Military History Books

Book SynopsisOrigins of the First World War summarizes the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Examining the strategic and political problems that confronted each of the great powers and the way in which social and economic factors influenced the decision-making process, Martel discusses the position of each power and their place in the system of alliances which dominated international politics. The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to incorporate the body of new scholarship that has appeared since the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of war. In a clear and accessible manner, it explains: how and why the alliance system was created how alliances led to a network of complicated strategic commitments how an escalating series of international crises from the turn of the century fuelled preparations for war why the peculiarities of the Balkan situation are essentiTrade Review"Martel has produced an excellent book; it is well-written, concise and balanced. His clear prose as well as the useful selection documents make difficult and still controversial historical events comprehensible to students and general readers alike. This is probably still the best introduction to the question of why peace failed in 1914." David Kaufman, University of Edinburgh, UK "Martel’s book, now in its fourth edition, was written with undergraduate readers in mind. Brief, eminently readable, well-researched, and laced with primary source documents, it serves as the perfect springboard for enhanced classroom discussions and student papers." Stewart Anderson, Brigham Young University, USA Table of ContentsList of figures Maps Chronology Who’s Who PART ONE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT 1 THE PROBLEM The Outbreak of War Explaining Causes 2 THE GREAT POWERS TO 1900 The Triple Alliance The Dual Alliance Great Britain 3 THE EUROPEAN CRISIS The Diplomatic Revolution The Vortex of South-eastern Europe The July Crisis 4 ASSESSMENT PART TWO DOCUMENTS GLOSSARY FURTHER READING REFERENCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis volume, originally published in 1987, fills a gap in a neglected area. Looking at the entire war in the Mediterrean, the volume examines the war from the viewpoint of all the important participants, making full use of archives and manuscript collections in Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and the United States. A fascinating mosaic of campaigns emerges in the Adriatic, Straits of Otranto and the Eastern Aegean. The German assistance to the tribes of Libya, the threat that Germany would get her hands on the Russian Black Sea Fleet and use it in the Mediterreanean, and the appearance and influence of the Americans in 1918 all took place against a background of rivalry between the Allies which frustrated the appointment of Jellicoe in 1918 as supreme command at sea in a role similar to that of Foch on land. Table of Contents1. The Mediterranean Naval Balance 2. The Beginning of the War in the Mediterranean and Adriatic 3. The Dardanelles Campaign 4. German Submarines Arrive and Italy Enters the War 5. Stalemate in the Adriatic and the Germans Build Up Their Submarine Strength 6. Macedonia, the End of the Dardanelles Campaign and the Submarine War Intensifies 7. The Allied Failure to Meet the Submarine Challenge in 1916 8. The Adriatic, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1916 9. The Submarine Crisis – 1917 10. The Otranto Action and the Introduction of Convoys 11. The Final Year of the War: Part One 12. The Climax of the War

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Book SynopsisIn this revised version of a ground-breaking global history of women and the First World War, Susan Grayzel shows the multiple ways in which women faced the enormous challenges the war presented, both the losses as well as the opportunities that the war provided.The First World War was a total war requiring the mobilisation of millions of both civilians and combatants. It decisively shaped the modern world. A century after the signing of the last peace treaty to end this conflict, its experiences and legacies for women continue to inspire debate and interest. With new evidence from the tremendous outpouring of scholarship on women in all participant states, including those in occupied territories, Europe and its overseas empires, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the United States over the last twenty years, this edition greatly expands the coverage of the war geographically while continuing to showcase diverse women's voices. Topical in its approach, it allows for a thoroughTrade Review'an innovative addition to the series...This book will prove invaluable for those seeking a comparitative analysis of the women's question in the early twentieth century.'Richard Brown, The Historical Association website'the broad range of topics, collection of documents, and bibliography make this a very useful starting point for undergraduate students.'Deborah D. Buffton, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, H-Women, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsPart 1: FRAMEWORKS 1. INTRODUCTION Part 2: EXPERIENCES OF WAR 2. THE WAR BEGINS: PROPAGANDA, RECRUITMENT AND STATE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES 3. WOMEN’S WAR WORK: REMUNERATIVE, VOLUNTARY AND FAMILIAL 4. WOMEN IN THE LINE OF FIRE 5. MORALE, MORALITY AND SEXUALITY 6. ANTI-WAR PROTEST, DISSENT AND REVOLUTION Part 3: LEGACIES OF WAR 7. ASSESSING SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR FOR WOMEN 8. CONCLUSION Part 4: DOCUMENTS

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Book SynopsisThe Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war.For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear that the nation had suffered a nearly unbroken string of military setbacks in the Pacific; by the autumn of 1942, government officials were openly acknowledging the possibility that the United States might lose the war.Appeals for unity and declarations of support for the war effort in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor made it appear as though the class hostilities and partisan animosities that had beset the United States for decades and grown sharper during the Depression suddenly disappeared. They did not, and a

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Book SynopsisThe British campaign in Norway in 1940 was an ignominious and abject failure. It is perhaps best known as the fiasco which directly led to the fall of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his replacement by Winston Churchill. But what were the reasons for failure? Why did the decision makers, including Churchill, make such poor decisions and exercise such bad judgement? What other factors played a part? John Kiszely draws on his own experience of working at all levels in the military to assess the campaign as a whole, its context and evolution from strategic failures, intelligence blunders and German air superiority to the performance of the troops and the serious errors of judgement by those responsible for the higher direction of the war. The result helps us to understand not only the outcome of the Norwegian campaign but also why more recent military campaigns have found success so elusive.Trade Review'Kiszely's work is a model of how to analyse the political, strategic and operational dimensions of such a campaign. As such, it provides a great deal to ponder on the nature of war and decision-making. In an era when the UK seems to have abandoned the attempt to produce official history and analyses of past campaigns, Kiszely's work demonstrates the value of assessing the key failures and lessons of military campaigns.' Niall Barr, RUSI Journal'For those who are really interested in the study of war and the interrelationship between strategy, operations, and tactics, General Kiszely has written an extraordinarily important book. If military leaders fail to take the study of their profession seriously, they will inevitably find themselves incapable of connecting means to ends. Nor will they be able to provide sensible advice to politicians who have no background in military affairs or who, as occurred in Iraq in 2003, are willfully ignorant. Moreover, perhaps most disastrously, generals who have not taken the trouble to study their potential opponents will not understand the other side of the hill and, on the basis of the most facile assumptions, will send their troops into combat unprepared to deal with a living, adapting opponent.' Williamson Murray, Joint Force Quarterly'Kiszely's volume (already recipient of the Duke of Westminster Gold Medal for best military writing from the [Royal United Services Institute]) reflects its author. Methodical, precise and reflective of the planning and organisational training of a professional British Army officer and cites Clausewitz. … Clearly written and expressed, this is one of the best narratives on the subject available.' The Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Book Review Supplement'The book is written in an engaging style, and short biographical sketches bring to life the major participants. The maps are excellent and an appendix with a useful timeline helps orient the reader … The book is recommended for readers interested in World War II and especially for students at professional military education institutions.' Corbin Williamson, H-WarTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. 'A legitimate shadow'; 3. Deciding to decide; 4. Warning signs; 5. 'The major project'; 6. 'Hare-brained'; 7. Taking stock; 8. WESERÜBUNG; 9. 'Something must be done'; 10. The jigsaw puzzle; 11. 'Something must be done'; 12. 'Boldness is required'; 13. 'An even greater prize'; 14. Maurice; 15. Sickle; 16. 'We must get out'; 17. The third dimension; 18. 'In the name of God, go!'; 19. 'A good dividend'; 20. 'No time to lose'; 21. The long retreat; 22. Finale; 23. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisFor the first time in any modern language, a female scholar and translator re-imagines The Art of War.Trade Review"Nylan’s translation of “The Art of War,” however, is marvelously pointy and plainspoken. Each sentence is a struck match... The language in “The Art of War” is vivid, and Nylan finds a tone to capture it." -- The International New York Times"This small volume is a taster for a forthcoming full-scale Norton Critical Edition containing a range of historical and analytical essays, and presents a fresh, distinctive and original rendition of the much-parsed classic... the text is presented in a form that is clear and readily understood and at the same time inexhaustibly rich in meaning." -- New Statesman

