WAR & MILITARY HISTORY
covert empire both in America and overseas.
Baskerville
Gunner Alan Parks 17th July, eb, £16.99, 9781399819664 First instalment of a gritty, suspenseful and beautifully written Second World War series.
Biteback Publishing
Total War: The 101 Tools of Modern Russian Warfare Robert Seely 27th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781785909481 How, under President Putin, Russia has combined apparently disparate forms of conflict into a single, unified concept of total war.
Bloomsbury Publishing
Unknown Enemy Charles Dick 22nd May, hb, eb, £25, 9781526665980 Revealing for the first time the story of the Organisation Todt, a hidden and brutal organisation overseen by Hitler at the heart of the Nazi machine.
Goodbye to Russia Sarah Rainsford 17th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526670366 Original, personal insight into Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the devastating impact his rule has had on his own people and those of neighbouring Ukraine.
The Red Brigades John Foot 19th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781526645715 Explosive story of a terrorist group who brought Italy to a standstill in the 1970s.
Bloomsbury Sigma
Six Minutes to Winter Mark Lynas 8th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781399410519 Nuclear war is a far greater immediate threat to humanity’s survival than climate change but why is no one talking about it?
Bristol University Press
What Are Nuclear Weapons For? Patricia Shamai
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1st June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529234176 Shamai examines the history of nuclear weapons and their role as a deterrent since 1945 and warns that their effectiveness depends on global vigilance amid the ongoing threat of potential disaster.
Casemate
Panzer Crewman Simon Forty, Richard Charlton-Taylor 15th July, pb, £24.95, 9781636245164 While some of the crew duties on these vehicles were similar to those of the Panzertruppen, they were completely different vehicles to fight in and fight with.
Assault From the Sky Richard D Camp 31st March, pb, £22.50, 9781636245249 A company commander brings his story to life by weaving personal accounts, after-action reports and official documents into a narrative of service and sacrifice by Marine pilots and crewmen.
Chiselbury
Death and Heroes Ian Pegg 1st May, hb, eb, £22, 9781916556249 What makes a man of God go to war, put themselves in extreme danger and giving care to wounded and dying? This is the story of the chap- lains in the Second World War.
Grand Slam: RAF Bomber Command Marcus Gibson 13th February, hb, eb, £22, 9781916556720 Overturning myths about the supposed ineffect- iveness of RAF Bomber Command, Gibson forensically illustrates the damage to Germany and Italy and proves that the Dresden raid was justified.
Forgotten Armour Jack Bowsher 1st April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781916556904 Much acclaimed appraisal of the role of tanks in India and Burma in the Second World War.
Thunder Run: The Battle of Meiktila 1945 Jack Bowsher 1st June, hb, eb, £22, 9781916556911 The complete story of the greatest battle of the Second World War that
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led to the defeat of the Japanese armies in Burma 1945.
C Hurst
To Die With Such Men Shannon Monaghan 27th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781911723899 Based on interviews and bodycam footage, this is a virile account of the British and American volunteers fighting in Ukraine’s International Legion.
Collins
Aircraft of the Second World War Kieran Whitworth 27th February, hb, eb, £30, 9780008704179 Definitive visual history.
Operation Jedburgh 30th March, hb, £25, 9781036122867 Previously unpublished, official history of the operation in the European theatre.
Hitler’s Muslim Allies Antonio J Muñoz 30th June, hb, £25, 9781036129224 Explores the part played in Hitler’s armed forces by Muslim volunteers in the Second World War.
Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers Paul L Dawson 28th February, hb, £29.99, 9781399078559 Examines some of the most important and famous units of the Napoleonic era.
The Camps of the Death Railway Ben Luto, John Grehan 30th March, hb, £29.99, 9781526724762 Through sheer determination in some cases or mere good fortune, many men survived the horrors of the camps to tell the world. This is their story.
While There is Tea, There is Hope 10th April, hb, £9.99, 9780008744007 Quirky giftbook explores the importance of tea as a national symbol, an act of defiance and a taste of home for those on the fighting fronts.
