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Battle Story: Bannockburn 1314
Av Chris Brown
Häftad, 2013
154 kr
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Bannockburn 1314 is the most celebrated battle between Scotland and England. A decisive victory for Robert Bruce, it secured for Scotland independence from England. It was the greatest defeat the English would suffer throughout the Middle Ages, and a huge personal humiliation for Edward II. Chris …
Battle Story: Singapore 1942
Av Chris Brown
Häftad, 2022
137 kr
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The fall of Singapore 1942 was one of the most decisive defeats of British and Commonwealth troops in the Second World War, driven primarily by Allied complacency. If you want to understand what happened and why – read Battle Story:Detailed profiles explore the military backgrounds of the Allied …
Battle Story: Passchendaele 1917
Av Chris McNab
Häftad, 2014
181 kr
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Passchendaele 1917 is the story of one of the most pitiless and iconic battles of the First World War, known today as Third Ypres. Fought over three tortuous months in 1917, the fighting raged through some of the worst physical conditions of the entire war, across battlefields collapsing into …
Battle Story: Tobruk 1941
Inbunden, 2012
125 kr
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The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the ‘gallant garrison’ of Allied soldiers, including the famous ‘Desert Rats’ held out against constant attacks from Rommel’s Afrika Korps. The battle became one of the longest sieges in British military history and a potent symbol of British …
Battle Story: Kabul 1841-42
Av Edmund Yorke
Inbunden, 2012
125 kr
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Kabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century. The First Anglo-Afghan War saw British India attempting to obtain …
Battle Story: Kohima 1944
Av Chris Brown
Häftad, 2013
185 kr
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The Battle of Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India and known as 'the Stalingrad of the East'. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months and ending with the siege of Imphal. Against the odds, the Commonwealth troops conducted a brilliant defence …
Arnhem 1944
Battle Story
Av Chris Brown
Häftad, 2022
129 kr
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The Battle of Arnhem has acquired a near-legendary status in British military history as an audacious plan to land paratroopers into the Netherlands and spearhead an attack against the German-held Ruhr. Beyond images of brave paratroopers and scenes from A Bridge Too Far, this was in fact one of …
Rorke's Drift 1879
The Small Stand to Victory
Av Edmund Yorke
Häftad, 2026
160 kr
Kommande
On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army decimated the British camp at Isandlwana. On the back of this victory 3,000–4,000 Zulu warriors swept towards the garrison of Rorke’s Drift, expecting to devastate the c.500-strong British and colonial force there.However, this small, but stalwart group …
Ypres 1914-1915
The Fight for Flanders Fields
Av Will Fowler
Häftad, 2026
160 kr
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Ypres was a medieval town known for its textiles; however, it became infamous during the Great War with trench warfare, poison gas and many thousands of casualties.As the German Army advanced through Belgium, it failed to take the Ypres Salient. On 13 October 1914, German troops entered Ypres. On …
Kabul 1841-42
Britain's Disastrous Campaign in Afghanistan
Av Edmund Yorke
Häftad, 2026
184 kr
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Kabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century. The First Anglo-Afghan War saw British India attempting to obtain …
Isandlwana 1879
The British Disaster in Zululand
Av Edmund Yorke
Häftad, 2027
157 kr
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On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. The engagement saw primitive weapons of spears and shields clashing with the latest military technology. However, despite being poorly equipped, the numerically superior Zulu force crushed the British troops, …
El Alamein 1942
The Desert War's Defining Battle
Häftad, 2027
160 kr
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The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. El Alamein saw two of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to ‘The Armies’ Battle Story: El …
Battle Story: Ypres 1914-1915
Av Will Fowler
Inbunden, 2011
120 kr
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Ypres was a medieval town known for its textiles; however, it became infamous during the Great War with trench warfare, poison gas and many thousands of casualties.As the German Army advanced through Belgium, it failed to take the Ypres Salient. On 13 October 1914, German troops entered Ypres. On …
Battle Story: Isandlwana
Av Edmund Yorke
Inbunden, 2011
121 kr
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On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army attacked 1,700 British and colonial forces. The engagement saw primitive weapons of spears and shields clashing with the latest military technology. However, despite being poorly equipped, the numerically superior Zulu force crushed the British troops, …
Battle Story: Rorke's Drift 1879
Av Edmund Yorke
Inbunden, 2012
129 kr
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On 22 January 1879 a 20,000-strong Zulu army decimated the British camp at Isandlwana. On the back of this victory 3,000–4,000 Zulu warriors swept towards the garrison of Rorke’s Drift, expecting to devastate the c.500-strong British and colonial force there.However, this small, but stalwart group …
Battle Story: Cambrai 1917
Av Chris McNab
Inbunden, 2012
129 kr
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Cambrai 1917 was the battle that sowed the seeds of future combined-arms tank and infantry warfare, while remaining a battle of singular drama in its own right. If you truly want to understand what happened and why – read Battle Story. Detailed profiles explore the background of the generals of the …
Battle Story: Tet Offensive 1968
Häftad, 2013
121 kr
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By the end of January 1968 the American people thought their armed forces were winning in South Vietnam after three years of escalating conflict. Then the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong struck back, hitting military and political targets across the country. While the NVA and Viet Cong suffered …
Battle Story: Goose Green 1982
Häftad, 2013
122 kr
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The Battle of Goose Green was the first and longest land conflict of the Falklands War, which was fought between British and Argentine forces in 1982. The British forces, attacking over featureless, wind-swept and boggy ground, were heavily outnumbered and lacked fire support, but brilliantly …
Battle Story: Verdun 1916
Av Chris McNab
Häftad, 2013
129 kr
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The Battle of Verdun was one of the bloodiest engagements of the First World War, resulting in 698,000 deaths, 70,000 for each of the 10 months of battle. The French Army in the area were decimated and it is often most tragically remembered as the battle in which the French were ‘bled white’. A …
Battle Story: Blenheim 1704
Häftad, 2014
129 kr
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Blenheim has gone down in history as one of the turning points of the War of the Spanish Succession – and some would say in the history of conflict in Europe. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the Grand …
