Autumn 2016 - Casemate UK New Military History Books

NEW MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS

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This new catalogue from Casemate UK showcases the best new military history books. From first-hand accounts to war fiction and from aviation to armoured vehicles, we hope there is something here that takes your interest. As well as the latest books published by Casemate we are delighted to include a selection from The Ampersand Group, Big Sky Publishing, Fighting High Publishing, Harpia Publishing, Helion & Company, Histoire et Collections, Merrion Press, Model Centrum Progress, Potomac Books, and Savas Beatie.

We are offering you a special 20% discount on these books when ordering through Casemate UK for a limited time only – to find out how to order any of the books featured turn to the back page of this catalogue.

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Pre-20th Century ..................................... p. 1 American Civil War .................................. p. 3 World War I ............................................... p. 4 World War II ................................................ p. 9 Modern Warfare .....................................p. 16 Aviation .......................................................p. 17 Naval & Maritime History ................. p. 22 Military Vehicles ..................................... p. 23 Wargaming ............................................... p. 24 Disease & Military Medicine ........... p. 24 Irish Military History ............................ p. 25 Africa ........................................................... p. 26 Regimental ............................................... p. 27 Military Science ..................................... p. 28 Coming Soon! ......................................... p. 29 Ordering Information .......................... p. 33

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By Jim Storr We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of postRoman Britain. How did that happen? And what is so special about Essex? Why is Buckinghamshire an odd shape? Why is the legend of King Arthur so special to us? This book brings an entirely new approach to the subject.

£25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company • 9781910777817 Hardback • 328 pages • 96 figs, maps, 16pp colour ills

PRE-20TH CENTURY

KING ARTHUR’S WARS

TO SETTLE THE CROWN

Waging Civil War in Shropshire, 1642–1648

By Jonathan Worton While the First English Civil War of 1642–6 was largely contested at regional and county level, in often hard-fought and long-lasting local campaigns, historians continue to dwell on well-known major battles and prominent national leaders. To redress this imbalance, To Settle the Crown provides the most detailed bipartisan study to date of how the war was organised and conducted at county level. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company • 9781910777985 Hardback • 208 pages

WELLINGTON’S HIDDEN HEROES

The Dutch and the Belgians at Waterloo

By Veronica Baker-Smith The Dutch-Belgians have been variously described as inexperienced, incompetent and cowardly, a rogue element in the otherwise disciplined Allied Army. It is now only being tentatively acknowledged that they alone saved Wellington from disaster at Quatre Bras. This is a timely reassessment of the Battle of Waterloo. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate UK • 9781612003320 Hardback • 208 pages • illus., maps and colour plates throughout

NAPOLEON IN ITALY 1805–1815

By Juan Carlos Camignani and Gilles Boué The links between Napoleon and Italy are too often reduced to its dazzling campaigns of 1796 and 1800. This love story, consisting of moments of happiness, but also resentment, continued well beyond the Battle of Marengo.

£34.95

£27.96

Histoire et Collections • 9782352503231 Hardback • 192 pages • 300 photographs

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PRE-20TH CENTURY

WILLIAM SIMPSON’S AFGHANISTAN

Travels of a Special Artist and Antiquarian during the Second Afghan War, 1878–1879

Edited by Peter Harrington “Left London, on a journey with Kabool as my objective via Brindisi and Bombay’”.

With these words written on Tuesday October 15, 1878, the Scottish artist William Simpson (1823–1899), commenced a daily journal which he later entitled Diary of a Journey to Afghanistan during the Campaign of 1878–79. £35.00

£28.00

Helion & Company • 9781909982802 Hardback • 312 pages • c 16 colour & c 85 b/w illus.

DISCIPLINE, SYSTEM AND STYLE

The Sixteenth Lancers and British Soldiering in India 1822–1846

Edited by John H. Rumsby The Sixteenth Lancers already had a long and distinguished history when they sailed for India in 1822. Over the next twenty four years they fought in four wars, most famously in the Sutlej campaign, against the Sikhs. The Battle of Aliwal, in January 1846, is still celebrated by the successor regiment of the British Army. £35.00

£28.00

Helion & Company • 9781909982918 Hardback • 390 pages • 26 b/w illus., maps

THREE WEEKS IN NOVEMBER

A Military History of the Swiss Civil War of 1847

By Ralph Weaver The political phenomenon known as the ‘Springtime of the Nations’ swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities across the continent. What is less well-known is that a precursor to these events had already taken place in the independent Alpine states known collectively as Switzerland. £19.95

£15.96

Helion & Company • 9781911096153 Paperback • 120 pages

THE SOMME 1870–71

The Winter Campaign In Picardy

By Quintin Barry After the battle of Sedan on September 1 1870, the collapse of the Second Empire, and the investment of Paris, the Government of National Defence set about raising fresh armies. This book draws on a wide range of rare contemporary sources to describe the Campaign, which was fought in appalling weather conditions. The book is copiously illustrated, and also includes extensive orders of battle. £25.00

£20.00

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Helion & Company • 9781911096160 Paperback • 296 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861–1865

By David Perry An in-depth account of the “secret war” between Confederate and Union diplomats on the one side, and the statesmen of Great Britain and Europe on the other, in order to decide the future fate of America.

£19.99

£15.99

Casemate • 9781612003627 Hardback • 336 pages

JOHN BELL HOOD

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

BLUFF, BLUSTER, LIES AND SPIES

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General

By Stephen Hood John Bell Hood was one of the Confederacy’s most enigmatic generals. He died at 48 in 1879, leaving behind the first draft of his memoirs. Published posthumously, they immediately became as controversial as their author. A careful and balanced examination of these “controversies,” however, coupled with the recent discovery of Hood’s personal papers (long considered lost) finally sets the record straight. £13.00

£10.40

Savas Beatie • 9781611213300 Paperback • 384 pages • 7 images, 3 maps

SONS OF THE WHITE EAGLE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Divided Poles in a Divided Nation

By Mark F. Bielski A chronicle of battle and bravery in the Civil War, as Polish officers who had lost their own country remained determined to fight for their new one, and for the ideals they had always upheld, whether freedom or independence, or whether North or South. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate • 9781612003580 Hardback • 312 pages • 16pp photos

IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORY

America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776–1876

By Thomas Phillips A fascinating survey through America’s first century of warfare, focusing not on the famous names who ultimately claimed success, but on the down-anddirty fighters – sometimes killed in action – who made such triumphs happen.

£19.99

£15.99

Casemate • 9781612003603 Hardback • 288 pages • 16pp photos

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The CASEMATE CLASSIC WAR FICTION series publishes new editions of forgotten classics that perfectly capture their era, starting with the conflict that gave birth to gritty realism in fiction, WWI.

THE SOMME

Also including The Coward A.D. Gristwood with introduction by H. G. Wells Unflinching descriptions of life in the trenches and the horrors of battle in WWI characterise these two dark novellas, written under the tutelage of H. G Wells. £8.99

9781612003801 ■ £8.99 Paperback ■ 208 pages

£7.19

PATROL Philip MacDonald A lost British army patrol in WWI Mesopotamia is gradually picked off one by one in this suspenseful thriller that was a best-seller in the 1920s before being made into a film directed by John Ford as The Lost Patrol in 1934.

£9.99

9781612003788 ■ £9.99 Paperback ■ 246 pages

£7.99

UNDER FIRE Henri Barbusse

Under Fire, first published in French as Le Feu, was one of the first novels about WWI, appearing in December 1916, before the outcome of the war was clear. An acknowledged war classic, the book follows the fortunes of a squad of French volunteers in WWI. .

£9.99

9781612003825 ■ £9.99 Paperback ■ 320 pages

£7.99

BRETHERTON Khaki or Field-Grey?

W. F. Morris Mystery thriller set in WWI. Who was G. B. Bretherton? How did a British officer come to be dressed in a German general’s uniform, lying dead in a ruined chateau?

£9.99

£7.99

9781612003764 ■ £9.99 Paperback ■ 304 pages

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CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

An Illustrated Interpretation of the Great War

By Steven N. Patricia

£15.99

£12.79

This beautiful book gives an illustrated overview of the First World War. With original drawings in full colour, Steven Patricia uses 30 years’ experience as a historical illustrator to give an insightful account of the war, portraying the human faces of the participants and capturing moments in time with a vividness and immediacy that brings home the emotional impact and tragedy of war. The illustrations are accompanied by soldier’s diary extracts and other contemporary literature.

WORLD WAR I

AND THE WORLD WENT DARK

Casemate UK ■ 9781612003481 Hardback ■ 96 pages ■ Colour illus. throughout

SILENT LANDSCAPE

The Battlefields of the Western Front One Hundred Years On

Text by Simon Doughty, Photography by James Kerr “Kerr’s photographs superbly evoke the haunted landscape of the Western Front. Simon Doughty’s supporting text strikes just the right note. A terrific book.” – Sebastian Faulks.

£29.95

£23.93

Captures the Western Front as it is now, using present-day photography and focussing on the physical sweep of a place irrevocably changed by events 100 years’ ago.

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096030 Hardback ■ 208 pages ■ 170 colour photos, maps

THEY DIDN’T WANT TO DIE VIRGINS

Sex and Morale in the British Army on the Western Front 1914–1918

By Bruce Cherry There has been a collective amnesia when it comes to recalling the sexual activities of the British soldier on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Perhaps there has even been a conspiracy of silence with some inclined to let sleeping dogs lie. This meticulously researched study examines the soldiers’ sex life in detail, exploring its impact on morale and placing it in the context of both pre-war civilian morality and the army’s historic policy on sex. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777701 Hardback ■ 256 pages

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WORLD WAR I

FROM STRAY DOG TO WORLD WAR I HERO The Paris Terrier Who Joined the First Division

By Grant Hayter-Menzies The biography of Rags, a stray dog rescued from the streets of Paris to become an American war hero and mascot to the First Division of the American Expeditionary Force during WWI.

£17.99

£14.39

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347219 Hardback ■ 224 pages ■ 21 illus.

GARDENER TO FUSILIER

The story of James Sadler M.M., 9th Royal Fusiliers (Service) Battalion, 1914–18

By James Sadler 4 August 1914 saw the British declaration of War on Germany and, in his ‘digs’ in Hampton, Middlesex, nurseryman James Sadler resolved to enlist and play his part in what was to become known as the Great War. By the end of the war, he had seen action on a number of the major battlefields on the Western Front. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777220 Hardback ■ 330 pages ■ c. 40 b/w photos, maps

GREAT SACRIFICE

The Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School in the First World War

By Jane Ainsworth Tells the stories of the 76 Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School who died as a result of their involvement in the First World War. It also includes a history of the grammar school, its headmaster and extracts from “Alumnus” magazine. The aim is for these young men to be remembered as individuals, who could have achieved so much more if they had survived the sacrifice of their valuable lives for their country. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096085 Paperback ■ 720 pages

FRUITS OF VICTORY

The Woman’s Land Army of America in the Great War

By Elaine F Weiss From 1917 to 1920 the Woman’s Land Army (WLA) brought thousands of city workers, society women, artists, business professionals, and college students into rural America to take over the farm work after men were called to wartime service. £12.99

£10.39

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Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347196 Paperback ■ 352 pages ■ 36 photos, 16 illus.

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

By Roger Lee The Battle of Fromelles – until recently largely forgotten in the accounts of Australia’s experiences in World War One – remains the single bloodiest day in terms of numbers of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, in Australia’s military history.

£9.99

£7.99

WORLD WAR I

BATTLE OF FROMELLES 1916

Big Sky Publishing ■ 9780980658293 Paperback ■ 210 pages

THE SERBIAN ARMY IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914–1918

By Dusan Babac The Serbian Army in the Great War, 1914–1918 offers readers a very thorough analysis of the Serbian Army of the period, including its organisation, participation in military operations, weapons, equipment, uniforms, and system of orders and medals.

£35.00

£28.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777299 Hardback ■ 272 pages ■ 500 illus., photos, incl. c. 36 colour plates

ATTACK ON THE SOMME

1st Anzac Corps and the Battle of Pozières Ridge, 1916

By Meleah Hampton The Battle of Pozières Ridge lasted precisely six weeks. In that time the 1st Anzac Corps, in whose sector most of the fighting took place, advanced the British line just over a mile and a half in a north-westerly direction. This study of the battle reveals that more often than not, this was an unnecessary waste of lives and resources for the most negligible of gains, if any gains were made at all. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777657 Hardback ■ 232 pages

FROM GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER TO RECONNAISSANCE PILOT The World War I History, Memories, and Photographs of Leonhard Rempe, 1914–1921

Edited by Paul Rempe This book adds substantially to the growing literature of the First World War, and paints a unique and compelling portrait of a young German caught up in the deadly jaws of mass industrialized war. £18.00

£14.40

Savas Beatie ■ 9781611213218 Hardback ■ 144 pages ■ 79 images, 3 maps, coated stock

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WORLD WAR I

CROSSING NO MAN’S LAND Experience and Learning with the Northumberland Fusiliers in the Great War

By Tony Ball Addresses the potentially deadly challenge of getting across No Man’s Land in good shape to fight at the other side. It explores the development of the British Army’s infantry battle tactics during the Great War using the largest infantry regiment, the Northumberland Fusiliers, as a case study. It demonstrates the transformation of the British Army from an essentially Victorian army to a recognisably modern army. £29.95

£23.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777732 Hardback ■ 336 pages

SHADOWS OF ANZAC

An Intimate History of Gallipoli

By David Cameron On 25 April 1915, with the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) below the slopes of Sari Bair on the Gallipoli peninsula, the ANZAC legend was born.

£14.99

£11.99

Big Sky Publishing ■ 9781922132185 Paperback ■ 352 pages

GRAND DECEPTION

Churchill and the Dardanelles

By Tom Curran The century that has elapsed since the 1915 Dardanelles campaign has done little to quell the debate that rages over its inglorious end. The origins of the campaign are likewise the subject of ongoing scrutiny, particularly the role of the First Sea Lord Winston Churchill, with whom the ill-fated campaign has been closely identified. £14.99

£11.99

Big Sky Publishing ■ 9781925275001 Hardback ■ 416 pages

EXPLORING GALLIPOLI

Australian Army’s Battlefield Guide to Gallipoli

By Glenn Wahlert This detailed guide to the First World War Anzac battlefields includes information on the key sites at Gallipoli, including maps, recommended routes, and optional walks and drives, as well as information on accommodation, transport and other practical sightseeing suggestions. £9.99

£7.99

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Big Sky Publishing ■ 9780980814064 Paperback ■ 173 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The True Story of One Family’s Fight to Survive in World War II Occupied Asia

By Brian Devereux A gripping true story of survival set in Hong Kong and Burma, as one family struggles against overwhelming odds in WW2. Divided by war, in order to see each other again they must overcome terrible danger. £19.99

£15.99

WORLD WAR II

ESCAPE TO PAGAN

Casemate UK ■ 9781612003733 Hardback ■ 320 pages ■ 6pp b&w photos

WAR CRIMES IN JAPAN-OCCUPIED INDONESIA A Case of Murder by Medicine

By Sangkot Marzuki and J. Kevin Baird Immediately following Pearl Harbor, Japan wrenched the meagrely defended Netherlands East Indies, now known as Indonesia, from the hands of its Dutch colonialists. Suddenly, one of the world’s largest nations was at the service of the Japanese Imperial Army. £25.99

£20.79

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612346441 Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ 40 photographs

SEARCH FOR THE JAPANESE FLEET USS Nautilus and the Battle of Midway

By David W. Jourdan In The Search for the Japanese Fleet, David W. Jourdan, one of the world’s experts in undersea exploration, has reconstructed the critical part subs played in the action that many chroniclers of World War II consider to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific. £19.99

£15.99

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347165 Hardback ■ 368 pages

ARMOURED HUSSARS 2

Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944

By David Bradley and Janusz Jarzembowski The album features many dramatic photographs and documents, numbering over 250, from the renowned Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum (PISM) as well as from the author’s collection.

£25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777237 Paperback ■ 184 pages ■ c. 250 photos, 8pp colour profiles & illus.

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WORLD WAR II

OPERATION BARBAROSSA 1941 Hitler against Stalin

By Christer Bergström A major new benchmark study of Operation Barbarossa by Christer Bergström, renowned WWII historian and author of the critically acclaimed The Ardennes 1944–1945: Hitler’s Winter Offensive and The Battle of Britain: An Epic Conflict Revisited. £35.00

£28.00

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004013 Hardback ■ 300 pages ■ 300 illus.

TOTENKOPF – VOLUME II

The Structure, Development and Personalities of the 3.SS-PanzerDivision Volume 2

By Mark C. Yerger and Ignacio Arrondo Lavishly illustrated with primarily unpublished photographs in larger size, other images that have been seen were traced to original prints and negatives for previously unseen reproductive clarity. £59.95

£47.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777992 Hardback ■ 360 pages ■ 200 b/w photos

THE SPY IN HITLER’S INNER CIRCLE

Hans-Thilo Schmidt and the Intelligence Network that Decoded Enigma

By Paul Paillole, translated by Curtis Key and Hannah McAdams The full story of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, a French spy at the very heart of the Third Reich.

The story of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, and how the intelligence he provided helped to decode the Enigma machine. Paillole sheds further light on the interaction of secret agents working inside the German government, bringing attention to the cooperation between the French, English and Polish agencies surrounding the challenges of decoding the Enigma machine. We learn the innermost details of the roles that men such as Gustave Bertrand, Rudolphe Lemoine, and Richard Sorge played in this dramatic history and ultimately the pivotal role that Bletchley’s Alan Turing was able to perform as a result. £25.00

£20.00 Casemate UK ■ 9781612003719 Hardback ■ 304 pages

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Paillole brings renewed focus onto one of the most important espionage affairs of the war, revealing new aspects of the participation of Enigma during the decisive phases of the Second World War: the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Libya and the Battle of Normandy.

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The Aftermath of the Second World War

By David Rogers Undoubtedly, the Second World War was one of the darkest periods of history.

With untold losses and countless with physical and mental scars, there was little to celebrate except the relief of closure. Yet what happened once the noise of the shelling subsided and the smoke dissipated? Certainly, late 1940s peacetime Britain was far from easy. £19.95

£15.96

WORLD WAR II

REBUILDING BRITAIN

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294451 Paperback ■ 270pages ■ 35 b/w illus.

SHADOW FACTORIES

Britain’s Production Facilities and the Second World War

By David Rogers Wartime is costly. Whilst the human cost is a burden which remains part of our every waking thoughts for many years after the end of the conflict, the physical cost, at least in some cases, is easier to deal with.

£19.95

£15.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294468 Paperback ■ 240pages ■ 40 b/w illus.

THE NOISE OF BATTLE

The British Army and the last breakthrough battle west of the Rhine, February–March 1945

By Tony Colvin Half of the book is a detailed description of three battles fought in the Rhineland south of Goch between February and March 1945. The other half of the book is an analysis of the units involved. This book’s meticulously researched conclusions provide a new and controversial interpretation of 21 Army Group. £35.00

£28.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777114 Hardback ■ 824 pages ■ c 135 photos, 41 maps

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN

The Campaign for the Low Countries, Autumn 1944: Seventy Years On

Edited by John Buckley and Peter Preston-Hough After 70 years it is time to re-evaluate the importance, impact and outcome of Market Garden, alongside a wider reappraisal of the fighting in the Low Countries in the autumn of 1944. This book is the result of a major international conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September 2014. £29.95

£23.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777152 Hardback ■ 312pages ■ 3 b/w photos, 8pp colour maps

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WORLD WAR II

PRELUDE TO BERLIN

The Red Army’s Offensive Operations in Poland and Eastern Germany, 1945

Edited and translated by Richard Harrison A panoramic view of the Soviet strategic offensives north of the Carpathians in the winter of 1945. During the course of this offensive the Red Army broke through the German defences in Poland and East Prussia and eventually occupied all of Germany east of the Oder River. £55.00

£44.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777169 Hardback ■ 636 pages ■ 7 b/w maps

ROLLBACK

The Red Army’s Winter Offensive along the Southwestern Strategic Direction, 1942–43

Edited and translated by Richard Harrison Covers the period from mid-December 1942 to mid-February 1943, one of the most critical periods of the war on the Eastern Front. Here, the Soviets sought to take advantage of the ruptured Axis front in southern Russia to finish off the Germans’ Italian and Hungarian allies and liberate economically vital areas of eastern Ukraine. £49.95

£39.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777176 Hardback ■ 412 pages ■ 8 b/w maps

THE KING’S PRIVATE ARMY

Protecting the British Royal Family during the Second World War

By Andrew Stewart Following the surrender of France in June 1940 Britain prepared to defend itself against a potential German invasion. In great secrecy a decision was taken to establish an elite bodyguard to protect the British Royal Family.

£12.95

£10.36

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777282 Paperback ■ 136 pages ■ c. 25 b/w photos

KONEV’S GOLGOTHA

Operation Typhoon Strikes the Soviet Western Front, October 1941

By Michael Filippenkov Mikhail Filippenkov describes the events that took place through the simultaneous, comparative analysis of Soviet and German combat reports according to time, and in the manner of reporting from the places of those events as they happened. £25.00

£20.00

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Helion & Company ■ 9781910777374 Hardback ■ 176 pages ■ c. 8pp b/w photos, 8pp colour maps

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By Soviet General Staff, edited and translated by Richard W. Harrison Tells the story of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe. The study is divided into three parts. The first contains a brief strategic overview of the situation, as it existed by the spring of 1945. Part two deals with the Red Army’s breakthrough of the Germans’ Oder defensive position up to the encirclement of the Berlin garrison, and part three covers the intense fighting to reduce the city’s defenders from late April until the garrison’s surrender on 2 May. £45.00

£36.00

WORLD WAR II

THE BERLIN OPERATION, 1945

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777664 Hardback ■ 472 pages

SUSPENDED DISBELIEF

Reflections on the Holocaust

By Julian Harrison The Holocaust. The darkest chapter in the history of humankind. This all new work by acclaimed historian Julian Harrison doesn’t presume to have anything new to say, but rather it reflects and assesses upon what has gone before, presented through a personal journey of discovery, anguish and dare it be said, some hope.

Suspended Disbelief relates the author’s own perspective and reflective thinking. £21.95

£17.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096016 Paperback ■ 432 pages

BARBAROSSA DERAILED: THE BATTLE FOR SMOLENSK 10 JULY–10 SEPTEMBER 1941

Volume 1: The German Advance, The Encirclement Battle And The First And Second Soviet Counteroffensives, 10 July–24 August 1941

By David M. Glantz This study exploits a wealth of Soviet and German archival materials. Within the context of a fresh appreciation of Hitler’s Plan Barbarossa, this volume reviews the first two weeks of Operation Barbarossa and describes it in unprecedented detail. £29.95

£23.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096092 Paperback ■ 656 pages

BARBAROSSA DERAILED: THE BATTLE FOR SMOLENSK 10 JULY–10 SEPTEMBER 1941

Volume 2: The German Offensives On The Flanks And The Third Soviet Counteroffensive, 25 August–10 September 1941

By David M. Glantz Within the context of Guderian’s southward march toward the Kiev region, volume 2 describes in unprecedented detail the Red Army’s attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region. £29.95

£23.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096108 Paperback ■ 624 pages

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WORLD WAR II

SACRIFICE ON THE STEPPE

The Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942–1943

By Hope Hamilton When Germany’s Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by allied armies. But as history tells us, these flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive which commenced that November, dooming the Germans to their first catastrophe of the war.

However, one allied unit held out to the very end – the Italian Alpine Corps. £12.50

£10.00

Casemate ■ 9781612003924 New in Paperback ■ 368 pages ■ 16pp photos

THE VIAZ’MA CATASTROPHE, 1941

The Red Army’s Disastrous Stand Against Operation Typhoon

By Lev Lopukhovsky, translated by Stuart Britton The miscalculations made by the Stavka of the Soviet Supreme High Command and the Front commands led in October 1941 to the deaths and imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of their own people. This volume lays out in detail for the first time the combat operations that led to one of the worst tragedies of the war, using previously unknown or little-used documents. £35.00

£28.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096139 Paperback ■ 576 pages

THE RZHEV SLAUGHTERHOUSE

The Red Army’s Forgotten 15-Month Campaign Against Army Group Center, 1942–1943

By Svetlana Gerasimova, translated by Stuart Britton Historians consider the Battle of Rzhev “one of the bloodiest in the history of the Great Patriotic War”. This book, which has been recognised in Russia as one of the best domestic studies of the Rzhev battle, answers many previously unanswered questions. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096146 Paperback ■ 280 pages

FALLEN SENTINEL

Australian Tanks in World War II

By Peter Beale Against the backdrop of the sweeping conquest of Western Europe by Hitler’s mighty Panzer Divisions in WWII, Australia produced 66 cruiser tanks – the Sentinel tank – but none ever took the field of battle.

£14.99

£11.99

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Big Sky Publishing ■ 9781921941023 Hardback ■ 320 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

An Epic Conflict Revisited

By Christer Bergstr�m In time for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we now have – thanks to Swedish historian Bergström – perhaps the most thorough, expert examination of the topic ever written. Illustrated throughout with maps and rare photos, plus a colour section closely depicting the aircraft, this work lays out the battle as seldom seen before. £35.00

£28.00

WORLD WAR II

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Casemate UK ■ 9781612003474 Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ illus. throughout

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE – VOLUME 2 The Failure of the Final Blitzkrieg

By Philippe Guillemot This second book presents the reader with the Northern attack on part of the 6th Panzer army whose commitment in the Battle of Ardennes represented the “baptism of fire.” By studying the thousands of archives on the American and German forces, the author revisits this division that must have been the main way through which Hitler hoped to reverse in his favour the outcome of the war. £34.95

£27.96

Histoire et Collections ■ 9782352504009 Hardback ■ 192 pages

THE SWORD BEHIND THE SHIELD

A Combat History of the German Efforts to Relieve Budapest 1945 – Operation ‘Konrad’ I, III, III

By Norbert Számvéber The history of the Hungarian theatre of war from late August 1944 to the end of March 1945 is a special chapter of the history of the Eastern Front during World War II. Nonetheless, this was the first phase of a period of intense combat, as Adolf Hitler and the German High Command planned the relief of the Hungarian capital. £59.95

£47.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781909982192 Hardback ■ 408 pages ■ 50 b/w photos, 24 pp colour maps & many tables

A STRETCHER BEARER FROM EL ALAMEIN TO GREECE The Diary of George Hopper, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 1940–45

By Bob Hopper Masterfully written and illustrated, this is an epic story of one man thrown into the battlefields of Egypt, Italy and Greece. From the Battle of Britain to El Alamein, to the invasion of Italy and the Greek Civil War, this is a historic account, both gripping and compassionate, of a world at war. £16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777305 Paperback ■ 166pages ■ Profusely illustrated in colour

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MODERN WARFARE

A SHAU VALOR

American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963–1971

By Thomas R. Yarborough In this work a decorated combat veteran, plus bestselling author, turns his sights on the true focal point of the Vietnam War. He unveils a chronicle of unsung U.S. courage in battle, while also acknowledging that the second the U.S. decided to give up on its fight for the A Shau Valley it was clear that the war had been lost. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate ■ 9781612003542 Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ 16pp photos

SYRIAN CONFLAGRATION

The Syrian Civil War, 2011–2013

By Tom Cooper It started as unrest within the Syrian population and a series of mass demonstrations within the context of wider protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, known as the Arab Spring. Since then, the Syrian Civil War, (the colloquial name of the ongoing conflict in Syria), has experienced an entirely unexpected transformation during its first two years. £16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294109 Paperback ■ 80 pages ■ c. 150 colour & b/w photos, maps

US FORCES IN VIETNAM 1968 – 1975

By Guillaume Rousseaux This publication covers the chronological evolution of uniforms, equipment and weaponry issued to the American soldier during the first years of the conflict, from 1968 to 1975 . All of the uniforms and equipment shown are period, however some of the weapons are replicas.

