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Dr Stephen Bull
This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops against their British opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front.
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Tells the history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing an insight into trench warfare on the Western Front.
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A fascinating compilation of information that the Allied forces gathered about the Germans during the Second World War.
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A remarkable insight into the training and techniques of Allied agents operating behind enemy lines during the Second World War
Many people have the idea that the ‘Great War’ on the Western Front was simple, if ghastly, to fight - with few tactics, and unbroken, monotonous, trench lines as the…
A detailed illustrated history of the uniforms of the German army from the period leading up to World War II until 1945.
A collection of contemporary documents showing the tactics, strategy, and operation of the German Army in World War I.
This work is the first in a two-part study that draws on actual training documents and veterans’ descriptions to explain and illustrate the specific bread-and-butter of infantry tactics. The main…
In a continuation of the tactics mini-series, this book analyzes the physical tactics of the close-quarter fighting that took place in ruined cities during World War II. Street-to-street fighting in…
Providing an analysis of tactical warfare, this book explains the early successes of the Japanese and highlights how the Allies overcame many physical and psychological impairments, to master the art…
The years from 1914 to 1918 saw a whole series of complex and rapid changes in infantry tactics, which fundamentally altered the way wars had been fought for 150 years…
The years from 1914 to 1918 saw a whole series of complex and very rapid changes in infantry tactics, which fundamentally altered the way wars had been fought for 150…
World War II is often seen as a confrontation of technology - tanks and aircraft, artillery and engineering. But at the heart of the battlefield was the struggle between infantrymen…
Contains memoirs and unit histories. This book is illustrates with period tactical diagrams and commissioned colour artwork. It sheds light on the winter-warfare tactics and techniques of the US, British…
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…
This illustrated study investigates the origins, combat role, and battlefield performance of the two of the finest fighting forces of World War I who fought three bloody battles in 1917…
Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety…
