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  • Hard Fighting

    A History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, 1900–1946

    by Jonathan Hunt, Anthony Beevor ...
    This account, following on from Unicorns - The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1794- 1899, covers the Regiments war service between 1900 and 1945.During the Boer War the SRY formed part of the first volunteer unit to see active service overseas fighting the Boer Commandos as cavalry. For its role in the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign, the Regiment was awarded the Kings Colour and then ... Read more

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  • The Passchendaele Campaign, 1917

    by Andrew Rawson ...
    Series series British Expeditionary Force
    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Forces battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping.The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 7 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with success on 31 July ... Read more

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  • Retreat & Rearguard: Dunkirk 1940

    The Evacuation of the BEF to the Channel Ports

    by Jerry Murland ...
    The dramatic story of how a quarter million men were evacuated from the coast of France—and how the British Expeditionary Force fought on.This book, part of the Retreat and Rearguard series, covers the actions of the BEF during the retreat from the Dyle Line to the evacuation points of Dunkirk, Boulogne, Calais, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, and finally the Cherbourg Peninsula.Some of the engagements are ... Read more

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  • An Englishman at War: The Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christopherson DSO MC & Bar 1939-1945

    by Stanley Christopherson ...
    ‘An astonishing record...There is no other wartime diary that can match the scope of these diaries’ James Holland‘An outstanding contribution to the literature of the Second World War’Professor Gary SheffieldFrom the outbreak of war in September 1939 to the smouldering ruins of Berlin in 1945, via Tobruk, El Alamein, D-Day and the crossing of the Rhine, An Englishman at War is a unique first ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • El Alamein

    The Battle that Turned the Tide of the Second World War

    by Bryn Hammond ...
    El Alamein, Britain's victory in the deserts of North Africa in 1942, was the first major reversal of fortunes for Hitler's Third Reich.Before the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

  • Forgotten Voices Desert Victory

    by Julian Thompson, Imperial War Museum ...
    'Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone's face was one mass of sand . The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone' Bombardier Ray EllisHad the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the Suez Canal to Australia and India, and taking the oilfields of the Persian Gulf. Britain would have ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • The Military Life & Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey GBE KCB DSO MC

    Monty's Army Commander

    by Peter Rostron ...
    Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before accompanying his beloved Royal Berkshire Regiment in the little ... Read more

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  • 36 Days

    by Hugh Dolan ...
    When Australian troops stormed ashore in the pre-dawn darkness of April 25th 1915, it was the culmination of one of the most complex and daunting operations in the history of warfare - the seaborne assault of a heavily fortified shore, defended by a well-prepared and forewarned enemy.The risks were enormous, and the death toll on the beach at Anzac Cove could have been murderous - as it was with ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Gallipoli 1915

    The Fight for the Dardanelles Strait

    by Peter Doyle ...
    In a campaign part sponsored by First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 remains one of the most resounding Allied defeats of the First World War, with both the Allied and Ottoman armies suffering in excess of 200,000 casualties.Despite this, many believed it would be a sure-fire success due to the preceding naval campaign, but increased losses at sea prompted ... Read more

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  • Royal Marines Commandos

    by John Parker ...
    The Royal Marines were originally formed under the auspices of the Royal Navy to guard its sailing ships from harm. They are proud of their history and origins but the Navy heritage is fading. John Parker charts how the units have moved away from their nautical beginnings to develop, over time, into the most versatile force in the British military, containing one of their most elite brigades. The ... Read more

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  • Malta Besieged, 1940–1942

    Second World War

    by David G. Williamson ...
    Series series Campaign Chronicles
    This WWII military study sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Malta, combining a detailed narrative with provocative strategic analysis.The heroic defense of Malta against the Axis powers is one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War. For more than two years this tiny island was the critical to maintaining control of the Mediterranean and essential to the outcome of the North ... Read more

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  • The Black Bull

    From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division

    by Patrick Delaforce ...
    This WWII history chronicles the legendary British Armored Division in combat across northern Europe with veterans' personal recollections.The British Army's 11th Armored Division, famous for its Black Bull insignia, was famous for its courageous fighting during the Second World War. In this volume, Black Bull veterans tell the story of their Division in their own words. Beginning with the ... Read more

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