One of the bloodiest battles of the war in the Pacific.Operation Detachment, the invasion of Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945, was the first campaign on Japanese soil, and it resulted in some of the fie
Military historian Rawson offers a guide to the Peninsular War of 1808-1814 that pitted the French under Napoleon against Spanish, British, and Portuguese armies. The book is an up-do-date account of
The men who went to war in August 1914 fought completely differently to those who survived until the Armistice on 11 November 1918. This is a study of the bloody learning process the British Expeditio
This book answers one of biggest unanswered questions asked by visitors to the Somme; where did my ancestor fight? The combination of First World War battle accounts and annotated trench maps througho
This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force's actions during the spring of 1917. It begins with the Allied plans for the New Year and shows how they were undone by the German decision to wit
Detailed accounts of the major battles of 1914, from Mons and Le Cateau to the First Battle of Ypres. Includeds comprehensive explanations of the minor actions and over sixty maps illustrating both th
Sixty years ago, the World had been at war for nearly six years. The cost in life and material terms was appalling Millions of men and women had died, families and nations destroyed and all sides were
Drawing on diaries, signal records, after-action reports, and interviews, this WWII account details the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge by the Allies in March 1945, and illustrates the facts with an
By spring 1945, while the war in Europe was coming to a close, in the Pacific there was no end to hostilities in sight. The Japanese, albeit retreating, defended every outpost and island with fanatica
At a secret meeting on 3 November 1944, Hitler's plan for seizing back the initiative from the advancing Allies was briefed to his commanders. Under the condename Operation Wacht Amrhein, a massive c
The Battle of Loos formed part of a wider offensive conducted by both French and British Forces in September 1915. The British First Army, under the leadership of General Haig, were to break through t
An approachable and engaging account of 450 years of savagery, treachery, triumph, and disasterStarting with the Great Schism in 1053 and ending with the discovery of the New World in 1492,A Clash of
The full story of one of the bloodiest battles of the war in the Pacific?Operation Detachment, the invasion of Iwo Jima on February 19,?1945, was the first campaign on Japanese soil and resulted in so
A comprehensive single volume?handbook covers the Nazis rise to power in Germany,?complete with?photographs from Heinrich Hoffman, Hitler’s personal photographer?The rise of Hitler’s Nazi Party is one
How the annual rallies in Nuremberg were organised and their importance in the rise of National Socialism in GermanyFull of then-and-now illustrations, this book is an up-to-date investigation into th
