Bodentruppen & Kriegsführung

Stalin's Red Army entered the Second World War as a relatively untried fighting force. In 1941,

The failure of the Gallipoli campaign was instantly blamed on a great untruth – that the War Office

The Great War of 1914-1918 now stands at the furthest edge of living memory. And yet, hardly a

Like many young men of the time, the boys of King Edward VI School saw the outbreak of the First

Chapel Street was a row of old Georgian terraced lodging houses in Altrincham, home to some 400

The words of Unknown Warriors resonate as powerfully today as when first written. The book offers a

'Gentleman, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography.' So said

Originally published in 1964, this is a critically acclaimed classic history of the military

In the summer of 1914 Scotland prepared for war. Steel and Tartan charts the adventures of the 4th

The military toll of World War I is widely known: millions of Britons were mobilised, many

This is the story of the British Army's endeavours during the Great War to deceive the enemy and

The Palestine campaign of 1917 saw Britain's armed forces rise from defeat to achieve stunning

On 21st March 1918, 29th and 3rd Casualty Clearing Stations RAMC were encamped at Grévillers, just

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered

Based on extensive research, Cinderella Soldiers uncovers the experiences of the Liverpool Irish

Thematically divided, this fascinating study explores the experiences of many of Devon's people

Winston Churchill called it 'the unknown war'. Unlike the long stalemate of the Western Front, the

In August 1914, Kitchener's 'Contemptible Little Army' was highly professional but small, equipped

Cheltenham in the Great War is the first book to portray the town, its people and the impact of the

Georgina Lydia Lee (1869-1965) moved in high society and, together with her husband Charles, had

The story of Bletchley Park's codebreaking operations in the Second World War is now well known,

Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys! reveals for the first time the true extent of how chemistry rather than

The employment of female labour on farms during two world wars was essential to replace thousands

Like the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of the Frontiers has often been ignored by military

Convinced that both God and the Kaiser were on their side, the officers and men of the German Army

In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire, hoping to seize its

Ever since the signing of the Armistice in 1918, theatre has played an important part in reflecting

In 1918, during the final year of the First World War, the USN had a force of over 400 sailors and

Many men and boys from Leeds enlisted as volunteer soldiers at the outset of the First World War as

The Q-ship, an ordinary merchant vessel with concealed guns, came into its own during the First

Limerick's Fighting Story offers eye witness and first hand accounts of the struggle for

Re-issued with an introduction by Neil Jordan, 'The Big Fellow' is the 1937 biography of the famed

Almost a century ago a small body of men engaged in combat with the armed forces of an Empire.

With First World War casualties mounting, there was an appeal for volunteers to train as front-line

Christina Keith came from the small town of Thurso on the far north coast of Scotland. Highly

Much has been written about the 302 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were executed for

How much can you really find out about the Great Battles of the First World War in five minutes?

The roots of today's Middle East conflict are extremely deep and exceedingly tangled and Jill

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered

The First World War saw one of the biggest ever changes in the demographics of warfare, as

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered

'A powerful, revelatory counterbalance to the whitewashing of British history' - Bernardine

En agosto de 1914, la historia de la humanidad cambió su curso. Después de un largo período de

**Why was the Allied naval assault of February/March 1915 so unsuccessful?** Did the Ottoman Turks

It is said that 'an army marches on its stomach,' but histories of the First World War usually

On 8 August 1918, the Allied forces launched the surprise attack that heralded the end of the First

Scotland's response to the Great War has, up until now, largely been marginalized or ignored. With

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered

WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR This is the story of 15 men killed

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, including the deaths of over a thousand