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  • The Battle for Burma, 1943–1945

    From Kohima & Imphal Through to Victory

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    Despatches in this volume include that on operations in Burma and North-East India between November 1943 and June 1944, by General Sir George J. Giffard; the despatch on operations in Assam and Burma between June 1944 June and November 1944, by General Sir George J. Giffard, Commander-in-Chief; the despatch on Naval operations in the Ramree Island area (Burma) in January and February 1945 by Vice ... Read more

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  • Defending Britain's Skies, 1940–1945

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    Despatches in this volume include that on the Battle of Britain, and air fighting 1940-1941, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command, Air Operations by Fighter Command between November 1940 and the end of December 1941, the anti-aircraft defence of the United Kingdom between 1939 and 1945, and the report on air operations by Air Defence of Great ... Read more

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  • Gallipoli and the Dardanelles, 1915–1916

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    Military historians John Grehan and Martin Mace's Gallipoli and the Dardanelles, 1915-1916 examines the naval World War I battle and aftermath.The fighting in the Gallipoli or Dardanelles campaign began in 1915 as a purely naval affair undertaken partly at the instigation of Winston Churchill, who, as First Lord of the Admiralty, had entertained plans of capturing the Dardanelles as early as ... Read more

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  • Slaughter on the Somme 1 July 1916

    The Complete War Diaries of the British Army's Worst Day

    At 07.30 hours on 1 July 1916, the devastating cacophony of the Allied artillery fell silent along the front on the Somme. The ear-splitting explosions were replaced by the shrill sound of hundreds of whistles being blown. At that moment, tens of thousands of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches on their part of the Western Front, and began to make their way steadily towards the German ... Read more

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  • The BEF in France, 1939–1940

    Manning the Front Through to the Dunkirk Evacuation

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    Collected frontline communications from the British Expeditionary Force sent during their efforts in France during World War II.The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 1939–1940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied force.The British Expeditionary Force was started in 1938 in readiness ... Read more

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  • Operations in North Africa and the Middle East, 1939–1942

    Tobruk, Crete, Syria and East Africa

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    The Middle East Command in the SecondWorld War covered a vast region, stretchingacross Egypt, Libya, Malta, Palestine andTransjordan, Cyprus, Sudan, Eritrea, most ofSyria and a small part of Iraq, and includedsome forty different languages. At one pointit also oversaw operations in Greece, Kenyaand British Somaliland. Its campaign area ranfor a thousand miles from the Jordan to theHorn of Africa ... Read more

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  • The Battle for Norway, 1940–1942

    Series series Despatches from the Front
    Despatches in this volume include that on the first and second battles of Narvik in 1940; the despatch on operations in central Norway 1940, by Lieutenant General H.R.S. Massy, Commander-in-Chief, North West Expeditionary Force; Despatch on operations in Northern Norway between April and June 1940; the despatch on carrier-borne aircraft attacks on Kirkenes (Norway) and Petsamo (Finland) in 1941, ... Read more

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  • Unearthing Churchill's Secret Army

    The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories

    by Martin Mace ...
    The Special Operations Executive was one of the most secretive organizations of the Second World War, its activities cloaked in mystery and intrigue. The fate, therefore, of many of its agents was not revealed to the general public other than the bare details carved with pride upon the headstones and memorials of those courageous individuals.Then in 2003, the first batch of SOE personal files was ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Hastings 1066: The Uncomfortable Truth

    Revealing the True Location of England's Most Famous Battle

    This historical study upends the traditional narratives surrounding the Norman Conquest by revealing the true location of its most important battle.The Duke of Normandy's victory at the Battle of Hastings on October 14th, 1066, was one of the most important events in English history. As such, its every detail has been analyzed by scholars and interpreted by historians. Yet one of the most ... Read more

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  • The Crimean War

    Series series Images of War
    The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western ... Read more

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  • The Royal Navy at Dunkirk

    Commanding Officers' Reports of British Warships In Action During Operation Dynamo

    by Martin Mace ...
    The fact that the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk in May-June 1940 has achieved the status of a legend. Whilst the part played by the Little Ships in that miracle is equally well known, the role of the Royal Navys warships the destroyers, minesweepers and personnel ships is often overlooked. Indeed, more than 300,000 troops out of a total of 338,226, were evacuated from the ... Read more

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  • British Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, 1793–1806

    Edited by John Grehan, Martin Mace ...
    Series Book 1 - Despatches from the Front
    The Napoleonic Wars was truly a world-wide conflict and Britain found itself engaged in battles, sieges and amphibious operations around the globe. Following every battle the commanding officer submitted a report back to the Admiralty or the War Office. Presented here together for the first time are those original despatches from some forty generals, captains and admirals detailing more than ... Read more

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