightning-fast surgical strike, aimed at shoring up the right flank…

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This fully illustrated volume compares two of the most iconic AFV''s: the SU-152/ISU-152 and the Tiger, used on the Eastern…

The Ottoman Turkish Empire was one of the leading protagonists of World War I, and the stolid courage of the individual…

This detailed volume offers a comprehensive guide to the uniforms and equipment of the little known Croatian units that…

Details of the Nelson and King George V classes. Kniha 9781846033896 British Battleships 1939-45 (2) | Angus Konstam…

In the American Revolutionary War, there were at times as many American volunteers in the field fighting for King George as…

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This focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. It was in the Southwest -…

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The SS originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard and following his rise to power in 1933 the organisation divided into two:…

While Germany was fielding the most advanced tanks and aircraft in the world, on the vast steppes of the USSR the German…

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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZEValkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on…

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The second installment in ''The People''s Trilogy'', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author…

Alexander's phalangites clash with Persian foot-soldiers in three key battles of the Ancient World.In this highly…

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THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN,…

This fascinating book concisely tells the story of the birth of three Baltic nation states: Estonia, Latvia and…

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A detailed study of the attractive Arado Ar 196, one of the last fighting seaplanes. It was the standard seagoing aircraft…

In 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a confrontation that would reshape the geopolitical map and establish a…

A gripping examination of the Battle of the Barents Sea, fought in the near darkness and icy cold of the northern winter, in…

This title chronicles and illustrates Italy's conquest of Libya during the Italian-Turkish War, which involved not only the…

Part of the Men-At-Arms series, this book looks at Napoleon's Guard Cavalry, the Garde Imperiale, illustrating weapons,…

This fascinating title explains and analyzes the history, technology, and service of the Soviet Navy's nuclear attack…

With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her…

This text by Terence Wise explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the…

This detailed study explains and illustrates the Russian, Scandinavian, Polish, and German armies of the crucial series of…

A history of the British Regular Army that was virtually wiped out during World War I. 40 b/w illus., 8 colour illus. Kniha…

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This volume covers the years of the "big pushes": the costly mistakes of the Somme in 1916, and Third Ypres - the infamous…

Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most…

A highly illustrated study of the battle of Malplaquet, the last and bloodiest of Marlborough's victories in the 18th…

The Six-Day War in 1967 was a lightning Israeli campaign that changed the face of the Middle East. Israel’s armoured…

The second in a three-part series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World…

While Germany and Austria-Hungary were well-equipped with sniping rifles in 1914, their Allied opponents were not. This…

In 1915–18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on numerous battlefields, from Gallipoli to Jerusalem. This illustrated study…

A gripping and detailed study of the brutal urban battle for Budapest, which saw German and Hungarian troops struggling to…

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In this book Steven J Zaloga offers a fascinating comparison of the combat performance of the two most important tanks…

During the long and costly conflict known as the Great Northern War (1700-1721), Peter the Great and his newly formed…

The Russian T-72 Ural tank is the most widely-deployed main battle tank of the current generation. Used by the armies of the…

Much of the fame of Gustavus Adolphus has founded upon his cavalry. He is said to have reversed the stagnation of European…

Although not widely studied in the West, the medieval history of south-eastern Europe is both fascinating and complex. The…

What turned Adolf Hitler, a relatively normal and apparently unexceptional young man, into the very personification of evil?…

From the German occupation of Belgium in May 1940, Flemish recruits from northern Belgium - considered by the Nazis to be…

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A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which prompted…

The 'Confrontation' between Malaysia and Indonesia in Bornew (January 20, 2006), the war against Indonesian raids across a…

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and…

During the Cold War, Vietnam showed the limitations of a major power in peripheral conflicts. Even so, the military forces…