The first comprehensive account in English of how the Portuguese Armed Forces prepared for and conducted a distant counterinsurgency campaign in its African possessions with very limited resources, ch
The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first - and only - full-scale air war in the jet age. It was in the skies of North Korea where Soviet and American pilots came together in fierce aerial clashes. The
Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013As with many other aspects of the British army the outbreak of World War One started a proc
This monograph focuses on the strategic concepts, planning and the limited success of the Polish military, leading up to the British Guarantee of March, 1939 and then throughout the Second World War.
The first half of the 19th Century was a momentous time for Denmark. The call for a democratic constitution caused social disturbance and the monarchy continued to lay claim to their duchies. The auth
Interest in the First World War, or Great War, continues unabated. New angles are sought, fresh interpretations penned. Equally, much previously published material resides long-forgotten in the pages
Riverine warfare in Africa...those words are enough to bring to mind the names of great rivers like the Zaire, the Zambezi, and the Maputo. Now couple that with images of Conrad's Heart of Darkness an
The United States has been in a mountain war in Afghanistan for almost a decade. Other nations have different, extensive experience in training and conduction mountain combat. Les Grau and Chuck Bartl
This book investigates several controversial issues regarding the role of the Soviet Union and the performance of the Soviet government and Red Army, to which the author provides some provocative answ
