With the help of bird's-eye views, this book describes one of World War II's most audacious operations. Market Garden was Montgomery's plan to end the war by the end of 1944, a plan that was to end in disaster.
Just as the battles of the First World War raged, so does the debate among historians about the rights, wrongs, judgements and misjudgements by those key players in the War on both sides. This book examines the strategic issues. It presents an analysis of the strategy undertaken by the British Army during WWI.
This title is based on a conference at Sandhurst Military College held to re-examine the events in the Falklands of spring 1982. It is a mix of those who participated in the event along with historians, political scientists and journalists.
This book considers the lessons for Britain, the British armed forces and for NATO from the Yugoslav wars of dissolution (1991-1999), with particular emphasis on Kosovo. It represents a significant advance in this emerging debate.
This book is based on a conference at Sandhurst Military College held to re-examine the events in the Falklands of spring 1982. It is a mix of those who participated in the event with historians, political scientists and journalists.
This work covers the Franco-Prussian War, which broke out in 1870 when Bismarck engineered a war with the French Second Empire of Napoleon III. This was part of his wider political strategy of uniting Prussia with the Southern German Confederation and excluding Austria.
This book considers the lessons for Britain, the British armed forces and for NATO from the Yugoslav wars of dissolution (1991-1999), with particular emphasis on Kosovo. It represents a significant advance in this emerging debate.
Taking the defenders by surprise, the US 4th Division touched down on Utah Beach at dawn on D-Day, losing only 197 men killed out of 23,000 who landed that day. Meanwhile, US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions secured the flanks of the Utah landing, assuring the ground troops' progress inland.
At dawn on D-Day the US Army's 1st and 29th infantry divisions, launched their attack on Omaha Beach. The assaulting infantry were compelled to wade through shoulder-high water, under murderous fire. Despite appalling difficulties, a bridgehead had been established by the evening of 6 June.