Casemate UK - autumn 2018 trade catalogue

NEW BOOKS autumn 2018

Military History • Aviation • Maritime & Naval History

Welcome to the 2018 Casemate UK Autumn Catalogue We are pleased to present books for the autumn 2018 season in this catalogue. You can find books from ancient warfare to Napoleon to the war in Iraq. No matter if you’re interested in wargaming, modelling, technical information or just have a general interest in military history, there are plenty of great titles from us and our distributed publishers. This season, we’re delighted to welcome three new distributed publishers: Bauernfriend Press (p. 19), Eken Press (p. 20), and Mainline & Maritime (p. 64).

Casemate UK ............................................................... 1 Casemate .....................................................................8 Bauernfeind Press..................................................... 19 Eken Press ................................................................. 20 Fighting High Publishing ........................................21 Formac Lorimer .......................................................23 Harpia Publishing ....................................................26 Heimdal Editions ......................................................27 Helion & Company ....................................................31 Histoire et Collections ............................................58 Kagero ........................................................................59 Karwansaray Publishers..........................................63 Mainline and Maritime............................................ 64 Model Centrum Progres...........................................71 Potomac Books, Inc.................................................72 Sabrestorm Publishing ...........................................74 Savas Beatie ..............................................................75 Casemate Recent Highlights ................................83 Trade Ordering Information ................................ 89

We continue to expand on two of our most popular series, Casemate Short History (p. 6-7) and Casemate Illustrated (p. 10–11) with an ever expanding range of subjects. Helion & Company too have published more titles in their acclaimed Reason to Revolution series and the Paper Wargaming campaigns, which have proved very popular with wargamers.

Finally don’t forget to turn to page 83 for a selection of highlights out now, including some of our most popular new and recently reviewed books. We always like hearing from you at Casemate UK – please do get in touch if you have any feedback on the service we offer.

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Keeping Spain out of World War II

By Mark Simmons

Fascinating and highly readable account of how intelligence and espionage were enacted to stop Spain from joining the Axis during World War II.

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This book tells the story of the various Allied operations and schemes instigated to keep Spain and Portugal out of WWII, which included the widespread bribery of high-ranking Spanish officials and the duplicity of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the Abwehr.

Ian Fleming and Alan Hillgarth were the architects of Operation Golden Eye, the sabotage and disruption scheme that would be put in place had Germany invaded Spain. Fleming visited the Iberian Peninsula and Tangiers several times during the war, arguably his greatest achievement in WWII and the closest he came to being a real secret agent. It was these visits which supplied much of the background material for his fiction – Fleming even called his home on Jamaica where he created 007 ‘Goldeneye’.

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The book begins with Hitler’s dilemma about which way to move, and his meeting with Francisco Franco September 2018 • 9781612006857 • £19.99 at Hendaye in October 1940, a major turning point Hardback • 228 x 152mm in the war when an alliance between Germany and 256 pages • 22 b/w photos, 6 maps Spain seemed possible. Simmons explores the British reaction to this, with Operation Tracer being created by Admiral Godfrey, head of Naval Intelligence. This was a plan to leave a listening and observation post buried in the Rock of Gibraltar should it have fallen to the Germans.

A chapter is also devoted to Portugal – the SIS and SOE operations there and the vital Wolfram wars. Operation Golden Eye was eventually put on standby in 1943 as the risk of the Nazis occupying Spain was much reduced.

Simmons consulted Foreign Office, SOE, CIA and OKW files when writing this book.

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Blood Money Stories of an ex-Recce’s Missions as a Private Military Contractor in Iraq

By Johan Raath

An action-packed account of life as a private military contractor in Iraq, written with candour by an ex-South African Special Forces (Recce) soldier.

‘I remember the cracking sound of the AK-47 bullets as they tore through our windscreen . . . A piece of bullet struck my bulletproof vest in the chest area and another piece broke off and lodged in my left forearm.’

Johan Raath and a security team were ambushed in May 2004 while on a mission to reconnoitre a power plant south of Baghdad for an American firm. He had been in the country for only two weeks.

Modern Warfare July 2018 • 9781612006611 • £19.99 Hardback • 228 x 152mm 344 pages • 94 b/w photos & images, 8 maps

This was a taste of what was to come over the next few years as he worked as a private military contractor (PMC) in Iraq. His mission? Not to wage war but to protect lives. Raath and his team provided security for engineers working on reconstruction projects in Iraq. Whether in the notorious Triangle of Death, in the deadly area around Ramadi or in the faction-ridden Basra, Raath had numerous hair-raising experiences.

Key to his survival was his training as a Special Forces operator, or Recce. This riveting account offers a rare glimpse into the world of private military contractors and the realities of everyday life in one of the world’s most violent conflict zones.

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The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943

MARK SALIGER

The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943

By Mark Saliger

The first full narrative account of the Battle of Primosole Bridge, a key strategic objective for the Allies in the invasion of Sicily in 1943, and a precursor for Arnhem.

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THE FIRST BRIDGE TOO FAR

The First Bridge Too Far

For the very first time, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in a well-researched narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest fought battles for British airborne troops of World War Two. Primosole Bridge in Sicily (13–16 July 1943) provided the stage for the first instance of opposing elite paratroopers parachuting into battle and then fighting each other in a see-saw battle raging under the blazing Mediterranean sky. It’s a story of courage and determination. A story of legendary military units and their commanders. A story that now, on the eve of its 75th anniversary, finally needs to be told.

The paratroopers found themselves cut-off behind enemy lines with dwindling ammunition and evergrowing enemy forces encircling. Their courage and determination in standing up to overwhelming odds World War 2 allowed the ground forces to arrive and capture the bridge in the nick of time before it was destroyed.

July 2018 • 9781612006895 • £19.99 The hard-won experience gained by the 1st Parachute Hardback • 228 x 152mm Brigade was again tested only a year later at the Battle 256 pages of Arnhem, the battle christened a bridge too far. It was in fact an almost identical battle, but on a larger scale, to the ferocious fight that the British paratroopers had faced only months previously. The Battle of Arnhem is well documented. The Battle of Primosole Bridge, which provided the foundations for the men and planning for the legendary events at Arnhem, is virtually unheard of and needs to be told at last in order to honour the sacrifice of Britain’s unsung war heroes.

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from the Riviera to the Rhine

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US Sixth Army Group August 1944–February 1945

Simon Forty & Leo Marriott World War 2 November 2018 • 9781612006239 • £19.99 Hardback • 297 x 210mm 192 pages • 450 b/w and colour photographs

US Sixth Army Group August 1944–February 1945

By Simon Forty and Leo Marriott

From the Riviera to the Rhine details the invasion of France in 1944 from the French Riviera to Strasbourg, using a mixture of media to provide a complete overview of the campaign.

Two months after D-Day, just as the battle of Normandy was reaching its climax, with all eyes on the Falaise Pocket, the Allies unleashed the second invasion of France not in the Pas de Calais but the French Riviera.

Immaculately planned, effectively undertaken, the Allies quickly broke out of their bridgehead, drove 400 miles into France in three weeks, and liberated 10,000 square miles of French territory while inflicting 143,250 German casualties.

The images of palm trees and azure seas obscure our view of this campaign. It was no cakewalk. The Germans knew the Allies were coming and had strong defences in the area. A shortage of landing craft, vehicles, and matériel meant that the US Seventh and French First armies were restricted in the assault. The heavy fog and anti-glider defences made for a difficult airborne assault, but it was carried out effectively, the amphibious assault was textbook in execution and the invasion of southern France ended up as a significant victory.

But the story of 6th Army Group wasn’t finished. Taking up a position on the east flank of Third Army it fought its way through the Vosges and withstood the Germans’ last throw: Operation Nordwind – the vain attempt to relieve pressure on the Ardennes assault by attacking in the Vosges. Heavy fighting pressed hard towards Strasbourg but the Allies were ultimately victorious, inflicting severe losses on the Germans.

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The Pocket Manual Series

Edited by Chris McNab

A revealing manual which advises the reader how to command a submarine one of the most dangerous jobs possible during the Second World War. Submarine commanders in WWII dealt with both enormous risk and responsibility; charged with sinking enemy shipping whilst avoiding detection. It was a deadly game; the Germans lost over 600 U-boats during the war, and one in five submariners in the US Navy were killed, the highest proportion of any of the services.

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The Submarine Commander Pocket Manual 1939–1945

The Submarine Commander Pocket Manual gives a fascinating insight into life beneath the waves, and what was required to operate a submarine.

From training manuals to combat reports and firsthand accounts, this volume demonstrates both the fascinating technical and tactical aspects of running a submarine.

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October 2018 • 9781612006550 • £8.99 Hardback • 180 x 120mm • 160 pages 30 b/w images & photos • Pocket Manual series

The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual Edited by Chris McNab

An insightful guide to what life was like in the Merchant Navy during the war, when their brave efforts helped the country avoid starvation.

The Allied Merchant Navies in World War II provided a vital but often forgotten service to their countries’ war effort. At the outbreak of war, the British Merchant Navy had up to 185,000 men and women, some as young as 14. Danger came from submarines, mines, armed raiders and destroyers, aircraft, kamikaze pilots and the weather itself.

The Merchant Navy Seaman Pocket Manual provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these intrepid seamen. it combines information on training, gunnery, convoys, anti-submarine techniques along with personal accounts. This pitches the reader into the heart of this vital but often forgotten arena of WWII.

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October 2018 • 9781612006574 • £8.99 Hardback • 180 x 120mm • 160 pages 14 diagrams and 16 maps • Pocket Manual series

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ca s e m at e s h o rt h i s to ry s e r i e s G uerri lla Wa r fa r e Kings of Revolution

By Peter Polack

A concise history of guerrilla warfare through the lens of several guerrilla leaders, also covering strategy and tactics.

This is a compendium of prominent worldwide guerrilla leaders beginning with William Wallace in the thirteenth century to modern-day Sri Lanka. It profiles each leader to analyze their personal history, military tactics and political strategy. All are home grown leaders in extended guerrilla campaigns many of whom ended up as the first leaders of their countries or liberators of entire regions such as Simon Bolivar. It includes victories and defeats in an effort to tease out not only effective guerrilla tactics but counter-insurgency strategies with some likelihood of success. This concise history gives a fascinating overview of a history-altering form of warfare.

October 2018 • 9781612006758 • £7.99 Paperback • 198 x 125 • 160 pages • 30 b/w illustrations

The V iet na m Wa r On the ground in the Second Indochina War

A concise history of the Vietnam War, explaining the conflict itself and examining experiences of combatants.

From its origins as a post-colonial era conflict in the 1940s, the Vietnam War (1955–1975) became an epoch-defining event. This concise history gives a complete overview of the war, from its origins to its conclusion. It covers the main sequence of events, including battles such as the Tet Offensive and the My Lai massacre, and how the war gained such a foothold in popular culture, one that still resonates today. It also looks at what it was like to fight for the ordinary ‘grunt’ soldiers, pitched into a complex, high-risk conflict in an alien environment.

October 2018 • 9781612006796 • £7.99 Paperback • 198 x 125 • 160 pages • 30 b/w illustrations

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Authoritative, entertaining & accessible introductions to military history Alexander the G r eat Conqueror, Commander, King

By John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville

An overview of Alexander’s life from a military standpoint, looking at how he was able to conquer the known world.

Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In just over a generation, his northern Greek state of Macedon rose to control the whole of the vast Persian Empire. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the once mighty Persian Empire, and pushed his army eastwards as far as the Indus. No-one in history has equalled his achievement. Julius Caesar, contemplating his hero’s statue, is said to have wept because by contrast he had accomplished so little. This concise history gives an overview of Alexander’s life from a military standpoint, from his early military exploits to the creation of his empire and the legacy left after his premature death.

October 2018 • 9781612006819 • £7.99 Paperback • 198 x 125 • 160 pages • 30 b/w illustrations

A nzac s 100 Years of Service

An informative and entertaining history of the Anzacs, including WWI, WWII and subsequent conflicts.

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was initially formed as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in 1914 under the leadership of General William Birdwood, an officer of the Indian Army, and soon became affectionately known as the Anzacs. The Anzacs quickly made a name for themselves on the international stage during the war, and the enduring valour and spirit of the Anzac soldier has become legend. The date of the Anzac landing on Gallipoli is now celebrated as Anzac Day. Their courageous spirit continues to inspire, honouring the intrepid troops that faced such adversity at Gallipoli and in wars since; a centenary of service.

This informative and entertaining short history narrates the deeds of the Anzacs since 1915 and the development of the legend of the Anzac soldier.

October 2018 • 9781612006833 • £7.99 Paperback • 198 x 125 • 160 pages • 30 b/w illustrations

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Erich Raeder Admiral of the Third Reich

Keith Bird

By Keith Bird

A major biography of the head of the German navy during World War II, Erich Raeder.

Erich Raeder led the German navy from 1928 to 1943. Yet until now, no full-length biography has been written about this extraordinary naval figure.

While most historians have viewed Raeder as a product of the Wilhelmian era and heir to Admiral von Tirpitz’s sea power ideology, this work clearly demonstrates Raeder’s affinity with Hitler’s fascism.

Drawing on archival resources, Bird examines the evolution of Raeder’s concept of naval strategy and his attempts to achieve the political and military means necessary to attain the navy’s global naval ambitions.

The impact of Hitler’s influence on both the pace and the nature of naval rearmament and the conduct of the Kriegsmarine in war are also examined.

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Admiral of the Third Reich

Naval | World War 2

August 2018 • 9781612006635 • £14.99 Paperback • 228 x 152mm 256 pages • 42 b/w photos

Dunkirk

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First published in 1958, this first Germanperspective account of Dunkirk is available in English for the first time.

The German Army invaded France on 10 May 1940, and in just over ten days they had left three French field armies, Belgian forces and the British Expeditionary Force with their backs to the sea, trapped at Dunkirk.

Though the cost was devastatingly high, Dunkirk was held long enough for over 300,000 Allied troops to be evacuated back to England, with the remainder of the rearguard of French troops surrendering on 4 June.

The British narrative of the retreat and evacuation that prompted perhaps Winston Churchill’s most famous wartime speech has always been well-known; however only now is Hans-Adolf Jacobsen’s detailed account of the battle from the German perspective available in English.

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translated by Geoffrey Brooks

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By Hans-Adolf Jacobsen; translated by Geoffrey Brooks

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December 2018 • 9781612006598 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 256 pages • 40 b/w diagrams & photos • Die Wehrmacht in Kampf

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By Eric Hammel

The full story of the lead up to and aftermath of the iconic raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945.

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Two Flags over Iwo Jima Solving the Mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Proudest Moment

The saga of the flags on Iwo Jima has fascinated America for decades. But the story of how the flags got there, and even the identity of the soldiers in the photos, has been muddied by history. Eric Hammel here sets the record straight, viewing complex events through the lens of the story of the infantry company in which all the flag raisers served.

Two Flags over Iwo Jima reveals the all-butforgotten first flag raising, and the aftermath of the popularization campaign undertaken by the postWWII Marine Corps and national press. Not only is the full story behind the photograph revealed, but also the real heroism of the men behind this most fervent expression of American patriotism.

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October 2018 • 9781612006291 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm 256 pages • 96 b/w photos

Vietnam BÁo ChÍ Warriors of Word and Film

By Marc Phillip Yablonka

Brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who wrote the stories, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of the Vietnam War. Vietnam Báo Chí brings together interviews with 35 combat correspondents who reported on the Vietnam War. They wrote the stories of Vietnam, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of their fellow servicemen on the battlefields from the Mekong Delta in the south to the DMZ in Central Vietnam, from the Tet Offensive in 1968 to the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Yablonka’s extensive experience as a military journalist brought him into contact with many of these combat correspondents, giving him a unique insight into their professions and lives. This book honours these brave chroniclers in uniform who brought the Vietnam War back to the public at home.

Vietnam War

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December 2018 • 9781612006871 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm 320 pages • b/w photos

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Casemate Illustrated is a new series exploring key elements of military history, from campaigns, units and battles to aircraft, ships and weapons. Extensively illustrated with photographs and colour profiles of tanks, aircraft and other vehicles, each volume provides a wealth of visual detail. With profiles of key personnel, a timeline, and explanatory text boxes, the concise text gives a clear overview of events and highlights the most important information on any given topic.

German Armor in Normandy

By Yves Buffetaut Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armoured units of armies which led to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. This volume of Casemate Illustrated explores the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armoured Division, with British losses totaling twenty-seven tanks. However, their strategies ultimately ended in disaster for the Germans as the Allies broke through the German line by the end of July. With over 100 photos, diagrams showing the composition of German armoured divisions, and colour profiles of tanks and other armoured vehicles, this is a detailed examination of the German armoured forces in Normandy in 1944.

9781612006437 • Paperback • £19.99 128 pages • 254 x 178mm • August 2018 150 illustrations, B/W photos, colour profiles and maps

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ILLUSTRATED Ardennes 1944

by Yves Buffetaut German army deficiencies are often cited as the reason for the failure of the German counteroffensive in the Ardennes region. It is certainly true that the three German armies regrouped for the offensive were in differing states; only the 5th Panzer Army was in something resembling good condition, with the 6th and the 7th mediocre at best. The divisions were also often not mobile enough because of the lack of automotive equipment and were short on tanks and artillery.

But these cannot be considered as the only reasons for the German failure: it was also the speed of the Allied reaction, and especially the conduct of the Americans, who experienced some of the fiercest combat of the war, and suffered over 100,000 casualties. This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series, with over 100 photographs and 24 colour profiles describes in detail the different events that caused the German defeat.

9781612006697 • Paperback • £19.99 128 pages • 254 x 178mm • August 2018 108 b/w photos, 24 colour profiles and maps

Operation Typhoon The german Assault on Moscow 1941

By Philippe Naud After the initial successes of Operation Barbarossa, at the end of September 1941 Hitler turned his focus to Moscow, with the unshakeable belief that capturing the capital would knock the Soviets out of the war. This volume in the Casemate Illustrated series concentrates on the main German assault of October 1941. Guderian’s panzer divisions at first made sweeping gains but these successes allowed the Soviets time to re-group as the encircled armies did not surrender and had to be dealt with. It was clear that the war in the East was not entering its final days as German high command believed. Illustrated with over 150 photographs, plus profile drawings of tanks, vehicles and aircraft, it gives a vivid impression of the situation for both protagonists, and a detailed analysis of the critical days as the fate of Moscow and perhaps the whole war hung in the balance.

