Military History Books
Cooper Square Press The GIs War
Book SynopsisThe GI''s War contains eyewitness accounts from ordinary young men, farm hands and factory workers, who had war thrust upon them and in the process became veteran soldiers. Their unsparing narratives, presented in their own words, capture the many emotions evoked by war. GIs and their commanding officers speak freely, and movingly, of becoming soldiers, of enduring the ordeals of the various campaigns, and of fightling for their lives and their country. Vividly personal and compelling, this book puts the reader on the front lines.Trade ReviewFascinating....The reader will be riveted by the intimacy of the accounts and the honesty of the comments. * The Atlanta Journal-Constitution *Hoyt adds breadth and depth to our understanding [and] uncovers a host of stories by common soldiers that are at times, amusing and enlightening; at times, horrifying and disgusting....[A] healthy corrective to official history. * CHOICE *Throughout this fast-paced narrative, Hoyt skillfully depicts how foot soldiers gradually evolved from an original state of confused ineptitude into disciplined warriors....Unblinkingly realistic and scrupulously unsentimental. * Publishers Weekly *
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Cooper Square Press Corregidor
Book SynopsisBased on interviews with forty American and Filipino survivors whobattling hunger, dysentery, malaria, and rapidly encroaching Japaneswere the untested but brilliant defenders of General MacArthur and Wainwright''s tiny island fortress.Trade ReviewMorris's work is unusual. It has freshness and intimacy that other books on the subject lack....Eminently readable. * Library Journal *Corregidor vividly conveys the circumstances of men fighting hunger, dystentery, and malaria, as well as the rapidly encroaching Japanese; the effects of massive and sustained bombardment upon civilians and troops penned within the confines of the island and tunnels of Corregidor; and the wide variations of behavior among units and individuals as it became apparent that, for all the rhetoric issuing from Washington, no relieving force was going to arrive. * Times Literary Supplement *
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Taylor & Francis US Defense Politics
Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been updated and revised, with new material on the Trump Administration and Space Force.Analyzing the ways in which the United States prepares for war, the authors demonstrate how political and organizational interests determine US defense policy and warn against over-emphasis on planning, centralization, and technocracy. Focusing on the process of defense policy-making rather than just the outcomes of that process, US Defense Politics departs from the traditional style of many textbooks. Designed to help students understand the practical side of American national security policy, the book examines the following key themes: US grand strategy; the roles of the president and the Congress in controlling the military; organizational interests and civil-military relations; who joins AmeriTrade Review'US Defense Politics is an insightful and versatile text for courses on defense and national security. The authors combine an accessible introduction to the issues with sophisticated arguments and overviews of important debates in national security. It is an essential resource for instructors teaching both advanced undergraduates and graduate students.'-- Risa Brooks, Marquette University, USA 'This book is an outstanding primer for educating defense analysts and public policy scholars! I wish I'd had it as a student, I learned from reading it now, and I look forward to teaching from it.'-- Kori Schake, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, USA 'A systematic and accessible treatment of a vital topic most Americans take for granted: raising, maintaining, equipping, and guiding the vast military establishment. Broad enough to be useful, but provocative enough to be interesting [...] People who critically engage this book will be better prepared as citizens to shape defense policy for the new era.' -- Peter Feaver, Duke University, USA Praise for the 3rd edition: 'I commend this third edition of US Defense Politics to anyone looking to understand the major cross-currents that shape US security dynamics. Written with expert insight and drawing on a rich set of historical and contemporary examples, the book provides a one-stop shop on the issues that decision makers, elected officials, and military leaders have faced for the past seventy years, and those that will shape defense policy well into the future.' -- Kathleen H. Hicks, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA 'US Defense Politics is an insightful and versatile text for courses on defense and national security. The authors combine an accessible introduction to the issues with sophisticated arguments and overviews of important debates in national security. It is an essential resource for instructors teaching both advanced undergraduates and graduate students.'-- Risa Brooks, Marquette University, USA 'This book is an outstanding primer for educating defense analysts and public policy scholars! I wish I'd had it as a student, I learned from reading it now, and I look forward to teaching from it.'-- Kori Schake, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, USA 'A systematic and accessible treatment of a vital topic most Americans take for granted: raising, maintaining, equipping, and guiding the vast military establishment. Broad enough to be useful, but provocative enough to be interesting [...] People who critically engage this book will be better prepared as citizens to shape defense policy for the new era.' -- Peter Feaver, Duke University, USA Praise for the 3rd edition: 'I commend this third edition of US Defense Politics to anyone looking to understand the major cross-currents that shape US security dynamics. Written with expert insight and drawing on a rich set of historical and contemporary examples, the book provides a one-stop shop on the issues that decision makers, elected officials, and military leaders have faced for the past seventy years, and those that will shape defense policy well into the future.' -- Kathleen H. Hicks, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA Table of Contents1. Enduring Questions, Changing Politics 2. America’s Security Strategy 3. Organizing for Defense 4. Managing Defense 5. Who Fights America’s Wars? 6. Service Politics 7. The Political Economy of Defense 8. The Weapons Acquisition Process 9. Congress and Special Interests 10. Presidents and the National Security Council 11. Gaining Intelligence 12. Homeland Security 13. Veterans and the Costs of War 14. Preparing for the Next War
£34.19
The University of Alabama Press The Great War in the Air Military Aviation from
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMorrow's encyclopedic examination of aviation's part in World War I concentrates on aircraft engine and airframe production, but the emotional content of contemporary accounts rises to the surface to put a human face on the brutal use of an infant technology.... a serious yet readable history of this vital part of the conflict, meant for any reader. - Library Journal ""A comprehensive study of the totality of the air war in its military, political, industrial, and cultural aspects distinguish this book from other treatments of military aviation during this period.... Morrow's efforts have yielded new insights into the evolution of military aviation and corrected previous oversights. The author's attention to developments in production and logistics, as well as events at the front, provide the most complete understanding of the development of air power and its role in the Great War."" - American Historical Review
£28.86
University of Pittsburgh Press Holocaust in Croatia The
Book SynopsisThe Holocaust in Croatia recounts the history of the Croatian Jewish community during the Second World War, with a focus on the city of Zagreb.
