War & Military History
Empires of Spymasters Panagiotis Dimitrakis 15th October, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398124370
Revelatory book spotlights the security relationships between Britain and Japan in the four decades leading up to the outbreak of war in December 1941.
Known Unto God Simon Fowler 15th October, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398103665
The exhaustive hunt for missing servicemen from the Great War and other 20th-century conflicts and how bodies continue to be recovered to this day.
Military Aircraft on Display Royston Morris
15th August, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398123793
Broad range of military aircraft from the First World War right up to the modern day which can be seen on display in the skies and on the ground in Britain.
British Army Terminology and Abbreviations 1939-1945 Dick Taylor
15th September, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781398127746
Detailed guide to the abbreviations, acronyms, terms and doctrinal concepts used by the British Army during the Second World War.
Battlefield Trails Paul Johnson 15th September, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781398124172
Compendium looks at pen portraits of a selection of soldiers on the Western Front who never returned home.
The Military Austin Ten Arjan van der Hoek 15th December, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398124677
Concise guide to one of the British armed forces’ most-loved Second World War vehicles.
Warrington At War Janice Hayes 15th November, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398122451
A tribute to the wartime record of the people of the town during the Second World War.
Apollo
How to Build a Spitfire David Price 23rd October, hb, eb, £25, 9781800242326
Unique homage to the Spitfire blends the author’s efforts at
Autumn/Winter 2025
building a replica in his garden with the legendary aircraft’s development, construction and role in the Battle of Britain.
The Last Days of Budapest Adam LeBor
6th November, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781801100793
Powerful account of the little-known story of life in Hungary’s capital during the Second world War— a tale of spies, fanaticism, genocide and military disaster.
Atlantic Books
If Russia Wins Carlo Masala 28th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805465744
If Russia wins in Ukraine, what next for Europe? Are we next? Stirring counterfactual by political scientist and military expert shows readers what is at stake.
V-Force Jonathan Glancey 7th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781838957957
Definitive account of the rise and fall of Britain’s nuclear strike force—the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers—and Britain’s changing role through the Cold War.
Basic
The Gathering Storm Michael Jones 26th November, hb, eb, £25, 9781473653566
The thrilling account of the countdown to the outbreak of the Second World War.
1942 Peter Fritzsche 16th October, hb, eb, £30, 9781541603219
Penetrating history of the year war against Germany became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction and deliverance on a planetary scale.
Baskerville
Gunner Alan Parks 29th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399819688
Exciting first instalment of a gritty and beautifully written war series.
Biteback
Eyeless in Gaza Geoffrey Robertson 13th November, hb, eb, £20, 9781785909771
Urgent and accessible book cuts through
legal jargon to expose the truth: atrocities are being committed daily, with little fear of accountability, in the Gaza Strip.
Bloomsbury Alexander
Edmund Richardson 15th January, hb, eb, £25, 9781526658173
Revelatory biography based on startling new archaeological discoveries.
Mavericks Nick Higham 9th October, hb, eb, £22, 9781526677013
Untold story of British mavericks during the First World War, whose fearless approach to impossible missions defied the odds and changed history.
Bloomsbury Academic
Lessons From the Front Robert Sherman 8th January, hb, eb, £20, 9798881807153
First-person account of a rookie reporter from the US covering the wars in Israel and Ukraine and realising that the world is not as simple as he thought it was.
Lethal Elites Alex Alvarez, Richard R Fernandez
13th November, pb, eb, £30.99, 9798765157008
Sociological and historical assessment of the influence, training and expertise of elites in the Third Reich and how they supported the genocidal agenda of the National Socialist regime.
Detente
Richard Crowder 8th January, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781350430730
Authoritative history of the Cold War from 1968 to 1975, when tensions eased between the Soviet Union and the United States.
US Counter- terrorism Operations in Afghanistan Jonathan Schroden
8th January, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781350374188
Complete account of US counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021.
Plunder and Survival Suzanne Loebl, Abigail Wilentz
27th November, hb, eb, £25, 9781538194225
The complex stories of art uprooted during
the Second world War and recovered through the efforts of a host of colourful, courageous and dedicated champions.