9781612006710 • Paperback • £19.99 128 pages • 254 x 178mm • August 2018 150 b/w photos, 12 colour profiles and maps

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War in the Asia Pacific Storm Clouds over the Pacific 1931–1941

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PETER HARMSEN World War 2

By Peter Harmsen

First in a trilogy of books comprising a general history of war in the Asia Pacific.

Unlike other histories, this book expands the narrative beginning long before Pearl Harbor and encompasses a much wider group of actors to produce the most complete narrative yet written and the first truly international treatment of the epic conflict.

Storm Clouds over the Pacific shows how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and longstanding geopolitics are taken into account. Peter Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China’s ancient enmity grew in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries leading to increased tensions in the 1930s which exploded into conflict in 1937. A war of attrition continued up to 1941, the year when Japan made the momentous decision for all-out war.

November 2018 • 9781612004808 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm 288 pages • 32 pages of b/w photos

Undefeated From Basketball to Battle

By Jim Noles

The story of West Point basketball team’s perfect season of 1944, and the fate of its Seniors in the battles of World War II. In 1943 The West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5-10 record, but as the new season opened in January of 1944, things changed dramatically. By the end of January, West Point was 6-0; by the end of February, the team boasted a 13-0 record. But the world was at war, and battles would soon take place outside of the court.

Although West Point’s home basketball court is named the Edward C. Christl Arena, after one of the players who was killed in the war, too few people are aware of this powerful and tragic story. But after reading this book, they will.

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November 2018 • 9781612005119 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 272 pages 8 pages of b/w photos

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The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany’s Wehrmacht

THE 362 nd FIGHTER GROUP VS GERMANY'S WEHRMACHT

Thunderbolts

Triumphant CHRIS BUCHOLTZ

World War 2 Aviation

By Chris Bucholtz

A highly-illustrated history of the 362nd Fighter Group, tracing their air-to-ground missions over Europe in 1944 and 1945.

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Thunderbolts Triumphant

During World War II the Ninth Air Force comprised air-to-ground aviators, charged with destroying the enemy close to the front and below the clouds, often bringing them face to face with their German opponents. Thunderbolts Triumphant provides a narrative history of the men who flew these missions and maintained the aircraft as they navigated Europe.

Special emphasis is given to its most spectacular missions such as the breaching of the Diueze Dam and its incredible performance during the Battle of the Bulge where it demolished much of the Sixth Panzer Armee as it tried to escape eastward.

November 2018 • 9781612006734 • £30.00 Hardback • 254 x 178mm 272 pages • 150 b/w photos, 24 colour profiles

Alpha One Sixteen A Combat Infantryman’s Year in Vietnam

By Peter Clark

A new visceral memoir of a year of combat with Alpha Company, 1st Infantry Battalion, in Vietnam, 1966.

Peter Clark’s year in Vietnam began in July 1966, when he was shipped out with hundreds of other young recruits, as a replacement in the 1st Infantry Division. Clark was assigned to the Alpha Company.

Clark gives a visceral, vivid and immediate account of life in the platoon, as he progresses from green recruit to seasoned soldier over the course of a year in the complexities of the Vietnamese conflict. Alpha One Sixteen follows Clark as he discovers how to cope with the vagaries of the enemy. Clark’s vigilance develops as he gets used to ‘living in mortal terror,’ which a brush with death in a particularly terrifying fire fight does nothing to dispel. As he continues his journey, he chronicles those less fortunate; the heavy toll being taken all round him is powerfully described at the end of each chapter.

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August 2018 • 9781612005997 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 240 pages 5 b/w photos and 5 b/w illustrations

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The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944

By Nikolaus von Vormann; translated by Geoffrey Brooks

An account of the Battle of Cherkassy, sometimes referred to as the Korsun Pocket, written by one of the German commanders present there.

World War 2

This account of the bloody Eastern Front battle is written by Generalleutnant von Vormann who was a commander at the battle. Starting with the retreat to the Dnepr in 1943, he describes the battle of Kirowograd from 5th–17th January 1944, before the final breakout. His mainly factual account also contains a description of the psychological effects on the men of this most brutal and physically exhausting battle. It is one of the few primary source materials that exists and is therefore of significant historical interest.

July 2018 • 9781612006031 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 208 pages • 11 maps • Die Wehrmacht in Kampf

How Carriers Fought Carrier Operations in WWII

By Lars Celander

A detailed examination of carriers and carrier operations in WWII, looking at the tools behind the major carrier battles and their evolution throughout the war.

How Carriers Fought begins by examining the tools and the building blocks of carrier operations, looking at what life was really like in the cockpit for the pilots alongside the technicalities of navigation and communication. This book goes on to examine the major carrier battles of WWII, from the Battle of the Coral Sea to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, with a focus on how the tools of carrier operations were employed during these battles. A series of appendices expands on topics such as radar, landing on a carrier, radios and even carrier pigeons.

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August 2018 • 9781612006215 • £27.50 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 320 pages • 21 b/w photos and 7 b/w illustrations

The Last Siege The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865

By Paul Brueske

A new study of the 1865 Mobile campaign, exploring events surrounding the Union’s siege and capture of Mobile, a battle which ended the Civil War.

American Civil War

It has long been acknowledged that General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ended the civil war at the Battle of Appomattox in April 1865. However, the often overlooked last siege of the war was the Mobile campaign, crucial to securing a complete victory and the final surrender of the last Confederate force at Mississippi. The Last Siege explores the events surrounding this siege and capture of Mobile, Alabama. Many acts of heroism occurred in this the Confederacy’s last campaign which ended in the final surrender at Citronelle in May.

June 2018 • 9781612006314 • £25.00 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 304 pages • 28 maps, b/w illustrations

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Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence

By Joe Parnar and Robert Dumont

Stories from a medic serving with the highly classified SOG U.S. Special Forces unit in Vietnam.

JOE PARNAR AND ROBERT DUMONT

SOG Me dic Medic STORIES FROM VIETNAM AND OVER THE FENCE

Vietnam War

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SOG Medic

Elite units carried out many dangerous operations during the Vietnam War, the most secret and hazardous of which were conducted by the Studies and Observations Group, formed in 1964. In the years since the Vietnam War, the elite unit known as SOG has spawned many myths, legends and war stories.

Special Forces medic Joe Parnar served with SOG during 1968. His stories capture the extraordinary commitment made by all the men of SOG and reveal the special dedication of the medics, who put their own lives at risk to save the lives of their teammates.

This new edition of SOG Medic makes this highlypraised and sought-after book available again once more, with additional photos and maps.

October 2018 • 9781612006338 • £25.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 288 pages 2 x 16pp plate section, ca. 50 b&w images

Treat ’Em Rough The Birth of American Armor 1917–20

By Dale E. Wilson

A detailed account of the first use of armor in the U.S. Army during World War I. Tanks caused havoc among the Germans when they first appeared on the battlefields of Europe in 1917.

These metal monsters broke up the trench warfare stalemate and thus hastened the armistice. This is the first full study of the U.S. Army’s World War I Tank Corps. A new breed of army officers, of which Eisenhower and Patton are the most famous, saw the promise of this new technology and staked their careers on it. Using eye-witness accounts from the archives at the Army War College and elsewhere, Wilsom details the design and building of the first tanks, the training of crews, the monstrous problem of transport in an age when roads were built for horse-drawn carriages, and the three great battles in which tanks revolutionized modern warfare: St Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and St. Quentin.

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August 2018 • 9781612006673 • £25.00 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 232 pages 16 photos and 10 diagrams and maps

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The Pyrrh ic Victory of the Fir s t Marine Divisio n o n Peleliu, 1944

landing in hell The Pyrrhic Victory of the First Marine Division on Peleliu, 1944

By Peter Margaritis

An exploration of the actions and fate of the First Marine Division during the invasion of the Pacific island of Peleliu in September 1944.

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On September 15, 1944, the United States, in its effort to defeat the Japanese Empire, invaded a tiny island named Peleliu. This campaign inflicted terrific losses on the First Marines until they were withdrawn. The division would be out of action for six months, with the three rifle regiments averaging over 50% casualties - the highest unit losses in Marine Corps history. This book analyses in detail the many things that went wrong to make these casualties so excessive, and in doing so, corrects several earlier accounts of the campaign.

November 2018 • 9781612006451 • £25.00 Hardback • 254 x 177mm • 208 pages • 32 b/w photos

Major General George H. Sharpe and The Creation of the American Military Intelligence in the Civil War

Major General

g e o r g e h. s h a r p e AMilitary m e rIntelligence ican and the Creation of

By Peter G. Tsouras

A biography of Major General George H. Sharpe, the creator of the first professional intelligence operation in America, which was fundamental to the Union’s success in the Civil War. The vital role of the military all-source intelligence in the eastern theater of operations during the U.S. Civil War is told through the biography of its creator, George H. Sharpe. With the discovery of the day-by-day journal of John C. Babcock, Sharpe’s civilian deputy and order-of-battle analyst in late 1963, and the unpublished Hooker papers, Tsouras has discovered a unique window into the flow of intelligence reporting which gives a new perspective in the study of military operations in the U.S. Civil War.

Military Intelligence

in the Civil War

Peter G. Tsouras

American Civil War

October 2018 • 9781612006475 • £30.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 592 pages • 16 pages of b/w illustrations

U.S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959-74 The Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants

By Joseph D. Celeski

The first full history of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served and fought in the Secret War in Laos.

20th Century History

The Secret War in Laos was one of the first “Long Wars” for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIAparamilitary operations of the time, kept out of the view of the American public until now. Between 1959 and 1974, Green Berets were covertly deployed to Laos to prevent a communist take-over or at least preserve the kingdom’s neutrality.

Clouded in secrecy until the 1990s, this story is comprehensively told for the first time using official archival documents and interviews with veterans.

December 2018 • 9781612006659 • £30.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm • 400 pages • 100 images, 10 maps and charts

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A Novel of World War III

By Harold W. Coyle

The classic bestselling Cold War novel in a new revised and updated edition.

This revised and updated edition of the classic Cold War novel Team Yankee reminds us once again what might have occurred had the United States and its Allies taken on the Russians in Europe, had cooler geopolitical heads not prevailed. This former New York Times bestseller by Harold Coyle presents a glimpse of what it would have been like for the Allied soldiers who would have had to meet a relentless onslaught of Soviet and Warsaw Pact divisions.

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Team Yankee

Military Fiction

August 2018 • 9781612006499 • £9.99 Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 336 pages • 16pp photos

The Tank Killers A History of America’s World War II Tank Destroyer Force

By Harry Yeide

The Tank Killers is the story of the American Tank Destroyer Force in North Africa, Italy, and the European Theatre during World War II. The tank destroyer (TD) was a bold-if some would say flawed-answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly unstoppable German blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmanoeuvre panzer forces and go where tanks could not. The book draws heavily on the records of the tank destroyer battalions and the units with which they fought. Veterans of the force add their personal stories.

World War 2

August 2018 • 9781612006505 • £9.99 Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 256 pages

Tanks in Hell A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa

By Oscar E. Gilbert and Romain Cansiere

In this unique study Oscar Gilbert and Romain Cansiere follow Charlie Company as they fought on Tarawa.

In May 1943 a self-described “really young, green, ignorant lieutenant” assumed command of a new Marine Corps company. His even younger enlisted Marines were learning to use an untested weapon, the M4A2 “Sherman” medium tank.

His sole combat veteran was the company bugler, who had salvaged his dress cap and battered horn from a sinking aircraft carrier. Just six months later the company would be thrown into one of the ghastliest battles of World War II. Winner of The General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award for outstanding nonfiction.

World War 2

August 2018 • 9781612006512 • £14.99 Paperback • 228 x 152mm • 264 pages • photos throughout

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Nam-Sense Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

By Arthur Wiknik

Arthur Wiknik’s account of what it was like to be in the 101st Airborne during the Vietnam War. Nam-Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968. This astonishing memoir offers a perfect blend of candour, sarcasm, and humour - and it spares nothing and no one in its attempt to accurately convey what really transpired for the combat soldier during this unpopular war.

Vietnam War

August 2018 • 9781612006529 • £9.99 New in Paperback • 228 x 152mm • 288 pages • 16 pages b/w illustrations

Shadow Commander The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn—Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero

By Mike Guardia

A biography of perhaps America’s greatest guerilla tactician, Donald D. Blackburn.

During a period when United States troops in Southeast Asia faced guerrilla armies on every side, it has been little recognized today that America had a superb covert commander of its own, his guerrilla skills honed in resistance against Japan. This book follows Donald D. Blackburn through both his youthful days of desperate combat against an Empire, and through his days as a commander, imparting his lessons to the newly-realised ranks of America’s own Special Forces.

World War 2

September 2018 • 9781612006536 • £14.99 New in Paperback • 198 x 129mm • 240 pages • 16 pages illustrations

Check Six! A Thunderbolt Pilot’s War Across the Pacific

By Jim Curran and Terrence Popravak

There were no mission limits for a pilot in the Pacific during World War II; unlike in Europe, you flew until it was time to go home. So it was for James “Jug” Curran.

World War 2 Aviation

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, James “Jug” Curran volunteered to try flying in the blue yonder, and trained as an Army fighter pilot. It is a tale of perseverance, as Curran flew over 200 combat missions, and with the men of the 348th Fighter Group proved the Thunderbolt’s great capability as they battled their way against a stubborn and deadly foe. This work increases the body of knowledge on the critical role of aviation in the Pacific War, as U.S. fighter pilots took the lead in our counter-offensive against the short-lived island Empire.

November 2018 • 9781612006543 • £14.99 New in Paperback • 228 x 152mm • 352 pages • 16pp photos

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The 3D Experience

By Ingo Bauernfeind

Photographs from the American Civil War are shown here as three dimensional images.

American Civil War

Experience the Civil War on a breathtaking three-dimensional journey by viewing spectacular historical photos with 3D glasses. Along with a preface by National Park Service chief historian Dr. Robert Sutton, and an informative timeline, the reader will be able to track the war‘s significant events. A carefully chosen collection of these amazing 150-year old photographs, painstakingly restored and converted into 3D anaglyphs, helps the reader to visually experience one of America‘s most defining moments: the Civil War. This unique volume is a must-have addition to any military history library. 3D glasses included.

Bauernfeind Press

The Civil War

April 2018 • 9783981598407 • £14.50 Paperback • 279 x 216mm • 104 pages • 80 images

USS Arizona The Enduring Legacy of a Battleship

By Ingo Bauernfeind

The complete history of this famous battleship which was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbour.

This lavishly illustrated and very personal book covers the history of the battleship USS Arizona from her launch to her loss on December 7, 1941 when she was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn about the ship’s enduring legacy firsthand as told by survivors, historians, enemies, sons of admirals, and people who have a personal connection to the Arizona. The book includes a downloadable video with oral histories of Arizona survivors as well as narrated underwater footage of the wreck.

Naval

October 2018 • 9783981598421 • £21.95 Hardback • 279 x 216mm • 192 pages • ca. 400 images

Concorde Supersonic Icon – 50th Anniversary Edition

By Ingo Bauernfeind

A visually stunning history of the iconic supersonic jet.

This volume tells the amazing story of Concorde, the supersonic icon that has been capturing the world’s imagination since its maiden flight in 1969.

With personal accounts written by former pilots and crew members, it covers Concorde’s history, her technology as well as her undisputed and timeless charisma. Moreover, this volume will focus on her legacy and the ambitious undertaking of bringing one Concorde back to service as a heritage aircraft.

The book also includes many rare photographs and a downloadable video in which the reader can learn more.

Aviation

October 2018 • 9783981598414 • £21.95 Hardback • 279 x 216mm • 176 pages • ca. 300 images

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Cava Spain’s Premium Sparkling Wine

By Anna Wallner

A revealing guide to one of the world’s most popular sparkling wines.

In recent years, Cava has taken the stage as Spain’s star sparkling wine, not only thanks to its remarkable quality to price ratio, but also because more and more connoisseurs are recognising its richness and complexity. This book offers a great overview of Cava’s origins, its elaboration, and its variety of tastes. You will learn all you need to know about the grapes, the traditional methods, as well as established and emerging premium Cava producers.

Recipes of traditional Catalonian dishes that perfectly accompany a Cava dinner round off this concise, but very informative book.

Food & Drink

March 2018 • 9781908233127 • £15.99 Hardback • 254 x 203mm 108 pages • 100 illustrations

Food Forever Redesigning the Future of Sustainable Food

By Lars Charas

This eye-opening book discusses one of the most important issues mankind faces – how to feed everyone on Earth.

Food Forever is more than just another story about the impact of over-exploitation of resources and climate change on the food chain. Dutch chef Lars Charas met with more than sixty scientists and chefs who shared their knowledge to look for solutions to the challenge of feeding 10 billion people around the globe without damaging our planet. The book offers facts about current resources, ways to cope with a demand that is set to double within 50 years, new ideas about ingredients, and guidelines to enjoy healthy and sustainable food.

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May 2018 • 9781908233158 • £16.99 Hardback • 254 x 254mm 212 pages • 200 illustrations

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The Second World War Experiences of a Bomber Command Flight Engineer

By Peter Baxter

Flight engineer Peter Baxter’s Second World War account of 34 bombing operations in Lancasters, flying with nine wing commanders.

Bomber Command flight engineer Peter Baxter completed thirty-four operations during the Second World War, and following his first tour with No. 12 Squadron he became the Engineer Leader for the new formed No. 153 Squadron. In 1942 the opportunity arose for Peter to become aircrew. One of his first missions was during the Battle of the Ruhr, one of the most intense periods for Bomber Command. In Nine Wingcos and the Lancaster the author describes in remarkable detail not only his RAF experiences but also the environment in which he lived.

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Nine Wingcos and the Lancaster

July 2018 • 9781999812836 • £19.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 256 pages • 30 illustrations

Sticky Murphy Lover of Life Second World War Clandestine Lysander and Intruder Mosquito pilot Wing Commander Alan Michael ‘Sticky’ Murphy DSO and Bar, DFC, Croix de Guerre

By James H. Coley

The wartime story of the inspirational and highly decorated Mosquito pilot Wing Commander Sticky Murphy.

