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Cockleshell Raid
Operation ‘Frankton’ is a story of how a handful of determined and resourceful men, using flimsy canoes, achieved what thousands could not by conventional means. The volunteers had …
Doncaster in the Great War
How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity …
Catiline, Rebel of the Roman Republic
Lucius Sergius Catilina ('Catiline'), was a Roman aristocrat from a poor but noble family. He was controversial figure both in his own times and in subsequent historical …
Siegfried Line
"e;The book is well written, documented and is very easy to read. It's a great volume of what was there during the invasion and how it fared in the end."e; -IPMS/USA The …
Assassinations That Shaped the Ancient World
Explores the history of political assassinations from ancient Egypt to the Dark Ages, examining notable figures and motivations.Assassination! Just mentioning the word is enough to …
The Hunting Falcon
The Hunting Falcon was written by Hans-Joachim Buddecke, a top German First World War ace. Though his autobiography of his experiences as a combat pilot were published in the …
Command and Morale
Gary Sheffield is one of the most versatile and stimulating of military historians at work today, and this selection of his outstanding essays on the First World War is essential …
Leading the Roman Army
The Roman imperial army represented one of the main factors in the exercise of political control by the emperors. The effective political management of the army was essential for …
Salient Points 5
As with previous books in the series, 'Salient Points 5' features a number of stories of the individuals and units taking part in these Great War actions. Included in this edition …
Regency Spies
Sue Wilkes reveals the shadowy world of Britain's spies, rebels and secret societies from the late 1780s until 1820. Drawing on contemporary literature and official records, Wilkes …
Battle of North Cape
On 25 December 1943 the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst slipped out Altenfjord in Norway to attack Artic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. …
From Stray Dog to World War I Hero
On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unwanted street mutt, Rags became …