Phillip Warner: 19 books
by Phillip Warner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
On 23 April 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched one of the most daring raids in history. The aim was to block the Zeebrugge Canal, thereby denying U-boats access, although this mean assaulting a powerfully fortified German naval base. The raid has long been recognised for...
by Phillip Warner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simple kill or be killed. It could be won or lost at any stage; it could turn on the action of one man, and...
by Phillip Warner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Although the Welsh are perhaps not widely known for their military history, the story of warfare in Wales spans some three thousand years. In Famous Welsh Battles, Philip Warner gives a detailed account of the major battles in Wales from prehistoric and Roman times up through the Battle of Fishguard...
by Phillip Warner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Douglas Haig is probably the most controversial figure in British military history. No previous commander ever oversaw such enormous casualties. By 1917 Haig commanded the largest army Britain had ever put into the field; over two million men. The horrors of the First World War still stun the imagination...
Kitchener
The Man Behind The Legend
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl of Khartoum and of Broome, was Britain's last great military hero. his face became known to millions before his death in 1916 because it appeared on the recruiting posters of World War I over the caption 'Your Country Needs You'. Kitchener's ambition was all for...
British Battlefields - Volume 3 - The Midlands
Battles That Changed The Course Of British History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simple kill or be killed. It could be won or lost at any stage; it could turn on the action of one man, and...
S.B.S. - The Special Boat Squadron
A History Of Britains Elite Forces
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Special Boat Squadron, or SBS, is one of the most admired, respected and feared Special Forces units in the world. The date of the formation of the SBS is a matter of some debate. Officially it is the 14th April 1942, but long before that date SBS forces had been harassing the enemy in an unofficial...
Passchendaele
The Tragic Victory Of 1917
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
On the 31st of July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus of one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battle of World War I. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and the ridge were captured over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders...
Alamein
Recollections Of The Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In July 1942 German and Italian forces were on the point of sweeping away the remainder of the British resistance in the Middle East and triumphantly overrunning Egypt. If this had happened, the disaster for the Allies would have been irretrievable. Instead Rommel’s victorious army was checked on the...
British Battlefields - Volume 1 - The South
Battles That Changed The Course Of British History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simple kill or be killed. It could be won or lost at any stage; it could turn on the action of one man, and...
British Battlefields - Volume 4 - Scotland & The Border
Battles That Changed The Course Of British History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simple kill or be killed. It could be won or lost at any stage; it could turn on the action of one man, and...
by Phillip Warner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Invasions are as old as the history of mankind. The possibility of Britain being invaded today is obviously very remote in spite of the disturbing memories of the Nazi's poised to swoop onto these shores in 1940 and previous attempts, both abortive and successful, reaching back into prehistoric times....
British Battlefields - Volume 2 - The North
Battles That Changed The Course Of British History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simple kill or be killed. It could be won or lost at any stage; it could turn on the action of one man, and...
Horrocks
The General Who Led From The Front
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Often described as Britain's answer to Rommel, the charismatic and courageous Sir Brian Horrocks was one of the most successful field commanders of the Second World War, much of which he spent working with Montgomery. His tireless drive and brilliance were admired and respected not only by Montgomery...
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