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Alexander the Great, a Battle for Truth & Fiction
Most of what we 'know' about Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) comes from the pages of much later historians, writing 300 years or more after these events. But these Roman-era …
Two-Man Air Force
American volunteers Don Gentile and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge. At the end of …
American Expeditionary Force
When the United States entered the war in April 1917 the belligerents were approaching exhaustion. It had been hoped by the Generals in both Britain and France that untold numbers …
American Uprising in Second World War England
The shocking story of a WWII shootout between black and white GIs in a quiet Cornish town that put the British-US "e;special relationship"e; on trial. On September 26, …
Air Raids on South-West Essex in the Great War
A quarter of a century before the Blitz of 1940, the inhabitants of south-west Essex were terrorized by an earlier aerial menace. Over the course of four years, German Zeppelins, …
Nelson's Battles
A revised & updated study of Admiral Horatio Nelson's battles, as well as his ships, armaments, tactics, signals and instructions. "e;From St. Vincent to Trafalgar, all …
Escape, Survive - or Die
During the Second World War countless millions of men and women, both in the armed forces and civilian life, found themselves in life-or-death situations with the odds stacked …
In the Shadow of Nelson
Vice Admiral Cuthbert (Cuddy) Collingwood may have been 10 years older than Horatio Nelson but he was Nelson's close friend from the outset. They served together for over 30 years …
Killing Ground
A study of how the British Army fought on the Western Front during World War I. This books explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It …
Bombers Fly East
Highlights include several chapters on the Mediterranean air forces, with special emphasis placed on the brave but futile attempts of the South African Air Force Liberator crews in …
Field Marshal in the Family
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein has attracted the attention of countless historians over the last 70 years but, despite this coverage, views of his character remain …