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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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The Battle of Passchendaele has come to epitomize the mud and blood of the First World War. Passchendaele is perhaps one of the most iconic campaigns of the First World War, coming to symbolize the mud and blood of the battlefield like no other. Fought for over three months under some of the worst conditions of the war, fighting became bogged down in a quagmire that made it almost impossible for any gains to be made. In this Battle Story, Chris McNab...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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What happened and why at one of the most decisive World War II victories The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. El Alamein saw two of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to the armies, this book explores what made these men inspired leaders and what led to their respective defeat and victory....
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The tale of one of the bloodiest engagements of World War IThe Battle of Verdun resulted in 698,000 deaths, 70,000 for each of the 10 months of battle. The French Army in the area were decimated and it is often most tragically remembered as the battle in which the French were "bled white." The fortress town of Verdun had stood against many attacks throughout history, but had been worn down by relentless German bombing during 1915 and 1916. However,...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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The full story of one of the bloodiest battles of the war in the Pacific Operation Detachment, the invasion of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, was the first campaign on Japanese soil and resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific campaign. U. S. Marines supported by the Navy and Air Force fought the Japanese both over and underground on the island of volcanic ash, in a battle which was immortalized by the raising of the Stars and Stripes...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Written by experts for non-experts, this accessible and informed book about the Battle of Austerlitz, one of Napoleon's greatest victoriesAt the end of November 1805, Napoleon decided to launch one more plan to lure the Austrians and Russians into battle by appearing to order his forces to retreat and letting it be known that he did not want to face his enemies on the field. Eventually, the Allies fell for his plan and decided to attack what they...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The detailed story of the first major engagement of the Falklands War.The Battle for Goose Green has become an integral part of the Falklands story and yet it nearly didn't take place at all. Goose Green was earmarked to be isolated, with the bulk of the British Army focused on Port Stanley, however as the momentum of the invasion force ground to a halt, political pressure came into play. It was important for the British to be seen to be achieving...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The Viet Cong campaign that shook the United StatesBy January 31, 1968, the U.S. had been fighting the Vietnam War for more than 10 years, but the American people never thought they wouldn't win. The Tet Offensive changed all that. Over seven bloody months the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong launched hundreds of attacks across South Vietnam, hitting military and political targets, including the U.S. embassy. While the attacks in and around...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Kohima was one of the most important battles in the Asian theater during World War II; find out why Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India, witnessing the end of their attempt to overthrow the British Raj. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months, and ending with the siege of Imphal. Losses on both sides were heavy, with the Japanese suffering their greatest land defeat thus far in the war. Against...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Full details on the battle that marked the end of the reign of Richard III and the rise of the Tudor dynastyBosworth Field saw the two great dynasties of the day clash on the battlefield: the reigning House of York, led by Richard III, against the rising House of Tudor, led Henry Tudor, soon to become Henry VII. On August 22, 1485, this penultimate battle in the War of the Roses was fought with the might of the Lancastrian army ranged against the...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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The story of the Battle of Loos, which witnessed the first "big push" of World War I The Battle of Loos saw a change in Allied strategy, which up until then had been a series of small-scale assaults that achieved little or no ground gained. Loos was to be different, Kitchener's Army was deployed in strength for the first time, and an ambitious plan aimed to take ground over a 20-mile front. However, the battlefield was not the Allies' ideal site and...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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The first major encounter between the British Army and Zulu Kingdom-one of Britain's greatest military disasters Putting the reader at the forefront of the action, this is the story of January 22, 1879, when a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces-spears and shields clashing with the latest military technology. Despite being poorly equipped, the numerically superior Zulu force crushed the British troops, killing 1,300...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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The battle in which the destruction of the shield wall changed Western Europe forever In 1066 a foreign invader won the throne of England in a single battle and changed not only the history of the British Isles but of Christendom, for ever. Harold Godwinson's army, exhausted from their victory against an invading Norwegian Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the north, and his navy, scattered by storms, could not hold back William of Normandy....
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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A legendary victory of Afghan forces over the British ArmyThe battle of Maiwand was one of the most serious defeats of the British Army during the Great Game and one of the only times during the 19th century that an Asian force defeated a Western power. The battle commenced on July 27, 1880, as Afghan forces moved towards the Maiwand Pass in Afghanistan in attempt to cut British communications between Kabul and Kandahar. British spies spotted the...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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The tale of one of the longest-running sieges in British military history, and a potent symbol of resistance The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the "gallant garrison" of Allied soldiers, primarily the Australian 9th Division, held out against constant attacks from Rommel's Afrika Korps. The battle became a potent symbol of British resistance. However, Tobruk's importance was far beyond that of a mere symbol in the war, it was a key fortress...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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The story of the crushing defeat that sent shockwaves around the British Empire during World War IISingapore had always been seen as an impenetrable fortress that would protect the British Empire's stake in the Far East-a legacy of the days of global dominion. The British Army were aware of the threat to Singapore and Malaya from the first days after Pearl Harbor, but they viewed the Japanese Army as an inferior fighting force, incapable of standing...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Taking readers to the frontline and beyond, in one of the most resounding defeats of World War I The Gallipoli campaign was in some ways the brainchild of First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, who saw an attack on the Dardanelles as a way to break through the stalemate in supplying the Eastern Front. The preceding naval campaign led many to believe that victory was inevitable. However, increased losses at sea prompted the Allies to send...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Everything there is to know about this battle, legendary for its experimental use of artillery, infantry, and tanksThe Battle of Cambrai has become synonymous with one of the Allies' first large-scale use of tanks on the Western Front. Cambrai certainly saw over 450 Mark IV tanks lumber across No Man's Land and penetrate the Hindenburg Line. For the Germans on the other side of these defenses the sheer scale of these "iron monsters" was terrifying,...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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The battle that forced the withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan, ending their disastrous campaignKabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century. The First Anglo-Afghan War saw British India attempting to obtain power over Central Asia by gaining control of...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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The details behind Ypres-synonymous with the destruction, trench warfare, poison gas, and military stalemate of WW1 Through narrative, eyewitness accounts, and images, this book explores the first and second battles of Ypres. A medieval town known for its textiles, Ypres became infamous during the Great War with trench warfare, poison gas, and many thousands of casualties. As the German Army advanced through Belgium, it failed to take the Ypres Salient....
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Explores the men and action at this most legendary of battles in the Anglo-Zulu WarThe small garrison based at Rorke's Drift in South Africa is forever immortalized as one of the British Army's most glorious moments. The garrison was defended by 139 British soldiers with 300 African colonial troops under their command when, on January 22, 1879, they were attacked by a Zulu force of nearly 4,000 warriors. Outnumbered by nearly 20 to one, the British...
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