E-böcker / Historia
The Bickersteth Diaries
This book is a studiously edited version of the eleven volumes and more than three thousand pages of the diarist's original work. Ella Bickersteth began to put it together for her ...
The Dark Side of the Sky
This book tells the story of a young Jewish airman who was shot down over Belgium and then captured by the Germans. It tells of his life as a suspected spy and POW.
The Fighting Commodores
As Britain came terrifyingly close to running out of supplies during the Second World War, a group of retired senior naval officers returned to the sea in the role of convoy comman ...
The Frigates
A naval history of the ships and personalities of the Nelson period. The sources used include accounts of the Napoleonic Wars, ships' logs, Admiralty documents, private and officia ...
The Hindenburg Line
The Hindenburg Line, or Siegfriedstellung, achieved almost mythical status in the minds of the British public: the strongest defence system the world had then seen, scientifically ...
The Hood Battalion
The Hood Battalion saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First World war particularly at Antwerp, in the Gallipoli Campaign and then again on the West Front at the Ancre, Gavrel ...
Vimy Ridge
This volume covers the battlefields of Arras around Vimy Ridge dealing with the activities of the French and the British and the start of the Battle of Arras. Vimy Ridge gives a ba ...
When the Grass Stops Grofwing
Sir Carol Mather MC had a fascinating war. His memoirs, which quickly sold out, covers service with Sterling's SAS, his escape from a POW camp in Italy and his two tours on Montgom ...
Mad Mike
This penetrating biography tells the story of his life including his exploits in Norway and the early Commandos. It also uncovers new evidence revealing that his court martial was ...
A Fearful Freedom
This book tells the story of the survival of a man behind the lines of the Japanese during World War II, including his work on the Burma-Siam railway.
A Serious Disappointment
On 9 May 1915 the British First Army under Haig and the French Tenth Army launched a joint offensive against the Germans on the Western Front. The British attempt to capture Aubers ...
A Spy's London
A different kind of tour guide, to 136 sites in London associated with spies and spycatchers in the last century of English history.
'Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea'
This is the story of 835 Naval Air Squadron as told by one of its surviving officers. It tells the story of the outstanding fleets of flying and the importance of the Merchant Navy ...
Among Friends
This book provides a complete insight into the history of the Scots guards from 1956-1993.
Aristide
This is the story of Roger Landes - "Aristide" of F Section, Special Operations Executive - who was born in Paris of British parents and came to London in 1938, to work in the LCC' ...
At the Fifth Attempt
This tells the story of a soldier caught before the evacuation at Dunkirk, and his daring escape and life along the way.
The Battle At Sangshak
This book tells the story of a small, yet significant, battle that was a precursor to the better known battles for Imphal and Kohima.
Battleground Europe
A study of the most important sites, primarily of the two world wars, covering both their history and descriptions of how they are today. For the interested traveller, the author g ...
Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas
Four regiments of Nepalese mountaineers remained with the British Army after Indian independence. They have seen a great deal of tough campaigning, particularly in Southeast Asia. ...
British Regiments at Gallipoli
Following the success of British Battalions on the Somme, the author has produced a source book of the same quality on the Gallipoli Campaign. It has come about as a result of many ...
Buller: A Scapegoat?
A succession of British disasters marked the early months of the Boer War of 1899-1902. It was the start of modern warfare: the empty battlefield. A scapegoat was found for thedefe ...
Captains Of War
This book tells the story of captains of submarines and their experiences at war.
The Charging Buffalo
This title gives a complete history of the Kenya Regiment from 1937-1963.
Confessions of Custard
This book is based on a collection of letter s about army life, written by Custard, a British Army mule working with a Royal Signal regiment between 1929 and 1932. Custard was actu ...