casemate uk spring 2016 catalogue

NEW BOOKS SPRING 2016

Military History • Aviation • Maritime & Naval History

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Welcome to the 2016 Casemate UK Spring Catalogue

Once again we are delighted to present to you an excellent selection of books for the 2016 spring season. Alongside established Casemate UK favourites we are pleased to welcome new publishers AFV Modeller Publications (p.19), Ampersand Publishing (p. 26) and VikingBok (p. 103).

In our biggest new titles catalogue yet we showcase to you an impressive selection of military history books – from tactics and strategy to the highly illustrated, and from war fiction to biographies and first-hand accounts.

We continue to grow our own Casemate UK publishing programme to include the new Casemate War Fiction series (p.6) making available new editions of forgotten war classics after decades of being out of print. Perfectly capturing their era and with beautifully designed jackets, the first four are released in April 2016 starting with the conflict that gave birth to gritty realism in fiction, World War One.

eBooks are available for a number of books in this catalogue

Casemate UK .................................................................1Casemate Classic War Fiction series ...............6Casemate Vintage Aviation series .....................8Pool of London Press ................................................9Casemate Publishers .............................................. 1230 Degrees South ..................................................... 18AFV Modeller ............................................................... 19Amber Books ...............................................................20Ampersand Publishing ...........................................26Big Sky Publishing ....................................................34Fighting High Publishing ........................................42Harpia Publishing ......................................................43Heimdal Editions .......................................................44Casemate Recent Highlights ..............................48Helion & Company ...................................................52Histoire et Collections ...........................................74Kagero .............................................................................78Lombardy Studios ....................................................83Merrion Press ..............................................................85Model Centrum Progres ........................................88Potomac Books ..........................................................89Presidio Press .............................................................92RN Publishing ..............................................................92Savas Beatie ................................................................93Stackpole Books .......................................................97VikingBok ....................................................................103WTM ..............................................................................104 Trade Ordering Information .............................105

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Hans-Thilo Schmidt and the Intelligence Network that Decoded Enigma

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The novel begins with Gurney, a young British offi cer, entering a deserted chateau as the British advance in November 1918. Inside he fi nds three corpses, and is astonished when he recognises one of them as a fellow offi cer, Gerard Bretherton, the more so since Bretherton is wearing the uniform of a German general.

The story of how Bretherton met his fate is built up over a two-year period over the rest of the narrative. The story is told from the points of view of several of Bretherton’s friends and acquaintances.

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EYES ALL OVER THE SKY

Aerial Reconnaissance in the First World War

By James Streckfuss

• The f i rst fu l l h istory of aer ia l reconnaissance in the First World War, presented in a colourful and accessible book.After the first successful flight by the Wilbur brothers in 1903, the age of aviation was born, and by 1910 army commanders in the United States and Europe began ordering aircraft and experimenting with them. But at the outbreak of World War I in 1914, no-one could yet possibly know how significant a role they would play in the fighting. Aerial reconnaissance, observation and photography impacted the fighting in many ways, but little has been written about it. Balloons and airplanes regulated artillery fire, infantry liaison aircraft followed attacking troops and the retreats of defenders, aerial photographers aided operational planners and provided the data for perpetually updated maps, and naval airplanes, airships, and balloons acted as aerial sentinels in a complex anti-submarine warfare organization. Reconnaissance crews at the Battles of the Marne and Tannenberg averted disaster.

The story told here involves the early American Lafayette Escadrille pilots who were looking for heroic deeds and romantic adventure in aerial combat, as well as the German, British and French aces of popular imagination. But the real value of military aviation lay

elsewhere; balloonists, unsung heroes, were an essential part of the observation chain, and forever altered the nature of artillery operations. Observation spotters from planes further enhanced the benefit of being able to extend the target range well out of the line of sight and direct artillery fire, though communicating information was far from easy and systems from weighted message bags through light flashes, smoke signals and wireless messages were tried and honed. Eyes All Over the Sky fully explores all the aspects of aerial reconnaissance, and its previously under-appreciated significance.

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9781612003672 ■ May 2016 ■ £19.99229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 240 pagesBlack and white photos

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AND THE WORLD WENT DARK

An Illustrated Interpretation of the Great War

By Steven N. Patricia

• An illustrated overview of WWI with informative and evocative drawings telling the history of the war and its participants.This beautiful and evocative book gives an illustrated overview of the First World War, on land, on sea and in the air. With original drawings in full colour, Steven Patricia uses 30 years’ experience as a historical illustrator to give an informative and insightful account of the war, portraying the human faces of the participants and capturing moments in time with a vividness and immediacy that brings home both the emotional impact and the tragedy of war. Accompanied by soldier’s diary extracts and other

contemporary literature, there are many drawings of the hardware of war: aircraft and airships, submarines and ships, guns and grenades. We also get a glimpse of weary officers relaxing in an RAF mess, see panicking sailors swimming desperately away from a sinking ship, soldiers stumbling across no-man’s land, and the dramatic scene of one of last great cavalry charges of any war, in Egypt. The role of animals is featured, including the importance of horses and rescue and messenger dogs. The text gives a concise introduction to the events of the war and why it started, with maps of the different fronts where fighting took place and a diagram of a trench system. Designed for readers with little familiarity of the conflict, this is a unique and unmissable book in the centenary of the ‘war to end all wars’.

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And The World Went DarkAn Illustrated Interpretation of the Great War

Steven N. Patricia

9781612003481 ■ April 2016 ■ £15.99210 x 297 mm ■ Hardback ■ 96 pagesColour illustrations throughout

WORLD WAR 1 | ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE

Factors Leading to the End of the War...Loss of men,land, food, fuel,and the raw materials for manufacturingled to extremeprivation amongthe worldwide civilianpopulations.Bad or non-existant harvestsfollowed by the harsh winter of 1917 led to a reliance on government provided food that was of poor nutritional quality.

By 1917 there may have been over 5 million deaths and perhaps over 20 million casualties.

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and low morale led toa universal unrest and dissent.

Germany’s gamble of launching unrestrictedsubmarine warfare in an effort to force Britaininto submission before the U.S. could respond fails.

The armed forces of the U. S. would expand from 145,000 to 4 millionwithin 6 months.

Popular dissent led to a general loss of faith in the ruling aristocracies as wellas the military eliteleadership. The door wasnow open to the spreadof Communism.

The mutiny of the German High Seas Fleet at Kiel on November 3.

Ferbruary-December 1916Battle of Verdun:1 million casualties

July-November 1916Battle of the Somme:1 million casualties

Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare

Tsar Nicholas II abdicates

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THE SPY IN HITLER’S INNER CIRCLE


By Paul Paillole

• The full story of Hans-Thilo Schmidt, a French spy at the very heart of the Third Reich whose intelligence helped decode the Enigma machine.In this first English edition of The Spy in Hitler’s Inner Circle, Paillole brings us to the very heart of the world of espionage and counterintelligence, providing unique insight into the key figures that led to the decoding of the Enigma machine at Bletchley and the ultimate collapse of Hitler’s Third Reich, most notably through Hans-Thilo Schmidt, France’s German spy embedded in the very heart of the Third Reich. In compelling narrative style Paillole details how Schmidt delivered intelligence to France right from the source of the German Cipher Office. Schmidt, whose brother Rudolf occupied one of the highest postings in the Third Reich, commander of 2nd Panzer Army in Russia, created an intelligence network between France, Poland and England, and successfully transmitted crucial details about Hitler’s strategic plans. From information about Germany’s rearmament and the reoccupation of the Rhineland, to fundamental technical intelligence about the Enigma machine, Schmidt’s contributions are key to the Allied victory in the intelligence war, despite the fact that France largely ignored his communications.

Paillole sheds further light on the interaction of secret agents working inside the German government, bringing attention to the cooperation between the French, English and Polish agencies surrounding the challenges of decoding the Enigma machine. The Spy in Hitler’s Inner Circle brings renewed focus onto one of the most important espionage affairs of the war, revealing new aspects of the participation of Enigma during the decisive phases of the Second World War: the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Libya and the Battle of Normandy.

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ESCAPE TO PAGAN

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

By Brian Devereux

• A gripping true story of survival set in Hong Kong and Burma, as one family struggles against overwhelming odds in World War Two. The beautiful but deadly landscape of Burma and the tragedy of war are evocatively portrayed in this haunting and moving book.

Hong Kong. Leading an attack on Golden Hill, Jack Devereux of the Royal Scots is shot through the head. A Japanese officer attempts to behead him, in order to blood his samurai sword; waking momentarily, he kills his would-be executioner. His head swarming with maggots, he survives capture as the Japanese are both impressed and fascinated by his wounds. Alive, albeit in a dangerously precarious physical state he then goes on to experience and escape the horrific and tragic incident of the sinking of the Lisbon Maru, in which hundreds of POWs drown, the sharks of the South China Sea, the mines of Nagasaki and the atom bomb.

Burma.Jack’s wife Kate Devereux, her infant son and mother Harriet desperately try to avoid the unstoppable advance of the Japanese; they flee their home, taking only what they can carry and walk the jungles foraging

for food while avoiding predators, snakes and armed bandits (dacoits). Terrified Kate’s marriage certificate will be discovered by the Japanese, they adopt the guise of the Mons Burmese tribe. The once prosperous family becomes destitute and starving. They are kept alive by the author’s incredible grandmother, a strong-willed resourceful woman with a proud bearing, able to speak fluent Japanese but also to pass herself off as native Burmese. Their destination is the deserted and mystic city of Pagan.

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

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INSTRUMENTS OF BATTLE

The Fighting Drummers and Buglers of the British Army from the Late 17th Century to the Present Day

By James Tanner

• A unique history of a little-explored aspect of the British army, the drum and bugle, and how they were used in battle.Instruments of Battle examines in detail the development and role of the British Army’s fighting drummers and buglers, from the time of the foundation of the army up to the present day.

While their principal weapon of war was the drum and bugle (and the fife), these men and boys were not musicians as such but fighting soldiers who took their place in the front line. The origins of the drum and bugle in the Classical Period and the later influence of Islamic armies are examined, leading to the arrival of the drum and fife in early Tudor England.

The story proper picks up post-English Civil War and the drum’s period of supremacy through much of the eighteenth century army; certain myths as to its use are dispelled. The bugle rapidly superseded the drum for field use in the nineteenth century until developments on the battlefield consigned these instruments largely to barrack-life and the parade-ground. But there are surprising examples of the use of the bugle in the field through both World Wars and the story is brought up to most recent times and relegation to an almost

exclusively ceremonial role. This is all set against a background of campaigns, battles, changing tactical methods and the difficult processes of command and control on the battlefield. The wider roles of drummers, especially, as battlefield heralds, as adjuncts to recruiting and dispensers of punishment are considered, as well as the other roles they and buglers assumed, out of practicability, on the modern battlefield. Stories of the drummers and buglers themselves provide social context to their place in the army.

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9781612003696 ■ June 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 288 pages 16pp of black and white illustrations

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THE SOMMEAlso including The CowardA.D. Gristwood with introduction by H. G. Wells

In The Somme and its companion The Coward, the heroics of war and noble self-sacrifice are completely absent; replaced by the gritty realism of life in WWI for the ordinary soldier. Written under the guidance of the master storyteller H. G. Wells, they are classics of the genre. In The Somme the central protagonist behaves selfishly and unheroically both in and out of the line during the 1916 Somme campaign. Based on A.D Gristwood's own wartime experiences, critics have said that few other accounts of the war give such an accurate picture of trench life. The Coward concerns a man who shoots himself in the hand to escape the war – an offence punishable by death. He gets away with it but is haunted by fear of discovery and self-loathing.

The CASEMATE CLASSIC WAR FICTION series publishes new editions of forgotten classics that perfectly capture their era, starting with

the conflict that gave birth to gritty realism in fiction, WWI.

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Patrol is a 1927 war novel by the British writer Philip MacDonald. It is set in Mesopotamia during the First World War, focusing on the psychological strain on a patrol of British soldiers when they become lost in the desert and surrounded by the enemy. It sometimes known as Lost Patrol. Patrol is a 1927 war novel by the British writer Philip MacDonald. It is set in Mesopotamia during the First World War, focusing on the psychological strain on a patrol of British soldiers when they become lost in the desert and surrounded by the enemy. It sometimes known as Lost Patrol.

Patrol is a 1927 war novel by the British writer Philip MacDonald. It is set in Mesopotamia during the First World War, focusing on the psychological strain on a patrol of British soldiers when they become lost in the desert and surrounded by the enemy. It sometimes known as Lost Patrol.

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In the Mesopotamian desert during World War I the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed by an unseen enemy. The officer is the only one who knows their orders and has not told anyone else where they are located. From then on the sergeant has to try to lead the men through a hostile desert landscape which is full of invisible Arab snipers. One by one they are picked off, and the group of diverse characters from different backgrounds has to try to come together in order to survive. This thrilling tale of suspense goes right to the last page and was a best seller in the 1920s.

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BRETHERTON Khaki or Field-Grey?W. F. Morris

Towards the end of the war as the Germans are in their final retreat in November 1918, a British raiding party stumbles across a strange and eerie scene in a ruined chateau under fire – a German officer lying dead at the keys of a piano, next to a deceased beautiful woman in full evening dress. The officer is the spitting image of G. B. Bretherton, a British officer missing in action. So follows a tale of mystery and identity which is an authentic account of conditions at the Front. First published in 1930 this remarkable thriller, with a highly unusual plot, won Bretherton comparisons to John Buchan and the best of the espionage writers.

UNDER FIREHenri Barbusse

Set in early 1916, Under Fire follows a squad of French volunteer soldiers through the eyes of an unnamed foot soldier, who participates in, and also observes the action. It combines soaring, poetic descriptions with the mundane, messy, human reality of the soldiers’ lives. Intermingled with details of how they navigate daily life in the putrefied atmosphere of the trenches are both harrowing descriptions and a political, pacifist argument about this war and war more generally. Under Fire drew criticism at the time of its publication for its harsh realism, but won the Prix Goncourt. The original 1917 translation by Fitzwater Wray is published here capturing the essence of the era.

The inaugural season of Casemate's new Classic War Fiction series

Launching April 2016

Forgotten classics available again after decades of being out of print

Beautifully illustrated jackets in paperback format

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SIXTY SQUADRON RAF

A History of the Squadron from Its Formation

By Group Captain A. J. L. Scott, C.B., M.C., A.F.C

• The story of one of Britain’s seminal aerial combat units in the newly opened world of military aviation during WWI.Sixty Squadron RAF, which covers the period from the disastrous maelstrom of the Somme offensive to final victory, 1916–1919, is one of the classic histories of the Great War.

Organized in April 1916, No.60 Squadron participated in not only the Somme campaign but Arras, Passchendaele and the March 1918 offensive. Group Captain Scott has written in this book not only of the aces under his command but of their German opponents. His account begins with the early stages of scouting and closes with the final concepts of offensive aerial combat during World War I.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF AN AIRMAN

By Louis Arbon Strange

• A rare eyewitness account describing air-combat during the Great War in Europe.Recollections of an Airman is an authentic memoir of an officer who had to keep abreast of technical developments in the new concept of air war, as well as hold on to the courage to fight in a remarkably wide range of Western Front experience, from the very beginning of the Great War with No.5 Squadron until the end of the war where he commanded the 80th Wing.

Strange died aged 75 in 1966, having continued his association with aviation over the years and adding a Bar to his DFC in the Second World War.

THE WAY OF THE EAGLE

By Charles J. Biddle

• The story of a Philadelphia aristocrat who refused to wait for the United States to join the Great War but instead joined it himself.In The Way of the Eagle, Philadelphia native Charles Biddle’s account of flying in World War I, we have a classic aviation memoir, long out of print, that provides new insights into America’s participation in the Great War.

Biddle volunteered and was active in France from 1917, initially for the French in Escadrille 73, and then in the American 103rd Aero Squadron (the Lafayette Escadrille), and then the 13th Aero Squadron and 4th Pursuit Group (which he commanded).

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DAZZLE

Disguise & Disruption in War & Art

By James Taylor

• Celebrated Historian of marine art, James Taylor, traces the development of the famous naval Dazzle aesthetic from theory into practice and beyond, into art, culture and fashion.Whilst it is a constant throughout history that conflict has inspired and engendered great art, it is much rarer event for art to impact directly upon the vicissitudes of war. Yet, in the course of the First World War, a collision of naval strategy and the nascent modern art movement, led to some 2000 British ships going to sea as the largest painted modernist ‘canvases’ in the world. Covered in abstract, clashing, decorative and geometric designs in a myriad of colours, dazzle had arrived.

Heavily inspired by the Cubism and British Vorticism art movements, dazzle was conceived and developed by celebrated artist and then naval commander Norman Wilkinson. Dazzle camouflage rejects concealment in favour of disruption. It seeks to break up a ship’s silhouette with brightly contrasting geometric designs to make a vessel’s speed and direction incredibly difficult to discern – both critical factors in the early years of the torpedo. False painted bow-waves and sterns were used to confuse and throw off the deadly U-boat captains. The high contrast shapes and colours further made it very difficult to match up a ship in the two halves of an optical naval rangefinder.

Some questioned dazzle’s effectiveness but combined with the adoption of the convoy system it led to a considerable reduction in the number of merchant ships losses. Dazzle camouflage was adopted internationally first by the US Navy and its use was continued by the major navies right through to the Second World War and beyond.

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9781910860144 ■ May 2016 ■ £20.00240 x 200 mm ■ Hardback ■ 128 pages100 paintings, designs and colour and mono photographs

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SPIES I KNEW

Further Accounts of Behind-the-Lines Espionage in the First World War

By Marthe McKenna

• Gripping stories of spies and secrecy from behind the lines in the Great War, recounted by hugely popular spy and author Marthe McKenna. Following on from her first book, I Was a Spy! which recounted her introduction into the world of espionage comes further memoirs entitled Spies I Knew. McKenna, known as codename ‘Laura’ by the British Intelligence services, relates in simply yet dramatic form the breath-taking adventures of her fellow spies and herself. They were her devoted helpers and, though many were in on the secret of ‘Laura’s’ identity, no one betrayed her trust. For the first time is related how the network of Allied espionage in ravished Belgium was provoked by the brutality of the invading German hordes, and the enemy was duped into believing that the British Intelligence was in a state of inaction.

But whether telling the breathless adventure of the ‘wire’ at the frontier, or following the jolly yet tragic figure of ‘Canteen Ma’ the cleverest spy of all, it is always in vivid pen pictures that she shows the burning faith of a gallant little band working for the day of deliverance with amazing courage.

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With her medical studies cut short as the German Army swept across Belgium in 1914, her house burned down and her father

arrested for suspected ‘sharp-shooting’, it was perhaps unsurprising that the multi-lingual Marthe McKenna was recruited by British

Intelligence. At the time she worked as a nurse tending the wounds of occupying soldiers, and as a waitress in her parents’ café in the

Belgian border town of Roulers.

I Was a Spy! is McKenna’s vivid narrative of these breath-taking adventures as she, aided by a gallant band of loyal locals, goes

undercover to sabotage enemy phone lines, undertakes strange midnight journeys and assignations, guides prisoners over the frontier, reports suspicious activity or train movements, and even instigates an

aerial attack on a planned visit by the Kaiser.

This thrilling account goes on to explain how, in 1916, the young nurse was caught and court-martialled by the Germans placing

dynamite in a disused sewer tunnel underneath an ammunition dump. She was sentenced to the firing squad and only survived due to the

Iron Cross honour received as a result of her earlier medical service to the German Army.

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“Enid Blyton meets James Bond in a rip-roaring memoir … [McKenna] drives her narrative at a brisk clip and becomes an entertaining and rather endearing companion”Janette Wolf, The Independent, November 2015The autobiographical first work by Marthe McKenna, in which she describes the extraordinary events and dangerous missions from her life as a spy in the First World War.

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TANK COMMANDERPOCKET MANUAL

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9781910860168 ■ May 2016 ■ £8.99180 x 120 mm ■ Hardback ■ 144 pages

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THE ROYAL NAVY OFFICER’S JUTLAND POCKET-MANUAL 1916

W. M. JAMES R.N.

Introduction by Brian Lavery

• This pocket manual from The Pool of London Press details every aspect of life aboard a WWI Navy Ship.Originally published in the months leading up to the Battle of Jutland, W. M. James’ New Battleship Organisations, was the ultimate guide to command and organisation of a modern First World War capital ship. The book provides a unique and highly revealing insight into life aboard ship, the mechanics of command, seamanship, the issuing of orders, and the broad expectations placed upon British naval officers. Specific sections are dedicated to the organisation of watches, the division of work, naval routine, parades, anchor and cable work, coaling and right down to the organization of chapel, on-board shops, cleaning and even the ship’s barbers. The book, re-published as The Royal Navy Officer’s Jutland Pocket-Manual 1916, marks the centenary of the First World War’s most famous, and deadly naval encounter.

9781910860182 ■ April 2016 ■ £8.99180 x 120 mm ■ Hardback ■ 160 pages

WORLD WAR 2 | ARMOUR AND MILITARY VEHICLES

WORLD WAR I | NAVAL HISTORY

THE TANK COMMANDER POCKET MANUAL 1939–1945

Edited by R. Sheppard

• Presenting what it was really like to be a tank commander through compiling original documents, confidential memos, plans and artworks.From the pioneering tactics and terror of the Blitzkrieg assault, through the carnage of Barbarossa, Kursk, the Desert War, the Normandy Bocage and the Battle of the Bulge, there was perhaps no more merciless a position to occupy in World War II than that of a tank commander.

This new book puts the reader at the very heart of this “hell on wheels” and presents a wealth of original information outlining how to perform this most dangerous role. From training manuals and war office memorandums to combat reports and first-hand accounts, The Tank Commander Pocket Manual places you squarely in the fearsome position of tank commander of some of the most terrifying land vehicles.

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9781612003757 ■ May 2016 ■ £20.00297 x 210 mm ■ Hardback ■ 192 pages colour photos throughoutWORLD WAR 2 | DEFENCES

HITLER’S ATLANTIC WALL

Yesterday and Today

By George Forty, Leo Marriott, and Simon Forty

• A breath-taking look at the once-enormous effort that Nazi Germany made to protect its new found Atlantic coastline.Masters of the continent, the Nazis realized that they would have to defend their gains, and once the United States entered the war, redoubled their efforts. Using forced and slave labour they built a chain of defensive positions, coastal batteries, and beach defences from the top of Norway to the Franco-Spanish border.

Using the same formula as in their books The Normandy Battlefields and Race to the Rhine, Leo Marriott and Simon Forty combine bespoke aerial photography with old photographs, maps, and current illustrations to provide a pictorial analysis of the subject. After opening sections on the construction of the wall, the defensive plan, and the different structures that were built, Hitler’s Atlantic Wall provides a survey of the key locations and what can be seen today.

KLEINKRIEG

The German Experience with Guerrilla Warfare, from Clausewitz to Hitler

By Charles D. Melson

• Analysing how the West copes with the problem of small wars in countries in which they hold a stake, based on previous German writings.In recent years the great powers of the West—primarily the US and UK—have most often been relegated to fighting “small wars” rather than great confrontational battles.

This work examines the German historical analysis, Kleinkrieg, provided to the German High Command by Arthur Earhardt in 1935 which examined insurgencies from French-occupied Spain to recurrent problems in the Balkans. It also calls upon the Bandenbekampfung document provided to Germany’s OKW in 1944.

