Helion Company Ltd : 8 books
Für Volk and Führer
The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
One German soldier’s experience in the deadly crucible of World War II combat.
Like many Germans, Berlin schoolboy Erwin Bartmann fell under the spell of the Zeitgeist cultivated by the Nazis. Convinced he was growing up in the best country in the world, he dreamt of joining the Leibstandarte,...
Hitler's Swedes
A History of the Swedish Volunteers in the Waffen-SS
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
“For those interested in the fighting on the Eastern Front in general . . . give[s] us some of the vast scale of the SS by the end of the war.” —HistoryOfWar.org
Though Sweden was neutral during the Second World War, Swedish SS volunteers saw action on both the eastern front and NW Europe,...
Adventures in My Youth
A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941–45
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
The personal memoir of a Nazi soldier, from joining the German Army in 1941 through his time as a Panzer on the Eastern Front.
Originally written only for his daughter, Armin Schedierbauer’s Adventures in My Youth chronicles his time as a solider during World War II. As an infantry officer...
A Long Long War
Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969–1998
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2008
The author of Bloody Belfast delivers “a vivid and unforgettable record” of the Northern Irish conflict that captures the “true horrors of war” (Best of British).
There are stories from some of the most seminal moments during the troubles in Northern Ireland—the Crossmaglen firefights,...
King Arthur's Wars
The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
The story of an era shrouded in mystery, and the gradual changing of a nation’s cultural identity.
We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that happen? There is little evidence: not much archaeology, and even less written history. There...
Black Tuesday Over Namsi
B-29s vs MIGs—The Forgotten Air Battle of the Korean War, 23 October 1951
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
A gripping true account of warfare in the skies over Korea, when American bombers and North Korean jet fighters would change the course of air combat.
On October 23, 1951, an hour and a half before sunrise, nine B-29s of the 307th Bombardment Wing took off from Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa,...
by Frank Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Plans to build a new bird sanctuary in a small English village are interrupted by murder most fowl in this delightful British whodunit.
When Alan Tewkes decides to convert the wetlands he inherited from his father into a protected reserve for endangered migrant birds, his altruistic gesture...
by Frank Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
When competition at a British dog show turns deadly, it’s up to Inspector Yale to sniff out a killer in this whodunit perfect for Agatha Christie fans.
For professional dog breeders across the United Kingdom, competition is everything. If your prized pooch wins Best in Show, you can fetch...