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David Greentree
Featuring first-hand accounts and full-color artwork, this Combat-series title casts new light on the desperate fighting between British glider troops and their Waffen-SS opponents during the battle of Arnhem in…
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Angela Wilkes
The classic adventure story by Robert Louis Stevenson re-told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. When Jim Hawkins sets sail searching for buried treasure and adventure, he finds…
Young readers can enjoy the medieval legend of King Arthur, carefully written for children starting to read alone. these exciting tales follow Arthur as he rules his kingdom, falls in…
Jonathan Ferguson
The Mauser Broomhandle semi-automatic pistol armed soldiers, law-enforcement personnel, adventurers, revolutionaries, and others in the years before, during and after World War I. From South Africa to China, this iconic…
Leigh Neville
Over the last 30 years, the ‘technical’ or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle of modern warfare.
Harking back to the armed Jeeps and…
Warlord Games
Beginning in 1950, the Korean War was a defining moment for the UN and the entirety of the early Cold War, widening the already monumental gulf between the east and…
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Peter Dennis
In the ‘Battle for Britain’ series, well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennis breathes life back into the 19th century paper soldier - supplying all the artwork needed to create the armies…
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In this title in the ‘Battle for Britain’ series, well-known historical illustrator Peter Dennis takes the battle out to sea - supplying all the artwork needed to create the navies…
Florian Richter,Peter Dennis
Featuring colour profile models of every ship on both sides in this epic battle.
Covers the Scottish & Welsh Wars of Edward I & II up the Battle of Bannockburn.
Covers the forces for involved in the Jacobite Rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Dennis Dinger
The first letter written by Peter focuses on persecution and suffering of God's people caused by sources outside the church. The second letter focuses on enticements by false prophets, false…
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Professor of History Peter Dennis (UNSW Canberra)
Beginning with the premise that we are spiritual beings existing in a physical universe, each with a specific purpose, this book goes on to explain the nature of creation and…
Do you know exactly what Spirituality is? Do you know how spiritual you are and how your spirituality may be trending? Are you aware of anything that might be blocking…
Peter Shelley
The first book-length study of the American actress Sandy Dennis (1937-1992). Winner of two successive Tony Awards for her work in the theatre in 1963 and 1964, she moved into…
Mark Lardas
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and offering expert analysis, this study provides an account of the bloody combats fought by the romantic warship of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era - the…
Angus Konstam
For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire’s naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the Mediterranean. This book offers a glimpse of the long-lost…
CSS Alabama Vs USS Kearsarge: Cherbourg 1864 .
Peter Antill
One of the most monumental and widely discussed battles in the history of World War II, Stalingrad was Hitler’s first major defeat on the Eastern Front, and acted as a…
Denny Pace (None),Vern Pace
Gordon L. Rottman
Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. This work offers a comprehensive study…
Focusing on Infantry Fire Support tactics during World War II, this title features artwork and detailed analysis of the battlefield use of machine guns, mortars, and light guns.
Bouko de Groot
A highly illustrated study of the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600, one of the key engagements of the Eighty Years War. It will appeal to all enthusiasts of 16th and…
A fully illustrated study that describes the combat record, uniforms, and equipment of the individual regiments of the US Marine Corps that won immortality in the bloody island-hopping campaign in…
On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse…
John F. Winkler
Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed. The man chosen to lead it was…
Douglas C. Dildy
Beginning on 10 May 1940, this title follows the fortunes of Heeresgruppe A as its three Panzer Korps moved stealthily through the dark, hilly, and thickly forested Ardennes in southern…
Dr David Nicolle
With new archaeological material and research, this is an illustrated account of the famous Mamluk Askars who are credited with finally defeating and expelling the Crusaders, halting the Mongol invasion…
Airborne warfare reached its zenith during World War II. This book explains and compares the differences in doctrine, organization, equipment and employment of US, British, German and Soviet airborne forces…
Inch'on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater. The success of the Inch'on campaign is a testament to the sheer initiative of the officers and NCOs who…
At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments. This book covers the different US cavalry units to see action during World War II…
Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Napoleon Bonaparte is renowned as one of the greatest military commanders in history and the central figure in the events of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Throughout the first…
Colonel Nick Lipscombe
The news of Wellington’s momentous victory at Vitoria on 21 June 1813 reached London in early July. His Majesty’s Government gave authority for Wellington to invade France and made noises…
The only major conflict of Lord Dunmore’s War, the battle of Point Pleasant was fought between Virginian militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. This title brings…
The great blitzkrieg campaign of May/June 1940 saw German forces pour through Holland and Belgium to confront the French and British. This book charts the unfolding of an unprecedented ‘lightning…
Explores the build up to the conflict as ‘The Prophet’ Tenskatawa and his brother Tecumseh rallied the tribes to drive back the American settlers once and for all. This book…
With detailed profiles of the commanders and accounts of the battles, this highly illustrated title is a must for those interested in the colonial and revolutionary history of the US.
An in-depth study of the organization, uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment of the Allied soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944.
Dr Murray Dahm
Alexander’s phalangites clash with Persian foot-soldiers in three key battles of the Ancient World.
Following Churchill’s directive to ‘set occupied Europe ablaze’, the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. This book examines different pieces of sabotage…
The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanised force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed…
The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and…
Hemant Singh Katoch
A highly illustrated account of the decisive battle of Imphal during World War II, where the attempted Japanese invasion of India was turned back in its largest land defeat of…
Dr Stephen Manning
The breech-loading, single-shot .458 in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but…
Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. This book includes detailed description and colour pictures illustrate the means…
Claude-Bernard Costecalde
Created in association with a transdenominational team of educational experts, DK’s stunning new illustrated Bible provides explications of particular passages and clear explanations of key words supported by extensive maps…
Dr Stephen Bull
The struggle for the Somme sector of the Western Front in the second half of 1916 is remembered for the toll of casualties inflicted on Britain’s ‘New Armies’ by the…
Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider-assault infantry were the forerunners of today’s helicopter-delivered airmobile troops. This book explains the development and organization of glider troops…
