WAR & MILITARY HISTORY
War & Military History
Air World
Combat in the Stratosphere Steven Taylor 30th March, hb, £20, 9781399036931 First book devoted exclusively to exploring the development and use of aircraft designed specifically for high- altitude operations in the Second World War.
Tuskegee Airmen Samuel de Korte 28th February, hb, £25, 9781399043816 The history of 332nd Fighter Group, the only segregated airmen who served in combat during the war.
Battle of Britain: Attack of the Eagles Dilip Sarkar 30th March, hb, £25, 9781399057912 Third in an eight-volume history of the Battle of Britain.
Spitfire Groundcrew Under Fire Mark Hillier 30th March, hb, £20, 9781399059862 Unusual autobiography of one man’s wartime service as a member of RAF groundcrew.
The U-2 Over the Soviet Union Dmitry Degtev 30th March, hb, £25, 9781399067393 Explores the true story of the preparation, implementation and consequences of the U-2 reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Cuba between 1956 and 1962.
Secret Operations Over Occupied Europe Nigel S Atkins, Jan Christensen 30th March, hb, £25, 9781399079792 Fascinating tale of a wartime bomber crew and the part they played in supporting the Special Operations Executive’s work in Occupied Europe.
Amber Books
D-Day Stephen Hart 14th April, hb, £19.99,
9781838863661 Photographic guide to the Normandy beach and paratroop landings includes some rare images.
SERIES
Technical Guides 14th March, hb, £17.99, 9781838863 Detailed guides to key military technology with colour artworks, photos and specifications. Aircraft, Tanks and Artillery of the Ukraine War Martin J Dougherty vol 16 500
Modern Chinese Military Aircraft Ryan Cunningham vol 17 494
German Aircraft of World War II Bing Chandler 14th May, hb, £24.99, 9781838863685 Fifty-two of the greatest aircraft to fly for the Luftwaffe from 1939 to 1945.
Warplanes of World War II Robert Jackson 14th May, hb, £24.99, 9781838863630 Detailed illustrated look at 50 key aircraft in service during the war.
Military Jet Aircraft Robert Jackson 14th May, hb, £24.99, 9781838863647 The most important jet aircraft developed between 1945 and the present day.
Military Aircraft, Tanks and Warships Visual Encyclopedia Robert Jackson, David Ross, Jim Winchester 14th April, pb, £29.99, 9781838864095 From the F-22 Raptor to nuclear submarines, this encyclopedia is a fascinating guide taking in the beginnings of the Cold War right up to the present day.
Aircraft Anatomy Paul E Eden (ed), Soph Moeng (ed) 14th April, pb, £29.99, 9781838864101 With the aid of 232 detailed line drawings Aircraft Anatomy shows how a wide selection of military aircraft were built from the Second World War onwards.
SERIES
Identification Guide Chris Bishop 14th March, hb, £22.99, 97818388635 Series packed with
detailed artworks showing markings and unit organisation. Ideal for modellers and military history fans. Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-45 vol 9 17 Panzergrenadier Divisions 1939-45 vol 8 24
Amberley
The Air War Through German Eyes Jonathan Trigg 15th February, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398116504 Written from the “other side” and told as much as possible through the words of veterans, this is an important book on one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War.
The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes Jonathan Trigg 15th July, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781398119635 The losses on both sides were eye-watering. In his rare style Trigg reveals the human agony through the words of the Germans who were there.
Edward Longshanks’ Forgotten Conflict David Pilling 15th March, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398113510 The conflict that effec- tively laid the bloody foundations for the Hundred Years War and taught military and logis- tical lessons to both sides that would not be forgotten.
Victorian Epic: The Sieges of Lucknow 1857-8 William Wright 15th March, hb, eb, £30, 9781445684697 Explores one of the most dramatic episodes in British military history when 24 VCs won in a single day.
Island Warriors John Sadler 15th May, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398114791 Explores the history of military museum collec- tions around Britain. The author has interviewed military figures and museum curators to get to the truth about the collec- tions’ histories.
Finis Britanniae Murray Dahm 15th March, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398118270 Evidence shows that the end of the Roman era and birth of Anglo-Saxon rule in Britain was a long, drawn-out process and
that much of the nuances have been lost over time.
Panavia Tornado David Oliver 15th April, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398110571 The groundbreaking multi-role aircraft that became Europe’s first line of defence and attack.
SERIES
Military Heritage pb, eb, £15.99, 97813981 Illustrated focuses on the military heritage of vari- oius places in the UK from the Iron Age onwards. Channel Islands’ Military Heritage Andrew Powell-Thomas 15th June, 12834 Carmarthenshire’s Military Heritage Dean Hollands 15th May, 16764 Conwy’s Military Heritage Adrian Hughes 15th February, 04785
Arcturus
The Fall of Berlin Anthony Tucker-Jones 1st June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781839408724 In this vivid account Tucker-Jones explores the strategies, the battles, the civilian experiences and the personalities involved in the final days of the Third Reich.
Bedford Square
Chamber Divers Rachel Lance 6th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781835010686 Fascinating, historical account of the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever in the Allied forces.
Bloomsbury
The Blazing World Jonathan Healey 14th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526621696 Major history of England’s turbulent 17th century and how it marked the birth of a new world.
Operation Chiffon Peter Taylor 28th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526659644 On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Taylor tells the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, the top-secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to Ireland.
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PREVIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE Previewer’s perspective
Spring 2024 looks set for a smorgasbord of fantastic fiction
There are plenty of big fiction titles to look forward to in the next six months including offerings from Costa Novel Award winner Colm Tóibín and prolific US author Percival Everett
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elcome to the next six months in books! If I were to pick out just one “event” title from this preview, it would be Long Island (Picador),
the sequel to Colm Tóibín’s Costa Novel Award-winning Brooklyn. Based on the sales of the first book, which also benefited from the film adaptation starring Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey, Long Island looks set to be that rare thing, a genuine literary bestseller. Another Irish writer surely destined for great things
is Kevin Barry with his fourth novel, The Heart in Winter (Canongate), a rebellious love story set in Bute, Montana, in 1891.
Expect a lot of fanfare to accompany the publication
of Percival Everet’s James (Picador), the US author’s 24th (yes, 24th!) novel, a retelling of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Huck’s friend, the enslaved Jim. Pan Mac is in the process of publishing Everet’s key backlist titles on the Picador imprint, six titles will land just ahead of James. There’s a new state-of-the-nation opus from Andrew O’Hagan, Caledonian Road (Faber), and the wonderful David Nicholls is back with second-chance romance You Are Here (Sceptre). Also look out for sophomore novels from Jo Hamya, The Hypocrite (W&N), and Costa First Novel Award winner Ingrid Persaud who returns with The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh (Faber). To crime, and while the cosy end of things shows no sign of slowing sales—see the Reverend Richard Coles whose bestselling Canon Clement Mystery series continues with Murder at the Monastery (W&N)—there is also high-concept crime in the form of Stuart Turton’s The Last Murder at the End of the World (Raven Books), historical crime featuring Victorian con artists in Elizabeth Macneal’s The Burial Plot (Picador), and fans of Peter James’ long-running DS Roy Grace series will be intrigued by the standalone They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy’s Story (Macmillan). Will the disappearance of Mrs Grace finally be explained?
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