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Air War Malta
This is the story of the historic air defense of Malta by the WRAF against the combined attacking forces of the Italian and German air forces. The island was poorly equipped when …
Victoria Crosses on the Western Front
In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in …
Decisive Battles of the English Civil War
In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles ofthe English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result …
Castillon
Examines the 1453 battle ending English Gascony rule, reshaping warfare and unifying France.The Battle of Castillon, fought outside the French city of the same name on 17 July …
Death of Christ
What was the world like, and what was going on in it, around the time of Jesus' death? This study examines this very question, and also seeks to place Jesus in his larger …
British Naval Intelligence through the Twentieth Century
When published in 2020 it offered the first comprehensive account of how intelligence influenced and sustained British naval power from the mid nineteenth century through to the …
Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order 150-140BC
Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the …
Cardinal Wolsey
The Wolsey's of Suffolk date to Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest notice of a Wolsey as inhabitant of Ipswich is Thomas Wolsey's father, Robert. He was a successful small businessman …
6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in the Great War
The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a prewar Territorial unit. Many of its members held white collar positions employed by the Citys legal, financial and stockbroking …
Ingenious Victorians
Discover some of the Victorian Era's most outlandish inventions-from the world-changing to the simply weird-in this look at nineteenth-century innovation. We all know that some …
BEF in France, 1939-1940
Collected frontline communications from the British Expeditionary Force sent during their efforts in France during World War II. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the …
Sherman Medium Tank
The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into …