£17.50

£14.00

Histoire et Collections ■ 9782352502876 Paperback ■ 84 pages

I AM SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Dancing with Devils

By Lt. Col. Robert Brown USAR (Ret.) with Vann Spencer Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Vietnam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. £12.50

£10.00

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Casemate ■ 9781612003931 New in Paperback ■ 408 pages ■ 32pp photos

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The CIA’s covert operation to overthrow Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz June–July 1954

By Mario Overall and Dan Hagedorn

AVIATION

PB SUCCESS

Based primarily on CIA declassified documents and Guatemalan military sources, this book explores the volatile political and military scenario in which Project PBSuccess unfolded and, for the first time, delves into a poorly documented aspect of the operation: The use of air power by both the CIA and the Guatemalan Air Force. £25.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777893 Paperback ■ 96 pages

LAVI

The United States, Israel, and a Controversial Fighter Jet

By John W. Golan Traces the evolution of Israel’s Lavi fighter program, the largest weapons development initiative ever undertaken by the State of Israel, and the wider societal and international political contexts in which it played so great a part.

£25.99

£20.79

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347226 Hardback ■ 456 pages

IRAQI AIR POWER REBORN The Iraqi Air Arms since 2004

By Arnaud Delalande Having been almost entirely decimated by coalition air strikes in 2003, and during the insurgency that followed, Baghdad has set about rebuilding its air power from scratch. This book summarises the history of the Iraqi Air Force and its various incarnations until 2003 before detailing the efforts to establish a new-look Air Force. £18.99

£15.19

Harpia Publishing ■ 9780985455477 Paperback ■ 80 pages

FLASHPOINT CHINA

Chinese Air Power and the Regional Balance

By Andreas Rupprecht This comprehensive directory serves as a richly illustrated, in-depth analysis and overview of the most important conflicts in which China is currently, with a particular focus on People’s Liberation Army air power.

£18.99

£15.19

Harpia Publishing ■ 9780985455484 Paperback ■ 80 pages

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AVIATION

LIBYAN AIR WARS PART 2: 1985–1986 Part 2: 1985–1986

By Tom Cooper, Albert Grandolini and Arnaud Delalande While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, from 1973 to 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year – between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. £16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294536 Paperback ■ 72 pages ■ c. 150 colour & b/w photos, colour profiles, maps

LIBYAN AIR WARS PART 3: 1985–1989 Part 3: 1986–1989

By Tom Cooper, Albert Grandolini and Arnaud Delalande Confrontations between Libya, and the USA and France reached their highest point in the period between April 1986 and early 1989. The volume is richly illustrated by well over 150 contemporary and exclusive photographs, colour profiles, and maps, detailing the history, training, equipment, markings and tactics of the involved air forces. £16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294543 Paperback ■ 72 pages ■ c. 150 colour & b/w photos, colour profiles, maps

DESERT WARRIORS

Iranian Army Aviation at War

By Babak Taghvaee Based on recently declassified official records, this book provides details of the Iranian Army Aviation missions and roles during 97 major operations in the war with Iraq alongside the unheard history of the force since its foundation. The detailed text is supported by previously unseen photographs and colour profiles. £29.95

£23.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777565 Paperback ■ 192 pages

THE LAST WAR OF THE SUPERFORTRESSES MiG-15 vs B-29 over Korea

By Leonid Krylov and Yuriy Tepsurkaev A detailed history of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the principal strike force of the United States Far East Air Force – the B-29 ‘Superfortress’ bombers during the Korean War. Meticulously analysed military documents from the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in Podolsk – as well as published Western sources – form the basis of this book. £25.00

£20.00

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Helion & Company ■ 9781910777855 Paperback ■ 104 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The Remarkable Life of Jo Lancaster DFC from Bomber Command Pilot to Test Pilot and the Martin Baker Ejection Seat

By David Gunby

AVIATION

FIRST OUT IN EARNEST

The remarkable career of Bomber Command and Test Pilot Jo Lancaster DFC, the first man to use the Martin Baker ejection seat in an emergency. This is the account of a life dedicated to flying by one of the rapidly diminishing number of survivors from the golden age in British aviation. £25.00

£20.00

Fighting High Publishing ■ 9780993212970 Hardback ■ 320 pages ■ Approx 30 illus.

MARCH BY MOONLIGHT

A Bomber Command Story of Ops and Evasion, Captivity and Friendship

By Jack Love with Barry Love Jack Love’s personal account of joining up for the RAF, training for, and then flying with RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War. He describes in graphic detail the night he was shot down, the subsequent extraordinary evasion attempt, and provides a fascinating insight into life as a prisoner-of-war. £25.00

£20.00

Fighting High Publishing ■ 9780993415210 Hardback ■ 256 pages ■ 30 illus.

YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK

Battle of Britain to the Great Escape: The Extraordinary Life of Keith ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie DFC

By Keith C. Ogilvie The story of Keith ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie who became an ‘Ace’ flying Spitfires during the Battle of Britain, was shot down, and was one of those fortunate not to have been murdered by the Gestapo having taken part in the famous ‘Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III. £25.00

£20.00

Fighting High Publishing ■ 9780993415227 Hardback ■ 256 pages ■ 30 illus.

PATHFINDER PIONEER

The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II

By Colonel Raymond E. Brim A revealing look at how ordinary citizens were plucked from the hardscrabble 1930s and hurriedly turned into flyers – young men then pitted against each other in deadly machines miles above the ground in Europe. Ray Brim led the way for thousands of his compatriots in the type of “total war” in the skies that we will never see again. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate ■ 9781612003528 Hardback ■ 312 pages

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AVIATION

EYES ALL OVER THE SKY

Aerial Reconnaissance in the First World War

By James Streckfuss A colourful history of aerial reconnaissance in the First World War, encompassing the development of early military aviation, the pilot aces, balloons, airships, observation spotters and how military tactics and communication systems evolved in tandem with aviation. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612003672 Hardback ■ 240 pages

UNSUNG EAGLES

Stories of America’s Citizen Airmen in the Skies of World War II

By Jay A. Stout The nearly half-million American airmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories. In Unsung Eagles, award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay Stout has saved an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are stories from the masses of largely unrecognised men who – in the aggregate – actually won it. £12.50

£10.00

Casemate ■ 9781612003948 Paperback ■ 288 pages ■ 32pp photos

PHOENIX – A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1918–1945 Volume 1 – The Phoenix is Reborn 1918–1934

By Richard Meredith Based on forty years of detailed research, the Phoenix Project is a unique history of the wartime German Luftwaffe.

