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Myths That Shaped Our History
From Magna Carta to the Battle of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
All nations and peoples have a body of legendary tales and semi-historical episodes which explain who they are and help to define their place in the world. The British are no exception and in this book Simon Webb explores some of the most well-known episodes from British history; stories which tell...
Rommel
A Reappraisal
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War, seventy years after his death on 14 October 1944? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point where...
Sir Martin Frobisher
Seaman, Soldier, Explorer
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Sir Martin Frobisher was one of the great sea dogs of Elizabethan England. He was a pirate and a privateer - he looted countless ships and was incarcerated by the Portuguese as a young man - and he aided Sir Francis Drake in one of his most daring voyages to attack the Spanish in the West Indies....
Armada 1588
The Spanish Assault on England
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the turning points in English history, and it was perhaps the defining episode in the long reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. The running battle along the Channel between the nimble English ships and the lumbering Spanish galleons has...
by Brian Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein has attracted the attention of countless historians over the last 70 years but, despite this coverage, views of his character remain controversial and contradictory. His younger brother Brian, himself a successful soldier, enters the fray with this charming...
Famous Faces of the Spanish Civil War
Writers and Artists in the Conflict 1936-1939
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
This book tells the tragic story of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of writers, artists and musicians who were deeply involved and close to it. By means of chronological chapters covering the major phases the author describes the roles of figures such as Arthur Koestler, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo...
Gloster Javelin
An Operation History
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
The RAF’s only delta-winged fighter – the Gloster Javelin was also Britain’s first true All-Weather Fighter. Based in the UK and in Germany, the RAF’s Javelin squadrons formed the front line of Britain’s air defences in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this time Javelin crews pioneered...
Malayan Emergency
Triumph of the Running Dogs 1948-1960
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
When the world held its breath …
It is 25 years since the end of the Cold War, now a generation old. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944—long before the last shots of the Second World War had echoed across the wastelands of Eastern Europe—with the brutal Greek Civil War. The battle lines are...
War Crimes
Underworld Britain in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
The Second World War was a defining experience in British history. It shaped us, made us what we are, and we are still fascinated by it. And one of the most extraordinary aspects of this unique war was the effect it had on crime - and this is the focus of M.J. Trow's compelling survey. He does not...
The Battle of Hastings 1066 The Uncomfortable Truth
Revealing the True Location of England's Most Famous Battle
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2012
The Battle of Hastings is the most defining event in English history. As such, its every detail has been analysed by scholars and interpreted by historians. Yet one of the most fundamental aspect of the battle the place upon which it was fought has never been seriously questioned, until now. Could...
The Norman Commanders
Masters of Warfare 911-1135
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Robert Guiscard, William the Conqueror, Roger I of Sicily and Bohemond Prince of Antioch are just four of the exceptional Norman commanders who not only led their armies to victory in battle but also, through military force, created their own kingdoms in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Their single-minded...
The Tyrants of Syracuse
Vol 1: 480-367 BC
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control...
by Matyszak, Philip
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
The Athenian expedition to conquer Sicily was one of the pivotal events of the classical period. At this time (415 BC), Athens was locked in a decades-long struggle with Sparta for mastery of the Greek world. The expedition to Sicily was intended to give Athens the extra money and resources to crush...
by John Car
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
In ancient Greece, Sparta was unique in having a dual kingship – two kings from different clans, the Agiads and the Eurypontids, reigning simultaneously. The institution was already well-developed by the 8th century BC, when Theopompos of the Eurypontid clan emerges as the first recorded Spartan...