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A British Profession of Arms
You offer yourself to be slain,"" General Sir John Hackett once observed, remarking on the military profession. ""This is the essence of being a soldier."" For this reason as much …
The Great War
The course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military …
Riflemen Form
Lt.-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the …
Insurgency in Iraq: an Historical Perspective
This monograph considers the patterns of insurgency in the past by way of establishing how much the conflict in Iraq conforms to previous experience. In particular, the author …
Haig’s Generals
An in-depth study of Douglas Haig's army commanders on the Western Front during the First World War. Assesses their careers and characters, looks critically at their performance in …
British Army
The story of the British army, from its inception in the late seventeenth century to the present. This new concise history by one of Britain's leading military historians …
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana
This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of …
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century …
Reports From the Deep End
A fascinating and unsettling anthology of 32 science fiction short stories in tribute to the prophetic dystopias of New Wave sci-fi pioneer, and literary titan of the twentieth …
A Nation in Arms
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana
This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of …
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies
Modern Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century …