A Battle of the First World War fought with the weapons of the Second. Military experts have long agreed that it would hardly be possible to find a better example of an impregnable natural defensive barrier on the road to Rome than that provided by Monte Cassino. When this was defended by resolute & battle-hardened troops it is easy to see how & why the Germans held out repeatedly against the massive Allied assault despite lavish air & artillery support. There were four separate & distinct battles of Cassino during late 1943 & early 1944, each one being immensely costly in Allied lives. In their turn, Americans, Indians, British, Gurkhas & Poles reached the summit of Monte Casino but found it impossible to retain a hold for long. The destruction wrought of the world-famous monastery on the summit of the mountain was but part of the damage that occurred during this period. The campaign to take Monte Cassino was one of the most dramatic of the Italian campaign. In his latest book for Ian Allan Publishing, noted military historian George Forty examines in detail the campaign to take Monte Cassino & clear the road to Rome. Drawing upon superb archive photographs & first-hand reminiscences, he sets the scene for the battle, examines the forces ranged against each other & describes each of the phases of the battle. Allied to the photographs & text are clear line drawings which allow the reader to comprehend fully the complex nature of the battle. Ian Allan Publishings series of detailed military histories have proved to be highly successful, garnering excellent reviews & an enthusiastic readership. This new addition to the series, featuring one of the seminal engagements of the war, is certain to build upon the success of the earlier volumes in the series & become a classic account of the battle. ...

The Falklands War was one of the strangest in British history – 28, 000 men sent to fight for a tiny relic of empire 8, 000 miles from home.

At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity, but the British victory confirmed the quality of British arms & boosted the political fortunes of the Conservative government.

But it left a chequered aftermath; it was of no wider significance for British interests & taught no lessons. It has since been overshadowed by more recent conflicts, however, its political ramifications cannot be overestimated.

Max Hastings’ & Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage & the definitive book on the war. Republished as part of the Pan Military Classics series, The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle o 0f a call to arms & a thoughtful & informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in the history of our times.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780330513630
• Author: Simon Jenkins & Max Hastings
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 460
• Dimensions: 197 x 132 x 36cm















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The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879. Its fall shook society's confidence in Victorian engineering. This book follows the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracised from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. It also offers conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed. ...

This special 4 DVD boxset follows the recorded history of WW2 & its operations in the Mediterranean, North Africa, Sicily, Monte Cassino & the South of France
- giving you never before seen footage of how the Allies managed to defeat the evil Nazi's
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Get your child hooked on reading with even more action from Star Wars Episode 1. In this exciting & action-filled DK Reader, witness the climatic Battle of Naboo from Star Wars Episode I while learning about the characters & their weapons & vehicles. Queen Amidala & her people must join forces with the Gungans in order to reclaim their home planet of Naboo from the invading droid army. Filled with stunning pictures from Star Wars Episode 1, it's an out-of-this-world read. & don't forget, there's a galaxy-full of DK Star Wars books to collect. ...

This text illustrates & details the graves, memorials, crash sites & pilots of both the RAF & Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Twenty famous fighter aerodromes have been explored & there's a listing of " The Few" in its entirety. An update is also available for 1.75 (cde F016). ...

From the bestselling author of Fighter Boys & Bomber Boys, this is a magisterial chronicle of a defining episode in British history: the epic struggle of the Royal Air Force with the Luftwaffe. Patrick Bishop's Battle of Britain is a compelling account of Britain's fight for national survival, from the shock defeat & evacuation from Dunkirk in May/ June 1940 to fighter Command's assertion of superiority over the Luftwaffe in mid-September. Battle of Britain takes the reader through that summer day by day, revealing the ongoing battle's impact on flyers & civilians alike. By enhancing his narrative with eye-witness accounts, diary extracts & pilot profiles, Bishop brings the often horrific reality of air combat vividly to life. In Battle of Britain Patrick Bishop has written the definitive account of one of the pivotal moments in twentieth-century British history, & a nation's 'finest hour'. ...

The Battle of Hastings is probably the best-known & perhaps the most significant battle in English history causing a lasting shift in cultural identity & national pride. This title explores the military background to the battle & investigates both the sources for our knowledge of what actually happened in 1066. ...

The date of the battle of Hastings
- 14 October, 1066
- is probably the most famous in English history. This book shows that,

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World War II was only a few hours old when the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest campaign of the Second World War & the most complex submarine war in history, began with the sinking of the unarmed passenger line Athenia by the German submarine U30. Based on the mastery of the latest research & written from a Mid-Atlantic ...