Pen: 3888 books
Special Forces Commander
The Life and Wars of Peter Wand-Tetley MC Commando, SAS, SOE and Paratrooper
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Early in the Second World War, Peter Wand-Tetley volunteered for ‘special service’. He saw action first with the newly formed Commandos raiding the North African coast and then in the fierce fighting on Crete. Operations with the LRDG in the Western Desert were followed by SAS actions as Rommel...
The Military in British India
The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia 1600-1947
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
T.A. Heathcote’s study of the conflicts that established British rule in South Asia, and of the military’s position in the constitution of British India, is a classic work in the field. By placing these conflicts clearly in their local context, his account moves away from the Euro-centric approach...
The Intelligencers
British Military Intelligence From the Middle Ages to 1929
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Intelligence about the enemy is a fundamental part of any war or battle; knowledge of the enemy’s strength, dispositions and intentions are essential for success. This book reveals that for 250 years the British Army resolutely failed to prepare for war by refusing to establish a nucleus of soldiers...
The British Field Marshals
1736-1997: A Biographical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension – or effective abolition – of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr. Tony Heathcote’s idea of compiling a definitive biographical dictionary of holders of this illustrious rank since its...
Wellington's Peninsular War Generals and their Battles
A Biographical and Historical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2010
Wellington's achievements in the Peninsular War cannot be overestimated. At the outset in 1808 Napoleon and his Marshals appeared unstoppable. By the close Wellington and his Army had convincingly defeated the French and taken the war across the Pyrenees into France itself. He and his Generals had...
Heroic Option
The Irish in the British Army
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
It is a curious paradox that, while for many centuries there has been deep antagonism between the British and the Irish, the latter have fought the former's wars with exemplary courage and tenacity. This has never been better demonstrated than when, as a result of the Irish regiments' superb service...
The Home Front in the Great War
Aspects of the Conflicts 1914-1918
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2003
In an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the war on life at home, David Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence. Extensive use is made of personal accounts and the author draws on many photographs,...
Roberts and Kitchener in South Africa
1900-1902
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats during one week in South Africa in late 1900. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. ‘Something must be done’ was the cry across the Empire. Britain sent forth not one, but two military heroes. Field Marshal Lord Roberts...
The Last Prussian
A Biography of Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953) was one of the foremost German commanders of the Second World War. After service on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during 1914-1918 he rose steadily through the ranks before retiring in 1938. Recalled to plan the attack on Poland, he played a leading...
Marston Moor
English Civil War - July 1644
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2004
Following on from the success of the first book in this series on the English Civil war, Naseby, here is the story of Marston Moor, arguably the most famous battle in the four year conflict.
In this exciting analysis of the battle the Author has captured the atmosphere and made it possible...
From Wakefield to Towton
The Wars of the Roses
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
The Wars of the Roses was a complicated, bloody affair between the houses of Lancaster and York, and witnessed much changing of sides. That disjointed feuding persisted for a staggering thirty years and was a north versus south affair. However, the period and conflicts covered by this title are refreshingly clear. An intriguing tale of treachery and deceit.
Civil War in the South-West England
1642-1646
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
Between 1642 and 1646 two armies fought for control of Southwest England in one of the decisive confrontations of the English Civil Wars. In this short, turbulent period Royalists loyal to King Charles I clashed with the forces of Parliament in a series of hard-fought campaigns that crisscrossed the...
by Caroline Jowett
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
As the place where prisoners, male and female, awaited trial, execution or transportation Newgate was Britain’s most feared gaol for over 700 years. It probably best known today from the novels of Charles Dickens including Barnaby Rudge and Great Expectations.
But there is much is more to...
by Daniel J. Codd
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Think the world is bad today? Then take a true-crime trip back in time to 1600s England, where violence, robbery, and cold-blooded murder ran amuck.
These days, criminals and evildoers are stopped, caught, and punished every day. But how did people deal with crimes before the police, computer records,...