Richard Doherty: 13 books
by Richard Doherty
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
A total of eleven British armoured divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.
In 1940 only 1st Armoured Division faced the German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that armoured divisions came into their...
In the Ranks of Death
The Irish in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war. Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal...
Churchill's Greatest Fear
The Battle of the Atlantic 3 September 1939 to 7 May 1945
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
The Battle of the Atlantic (Churchill's term) was arguably the pivotal campaign of the Second World War – it was certainly the longest starting with the sinking of RMS Athenia on 3 September 1939 and ending with the torpedoing of SS Avon Dale on 7 May 1945.
This superbly researched work covers...
Eighth Army in Italy 1943-45
The Long Hard Slog
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
Eighth Army, Britain's most famous field army of the twentieth century, landed in Italy in September 1943 and fought continously until the defeat of the Germans in early-May 1945. This book studies the experience of Eighth Army in the Italian campaign, examining how a force accustomed to the open...
Victory in Italy
15th Army Group's Final Campaign 1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
While the main focus in early 1945 was on the advance to The Fatherland, 15 Army Group's 5th (US) and 8th (British) Armies were achieving remarkable results in Northern Italy.
Superb generalship (Truscott – 5th Army and McCreery – 8th Army under General
by The Earl of Rosse, Colonel ER Hill, Marshal Lord Guthrie
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Formed in June 1941, the Guards Armoured Division proved that Household Troops could adapt their legendary high standards to a totally new role. Deploying to Normandy in 1944 under Major General Sir Allan Adair, the Division acquitted itself with distinction in the costly Operation GOODWOOD.
After...
El Alamein 1942
Turning Point in the Desert
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that Rommel’s Afrika Korps and his Italian allies would break through and seize Cairo with catastrophic strategic and political...
Ubique
The Royal Artillery in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
During World War II the Germans assessed the Royal Artillery (RA) as the most professional arm of the British Army. British gunners were accurate, effective, and efficient, and provided better fire support for their armored and infantry colleagues than in any other army. The RA provided much more...
Siege of Derry 1689
The Military History
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016
The Protestant war cry of "No Surrender!" was first used in 1689 by the Mayor of Londonderry as James II’s army laid siege to the city for 105 days and during which half the city’s population died. There were many acts of courage—from the heroic death of Captain Browning to the anonymous...
by Richard Doherty
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. The Humber LRC gave excellent service to the Reconnaissance Corps with its agility, speed and height proving to...
Hobarts 79th Armoured Division at War
Invention, Innovation and Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2011
This fascinating book describes how Major General Percy Hobart created, trained and commanded 79th Armoured Division, aunique formation crucial to the success of the D-Day Landings and the Allies drive through to Germany.Hobarts reputation as an armoured warfare specialist began in the pre-war era....
Helmand Mission
With 1st Royal Irish Battlegroup in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
After celebrating St Patricks Day 2008, 1st Royal Irish Battlegroup deployed to Afghanistans Helmand province as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. For six months the Royal Irish fought the Taliban in Helmand in some of the most difficult country on earth. At the same time the Battlegroup was training...
Energy Sprawl Solutions
Balancing Global Developmand Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Over the next several decades, as human populations grow, the demand for energy will soar. But renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity. In Energy Sprawl Solutions, scientists Joseph M. Kiesecker and David Naugle...