Books in the Modern War Studies series

The first and only book to cover the World War II exploits and contributions of Detachment 101 considered by many to be the forerunner of today's Special Forces in Burma against the Japanese Imperial Army.

Only a few months after the start of US operations in Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda sent American-led coalition forces into their most intensely brutal confrontation with Al Qaeda and the in the Shar-i Kot Valley. Drawing on previously unavailable or neglected sources, this gives us the most complete and accurate account of this thirteen-day firefight waged in mountainous terrain nearly two miles above sea level.

A true Band of Brothers story from the Vietnam War, this first unit history of a naval air squadron uses extensive interviews to highlight the Navy's contribution to the air war.

During the Civil War women did a lot more than keep the home fires burning. This book presents a portrait of these courageous women, and also includes a biographical directory of nearly 400 women participants and dozens of Civil War documents attesting to women's role in the war.

The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders.