Books by Ian Castle

Ian Castle tells the full story of the 1916 raids on Britain in unprecedented detail in what is the second book in a trilogy that will reveal the complete story of the 'Forgotten Blitz'.

A comprehensive examination of German air raids until the end of 1915.

After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French commander Marquis de Montcalm in August 1757, it appeared that this particular episode of the French and Indian War was over. This title details research on the campaign.

In the summer of 1914, as Europe teetered on the brink of war, the spectre of immediate Zeppelin raids on London and other major British towns and cities loomed large. This title presents the story of Britain's first strategic bombing campaign and the results it achieved.

An account of the campaign at Eggmuhl in the spring of 1809 when the Austrian army, eager to avenge their defeat at Austerlitz four years earlier, invaded Bavaria to face Napoleon and his troops. Ten days later, they were retreating back from the Abens river with Napoleon in hot pursuit.

On a sunny May afternoon in 1917, the peace of an English seaside town was shattered when a flight of German Gotha bombers appeared without warning. Twenty-three Gothas had set out to attack London in this first bomber raid. This book tells the story of the Gotha and the massive Staaken 'Giant' bomber raids against London.

Osprey''s study of one of the battles of the Boer Wars, the Battle of Majuba. In 1881 the tension between Britain and the Boer farmers of southern Africa that had existed for 75 years boiled over into open conflict. The British entered the war full of confidence, yet in a few short weeks they had suffered three separate reverses before suffering their final humiliating defeat on the isolated summit of Majuba. George Colley''s force were swept off their ''unassailable'' position and into headlong retreat. It was a defeat that sent shock waves reverberating around the Empire. Ian Castle examines not only the battle at Majuba, but also the previous engagements at Laing''s Nek, Schuinshoogte and Bronkhorstspruit.

This title details the famous "Battle of the Three Emperors", featuring the three most powerful individuals and armies in Europe. It examines the attacks and counterattacks at Austerlitz with accompanying illustrations on the movements of the opposing armies.

An account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Wagram in 1809, one of the hardest fought of all Napoleon's victories. It took place against an Austrian army, eager for revenge, that left the battlefield without a rout despite having to admit defeat.