9781612003566 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 216 pages MILITARY HISTORY | REFERENCE


9781612003931 ■ April 2016 ■ £12.50152 x 203 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 408 pages33 pp photosWORLD WAR 2 | BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

I AM SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

Dancing with Devils

By Lt. Colonel Robert K. Brown, USAR (Ret.) with Vann Spencer

• The paperback version of this hugely popular autobiography of a fascinating soldier.Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Vietnam, finally found his true calling as a publisher.

In this book Brown tells his own story, taking the readers into combat zones where he and his “dogs of war” trotted across the globe. This is the story of Robert Brown’s dogged quest, in journalism as well as warfare, to “Slay Dragons, do noble deeds and never, never give up.”

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SACRIFICE ON THE STEPPE

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

By Hope Hamilton

• The rarely told story of 227,000 Italian troops fighting and dying in Russia in WWII.When Germany’s Sixth Army advanced to Stalingrad in 1942, its long-extended flanks were mainly held by allied armies—the Romanians, Hungarians, and Italians. But as history tells us, these flanks quickly caved in before the massive Soviet counter-offensive which commenced that November. However, the historical record also makes clear that one allied unit held out to the very end, fighting to stem the tide—the Italian Alpine Corps.

Hope Hamilton has drawn on many interviews with survivors as well as massive research, in order to provide this first full English-language account of one of World War II’s legendary stands against great odds.

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9781612003924 ■ April 2016 ■ £12.50152 x 203 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 368 pages 16 pp photos


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A SHAU VALOR

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

By Thomas R. Yarborough

• In this work a decorated combat veteran, plus bestselling author, turns his sights on the true focal point of the Vietnam War. Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the Viet Cong guerrillas and ARVN were not a major factor, but where the North Vietnamese and United States armies repeatedly fought head-to-head. A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it—the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War.

Tom Yarborough shows how events in both Vietnam and the United States became inexorably linked, as domestic dissent and a lack of realistic military strategy ultimately led to America’s first lost war.


9781612003658 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ 16pp photos

PATHFINDER PIONEER

The Memoir of a Lead Bomber Pilot in World War II

By Colonel Raymond E. Brim

• A revealing look at how ordinary citizens were plucked from the hardscrabble 1930s and hurriedly turned into flyers.Like thousands of other young Americans, Ray Brim was snatched by the U.S. Army to be a combat flyer, and was quickly pitted against the hardened veterans of the Luftwaffe. Brim turned out to have a knack for flying, however, and was assigned to the select squadron developing lead Pathfinder techniques, while experimenting with radar.

This work gives us vivid insights into the genesis of the American air campaign, told with the humour, attention to detail and humility. Having lived on into his 90s, Colonel Brim has provided a fascinating first-hand memoir of frontline air war during the 20th century.

TEAM YANKEE

A Novel of World War III

Revised & Expanded Edition

By Harold W. Coyle

• What might have happened had the United States and Russia engaged in full confrontational warfare in Europe.This revised and updated classic Cold War novel Team Yankee reminds us once again might have occurred had the United States and its Allies taken on the Russians in Europe, had cooler geopolitical heads not prevailed.

Team Yankee posits a conflict that never happened, but for which both sides prepared for decades. This 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.

9781612003542 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 336 pages ■ 16pp photos

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SAVING MACARTHUR

The Story of America’s Most Daring Naval Rescue, and of the Men It Left Behind

By Rudy Tomedi

• The gripping story of those forgotten but whose actions helped complete a daring rescue from the Japanese in WWII.26-year-old John Duncan Bulkeley pulled off one of the most spectacular rescues in U.S. naval history by saving General Douglas MacArthur from the Philippines.

Both MacArthur and Bulkeley were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, but no mention was ever made of the nearly 80 officers and men of Bulkeley’s squadron who were left behind. Saving MacArthur is the story of the fateful friendship of two otherwise very different men who shared an unquenchable thirst for fame, but above all it is the story of the men history has forgotten.

9781612003177 ■ June 2016 ■ £19.99229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 288 pages 16pp photographsWORLD WAR 2 | NAVAL

9781612003948 ■ April 2016 ■ £12.50152 x 203 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 288 pages32 pp photos

UNSUNG EAGLES

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

By Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jay A. Stout

• A rare cockpit perspective of World War II in the air.The nearly half-million American airmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared and so have their stories. In Unsung Eagles, award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay Stout has saved an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are not rehashed tales from the hoary icons of the war. Rather, they are stories from the masses of largely unrecognised men who – in the aggregate – actually won it.

The combat careers of 22 different pilots from all the services are captured in this crisply written book which captivates the reader not only as an engaging oral history, but also puts personal context into the great air battles of World War II.



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BLUFF, BLUSTER, LIES AND SPIES

The Lincoln Foreign Policy, 1861–1865

By David Perry

• An in-depth account of the “secret war” between Confederate and Union diplomats, and the statesmen of Great Britain and Europe.In the first years of the Civil War, Southern arms won spectacular victories on the battlefield; however, cooler heads in the Confederacy recognised the demographic and industrial weight pitted against them, and counted on British intervention to even those scales.

Bluff, Bluster Lies and Spies is a focused review of why and how the Lincoln administration made sure not to upset the greatest naval power on earth, Great Britain.

9781612003603 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 288 pages ■ 16 pp photos

9781612003580 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 312 pages ■ 16pp photos

IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORY

America’s Forgotten Military Commanders, 1776–1876

By Thomas Phillips

• A fascinating survey through America’s first century of warfare, focusing on the down-and-dirty fighters who made such triumphs happen.History plays tricks sometimes. During the course of America’s experience it has enshrined an exceptional few military leaders in our collective consciousness as “great,” while ignoring others often equally as deserving.

In the Shadows of Victory describes the heroics and command acumen of 25 formidable military leaders whose sacrifice and skill have been neglected. As such it provides a fascinating tour through early American military history and the various martial challenges the young nation faced during its first century of existence.

SONS OF THE WHITE EAGLE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Polish Officers on Both Sides of the War Between the States

By Mark F. Bielski

• The first book that recognises the immense combat expertise provided by the Polish in the War Between the States.This book describes nine transplanted Poles who participated in the Civil War. They span three generations and are connected by culture, nationality and adherence to their principles and ideals.

In a war commonly categorised as a “brother against brother”, history has not devoted a great deal of attention to Polish participation. These men fought with a belief in European democratic liberalism. Whether for the North to keep a Union together or to form a new nation from the Southern states, they held to their ideals, and fought for their beliefs.


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9781612003504 ■ May 2016 ■ £25.00254 x 177 mm ■ Hardback ■ 288 pagesb&w and colour photosWORLD WAR 1 | AVIATION

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9781612003887 ■ June 2016 ■ £19.99228 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 320 pages16pp photos

THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE

A Photo History of the First American Fighter Squadron

By Steven A. Ruffin

• The most complete account of America’s first volunteer participants in the Great War.The Lafayette Escadrille was an all-volunteer squadron of Americans who flew for France during World War I. One hundred years later, it is still arguably the best-known fighter squadron ever to take to the skies. In this work, the entire history of these gallant volunteers is laid out in both text and pictorial form. In time for the centennial celebration, this work not only tells the fascinating story of the Lafayette Escadrille, it shows it.

Along with the expert text revealing air-combat experiences as well as life at the front during the Great War, it is a never-before-seen visual history that both World War I aviation aficionados and those with a passing interest in history will appreciate.

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THE DRAGON’S TEETH

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

By Benjamin Lai

• An illuminating look at today’s Chinese armed forces.Successive decades of economic growth have transformed China—in addition to the weapons revolution during the computer age—so that by now the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has become a modern fighting force.

What is today’s PLA really like? What are its traditions and histories, and how is it armed and equipped? How does it recruit and train? This book describes some of the lesser known battles and wars the Chinese have undertaken, and the development of their key weapons systems. The United States, having opened the door to “drone warfare,” have had an attentive audience for such technologies in Beijing.


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9781928211747 ■ January 2016 ■ £16.95234 x 153 mm ■ Paperback ■ 256 pages

ANGEL IN A THORN BUSH

A Safari Guide in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe

By Rob Fynn

• A fascinating and moving story of life on a safari set against the dangerous conditions of Rhodesia and civil wars. It’s an enjoyable narrative, spiced with the author’s wry humour, but what really makes it fascinating is the background; the relatively light hearted personal stories contrasted with the lethal guerrilla fighting that was going on in Rhodesia during the early years of the safari venture in the 1970s. It’s a fascinating story filled with tense incidents and situations as well as intelligent and very well-informed accounts of politics at the high diplomatic level and on the ground.

Angel in a Thorn Bush is an unusually interesting and enjoyable autobiography. Vibrantly, robustly narrated, intelligently structured for dramatic effect, and packed with informative detail about the wilds of Africa and political history, it makes an enlightening and highly readable story.

9780994656124 ■ January 2016 ■ £19.95234 x 153 mm ■ Hardback ■ 320 pages

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AFRICA

RETURN TO MOROGORO

With the South African Horse through East Africa to France and Flanders, 1914–1918

By J. F. Bourhill

• The past is brought to life in this historical epic about a South African family whose lives collided with the biggest event in history: the First World War.Five members of one family with deep roots in all four corners of the country, served in three different theatres of the First World War. Their lives on active service are all interwoven and inseparable from the home front.

Using extracts of their letters from the front, the story is to a large extent told in the words of those who were there. It could be called a military history or a social history, but it is a truly South African story which contains much new material for historians, while for the general reader it offers an accessible insight into an unparalleled period of history.


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9780955541384 ■ Available Now ■ £29.95298 x 211 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages

ADAM’S ARMOUR 2

Modelling Guide: Painting and Finishing

By Adam Wilder

• The second in the fantastic Adam’s Armour series, detailing the painting and finishing techniques needed for the ultimate modeller.Adam’s Armour 2 Modelling Guide is the ultimate in the painting & finishing of armour modelling. Adam Wilder’s pioneering processes and techniques are described by him in the greatest of detail. These present the culmination of many years of Adam’s work, many unseen in print until now.

Adam’s Armour 2 will improve and enrich any modeller’s work from beginners to the more proficient. This volume, totalling 232 pages, covers every aspect of the stunning range of finishing techniques which keeps Adam at the forefront of scale armour modelling with Worldwide acclaim.

9780955541391 ■ Available Now ■ £29.95298 x 211 mm ■ Paperback ■ 232 pages

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MODELLING | ARMOUR

ADAM’S ARMOUR 1

Modelling Guide: Construction

By Adam Wilder

• Adam’s Armour 1 and 2 are the ultimate in armour modelling guides.Adam’s Armour 1 Modelling Guide is the ultimate in the construction of armour modelling. Adam Wilder’s pioneering processes and techniques are described by him in the greatest of detail. These present the culmination of many years of Adam’s work, many unseen in print until now.

Adam’s Armour 1 will improve and enrich any modeller’s work from beginners to the more proficient. This volume, totalling 192 pages, covers every aspect of assembly, detailing and conversion techniques which keeps Adam at the forefront of scale armour modelling with worldwide acclaim. This volume also includes a very special gallery of Adams work.

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NORSE MYTHS

Viking Legends of Heroes and Gods

By Martin J. Dougherty

• An exploration into the myths and legends of the Norse world which still reverberate today.Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife. Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach to the topic, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities including such figures as Thor, Freyr and Loki. The book also examines how Norse myths were interpreted in a Christianised Europe and how their motifs influenced medieval German writers and, in turn, were used in the modern world in very different ways.

Illustrated with 180 colour and black-&-white photographs, artworks and maps, Norse Myths is a highly informative exploration of a fascinating and highly influential world, and will appeal to anyone interested in folklore and history.

9781782743323 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.99244 x 186 mm ■ Hardback ■ 224 pages

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ANCIENT HISTORY | MYTHS AND LEGENDS

CELTIC LEGENDS

The Gods and Warriors, Myths and Monsters

By Michael Kerrigan

• An expertly written account of the mythological tales that both fascinate us and influence other writings.From around 750 BC to 12 BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. With the expansion of the Roman Empire and the later Christianisation of these lands, they were pushed to the fringes of north-western Spain, France and the British Isles. But there the mythology of these peoples held strong.

Celtic legends are of interest for the influence they had over subsequent mythologies and this new book fully explores the myths and legends and the impact that they had on future cultures.


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AIR COMBAT

From World War I to the Present Day

By Thomas Newdick

• A comprehensive history of airborne warfare, from the first pre-WWI skirmishes to present-day operations.The first aerial warfare took place in 1911, but since then the weapons, techniques and outcome of warfighting in the air have changed immensely.

Illustrated with action photographs and full-colour artworks, the chronologically ordered chapters outline the developments and landmarks in aerial combat through the decades, focusing on campaigns including the Spanish Civil War, the Blitzkrieg which began World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Falklands conflict. The book ends with an analysis of the use of U.S. and allied air power to fight insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.



LAND COMBAT


By Martin J. Dougherty

• Exploring the development of land combat and how it has adapted with the changing faces of science and technology.Since 1914 the art and science of warfare has become ever deadlier. Tanks have become more mobile and more protected, artillery dominates battlefields and even ordinary infantrymen are now equipped with body armour and lightweight fully automatic weapons, usually fitted with magnifying scopes.

Containing full-colour artworks and action photographs, Land Combat is a comprehensive guide to how wars have been fought since the outbreak of World War I and is an authoritative guide to the development of the fighting techniques used on the battlefield from 1914 to today.

SEA COMBAT


By Robert Jackson

• How the ships, submarines and naval weapons developed since World War I have fought their battles.Naval warfare – and the weapons used in it – has changed greatly since World War I. Sea battles are no longer dominated by large battleships, but by even larger aircraft carriers. Ships have been relegated to floating missile platforms.

Containing full-colour artworks and action photographs, Sea Combat describes all of the best known naval encounters, from the battle of Jutland to the sinking of the Bismarck, the battle of Midway, the Cold War standoff, the sinking of the Belgrano, and the attack on the USS Cole. Sea Combat is an authoritative guide to the tactics and stratagems used on the high seas from 1914 to the present day.


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TECHNICAL DRAWING OF AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II

1939–1945

By Paul E. Eden

• A wonderful guide to the aircraft of WWII, demonstrating the purpose of many of the individual parts of each aircraft.With the aid of 116 extraordinarily detailed, accurate line drawings, this book shows how wide selections of classic military aircraft were put together – inside and out. Showing how aircraft developed during the war, each complex line drawing is annotated with an exhaustive key. The illustrations are complemented by colour photographs with extended captions and information about each aircraft’s operational specifications. An invaluable reference guide for anyone interested in how classic aircraft worked.


9781782743170 ■ Available now ■ £19.99240 x 189 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages

UNIFORMS OF WORLD WAR II

Over 250 Uniforms of Armies, Navies and Air Forces of the World

By Peter Darman

• An illustrated collection of 260 of the most interesting and distinctive uniforms worn by troops on land, sea and in the air.From the fur-lined winter tunics designed to keep out the cold on the Eastern Front, to the loose-fitting cotton shirts worn in the scorching heat of the desert, this book is a testament to the ingenuity of uniform designers the world over.

From a Captain in the Luftwaffe to a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Women’s Naval Service, Uniforms of World War II is a unique and fascinating collection of the military clothing worn by the armies, navies and air forces of the world between 1939 and 1945.

STALIN’S SECRET POLICE

A History of the Cheka, OGPU, NKVD, SMERSH & KGB: 1917–1991

By Rupert Butler

• A lively and accessible history of secret police oppression in the Soviet Union from 1917 to the early 1990s.The infamous KGB of Cold War renown was the successor to a series of equally lethal state security agencies that date from the early days of the Russian Revolution. Stalin’s Secret Police explores the growth and development of this merciless organisation, from its early origins as harsh state security used by the despotic Tsars, to the Cheka, whose methods were so ruthless that the early Bolshevik government abolished the organization in 1922. Moving from the formation of the OGPU and charting Stalin’s use of the renamed NKVD, Stalin’s Secret Police finally looks at the secret police in WW2 and their final incarnation as the KGB following Stalin’s death in 1953.

9781905704323 ■ January 2016 ■ £19.99297 x 227 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pages ■ 116 illustrations

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9781782742883 ■ Available now ■ £19.99232 x 167 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pages

AMERICAN BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS

A Chronicle from 1622–Present

By Kevin J Dougherty, Hunter Keeter and Rob S. Rice

• A complete guide to every war fought by the United States, from early European settlement to the present day.American Battles and Campaigns covers every major campaign and battle fought in North America or by United States’ forces overseas, from the Pequot War of 1634 to the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Major battles, such as Yorktown, Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, and D-Day are illustrated with an annotated colour 3D map and detailed text explaining the course of the engagement. There are colour and black & white photographs, numerous 2D battle maps, paintings and artworks, and expert accounts from leading military historians on each engagement.


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AMERICAN HISTORY

THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR

By Andrew Weist and Chris McNab

• Provides, in exceptional photographs, the compelling history of one of the most brutal episodes in the modern world.40 years since the end of the Vietnam War, it remains a controversial war among veterans and politicians, while the scars are still very much in evidence on the landscape and poisoned earth of Vietnam itself.

The war shocked the world and divided a nation. In the defence of a theory – that if the South fell the whole region would fall to Communism – the United States spent $145,000 million, dropped eight million tons of bombs and suffered 46,370 fatalities, while 900,000 Vietnamese people were killed.

From Indochina to the fall of Saigon, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War is a timely account of the 6,000-day conflict in Southeast Asia.


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9781782743675 ■ March 2016 ■ £19.99240 x 189 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages

HITLER YOUTH

The Hitlerjugend in War and Peace 1933–45

By Brenda Ralph Lewis

• A guide to the movement of the Hitler Youth – a central part of Hitler’s masterplan.Between 1933 and 1945, the majority of Germany’s children were members of the Hitler Youth, the junior branch of the Nazi Party. Examining the development, organisation, education and indoctrination of the Hitler Youth, this book also looks at how people resisted it and looks at other Nazi youth groups, such as the Jungvolk and Bund Deutscher Mädel.

From weekend camps and arts and crafts, to weapons training and the SS Hitlerjugend Division’s fanatical efforts during the closing stages of World War II, Hitler Youth is an expert, accessible book about the indoctrination of a generation.


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SS: HELL ON THE EASTERN FRONT

The Waffen-SS in Russia 1941–45

By Christopher Ailsby

• A definitive guide to the Waffen-SS in the war on the Eastern Front with complete lists covering all aspects of the force.Barbarossa, Leningrad, Kursk, Kharkov — the Eastern Front was the scene of the most decisive campaign of World War II and Hitler’s elite soldiers, the Waffen-SS, fought in the East from the beginning of the Russian campaign in 1941 to the fall of Berlin in 1945.

SS: Hell on the Eastern Front is a detailed account of every aspect of the Waffen-SS’s war on the Eastern Front – its battles (against the Red Army and Soviet partisans), its organisation, its recruitment of non-Germans, its tactics and equipment, orders of battle and its mentality.

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PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE WAFFEN-SS AT WAR

Loyalty is my Honor

By Gordon Williamson

• Addressing one of the most fascinating organisations within the Third Reich, supported by personal accounts.Personal Accounts of the Waffen-SS at War is the story of the men who wore the SS runes – told in their own words. Speaking candidly about their wartime service, former Waffen-SS soldiers of all ranks and nationalities talk about their training, indoctrination, combat on the Eastern Front, their commanders and political masters and the question of atrocities. Were they inhuman monsters or skilled soldiers?

Illustrated with 150 rare black-and-white photographs, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of World War II and the Third Reich.

9781782743705 ■ March 2016 ■ £19.99240 x 189 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages ■ 120 photos and 10 maps


BATTLES OF THE WAFFEN-SS

Hitler’s Fighting Elite, 1939–45

By Gordon Williamson

• The full, dramatic story of the Waffen-SS in action, from the stunning victories to the grim battles of attrition fought in the final two years of the war.Battles of the Waffen-SS is a detailed summary of the Waffen-SS’s greatest battles between 1939 and 1945. Featured are how Das Reich Division conquered Yugoslavia almost single handedly, how the dreaded Totenkopf Division held for 73 days against impossible odds in the Demyansk Pocket, how the foreign volunteer units halted the Red Army at Narva for six months, and much more.

With the aid of 120 rarely seen photographs and 10 full-page maps, this is the story of Hitler’s Praetorian Guard at war.

THE GERMAN SOLDIER IN WORLD WAR II

By Stephen Hart and Russell Hart

• A graphic portrait of the life of the private soldier in the army of the Third Reich, containing first-hand accounts from German Army veterans who served in the war. The German Soldier in World War II uses rare and previously unseen photographs to show the reader what life was like for the German soldier in the frontline during World War II. Whether a tank crewman, panzergrenadier, motorcyclist or artilleryman, every German soldier had their own viewpoint in combat and the photographs in this book reflect that, showing how they fought together, often overcoming unpromising odds or better-equipped enemies. The book includes images of the Waffen-SS in action, and depicts combat from both the Western and Eastern fronts.

9781782743699 ■ March 2016 ■ £19.99240 x 189 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages ■ 150 b+w photos



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A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Wheeled and Tracked Wreckers

By David Doyle Contains over 130 photos of the U.S. Army's WW2 whee led and t racked recovery vehicles; from the M31 and M32 tank retrievers to the Diamond T, Kenworth and Ward L a F r a n c e w r e c k e r s , including wartime images a n d d e t a i l s h o t s o f contemporary restorations.

THE STAGHOUND

A Visual History of the T17E Series Armored Cars in Allied Service 1940-1945

By David Doyle

Over 220 photographs of the Allies' T17E series armoured cars, including factory images, period photos and images o f c o n t e m p o r a r y restorations. Also includes 1:35 scale drawings.

THE CHURCHILL TANK PART 1

A Visual History of the British Army's Heavy Infantry Tank 1941-1945

By David DoylePacked with images of Br i ta in ’s f inest WWII tank, the Churchil l , in d eve l o p m e n t a n d i n action. Features over 150 large, clear photos of the Churchill gun tank, both in training and in combat. With a forward by notable vehicle historian David Fletcher.

M42 DUSTER

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Modern Mobile Anti-Aircraft Platform

By David Doyle

Stunning colour coverage of the M42 "Duster" during its development phase and later during its deployment in Vietnam. Includes extensive walk around photos. Essential for anyone building the AFV Club 1/35th scale kit.

HIGH MOBILITY

A Visual History of the U.S. Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, Part 1

By David Doyle

The first of a multi-part series on the U.S. Army tactical vehicle that became iconic in the middle-east. Contains full-colour walk-around coverage of the M1038, M1025, M1044, Avenger, M997, M1151A1, M1165A1 and the M1152A1 with B2 SECM.

HIGH SPEED TRACTOR

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Tracked Artillery Prime Movers

By David DoyleHigh Speed Tractor i s revised with new photos and an additional eight pages of material. Includes all aspects of the U.S. Army’s tracked artillery prime movers and airfield tugs, the M2, M4, M5, M6 and M8 High Speed Tractors.

