A Sneak Peek of Heaven High, Ocean Deep In 1944, with the invasion of Europe underway and the battles in the Atlantic all but won, the Royal Navy’s strength could now be focused on the Pacific where the Japanese were still a long way from defeat. Eager to stand toe to toe with their… Read More »And So To War
A Sneak Peak of Spain in Arms The Spanish Civil War was a conflict that defined the Interwar Period. On one side stood the left-leaning Republicans, the supporters of the Second Spanish Republic, who prized freedom of speech and the removal of the Spanish nobility. They found support in the Soviet Union, who provided… Read More »The Nationalist Drive on Madrid
50% Off Five Unique Books Every Week Christmas is here and to celebrate it, we are excited to offer an exclusive 50% discount on a selection of books published by Casemate Publishers and Helion and Company. For each week of December, we will reveal to you a selection of five titles chosen especially by us.… Read More »Christmas Offerings
The Story of Deveraux Family in World War Two ‘Beautiful, battle-scarred and deadly landscapes ranging from Burma to Japan are the backdrop for the Devereux family’s trials and tribulations. This riveting book reads more like a work of fiction than an incredible but true story.‘ – Toy Soldier and Model Figure Magazine. ‘This pulse-pounding Hong… Read More »The Mystery of the Twelve Pages
The Allied Merchant Navies in World War II provided a vital but often forgotten service to their countries’ war effort. At the outbreak of war, the British Merchant Navy was the largest in the world, and up to 185,000 men and women served during the course of the war, some as young as 14. The… Read More »8 Facts About the Merchant Navy that You (Probably) Didn’t Know
The concept of guerrilla warfare is not decades, but many centuries old, with earliest writing on the subject by Sun Tzu dating back to the 6th Century BC. Some guerrilla tactics are probably as old as the first armed groups of cavemen, being a natural evolution of conflict between groups of disproportionate sizes. Popular Che… Read More »From Our Wives to Our Lives: Guerrilla Warfare Throughout History
A Sneak Preview of USS Arizona by Ingo Bauernfeind The USS Arizona is one of the most iconic memorials to those who lost their lives during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese unleashed a surprise attack against the American fleet stationed in the pacific, an attack that was… Read More »The Enduring Legacy of the USS Arizona
Uncovering the Secrets of the Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima The raising of the flags in Iwo Jima is often considered as one of the most iconic moments of the Pacific campaign. Yet, the details of how the flags got there, as well as the identities of the men in the photo, have faded into… Read More »Writing Two Flags Over Iwo Jima
A Meeting Between Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco to Decide the Future of Spain In an often overlooked part of World War Two, Hitler was beginning to tighten his stranglehold over Western Europe. Having secured the enthusiastic approval of Benito Mussolini and was well on the way to signing an armistice with Phillipe Petain’s… Read More »The Führer and the Caudillo
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