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Bouvines 1214: Philippe Augustus and the Battle for France
A detailed look at the battle of Bouvines, which saw Philippe II of France defeat the German and English coalition forces, changing the history of Europe forever. In early 1214,...
US Soldier vs Japanese Infantryman: Philippines 1944-45
Fully illustrated, this study examines the US Army and Japanese troops who fought for control of the Philippine Islands in the climactic months of World War II. In October 1944...
Fallschirmjager vs US Soldier: Saint-Lo 1944
Written by an authority on the Normandy battle, this book examines the battles between German airborne troops and US Army forces in July 1944. For six weeks in the summer...
Continental Soldier vs Hessian Soldier: American Revolution 1775-83
This illustrated study reveals the crucial roles played by German troops and commanders fighting on both sides during the American Revolution. During the American Revolutionary War, the British Crown deployed...
U-Boat vs Royal Navy Capital Ship: 1939-45
This insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939-42. During World War II, over half of Britain's capital...
Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior: Manzikert to Myriokephalon,
This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries. The...
Roman Soldier vs Dacian Warrior: Dacian Wars AD 85-106
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the Roman and Dacian fighting men who clashed in three bloody encounters during the Dacian Wars of AD 85-106. While the Roman emperor Trajan's two...
M18 Hellcat vs Panther: Arracourt 1944
This fully illustrated study examines the bloody battle between the US Army's M18 tank destroyer and Germany's formidable Panther tank at Arracourt in September 1944. In response to Germany's Blitzkrieg...
Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN AWARD 'It's quite a feat to write an account of England's most famous battle that makes the reader feel like they're...
ANZAC Soldier vs Ottoman Soldier: Gallipoli and Palestine 1915-18
In 1915-18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on numerous battlefields, from Gallipoli to Jerusalem. This illustrated study investigates the two sides' fighting men. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915-16 pitched the...
Crecy: Battle of Five Kings
'Like Crecy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.'- Bernard Cornwell, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series A groundbreaking...
Leyte Gulf 1944 (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano
The second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese. The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the...
Hero City: Leningrad 1943-44
'An impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth.' The Spectator One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading...
Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won The War
A gripping and authoritative account of the year that sealed the fate of the Nazis, from the bestselling historian June 1944. Operation Bagration- the greatest defeat ever suffered by the...
Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
A vivid history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi...
Dark Waters, Starry Skies: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign,
Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War. Thousands of miles...
German Soldier vs British Soldier: Spring Offensive and Hundred Days
This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops against their British opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front. Launched on 21 March 1918, the Spring Offensive saw...
To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941-42
'[An] excellent account.' - Richard Overy, The Telegraph Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024 A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges....
To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941-42
'[An] excellent account.' - Richard Overy, The Telegraph Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024 A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges....
The Last Stand of the Raven Clan: A Story of Imperial Ambition, Native
A dynamic history of the Battle of Sitka that recognizes the vital importance of the Tlingit people, their fight against Imperial Russia, and how it changed the fate of the...
Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won The War
A gripping and authoritative account of the year that sealed the fate of the Nazis, from the bestselling historian June 1944. Operation Bagration- the greatest defeat ever suffered by the...
Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain
This is the gripping story of the Battle of Britain; of some of the most fateful weeks in history. Drawing on eyewitness accounts from both the RAF and the Luftwaffe,...
English Collusion and the Norman Conquest
The reality of war, in any period, is its totality. Warfare affects everyone in a society. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive analysis of eleventh century warfare as...
The Black Prince and the Capture of a King: Poitiers 1356
A new detailed account of the battle of Poitiers in 1356 which saw one of the most sensational episodes of the Hundred Years War: the capture of the French King...
Death on Bloody Ridge: Chunuk Bair - the battle that decided the fate of the Gallipoli Campaign
Author: David W. Cameron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 The August Offensive or 'Anzac Breakout' at Gallipoli was an attempt to break the stalemate of the campaign. It saw...
Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the
'Masterful' David Price 'McKinstry has done a fine job in rescuing Coastal Command from long neglect ' Richard Overy The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who made Allied...
War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
An "engagingly written" ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the "Punitive Expedition" of 1916 that brought Pancho Villa and Gen. John J. Pershing into conflict, and whose reverberations...
Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain
A myth-busting, page-turning history of the Battle of Britain History is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of...
Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France
From established historian James Holland, this is the top ten bestselling and second biggest history book of 2019. 'A devastating new account..Holland knows his stuff when it comes to military...
A Higher Form of Killing: Six Weeks in World War I That Forever
Between April 22 and May 30, 1915, Western civilization was shocked. World War I was already appalling in its brutality, but it had until then been fought on the battlefield...
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle
Author: Iain MacGregor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative'...