£38.95
New York University Press The World War I Reader
Book SynopsisAlmost 100 years after the Treaty of Versailles was signed, World War I continues to be badly understood and greatly oversimplified. This work contains a selection of articles and book chapters written by major scholars of World War I, giving readers perspectives on the war that are both historical and contemporary.Trade ReviewThe Great War of 1914-1918 is increasingly understood as the defining event of the twentieth century. . . . Neiberg has done a remarkable job of covering all the appropriate bases and tipping his intellectual hat to the major schools of thought past and present. -- Dennis Showalter,author of Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth CenturyThis first-rate collection of primary documents and excerpts from leading historical works on World War I allows students to enter directly into current debates surrounding the wars meaning and significance. These selections provide a window into the varied wartime experiences of statesmen, generals, women, and soldiers, challenging students to discard over-simplistic interpretations of the war. -- Jennifer D. Keene,author of Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America. . . [A] valuable text to introduce students to the broad parameters of World War I. Students whose intellectual appetites are whetted by this collection will appreciate the extensive list of books matched to each category at the end of the book. * The Journal of Military History *Neiberg offers an excellent primer for anyone studying the Great War. The book’s strength is its scope. As they proceed from & Part One: Causes to & Part Six: Peace (with most sections offering two primary and two secondary sources), readers will learn from both sides about major leaders, the home front, soldiers and officers in battle, and the politics of peace. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsMaps Timeline of Major EventsBrief Biographies of Important Figures Mentioned in the Text Introduction Causes1.1 The Great Illusion1.2 Germany and the Next War 1.3 The "Willy-Nicky" Telegrams 1.4 The Circus Rider of Europe 1.5 The Army and the Nationalist Revival Soldiers2.1 The Good Soldier Schweik 2.2 Her Privates We 2.3 A Soldier's Notebook 2.4 O?cer-Man Relations: The Other Ranks' Perspective 2.5 "War Enthusiasm": Volunteers, Departing Soldiers, and Victory Celebrations2.6 Foch's General Countero?ensive, Part IArmageddon3.1 The Destruction of Louvain 3.2 The Historic First of July 3.3 Between Mutiny and Obedience 3.4 The Live and Let Live System Home Fronts4.1 Letters from a Lost Generation 4.2 An English Wife in Berlin 4.3 Home Fires Burning 4.4 The Politics of Race The End of the War5.1 The Fourteen Points5.2 Views on a Prospective Armistice 5.3 The Military Collapse of the German Empire 5.4 Diggers and Doughboys: Australian and American Troop Interaction on the Western FrontPeace6.1 Peacemaking6.2 British Diplomacy6.3 A Peace to End All Peace 6.4 The Kings Depart Further Reading Index About the Editor
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MP-SYR Syracuse University P Genocide and the Modern Age
Book SynopsisIn the preface to this 2000 edition, the authors point out that with the advent of the millennium, it is important to take stock of the 20th century, which has been labelled as the ""Age of Genocide"".Trade ReviewThe 13 original essays in this collection constitute a valuable addition to the large and still-growing literature on genocide. . . . Standard concept of genocide are reexamined and comparisons are drawn with related phenomena of mass destruction, such as 'total war.' . . . Most provocative and important of all, new theoretical perspectives and schemes of interpretation are presented. . . . The collection is enhanced by an excellent introduction and afterword. It is supplemented by a very useful selective annotated bibliography of the more important works on the problem of genocide, and an excellent index. Highly recommended. A useful contribution to the field, with some outstanding articles and stimulating suggestions for the comparative study of genocide.
£19.90
Cornell University Press Bullets Not Ballots
Book SynopsisIn Bullets Not Ballots, Jacqueline L. Hazelton challenges the claim that winning hearts and minds is critical to successful counterinsurgency campaigns. Good governance, this conventional wisdom holds, gains the besieged government popular support, denies support to the insurgency, and makes military victory possible. Hazelton argues that major counterinsurgent successes since World War II have resulted not through democratic reforms but rather through the use of military force against civilians and the co-optation of rival elites.Hazelton offers new analyses of five historical cases frequently held up as examples of the effectiveness of good governance in ending rebellionsthe Malayan Emergency, the Greek Civil War, the Huk Rebellion in the Philippines, the Dhofar rebellion in Oman, and the Salvadoran Civil Warto show that, although unpalatable, it was really brutal repression and bribery that brought each conflict to an end. By showing how compellTrade ReviewThe policy recommendations and implications here are clear, which makes the book rare among theoretically grounded work in international relations. * Choice *Table of Contents1. Counterinsurgency: Eating Soup with a Chainsaw 2. Counterinsurgency: What It Is and Is Not 3. Not the Wars You're Looking For: Malaya, Greece, the Philippines 4. A New Laboratory: Dhofar, Oman 5. High Cost Success: El Salvador 6. How Much Does the Compellence Theory Explain? Turkey and the PKK 7. Counterinsurgency Success: Costs High and Rising
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Cuzco 153637
Book SynopsisA highly illustrated and detailed study of one of the most important campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish conquest of the vast Inca Empire.On November 16, 1532, the Inca emperor Atahualpa was the most powerful man in South America, having emerged victorious from a three-year civil war. Now his authority was absolute over millions of subjects living the length of an empire that stretched 2,500 miles from the towering mountains of the Andes, to the verdant rainforest of the Amazon, to the arid plains of the Pacific Coast. However, a group of strangers, comprising just 169 men and 69 horses led by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, soon entered his empire from the north. Despite having 80,000 men at his disposal, Atahualpa was seized and imprisoned. Pizarro burned with the same ruthless ambition as his cousin, Hernán Cortés, who had taken Tenochtitlan, and understood that by seizing the autocrat at the top of the social structure, the stateTable of ContentsORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN - Arrival of the conquistadors - The capture of Atahualpa - Advance on Cuzco CHRONOLOGY OPPOSING COMMANDERS - Conquistador - Inca OPPOSING FORCES AND PLANS - Inca - Conquistador THE SIEGE OF CUZCO, 1536–37 - The end of the rebel Inca generals - Conquistador divisions and Manco’s uprising - The siege begins - The Inca assault, May 6, 1536 - The battle for Sacsayhuamán - Conquistador relief efforts - Quizo targets Lima - Ollantaytambo - Breaking the siege of Cuzco AFTERMATH BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Thermopylae
Book SynopsisIn 480 B.C., the mighty Persian king Xerxes led a massive force to the narrow mountain pass called Thermopylae, anticipating no significant resistance in his bid to conquer Greece. But the Greeks, led by Leonidas and a small army of Spartan warriors, took the battle to the Persians and nearly halted their advance. Paul Cartledge's riveting, authoritative account of King Leonidas and the legendary 300 illuminates this valiant endeavor that changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death.
