Books in the Military History and Policy series

The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. This book offers a study of the Normandy campaign and the perceived failure of British forces there. It is useful for students of military history and general readers with an interest in the subject.

This volume presents new and established scholars writing on a range of subjects from the Dervishes of the 1890s to the terrorism and guerrilla wars of the post-1945 period.

The essays that comprise this collection examine the development and influence of the British General Staff from the late Victorian period until the eve of World War II.

Explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. This book examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war.

With essays on key aspects of the Normandy campaign from leading names in military history, this book re-examines crucial issues and debates of D-Day and the Normandy campaign. It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their historiographical context, to present revisionist interpretations of key issues.