Greenhill imprint: 35 books
by Ira Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had...
The Desert Rats
The 7th Armoured Division in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2002
• The exploits of the Desert Rats
• Based on official records and personal accounts
• Traces the division's progress in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Germany
This classic and inspiring account of the progress of the 7th Armoured Division from the sands of North Africa to the cold...
Raiders from the Sea
The Story of the Special Boat Service in WWII
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
The Special Boat Service was a small force during World War II, never more than about 300 men. But that did not stop it from inflicting great damage on the enemy. In the Mediterranean arena and in the Aegean, which the Germans controlled after the fall of Greece and Crete, this small commando force...
by “McScotch” Mannock
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
“McScotch” himself describes his book and pays tribute to a colleague in this note, which appears at the front of the volume:
“This book consists of the reminiscences of an ordinary fighter pilot of the R.F.C. who had the privilege of serving in one of the leading Fighter Squadrons and who had...
Air Battle of Malta
Aircraft Losses and Crash Sites, 1940 - 1942
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
In the Second World War, Malta was besieged for nearly two and a half years, during which time a decisive air war was waged between Britain, Italy and Germany.
This is part of that story, from the early days in June 1940, when only a few Gladiator biplanes were available to combat Italian...
Jagdstaffel 356
The Story of a German Fighter Squadron
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Although the author has given this Jagdstaffel a fictitious number and changed the names of the pilots composing it, the incidents related in this book have the genuine ring of truth and will be recognized as facts by anyone who has had experience of flying on the Western Front or who has studied...
With Eagles to Glory
Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1809 Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2018
When Napoleon's Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troops. From his earliest imperial campaigns, these troops provided played a key role as Napoleon swept from victory to victory and in 1809 their fighting abilities...
Medieval Armoured Combat
The 1450 Fencing Manuscript from New Haven
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
The "Gladiatoria" group of German fencing manuscripts are several editions of a treatise on armoured foot combat, specifically aimed at duel fighting.
Gloriously-illustrated, and replete with substantial commentary, these works are some of the greatest achievements in the corpus of...
by A.R. Kingsford
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
A.R. Kingsford flew with 100 Squadron, the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany and, on November 11, 1918, the last one.
One of the many who came to Europe from all over the Commonwealth to fight in the First World War, Kingsford had sailed from New Zealand in 1914. He joined...
Lady Death
The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
The wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II's best scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England and America.
In June 1941, when Hitler...
Knight of Germany Oswald Boelcke German Ace
Oswald Boelcke German Ace
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
The story of the fighter pilot the Red Baron himself sought to emulate . . . German air ace Oswald Boelcke was a national hero during World War I and was the youngest captain in the German air force decorated with the Pour Ie Merite while still only a lieutenant and with 40 aerial victories at the...
Fall of Hitler's Fortress City The Battle for Königsberg 1945
The Battle for Königsberg 1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
Heroism and tragedy in the East in the face of the Red Armys onslaught . . . In 1945 in the face of the advancing Red Army two and a half million people were forced out of Germanys most easterly province East Prussia and in particular its capital Königsberg. Their flight was a direct result of Hitlers...
Flying Fury Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps
Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
The day-to-day insights of a brilliantly daring World War I ace that only ends with his death at the age of 23 . . .James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique...
Sixty Squadron RAF
A History of the Squadron from Its Formation
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
Sixty Squadron RAF, which covers the period from the disastrous maelstrom of the Somme offensive to final victory, 1916–1919, is one of the classic histories of the Great War. It is the story of a squadron whose members were awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to the...