History Press: 2525 books
Pre-Dreadnought Revolution
Developing the Bulwarks of Sea Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The late 19th century saw an unparalleled revolution in warship development as the Victorian navy found itself grappling with intense technical change to ensure its survival in the modern theater. From the wooden battleships of the 1800s, naval architecture underwent great change to produce a very...
Irish Brigades Abroad
From the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
A history including the the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Flight of the Wild GeeseCovering the period from King James II's reign of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685, until the disbandment of the Irish Brigades in France and Spain, this book looks at...
Voices from the Dark Years
The Truth About Occupied France 1940-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
The clearest picture yet of what life was really like in German-occupied France during World War II, using previously unpublished first-person accounts of ordinary men and women who lived through this extraordinary and dangerous time Using new, meticulously researched material, Douglas Boyd tells...
by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The tale of one of the longest-running sieges in British military history, and a potent symbol of resistance The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the "gallant garrison" of Allied soldiers, primarily the Australian 9th Division, held out against constant attacks from Rommel's...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2005
There are few figures in British history more famous and more influential than Vice-Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, KB. This book offers a comprehensive overview by the world's leading Nelson scholars of all aspects of the Nelson story. It has become the standard reference work for 'The Nelson Legend'...
Andover in the Civil War
The Spirit and Sacrifice of a New England Town
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
They departed Boston in August 1861 to a cheering crowd and the tune of “John Brown’s Body.” Though some of these Andover soldiers would not “see the elephant” until two years later, more than a quarter of them would never return to their beloved hometown. Drawing on journals, letters and newspaper...
by Linda Stratmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Examining the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Kent’s history, Linda Stratmann re-examines some of the historic crimes that shocked not only the county but Britain as a whole. Among the gruesome cases featured here are the doctor who was poisoned with morphine in Faversham; the...
by Cate Ludlow, Graham Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The Georgian era was perhaps one of the most shocking, gory, vice-ridden, and downright surprising in the capital's history. From an anaconda attack at the Tower of London to a ghost in Regent’s Park, a murder at the House of Commons, a body-snatching case which horrified all of London, a murderer...
Massacre in Malaya
Exposing Britain's My Lai
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The first book to draw upon new files from the British National Archives, it also features interviews with veterans from both sides of the conflict to expose the truth behind the Batang Kali massacreThe Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) was the longest war fought by British and Commonwealth forces in...
Lost Kings
Lancaster, York & Tudor
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The century spanning the wars of the roses and the reigns of the Tudor kings was a volatile time of battle and bloodshed, execution and unexpected illness. Life could be nasty, brutish, and short. Some met their end in battle, others were dragged to the block, losing everything for daring to aspire...
Betrayal of Richard III
An Introduction to the Controversy
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This fully revised edition of Lamb's classic introduction to the last Plantagenet ruler's life coincides with Richard III's reburial in LeicesterIn this classic work, the late V.B. Lamb and Peter Hammond survey the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary evidence for the events...
Spitfire
Pilots' Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
The adventures of some sixty pilots and ground crewmen who flew or worked on the Spitfire during the Second World War.The Spitfire was perhaps the most successful fighter design of all time. It remained at the forefront of its genre from the biplane era until well into the jet age, a period including...
Hitler's Flemish Lions
The History of the SS-Freiwilligan Grenadier Division Langemarck (Flamische Nr. I)
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
An examination of Flemish soldiers' motivation to answer Himmler's call to arms
Illustrated with rare photographs, many previously unpublished, and with close analysis of the key figures such as Flemish Knight's Cross winner Remy Schrijnen, this is a fascinating study of fanatical courage....
by Peter Brimacombe
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Elizabeth I was the last English monarch truly to rule the nation; she inherited a weak and divided kingdom yet relentlessly fashioned it into a major world power, and decisively defeated the mightiest invasion fleet ever to approach our shores. Her relationships with the key men in the kingdom were...