ANCIENT PUB BATTLES
Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner of Hell
2005
NON-FICTIONHarrowing account of the First Marine Division's assault on Peleliu — one of the bloodiest and most controversial battles of the Pacific War, fought over an island of questionable strategic value.
Arnhem
2018
NON-FICTIONTHE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad 'Our greatest chronicler of the Seco...
Bocage: The Battle for Normandy
2018
NON-FICTIONA compelling narrative of the 1944 Normandy campaign during World War II, from the D-Day landings until the breakthrough at Saint-Lô. Based on decades of research and correspondence with dozens of vet...
British Tanks in Normandy
2013
NON-FICTIONThis is a detailed account of the Normandy campaign fought by the British Armored Divisions and independent Armored Brigades, from D-Day to Operation Goodwood, divided into three parts: the units invo...
All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945
2011
NON-FICTIONRecommended for viewing on a tablet. From one of our finest historians, a magisterial account of the most terrible event in history – World War II.
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy (1944)
2026
NON-FICTIONOn June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. What followed was not just a battle, but a turning point that reshaped the course of World War II. This book goes be...
D-Day: The Normandy Invasion
2014
FICTIONThis title examines an important historic event--the June 6, 1944, Allied landing in Normandy, France, during World War II. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the planning and espionage prior to t...
The Peloponnesian War
2003
NON-FICTIONKagan's single-volume masterpiece covering the entire war between Athens and Sparta.
Gates of Fire
1998
FICTIONA vivid fictional account of the 300 Spartans who held the pass at Thermopylae. Widely regarded as the finest military historical novel ever written.
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
2005
NON-FICTIONHolland's gripping narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, from Marathon to Salamis, and how a tiny Greek coalition stopped the mightiest empire on earth.
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC
2000
NON-FICTIONDefinitive modern account of all three Punic Wars, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to the final destruction of Carthage.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
2003
NON-FICTIONGripping narrative of Rome's transformation from republic to empire, from Sulla's march on Rome to Julius Caesar's assassination.
The Art of War
1900
MILITARY HISTORYThe Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu