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Nelson’s Sailors
The 'wooden walls' of the Royal Navy formed the country's most important line of defence during the Napoleonic Wars, protecting Britain from Napoleon's intended invasion. Vice …
The Jacobite Rebellion
Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction to one of history’s most heavily romanticized and mythologized campaigns. Dr Gregory …
Waterloo 1815: The British Army's Day of Destiny
Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described ‘a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history …
Nelson’s Officers and Midshipmen
Filled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French …
Slaget om Falkland 1982
Falklandskrigen 1982 er en av vår tids siste kriger som er utkjempet mellom to vestlige land. Argentina har gjennom årtier hevdet rettet til Falklandsøyene og Sør-Georgia. Våren …
Battle Story: Goose Green 1982
The Battle of Goose Green was the first and longest land conflict of the Falklands War, which was fought between British and Argentine forces in 1982. The British forces, attacking …
Napoleon's Greatest Triumph
In August 1805, Napoleon abandoned his plans for the invasion of Britain and diverted his army to the Danube valley to confront Austrian and Russian forces in a bid for control of …
A History of Modern Urban Operations
This book investigates the complexities of modern urban operations—a particularly difficult and costly method of fighting, and one that is on the rise. Contributors examine the …
American Bomber Crewman 1941–45
Gregory Fremont-Barnes examines the lives of the American Bomber Crewmen of the Eighth Air Force, 'The Mighty Eighth', who manned, maintained and repaired the Boeing B-17 Flying …
Falklandskrigen 1982
Falklandskrigen 1982 er en av vår tids siste kriger som er utkjempet mellom to vestlige land. Argentina har gjennom årtier hevdet rettet til Falklandsøyene og Sør-Georgia. Våren …
Falklandskrigen 1982
Falklandskrigen 1982 er en av vår tids siste kriger som er utkjempet mellom to vestlige land. Argentina har gjennom årtier hevdet rettet til Falklandsøyene og Sør-Georgia. Våren …
The Soviet–Afghan War
A fully illustrated overview of the USSR’s bloody conflict in Afghanistan and its long legacy. The Soviet invasion of its neighbour Afghanistan in December 1979 sparked a nine-year …