Bristol University Press
What Are Nuclear Weapons For? Patricia Shamai
1st November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529234176
Shamai traces the history of nuclear weapons from 1945 to today as she explores their role as a deterrent while warning that their future impact depends on global vigilance and response.
Cambridge University Press
Operation Wrath of God Aviva Guttmann 7th August, hb, eb, £25, 9781009503075
Reveals for the first time the key role of European intelligence agencies in facilitating Mossad’s Operation Wrath of God.
Redemption: Macarthur and the Campaign for the Philippines Peter R Mansoor
14th August, hb, £30, 9781009541190
Sweeping new history of the largest and costliest campaign waged by US armed forces during the Pacific War.
Casemate
Phoenix Rising Keith M Nightingale 31st August, pb, £22.50, 9781636245287
Arresting account of the birth of Special Operations Forces through the prism of the Iran hostage rescue attempt as witnessed by a direct observer.
Chiselbury
The Moon in Splinters Anne Whiteside 1st September, hb, eb, £22, 9781916556744
The twists and turns in the discoveries and the disappointments and revelations in the search for what happened to a British secret agent in the French Resistance.
C Hurst
Who Will Defend Europe? Keir Giles 6th November, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781805264989
Russia is intent on attacking beyond Ukraine. Can Europe defend itself?
Edinburgh University Press
Regimented Life Alexandra Hyde 31st August, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781474443937
Explores a new understanding of gender, agency and military power through the lived experiences of army wives. Based on unprecedented ethnographic access to a British Army regiment.
Reluctant Remilitarisation Fabrizio Coticchia, Matteo Dian, Francesco Niccolo Moro
31st August, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781474467285
How and why the three losers of the Second World War reconsidered their pacifism, embraced a more active military role and transformed their armed forces after the Cold War.
Firefly Books
World War II Aerial Combat 1937-1945 Donald Nijboer
1st September, hb, £38, 9780228105879
Here, for the first time, is the story of the victorious, the vanquished and the forgotten air forces that fought in the Second World War in more than 300 period photographs.
Frontline Books
Hitler’s Fallschirmjäger’s Daring Attack on the Italian Army Headquarters in 1943 Guido Ronconi 30th November, hb, £25, 9781036121846
Graphic account of one of the last airborne landings undertaken by Hitler’s Fallschirmjäger.
Cyprus 1974
Andrew Southam 30th August, hb, £25, 9781036124182
Explains what really happened in a compelling narrative bringing together all viewpoints— British, Turkish, American, Greek and Cypriot.
The Epic History of the American West William Nester
30th August, hb, £25, 9781036133757
Fascinating look at the history of America’s Wild West from 1800 through to the modern day.
Standing Up to Hitler Norman Ridley 30th September, hb, £22, 9781036136314
Explores resistance, military and civil, before and during the Second World War.
With the SBS and SAS in WW2 CK Smith
30th October, hb, £20, 9781036140823
Told by his son, this is the remarkable story of Ken Smith’s wartime service.
Afghanistan Sniper Edward Shirley 30th November, hb, £25, 9781036147617
Heartbreaking story of a young Welsh sniper who, after taking the lives of many enemy fighters, slipped into a downward spiral of suffering.
The Siege of Mariupol Stefan Korshak, Christopher A Lawrence 30th November, hb, £20, 9781399034203
Important historical document depicting the uncertainty and anxiety faced by the contesting forces and by the rest of the world as the war in Ukraine hung in the balance.
Wellington’s Light Division and the Invasion of Spain Ron McGuigan, Robert Burnham
30th October, hb, £25, 9781399036887
Examines Wellington’s campaigns and battles of 1812 in the Peninsular War.
Greenhill Books
X2 Patrol John Olivey, Anthony Rogers
30th August, hb, £25, 9781805001225
Firsthand account of the Long Range Desert Group during the autumn 1943 battles for the Dodecanese.
Tragedy At Halbe Anthony Rogers, Gerd-Ulrich Herrmann, Uwe Klar, Susan M Haynes-Huber (tr) 30th December, hb, £22, 9781805001645
Helps to bring the little-known story of Halbe to light.
Grub Street
The Shy Assassin GA ‘Black’ Robertson 29th August, hb, £25, 9781911714262
One of the few RAF aircrew to play a central part in two of the Second World
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