(Paperback)

Compelling new study of key battle in the Normandy campaign.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Covers the most humiliating British surrender of the Second World War. The campaign remains hugely controversial.

(Paperback)

False Flags tells the epic story of German raider voyages during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and waged a pirate war across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arctic and Antarctic part of Germanys strategy to attack the British Empires maritime trade.

(Hardback)

False Flags tells the epic story of German raider voyages during the early years of World War II. In 1940 the raiders Orion, Komet, Pinguin and Kormoran left Germany and waged a pirate war across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Arctic and Antarctic part of Germanys strategy to attack the British Empires maritime trade.

(Paperback)

Revealing the stories of people responsible for some of our best known brands including William Henry Smith (W H Smith); Roy Jacuzzi; Laszlo Biro; Henry J. Heinz and many more

(Hardback)

The stories of the Chinese wives and children who fled the Sino-Japanese War during the invasion and occupation of their South China homeland from 1937 to 1945.

(Paperback)

A highly entertaining and revealing account of life in Nelson's Navy

(Paperback, Paperback)

Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History is a delight for both lovers of the sea and anyone with a curiosity for what lies on the horizon. Discover the nuances and history behind some of the worlds most iconic ships, including Captain Cooks HMS Endeavour and Greenpeaces once flagship Rainbow Warrior.

The key role of the Royal Engineers in the Korean War. Written by a decorated and very distinguished veteran it contains many interesting and humorous anecdotes.

The memoir of a Royal Air Force officer who rose to the rank of Air Marshal. The author's own reminiscences are interwoven with those of his father who was a Spitfire Ace in the Second World War and who was shot down and, badly wounded, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

A military history of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Focuses in detail on their performance as front-line soldiers.

(, Annotated edition)

Unique memoir of a British officer in the war in the Mediterranean.

A thought-provoking study of the doctrine, particularly command and control, that the German army developed in fighting the defensive battle of the Somme 1916.

(Hardback)

This very readable story is balanced with wicked humour, history and heroism. It opens a window on the sea war in the Mediterranean and brings to life the extraordinary war story of a well-known Cantabrian.

(Hardback)

Extensive coverage of the arrangements for the defence of Burma and the characteristics of the country. Describes the Japanese invasion, from Malaya and Thailand, in 1942.

(Paperback)

Reveals the secret wartime role of actor Leslie Howard, star of The Scarlet Pimpernel and Gone with the Wind.

A recreation of the most ambitious PoW escape attempt ever conceived.

The first book devoted to the history of this important town during the First World War.

(Paperback, New edition)

By turning off the main highway and discovering old routes, some of which have been travelled for thousands of years, you will see Ireland in an entirely different way. Follow the Old Road will take you on a tour of a variety of pathways from great river roads to lost railways.

(Hardback)

The author explores the lives and contribution made by a five of The Few who stories are less well known.

(Paperback)

Beautiful Victorian illustrations and engravings depicting seaside and nautical scenes