Product Description: From Leonidas of Sparta to Colin Powell, the great commanders of history are profiled and their most significant battles are analyzed. Ranging in scope from the strategic level of army commanders and emperors to the tactical and operational levels of captains of single ships and leaders of individual units, this book examines the achievements of some of history’s greatest military commanders...read more

Product Description: This fresh look at crime scene investigations focuses on gruesome crimes the world over. Most of the cases are modern or have recently been reopened, often as a result of advances in forensic science.

Product Description: When Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, nothing like it had ever been seen before. Heralded by the insidious whine of Stuka dive-bombers, seven divisions of Panzers rolled across the border supported by motorized infantry...read more

Product Description: When Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, nothing like it had ever been seen before. Heralded by the insidious whine of Stuka dive-bombers, seven divisions of Panzers rolled across the border supported by motorized infantry...read more

Product Description: The Battle of Britain presents in photographs the many aspects of the momentous campaign, from tactics, personalities, and aircraft to its effect on the lives of civilians. Lavishly illustrated, it is a tribute to a nation that pulled together in the face of overwhelming odds, and united, saved and guided the world...read more

Product Description: The Mammoth Book of Sex Scandals harbors both modern and historical sexual shenanigans, from ancient Rome to today’s Washington. Sports stars, celebrities, politicians, kings, and clergy—no group has been spared the often farcical consequences of sexual desire...read more

Product Description: The history of Britain's most iconic aircraft of World War II, with more than 250 photographs.

Product Description: DOGS IN WARFrom World War I battlefields to present-day Afghanistan, dogs have been the loyal companions and trusted compatriots of soldiers worldwide. Now the exciting, heartwarming and heroic stories of history’s most famous combat dogs are compiled in this incredible collection...read more

Vietnam was the longest war in American history. US ground troops and their Australian, New Zealand and Korean allies were committed there for eight long years. In all, the American commitment in Southeast Asia lasted 15 years. During that time over 46,000 US servicemen died in battle. The Australian and New Zealand troops who fought there lost 496 dead and 2,398 wounded. But these figures pale beside Vietnamese losses, which totalled over a million. This unique account of the war in Vietnam is written from first-hand experience on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action. Offering a comprehensive and balanced account of the emotive impact of the first 'media' war – and containing previously classified material on US offensive movements – this book offers original, authoritative and thought-provoking arguments.

An entertaining trawl through the darker side of English military history Throughout history the English have been a warlike bunch. Often they fight among themselves—there have been a good few civil wars—and when not slaughtering each other, they practiced on their neighbors—the Scots, the Irish, the French. When that got too easy, they set off around the world to find other people to fight. This was usually done with a hubris that invited some ludicrous pratfall. Here, Nigel Cawthorne takes readers on a darkly humorous journey through some of his country's ill-advised military actions. From the war over a severed ear to a general seeking out his rival's mistresses to even the score, it is a miscellany of insufferable arrogance, reckless gallantry, stunning stupidity, massive misjudgements, and general beastliness.

Product Description: The phenomenal history of the famous detective is finally compiled in one convenient volume for Holmes fans and scholars alike. No other volume on the classic novels and stories describes so fully the history of the character, from conception to his resurrection after his untimely death...read more

Product Description: Looks at the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea, and off the coast of Bangladesh, and questions how international peacekeeping forces can try to bring stability and security back to the oceans of the world Piracy is rife in the South China Sea and has returned to the Caribbean and South America, and this fascinating book examines how a phenomenon thought to be consigned to history is once again a worldwide problem...read more

Product Description:  Worshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao Zedong and Pol Pot. But he probably had more blood on his hands than any of them. Born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, Stalin studied to be a priest while secretly reading the works of Karl Marx...read more

Product Description: The story of Robin Hood contains compelling narratives of crusades and outlaws and has become a symbol for justice in an unjust world. Robin Hood became a hero over the centuries and has been immortalized in books, art, and movies, as well as a figure of admiration, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor...read more

Product Description: While Jack the Ripper spread fear throughout the East End of London in 1888, another man stalked the streets hunting flesh. He called himself "Walter". He was a rapist, voyeur, and fetishist obsessed with prostitutes. Walter was not only a wealthy man, but a literary one...read more