Those who knew Wing Commander Alan Michael ‘Sticky’ Murphy remember a man who was an inspiration both on and off duty. Indeed, it motivated James H. Coley, who served as a navigator in No. 23 Squadron, to write a book dedicated to him. In 1941 Sticky joined the ‘cloak and dagger’ 1419 (Special Duties) Flight. His exploits on a mission to rescue a comrade, John Nesbitt-Dufort, would earn him the award of the Distinguished Service Order. Such feats made him a legend in the secret and clandestine circles in which he moved.

World War 2 Aviation

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July 2018 • 9781999812843 • £19.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 240 pages • 30 illustrations

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Missing Presumed Murdered One raid, two trials, three lost airmen

By Sean Feast and Marc Hall

The story of one Second World War bombing raid, two war crimes trials, and the search to find three ‘missing’ airmen.

On 12 December 1944, Bomber Command launched a raid on the Krupps Steel works at Essen. The attack was devastatingly successful, and completed for the loss of only a handful of aircraft. Three of the airmen lost in the raid are still listed as ‘missing’, believed killed in action. Extensive investigative research by aviation historians Sean Feast and Marc Hall has discovered the truth about what happened to these missing men, and how they are linked to the murder of three unidentified RAF airmen, on a bridge, within twenty-four hours of believing they were safe. They have pieced together the harrowing story of the murders, the identities of the victims and their killers, and the tantalising possibility that at least one of the ‘missing’ men may at last have been found.

World War 2 Aviation

September 2018 • 9781999812850 • £19.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 240 pages • 30 illustrations

Our Story, Your History The International Bomber Command Centre

By Steve Darlow, Mark Dodds, Dan Ellin, Sean Feast and Robert Owen

The story behind the International Bomber Command Centre and the men and women it serves to remember and commemorate.

The aim of those who created the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) was clear – to provide a world-class facility to serve as a point for recognition, remembrance and reconciliation for Bomber Command.

In 2018 that aim was achieved. This book details the story behind the IBCC, the people who came up with the initial idea and the extraordinary dedication and creativity that made the project a reality. The IBCC’s Mark Dodds tells the remarkable story of how the concept arose, the various design and construction phases, the remarkable efforts to raise the necessary funds, and the cutting-edge development of the comprehensive losses database and digital archive.

Our Story, Your History is a fitting reminder to current and future generations of the commitment and sacrifice associated with the men and women who came together in Bomber Command during the Second World War.

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July 2018 • 9781999812829 • £25.00 Hardback • 275 x 210mm 128 pages • Approx 100 illustrations

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By Jacques R. Pauwels

An in-depth examination of Hitler’s ties to big business in Germany, the United States, Britain, and France.

For big business in Germany and around the world, Hitler and his National Socialist party were good news. Business was bad in the 1930s, and for multinational corporations Germany was a bright spot in a world suffering from the Great Depression. As Jacques R. Pauwels explains in this book, corporations were delighted with the profits that came from re-arming Germany, and then supplying both sides of the Second World War. Basing his work on the recent findings of scholars in many European countries and the US, Pauwels explains how Hitler gained and held the support of powerful businessmen.

Formac/lorimer

Big Business and Hitler

World War 2

April 2018 • 9781459409767 • £16.99 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 304 pages

Valour At Vimy Ridge The Great Canadian Victory of World War I

By Tom Douglas

An illustrated short history of the Great Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 saw Canadian troops storm a 14-kilometre long escarpment that was believed to be impregnable. This was the first time in Canada’s history that a corps-sized formation fought together as a unit under its own leadership. Canadian troops persevered under heavy fire to take the ridge.

Tom Douglas recounts the events of this battle, and his narrative is accompanied by over 50 photos, drawings, and paintings by Canadian war artists.

World War 1

April 2018 • 9781459504851 • £9.99 Paperback • 216 x 140mm • 128 pages • 50+ colour and b/w photos throughout • Amazing Canadians

Mysteries, Legends and Myths of the First World War Canadian soldiers in the trenches and in the air

By Cynthia J. Faryon

A short history of Canadian soldiers in the First World War, illustrated with photos and war art from the Group of Seven.

This book offers a close-up look at the First World War as it was experienced by ordinary Canadian soldiers. It portrays the war experience of tens of thousands of young Canadians. Reading their accounts offers a no-holds-barred picture of fighting, life in the trenches, the human cost in lives lost, and the physical and emotional aftermath for survivors. This new edition is extensively illustrated with photos and artists’ drawings and paintings.

World War I

April 2018 • 9781459504882 • £9.99 Paperback • 216 x 140mm • 128 pages • 50+ colour and b/w photos throughout • Amazing Canadians

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Billy Bishop Top Canadian Flying Ace

By Dan McCaffery

A new illustrated biography of Canada’s great flying ace.

Billy Bishop was the top Canadian flying ace in the First World War, credited officially with a record-breaking 75 victories. He was a highly skilled pilot and an accurate shot. Bishop went from being the most decorated war hero in Canadian history to a crusader for peace, writing the book Winged Peace, which supported international control of global air power. Author Dan McCaffery presents the life and accomplishments of Bishop through information he gathered from interviews and archival sources.

WW1 Aviation

April 2018 • 9781459504912 • £9.99 Paperback • 216 x 140mm • 128 pages • 50+ colour and b/w photos throughout • Amazing Canadians

Oil’s Deep State How the petroleum industry undermines democracy and stops action on global warming – in Alberta, and in Ottawa

By Kevin Taft

An Alberta insider’s account on the petroleum industry and Canada.

Most of the writing on global warming is by scientists, academics, environmentalists, and journalists. Kevin Taft, a former leader of the opposition in Alberta, brings a fresh perspective through the insight he gained as an elected politician who had an insider’s eyewitness view of the role of the oil industry.

He offers a brisk tour of the recent work of scholars who have developed the concepts of the deep state and institutional capture to understand how one rich industry can override the public interest.

Political Science

April 2018 • 9781459409972 • £17.99 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 256 pages

The Reconciliation Manifesto Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy

By Arthur Manuel, Ronald Derrickson and preface by Naomi Klein

A final, no-holds-barred message from Canada’s leading Indigenous activist.

In this book Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson challenge virtually everything that non-Indigenous Canadians believe about their relationship with Indigenous Peoples and the steps that are needed to place this relationship on a healthy and honourable footing. This book expresses with quiet but firm resolve, humour, and piercing intellect, the true relationship within Canada between the peoples. The Reconciliation Manifesto will appeal to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who are open and willing to look at the real problems and find real solutions.

Political Science

April 2018 • 9781459409613 • £13.99 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 312 pages

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The First World War in a Canadian Town

By Edward Butts

A revealing and readable account of the impact of war on daily life.

The First World War was the cause of dramatic changes in every Canadian community. What it meant to daily life becomes clear in this book about the war years in Guelph, Ontario. The first months were the easiest, as young men rushed to enlist. Once news of casualties and deaths started arriving, the atmosphere changed drastically. Through the use of primary resources including articles from the local press, letters from overseas, and newsreels in the cinema, Butts captures the reality of the First World War for Canadians at home.

Formac/lorimer

Wartime

World War 1

April 2018 • 9781459410992 • £17.99 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 280 pages

Firsts in Flight Alexander Graham Bell and his Innovative Airplanes

By Terrance W. MacDonald

Canada’s little-known role in the early history of aviation.

Alexander Graham Bell and his team of innovative young engineers created groundbreaking new technologies during three years of furious activity in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, in the early 1900s. The knowledge and skills of this group allowed them to innovate flight technologies which have continued to be fundamental to aircraft design. In this book, aviation author Terrance MacDonald puts together, for the first time, the full story of their achievements. Bell’s team carefully documented all their work, and as a consequence there are hundreds of compelling photos from this era which are included.

Aviation

April 2018 • 9781459504783 • £14.99 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 96 pages • 60+ b/w and colour images

400 Years in 365 Days A Day by Day Calendar of Nova Scotia History

By Leo Deveau

Day by day events that have shaped Nova Scotia.

400 Years in 365 Days gives readers a fun, trivia-filled record which reflects the communities and peoples of Nova Scotia spanning the past 400+ years. Leo Deveau has assembled over a thousand entries that reflect events in the lives and histories of virtually every settlement and group in the province, covering a range of interests from military history to arts and sports. Illustrating the entries are 300+ visuals including full colour paintings, drawings, photos, and archival objects.

History

April 2018 • 9781459504806 • £20.00 Hardback • 254 x 203mm • 192 pages • 300+ colour images

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Modern Chinese Warplanes Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units

By Andreas Rupprecht

MODERN CHINESE WARPLANES

Combining magnificent illustrations and in-depth analysis, this fully revised edition is the most up to date book currently available on Chinese military aviation.

Chinese Air Force – Aircraft and Units

Andreas Rupprecht

In 2012 the original Modern Chinese Warplanes set the standard as a uniquely compact yet comprehensive directory of modern Chinese air power, combining magnificent illustrations and in-depth analysis.

Now almost six years later, much of the fascination that Chinese military aviation holds for the analyst and enthusiast still stems from the thick veil of secrecy that surrounds it. However, in the time that has passed since the first edition a plethora of new types, systems and weapons have been revealed. What is more, the structure of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has been completely revised by transforming the former Military Regions into Theatre Commands.

In parallel, the general structure has been thoroughly modernised to cope with China’s latest challenges.

Aviation October 2018 • 9780997309263 • £35.99 Paperback • 280 x 210mm 256 pages

This new study includes the latest developments emerging from behind the ‘Great Wall’, including the J-20 stealth fighter programme, Y-20 strategic transport and the latest developments in UAVs that are equipping a rapidly modernising air arm.

The centrepiece consists of almost 100 fully illustrated pages detailing the organisational structure of the air force, providing an easy-to-use review of all known flying units, their equipment and their markings. No other book has ever attempted to present this level of accuracy in this way. Modern Chinese Warplanes portrays the PLAAF in a degree of detail that was previously unavailable.

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Le sang bleu

By Christian Descombes

With the arrival of a new Alpine model in 2017, this book celebrates the impact of this iconic rally car which won the World Championships in 1973.

The presentation of a new Alpine in 2017 has revived a legendary brand, missing for 22 long years. Alpine was born from the passion of Jean Rédélé, who gave life to his dream of a rally-winning car in 1955. The most emblematic model, the A 110 berlinette dominated the European rallies of the 1960s, before winning the World Championship in 1973. The prices reached in recent collector’s auctions are a measure of the passion that continues to animate the many fans of the car.

Heimdal Editions

Alpine

classic Vehicles

June 2018 • 9782840485087 • £30.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 100 pages

Text in French.

Chariot Le plus grand raid commando de la Seconde Guerre mondiale

By Jean-Charles Stasi

A dramatic account of arguably the most impressive raid of the Second World War at Saint-Nazaire.

More than seventy-five years after wards, Chariot is still thought of as the most daring and most spectacular commando operation of the Second World War. To tell the story of this extraordinary coup de main, Jean-Charles Stasi has consulted the German, British and French archives, interviewed former commandoes as well as the inhabitants of Saint-Nazaire who witnessed the raid. His tale is lively and alert and is illustrated with a lot of period photographs, as well as maps, drawings and boat profiles.

World War 2

April 2018 • 9782840484981 • £30.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 96 pages

Text in French.

Chasseurs et Gladiateurs L’épopée des héros de l’arène

By Kévin Alexandre Karek

A concise and readable book on the violent and bloody history of gladiatorial combat.

This book seeks to recount the more than 800 year old history of gladiatorial combat. Based on a very rich archaeological documentation (sigillated ceramics, terracotta lamps, mosaic, painted plaster, graffiti, glassware, statuary, lapidary elements, etc.) and on solid literary sources, this study confronts the most recent historical research on the subject in order to propose an original reinterpretation of this prodigious phenomenon of society.

Ancient Warfare

September 2018 • 9782840485063 • £30.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 112 pages

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Fontenay-Rauray Autopsie d’une bataille

By Frédéric Deprun and Baptiste Flotté

This book offers a meticulous study of the fighting at Fontenayle-Pesnel and at Rauray to the west of Caen, between 25 and 29 June 1944.

Extremely detailed research concentrates on the lynchpin at Rauray and its armour confrontations. A precise chronology has been made of the destruction of the Panther tanks in front of Fontenay by the assaults by the Polar Bears and the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division until they broke through the German defensive line held by the Panzer-Lehr-Division and the 12.SS Panzer- Division “Hitlerjugend”.

World War 2

August 2018 • 9782840485018 • £62.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 288 pages

Text in French.

Jaco le magnifique Journal d’un pilote de la France Libre

By Jacques Général Andrieux and Many Souffan

The rich and poignant story of a young Frenchman who refused to surrender his country and who escaped on a boat to continue the fight against the invaders.

This book tells a very beautiful and magnificent adventure, that of a young Frenchman humiliated by the 1940 defeat who fled aboard a Breton crayfish boat to carry on the fight for freedom. Jaco fought in the RAF squadrons, experiencing the risks, the kills, the loneliness of the hunter, the camaraderie, and the fraternity. This tale full of panache is breathtaking through and through.

World War 2

August 2018 • 9782840485001 • £30.00 Paperback • 210 x 152mm • 208 pages

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La cuisine médiévale du Ve au XVe siècle

By Josy Marty-Dufaut

Looks at medieval cuisine and how you can prepare the dishes at home with modern updates.

This book is just as much for amateurs of good cooking as it is for enthusiasts of the Middle Ages. Each recipe is adapted to today’s tastes, is placed in its historical context and details are provided for it to be reproduced. Forty recipes are brought together from the very depths of the Middle Ages, the Merovingian period, then the transition period that was the 15th Century. This new book enables the reader to follow how culinary practices evolved throughout the Middle Ages.

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April 2018 • 9782840485056 • £30.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 96 pages

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Dunkirk 1940

By Jean-Charles Stasi

An in-depth look at the famous evacuations at Dunkirk in 1940.

Four years before the Normandy landings, the French coast was the scene of another major episode in the Second World War. Replaced in its context, Operation Dynamo is here narrated in detail with numerous period photos, maps, aircraft profiles and uniform plates. This military operation and human adventure without precedent breathes again, 77 years later thanks to the film director Christopher Nolan whose film has become an international blockbuster, to which a chapter of this book is devoted.

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The Imperial Guard of the First Empire, Volume 3 From the mounted troops to the Royal Guard

By André Jouineau and Jean-Marie Mongin

The next volume in Heimdal’s acclaimed and highly illustrated series looking at Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.

Discover the uniforms, the equipment, and the weapons used by all those “Grognards”, who were launched into a battle as a last resort, at the decisive moment. This small practical, clear, concise, logical and visual tool is intended for history buffs as well as figurine makers. This volume covers many important aspects of the Guard such as the Emperor’s Household.

19th Century History June 2018 • 9782840485124 • £45.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 176 pages

Normandy 1944

By Georges Bernage

An account of the D-Day landings using first-hand accounts and rare photography.

This book is the fruit of forty years of contact with military and civilian witnesses, now almost all gone, of research, analyses and descriptions of several thousand photographs about the Landings and the Battle of Normandy. This book is the best synthesis, day by day, from 6 June to 30 August, with a clear narrative, an exceptional report illustrated with the best photographs (470), 22 armour and aircraft profiles and above all, 79 maps enabling the reader to follow this very complex battle more easily.

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May 2018 • 9782840485162 • £35.00 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 224 pages

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L’armée de Napoléon III dans la guerre de 1870

By André Jouineau and Jean-Marie Mongin In keeping with their way of presenting history’s most beautiful uniforms, the authors in their new book present us with the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Was this experienced French Army really ready to face a modern army on its own soil? This volume is for the uniform and figurine buffs. It’s a small, practical tool, precise, clear, logical and visual. Almost 140 uniform plates and maps, with more than 1000 infantry, artillery and cavalry drawings.

19th Century History

November 2018 • 9782840485117 • £45.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 176 pages

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Les Radios alliées 1940–1945. Tome 1 Les matériels de transmission anglais, américain, canadiens

By Denis Derdos This is for any reader who is passionate about fighting in Europe. The descriptions accompanying the devices are entirely taken from the technical manuals of origin. No less than 160 transmission devices are presented in all their complexity and with all their accessories.

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December 2018 • 9782840485032 • £125.50 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 320 pages

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U-110 Le Kapitänleuntnant Fritz lemp et la tragédie de l’ U-110

By Jean-Louis Maurette Thanks to albums belonging to one of the sailors aboard U-30 and then U-110, the author has been able to reconstruct the path taken by Kapitänleutnant Fritz Lemp and his crew, including the sailor Willi Brohm, and the fate of these submarines, with texts and also pictures. A fantastic, historic album gathering together more than 200 photos and documents.

Naval | World War 2

September 2018 • 9782840485094 • £45.00 Hardback • 297 x 210mm • 160 pages

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D’azur et de sable

By Marcel Migeo and Jean-Charles Stasi Marcel Migeo is a big name in the heroic epoch of French aviation, even though he is not as famous as Mermoz, Guillaumet or Saint-Exupéry – he knew all three of them. The journalist and writer, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, himself from Reims, has written the preface to this book as a tribute to the memory of Marcel Migeo whom he knew and whose tales of youth in turn have something to do with developing his own interest in aviation.

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White Star Line wonder ship in old picture postcards

By Ben Smith

A book of postcards of RMS Adriatic II from a personal collection.

Explore this magnificent steamship through old picture postcards, many of them rare and unpublished. Journey back to 1907 to glimpse Adriatic II as the White Star flagship and travel through her eventful career to her last days as a veteran cruise liner. The postcards featured are a glorious mixture of artist impressions and real photos from the collection of historian Ben Smith, gathered over more than 30 years.

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October 2018 • 9781912390557 • £9.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 56 pages • 12 images, 11 colour postcards, 29 b/w postcards

A Hard Won Learning Experience Developments in Battlefield Performance and Brigade Operations in the British Expeditionary Force 1916–18

By Heathcliffe Bowen

A ground-breaking comparative study of the development of battlefield performance through the combat experiences of a British Army brigade on the Western Front.

Drawing on extensive use of both primary and secondary source material, A Hard Won Learning Experience examines the development of battlefield performance in the British Expeditionary Force through the combat experiences of a Territorial infantry brigade in three engagements between 1916 and 1918. The book also presents an opportunity to consider the pivotal role played by brigade formations in the development of the British Army’s battlefield performance, as well as tactical and operational methods from 1916 to the end of the war.

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December 2018 • 9781912390564 • £35.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 480 pages • 6 photos, 6 b/w maps, 11 tables

A Long Week in March The 36th (Ulster) Division in the German Spring Offensive, March 1918

By Michael James Nugent

A fascinating detailed account of the experiences of a British Infantry Division during one of the most significant offensives of the entire war.