£49.95

£39.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294505 Hardback ■ 712 pages ■ 115 b/w photos, 5 maps, 3 tables

GOTT STRAFE ENGLAND

Volume 2: The German Air Assault against Great Britain 1914–1918

By Nigel Parker Gott Strafe England Volume 2 continues the detailed analysis of the German Strategic Air Offensive against Great Britain through the years 1917 and 1918 when the use of twin-engined aeroplanes became more prevalent in the attacks against London. £35.00

£28.00

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Helion & Company ■ 9781910294512 Hardback ■ 288 pages ■ c. 100 b/w photos, maps

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

World War I Aerial Tactics And The Death Of Richthofen

By Leon Bennett Fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability.

Yet he became the Great War’s single greatest scorer by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those used by the Red Baron and his opponents. This important book offers a groundbreaking account of WWI aerial tactics, and a thorough examination of the final combat and death of the Red Baron. £21.95

£17.56

AVIATION

FALL OF THE RED BARON

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096115 Paperback ■ 216 pages

THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE

A Photo History of the First American Fighter Squadron

By Steven A. Ruffin The most complete account of America’s first volunteer participants in the Great War yet written, lavishly illustrated with both period photos and colour thenand-now shots for a new generation of readers.

£25.00

£20.00

Casemate ■ 9781612003504 Hardback ■ 288 pages

FLYING TIGERS COLORS

Camouflage and Markings of the American Volunteer Group and the USAAF 23rd Fighter Group, 1941–1945

By Carl Molesworth No aircraft markings in history are more iconic than the distinctive shark’s mouths applied to the noses of P-40s and P-51s flown by the AVG and 23rd FG in the skies over Asia during World War II. This book covers both the camouflage and markings of the fighters they flew and the combat history of these legendary units. £24.95

£19.96

Model Centrum Progres ■ 9788360672266 Paperback ■ 64 pages ■ 105 b/w photos, 6 colour photos, 32 colour plates

UNDER THEIR OWN FLAG

A History of 47 Squadron 1916–1946

By Owen Clark Formed at Beverley, Yorkshire, on 1 March 1916, No. 47 Squadron went on to operate in far flung corners of the world, frequently as the sole representatives of the Royal Air Force and the United Kingdom. In it’s centenary year Under Their Own Flag details the remarkable story of No. 47 Squadron from its birth in 1916 through to the culmination of the Second World War. £29.95

£23.96

Fighting High Publishing ■ 9780993212994 Hardback ■ 160 pages ■ 108 illus.

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NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY

USS CALIFORNIA

A Visual History of the Golden State Battleship BB-44

By David Doyle A fully illustrated reference book featuring period photos and photo of contemporary restorations, this visual history of the Golden State Battleship BB-44 is the very first in a new series of value-priced hard cover horizontal format books on U.S. capital ships in the Second World War. £25.95

£20.76

The Ampersand Group ■ 9780977378173 Hardback ■ 168 pages ■ 250+ photos, illus.

THE ROYAL NAVY OFFICER’S JUTLAND POCKET-MANUAL 1916

By W. M. James R.N., with a new introduction by Brian Lavery Published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W.M. James’ New Battleship Organisations was the ultimate guide to command and organization of every aspect of a WWI capital ship. The book provides a unique insight into life aboard ship, the mechanics of command, seamanship, the issuing of orders, and the broad expectations placed upon British naval officers. £8.99

£7.19

Pool of London Press ■ 9781910860182 Hardback ■ 160 pages ■ 10 mono illus.

OPERATION NEPTUNE

The D-Day Landings, 6 June 1944

Edited by Tim Benbow The D-Day landings of June 1944 were one of the most ambitious undertakings of all time, and their success one of the greatest military accomplishments.

Operation Neptune was the initial assault stage of the broader Operation Overlord, the liberation of north-west Europe. £37.50

£30.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781909982970 Hardback ■ 376 pages ■ c. 24 colour & b/w maps

OPERATION DYNAMO

The Evacuation from Dunkirk, May–June 1940

Edited By Tim Benbow Few episodes in warfare are as famous as the evacuation of the British expeditionary force and many French troops from Dunkirk. It was a very British success, pulling something of a victory from the jaws of defeat – a triumph in the face of catastrophe. £35.00

£28.00

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Helion & Company ■ 9781910294598 Hardback ■ 302 pages ■ 4 colour maps, 3 tables

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

1939–1945

Edited by R. Sheppard This book presents all of the original information required to perform this most dangerous of wartime battlefield roles: that of tank commander. From training manuals and war office memorandums to combat reports and first-hand accounts, The Tank Commander Pocket Manual sits you in the turret position of commander of some of the most fearsome land vehicles. £8.99

Pool of London Press ■ 9781910860168 Hardback ■ 144 pages

£7.19

MILITARY VEHICLES

THE TANK COMMANDER POCKET MANUAL

THE FIRST TANK CREWS

The lives of the Tankmen who fought at the Battle of Flers Courcelette, 15 September 1916

By Stephen Pope This remarkable book reveals the hitherto unknown story of the soldiers who took the first tanks into action on the Somme battlefield. Stephen Pope provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the First Tank Crewmen, covering their recruitment, scant training, rapid deployment and their premature use in battle. £29.95

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777770 Hardback ■ 400 pages

£23.96

GERMAN PANZER I A Visual History of the German Army’s WWII Early Light Tank

By David Doyle Clandestinely developed during the post WWI-era during which Germany was forbidden from developing, producing or owning armoured combat vehicles, the Panzer I served as a proof of concept. Over 200 photos document all variations of this, the cornerstone upon which Germany’s famed panzer force was built. £22.95

£18.36

The Ampersand Group ■ 9781944367053 Hardback ■ 168 pages ■ 250+ photos, illus.

ALLIED-AXIS, THE PHOTO JOURNAL OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR N. 33 S35 SOMUA in French and German Service

By David Doyle A fully illustrated reference book featuring period photos and photos of contemporary restorations.

£12.50

£10.00

The Ampersand Group ■ 9781944367305 Paperback ■ 96 pages ■ 200+ photos, illus.

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WARGAMING

THE KINGDOM IS OURS

Fast play rules for wargaming the English Civil War period

By James Daniels With the Bicorne English Civil War Catalogue and Rules the reader is given a very simple and enjoyable insight into the English Civil War. A compellingly playable set of fast play rules provide entertainment and challenge for novice and veteran players alike. The book includes an introduction to the Civil War written by Linda Doyle, and a section detailing troop types and uniforms. £16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777688 Paperback ■ 88 pages ■ Colour illus. throughout

BATTLE FOR BRITAIN

Wargame The English Civil Wars 1642–1651

By Peter Dennis Renowned historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life into the 19th Century paper soldier. In this first title, the Horse, Foot and Dragoons of King and Parliament, along with period buildings can be made, using traditional skills with scissors and glue. Simple ‘one sheet’ rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan enables the maker to stage battles limited only by the size of the player’s available table-space. £12.95

£10.36

DISEASE & MILITARY MEDICINE

BACTERIA AND BAYONETS

The Influence of Disease in American Military History

By David R. Petriello The deadliest enemy faced by the nation, the one which killed more soldiers than all of its foes combined, has been both unrecognized and unseen. The war waged by the United States against disease, and by disease against the United States, has impacted the country more than any other conflict and continues to present a terrible threat to this day. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate ■ 9781612003412 Hardback ■ 288 pages ■ 16pp photos

BETWEEN FLESH AND STEEL

A History of Military Medicine from the Middle Ages to the War in Afghanistan

By Richard Gabriel Between Flesh and Steel traces the development of military medicine from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, making it the most comprehensive book on the market about the evolution of modern military medicine. £16.99

£13.59

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Helion & Company ■ 9781910777909 Paperback ■ 48 pages ■ 48 pages colour illus.

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612348223 Paperback ■ 312 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

Soldiers, Lawyers and Trials of the Long Irish Revolution

By Seán Enright The sequel to Enright’s bestselling Easter Rising 1916: The Trials, this is a fascinating study of the legal trials arising from the military conflict of the extraordinary 1916–1921 era including the high-profile trials of Roger Casement, Countess Markiewicz, Eoin MacNeill, and the Bloody Sunday participants. £14.99

£11.99

Merrion Press • 9781785370519 Paperback • 264 pages • 31 b/w photos

SOLDIERS OF THE SHORT GRASS

A History of the Curragh Camp, 1855–2016

By Dan Harvey This is the first complete history of the Curragh Camp, from its foundation in 1855 to the present day, under both British and Irish occupation. Dan Harvey, a military historian and an experienced senior officer, presents a compelling and fascinating narrative of the camp’s many evocative eras and episodes. £15.99

£12.79

Merrion Press • 9781785370618 Paperback • 276 pages • 40 b/w photos

FIGHTING IRISH

The Irish Regiments in the First World War

By Gavin Hughes Fighting Irish is a chronological account of the First World War from the perspective of the men of the Irish Regiments of the British Army, revealing the extent of the Irish military commitment from 1914–1918.

£16.99

£13.59

IRISH MILITARY HISTORY FROM MERRION PRESS

AFTER THE RISING

Merrion Press • 9781785370229 Paperback • 288 pages • 27 b/w images

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AFRICA

THE EQUUS MEN

BLACK HAWKS RISING

This all new work by accomplished military historian Alexandre Binda, former paymaster to the Grey’s Scouts, tells the remarkable story of Rhodesia’s mounted infantry, the Grey’s Scouts.

Black Hawks Rising looks at the deployment of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in 2007. Initially confined to peacekeeping within the Mogadishu enclave, it transformed into a peacemaking mission.

£55.00

£25.00

£44.00

£20.00

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294048 Hardback ■ 288 pages c. 300 colour & b/w photos, 4 maps

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777695 Hardback ■ 286 pages

THE FUZILEIROS

BIAFRA’S WAR 1967– 1970

£25.00

Almost half a century has passed since the Nigerian Civil War ended a million or more people perished in that internecine struggle, the majority women and children, who were starved to death.

Biafra’s war was modern Africa’s first extended conflict.

£20.00

£16.95

£13.56

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294697 Hardback ■ 320 pages 100 b/w & colour photos, 4 maps

Helion & Company ■ 9781910777640 Paperback ■ 72 pages

THE RWANDAN PATRIOTIC FRONT 1990–1994

On 1 October 1990, hundreds of Banyarawanda militants that served with the Ugandan Army deserted their posts to form the Rwandan Patriotic Front and invade Rwanda. Thus began the Rwandan Civil War, which was to culminate in the £16.95 genocide of nearly one million £13.56 of Tutsi and moderate Hutus.

Helion & Company ■ 9781910294567 Paperback ■ 72 pages c. 150 colour & b/w photos, colour profiles, maps

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Discusses the fuzileiros or Portuguese marines, a naval force that operated in the riverine littorals of Africa and that was both feared by the enemy and loved by those loyal to Portugal. The fuzileiros underwent one of the longest and most physically demanding specialist infantry training regimes in the world.

WARS AND INSURGENCIES OF UGANDA 1971–1994

£16.95

In 1971, Idi Amin Dada seized power in a military coup in Uganda. Characterised by human rights abuses, political repression, ethnic persecution, corruption and economic mismanagement, Amin’s rule drove thousands into exile.

£13.56 Helion & Company ■ 9781910294550 Paperback ■ 72 pages c. 150 colour & b/w photos, colour profiles, maps

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

German Regimental & Parade Marches from Frederick the Great to the Present Day by Luftwaffe Lt Cols Joachim Toeche-Mittler and Werner Probst Volume 1 – Infantry (Part 1)

By Robert Mantle, David Murray, Ian Smart and Antony Dean This is an extremely thorough 4 volume guide to the regimental march tunes and other parade music which inspired loyalty, pride and battlefield motivation for generations of Germans over three centuries. £21.95

£17.56

REGIMENTAL

TUNES OF BLOOD & IRON – VOLUME 1

Helion & Company ■ 9781909384231 Paperback ■ 184 pages ■ c. 40 b/w ills, 8pp colour illus.

VIVID COURAGE Victoria Crosses – Antecedent and Allied Regiments of the Staffordshire Regiment

By Robert Hope In the history of the Victoria Cross, this is the first book exclusively written about the recipients of this prestigious award who were members of this famous regiment.

The Staffordshire Regiment existed in excess of 300 years and are exceedingly proud of their loyal, long and distinguished service to Crown and Country. £19.95

£15.96

Helion & Company ■ 9781911096375 Paperback ■ 232 pages ■ 75 b/w photos, 1 map, 1 regimental tree, 4 registers

TILL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS AGAIN

The Scots Guards 1914–19 in their own words Volume 1: ‘Great Shadows’ August 1914–July 1916

By Randall Nicol Story of the soldiers that formed the two battalions of the Scots Guards who served in Belgium and France, with much of the material comprised from private collections. This first volume follows them from the outbreak of war to the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. £37.50

£30.00

Helion & Company ■ Volume 1: 9781911096061 Hardback ■ 648pages ■ 100 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

TILL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS AGAIN

The Scots Guards 1914–19 in their own words Volume 2: ‘Vast Tragedy’ August 1916–March 1919

By Randall Nicol The second volume of Till the Trumpet Sounds continues on from the first volume.

