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  • Dictionary of British Military History

    by George Usher ...
    From the invasion of Britain by the Danes through the battle ofHastings, Agincourt and Waterloo up to the present day, thisfascinating dictionary includes entries on battles, campaigns and famous commanders, as well as ranks, regiments, uniforms and weapons. The reader will find an outline of the British army since its formation in the 17th century, together with brief histories of battles and ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • The Making Of The British Army

    by Allan Mallinson ...
    Edgehill, 1642: Surveyingthe disastrous scene in the aftermath of the first battle of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell realizes that war can no longer be made in the old, feudal way: there has to be system and discipline, and therefore - eventually - a standing professional army.From the 'New Model Army' of Cromwell's distant vision, former soldier Allan Mallinson shows us the people and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Wellington

    The Iron Duke (Text Only)

    by Richard Holmes ...
    In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.Seeing Wellington as a remarkable figure, Holmes follows his career from the ruins of his family seat in Ireland to the plains of India where Wellesley first gained his reputation as a brilliant commander, to the horrors of the Peninsular War and Waterloo.Combining his ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Men of Valour

    New Zealand and the Battle for Crete

    by Ron Palenski ...
    In May of 1941 New Zealand?s citizen soldiers, not long removed from their day jobs, were thrust into a type of fighting the world had not seen before: a land force against an airborne invasion. It was man against machines. In many ways, Crete became in the Second World War what Gallipoli had been in the First: another Dunkirk ? a scrambling effort to survive after defeat. This book breathes new ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Culloden

    Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire

    by Trevor Royle ...
    The Battle of Culloden has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne and the English Royal Army. But this wasn't just a conflict between the Scots and the English, the battle was also part of a much larger campaign to protect the British Isles from the growing threat of a French ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War

    by Professor Peter Doyle, Chris Foster ...
    Series Book 8 - Shire Collections
    In their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War, which continued the rich and varied tradition of British regimental insignia.This book describes and illustrates, for the first time in high quality full colour, the main types of cap badge ... Read more

    $17.89 CAD

  • Heroes Of The Hour

    by Bryan Perrett ...
    Thirteen true tales of men who were briefly military heroes of their time, but have since been largely forgottenThis book looks back to the time when an individual could change the course of history in a single battle or engagement, and yet still be forgotten. Here are the stories of the men who were regarded as heroes at the time but have now been forgotten or eclipsed. Some were honourable men ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Second to None

    The History of the Coldstream Guards, 1650–2000

    by Julian Paget ...
    An illustrated history of the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.Familiar to tourists at Buckingham Palace, the Coldstream Guards are also a fully operational combat unit. The regiment played a key role at Blenheim and Waterloo, fought at Monmouth in the American Revolution, served in both World Wars and is frequently deployed on short notice to the world's trouble ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle Honours of the Royal Hampshire Regiment

    Bretwalda Battles, #1

    by Rupert Matthews ...
    Series Book 1 - Bretwalda Battles
    Men from Hampshire have for generations fought in the ranks of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, or its predecessors.All 160 Battle Honours of the regiment are featured in this book, including Blenheim, Minden, Barrosa, Kabul, Paardeburg, Mons, The Somme, Mesopotamia, Ypres, Passchendaele, Dunkirk, North Africa, Sicily, D-Day and Rhine Crossing. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Suvla

    August Offensive

    by Stephen Chambers ...
    Series series Battleground Gallipoli
    **"Another in the fantastic Battleground series of Great War histories combined with battlefield guides . . . with a good narrative and personal accounts." —**The Great War MagazineThe landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wellington’s Guns

    The Untold Story of Wellington and his Artillery in the Peninsula and at Waterloo

    by Colonel Nick Lipscombe ...
    Written in the same engaging style of Mark Urban's Fusiliers and Rifles, this is a brilliant study of the Gunners who revolutionised warfare during the course of the Napoleonic Wars despite the opposition of their commander-in-chief.Dismissive, conservative and aloof, Wellington treated his artillery with disdain during the Napoleonic Wars – despite their growing influence on the field of battle. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Wellington's Wars: The Making of a Military Genius

    by Dr. Huw Davies ...
    Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the "Invincible General," loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This incisive book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate—and controversial—new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his nemesis Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man of innate military talent, Huw J. ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD