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Battle for Kyiv
The story of the heroic resilience of the Ukrainians against the military forces of a country which has more than three times its population.On 24 February 2022, the President of …
British Fiji Class Cruisers and their Derivatives
A follow-up to the author’s highly regarded history of British ‘Town’ class cruisers, this book takes the same approach, combining coverage of the development, design details and …
Gustavus v Wallenstein
Explore the epic conflict and contrasting leadership styles of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, two titanic figures in the Thirty …
Putin's Wars and NATO's Flaws
This book explores why there is a major war again in Europe. Putin’s actions need to be understood if not forgiven. With the Ukraine conflict increasingly seen as a proxy war of …
Napoleonic 'Dad's Army'
During the crisis year of 1792 when war against France was at its closest, a variety of societies and associations of ‘Loyal Britons’ were set up throughout Britain. Their aim was …
End of the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ended in Alicante. After Catalonia fell to the Hitler and Mussolini backed military rebellion of Franco’s Nationalists at the outset of 1939, the legitimate …
Wellington's Light Division and the Defence of Portugal
There are many books on Wellington’s campaigns during the Peninsular War. Yet very few examine the pivotal year of 1811, when he went on the offensive and forced Napoleon’s armies …
In A Flanders Field
Written neither as a conventional biography or battalion history, this work centres on the remarkable life of Joe Waite, a boy soldier of the Great War. Though, in telling his …
History vs Hollywood
Film studios have been making historical movies now for over a century. In that time, thousands of films have been made covering not just centuries but millennia. Did Neanderthal …
Millennium Maritime Trade Revolution, 700-1700
Following the series’ first book How Maritime Trade and the Indian Subcontinent Shaped the World, this book continues to demonstrate how maritime trade has been the key driver of …
Saving the Schindler's Daughter
Lore Schindler was ten years old when her dentist father Harry was arrested by the Gestapo in Berlin and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. His wife Grete bought his release …
Art Lover's Guide to Barcelona
Unlock the secrets behind Barcelona’s artistic allure with this handy visual guidebook.Delve into the history of the Catalan capital’s most famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, …