War & defence operations books

'Terrific . . . a tour de force' Sir Richard Evans 'Military history at its very best' Keith Lowe A gripping...  Read More >>

The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied Powers' invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation...  Read More >>

The Atlantikwall (Atlantic wall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the German Third Reich...  Read More >>

June 6, 1944: a date forever etched in history. With the landing of allied troops on the Normandy coast, so began...  Read More >>

Waterloo is perhaps the most famous battle of the 19th century and surely in the top ten of all military engagements...  Read More >>

Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’s Edge is the joint effort of two authors, Naomi Hirahara and Geraldine...  Read More >>

Detailed analysis of a significant but neglected battle between Julius Caesar and Pompeian die-hards.  Read More >>

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after...  Read More >>

The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month...  Read More >>

"The controversial classic of German military theoryIn 1891 Count Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913) was thrust into...  Read More >>

An accurate, exciting diary-like chronicle of the day-to-day machinations of the German generals as they struggle...  Read More >>

Explores one of the most dramatic episodes in British military history - and 24 VCs won in a single day.  Read More >>

A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it, by one of the UK's...  Read More >>

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being...  Read More >>

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Monumental cornerstone work on the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Army and its commanders. It is the treatise of an experienced...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the gradual deterioration of the British-American relationship that led to the American Revolution....  Read More >>

This book focuses on the gradual deterioration of the British-American relationship that led to the American Revolution....  Read More >>

A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the vital Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific...  Read More >>

Ready to unravel the complexities of one of history's most iconic military leaders? Curious about the rise and fall...  Read More >>

The military activity which ensued from the strategic position of Gloucestershire & Bristol, straddling the River...  Read More >>

Examines Wellington’s campaign of 1811 in the Peninsular War.  Read More >>

This book brings black history to the fore of the War of 1812, and gives voice those enslaved people who - amidst...  Read More >>

The Battle of Chattanooga would prove the final defeat of the Confederacy in East Tennessee and open the door to...  Read More >>