Conflict and Community in Southern England (Social History)

Alan Sutton Publishing

Tank Action From The Great War To The Gulf

Tank Action: From the Great War to the Gulf

History

FORTY, George

Military

During the opening four months of the First World War no fewer than 46 soldiers from the British and Commonwealth armies were awarded Britain's highest award for gallantry, the Victoria Cross. In a series of mini-biographies, Gerald Gliddon examines the men and the dramatic events that led to the award of this most coveted of medals. These men were "ordinary" soldiers from widely differing social backgrounds, who all acted above and beyond the call of duty. Each story is told chronologically and offers a fresh perspective on the opening stages of the "war to end wars."

VCs of the First World War: 1914

Biographies & Memoirs

GLIDDON, Gerald

Historical

The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during World War I. This book tells the story of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross - the highest military honour - among them the war's first Australian VC, the first New Zealand VC, and first Royal Marine VC. Although the total is far smaller than the number awarded on the Western Front, it represents the highest number of VCs won in any other theatre of war. The accounts of those awarded the VC, gleaned from diaries, letters and contemporary reports written by recipients or eyewitnesses, are arranged chronologically, so offering a new perspective on the course of the campaign. The book is also illustrated with over 100 paintings, photographs and sketches.

VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli (VCs of the First World War)

Snelling, Stephen

The relationship between the Duke of Wellington and Harreit Arbuthnot in the 1820s was and always has been a subject of speculation: was it political or sexual or both? This book expores the relationship in depth, together with the role played in this friendship by Harriet's husband Charles.

Wellington and the Arbuthnots: A triangular friendship

Smith, E. A.

A detailed examination of the education, recreation and general upbringing of the princes and princesses of the Victorian and Edwardian period.

Childhood at Court: 1819-1914

John Van Der Kiste

Flying through fire: FIDO - the fog buster of World War Two (Aviation)

Geoffrey Williams

Inscriptions on Stone (Roman Inscriptions of Britain) Volume I (v. 1)

Reference

Collingwood, R.G.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

The RAF in Camera 1946-1995 is the third volume in a series which will bring a representative selection of these two collections to the attention of a wider audience. Many of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the vast range of operations in which the RAF was involved from the end of the Second World War right up to the Gulf War. Included are the Berlin Airlift, the 'bush' wars in Kenya, Malaya and Indonesia, atom-bomb tests in Australia and the Pacific, the Korean, Falklands and Gulf Wars, and the Suez and Cyprus crises. Each of the 240 photographs, some taken in action, has been thoroughly researched and is accompanied by a detailed caption. This remarkable volume of illustrations will appeal not only to those with an interest in Royal Air Force, but also to anyone with an interest in the history of military aviation.

The RAF in Camera, 1946-1995

Literature & Fiction

Nesbit, Roy Conyers

Dramas & Plays

The Polar Bears: Monty's Left Flank, from Normandy to the Relief of Holland with the 49th Division (British Army Divisional Histories Series)

Delaforce, Patrick

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