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Presents the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs. This title highlights the role the destroyers played in the North Sea during the crucial battles to control the Heliogoland Bight.

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This volume details the uniforms, organization and equipment of all those Canadian and British units that defended British North America during the tense years in the run up to war with the United States.

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A major examination of Britain's foreign policy choices in the wake of Brexit.

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When the Romans left Britain around AD 410, the unconquered native peoples of modern Scotland, Ireland and Wales were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. The Post-Roman Britons did their best to defend themselves by using fortifications.

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Featuring specially commissioned artwork and offering expert analysis, this study provides an account of the bloody combats fought by the romantic warship of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era - the frigate.

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In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century.

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This revised edition of a Men-At-Arms title covers the history of British Infantry Equipment from the landing of Wellesley's army in Spain in 1808 to the introduction of the first equipment set of wholly cotton webbing in 1908.

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The struggle for the Somme sector of the Western Front in the second half of 1916 is remembered for the toll of casualties inflicted on Britain's 'New Armies' by the German defenders on 1 July. This study pits the volunteers of Kitchener's 'New Armies' against the German veterans who defended the Somme sector in the battles of July-November 1916.

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The short but savage Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 pitched well-equipped but complacent British soldiers into combat with the Zulu, one of history's finest fighting forces. This study traces the changing face of infantry combat in the Anglo-Zulu War.

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An insightful account of British Labour leaders through history.

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An insightful account of British Liberal leaders.

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Presents the study of British light tanks of the Second World War. This book draws upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research to explore their technical characteristics and combat performance. It focuses on the very widely used Mark VI, and also covers all the variants that preceded it.

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Amongst the first ever mass-produced tanks in history, the British Mk IV has been classified as one of the most successful heavy tanks to have fought in World War I. Drawing on photographs and information on its operational abilities, this work presents an exploration of the British Mk IV tank, and provides an account of this vehicle.

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This title covers a key area of World War II history, the small but vicious battles for the control of the Channel and the North Sea. It details one of the most prolific and successful vessels used by the British Navy - the motor torpedo boat.

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An exploration of the British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line. It covers some of the most famous individuals and ships of the day, such as Nelson, Cochrane, HMS Victory and HMS Indefatigable. There is also a catalogue of all British Ships-of-the-Line from 1792 to 1815.

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The rifle corps of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars are among the most recognizable of all the soldiers of that era. This volume uses first-hand accounts and evidence to give a "soldier's eye view" of the British rifleman, his life and work.

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This book provides an in-depth deliberation upon the now unsettled relationship between religion and politics in contemporary Britain, with some emphasis upon the case of Islam, which is now at the centre of the debate.

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This details the organization and equipment of volunteer units who fought alongside their regular comrades in almost every major British engagement of the war and without whom victory could have proved impossible. This volume is part of the "Men-at-Arms" series.

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An account of the first major forum to review relations between Britain and Egypt, held in London in 2006, this work demonstrates how political, economic and cultural interaction between the countries has developed since the Suez invasion of 1956. It suggests ways forward in both bilateral and international contexts.

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Packed with new and sensitive information, Brothers in Arms is a timely and comprehensive study on the changing nature of the jihadi movement.

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The Browning 50-cal has become the longest serving weapon in the US inventory. The fifty has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun. It is considered such an effective and reliable weapon that few countries ever attempted to develop an equivalent weapon. This title presents a history of the development of this famous weapon.