It’s time to refresh your library with the latest and upcoming military history books. From war hero stories to histories of past battles, we’ve curated the perfect picks for you to add to your shelf this fall!
Peter the Great’s Disastrous Defeat
The Swedish Victory at Narva, 1700
The Battle of Narva, in which Charles XII of Sweden defeated Peter the Great of Russia, occurred during the Great Northern War. The campaign, presents new research on the battle, details the opposing Swedish and Russian armies, and explains the continued development of the Swedish army.
The English Civil War
Myths, Legend & Popular Memory
Cavaliers and Roundheads are figures who appear in hundreds of English ghost stories. In this innovative account, Charles Esdaile argues that such tales are in reality folk memories of an episode of English history that was second only to the Black Death in terms of individual and collective suffering alike.
Ferret!
USAAF Airborne Signals Intelligence 1942-1945
During World War Two, the USAAF swiftly developed and deployed airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft, pioneering advanced radar technologies and operational tactics amidst wartime challenges. The author William Cahill, a former USAF officer with a reconnaissance background, offers unique historical insights into the development and operation of these vital airborne signals intelligence assets.
Never A Dull Moment
The 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in World War II
by LTC Arthur ‘Ben’ Powers (Ret)
The 80th AAA Battalion was a glider outfit, providing antiaircraft defense and antitank capability to the division’s three infantry regiments as battlefield conditions dictated. Elements of the battalion fought in Italy, Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge, making combat glider assaults during both Operation Neptune and Operation Market Garden.
Hueys Over Khe Sanh
Missions With VMO-6
by Peter Greene
During Vietnam, the basic role of the USMC gunship squadrons was to protect the transport helicopters during medevac missions, troop insertions and extractions, resupply missions, and supporting the Marines on the ground during operations and patrols. Basically, whenever the Marines or South Vietnam friendlies got in trouble the gunships were dispatched to assist them.
Histories of War
by Jeremy Black
A global account of histories of war, from Antiquity to the present day, this thoughtful book shows how the varied modes of representation record political, cultural and social developments as well as military events. Covers all forms of discussion and commemoration from statuary to scholarship, films to novels. Important not only to those interested in the history of war but also to those concerned with culture and history in general.