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Whilst much has been written of the exploits of the 36th (Ulster) Division at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, little recognition has been given to equally heroic exploits in the same area in March 1918. This is remedied in this fascinating account in which factors leading to the positioning of the Division opposite St Quentin are examined. The accounts are drawn from battalion war diaries, personal accounts and the regimental history of the German attackers which provides an interesting insight and helps to corroborate accounts from the Ulster Division.

December 2018 • 9781912390571 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 312 pages • 88 b/w illustrations, 17 maps/sketches

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Aerial Operations in the Revolutions of 1922 and 1947 in Paraguay The First Dogfights in South America

By Antonio Luis Sapienza The first dogfights in South America took place in Paraguay during the Revolution of 1922. Both sides, the government and the revolutionaries, decided to use aerial power against the enemy. Then, in the Revolution of 1947, the Paraguayan Air Arm split in two, one supporting the government and another with the rebels. Since most aircraft types were trainers, most of the missions were recce with some light bombing.

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August 2018 • 9781912390588 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 95 photos, inc.7 maps and aircraft profiles Latin America@War

“Operations ‘Leopard’ and ‘Red Bean’ – Kolwezi 1978” French and Belgian intervention in Zaire

By Daniel Kowalczuk Provides a history of the roots of the FNLC (Front for the National Liberation of the Congo: ex-Katanga Gendarmerie) in Angola and Zaire, and the political situation under the Mobutu regime after the 1977 Zaire War. The French Foreign Legion and Belgian Para Commando airborne operation and their hostage freeing missions, together with the practical destruction of the FNLC as fighting force, are also described, complete with illustrations.

20th Century History

September 2018 • 9781912390595 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 50-70 b/w & colour illustrations Africa@War

Air Force Advising and Assistance Developing Airpower in Client States

By Don Stoker and Edward B. Westermann Most studies on the subject, based on the chronological scope and numerical preponderance of ground advising missions, have quite naturally focused on these past efforts. Less attention has been given to air or naval advisory missions. This work seeks in part to help redress this current imbalance by examining a number of historical case studies dealing with air advisory efforts. This volume offers insights into why such missions succeed or fail.

Aviation

July 2018 • 9781912390601 • £35.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 184 pages • 26 photos, 1 chart

The Armed Forces of the Arabian Gulf States 1920–1980 A Military & Police History of the Smaller States

By Cliff Lord and Athol Yates The Armed Forces of the Arabian Gulf States is an illustrated military history of the Gulf States. This book helps to de-mystify a highly complex region. Copious photographs illustrate many of the different uniforms and badges worn over the years and Order of Battle flow charts clearly show the evolution of the various forces. The book is bound together with a well-researched narrative.

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October 2018 • 9781912390618 • £25.00 Paperback • 297 X 210mm • 148 pages • c. 400 photos (mainly colour) Middle East@War

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A Comprehensive Guide to the Battlefields. Part 2: Arras North

By Jim Smithson and Tim Wright

A comprehensive visitor’s guide to the First World War battlefields around Arras, south of the Scarpe, with descriptions of the battles, detailed maps and photographs.

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This guide is designed to both educate and guide the visitor around four years of conflict that the city of Arras and its surrounding area endured. Organised geographically in sectors to aid the visitor, all the major engagements of the war in the Arras area are described and locations chosen to enable the visitor to gain a greater understanding of the battle. The guide uses key observation points to ensure that the visitor is correctly orientated to get a fuller understanding of the battles.

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Arras 1914–1918

October 2018 • 9781912390625 • £19.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 224 pages • c. 70 colour images & 40 maps

Belgrade during the Great War The City through the Eyes of Those Who Lived In It 1914–18

By Miloš Brun

A unique account of the Great War as experienced by the ordinary people of Belgrade – a true gem for scholars and history enthusiasts alike.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo precipitated the road to war in 1914 but the very first shots of the Great War were fired in Belgrade.

From 1914 to 1918 the city where the war began viscerally experienced the chaotic build-up of hostilities, the full brunt of the war itself and the hardships of occupation. This book provides a highly detailed account of the war as experienced by the ordinary people of this aspiring European capital.

World War 1

December 2018 • 9781912390632 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 104 pages • 20 photos

The Bulgarian Air Force in the Second World War

By Alexander Mladenov, Evgeni Andonov and Krassimir Grozev

A concise research on the wartime development and operations of the Bulgarian Air Force.

This book covers the entire spectrum of air–to-air, air-to-ground and reconnaissance operations undertaken by the Bulgarian air arm between 1941 and 1945 as well as the naval operations in the Black Sea. Having been a strong Germany ally during World War I, Bulgaria was a natural candidate to join the Axis. As the Second World War reached the Balkans, Bulgaria’s small air force fought first for and then against the Axis. In 1943–1944 the air arm defended the Bulgarian territory against the Allied bomber raids and supported the Bulgarian land forces deployed in Greece and Yugoslavia. However, after 9 September 1944 the Bulgarian air arm was involved in the support of its former enemies, the Allies.

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November 2018 • 9781912390649 • £25.00 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 148 pages • 220 b/w images, 18 colour profiles (artwork)

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Ceylon at War, 1939–1945

By Ashley Jackson Ceylon became a vital Allied and imperial bastion following the fall of Singapore.

Forces were rushed to its defence in the dark days of 1942, because if the Japanese had managed to take the island, the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean would have been threatened. Ceylon’s role as a base for imperial and Allied forces and headquarters of Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten’s South East Asia Command is explained, along with the transformations brought to the island by the war.

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November 2018 • 9781912390656 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 240 pages • War & Military Culture in South Asia

Command of the Sea William Pakenham and the Russo-Japanese Naval War 1904–1905

By Quintin Barry This book is a study of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, as seen through the eyes of the British Naval Attaché, Captain William Pakenham. The complicated set of international relations at the turn of the century is reviewed, as well as the balance of sea power in the Far East, which was a matter of considerable importance to the British government.

20th Century History

December 2018 • 9781912390663 • £29.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 264 pages • c. 28 illustrations, 6 maps

Directing Operations British Corps Command on the Western Front 1914–18

By Andy Simpson Directing Operations has been described by Gary Sheffield as “undoubtedly one of the most significant books on the British Army during the First World War to appear in recent years.” Based on comprehensive research in primary sources, it is the first work to examine the role of British corps command in the BEF on the Western Front in World War One.

World War 1

July 2018 • 9781912390670 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 224 pages • 21 b/w photos, 1 map, 1 line drawing

Doing their Bit The British Employment of Military and Civil Defence Dogs in the Second World War

By Kimberly Brice O’Donnell The Second World War allowed for the utilisation of an unprecedented number of dogs for military duties. Civilians donated their canine pets for military training and employment. In the first comprehensive scholarly account of the employment of British military dogs in the Second World War, Kimberly Brice O’Donnell traces the history of the British military dog.

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December 2018 • 9781912390687 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 216 pages • 32 b/w photos, 1 b/w newspaper image, 4 tables

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The Battle for Graudenz, West Prussia, 1945

By Krzysztof Drozdowski

The book describes the battles of German forces with the Red Army against the city-fortress of Graudenz in West Prussia, February-March 1945.

In the middle of February 1945 the city and the fortress of Graudenz (Grudziądz), in West Prussia, were under siege. The defence of Graudenz, led by Gen. Ludwig Fricke, lasted until March 6, when the entire German army capitulated, and most soldiers were taken prisoner. The description of battles is enriched with numerous reports of mainly German soldiers. This is the first publication describing the struggle for Graudenz in 1945. The book is enhanced with appendices containing orders of battle, alongside some rare photographs.

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The Last Fight

August 2018 • 9781912390694 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm 56 pages • 19 b/w illustrations, 3 b/w maps

How Modest are the Bravest!

Courage from the beaches of Normandy and beyond

By Ken Tout

This book details battle actions and traces war heroes back to civilian life.

This is a unique book about heroes of the Second World War. It dramatically describes the battle actions of 22 warriors who won outstanding gallantry awards but reaches out far beyond the bare battle narrative. In addition to some who won a supreme award, such as the VC, it also includes other lesser known men who achieved a considerable “aggregate of valour” over a long period. The writing is spiced by the realisation that the author was in at least one case there at the scene, or was at similar scenes, or had developed a post-war friendship with some of those featured.

This book will help to reinvigorate the memories of the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice at our most difficult hour.

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September 2018 • 9781912390724 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 216 pages • 23 b/w photos

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Refilling Haig’s Armies The Replacement of British Infantry Casualties on the Western Front, 1916–1918

By Alison Hine

The replacement of Infantry casualties in British battalions during the First World War. From the start of the First World War casualties were far higher than had been anticipated. The losses required rapid replacement in order to maintain operational effectiveness, but the provision of manpower and the drafting processes would require consideration and refinement throughout the war.

Using original sources, this work examines the provision and management of Other Rank replacements for British Infantry battalions on the Western Front.

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September 2018 • 9781912390700 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 276 pages • c. 15 illustrations, 8 maps

‘Horses Worn to Mere Shadows’ The Victorio Campaign 1880

By Robert N. Watt

This book covers the Victorio Campaign between the Apaches and the USA and Mexico from January to October 1880.

This study commences with Victorio’s return to New Mexico in January 1880.

The US army’s January to February campaign illustrates the operational decoy strategy employed by Victorio to protect his own logistic support whilst simultaneously undermining that of his opponents. The Hembrillo Canyon operation in April 1880 saw the largest battle of the Victorio Campaign. By the end of May 1880, Victorio’s warriors have rendered the Ninth Cavalry unfit for field service.

19th century history

September 2018 • 9781912390717 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 624 pages • 70 modern photos, 24 contemporary photos, 12 maps

Of Islands, Ports and Sea Lanes Africa and the Indian Ocean in the Second World War

By Ashley Jackson

Provides a unique insight into the significance of African and Indian Ocean ports and sea lanes during the Second World War. Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theatre of military operations throughout the conflict, though one that is overlooked in most historical studies. The book offers a ‘how it worked’ guide to the Empire’s logistical system.

World War 2

August 2018 • 9781912390748 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 240 pages • War & Military Culture in South Asia

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By Kenneth Radley

Examines the nature, purposes, mechanics, course of execution and the value of British and Canadian trench raiding on the Western Front, 1914–1918.

This book is extremely well documented thanks to a wide range of primary and secondary sources, the bibliography, at over 40 pages, providing an unprecedented guide. Radley has extensively used contemporary manuals and the published histories of 45 British divisions and all the Canadian battalions, each being corroborated with other accounts. On The Dangerous Edge offers a unique approach and perspective with thorough and careful analysis based on broad and deep research in both familiar and heretofore neglected areas. This book must surely be the definitive study of raiding.

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On the Dangerous Edge British and Canadian Trench Raiding on the Western Front 1914–1918

August 2018 • 9781912390755 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 456 pages 28 maps, sketches & diagrams, photos

Scots in Great War London The Scottish Community on the Home Front and in Battle 1914–1919 Edited by Paul McFarland and Hugh Pym, foreword by HRH The Princess Royal

The shared experiences and sacrifices of Scots in London during World War One. Famous names such as Sir Douglas Haig, John Buchan and Lord Kinnaird, known as football’s first superstar, feature in this new work on World War One. They were all linked with Scottish organisations in London which had to rise to the challenge of World War One. The book describes how St Columba’s Church of Scotland in Knightsbridge fed and entertained nearly 50,000 Scottish troops heading home on leave or returning to the trenches. John Buchan was an elder of the church, so too Sir Douglas Haig after the war. There was a heavy toll amongst Scots in London who were members of the Caledonian Club. One hundred years on from the final year of conflict this book examines the close links between these organisations and their shared hopes, fears and tragic losses.

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July 2018 • 9781912390786 • £19.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 224 pages • c. 50 illustrations

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Red Assault Soviet Airborne Forces, 1930–1941

By Vladimir Kotelnikov

Investigates the Red Army Command in the 1930s using the memoirs of pioneer military paratroopers and documents discovered in archives and museum collections.

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This book looks at Soviet military doctrine in the period before the invasion by Germany in 1941. In this book a significant amount of attention is devoted to the aircraft of the Soviet Union, from which airborne operations were planned. The book has been written on the basis of a number of documents that the author has discovered in the archives, and in museum collections. This work draws upon the memoirs of the pioneer military paratroopers in the USSR, some of which have never been published before.

November 2018 • 9781912390793 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 248 pages • c. 400 b/w & colour photos, c. 10 colour side views

The Collectors US and British Cold War aerial intelligence gathering

By Kevin Wright

Using recently declassified materials and interviews this book reveals new details of highly classified US and British Cold War aerial intelligence collection flights.

An examination of the sometimes fatal ‘cat and mouse’ activities of US and British intelligence collection aircraft and their crews during the Cold War. It looks at the origins and growth of flights over and around the Soviet Union, China and other areas of interest from 1945 to the 1980s. It describes some of the technological developments, the political control, coordination and authorisation of missions and the vital roles played by third party states including Scandinavia and Turkey.

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November 2018 • 9781912390809 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 176 pages • c. 48 images (24pp), 1-4 tables/maps

The Tank Corps in the Great War Volume 1 - Conception, Birth and Baptism of Fire, November 1914 November 1916

By Stephen Pope

The first in-depth history, since 1919, of the Tank Corps’ actions in the Great War, incorporating newly identified material obtained in recent research.

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First of a new six volume history of the introduction and employment of the first tanks by the British Army during the First World War; this volume covers the period from November 1914 to November 1916 . The book provides an overview of the initial design and development of the first tanks. It provides details of the selection and training of crewmen and the tactical and logistic challenges associated with bringing a new weapon system into combat in less than nine months after acceptance of the prototype.

November 2018 • 9781912390816 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 376 pages • 60 b/w photos, 10 colour maps

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British Territorials 1914–19

By Peter Stanley

Some 50,000 British Territorials served in India during the Great War. Astonishingly, it has taken a century for a book on them to be written.

The Territorials never expected to serve abroad, but volunteered for ‘Imperial Service’ at Lord Kitchener’s request. Instead of going to France, in 1914 they went to India, to release Regulars for the front. ‘Terriers’ in India, based on the abundant but almost untouched holdings of county archives and regimental museums mainly in southern English counties, tells their story for the first time.

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‘Terriers’ in India

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October 2018 • 9781912390823 • £29.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 336 pages • c. 80 images, c. 4 maps • War & Military Culture in South Asia

For What We Have Done The First Attack on Bellewaarde, 16 June 1915

By Michael R.B. McLaren

Constitutes a detailed analysis of British trench assault tactics, as employed in the appalling conditions of the Ypres salient, mid-1915.

This study offers a detailed analysis of the enormous, almost insurmountable challenges faced by the British Army on the Western Front in mid-1915.

The unavoidable risks associated with undertaking offensive operations are contrasted with the potential consequences of inaction. Despite the awful outcome, evidence will show that serious attempts were being made to improve tactics and to implement technology to overcome the trench stalemate. Although British innovation was continually thwarted, this period still demonstrates the first tentative steps to the victory in 1918.

World War 1

December 2018 • 9781912390830 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 324 pages • 75 b/w photos & illustrations, 4 b/w maps, 16 colour images

Gallipoli : The Egerton Diaries and papers The papers and diaries of Major-General Granville Egerton CB Commanding 52nd Lowland Division at Gallipoli, June-September, 1915

By David Raw

An outspoken and hard-hitting account of the Gallipoli Campaign by the Commander of the 52nd Lowland Division.

As Commander of 52nd Division, Granville Egerton kept a detailed long daily diary of the events, conditions and personalities at Gallipoli between June and September, 1915. His diary which details his daily life and his own deteriorating health is a valuable insight into warfare in the region. In addition Egerton supplied evidence to the Dardanelles Commission and kept post-war Journals with an evaluation of the campaign and the views of his own circle of friends. The author reproduces the diaries and papers in full with detailed notes and analysis in chronological order.

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November 2018 • 9781912390847 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 128 pages • 10 b/w photos & maps

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The Hall of Mirrors War and Warfare in the Twentieth Century

By Jim Storr

What can we learn from warfare in the 20th century? This book looks at the strategy, the campaigns, the tactics, the people and the technology.

The Hall of Mirrors is not a narrative history. It takes a deep look at war, and warfare, in the 20th Century.

It looks at the strategy, the operational art, and the tactics. It looks at how technology was developed and affected military events. It looks at the human beings, the human organisations, and how they affected events. It makes judgements and comes to conclusions. By 1919 the First World War was already over. Those millions had died; those empires had crumbled; those new nations had been born. Nothing similar has happened, thus far, in the 21st century.

All the more reason to look back and consider what did happen, and what we might learn from war and warfare in the 20th century.

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September 2018 • 9781912390854 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 256 pages 8 colour plates, 10–12 maps, 10–12 charts

Useless Mouths The British Army’s Battles in France after Dunkirk May–June 1940

By Peter Whelan

The supply services of the BEF of 1939 were wholly unprepared for modern warfare and paid the price by their defeat.

This book looks at the British Army’s supply service, how it developed, and how it failed, especially in the Crimea War, and how reforms in the 19th century reformed it. The focus of the book looks at the developments in the interwar years, and how it functioned during the French Campaign of May/ June 1940. The role of the LOC after the German breakthrough in France has been underestimated and under reported. Only the fortuitous mechanisation of the general transport system of the Army, not due to doctrine or foresight but a dearth of horses in the civil economy, enabled the Army to retreat faster and further than their horse bound allies – the French – and enemies – the Germans.

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October 2018 • 9781912390908 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm 204 pages • 14 photos & 5 maps

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Catholic Chaplains with the British Army on the Western Front 1916–19

By Stephen Bellis

Religious, military, political, and social history is explored through the varied personal experiences of Catholic chaplains on the Western Front.

This book explores the lives of Catholic chaplains on the Western Front mainly through the eyes of two contrasting personalities. It is written to appeal to those who want to know more about the religious, military and social real-life experiences of a group of largely forgotten men. It is an account of their personal struggles and joys, supported by those accounts of other chaplains, including the paintings of another priest who, unwittingly, graphically illustrated much of their testimony.

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Faith of our Fathers

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July 2018 • 9781912390915 • £25.00 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 224 pages • 71 photos, 3 maps, 13 paintings, 2 tables

With the Guards in Flanders The Diary of Captain Roger Morris, 1793–1795

By Captain Roger Morris and Edited by Peter Harrington

A diary of a young British officer during the campaigns of the Duke of York against the French between 1793 and 1795.

