Spellmount Publishers Ltd imprint: 32 books
Pyramids and Fleshpots
The Egyptian, Senussi and Eastern Mediterranean Campaigns, 1914 - 16
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Personnel serving in Egypt in World War I often complained that the popular impression of the campaigns, still widely held, was that it was a sideshow, with troops enjoying a holiday among the pyramids and the "fleshpots" of Cairo. Actually they faced appalling heat, abrasive sand, poor...
by Clive Semple, Wing Commander Alan Mawby
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Pilot Leslie Semple's diary is captured and put into context in this unique volume. How do you fly a Handley Page across France in total darkness? The answer is the Lighthouse system, just one of the revelations in this record of ingenuity and courage. With the expert guidance of retired Wing Commander...
Churchill and Malta
A Special Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
The compelling story of the special relationship between Churchill and the people of Malta Sir Winston Churchill visited the island of Malta on six occasions. He first sailed in to the Grand Harbour of Valletta on the evening of October 2, 1907 when at the age of 33 he was Under-Secretary of State...
Fighting for the Bucks
The History of the Royal Bucks Hussars 1914-18
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
From the hell of Gallipoli to the deserts of the Holy Land, torpedoed in the Mediterranean before finally posted to the mud and trenches of the Western Front, the Royal Bucks Hussars had a fascinating and bloody story during World War I. Condemned by Lord Kitchener as mere play boys, they were able...