Cooksey: 26 books

'Ten Tales from the Valley' is a collection of short stories about life in the South Wales coalfields during the difficult years between 1920 and 1940.Based on the author's personal experiences they tell how the inhabitants of the fictional village of Brynhyfryd coped with the non-fictional harsh economic climate of the depression and the antagonism of the coal-owners.

Battle Lines Ypres, the first volume in Pen & Swords new series of walking, cycling and driving guides to the Western Front, is the essential companion for every visitor to the Ypres Salient and the battlefields of Belgium. Many of the most famous - and most memorable - Great War sites are featured...

JON COOKSEY is a leading military historian who takes a special interest in the history of the world wars and the Falklands War. He is the former editor of Battlefields Review and the current editor of Stand To!, and his articles have appeared in many of the foremost military magazines and in national...

'More Tales from the Valley' is a second collection of short stories about life in the South Wales coalfield during the difficult years between 1920 and 1940.Based on the author's personal experiences, they tell how the inhabitants of the fictional village of Brynhyfryd coped with the non-fictional harsh economic conditions during those dificult times.

The Retreat from Mons 1914: South is the second volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series to cover the opening campaign of the Great War. It is the essential companion for every visitor who is keen to retrace the path taken by the British Expeditionary Force immediately after the outbreak of...

Mons to the Marne, the latest volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series of walking, cycling and driving guides to the Western Front, is the essential companion for every visitor who is keen to retrace the path taken by the British Expeditionary Force immediately after the outbreak of the First...

The First World War battlefields to the north of Arras – including Vimy Ridge – are among the most famous and most visited sites on the Western Front, rivaled only by those around Ypres and the Somme, and this clearly written, highly illustrated guide is the ideal introduction to them. Visitors...

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The book covers my life growing up as a child in a poor neighborhood helping my single parent mom raise six sisters and brothers. I never lost sight of the challenges facing my family and doing whatever was necessary to help. Working after school was mandatory for our existence. I later went on to...

The ‘Pals” battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front.

By March 1942, mainland France had been under German occupation for almost two years. Every month that passed saw Germany bolster her defenses against an expected allied invasion. Every month that passed saw Germany tighten her grip on Britain's transatlantic lifeline; menacing allied shipping from...

The author of Falklands Hero follows the Third Parachute Battalion through a ferocious battle to secure a key strategic position during the Falklands War.   This, the first in a series on Special Operations, tells the story of Three Para and the often-neglected struggle for Mount Longdon. It was...

Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western Front during the First World War. But no previous guide has concentrated on t