Adelbert Holl was a 23-year-old infantry Leutnant
when he rejoined his unit in Stalingrad after recovering
from a severe wound. Upon returning to Infanterie-Regiment
276, 94 Infanterie-Division, he discovered that many of
the officers and men who had been with the unit barely 5
months earlier were now dead or wounded, and the unit
was embroiled in tough city-fighting in central
Stalingrad. This new, specialist volume features
chapters on The Battle Around the Mouth of the Tsaritsa,
Operations at the Barrikady, 6 Armee is Surrounded, the
Split into Northern and Southern Pockets, The retreat to
the City Perimeter, and The Final Days, plus 44
photographs (including 19 aerial photos, 24 maps, and 40
supporting documents.
New in illustrated boards - 250pp, illustrations, photos, maps, index
On 7th September, 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the
armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the
climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. The survival of the
Russian army after Borodino was a key factor in Napoleon's eventual
defeat and the utter destruction of the French army of 1812. This
new study retells the terrible story of Borodino seen from the
Russian point of view, providing a fresh perspective on the battle
and a broader understanding of the reasons for the eventual Russian
triumph.
New in card cover -
276pp, 18 maps & diagrams, 62 b/w photos & illustrations
From May 1915 to October 1917 the armies of Italy and the
Austro-Hungarian empire were locked into a series of twelve
battles along the River Isonzo, a sixty-mile front from the Alps
to the Adriatic. The campaign was fought in the most appalling
terrain with horrendous casualties on both sides, often
exceeding those of the more famous battles of the Great War. The
twelfth and final battle, Caporetto, resulted in a devastating
defeat for Italy and led to one of the greatest breakthroughs
achieved during the entire conflict.
New in d/w - 194pp, numerous
b/w illustrations, maps
MI6: THE HISTORY OF THE
SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
1909-1949
by Keith Jeffery
The history of the
Secret Intelligence Service, written with full and unrestricted
access to the closed archives of the Service for the period
1909–1949. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history
of espionage, the two world wars, modern British government and
the conduct of international relations in the first half of the
twentieth century.
The US 101st
Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, February, 2003 to
March, 2004. The story of 16,000 soldiers in combat, from the
training grounds of Fort Campbell, through the toughest battles in
the blitz of Baghdad to the Nineveh province, where the 101st
Airborne Division anchored for eight months after the overthrow of
Saddam Hussein. Without precedent or a plan, the division sketched
the blueprint to win the peace - rebuilding schools and health
clinics, re-establishing the local infrastructure and building
trust with the local people.
