The English Civil War started as a conflict between Monarch and Parliament and ended in confusion and an experiment in dictatorship. This is story of the conflict which changed England and Britain. – Very Highly Recommended
Monthly Archives: March 2021
On Operations With C Squadron SAS, Terrorist Pursuit & Rebel Attacks In Cold War Africa
The Cold War was a hot war for the SAS in the Middle East and Africa. This is an untold story that provides unique insight into how the SAS were employed during the Cold War. – Very Highly Recommended
Cold War 1945-1991, Korean War Imjin River, Fall Of The Gloucesters To The Armistice
This fine and popular Cold War Series takes the Korean War on from the fall of the Gloucesters to the ending fighting. The Korean War has received far less coverage by historians than it deserves and this new book adds greatly to the telling of the story. – Very Highly Recommended
Images of War, Hitler’s Anti-Tank Weapons 1939-1945, Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
This new addition to the very popular Images of War series covers the development of anti-tank weapons in German service. During World War 2, artillery was king of the battlefield, although tanks seized the imagination. The development of fast moving armour required similar development of anti-armour weapons. – Highly Recommended
The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Touring The Sedan Campaign, Battleground 1870-1871
Touring battlefields, as a popular tourist activity, really started following WWII. As touring battlefields continued to increase, there has been a thirst for alternatives to WWI and WWII battlefields. – Highly Recommended
Tank Attack At Monte Cassino, The Cavendish Road Operation 1944
The protracted Battle for Monte Cassino has attracted many historians, but somehow the important Cavendish Road Operation has largely escaped their attention. Monte Cassino and the Italian Campaign has frequently been dismissed as a wast of Allied resources, but it was the third front of WWII, the second being the air war over Europe, and vital to the eventual Allied victory. Within this critical campaign, Monte Cassino formed an important impediment to the Allied advance. – Very Highly Recommended
The Greenhill Dictionary Of Military Quotations
A remarkable collection of quotations from commanders, soldiers, military theorists, war commentators, across 4,000 years of military history. Some quotations will be very familiar but most will be new to the majority of readers and all are fascinating. – Very Highly Recommended
Hitler’s V-Weapons, The Battle Against The V-1 & V2, Written At The Time, An Official History
Wars are filled with ‘what ifs’ but the German Vengeance Weapons had the potential to alter the military balance. The official documents of the time have been compiled to provide the most detailed account of how Britain saw this phase of the war. – Very Highly Recommended
