Looks at the history of twentieth-century warfare from the Boer War to the civil war in Bosnia

The Century of Warfare: Worldwide Conflict from 1900 to the Present Day

History

MESSENGER,Charles

Military

Harpercollins

The definitive and thrilling history of those who wore the famous green beret.
COMMANDO is the definitive history of the units raised to answer Winston Churchill’s call to arms: ‘Enterprises much be prepared with specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror.’ These units and their courageous operations would take many forms, including the spectacular assaults of the Small Scale Raiding Force, No. 30 Commando’s shadowy intelligence-gathering, and the highly secret missions of ‘X’ Troop.
Acclaimed military historian Charles Messenger follows these elite forces from the snowy wastes of Norway to the jungles of South-East Asia, from North Africa and Operation Torch to the Normandy beaches and Operation Overlord. The result, based on extensive research as well as interviews and correspondence with former Commandos, is the true and thrilling story of those who wore the famous green beret.

Commandos: The Definitive History of Commando Operations in the Second World War

Europe

William Collins

Provides a chronology of the important events of World War II, and uses maps to show battles and campaigns

The Chronological Atlas of World War Two

Macmillan Pub. Co.

The most distinguished series in military history, published in the US for the first time. Each is volume written by a leading authority in the field and edited by John Keegan, the world's preeminent military historian.
From the rise of Hitler and Mussolini to the battles in Normandy and North Africa, this comprehensive and illuminating volume explains the causes and tactics of warfare that engulfed Europe during World War II.

The Second World War in Europe (Smithsonian History of Warfare)

Harper-perennial

The biography of Hitler's most infamous SS General chronicles his involvement in the "Night of Long Knives--for which he was convicted--culling archival materials from Britain, Germany, and the United States

Hitler's Gladiator: The Life and Times of Oberstgruppenfuhrer and Panzergeneral-Oberst Der Waffen SS Sepp Dietrich

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Potomac Books Inc.

Traces the life of the German general whose loyalty to Hitler prevented a break between the military and the Nazi leader

The Last Prussian: A Biography of Field Marshal Gerd Von Rundstedt, 1875-1953

Biographies & Memoirs

For the first time ever — First World War footage recast into 200 full-colour photographs. Up to now, World War I has only been seen in black and white. At the time, it was the only way pictures from the front and scenes recreated for the camera could be filmed. Now, for the first time, rare archive footage in black and white from worldwide sources, including Russia, Germany, France, Italy, the USA and London’s Imperial War Museum, has been recast into colour with the greatest care and attention to detail. The results are breathtaking, bringing a remarkable immediacy and poignancy to the war that consumed the lives of 10 million soldiers and civilians. Complemented by an authoritative text by respected historian Charles Messenger and interviews with eye-witness survivors, the book traces in chronological order the development of the war, from the seeds of the conflict and the opening shots to the way in which it was fought, whether in the trenches, at sea or in the air. This remarkable book will provide new insights into a war that still resonates and fascinates today.

World War I in Colour: The Definitive Illustrated History with over 200 Remarkable Full Colour Photographs

Ebury Press

Modeled on the acclaimed Great Generals series, which features the stategy and legacy of famous American generals, World Generals broadens the scope to include the world's finest military leaders. Each volume will include a foreword by Wesley K. Clark, and be co-edited by a different foreign general who will write an afterword. 
This exciting new series opens with "The Desert Fox," the most famous German field marshall in World War II, Erwin Rommel. A hero of the people of the Third Reich and widely respected by his opponents, Rommel proved himself highly adept at Blitzkrieg warfare. Both in France and North Africa he consistently outwitted his adversaries through his ability to sense the weak spot in his enemy's deployment and the pace at which he conducted his operations. Rommel's serious wounding in France came just three days before the aborted attempt on Hitler's life. Rommel subsequently came under suspicion of being involved in the plot and, under pressure, he committed suicide. Rommel displayed an outstanding ability to seize the initiative and retain it, and here, Charles Messenger draws on the skills behind this ability for the benefit of modern day leaders.

Rommel: Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Desert Fox (World Generals Series)

Historical

St.Martin's Press

This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army coped with and adapted to the enormous challenges and pressures of the First World War -- the first major continental war that the army had had to fight for almost a hundred years. Following the course of the War, both on the Western Front and in other theaters, Charles Messenger tells how the British Army managed the challenges of command, training, technology and new weapons of war. He examines officer selection, medicine, discipline, the manpower crisis of 1918, the integration of women into the forces and many other topics. Based on years of original research, this will become the standard work of reference on the organization and administration of the biggest army Britain has ever put into the field

Call To Arms: The British Army 1914-18

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

History credits Germany with inventing the Blitzkrieg in the early days of World War II. But it was not they, but the British, who had pioneered the techniques of mobile mechanized warfare two decades earlier at Amiens, the battle that turned the tide of the First World War. Charles Messenger, a noted author on military subjects and a former officer in the Royal Tank Regiment, vividly re-creates this decisive battle and explores its historic lessons. His dramatic account shows how the British attack, spearheaded by tanks and supported by planes, was the first totally convincing demonstration of the power of modern technology to win wars.

The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens, 8 August 1918

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