This second volume is a detailed and unbiased study of the military, historical, and political circumstances of the 1969 Sino-Soviet border war.
The first authoritative account of Operation Mar Verde: the Portuguese amphibious assault on Guinea's capital in 1970 aiming to stage a coup and destroy the Guinean Air Force.
One of the few English language books to cover this important war in South American history, using English and Spanish sources.
Using new information from British, Portuguese and French sources, this book updates the story of the Lines of Torres Vedras defences and their role in the Peninsular War.
The first English account of Ethiopia's epic struggle for survival against the Arab forces of the Sultan of Adal, a conflict that seen throughout the Horn of Africa today.
First significant study on the 1813 campaign since military historian F. Loraine Petre.
The first detailed account of Oxford's as the "Royalist Capital" to appear for almost 75 years examines Oxford's experience in the English Civil War.
Uncovers secrets of one of the greatest of Napoleonic campaigns; this new edition incorporates a new set of images, and newly commissioned maps.
In 1966 Portugal needed a force that could combine mobility with the ability to engage insurgents; one solution was to create horse cavalry units.
On 11 November 1965, Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith unilaterally declared his country independent of Britain. International sanctions were immediately instituted against... Læs mere
Blood in the Forest tells the brutal story of the forgotten battles of the final months of the Second World War.
Title and statement of responsibility from cover.