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INFANTRY ATTACKS
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in the Second World War. Even when …
The Western Front 1914-1916
After the first few months of World War I, the Western Front consisted of a relatively static line of trench systems which stretched from the coast of the North Sea southwards to …
The Western Front 1917-1918
The History of World War I series recounts the battles and campaigns that took place during the 'Great War'. From the Falkland Islands to the lakes of Africa, across the Eastern …
100 Years of Conflict
The history of 20th century warfare, from the strategies and tactics of World War I that had changed little since the Napoleonic Wars some one hundred years earlier, to the dawn of …
Kut 1916: The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq
The siege of Kut is a story of blunders, sacrifice, imprisonment and escape. The allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a relatively simple operation to secure the …
German Army on Vimy Ridge, 1914-1917
The book starts with on the capture of Vimy Ridge and the nearly spur of Notre Dame de Lorette in October 1914. The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 is described as is the …
Douglas Haig
The diaries of the most controversial British general of the twentieth century.There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his …
Infantry Attacks
Legendary German general Erwin Rommel analyzes the tactics that led to his success.Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but …
Loyal to Empire
Winston Churchill did not describe General Sir Charles Monro in the most glowing terms. Referring to Monro's brave decision to recommend a withdrawal from the Gallipoli disaster, …
Darkest Year 1917: The British Army on the Western Front 1917
Nineteen-seventeen was a desperately hard year for the Allies. The forces of France, Russia and Italy were at a low ebb, whilst the Central Powers appeared resurgent. By the middle …