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Set against the back-drop of the Cold War, Al Venter examines the Soviet-led guerrilla conflict in Portuguese Guinea which sought to expel the Portuguese colonials over a brutal 10-year war. Insight in to one of the African conflicts of the Cold War frontier.

A second remarkable work on the German armies of the First World War as seen through the experience of Saxon soldiers. Graphic insight into the thoughts and feelings of these men recorded in their own words.

The book consists of an introduction to the asylum, and case studies of several of Broadmoor's more infamous and criminally insane residents of the 19th century.

Over a hundred photographs showcase this side of the Luftwaffe, unique among Second World War airforces.

The most detailed study of these ships ever published, in English or French.

Insightful look at special operations in the American Civil War.

In this book, we go through the plots of Fleming's novels explaining the real life experiences that inspired them.

Explores how the survival of Rome might have altered world history.

Arnhem - The Fight To Sustain tells the stirring story of the men and the methods employed in sustaining 1st Airborne Division. Drawing heavily on contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts and is lavishly illustrated.

The Anglo-Zulu War has a growing following. A fresh angle on the War, written by the leading expert.

Graphic account of the bitter conflict between the king and the nobles in fifteenth-century England.

This previously unpublished diary details the event experienced by Johnnie Johnson in 1942.

12 pages of full colour illustrations depicting over 20 different vehicles and their markings.

13th February 2020 saw the 75th anniversary of the controversial raid on Dresden. First hand account evaluating the raid and Bomber Command's heavy bombing strategy as told from the perspective of an RAF Navigator.

First-hand accounts of flying the Fleet Air Arm's most famous World War II aeroplane.

The only single-volume annual survey of naval developments.

Details the planning of the RAF's bombing offensive in the Second World War and its contribution to the Allied victory.

An in-depth analysis of the actions of the 52nd Regiment of Foot throughout the Waterloo campaign, giving an honest assessment of their contribution.

Eighth Army is the best known and most iconic British military formation. Written by a much published author and leading authority on the Second World War.

Uses archaeological evidence to determine how our Stone Age ancestors faced Climate Change.

A highly-illustrated image-based history of the Supermarine Southampton with a superb range of rare and previously unseen photographs from a variety of sources.

Ted Shippy Shipman was one of The Few who flew with 41 Squadron in the Battle of Britain. He left his fathers farm in 1930 and enlisted in the RAF as a driver ACII. He flew for thirteen years of his thirty years service, achieved the highest grade of flying instructor and retired as a Wing Commander. This book is based on the copious notes that Shippy wrote in the 1970s and brings a first-hand insight into the life of an RAF Spitfire pilot during the early war years and then his remaining wartime and post-war service until 1959\. His career as a senior instructor included No 8 Service Flying Training School, Montrose and the Central Flying School at Upavon. He then went on to teach at the Flying Instructors School at Hullavington in 1942 and the Rhodesian Air Training Group between 1943 and 1945\. After the war he did tours in Germany and Cyprus. He was Commanding Officer at RAF Sopley, Hampshire and RAF Boulmer in Northumberland until his retirement in 1959\. During retirement he actively supported the Air Training Corps, Battle of Britain Fighter Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund.

The first complete history of HMS Terror, from her initial design to her eventual loss in the Northwest Passage, and finally, her recent discovery.

Launched on 9 April 1940, Operation Weserubung was the code-name given to Hitler's invasion of Denmark and Norway.

Written by a direct descendant of Charles and Catherine Dickens. Using images and information from Dickensian archives and picture libraries, including the Charles Dickens Museum in London.

'No-Holds-Barred' account of vicious gang warfare in 1920s and 1930s England centred on greyhound tracks and horse racing courses.

In Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors, crime historian Stephen Wade attempts to provide information and guidance to family and social history researchers in this difficult area of criminal records

Offers an alternative account from the perspective of a survivor of the Yorkshire Ripper.

First full pictorial history of the famous Long Range Desert Group's service from 1940 to 1943.