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Sedgemoor 1685
A new account of Monmouth's rebellion of 1685 and the Battle of Sedgemoor. The author focuses on the confrontation between Monmouth and John Churchill, the future Duke of …
Quiet Heroes
The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. Less than …
Warfare in Northern Europe Before the Romans
This book traces the developments in the defences, weaponry and armour of the northern 'barbarians' from the earliest traces of stone age aggression to the sophisticated warfare of …
Kings of Georgian Britain
This royal historian's "e;lively study of the four Georges who sat on the English throne for over a century is a joy"e; (Jane Austen's Regency World). For over one …
Female Smugglers of the 19th Century
Writing Female Smugglers of the Nineteenth Century has proved quite a challenge, but a fascinating one. This was a century when the romantic notion of smuggling – bold runs …
Waterloo: Rout and Retreat
This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the …
Fake Prison Doctor of Auschwitz
After over half a century of secrecy, a Swiss bank safe was opened, it contained the long-lost research notes of Josef Mengele, as well as those of his chief assistant in …
The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen SS
The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS was a formation with a very unique history. Its members volunteered and were spirited out of Finland to Germany under watchful …
The Secret History of the Roman Roads of Britain
There have been many books on Britain's Roman roads, but none have considered in any depth their long-term strategic impact. Mike Bishop shows how the road network was vital not …
Pathfinder in the Peenemunde Raid
Arthur's gripping memoir chronicles his journey from RAF volunteer to Pathfinder navigator in WWII, recounting harrowing missions and survival across Europe and the Mediterranean …
Wars of Justinian I
This ancient Roman history examines the military campaigns of Justinian I, from army organization to tactics and strategy-with maps and battle diagrams. Justinian I was the last …
Top Secret Ultra
Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, a young Peter Calvocoressi was serving in the Ministry of Economic Warfare, his role largely consisting of reviewing shipping …