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The narrative of the First World War has become dominated by shell shock, and also by the associated myths surrounding the men who were 'shot at dawn'. This book offers insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War.

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An authoritative look at an important Soviet tank that fought across the battlegrounds of the 1930s and WWII--and an ideal reference guide for modelers, wargamers, and military enthusiasts.

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A collection of stories from the Australians who served in the many units and organisations that fought with and supported the infantrymen in Viet Nam.

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What lights the spark that ignites a revolution What was it that, in 1775, provoked a group of merchants, farmers, artisans and mariners in the American colonies to unite and take up arms against the British government in pursuit of liberty This title focuses on the momentous beginnings of the American Revolution.

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Contractor Roy Hallums recounts the harrowing ten months he was held captive by Iraqi insurgents, the heroic rescue by American troops, and the faith that helped him survive it all.

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The British fought the Second World War in Burma and India against the backdrop of nationalist unrest and revolt. The appalling Bengal famine of 1943, brought about by the loss of Burma's rice crop and the dislocation of government, would cause the deaths of many. This work provides a study of the series of battles that made up the Burma campaign.

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Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943-44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains. This book reveals the Allied attack on Myitkyina.

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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The largest city in Normandy, Caen's position at the extreme left of the Allied beachhead gave it major strategic value for Allies and Germans alike.

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A study on one of the seminal events in military history dispelling many of the myths surrounding Cambrai 1917. It points out that the importance of Cambrai was that it was the first use of armour as an operational shock tactic and with this emergence of the pre-eminence of armour, the conduct of war was irrevocably changed.

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The story of the first great tank battle, and the genesis of one of the most formidable weapons of the twentieth century.

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Reveals how Cornwallis was able to use his aggressive strategy to great effect and how the overconfidence of the re-formed American forces under Horatio Gates was to result in a shocking defeat on the night of 15 August 1780 - a defeat that would allow Cornwallis to push deep into North Carolina the following year, and more.

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In Canadas Great War, 1914-1918, historian Brian Douglas Tennyson argues that Canadas enthusiasm had the ironic effect of bringing this British Dominion nation much closer to its southern neighbor, the United States, especially after the latter joined the fray.

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This illustrated study investigates the origins, combat role, and battlefield performance of the two of the finest fighting forces of World War I who fought three bloody battles in 1917. It will appeal to any enthusiast of the Western Front of the Great War.

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Captain Bullen's War combines the irreverent humour of MASH with the sharp satire of Catch 22 in portraying one man's extraordinary experiences of the war in Vietnam in 1968, the bloodiest year of the conflict. What emerges is one of the most darkly funny and lacerating accounts of the Vietnam War ever written.

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On August 17-18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This book offers an account of the fateful Makin Raid that tells the whole story, from the plan's conception to its troubled execution and aftermath.

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This is the definitive story of the tragic death of Private Jake Kovco.

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The allies landed at Salerno and Taranto in September 1943. They reached the main German fortified position - the Gustav line - in December. This work details how it took a massive offensive by 11 divisions to take Cassino in a brutal battle of attrition.

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"First published in Great Britain 2019."--Title page verso.

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(Paperback)

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In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation. This title presents one of the greatest hostage-rescue success stories with specially commissioned artwork and detailed maps.