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Greenhill Books Building the Wooden Fighting Ship
Book Synopsis_Building the Wooden Fighting Ship_ is a fascinating account of the building of an historic ship, as well as a vivid and often surprising account of life and labour in the eighteenth century. In an age before industrialisation, the warship was the most complex object built by man and employed the most advanced technology of its time. Naval vessels of the period were, not surprisingly, so expensive to construct that meticulous records were kept, from the purchasing of timbers to the last details of their furnishings and armament, including even the individual names of some of the shipwrights and craftsmen. By carefully studying these records, the authors have reconstructed, in extraordinary detail, the building of HMS Thunderer -a two-decked, 74-gun ship-of-the-line. In words and specially drawn illustrations, contemporary prints and paintings, the authors show every stage of the building of this ship, from the purchase and cutting of timbers right through to the launch in 1760\. There are descriptions of Woolwich dockyard where she was built and details of all the skills and trades involved in her construction. First published in 1984, this book is a beautiful and highly informative work on a significant aspect of the Royal Navy and will appeal to enthusiasts, modellers, historians and anyone with an interest in traditional crafts.
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Simon & Schuster Ltd The Unknown Warrior
Book Synopsis'It is rare to find a tale so strange, intimate and human yet at the same time so enormous, so global in its importance. Yet again John Nichol impresses us with his ability to weave together the little details and the grand narrative' Dan Snow *** Over one million British Empire soldiers were killed during the First World War. More than a century later, more than half a million still have no known grave. The scale of the fighting, the destructive power of high explosive, and the combination of relentless military engagement and glutinous mud meant that many of the dead were never recovered or identified. Names were left without bodies, and bodies, or fragments of bodies, without names. In an emotional personal journey, Sunday Times bestselling author John Nichol uncovers the dramatic story of the Unknown Warrior who lies in Westminster Abbey, and our nation’s deep-seated need to honour and mourn the fallen. <
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Fonthill Media Ltd Silent Invaders
Book SynopsisCombat gliders were called by some as Death Crates, Purple Heart Boxes, Flying Coffins and Tow Targets . They were not pretty and had no graceful lines. Viewed from the front, they had a pug nose and a sloping Neanderthal forehead. Their wings looked like the heavily starched ears of a jackrabbit placed at right angles on a canvas-covered frame. Twice the length of the body, these wings were eighty-four feet in length, 70 per cent as long as the Wright Brothers first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. They could not become airborne, let alone fly, unless assisted by an engine-powered tow plane. And for those riding in the back, it was like flying through the gates of hell . The men who were trained and assigned to guide gliders into battle were said to be the only pilots who had no motors, armament, parachutes and no second chances. Like the aircraft they commanded, they were called inglorious names such as The Bastards Nobody Wanted, Glider Gladiators in Wooden Chariots; Hybrid Jackasses and Glory Boys. Beautifully written, profoundly illustrated and researched, Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World War is a work that is dedicated to those brave men under impossible odds from the British and American servicemen on D-Day, the doomed Operation Market Garden in Holland and Hitler s radical commando raid to rescue Mussolini."Table of ContentsForeword; Preface; Part I The Machines: The Beginning; Pug Ugly and Deadly; Gliders in the UK; German Gliders; Japan and the Soviet Union; Tugs and Tows; PART II The Men and their Training: The Men; Training: Washed Out, RTU, and LMF; The Devil is in the Details; Part III The Missions (In Chronological Order): “Far Away Places, With Strange Sounding Names”; Another Route to War, Another Destination to Combat; Eben Emael: Old and Conventional vs New and Unconventional; Unternehmen Merkur Operation Mercury Crete; Operation Freshman; Sicily “This was a bad time for the Regiment”; Commando Skorzeny; Burma Operation Thursday/Project 9 “Tonight you’re going to find out if you have a soul”; D-Day Operation Overlord: Voices from Normandy; Southern France Operation Dragoon: Dingson 35A; Silent Invaders; Operation Market Garden; Nuts!; Operation Varsity 3 Hours, 20 Minutes: The Summer of ’45; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Photographic Appendix; Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Macchi C.202C.205V Units in Combat
Book SynopsisA study of the Macchi Folgore and Veltro, the most successful Italian fighters in World War II. With specially commissioned profiles, the book examines how these fighters were conceived, their performance and the fascinating stories of their pilots.Italian fighters, such as the Fiat G.50 and Macchi C.200, had always struggled with their straight-line speed and restricted armament when engaging their Allied counterparts. To solve these problems, Macchi initially designed the C.202 Folgore using German engines, which contributed to create a faster aircraft, with a superior rate of climb and reachable altitude. Folgore''s success in various North African engagements then paved the way for the development of Macchi''s most successful fighter, the C.205V Veltro, which managed to combine increased speed and increased power. Packed with specially commissioned artwork and original photos, and written by Italian military aviation specialist Marco Mattioli, this fascinating booTrade ReviewPlenty of personal accounts from pilots talking about their experiences throughout the war, sprinkled throughout the book. There are also plenty of archive photos, along with a section colour artwork with 10 pages of beautiful colour profiles plus another 3 pages of squadron and more personal insignias. -- Robin Buckland * Military Model Scene *This is another in the outstanding Combat Aircraft series and it follows the same successful format of previous Osprey volumes. It is filled with photographs and personal accounts. The colour profile section is notable for the variety of schemes the Folgores and Veltros wore in various air arms. There is also a colour art section on the gruppo and stormo insignia painted on the sides of many Macchi fighters. The level of editing is superb and the book reads in a logical and easy to understand format. I highly recommend this latest volume on a lesser known subject known as the Macchi C.202 and C.205V. It’s a worthy addition to any military aviation historian or enthusiast’s shelves. -- Todd Shugart * The Aviation Enthusiast Book Club *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Ultimate Macchi Fighters Chapter 2 Folgores over Malta Chapter 3 FIghting over North Africa Chapter 4 Other Theatres Chapter 5 Defending Italian Soil Chapter 6 After the Armistice Chapter 7 In Foreign Service Appendices Colour Plates Commentary Index
£14.39
Johns Hopkins University Press The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
Book SynopsisThis illuminating book remains essential to both ancient historians and students of modern strategy.Trade ReviewAvec un retentissement exceptionnel pour un ouvrage écrit par quelqu’un qui n’était ni historien professionnel, ni spécialiste de l’Antiquité, le livre d’Edward Luttwak sur la grande stratégie de l’empire romain occupe une place à part dans l’historiographie depuis sa publication en 1976. À le relire on reste impressionné par l’ampleur des questions abordées, la concision, la clarté et l’audace de la synthèse, mais aussi par nombre d’observations. Au lendemain de la défaite du Vietnam,—Revue des Etudes AnciennesTable of ContentsList of Maps, Figures, and TablesPreface to the 2016 EditionPreface to the First EditionAcknowledgmentIntroduction1. The Julio-Claudian SystemThe System in OutlineThe Client StatesThe Management of the ClientsThe Tactical Organization of the ArmyThe Strategic Deployment of ForcesConclusion2. From the Flavians to the SeveriThe System in OutlineBorder DefenseBorder DefenseThe Decline of the Client SystemThe Army and the SystemConclusion3. Defense-in-DepthThe System in OutlineThe Changing ThreatThe New Borders of the EmpireWalled Towns and Hard-Point DefensesBorder TroopsProvincial ForcesCentral Field ArmiesConclusionEpilogue. The Three SystemsAppendix. Power and ForceNotesBibliographyIndex
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Helion & Company Never Ready: Nato'S Flexible Response Strategy,
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC P38 Lightning vs Bf 109
Book SynopsisAn exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF''s P38 Lightnings and the Jagdflieger''s Bf 109Gs for dominance over North Africa and the Mediterranean.USAAF fighter pilots experienced a baptism of fire when flying the technically advanced but fragile P-38 Lightning over North Africa in the wake of 1942''s Operation Torch. Their opponents were battle-hardened jagdflieger of the Jadgwaffe, flying the tried and tested Bf 109 in its very lastest Gustav iteration. Responsible primarily for escorting USAAF bombers attacking Afrika Korps installations in Tunisia, the P-38 units in North Africa had to develop effective tactics to defend the bombers against Luftwaffe fighter attacks. For several months the Lightning squadrons had to also cope with shortages of aircraft and spare parts, steady losses and a lack of replacement pilots. To survive, American aviators had to learn quickly. While it is difficult to definitively attribute victorTable of Contents(Subject to Confirmation) Introduction Chronology Design and Development Doctrine, Tactics, Leadership, Deployment of Forces The Strategic Situation The Combatants Combat Statistics and Analysis Aftermath Further Reading Index
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Hodder & Stoughton Escape from Kabul
Book Synopsis ''An important account of one of the defining moments of the modern world'' PETER FRANKOPAN Readers'' praise for Escape from Kabul: ''It''s rare for a book to be so well written that you feel you are there yourself. I felt like I was holding my breath reading it. Truly eye opening and shocking'' ?????''Must read for military historians. Brilliantly written by those who understand modern warfare and politics. Highly recommended.'' ????? ''A compelling page-turner'' ????? The evacuation of Kabul in August 2021 will go down in military history as one of the most unexpected events in modern times. In an eerie replay of the disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842, coalition troops withdrew from Afghanistan after twenty years of military campaigning. The subsequent collapse of the Afghan government and its army shocked the world, as a resurgent Taliban gathered its forces and swept across theTrade ReviewAn important account of one of the defining moments of the modern world -- Peter FrankopanAn essential contribution to the historical record, told with lucid flair -- Sophy RobertsA compelling account of one of the most seismic events in recent years. Through an accumulation of eye witness reports, Levison Wood reveals the true horror and scale of the Afghan suffering and the heroic efforts of the British and American troops and veterans during the August 2021 evacuation from Kabul. Vividly told, Escape from Kabul captures the human cost of America's deal with the Taliban -- Larisa BrownEscape from Kabul is savage, adrenalin-fuelled, brutally honest, compelling, and essential reading. Wood and Jones are a dream team writing about a nightmare. Their writing style is perfect: highly-charged and vivid one moment, cold and analytical the next. The authors are soldiers turned writers and have clearly won the trust of their contributors. These are the stories that soldiers tell each other when the press and politicians have packed up and moved on. These are the real stories of the men and women who snatched honour from the jaws of humiliating betrayal and defeat -- Ben TimberlakeEscape From Kabul explains through personal knowledge and eye-witness testimony the bravery, endurance and professionalism of men and women tasked with achieving the near-impossible -- Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, Sky NewsWood and Jones have done an excellent job of translating that chaos into a powerful narrative, replete with human drama and - to some extent - horror. It is certainly compelling and disturbing reading * Mail on Sunday *
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The History Press Ltd St Albans 1455: The Anatomy of a Battle
Book SynopsisFor many years the first battle of St Albans was regarded as a ‘short scuffle in the street’. A.W. Boardman, the author of Towton 1461: The Anatomy of a Battle, proves this was not the case. Indeed, the battle was unique and a significant event in England’s medieval history.The street fighting was widespread, the town was pillaged in the aftermath, Henry VI was almost killed, and the battle’s political consequences proved so problematic for both sides that parliament used official propaganda to conceal the truth.St Albans was, along with other lesser-known battles of the early 1450s, the genesis of the Wars of the Roses, and it is probably the best-documented encounter of the period. The battle heralded the beginning of an intense blood feud that fuelled the civil wars between York and Lancaster for many generations. But what really happened in the streets of St Albans on 22 May 1455? What prompted Richard Duke of York and the Neville family to rebel against Henry VI? And who were the instigators of the conflict that caused the execution and deaths of a substantial portion of England’s nobility by the end of the fifteenth century?This book answers these questions and discusses the theories about St Albans following a detailed and multi-disciplined approach. A.W. Boardman reveals the anatomy of a battle hidden beneath the streets and alleyways of this modern city and explains the wider issues of the Wars of the Roses in northern England. Illustrated throughout with contemporary images, modern photographs and specially drawn battle maps, this new and fully updated edition is a thorough examination of the sources, the terrain and the military significance of the first battle of St Albans: a battle where the streets ran red with blood.
