Balaklava is one of the most famous battles in British history. Yet it cannot really be compared with, say, Hastings, Waterloo, or…
The Chicago-born ‘slider’ became the youngest Olympic gold medallist ever as a 16-year-old at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz. Four…
Max Hastings, noted historian and journalist, is a titanic force in British history, with 27 books to his name – many of…
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This book is written rather in the style of an excellent set of lecture notes produced by a diligent tutor. Frank Ledwidge,…
Kate Webb was the war reporter who came back from the dead.…
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns’ book can, in essence, be divided into two distinct sections: his ‘junior’ and ‘senior’ officer days,…
Although its subject matter is Germany, this slim volume is packed full of photographs garnered by the author from around the world,…
MHM has curated a list of 2019’s best military history titles: the nominees for this year’s MHM book awards. Our selection includes…