Books by Simon Forty

Photographic history of the Allied armies of the Italian campaign.

A study of the Roman borders, their role as defenses and control points and their impact on the Roman empire as a whole.

Combines a narrative history, contemporary photographs and maps with images of memorials, battlefield survivors and then & now views.

Following the themes of the Haynes Great War British Tommy and German Infantryman Manuals this book looks in detail at the weapons, uniform, accoutrements, equipment and tactics of the Second World War British and Commonwealth infantryman, supported with more than 250 archive and modern-day photos and illustrations.

Highly illustrated history of artillery weapons during the Second World War.

Highly illustrated history of armoured warfare during the Second World Wars. Features over 200 wartime photographs along with excerpts from technical assessments, tactical guides and after-action reports.

Photographic history of the British Eighth Army during the Second World War in North Africa.

Photographic history of the two-month battle for Caen in 1944 .

Photographic history of a key stage in 1944 Normandy campaign.

Photographs old and new reconstruct the fierce fighting during Operation Market Garden involving the 1st Airborne Division, providing a vivid comparison between then and now.

The Great War was so devastating - eight million lives were lost globally - that in its aftermath a horrified world expected it to be the final chapter in armed conflict. This book provides a fresh perspective on the 'war to end all wars'. It also includes maps that depict movements and battles as well as related documents.