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Rowman & Littlefield Comfort Woman
Book SynopsisFrom Comfort Woman:We began the day with breakfast, after which we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom downstairs to wash the only dress we had and to bathe. The bathroom did not even have a door, so the soldiers watched us. We were all naked, and they laughed at us, especially me and the other young girl who did not have any pubic hair.At two, the soldiers came. My work began, and I lay down as one by one the soldiers raped me. Every day, anywhere from twelve to over twenty soldiers assaulted me. There were times when there were as many as thirty; they came to the garrison in truckloads.I lay on the bed with my knees up and my feet on the mat, as if I were giving birth. Whenever the soldiers did not feel satisfied, they vented their anger on me. Every day, there were incidents of violence and humiliation. When the soldiers raped me, I felt like a pig. Sometimes they tied up my right leg with a waist band or a belt and hung it on a nail in the wall as they violateTrade ReviewThe book's value has been increased markedly by the inclusion of Tnaka's cogent introduction that works so well in conjunction with Henson's gripping life experience. Comfort Woman will be a welcome addition to courses in Asian studies as well as women's history courses. The only problem readers may have is an emotional one. * Journal of Global South Studies *Table of ContentsForeword, Cynthia Enloe Preface, Sheila S. Coronel, Editor Introduction, Yuki Tanaka Chapter 1 My Mother, Julia Chapter 2 My Childhood Chapter 3 The War Begins Chapter 4 Comfort Woman Chapter 5 Pain and Recovery Chapter 6 My Married Life Chapter 7 Single Mother Chapter 8 Going Public Chronology
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Savage Storm: The Heroic True Story of One of
Book Synopsis'[A] captivating and dramatic account. . . Drawn from letters and diaries, Holland’s immersive narrative is told through the eye-level perspectives of dozens of subjects. Readers will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly‘Tells the story of the hard, bloody, muddy fighting that filled the rest of 1943… this excellent book reinforces Holland’s reputation as the busiest and most popular military historian of the second world war working today’ Spectator‘A remarkable achievement by a historian at the height of his powers. Holland has successfully illustrated both the significance and the savagery of the Italian campaign... through a powerful and compelling narrative’ Military History Matters_____________________From the bestselling author of Brothers in Arms comes the story of the most pivotal Allies campaign of World War II.With the invasion of France the following year taking shape, and hot on the heels of victory in Sicily, the Allies crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943. They expected to drive the Axis forces north and be in Rome by Christmas. And although Italy surrendered, the German forces resisted fiercely and the swift hoped-for victory descended into one of the most brutal battles of the war.Even though shipping and materiel were already being safeguarded for the D-Day landings, there were still huge expectations on the progress of the invading armies, but those shortages were to slow the advance with tragic consequences. As the weather closed in, the critical weeks leading up to Monte Cassino would inflict a heavy price for every bloody, hard fought mile the Allied troops covered.Chronicling those dark, dramatic months in unflinching and insightful detail, The Savage Storm is unlike any campaign history yet written. James Holland has always recounted the Second World War at ground level, but this version telling brings the story vividly to life like never before. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other incredible documents, Holland traces the battles as they were fought - across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end, frigid cold and relentless rain - putting readers at the heart of the action to create an entirely fresh and revealing telling of this most pivotal phase of the war._____________________Praise for James Holland'Impeccably researched and superbly written' Observer'Holland has something new to say.... Filled with insight and detail' Neil Oliver'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians' Sebastian FaulksTrade ReviewRichly impressive, hard to surpass -- William BoydA notable account of an epic human experience -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *The best of the new generation of WW2 historians -- Sebastian FaulksGreat...One of the new generation of historians who bring a freshness and a proper spirit enquiry -- John Sergeant * Sunday Express *A master of spinning narrative military history from accounts of men and women who were there * BBC History magazine *
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Helion & Company Of Kerns and Gallowglasses
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Helion & Company Undaunted: Britain and the Commonwealth's War in
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to the Roman Army
Book SynopsisThis companion provides an extensive account of the Roman army, exploring its role in Roman politics and society as well as the reasons for its effectiveness as a fighting force. An extensive account of the Roman army, from its beginnings to its transformation in the later Roman Empire Examines the army as a military machine its recruitment, training, organization, tactics and weaponry Explores the relationship of the army to Roman politics, economics and society more broadly Considers the geography and climate of the lands in which the Romans fought Each chapter is written by a leading expert in a particular subfield and takes account of the latest scholarly and archaeological research in that area Trade Review"It is an excellent academic reference book and should prove a valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of the Roman Army as well as its interactions over a thousand years with the Empire it both served and influenced." (UNRV History, 1 April 2011) "This book, another in the burgeoning special series from Blackwell Publishing, is an unqualified success. Rather than a simple assemblage of vaguely related, overspecialized academic papers, it is truly what its title promises—a companion." (Michigan War Studies, May 2010) "This book is a valuable work for the reference shelf and a bible for military buffs." (Greece & Rome, 2008) "This volume is another in the growing range of period- or topic-focused Companions to the Ancient World published by Blackwell. The Roman army, as a central institution and influence in so many aspects of Roman imperial history, is an obvious subject for such a volume. Like other volumes in the series, this one boasts an impressive range of international authors, and the scholarship is of a very high order." (New England Classical Journal, February 2009) "It is no easy task to commission and co-ordinate 29 separate contributions, and the editor's energy in doing so should be recognized. The volume will happily sit on an academic bookshelf ... as a handy compendium of the views of the individual authors." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, October 2008) "The most extensive and likely best researched overview on the Roman army that is currently available." (Ancient Warfare) "Highly readable, informative, and up-to-date survey.... The book constitutes an outstanding resource for many topics concerning the Roman army ... there is much to interest laymen ... and scholars alike." (Choice) "It is particularly valuable in providing up-to-date accounts of the army's manifold aspect and the bibliographies to support them." (Scholia Reviews)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xii Abbreviations of Reference Works and Journals xvii Abbreviations of Works of Classical Literature xxii Introduction 1 Paul Erdkamp Part I Early Rome 5 1 Warfare and the Army in Early Rome 7 John Rich 2 The Army and Centuriate Organization in Early Rome 24 Gary Forsythe Part II Mid- and Late Republic 43 3 Army and Battle During the Conquest of Italy (350–264 BC) 45 Louis Rawlings 4 The Age of Overseas Expansion (264–146 BC) 63 Dexter Hoyos 5 The Late Republican Army (146–30 BC) 80 Pierre Cagniart 6 War and State Formation in the Roman Republic 96 Paul Erdkamp 7 Roman Manpower and Recruitment During the Middle Republic 114 Luuk de Ligt 8 Military Command, Political Power, and the Republican Elite 132 Nathan Rosenstein 9 Colonization, Land Distribution, and Veteran Settlement 148 Will Broadhead 10 Army and General in the Late Roman Republic 164 Lukas de Blois Part III The Empire (Actium to Adrianople) 181 The Structure of the Imperial Army 11 The Augustan Reform and the Structure of the Imperial Army 183 Kate Gilliver 12 Classes. The Evolution of the Roman Imperial Fleets 201 D. B. Saddington 13 Battle, Tactics, and the Emergence of the Limites in the West 218 James Thorne 14 The Army and the Limes in the East 235 Everett L. Wheeler 15 Strategy and Army Structure between Septimius Severus and Constantine the Great 267 Karl Strobel Military Organization 16 Military Documents, Languages, and Literacy 286 Sara Elise Phang 17 Finances and Costs of the Roman Army 306 Peter Herz 18 War- and Peacetime Logistics: Supplying Imperial Armies in East and West 323 Peter Kehne Army, Emperor, and Empire 19 The Roman Army and Propaganda 339 Olivier Hekster 20 The Army and the Urban Elite: A Competition for Power 359 Clifford Ando 21 Making Emperors. Imperial Instrument or Independent Force? 379 Anthony R. Birley Soldiers and Veterans in Society 22 Military Camps, Canabae, and Vici. The Archaeological Evidence 395 Norbert Hanel 23 Marriage, Families, and Survival: Demographic Aspects 417 Walter Scheidel 24 Recruits and Veterans 435 Gabriele Wesch-Klein 25 The Religions of the Armies 451 Oliver Stoll Part IV The Late Roman Empire (up to Justinian) 477 26 Warlords and Landlords 479 Wolf Liebeschuetz 27 The Foederati 495 Timo Stickler 28 Army and Society in the Late Roman World: A Context for Decline? 515 Michael Whitby 29 Army and Battle in the Age of Justinian (527–65) 532 Hugh Elton Index locorum 551 Index 555
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Avonmore Books Solomons Air War Volume 2
Book SynopsisThis second volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare in the Solomon Islands theatre during the critical month of October 1942. It can be read alone or as part of the ongoing Solomons Air War series.