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Book SynopsisPicturing Genocide in the Independent State of Croatia examines the role which atrocity photographs played, and continue to play, in shaping the public memory of the Second World War in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Focusing on visual representations of one of the most controversial and politically divisive episodes of the war -- genocidal violence perpetrated against Serbs, Jews, and Roma by the pro-Nazi Ustasha regime in the Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945) -- the book examines the origins, history and legacy of violent images. Notably, this book pays special attention to the politics of the atrocity photograph. It explores how images were strategically and selectively mobilized at different times, and by different memory communities and stakeholders, to do different things: justify retribution against political opponents in the immediate aftermath of the war, sustain the discourses of national unity on which socialist Yugoslavia was founded, or, in the post-Trade ReviewThis thoughtful and persuasively argued book explores images of Ustasha atrocities to shed light not only on Yugoslavia’s troubled and divided visual memory but also on the broader social and cultural history of the socialist country and its post-socialist successors. Byford’s thought-provoking and nuanced analysis of these graphic photographs and their many uses opens an unexpected window onto some of the most important moments, transitions and conflicts in Yugoslav history. * Ana Antic, Associate Professor of History, University of Copenhagen, Denmark *Picturing Genocide in the Independent State of Croatia is a theoretically-sophisticated and painstakingly-researched book. It debunks several major mythologies about the postwar memory of genocidal Ustasha violence during World War II. Byford approaches the history of atrocity photography in Yugoslavia and its successor states with strong ethical commitments and razor-sharp analysis, and illuminates the questions of production and consumption of atrocity photography in changing historical contexts more generally. * Emil Kerenji, Applied Research Scholar, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Picturing Genocide 2. Evidencing ‘Unprecedented Savagery’: Atrocity Photographs in Occupied Yugoslavia 3. ‘Gather Photographs!’: The Birth of the Visual Memory of Ustasha Violence 4. Why Look at Fascism? Visual Propaganda and Revolutionary Justice in Post-war Yugoslavia 5. Ustasha Violence through the Prism of ‘Brotherhood and Unity’: The Dilemmas of Visual Memory in Socialist Yugoslavia 6. ‘The Dead Open the Eyes of the Living’: Atrocity Images after Tito 7. Mobilising Images: Visual Memory of the Second World War and the Yugoslav Conflict of the 1990s Conclusion: Atrocity Photographs beyond Idolatry and Oblivion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTaking American mobilization in WWII as its departure point, this book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the history of militarization in the United States since 1940. Exploring the ways in which war and the preparation for war have shaped and affected the United States during The American Century', Fitzgerald demonstrates how militarization has moulded relations between the US and the rest of the world. Providing a timely synthesis of key scholarship in a rapidly developing field, this book shows how national security concerns have affected issues as diverse as the development of the welfare state, infrastructure spending, gender relations and notions of citizenship. It also examines the way in which war is treated in the American imagination; how it has been depicted throughout this era, why its consequences have been made largely invisible and how Americans have often considered themselves to be reluctant warriors. In integrating domestic histories with internationaTrade ReviewInformative and thorough ... Militarization and the American Century is an instructive and comprehensive book, a fine piece of scholarship that will inform and provoke. * H-Net *As David Fitzgerald shows in this intelligent, humane, and elegantly written book, since World War II the military has defined modern American society as much as anything else. Building on the recent scholarship on militarization, Fitzgerald reveals the fascinating extent to which the United States has been shaped by war. * Andrew Preston, Cambridge University, UK *Fitzgerald’s book offers a persuasive account of how American militarization accelerated in the context of Cold War competition, rather than grounding it in the Second World War moment. * International Affairs *This innovative examination of everything from social welfare policies to base politics and the southern border reveals both the centrality of militarization to American domestic politics and foreign relations and its increasing invisibility. An important work for those interested in how militarism took hold and whether its tentacles can be disentangled. * Kara Dixon Vuic, LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in Twentieth-Century America, Texas Christian University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction Liberal Empire and the Paradoxes of War: Militarization before 1941 Militarized Encounters: Armed Americans Abroad ‘National Security’ and the Militarization of Statecraft Bases, Borders and Gun Belts: The Evolution of Militarized Spaces in the United States and Beyond Military Service and the Meanings of Citizenship War in the American Imagination Conclusion Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUnder the Swastika in Nazi Germany begins in flames in 1933 with Adolf Hitler taking power and ends in the ashes of total defeat in 1945. Kristin Semmens tells that story from five different perspectives over five chronologically distinct phases in the Third Reich's lifespan. The book offers a much-needed integrated history of insiders and outsiders Nazis, accomplices, supporters, racial and social outsiders and resisters that captures the complexity of Germans' lives under Hitler. Incorporating recent research and the voices of those who often remain silent in histories of this period, Under the Swastika in Nazi Germany delivers an up to date, engaging and accessible introduction. Its narrative is further supported by well-chosen images, some familiar and others rarely seen. By revealing the potent combination of coercion and consent at work during the dictatorship, the book allows a deeper understanding of Nazi Germany and provides a vital platform for further inquiryTrade ReviewWide-ranging, clearly written, well structured and conceptually innovative, Kristin Semmens' survey of life and death in Nazi Germany is a masterpiece of compression, comprehensive in its coverage and taking in the most recent research. I can think of no better introduction to the subject. * Sir Richard J Evans, Regius Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cambridge, UK *Kristin Semmens deepens our understanding of the remarkably varied German responses to Nazi violence and expansionism. * Shelley Baranowski, Distinguished Professor of History Emerita, University of Akron, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps Series Editors’ Preface Preface Acknowledgements Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms Introduction: The Nazi Rise to Power 1 Beginnings (1933–1935) 2 The ‘Good Old Days’ (1936–1937) 3 Victory and Persecution (1938–1940) 4 Descent (1941–1943) 5 The End (1944–1945) Conclusion: Coming to Terms with Nazi Germany Notes Selected Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisThe American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world''s first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists'' formal Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on something of a mythic character. From the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere''s ride to raise the countryside of New England against the march of the Redcoats; and from the American travails of Bunker Hill (1775) to the final humiliation of the British at Yorktown (1781), the entire contest is now emblematic of American national identity. Stephen Conway shows that, beyond mythology, this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were merely one frontline of an extended theatre of operations, with each superpower aiming to deliver the knockout blow. This bold new history recognizes the war as the Revolution but situates it on the wider, global canvas of European warfare.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Dramatis Personae Timeline 1. The Long Road to Lexington 2. The War for America 3. The World War 4. Civilians 5. Endings and Explanations 6. Epilogue Notes Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisPublished in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy takes the reader on a chilling journey into the heart of Hitler''s inner circle.Hermann Goering was Hitler''s most loyal supporter, his designated successor and the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. One of the main architects of the Nazi regime, he was also instrumental in the creation of the Gestapo and directly ordered the Final Solution. But who was the man behind the carefully-constructed mask? Self-indulgent and ruthless, sybaritic and brutal, egotistical yet capable of self-effacement, weak-willed yet fiercely calculating, Goering was a contradictory, complex and often bufoonish character. He styled himself as the ''Iron Man'' but was known to wear togas, fur coats and faux-medieval hunting outfits. A brilliant World War I fighter pilot, military leader and mercurial Luftwaffe commander, he also loved the opera and took aTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface to the 2012 Edition 1. The 'Iron Man' 2. Building the Goering Empire 3. Goering and the German Economy 4. Goering and Hitler's War 5. Building the Nazi Empire 6. The Era of Egotism and Incompetence 7. The Failure of the Luftwaffe 8. The Decline of the Goering Empire 9. Goering and the Politics of the Third Reich Notes Bibliography and Sources Index

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Book SynopsisFor decades scholars have pored over Hitler's autobiographical journey/political treatise, debating if Mein Kampf has genocidal overtones and arguably led to the Holocaust. For the first time, Hitler's Mein Kampf and the Holocaust sees celebrated international scholars analyse the book from various angles to demonstrate how it laid the groundwork for the Shoah through Hitler's venomous attack on the Jews in his text. Split into three main sections which focus on contexts', eugenics' and religion', the book reflects carefully on the point at which the Fuhrer's actions and policies turn genocidal during the Third Reich and whether Mein Kampf presaged Nazi Germany's descent into genocide. There are contributions from leading academics from across the United States and Germany, including Magnus Brechtken, Susannah Heschel and Nathan Stoltzfus, along with totally new insights into the source material in light of the 2016 German critical edition of Mein Kampf. HiTrade ReviewWith in-depth studies of Mein Kampf as a genre (an anti-Semitic Bildungsroman), analyses of its context, esthetics, and its religious overtones, this collection of essays illuminates the most lethal and darkest of books. The close readings of Hitler's language of crusade against the enemy and of his prophetic and apocalyptic discourse show how his breviary of hate led to the Holocaust, and how rhetorical violence can become a pathway to mass murder. * Clemence Boulouque, Carl and Bernice Witten Associate Professor in Jewish and Israel studies, Columbia University, USA *Hitler’s Mein Kampf and the Holocaust is a very important anthology about one of the most influential books in modern world history, written by Adolf Hitler in 1923/24 during his imprisonment in the small Bavarian town of Landsberg am Lech. After its first appearance in 1925 it was destined to unfold its fatal effect as an ideological manifest of National Socialism. The anthology sheds light on key aspects of the complex history of the impact of Mein Kampf and represents a standard work on this subject. * Stefan Paulus, Research Associate in Faculty of Philology and History, Augsburg University, Germany *Table of ContentsList of Figures Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword, Timothy Ryback Introduction Part I. The Mise en scène of Mein Kampf, 1924-2016 1. Focus Landsberg: A Bavarian Town and its History Tied to Hitler, Karla Schoenebeck (Independent Scholar, Germany) 2. Mein Kampf: Part of the Right-Winged German Post-War Literature, Othmar Ploeckinger (Brandeis University, USA) 3. Mein Kampf: The Critical Edition in Historical Perspective, Magnus Brechtken (Institute of Contemporary History, Germany) Part II. Maintaining Power 4. Hitler, Leadership and The Holocaust, Paul Bookbinder (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA) 5. Violence in Mein Kampf: Tactic and Political Communication, Nathan Stoltzfus (Florida State University, USA) and Ryan Stackhouse (Independent Scholar, USA) Part III. Eugenics and Aesthetics in Mein Kampf 6. Blood, Race and the Holocaust, John J. Michalczyk (Boston College, USA) 7. Degeneracy: Attack on Modern Art and Music, Ralf Yusuf Gawlick (Boston College, USA) and Barbara S. Gawlick (Boston College, USA) Part IV. Mein Kampf and the Crusade against Germany’s ‘Enemies’ 8. The Auroras of the Final Solution: Intimations of Genocide in Mein Kampf, Michael Bryant (Bryant University, USA) 9. Pathway to the Shoah: The Protocols, ‘Jewish Bolshevism’, Rosenberg, Goebbels, Ford, and Hitler, David Crowe (Chapman University, USA) 10. Marxism: Enemy of the People in the Political Party and Military System, Melanie Murphy (Emmanuel College, USA) 11. Being Adolf Hitler: Mein Kampf as Anti-Semitic Bildungsroman, Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College, USA) Part V. Religious Overtones in Mein Kampf 12. Mein Kampf: Catholic Authority and the Holocaust, Martin Menke (Rivier University, USA) 13. The Apocalypse of Adolf Hitler: Mein Kampf and the Eschatological Origins of the Holocaust, David Redles (Cuyahoga Community College, USA) Part VI. Epilogue 14. Holocaust Education and (Early) Signs of the Erosion of Democracy, Tetyana Kloubert (Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBringing strategy, foreign policy, domestic and imperial politics together, this book challenges the conventional understanding as to why the British Empire, at perhaps the height of its power, lost control of its American colonies. Critiquing the traditional emphasis on the value of alliance during the Seven Years' War, and the consequences of British isolation during the War of American Independence, Jeremy Black shows that this rests on a misleading understanding of the relationship between policy and strategy. Encompassing both the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence and grounded in archival research, this book considers a violent and contentious period which was crucial to the making of modern Britain and its role in the wider world. Offering a reinterpretation of British strategy and foreign policy throughout this time, To Lose an Empire interweaves British domestic policy with diplomatic and colonial developments to show the impact this period and its evTrade ReviewIt is refreshing, therefore, when a scholar seeks to break out of standardised chronological frameworks. Jeremy Black does so in To Lose an Empire ... It is ... a highly welcome addition to the corpus of literature on eighteenth-century international history. * Diplomacy & Statecraft *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Means of Policy 2. The Context of Debate 3. To Win America, 1758-60 4. Winning a Peace, 1761-3 5. A Post-war Order? 1763-70 6. Muddling Through? 1771-4 7. Strategies under Pressure, 1775-8 8. Strategies Collapse, 1778-82 9. Picking up the Pieces, 1783-1790 10. Conclusions Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting Roman Empire in the fifth century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the differing fates of the eastern and western parts of the empire. Taking a chronological approach, Bleeker guides us through what is known of Aspar's life and his changing influence in the eastern Roman army and court. Born and raised in Constantinople, Aspar primarily viewed and presented himself as a Roman general, consul, and senator. Yet he also stood outside the Roman mainstream in two important waysas a member of the empire's barbarian military leadership and as a devout Arian Christian. Early chapters treat his formative military experiences with the Persians, a Roman usurper in Italy, the Vandals in Africa, and the Huns of Attila, while later chapters focus on Aspar's political role in resolving the two imTrade ReviewIn this engaging and insightful study, the figure of Aspar finally receives the detailed, extended treatment he warrants. His career serves as an invaluable lens through which to view the fascinating and tumultuous political and military history of the fifth-century Roman Empire. -- Doug Lee, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Nottingham, UKTable of ContentsPreface Map List of Illustrations Genealogies (Theodosius I, Aspar, Leo I) I. Why Does Aspar Matter? II. “Barbarians” and “Heretics” III. Aspar’s Antecedents IV. Ardaburius the Elder & Aspar: Wars in Persia and Italy (421-25) V. Aspar in Africa: The War With the Vandals (431-435) VI. Aspar and Attila: The Wars With the Huns (440-450) VII. Aspar and the Choice of Marcian (450-457) VIII. Aspar and the Choice of Leo (457) IX. Aspar’s Struggle with Leo Begins (457-465) X. The Rise of Zeno (465 – 467) XI. Leo’s African Gamble (467-468) XII. Aspar’s Apogee (469-471) XIII. Aftermath (471-491) XIV. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNick van der Bijl was one of the first intelligence officers to land when Britain retook the Falklands and remains in possession of a number of fascinating, historically significant Argentine photographs.

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Book SynopsisExplore Wiltshire's military heritage, from Roman times to the present day, in this illustrated guide.

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Book SynopsisNew B-format paperback - What motivated men to fight for an enemy that had invaded their own country? These are last voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS; there are very few left and they tell their story with absolute candour. After 70 years, why would they not?

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Book SynopsisNew trade paperback - The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world we see. This is a story of determined men and women who believed in their mission, followed White House orders, and sometimes made them up.Trade Review‘A riveting highlight reel of the CIA’s greatest hits – and misses’ -- TIM WEINER, author of LEGACY OF ASHES‘Every CIA officer should read John Prados’ -- KAI BIRD, author of THE GOOD SPY‘A detail-rich, often relentless litany of CIA scandals and mini-scandals’ -- THE WASHINGTON POST

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Book SynopsisTo commemorate the centenary of the Cenotaph, this is the story of the exhaustive hunt for missing servicemen from the Great War and other twentieth century conflicts and how bodies continue to be recovered to this day.

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Book SynopsisThe first in-depth look at German home service radio stations during WW2, this is a fascinating insight into how the Nazi war machine sought to shape public opinion at home and abroad. Based on original research and unlimited access of German archives, Radio Hitler is an important new addition to the literature surrounding Nazi Germany.Trade Review'We’ve all known the contribution Nazi propaganda made to the success of the Third Reich. None was more important that exploiting the new technology of wireless. In his brilliant critique of Goebbels’ web of lies and deceit, Nathan Morley gives us the details of how, where and when.' -- Peter Caddick-Adams

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Book SynopsisThe inside story of one of the worldâs most famous military helicopters. Written by an acknowledged aircraft expert and accompanied by original photography.

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Book SynopsisField Marshall Khalifa Haftar is the controversial central figure in the fight for control of post-Gaddafi Libya. Haftar appears to have come from nowhere, controlling the Libyan tribes and gaining international support. Is he a rogue commander with terrorist tendencies, or the only hope for a democratic government? A first-ever look at his story.

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Book SynopsisThis book will interest anyone keen to know more about Berkshireâs remarkable local military history.Trade Review'Military historian, battlefield guide and former soldier Dean Hollands says his book will interest anyone keen to know more about Berkshire's remarkable military history.' -- Newbury Today

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Book SynopsisThis book will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorsetâs remarkable local military history through time.Trade Review'This book is well illustrated with coloured pictures of both people and places and will interest anyone keen to know more about Dorset's remarkable military history.' -- Dorset FHS, September 2023

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Book SynopsisOne of the foremost fighter aircraft of the Second World War. This highly readable and informed book is an essential briefing on a remarkable aircraft.Trade Review'P-51 Mustang, a true thoroughbred.' -- RAF News, October 2023'A handy summary of development and deployment.' -- The Aviation Historian, November 2023

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Book SynopsisThe latest in Adrian Symonds popular series exploring the day-to-day operations of the US military aviation in the 1980s.

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Book SynopsisHave the squadron leaders over southern England in that long autumn of 1940, and their supporting flight commanders who led the squadrons into battle, had been neglected in the history books? Patrick Eriksson thinks so.Trade Review'Although tightly packed with information, the book is by no means an academic work, remaining highly readable. It is a welcome addition to the literature on the Battle of Britain.' -- History of War Magazine'Although Tally-Ho might be a little too detailed for the average enthusiast, it really is a most interesting book, especially for the true connoisseur of aerial warfare.' -- Military History Matters Magazine'It is a work of almost unbelievable depth of research by a former South African professor of geology, whose insight is quite remarkable.' -- Country Life Magazine

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Book SynopsisIn this insightful new book, published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the end of the Falklands War, former intelligence officer Orpen-Smellie offers a fascinating insiderâs account of how intelligence was collected and utilised during the war.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the little-known legacy left behind by soldiers on the Western Front of the First World War - wall markings that offer a revealing insight into the thoughts and feelings of young men far from home.Trade Review'A fascinating and moving introduction to a subject that offers a new lens through which to examine the First World War; it is one that is very much worth exploring.' -- Current Archaeology Magazine, June 2023'The book tells the stories of men behind the graffiti and presents some of the most striking works in more than 100 photographs.' -- Bradford Telegraph & Argus'David Crossland's fascination with this fragile legacy of a bitter conflict shines through in this intriguing book which I recommend to anyone with an interest in the stories of the men who fought in the First World War.' -- The Writing Desk'This is a deeply fascinating and surprisingly personal book.' -- Britain at War Magazine, August 2023'This fascinating, if brief, study takes us into a hidden world most battlefield visitors will be totally unaware of.' -- World War One Group, November 2023

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Book SynopsisNew in paperback - This narrative is written from the âother sideâ and told as much as possible through the words of the combatants and civilian witnesses.

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Book SynopsisNew in paperback - The personal reminiscences of Luftwaffe veterans and original documents and images give a unique insight into the Mediterranean theatre and late aerial war battles.

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Book SynopsisNew in paperback - True story of Englishman allegedly freed from a French prison after meeting John Amery, the treacherous son of a Cabinet minister, and sent back to Britain to spy - only to be caught, prosecuted and hanged for being a traitor to his country. But this 'spy' always claimed to have simply lied to come home. Was he telling the truth?Trade Review'A model of assiduous research. No stone left unturned to reach the truth about a squalid, but not unimportant, case of wartime treachery and disloyalty, mixed in with very human frailty and tragic misjudgement.' -- Nigel West

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Book SynopsisHighly illustrated look at the military heritage of the Channel Islands from Viking invaders to the present day.

