This addition further develops the popular and unique series studying the Cold War. By the beginning of 1972, the Americans could see the war in Vietnam being lost despite the huge expenditure of advanced military resources. – Highly Recommended
Letters from Mafeking, Eyewitness Accounts From The Longest Siege of the South African War
The publisher does primary source books particularly well and this is the story of the longest siege of the Boer Wars told in the words of eyewitnesses. An illuminating account of the siege and its aftermath. – Highly Recommended
History of Terror, Armenian Genocide, The Great Crime of World War I
The massacre of the Armenians was one of the most terrible of history. A mass murder that should rank with that perpetrated by Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union. – Most Highly Recommended
With The Royal Navy In War And Peace, O’er The Dark Blue Sea
This well-written memoir covers the RN from 1908 to the end of WWII. A fascinating insight into life in peace and war with a Royal Navy that did rule the seas. – Most Highly Recommended
Last Post Over The River Kwai, The 2nd East Surreys In The Far East, 1938-1945
This book is a carefully researched account of the traumatic experiences of officers and men in the Far East Theatre. The 2nd East Surreys were a good example of the experiences of British Regiments before WWII and during it in the Far East. – Highly Recommended
History of Terror, Emperors of Rome, From Tiberius to Theodora, AD 14-548
This book is an addition to the very readable series that looks at the use of terror. The Roman Emperors were mostly monsters of one sort or another, very few being wise leaders of an Empire. – Highly Recommended
Panzer Rollen, The Logistics of a Panzer Division From Primary Sources
This book is based on two intelligence reports that were produced from translations of captured German documents. The Panzer Division was constrained by logistics more often than supported. This primary source information provides a unique insight. – Highly Recommended
Secret Service in the Cold War, an SIS Officer From Philby to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Balkans
Authoritative accounts of the intelligence world through the Cold War are very rare, making this autobiographical account all the more important and valuable. The author, together with his son’s efforts to edit and present the story, has provided a senior insider’s account of a part of history shrouded in darkness. – Strongly Recommended
Admiral John S McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power
Rarely does a naval officer influence directly and indirectly the conduct of major war. This fine biography shows how McCain influenced US Navy air power in a personnel role and then as a Carrier Task Force commander in the Pacific. – Most Highly Recommended
Flight Craft 16, Hawker Hunter, in British Service
The Hunter was the last trans-sonic British jet fighter with a long service life and a successful export record. This new addition to the very popular Fight Craft series provides a host of magnificent specially commissioned full colour drawings and a great selection of photographic images, many never before published. – Most Highly Recommended