REBELS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Shadow on the White House
1993
NON-FICTIONHarry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, ...
The Prince
1515
MILITARY HISTORYThe Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction...
The Somme
2005
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of the Battle of the Somme and its horrific toll.
Gallipoli
2011
NON-FICTIONComprehensive account of the doomed Gallipoli campaign using firsthand sources.
All Quiet on the Western Front
1929
FICTIONThe defining anti-war novel — a young German soldier's experience of the Western Front's industrial slaughter, told with devastating simplicity.
Storm of Steel
1920
MEMOIRUnflinching memoir of a German stormtrooper on the Western Front, written without sentimentality. One of the most controversial war memoirs ever published.
Goodbye to All That
1929
MEMOIRBrilliant and bitter autobiography by the English poet-soldier, covering his harrowing service on the Western Front and disillusionment with England.
A Guide to the Military History of the World War, 1914-1918
1920
NON-FICTIONTannenberg 1410
2011
NON-FICTIONA slim, yet detailed volume on the downfall of the Teutonic Knights, featuring battlescene maps and illustrations throughout.
Military History for the Modern Strategist
2024
NON-FICTIONThe recent conclusion to the war in Afghanistan - America's longest and one of its most frustrating - serves as a vivid reminder of the unpredictability and tragedy of war. In this timely book, esteem...
They Shall Not Pass
2002
NON-FICTIONThe story of the longest and most devastating battle of the Great War.
The Guns of August
1962
NON-FICTIONPulitzer Prize-winning account of the first month of WWI. Tuchman shows how miscalculation and momentum dragged Europe into catastrophe.
Passchendaele: The Untold Story
1996
NON-FICTIONMeticulous operational analysis of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) that challenges the conventional view of Haig's generalship and reexamines what the battle actually achieved.
Verdun: The Greatest Battle of the First World War
2001
NON-FICTIONRevisionist account of the Battle of Verdun arguing that Germany came far closer to victory than the French official history admits, and that the battle fundamentally shaped French military doctrine.
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
2007
MEMOIRFirst-person account of urban combat in Fallujah in November 2004 by a decorated Army staff sergeant. The most visceral account of close-quarters combat in the Iraq War.
Infantry Attacks
1937
MEMOIRRommel's tactical manual drawn from his WWI experiences as a junior officer, describing the aggressive infiltration tactics he developed and later applied to devastating effect in North Africa.
Verdun
2013
NON-FICTIONAlongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Perfect for military history buffs, this compelling account of one of Wo...
Verdun 1916
2016
NON-FICTIONA gripping narrative of the most infamous Western Front battle of the war. The British remember the Somme, Russia the Brusilov Offensive, and France and Germany remember Verdun
Battle Story: Verdun 1916
2013
NON-FICTIONThe Battle of Verdun was one of the bloodiest engagements of the First World War, resulting in 698,000 deaths, 70,000 for each of the 10 months of battle. The French Army in the area were decimated an...