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Book SynopsisThe military heritage of Portsmouth from Tudor times to the present day. This book will be of interest to all those who would like to know more about Portsmouthâs remarkable military history.Trade Review'If you only have one book of Portsmouth’s Military past in your library then this should be it. I found the information fascinating and, living fairly close to Portsmouth, I can honestly say I found the book an excellent informative read' -- Westender, Autumn 2023

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Book SynopsisThe conflict that effectively laid the bloody foundations for the Hundred Years War and taught military and logistical lessons to both sides that would not be forgotten.

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Book Synopsis'The Little Men' tells the real story of Operation Herrick, unvarnished, from the point of view not of Generals or politicians, but the poor bloody infantry.Trade Review‘Gripping eyewitness testimony … Once you have picked this book up, you will not put it down. Blood, guts, triumph, tragedy and true grit. Heartfelt camaraderie and brotherhood on the frontline of combat. A shocking, revelatory, visceral hellride into war and all that follows. For so many the war in Afghanistan is far from over. A must read.’ -- Damien Lewis'They may have been small in stature, but they fought like giants' -- Ross Kemp

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Book Synopsis'We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.' (Attributed to Winston Churchill). Exploring the history of military museum collections around Britain.

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Book SynopsisNew in paperback - In-depth look at German home service radio stations during WW2, this is a fascinating insight into how the Nazi war machine sought to shape public opinion at home and abroad. Based on original research and unlimited access of German archives, Radio Hitler is an important new addition to the literature surrounding Nazi Germany.Trade Review'We’ve all known the contribution Nazi propaganda made to the success of the Third Reich. None was more important that exploiting the new technology of wireless. In his brilliant critique of Goebbels’ web of lies and deceit, Nathan Morley gives us the details of how, where and when.' -- Peter Caddick-Adams

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Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - From a New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer-nominated journalist, the recently de-classified story of the Cold War spies who changed the world.Trade Review‘The last piece of the puzzle surrounding one of the most memorable espionage cases of the 20th century.’ -- New York Times‘The spy hunt set off by the Venona decrypts is one of the great stories of the Cold War and Howard Blum tells it here with the drama and page-turning pace of a classic thriller.’ -- Joseph Kanon, bestselling author of Defectors, Leaving Berlin, and Los Alamos‘A finely detailed study of crime and punishment in the days of the Manhattan project… [In the Enemy's House] reinforces several points: how thoroughly Soviet agents were able to penetrate the government and scientific circles and the undeniable guilt of those who were eventually brought to justice – and, to boot, the ordinariness of some of the key players. Taut and well-crafted – of great interest to students of spydom and the early Cold War.’ -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisExplore the remarkable military heritage of Carmarthenshire from the Iron Age through to the present day.

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Book SynopsisIf Hitler had succeeded in developing a nuclear bomb, that could have been both the end of the Second World War and of civilisation as we know it. A handful of commandos stopped him.Trade Review'Superbly researched and well-written, this is a rich retelling of a legendary tale.' -- History of War Magazine, February 2024

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Book SynopsisJourney through Winston Churchillâs life, filtered through landscapes he encountered in a career almost unimaginable today: Kaiser's Germany days before the Great War; New York the day of the Wall Street Crash; curdled delights of Crimea during Yalta Conference 1945; & French Riviera of post-war years. All left their mark on him, as he did on them.

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Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - An amazing story that is still largely unknown in the English-speaking world - the plot to blow up Napoleon, an early terrorist attack on Europe's most powerful man, with striking parallels to today.

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Book SynopsisA neglected passage of World War II history, when French forces liberated this trophy city in the aftermath of a Nazi collapse, only to almost lose it again in the Battle of the Bulge. De Gaulle described the liberation of Strasbourg âœone of the most brilliant episodes in our military history.â But who did the fighting?

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Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - A vivid social history of Europe between 1939 and 1941, as the Nazi menace brings a shadow over the continent.

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Book SynopsisGreat battles mark history''s turning points, occurring where cultures and ideologies clash. While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. Superior weaponry has sometimes brought victory, as at Plassey, while the extraordinary generalship of a Napoleon, a Wellington, or a Marlborough has won the day on other occasions. From the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, when the vastly-outnumbered Athenian army turned back an invasion of the mighty Persian empire, up to the Vietnamese defeat of the French army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the battles in this book demonstrate that fate is not always on the side of the big battalions.

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