Captain Roger Morris, a young British officer in the Coldstream Guards, served in France, Belgium and Holland during the Duke of York’s campaign against the armies of Revolutionary France. During the period from May 1793 until March 1795, he kept a diary in which he described the various actions, commanders and incidents, noting failures and poor leadership, and commenting on some of the wider events. Morris also travelled extensively on horseback throughout the region when he was not campaigning, often visiting local churches.

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August 2018 • 9781911628156 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 148 pages • c. 40 b/w illustrations, 1 map • From Reason To Revolution

Mons, an Artillery Battle

By David Hutchison

A new history of the battle of Mons in August 1914, which dramatically challenges the conventional narrative, illuminating the importance of the artillery, and exposing the incompetence of General Haig under the stress of war.

This book is a history of the Battle of Mons in August 1914. The book demonstrates that tactical success was achieved by effective artillery deployment. It exposes the differences between cavalry and infantry trained generals in the handling of artillery. It identifies those qualities in the British army that contributed to the victory and those that would be eroded by the significant loss of professional gunners that later occurred. The Battle of Mons was in many ways a dressrehearsal for the war on the Western Front.

World War 1

August 2018 • 9781912390731 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 156 pages • 16pp maps, 8–10 illustrations

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War without Pity in the South Indian Peninsula 1798–1813 The Letter Book of Lieutenant-Colonel Valentine Blacker

By David C.J. Howell In 1798 Valentine Blacker, the son of an Irish clergyman, born in Armagh, left the United Kingdom for a military career in the Madras Army. He was favoured by the presence in India of his uncle, Colonel Barry Close, the Adjutant General. His active service in Southern India covered several wars and rebellions. From the day of his arrival, for the next fifteen years, he wrote regularly to his father until the latter’s death in 1813.

19th Century History

July 2018 • 9781912390861 • £29.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 184 pages • 14 b/w illustrations, 2 maps War & Military Culture in South Asia

For the Honour of My House The Contribution of the Indian Princely States to the First World War

By Tony McClenaghan The contribution of the Indian Army to the First World War has been, until recently, at best forgotten, and at worst ignored. Drawing on a wide range of regimental and Army Headquarters war diaries, few of which have been cited in other publications, as well as political records held exclusively at the National Archive of India, the book explores why the State rulers volunteered their services and those of their armies.

World War 1

December 2018 • 9781912390878 • £35.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 392 pages • c. 31 illustrations, 7 maps War & Military Culture in South Asia

The Other Side of the Wire, Volume 4 With the XIV Reserve Corps: To the bitter end, September 1917 to 11 November 1918

By Ralph J. Whitehead Volume 4 of The Other Side of the Wire looks at the events that occurred in preparation for the German Offensives of 1918; the last attempt to bring victory to the German Army.

The book describes the experiences of the men of the 26th and 28th Reserve Divisions as the men prepared for the Spring Offensives, the attacks and the subsequent events that took place until November 1918.

World War 1

December 2018 • 9781912390885 • £45.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 472 pages • 124 illustrations, 37 maps

The Polish Resettlement Corps 1946–1949 Britain’s Polish Forces

By Wiesław Rogalski At the end of the Second World War, the Polish Allied Forces under British Command refused to stand down when America, the Soviet Union and Britain decided that Poland would be part of Russia’s new sphere of interest in Europe. This book describes the methods and the legacy of the resettlement programme. The book contains three sections and comprises 33 chapters which are fully referenced. Numerous images and photographs are included to illustrate this history.

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December 2018 • 9781912390892 • £19.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 204 pages 51 b/w photos, 4 cartoons, 21 line figures, 30 tables

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By Peter Dennis

The latest in the acclaimed paper wargaming series from Peter Dennis.

In this series, renowned historical illustrator, Peter Dennis breathes life into the 19th Century paper soldier and invites the reader to re-fight the wars that surged across Europe as Louis XIV fought to establish French dominance over its neighbours. Refight the colour and spectacle of the Wars of Spanish Succession with French, British and Allied infantry, cavalry and artillery.

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The War of the Spanish Succession Paper Soldiers for Marlborough’s Campaigns in Flanders

August 2018 • 9781912390922 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48 pages • colour artwork throughout • Paperboys on Campaign

European Buildings 28mm Paper Models for 18th & 19th Century Wargames

By Florian Richter and Peter Dennis

Florian Richter gives readers the chance to use expertly drawn buildings as paper models.

This is the perfect add-on supplement not just for Helion’s famous PaperBoys book series but for other wargame periods and systems too. In this book you will find all the buildings you need for an 18th and 19th century rural or city landscaped terrain. This book has some 22 pages of artwork intended to be cut straight out of the book pages. Subjects to include village buildings, a church, farmhouse, windmill etc.

The models are scaled to 28mm, but through deft use of a photocopier can be rescaled for other popular sizes of figures.

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August 2018 • 9781912390939 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 48 pages • colour artwork throughout • Paperboys on Campaign

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The Wild Goose and the Eagle A Life of Marshal von Browne 1705–1757

By Christopher Duffy

Explores one of the finest soldiers of the old Imperial Austrian Army, Maximilian von Browne, based on a thorough investigation of the Viennese archives and of the terrain of the Marshal’s battles.

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Although little known in this country, Maximilian von Browne is counted among the finest soldiers of the old Imperial Austrian Army. As the present biography sets out to show, he was outstanding in his time for his vigorous conduct of war, and his extremely advanced idea of leadership and responsibility. Few commanders have taken so literally the phrase ‘to share the hardships of his men’. The book explores not just the life of a single commander, but the warfare of an age which holds many lessons for the present century.

August 2018 • 9781912390946 • £25.00 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 256 pages • 8 b/w illustrations, 21 b/w maps

The Army of Frederick the Great Second Edition

By Christopher Duffy

This is a study of the greatest army of its time, the army of Frederick the Great, by the finest historian of the wars of the 18th Century.

The Prussian military machine is analysed in detail, from top to bottom, from the mentality of the Junkers who led it to the way the men were clothed. The tactics, the recruitment, and the finances of the military are laid bare. A great army is made flesh and blood.

18th century History

October 2018 • 9781912390953 • £29.95 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 376 pages • c. 60 b/w illustrations, 24 b/w maps, 10 diags

Instrument of War The Austrian Army in the Seven Years War, Volume 1

By Christopher Duffy

This book is the most important examination of an 18th Century army yet done, written by the premier military historian of the era.

How did an 18th Century army work? This book looks at the structure of the armies, the life of its soldiers, its strengths and weaknesses, the personalities that gave it such a unique character, from top to bottom. The battles and campaigns of the Seven Years War cannot be understood without knowledge of the instruments necessary to conduct such a war.

18th century History

August 2018 • 9781912390960 • £37.50 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 608 pages • 72 b/w illustrations, 6 b/w maps, 3 diags, numerous tables

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Cheriton 1644 and the end of the Royalist Winter campaign in Hampshire

By Serena Jones

A re-examination of the decisive defeat of the Royalists at the Battle of Cheriton in March 1644, using both contemporary 17th century sources and insights gleaned from 21st century investigative technology.

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The battle of Cheriton, in March 1644, was a decisive yet unexpected defeat for the Hampshire detachment of King Charles’s ‘Oxford Army’. Despite starting the day in a strong position on high ground, by the end of it the Royalists had been decisively routed. In this book Serena Jones re-examines the battle by revisiting in detail the numerous contemporary sources such as memoirs and printed newsbooks, and for the first time using drone images to view a critical section of the battlefield from above.

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The Bravest Battell

October 2018 • 9781912390977 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 144 pages • 8 colour plates, 10 b/w illustrations, 5 maps • Century of the Soldier

The Battle of Killiecrankie The First Jacobite Campaign, 1689–1691

By Jonathan D. Oates

An account of the military struggle in Scotland from 1689–1691, focussing on the men who fought and died in the battles of Killiecrankie, Dunkeld and Cromdale.

In 1689 a bloody battle took place at Killiecrankie. This book covers the fighting as a blow by blow account, using archival, archaeological, literary and published accounts to do so. But the battle, though decisive, did not mark the end of the struggle, for in the next month a beleaguered Scottish battalion faced a far larger Scottish force further south at the little town of Dunkeld. Warfare continued in the next year, with one battle in the Highlands at dawn, and a number of skirmishes and minor sieges.

17th Century History

September 2018 • 9781912390984 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 184 pages • 17 illustrations • Century of the Soldier

The Most Heavy Stroke The Battle of Roundway Down 1643

By Chris Scott

A new in-depth study of Sir William Waller’s shock defeat at Roundway on the Wiltshire downs.

Waller’s defeat at Roundway Down came as a shock to both armies involved and to everyone that heard about it. Based on primary sources, knowledge of the terrain and an understanding of period practice this book present a new interpretation of events and where it occurred. The Most Heavy Stroke combines new thinking on the battle with recent research on which units took part in the fighting, and what they wore and the flags they carried, and presents a convincing argument and a fascinating and detailed story.

17th Century History

August 2018 • 9781912390991 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 204 pages • 11 photos, 36 diags, 7 drawings, 8 colour plates • Century of the Soldier

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Charles XI’s War The Scanian War between Sweden and Denmark, 1675–1679

By Michael Fredholm von Essen

The Scanian War was bloody and inconclusive, yet established the modern border between Denmark and Sweden and formed the foundation for comprehensive Swedish military reforms.

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The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark–Norway and, on the other, Sweden. Sweden’s experiences in the Scanian War laid the foundation for the first substantial reform of the Swedish army since the Thirty Years’ War. Based on what he had learnt, King Charles XI restructured the Swedish army and established a comprehensive military system that enabled Sweden to repeatedly mobilise trained armies during the even more devastating Great Northern War (1700–1721) which followed a generation later.

December 2018 • 9781911628002 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 124 pages • extensive map section, 16pp colour section • Century of the Soldier

Home and Away: The British Experience of War 1618–1721 Proceedings of the 2017 Helion & Company ‘Century of the Soldier’ Conference Edited by Serena Jones

Papers from the 2017 Century of the Soldier Conference.

A compilation of papers from Helion & Company’s third English Civil War conference, examining how soldiers and civilians of the British Isles experienced warfare during the seventeenth century.

17th Century History

September 2018 • 9781911628019 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 172 pages • c. 40 b/w illustrations • Century of the Soldier

Peter the Great’s Revenge The Siege of Narva in 1704

By Boris Megorsky

Looks at the effects of the Siege of Narva in 1704 and its impact on later conflicts.

The siege of the Swedish stronghold Narva by the Russians in 1704 is a very typical yet rather unusual operation of this kind. Its study covers both operational and tactical levels, deals with the peculiarities of siege warfare, and describes the everyday life of the participants. Four years later Narva saw another full scale three months long siege packed with sallies, bombardments, trench combat and ended by general storm – something rare to the period when governors preferred to surrender before assault.

18th century History

November 2018 • 9781911628026 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 208 pages • 180 illus. including 14 colour artworks, 7 b/w • Century of the Soldier

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The Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674

By Quintin Barry

This book is a study of the Anglo Dutch war of 1672 to 1674, describing the naval battles which were fought, and the men and ships which fought them.

The third Anglo Dutch War, fought between 1672 and 1674, was a war of shameless aggression provoked by England, or rather by King Charles and his court, mainly as a matter of commercial greed. It began, before any declaration of war, with an attack on a Dutch merchant convoy proceeding up-Channel. The war ended with the Allies by no means in unison, and Charles II, obliged by lack of funds to make peace, had nothing to show for a war that should never have been fought.

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From Solebay to the Texel

July 2018 • 9781911628033 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 128 pages • c. 40 illustrations & maps • Century of the Soldier

The Cretan War (1645–1671) The Venetian-Ottoman Struggle in the Mediterranean

By Bruno Mugnai

The army and the navy of Venice and the Ottoman Empire during the campaigns fought for the possession of the ‘pearl of the Mediterranean’.

A considerable part of the military history of the 17th century is dominated by the conflict between the Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire. The Cretan War between the Ottomans and Venice was a conflict where the logistics organisation and the ability to supply the armies made the difference, similar in many ways to the campaigns in the south-western Pacific during the Second World War. It could be said that the Cretan War was the first conflict of the contemporary age, but fought with the means of the 17th century.

17th Century History

Century of the Soldier • August 2018 • 9781911628040 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 176 pages • 2 maps, 6 photos, 60 prints, 17 tabulated lists

Blood and Broken Glass Northern Ireland’s Violent Countdown Towards Peace 1991–1993

By Ken M. Wharton

A day by day account of the period 1991-93; the fourth decade of Northern Ireland’s troubles.

This book recounts in great detail the three bloody years which led up to the Downing Street declaration. It was a time of hope, punctuated by appalling acts of savagery by Republicans and Loyalists alike. The Frizzell’s bombing, the Greysteel massacre, the machine-gun attacks on several Catholic-frequented betting shops are but a few of the outrages carried out. The author refuses to keep quiet as Sinn Fein and its apologists in the British Labour Party attempt to re-write the history of the troubles.

20th Century History

November 2018 • 9781911628064 • £25.00 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 476 pages • 50-60 photos

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Armies and Enemies of Louis XIV Armies and Uniforms of Western Europe 1688–1714

By Mark Allen

An essential guide book to the armies of the age of Louis XIV and Marlborough.

This book originally saw the light of day as a long running series of articles in Wargames Illustrated in the late 1980s. Due to growing interest in the wars of the late 17th century, the author of the original features has compiled them along with new research and made them available again for the first time in thirty years.

The book is very much a handbook covering all the major conflicts and battles of the period, it examines how the armies were organised and fought. Each army is covered, with attention paid to specific uniform details, and the colours carried by the individual regiments.

17th–18th Century History September 2018 • 9781911628057 • £19.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 124 pages 49+ colour plates, 40+ photos

Swiss Regiments in the Service of France 1798–1815 Uniforms, Organization, Campaigns

By Stephen Ede-Borrett

A study of the uniforms and organization of the numerous Swiss units that served in the armies of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.

This is the first full-length detailed study of the uniforms, organization, personnel and campaigns of the Swiss units that served in the armies of France from the campaigns of 1798 in Switzerland until the Hundred Days of 1815. The author covers not just the regulation uniforms but also the numerous variations recorded in contemporary documents and plates.

Estimates of the number of Swiss who served in the French Army from 1798–1815 vary from fifty to ninety thousand – numbers that makes the Swiss the largest non-French nationality in the Imperial Armies. There have been many studies of these units published in France and Switzerland but this is the first full-length study to be published in England.

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October 2018 • 9781911628125 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 148 pages 8 colour plates, 60 b/w illus. • From Reason To Revolution

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A History of the Pakistan Armoured Corps 1938–2016

By Major General Syed Ali Hamid This book studies the evolution of the Pakistan Armoured Corps, including its culture, organisation, doctrine, equipment, operational performance and overseas deployment.

Beginning with the mechanization of the Indian cavalry in 1938, it spans nearly 95 years and chronicles the remarkable growth from a redundant horse mounted force into the mechanized spearhead of the Pakistan Army. The publication is liberally illustrated with a large number of photographs as well as maps to support the text.

20th Century History

November 2018 • 9781911628071 • £29.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 264 pages 276 b/w photos, 100 colour photos, 49 b/w sketches • Asia@War

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At the Forward Edge of Battle

Between Scylla and Charybdis The Army of Elector Frederick August II of Saxony, 1733–1763. Volume 2: Infantry and Artillery

By Marco Pagan and Franco Saudelli Frederick August II inherited Saxony and a well-organized army, after the death of his father, which could match the other European countries. Volume II of this work deals with the Saxon army of the years 1730–1763, detailing the uniforms and service of the infantry and artillery. Lavishly illustrated by Franco Saudelli the volume shows the elegance of a very underrated army.

18th century History

October 2018 • 9781911628088 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 104 page 8pp of colour figures, c. 50 b/w images, maps & tables • From Reason to Revolution

Guerra Fantastica The Portuguese Army in the Seven Years War

By António Barrento and foreword Charles Esdaile This book deals with a series of military operations that occurred in Portugal in 1762 and 1763, during the Seven Years War, and which have been largely dismissed by the historiography. They are collectively called the Guerra Fantástica, ‘Fantastical War’, given the fact that the military units of the countries involved carried out multiple movements while not engaging in any battle. This is an important piece of research, based on archival material.

18th century History

December 2018 • 9781911628118 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 104 pages 8pp colour plates, c 40 b/w illustrations • From Reason to Revolution

For Orange and the States!

The Army of the Dutch Republic, 1713–1772, Volume 2: Cavalry and Special Troops

By Marco Geerdink-Schaftenaar The Dutch Republic was one of the great European powers during the 17th and 18th centuries. The purpose of this book is to focus on the uniforms and organisation of that army. Volume II describes the steady decline of the Dutch Republic; political turmoil and corruption form the background for the information on the uniforms and tactics of the cavalry, dragoons, artillery, and specialist troops.

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December 2018 • 9781911628132 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 120 pages c. 60 illustrations incl. 8pp colour plates • From Reason to Revolution

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Fashioning Regulation, Regulating Fashion Uniforms and Dress of the British Army 1800–1808

By Ben Townsend

An investigation into the clothing orders of the British late Georgian army, combined with an analysis of fashion in the same army.

This book is the first part of a two-volume analysis of fashion in the late Georgian army, comparing the regulated dress with the ‘modes of the army’ as revealed by contemporary writing and illustrations.

Military tailoring inspired a parallel flowering of uniform splendour that continued into the 1830’s and sparked an enduring fascination with military costume that still rages today. These uniforms have gripped the interest and the imagination of the public, and are endlessly revived and recycled through popular culture, on television, film, through books and all of the other new media.

19th century History

September 2018 • 9781911628095 • £25.00 Hardback • 245 x 170mm • 240 pages 24 col, 40 b/w images • From Reason To Revolution

A Light Infantryman with Wellington The Letters of Captain George Ulrich Barlow 52nd and 69th Foot 1808–15 Edited by Gareth Glover

The letters written by George Ulrich Barlow to his father George Hilario Barlow, Governor of Madras, whilst serving with Wellington’s army in the Peninsula and at Waterloo.

This series of letters was written by George Ulrich Barlow who saw much action in the period. He transferred to the 69th Foot as a captain and served with them in Belgium at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo and then remained with the Army of Occupation in France until 1818. His involvement in the fighting and his honest views of some of the famous characters he met during his service are enlightening, including Wellington in Portugal. There are also interesting asides in his correspondence including his father’s difficulties over his governorship of Madras and his brother’s involvement in a major mutiny at the Royal Military College.

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September 2018 • 9781911628101 • £16.95 Hardback • 234 x 156mm • 156 pages 12–15 b/w images • From Reason To Revolution

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By Carole Divall

An analysis and evaluation of the British army sent to Egypt in 1801 to eject the French Army of the Orient.

At the outset of the war with France in 1793, Britain had an army which was badly trained and underfunded.

But when it was decided in 1800 that the French Army of the Orient, abandoned by Bonaparte, could be ejected from Egypt, the troops sent to achieve this objective were of a very different quality from those that had been dispatched to Flanders in 1793.

This study analyses that force and its commanders, examines the preparations that contributed so notably to its success, and evaluates why it was able to take the fight to a battle-hardened Revolutionary force and defeat it.

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The British Army in Egypt 1801 An Underrated Army Comes of Age

August 2018 • 9781911628149 • £25.00 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 156 pages 24pp colour plates, c. 20 b/w illustrations & maps From Reason to Revolution

Better is the Proud Plaid The clothing, weapons, and accoutrements of the Jacobites in 1745

By Jenn Scott

Charles Edward Stuart’s army and the Jacobites are examined in detail, from their clothes and weapons to the material culture of the Stuart cause.

Drawing on the work of historians and a wide range of contemporary sources, this book seeks to strip away some of the myths surrounding the Jacobites and the Highland army by looking at what they really wore, what they fought with, and what items they used to show their allegiance to the Prince and the Jacobite cause. Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s army and the Jacobites are examined in detail from their clothes, weapons, and material culture. This lavishly-illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in the Jacobite Risings: reenactors, wargamers, fans of Outlander, and the Scottish diaspora who are keen to know more about their Scottish heritage.

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September 2018 • 9781911628163 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 120 pages 8pp colour plates, c. 16 b/w images From Reason to Revolution

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The Lilies & The Thistle French Troops in the Jacobite ‘45’

By Andrew Bamford

Details the composition, uniforms, and service of the French troops sent to Scotland to support the Jacobite rising of 1745.

The Jacobite Rising of 1745 could not have taken place without French support.

French ships carried Charles Edward Stuart to Scotland, French gold financed his campaign, and French weapons equipped many of his troops. Yet the actual French military contribution to the campaign was small, and its role is frequently neglected. As with many aspects of the ’45, myths and misconceptions aplenty have arisen about the nature and significance of the French contribution which this book seeks to redress.

18th century History

September 2018 • 9781911628170 • £19.95 Paperback • 248 x 180mm • 104 pages • c. 20 b/w illustrations, 8pp colour plates • From Reason to Revolution

Hot Skies Over Yemen Volume 2: Aerial Warfare Over Southern Arabian Peninsula, 1994-2017

By Tom Cooper

A richly illustrated and unique point of reference about one segment of modern aerial warfare in Yemen that remains entirely unknown until today.

Following the Civil War of 1994, Yemen experienced few years of relative peace. until 2004, when the government opened the first of six campaigns against the movement colloquially known as ‘Houthis’. The Yemeni Air Force – partially reequipped over the previous years – saw intensive involvement in this conflict, but proved insufficient. This book contains over 140 photographs, colour profiles, maps and extensive tables, Hot Skies over Yemen is a richly illustrated and unique point of reference.

Aviation

July 2018 • 9781911628187 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 120 photos, 15–18 artworks, 3 maps • Middle East@War

War of Intervention in Angola Angolan and Cuban Forces at War, 1975–1976

By Adrien Fontanellaz and Tom Cooper

Traces the performance and experiences of the MPLA and Cuban forces at war with South Africans and the third Angolan insurgent group – UNITA. As of 1975, the decades long insurgency in Angola appeared to be short of its conclusion. However, with no less than three major insurgent movements fighting for supremacy, the war went on and then South Africa, USA, the Soviet Union, Zaire and Cuba became involved. Based on extensive research with help of Angolan and Cuban sources, the War of Intervention in Angola provides a unique insight precisely into the topic. The volume is illustrated with over 100 rare photographs, 10 maps and 12 colour profiles.

20th Century History

September 2018 • 9781911628194 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 110 photos; 10 maps; 12 colour profiles • Africa@War

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Volume 1: The Israeli Invasion, 1982

By Sergio Santana and Tom Cooper

Focusing on military-related developments ‘Lebanese Civil War’ dissects military forces, their equipment, intention and capabilities, and their combat operations.

20th Century History

Formerly known as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’, an island of economic stability and social progress, Lebanon was shattered by a civil war that raged from 1975 until 1990. Pitting the central government against different factions and alliances of Christians, Sunni and Shi’a Muslims, leftists, and Syrian armed forces, this multifaceted conflict experienced a major escalation when Israel launched an invasion with the aim of destroying the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), in 1982. This book pays particular attention to military-related developments, and includes exclusive details and illustrations.

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Lebanese Civil War

October 2018 • 9781911628200 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 120 photos, 15 artworks, 5-6 maps & 4-5 diags • Middle East@War

Nicaragua, 1961–1990 Volume 1: The Downfall of the Somosa Dictatorship

By David Francois

Volume 1 of Nicaragua, 1961–1990 provides an in-depth coverage of military history during the first phase of one of major armed conflicts of Latin America in modern times.

In the wake of the US invasion of Nicaragua in 1912, the country came under the rule of the Somoza family, which imposed a brutal, corrupt military dictatorship. A low-scale insurgency of students, supported by peasants and other anti-Somoza elements of the society developed already in the 1960s. By the 1970s, the country became embroiled in a brutal insurgency. Supported by Cuba, a coalition of students, farmers, businessmen, clergy and a small group of Marxists launched a major war in 1978, which resulted in the downfall of the Somozas a year later.

20th Century History

November 2018 • 9781911628217 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 110 photos, 12 colour profiles • Latin America@War

Desert Storm Volume 1: The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait & Operation Desert Shield 1990–1991

By E.R. Hooton and Tom Cooper

Reveals the whole war fought between Iraq and an international coalition, and offers a refreshing insight into this unique conflict.

20th Century History

Early in the morning of 2 August 1990, the Iraqi Republican Guards stormed into Kuwait. Although encountering some problems, the Iraqi forces occupied Kuwait in a matter of days. However, when President Saddam Hussein of Iraq unleashed his military upon Kuwait, little did he know what kind of reaction he would provoke from the Western superpowers, and what kind of devastation his country would suffer in return. Desert Storm reveals the whole war fought between Iraq and an international coalition, from the start of this campaign to its very end.

November 2018 • 9781911628224 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 120 photos, 15 artworks, 5-6 maps, 4-5 diags • Middle East@War

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Descent Into Darkness Syrian Civil War, 2014-2015

By Cedric Mas

A unique study of the military aspects of the Syrian Civil War in 2014 and 2015.

21st century History

Through its fourth and fifth years, the Syrian Civil War continued transforming from an uprising against the unaccountable, corrupt elite ruling from Damascus, into an all-out conflict of global proportions. Discussing strategy, logistics, tactics, and experiences with different weapons systems, Descent into Darkness details the pendulum of war between regime-forces and insurgents in 2014 and 2015; the impact of the IS upon insurgent operations; the crumbling of regime forces in 2015, and thus the backgrounds of the Russian military intervention launched in the same year.

October 2018 • 9781911628231 • £16.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 72 pages • 110 photos, 10 maps, 15 colour profiles • Middle East@War

The British & the Sikhs Discovery, warfare and friendship c.1700–1900. Military and social interaction in Imperial India

By Gurinder Singh Mann

Covers the relationship between the British and the Sikhs in the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

This book weaves the reader through anecdotes and important events highlighting the relationship between the British and the Sikhs which exists to this day. In this deeply-researched book, Mann uses rare anecdotes to provide recognition to early descriptions from British administrators, writers and illustrators who depicted the history of the Sikhs and the land of the Punjab. The book is also supplemented with a number of Anglo-Sikh treaties which determined relations in the Nineteenth century.

18th–19th Century History

September 2018 • 9781911628248 • £16.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 112 pages • 23 b/w images

Cornerstones: The Life of H.M. Farmar, from Omdurman to the Western Front Sudan, South Africa, Gallipoli, France and Belgium

By Katherine Swinfen Eady

The papers and letters of Mynors Farmar vividly recount the battles he was involved in both as a fighting soldier and staff officer from 1898–1918.

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From the Battle of Omdurman and throughout the First World War, Mynors Farmar took part in many of the major battles that dominated 1898–1918. His experience as both fighting soldier and staff officer are recounted in moving letters to his beloved wife Violet and their children. They not only show the strength of an individual’s spirit and capability but also the importance of the relationships formed over the years. These letters show how tirelessly the staff worked to provide for the men under their care.

October 2018 • 9781910777435 • £21.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 424 pages • 20 photos, 4 maps

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By Jim Storr

This daring book challenges all our perceptions on what it means to be an Anglo-Saxon.

King Arthur’s Wars describes one of the biggest archaeological finds of our times; yet there is nothing new to see. There are secrets hidden in plain sight.

We speak English today, because the Anglo-Saxons took over most of post-Roman Britain. How did that happen? There is little evidence and even less written history. There is, however, a huge amount of speculation. King Arthur’s Wars brings an entirely new approach to the subject. The answers are out there, in the countryside, waiting to be found. Months of field work and map study allow us to understand, for the first time, how the Anglo-Saxons conquered England; county by county and decade by decade.

Ancient History

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King Arthur’s Wars

September 2018 • 9781912390526 • £19.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm 328 pages • 96 figs, maps, 16pp colour illustrations

They Called It Shell Shock Combat Stress in the First World War

By Stefanie Linden

A study of how the effects of shell shock transformed the way doctors treated mental illness in the twentieth century.

They Called it Shell Shock provides a new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic experiences of combat. In the Great War, soldiers were incapacitated by traumatic disorders at an epidemic scale that surpassed anything known from previous armed conflicts. Drawing upon individual histories from British and German servicemen, this book illustrates the universal suffering of soldiers involved in this conflict and its often devastating consequences for their mental health.

World War 1

Autumn 2018

July 2018 • 9781912390533 • £19.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 232 pages • 75 b/w illustrations • Wolverhampton Military Studies

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With the Courage of Desperation

Horsing The British Army 1875–1925

By Rolf Hinze

Looks at the years between the Boer War and the Great War when military horsemanship was drastically improved.

By Graham Winton

Hinze provides a co m p re h e n s i ve a cco u n t of events on the southern portion of the Eastern Front during the years of German retreat from July 1944.

Commanding Far Eastern Skies A Critical Analysis of the Royal Air Force Air Superiority campaign in India, Burma and Malaya 1941–1945

December 2018 • 9781912390427 • £25.00 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 520 pages 68 b/w ills, 8 maps, numerous tables

Early Modern Systems of Command Queen Anne’s Generals, Staff Officers and the Direction of Allied Warfare in the Low Countries and Germany, 1702–1711

By Peter Preston-Hough

By Stewart Stansfield

This book analyses how the Allies lost air superiority during the initial exchanges with Japan, and how technical and material difficulties were overcome.

Explores the lives of early modern military leaders on campaign and the nature of the apparatus of command they formed.

World War 2

Wolverhampton Military Studies December 2018 • 9781912390434 • £19.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 308 pages 10 b/w photos, 3 maps, 13 tables

The Battle of Moscow 1941-42

World War 2

Wolverhampton Military Studies 19th Century History

World War 2 December 2018 • 9781912390410 • £25.00 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm 448 pages • 69 b/w maps

18th century History

Wolverhampton Military Studies September 2018 • 9781912390441 • £19.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 318 pages 13 colour & b/w ills, 2 maps, 9 tables

Operation Market Garden

The Red Ar my’s Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive along the Moscow Strategic Direction

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

By Soviet General Staff and Edited by Richard W. Harrison

This book is the result of a major international conference held at the University of Wolverhampton in September 2014 on Market Garden.

A detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side.

August 2018 • 9781912390458 • £29.95 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 476 pages • 12 maps

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‘Theirs Not To Reason Why’

Germany’s Defence of the Southern Sector of the Eastern Front

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World War 2 November 2018 • 9781912390465 • £21.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 312 pages 3 b/w photos, 8pp colour maps

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Rollback The Red Army’s Winter O f f e n s i ve a l o n g t h e Southwestern Strategic Direction, 1942-43

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

By Soviet General Staff and Edited by Richard W. Harrison

World War 2

Prelude to Berlin offers a panoramic view of the Soviet strategic offensives north of the Carpathians in the winter of 1945.

December 2018 • 9781912390472 • £29.95 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 636 pages • 7 b/w maps

The Berlin Operation 1945

October 2018 • 9781912390489 • £29.95 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 412 pages • 8 b/w maps

The Battle of Kursk The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and CounterOffensive, July-August 1943

This book tells the story of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe at the Oder river.

By Soviet General Staff and Edited by Richard W. Harrison

World War 2

November 2018 • 9781912390496 • £29.95 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 420 pages • 4 maps

Enduring the Whirlwind

This study was compiled by the Red Army General Staff’s military-historical directorate, which was charged with collecting and analyzing the war’s experience.

September 2018 • 9781912390502 • £29.95 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 320 pages • 5 maps

The War in the North Sea

The German Army and the Russo-German War 1941–1943

The Royal Navy and the Imperial German Army 1914–1918

By Gregory Liedtke

By Quintin Barry

Tra ce s t h e d eve l o p m e nt and many challenges of the German Army from the prewar period until the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

This book reviews the entire course of the war in the North Sea, right up until the scuttling in Scapa Flow.

Wolverhampton Military Studies

August 2018 • 9781912390519 • £19.95 New in Paperback • 234 x 156mm 248 pages • 14 maps

Autumn 2018

World War 2

This book covers the period from mid-December 1942 to mid-February 1943, one of the most critical periods of the war on the Eastern Front.

By Soviet General Staff and Edited by Richard W. Harrison

World War 2

World War 2

By Soviet General Staff and Edited by Richard W. Harrison

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Prelude to Berlin

Naval October 2018 • 9781912390540 • £25.00 New in Paperback • 245 x 170mm 456 pages • c. 100 b/w illus., 15 maps & charts

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Maquisards et Partisans 1943–1944

By Simon Deleyrolle

An illustrated collection of the various arms and uniforms used by the French Resistance.

This Militaria Guide aims to picture, through full colour reconstructions, the many aspects of the French freedom fighter’s silhouette during WWII. The Partisans were indeed very different from one region to another, due to local dress peculiarities and the availability of actual uniforms and equipment. Thus, more than 25 figures on live models are reconstructed for the first time, thanks to the rare items preserved by collectors. Allied personnel parachuted over occupied France to support the Resistance are also featured, including female agents.

This guide is a must-have for collectors, modellers and military history enthusiasts.

Text in French.

World War 2 April 2018 • 9782352504719 • £24.95 Paperback • 240 x 200mm 68 pages • Over 100 colour pictures

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By Maciej Noszczak

An excellent guide to the P-47 Thunderbolt ideal for military modellers and enthusiasts of the aircraft.

Aviation

Kagero

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. D-25, D-27, D-30, D-40 models

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States between 1941 and 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 pounds (1,103 kg). When fully loaded the P-47 weighed up to eight tons (tonnes) making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war. This series of highly illustrated books present detailed scale drawings of aircraft and vehicles, with supporting colour profile artwork. With detailed captions on the history, combat action and development of each machine, each volume is an exceptional reference tool for modelers.

Available Now • 9788365437723 • £17.50 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 20 pages • Drawing sheets and colour profiles

Brewster F2A Buffalo. F2A-1, F2A-2, F2A-3

By Maciej Noszczak

An ideal book for military modellers contemplating recreating this iconic naval aircraft.

The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. It was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the U.S. Navy’s first monoplane fighter aircraft. However, the Buffalo was largely obsolete when the United States entered the war, being unstable and overweight.

Aviation

Available Now • 9788365437730 • £17.50 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 20 pages • Drawing sheets and colour profiles

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate

By Maciej Noszczak

The ultimate modelling guide for those wanting to build this legendary Japanese aircraft.

The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate was a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last two years of World War II. The Ki-84 is generally considered the best Japanese fighter to see large-scale operation during the conflict. The Ki-84’s performance matched that of any single-engine Allied fighter it faced, while its operational ceiling enabled it to intercept highflying B-29 Superfortress bombers.

Aviation

Available Now • 9788365437747 • £17.50 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 20 pages • Drawing sheets and colour profiles

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Schnellboot Type S-38 and S-100

By Carlo Cestra

An illustrated guide to these remarkable boats used by the German Navy to pursue enemy ships at high speeds.

Naval Modelling

The E-Class boats used by the Kriegsmarine were high-speed, aggressive ships designed for surprise attacks. The S-100 class was capable of sustaining 43.5 knots (80.6 km/h; 50.1 mph) and briefly accelerating to 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph). With groundbreaking 3D imagery, each corner, angle, and dimension of the ship is viewable. With various close-up views, and each 3D image based on actual technical scale drawings and photographs, this is an exceptional reference tool. Information on the design, development and combat history of each vessel is also included, as well as numerous photographs and 1/350th scale drawings.

Available Now • 9788365437716 • £25.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 90 pages

Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (1943–1945) The Aviation Of The Italian Social Republic

By Eduardo Martinez

A complete guide to the little-known air forces of the shortlived Italian Social Republic.

Continuing with the study of the little known Air Forces that fought in the skies of Europe during World War II, in this book we commemorate the Italian Air Force that after the Armistice in 1943 remained under the command of Benito Mussolini. This book aims to provide a comprehensive history of the ANR since its creation to the end of World War II, focusing not only on its air force but also on ground forces. Therefore, the book draws on a wide variety of different sources.

Aviation

Available Now • 9788365437709 • £18.50 Paperback • 250 x 176mm • 140 pages • 11 colour profiles

The German Destroyer Z37

By Carlo Cestra

An authoritative reference to this famous German destroyer which fought in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay.

Z37 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II. Completed in 1942, the ship spent much of the time in France before being accidentally rammed in early 1944. The Kriegsmarine decided that Z37 was too badly damaged to repair and so was decommissioned later that year.

