We didn’t mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A stunning 'what if?' story by a bestselling author about two groups of 12-year-olds – one in World War Two, one in the present day.
The compelling stories of the yachtsmen volunteers of World War II – from famous names such as Sir Peter Scott and Nicholas Monsarrat to ordinary sailors – all who risked their lives to aid the war effort.
Enriched by extraordinary first-hand accounts, this is a fascinating history of the dying days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his own empire.
A dramatic retelling of the final years of the Western Roman Empire and thedownfall of Rome itself from the perspective of the Roman general Stilicho andAlaric, king of the Visigoths.
An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers.
Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.
This vibrant novel, adapted from Andrew Wiest’s best-selling story of the Boys of ‘67, covers not only Charlie Company's brutal experiences in the field in Vietnam, but also the impact on the wives and children left behind, and the sometimes touching, sometimes painful homecomings that followed.
Using revelatory new material on an event which changed the tide of World War II, Robert Kershaw’s award-winning history explores the Battle of Dunkirk from the German perspective.
A vivid narrative history of the Solomons and New Guinea campaigns of World War II, which represented key turning points in the U.S. Navy's campaign against the Japanese in the Pacific.
A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War – the last fully armoured knights in England.
Drawing on unpublished first-hand accounts, this is a gripping history of the experiences of the Commandos and their unsung allies in one of the bloodiest battles of the Burma Campaign.
A fascinating account of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain.
A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force and forced to resort to suicide tactics.
Peace, War and Whitehall is the memoir of Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, who served as both Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff in the final years of the 20th century.
