Tales of War: Great Stories From Military History for Every Day of The Year (PAPERBACK)

A powerful collection of historical stories of military endeavour for every day of the year, from the Romans to the bloody twentieth century.From Julius Caesar’s victory at the Battle of Zela in 47 BC to the first V2 rockets falling on London, Tales of War is a unique tour of the many faces of armed conflict – the camaraderie, bravery and sacrifice as well as bloodshed and the waste of…

The Battle of Waterloo: A New History

The battle on Sunday 18th June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium was to be Napoleon's greatest triumph - but it ended in one of the greatest military upsets of all time. Waterloo became a legend overnight and remains one of the most argued-over battles in history. Lord Wellington immortally dubbed it 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life', but the British victory became iconic, a triumph of…

The Soldier: A History of Courage, Sacrifice and Brotherhood (HARDBACK)

Told through the stories of the combatants themselves, this unique history of the soldier provides a penetrating insight into the politics, emotions and psychology of war and its aftermath. Focusing primarily on the period from the Napoleonic Wars to the Global War on Terror, Darren Moore draws upon hundreds of narrative accounts of warfare written by soldiers from the UK, France, the USA, Canada…

The Soldier: A History of Courage, Sacrifice and Brotherhood (PAPERBACK)

From Wellington’s battles against the French in Spain to the horrors of deadly house-to-house fighting by US Marines in Fallujah, this unique history of the soldier provides a penetrating insight into the politics, emotions and psychology of war and its aftermath.  Drawing upon hundreds of narrative accounts of warfare written by soldiers (and sailors, airmen and marines) from many nat…