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Women in the Scottish Wars of Independence 1296–1357
The Scottish Wars of Independence are often celebrated for the heroic deeds of men, but behind the scenes, noblewomen played an equally pivotal role in shaping the nation’s fate. …
The Gunners of August 1914
The Great War will always be synonymous with trench warfare and the mass slaughter inflicted by machine guns on the helpless but gallant infantry. There is a good reason for this …
Napoleon's Army in Russia
In 1812 Napoleon's magnificent army invaded Russia. Among the half a million men who crossed the border was Albrecht Adam, a former baker, a soldier and, most importantly for us, a …
RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives
"e;A journey through the original RAF Casualty Branch files, and all the other available sources of information relating to RAF wartime casualties."e; -Military Historical …
Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943
This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the first three years of the Second World War, consolidating first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the …
British Amphibious Operations of the First World War
The failure experienced at Gallipoli has become a byword for the misapplication of amphibious operations. In truth, the British experience of joint amphibious operations during the …
Ancient British and Irish Celts in Greek and Roman Sources (500 BC–AD 60)
Ancient Ireland and Britain were large Celtic territories on the northwest edge of Europe. They were subject to myth and speculation by the early Greeks and Romans, but they later …
The Roman Emperors of Britain
In 55 BC, on a stretch of beach near Deal in East Kent, the Romans’ first invasion was in great danger of being pushed back into the sea by a host of Britons defending the beach. …
Ancient Weapons in Britain
Few accounts of ancient warfare have looked at how the weapons were made and how they were actually used in combat. Logan Thompson's pioneering survey traces the evolution of …
Operation Banner
The book opens by setting the historic backdrop to The Troubles.In summer 1969 the annual Loyalist marching season sparked violence in Londonderry which spread rapidly. After …
Nine Battles to Stanley
Nine Battles to Stanley is a soldiers account of the ground fighting on South Georgia and the Falklands. What makes this book unique is the fascinating and objective way the …
The Campaign of Waterloo
The Campaign of Waterloo is the complete account of the climatic campaign and battle of the Napoleonic Wars abstracted from Sir John Fortescue’s monumental A History of the British …