9780977378104 ■ Available Now ■ £15.50 215 x 281 mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages250+ Illustrations

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FLYING WINGS

A Visual History of the Northrop XB-35 & YB-49 Flying Wings

By David DoyleProvides coverage of Amer ica ’s myster ious aircraft that pre-dated the B2 Stealth by decades – all told in rare period photos. Records and photographs from many of the project's original participants were used and are presented here for the very first time.

M103 HEAVY TANK

A Visual History of America’s Only Operational Heavy Tank 1950-1970

By David DoyleExtensive photographic coverage of America’s heaviest tank of the cold-war era, in all its variants – the T43, T43E1, M103, T43E2, M103A1, M103A2 and M51 Tank Retriever in period and walk around photos. The perfect companion for either of the Dragon Models 1/35th scale kits.

SIX-TON TRUCKS

A Visual History of the Army’s Most Versatile Heavy Truck 1941-1950

By David Doyle

Coverage of the Prime Mover, K-56 Radar Van, Br idge Erector, Crane Carrier, Tanker, Airport Crash Truck and the Truck Tractor in period photos. Also includes walk around photos of the Prime Mover, Bridge Erector and Crane Carrier.

THE SHERMAN, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

A complete and illustrated description of the U.S. M4 Sherman tank series in the Second World War

By Patrick Stansell and Kurt Laughlin

A complete and illustrated description of the U.S. M4 Sherman tank series in WW2. Th is brand new book is composed of lavishly illustrated, comprehensive essays.

U.S. DODGETwo Book Set

The development and deployment of Dodge military trucks 1940-1975

By David DoyleA massive two-book work on the never before told story of Dodge trucks used by the US Military. From their origins as modified civilian trucks to their development into some of the world’s finest tactical vehicles, these books cover the story in the greatest detail.

DRAGON WAGON PART 1

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Heavy Tank Transporter 1941-1945

By David Doyle

Ampersand’s Visual History Series title Dragon Wagon i s now back , rev ised with new introductions, additional detailed text, and over 40 new photos. Coverage includes al l aspects of the M25, M26, M15, M15A2 and M15E1.




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U. S. HALF-TRACKS, PART 1

The development and deployment of the U.S. Army’s half-track vehicles

By David Doyle

This massive book covers all aspects of the half-track’s development and use, from early concepts to its deployment across the globe in WWII. Extensive essays describe the M2 Scout Car, M2, M3, M5 and M9 series of vehicles in tremendous detail. The chapter structure of each type covers development, training and combat. Features hundreds of the U.S. Government “laboratory” photos, as well as photos taken during training in the United States. Contains over 850 images, many published here for the first time.

9780989554763 ■ Available Now ■ £39.95288 x 225 mm ■ Hardback ■ 456 pages850+ Illustrations


U. S. HALF-TRACKS, PART 2

The development and deployment of the U.S. Army’s half-track vehicles

By David Doyle

This massive book covers all aspects of the half-track’s development and use, from early concepts to its deployment across the globe in WWII. Extensive essays describe the M2 Scout Car, M2, M3, M5 and M9 series of vehicles in tremendous detail. The chapter structure of each type covers development, training and combat. Features hundreds of the U.S. Government “laboratory” photos, as well as photos taken during training in the United States. Contains over 850 images, many published here for the first time.

9780986112744 ■ December 2015 ■ £39.95 288 x 225mm ■ Hardback ■ 456 pages 850+ illustrations


USS CALIFORNIA

A Visual History of the Golden State Battleship BB-44

By David Doyle

Beginning with the laying of her keel in 1916 and continuing with the ship’s launching, commissioning and outfitting, USS California explores the ship’s long history from her days in the “Blue Water Navy” to her sinking at Pearl Harbor. Salvaged and refitted, the USS California was back in action at Saipan just 30 months later. The photographic coverage follows the history of the “Prune barge” though her WWII experience to her decommissioning in 1959. The many photos are accompanied by beautifully rendered line drawings and colour plates. An essential companion to the Trumpeter plastic kit.

9780977378173 ■ December 2015 ■ £25.95 225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages250+ illustrations


CONSOLIDATED B-36

A Visual History of the Convair B-36 “Peacemaker”

By David Doyle

Conceived during WWII, and first flown on 8 August 1946, seven decades later the Convair B-36 remains the largest bomber in the world. The requirements for the aircraft were born out of concern about the German advances in Europe. Due to changing needs, the aircraft was not fully developed until after the end of WWII. Despite its original role, the operational B-36 quickly became the mainstay of the cold war U.S. Air Force strategic bomber arm. This title provides extensive photographic coverage of the aircraft in all stages of its development, production and deployment.

9780986112720 ■ December 2015 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages250+ illustrations




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M48 PATTON

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Mid 20th Century Battle Tank

By David DoyleThe M48 series of Medium Tanks formed the backbone of America’s armoured force from the close of the Korean War, throughout the Cold War and onto the sands of Iran. This book is the ultimate general guide to the M48 series tanks. Combining historical imagery with superb walk-around images, the title explores all the fielded variants of the M48 series. This title is a “must have” for anyone with an interest in modern armour, or the modeller building any of the three plastic kits currently available.



251 HALF-TRACKA Visual History of the German Army’s SdKfz. 251 Armored HalftracksBy David Doyle

Part of the “Extended” Visual History format, this book is packed with large, clear images of Germany’s well-known and most widely-used armoured troop transport and weapons platform. Coverage includes the Sd.Kfz 251 Ausf A; Sd.Kfz 251 Ausf B; Sd.Kfz 251 Ausf C; Sd.Kfz 251 Ausf D; Stuka zu Fuss; Sd.Kfz. 251/2; Sd. Kfz. 251/3; Sd.Kfz. 251/6; Sd.Kfz. 251/7; Sd.Kfz. 251/9; Sd. Kfz. 251/9; Sd.Kfz. 251/10; Sd.Kfz. 251/11; Sd.Kfz. 251/16; Sd. Kfz. 251/17; Sd. Kfz. 251/20; Sd. Kfz. 251/21; Sd. Kfz. 251/22; 2cm Flak 38 auf SPW and 7.5cm PaK42 L/70-armed half-track. The ideal reference for anyone building the numerous AFV Club or Dragon Models kits.

9780986112775 ■ December 2015 ■ £22.95225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages 250+ illustrations


GUN TRUCKS

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Vietnam-Era Wheeled Escort Platforms

By David Doyle

Born out of the need for convoy protection during the escalation of combat in 1967, the Vietnam-era gun trucks are some of the most interesting military vehicles fielded during the 20th century. Gun Trucks begins with a detailed description of the truck platforms and designs, followed by a lengthy illustrated description of the many weapons systems used, from small arms to the .50-caliber quad. From the lightly armoured Jeeps to the 5-ton behemoths mounting an entire APC in their beds, all the types are showcased.

9780986112737 ■ December 2015 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages 250+ illustrations

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DRAGON WAGON, PART 2

A Visual History of the U.S. Army’s Heavy Tank Transporter 1955-1975

By David DoyleDragon Wagon is the second in a series of titles covering the U.S. Army’s Heavy Tank Transporters. Part 2 picks up the story with the successor to the Pacific; the magnificent 10-ton M123 tractor. The unarmoured M123 soldiered on through the 1950s and Vietnam while paired with the modernised M15A1 and M15A2 trailers from WWII. It was also paired with the next generation of heavy trailers, the M747. Also covered is the rare and unusual M746 tractor. Photo coverage includes lavish colour shots of the M123 in Vietnam, as well during development and testing.


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MAXXPRO

A Visual History of the Maxxpro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

By David DoyleTraces the origins of the MaxxPro from its conception in 2006 and throughout its varied career in all combat theaters. Drawing on official documents and Defense Department imagery every facet of the vehicle’s development and deployment are covered.


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GERMAN MOTORCYCLES OF WWII

A Visual History in Vintage Photos and Restored Examples, Part 1

By David DoyleThis distinctive reference combines rare vintage photographs with photos of superbly restored German WWII motorcycles. The first of a multi-part series on the subject, this volume features large, full-colour detail photos of the BMW R4; R12; R35; R71; R74 and Zündapp KS750.


KÜBELWAGEN/SCHWIMMWAGEN

A Visual History of the German Army's Multi-Purpose Vehicle

By David DoyleIn January 1938 work began on the Kübelwagen. It was soon to become as ubiquitous as the U.S. Army’s Jeep and was also produced as an amphibious car known as the Schwimmwagen. This title mixes rare and interesting archival imagery with photos of restored vehicles. No detail is left unrevealed, with interiors, multiple engine views and undercarriages.


B-17F

A Visual History of the F Model B-17 Flying Fortress In WWII

By David DoyleWhile the Model 299, the Boeing designation for the B-17, first took flight on 28 July 1935, the slim, streamlined aircraft was a far cry from the bomber that would become an icon of the air war in Europe. With 3,405 examples of the type built, the B-17F helped form the nucleus of the Eighth Air Force. This volume combines historical and contemporary images, including a large number of wartime shots, the majority in colour.


TANK RETRIEVER

A Visual History of Sherman-based Tank Retrievers

By David DoyleBoth U.S. and Commonwealth versions are covered in this volume, which chronicles the production and field use of these vehicles all over the world throughout their service life, by means of over 200 vintage photographs with detailed, captivating descriptions.

9781944367206 ■ June 2016 ■ £20.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 168 pages 250+ illustrations

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ALLIED-AXIS, NUMBER 33

The Photo Journal of the Second World War

By David DoyleThe latest in this long-running series showcases the S35 SOMUA tanks in French and German Service; the British Sexton Self Propelled Gun; the German Horch 108 Heavy Car; the Char B1s in French and German Service, and the U.S. Quick-Way Crane and Coleman Tractor. Like others in the series, Allied-Axis 33 presents individual articles that are composed of large, clear historical photos often accompanied by contemporary walk-around images. Highlights include full page wartime images depicting the interior of the Char B1s.



ALLIED-AXIS, NUMBER 34

The Photo Journal of the Second World War

By David Doyle

The latest in this long-running series showcases the M6 U.S. Heavy Tank, the French R35 light tank, the T14 Experimental Heavy Tank and the German 3.7cm gun. Allied-Axis 34 presents individual articles that are composed of large, clear historical photos that are often accompanied by contemporary walk-around images. Highlights include the full-page images depicting the factory floor of Baldwin Locomotive Works and the assembly of the M6 prototype. Scale models are currently available of the R35, the M6 and the German 3.7cm

9781944367329 ■ March 2016 ■ £12.50215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 96 pages 250+ illustrations


GERMAN PANZER I

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

By David DoyleClandestinely developed during the post WWI-era when Germany was forbidden from developing, producing or owning armoured combat vehicles, the Panzer I served as a proof of concept. Manufacturers and engineers became acquainted with the creation of modern fully tracked combat vehicles and soldiers were familiarised with fielding an armoured force. The tanks themselves, armed only with twin machine guns, proved formidable weapons against ill-prepared enemies. As a special bonus, this title includes a 16-page-colour walk around section featuring very rare examples of the Panzer IA, B and F.

9781944367053 ■ January 2016 ■ £22.95225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages250+ illustrations


GERMAN PANZER II

A Visual History of the German Army’s WWII Light Tank

By David Doyle

The Panzer II was Germany’s first cannon-armed tank in the post World War I era. Designed and initially produced under the code name of 100-horsepower Farm Tractor, owing to the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, the Panzer II remained in production, and in the field, well after it had been surpassed by better engineered, more heavily armed and armoured vehicles, and indeed played a key part in the early victories achieved by the Blitzkrieg. Almost 200 scarce wartime photos, illuminated by detailed captions, fill this volume.

9781944367060 ■ February 2016 ■ £22.95225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages250+ illustrations




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GERMAN STUG PART 1

A Visual History of the German Army’s Assualt Gun, Part 1

By David Doyle

Conceived as an assault weapon to support infantry operations by providing close fire support, the Sturmgeschütz III, or StuG as it is often known, quickly was performing yeoman duty as a tank destroyer. Ultimately the StuG became the most produced armoured fighting vehicle, and served on all fronts. This volume focuses on the early models, or Ausfuehrung, through the F series. Lavishly illustrated with almost 200 rare, detailed photos, this volume provides detailed insight into this fascinating vehicle.

9781944367091 ■ March 2016 ■ £22.95225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages 250+ illustrations


GERMAN STUG PART 2

A Visual History of the German Army’s Assault Gun, Part 2

By David DoyleThe Sturmgeschütz III, or StuG Ausf. G was by far the most widely used variant of the series, with over 8,000 examples produced on chassis based upon that of the famed Panzer III. At the opposite end of the spectrum is the Sturmgeschütz IV, which shared a chassis with the Panzer IV. The details of the manufacture and operational use of these two StuG variants fill this companion to Part 1. Like its sister publication, this book is filled with scores of vintage photos, many never before seen, augmented by expertly written, detailed captions.

9781944367107 ■ May 2016 ■ £22.95225 x 292mm ■ Hardback ■ 168 pages 250+ illustrations


LVT-4

A Visual History of the WWII Amphibious Tractor

By David Doyle

For many, the quintessential image of World War II in the Pacific is represented by images of amphibious tractors, or Amtracs, churning toward volcanic islands. This Visual History title showcases the LVT-4 with historical photographs and detailed coverage of one of the world’s finest surviving examples. Every detail of the wartime LVT-4 is revealed in over 250 crystal clear photos, the majority in full colour. For anyone building the two AFV Club scale model kits, this is an absolutely required reference.

9781944367114 ■ January 2016 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages 250+ illustrations


M7 PRIEST

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's WWII Self-Propelled Howitzer

By David DoyleThe M7 Priest family of vehicles was designed to provide armoured units with highly mobile organic artillery support. This enlarged title features over 190 wartime photos of the famous self-propelled gun, and covers all the sub variants of the M7, as well as the differences between each of the manufacturers. Details such as the power plants, interior stowage and gun laying equipment are illustrated. Culled from newly sourced private and governmental archives, many of these images are seen here for the very first time. A superb reference for the Italeri or Dragon scale model kits.

9781944367220 ■ February 2016 ■ £20.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 168 pages 250+ illustrations




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DUKW

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Amphibious Cargo Truck

By David DoyleConceived and engineered by some of America’s brightest scientific minds, the DUKW would become one of the unqualified success stories of the Allied war effort. So sound was the design that some examples remain in military service with the Royal Marines into the 21st century. Highlights of the design, production and deployment of the DUKW are captured in this book, chock-full of archival imagery.

9781944367169 ■ March 2016 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages250+ illustrations


THE MODELER'S GUIDE TO THE USMC

A Guide to Modeling United States Marine Corps Subjects

By Anthony GuarderasThis unique modeller’s guide covers the fascinating theme of modelling subjects of the United States Marine Corps by some of the world’s leading miniaturists. Each individual article delves into the subject model in the greatest detail. Placing it within the historical context, the articles explore all facets of construction and painting. Covers armoured vehicles and soft skins, as well as figures.

9781944367312 ■ April 2016 ■ £27.50281 x 215mm ■ Paperback ■ 150 pages 300+ illustrations

THE MODELER'S GUIDE TO THE SHERMAN

A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to Modeling the U.S. M4 Sherman Tank

By Patrick StansellThe long-awaited revision of the original 1999, this all-new book raises the bar considerably with twenty-one full articles on modelling the M4 Sherman tank in 1/35th scale. Each article begins with a concise historical description of each tank and then accurately describes the process of the creating each tank in miniature.

9781944367145 ■ June 2016 ■ £35.00281 x 215mm ■ Paperback ■ 256 pages 500+ illustrations

WEASEL

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's Light All-Terrain Vehicle

By David DoyleUnravels the complex story of these unique vehicles using over 225 wartime and contemporary images. Drawing off rare private archives, it delves into the development of the early prototypes and concepts, illuminating the vehicle’s use in WW2 and Korea with dozens of vivid photos. Completing the story are several exquisite restored examples.

9781944367121 ■ April 2016 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages250+ illustrations

M36 GMC

A Visual History of the U.S. Army's WWII Tank Destroyer

By David DoyleLike previous titles in the series, M36 GMC tells the complete history of the vehicle in period photos, supplemented with superb colour walk around images. No detail is left uncovered in the nearly 200 clear, sharp photos. This title will be an invaluable tool for those possessing the Academy or AFV Club scale model kits.

9781944367299 ■ May 2016 ■ £17.95215 x 281mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages250+ illustrations

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FALLEN SENTINEL

Australian Tanks in World War II

By Peter Beale

Against the backdrop of the sweeping conquest of Western Europe by Hitler’s mighty Panzer Divisons in WWII, Australia produced 66 cruiser tanks - the Sentinel tank - but none ever took the field of battle. The story of Australian tanks in WWII portrays governments under pressure and bureaucratic bungles that saw opportunities lost and precious resources squandered when the nation was under greatest threat.

9781921941023 ■ January 2016 ■ £14.99178 x 110 mm ■ Hardback ■ 320 pages ■ b/w photos throughout; maps

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LOST AT SEA

Found at Fukushima

By Andy Millar

On a calm, tropical afternoon in the South Atlantic Ocean in April 1942, a British tramp steamer, the SS Willesden, was shelled, torpedoed and sunk by a German raider, the KMS Thor. Among the survivors was Second Mate David Millar, who was rescued by the Germans and interned on a succession of prison ships, before being handed over to the Japanese. Badly wounded, David spent the rest of the war as a POW in a camp at Fukushima, north of Tokyo.

9781921941528 ■ January 2016 ■ £9.99232 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 260 pages ■ b/w photos throughout; mapsWORLD WAR 2

MALAYA

1941–1942

By Brian Farrell and Garth Pratten

When Imperial Japan unleashed the Pacific War in December 1941, Australian forces went into action, as part of a larger British Empire force, to defend Malaya and Singapore. Australia’s principal contribution to defending Malaya and Singapore was the 8th Division. Originally raised for service in the Mediterranean, the division was committed piecemeal to Malaya and its performance was bedevilled by poor command decisions in the face of an enemy better prepared on all counts for the campaign at hand.

9780980567441 ■ January 2016 ■ £9.99247 x 175 mm ■ Paperback ■ 254 pages ■ full colour throughout; mapsWORLD WAR 2

WAU

1942–1943

By Phillip Bradley

Based on a detailed analysis of the battlefield, this book outlines how the victory at Wau was achieved and demonstrates how determined leadership can turn the tide of battle. Courageously led by Captain Bill Sherlock, this small force held the Japanese advance at bay for a vital 36 hours, allowing other Australian troops to be rushed in to defend Wau. The Australian stand enabled fresh troops to be flown in to the vital airfield and these men changed the course of the battle.

9780980777406 ■ January 2016 ■ £9.99247 x 175 mm ■ Paperback ■ 173 pages ■ full colour throughout; mapsWORLD WAR 2


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STEPPING INTO A MINEFIELD

A life dedicated to landmine clearance around the world

By Ian Mansfield

• Exploring the real men involved in landmine clearance. Ian Mansfield was serving in the Australian Army when he was selected to command a team of Australian combat engineers to go to Pakistan to train Afghan refugees in mine-clearance procedures.

Stepping into a Minefield highlights the dangers and the tragedies involved in landmine clearance, but also reveals the great humanity, dedication and humour of the thousands of brave men and women clearing landmines today. It also outlines the political, cultural and security ‘minefields’ that Ian had to navigate along the way, which were often more difficult to deal with than the real minefields.

SOLDIERS’ TALES

A Collection of True Stories from Aussie Soldiers

By Denny Neave

A collection of stories that are entertaining, emotional and humorous, Soldiers’ Tales is a wonderful tribute to the Aussie digger. Australian soldiers share their stories and anecdotes from World War One to the modern day conflict. In their own words they provide a fascinating glimpse of the many funny and touching moments that the diggers often hold tight to their chest. The collection of stories featured in Soldiers’ Tales vividly provides a taste of what a soldier’s life is like in both war and peace.

9780980325133 ■ January 2016 ■ £9.99178 x 110 mm ■ Paperback ■ 160 pages ■ b/w photos throughout

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RWANDA

Unamir 1994 / 95

By Kevin O’Halloran

In 1994 a group of Australian UN peacekeepers, made up of soldiers and army medical personnel, was sent to Rwanda under a United Nations mandate to help restore order to the war-torn country. These Australians would be exposed to a lack of humanity they were not prepared for and found hard to fathom. Rwanda – UNAMIR 1994/95 is a detailed account of what happened during this peacekeeping mission.

9781921941481 ■ January 2016 ■ £9.99247 x 175 mm ■ Paperback ■ 148 pages ■ full colour throughout; maps

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EXPLORING GALLIPOLI

Australian Army’s Battlefield Guide to Gallipoli

By Glenn Wahlert

This book provides practical touring information on Gallipoli for the independent traveller, and a guide to the amazing Anzac battlefields. Written by a serving Australian Army officer with over 30 years soldiering experience, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Wahlert presents a unique view of the campaign and of the key events that occurred on the ground.


BATTLEFIELD GUIDES WORLD WAR I

THE LANDING AT ANZAC

1915

By Chris Roberts

The Landing at ANZAC, 1915 challenges many of the cherished myths of the most celebrated battle in Australian and New Zealand history. Told from both the ANZAC and Turkish perspectives, this meticulously researched account questions several previous claims and presents a fresh examination of the evidence from a range of participants.


ANZAC SONS

The Story of Five Brothers in the War to End all Wars

By Allison Paterson

Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalised. Anzac Sons is composed from a collection of over five hundred letters and postcards written by the brothers who served. This compelling true story was compiled by the granddaughter of a surviving brother.

9781922132796 ■ January 2016 ■ £14.99232 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 512 pages ■ b/w photos throughout; maps

SHADOWS OF ANZAC

An Intimate History of Gallipoli

By David W. Cameron

Shadows of Anzac tells the story of the men and women who participated in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, Cameron provides an intimate and personal perspective of Anzac, describing the absurdity, monotony and often humour that sat alongside the horrors of the bitter fight to claim the peninsula.


THE OTTOMAN DEFENCE AGAINST THE ANZAC LANDING

By Mesut Uyar

This meticulously researched volume describes the Ottoman Army in fascinating detail from its order of battle, unit structure and composition, training and doctrine to the weapons used against the ANZACs. Using Ottoman military documents, regimental war diaries, personal accounts and memoirs, Uyar describes the unfolding campaign, unravelling its complexity and resolving many unanswered questions.


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THE GRAND DECEPTION

Churchill and the Dardanelles

By Tom Curran

• A detailed examination of Churchill’s role in the decision-making process that led to the Gallipoli landings.The century that has elapsed since the 1915 Dardanelles campaign has done little to quell the debate that rages over its inglorious end. The origins of the campaign are likewise the subject of ongoing scrutiny, particularly the role of the First Sea Lord Winston Churchill, with whom the ill-fated campaign has been closely identified.

Using unpublished British archival sources and a range of additional material, both contemporary and modern, Curran’s meticulous research casts new light on the lead-up to a campaign that would profoundly affect Australian military history.



CRUMPS AND CAMOUFLETS

Australian Companies Tunnelling on the Western Front

By Damien Finlayson

• The first complete history of Australia’s role in the tunnelling war of 1914-1919.Below the shattered ground that separated the British and German infantry on the Western Front in World War I, an unseen and largely unknown war was raging, fought by miners, ‘tunnellers’ as they were known. They knew at any moment their lives could be extinguished without warning by hundreds of tonnes of collapsed earth and debris. This important history of WWI Australian tunnelling explores the men and the units in which they served, and of life in the tomb-like tunnels of the underground war.

LONESOME PINE

The Bloody Ridge

By Simon Cameron

• Describing the days leading up to the attack and the horror of the battle, as well as giving an insight into the lives of the men who fought, died in and survived the Battle of Lone Pine.In the late afternoon of 6 August 1915, the Australians orchestrated an attack aimed at breaking the Turkish stronghold on Lone Pine. Four days of intense fighting and close combat resulted in the loss of thousands of lives on both sides. In this short period of time, seven of Australia’s nine Gallipoli VCs were earned — a powerful tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the soldiers involved.

Simon Cameron’s painstakingly researched account allows us to gain a greater understanding of the sacrifice of so many in such a short period of time.



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FROMELLES

By Roger Lee

The Battle of Fromelles remains the single bloodiest day in terms of numbers of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, in Australia’s military history. The battle is now one of the most controversial military episodes in Australian history. This book attempts to look at the battle, free from emotion, and place the course of events and the unfurling of the tragedy into its tactical, operational and strategic setting.



AUSTRALIA’S PALESTINE CAMPAIGN

1916-18

By Jean Bou

Engaged against the Ottoman Empire for almost three years, the Palestine Campaign was Australia’s longest running militarily significant endeavour of the First World War after the Western Front. In contrast to years of grinding trench warfare in France and Belgium, the Palestine Campaign was a war of relative movement and manoeuvre.


GAME TO THE LAST

11th Australian Infantry Battalion at Gallipoli

By James Hurst

Game to the Last reveals the story of the men who would become “one of the finest battalions”, the West Australian 11th Infantry Battalion, during the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. The narrative follows the battalion members as they leave their lives in Western Australia and undergo their baptism of fire in the first wave of landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.

9781921941139 ■ January 2016 ■ £14.99232 x 155 mm ■ Hardback ■ 272 pages ■ b/w photos throughout; map

BEATEN DOWN BY BLOOD

The Battle of Mont St Quentin-Peronne 1918

By Michele Bomford

Beaten Down by Blood charts an extraordinary journey from the trenches facing Mont St Quentin on 31 August 1918 through the frenetic phases of the battle until the final objectives are taken on 5 September. This is the story of the capture of the ‘unattackable’ Mont and the ‘invincible’ fortress town of Peronne.


BATTLE SCARRED

The 47th Battalion in the First World War

By Craig Dayton

One of the shortest lived and most battle hardened of the 1st Australian Imperial Force’s battalions, the 47th was formed in Egypt in 1916 and disbanded two years later having suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any Australian unit. Though their story is one of almost unrelieved tragedy, it is also story of remarkable courage, endurance and heroism.







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TRAINING THE BODES

Australian Army Advisers Training Cambodian Infantry Battalions – A Postscript to the Vietnam War

By Terry Smith

By the end of 1971, the Cambodian army had suffered a string of defeats and heavy casualties. A small group from the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, helped train 27 light infantry battalions of the Cambodian army in South Vietnam during 1972. Training the Bodes is an interesting and valuable book that tells a moving story. The excerpts from letters and reports, and the photographs, are fascinating.


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LONG TAN

The Start of a Lifelong Battle

By Harry Smith

On the 18 August 1966, five kilometres from the main Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, a group of 2,500 Viet Cong soldiers walked into the right flank of Delta Company, 6 RAR. Under a blanket of mist and heavy monsoon rain, a dispersed Company of 108 men held its ground. When the battle subsided, 18 Australian soldiers lay dead and 24 wounded. Battlefield clearance revealed 245 enemy bodies with captured documents later confirming the count at over 500 enemy killed and 800 wounded.



BENEATH THE PALE BLUE BURQA

One Woman’s Journey Through Taliban Strongholds

By Kay Danes

On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever when ruthless Al-Qaeda terrorists launched an aerial attack on the United States of America. Oblivious to the world’s terror, Kay and Kerry Danes sat half a world away, secure in an Embassy after a terrifying 11-month hostage ordeal in communist Laos. As fear gripped the globe Kerry, an Australian Special Forces soldier, comforted his wife Kay, as they struggled to come to terms with their hellish ordeal of torture, mock executions and the helplessness of leaving behind 58 political prisoners of a long forgotten war.


BIOGRAPHY21ST CENTURY

CANISTER! ON! FIRE!

Australian Tank Operations in Vietnam

Two Volume Box Set

By Bruce Cameron

Canister! On! Fire! tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War. Based on twelve years of research, including personal letters and diaries, extensive searches of official records and numerous interviews, this book brings to life a previously little-known aspect of the conflict. It is the story of a select group of soldiers, both regular and conscript, serving their country against all odds.




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WHY GOD HATES ME

A Memoir

By Patricia Barton

Growing up poor, fatherless and unwanted in a small Canadian town in the 1950s, Patricia Barton had plenty be sorry about. After years of abuse and neglect, Patricia ran away from home at the age of 13, searching for her father and a better life. Instead she finds herself in an orphanage, alone and abandoned again. Why God Hates Me is the before and after story of a gutsy teenager who succeeds despite the odds.



WHATEVER REMAINS

A True Story of Secret Lives and Hidden Families

By Penny F. Graham

The fall of Singapore is considered one of Britain’s worst defeats of the Second World War. For Penny Graham’s father, however, it became a life-changing opportunity to shed the shackles of a life he no longer wanted. From 1942 onwards her parents would carry passports that gave them backgrounds that had nothing to do with reality. Whatever Remains is a beautifully written story about solving mysteries, conquering adversity and ultimately finding where you belong in the world. It’s a slice of history worth telling.



THE DARK MAN

Australia’s First Serial Killer

By Jason K. Foster

The Dark Man is the amazing true story of one of Australia’s first serial killers, who kept the colony of New South Wales in the grip of fear. Motivated by the thrill of killing and by a sick pleasure in outwitting his trusting victims, Butler makes his prey dig their own graves before killing them. After an exhaustive search police discover the bodies of the victims. Following a dramatic arrest at gunpoint, Butler is returned to Sydney, found guilty, and hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol.


CRIMEAUSTRALIAN HISTORY

SO I HIT HIM

Surviving Life as an Institutionalised Alien

By Mick Whatham

Born in a former workhouse hospital in Manchester, England with multiple disabilities and not expected to survive, Michael was placed in care almost from birth. Michael’s strong will to live and learn enabled him to survive not only his time in care, but also his forced migration, as a child, to Australia, and his later alcohol addiction. So I Hit Him is the compelling story of a man who, despite all odds being against him, still says he has had a lucky life.




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A Brutal Murder, A Cop On The Edge

By Peter Seymour with Jason K. Foster

Detective Seymour has seen every type of death imaginable in his time in the NSW Coroner’s Court and the tragedies are beginning to take their toll. Deadly Paths tells the true story of two men embarking on dangerous paths. One finds himself the victim of a violent crime, the other searching for justice as he struggles with his own demons.


CRIME | BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

NEW AGE NANAS

Being a Grandmother in the 21st Century

By Doreen A. Rosenthal and Susan M. Moore

Being a grandmother is one of life’s most important roles and many women can feel unprepared for it. New Age Nanas presents the views of over 1000 modern grandmothers on what it is like to be a grandmother today, interwoven with expert commentary on making most of this potentially wonderful and rewarding stage of life.


CHANGED

Living with Stillbirth

By Liza Jankowski

The loss of a child is the most devastating event a parent can face. In this moving memoir Liza Jankowski, the mother of four children, two boys and two still born girls, shares her experience with stillbirth. Changed is a powerful combination of a mother’s personal journey and helpful information that will offer comfort, hope and understanding.


FROG AND THE WELL

Unconventional Happiness

By Josh Langley

Inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist Fable, The Frog and Well, author Josh Langley has created a delightful book designed to take the reader on a journey to happiness. Anyone can take something away from each cartoon; a morsel of connection with the message and words, a spiritual awakening or a laugh and smile at the joy it brings.

9781921941405 ■ January 2016 ■ £4.99200 x 160 mm ■ Paperback ■ 104 pages ■ full colour throughout

FOLLOW YOUR HEART

Everyday Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life

By Josh Langley

Follow Your Heart, Everyday Wisdom for an Extraordinary Life is a unique mix of uplifting and fun cartoons and messages designed to provide a little daily inspiration on leading a happy, fulfilled life. Author and illustrator Josh Langley has created another delightful gift book about happiness.

9781922132062 ■ January 2016 ■ £4.99200 x 160 mm ■ Paperback ■ 112 pages ■ full colour

FAMILY AND RELATIONS 21ST CENTURY

FAMILY AND RELATIONS

HUMOUR AND INSPIRATION

HUMOUR AND INSPIRATION


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FLYING THE ICON

Spitfire

By Jarrod Cotter

• A unique insight into what it is like to fly one of the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation – the Spitfire.The Supermarine Spitfire is not only one of the most famous British icons, but it is arguably the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation. For many generations it was said to be ‘every schoolboy’s dream’ to fly a Spitfire, and Flying the Icon: Spitfire aims to give the reader an insight into what that requires.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the first flight of Prototype K5054 on 5 March 1936, author Jarrod Cotter presents something entirely different from the previously

published histories of the Spitfire. Having spent a great deal of time talking to Spitfire pilots past and present, attending flight operations briefings and Spitfire pilot training courses, he has used his ‘insider’s’ perspective to produce a book solely on flying this most iconic of all fighters.

9780993212987 ■ June 2016 ■ £29.95210 x 275 mm ■ Hardback ■ 160 pagesApprox. 200 illustrations

AVIATION | WORLD WAR 2

AVIATION | WORLD WAR 2

FIRST OUT IN EARNEST

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

By David Gunby

• The remarkable career of the first man to use the Martin Baker ejection seat in an emergency.John Oliver (Jo) Lancaster DFC had a remarkable career in aviation spanning half a century. Starting in 1935 as an engineering apprentice with Armstrong Whitworth, Jo went on to fly an extraordinary 54 operations against the enemy during the Second World War, piloting Vickers Wellingtons and Avro Lancasters with RAF Bomber Command’s 40 and 12 Squadrons.

Post-war Jo took up numerous appointments as a test pilot. On 30 May 1949, while carrying out test pilot duties with Armstrong Whitworth, Jo was flying the A.W. 52 Flying Wing and became the first pilot to use a Martin-Baker ejection seat in an emergency.

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9780985455477 ■ April 2016 ■ £18.99279 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 80 pagesApprox. 30 illustrations

FLASHPOINT CHINA

Chinese Air Power and the Regional Balance

By Andreas Rupprecht and Tom Cooper

• An in-depth analysis and overview of the most important conflicts in which China is currently involved.The continued economic rise of the People’s Republic of China has led to a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the region. As a result, the relationship between China and the rest of the world, has become increasingly important for the future of the region.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, China was able to focus its attention on differing systems of governance, competition in the realms of economics and security, and growing interdependence. These themes are explained in clear terms by Andreas Rupprecht, a leading observer of Chinese aerospace and the country’s military-industrial complex, and Tom Cooper, the co-authors of the highly regarded Modern Chinese Warplanes from the same publisher.

9780985455484 ■ April 2016 ■ £18.99279 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 80 pagesApprox. 30 illustrations

IRAQI AIR POWER REBORN

The Iraqi Air Arms since 2004

By Arnaud Delalande

• The most authoritative account of the Iraqi air arms in the years following Operation Iraqi Freedom.Over the last decade the Iraqi Air Force, has undergone an unprecedented transformation. Having been almost entirely decimated by coalition air strikes in 2003, and during the insurgency that followed, Baghdad has set about rebuilding its air power from scratch.

This book summarises the history of the Iraqi Air Force and its various incarnations until 2003 before detailing the efforts to establish a new-look Air Force, which began with training formations, before adding transport and reconnaissance squadrons, and finally attack and fighter squadrons. Coverage also extends to Iraqi Army Aviation, and its various transport, special operations, armed reconnaissance and attack squadrons.


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les troupes d’assaut de l’armée allemande 1914-1918

By Ricardo Recio Cardona

• A new book exploring the shock troops of the First World War.During the winter of 1914-1915 the German infantry created their Stormtroopers (Stosstruppen). These infantry groups were never officially recognised and have never belonged to a permanent unit, but remained active until the end of the war and have contributed to the improvement of the offensive capability of the German infantry. This book is an account of their history and includes their fighting methods. It offers a full description of their uniforms, their equipment and their weapons, with many illustrations and rarely seen period photographs.


9782840484233 ■ July 2016 ■ £73.00297 x 210 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pages

OBJETS OUBLIÉS

By Charles Stiri

• The decisive phase of the landing of June 6 to 14, 1944 told through military headgear.All headgear has a story. This book tells the story of the landings at Normandy through the headgear worn and used by those involved. It is also the story of the soldiers and their encounters with D-Day. Thanks to special insignia and markings that were painted for D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, we can position these objects precisely and within their historical context. These items, abandoned during the fighting will make you relive the decisive hours of the landing.

LA WAFFEN-SS

1939-1945

By Hervé Bertin

• Tracing the history, organization, uniforms and equipment between 1939 and 1945 of the Waffen-SS.With the full support of the Nazi regime, the Waffen-SS fought on all fronts in Europe between 1939 and 1945. This new book presents this elite group through a variety of different aspects, from their uniforms which demonstrate how the German stewardship reserved the best equipment for "the darling of the regime" to the organisational works which show how they were able to operate so effectively. Accompanied by original photographs, most unpublished and from private archives, this book covers a gap in the field in which no truly comprehensive study has been done to date.

9782840484288 ■ Available now ■ £52.00 297 x 210 mm ■ Hardback ■ 216 pages

UNIFORMS AND REGIMENTSWORLD WAR I



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du croiseur Emden à l’U-196

By Georges Bernage and Jean-Paul Pallud

This new book is an exceptional work retracing the career of Korvettenkapitan Kentrat. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The book presents the extraordinary career of this great seaman through his personal documents, letters, and uniform.


NAVAL AND MARITIME WORLD WAR 2

LES MARINS FRANÇAIS DU JOUR J

FNFL - Normandie 44

By Thierry Terrier

June 4 1944, 18:30, southern England. Liaison officers board twenty-two French vessels. Locked up with the ships commanders, they hand them a large sealed envelope containing the details of their involvement in Operation Neptune. This book aims to tell the story of these ships and the men on board.

9782840484219 ■ June 2016 ■ £26.00297 x 210 mm ■ Hardback ■ 100 pages

NAVAL AND MARITIME WORLD WAR 2

THE CORRIDOR OF DEATH

By Georges Bernage

This book is an essential work detailing the final stages of the Battle of Normandy. The Germans left 40,000 prisoners in the pocket, but 50,000 escaped, from Mortain to Mont Ormel. This book presents a thorough look of the end of the Battle of Normandy and it journeys into the inferno of the Falaise-Argentan.

9782840483809 ■ June 2016 ■ £26.00297 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 176 pagesWORLD WAR 2

MÉMORIAL DE LA BATAILLE DE FRANCE

10 mai- 4 juin 1940 (vol. 1)

By Jean-Yves Mary and Pascal Kerger

During the forty-five days over May and June 1940, the Battle of France was lost. Almost everything has been said about these days, either through general works covering all or part of the period, or monographs describing specific aspects of the battle. Yet never has a book addressed the entire overnight fighting, sector by sector, of Holland in Menton. This is the daily drama of these men who were involved with and who became so overwhelmed by the fighting and pace of battle.

9782840484349 ■ April 2016 ■ £77.00297 x 210 mm ■ Hardback ■ 400 pagesWORLD WAR 2

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Secrets d’état - souvenirs et témoignages

By Rudolf von Ribbentrop

On October 16, 1946, Joachim von Ribbentrop, former Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, was hanged after being sentenced to death by the Nuremberg Tribunal on charges of preparing a war of aggression. Rudolf von Ribbentrop, his son, provides new insights into the general historiography. From this prime witness, we present a new biography of his father and aspects unknown and sourced of German foreign policy; an exceptional witness to history.


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EASY COMPANY

2/506th PIR - Paras US au combat

By Matthieu Longue

Matthieu Longue offers us a complete story and detailed analysis of the course of battle for the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne, and the main feats of the world famous Easy Company, "Band of Brothers". The book places us in the company of these paratroopers and follows them from training to the heart of the fighting in Normandy, the Ardennes and more.


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LA PERCÉE DU BOCAGE

30 juillet - 16 août 1944 (vol. 2)

By Stéphane Jacquet

After the success of Volume 1 which explored the breakthrough of the grove in the area of XXX British Corps from 30 July to 15 August 1944, this second volume presents, for the first time in such detail, the VIII British Corps operations on the same period. Building on many photos, maps and mostly unpublished testimonies, the author presents an hour by hour account of the fighting in the grove.


WORLD WAR 2REGIMENTAL

LES PARAS DE LA WAFFEN-SS

Volume 1

By Rüdiger Franz

A battalion of paratroopers Waffen-SS was formed in the fall of 1943, to carry out special missions. The author offers us a detailed history of them over three volumes. Volume 1 is devoted to the operation against Tito troops in Yugoslavia, the second to the commitment in the Baltics and the third for operations in Hungary, in the Ardennes and in the Oder bridgehead. The ensemble, dedicated to SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600 offers a complete documentation of over a thousand pictures.



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LÉGION WALLONIE

Volume 2

By André Liénard

• This second volume is dedicated to the struggle of Walloons in the Waffen-SS (Sturmbrigade and Division).This new work from Heimdal details the Legion Wallonie and its members on the eastern front between 1941 and 1945. The book dives into many previously unpublished archives, documents and organisations to gather stories and quotes from Legionnaires. It contains numerous paper documents and photographs as well as never disclosed information on the actions and services of the Legion Wallonie. It will provide many details and clarifications on the "habits and customs", bodies and actions services to internal and external life of the Legion Wallonie.



WIKING VOL.3

mai 1943–mai 1945

By Charles Trang

• The history of the Wiking Division is traced here through a series of three volumes with exceptional private photos.The Wiking Division was the only SS armoured division exclusively to fight on the Eastern Front. The division was partly composed of volunteers Flemish, Dutch and Scandinavian whose primary motivation, for many of them, was to fight against Bolshevism. They fought with an energy which never wavered even if the efforts and sacrifices were not always rewarded with victory. Counted among its ranks officers of unusual calibre as Felix Steiner, Herbert -Otto Gille , August Dieckmann and Hans Dorr Walter Schmidt to name a few. This book recounts their history in unparalleled details.

L’ARTILLERIE DE LA WIKING

By Pierre Tiquet

• The history of the Wiking Division’s artillery regiment is brought to life in this epic work.This new book will help to give a little more detail on the history of the artillery regiment of the Wiking Division, thanks to the many stories and memories of veterans of the unit. Through thorough training, these men were taught the best use of different guns and howitzers to save, for the truth of their shots, munitions that become over the years the recurrent problem of troops from the front. The reader is taken through many of the battlefields on the eastern front to demonstrate the effectiveness of this training.





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9781910777817 ■ April 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 328 pages96 figures, maps, 16pp colour illustrations

THE MONGOL CONQUESTS

The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube’etei

By Carl Fredrik Sverdrup

• A major contribution to our knowledge of the Mongols and their way of warfare.The Mongols created the greatest landlocked empire known to history. Initially an insignificant tribal leader, Genghis Khan gradually increased his power, overcoming one rival after another. After he had subjugated all tribes of Inner Asia, he struck southward into China and later attacked distant Khwarizm in the Near East. Sube’etei continued to make significant conquests after Genghis Khan died, conquering central China and leading a large force into the heart of Europe. This book offers a detailed narrative of the military operations of these two leaders, based on early Mongolian, Chinese, Near Eastern, and European sources.

9781910777718 ■ June 2016 ■ £25.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 216 pages27 maps

ANCIENT HISTORY | MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE

ASIAN HISTORY | MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE

KING ARTHUR’S WARS

By Jim Storr

• An in-depth exploration of how modern Britain has been shaped by archaeological techniques.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: not much archaeology, 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. King Arthur’s Wars exposes what the landscape and the place names tell us. As a result, we can now know far more about this ‘Dark Age’.

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TO SETTLE THE CROWN

Waging Civil War in Shropshire, 1642-1648

By Jonathan Worton

While the First, or ‘Great’, English Civil War of 1642-6 was largely contested at regional and county level, in often hard-fought and long-lasting local campaigns, historians often still continue to dwell on the well-known major battles, such as Edgehill and Naseby, and the prominent national leaders. To help redress this imbalance, To Settle The Crown: Waging Civil War in Shropshire, 1642-1648 provides the most detailed bipartisan study published to date of how the war was actually organised and conducted at county level.

9781910777985 ■ March 2016 ■ £25.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 208 pagesc. 60 maps, tables, and b/w & colour plates

17TH CENTURY ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

RECONSTRUCTING THE NEW MODEL ARMY

Volume 2: 1649-1663

By Malcolm Wanklyn

A major gap in the body of work available in print to researchers into the military history of the English Civil War is army lists of the New Model Army. Reconstructing the New Model Army presents listings by regiment of the commissioned officers who fought in the New Model Army from the invasion of Ireland in August 1649 to the disbandment of many of its units in 1660 and the embedding of the remainder into the new royal army in the years that followed.


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THE KINGDOM IS OURS

Fast Play Rules for Wargaming the English Civil War Period

By James Daniels

• Straightforward and quick-to-learn rules for English Civil War Wargaming.With the Bicorne English Civil War Catalogue and Rules the reader is given a very simple and enjoyable insight into the English Civil War. A compellingly playable set of fast play rules provide entertainment and challenge for both the novice and veteran players alike, entwined with glorious pictures of the Bicorne English Civil War miniature figure range. There are many parts to the book in addition to the rules, including an introduction to the Civil War written by Linda Doyle, and a section detailing troop types and uniforms. To this end there is a section on how to build up your army if you are new to the period, as well as a couple of scenarios to give the reader a good idea of what can be achieved with this fun to play set of rules.


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BATTLE FOR BRITAIN

Wargame The English Civil Wars 1642-1651

By Peter Dennis

With easy rules by Andy Callan

• Bringing paper wargaming to life with beautifully illustrated templates and simple rules doe 17th Century wargaming.In this series renowned historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life into the 17th Century paper soldier and invites the reader to re-fight the wars that surged across the nation of Britain. All the artwork needed to make historically accurate armies is presented in a source-book format, copyright free for personal use.

In this first title, the Horse, Foot and Dragoons of King and Parliament, along with period buildings can be made, using traditional skills with scissors and glue. Simple ‘one sheet’ rules by veteran wargamer Andy Callan enable the maker to stage battles limited only by the size of the player’s available table-space.

BETTER BEGGING THAN FIGHTING

The Royalist Army in Exile in the War against Cromwell 1656-1660

By John Barratt

Cromwell’s alliance with France in 1657 opened a new theatre of war in Flanders for the English Republic and Charles II’s army in exile, resulting in the old opponents of the Civil Wars in Britain meeting in combat once again. This book shows how the two armies were raised and equipped; the commanders and their colourful personalities; and the lives of the soldiers and their campaigns – climaxing with the Battle of the Dunes and the siege of Dunkirk.

