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Call to Arms - Over By Christmas
For many years the Home Front was the Cinderella of the Great War. However, in recent years it has been acknowledged for the essential part it played in the successful prosecution …
Hitler's Heroes During the Advance to Stalingrad
This, the second book by Jeremy Dixon on the subject, is a study of those German officers who were promoted to the rank of general and who were also awarded the Knight’s Cross …
Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots
Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots covers the lives and careers of the men and women who 'kept' Mary Queen of Scots when she was a political prisoner in England, circa 1568/9-1587. …
Burning of Moscow
A comprehensive account of the fiery destruction of Moscow during the Napoleonic Wars-and the Russians' motives for starting the blaze. As soon as Napoleon and his Grand Army …
Gallantry and Discipline
The 12th Light Dragoons served throughout Wellington's campaigns in the Peninsula, most notably at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812, and later at Waterloo where they suffered heavy …
Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC)
In August 48 BC, following the earlier battle at Dyrrhachium, the two greatest Roman commanders of their generation met in battle again at Pharsalus in Greece. Julius Caesar, …
Blood, Guts and Gore
John Gordon Smith wrote one of the most vivid, honest and readable personal accounts of the Battle of Waterloo and the ensuing campaign, where he served as a surgeon in the12th …
Great Battles of the Classical Greek World
This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy …
Julius Caesar in Egypt
In 48 BC the armies of Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great fought a decisive battle at Pharsalus in Greece. Pompey was comprehensively defeated and fled to the last power in the …
A Very Fine Commander
The contrast between soldiering in peace and war is well illustrated by ‘Nap’ Murray’s experiences. It took him 16 years to reach the substantive rank of Major in 1938 but by 1944 …
Glossop in the Great War
A new book on Glossop during World War I focuses on the economic and social conditions, problems and hardships of those left at home in England played out against a background of …
Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain
The term fighter ace' grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to …