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On 25th September 1915 the small town of Loos became the centre of one of the most intense and bloody battles of World War I. these accounts comprise one of the most horrific tales of the war and reveal the heroism and determination that ultimately tipped the scales in victory.
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Paperback
Pages
272
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN #
1840222298
EAN Code
9781840222296
ISBN #
10
One of the lasting legacies of World War 2 was the proliferation of what today are known as Special Forces. At the time many soldiers, often of high rank regarded these units as nothing short of ill-disciplined cowboys or worse! However desperate times called for desperate measures and there were th...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
245
Publisher
Stein & Day
ISBN #
0812830601
EAN Code
9780812830606
ISBN #
9
On 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War I. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and its ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealander...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Paperback
Pages
288
Publisher
Wordsworth Military Library
ISBN #
1840222077
EAN Code
9781840222074
ISBN #
8
In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seig...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Paperback
Pages
214
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
ISBN #
1844152154
EAN Code
9781844152155
ISBN #
6
On 23 April 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched one of the most daring raids in history. The aim was to block the Zeebrugge Canal, thereby denying U-boat access, although this meant assaulting a powerfully fortified German naval base. The raid has long been recognised f...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Kindle Edition
Pages
238
Publisher
Pen and Sword Maritime
ISBN #
5
The Great War will never be forgotten but that does not mean that it is understood. Then as now it was the massive set-piece battles (Somme and Passchendaele) that are best remembered. But to understand the whole conflict with its diverse and complex elements the political background, allegiances an...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
256
Publisher
Brockhampton Press
ISBN #
1860198465
EAN Code
9781860198465
ISBN #
4
Provocative look at the battle for France in May and June 1940 Explains how the French were caught off guard, how the Germans swept into the country, and how the British battled the blitzkrieg Recounts the evacuation at Dunkirk Shows how the fall of France changed the course of World War II
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
Stackpole Books
ISBN #
081170999X
EAN Code
9780811709996
ISBN #
2
A classic, highly readable biography of one of Britain's finest Second World War generals. Raised in near poverty, Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck became the first English commander of World War II to defeat a German general in battle: Rommel in the first Alamein in 1942. Yet this victory was di...
Author
Philip Warner
Binding
Paperback
Pages
440
Publisher
Cassell
ISBN #
0304356468
EAN Code
9780304356461
ISBN #
1