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Britain's War Machine
Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not AvailableGUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart... more...
No True Glory
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.00"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."?Senator John McCain Fallujah: Iraq?s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came... more...
British Fortifications Through the Reign of Richard III
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 49.95From the time the Romans first set foot on England's shore in 55 BC, the British Isles have faced a constant threat of foreign invasion. As a result, the landscapes of England, Scotland, and Ireland are dotted with ancient defensive fortifications as varied as their makers. Iron Age Celtic "hillforts," Roman castra and Hadrian's Wall,... more...
The Architect of Victory
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 50.00Examines the career of Lieutenant General Sir Frank Berryman, one of the most important, yet relatively unknown officers in the history of the Australian Army. more...
The War of 1812
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 20.00A narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812, which places the war in transatlantic perspective. more...
The History of the Victoria Cross
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 25.99An account of how the VC was won by 520 of its recipients. Brief biographical information is provided in respect of commissioned officers. A portrait photograph of the recipient is included in 392 cases; typically the subject is deicted in uniform and wearing the VC and medals. The appendices include transcripts of several official reports which relate... more...
Operation Barbarossa 1941 (2)
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 15.95Osprey's second title examining the events of Operation Barbarossa. Of the German Army Groups that attacked Soviet Russia, Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States and Leningrad, was the smallest and weakest. General Kuznetzov's Northwestern Front, however, was in an even weaker state. Despite brave counterattacks and defense... more...
Military Intelligence Blunders and Cover-Ups
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 13.11This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. It includes the serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the recent war with Iraq. Colonel John Hughes-Wilson analyses not just the events that conspire to cause disaster,... more...
The Military 100
Kensington Publishing Corp. 2002; US$ 17.99THEY WERE CONQUERERS. LIBERATORS. HEROES. MADMEN. ALL CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE. This compelling study by Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning (U.S. Army, Ret.) lists the hundred most influential military leaders not by their victories, their combat prowess, or even their legacies, but by the lasting impact that their lives had upon... more...









