Military History

During the German occupation, a Jewish Dutch couple had to sell a painting to go into hiding. Their daughters died in Auschwitz. The painting - a Pissarro - was later found in a German museum.

First published in 1977, The Politics of the Italian Army provides a comprehensive overview of the role played by the army in Italian history and politics from 1861-1918. The book attempts to provide an account of civil military relations in Italy for use in comparative studies.

First published in 1939, Marshal Pilsudski presents a comprehensive biographical history of Józef Klemens Pi¿sudski (1867-1935). This book discusses various facets of his life and is an important historical reference work.

On June 6, 1982, the Israeli Defence Forces entered Lebanon for what was billed as a relatively limited operation. In reality, the Lebanon War claimed many lives and undermined public trust in decision-makers. Through newly published archival documents, this book explores the events that led to the war and the actions of the people involved.

During the long years of the Second World War, tea remained the cornerstone of British hospitality, drunk and enjoyed by civilians and members of the armed forces alike.But on July 9, 1940, Britons learnt that their beloved national drink was to go 'on the ration'. Even worse - tea was the one rationed foodstuff that could not be grown or reared at home.This charming little book celebrates the power of tea as a national symbol and act of defiance during Britain's darkest hour. Filled with wartime ephemera, photographs and vintage recipes, this is the perfect companion to complement a cuppa and pay tribute to an unsung war hero.

Ray Lane's career began when he was tasked with defusing IRA bombs on the border at the height of The Troubles. He transferred this expertise to Lebanon and later worked as a diplomat in Bosnia during the civil war, witnessing horrific acts committed by people against their own neighbors. The horrors of that war left a deep, permanent mark on him and he would later go on testify in war crimes trials about what he saw.Many years later, when the NATO forces in Afghanistan were facing a daily onslaught of Taliban bombs, it was Ray they sent for, as his experience from Ireland gave him an insight unlike anyone else's.In this gripping memoir, Ray speaks about his incredible career as a soldier and what it takes to be the person who, instead of running away, walks towards a 1,000kg bomb.

"Council democracy" is a particular form of democratic socialism that strives towards democratic self-governance on the basis of active, free, and associated individuals working cooperatively within a federated council system.

The 2025 edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring original research on the history, development, and service of the world's warships. For over 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, Warship combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which the annual has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the hallmark of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and stunning photographs. This year's Warship includes features on France's first destroyers, the turn-of-the-century 300-tonne type; Denmark's H-class submarines of World War II; Italy's proposed battlecruiser designs; the Imperial Japanese Navy's Chikuma-class protected cruisers; Soviet S-class submarines; and the first of a two-part exploration of German destroyers of World War I.

Michael Napier describes the naval air power deployed by NATO, Warsaw Pact and neutral countries throughout the Cold War. In 1949, an Iron Curtain was drawn across Europe, and the Cold War that ensued between the Western North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and the Soviet-dominated Warsaw Pact lasted through to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. NATO and Warsaw Pact naval forces spread over the world's oceans, and the powerful forces of the US Navy's Second Fleet patrolled the North Atlantic, while the Sixth Fleet was positioned in the Mediterranean. The age of the nuclear-powered supercarrier arrived in 1957 with the USS Forrestal, while the Soviet Union's first aircraft carrier, the Kiev, was commissioned in 1975. In Over Cold War Seas, respected aviation author Michael Napier examines the naval air power of the major combatant forces as it developed from 1949 through to 1989. All the major naval aircraft types are covered, both fixed wing and helicopters, which entered service in the 1950s for light transport or rescue duties and evolved into multi-purpose machines capable of performing anti-submarine and airborne early warning missions. This detailed text is supported by a wide range of first-hand accounts of operational flying during the Cold War, as well as over 240 high-quality, contemporary images.

This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation.

A ground-breaking history of the siege of Leningrad, masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material.

A vivid history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.

A timely and critical panorama of how states have responded to the test of terrorism since 9/11. It encompasses philosophical discourses about terrorism, the perils of counterterrorism encapsulated in the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, learning in counterinsurgency, the effectiveness of counterterrorism spending, Al Qaeda's modus operandi

This book examines political interventions through cultural methods, the 'soft' side of statebuilding, such as the preservation and promotion of certain heritage, monument building, and the repatriation of human remains and artefacts to communities in the name of making reparations for past atrocities.This book was published as a special

This international collection provides a diverse yet coherent range of new scholarship and opinion on this fascinating and often perplexing post-Soviet country. Revolution, war, great power politics, civil society and peacemaking, as well as crime and corruption, all receive intensive and fresh evaluation from leading analysts.This book i

This edited volume examines social movements in South America and the Caribbean and points to the political transformations that have occurred there in the last twenty years, particularly in relation to poverty.The book was published as a special issue of Globalizations.

This book traces the evolution and changing course of the relationship between communists and Muslims from the emergence of communism after the First World War to the present day.This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics.