Military institutions Books
Yale University Press Fashion in Steel
Book SynopsisA gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashionTrade Review“Combines both scholarly worthiness with a coffee-table presentation.”—Duncan Evans, The Armourer“Krause has uncovered a great deal of previously unpublished information.”—Sophie Littlewood, Burlington Magazine
£28.50
Zondervan Niv Holy Bible Compact Paperback MultiColor
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£8.54
Zondervan NIV Holy Bible Compact Paperback Woodland Camo
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£8.99
WW Norton & Co My Life as a Foreign Country
Book SynopsisA war memoir of unusual literary beauty and power from the acclaimed poet who wrote the poem “The Hurt Locker.”Trade Review"[A] praiseworthy example of how the empathetic imagination can function beautifully in nonfiction writing…. Turner has a talent for amalgamating disparate experiences, especially between civilian and soldier, but also between history and the present…. History can only be served by this kind of attention. Man must look at what he has done. And Turner looks, brilliantly." -- Jen Percy - The New York Times Book Review"Turner is…a poet, and he cannot help but see the world, even the world of combat, in terms of beauty, fragility and heartbreaking splendor…. [His] eloquent rendering illuminates both the shared space and the painful divide between poet and soldier, mission and memory, war and peace." -- Roxana Robinson - Washington Post"Turner is the rare soldier-writer who takes a deep interest in Iraqis—their language and literature, their past, their daily doings, their inner lives." -- George Packer - The New Yorker"My Life as a Foreign Country is brilliant and beautiful. It surely ranks with the best war memoirs I've ever encountered—a humane, heartbreaking, and expertly crafted work of literature." -- Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried"In Brian Turner's extraordinarily capable hands, language is war's undoing, in the sense that his words won't allow absurdity and terror to be anything less than real. My Life as a Foreign Country is lyrical and restless, both ironic and profoundly empathetic." -- Mark Doty, author of Fire to Fire, winner of the National Book Award"Turner's voice is prophetic, an eerie calm in the midst of calamity…Achingly, disturbingly, shockingly beautiful." -- Nick Flynn, author of The Reenactments and The Ticking Is the Bomb"A brilliant fever dream of war's surreality, its lastingness, its place in families and in the fate of nations. Each sentence has been carefully measured, weighed with loss and vitality, the hard-earned language of a survivor who has seen the world destroyed and written it back to life. This is a profound and beautiful work of art." -- Benjamin Busch, author of Dust to Dust"A book…about the haunted past and a haunted man… A story of working through trauma, but above all it's a book about a man, a country, even a species beleaguered by a terrible attachment to war." -- Tomas Hachard - NPR"The psychological consequences of war are movingly portrayed… [a] standout." -- Publishers Weekly
£18.04
WW Norton & Co Grunt
Book SynopsisA New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Trade Review"A mirthful, informative peek behind the curtain of military science." -- Washington Post"From the ever-illuminating author of Bonk and Stiff comes an examination of the science behind war. Even the tiniest minutiae count on the battlefield, and Roach leads us through her discoveries in her inimitable style." -- Elle"Our most consistently entertaining science journalist…Roach goes where other writers wouldn’t dare….And her search produces images—a kind of technopoetry—that are hard to forget." -- O Magazine"[Roach] takes on the challenges the military faces to keep its fighters safe and healthy with her trademark flair (and zingy footnotes)." -- Entertainment Weekly"Roach is a tenacious investigative journalist with an appetite for the unappetizing...Grunt ranks high in the Roach repertoire." -- USA Today"Mary Roach’s latest bit of brilliance….As meticulously researched, beautifully written, and disturbingly funny as her previous books…Grunt examines the science behind war, as well as the researchers who are leading the charge in these state-of- the-art developments. Roach’s prose is a triumph—an engaging blend of anecdote, research, and reflection." -- Boston Globe"[Roach] writes exquisitely about the excruciating….wildly informative and vividly written" -- Los Angeles Times"Nobody does weird science quite like [Roach], and this time, she takes on war. Though all her books look at the human body in extreme situations (sex! space! death!), this isn’t simply a blood-drenched affair. Instead, Roach looks at the unexpected things that take place behind the scenes." -- Wired"Roach...applies her tenacious reporting and quirky point of view to efforts by scientists to conquer some of the soldier’s worst enemies." -- Seattle Times"Extremely likable…and quick with a quip….[Roach’s] skill is to draw out the good humor and honesty of both the subjects and practitioners of these white arts among the dark arts of war." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Covering these topics and more, Roach has done a fascinating job of portraying unexpected, creative sides of military science." -- New York Post
£19.94
WW Norton & Co Beyond Glory Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own
Book SynopsisThis first oral history of living Medal of Honor winners evokes Flags of Our Fathers with stirring accounts of patriotic valor.Trade Review"A book of powerful convictions and human values." -- Michael Pakenham - Baltimore Sun"These recollections are the raw stuff of history. They also provide valuable insight into the military, war and courage under fire." -- John Whiteclay Chambers II - Washington Post Book World
£13.29
The Perseus Books Group Thunder at the Gates The Black Civil War
Book SynopsisAn authoritative history of the first black regiments in American history, whose members helped transform the Civil War from a white man's conflict into a revolutionary struggle for freedom
£23.75
John Wiley & Sons Inc Strategies for Managing Stress After War
