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On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the first great revolution of the twentieth century began as working-class men and women occupied buildings throughout Dublin, Ireland, including the general post office on O’Connell Street. Among the commoners in the GPO was a young staff captain of the Irish Volunteers named Michael Collins. He was joined a day later by a fourteen-year-old messenger boy, Eoin Kavanagh.

In this major and wholly original contribution to military history, John Keegan reverses the usual convention of writing about war in terms of generals and nations in conflict, which tends to leave the common soldier as cipher. Instead, he focuses on what a set battle is like for the man in the thick of it.

In German-occupied East Africa during World War I, British forces have arrived. In defiance of his orders, German military commander Paul von Lettow enlists soldiers, civilians, and African rebels to fight against the British, forming the first modern guerrilla uprising of the time. Amid his political battles, Lettow is embroiled in a romantic relationship with an American woman who loves him, but who objects to his war.

May 1945: In the aftermath of the Second World War, the first British War Crimes Investigation Team is assembled to hunt down the senior Nazi officials responsible for the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. One of the lead investigators is Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, a German Jew who is now serving in the British Army. Rudolf Höss is his most elusive target. Hanns and Rudolf reveals for the very first time the full, exhilarating account of Höss' capture, an encounter with repercussions that echo to this day.

In Operation Red Dawn and the Siege of Europe, we see what happens when war arrives on the shores of the US. As Chinese and Russians attack the frontier of Alaska, American forces are stretched thin. With battles raging in Europe, the Islamic Republic, and on their own doorstep, what will President Stein decide to do?

A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II. Through unforgettable...

1945, and the overwhelming might of the Soviet Armies force their way across a defeated Germany. In their path, the Wehrmacht and the SS attempt to stem the tide, but the task is hopeless. All that remains is to escape the vengeful wrath of the Red Army. Obersturmfuhrer Leo Speer, a reluctant recruit to the SS, is escorting a group of civilians and soldiers to safety in the west. Keeping ahead of the Russian juggernaut is a monumental task. Keeping ahead of other predators stalking the savage country is even more fraught with danger. Looters, seeking to profit from the chaos. SS Special ...

Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander, he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in public memory. As B. H. Liddell Hart writes, "Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses - many still feasible today - than those of any other commander in history." Any military enthusiast or historian will find this to be an absorbing, gripping portrait.

March 1945. The Allies are poised to cross the Rhine, the final obstacle that stands in the way of the complete defeat of Nazi Germany. Yet the enemy is not finished. Adolf Hitler is still firmly entrenched in his bunker deep beneath the streets of Berlin. Still exhorting his war-weary, battered troops to shed more blood to further his insane belief in the final. His men respond with ever-increasing ingenuity. Inventing crazy, hopeless ‘wonder weapons.’ Some not so crazy. Some could deliver a sledgehammer blow to Eisenhower’s forces from which they will be unable to recover. Newly ...

In 1936, George Orwell went to Spain to report on the civil war and instead joined the P.O.U.M. militia to fight against the Fascists. In this now justly famous account of his experience, he describes both the bleak and the comic aspects of trench warfare on the Aragon front, the Barcelona uprising in May 1937, his nearly fatal wounding just two weeks later, and his escape from Barcelona into France after the P.O.U.M. was suppressed.

Lancater and York is a riveting account of the Wars of the Roses, from beloved historian Alison Weir. The war between the houses of Lancaster and York was characterised by treachery, deceit, and bloody battles. Alison Weir's lucid and gripping account focuses on the human side of history. At the centre of the book stands Henry VI, the pious king whose mental instability led to political chaos, and his wife Margaret of Anjou, who took up her arms in her husband's cause and battled in a violent man's world.

The first in an action-packed spy series introducing Lieutenant Dragan Kelly. It is 1942. HMS Visigoth has been torpedoed off the coast of German occupied Norway. Sole survivor Lieutenant Dragan Kelly finds himself behind enemy lines, unsure who to trust. The Norwegian resistance share rumours about a mysterious Nazi plant where an Armageddon weapon of terrifying power is under construction. Should Kelly escape to Russia or stay and investigate it? And what of the stunningly beautiful but enigmatic resistance fighter Sybilla? Kelly falls in love with her, but is she all she claims to be? ...

January 1945. The first day of the New Year. The German offensive in the Ardennes Forest is over, ending in defeat for the Nazis. American, British, and French troops are ready to begin the final assault on the Third Reich. The Nazis appear to be as good as beaten. Yet they have more surprises up their sleeve, and the nature of the fighting is about to change. The Nazis have prepared a series of attacks, one of them calculated to deliver a hammer blow to the Allies from which they will be unable to recover. Second Lieutenant Murphy, in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, is enjoying a ...

When MI5 agent Dragan Kelly gets word of a ‘priceless treasure’ heard spoken of by Eva Braun in Hitler’s bunker, he’s certain of one thing. He must be the one to find it. Reunited with his team - the enigmatic and unpredictable Sybilla Thorstaadt, and the ‘mad’ priest Wolfgang Rahn - Kelly enlists the help of a tough ex-German paratrooper, Horst Manteufel, the last guard commander in Hitler’s bunker. As Kelly expects, nothing is straightforward. Every step they take is dogged by the sinister and mysterious Thule secret society. If that wasn’t enough, Gestapo chief Heinrich...

In the tradition of Herman Wouk's sweeping historical war epics, Fallout of War follows Lieutenant Commander James Fairbanks, a career naval submarine officer assigned as a military attaché to the American embassy in Kyiv in late 2021. Fairbanks arrives in Ukraine with his wife, Lucy, a State Department analyst, just as tensions with Russia reach a critical juncture. A thoughtful, disciplined officer known for his strategic acumen and unvarnished assessments, Fairbanks quickly becomes immersed in the complex political and military landscape of Eastern Europe. Fairbanks tours the Chernobyl ...

The Battle for Europa is a tale of revolution in the 23rd century. Earth and colonies in the solar system are ruled by The Council of Economic Unions on Earth. The council rules with an iron fist. When Shawn Gallagher, an ice miner on Europa, launches a miner's strike, it is a ruse for rebellion. The ice on the surface of Europa will turn red with blood in The Battle for Europa. When Shawn Gallagher, second shift lead man at mining site A on Europa, launches his bid for independence, little does he know that it will pit him against his little brother David.

In the outer reaches of our solar system, near Jupiter's icy moons, the crew of the frigate Simpson faces an unimaginable horror. 390 million miles from Earth, their mission becomes a desperate battle for survival when they encounter a derelict freighter harboring a nightmarish alien presence. As the vanguard of an extraterrestrial invasion threatens Earth, a battle-hardened captain must navigate the depths of space and confront the terror that lurks within the abandoned vessel. In a pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller, Europa Nightmare explores the chilling consequences of mankind's ambitious ...

Author Michael Cameron Adams has done something new. This exciting and action-packed novel uses fiction to look at the war America and its allies might have to fight in the near future—and the experiences that will happen during the war to the men and women who are now in the military or about to join it. What is new is that the author has done this by revising and setting into the immediate future War Breaks Out, a novel by Martin Archer about the harsh realities of a war that might have happened in the past. Much has been made of the advances in warfare and weapons and the changes in ...

American troops fight hard as they advance through Normandy. Their foothold on Northern France is still not secure. The Germans continue to fight back with a savage intensity. General Eisenhower desperately needs a breakthrough, and troops are sent to check out the town of Evrecy, where aerial reconnaissance reported the enemy has retreated. When they disappear, Murphy’s Rangers move in to investigate. They discover the missing infantrymen, butchered by a fanatic Nazi determined to defend the town at all costs. Forced to pull back by an overwhelming horde of holdfast Germans, supported by...

1944. 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, US Rangers, continues to fight across Normandy, winning battle after battle. Yet despite their losses, the Germans continue to fight back with a savage intensity. To hold out new hope for eventual victory. Jack Murphy stumbles across an intelligence packet that may give the reason for the unexpected resistance, but the brass dismisses it as fake. A so-called ‘wonder’ weapon, the V-2 rocket, has proved less than successful. The primitive guidance system means it cannot hit a target with any accuracy. Until the engineers develop a new system, accurate to ...