Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Yet it is also one of the most complex and misunderstood, in a war only
“In smooth, economical prose, [Mosier] incorporates a number of thought-provoking insights and hypotheses . . . This is a stimulating overview of a war machine.” —Publishers Weekly&
A revisionist account of World War II on the Eastern Front challenges popular opinions to argue that the USSR was a plausible target for Hitler's forces and that Allied victories in North Africa, rath
Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major ba
A bold reinterpretation of some of the most decisive battles of World War II, showing that the outcomes had less to do with popular new technology than old?fashioned, on?the?ground warfare. The milita
The German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, began a war that lasted nearly four years and created by far the bloodiest theater in World War II. In the conventional narrative of this war,
A revisionist historian presents a new view of one of the greatest battles in history, drawing upon the accounts of military analysts, examination of battle plans and recollections of serving officers
Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdunduring World War I stands as one of history's greatest clashes. Yet it is alsoone of the most complex and misunderstood.Conventional wisdom holds
Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdunduring World War I stands as one of history's greatest clashes. Yet it is alsoone of the most complex and misunderstood.Conventional wisdom holds
A modest and unassuming man, Grant never lost a battle, leading the Union to victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War, ultimately becoming President of the reunited states. Grant revolutioniz