This time, the soldiers must contend with the debilitating winter of 1916, the offensive to the Hindenburg Line in 1917, before advancing into Belgian and French territory largely unopposed in the last few weeks of the war. £37.50

£30.00

Helion & Company ■ Volume 2: 9781911096078 Hardback ■ 512pages ■ 100 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

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MILITARY SCIENCE

KLEINKRIEG

The German Experience with Guerrilla Warfare, from Clausewitz to Hitler

By Charles D. Melson A long overdue study that draws on previous German writing to analyze how the West can or should (or should not) cope with the problem of small wars in lesser countries in which we nevertheless hold a stake. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate ■ 9781612003566 Hardback ■ 216 pages

THE DRAGON’S TEETH

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army – Its History, Traditions, and Air Sea and Land Capability in the 21st Century

By Benjamin Lai An illuminating look at today’s Chinese armed forces, taking into consideration their costly history, as well as the marvel of new technological capability and training that they believe will not place them on a losing side again. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate ■ 9781612003887 Hardback ■ 320 pages

SELLING WAR

A Critical Look at the Military’s PR Machine

By Steven J Alvarez Steven J. Alvarez couples his experiences as a public affairs officer in Iraq with extensive research on communication and government relations to expose why communications failed and led to the breakdown on the ground. A revealing glimpse into the inner workings of the military’s PR machine, Selling War provides a critical review of the outdated communication strategies executed in Iraq. £23.99

£19.19

Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347721 Hardback ■ 384 pages

PIRATES, PRISONERS, AND LEPERS Lessons from Life Outside the Law

By Paul H. Robinson and Sarah M. Robinson History is rife with examples of how people perform when rules of civility collapse and here, Sarah and Paul Robinson explain that humans in such situations are neither devils nor angels. The real stories included in this book show that modern individuals naturally incline toward reasonable action, even in desperate conditions where survival is at issue. £19.99

£15.99

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Potomac Books, Inc. ■ 9781612347325 Hardback ■ 376 pages

CASEMATE NEW MILITARY BOOKS ◆ AUTUMN 2016

The Photographers who Captured History from D-Day to Berlin

By Mark Barnes Showcases the extraordinary and highly significant archive of photographs taken by The Times photographers as Europe was liberated from 1944–1945. Includes unseen images of Allied and German troops, senior generals, civilians, weaponry and the devastation of war. With a masterly text and explanatory captions by World War II historian Mark Barnes.

£25.00

£20.00

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004020 ■ September 2016 Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ 400 photos

VIKINGS AT WAR

COMING SOON • PRE-ORDER

THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE 1944–1945

By Kim Hjardar and Vegard Vike A sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war; their weapons, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, fortifications, ships and command structure. With over 380 colour illustrations including reconstruction drawings, maps, and photos of surviving artefacts. Vikings at War was awarded the Norwegian literary award, the ‘Saga Prize’ in 2012, and is currently in its fourth printing in Norwegian. This translation makes it available for the first time in English.

£29.95

£23.96

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004037 ■ October 2016 Hardback ■ 400 pages ■ 380 illus.

CAESAR’S GREATEST VICTORY The Battle of Alesia, Gaul 52 BC

By Rosie Serdiville and John Sadler The Battle for Alesia was a decisive moment in world history. It determined whether Rome would finally conquer Gaul or whether Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix would throw off the yoke and consequently whether a number of independent Celtic tribal kingdoms could resist the might of Rome. Caesar’s Greatest Victory is an exciting account of the battle, incorporating the latest research to illuminate the tactics of both Caesar and the Celts. £19.99

£15.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004051 ■ October 2016 Hardback ■ 320 pages ■ 27 illus.

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The CASEMATE CLASSIC WAR FICTION series publishes new editions of forgotten classics that perfectly capture their era, starting with the conflict that gave birth to gritty realism in fiction, WWI.

More Casemate Classic War Fiction titles available on page 4

ROUX THE BANDIT André Chamson

Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming short novel tells the story of a man from the Cèvennes Mountains called Roux, who refuses to join the army at the outbreak of war in 1914. £7.99

£6.39

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004174 ■ August 2016 Paperback ■ 208 pages

PASS GUARD AT YPRES Ronald Gurner

A platoon of inexperienced British soldiers crosses to France, in excited and nervous anticipation of what is to come; they find themselves at Ypres where the battle-weary Allied troops are dug in, and slaughter surrounds them. £8.99

£7.19

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004112 ■ August 2016 Paperback ■ 246 pages

MR BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH H. G. Wells

A profound and very human account of the early years of the war, told from the perspective of a father rather than combatants, but no less revealing. £9.99

£7.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004150 ■ August 2016 Paperback ■ 320 pages

BEHIND THE LINES W. F. Morris

A subaltern is forced to flee when he accidentally kills an overbearing, taunting fellow officer: appearances are all against him and he does not trust to trench justice. He then becomes a fugitive and has to join forces with other deserters. £8.99

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Casemate UK ■ 9781612004136 ■ August 2016 Paperback ■ 304 pages

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OMAHA BEACH • NORMANDY 1944

Leo Marriott & Simon Forty

Of the five Normandy beaches attacked on June 6, Omaha saw the highest Allied casualties. Instead of the second-rate infantry thought to be in this area, the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions were opposed by a larger defending force. £9.99

£7.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004259 ■ October 2016 Paperback ■ 64 pages ■ 140 illus.

BASTOGNE • ARDENNES 1944

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The PAST & PRESENT series reconstructs battles and operations by juxtaposing contemporary and modern photography, linking the monuments and battlefield relics with the events they evoke.

Stephen Smith & Simon Forty

This title explores the encirclement, siege, and relief of Bastogne – scene of one of largest, bloodiest battle fought by American forces in WWII – through then and now photographs; specially commissioned aerial photos, and a wealth of detail. £9.99

£7.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004341 ■ October 2016 Paperback ■ 64 pages ■ 140 illus.

6TH AIRBORNE • NORMANDY 1944 Leo Marriott & Simon Forty

Airborne troops had a fundamental role in the strategic plan for Operation Overlord. This title explores the British 6th Airborne Division’s role in securing the Allied flanks and preventing enemy counterattacks from reaching the beachhead. £9.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004211 ■ October 2016 Paperback ■ 64 pages ■ 140 illus.

£7.99

101ST AIRBORNE • MARKET GARDEN 1944 Stephen Smith & Simon Forty

The 101st Airborne was withdrawn from Normandy on July 10, 1944 covered in glory but having suffered nearly 5,000 casualties. Just two months later, they invaded by air again, this time into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden. £9.99

£7.99

Casemate UK ■ 9781612004235 ■ October 2016 Paperback ■ 64 pages ■ 140 illus.

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THE WHITE SNIPER: SIMO HÄYHÄ

Tapio Saarelainen The life, techniques and exploits of the world’s greatest sniper, Simo Häyhä, who brought death to hundreds of Russian soldiers during the Winter War of 1939–1940.

During the Winter War in 1939–1940 Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world and paved the way for them by demonstrating their significance on the battlefield.

£19.95

The White Sniper fully explores Häyhä’s life, his exploits in the Winter War, the secrets behind his success and also includes a detailed look at his rifle itself. Appendices cover the basics of shooting, the impact of fire on the battlefield, battles on the Kollaa Front during the Winter War and a list of ranked snipers of the world.

£15.96 Casemate UK • 9781612004297 ■ Nov 2016 Hardback • 192 pages

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DAZZLE

Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines

Disguise and Distruption in War and Art

By Koos Stadler

By James Taylor

Gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of the elite South African Special Forces.

Traces the development of the famous naval dazzle aesthetic from theory and practice into art, culture and fashion. Beautifully illustrated.

£20.00

£19.99

£16.00

£15.99 Casemate UK ■ 9781612004044 ■ Oct 2016 Hardback ■ 384 pages ■ 65 illus.

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Pool of London Press ■ 9781910860144 ■ Sept 2016 Hardback ■ 128 pages

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