THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
MILITARY HISTORY
JOSEPH PIERCY October, hb, £9.99, 9781910821077 An absorbing collection of stories and trivia about the greatest of British statesmen. E
SAVAS BEATIE
GERMAN GROUND FORCES OF WORLD WAR II: COMPLETE ORDERS OF BATTLE FOR ARMY GROUPS, ARMIES, ARMY CORPS, AND OTHER COMMANDS OF THE WEHRMACHT AND WAFFEN SS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, TO MAY 8, 1945 WILLIAM T MCCRODEN; THOMAS E NUTTER October, hb, £28, 9781611211092
Presents a detailed analysis of each order of battle for every German field formation.
THE CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES OF GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST: KENTUCKY TO CHICKAMAUGA, 1861- 1863 JOHN SCALES August, hb, £22.99, 9781611212846 Readers will finally fully understand where, how, and why each of Forrest’s engagements took place.
TOO USEFUL TO SACRIFICE: RECONSIDERING GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN’S GENERALSHIP IN THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN FROM SOUTH MOUNTAIN TO ANTIETAM STEVEN STOTELMYER October, hb, £19.50, 9781611213041 Shows why General McClellan deserves significant credit for defeating the South’s most able general. E
CONFEDERATE WATERLOO: THE BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS, APRIL 1, 1865, AND THE CONTROVERSY THAT BROUGHT DOWN A GENERAL MICHAEL MACARTHY October, hb, £21, 9781611213096
The first fully researched and unbiased account of the Battle of Five Forks.
LINCOLN’S GREATEST JOURNEY: SIXTEEN DAYS THAT CHANGED A PRESIDENCY, MARCH 24 - APRIL 8, 1865 NOAH ANDRE TRUDEAU August, hb, £23.95, 9781611213263
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Comprehensive account of a momentous time in Lincoln’s presidency: from March to April in 1865. E
SEAFORTH
ARMOURED TRAINS: AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA 1826- 2016 PAUL MALMASSARI September, hb, £50, 9781848322622 The first English-language edition of the authoritative work on the subject. E
SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS
NATIONAL SCHISM & CIVIL INTEGRATION: MUTUAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ISRAELI CENTRAL GOVERNMENT & THE ISRAELI ARAB PALESTINIAN MINORITY ALEXANDER BLIGH December, hb, £50, 9781845196493
Analyses the changes in relationship between Israeli establishment and Arab minority since the early 1990s.
LAS DOS ESPANAS: TERROR & CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY SPAIN NICHOLAS MANGANAS September, hb, £60, 9781845197988 Terror and crisis narratives are intertwined to provide a coherent understanding of contemporary Spanish politics.
MILITARY CONQUEST OF THE PRAIRIE: NATIVE AMERICAN RESISTANCE, EVASION & SURVIVAL, 1865-1890 TORE T PETERSEN July, hb/pb, £65/£27.50, 9781845198008/15 A study on the final wars on the prairie from the Native American perspective.
FROM ALLIANCE TO UNION: CHALLENGES FACING GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL STATES IN THE TWENTY- FIRST CENTURY JOSEPH A KECHICHIAN August, hb/pb, £95/£35, 9781845198022/39 An evaluation of GCC States’ military institutions to assess whether a stable alliance is possible.
PALESTINE INVESTIGATED: THE
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE PALESTINE POLICE FORCE, 1920 - 1948 ELDAD HAROUVI October, hb, £79.95, 9781845198091 The story of the CID of PPF which impacted the CDI’s missions, methods, and composition.
TWO ROADS
QUEEN BEES: SIX BRILLIANT AND EXTRAORDINARY SOCIETY HOSTESSES BETWEEN THE WARS - A SPECTACLE OF CELEBRITY, TALENT, AND BURNING AMBITION SIÂN EVANS September, hb, £20, 9781473618022 The story of the six extraordinary hostesses who shaped British society in the inter-war years. E
UNIFORM PRESS
THE MAN WHO SAVED PARIS: ROGER WEST’S RIDE MICHAEL CARRAGHER; NOBLE FRANKLAND FOREWORD August, pb, £17.99, 9781908487056 A vivid account of the opening weeks of World War One by volunteer dispatch rider.
THE SOMME: THE DAY BY DAY ACCOUNT CHRIS MCCARTHY July, pb, £25, 9781910500514 A revised edition presenting a detailed chronicle of the battle, day-by-day, unit-by- unit.
EPITAPHS OF THE GREAT WAR: THE SOMME SARAH WEARNE ED July, hb, £9.99, 9781910500521 An edited collection of 100 headstone inscriptions from those who died in The Somme.
A VOYAGE TO WAR: AN ENGLISHMAN’S ACCOUNT OF HONG KONG FROM 1936 - 41 HUGH DULLEY ED October, pb, £25, 9781910500552 A collection of letters showing life in Hong Kong during World War Two.
THE TWISTED FLORIN: EVASION FROM FRANCE, ESCAPE FROM ITALY
SQUADRON LEADER JOHN MOTT MBE STELLA CLARE MOTT September, pb, £15.99, 9781910500583 An adventure story following one of the World War Two’s forgotten heroes, Squadron Leader Arnold John Mott.
WAR BENEATH THE WAVES: U-BOAT FLOTILLA FLANDERS 1915-1918 TOMAS TERMOTE October, hb, £30, 9781910500644 For the first time a detailed insight into the history and fate of every U-boat.
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PRESS
SURVIVING THE GULAG: A GERMAN WOMAN’S MEMOIR ILSE JOHANSEN; HEATHER MARSHALL ED; MICHAEL SEADLE TR November, other, £24.99, 9781772120387 Surviving the Gulag is the first-person account of a complex woman who survived five horrifying years in Russian prison camps.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS
FROM VICTORY TO STALEMATE: THE WESTERN FRONT, SUMMER 1944 C J DICK October, hb, £38.95, 9780700622931 Focuses on the Western Front, specifically American, British, and Canadian operations in France. E
VERSO BOOKS
KILL CHAIN: DRONES AND THE RISE OF HIGH-TECH ASSASSINS ANDREW COCKBURN August, pb, £9.99, 9781784782696 Surveillance, technology, war, and the failed US policy of remote killing. E
VIKING
SAS: ROGUE HEROES – THE AUTHORIZED WARTIME HISTORY BEN MACINTYRE September, hb, £25, 9780241186626
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the regiment.
THE FIRST VICTORY: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE EAST AFRICA CAMPAIGN ANDREW STEWART October, hb, £25, 9780300208559 The First Victory is a riveting new account of the first major Allied victory of the Second World War. E
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WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY PRESS
TORONTOS FIGHTING 75TH IN THE GREAT WAR: A PREHISTORY OF THE TORONTO SCOTTISH REGIMENT (QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHERS OWN) TIMOTHY J STEWART August, hb, £42.99, 9781771121828 Story of the 75th Battalion (later, Toronto Scottish Regiment) and the men who formed it.
WILLIAM COLLINS
GAME OF SPIES: THE SECRET AGENT, THE TRAITOR AND THE NAZI, BORDEAUX 1942-1944 PADDY ASHDOWN September, hb, £20, 9780008140823 Game of Spies is the riveting three-way spy story set in occupied France. E
WILLIAM MORROW PAPERBACKS
THE HUNTER KILLERS: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE FIRST WILD WEASELS, THE BAND OF MAVERICK AVIATORS WHO FLEW THE MOST DANGEROUS MISSIONS OF THE VIETNAM WAR DAN HAMPTON July, pb, £9.99, 9780062375124
A chronicle of the fighter pilots in the “Iron Hand” programme during the Vietnam War.
W W NORTON
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS: A CONTINENTAL HISTORY, 1750-1804 ALAN TAYLOR October, hb, £25, 9780393082814
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, an authoritative history about America’s founding period. E
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAR &
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