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by Martin W. Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A pocket-sized, stunningly illustrated guide to one of the most famous military operations of all time—D-DayJune 6, 1944 is a day that is emblazoned in history; the first day of the Allied Operation Overlord—the mass invasion of Normandy. Planned for many months and executed swiftly, these landings...
Tank Factory
British Military Vehicle Development and the Chobham Establishment
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
The United Kingdom invented the tank and was responsible for campaign-winning tactics, yet by the start of World War II had fallen well behind other nations in the design and build of armored vehicles. William Suttie tells the history of tank design from a government perspective and the decisions...
Hitler's Gauls
The History of the 33rd Waffen Division Charlemagne
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2009
The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler’s armies in World War II, alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. By the end of World War II, these foreign volunteers comprised half of all Hitler’s Waffen-SS,...
Scotland on the Frontline
A Photographic History of Scottish Forces 1939-45
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
The only book to trace Scotland’s contribution to the Second World War through unpublished photographs Traditionally Scotland has made a contribution to Britain’s wars well out of proportion to her population and her military achievements recognized throughout the world. 'Scotland at War' provides...
Arrowstorm
The Archer in the Hundred Years War
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Revealing the power behind one of history's most devastating weapons, this study chronicles the overwhelming importance of the military archer in the late medieval period. The longbow played a central role in the English victory at the battles of Crecy and Agincourt. Completely undermining the supremacy...
by Elizabeth Rees
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
An exploration of the lives and origin of Celtic saints, complete with photographs of where each saint lived and worked Describing 120 saints, and filled with the author's own evocative photographs, this reference includes every well-known Celtic saint and a large number of less famous individuals....
by Robert Bartholomew
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2004
Examining the ability of the media to whip up a panic and our tendency to fall victim to mass delusion and hysteria, this title discusses America's "kissing bug" scare of 1899; Seattle's atomic fallout fiasco of 1954; the phantom slasher of Tapei in 1956; Belgium's recent Coca-Cola poisoning scare and the "mad gasser" of Mattoon, and more.
Fighting Fourth
No. 4 Commando at War 1940-45
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010
This unique story recounts the history of a special service unit from its very first day in 1940 to its disbandment five years later, showing how five hundred volunteers, despite initial problems, prejudices and frustrations, were welded into one of the most feared fighting formations of the Second...
SIGINT
The Secret History of Signals Intelligence in the World Wars
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
From MORSE to ENIGMA, ULTRA to PURPLE, Room 40 to Bletchley—the story of secret signals in both of the World WarsCommunicating in the chaos of war is complicated, but vital. Signals intelligence makes it possible. In World War I, a vast network of signals rapidly expanded across the globe, spawning...
Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft
Dangerous Skies in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Of every 100 operational airmen in World War II, nine were killed flying in England and three severely injured in crashes; non-operational casualties numbered more than 15,000. Operational casualties were chillingly grim—more than 56,000 airmen died in World War II, more than half those involved....
by Mark Brocklesby
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The Channel Islands are unique—a result of 800 years of independence. Taking you through the year day by day, The Channel Islands Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, momentous and amusing events and facts from the earliest period of the island's history to the present. Entries cover a huge...
by David Potter
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Celtic is an unusual football club, inspiring strong feelings in almost everyone. It is of course virtually impossible to chronicle all that has happened in the history of the club, but this little gem draws together some of the most interesting, quirky, and downright odd events that have taken place...
24hr Trench
A Day in the Life of a Frontline Tommy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
During the Great War millions of men lived in the trenches of the Western Front. It is almost impossible for us to really understand how they coped in such a confined space with the constant terror of enemy attack. Now, Andy Robertshaw and a group of soldiers, archaeologists, and historians use official...
Seeing England
Antiquaries, Travellers & Naturalists
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
In the seventeeth century antiquarianism was a well-respected profession and antiquarian works were in demand, particularly amongst the gentry, we were especially interested in establishing lineage and the descent of land tenure. Although intended primarily as a source of information about who owned...