A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the crucial Guadalcanal-Solomons campaign during the Pacific War by esteemed World War II historian Jeffrey Cox.
An exploration into why and how Thermopylae is one of the most blood-soaked patches of ground in history – and what its past can tell us about our future.
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.
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.
On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, the top-secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to Ireland.
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 breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.
Nuclear war is a far greater immediate threat to humanity's survival than climate change, yet we are in near-total denial. This book puts the issue back to the top of the global agenda.
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Drawing on unpublished first-hand accounts, this is a gripping history of the experiences of the Commandos and their unsung allies in one of the bloodiest battles of the Burma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.
