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Presents a re-examination of the facts behind the murder and whether or not they can be justifiably linked to the Ripper murders of 1888.

This book teases out the similarities and differences between the sweat' and its better-known, if equally feared, contemporary infectious disease, bubonic plague.

The first complete account to be written of the operations of naval motor boats in WWI. Copiously illustrated throughout with photos and line drawings. A compelling and exciting narrative.

Covers the operations of a leading SS Cavalry Regiment. Latest in the Author's popular SS Divisions/ Images of War series.

Covers events from the end of the Second World War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sequel to US Naval Aviation 1898-1945.

An overview of what life was like in London when Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale and Charles Dickens were young.

Compiled in association with the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, the charity charged with caring for the National Memorial to the Few in Kent. The first in a seven-volume history of the Battle of Britain.

The first complete history of these famous Italian miniature assault boats. Superbly illustrated with many previously unpublished photos. Soundly researched from primary sources.

A uniquely insightful study of the key decisions taken for the conduct of the RAF's offensive during the period leading up to D-Day in 1944. The third title in the author's examination of the RAF in the Second World War.

First full-length biography of Sextus Iulius Frontinus. John Grainger traces his career and favourably re-evaluates his importance, in particular in Britain, (at the expense of the better-known Agricola) and in Germany.

Comprehensive account of Allied convoy operations and German attempts to disrupt. Written by a published expert of naval operations in WW2.

A fine and moving example of a Japanese POW memoir.

In this book, Daniel Taylor provides a minutely detailed examination of the course of the fighting, exploring both sides of the debate, allowing the reader to evaluate the strength of the argument. Dozens of first-hand accounts are brought together and placed into a comprehensible and accurate time-line.

Autobiographical readable/humorous account of ten years as an experimental/military test pilot at MOD Boscombe Down.

A new perspective on the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the death of G. A. Custer. Ground breaking new history.

This overdue biography describes how an officer who fought tribesmen in India and Dervishes in North-East Africa, thereby playing no significant role in The Great War, found himself as Winston Churchill's Chief of Staff throughout the Second World War.

The first history of women astronomers in English to cover individuals from antiquity to the modern day. Features 30 in-depth biographies and 99 brief portraits of women astronomers, space explorers, and astrophysicists.

The first account in English of this war winning asset, denied to Hitler.

An objective account of The Spanish Peninsular War, translated into English for the first time. The story of the 'British Gracchi', three brothers who with their attitude and effort maintained this fragile alliance between both countries until the final victory over the French.

First full book devoted to the Wigwam murder. Uses hitherto unseen Canadian files for the first time. Includes eye-witness testimony of those who were there. Gives the full background to both victim and alleged killer. Describes in detail the brilliant forensic science in the case.

Covers tank guns from eight countries (Britain, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, Italy, Czechoslovakia and the United States).

Numerous thrilling personal accounts by survivors of enemy action. Written by highly experienced naval author and former Merchant Navy Captain.

Utilizing forensic evidence that was ignored by the police, and documents that have never before been released to the public, Alan Strachan has produced the horrific account of a man who was wrongfully executed for rape and murder -- even though it is quite possible that there was neither a rape nor a murder.

Presents an insight into the many obligations undertaken by Medical Officers on the Western Front. Gives a first-hand account of the carnage and horrors of Arras, the Somme and Ypres, including the mud-filled landscape of Passchendaele.

First of two books on the subject with the second taking a detailed look at the Royal Navy's evacuation of White and black loyalists.

Return via Rangoon is the story of a young officer who took part in Wingate's Chindit campaign during the Second World War. I found the Prologue and Epilogue - unchanged since the first edition was written in 1945 - quite the most poignant writing I have read for many years.' Ewen Southby-Tailyour