9781910777725 ■ June 2016 ■ £19.95248 x 180 mm ■ Paperback ■ 128 pagesc. 30 b/w illustrations, 8pp colour plates & maps

17TH CENTURY

THE FIRST BRITISH ARMY, 1624-1628

The Army of the Duke of Buckingham

By Laurence Spring

The army raised by Charles I in 1625 for his war against Spain – and subsequently, with France – is most famous for its failure. However, it is one of the best-documented armies of the early 17th century. Using archival and archaeological evidence, the first half of the book covers the lives of the officers and men serving in the army at this time – as well as the women who accompanied them.

9781910777954 ■ April 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 224 pagesc. 30 b/w illustrations, maps

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MUCH EMBARRASSED

Civil War, Intelligence and the Gettysburg Campaign

By George Donne

• Exploring the battle between Lee’s confederate army and the federal forces which turned the tide on Gettysburg.Before the first shots were fired at Gettysburg, a private battle had been raging for weeks. For three brutal days, the Rebel Army smashed at the Union troops, without success. The illustrious Confederate General Robert E. Lee would lose a third of his army and the tide of the rebellion would begin its retreat. Much Embarrassed investigates how the Confederate and Union military intelligence systems had been sculpted by the preceding events of the war and how this led to the final outcome of the Gettysburg Campaign. While the success of the Confederate strategy nurtured a fundamental flaw in their appreciation of intelligence, recurrent defeat led the Federal Army to develop one of the most advanced intelligence structures in history.

THREE WEEKS IN NOVEMBER

A Military History of the Swiss Civil War of 1847

By Ralph Weaver

In November 1847, twelve of the Swiss cantons went to war with seven other cantons over the future of the country. The campaign lasted just three weeks, with only a few hundred casualties and ended with the establishment of the modern Swiss state we have today. If it had not ended so quickly it is likely that France, Austria and Prussia would have become involved, which would have led to a European-wide war. This book is unique in its concentration on the military aspects of this episode in history.

9781911096153 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 120 pages ■ 24 pages colour plates including uniform figures, 40 b/w illustrations, 5 colour & 1 b/w maps, 1 b/w diagram

19TH CENTURY

THE SOMME 1870-71

The Winter Campaign In Picardy

By Quintin Barry

After the battle of Sedan on September 1, 1870, and the collapse of the Second Empire, the Government of National Defence set about raising fresh armies. These had as their first objective the relief of the capital. The author draws on a wide range of rare contemporary sources to describe the Campaign, which was fought in appalling weather conditions. The book is copiously illustrated, with specially drawn colour battle maps to demonstrate the course of the Campaign, and also includes extensive orders of battle.

9781911096160 ■ February 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 296 pagesc. 75 illustrations, 16pp colour maps & illustrations

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8th (Regular) Division in the Great War 1914–1919

By Alun Thomas

Recent years have seen an increasingly sophisticated debate take place with regard to the armies on the Western Front during the Great War. This book argues that 8th Division, a war-raised formation made up of units recalled from overseas, became a much more effective and sophisticated organisation by the war’s end. It further argues that the formation did not use one solution to problems but adopted a sophisticated approach dependent on the tactical situation.

9781910777619 ■ April 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 224 pagesc. 16 b/w photos, 8 colour maps

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ULSTER WILL FIGHT

Volume 1: Home Rule and the Ulster Volunteer Force 1886–1922

By David R. Orr

The various attempts at Home Rule for Ireland ultimately culminated in the Third Home Rule Bill which directly contributed to the creation of the Ulster Volunteer Force. This book tells both the story of the Home Rule period and the UVF formed in response to the Home Rule crises. An important period in Irish politics and history this book draws on a number of first-hand accounts, contemporary newspaper reports, UVF papers and records from the Somme Museum.

9781910777626 ■ April 2016 ■ £29.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 360 pages300 photos

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ULSTER WILL FIGHT

Volume 2: The 36th (Ulster) Division in training and at war 1914–1918

By David Truesdale

Despite what has been written in many books and magazine articles, the Ulster Division was not formed overnight by an en bloc enlistment from the Ulster Volunteer Force and Young Citizen Volunteers, nor were the YCV the youth wing of the UVF, as some believe. This study follows the division from its creation through to disbandment, drawing extensively on unpublished materials, official documents and newspapers. In doing so it provides an up-to-date picture of this famous and important formation.

9781910777633 ■ April 2016 ■ £29.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 440 pagesc. 300 photos, maps

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ATTACK ON THE SOMME

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

By Meleah Hampton

The Battle of Pozières Ridge lasted precisely six weeks. In that time the 1st Anzac Corps advanced the British line just over a mile and a half. During this period of time the three divisions of 1st Anzac Corps rotated in and out of the line twice, each time conducting one or more offensive operations against heavily defended German positions. This study of the battle reveals that more often than not, this was an unnecessary waste of lives and resources for the most negligible of gains, if any gains were made at all.

9781910777657 ■ February 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 232 pages 37 maps, 25 photos

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THEY DIDN’T WANT TO DIE VIRGINS

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

By Bruce Cherry

• A vivid picture of the seedier aspects of line behind the front while arguing its positive impact on morale.There has been a collective amnesia when it comes to recalling the sexual activities of the British soldier on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Perhaps there has even been a conspiracy of silence with some inclined to let sleeping dogs lie. The author has read between the lines of published and unpublished memoirs and letters and countless other first and second hand sources which highlight of the importance of sex. Noting that it ‘takes two tango’, the book looks at the socio-demographics and motives of the women involved and the workings and economics of the ‘Red Lamp’ army-regulated brothels.


9781911096023 ■ March 2016 ■ £19.95297 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 88 pages ■ c. 100-150 colour & b/w photos, profiles, maps

GLUM HEROES

Hardship, Fear and Death – Resilience and Coping in the British Army on the Western Front 1914–1918

By Peter Hodgkinson

• A portrayal of how the soldiers of 1914–1918 coped with their experiences.Using their own words, the book considers the soldier’s coping from both the standpoint of psychological theory that has stood the test of time, but more importantly, in the context of the cultural norms of those born into the Victorian era. Fear and courage are examined in the light of these coping mechanisms, as is the experience of loss and death on the battlefield. Stripped of sentimentality and viewed without the distorting prism of 21st century preoccupations, the coping mechanisms of Great War soldiers, although very different from our own, were robust and largely effective.

9781910777701 ■ January 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pages ■ c. 30 b/w illustrations, photos

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PLAYA GIRÓN

The Cuban Exiles’ Invasion at the Bay of Pigs 1961

By Santiago Rivas

• Looking at the conflict at the Bay of Pigs from a new perspective with previously unseen information.In 1961 a group of Cuban exiles (backed by the CIA) landed on the beaches of the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. After three days of intense fighting on the beaches and swamps around the area, the invaders were defeated by Castro’s forces and most of them surrendered, while a few managed to escape to the ships. After more than 50 years, much was written about the invasion, but only ever showing one side of the coin - told by veterans or historians from the Castro side. This book attempts to show the full picture from an objective point of view - gathering information from some of the few living veterans and from information both previously published and never published before.


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AN ACCRINGTON PAL

The Diaries Of Private Jack Smallshaw, September 1914-March 1919

By Steve Corbett

September 1914, and the whole of Europe was at war following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914. Back in Britain the call went out for volunteers to join the ‘Pals’ battalions and one of the first to volunteer was young Jack Smallshaw of Accrington. Surviving countless near-death moments, this is the story of a quite remarkable survivor of the ‘war to end all wars’, whose diaries have lain unpublished, in the possession of his family, since 1919.

9781910777930 ■ June 2016 ■ £16.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 176 pages c. 30 b/w photos, maps

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GREAT SACRIFICE

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

By Jane Ainsworth

Great Sacrifice tells the stories of the 76 Old Boys of Barnsley Holgate Grammar School who died as a result of their involvement in the First World War. It includes a history of the grammar school, its headmaster and extracts from “Alumnus” magazine. The invaluable contributions from “Alumnus” and many newspaper obituaries allow us to get to know these men as real people. They were all much loved as sons, brothers, friends, colleagues, Old Boys of various educational establishments, husbands and fathers.

9781911096085 ■ March 2016 ■ £25.00245 x 170 mm ■ Paperback ■ 408 pages c. 200 b/w photos, illustrations, 8pp colour illustrations


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‘YOUNG CITIZEN OLD SOLDIER’. FROM BOYHOOD IN ANTRIM TO HELL ON THE SOMME

The Journal Of Rifleman James McRoberts, 14th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, January 1915-April 1917

By David Truesdale

For almost 43 years three school notebooks lay in obscurity in the County Armagh home of sixty two year old James McRoberts. The closely-filled pages recorded just over two years in his life in uniform as he played his part in the Great War. This remarkable memoir is a window into the world of an Ulsterman who found himself both witness and participant to a series of remarkable events.

9781911096122 ■ May 2016 ■ £16.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 224 pages c. 130 b/w photos, 3 maps


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A KITCHENER MAN’S BIT

In the Great War with the 21st (Service) Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (The Yeoman Rifles)

By Gerald V. DennisLong out of print, this new edition memoir by an intelligent and articulate “other rank", provides fascinating insights into the Great War infantryman's experience. In autumn 1915, twenty-year-old Gerald Dennis enlisted in Kitchener’s Army. Assigned to the 21st (Service) Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, he experienced fierce fighting on the Somme 1916. Re-assigned to a battalion of the Cameron Highlanders in summer 1918, Dennis took part in the advance to victory before demobilisation in 1919.

9781911096207 ■ May 2016 ■ £16.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 334 pagesb/w photos, maps


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FALL OF THE RED BARON

World War I Aerial Tactics And The Death Of Richthofen

By Leon Bennett

• This important book offers a ground-breaking account of WWI aerial tactics, and a thorough examination of the final combat and death of the Red Baron.Fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. As a tyro, he attempted to solve this problem through denial, going so far as to sneer at stunting as pointless. Great War air combat experience proved quite the reverse, and so we would anticipate a short and sad fighting life for the fellow. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War’s single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. It offers the how and why of Great War aerial combat.

9781910777732 ■ March 2016 ■ £29.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 248 pages ■ c. 50 graphs, maps

9781910777770 ■ March 2016 ■ £29.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 400 pages ■ c. 100 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

CROSSING NO MAN’S LAND

Experience and Learning with the Northumberland Fusiliers in the Great War

By Tony Ball

• Understanding the deadly challenge of getting across No Man’s Land to fight at the other side.This book explores the development of the British Army’s infantry battle tactics during the Great War using the largest infantry regiment, the Northumberland Fusiliers, as a case study. Principles and, in particular, practice are covered. The study demonstrates the transformation of the British Army from an essentially Victorian army to a recognisably modern army; adapting tactics to the circumstances and saving lives in the process. A novel research approach is used; comparing Army doctrine with the reality at battalion level which yields a unique insight into experience and learning on the Western Front.

THE FIRST TANK CREWS

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

By Stephen Pope

• The hitherto unknown story of the soldiers who took the first tanks into action in the Somme in 1916.Drawing on official records, contemporary newspaper reports and family memories, Stephen Pope provides a fascinating insight into the lives of First Tank Crewmen, covering their recruitment, training, rapid deployment and premature use in battle. He then traces their inter-connected lives over the next two years as tanks played a key role in the defeat of Germany in 1918. He reveals the story of their return to civilian life and their often difficult struggle to build a family life. The story of The First Tank Crews is one well worth reading.

9781911096115 ■ February 2016 ■ £21.95244 x 170 mm ■ Paperback ■ 216 pages ■ 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams

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DAUNTLESS COURAGE ON THE SOMME

Officers of the 19th Division Who Fell at La Boisselle 1-10 July 1916

By Nick Thornicroft

• The first fully in-depth volume dedicated solely to the endeavours of the 19th Division.The main focus of the book concentrates upon the sixty-four officers of the British Army’s 19th Division (including a small number who were attached from elsewhere) who were either killed or died of wounds during the storming of the heavily-fortified village of La Boisselle, on the Somme, during early July 1916. Coming so soon after the well-documented slaughter of 1 July 1916, the hard-fought tactical success at La Boisselle – resulting in 3,500 casualties, of which 1,000 lost their lives – is sometimes overlooked within the wider history of the Great War.

9781911096061 ■ May 2016 ■ £37.50245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 648 pages ■ c. 100 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

9781911096078 ■ May 2016 ■ £37.50245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 512 pages ■ c. 100 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

TILL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS AGAIN

The Scots Guards 1914–1919 in Their Own Words

Volume 1: ‘Great Shadows’, August 1914 – July 1916

By Randall Nicol

• Understanding what went on for the men of the Scots Guard in Belgium and France through the use of personal diaries and stories.This is a story of soldiers at war against the background the two battalions of the Scots Guards who served in Belgium and France from 1914 to 1918. The author’s purpose is to display – by getting in amongst them – what they knew, saw, heard, felt and experienced around them and who they were as people. It is clear that the author has attempted to look and listen mostly through these men’s eyes and ears – and sometimes through those of others who watched and listened nearby. Volume one explores the period between August 1914 and July 1916.

TILL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS AGAIN

The Scots Guards 1914–1919 in Their Own Words

Volume 2: ‘Vast tragedy’, August 1916 – March 1919

By Randall Nicol

• Following on from volume one to explore the men in Belgium and France between the years 1916 and 1919.The book is written in a chronological, narrative form - using as a basis the war diaries of the battalions, and supplemented from August 1915 by the two volumes of Cuthbert Headlam’s History of the Guards Division in the Great War 1915-1918. The main content of the book stems from diaries, letters, notes, occasional pieces of verse, military documents and reports - as well as some press cuttings and any relevant published works. Whatever else the war was about, it was also about liberation.

9781910777824 ■ April 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 176 pages ■ c. 150 b/w photos & illustrations, 8 colour maps

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9781910777664 ■ March 2016 ■ £45.00244 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 420 pages ■ 4 maps

THE BATTLE OF KURSK

The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive, July-August 1943

By Soviet General StaffEdited and translated by Richard W. Harrison

• This book examines this crucial battle from the Soviet perspective in two parts - the defensive and offensive phases of the battle.The Battle of Kursk offers a Soviet view of one of the Second World War’s most critical events. While the Germans defeats at Moscow and Stalingrad showed that Hitler could not win the war in the East, the outcome of Kursk demonstrated beyond a doubt that he would lose it. This study was compiled by the Red Army General Staff’s military-historical directorate, which was charged with collecting and analysing the war’s experience, issued as an internal document in 1946-47. The study languished for over a half-century, before being published in Russia in 2006, although heavily supplemented by commentary and other information not contained in the original.

9781910777671 ■ March 2016 ■ £45.00244 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 320 pages ■ 5 maps

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THE BERLIN OPERATION, 1945

By Soviet General StaffEdited and translated by Richard W. Harrison

• The story of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe.This is another in a series of studies compiled by the Soviet Army General Staff, which during the post-war years set itself the task of gathering and generalising the experience of the war for the purpose of training the armed forces’ higher staffs in the conduct of large-scale offensive operations. The first part of the study contains a brief strategic overview of the situation, as it was in spring of 1945, with special emphasis on German preparations to meet the inevitable Soviet attack. Part two deals with the Red Army’s breakthrough of the Germans’ Oder defensive position. Part three covers the intense fighting to reduce the city’s defenders from late April until the garrison’s surrender on 2 May. It closes with conclusions about the role of the various combat arms in the operation.


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9781910777749 ■ June 2016 ■ £35.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 200 pages 134 b/w photos, 7 b/w maps, 8 col maps, 9 col photosWORLD WAR 2 | ARMOUR AND MILITARY VEHICLES

DUBNO 1941

The Greatest Tank Battle of the Second World War

By Aleksei Isaev

• A wonderfully presented examination of the armoured forces involved in the Dubno battle.In June 1941 the quiet cornfields and towns of Western Ukraine were awakened by the clanking of steel and thunder of explosions; this was the greatest tank battle of the Second World War. About 3,000 tanks from the Red Army Kiev Special Military District clashed with about 800 German tanks of Heeresgruppe South. Based on recently available archival sources, Isaev describes the battle from a new point of view: that in fact it’s not the tanks, but armoured units, which win or lose battle. The author defines the real achievements on the Soviet side: the Blitzkrieg in the Ukraine had been slowed down. Poorly organized, but fierce, tank-based counter-attacks slowed down the German infantry – and while the Soviet tanks lost the battle, they won the war.

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

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

By David M. Glantz

This study exploits a wealth of Soviet and German archival materials to present a detailed mosaic and definitive account of what took place, why, and how from 10 July through 10 September 1941. Within the context of a fresh appreciation of Hitler’s Plan Barbarossa, this volume reviews the first two weeks of Operation Barbarossa and then describes in unprecedented detail.

9781911096092 ■ February 2016 ■ £29.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 656 pages 28 b/w photos, 107 maps, 14 tables

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

Volume 2: The German Offensives On The Flanks And The Third Soviet Counter-offensive, 25 August-10 September 1941

By David M. Glantz

Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter-offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume restores two major military operations which Soviet historians concealed, largely because both offensives failed.

9781911096108 ■ February 2016 ■ £29.95234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 624 pages 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables

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ENDURING THE WHIRLWIND

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

By Gregory Liedtke

• Examining the German Army and the challenges they faced in the run-up to and during their conflict with the Soviet Union.Many aspects of the ferocious struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War remain obscure or shrouded in myth. This work seeks to address the notion of German numerical-weakness in terms of Germany's ability to replace its losses and regenerate its military strength, and assess just how accurate this argument was during the crucial first half of the Russo-German War. Employing a host of primary documents and secondary literature, it traces the development and many challenges of the German Army from the pre-war period and into the first two years of the struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union.

EVER GLORIOUS

The Front Line Letters of the Crookenden Brothers, 1936-46

By John GreenacreThe Crookenden brothers – Henry, Napier and Spencer – were born into a military dynasty. Their father, Arthur, was a renowned Cheshire Regiment officer and had served as a Brigade Major in Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the First World War. Ever Glorious is written through the letters exchanged between Henry, Napier, Spencer and their father, Arthur. Often gripping – sometimes amusing and always insightful – these letters reveal the experiences, thoughts and emotions of a family involved in war across the 20th century.

9781910777763 ■ June 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 248 pages 6 b/w photos & 1 b/w diagrams

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STEEL WALL AT ARNHEM

The Destruction of 4 Parachute Brigade 19 September 1944

By David Truesdale

On Monday 18 September 1944, the aircraft and gliders carrying 4 Parachute Brigade took off from airfields in the south of England. For the first time from its creation in North Africa the Brigade was going into battle as a unified formation albeit not fully trained and far from experienced. Within 24 hours the Brigade would cease to exist, having achieved nothing more than the deaths of good men for no good reason. This is a full account of the Brigade and its actions at Arnhem.

9781911096054 ■ April 2016 ■ £29.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 320 pages 221 photos & 3 maps

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9781910777794 ■ March 2016 ■ £55.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 552 pages ■ c. 400 b/w photos, numerous tables, 16pp colour mapsWORLD WAR 2 | ARMOUR AND MILITARY VEHICLES

STALIN’S FAVORITE: THE COMBAT HISTORY OF THE 2ND GUARDS TANK ARMY FROM KURSK TO BERLIN

Volume 2: From Lublin to Berlin, July 1944-May 1945

By Igor NebolsinTranslated and Edited by Stuart Britton• This volume completes the exhaustive study of the 2nd Guards Tank ArmyIgor Nebolsin continues with his detailed chronology of the 2nd Guards Tank Army’s combat operations. This volume includes the hard fighting outside of Warsaw in the summer of 1944; the 2nd Belorussian Front’s winter offensive in the Vistula; and the final assault on Berlin, when the 2nd Guards Tank Army enveloped and entered the German capital from north and west, fighting to the Tiergarten Park in the heart of Berlin. The author also discusses the 2nd Guards Tank Army’s subsequent history as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, its disbanding in 1997, and its reconstitution four years later on 4 September 2001.

CAEN CONTROVERSY

The Battle For Sword Beach 1944

By Andrew Stuart

On 6 June 1944 British, American, Canadian and French troops landed in Normandy by air and sea. This was one of the key moments of the Second World War, a long-anticipated invasion which would, ultimately, lead to the defeat of Nazi Germany. This new book examines this significant element of the wider D-Day operation and provides a narrative account of the operations conducted by 3 British Infantry Division.

9781911096177 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95234 x 156 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 184 pages 34 b/w photos, 16pp colour maps

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STOUT HEARTS

The British and Canadians In Normandy 1944

By Ben Kite

Stout Hearts offers an entirely new perspective on the British Army in Normandy. This fresh study explores the anatomy of war through the Army’s operations in the summer of 1944, informing and entertaining the general non-fiction reader as well as students of military history. These dramatic stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things are the strength of the book, bringing the campaign to life and entertaining the reader.

9781911096184 ■ March 2016 ■ £25.00245 x 170 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 488 pages c. 140 b/w photos, 16 colour maps

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9781910777800 ■ June 2016 ■ £45.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 340 pagesc. 340 photos, 24pp colour maps, colour profiles

NORWEGIAN VOLUNTEERS OF THE WAFFEN SS

By Geir Brenden and Tommy Natedal

• This beautifully presented photo book demonstrates the Norwegian volunteers in the Waffen SS and the battlefields on which they fought.Featuring 1,000 unpublished photographs, this is the first book about the 4,500 Norwegian volunteers in the Waffen SS. Written by Geir Brenden and Tommy Natedal – who has researched the Norwegian volunteers since the 1980s – the book is based on Geir and Tommy’s large photo archive and covers the various fronts where most Norwegian volunteers fought: the Caucasus, Leningrad and Karelia. Also covered in detail are the formations in which the Norwegian volunteers fought: Division Wiking, Freiw. Legion Norwegen, 1, 2 and 3 Police Company, The Norwegian Ski Company, Skijegerbataljonen and Regiment Norge.

9781910777879 ■ April 2016 ■ £59.95305 x 222 mm ■ Hardback ■ 416 pagesc. 1,100 colour & b/w photos

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RED WIND OVER THE BALKANS

The Soviet offensive south of the Danube, September-October 1944

By Kaloyan Matev

• A hugely detailed look at the Soviet movements and operations performed toward the end of 1944.This book describes two Soviet offensive operations carried out during September and October 1944. The first was the operation for the occupation of Bulgaria; the second was the Belgrade offensive operation, carried out immediately after the Bulgarian operation. As well as a detailed narrative, the author also provides information covering camouflage, markings and unit insignia. This book is a result of the author's years spent studying documents from the Russian Federation's Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence and the Bulgarian State Military Historical Archives. Such a detailed study on this topic has not appeared before – and the author's work is unlikely to be superseded.


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9781910777923 ■ February 2016 ■ £49.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 360 pages c. 500 b/w photos, colour profiles, mapsWORLD WAR 2

MAGYAR WARRIORS

The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces, 1919–1945 Volume 2

By Dénes Bernád and Charles K. Kliment

• This three volume reference provides a complete picture of the Hungarian armed forces between 1919 and 1945.The Hungarian armed forces were built up from the 1920s, their expansion gaining momentum once Hungary became free of the strict post-First World War Trianon treaty limitations in August 1938. Politically, Hungary was looking for a strong ally, who would help it to recover at least some of the territories containing sizeable Magyar ethnic populations that had been lost after the First World War.

Volume 2 covers the activity of the air force, the river flotilla, as well as the combat operations of the Honvédség. The final volume will contain type sheets of every weapon and vehicle used by the Army, as well as all aircraft types in service with the Air Force.

“EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE CLOCKWORK...”

The Mechanization of British Regular and Household Cavalry 1918–1942

By Roger Salmon

The mechanisation of British and Household Cavalry regiments took place between the two World Wars and on into 1942. This book describes the process by which many horsed cavalrymen were re-trained to operate and fight in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and the experiences of some of the men and regiments involved. Extensive use has been made of regimental and War Office archives, and particularly from the IWM’s sound archives – the oral testimonies of soldiers who had experienced this huge change.

9781910777961 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 240 pages ■ 53 b/w ills, 10 tablesWORLD WAR 2

THE RZHEV SLAUGHTERHOUSE

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

By Svetlana GerasimovaTranslated by Stuart BrittonHistorians consider the Battle of Rzhev "one of the bloodiest in the history of the Great Patriotic War". Veterans called this colossal battle "the Rzhev slaughterhouse", while the German generals named this city "the cornerstone of the Eastern Front" and "the gateway to Berlin". The author has lived and worked amidst the still extant signs of this colossal battle and has dedicated herself to the study of its history.

9781911096146 ■ February 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 280 pages ■ c. 112 b/w photos, 8pp colour maps

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TOTENKOPF

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

By Mark C. Yerger and Ignacio Arrondo

• Part two of the definitive guide to the Totenkopf division.In Totenkopf Volume II Mark C. Yerger begins with a detailed overview of the officer and combat arms schools related to the Waffen-SS. The topic is especially relevant to the earliest Waffen-SS divisions with "Totenkopf" personnel being trained by this system while many school instructors also served with the division. Starting with the pre-war Junkerschulen and their expansion, the extensive primary arms schools that produced SS officers are detailed that also held a diversity of other training programs from mid-1942 to nearly the end of hostilities, replacing the temporary training units created by the formation for its 1942 divisional rebuild.

RIKUGUN: GUIDE TO JAPANESE GROUND FORCES 1937–1945

Volume 1: Tactical Organization Of Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces

By Leland Ness

Rikugun is the first nuts-and-bolts handbook to utilize both the voluminous raw allied intelligence documents and post-war Japanese documentation as primary sources. This first volume covers the tactical organization of Army and Navy ground forces during the 1937–45 war. The evolution of the Japanese force structure is examined from battalion to division level. This forms the framework for any discussion of the Imperial Japanese Army's capabilities and intentions.

9781911096191 ■ February 2016 ■ £49.95234 x 156 mm ■ New in Hardback ■ 384 pages25 photos, 155 tables

SUSPENDED DISBELIEF

Reflections on the Holocaust

By Julian Harrison

This new work by acclaimed historian Julian Harrison doesn’t presume to have anything new to say, but rather reflects and assesses upon what has gone before, presented through a personal journey of discovery, anguish and hope. As the generation of survivors and personal witnesses become fewer in number, Suspended Disbelief considers in these days of Syrian genocide and mass murder in Darfur, what exactly we’ve learnt and what should the legacy of the Holocaust actually be?

9781911096016 ■ January 2016 ■ £21.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 230 pages90 photos, 8pp colour photos


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9781911096047 ■ March 2016 ■ £35.00245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 576 pagesc. 250 photos, mapsWORLD WAR 2

JOCKS, DRAGONS AND SOSPANS

Through Normandy with 53rd Welsh Division

By Jonathan Ware

• A vivid read of personal accounts, bringing the true action of Normandy to life.July 1944: the Battle for Normandy is nearing its height. Thousands of soldiers cower in their slit trenches as huge artillery bombardments roar overhead, small arms fire tears up ground around them and tanks crash through undergrowth. Attempting to push forward around a miserable scrap of ground called “Hill 112” are the British Civilian-Soldiers of 53rd (Welsh) Division, facing the heaviest German tanks imaginable of II SS-Panzer Corps – in what would become an exceptionally brutal battle of attrition. This fascinating dynamic account vividly explores the journey from the pacifistic aftermath of the Great War, to Britain’s forced rearmament and commitment to once more assemble an archetypal 18,000 man Infantry.

LEADERS OF THE STORM TROOPS VOLUME 2

SA-Obergruppenführer (K–W)

By Michael D. Miller and Andreas Schulz

In this second of an eventual four volumes, Michael Miller and Andreas Schulz continue to provide the most comprehensive biographical study yet compiled on the leadership corps of the Sturmabteilung. Volume 2 examines the lives and careers of 71 active and honorary leaders, and completes the coverage of all who held the rank of Obergruppenführer in Hitler’s earliest paramilitary organization.

9781910777848 ■ May 2016 ■ £49.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 662 pages600 b/w photos

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THE VIAZ’MA CATASTROPHE, 1941

The Red Army’s Disastrous Stand Against Operation Typhoon

By Lev Lopukhovsky and Stuart Britton

This book describes one of the most terrible tragedies of the Second World War and the events preceding it. Until recently, the magnitude of the defeats suffered by the Red Army at Viaz’ma and Briansk were simply kept hushed up. For the first time, in this book a full picture of the combat operations that led to this tragedy are laid out in detail, using previously unknown or little-used documents. The narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs, colour maps and tables.

9781911096139 ■ February 2016 ■ £35.00234 x 156 mm ■ Paperback ■ 576 pages69 b/w photos, 19 colour maps

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9781910777831 ■ June 2016 ■ £39.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 450 pagesc. 24 b/w photos, maps

TIGERS IN COMBAT: VOLUME 3

Operation, Training, Tactics

By Wolfgang Schneider

• Part three of this definitive guide to the Tiger explores the operational details of the tanks.Tigers in Combat: Volume 3 closes the gap between the unit histories of volumes 1 and 2 and the technical descriptions in the Jentz and Spielberger books. For the first time, efforts are described in detail of what was taken to create units and what was required to keep the Tiger tank in action regarding handling and operating the vehicle. Other chapters deal with training and specific tactical aspects to employ such a heavy tank under all fighting conditions. Further aspects are covered, such as the protection level and reasons for losses – as well as propaganda work with this famous beast. Complex crew tasks and procedures are illustrated in a way that non-Tiger crewmen will be able to comprehend.

9781910777978 ■ June 2016 ■ £69.95305 x 222 mm ■ Hardback ■ 520 pages1200 photos & drawings

WORLD WAR 2 BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

MARSHAL MALINOVSKII

Architect of the Modern Soviet Union

By Boris Sokolov and Translated by Richard W. Harrison

• A compelling biography of Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovskii a Marshal of the Soviet Union and former Defence Minister.Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovskii (1898-1967), a Marshal of the Soviet Union and former Defence Minister, made his name during the Great Patriotic War, joining the Tsarist Army at the outbreak of the First World War. Unlike others, his service took him to France as a member of the Russian Legion. Malinovskii remained in France and served with the French Army until the Armistice – after which he made his way back to Russia, where he joined the Red Army. Malinovskii rose steadily through the army ranks and eventually landed the role of Deputy Defence Minister. It was under his decade-long tenure that the Soviet Armed Forces made the transition to a truly modern force – and changed the country’s status from that of a regional power to superpower.

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9781910777916 ■ March 2016 ■ £49.95245 x 170 mm ■ Hardback ■ 560 pages100 b/w photos, 14 b/w maps, 13 tables,7 organisational charts & c 10 diagrams

THE LAST WAR OF THE SUPERFORTRESSES

MiG-15 vs B-29 over Korea

By Leonid Krylov and Yuriy Tepsurkaev

• A full and detailed a history of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the United States Far East Air Force.Military documents, which the authors have studied over many years of work in the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in Podolsk – as well as published Western sources – form the basis of this book. The recollections of pilots who served in the 64th Fighter Air Corps, and who participated personally in the events described, are also widely used. Almost all the battles that took place between Soviet fighters and the ‘Superfortresses’ are analysed in detail. Particular attention has been paid to key events in the history of the confrontation between the MiG-15 and B-29 such as the air battles of April and October 1951, which had a significant impact on the course of the Korean War and influenced the development of military aviation in both the USSR and the USA.

9781910777855 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95297 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 104 pages144 b/w photos, c 25 colour side profiles, maps


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PHOENIX: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1918–1945

Volume 3: A Growing Confidence 1937–1939

By Richard Meredith

• Part three of this unique history of the wartime German Luftwaffe.Going beyond a simple description of famous air battles and operations the work draws extensively on original documents, secondary sources and contemporary accounts to place the Luftwaffe within its proper historical context, gather together its many disparate components and provide a hitherto unpublished balance to its diverse activities. In addition to the lead role of the combat air forces the history provides a proper emphasis to the largely unsung work of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Luftwaffe ground forces, Signals Service and the Medical Services. Volume 3: A Growing Confidence covers the immediate pre-war period. There are also detailed studies of the flying training syllabus, flight safety and the use of motor vehicles.


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9781910777893 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95297 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 96 pagesc. 120 b/w photos, tables, maps, plus colour photos & profiles

WHAT WENT WRONG IN AFGHANISTAN?

Understanding Counter-Insurgency Efforts in Tribalized Rural and Muslim Environments

By Metin Gurcan

• Viewing the counter-insurgency efforts on the ground and their success.Since 20 December 2001 hundreds of thousands of coalition soldiers from around 50 different states have physically been and served in Afghanistan. Although there has emerged a vast literature on counterinsurgency theories and tactics, we still lack reliable information about the motivations and aspirations of the residents of Tribalised Rural Muslim Environments (TRMEs) that make up most of Afghanistan. The aim of this book is to describe some on-the-ground problems of counterinsurgency efforts in TRMEs. Most generally, the book will show how counterinsurgency succeeds or fails at the local level and that these decisions cannot be successful without understanding the culture and perspective of those who live in TRMEs.

9781911096009 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 120 pages5 illustrations

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PBSUCCESS

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

By Mario Overall and Dan Hagedorn

• Exploring the volatile political and mil itary scenario in which Project PBSuccess unfolded.In January 1954, at the peak of the so-called “Cold War”, the U.S. Government set to overthrow the Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz. Thus, the CIA was ordered to launch a clandestine paramilitary operation, “Project PBSuccess”, for setting a precedent in a region that was considered the U.S. backyard. Six months later, Arbenz was out and a new “ruling junta”, more amiable to U.S. interests, had replaced him. Based primarily on CIA declassified documents and Guatemalan military sources, this book examines the political and military background to it and, for the first time, delves into a rather poorly documented aspect of the operation: The use of air power by both, the CIA and the Guatemalan Air Force.


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BLACK HAWKS RISING

The Story of AMISOM’s Successful War against Somali Insurgents, 2007-2014

By Opiyo Oloya

• Capturing intimately the stories of the men and women who made up AMISOM.Black Hawks Rising acknowledges the formation and deployment of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in March 2007. Initially confined to peacekeeping within the Mogadishu enclave, it transformed into a peace-making mission. Many gave the mission little chance of success. As a fighting force, however, AMISOM took on the Somali insurgents in 2010; expelled them from Central Mogadishu on Saturday, 6 August 2011; and expanded control of territory under the Somali Government in the succeeding years to most of Somalia. The opening chapters of the book take the reader behind the scenes to highlight the inconsistent – and sometimes disastrous – US policy in the Horn of Africa generally, and in Somalia.

9781910777695 ■ March 2016 ■ £25.00234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pagesc. 50 colour photos, 10 maps

9781911096030 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95245 x 318 mm ■ Hardback ■ 256 pages c. 170 colour photos, maps

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SILENT LANDSCAPE

The Battlefields of the Western Front One Hundred Years On

By James Kerr and Simon Doughty

• Capturing haunting and evocative images of the Western Front landscape as it is now, using present-day photography.This illustrated book explores the landscape of the Western Front where the First World War was fought, relentlessly, for over four years across a narrow ribbon of ground stretching some 440 miles from the North Sea to the Swiss border. After the war towns and villages were rebuilt, concealing all trace of war for the next generation, but in the countryside there remained indelible scars.

The authors have explored the length of the Western Front capturing the landscape and battlefields with present day photography to explore the damage 100 years on.


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9781910777640 ■ January 2016 ■ £16.95297 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 72 pages22 colour, 74 b/w photos, 13 maps, 6 tables

SPREADING INK BLOTS FROM DA NANG TO THE DMZ

The Origins and Implementation of US Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Strategy in Vietnam, March 1965 to November 1968

By David Strachan-Morris

• Understanding the background to the US Marines counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam.During the United States’ involvement in the war in Vietnam, the US Marine Corps to emphasised counterinsurgency operations in coastal areas which caused considerable friction between the Marines and the army commanders in Vietnam. This book will examine the background to the Marines’ decision and place it in the context of Marine Corps doctrine, infrastructure and logistical capability. For the first time, this book brings together the Marine Corps’ background in counterinsurgency and the state of contemporary counterinsurgency theory in the 1960s.

9781910777947 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95234 x 156 mm ■ Hardback ■ 180 pages1 colour map, 1 colour diagram, 12 b/w images

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THE FUZILEIROS

Portuguese Marines in Africa, 1961–1974

By John P. Cann

• Understanding the Portuguese Marines who were feared by their enemies in Africa in the 20th Century.The fuzileiros, or Portuguese marines, underwent one of the longest and most physically demanding specialist infantry training regimes in the world, lasting some forty-two weeks. Perhaps only 15 to 35 percent of the inductees eventually passed the course and were awarded the traditional and highly coveted navy blue beret. When deployed to Africa, they underwent further acclimation for weeks until they were able to move through the slime and mud of a riverbank with ease, as their lives depended on it. They became an unpredictability that the enemy feared. This book is the story of how they came to be formed and organized, the initial teething difficulties, and their unqualified successes.


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THE STORY OF REVELL

Volume 1 1950-1982

By Jean-Christophe Carbonel

This first volume dedicated to the famous American brand reviews the various Revell products, spanning a 30-year period: from 1951 to 1981. This volume represents a must-have addition to every amateur modeller, who will be pleased to find nearly 400 pictures of airplanes, boats, helicopters and other vehicles which promise to immerse the reader into their childhood. It is also an indispensable reference for collectors.

9782352504474 ■ November 2015 ■ £17.50241 x 203 mm ■ Paperback ■ 80 pages

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LES GRANDS BOMBARDIERS DU MONDE

1914-2014

By Chris Chant

Examining the history of aerial bombardment in four sections. The First World War saw the birth of the bomber that experienced rapid evolution, to accommodate the events of the time. Next, the interwar period was a turning point between design and the race for technological innovations. World War II saw the triumph of the bomber in all aspects of its mission but, at the end of the conflict, the emergence of nuclear weapons would change the very conception of bombing.

9782352502456 ■ September 2015 ■ £20.99300 x 230 mm ■ Paperback ■ 176 pages

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THE 45TH US INFANTRY DIVISION

The Liberation of Allied Units

By Stéphane Lavit

Through various hundreds of “clichés d’époque”, the journey of this American division that landed in Provence in August 1944 after a long campaign in Italy, leads us just to the heart of Germany, where this military unit is the first to enter the concentration camps of Dachau. Made up of numerous Native American soldiers, the 45th division achieved copious honours during the three hard battles which could be compared to the battle of Normandy that took the spotlight the following years.

9782352504573 ■ February 2016 ■ £15.00250 x 210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 100 pages WORLD WAR II

THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

Volume 2

By Philippe Guillemot

This second book presents the reader with the northern attack on part of the 6th Panzer army whose commitment in the Battle of Ardennes represented the “baptism of fire”. In this work, Philippe Guillemot invites us to follow the ferocious and bloody cavalcade of the Kampfgruppen of the 1st SS-Panzer Division, the unsuccess of the “Hitler Youth” against the fierce resistance of the GI’s, and the force of the II.SS-Panzerkorps.

9782352504009 ■ January 2016 ■ £29.00300 x 230 mm ■ Hardback ■ 192 pages WORLD WAR II

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MILITARY GUIDE NUMBER 10

American Forces in Vietnam 1968 - 1975

By Guillaume Rousseau

• The evolution of the attitudes, equipment, and arms of the American soldier during the Vietnam War.This work is the sequel to the first volume (1962-1967) continuing to examine the development of the US soldier from 1968 to 1975. This second volume is about the Tet Offensive in 1968, the highest commitment of the American forces in 1969, the Cambodian Campaign in 1970, after the progressive retreat of the American troops (1970-72), and finally the tragic outcome of this conflict with the evacuation of the American embassies that mark the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.



THE KOMET ODYSSEY

By Olivier Pigoreau

• A gripping account of the Komet warship, supported with hundreds of brilliant photos.The Komet was a cargo ship transformed by the Kriegsmarine to operate as an auxiliary warship for the allied commercial ships. Spreading over the Pacific except the partly frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, this predator camouflaged as Japanese ships led attacks on all oceans, up to the Antarctic, creating insecurity across the Australian and New Zealand coasts up to the surroundings of the Panama canal.

Secret meetings with German supply ships at open sea, seizure and destruction of enemy ships, daily life, those who fled on land or the meeting with the U-Boote in the Atlantic are captured here.

THE SOVIET PARACHUTISTES 1930–1945

By Gastone Lhomme

• Retracing the history of the beginning of the military and pre-military parachuting in the Soviet Union.The result of 20 years of research and contacts across Russia, this book equally presents an exceptional collection of badges and documents regarding the structure and the creation and testing of the first air rescue unities. Rich of biographies and portraits of the principal players of this development, this book deals with the military aspects (precursors, equipment, doctrine, formation of the commando group and the role of special services) that tie into society, culture, and art. Neither the drama due to accidents nor the success of the Soviet rescue airplanes during the Second World War pass unobserved.


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ZEPPELINS IN WAR

1914–1918

By Horst von Buttlar

• The extraordinary story of the aerial operations by Zeppelins above ally territories.This work was originally written ten years after the end of the First World War by the baron Horst von Buttler, captain of one of the Zepplins of the German imperial marine. The book presents the memories of war, especially during the missions and nocturnal bombardments in England. For the first time after the invasion by William the Conqueror, England had never felt so menaced as when it was bombarded in its heart, London. This book also presents the technical evolution of the Zeppelins, an ultra-modern combat machine of the time equipped with transmission and respiratory machines.



CITROËN

ses camions et ses cars 1929–1974

By Wouter Jansen

• This book recreates the atmosphere of Citroën projects that were never brought to life as well as early models that were.In 1919, André Citroën launched his first 10 HP car in various versions. Shortly after followed derived models and variants like the autochenilles, the small autocar and a wine-making tractor. But it was ten years before the arrival of a true “heavy goods vehicle”. With the C6 and the models that follow, Citroën forged itself a reputation of robustness. This work is about the creation of the brand with the double chevron pattern, from its relatively modest debuts up to the latest models of the sixties constructed in collaboration with Berliet.

THE COMICS OF WORLD WAR TWO

By Xavier Fournier

• American comic books heroes joined forces with troops to fight the war – this collection demonstrates many of these interesting comics as they were.Superheroes, the American comic characters, are true representatives of the Second World War, showing its evolution and anticipating its outcome. Discover totally crazy versions or, on the contrary, very realistic versions on the battles of Dunkirk, of Pearl Harbor, of Stalingrand, of Ardennes. What incredible outcome have they reserved for Hitler? Did supermen represent Charles de Gaulle or General MacArthur? What comic character was the first to bombard Japan or to confront Vichy? Thousands of stories, some serving the needs of the time’s propaganda, others simply retracing all the hopes of a generation: bring victory!


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KÜBELWAGEN SCHWIMMWAGEN

By Chris McNab

• The history, concept, the mechanics and the operation of the German 4x4 during the Second World War.Conceived by Ferdinand Porsche and constructed by Volkswagen, the Type 82 Kübelwagen and its amphibian cousin Schwimmwagen Type 128/166 were to the Germans what the Jeep was to Allies and has been largely used during the Second World War, for example in the heavy winter from the East front and in the torrid heat of the Libyan desert. Simplicity and reliability were the key words to their success and they are still today appreciated by collectors of military vehicles from all over the world. The work is illustrated with over 250 original photographs, technical designs, and detailed views of restored versions.



MAGIRUS

Les véhicules d'incendie

By Jean-François Schmauch

• The highs and lows of the famous Magirus ladder and the ever-expanding lengths it has gone to over the years.In 1864, Conrad Dietrich Magirus founds the Feuerwehr-Requisiten-Fabrik von C. D. Magirus. Four years later, he creates the first ladder model that immediately seduces the German firefighters and those of many other countries. The great adventure of the Magirus ladder begins. During all these years, Magirus will encounter thousands of obstacles and produces a great variety of fire vehicles with ladders. This book aims to analyse this extraordinary industrial growth of over 150 years, described through a rich variety of pictures. The analysis reaches 2014, which is Magirus’ 150th anniversary.

THE SAGA OF M4 SHERMAN

By Michel Esteve

• A definitive guide to the M4 Sherman tank and the people that lived in these vehicles.Through numerous documents, photos, organisation charts and colour boards contained in the pages of this veritable “bible” on the topic, the author shares his knowledge and passion for the well-known American tank. The technical details are dealt with didactically and realistically so that you will have the feeling you are one of the 5 members of the team. This book clarifies the genesis and the doctrines of the use of this mythical tank that fought in Africa and Europe, on the bloody shores of the Pacific and at the Asian borders during the Second World War.


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ARADO AR 234 BLITZ

Volume 1

By Marek J. Murawski

The new edition of the Arado Ar 234 monograph devoted to the history of the Arado Ar 234 Blitz, the first German jet bomber and reconnaissance plane. The book has been supplemented with new pictures and includes a large number of detailed 3D visualisation featuring aircraft design. The first volume covers its design and development in regard to the evolution of jet propulsion. Each variant is specified and described, including few which never progressed beyond the drawing board.


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ARADO AR 234 BLITZ

Volume 2

By Marek J. Murawski

Tests with the Arado Ar 234 prototypes demonstrated that straight wings retained their good aerodynamic characteristics only at speeds below 800 kph. Near-supersonic flights demanded a completely new approach to wing geometry. On 9th December 1942 two Arado company engineers, Rüdiger Kosin and Walter Lehmann, patented a crescent shaped wing, which had its sweep and chord decreasing from root to tip. In mid-1944 Kosin decided to use his wing design on the Arado 234.


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P-51/F-6 MUSTANGS WITH THE USAAF

European Theater of Operations

By Tomasz Szlagor

The North American P-51 Mustang powered by the British-designed Rolls-Royce Merlin/Packard engine was, quite simply, the best long-range escort fighter of the World War Two era. Entering service in November 1943, it curtailed prohibitive losses suffered by the heavy bombers of the US Eight Army Air Force which carried out the strategic daylight bombing campaign against the Third Reich. In Europe the USAAF also deployed Mustangs, as free-ranging fighter-bombers, scouts and reconnaissance aircraft.


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SD.KFZ. 161 PANZER IV AUSF. H/J

By Krzysztof Mucha

In June 1943 the production of Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H began in order to increase the armour piercing capabilities of its main armament. Although the new model received the modified 75-mm KwK43 L/48 tank gun, the Ausf. H was still sharing many components with the previous version. This Panzer IV version first saw combat in the summer of 1943 during the German retreat on the Eastern front. The tank proved to be quite complicated and labour-consuming in production which led to simplifying its design.


