The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
Palestine 1936 masterfully chronicles the 1936-1939 Great Arab Revolt, a seminal but forgotten uprising a decade before Israels birth that has cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. In Kesslers engaging, journalistic voice, this book reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides.
A thrilling, first-person account of one of the most famous prison escapes of World War II. Jens Mueller was one of only three men who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of 24 March 1944 - the breakout that later became the basis for the famous film The Great Escape. This memoir tells how Mueller, a pilot in one of the RAF's ......
The War in Gaul by Julius Caesar is a firsthand account of Caesar's military campaigns in Gaul from 58 to 50 BCE. Detailing battles, strategies, and political intricacies, it provides valuable insights into ancient warfare and Caesar's leadership. The narrative showcases his writing prowess, offering a compelling historical perspective on one of ......
Adventures with the World's Most Famous Fighting Force
The French Foreign Legion has been romanticized in literature, song, and movies as a place for men to prove their mettle or start their lives over. In this colorful book, a blend of firsthand experience and interviews with former legionnaires, N. J. Valldejuli gives an insiders perspective on what it means--and what it takes--to be a legionnaire.
Australian Doctors at War Vol 5 Pearl Harbour to the Fall of Gona
Volume five of the "Australian Doctors at War" series covers the period from December 1941 to January 1943, when the Japanese crossed New Guinea, threatening to invade Australia until they were driven back over the Kokoda Track.
We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ......
More than 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this is the classic book about the principal architects of victory in the Pacific during World War II.
Volume II: Castles and Sieges, Artillery, Heraldry & Clothing
The second volume of this series details these constructions as well as the fortifications that were affected by major sieges: Fushimi, Tanabe, Otsu and Ueda in 1600, and Osaka in 1614/15. The author explains the sophisticated siege techniques and countermeasures employed by samurai armies of the period, and the Japanese artillery of the time.
