20th Century
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Gunship Ace
"The days of Congo and Angola when you had the image of mercenaries as drunken guys going around shooting up the place... has gone - the people you find now... are well-trained, professional soldiers, special forces trained." - Neall Ellis Praise for Al J. Venter: "A disturbing insight into the ever growing world of unconventional private armies. Learn More -
Recce
Gripping first-hand account of the combat operations and life of a member of the secretive and elite South African Special Forces, known as ‘Recces'. Learn More -
Special Forces Berlin
Special Forces Berlin relates the history of a little known and highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment that was covertly stationed in Berlin, Germany from 1956 to 1990, poised to act if war ever broke out between the West and the Soviet Union and its allies. Learn More -
On Her Majesty's Nuclear Service
One of the first ever memoirs by a Royal Navy nuclear submarine officer, this is the inside story of the men who ensured that 'Mutually Assured Destruction' was maintained at all times during the Cold War. Learn More -
A Military History of Modern South Africa
A century of South African military history in a single volume, the first of its kind. Includes the Second Anglo-Boer War, the two world wars, and also the South African Border War. Learn More -
We Dared to Win
Action-packed account of a member of the celebrated Rhodesian SAS, who fought with incredible tenacity and ingenuity against overwhelming odds in the Rhodesian Bush War of the 1970s. Learn More -
SOG Medic
Stories from a medic serving with the highly classified SOG U.S. Special Forces unit in Vietnam. Learn More -
Vietnam Bao Chi
Brings together interviews with 35 combat correpsondents who wrote the stories, captured the images and filmed the television coverage of the Vietnam War. Learn More -
The Long Shadow of Waterloo
An examination of the battle of Waterloo's significance in history, looking at how the cultural myths and legends about the battle were made in the century that followed. Learn More