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THE JAPANESE CRUISER CHIKUMA

By Waldemar Góralski

• Another addition to the Super Drawings in 3D series, this time exploring the Cruiser Chikuma.According to arrangements of the Treaty of London light cruiser could be armed with guns of maximum calibre of 155 mm, in number of up to 15 pieces. Japanese designers, admirals Fujimoto and Fukuda, developed the design of a ship classified as “medium type cruiser”. Its task was the protection of the main forces against attacks of light forces of enemy and fighting other cruisers. The ship, named Chikuma was built at Mitsubishi shipyard in Nagasaki. The ship was laid down on 1 October 1935, launched on 19 March 1938 and commissioned on 20 May 1939.



THE BATTLECRUISER HMS HOOD

By Stefan Draminski

• A superb title on the HMS Hood, perfect for all modellers and those interested in the details of the cruiser.HMS Hood, launched in 1918 was the last battlecruiser built in Great Britain. She was named in honour of Admiral Samuel Hood and was to be the first of the Admiral-Class battlecruisers, but further three vessels were never completed. During the construction the design had to be extensively modified to embody the experience of the Battle of Jutland, which markedly exposed insufficient armour of British battlecruisers. However not all shortcomings were eliminated, which later contributed to the loss of the ship.

THE BATTLESHIP USS ALABAMA

By Witold Koszela

• Now a museum ship, this formidable battleship is laid out in beautiful detail to aid scale modellers.A recipient of nine Battle Stars for her wartime service, Alabama was a South Dakota class warship, widely considered to be the best US Navy treaty battleship design, featuring heavy armour, good underwater protection, tight superstructure arrangement and formidable armament.

The ship was built at Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. She was laid down on February 1, 1940 and launched on February 16, 1942 sponsored by Henrietta McCormick Hill, wife of the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama J. Lister Hill.


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THE LIGHT CRUISER SMS EMDEN

By Samir Karmieh

• A new addition to the Super Drawings series, this book contains detailed line drawings of the SMS Emden.SMS Emden light cruiser was built by Kaiserliche Werft Danzig dockyard (nowadays Gdańsk in Poland). The construction process began in 1906, the launching of the ship took place on 26 May 1908. Together with SMS Dresden, she belonged to Dresden protected cruiser class.

SMS Emden was put into service on 1 April 1910. Eleven days later she was sent to the German colony Qingdao (Tsingtao) in China. The destination was reached on September that year. There the ship was incorporated into German East Asia Squadron. In 1913 Lieutenant-Commander Karl von Müller took command of the ship.



THE LIGHT CRUISER YAHAGI

By Mariusz Motyka

• Part of the Super Drawings series, this is the ultimate aid to all modellers for constructing the Light Cruiser Yahagi.Yahagi, the second Japanese warship of that name, was the third of the four Agano-class vessels (the other three being Agano, Noshiro and Sakawa). Construction of the Agano-class cruisers was approved by the Japanese parliament (Diet) in March 1939 under the Fourth Naval Armaments Enhancement Program, also known as “Four-in-Circle” Program, or simply Maru 4. Under the terms of the program, the four light cruisers, also referred to as type B cruisers and officially classed as second-class cruisers, were to fulfil the role of destroyer squadron flagships. At that time destroyer squadrons, called literally torpedo squadrons, consisted of four four-ship destroyer divisions.

SMS VIRIBUS UNITIS AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN BATTLESHIP

By Andrew Wilkie

• The famous WWI warship SMS Viribus Unitis is mapped out here in perfect detail for all modelling fans.In 1907 the navy of the dualist, multinational Austro-Hungarian Empire placed an order for a new class of warships, whose design was based on the “all big gun” concept pioneered by HMS Dreadnought. Eventually four Tegetthoff class vessels were laid down, including the flagship Viribus Unitis, Tagetthoff, Prinz Eugen and Szent Istvan. During the war the ships were manned mainly by reservists, while the most promising and experienced members of their crews were detached to serve on-board submarines or torpedo boats, or assigned to land-based units.


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FOCKE-WULF FW 190 D

D-9/D-11/D-13/D-15 models

By Stephan Draminski

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D, better known to its contemporaries as the Langnasen Dora (Long-nose Dora), was the finest project created by Kurt Tank’s design team to see service in numbers. It duly capitalized on all their previous experience in building high-performance fighters. The D-9, the aircraft’s most popular variant, was first flown on 7th September 1944. Soon it made its presence felt both on the western and eastern fronts.


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KI-43 HAYABUSA

Ki-43-I/Ki-43-II/Ki-43-III models

By Mariusz Łukasik

The Nakajima Ki-43 was the successor of the company’s earlier successful design – the Ki-27 Nate. The new fighter was being developed from 1937 by a team of engineers led by Hideo Itokawa, the designer of the Ki-27. The first prototype (s/n 4301) was completed on 12th December 1938. Despite some initial problems, after introducing several modifications (combat flaps, which enhanced the aircraft’s manoeuvrability, among others) the Ki-43 was approved for production under the designation of Fighter Type 1 Model 1.


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NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG

B/C/D/K models

By Mariusz Łukasik

North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most renowned and undoubtedly one of the most aesthetically pleasing fighter designs of the Second World War. It served well its pilots of many nationalities even many years after it had been conceived. Its total production figure amounted to nearly 16,000 aircraft. The four basic models – B/C/D/K – presented in this publication, accounted for 4,950 out of 10,720 air victories the USAAF was credited with, and 4,131 out of 8,160 ground victories.


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FOKKER D. VII. - THE LETHAL WEAPON

By Tomasz J. Kowalski and Marek RyśLegends 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 and understand the phenomenon of this legendary aircraft. Tomasz Kowalski tells us the story of pilots flying the Fokker biplanes and takes us to the dark and romantic period of the Great War when knights of the sky were born and killed.


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THE BATTLESHIP TIRPITZ

By Stephan Draminski

The Tirpitz, sister ship of the legendary Bismarck, was the last battleship to be procured by the German Kriegsmarine. As fate would have it, she spent almost the entire war in Norway and although she never got a chance to use her guns against enemy warships, her existence alone was a major threat to Allied shipping. Being a “fleet in being” in the fjords of Norway, Tirpitz tied up huge Allied resources to keep her in check.


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THE BATTLESHIP HMS WARSPITE 1914–1919

By Troels W. Hansen

HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, with a thirty-year career that covered both world wars and took her across the Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Pacific Oceans. She was involved in several major engagements, including battles in the North Sea and Mediterranean, earning her the most battle honours ever awarded to an individual ship in the Royal Navy and the most awarded for actions during the Second World War.


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THE BATTLESHIP ROMA 1942–1943

By Carlo Cestra

Battleship Roma was one of the three Italian Littorio class battleships operating during the Second World War. She was one of the most modern and powerful battleships of her time. The construction of Roma and her sister Impero, the fourth battleship never finished, was planned to strengthen the Italian Navy which, until then, had only two modern battleships and some old WWI battleships.


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THE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER TAIHŌBy Waldemar Góralski

Taihō (meaning Great Phoenix), was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armour and featuring an armoured flight deck (a first for any Japanese carrier), she represented a major departure in Japanese carrier design and was expected to not only survive multiple bomb, torpedo or shell hits but also continue fighting effectively.


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GRANT RISING

Mapping the Career of a Great Commander Through 1862

By Hal Jespersen, James Knight and Dana Lombardy

• New information not previously published in map form.Grant Rising is a remarkable reference book in colour maps and text of Ulysses S. Grant’s famous battles in 1862 and also his early life, including his frontier and Mexican War service—as well as his minor engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Grant Rising features techniques that portray Civil War battles in a new way, such as shaded relief topography, giving the maps a three-dimensional appearance. Plus the use of different colour tints to represent command relationships makes it easier to determine which brigades reported to which divisions and corps at a glance.

9781940169040 ■ March 2016 ■ £23.00216 x 279 mm ■ Hardback ■ 128 pages ■ 17 colour plates, 12 colour photos, 20-plus colour tables and charts

9781940169057 ■ March 2016 ■ £23.00216 x 279 mm ■ Hardback ■ 128 pages ■ 17 colour plates, 12 colour photos, 20-plus colour tables and charts

NAPOLEON'S LAST ARMY

Imperial Guard Cavalry

By Paul Dawson, Keith Rocco and Dana Lombardy

• Exploring Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Cavalry in the 1815 campaign in brand new details. This is a ground-breaking series of books in English by author, re-enactor, and equestrian Paul L. Dawson that use thousands of pages of French archival documents, translations of more than 200 French eyewitness accounts, and dozens of new paintings by Keith Rocco to tell the story of Napoleon’s final military operations and his defeat at the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon’s Last Army (NLA) is the most comprehensive study ever made of the French army in 1815, using primary source information that provides new insights into this famous campaign. NLA will expose persistent myths and errors about the French forces at Waterloo and in the campaign of 1815.

NAPOLEON'S LAST ARMY

Imperial Guard Infantry and Artillery

By Paul Dawson, Keith Rocco and Dana Lombardy

• Exploring the infantry and artillery units in Napoleon’s Imperial Guard in the 1815 campaign. Dozens of new colour paintings by acclaimed artist Keith Rocco complement the translation of thousands of pages of French archival documents to provide the first truly new perspective on the Imperial Guard Infantry and Artillery in Napoleon’s last army that fought in the Waterloo campaign of 1815. Part of the Napoleon’s Last Army (NLA) series which is the most comprehensive study ever made of the French army in 1815.

9781940169019 ■ Available now ■ £32.50224 x 287 mm ■ Hardback ■ 112 pages ■ 46 maps, 4 orders-of-battle, 75 photos, engravings and paintings

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9781940169026 ■ July 2016 ■ £19.50197 x 254 mm ■ Hardback ■ 272 pagesOver 100 photos, 80 illustrations, tables, and diagrams, including 10 pages of colour plates

T-34

The T-34 Goes to War

By A. Ulanov, D. Shein, Dana Lombardy and Christopher Parker

• World of Tanks present a comprehensive guide to the T-34 tank.In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenomenal world-wide MMO game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilised never before seen Soviet documents and archival materials about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) during WWII. Now these remarkable books are being published in English. Translated Soviet archival documents, including nearly 200 photos and illustrations, are used to present "the Russian view" on the legendary T-34 tank.

BONUS: Every T-34 book contains a unique code that provides 7 days of Premium, 1000 Gold, 100,000 credits, and a T-34 worth about £10.00/ €14.00 in World of Tanks.

9781940169033 ■ July 2016 ■ £19.50197 x 254 mm ■ Hardback ■ 224 pagesMore than 80 photos and 60 illustrations, tables, and diagrams, including 10 pages of colour plates

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SU-152

And Related Vehicles

By Yuri Igorevich Pasholok, Dana Lombardy and Christopher Parker

• World of Tanks present a comprehensive guide to the SU-152 tank.In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenomenal world-wide MMO game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilised never before seen Soviet documents and archival materials about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) during WWII. Now these remarkable books are being published in English. Translated Soviet archival documents, including nearly 200 photos and illustrations, are used to present "the Russian view" on the powerful SU-152 self-propelled gun and tank killer.

BONUS: Every SU-152 book contains a unique code that provides 7 days of Premium, 1000 Gold, 100,000 credits, and a SU-85i (Soviet tank destroyer) worth about £10.00/ €14.00 in World of Tanks.

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JEREMIAH O’DONOVAN ROSSA

Unrepentant Fenian

By Shane Kenna

• First ever biography of O’Donovan Rossa to mark the centenary of his death and funeral at Glasnevin Cemetery.In this first and long-awaited biography of a hugely significant figure in Irish history, Shane Kenna examines the life of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. From modest origins in West Cork, he became passionately interested in national politics from an early age, and was later arrested for his republican activities. He ten spent time in the toughest of British prisons, and was elected to the British House of Commons while still in prison. O’Donovan Rossa was a complex character who was both a family and a political man. This book tells his story from the earliest years to his death and funeral.


9781785370342 ■ Available now ■ £14.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 240 pages ■ 16 colour photos

POWER PLAY

The Rise of Modern Sinn Féin

By Deaglán de Breadun

• An eye-opening look at Sinn Féin and their development in recent years.This is the first comprehensive analysis of how Sinn Féin has transformed itself from ‘political wing’ of the Republican movement to a mainstream force in Irish politics. Written by one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, Deaglán de Bréadún provides an incisive account of how the party, now the largest and wealthiest on the island, has succeeded in driving itself to the brink of power on both sides of the border, in the space of one generation. Deaglán de Bréadún unveils a fascinating and indispensable analysis of the party, enriched by further interviews with civil servants, the security forces and Irish America.

INSIDE THE ROOM

The Untold Story of Ireland’s Crisis Government

By Eamon Gilmore

• An insightful look into the struggles of Irish politics in recent years.March 2011: Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore have just formed a coalition government between Fine Gael and Labour Party. Ireland’s banks are broken, unemployment is heading for half a million, international lenders rate Ireland as ‘junk’ and the country is in an IMF bailout. Eamon Gilmore was at the heart of every major economic decision taken during his term, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade was primarily responsible for restoring Ireland’s international reputation and trade connections. In his extraordinary political memoir of these turbulent times, Eamon Gilmore reflects on the circumstances that led to his own resignation and assesses the prospects for Ireland’s continued recovery.

9781785370137 ■ Available now ■ £16.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 296 pages ■ 16 b/w photos & full colour fold-out print

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IRISH REBEL

John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

By Terry Golway

• Brilliantly written biography of one of the major leaders of the Irish-American nationalist movement, and a hero of nationalist Ireland.John Devoy was an avowed Fenian who went into exile in New York in 1871. Over the next half-century he was the most-prominent leader of the Irish-American nationalist movement. This new revised edition of the acclaimed biography of this overlooked architect of the Irish independence movement is also the story of Ireland, and of Irish-America, from the Famine to Freedom, examining the extraordinary cloak-and-dagger planning of the Easter Rising and the critical role of America in its outcome.

9781785370373 ■ Available now ■ £12.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 224 pages ■ 32 colour photos

9781785370229 ■ Available now ■ £16.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 272 pages ■ b/w images

IRELAND SAYS YES

The Inside Story of How the Vote for Marriage Equality Was Won

By Griánne Healy, Brian Sheehan and Noel Whelan

• Fast paced narrative account of the last 100 days of the campaign for a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland.This book is the fast-paced narrative account of the last 100 days of the extraordinary campaign for a Yes vote in the 2015 Marriage Equality Referendum. It explores how social media mobilised a new generation of voters to the polls and how political parties, student unions and youth groups co-ordinated their efforts in the quest for victory. It describes the strategies, the personalities, the key arguments and campaign techniques that delivered one of the most historic referendum results in Irish political history.

FIGHTING IRISH

The Irish Regiments in the First World War

By Gavin Hughes

• A sympathetic and accessible new history of all those who served with the Irish regiments during the First World War.Fighting Irish is a meticulous and engaging account of the First World War from the perspective of the men of the Irish Regiments of the British Army, revealing the extent of the Irish military commitment to the Great War effort from 1914–1918. Startling and sympathetic matters, from campaign strategy to the soldiers’ intimate war experiences, are addressed with fascinating documentary evidence and poignant eye-witness accounts. Persisting humour and unexpected trials; mounting reputations and the mundane drudgery of routine military life – all is touched upon in the lives of these men, and undercut by the pervasive loss of life.

9781785370250 ■ January 2016 ■ £17.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 360 pages ■ 20 b/w

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UNHAPPY THE LAND

The Most Oppressed People Ever, the Irish?

By Liam Kennedy

• Challenging, contentious and highly original perspectives of the major controversies in Irish history.Liam Kennedy’s original and challengingly collection confronts some of the major controversies in modern Irish history. From the Ulster plantation of the early seventeenth century to the Irish War of Independence, key facts in modern Irish history are given a more complex, multi-layered reality tinged with contentious conclusions. Liam Kennedy’s findings are unexpected, deeply disquieting and inevitably controversial, while his understanding of the Why Us argument is destined to create a stimulating and timely debate.

9781785370090 ■ Available now ■ £24.99225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 500 pages ■ 20 b/w photos

9781785370182 ■ Available now ■ £15.99226 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 256 pages ■ 35 b/w photos

ARTHUR GRIFFITH

By Owen McGee

• The first major biography of a monumental figure in Irish Nationalist history and the birth of the Irish state.Owen McGee’s major in-depth biography of a founder of the Irish state is based on original research, analysing and interpreting Griffith’s life and providing a fresh analysis into the economic basis of the political history of the era. The part played by the revolutionary underground in the politics of the era is explained, as is the evolution of an Irish Christian-democratic constitutional tradition, examining the often very different conceptions of Irish nationalism that existed before and after the formation of the Irish state.

IRELAND’S CALL

Irish Sporting Heroes Who Fell in the Great War

By Stephen Walker

• The deeply poignant story of Ireland’s sporting heroes who perished on the battlefields of the Great War.Ireland’s Call follows the fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped the sports field for the battlefield – household names who gave up their careers to volunteer for war. Using letters, memoirs and newspaper reports, it features the stories of international footballers, rugby players, cricketers, GAA stars, athletes and hockey players, whose lives ended in WWI. A century on, their sacrifice is finally recorded in this unique and poignant account.


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9788360672259 ■ Available now ■ £21.95225 x 155 mm ■ Paperback ■ 48 pages65 b/w photos, 19 full-colour platesMODELLING | ARMOUR AND MILITARY VEHICLES

CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF GERMAN ARMOR IN THE BATTLE FOR CASSINO

January–May 1944

By Jeffrey Plowman and Daniele Guglielmi

• The follow up book to the hugely popular volume I, this time covering German Armour.Published as a companion volume to Camouflage and Markings of Allied Armor in the battle for Cassino released in 2014, this is an authoritative guide to the armour deployed by the Germans over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective. This book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions. It includes: SdKfz 251s, Marder IIs and IIIs, Semoventi M42s, PzKpfw IVs, Sturmgeschütze IIIs and IVs, Nashorns, Panthers, Pantherturms and captured Shermans. Contains 48 pages, 65 b&w photos and 19 full colour plates of artwork making it an ideal addition to the shelves of all modellers and those interested in the details of World War Two German armour and military vehicles.

CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS OF ALLIED ARMOR IN THE BATTLE FOR CASSINO

January–May 1944

By Jeffrey Plowman

Published to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the battle for Cassino, this is an authoritative guide to the armour deployed by the Allies over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective. Covering American, British, Indian, Canadian, French, New Zealand and Polish armour, this book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions.

9788360672228 ■ October 2014 ■ £22.95287 x 201 mm ■ Paperback ■ 56 pages ■ 78 b/w photos, 20 colour plates

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SOLDIER OF CHANGE

From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement

By Stephen Snyder-Hill, foreword by George Takei

After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers through the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants’ whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. Soldier of Change captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army.

9781612348162 ■ March 2016 ■ £9.99203 x 127 mm ■ New in Paperback ■ 240 pages

LOVING AND LEAVING WASHINGTON

Reflections on Public Service

By John Yochelson

Responding to the call to public service, John Yochelson had a front-row seat from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, when the power game in Washington was played across party lines. Loving and Leaving Washington is his inside account of the lives of public servants from the perspective of a lifelong moderate. In this illuminating memoir, he reflects on the current generation’s dedication to their country and considers the rewards, limitations, and uncertain future of public service.

9781612348247 ■ August 2016 ■ £20.99230 x 150 mm ■ Hardback ■ 296 pages

FOR THE LOVE OF WINE

My Odyssey through the World’s Most Ancient Wine Culture

By Alice Feiring

For the Love of Wine is Alice Feiring’s love affair with and exploration of the vibrant, mythical and passionate world of Georgian wines with the low tech of centuries past, as the qvevris (clay fermentation vessels). The book is Feiring’s ode to a culture, the people and the history of this land on the Black Sea that always managed to keep hold of its precious wine traditions, as well as a celebration of the organic viticulture carried on for centuries.


AMIABLE SCOUNDREL

Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s Scandalous Secretary of War

By Paul Kahan

From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the nineteenth century’s most prominent political figures. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed—indeed, encouraged—a man such as Cameron to seize political control, putting Cameron’s actions into a larger historical context.



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BETWEEN FLESH AND STEEL

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

By Richard Gabriel

Between Flesh and Steel traces the development of military medicine from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Military historian Richard A. Gabriel focuses on the advancements in medical techniques that increased the effectiveness of military medical care, and changes that finally brought about the establishment of military medical care systems in modern times. Chronological and cross-cultural, this is the most comprehensive book on the market about the evolution of modern military medicine.


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BLINKING RED

Crisis and Compromise in American Intelligence after 9/11

By Michael Allen

Blinking Red illuminates the complicated history of the bureaucratic efforts to reform America’s national security after the intelligence failures of 9/11 and Iraq’s missing weapons of mass destruction, explaining how the National Security Council (NSC) and Congress shaped the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks. By bringing to light the legislative transactions and political wrangling during the reform of the intelligence community, Michael Allen helps us understand why the effectiveness of these institutional changes is still in question.

9781612348230 ■ July 2016 ■ £13.99230 x 150 mm ■ Paperback ■ 280 pages

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CHINESE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

How Global Politics Is Transforming China’s Weapons Buildup and Modernization

By Susan Turner Haynes

Susan Turner Haynes analyses China’s build-up and its diversification of increasingly mobile, precise, and sophisticated nuclear weapons. Haynes provides context and clarity to this complex global issue through an analysis of extensive primary source research and lends insight into questions of why China is the only nuclear-weapon state recognised under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty that continues to pursue qualitative and quantitative advancements to its nuclear force.

9781612348216 ■ July 2016 ■ £19.99230 x 150 mm ■ Hardback ■ 208 pages STRATEGIC AFFAIRS

SMOKE THE DONKEY

A Marine’s Unlikely Friend

By Cate Folsom

The book tells the story of a marine’s unlikely friend, Smoke the donkey, found one day by Col. John Folsom on a U.S. military base near Fallujah in war-torn Iraq. Smoke the Donkey recounts the strong friendship between Folsom and this stray donkey and the massive challenges and bureaucratic battles of reuniting Smoke with Folsom in the United States, where the donkey became a beloved therapy animal for both children and veterans.


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Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World

By Lawrence J. Haas

Lawrence J. Haas, an award-wining journalist, reveals how, through the close collaboration of Truman and Vandenberg, the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from Communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe’s economy and established NATO to defend Western Europe.

9781612348124 ■ April 2016 ■ £20.99230 x 150 mm ■ Hardback ■ 304 pages AMERICAN HISTORY

MURROW’S COLD WAR

Public Diplomacy for the Kennedy Administration

By Gregory M. Tomlin

In March 1961, America’s most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow joined the administration of John F. Kennedy as director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The agency sponsored overseas research programs, produced documentaries, and operated the Voice of America to spread the country’s influence throughout the world. This book reveals how one of America’s most revered journalists improved the global perception of the United States, and exposes the importance of public diplomacy in the advancement of U.S. foreign policy.


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PLAYING WAR

Wargaming and U.S. Navy Preparations for World War II

By John M. Lillard

Between the First and the Second World War, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval War College. In Playing War John M. Lillard analyses individual war games in detail, showing how players tested new tactics and doctrines, experimented with advanced technology, and transformed its approaches through these war games, learning lessons that would prepare them to make critical decisions in the years to come.