£33.26
McFarland & Company Tatyanas War
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Imperial War Museum John Singer Sargent's Gassed
Book SynopsisJohn Singer Sargent's Gassed is one of IWM's most iconic and best-loved objects. Truly monumental in scale, it is also the largest painting in the museum's collection and has been on near-constant display since it was first exhibited in 1919. A favourite among visitors and the most requested image by researchers and publishers, the work endures as a lasting symbol of modern art in public service, and of the transformative conflict from which it came. In the following pages IWM's Head of Art Rebecca Newell traces the origins of this large and powerful painting in the final months of the First World War and celebrates the vibrancy and visual power of the work, revealed once again during recent conservation. John Singer Sargent's Gassed reflects on the challenges of creating and displaying a canvas of such size and the dramatic impact the work has had on generations of visitors to IWM. Finally, the book considers the painting's enduring legacy in the context of art inspired by conflict - a legacy now secured for future generations.
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Helion & Company For Now and Forever Volume 1
Book SynopsisAn examination of the Venezuela 1992 military uprisings that marked the onset of the Bolivarian Revolution and a new political era in Latin America.Rich in oil, Venezuela should have been one of the wealthiest nations in Latin America, if not the world, yet in the 1980s its economy collapsed plunging many of its citizens into poverty. In 1992 elements of the armed forces of Venezuela twice attempted to overthrow the nation?s government. These coup attempts saw the army, navy and air force fighting one another and the other security forces on the streets and in skies of Venezuela in what would ultimately prove, in 1992 at least, to be futile attempts at revolution. For Now and Forever! examines these 1992 coup attempts.Like many South American countries, Venezuela has had something of a tumultuous history, the modern independent state being born in 1830 following a series of revolutions and wars against Spain and breaking away from Gran Columbia, with further civil wars and confrontation with European powers continuing into the early twentieth century. Politically, the country veered between various forms of democracy and dictatorship marred by occasional violence. A left-wing revolutionary guerilla movement in the 1960s failed to gain popular support and was ruthlessly suppressed.Oil was discovered in Venezuela in the early twentieth century and for a while brought prosperity to the country. Following the Middle East war and crisis of 1973 oil prices soared and Venezuela borrowed heavily on this basis; when in the 1980s oil prices crashed, so did Venezuela?s economy. Growing discontent led to the Caracazo riots in 1989 that were brutally put down by the security forces leaving hundreds of protesters dead.Many junior officers in the military had long sought reform and revolution. Cultivated by future president Hugo Chávez and the MBR-200 (Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement-200), the events of 1989 provided a spark to action that would lead to two attempts to conduct military coups in 1992 to overthrow President Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez.For Now and Forever! provides a detailed two-volume military history of the 1992 coup attempts. The first volume examines the history, organisation and equipment of Venezuela?s armed forces, the political background and causes of discontent within the country, the 1989 Caracazo riots, and the early stages of the first coup attempt in February 1992. This volume is richly illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes specially commissioned artworks and maps.
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Park Row Books The Lost Girls of Paris
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Anthem Press Taiwan Straits Standoff: 70 Years of PRC–Taiwan
Book SynopsisFollowing the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (1954–55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises. This small body of water—often compared to the English Channel—separates the PRC and Taiwan, and has been the location for periodic military tensions, some threatening to end in war. Today, relations between the ROC and PRC depend on quelling tensions over the Taiwan Strait. This work provides a short, but highly relevant, history of the Taiwan Strait, and its significance today.Trade Review“By drawing on a wealth of archival sources, Elleman conveys a fascinating picture of the unfolding of American strategic goals and actions during the Cold War years.” — Harold Tanner, Professor of Chinese History, University of North TexasTable of ContentsIntroduction: Stalemate Along the Taiwan Straits, 1949-2020; Chapter 1: The Two Chinas and the Battle for Control of Offshore Islands; Chapter 2: President Harry S. Truman’s Decision to Protect Taiwan; Chapter 3: The First Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954–1955; Chapter 4: The Evacuation of the Dachen Islands, 1955; Chapter 5: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1958; Chapter 6: The U.S. Threat to Use Atomic Weapons; Chapter 7: Using Taiwan to Undermine the Sino-Soviet Alliance; Chapter 8: Taiwan During the Cold War and Afterwards; Conclusion: The Taiwan Strait’s Strategic Significance Today; Appendix 1: Naval Terms and Acronym List; Selected Bibliography.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Surgeon with the Kaisers Army
Book SynopsisRare first hand account of German soldier and doctor.
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Princeton University Press Nonstate Warfare
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important and innovative analysis."---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"Its publication presents a rare occasion that forces one to re-think received wisdom about rebel groups."---Siddarth Singh, Open Magazine
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Confederate Settlements in British Honduras
Book SynopsisThousands of Confederate sympathisers sought refuge in other lands after the Civil War. Here, Donald C. Simmons examines the reasons why so many of these individuals emigrated to British Honduras and how their lives were affected by such a move.Trade Reviewfascinating"—The American Civil War Roundtable; "an intrinsically interesting narrative…detailed appendices…the text is fresh and lively, and crackles with the bluster of 'unreconstructed' (by their own account) southerners"—Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History; "Simmons has added appreciably to the scholarship surrounding the South during Reconstruction. Thorough...important and interesting..."—Louisiana History; "well-researched...an excellent history"—Colorado Libraries; "a genealogical treasure-trove"—The Civil War Courier; "appendices provide detailed lists of immigrants"—Civil War Book Review; "fascinating"—Crossfire; " "very readable...skillfully retrieved a portion of Southern heritage, largely ignored by others"—The Clarion-Ledger; "insightful and provocative...in-depth"—The Belize Times; "well researched"—Dear Reader.
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Headline Publishing Group Liverpool Angels A completely gripping saga of
Book SynopsisLyn Andrews'' tale of nursing in the field during World War I is haunting and unforgettable. If you enjoy the novels of Kate Thompson and Donna Douglas, you''ll love LIVERPOOL ANGELS. Born at the turn of the twentieth century, Mae Strickland is only a few days old when her mother suddenly dies. Her aunt Maggie brings Mae up together with her own children, Eddie and Alice, and the girls become like sisters. In spite of Mae''s unhappy start, life feels full of promise.Then, as the First World War looms, everything changes. While the local men - including young Eddie - leave to fight, Mae and Alice train as field nurses. As they travel to the front line in the wake of family tragedy, nothing can prepare them for the hardship that lies ahead.Yet there is solace to be found amid the wreckage of the war, and for both, romance is on the horizon. But it will take great courage for Mae and Alice to follow their hearts. Can love win out in the end?Trade ReviewHer mix of Irish and Liverpool backdrops have won this strong saga writer an assured place in theSunday Times top 10... she's great! - Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Death Rattlers
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McFarland & Co Inc Bravo Troop
Book Synopsis During the first half of 1969, Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division operated northwest of Saigon in the vicinity of Go Dau Ha, fighting in 15 actions on the Cambodian border, in the Boi Loi Woods, the Hobo Woods and Michelin Rubber Plantation and on the outskirts of Tay Ninh City. In that time, Bravo Troop saw 10 percent of its average field strength killed while inflicting much heavier losses on the enemy. This memoir vividly recounts those six months of intense armored cavalry combat in Vietnam through the eyes of an artillery forward observer, highlighting his fire direction techniques and the routines and frustrations of searching for the enemy and chaos of finding him.Table of Contents Preface 1–Getting There 2–Welcome Aboard 3–Ap Bien Hoa 4–Little Rubber 5–First Boi Loi 6–Second Boi Loi 7–Long Trench 8–Cau Khoi Rubber 9–The Citadel 10–Country Store 11–Helmet Fight 12–War Correspondents 13–Sergeant Major Turner 14–Hoi Chan Fight 15–Baby Dumpling 16–CRIP 17–Defending Tay Ninh 18–Checking Out Glossary The Author's Service Record Index
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Open Road Media A Wing and a Prayer: The Bloody 100th Bomb
Book Synopsis“Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war against Germany.” —Publishers Weekly They began operations out of England in the spring of ’43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the “Bloody Hundredth” a legend. Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters of the Air developed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg—arrived with the very first crews, and left with the very last. After dealing with his fear and gaining in skill and confidence, he was promoted to Group Navigator, surviving hairbreadth escapes and eluding death while leading thirty-seven missions, some of them involving two thousand aircraft. Now, in a breathtaking and often humorous account, he takes us into the hearts and minds of these intrepid airmen to experience both the triumph and the white-knuckle terror of the war in the skies. “Affecting . . . A vivid account . . . Uncommonly thoughtful recollections that address the moral ambiguities of a great cause without in any way denigrating the selfless valor or camaraderie that helped ennoble it.” —Kirkus Reviews “Re-creates for us the sense of how it was when European skies were filled with noise and danger, when the fate of millions hung in the balance. An evocative and excellent memoir.” —Library Journal “The acrid stench of fear and cordite, the coal burning stoves, the heroics, the losses . . . This has to be the best memoir I have read, bar none.” —George Hicks, director of the Airmen Memorial Museum
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Vintage Publishing X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped
Book SynopsisTHE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S MOST SECRETIVE SPECIAL FORCES UNITJune 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich falls across Europe. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan - a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees. This top secret unit becomes known as X Troop. Others simply call them a suicide squad.From British internment camps, to the beaches of Normandy, the battlefields of Italy and Holland, and the hellscape of Terezin concentration camp, Leah Garrett follows this band of brothers who will stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis.'A thrilling, stirring story' Daily Telegraph'Gripping... Garrett's chief strength is her ability to relight the lamps of the past so that they glow anew' The TimesTrade ReviewX Troop is brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history * Alex Kershaw, author of The First Wave *Gripping... Garrett's chief strength is her ability to relight the lamps of the past so that they glow anew * The Times *This is Inglourious Basterds but much better. Because it is the real story of clandestine Jewish fighters wreaking havoc against the Nazi war machine * Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed *This dramatic, previously untold story of extraordinary covert valour and victory takes readers all across the European front... A rousing and redefining portrait of an, until now, overlooked group of dedicated warriors * Booklist *A compelling read... Garrett's evocation of the tension and drama of the many clandestine operations in Europe undertaken by X-Troopers is gripping * Sydney Morning Herald *Gripping... Garrett's chief strength is her ability to relight the lamps of the past so that they glow anew -- James Owen * The Times *Leah Garrett's X Troop is brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group of Jewish refugees-a top-secret band of brothers-who waged war on Hitler -- Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Winter, The Bedford Boys, and The LiberatorThis is Inglorious Basterds-but much better. Because it is the real story of clandestine Jewish fighters wreaking havoc against the Nazi war machine -- Norman Ohler, New York Times best-selling author of Blitzed and The BohemiansA compelling read . . . Garrett's evocation of the tension and drama of the many clandestine operations in Europe undertaken by X-Troopers is gripping * Sydney Morning Herald *Part history and part mystery, X-Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II tells a compelling and little known story about an improbable group of "British" soldiers who made an important contribution to the war effort. Their transformation from interned "enemy aliens" to soldiers with high security clearances is fascinating -- Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of Antisemitism Here and Now
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Wellingtons Cavalry and Technical Corps 18001815
Book SynopsisThis volume covers both British cavalry and artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as supporting units such as engineers.