Book SynopsisManaging Stress After War: Veteran''s Workbook and Guide to Wellness outlines clear strategies for tackling problems such as learning healthy coping skills, sleep problems, and managing stress, anger, and depression. Written in an easy-to-understand style, this essential workbook and its companion clinician''s manual were developed and refined by the authors to help veterans returning from conflicts and provide education and intervention for those who are experiencing war-related stress.Trade Review"The workbook for veterans is excellent. I would guess that some veterans could use the workbook alone with little or no professional help.I applaud the authors of this program for attempting to widen the resources available to help returning veterans cope with reintegration. I also applaud the recognition that normalizes a process that could be easily pathologized." (PsycCRITIQUES, 5/20/09) "These guides, which are written in a manner that is suited to practitioners who may not be familiar with military experience and culture, are basic, concise, clearly written, easily understandable and pragmatic." (Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol 15, No. 4) "This clinician guide and client workbook set is notable for its concreteness, clarity, practicality, and specificity. This manual is a valuable and eminently practical resource for providing a structured but flexible psycho-educational intervention for veterans of war." (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Winter 2009) "Both books are intended to be used with one another and encourage an active relationship between clinician and veteran as treatment unfolds. Both books positively contribute to the burgeoning focus on treatment modalities for the country's wounded heroes. A particular strength is the inclusion of pre - and posttests that the authors recommend using before and after the administration of this intervention. Clinicians will find both books pragmatic and designed to flexibly allow them to use these in conjunction with their own preferred treatment modality." (Research on Social Work Practice, December 2008)Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE Understanding Transition Stress Reactions 5 CHAPTER TWO Managing Stress 17 CHAPTER THREE Tools for Healthy Coping 27 CHAPTER FOUR Improving Sleep 41 CHAPTER FIVE Dealing with Anger 53 CHAPTER SIX Reintegrating with Society 63 CHAPTER SEVEN Reintegrating with Family and Friends 71 CHAPTER EIGHT Staying Strong 81 APPENDIX A Veteran Resource Guide 91 APPENDIX B Chapter Quizzes Answer Key 95 APPENDIX C Stress Management Handouts 103 References 107 A Personal Note from the Authors 109 Index 111
£52.16
University of California Press Sacrificing Soldiers on the National Mall
Book SynopsisFor the city's first two hundred years, the story told at Washington DC's symbolic center, the National Mall, was about triumphant American leaders. Since 1982, when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated, the narrative has shifted to emphasize the memory of American wars. This title examines this war memorial boom.Trade Review"A thought-provoking book." -- Gabriela Welch H-NetTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Forgetting the Remembered War at the Korean War Veterans Memorial 2. Legitimating the National Family with the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial 3. The Nearly Invisible Women in Military Service for America Memorial 4. Impossible Soldiers and the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II 5. "We Leave You Our Deaths, Give Them Their Meaning": Triumph and Tragedy at the National World War II Memorial Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£21.25
Cambridge University Press The Dynastic State and the Army Under Louis XIV
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new interpretation of the development of the French army during the 'personal rule' of Louis XIV. Based on massive archival research, it examines the army not just as a military institution but also as a living political, social and economic organism.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'This is an extraordinarily well-researched and important book which does much more than improve our understanding of the administration of the army under Louis XIV; it forces us to reconsider the very nature of the late seventeenth-century state.' The English Historical ReviewReview of the hardback: 'This is an impressive study, founded on extensive research in the French army archives, one which throws important light on Louis XIV, his military and his nobility … Guy Rowlands has made an important contribution to the history of the armed forces of the Sun King, one with important implications for our understanding of army, government and society - and their interaction - elsewhere in ancien régime Europe.' Christopher Storrs, Journal of Continuity and ChangeTable of ContentsGeneral introduction: 'Absolute monarchy', dynasticism and the standing army; Part I. 'Patrimonial Bureaucracy': The Le Tellier Dynasty and the Ministry of War: Introduction; 1. The Secretary of State for War and the dynastic interests of the Le Tellier family; 2. The ebb and flow of Le Tellier power, 1661–1701; 3. The use and abuse of servants: the Ministry of War, venality and civilian power in the army; 4. Financing war: the treasury of the Extraordinaire des guerres; 5. Corruption and the pursuit of self-interest in the Ministry of War; Part II. The Forging of the French Officer Corps and the Standing Army under Louis XIV: Introduction; 6. In the name of sustainability: reforming the structure of the standing army and the officer corps; 7. The business of a regiment; 8. The pressures and temptations of service; Part III. The High Command of the French Armies: Introduction; 9. The commanders-in-chief and the delegation of royal authority; 10. The appointment of general officers; 11. The summits of ambition and the rewards of good service: the bienfaits du roi and the high command; Conclusion: the preservation of the dynasty; Appendix 1: Defining the grands; Appendix 2: The proportion of revenue generated by the Extraordinaire des guerres as a 'primary receiver'; Bibliography.
£44.99
Cambridge University Press The Final Battle Soldiers of the Western Front and the German Revolution of 1918 30 Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series Number 30
Book SynopsisIn many ways the German soldiers who marched back from the Western Front at the end of World War I held the key to the future of the newly-created republic that replaced the Kaiser's collapsed monarchy. To the radical Left, the orderly columns of front-line troops appeared to be the forces of the counterrevolution while to the conservative elements of society they seemed to be the Fatherland's salvation. However, in their efforts to get home as soon as possible, most soldiers were indifferent to the political struggles within the Reich, while the remnant that remained under arms proved powerless to defend the republic from its enemies. This book considers why these soldiers' response to the revolution was so different from the rest of the army and the implications this would have for the course of the German Revolution and, ultimately, for the fate of the Weimar Republic itself.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'Scholars will find much to engage with in this powerful book. Stephenson's descriptions of the German retreat following 11 November and his analysis of the soldiers' councils are among the book's strengths. His investigation of the conduct of German soldiers has implications beyond the rather unusual environment of 1918 and will speak to those interested in the behavior of veterans of all wars. The Final Battle is a worthy contribution to Cambridge University Press's prestigious Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare series and a valuable addition to our understanding of the critical year of 1918.' Michael Neiberg, Michigan War Studies ReviewReview of the hardback: '… a moving and often brilliant book that should serve as a model for the so-called 'new military history'.' ParametersReview of the hardback: 'No historian of the Imperial army or the Weimar Republic can afford to ignore this thought-provoking and, in many ways, provocative study.' English Historical ReviewReview of the hardback: 'This well crafted and thoroughly researched monograph is the first in many years to explore the return home of the defeated Imperial Army.' Stand To! The Journal of the Western Front AssociationTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The divided army; 2. The last ditch: German front-line soldiers in the last days of the First World War; 3. Caesar without legions: the field army and the abdication of the Kaiser, November 8–9, 1918; 4. Legions without Caesar: the German army's response to armistice and revolution, November 9–14, 1918; 5. The last march: the German Westheer's march to the Rhine, November–December, 1918; 6. Dissolution and conspiracy: the army's homecoming and demobilization, December 1918; 7. The last parade: the Guards return to Berlin, December 10–22, 1918; 8. The last battle: 'Bloody Christmas,' December 23–24, 1918; 9. From debacle to civil war: the aftermath of 'Bloody Christmas,' December 1918–January 1919; 10. Conclusion: Frontschweine and revolution.
£108.58
Cambridge University Press Naukar Rajput and Sepoy
Book SynopsisThis book studies the importance of North India's military labour market for state and sect formation, social change and the survival strategies of Hindustani villages, and shows how North Indian politics and decision making reflected the multiple alliances and fluid identities of the peasantry.Trade Review""Naukar", Rajput and Sepoy challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of military power and peasant society in northern India before British ascendance. It will add to our knowledge of Indian state formation and to the growing body of scholarship questioning the historical pervasiveness of caste in Indian society." Journal of Asian History"...the argument that military free agency, or naukari, was an important career alternative for late medieval Indian peasants is compelling and energetically sculpted, making this a welcome addition to the social and economic history of South Asia." Richard B. Barnett, The International History ReviewTable of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations; Glossary; 1. Beyond the control of the state; 2. A Warlord's fresh attempt at empire; 3. The Rajput of pre-Mughal North India; 4. Politics and entrepreneurship of a 'spurious' Rajput clan; 5. Bhojpuri soldiering and the vicissitudes of Empire; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
£39.99
Transworld Publishers Ltd Today Everything Changes
Book SynopsisAbandoned as a baby, Andy McNab''s start in life was tough. Growing up in South London with foster parents, and surrounded by poverty, he attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn't long before his life descended into petty crime. By the age of sixteen, he was in juvenile detention. Recruited into the Army from there, it soon became apparent that he had the reading age of an eleven year old. The next six months in the Army education system changed his course of his life forever. Today Everything Changes is the inspiring story of when life changed for Andy McNab.
£6.30
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Anne Franks Tales from the Secret Annex Including
Book SynopsisThe candid, poignant, unforgettable writing of the young girl whose own life story has become an everlasting source of courage and inspiration.Hiding from the Nazis in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building in Amsterdam, a thirteen-year-old girl named Anne Frank became a writer. The now famous diary of her private life and thoughts reveals only part of Anne’s story, however. This book rounds out the portrait of this remarkable and talented young author.Newly translated, complete, and restored to the original order in which Anne herself wrote them in her notebook, Tales from the Secret Annex is a collection of Anne Frank’s lesser-known writings: short stories, fables, personal reminiscences, and an unfinished novel, Cady’s Life.
£7.59
Zeitgeist Love More Fight Less Communication Skills Every
Book SynopsisLearn to communicate effectively, meaningfully, and lovingly with your partner--even in tense situations.Conflict is part of every relationship, even the healthiest ones. The key to a long-lasting relationship isn't avoiding fights, but rather seeing them as opportunities to work together. In her book, Gottman-certified relationship coach Dr. Gina Senarighi gives us the tools and strategies we need to communicate effectively, rebuild trust, and repair past hurts. Love More, Fight Less features: 30 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES for building self-awareness, identifying and interrupting emotional reactivity, eliminating judgment, separating thoughts from feelings, and more 29 COMMON PITFALLS IN RELATIONSHIPS around issues of intimacy, career, finances, family and home matters, and friendships with other people--and how to navigate them STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE AND EXPERT INSIGHT to help you transform your rela
£16.19
Harvard University Press Strangers on the Western Front
Book SynopsisDuring World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort.Trade ReviewThis is the first comprehensive study of the roughly 140,000 Chinese laborers who worked in France during the Great War. Filled with rich details and based on extensive archival research, the book adds immeasurably to the literature on the war, international migrations, racism, and cross-cultural encounters. Written clearly and with a wonderful eye for the telling anecdote, the book will establish Xu as among the foremost scholars of modern Chinese and international history. -- Akira Iriye, Harvard UniversityA compelling narrative of a neglected episode in the global history of the Great War. Xu tells a new story with energy and verve, as he illuminates the nature of cultural exchange in the war zone, with broad ramifications for the future of China in the twentieth century and beyond. -- Jay Winter, Yale University
£40.76
Harvard University Press Enlisting Faith
Book SynopsisRonit Stahl traces the ways the U.S. military struggled with, encouraged, and regulated religious pluralism and scrambled to handle the nation’s deep religious, racial, and political complexity. Just as the state relied on religion to sanction combat missions and sanctify war deaths, so too did religious groups seek validation as American faiths.Trade ReviewEnlisting Faith vividly explores American military commanders’ century-long war to force their soldiers’ multifarious religious faiths inside the myth of a pristine Anglo-Saxon Protestant nation. Startling, incisive, and gorgeously written, Stahl’s book shows how the military’s reluctance to accept cultural and religious complexity demeaned soldiers and compromised chaplains as they grappled with death, maiming injuries, and the terrors of war. -- Jon Butler, author of Becoming AmericaCutting across a century of perpetual war, shifting its analytic gaze from bureaucratic functions of the state to the people of faith who served, from mainline denominations to religious movements on the rise, Ronit Stahl’s study of the military chaplaincy brilliantly recasts our understanding of church–state relations in the modern era. Stahl vividly shows how the military chaplaincy has offered the means for Washington to encourage proper religious expression in a pluralist society, and for faith communities to earn political legitimacy in the eyes of their peers. An essential book for students of American religion, politics, and history. -- Darren Dochuk, author of From Bible Belt to SunbeltEnlisting Faith tells a compelling story, showing how the military chaplaincy has entailed deep mutual engagement between government and the great diversity of American religious life. Stahl’s excellent work is a must-read for anyone interested in religious freedom, separation (or not) of church and state, war, politics, and the many challenges of pluralism. -- Sarah Barringer Gordon, author of The Spirit of the LawThe federal government used the military chaplaincy to unify diverse Americans, promote ‘ethical’ personal behavior, and marshal faith on behalf of domestic and foreign policy goals. In Stahl’s illuminating book, we listen as chaplains, GIs, and their families wrestle with issues posed by race riots, rape, pacifism, feminism, proselytizing, interfaith marriage, and untimely death. She adds enormously to our understanding of the evolving relationship between religion and the American state across much of the twentieth century. -- Wendy L. Wall, author of Inventing the “American Way”Enlisting Faith deserves to be read by anyone interested in an underexplored aspect of the intersection of religion and the state or, even more, in the stories of those who honorably served them both. -- Marc M. Arkin * Wall Street Journal *Given the perennial argument over whether the United States military should or should not be a social laboratory, Stahl’s book invites fresh consideration of the connections between military and society…Ronit Stahl’s book is a thoughtful and well-researched account of a singular religious institution, the military chaplaincy, that has weathered a century of profound social change…In an age when some want to preserve the military ethos from social changes, Ronit Stahl reminds us that concerns for authentic individual expression, in the form of religious belief, have been in play since the United States began mobilizing its citizen soldiers in the modern era and even earlier. Perhaps the greatest value of this book is that it shows us how the U.S. military has been a social laboratory for many decades, thanks in large part to its seemingly innocuous and oft overlooked chaplains. -- Michael Peterson * The Strategy Bridge *[An] outstanding, definitive book… Expertly, with deep research and great stories, historian Stahl charts the course of the military chaplaincy from WWI (when the current chaplain system effectively was institutionalized) to the present… A supremely important, well-executed work of scholarship, sure to have wide influence. -- P. Harvey * Choice *Enlisting Faith contributes a marvelous exploration of how the American government attempted to manipulate religious institutions into supporting its political missions…Stahl deftly reveals what kind of religiosity the American state encourages and discourages in its citizens, and to what lengths the state will go to realize its vision of acceptable American spirituality. -- Alan J. Clark * Reading Religion *Offers many significant ways in which the military and faith influenced each other through compromise and creative thought. Discussions of the atomic bomb, Eisenhower’s support of the chaplaincy program, and the Vietnam War are all particularly interesting and informative. -- Nancy Saultz Radloff * Anglican and Episcopal History *Well worth the time of any scholar or casual reader interested in the military chaplaincy and the evolution of American religion. -- Patrick G. Stefan * Religious Studies Review *
£33.11
Princeton University Press Rethinking Military Politics Brazil and the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Alfred Stepan ... now presents what is likely to become a classic work of regime translation and the obstacles facing civilian rule in the Southern Cone. To do justice to the complexity and wealth of data and analysis presented in Rethinking Military Politicswould require more space than is available for this brief review."--Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs
£34.00
Princeton University Press Soldiers and the Soviet State CivilMilitary
Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*One. Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations in the Soviet Union, pg. 3*Two. Political Change and Civil-Military Relations, pg. 44*Three. The KGB and Civil-Military Relations, pg. 93*Four. Resource Stringency and Civil-Military Resource Allocation, pg. 126*Five. The Defense Industry and Civil-Military Relations, pg. 164*Six. The Response to Technological Challenge, pg. 192*Seven. Social Change and Civil-Military Relations, pg. 239*Eight. The Military Abroad: Internal Consequences of External Expansion, pg. 285*Nine. Conclusions: Toward a Crisis in Civil-Military Relations?, pg. 334*Index, pg. 365
£116.80
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas American Soldiers Ground Combat in the World
Book SynopsisThis book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. The author looks at what motivated these men to serve and how they were turned into soldiers.Trade ReviewA superb, compelling analysis of twentieth-century American combat troops that never loses sight of the individual soldier. An important, meticulously documented contribution to our understanding of men-at-arms. Rick Atkinson, Author Of An Army At Dawn And The Long Gray Line; ""Kindsvatter's book is based firmly on the first-hand accounts of combat by American soldiers and Marines of the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam. He is a sensitive, skillful mediator between those writers and us."" Russell F. Weigley, Author Of The American Way Of War; ""A vivid portrayal of the savagery of war and its human dimensions."" Michael D. Doubler, Author Of Closing With The Enemy: How GIs Fought The War In Europe, 1944-1945
£26.06
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Doughboys on the Great War How American Soldiers Viewed Their Military Experience
£41.95
British Museum Press Legion life in the Roman army
Book SynopsisThe scale and organisation of the Roman army was unprecedented in the ancient Western world. This book tells the story of everyday aspects of the army in the heyday of the Roman Empire from life in a tent to the food soldiers consumed and explains its hierarchy, roles, equipment and place in a vast multiethnic society divided between citizens and subjects. Everything the best history books can be: erudite, entertaining and eloquent.' Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories Splendidly direct, clear and jargon free You are unlikely to find a clearer or more comprehensive account' Classics for All The Roman army has been immortalised in heroic art and screen epics, but what was life really like for an ordinary soldier? This book explores everyday life in the army including the experiences of women and enslaved people through a range of rare objects and testimonies. These include letters from Apion and Terentianus, young Egyptian soldiers writing home to their families; the tomTable of ContentsForewords Timeline and map Introduction 1. Enlisting 2. A soldier’s remains 3. Ranks and roles 4. Aristocracy and the army 5. Dressing for battle 6. Camp and campaign 7. Fort life 8. Soldiers in society Glossary Rulers of the Roman Empire Notes Bibliography Lenders Picture credits Acknowledgements Index
£36.00
Manchester University Press Irish Regiments in the Great War Discipline and
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the discipline and morale in the British army during the Great War by using a case-study of the Irish regimentsTrade Review"'This is a very scholarly work with new and important things to say.' Dr John Bourne, University of Birmingham"
£18.88
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Campaign Medals 19142005 Shire Library
Book SynopsisThis book surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military service between 1914-2005, including two world wars. During the course of the twentieth century the role of Britain''s forces changed considerably-from imperial conquest and peacekeeping to full-scale participation in both world wars, campaigns for the withdrawl from Empire and service as a prominent member of the United Nations and NATO. The campaign medals awarded for these military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named, thus making it possible through them to research the military career of an individual or regiment. This second edition has been extended to include the operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century.
£8.21
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War 8
Book SynopsisIn their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War, which continued the rich and varied tradition of British regimental insignia. This book describes and illustrates, for the first time in high quality full colour, the main types of cap badge worn. With many amalgamations, war-raised units and special forces, British military insignia from the period have a surprising range that differs substantially from that worn by the soldiers of the previous generation. As in the first book, this volume contains contemporary illustrations of the soldiers themselves wearing the badges. Employing the skills of an established writer (and collector) and artist, it provides a unique reference guide for anyone interested in the British Army of the period.
£14.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Army Childhood British Army Childrens Lives and
Book SynopsisAn army childhood is a peripatetic childhood. Beginning with the establishment of Britain''s standing army, Clare Gibson sheds light on such crucial aspects of the army-child experience as the places that they have called home and how they have been transported, housed, educated and entertained while in the army''s care. This informative and evocatively illustrated book will appeal to those interested in British military history''s social side, and to those seeking to understand what life was like for an erstwhile army-child ancestor. It is also essential reading for those who were once themselves ''barrack rats'', ''pads brats'' or ''army brats'', for whom it is sure to arouse nostalgic memories.Table of Contents?The Army Child Experience / Children of the Regiment / Following the Drum / ‘Pads Brats’ / Life ‘Within the Wire’ / Schooling / Entertainment / The Legacy of an Army Childhood / Further Information / Index
£7.59
The History Press Ltd VCs of the First World War Cambrai 1917
Book SynopsisFeaturing the careers of forty-three men, this volume tells the story of the Battle of Cambrai, famous for being the first occasion when tanks were used en masse in battle. Its first day was so successful that church bells in Britain were rung in anticipation of a great victory. A tank crewman numbers among the recipients of the VC.Containing biographies of a broad cross-section of men from Britain and the Dominions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and even the Ukraine. It includes a sapper, a former miner, who chose to stay with his seriously wounded colleague underground and die with him, rather than obey an order to leave him and save his own life; a maverick lieutenant-colonel who was relieved of his command and a padre who worked tirelessly over a period of three nights bringing at least twenty-five men to safety from No Man's Land, who otherwise would have been left to die.
£16.99
The History Press Ltd Bringing Uncle Albert Home
Book SynopsisPrivate Albert Turley, an ordinary British soldier of the First World War, died on the Somme for King and Country. Like thousands more soldiers, he left neither letters nor diaries from which to reconstruct his story. This book focuses on the history of the 3rd Worcestershire, his regiment, and reveals what happened to Private Albert Turley.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd VCs of the First World War Road to Victory 1918
Book SynopsisBy August 1918 fortune was on the side of the Allies: America was increasing its contribution of troops and equipment substantially; and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig found a new confidence, firmly believing that the Allies could at last push the Germans out of France and Belgium.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The First VCs
Book SynopsisTogether, and against the odds, Dease and Godley became the first winners of the Victoria Cross in the First World War. Here Mark Ryan uses contemporary documentation and images to tell their astounding, fascinating stories, putting the focus on two genuine and ordinary heroes of the Great War.
£17.09
The History Press Ltd The Scum of the Earth
Book SynopsisRevealing how the men of Waterloo were left to languish after the battle, often homeless and penniless – history’s heroes forgotten are now remembered
£10.44
The History Press Ltd The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 18811968
Book SynopsisThis book presents a photographic record of the service of a distinguished county regiment whose origins go back to the Seven Years'' War, in the middle of the eighteenth century. Formed in 1881, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the KSLI, formerly the 53rd and 85th Regiments, did tours of duty around the world in the days of the Empire - serving in India, the Far East, the West Indies, and the Mediterranean. This book also shows the KSLI on active service which took them to Egypt in 1882, the Sudan in 1885, and South Africa during the Boer War. Much expanded, the KSLI rendered outstanding service during the First World War. The eight battalions that went overseas served on the Western Front (notably in the Ypres Salient, on the Somme, and in the great offensives of 1918), in Palestine and in Salonika. During the Second World War, the KSLI played a major part in engagements in France in 1940, in Tunisia, in Italy and in North West Europe. Post-war campaigning took them back to Palestine, t
£12.34
The History Press Ltd The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 18571968
Book SynopsisThis fascinating illustrated regimental history contains photographs taken over a period of 11 years. During this time the Regiment served in most parts of the Empire including areas as diverse as India and Burma, South Africa and Norway, Kenya and Brunei. The Regiment, the 51st Foot, was raised in Leeds in 1755 and is one of the six Minden Regiments where, at the Battle of Minden (1759), British infantry beat off and drove back three waves of attacking French cavalry. In 1881 the 51st King''s Own Light Infantry was coupled with the 105th Madras European Light Infantry to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions, respectively, of the King''s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. In 1927, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was appointed Colonel-in-Chief. The recruiting area was mainly the industrial West Riding, South and North Yorkshire. The Regiment has a distinguished record and was involved in most of the great conflicts of the past 250 years. With 226 photographs from the Regiment''s ow
£11.69
The History Press Ltd The York and Lancaster Regiment Images of England
Book SynopsisThis book shows the illustrious history of the York and Lancaster Regiment, or the ''young and lovelies'' (one of their numerous nicknames), and illustrates the regiment''s service around the globe. It shows the regiment its earliest days in the 65th and 86th Regiments of Foot when they saw action in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Havana in the Seven Years War, as early as 1752 and the 65th and in East India as the 85th to amalgamation due to Cardwell''s military reforms in 1881, to disbandment in 1968. With over 200 photographs from the regimental archives in the York and Lancaster Museum in Rotherham, the book illustrates the regiment''s service around the world in war and peace, showing the gallant action of both regular, volunteer and territorial forces. The author has constructed a book that will provide old and new soldiers with a nostalgic look at the recent past, as well as tracing the regiment''s more distant history. This endearing collection provides an unparalleled insight into the York and Lancaster Regiment and gives a glimpse at many of the men who served with the regiment both at work and leisure. Most of these photographs are in print for the first time and will provide nostalgic pleasure for many.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Book SynopsisIt was in 1794 that the Duke of Argyll deputed his kinsman Campbell of Lochnell to raise a Regiment of Argyllshire Highlanders. In 1881 the Cardwell Reforms twinned the 91st with the 93rd, raised by Major General William Wemyss in 1800. The 93rd came into prominence in the Crimean War where it formed the Thin Red Line at Balaklava before seeing action in the Indian Mutiny, notably at the Relief of Lucknow where the Regiment won no less than six VCs. These two units were brought together to form the Argyll Sutherland Highlanders. The new Regiment was given an area comprising the counties of Argyll and Bute, Stirlingshire, Clackmannan, Renfrew and Dumbarton. They saw action in Palestine before taking part in Korea where Major Muir won the Regiment''s last VC. They took part in the Suez operation in 1956, were on active service in Cyprus in 1958-9 and were among the last troops out of Aden in 1969 after their famous retaking of Crater.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Maiwand
Book SynopsisOn 27 July 1880 the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment fought a terrible battle on the dusty plains of Afghanistan. The battle went down in history as a massacre which effectively wiped out the regiment. They lost 10 officers and 276 men. Nonetheless, their valiant fighting was an inspiration to many, from Kipling to Conan Doyle, who based Dr Watson on the 66th medical officer Major Preston. Queen Victoria presented medals to the survivors, and it was Maiwand and the 66th''s battle against the Zulus the year before which resulted in the British Army no longer carrying Colours into battle. This book tells the story of this fine Victorian regiment from 1870 when they went to India through Afghanistan and back to England in 1881, bringing the regiment to life and concentrating on the characters who made it what it was.
£17.99
The History Press Ltd Lest We Forget
Book SynopsisAge shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.' These words, spoken at war memorials across the United Kingdom and around the world on 11 November every year, encapsulate how we commemorate our war dead. Lest We Forget looks at how we remember not only those who died in battle, but also those whose memory is important to us in other ways. This wide-ranging review considers such topics as Holocaust Memorial Day, the Hillsborough Disaster, memories of the Spanish Civil War, the genocide in Rwanda, Diana, Princess of Wales and the role of the Cenotaph and the National Memorial Arboretum. With an endorsement from The Royal British Legion, which celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2011, this is a timely study, and is relevant not only to people in the United Kingdom, but recognises the universal need to remember.
£17.09
The History Press Ltd The Western Front 1915
Book SynopsisThe predictions of the war ''being over by Christmas'' turned out to be far from the truth. By January 1915 the British Expeditionary Force found themselves trapped in the murderous stalemate of trench warfare. British troops had suffered badly in the early campaigns and by January 1915 were holding some 30 miles of trench. The year 1915 was to witness some of the bloodiest and bitter battles of the Great War, including the first blooding at Neuve Chapelle, the Second Battle of Ypres and the appalling failure of Loos. By the end of the summer almost 50,000 men of Kitchener''s Army had been killed. This book tells the story of the 67 VC winners from this period on the Western Front. Each of their stories are different and 20 medals were awarded posthumously. However, they all have one thing in common - acts of extraordinary bravery under fire.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd VCs of the First World War Arras and Messines
Book SynopsisThe Allied objective after the bloody Battle of the Somme drew to a close in November 1916 was to decisively break through the German ‘Hindenburg Line’ and engage the numerically inferior German forces in a war of movement.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd Under the Queens Colours
Book SynopsisService men and women recall their experiences from the years after the Second World War to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century.
£17.09
The History Press Ltd VCs of the First World War Passchendaele 1917
Book SynopsisDuring the 3 ½ month long struggle, which claimed the lives of more than 60,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen, 61 men were adjudged to have performed deeds worthy of the Empire’s highest award for valour – the Victoria Cross.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd Military Wives
Book SynopsisFor as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers – the families who move with the military to stay with their men.
£16.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Uniforms of the Union Volunteers of 1861
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£30.74
McGill-Queen's University Press The Fighting Newfoundlander
Book SynopsisThe standard history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and their heroic efforts during World War I available again
£37.05
McFarland & Company Mig Alley to Mu Ghia Pass Memoirs of a Korean War
Book SynopsisCecil Foster was born in Michigan in 1925, and endured economic and emotional hardship during his youth. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 as a private, and retired in 1975 as a lieutenant colonel. A focus of this work is his career in the Korean War, where he was a highest-scoring ace.
£14.24
McFarland & Company African Americans and ROTC Military Naval and
Book SynopsisThe National Defense Act of 1916 provided for the establishment of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) detachments at US colleges and universities. This book discusses ROTC on historically African-American campuses from the first Student Army Training Corps to contemporary advanced programs.
£32.39
McFarland and Company, Inc. Liberty Theatres of the United States Army
Book SynopsisCompiled from a variety of government documents, camp newspapers and entertainment trade journals, this volume provides an in-depth look at the 42 Liberty Theatres created by the War Department during 1918 and 1919. It also discusses the way in which these theatres were designed and run.
£27.54
McFarland & Company Decorated Marines of the Fourth Brigade in World
Book SynopsisContains an accounting of every member of the Fourth Marine Brigade who received an award of some kind during World War I. Beginning with an overview of the brigade's contributions to the war effort, this book lists each individual and the honors he received. An appendix contains information on the inauguration of the Silver Star citation.
£32.39
