PATHS OF GLORY
They Shall Not Pass
2002
NON-FICTIONThe story of the longest and most devastating battle of the Great War.
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.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
1904
MILITARY HISTORYA witty and surreal novel of the future. In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism...
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.
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
2003
NON-FICTIONEpic narrative of the naval war from 1914-1918, culminating in the Battle of Jutland and the U-boat campaign against Allied shipping.
Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
1991
NON-FICTIONMassie traces the naval arms race between Britain and Germany that set the stage for WWI, through the personalities of kings, admirals, and politicians.
Napoleon: A Biography
1997
NON-FICTIONSweeping biography of Napoleon drawing on psychology and politics as well as military history to present a fully rounded portrait.
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.
Napoleon The Great
2015
NON-FICTION'A Napoleonic triumph of a book, irresistibly galloping with the momentum of a cavalry charge' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Simply dynamite' Bernard Cornwell From Andrew Roberts, author of the bestsellers ...
Napoleon
2014
MEMOIR"First published in Great Britain by Allan Lane"--Title page verso.
Napoleon and Wellington
2001
MEMOIRExplores the relationship between the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington prior to and in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, the most decisive battle of the nineteenth c...
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...
“The” Napoleonic Wars
2001
NON-FICTION"While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear. Napoleon turned on the allies and cru...
The Napoleonic Wars
2002
NON-FICTION"Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders - the...
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...