How different were the men who fought at Blenheim and at Goose Green? Is there a human thread that connects the redcoat of 300 years ago with the British soldier today? This book focuses on the people who make up the British Army and the very human interactions between them in their daily lives.

Written between 1919 and 1926, this text tells of the campaign aganist the Turks in the Middle East, encompassing gross acts of cruelty and revenge, ending in a welter of stink and corpses in a Damascus hospital.

Tells you how to get in and get on in the legions, the best places to serve, life in camp, on campaign and in battle, and such things as how to stop your armour going rusty and how to storm a city. This book is suitable for those who enjoy ancient history, but who want to be entertained at the same time.

Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honours earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'. This title tells the story of this unit using documentary and pictorial sources.

Traces the evolution of cavalry and shows how its survival is a history of creative responses to the changing dynamics of modern warfare. This book covers the Mongol hordes, medieval knights, the Napoleonic era, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the American Civil War, and World Wars I and II.

Invaluable guidance in passing aptitude tests for the 100,000+ potential recruits to the British Armed Forces each year.

Caught by surprise in 1941, the Red Army teetered on the brink of destruction before bouncing back to defend Moscow, defeat the Germans at Stalingrad and Kursk, and annihilate the German Army in 1944-45. This is the story of how the Soviets staged this miraculous turnaround.

A study of the struggle which took place in 1879 at the small mission station of Rorke's Drift, when more than 3,000 Zulu warriors were pitted against 400 British troops. Features 3-D maps and maps of the various stages of the campaign. From the CAMPAIGN series.

'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign' - Richard Holmes

The Soviet T-80 Standard Tank was the last tank fielded before the Soviet collapse, and the most controversial. This title charts the history of the T-80, covering the initial construction, through the development to the subsequent variants, the T-84 and Russia's enigmatic Black Eagle Tank.

Major and Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme.

Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck was born in India and raised in conditions of near poverty. Yet his talent ensured his career flourished despite his Indian Army background and he was the first Commander of 8th Army in North Africa. This is a super piece of military biography by one of the most respected post war military historians.

Includes details and analysis of mines, booby traps and fuses. This title includes a description with specifications and operational characteristics, and neutralization and disarming procedures. It provides a directory of commercially available products and services, associated with the demining industry, and company contact details.

The lives of Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux and General George Armstrong Custer, leader of the US Seventh Cavalry, were forever linked when they faced each other on the banks of the Little Bighorn in 1876. This is the story of the lives of these two men.

The 78th Division landed in Algiers in 1942 and fought a series of crucial actions there and in Tunisia. Using first hand accounts of men who actually fought with the 78th Division, and fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this is a tribute to the soldiers of the Battleaxe Division.

51st Highland Division in the Second World War.