RUSSIA IN ASIA
Memoir on Ancient and Modern Russia
1959
NON-FICTIONRussian history was typically studied through liberal or socialist lenses until Richard Pipes first published his translation of Karamzin's Memoir. Almost fifty years later, it is still the only Engli...
Russia
2022
NON-FICTION“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street Journal An epic new...
Enemy at the Gates
1973
NON-FICTIONThe definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides.
The Longest Day
1959
NON-FICTIONClassic account of the Normandy invasion from all perspectives — Allied, German, and French civilian.
Miracle at Midway
1982
NON-FICTIONDetailed reconstruction of the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.
Kursk 1943
2013
NON-FICTIONAuthoritative account of the greatest tank battle in history.
An Army at Dawn
2002
NON-FICTIONPulitzer Prize-winning first volume of Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy covering the North Africa campaign.
Band of Brothers
1992
NON-FICTIONThe story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. Basis for the HBO miniseries.
The Road to Stalingrad
1975
NON-FICTIONFirst volume of Erickson's monumental two-volume history of the Soviet-German war, covering the catastrophic opening campaigns through the winter of 1942.
Citizen Soldiers
1997
NON-FICTIONThe story of the American infantryman in the ETO from the breakout after D-Day to the fall of Germany, based on hundreds of veteran interviews.
On War
1832
NON-FICTIONThe foundational text of Western military theory. Clausewitz's analysis of war's nature, strategy, and the relationship between war and politics.
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
2005
NON-FICTIONRevisionist operational account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, drawing on previously unavailable Japanese records to overturn the conventional American narrative.
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
2004
NON-FICTIONThe story of the Battle off Samar — when a tiny force of destroyers and destroyer escorts charged the most powerful Japanese surface fleet of the war to defend the Leyte Gulf invasion.
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.
Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945
2010
NON-FICTIONComprehensive account of the strategic bombing campaign against Japan, covering B-29 operations, fighter escort tactics, and the firebombing raids that preceded the atomic bombs.
Kokoda
2004
NON-FICTIONThe dramatic story of Australian and American troops fighting Japanese forces along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea — the campaign that stopped Japan's advance toward Australia.
The Battle of Kursk
1999
NON-FICTIONThe definitive operational history of Kursk — the largest tank battle ever fought — drawing on Soviet and German archives to provide a day-by-day account of the fighting.
Bagration 1944: The Destruction of Army Group Centre
1996
NON-FICTIONConcise operational account of Operation Bagration — the massive Soviet offensive that destroyed three German armies and broke the Eastern Front wide open in the summer of 1944.
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
2010
NON-FICTIONGroundbreaking history of the mass killings in the lands between Germany and Russia — Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states — during the Second World War.
Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed
2007
NON-FICTIONAccount of Stalingrad focusing on the Soviet soldiers and civilians who endured the fighting, drawing on diaries and letters from Russian archives.
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Stalingrad '42
2019
Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.
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D-Day at Omaha Beach
2009
Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.
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The Longest Day
1980
Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.
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Battle of the Bulge 1944
2024
Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.
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Kursk: The Southern Front
2010
Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.
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Hammer of the Scots
2002
Columbia Games' block wargame of the Scottish Wars of Independence, 1296-1314. Features William Wallace and Robert Bruce against English domination. Hidden unit strengths via wooden blocks.
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Crusader Rex
2007
Block wargame of the Crusades in the Holy Land. Christians battle Saladin's forces across the Levant in this elegant Columbia block game.
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'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45
1977
Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Jim Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen
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A Frozen Hell: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, Russo-Finnish War, 1939
2000
Designed by Dean Essig, Alan Wambold
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A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944
2020
Designed by Bruno Sinigaglio
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A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941
2009
Designed by Adam Starkweather
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Across The Narva: The Soviet Assault on Estonia, February 1944
2018
Designed by Stefan Ekström
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Air Assault on Crete / Invasion of Malta: 1942
1977
Designed by Randall C. Reed, Vance von Borries