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Rowman & Littlefield The Greatest Sniper Stories Ever Told
Book SynopsisIn The Greatest Sniper Stories Ever Told, editor Tom McCarthy has pulled together some of the finest writings about snipers that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, magazines, movies, and elsewhere. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Chris Kyle (author of American Sniper), Joe LeBleu, Gina Cavallaro and Matt Larsen, and many others. It includes tales of legendary snipers from the Revolutionary War up through present-day Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Cornell University Press Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution
Book SynopsisDuring the founding of North Korea, competing visions of an ideal modern state proliferated. Independence and democracy were touted by all, but plans for the future of North Korea differed in their ideas about how everyday life should be organized. Daily life came under scrutiny as the primary arena for social change in public and private life. In Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 19451950, Kim examines the revolutionary events that shaped people''s lives in the development of the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea. By shifting the historical focus from the state and the Great Leader to how villagers experienced social revolution, Kim offers new insights into why North Korea insists on setting its own course.Kim's innovative use of documents seized by U.S. military forces during the Korean War and now stored in the National Archivespersonnel files, autobiographies, minutes of organizational meetings, educational materials, women's magazines, and court documentstogether with oral histories allows her to present the first social history of North Korea during its formative years. In an account that makes clear the leading role of women in these efforts, Kim examines how villagers experienced, understood, and later remembered such events as the first land reform and modern elections in Korea's history, as well as practices in literacy schools, communal halls, mass organizations, and study sessions that transformed daily routine.Trade Review[On] the whole Kim's argument that the revolution was largely home-grown remains convincing. Especially fascinating are her chapters on the role of women in the revolution, and her exploration of the autobiographies that all adult North Koreans had to draft to show how their individual life stories fitted within the larger framework of Korea’s recent history and the revolution. -- Michael Rochlitz * Europe-Asia Studies *Kim's work stays focused on various 'everyday' people as examples of how the North Korean revolution enabled regular peasants to build a new socialist modernity uniquely theirs. The author relies on oral histories and archival sources to bring these marginalized histories to light. Kim is well read across Korean, Russian, and Chinese sources as well as scholarship on North Korea. Her innovative approach is... a step forward from the typical Cold War approach.... Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *Kim's book is a pioneering contribution to the articulation of a new paradigm. Putting it even more directly, she provides fresh, and often compelling, answers to a most fundamental question: How should the history of North Korea be written, especially in the aftermath of the Cold War? Suzy Kim has written an important book that deserves to be read widely by historians of North Korea, as well as by those of comparative communism and revolutionary processes. * Journal of Korean Studies *Concisely establishing the various lacunae and epistemological ossifications that hamstring studies of North Korea, this book makes a persuasive case for the significance of its subject. Kim argues that the everyday, especially in the formative years of the nation-state (1945–1950), posited a space for contestation, contingency, and construction by both state and society, which led to the formation of what she calls 'socialist modernity.'... Kim deftly mobilizes a range of materials, including statistics, photos, interviews, and official reports.... This is in many ways a pioneering work, the first analysis of North Korean social history in its formative years. Argued with finesse and supported by rich empirical research, it is undoubtedly an invaluable resource for all who are interested in the history of North Korea, everyday forms of socialism, and social history. -- Hyung-Gu Lynn * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Revolutions in the Everyday2. Legacies: Fomenting the Revolution3. Three Reforms: Initiating the Revolution4. The Collective: Enacting the Revolution5. Autobiographies: Narrating the Revolution6. Revolutionary Motherhood: Gendering the Revolution7. "Liberated Space": Remembering the RevolutionConclusionAppendix: Sample CurriculaNotes Index
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Simon & Schuster The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Book Synopsis“One of the most important works of history of our time.” —The New York Times The fiftieth anniversary edition of the National Book Award-winning bestseller that is the definitive study of Adolf Hitler, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and World War II. This special edition features a new introduction by Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and How the End Begins.No other powerful empire ever bequeathed such mountains of evidence about its birth and destruction as the Third Reich. When the bitter war was over, and before the Nazis could destroy their files, the Allied demand for unconditional surrender produced an almost hour-by-hour record of the nightmare empire built by Adolph Hitler. This record included the testimony of Nazi leaders and of concentration camp inmates, the diaries of officials, transcripts of secret conferences, army orders, private letters—all the vast paperwork behind Hitler''
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Amberley Publishing Fighter Pilot
Book SynopsisA family-authorised biography of one of the top-scoring aces of the Battle of Britain.Trade Review‘Among all the many stories of the Battle of Britain, Bob Doe’s stands out. In this sensitive and well-researched biography we see the modest man behind the fighter ace.’ -- Richard Overy‘Compelling and moving.’ -- Stephen Bungay‘[A] truly wonderful biography ... meticulously researched and referenced and also expertly written in a fashion that makes it an exceptionally good read ... If one were to recommend a single fighter pilot biography ... this would be it.’ -- Britain at War'This book is probably the best biographical account I have read of anybody in any walk of life and I recommend it without reservation. Whilst the final comment from Doe, that he and his colleagues should not be seen as heroes but remembered for what they did, is probably a good reflection of the man but perhaps too modest, given the pivotal importance of the Battle of Britain and its place in history.' -- Royal Air Force Historical Society, Journal 65 (2017) pp. 129-131
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Picador USA Savage Continent
Book SynopsisWinner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize A superb and immensely important book.Jonathan Yardley, The Washington PostThe Second World War might have officially ended in May 1945, but in reality it rumbled on for another ten years...The end of World War II in Europe is remembered as a time when cheering crowds filled the streets, but the reality was quite different. Across Europe, landscapes had been ravaged, entire cities razed, and more than thirty million people had been killed in the war. The institutions that we now take for grantedsuch as police, media, transport, and local and national governmentwere either entirely absent or compromised. Crime rates soared, economies collapsed, and whole populations hovered on the brink of starvation. In Savage Continent, Keith Lowe describes a continent where individual Germans and collaborators were rounded up and summarily executed, where concentration camps were reopened, and viole
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Amberley Publishing Fighter Ace
Book SynopsisThe truth & the myths about the legless Battle of Britain fighter aceTrade Review‘At long last, the definitive account of Bader’s career by his most knowledgeable biographer’ -- Professor Paul Mackenzie
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Amberley Publishing Spitfire Ace of Aces
Book SynopsisThe biography of the RAF's top fighter pilot, Johnnie Johnson, who shot down more enemy aircraft than any other pilot during the Second World War.Trade ReviewSarkar has interviewed veteran pilots over the years and has drawn upon letters, diaries and family memories... to present this complete first person account of the air battles, bail-outs and crashes' * THE DAILY MAIL *Excellent... essential reading.' * SPITFIRE: THE JOURNAL OF THE SPITFIRE SOCIETY *
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John Murray Press No Better Friend
Book SynopsisAn extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War.Trade ReviewNo Better Friend personifies the relationship we all aspire to have with our dogs, and takes us on a harrowing journey to a place and time lost in the history books. A must read * Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse *Robert Weintraub captures the beauty and power of friendship and loyalty between man and animal in this captivating narrative. We'd all be lucky to have a dog like Judy by our sides in our darkest times * Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines *Both a testament to animal intelligence and a much overdue account of canine sacrifice and service, No Better Friend is also masterfully told. Soaring and graceful, Weintraub's narrative reclaims the history of two unlikely heroes - in a tale that is the stuff of which Hollywood blockbusters are built * Mim Eichler Rivas, author Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World and co-author of The Pursuit of Happyness with Chris Gardner *A thought-provoking story about human suffering in conflict * Soldier *
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