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MILITARY HISTORY
WAR AND TECHNOLOGY: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION ALEX ROLAND 0605384 E MILITARY JUSTICE EUGENE R FIDELL 9303496 E
GOLDEN HARVEST: EVENTS AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE HOLOCAUST JAN TOMASZ GROSS; IRENA GRUDZINSKA GROSS November, pb, £9.99, 9780190614539 This moving book evokes the depth of Hitler’s final solution in World War Two.
VERDUN: THE LONGEST BATTLE OF THE GREAT WAR PAUL JANKOWSKI November, pb, £11.99, 9780190619718 Paul Jankowski discusses Verdun, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.
DOES TERRORISM WORK? A HISTORY RICHARD ENGLISH
July, hb, £25, 9780199607853 One of the world’s leading experts on terrorism addresses vital questions.
GREAT BATTLES SERIES hb, £18.99 each, 97801996 Each book in the Great Battles series examines both the battle itself and its legacy. CULLODEN: GREAT BATTLES MURRAY PITTOCK July, 64078 E ALAMEIN SIMON BALL August, 82034 E
THE GREAT WAR AND THE MIDDLE EAST ROB JOHNSON October, hb, £25, 9780199683284 The story of the First World War in the Middle East. E
PENGUIN BOOKS
ARDENNES 1944: HITLER’S LAST GAMBLE ANTONY BEEVOR September, pb, £9.99, 9780241975152 The No1 bestseller: Hitler’s ill-fated final stand, from the bestselling author of Berlin.
RUSSIA AGAINST NAPOLEON: THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE, 1807 TO 1814 DOMINIC LIEVEN December, pb, £10.99, 9780141984605
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The story of how and why Russia defeated Napoleon.
THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITISH NAVAL MASTERY PAUL KENNEDY October, pb, £12.99, 9780141983820 The landmark book which began the revival of naval history, now with a new introduction.
AUGUSTUS: THE BIOGRAPHY JOCHEN BLEICKEN
July, pb, £12.99, 9780140294828 The great modern biography of Augustus, founder of the Roman Empire.
PENGUIN CLASSICS
BOYS IN ZINC SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH October, pb, £9.99, 9780241264119 The history of the Soviet- Afghan War from the Nobel Prize-winning author.
THE PRAETORIANS JEAN LARTEGUY September, pb, £11.99, 9780143110231
A searing novel of modern warfare, The Praetorians is Larteguy’s unflinching sequel to The Centurions.
PUT OUT MORE FLAGS EVELYN WAUGH November, pb, £7.99, 9780241261699
A powerful satire by of the opening days of World War Two.
TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD JOHN REED November, pb, £7.99, 9780241261170 A harrowing acount of the 1917 Russian October Revolution.
PENSTROKE
RUHLEBEN: BLACK CIVILIAN BRITISH SUBJECTS INTERNED IN GERMANY DURING WW1 SONIA GRANT October, pb, £14.99, 9780957446137 A non-fiction social history chronicling black civilians rounded up in Germany at the outset of World War One.
PEN & SWORD AVIATION
WIND IN THE WIRES AND AN ESCAPER’S LOG: A BRITISH PILOT’S CLASSIC MEMOIR OF AERIAL COMBAT, CAPTIVITY AND
ESCAPE DURING THE GREAT WAR DUNCAN GRINNELL-MILNE August, hb, £19.99, 9781473822689
A classic memoir of a Great War fighter pilot and prisoner of war. E
ONE OF CHURCHILL’S OWN: THE MEMOIRS OF BATTLE OF BRITAIN ACE JOHN GREENWOOD DAVID GREENWOOD July, hb, £19.99, 9781473872677
Thrilling memoirs of Battle of France and Battle of Britain pilot ace, John Greenwood. E
A DICTIONARY OF COASTAL COMMAND 1939 - 1945 GEOFF SIMPSON July, hb, £19.99, 9781473872714 Alphabetical account of the part played by the “Kipper Fleet” during the Second World War. E
ABOVE THE BATTLE: AN AIR OBSERVATION POST PILOT AT WAR RONALD LYELL MUNRO July, hb, £25, 9781473872752 The enthralling story of Lyell Munro, one of only two personal accounts known to exist. E
LADY LUCY HOUSTON DBE: AVIATION PIONEER AND MOTHER OF THE SPITFIRE MILES MACNAIR August, hb, £19.99, 9781473879362 Compelling biography of Lady Lucy Houston DBE, campaigner for women’s rights and devoted RAF patron. E
PEN & SWORD MILITARY
DEBORAH AND THE WAR OF THE TANKS JOHN TAYLOR September, hb, £25, 9781473848344 Detailed account of the discovery, excavation and preservation of a British Great War tank. E
BRITAIN AND A WIDENING WAR, 1915-1916: GALLIPOLI, MESOPOTAMIA AND THE SOMME September, hb, £25, 9781473867178 Thought-provoking introduction to the latest research on the middle years of the Great War. E
POSTCARDS OF THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS 1902 - 1918: COMING OF AGE
CHURCHILL: WARRIOR: HOW A MILITARY LIFE
MICHAEL YOUNG September, hb, £30, 9781473878136 A superb and complete collection of contemporary regimental postcards and illustrations. E
TABLETOP WARGAMES: A DESIGNERS’ AND WRITERS’ HANDBOOK RICK PRIESTLEY; JOHN LAMBSHEAD September, pb, £16.99, 9781783831487 An essential, unique guide for any would-be wargame designer or tinkerer. E
AUGUSTUS’ AT WAR: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE PAX AUGUSTA LINDSAY POWELL September, hb, £25, 9781783831845
An insightful new assessment of the men and events during the reign of Augustus. E
POOL OF LONDON PRESS
GUIDED WINSTON’S FINEST HOURS BRIAN LAVERY September, hb, £25, 9781910860229 A fascinating and complete overview of Churchill as Commander. E
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
A SAVAGE WAR: A MILITARY HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR WILLIAMSON MURRAY; WAYNE WEI-SIANG HSIEH October, hb, £24.95, 9780691169408 How the Civil War changed the face of war. E
PROFILE BOOKS
BOOTS ON THE GROUND: BRITAIN AND HER ARMY SINCE 1945 RICHARD DANNATT October, hb, £25, 9781781253809
Britain and her army since 1945, from the former head of the army. E
QUERCUS BOOKS
THE INVISIBLE CROSS: ONE FRONTLINE OFFICER, THREE YEARS IN THE TRENCHES, A REMARKABLE UNTOLD STORY ANDREW DAVIDSON July, hb, £20, 9781784292195 A dramatic first-hand account of life in the trenches during the First World War. E
GAME OF SHADOWS: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF SPIES & ESPIONAGE PHILIP PARKER ED October, hb, £20, 9781910860205 Thrilling story of the spies who engaged in struggle to uncover the other side’s secrets. E
HUNTING HITLER’S NUKES DAMIEN LEWIS October, hb, £20, 9781786482075 The secret wartime sabotage mission to halt Hitler’s nuclear programme and change the course of the war. E
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD INTERNATIONAL
MEMORIES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR: CONFLICT AND COMMUNITY IN RURAL SPAIN RUTH SANZ SABIDO July, hb, £80, 9781783483686 Uses archival research and interviews to focus on the forgotten history of the conflict. E
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