Frontline Books
Hitler’s Heroes During the Advance to Stalingrad Jeremy Dixon 28th February, hb, £25, 9781036101589 Second in a series of four titles that between them will feature all of the Knight’s Crosses awarded on the Eastern Front in the Second World War.
US Special Forces Commando Brook G Bangsbøll 30th March, hb, £25, 9781036119478 The remarkable story of how a former Second World War OSS agent, Leif Bangsboll, became a founding member of the US Special Forces in the Cold War.
Hitler’s War Against the Partisans During Operation Barbarossa Antonio J Munoz 28th February, hb, £29.99, 9781036121495 First in a series that explores the Partisan War on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945.
Greenhill Books
Warfare Beneath the Waves Axel Niestle 30th March, hb, £25, 9781805000730 Incredibly detailed, well- researched study of the Battle of the Atlantic through the lens of three convoy battles fought between the Allied and Axis powers between 1939 and 1945.
Top Secret Ultra Peter Calvocoressi, Joel Greenberg 30th March, pb, £17.99, 9781805001256 Fresh edition of classic work on Bletchley Park with additional material from son David and historian Greenberg.
War on the Eastern Front James Lucas, Robert Kershaw 30th March, pb, £14.99, 9781805001379 Tense account of the cataclysmic 1941-45 conflict on the Eastern Front.
Dixie Victorious Peter G Tsouras (ed) 30th June, pb, £16.99, 9781805001478 Alternative scenarios based on real American Civil War events and characters. What-ifs played out realistically with radical outcomes,
written by top military historians.
The Kaiser’s Panzers David Mitchellhill-Green 30th April, pb, £17.99, 9781805001799 Draws from a host of fascinating primary and secondary sources, including some previously unpublished intelligence reports, together with hundreds of rare archival photos and newsreel images.
Grub Street
A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945 Vol 6 Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest, Andrew Thomas 31st July, hb, £55, 9781911714231 Covers the strategic bombing operations of the US 15th Air Force and the RAF’s 205 Group from 1 November, 1943 to 30 June, 1944.
Phantom on the Front Line Al Munro 30th June, hb, £25, 9781911714248 Thrilling autobiography of an RAF airman who amassed 2,253 hours on Phantom aircraft during the Cold War.
Stanford Tuck Helen Doe 30th June, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781911714255 Examines the truth behind Tuck’s 1956 biography Fly for Your Life by looking at the evidence behind the myths and exaggerated stories before revealing the real Stanford Tuck.
Headline Welbeck
The Traitor of Arnhem Robert Verkaik 27th March, pb, £9.99, 9781802797442 Epic story of secret missions, trust and treachery, bringing to light the murky story of one of the most influential spies of the 20th century.
Hodder & Stoughton
1945: The Reckoning Phil Craig 24th April, hb, £22, 9781399714495 Staggering conclusion to the bestselling Finest Hour trilogy recounts how the final acts of the Second World War set the fate of Britain.
The Accidental Soldier Owain Mulligan 10th April, hb, £22, 9781399737050 Searingly honest and funny account of what it was really like being in the British Army in Iraq.
Operation Pimento Adam Hart 5th June, hb, £22, 9781399740135 Moving account of RAF Sqd Ldr Frank Griffiths’ escape from the Nazis after his plane was shot down over occupied France. Recounted by his great-grandson.
Imperial War Museums
1945: A Visual History Anthony Richards 10th April, hb, £35, 9781912423927 Tells the story of 1945— one of the most important years in modern history— through the unique collections of the Imperial War Museum, using personal testimony and rarely seen imagery.
D-Day to VE Day: Month by Month Peter Johnson 24th April, pb, £20, 9781912423910 Narrating the final year of the Second World War in Europe, this title draws on IWM’s vast photography collection to chart and illustrate the Allies’ journey through war-torn Europe, month by month.
John Murray
The Pilgrim’s Castle Jon Day 3rd July, eb, £20, 9781473635418 Investigation to uncover the truth about a hidden episode in Jon Day’s family life after the war and the conflict between national identities in the postwar years.
The Stalin Affair Giles Milton 5th June, eb, £10.99, 9781529398557 From internationally bestselling historian comes the true story of the Allies’ secret
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