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SELLING WAR

A Critical Look at the Military’s PR Machine

By Steven J. Alvarez

Selling War recounts how the U.S. military lost the information war in Iraq by ignoring Iraqi citizens and the wider Arab population. Steven J. Alvarez couples his experiences as a public affairs officer in Iraq with extensive research on communication and government relations, providing a critical review of the outdated communication strategies executed in Iraq. Alvarez’s account demonstrates how a fundamental lack of understanding about how to wage an information war has led to the conditions we face now: the rise of ISIS and the return of U.S. forces to Iraq.

9781612347721 ■ March 2016 ■ £23.99230 x 150 mm ■ Hardback ■ 384 pages CURRENT AFFAIRS


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American Warrior

By Arthur Herman

• The new, definitive life of General Douglas MacArthur from Pulitzer Prize finalist Arthur Herman.Prophet or anachronism? Romantic hero or vain mountebank? Now, more than half a century after his death, Arthur Herman finds new sources and delivers a biography of MacArthur that peels back the layers of myth, both pro and con, and exposes the marrow of the man beneath.


9788895011097 ■ Available now ■ £27.00297x210 mm ■ Paperback ■ 320 pages ■ Photos throughout

MEN OF WAR

The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima

By Alexander Rose

• An unforgettable chronicle of war through the eyes of the American soldiers who fought in Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima.Drawing on an immense range of first-hand sources from the battlefield, Alexander Rose begins by re-creating the lost and alien world of eighteenth-century warfare at Bunker Hill, the bloodiest clash of the War of Independence—and reveals why the American militiamen were so lethally effective against the oncoming waves of British troops. As Rose demonstrates, the most important factor in any battle is the human one: At Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima, the American soldier, as much as any general, proved decisive.

COCCARDE TRICOLORI 2015

By Riccardo Niccoli and Paolo Valpolini

• The 2015 edition of the popular magazine-book on the Italian Armed Forces, now including land and naval sectors too.With its XIII edition, the yearbook magazine “Coccarde Tricolori” confirms its new format, introduced in 2014. Since last year, it deals not only with the aviation sector of the Italian Armed Forces and State Corps, but adds also the land and naval sectors, to become a complete publication on all the Italian Defence and Security forces, and its industry. An extraordinary work and a unique tool which informs and updates on world of the Italian Defence sector.

9780812994889 ■ July 2016 ■ £23.00159 x 235 mm ■ Hardback ■ 880 pages ■ Photo inserts; maps

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BRANDYWINE

A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777

By Michael Harris

Harris’s Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account. Nearly a decade in the making, his sweeping prose relies almost exclusively upon original archival research and his personal knowledge of the terrain. Enhanced with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos.

9781611213225 ■ May 2016 ■ £14.99229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 528 pages35 images and 16 maps

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THE CHICKAMAUGA CAMPAIGN—A MAD IRREGULAR BATTLE

From the Crossing of the Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22 - September 19, 1863

By David Powell

Powell’s magnificent study fully explores the battle from all perspectives and is based upon fifteen years of intensive study and research that has uncovered nearly 2,000 primary sources, all stitched together to relate the remarkable story that was Chickamauga. The Chickamauga Campaign is Powell’s magnum opus, a tour-de-force rich in analysis brimming with heretofore untold stories.

9781611213232 ■ May 2016 ■ £14.99229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 696 pages 40 images and 26 maps

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“STAND TO IT AND GIVE THEM HELL”

Gettysburg as the Soldiers Experienced it From Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top, July 2, 1863

By John Michael Priest

“Stand to It and Give Them Hell” is seen through the eyes of those who lived it. There is no glamour here, and no adventure. Nor are there accusations, axes to grind, or second-guessing from the comfort of an easy chair. Instead, Priest’s most ambitious book offers the brutal, heart wrenching story of a slice of America’s greatest battle as described by those who marched, fought, bled, and died there.

9781611213249 ■ May 2016 ■ £14.99229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 528 pages30 images and 58 maps

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THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN OF SEPTEMBER 1862

Volume III, The Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign

By Ezra Carman and Thomas Clemens

The Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign is the third and final volume of Ezra Carman’s magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862.

The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Vol. III concludes the most comprehensive and detailed account of the campaign ever produced. Jammed with first-hand accounts, personal anecdotes, detailed footnotes, maps, and photos, this long awaited study will be appreciated as Civil War history at its finest.

9781611213027 ■ June 2016 ■ £21.00229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 408 pages3 maps, 3 images

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TOO USEFUL TO SACRIFICE

Reconsidering George B. McClellan’s Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam

By Steven Stotelmyer

Utilising extensive primary documents and with a keen appreciation for the infrastructure of the Maryland terrain, Stotelmyer explores these long held beliefs, revealing that often the influence of political considerations dictated military decision making, and the deliberate actions of the Lincoln Administration behind McClellan’s back resulted in bringing about many of the general’s supposed shortcomings.

9781611213041 ■ June 2016 ■ £19.50229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 336 pages12 maps, 7 images

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JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN AND THE PETERSBURG CAMPAIGN

His Supposed Charge from Fort Hell, his Near Mortal Wounding, and a Civil War Myth Reconsidered

By Dennis RasbachRichly illustrated with photos and original maps, and documented with extensive primary accounts, Rasbach’s Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Petersburg Campaign dispels a well-established Civil War myth, and sets the historical record straight. Dennis A. Rasbach argues that Chamberlain was mistaken regarding the larger context of the engagement in which he fought and fell.

9781611213065 ■ May 2016 ■ £19.50229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 192 pages20 maps, 42 images

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DECISION AT TOM’S BROOK

George Custer, Tom Rosser, and the Joy of the Fight

By William Miller

Based upon extensive research in primary documents and gracefully written, award winning author William J. Miller’s Decision at Tom’s Brook presents significant new material on Thomas Rosser, and argues that his character was his destiny. Rosser’s decision making that day changed his life and the lives of hundreds of other men. Miller’s new study is Civil War history and high personal drama at its finest.

9781611213089 ■ May 2016 ■ £19.50229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 216 pages10 maps, 20 images

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CONFEDERATE WATERLOO

The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865, and the Controversy that Brought Down a General

By Michael McCarthy

McCarthy’s Confederate Waterloo is grounded upon extensive research and a foundation of primary sources, including the meticulous records of a man driven to restore his honour in the eyes of his colleagues, his family, and the American public. The result is a fresh dispassionate analysis that may cause students of the Civil War to reassess their views about some of the Union’s leading generals.

9781611213096 ■ April 2016 ■ £21.00229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 336 pages55 images, 10 maps

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THE THREE BATTLES OF SAND CREEK

The Cheyenne Massacre in Blood, in Court, and as the End of History

By Gregory Michno

The Sand Creek Battle, or Massacre, occurred on November 2930, 1864, a confrontation between Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians and Colorado volunteer soldiers. Michno’s extensive research includes primary and select secondary studies, including recollections, archival accounts, newspapers, diaries, and other original records.

9781611213119 ■ April 2016 ■ £19.50229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 212 pages ■ 19 images, 4 mapsAMERICAN CIVIL WAR

HELL ITSELF

The Battle of the Wilderness, May 57, 1864

By Chris Mackowski

For more than a decade, Chris Mackowski has guided visitors across the battlefields of the Overland Campaign. Now in Hell Itself he invites readers of the Emerging Civil War Series to join him in the Wilderness—one of the most storied battlefields of the entire Civil War.

9781611213157 ■ April 2016 ■ £10.00229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages ■ 150 images and maps

A LONG AND BLOODY TASK

The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5 July 18, 1864

By Stephen Davis

The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, historian Steve Davis has lived in the area his entire life, and in A Long and Bloody Task, he tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can.

9781611213171 ■ June 2016 ■ £10.00229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages ■ 150 images and maps

ALL THE FIGHTING THEY WANT

The Atlanta Campaign from Peach Tree Creek to the Surrender, July 18 September 2, 1864

By Stephen DavisIn All the Fighting They Want, Georgia native Steve Davis, the world’s foremost authority on the Atlanta campaign, tells the tale of the last great struggle for the city. His Southern sensibility and his knowledge of the battle, accumulated over a lifetime of living on the ground, make this an indispensable addition to the acclaimed Emerging Civil War Series.


DON’T GIVE AN INCH

The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863

By Chris Mackowski and Daniel Davis

With names that have become legendary the second day at Gettysburg encompasses some of the best known engagements of the Civil War. In Don’t Give an Inch, Civil War historians Chris Mackowski and Daniel T. Davis peel back the layers to share both the real and often overlooked stories of that fateful summer day.


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A WANT OF VIGILANCE

The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9–19, 1863

By Bill Backus and Robert Orrison

Authors Robert Orrison and Bill Backus have worked at the Bristoe Station battlefield, which is now surrounded by one of the fastest growing parts of Virginia. In A Want of Vigilance, they trace the campaign from the armies’ camps around Orange and Culpeper northwest through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and along the vital railroad – to Centreville and back – in a back-and-forth game of cat and mouse in one of the most overlooked periods of the war.

9781611213003 ■ Available now ■ £10.00229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages150 images and maps

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ATTACK AT DAYLIGHT AND WHIP THEM

The Battle of Shiloh, April 67, 1862

By Gregory Mertz

Attack at daylight and whip them – that was the Confederate plan on the morning of April 6, 1862.

Historian Greg Mertz grew up on the Shiloh battlefield, hiking its trails and exploring its fields. Attack at Daylight and Whip Them taps into five decades of intimate familiarity with a battle that rewrote America’s notions of war.

9781611213133 ■ April 2016 ■ £10.00229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 192 pages150 images and maps

HISTORICAL FICTION

FROM GERMAN CAVALRY OFFICER TO RECONNAISSANCE PILOT

The World War I History, Memories, and Photographs of Leonhard Rempe, 1914–1921

By Paul Rempe

Twenty-one year-old Leonhard Rempe volunteered to serve Germany in 1914. By the time World War I ended, he had seen action on both major fronts, witnessed the war from the back of a horse and the cockpit of plane, and amassed one of the more unique records of anyone in the Kaiser’s army. Using primary and secondary sources Dr. Rempe provides insight into the grim realities of Leonhard’s war while his father’s own memoir recalls his special comradeship with his fellow soldiers and airmen.

9781611213218 ■ Available now ■ £18.00254 x 178 mm ■ Hardback ■ 144 pages79 images, 3 maps, coated stock

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THE FINAL SERVICE

By Gary W. Moore

Forty year-old Sandy Richards is a successful music teacher, wife, and mother living a comfortable middle class life in a small Midwestern town. But behind her warm smile and easy laugh is a heavy burden she cannot release.

Inspired by real events, The Final Service offers a riveting story about human nature, emotional abandonment, and how unfulfilled dreams left a middle aged woman on the brink of personal destruction until one event forever altered the core of her belief system and her life.

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THE CLAY PIGEONS OF ST LÔ

By Glover S. Johns, Jr.

Foreword by Joseph Balkoski

• An important telling of the fall of St. Lô through the eyes of the author’s battalion.This classic of military history tells the exciting story of the fall of St. Lô, the first major objective of the invading American armies in Normandy in June of 1944. Although St. Lô was intended to be taken within days of the landing, stubborn German resistance postponed the town’s fall until July 18. The author describes the bloody action that took place in the thirty days in between as he led his battalion dubbed “The Indestructible Clay Pigeons” through the daunting combat.


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WORLD WAR II

GHOST DIVISION

The 11th “Gespenster” Panzer Division and the German Armored Force in World War II

By A. Harding Ganz

• A detailed reconstruction of the 11th Panzer Division’s wartime exploits.Nicknamed the “Ghost Division” because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the Bulge.

This books sets out to explore the role played by the German Wehrmacht’s panzer force during World War II. Through careful and thorough examination and reconstruction, it delves into the force’s tactical prowess, and the tenacity of its soldiers

Drawing on archival sources as well as interviews and correspondence with veterans, this book is a must have for all World War II enthusiasts.


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ARMY OFFICER’S GUIDE

53rd Edition

By Robert J. Dalessandro

• The newest edition of this highly useful guide book offering practical advice on Army leadership and command.For more than eighty years, this book has been the bible for U.S. Army officers. Condensed from Army regulations – and the customs and traditions of the service – this new edition provides the most up-to-date soldier information and frank advice on a variety of issues relating to service life.

This newest edition has been fully updated with the latest information for officers of all ranks, branches, and components and sections cover uniforms and insignia, duties and responsibilities, privileges and restrictions, courtesy and customs, posts and organizations, regulations and references, and more.

9780811713795 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 240 pages ■ 20 b/w photos

9780811715850 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 400 pages ■ colour insert w/ 30 photos

SOUL SURVIVORS

Stories of Wounded Women Warriors and the Battles They Fight Long After They’ve Left the War Zone

By Kirsten Holmstedt

• Stories from more than a dozen female veterans from many different branches of the military.Life is tough for veterans, especially female veterans. They have much to deal with and much to heal from: combat, physical and psychological wounds, sexual harassment and assault, trauma, stress, chains of command, the VA. Now more than ever these veterans are facing their problems head on. In this inspiring new book, Kirsten Holmstedt tells the up-and-down stories of veterans struggling with the after-effects of military service. Importantly, the book highlights where the military has succeeded and failed to help veterans and is a truly eye-opening read for many.

CALL SIGN: LIGHTNING

Inside the Rowdy World and Risky Missions of the Marines’ Elite ANGLICOs

By Scott Messmore

• An electrifying account that takes readers into this raucous brotherhood of elite Marines.The U.S. Marine Corps' Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies--usually referred to as ANGLICOs--are the unsung heroes of the U.S. military. Small squads of these marines are inserted deep behind enemy lines to identify targets and direct fire from aircraft, ground artillery, and naval guns. They are among the best of the best, and their radio call sign "Lightning" is recognised throughout the military as the gold standard of qualification and capability.

9780811714549 ■ January 2016 ■ £26.95229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 656 pages97 b/w illustrations; 16-page colour insert

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MILITARY REFERENCE

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9780811717656 ■ March 2016 ■ £34.95254 x 203 mm ■ Hardback ■ 272 pages592 b/w photos

WORLD WAR I IN 40 POSTERS

By Ann P. Linder

• Illustrating the story of the First World War through the use of propaganda posters.Published during the war’s centennial, this is the story of the First World War as depicted through forty propaganda posters. Revealing essays explain each poster, unpacking the visual imagery and setting the poster within the military, political, social, and cultural history of the war.

Informative, provocative, and entertaining analysis of posters that are historical documents and sometimes works of art, this book tracks the history of the war, from mobilization and recruitment to war bond drives and efforts to sustain morale amid costly battles. The posters cover the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, Austria, and France to provide a thorough picture of the war from all sides.

9780811716666 ■ April 2016 ■ £24.95279 x 216 mm ■ Paperback ■ 176 pages45 colour photos

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WORLD WAR I | ART

ARMORED STRIKE FORCE

The Photo History of the American 70th Tank Battalion in World War II

By Charles C. Roberts Jr.

• The story-in-photos of one of the most distinguished American tank units of World War II.The U.S. 70th Tank Battalion boasts one of the most impressive combat records of any American armoured unit in World War II. It landed in North Africa as part of Operation Torch and participated in the invasion of Sicily, D-Day, the Normandy campaign, the Battle of the Bulge, and the final drive into Germany. It remains in service today as the 70th Armor Regiment, the U.S. Army’s most decorated armour unit.

This beautifully presented new photo-book provides a remarkable assortment of photos, most of them from veterans and other private sources which help to give a true representation of life within the unit. Images depict vehicles, soldiers, equipment, terrain, behind-the-lines activities, and much more.


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OVER THERE

America in the Great War

By Robert J. Dalessandro, Rebecca S. Dalessandro and Libby O’Connell

• This book in Stackpole’s military photo series covers the US involvement in WWI from all angles.More than 400 photographs detail the American military experience in World War I on the ground, in the air, and at sea, from recruitment to the Armistice. This is the premier visual history of the United States in the Great War to be published during these centennial years. It features not only the infamous Doughboys and Devil Dogs, but also flying aces, doctors and nurses, seamen, and the German enemy. Beautiful colour photos of weapons and equipment, uniforms, insignia, medals, and posters, are supported by richly informative text and captions by an expert on World War I and battlefield interpretation.

9780811717564 ■ March 2016 ■ £44.95254 x 203 mm ■ Hardback ■ 464 pages ■ 498 b/w photos; 8-page colour insert

9780811717540 ■ February 2016 ■ £19.95229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 272 pages ■ 23 b/w photos

SCREAMING EAGLE GLIDERS

The 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II

By G. J. Dettore

• A day-by-day chronicle of an airborne battalion in World War II.As part of the famous 101st Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles), the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion saw nearly constant action during World War II, from assisting the infantry by landing supplies and providing combat support to fighting on the front lines. Covering the 321st’s actions on D-Day, in Normandy, in Operation Market Garden, at the Bulge, and during the capture of Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest headquarters. The book includes first-hand accounts drawn from interviews with almost all of the unit’s veterans as well as hundreds of photos, most of them snapshots from veterans.

JACK OF ALL TRADES

An American Advisor’s War in Vietnam, 1969–70

By Ronald L. Beckett

• The memoir of an American advisor in Vietnam who went out to win over a nation.Maj. Ron Beckett had already served two tours in Vietnam when he received orders to return in April 1969. As the district senior advisor in the remote, rural Dinh Quan District of Long Khanh Province, he would face a demanding and dangerous assignment on the front lines of pacification.

A sometimes critical, sometimes humorous but always honest memoir of the American campaign to win Vietnamese hearts and minds. It details Beckett’s and his team’s efforts to support combat missions, gather intelligence, improve infrastructure, develop the local economy, and above all gain the trust of a people whose language they did not speak.

9780811714853 ■ April 2016 ■ £24.95279 x 216 mm ■ Paperback ■ 208 pages ■ 365 b/w photos; 16-pg. colour insert

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9780811716260 ■ February 2016 ■ £24.95279 x 216 mm ■ Paperback ■ 208 pages376 b/w photos; 8-pg. colour insert; 4 maps

FLAME ON

U.S. Incendiary Weapons, 1918–1945

By John W. Mountcastle

• A well put together history of US i n ce n d i a r y we a p o n s f ro m t h e i r development to use in combat.A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons – flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more – by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II.

This books describes how the U.S. created its incendiary weapons program virtually from scratch during World War II and includes pivotal episodes such as Omaha Beach on D-Day and the skilled performance of an armoured flamethrower battalion in the Pacific.

Also covers the history of incendiaries from ancient times to World War II and through Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.

9780811716895 ■ March 2016 ■ £21.95229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 224 pages20 b/w photos

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WORLD WAR II | UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT

GUADALCANAL

The American Campaign against Japan in WWII

By Jon Diamond

• Part of the popular Military Photo Series, this time exploring the campaign on the island of Guadalcanal.On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal, northeast of Australia, launching the first major Allied offensive against Japan. In one of the best-known campaigns of World War II’s Pacific Theater, the Marines and then the U.S. Army endured a bitter six-month struggle for the island.

Hundreds of photos depict soldiers and commanders, vehicles, weapons and equipment, terrain, living conditions, medical care, and much more, and the text narrates the campaign and captions expertly describe the photos. The book is the perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole military history series and is an ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, modellers, and reenactors.


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9780811717533 ■ January 2016 ■ £19.95229 x 152 mm ■ Paperback ■ 240 pages5 b/w photos

UNCOMMON VALOR ON IWO JIMA

The Story of the Medal of Honor Winners in the Marine Corps’ Bloodiest Battle of World War II

By James H. Hallas

• Recounts the entire Battle of Iwo Jima through its most dramatic moments and those who braved the dangers.When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19,000 American Marines had been wounded and 7,000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines' bloodiest battle of the war and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history.

The narrative of the book focuses on the twenty-two Marines and five Navy personnel who received the Medal of Honor and the actions that earned the award during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

9780811717953 ■ May 2016 ■ £29.95229 x 152 mm ■ Hardback ■ 400 pages1 map; 40 b/w photos

WORLD WAR IIBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

WORLD WAR II

DELIVERANCE AT DIEPHOLZ

A WWII Prisoner of War’s Story

By Jack Dower

• A rare memoir of life as a World War II prisoner of war.In February 1944 an American infantry company lost its way behind enemy lines near Anzio, Italy, and Jack Dower and his comrades would spend the remainder of the war in captivity. With candour and humour, Dower describes his nearly fifteen months as an unwilling guest of the Third Reich.

Colourful account of Dower’s experiences, including forced labour and gruelling marches, encounters with concentration camp prisoners, and a few unexpected instances of decency from German guards.

This memoir is a fantastic addition to anyone interested in a first-hand account of the ordeals faced by World War Two POWs.

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GERMAN WORLD WAR II HELMETS & HEADGEAR

Norwegian Collections

By Jan Meland and Gisle Jøntvedt

• A wonderfully in-depth and thorough examination of German WWII helmets and headgear.The interest for WW2 and German Third Reich collectibles is huge worldwide, and books related to the subject are always popular. With 166 pages, this book covers SS helmets, camouflage/repaints, decal helmets and SS cloth headgear in four separate chapters. 83 helmets and 8 SS cloth headgear pieces are presented with 624 good quality pictures. The book’s foreword has been put together by two leading authors and helmet enthusiasts, Ken Niewiarowicz (German Combat Helmets) and Kelly Hicks (SS-Steel). The book is laid out in a highly readable and attractive format and is stacked with large pictures, demonstrating the intricate details of decals, paint, straps and more. The named helmets have history from owners, and a great many of items presented here have never been published before.

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WTM FREEDOM

The End of The Human Condition

By Jeremy Griffith

• Introduces the reader to the issue of the human condition with a biological explanation.Why do we thinking, rational, immensely clever, supposedly sensible beings behave so ruthlessly, competitively and selfishly that human life has become all but unbearable and we have nearly destroyed our own planet? Are we a flawed species, some sort of evolutionary mistake, fundamentally worthless beings – or are we possibly the absolute heroes of the story of life on Earth? How are we to make sense of the awesome contradictions of the human condition? Yes, how are we to truly understand ourselves – because without redeeming, biological understanding there can be no real peace for the human mind, no basis for the much-needed psychological rehabilitation and maturation of the human race.

Griffith’s book introduces the reader to the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the anger and selfishness felt by humans is the result of a conflict between two factions within us – the gene-based instinctive self-struggling against the nerve-based intellect’s need and responsibility to understand existence. The conflict caused humans to live with an undeserved sense of guilt that understanding now ameliorates.

9780731604951 ■ July 2016 ■ £14.99216 x 137 mm ■ Paperback ■ 228 pages15 b/w images throughout text

SCIENCE | PSYCHOLOGY

Beyond the Human Condition9780646039947 | Paperback

Available now | £14.99

A Species In Denial9781741290011 | Paperback

Available now | £19.99

Also Available from WTMAustra l ian biologist Jeremy Griffith presents a ser ies of essays addressing the crux issue before us as a species of the human condition, our capacity for good and evil, describing how humans have coped with the dilemma of the human condition by living in denial of it.

C h a r l e s D a r w i n connected humans with nature but there biology has been stalled, unable to explain the dilemma of the human condition. Griffith's answer defends and dignifies humans, it lifts the burden of guilt, making possible our species' psychological rehabilitation; the real repair or ourselves and our planet.

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