Vivid Vietnam memoir of the author's experiences in the famous MACV-SOG, as a member of a small recon team, operating covertly in North Vietnamese-controlled areas.
In July 1944, the 9,000-man Japanese garrison on the island of Tinian listened warily as the thunder of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army and Air Corps, descended on their neighbouring island, Saipan, just three miles away.
A heavily illustrated account of the evolution, design and deployment of dreadnought battleships.
A comprehensive illustrated history of snipers and their battlefield role in World War II, using neglected or forgotten sources to illuminate their victories and defeats.
A comprehensive and fully illustrated account of specialized vehicles used by U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II.
A new history of the battles in Burma in 1944, the outcome of which decided World War II in Asia and influenced the next 75 years of Asian history.
The battle of 2 July 1942 at Ruweisat Ridge in North Africa is not well known but it was the day that Rommel was finally stopped. This account was written by an officer in the small British force that turned back Rommel's forces.
Whilst Hitler's U-Boats were torpedoing shipments of tea bound for Great Britain, Jake Wright reciprocated by torpedoing Axis coastal shipping off Europe. This is the life story of a determined, brave and innovative individual, who went from a tea trade trainee to a highly decorated naval officer.
A lavishly illustrated overview of the history of Greek warfare by historian and broadcaster Simon Elliott.
A study of the Roman borders, their role as defenses and control points and their impact on the Roman empire as a whole.
This volume discusses the simmering tensions in the colonies in the years after the end of the French and Indian War and how these erupted into the events of the early 1770s, leading to the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Bunker Hill.
How to undertake successful counter-strike operations, with combat examples from battles on the Eastern Front in World War II.
A new visceral memoir of a year of combat with Alpha Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, in Vietnam, 1966.
A fully illustrated account of Britain's attempts in 1776 to try and isolate New England from the other colonies.
A new assessment of Jan Smuts's military leadership through examination of his World War I campaigning, demonstrating that he was a gifted general, conversant with the craft of manoeuvre warfare, and a command style steeped in the experiences of his time as a Boer general.
An examination of the German Blitzkrieg operations from Poland to Operation Barbarossa, as experienced by junior commanders and enlisted men, exploring why they were so successful.
Gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as 'Recces'.
Air Force veteran and novelist Hank Zeybel takes us along for the ride in this memoir of his sorties in Vietnam and beyond.
The untold story of the Soviet Military Liaison Mission (SMLM) in West Germany and the U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) in East Germany.
Seven true "dark histories" from the Greater Philadelphia region.
A fully illustrated overview of Luftwaffe victory markings in World War II.
Discusses the enduring relationship between Britain and Libya, and interplay between tactical and strategic levels and historical recurrences throughout the last two centuries of Libya's history.
Captain John Bigelow's efforts to sharpen up a slovely light artillery battery make him unpopular with the men, but his efforts will bear fruit.
The uniques skills of John Guthrie are required for a dangerous mission - being dropped into North Vietnam to work with the Viet Minh against the Japanese.
The war stories and combat narratives of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment during 5.5 years of combat in Vietnam.
A heavily illustrated account of how the tanks of 4th Armored Division defeated two panzer brigades over 11 days of battle at Arracourt.
The previously unpublished wartime diary of Lieutenant General James Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II.
A new perspective on Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C. in 1864.
The true story of German secret agents engaged in a campaign of subversion and terror in the United States before and during World War I.
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