Europe
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Tailships
The first operational history of its kind, Tailships is a story about three US Navy destroyer escorts and their crews at the height of the Cold War - specifically the Cold War below, on and above the Mediterranean Sea. Learn More -
Never Ready
Could Britain have fought the Third World War? Was British defence policy and planning adequate considering the role Britain had in NATO between 1967 and 1991? Original research from British archives tells the story of Britain's readiness for war as part of NATO strategy. Learn More -
We Were Never There
Building around newly discovered US and British details, this book explores CIA U-2 operations across Eastern Europe, the USSR and Middle East from 1956-60. It includes details of previously undisclosed missions, flight tracks, sensor fits, operational successes and failures. Learn More -
The rise and fall of the Swedish empire
They challenged continental Europe's greatest generals on the battlefield. In the end, the enemy's superior numbers proved too great, and over one hundred years of empire building culminated in a long, desperate final battle. Learn More -
Brigatta Rossa
A meticulous guide to the background, origins and the military history of the Italian left-wing urban guerrilla movement of the 1970s and the 1980s. Learn More -
The Bavarian Army during the Thirty Years War, 1618-1648
The Bavarian Army was one of only a few armies to have fought throughout the Thirty Years War. This book covers not only the Bavarian Army's organisation, but also recruitment, officers, clothing, weaponry, pay and rations of a soldier during the Thirty Years War. Learn More -
Klaxon!
The story of the 24/7 nuclear alert maintained by the Strategic Air Command of the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War. Learn More -
Maurice de Saxe and the Conquest of the Austrian Netherlands 1744-1748
The conquest of the Austrian Netherlands by the French forces of Maurice de Saxe, a campaign which singlehandedly changed the course of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Learn More -
Berlin in the Cold War
The East German state was losing its workforce at an alarming rate, with thousands leaving for a better quality of life in the West. This is the story of the Wall they built to keep that workforce in, how the world reacted to it and how it almost led to the Third World War. Learn More -
Hungary 1848
Extensively annotated translation of the Austrian semi-official history of the first half of the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849. Learn More