With groundbreaking 3D imagery, each corner, angle, and dimension of the ship is viewable. With various close-up views, and each 3D image based on actual technical scale drawings and photographs, this makes an exceptional reference tool. Information on the design, development and combat history of each vessel is also included, as well as numerous photographs and 1/350th scale drawings. naval Modelling

Available Now • 9788365437662 • £26.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80 pages • 152 profiles

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By Witold Koszela

A comprehensive modelling guide to this famous ship which was sunk in the early days of the Second World War.

Kagero

Battleship HMS Royal Oak

The Battleship HMS Royal Oak was one of the ‘R’ battleships launched during World War One, and would go on to see action at the Battle of Jutland. By 1939, however, the ship was obsolete with many specifications way below the standard of warships at the time. The Royal Oak was famously sunk just weeks into the war after a German submarine managed to infiltrate the Scapa Flow base. This book provides the reader with several detailed scale drawings which make it ideal for the modeler looking to build this famous warship.

Maritime Modelling

Available Now • 9788365437686 • £17.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 20 pages • 2 drawing sheets • TopDrawings

Naval Archives Volume 8 Edited by Damian Majsak

The latest volume in Kagero’s acclaimed series of naval articles.

The eighth edition of Naval Archives is a compilation of some of the most significant naval research of recent times. Articles include the subjects of Hawkins cruisers, the German cruiser Leipzig and the GrupAer of the Italian Navy. Each ship is illustrated with scale drawings and detailed information, and the book also includes a complete 3D look at the legendary Japanese Battleship Musashi, with complementary 3D glasses provided.

Maritime Modelling

Available Now • 9788365437693 • £13.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80 pages • Naval Archives

Fokker D.VII Kaiser’s Best Fighter

By Tomasz J. Kowalski, Szymon Grzwocz and Damiam Majsak

Continuing in the acclaimed aviation series from Kagero, this book looks at one of the most impressive German aircraft of the First World War. World War I was the time of dynamic development of aviation. Aircraft created during that period and pilots who fought in them, became legends that have fascinated generations of pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Legends of Aviation in 3D is a publishing series with a goal to present legendary aircraft from the pioneer era of military aviation in an innovative way. Thanks to colour 3D renderings we can almost touch the Fokker D.VII, see its details, get to know its meticulous airframe structure and understand the phenomenon of this legendary aircraft.

Aviation

Available Now • 9788365437679 • £14.50 • Famous Airplanes Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 88 pages • 50 archival photos, 138 colour photos, 7 profiles

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The Japanese Battleship Ise

By Carlo Cestra Ise was the lead ship of the two-vessel Ise-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which saw combat service during the Pacific War. Ise was laid down in Kobe on 10 May 1915, launched on 12 November 1916, completed on 15 December 1917, and assigned to the Kure Naval District. From the mid-1920s through the late 1930s, Ise patrolled mostly off of the China coast. On 12 April 1922, she hosted a delegation which included the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.

Maritime History

Available Now • 9788365437624 • £27.50 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80 pages

Hungarian Armored Forces in World War II

By Peter Mujzer The Hungarians were for most of the war loyal Allies of Hitler’s Germany. Their armed forces contribued to the invasions of both the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, fighting alongside Germany. However, as the war grew steadily against the Axis powers, Hungary itself was soon invaded and Budapest surrounded by the Soviet soldiers. This guide looks at the vehicles, equipment and uniform of this little-known army, using both archived and modern day photographs.

Military Vehicles

Available Now • 9788365437655 • £22.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 112 pages • Archive photos, 20 painting schemes

Renault FT & M1917

By Samir Karmieh The world’s first modern tank, a pioneering vehicle whose basic features can be found on today’s modern tanks. Renault produced two variants of the FT, The machine-gun model, which was more common, and a short-barreled 37 mm Puteaux SA 18 gun. In 1919 a new redesigned version was proposed by Renault, including a more powerful engine, a long-barreled Puteaux gun and additional cases fitted in their tracks. It was successfully exported throughout the world. Some of them were immediately put into action, like the Finnish and Polish versions against the Soviets.

Military Vehicles

Available Now • 9788365437648 • £18.25 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 20 pages • Drawing sheets and colour profiles

Grumman F4F Wildcat

By Oleksandr Boiko The Grumman F4F Wildcat was first used in combat by the British in the North Atlantic, and became the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of World War II in 1941 and 1942. Topdrawings titles are perfect for modellers who care about the correct proportions and details of the aircraft. High quality model plans are completed with great colourful schemes. Every title contains additional decals, masks, or metal barrels! This book includes: 17 pages of A4 model making plans, masking folis, 10 colour profiles and A3 insert.

Military Vehicles

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Available Now • 9788365437631 • £18.25 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 24 pages • Drawing sheets and colour profiles

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2017 Medieval Warfare Special Edition

By Kelly DeVries and Edited by Peter Konieczy

The 2017 special issue of Medieval Warfare takes a look at one of the most famous battles in the history of the British Isles: the Battle of Hastings.

This detailed analysis of the Battle of Hastings by expert writers and medievalists not only looks at the engagement itself, but examines the leaders, their armies, the immediate aftermath, and the broader effect on history and popular imagination.

Articles in the 2017 Special include: Kelly DeVries, Two invasions, three battles, one throne - The contenders in 1066 John Gillingham, The path for William, Duke of Normandy - The conqueror’s apprenticeship

Karwansaray Publishers

1066: The Battle of Hastings

Ad van Kempen, The path for Harold Godwinson - How do you become a king?

Richard Abels, The men who fought with King Harold - The Anglo-Saxon military Megan Arnott, The path for Haraldr Hardrádi Sigurdarson Hardrulers of the Vikings

Ancient & Medieval Warfare

Available Now • 9789490258177 • £14.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm 80 pages • 80 illustrations

Danielle Turner, The Vikings’ last stand in England - The Battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge Ilana Krug, The logistics of the Norman Conquest - Crossing the Channel Kelly DeVries, A meeting of missles and sword-strokes - The Battle of Hastings

Michael Livingston, The legend that just won’t die- The arrow in King Harold’s eye George Theotokis, Hastings versus Dyrrhachium - The myth of the ‘invincible’ Norman cavalry charge Danièle Cybulskie, Great was the multitude of the slain - William I’s subjugation of England Nick Arnold, Great was the multitude of the slain - The Battle of Northam Luke Foddy, The 950th anniversary of the battle - A return to Hastings Peter Konieczny, Harold lives! William kills his wife! The alternative histories of The Battle of Hastings

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Narrow Gauge Railways of Taiwan

By Michael Reilly

An in-depth look at this type of Taiwanese railway.

Narrow Gauge Railways of Taiwan is the first detailed English language history of the railways of Taiwan, written by an author with an intimate knowledge of the subject.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340465 • £18.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 160 pages

Locomotives from Linz 760mm gauge

By John Organ

Illustrated guide to this well-known Austrian train.

Locomotives from Linz is an illustrated history of the 760mm gauge locomotives produced in Linz, Austria. Many of these iconic locomotives survived into preservation and will be familiar to narrow gauge enthusiasts who have travelled in Europe. John Organ is a well-established author who has written Majorca and Corsica Narrow Gauge: Scenic Journeys on Two Mediterranean Islands and Llandeilo to Swansea.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340304 • £9.95 Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 64 pages

Turkish Steam

By Allan C. Baker

The definitive book on Turkish steam engines.

Turkish Steam is the second in the series of International Railway Memories titles from the publishers of Locomotives International magazine. Using archive colour photographs from the collection of the renowned railway photographer and historian Allan C. Baker, the reader is taken on a journey behind Turkish steam in the 1970s. Sit back, enjoy the images, and savour the atmosphere!

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340328 • £9.95 Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 64 pages • International Railway Memories

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Ships of Many Trades

By Iain McCall

A revealing look at the history of this iconic Liverpool shipping company.

Using archive colour photographs within its 64 pages, the reader is taken on an illustrated tour of T&J Harrison, famed for naming their ships after trades. T&J Harrison, was a shipping line founded by the brothers Thomas and James Harrison in Liverpool, England in 1853. It ran both cargo and passenger services, starting with the import of French brandy from Charente.

Maritime

MAINLINE & MARITIME

T&J Harrison

Available Now • 9781900340380 • £9.95 Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 64 pages • Maritime Memories

The River Kwai Railway Today

By Peter J. Green

This book looks at the notorious railway built by Allied prisoners of war during the Second World War. This book is a photographic journey along the infamous River Kwai Railway in the 21st Century, featuring both tourist and local trains, as well as works trains, preserved artefacts and other features of the line. The railway was built in 1943

by Japan and used slave labour from local citizens and Allied prisoners of war.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340458 • £12.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 64 pages

Miniature Railway Album England and Wales - One Foot and Above

By Peter J. Green

A photographic album of all the railways in England and Wales with a gauge of more than a foot.

This book doesn’t pretend to be a gazetteer or history book. It’s an album of photographs covering all railways with a gauge of over 12 inches, so predominantly 15-inch gauge, plus the primary 12.25inch lines. Photographs are all taken in the modern era by leading photographers in the field, and most are large and of exceptional quality, emphasised by a gloss paper, which really brings out the detail. The perfect gift for the miniature railway enthusiast.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340441 • £14.95 Paperback • 220 x 220mm • 112 pages • Britain’s Miniature Railways Pictorial Special

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Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special No. 4 Edited by Iain McCall

A series of essays on Narrow Gauge topics from around the world.

This is the fourth issue of Summer Special from our Narrow Gauge Net imprint, which features a range of articles and photos on topics including: The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Teifi Valley Phoenix, Myanmar, Renaissance at Kempton Park, Narrow Gauge 2016, and Time For A Halt.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340342 • £6.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 64 pages • Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special

The Great Western of Brazil Railway

By William Edmundson

An authoritative history of the Brazilian railway.

The story of the Great Western of Brazil Railway, tracing the line’s history from the conception of its constituent parts, through its financially turbulent period of private operation, to the seemingly inevitable nationalisation in 1950. Throughout the book, the author, William Edmundson, places the history of the railway in the context of the social history of contemporary Brazil.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340229 • £25.00 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 152 pages

Tasmania Railway Preservation

By Robert Sweet

An ideal reference book to the Tasmanian railways for anyone contemplating a visit there.

Tasmania’s railway preservation scene is fascinating in its diversity, from the wilderness of the West Coast to the museums of Hobart, a visit to this island state has much to offer the rail enthusiast. This book is an essential guide to planning your visit!

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340281 • £6.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 36 pages • Heritage Railways of the World

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Summer Special No. 3 Edited by Iain McCall Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special No. 3 is the third volume of Summer Special from our very own Narrow Gauge Net imprint. This number features articles and photos on but not limited to; Four Englands Then & Now, Donegal Today, Hunslet 1215, Baie de Somme, Bure Valley Railway, Southend Pier Railway, Bulgaria, Thorpe Light Railway, Hay Tor Tramway, and Restoring a Rockershovel.

Available Now • 9781900340366 • £6.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 64 pages • Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special

Railways

Night Trains of British Rail

MAINLINE & MARITIME

Narrow Gauge Net

By Alan Whitehouse In the early 1980s, photographer Alan Whitehouse had privileged access to the night-time operations of British Rail. Using his photographic archive, he has compiled this unique chronological account of a night in the life of the nationalised railway. It begins with a chapter describing what railway activities were like at night back then – setting the scene before the photographs begin.

Available Now • 9781900340267 • £18.95 Hardback • 220 x 220mm • 96 pages

Railways

World Steam in Focus Album: No. 1 Edited by Iain McCall World Steam in Focus Album is a full colour hardback album of steam at work around the world in 2015.

Available Now • 9781900340427 • £17.95 Hardback • 220 x 220mm • 80 pages • World Steam in Focus Album

Railways

Lost Treasures of Cuba Works Photographs from the Uwe Bergmann Collection

By Uwe Bergmann Lost Treasures of Cuba is a collection of works and photographs which was originally published as a series of articles in Locomotives International magazine, featuring steam locos and railcars built for service on this idiosyncratic island.

Railways

Autumn 2018

Available Now • 9781900340434 • £4.95 Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 48 pages

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The Ten Horsepower Rustons

By Brian Gent and John De Havilland The service history of each locomotive of the class, together with line drawings and a brief description of the design and its historical context.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340274 • £4.95 Paperback • 210 x 148mm • 32 pages

Narrow Gauge Railways of China Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces

By John Athersuch This book provides a history of all the narrow gauge railways known to have existed in the three provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian, based on the travels of the author and other enthusiasts, as well as extensive research which includes Chinese sources. Promised to be an insightful read for railway enthusiasts and readers interested in China’s history.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340335 • £9.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 80 pages

Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special No. 2 Edited by Iain McCall The second volume of Summer Special from our Narrow Gauge Net imprint is a book featuring articles and photos on a range of subjects including: “Tracks to the Trenches”, Scottish Narrow Gauge, Durango & Silverton, Thorpe Light Railway, Allan Garraway recalled, 2014 Galas, Lea Bailey Light Railway, DOLGOCH, The Wembley Coach, Sandstone, Vale of Rheidol, and “The Snowdonian.”

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340359 • £6.95 Paperback • 234 x 156mm • 64 pages • Narrow Gauge Net Summer Special

Locomotives International Annual No. 1 Edited by Iain McCall The first Annual of Locomotives International magazine includes the following: The Indian Narrow Gauge in the 1970s, Milwaukee Electrics 100, Active Fireless Steam Locomotives in Germany and Steam Heritage Railways of the Baltic States.

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Available Now • 9781900340311 • £9.95 Paperback • 297 x 210mm • 80 pages • Locomotives International Annual

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Edited by Iain McCall The first of a series of International Railway Memories titles from the publishers of Locomotives International magazine.

Using archive colour photographs from the collection of the renowned railway photographer WJK Davies, held in the collection of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, the reader is taken on a journey along the various types of railway in France.

Available Now • 9781900340298 • £9.95 Paperback • 156 x 234mm • 64 pages International Railway Memories

Railways

The Alan Ward Railway Sketchbook

MAINLINE & MARITIME

France 1960s & 70s

By Alan Ward In this, the first in a planned series of books from renowned West Country artist Alan Ward, Alan shares with the reader some of the inspirations and techniques behind a selection of his railway paintings. His enthusiasm for the subject matter is clear from the attention to detail evident within the finished artwork, which is further enhanced by the informative and entertaining narrative which accompanies many of the pictures.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340236 • £15.00 Hardback • 210 x 297mm • 96 pages

The Railways of Jamaica

By James Horsford The Jamaica Railway Company opened in 1845 with British finance and locomotives and expanded to open up the interior of the island, transporting bananas, sugar, rum, and other produce to the ports. The history is described fully and the routes are followed in detail with track diagrams and photos showing many key locations and the traffic operating. Steam, diesel locomotives, railcars and rolling stock all have their own comprehensive chapters.

Railways

Available Now • 9781900340205 • £25.00 Hardback • 275 x 210mm • 168 pages

Yatakli-Vagon Turkish Steam Travel

By George Behrend and Vincent Kelly The story of George Behrend and Vincent Kelly’s epic journey across Europe and around Turkey captures the glamour of the Orient Expess and their impressions of the people and places encountered. Anyone who has travelled in Europe or visited Turkey will find something that reflects their own experiences and this account makes an interesting comparison with the Turkey of today.

Railways

Autumn 2018

Available Now • 9781900340199 • £16.95 Hardback • 275 x 210mm • 104 pages

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The St. Kitts Railway

By James Horsford James Horsford’s book is a history and description of the St. Kitts Railway, well-illustrated by maps, track plans, and (predominantly colour) photographs. It includes the story of the development of the railway, descriptions of the route and its operations, locomotives and rolling stock. Also covered is the development of the St Kitts Scenic Railway by the White Pass & Yukon Railway.

Railways

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Diesels and Electrics No.2 Edited by Paul Catchpole A second anthology of articles on the development and operation of first generation “modern traction” around the world. - “modern” is used in the loosest possible sense!

Edited by Paul Catchpole, author of The Steam Locomotives of Czechoslovakia and A Very British Railway, this book is a great addition to the first volume.

Railways

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Diesels and Electrics Edited by Paul Catchpole Diesels and Electrics is the first of two anthologies of articles on the development and operation of first generation “modern traction” around the world edited by the eminent author Paul Catchpole.

Railways

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The Barbados Railway

By James Horsford This book is a history of the Barbados Railway, illustrated by numerous maps and black and white photographs. The Barbados Railway was a 38.6-kilometre-long narrow-gauge railway on Barbados which had 98 bridges, very tight radii and a steep incline. The book includes coverage of both the 3’6” and 2’6” gauge eras, route description, and detailed descriptions of train services, locomotives and rolling stock.

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Part 1: 1st Army Tank Brigade

By Robert Gregory

Armour Available Now • 9788360672297 • £33.95 Paperback • 290 x 205mm • 80 pages 157 b/w photos, 26 full colour plates Armor colour Gallery

Armor Camouflage & Markings of the British Expeditionary Force, France 1939–1940 examines the tanks of the 1st Army Tank Brigade. For security reasons, photography by British soldiers was strictly forbidden but encouraged on the German side who had captured them. These after-the-battle photographs taken by German soldiers are valuable in examining what the tanks looked like during the 1940 campaign.

Included are 157 b/w photographs and 26 full-colour plates. Using war diaries, training pamphlets and other documents, the camouflage and markings of these armoured vehicles are described. A brief description of the three types of tanks used, and the movements of the Brigade during the campaign, are also covered.

The photo captions point out the differences in the three types of A11, the modifications made specifically to the A12s and other information, when known, such as the vehicle’s location and tank crew. The colour plates depict the Light Tanks, the A11 and A12 Infantry Tanks, and show the camouflage and markings on several of each type. This book is the best-captioned reference to date, companioned with charts, rare unpublished photographs and colour plates. The book is recommended as a valuable resource for the armour enthusiast and military modeller.

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African American Officers in Liberia A Pestiferous Rotation, 1910–1942

By Brian G. Shellum

The story of seventeen African American officers who trained, reorganized, and commanded the Liberian Frontier Force to defend Liberia between 1910 and 1942.

The Liberian Frontier Force’s purpose was to defend Liberia from partition by its colonial neighbours and subjugate the local indigenous groups. Shellum explores U.S. foreign policy towards Liberia and the African American diaspora, while detailing the African American military experience in the first half of the twentieth century. Shellum brings to life the story of the African American officers who carried out a dangerous mission in Liberia for an American government that did not treat them as equal citizens even in their homeland, and provides recognition for their important role in preserving the independence of Liberia.

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August 2018 • 9781612349558 • £17.99 Paperback • 228 x 152mm 304 pages • 33 photographs, 2 drawings, 3 maps

I-35W Bridge Collapse A Survivor’s Account of America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

By Kimberly J. Brown

In The I-35W Bridge Collapse, Kimberly J. Brown combines memoir and exposé to provide a full account of the tragedy.

“A bridge shouldn’t just fall down,” Senator Amy Klobuchar said after the August 1, 2007, collapse of Minneapolis’s I-35W eight-lane steel arch bridge, which killed thirteen motorists and left a collective wound on the city’s psyche and infrastructure. On her way to soccer practice with a fellow teammate, Kimberly J. Brown experienced the harrowing collapse firsthand. Fortunately, she was one of the survivors.

After nearly ten years of research, Brown can now answer the question that had been haunting her ever since the tragedy: what could’ve been done? This is the story of what happened to Brown, how it changed her life and so many others, and how it didn’t have to happen.

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Stabilizing Kosovo

By Sean M. Maloney

The story of one of the most tense periods during the Kosovo crisis.

In the late 1990s, NATO initiated KFOR, the militarized peacekeeping force charged with stabilizing Kosovo.

Operation Kinetic is a history of the origins and operations of the Kosovo Force and of the vital Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) and Civil-Military Cooperation operations conducted by the Canadian Army units assigned to KFOR. Sean Maloney, a Canadian military historian with extensive field experience in the Balkans, draws upon numerous interviews and first-hand accounts of an operation that would later serve as a model in preparing for similar efforts in Afghanistan and provide a blueprint for possible future stabilization operations around the world.

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July 2018 • 9781612349640 • £32.00 Hardback • 228 x 152mm 512 pages • 13 photographs, 13 maps

Murdering the President Alexander Graham Bell and the Race to Save James Garfield

By Fred Rosen

A riveting account of the assassination of President James Garfield and Alexander Graham Bell’s attempts to save his life.

Shortly after being elected president of the United States, James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau.

But contrary to what is written in most history books, Garfield didn’t linger and die. He survived. Alexander Graham Bell raced against time to invent the world’s first metal detector to locate the bullet in Garfield’s body so that doctors could safely operate. Rosen proves how depraved indifference to human life – second-degree murder – rather than ineptitude led to Garfield’s drawn-out and painful death.

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Dear Old Blighty Britain’s First World War Home Front

By Mike Brown

An in-depth look at the experience of the civilian life of Britain throughout the four momentous years of World War 1, all illustrated by contemporary artefacts, photographs and illustrations.

20th Century History May 2018 • 9781781220108 • £9.99 Paperback • 244 x 173mm 96 pages • Illustrated throughout

In the summer of 1914, Britain felt secure that the old order was firmly in place. Britain, through its navy, ruled the waves, and a fair part of the world through its Empire. Yet this security was an illusion; a war of unimaginable scale was just days away. The war would affect every level of British society; first through the urgent need for a massive expansion of the armed forces, drawing in ever-more men from civilian life. This in turn denuded the factories, shops and farms of labour, at a time when industry needed to expand to clothe and supply the armed services, and agriculture needed to fill the shortages of food created by the U-boat assault on our merchant fleet. The armed forces had first call on men, food, and material, so shortages hit the civilian population hardest. Replacement labour was found in women, who began to work in the factories, transport, commerce, and agriculture. Food remained a problem – shortages led to food queues, leading to increasing Government control and eventually rationing. Civilians were also hit by shortages of petrol and clothing, leading to petrol rationing, gas-cars, and ‘standard’ cloth.

In Dear Old Blighty, Mike Brown looks in-depth at the experience of the civilians, men, women and children, of Britain throughout those four momentous years.

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A Critical Bibliography

By Walter Westcote

A bibliography of the American Civil War since 1997.

Tens of thousands of books have been published on the Civil War. In an effort to list some of most important titles, in 1997 the University of Illinois Press published The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography, by David J. Eicher.

This well-received reference work includes books published through mid-1995.

This volume includes nearly 3,000 books, most of which have been published since the appearance of Eicher’s groundbreaking 1997 study. Topics are wideranging and organized into easy-to-use categories, so readers can find exactly what they are seeking.

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Books on the American Civil War Era

American Civil War

September 2018 • 9781611212709 • £22.99 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 306 pages • 8 images

Truth Massacred The Battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 12, 1864

By James Amos Moshier

An evaluation of General McLellan’s activities during the campaigns in Maryland.

Anyone with an interest in the Civil War in general or African American history and the United States coloured Troops (U.S.C.T.) in particular, will find these gripping detailed stories of valour and courage inspirational and educational. As readers will experience firsthand, the original testimony of many of the battle participants was twisted or completely silenced or ignored. Brought to life in these pages, often for the first time, their voices draw us into the smoke and confusion of that terrible fight.

American Civil War

September 2018 • 9781611212822 • £25.00 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 432 pages • 3 images and 3 maps

Let Us Die Like Men The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864

By William White

A history of one of the bloodiest battles of the whole Civil War at Franklin.

Historian William Lee White, whose devotion to the Army of Tennessee has taken him from the dense forests of northwest Georgia to the gates of Atlanta and back into Tennessee, now pens the penultimate chapter in the army’s storied history in Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. At the battle, the Army of Tennessee eventually found victory—but at a cost so bloody and so chilling, the name “Franklin” would ever after be synonymous with disaster.

American Civil War

October 2018 • 9781611212969 • £10.00 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 168 pages • 150 images and maps

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Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages

By Mark Hughes

Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War offers a complete guide for Civil War enthusiasts of all ages to better understand these men.

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Many thousands of books have been written about the Civil War, but only a handful cover the story of the Southern soldiers and sailors who wore the gray uniform and fought for the Confederacy. Confederate Soldiers in the American Civil War offers a complete guide for Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. Author, Mark Hughes employs more than 200 photographs coupled with clear and concise prose broken down into short, easy to understand chapters to better understand these men.

July 2018 • 9781611213416 • £12.00 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 168 pages • 226 images

Stay and Fight it Out The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Culp’s Hill and the North End of the Battlefield

By Chris Mackowski, Kristopher White and Daniel Davis

Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for Gettysburg’s fateful final day.

Authors Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White, and Daniel T. Davis started their Gettysburg account in Don’t Give an Inch: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863—from Little Round Top to Cemetery Ridge. Picking up on the heels of its companion volume, in this volume they recount the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the battle’s fateful final day.

American Civil War

December 2018 • 9781611213317 • £11.00 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 10 maps, 150 images

Caught in the Maelstrom The Indian Nations in the Civil War, 1861–1865

By Clint Crowe

The poignant history of the fate of the Indian nations during the Civil War. The sad plight of Native Americans during America’s Civil War is both fascinating and often overlooked in the literature. Clint Crowe’s magisterial book reveals the complexity and the importance of this war within a war, and explains how it affected the surrounding states in the Trans-Mississippi West and the course of the broader war engulfing the country. Caught in the Maelstrom examines every facet of this complex and fascinating story in a manner sure to please the most demanding reader.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213362 • £25.00 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 288 pages • 1 map, 10 images

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By Lance Herdegen Experienced Civil War buffs will find Union Soldiers in the American Civil War an invaluable quick reference guide, and one that makes an excellent gift for introducing the Civil War to anyone of any age. Herdegen employs nearly 100 photographs coupled with clear and concise prose broken down into short, easy to understand chapters to better understand these men. It also examines the participation of U.S. colour Troops and the role played by African Americans during the Civil War. American Civil War

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Union Soldiers in the American Civil War Facts and Photos for Readers of All Age

July 2018 • 9781611213393 • £12.00 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 168 pages • 90 images

The Maps of Fredericksburg An Atlas of the Fredericksburg Campaign, Including all Cavalry Operations, September 18, 1862 - January 22, 1863

By Bradley Gottfried This volume continues Bradley M. Gottfried’s efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater. This presentation allows readers to easily and quickly find a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign, from the march south to Fredericksburg to the Mud March in early 1863. Serious students of the battle will appreciate the extensive and authoritative endnotes.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213713 • £30.50 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 304 pages • 122 maps

Gettysburg Kids Who Did the Impossible!

By Gregory Christianson Gettysburg: Kids Who Did the Impossible! is a creative, visuallycaptivating experience for children, young historians, and Civil War enthusiasts alike with single-page introductions for each day of the battle and lots of “have-to-know” facts. Author Gregory Christianson brings Gettysburg to life through breathtaking photographs, extraordinary watercolours, and exciting true-to-life stories.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213997 • £15.50 Paperback • 178 x 254mm • 144 pages • colour illustrated

Under the Crescent Moon with the XI Corps in the Civil War Volume 2: From Gettysburg to Victory, 1863–1865

By James Pula This second volume offers seven chapters on the XI Corps at Gettysburg, followed by a rich exploration of the corps’ participation in the fighting around Chattanooga, the grueling journey into Eastern Tennessee in the dead of winter, and its role in the Knoxville Campaign. As the author demonstrates, the men of the XI Corps were good soldiers unworthy of the stigma that has haunted them to this day. This long overdue study will stand as the definitive history of the XI Corps.

American Civil War

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July 2018 • 9781611213904 • £26.99 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 432 pages • 73 images, 5 maps

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A Son of Georgia The Civil War Journals of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860–1865 Edited by Janet Croon Edited and annotated with meticulous care by Janet Croon, A Son of Georgia captures the spirit and the character of a young privileged white teenager witnessing the demise of his world even as his own body is slowly failing him. Just as Anne Frank has come down to us as the adolescent voice of World War II, LeRoy Gresham will now be remembered as a young voice of the Civil War South.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213881 • £26.99 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 432 pages • 10 images, map

Fearlessly into the Fight The Life and Battles of Confederate General William Barksdale from the Halls of Congress to the Fields of Gettysburg

By J. Douglas Ashton J. Douglas Ashton’s Fearlessly into the Fight is based upon exhaustive research grounded upon a wide array of primary and secondary sources enhanced by in-depth analysis, original maps, and photographs. Readers will learn a host of heretofore unknown details about the remarkable life whose fame in the South and notoriety in the North gradually diminished until he became Mississippi’s forgotten son.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213928 • £25.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 384 pages • 29 images, 9 maps

The Great Battle Never Fought The Mine Run Campaign, November 26 – December 2, 1863

By Chris Mackowski The stakes for George Gordon Meade could not have been higher. After his stunning victory at Gettysburg in July of 1863, the Union commander spent the following months trying to bring the Army of Northern Virginia to battle once more and finish the job.

The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26-December 2 1863 recounts the final chapter of the forgotten fall of 1863 where Meade saved the Union and himself.

American Civil War

September 2018 • 9781611214079 • £11.50 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 150 images, maps

To Hazard All A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862

By Robert Orrison and Kevin Pawlak “The present seems to be the most propitious time since the commencement of the war for the Confederate Army to enter Maryland,” wrote Robert E. Lee following his army’s stunning success at Second Manassas. That clash on September 17, 1862, to this day remains the bloodiest single day in American history. To Hazard All: A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862 offers several day trip tours and visits many out-of-the-way sites related to the Maryland Campaign.

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August 2018 • 9781611214093 • £11.50 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 150 images, 16 maps

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By David Powell All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga – Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24–27, 1863 – sequel to Battle Above the Clouds – details the dramatic final actions of the battles for Chattanooga: Missionary Ridge and the final Confederate rearguard action at Ringgold, where Patrick Cleburne held Grant’s Federals at bay and saved the Army of Tennessee from further disaster.

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All Hell Can’t Stop Them The Battles for Chattanooga – Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863

November 2018 • 9781611214130 • £11.50 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 92 pages • 150 images, maps

Untried and Unpunished George Washington Gayle and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

By Christopher McIlwain George Washington Gayle is not a name known to history. But it soon will be. Forget what you thought you knew about why Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Untried and Unpunished offers a completely fresh premise, meticulous analysis, and stunning conclusions based upon years of firsthand research by an experienced attorney. This original, thought-provoking study will forever change the way you think of Lincoln’s assassination.

American Civil War

August 2018 • 9781611213942 • £25.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 312 pages • 20 images

September Mourn The Dunker Church of Antietam

By Alann Schmidt and Terry Barkley The Dunker Church is one of the most iconic structures of the American Civil War. Surprisingly, few people know much if anything about its importance during and after the Battle of Antietam. September Mourn is a must-read for anyone interested in the full story of the monumental battle. The authors establish the importance of the structure to Sharpsburg and its citizens, its role during the battle and its aftermath, and how it helped establish tourism and education for future generations of Americans.

American Civil War

August 2018 • 9781611214017 • £15.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 64 images, 3 maps

General Grant and the Rewriting of History How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War

By Frank Varney History’s wholesale acceptance of Grant’s version of events has distorted our assessment of Rosecrans and other officers, and even of the Civil War itself. Grant intentionally tried to control how future generations would remember the Civil War, and in many ways he succeeded. This book aptly demonstrates, however, that blindly accepting historical “truths” without vigorous challenge is a perilous path to understanding real history.

American Civil War

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July 2018 • 9781611214192 • £15.50 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 312 pages • 16 images, 15 maps

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Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station The Problems of Command and Strategy after Gettysburg, from Brandy Station to the Buckland Races, August 1 to October 31, 1863

By Jeffrey Hunt The Civil War in the Eastern Theater during the late summer and fall of 1863 was anything but inconsequential. Hunt’s follow-up volume to his well-received Meade and Lee After Gettysburg is grounded upon official reports, regimental histories, letters, newspapers, and other archival sources. They provide a day-by-day account of the fascinating high-stakes affair during this three-month period.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611213966 • £25.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 480 pages • 48 images, 23 maps

A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army The Fight Across Europe with the 80th “Blue Ridge” Division in World War II

By Lois Lembo and Leon Reed George Patton is renowned for his daring tank thrusts and rapid movement, but the many rivers and obstacles his Third Army encountered crossing Europe required engineers spearheading his advance. A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army: The Fight Across Europe with the 80th “Blue Ridge” Division in World War II offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men spearheading the advance.

World War 2

July 2018 • 9781611214031 • £25.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 336 pages • 75 images, 50 maps

Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah Major General Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864

By David Powell The Battle of New Market in the Shenandoah Valley suffers from no lack of drama, interest, or importance. Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah delves into all the issues, analyzing the campaign from an operational standpoint. Complete with original maps, photos, and the skillful writing readers have come to expect from the pen of David Powell, Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah will satisfy the most demanding students of Civil War history.

American Civil War

November 2018 • 9781611214345 • £21.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 264 pages • 30 images, 8 maps

The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 1859–1865

By John Horn This book is a lively, driving, up-tempo regimental history that includes personal glimpses into the lives of the Virginians who made up the 12th regiment. With thirtytwo original maps, numerous photos, diagrams, tables, and appendices, a glossary, and many explanatory footnotes, The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War will long be hailed as one of the finest regimental histories ever penned.

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A Biographical Roster

By Richard Allen The 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Georgia volunteer infantry regiments spent most of the Civil War fighting. The author spent nearly two decades researching scores of archives and other sources to prepare these schedules. Official Records, newspaper accounts, diaries, letters and census information were among the many primary sources the author used as well as a variety of documents from both published sources and private collections.

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The 7th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865

July 2018 • 9781611214246 • £28.95 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 336 pages • 1 image

The 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865 A Biographical Roster

By Richard Allen Richard Allen continues his remarkable series of books on Georgia’s volunteer regiments, this time looking at the 8th. Students of the Civil War, genealogists, and enthusiasts of Georgia history will find these rosters invaluable.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611214253 • £28.95 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 312 pages • 1 image

The 9th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865 A Biographical Roster

By Richard Allen The Georgia 9th volunteer regiment was made up of ten companies and went on to fight at many important Civil War battles such as Gettysburg as part of the Army of Northern Virginia serving under the renowned General James Longstreet.

American Civil War

July 2018 • 9781611214260 • £28.95 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 288 pages • 1 image

The 11th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865 A Biographical Roster

By Richard Allen This is the most in-depth investigation of the 11th Georgia volunteer infantry regiment ever put to print. This group was ever-present throughout the Civil War and suffered many casualties, especially at Gettysburg where 65% were wounded or killed.

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July 2018 • 9781611214277 • £28.95 Hardback • 254 x 178mm • 336 pages • 1 image

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Holding the Line on the River of Death Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863

By Eric Wittenberg This volume focuses on the two important delaying actions conducted by mounted Union soldiers at Reed’s and Alexander’s bridges on the first day of Chickamauga.

Thoroughly researched and well-written, it includes a detailed walking and driving tour complete with the GPS coordinates. Complete with more than 60 photos and 15 maps by master cartographer Mark Anderson Moore, Holding the Line on the River of Death will be a welcome addition to the burgeoning Chickamauga historiography.

American Civil War

October 2018 • 9781611214307 • £21.50 Hardback • 229 x 152mm • 264 pages • 65 images, 15 maps

Grant’s Left Hook The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, May 5-June 7, 1864

By Sean Chick Robert E. Lee feared the day the Union army would return up the James River and invest the Confederate capital of Richmond. The book contains hundreds of photographs, new maps, and a fresh consideration of Grant’s Virginia strategy and the generalship of Butler and Beauregard. Grant’s Left Hook is also filled with anecdotes and impressions from the rank and file who wore blue and gray.

American Civil War

October 2018 • 9781611214383 • £10.95 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 150 images, 15 maps

The Carnage was Fearful The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862

By Michael Block In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fight – one that would also turn out to be his last independent command. The Battle of Cedar Mountain had major implications and this book describes the violent battle and its aftermath within the ranks of the Federal army.

American Civil War

December 2018 • 9781611214406 • £10.95 Paperback • 229 x 152mm • 192 pages • 150 images, 9 maps

A Civil War Captain and His Lady Love, Courtship, and Combat From Fort Donelson through the Vicksburg Campaign

By Gene Barr A Civil War Captain and His Lady is a true “Cold Mountain” love story from the Northern perspective. More than 150 years ago, 27-year-old Irish immigrant Josiah Moore met 19-year-old Jennie Lindsay, a member of one of Peoria, Illinois’s most prominent families.

The result is a rich, complete, and satisfying story of love, danger, politics, and warfare, and it is one you won’t soon forget.

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